Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 12 January 1900 — Page 5

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Isn't here vet but it's comiug. When it does you'll not want to be bothered with sowing so better look through the Hue of Wash Goods which arrived yesterday aiul make earl y selections. Prices can't be lower and patterns can be much less desirable.

Percales, French Ginghams, Zephyr Ginghams, Satin Cord Noveities at prices from 10c to 50c yard.

Sole agents "Sorosis" and "Queen Quality" Shoes.

Harry Liliorer . has returned

from Chicago.

G. W. Riley, of the progress is off duty on account of the grip. Mrs. Davis of Martinsville is visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. MW hitaker ' West Sixt h st reet.

Will Hutchings is enjoying a visit from his sister of Gosport, who came down to see "A Wise Woman."

Benjamin Redmond and family have moved from Cloverdaie and will occupy property on South Euclid avenue.

A night school, for girls has been begun in the Central school building by Prof. Glasscock There are about twenty -five in attendance.

Mr aud Mrs. Harry Howard are at home, havfng returned from a very siccessf ul trip in the east. Spme of the eastern papers give glowing accounts of the wonderful , performance of Mr. Howard's ponies.

The number of school children in Monroe county is 6,422. The amount of money .collected for the semi-annual distribution is $6,478.26. The total number of school children in Indiana is 755,725. !

Boyd asd Neeld NuptialsMarried, at the residence of the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel T. Evans, Dover Ky. January 10th at 11 a. ra.j Mary Boyd, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Boyd, and Edward B. Neeld, son of Mr. and Mrs. Simpson Neeld all of this city. The clergyman was the bride's grandfather, Rev. Samuel T. Evans. She had always promised her grandfather he should perform her wedding ceremony and on account of ill health be was unable to come to Bloomington. The charity committee appoint- , ed by the local council of women, will be at its room, 107 South College avenue, Saturday afternoon from 2 to 4 to receive dona- ; tions for the work of charity. Clothes, provisions, secondhand books, etc, gladly received.

Thankful Constituents. How much good is done by the free distribution of seeds on the part of the national government hiis often been questioned, but the Washington Post, in a recent issue, makes it clear that one family has discovered a way to profit by the government's munificence. A southern congressman received a letter some time ago, which, being like hundreds of other communications, did not attract attention. It read a follows: "Blankville, Feb. 4, 1899. "Dear Sir: Will yon please send me a parcel of cow peas from the government distribution? "Very truly yours,

"James Lancaster." The package was duly sent. A week later there came another letter. It made the following request: 'Blankville, Feb. 11, 1899. "Dear .Sir: Please .end me some cow peas. 1 only want one package. Mary Lancaster." The congiessman promptly complied with the request, and thought no more about it until five days later, when there came still another letter. It was postmarked at the same country town and was evidently from a member of the same family as his two pre

vious correspondents. The congressman smiled as he read: "Blankville, Feb. 16, 1S99. "Dear Sir: I should very much like to have one of the bags of cow peas which you are sending free I am your friend, and hope von will be re-elected. "Yours truly, "Samuel P. Lancaster." The letters did not stop coming. Three more arrived, one from the mother of the Lancaster family,

one -from a. daughter and another from a son. The congressman

thought that his constituents intended to plant a ten-acre lot with cow peas. Nothing of the kind. He received a letter which told of the use to which the government seeds had been put. It said. "Blankville, Feb. 28, 1899. "Dear Mr. Congressman:- We got all the packages of cow peas, and thank you very much. . We put all the peas together and boiled them for dinner. It was the best meal we have had for a long time. With many thanks, "Yours truly, "James Lancaster."

SAD DEATH.

Always The way.

A woman, with a freshly b ack-

ened eve and traces of recent tears on her face, caine hurriedly into a police magistrate's office one morning, and asked for the arrest of her husband on a charge of beat ing her. The brutal husband was arrested and brought before the magistrate. He was a hard-looking citizen, large of frame, re pulsive in appearance, and about three-fourths drunk. The wife, on the contrary, was slight and delicate, and her hands were wrinkled and knotted with hard work. The trial was short, "Bill," as she called him, made no defense. He was apparently too lazy to take the trouble. The wife had cooled down considerably, and gave her testimony with extreme reluctance, as is the custom in such cases; but the guilt of the prisoner was clearly established, and the magistrate, after lecturing him sharply and indignantly on his brutality, was about to pre scribe the necessary punishment, when the pale-faced victim spoke up. i 'Make the fine as light as you can, your honor," she said anxiously. "I'll have to pay it."

Mrs. Alfred Ryors Died Yesterday Afternoon. Mrs. Alfred Ryors died yesterday afternoon at -1:30 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Miers. The deceased was 84 years old and a faithful member of the Walnut Street Presbyterian church. Her husband, Rev. Alfred Ryors, was at one time president of Indiana University aud afterward professor of mathematics in Danville college. Mrs.Ryor had been sick since Christmas but her condition was not considered serious until yesterday morning. The funeral will occur from the late residence Friday at 2 o'clock in charge of Rev. M. G. Allison.

Outward Effects of the Same. Two reporters, slightly acquainted with each other, met one day at a lunch counter. "You're not eating anything, Larkins," re marked one of the two, after they had exchanged a few common places. "No," replied Larkins. "I am so worked up over the scoop I got this morning on the Daily Cyclone fellow, about the bankruptcy of that big firm on Silver Street, that I haven't any appetite. But you are not eating anything, either, Hawkins." "No,"gloomily responded Hawkins. "I'm the fellow you scooped."

The February number of Mc Call's Magazine (The Queen of Fashion) is just at band, containing two beautiful, full-page colored plates and illustrations of patterns of more than one hundred exquisite fashion designs of seasonable styles, including ladies', misses', childrens' and infants' wear. There are timely articles on fashions of the day, etiquette, fashionable collars and neck adornments, styles for children, fashionable fads, information for dress makers, styles for young people and ornaments for coiffures. In addition to the foregoing, we find useful information for housewives, taking care of parlor plants, practical hints, technical terms in cooking, cleaning glassware, weights and measures used in cooking, mother's column and answers to correspondents. This would seem to b; enough,, s-urely, for one issue, but we notice also interesting anedotes concerning queens, a valentine tea, a chafing dish supper, the peacemaker, (a story,) faultfinding, worrying women, the ring finger, child answers, character told by the eyebrows, and a handsomely illustra ted article on quaint old Quebec. We further note that each subscriber receives a free pattern of her own selection. Published at 50 cents a year by the McCall Company, 138-146 West Fourteenth Street, New York City Harry Axtell and Eugene Redmon have been elected to membership m the Modern Woodmen.

W.O. -Niceley has returned from Indianapolis, where he attended the executive committee of the State Photographer's Association. The annual meeting will be held in the capital city March 6, 7 and 8. Mr. Niceley is secretary of the association, and says that the meeting this year will be the best ever held. The program is not completed yet, he says, but the work this year will be of a practical nature and there will bo demonstrations given at the local galleries.

SLIPPED OUT.

Prof. Bournes leaves on the Midnight

Train But His Debts Remain.

Prof. Bournes, the athletic in

structor who started an athletic

school over Adams store a week

ago, slipped out last night leaving

a twenty dollar board bill and

other debts behind. He came

here about the 1st of December and began working as coat maker for C. J. Axtell but trade becom

ing dull he started a training school in which he proposed to

teaoh boxing, fencing and wrest ling. About forty students en

rolled in his classes and paid three

dollars in advance for one month's

instruction. Yesterday he told

Mrs. Faulkner, his landlady, that

he intended to send his wife to Chicago to consult a specialist

about her eves. Last night as

the midnight traiu came in he put

his wife on the train and then began to talk with the hotel porter,

but just as the train pulled out he walked down the platform and

just as the last coach was passing

out of the station he jumped on

an I bade Bloomington a last fare

well. On searching his trunk this

morning nothing was found but

some half dozen empty bottles

and some, dirty towels.

B. & O. S-W. RY. TIIMIIE TABLE. Trains leave Mitchell, Ind.,as follows: GOING EAST. No. 2, Daily 2:22 p. ra No. 4, Daily 8:14 a. m No. 6, Daily 3:27 a. m No. 8, Daily Except Sunday. . .2:37 p. m GOING WEST. No. 1, Daily 12:31 p.m No. 3, Daily 12:12 a m No. 5, Daily 6:29 a. m No. 7, Daily except Sunday... 11:23 a. m For detail information regarding rates, time on connecting lines, sleepnsf pallor cars, etc., address H. P. GrobDARD, Ticket Agft- B. & O. S. W. Ry. Mitchell Ind.; or O. P. MeCabty. G. I . A.. Cincinnati-

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1:20 p.m., For Indianapolis 6:05 p.m., For Indianapolis

6 2:05 a.m.. For Indianapolis 4 E s.Sun. 8:28 a.m., For Indianapolis

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His Opinion. There is an amusing story at his own expense that General Fitshugh Lee is fond of telling. ' fc "We had surrendered at Appomattox," he says, "and I was riding slowly across the desolate country toward my home. My heart was heavy, my thoughts were sad. Rounding a curve iiw the road, I saw an old man plowing close to a fence. As I approached him he eagerly inquired of the news at the front. " 'It is bad, very bad,' I replied. 'General Lee has surrendered.' " 'What is that you're savin'?'''1 almost screamed the old fellow. " 'General Lee has surrendered and all is over.5 "For fully a minute he regarded me, and then said with unutterable contempt, 'That's all you know about it. That little upstart of a Fitz Lee might have urrendered, but Uncle Robert? No siree

never! Gee up, Bess!

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