Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 5 July 1890 — Page 5

HENDRICKS.

ifeflianapoliB Pays a Grand Trlbuta to His Memory.

DEDICATION OF A HANDSOME STATUE.

Vh* Character or the Late Vlce-lre»ldent Xztolled In Verse by Jamen Whltcoinb Riley and In IfiloQuent UA^V by Senator Turpla.

IIEXnUICKS IN BHONZE.

INDIANA POMS, Ind., July 1.—To-day thousands gathered at the State Capitol grounds to witness the ceremonies attending the dedication of tho monument to the late Vice-President Thomas A. Hendricks. After tho formal presentation had bden made by the monu-

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ent an original poem, on"Hendricks," written by James Wbitcomb Riley, was read by Prof. Fisher, of Hanover College. It is as follows: Pride of the Westland, and loved of the Nation

Leader invincible I Ruler most wise I Fevered nor flushed by the throng's acclamation.

Steadfastly poised as a star in the skies I Paths that were night to us Thou didst make bright to us— Brightening still, till tho transcondent shine,

Swiftly withdrawn from us, Now thou art gone from us, Haloes thy deeds with a glory divine. Versed as thou wert in the lore of the age*.

Voiced as a master in lofty debate, Thine was an eloquence history's pages Bustllngly whisper In vain to relate.

Mute there the wonderful Pathos, or thunderful Flashes of denunciation—not Jeors I

Sllont, the dutiful Scorn, and the beautiful Tribute of tremulous sobbing and tears

Thine, then, the mead of a people's affection Bern above factional wrangle and fray •till W*rmly homed in the he&rt's reoolleotion.

Naught of thy vir'tfe's shall vanish away: Still in security Rest, in thy purity. A Fixed as thy monument, tow'ring above

Ay, and outwosiring It, All time declaring'*.— Bronze shall outbrave not the legions of love I

Then followed an oration by United States Senator Turpie, whose remarks were received with marked approbation. A synopsis of the oration follows:

Prefaoing his remarks with a reference to tfeo earlier years of tho last oentury which tho knightly and chivalrous Jean Baptlste Biasot, Sieur de Vincennes, lost his life In battle with

Indians, leaving his name to the old post

THK HENDRICKS STATUK.:

won the Wabash, the orator gave a lengthy ijcetch of the hoy hood of the deceased statesKan. He then referred to the lirst appearance the deceased Vice-President In publlo life as ft representative from the county of Sholby in the General Assembly, and In which capaolty he left upon the minds of his colleagues such If opinion of his abilities as laid the foundation of that respect and esteem in which ho j»lwayg continued to bo held by them and their coast! tuencles.

Coming down to war times the orator said that as a Senator Mr. Hendricks constantly mfrd and voted in aid of the Government in •TWtj measure looking to the suppression of ftrmdd Insurrections against its authority, altWufh he always reserved the right, as a Senator, freely to dlsouss the civil policy of the administration. His suggestions and amendments to the. pending bills for the maintalna^ee of the National forces then in the Held iMre so timely, useful and important as frecmently to command the approval of the majJrtty'of the Senators politically adverse to'hls view*.

At:tho conclusion of the olvll war, In thaf day mchsawthe surrender of the Con-federate fCQrpe*. there came the question as to what'dispotlflcn should be made of the States whose people had taliem part In the insurrootiion dato subvert Hie"1"Government. Vils grave paobiem was presentedHendricks in the mldat of his term as SWiator while In ,the whole range of former legislation and juris•rmde'nae tkere was

precedeut'for the.solu-

tloa thereof. The probftm was peculiarly American only to be solvtd by a,wise and comprehensive consideratlbEyot the laws, the Institutional theories, ponfteal traditions anil history of our own States and people, la this crisis of deliberation Hendrfcbsutood, Jipon his 0MO, almost alone, Withtlio Immutable calm andquiet which austain''the high.spirit upon auoh occasion*,'at a venv early period to the do-

htlaimnn V. Kilt

'for•theestablishment

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tote upon the bill of milltwy governments in tookgtlng position:

the Southern States he

tmvornmei

„^jtlri8 positio-. "l^tsire this to be a Union In ferm under tho constitution, and in faot by the harmony of tho people of the North and South. I deny that at the.oloseof the war there.were no State g5v•rameatrln the Southern States. The constitution of a State wh. it has once been admitted become.* a part of tho National compact.' I deny that the peoplu of that State have tho right to destroy Its Government, and thus coase to be within the Union. I deny that a convention, a Legislature, or any other.assembly whatever, can voluntarily terminate the existence of their State government, and thus out off their connection with the Federal Union." And again he' said: "I deny that any Mt of the State, as a question of law,'can have tho effect to dentthe relation of'the State to the Union."

Practically the relaiisnv -TU disturbed, practically the State was foi time not in harmony with the general Government. Hut Its existence as a State, its constitution iMd laws, except those enacted in aid of the rebellion, continued all the way through the*war, and when peace came It found the State w'ith it* constitution and laws unrepealed and in full force, holding that State to Its place'in tho Federal Government.

In this course taken, of a regular and legitimate reconstruction of the Union of the States, low followed him. This doctrine, from the very

day and hour of its utterance, was rebooted with every epithet of reproach and contumol It was beaten, submerged by largo majorltl* in both houses of Congress decried as an conditional surrender to the enemy, in the pelting storm of detraction and opposition its author and advocate remained unmoved not only waiting, but laboring with all dlllgenoo for that reversal of opinion among his countrymon, which, after years of toll and strife, came at last. Hcndrlcks lived to »oe tliosoprlnotplos, onco so muA denounced, universally approved to seo this policy of reconstruction adopted as the basis of all legislation upon the subject ultimately, to behold these teueta sanctioned and declared to be the law of tho land by its highest trilTunal, tho Supreme Court of tho United States. Thus he to'.g^t the lesson of those days, never to be forgotten, that the war had been waged for the preservation of the Union, not for the dr»»tr..ni.an ot tho States. If Webster be styled tho expounder of the old constitution, with Its half truths and compromises, upon a subject noted, but unnamed therein, Hendricks may be as Justly oalled the expounder of tho new.

Referring to the controversy In the HayesTilden campaign, Senator Turpie said: "In one supremely critical Juncture of our National affairs, for many days, like Fabius of old, ho walked and safely kept the field of peril, meriting in this the simple yet august decree of the conscript fathers: 'Ho hath deserved well of tho Republlo.'"

The orator continued to review the career of tho deceased as Governor, private citizen and Vioe-Presldent, and In conclusion said: "We unvall here to-^y this monumental figure reminding us of his life and presence in tho goodly fellowship of these storied emblems of the administration of Xaw and of history, wherein he bore so largo a part. His fame depends upon material yet more enduring, tho fabrio of his word and works, ennobled by the patrlotlo aims to which they related. For it may well be believed there was somethin about such a one, of that within, which passeth show. He had genius—the genius of statesmanship alike befitting the majestlo assemblies and the highest councils of a freo people. To genius belongs the hereafter. In the vast halls of the futnro its greetings are heard, its audiences are held its posterity throngs to the reoeption. In their midst it moves clad with a radiant nimbus of glory, and neither time, nor chance, nor ohango, sor things past or present, nor things to come, of whatever moment, may dim or tarnish Its unfading splendor."

Governor Hill, o! New York, delivered an address of some longth, which was 'highly eulogistic in its character. Several other speech*} were also made. [The monument Is a remarkable work of art. .Its construction has oocupied two years, 940,000 having been subscribed to defray its cost. Xhe statue Is of bronze, fourteen and a half feet high and weighs over 26,000 pounds. The sculptor Is Mr. R. H. Parks. The statue' represents the subject as In the act of stepping forward on the rostrum to address an audience. Tho head Is slightly inclined and turned a little to the right.

The pedestal Is of granite, imported from tho Bavano quarries in Italy. This stoneis of light coral tint and has been used for some of the famous statues in Europe. The base Is twenty-nine feet long by twenty-one feet wide and is laid in three courses, each one about twelve Inches high, rising like steps to the die In the center.

On each side of the monument is a niche. That in front beats the only insclptlon on tfco monument—the single word Headrioks. eled in the stone, and finished with gold leaf. Below the name is a bronze wreath of oak an* laurel leaves nearly three feet in diameter. It was cast at tho royal foundry In Rome, where molding Is carried to the perfection of art, and where it Is not uncommon to use natural leaves or flowers as models. This particular wreath was exhibited In Paris, where a gold medal was'awarded It, and where Mr. Parks bought it for the decoration of this monument. Above the niche which Is thus adarned Is a United States shield in bronze,, with a spray of laurel falling across it.]

BASE-BALL.

Keault or the Professional Games Played In Vurlous Cities on Monday. Players' League games on Monday resulted as follows: At Chicago—Chicago, 7 Philadelphia, 4. At Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh, 19 Boston, 7. At Buffalo—Brooklyn, 4 Buffalo, 2. At Cleveland—Cleveland^ 14 New York, 10.

National Leaguo: At Chicago—Chicago, 9 Philadelphia, 4. At Cincinnati— Brooklyn, 8 Cincinnati, 6. At Pittsburgh—New York, 7 Pittsburgh, 4. At Cleveland—Boston, 9 Cleveland, 2.

Illinois-Iowa Lefgue: At Joliet— Joliet, 9 Ottawa, 3. At Ottumwa— Cedar Rapids, 11 Ottumwa, 9. At Aurora—Aurora, 12 Sterling, 4. At Dubuque—Monmouth, 7 Dubuque, 3.

Inter-State League: At Peoria Peoria, S^Evansviile, 2. At Indiana'polis—Indianapolis, 5 Terre Haute, 3.

Western Association: At MilwaukeeMilwaukee, 13 Des Moines, 8. At Minneapolis—Minneapolis, 8 St Paul, 5.

American Association: At Columbus—Co'.umbas, 7 Syracuse, 1. At Toledo—Toledo, 9 Athletic, 4.

Indiana State League: At Fort Wayne —Anderson, 3 Fort Wayne, 1. At Peru —Marion, 6 Peru, 5. At Bluffton— Bluff ton, 5 Muncie, 2.

At an official meeting of the directors of Indiana Stato Basis-Ball Leaguo in Peru Monday night BlufftonT the seventh club, was formally dropped. This step was necessitated.owing to tho retirement of EHkhart a week'ago. The clubs now stand: Peru, Kokomo, Fort Wayne, Muncie, Anderson and Marion.' A new schedule is being arranged.

Rockefeller's Uraerodty.

'CLEVELAND, O., July 1. John D. Rockefeller has just given £100,0(19 to the Baptist Educational .Society,,which has its headquarters invNow York, and was formed for the purpose of aiding needy institutions of 'learning ififder Bapost control. Mr. Rockefeller Vwo years ago gave 8100,000 to -tfr'e society. His donations are so conditioned that tlioysooiety must raise romtother sources fWo times the amount glVenLby him. Since his original donation $600,000 has been.naiaod, which so pleased Mr. Rockefeller* that ha"gave $100,000 more. This is exclusive of the $600,000 given the Chicago college

Fire at Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 1 —Fire causod much damage in the building occupied by George Huhn, druggist, at 123 Nicollet avenue. 'Marder, Cuse fc Co., the type founders, who oocupied the upper stories of the building, are the greatest losers. Their *less will exceed $50,000. George Huhn's stock of drugs is almost a total loss, and the building is greatiy damaged. He estimates his loss at $50,000. The entire loss is about half covered by insurance-

Mortally Wounded by Gypsies. RAnxK, Wis., July 1.—Sunday night* a gang of Kenosha toughs visited a gypsy camp midway between that place and Racine, insulting the^womea and tearing down the tent They were fired upon by the gypsies, John and Mike Stoinbach being mortally wounded. The gypsies surrendered to^the authorities for protection.

A Final Meeting.

THE Cnxx L±j& V/Li^L HE VIEW.

BBAVE LUCREHA M0TT.

SOME INTERESTING REMINISCENCES BY LILLIE DEVEREUX BLAKE.

A. Sweet Quakeress Who Had tho Heart Of a Lion and tho Bruin of a Genios. How She Nonplused a Howling Mob.

[Copyright by American Press Association.] When in 1869 I became actively interested in the woman suffrage cause, the people, the places, the surroundings of the movement were all entirely new to me. Brought up as I had been in the most conservative circles, it was like stepping into a new world to attend a

I.TTT.nt DEVEREUX BLAKE,

convention where the advocates of the cause assembled, and the figures of those I first saw there loom up in memory with something of the majestic proportions with which the heroes of the Revolutionary war must have appeared to the young men who were boys during that •truggle.

Foremost among the impressive personalities that were even then near passing away was Lucretia Mott. She was already touohed with the fragility of advanced age, but something of the grace and beauty of her earlier years still hung about har. No more heroic character ever adorned the pages of history than that of this sweet Philadelphia Quakeress. She was endowed with a native gift of eloquence, gentle, yet forcible and persuasive, which she early learned to use, because she belonged to a sect that permitted women to speak in public if moved thereto "by the Spirit."

She was married in her lovely youth to James Mott, a "Friend," like herself, who was her devoted husband for more than half a century. In due time a group of children surrounded her, but while never neglecting any of her duties as wife, mother and housekeeper, she continued her public preaching, her fame constantly spreading, as she spoke not only on "the Sabbath," but also at many reform meetings. The anti-slavery agitation early touched her ardent spirit, and she devoted much of her energies to the cause of freeing the slaves, aiding in holding meetings and conventions, and enforcing her views, not only in stirring speeches, but also in practical acts.

She was au ardent lover of freedom in all directions her favorite motto was "Truth for authority, mot atithority for truth."

Lucretia Mott was one of the earliest advocates of "Woman's Rights," as tho agitation was then called. She was present at the Seneca Falls convention of 1848, whaie the demand for woman suffrage was first publicly made. She did not then go so far as to think women should have the right to vote, and when Elizabeth Cady Stanton put forth the revolutionary idea, Lucretia said: "Elizabeth, does thee think thee is right?" with much questioning earnestness. Gradually she became converted to see that this was the only real guarantee of freedom, and was thereafter one of the most earnest champions of the cause.

As her children grew to maturity, no longer needing her* constant care, she was able to leave her home more frequently to speak for the reforms dear to her heart.- As a presiding officer she was also greatly giftedj combining dignitywith rare tact in ruling an audience. Her personal power was very great. On one. occasion when a disorderly mob was howlihg at ^.he dcfor of an Equal Rights meeting, in New -York, and some of the wemen speakers were afraid to leavp the. Kiali, BiUGretia Mott, a tiny womap, l»ut with the "soul .of a lion,

^.'-wjii'jUhiee give mo, thy.arm and thflrterowd?" The man touched beauty. be ng^Jgd'led her and lier ibns' in safety. ^jisjlde ni^aa I write a php-" ji^fcotn^UiV-j^Etaiit painted »t jiljbwyfcniic' It represent? a jyom'jJn full prime of iaatjyit}-. tke lifur .lark, the'faco oval, with, regular fekfeujeis

%and

wonderful

&a*kj«yes.' Th® cosiawe is that.wbich ribe'awrays wore, drew 6f "Quaker plainly.loade owt' of delicate materials—ofc the richejjtl«ilk™rhen '.the occasion was BuityfWe^=a square of finest lawn crossed over tk* breast, and a cap of'the same dainfejinaterlal: on her head.

The* last time thai I ever saw the veteran leader and thinker was on a sift summer evening during theOentorinial oY '78 a party of us were invited to her country home a short distanco from Philadelphia. She 'lvid always' been an exquisitely neat housekeeper, and the house was beautifully ordered, the evening meal charmingly served. Later we sat in a group on 'the piazza, tho central figure tho sainted woman Whose days on e&rtli were so ijew. Children and

•grand-

cnUdresj ajjd friends all looked

60UND SENSE FOR HOME USE.

MUs Corson Says a Fciv Words to- Young Housekeepers About Authorities. [Copyright by American Press Association.]

When so many departments in periodicals devoted to women's work are conducted sensibly and with an interesl directly applicable to their needs it wcold seem strange that such serious misinformation should be circulated broadcast if nothing were known of the system of clipping and recasting matter already in print.

The accusation has been made in nearly every branch of women's work that women themselves were always to blame for the comparatively gmall payment offered new comers in any field of work.

In 1673, when this writer was actively engaged in building up an institution for helping women to earn their own livelihood, she met in committee one of the largest manufacturers of ready made garments at that time in the trade. The subject under discussion was the sum per dozen paid for sewing plain calico shirts on the machine, the ladies of the committee appealing to the employer to advance tho sum beyond fifty cents a dozen. His answer was explicit, and from a business point of view strictly defensible: "Why should I pay more than women offer to work for? I do not regulate the tra'de price. I used to pay seventy-five cents. Some German women came here who wanted to buy sewing machines on installments of $1 a week. They had comfortable homes, and only needed the dollar to pay on the machine. They offered to do the work for fifty oents. I was obliged to regard my own interests. If the girls who were already sewing for me would not reduce their rates I had to take the German women." All this was said with much emphasis and gesticulation, and it wai the unanswerable truth.

It is with sorrow that, after seventeen years' work among women for women, I must repeat the statement. In every branch of women's work women stand ready to underbid and underrate the work of others. While individually I have great satisfaction in the reflection that anew field of work for women has been opened in the teaching and writing of cookery, I regret to believe perforce that numbers of writers are engaged in newspaper work on this subject who have no more real experience than blind kitten, who laps milV instinctively, discriminates.* between the maternal and bovine fluids. Provided witfi past# pot and scissors, an array of exchange* and some cookery books, they slash away without knowing what sort of cDslioB their readers will pr^duoe. Poor readersl Pitiable victims to the literary pirate^ who cares only for the price he or sh* receives for each column of patchwork.

How is the young housewife to know if her materials are to be wasted and her workmanship derided by the unfortunat* eaters of her culinary attempts? Ther* is only one safety for her the resolv# never to test a recipe which does not bear tho name of some acknowledged authority 4n the world of domestic economy the personal signature, not som» version prepared by an adapter. Even with the most carefully prepared manuscript to work from the compositor jrnd proofreader will make mistakes enough but how much more questionable must be the results when the writer does not really know whether the subject matter is correct? In the publication of my own books, the revised sheets of which were submitted to ine, I have never yet had copy of tho first edition that did not contain some error, perhaps small, but still an error, that had escaped all watchful eyes.

One more statement and the reader will be left to reflect upon the best way of arriving at a safe basis of operations for the kitchen labors, upon which the comfort of the whole house depends.

One of the New YoA leading dailies has been making signed articles of interest to women a weekly feature*and even proposing the republication in book form. Heaven save the unhappy readers if all the subjects touched were treated as superficially and incorrect^' as cookery has been! The writer has even had the courage to alter my own recipes after interviewing mb to secure thorn. And recently she favored«me with a description of her method of work. Under half a dozen names she slips, rewrites a little, sends an article derived from a California publication to one in tho eastern s.tates, and. vice versa. If one of her literary friends- is good natrured enqugh to give her*im opening' wtiere some, Bpecial work has been .accepted -regularly*ancl padcl for fairly, this friend tbjhersel# straightway qpnjppts matt|r o'f similar impbrc 'from her various"sources of information, sends it in at a lew .rate using as a lever the name of the daily she writes^or,' and hav4ag onGe secured a footh6Td! continues under times type covering the field of-woman's work, and of (Murso stiuffing out the work "of other \mteis.

How 'she can possibly 'do such aa amount of work is simple enough. She -is only a copyist,, and every cpli^n"she "adapts!" takes just so much bread away from women who depend upon their honest work for, d: ly sustenance.' Let our readers ponder upon this subject. Thej- will wonder lose that so many failures attend trials of formulas they fiiid in papers conducted by editors not perapnally conversant with special lines of work, particularly of women's* work.

J.n conclusion, a word to wise women: It-any one working after my own signed fonnulas has failed to*moet with entire suc^ss 1 shall be glad to receive a' detailro account of the entire matter ahd do my best to see'where lies the occasion of d«tfeat,

for.

tfp

that noble -figure, the silvery moonbeams toucKing the Bnowy cap and tho sweet, pale face lfye*a "fiint-illumination from the light of a brighter-grorld. ||®i

LILLIE DOTB&EUX

BLAK.E|?!!

I never publish a recipe un

til I 'mow just what result it mil prodtioe when worked out exactly according to directions. Qf course, if any ohonge of any kind is made, or there is my typogTaplcal error, I am not responsible,- and can only point out the correct way of work. JTTLIET CORSON.

fragrant°fruitg "whf

WHEAT! WHEAT! MICHAEL PRICE

still buying wheat at the old stand at the crossmg of Market street and N A & a a W pa

Highest market price in cash.

ThePurestand Best Liquors

The Coolest and'Healthiest Beer The Neatest and Most Attractive Place is the

Celebrated Clipper Saloon.

CRAWFOKDSVILLE, IND

ALBERT MUHLEISEN.

BALHINCH BE0TH

fworl/ofpatiSS S8h0lk8

none witf sk^tte?

havea

h!WWs.

Weight of this

that the late HV»o- II®

seeras to think

I do not know ^vhn' iS*. bethinks

Well I woiflrf

r!,1fv!ertLnen''ancharacter-

would rather have imnprti-

nent character than none at all mpn £"mth°v°Ceive?u

the ot

cSng

world qhp int°Uj wretch upon the nmiV intended makiner a snakp

flesh o„j en. it in human counts for h£m"

Tvis

Pr°bably ac-

sav it in nn ?r.(?vej11n8' Propensities, so l'ar as^iis ?f boastfullness.but concerned, I $£%% ""LfV

sin rh.,rn^gU3-tl^g~^atari rebuking it ^ij^racter, indeed! Oh vou dam. nable, dastardly, viperous, despisable and ravenous slanderer

^uvay

«Pr'

whnn I

Chi Wren's day exercises were observThe chiidrpn nf

but

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EVy,°-niS

and thou rot'st

wi]1

Perish on thy fetia

^®iiers and 1 were fishing, in Ofhel creek on Tuesday of this week. "We

b°at hy

the way.

Owing to late rams the creek was on a boom We began to lose patience, after waiting three hours without getting

Y'f

just

getting riady to

lr0I,n

a sma11

"ask of wa-

1Q.

111

hiP

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POCket,

when I heard a sound like ants, a buzz Hnl'

SUW

,stru with his

line. 1 scrambled to his rescue. 1 grasped his line with both hands and we pulled with all our might. Then began the tug of war. Whatever it was on the other end of the line gave a sudden leap, almost upsetting the boat and started down stream. Holding to the line like grim death, we were carried along with astonishing rapidity lor about two miles. On account of the muddy water we could not so much as get a glimps of our lightning propeller, but Doc thought it was a shark, while I was of the opinion that it was a mammoth electric fish. Presently we came to a narrow shallow place in the stream, and as the fish crossed it, we got a view of it, and came to the conclusion it was a whale, which, no doubt, arose lrom imaginations magnified bv excitement and zeal, tor wo' wereso|J.er

.H'dges. We went rapidly

through the narrow place, the boat plowing a iurrow in the gravel, the sound ot which grated harshly on our ears, we were once more4n deep watar and gliding swiftly. Suddenly the animal's head appeared above water .Jerking out my revolver, I took quick aim and fired. With a few spasmodic struggles,hiiifishship gave up theghost. Pulling to shore we began drawing in the line and finally landed our scaly £e

was

twe*y feet

in length

and had the appearance of a cat tish, hia liAOfl T*

wxs.uu vinviug nuives anu a

horse and wagon and proceeded to cut our prize up into chunks and haul it home. In his stomach we found three dozen live bass, (all ten pounders), a lishing outfit, minnow bucket included

iumuuw uuuKet inciuuea,

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log cnam and a good silver watch in good running order. In the fatty part 'ot his flesh several antique coins were round whose hierogliphics could not deciphered. They will be sent to the .Smithsonian Institution immedi-

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UiLi. GUXUVFU.

SOAP FACTORY.

ue ring

chaPe.1

.Sunday week,

ed tho ov °"r

vicinity

who help-

credit Th«r*erciseVlld themselves that woo

was

the largest Crowd,

Linden r»w'er

at the

church.

The

music 'rh2 Saye some excellent 1? .J most able sneakers warn "SW CampbeStfThomFLSE?

L0,lfr' LM'

Hal

for

vipivGwi°iWayi°f

To1"

Mace Was in our

vicinity Wednesday evening.

Joe

Pavis

Thorntown,

preached an interesting sermon at Young Chapel Snnday at 4 o'clock. Hm«cJOWuffai small, being unusual time for church.

F.Ii. Rosebro and wife left Monday tor Greencastle to visit relatives. They go from there to Hot Springs, Arkansas, as their future home.

Humor of tho Census.

The census tttVi-ng reminds me of old story that is .forgotten by peoj now. On the printed, blanks were words:

Age of father (If living^. Age of mother (if living

are

1lxetl star

'is aboveinthe

earth. This soft shell crank is at DresIf voii^n11^

himseIf off for

a christian.

It ou have any weak minded sister* The0iclen°oPfPtiOhn'

be 011 your

&ard-

hio-hwavm km. .hypocritical, moral acter A

tal,king ai)0ut ni3r

char-

One of the papers was returned witlf^" the-Btartling information that the fathef was 120 years old and the] mother 11\ The city fathers hastened /down to sef this ancient pair, and were much surprijp ed to hear that they died long agew "Then what do you mean by this?" aai? the angry official, pointing to the age^ "Why, that's straight enough. It sayf 'Age if living,' and that would 'a' beev their ages if living now."—Boston Traiv script.

Bo Careful In Spoecli. ir

Carefulness and exactitude in speech are sometimes characterized as affectation and mere pedantry, but, say what some people may, it is unquestionably, the unfailing mark of culture. Noons thoroughly and lovingly acquainted with the literature of his language can regard propriety in its use with contempt. Th* purity and harmony andi rhythm of his native tongue are as precious to hm «u the perfect rendering and interpretation of music are to the musician and to tho preservation of the English language in its integrity it Bhould be the duty and pleasure of every individual lover of it to contribute.—New York Ledger.

Lions with Spiked Backbones.

In front of an ugly but fashionable house in Second avenue, above ^PCOJ teenth street, are two very unreliable cast iron lions, which have just been painted a pinkish brown to match the newly .chiseled brown stone copings"of the doorway. The lions, in- form and color, were sufficiently unlike anything in nature, but just by way of preventing the casual small boy from taking imaginary excursions astride their backs, a. strip of spiked iron has been extended from mane to tail of each lion. The effect of these gyewsome but impossible beasts is startling on a stranger.—New* York Sun.

WIIOB Vou Call Upon Tour Doctor. When consulting a' medical man in his owii house do so in bis office hours. Do not go just' at the time when he takes hist meals "because I am sure to catch him then." So far as possible he. oertainljc should bo allowed to take hia. foodrln comfort at proper hours.

Finish the professional interview with^ him in his, consulting room and do not continue detailing symptoms in the hall' when being shown out.—Good Housekeeping.

A Handy Thing.

An enterprising, chap in .Connecticut has patented a tonic wnich he advertises in the spring as "the great*spaing tonic." In the summer he calls it "the great stunmer tonic," and in the fall and winter the term is changed to meet the season. A patent medicine man with a "great tonic" for only one season of the year can't^expect to do muoh business.— Detroit Free Press.

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Health is good considering extreme wai-m wetither. Wheat harvest h.is begun nearly through.

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ne are

Where d\d you spend utile Forth, at Crawfordsville Berjipondon is working for Al Hooher, of Crawfordsville.

Charley White, cf! Wesley, ik in our vicinity again. Wednesday a week waj the hottest day of the year—98 degrees.

Art of Damaskeening.

Damaskeening is producing r.yjn steel a blue tinge and ornamen'a. figures, sometimes inlaid with gol' ind Bilv as in Damascus blades. T.~ id so from Damascus, which was celeb the Middle Ages for this class of mental art.—Dry Goods Chronicl

The Duke of Westminster takes in about $§,000 in shillings, paid hj sightseers eion to his aiunfcry se&t at The duke has a land renta to $875,000 a year,