Decatur Democrat, Volume 37, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1893 — Page 7

AT ff AB WITH HEBSELF. The Story of a Woman's Atonement, by Charlotte M. Braeme. CHAPTER VI. Poets and artists all went Into raptures over Crown Leighton. It wan the most picturesque as well - as the most magnificent of mansions. Excepting, perhaps, its royal palaces, England 'nothing more beautiful or more tuperb, and it derived its name from the fact of its having been built in the reign of C.iarlos IL, whoso favorite retreat it was. The late Earl—Stephen—had boon quite indifferent to all. No one knew what had gone wrong in his life. Ho was an only child and succeeded when ''very young; for a few years ho had done as the rest of the world doos, gone to London, ridden, danced, flirted, and then a suaden gloom had fallen over him. He came back to Crown Leighton: he avoided society as much as he had hitherto sought it; he looked coldly on friends and neighbors; he did what no Charnleigh had ever done before— placed his estates in the hands of a steward, or agent, making only one reque.it, which was that he should not be annoyed with any consultations or arrangements. He shut himself up at Crown Leighton, and never cared to leave it Ho did not neglect the place; a large establishment of servants was kept there, with carriages and horses that he never used—a whole retinue of people whoso faces he never saw. He gave orders that everything should be preserved in the same perfect state as that in which he had found it —those orders were carefully obeyed. He lived until he was 56, never taking the least active part in the arrangements of his estate or household. Mr. Dunscombe attended to all. The only time he ever left the place was when his confidential legal adviser and trusted counsellor, Mr. Rawlings, died; then he went to London, and placed his affairs in the hands of Messrs. Clements & Matthews; and again, when the old family retainer, Morgan, who had been butler at Crown Leighton for more than forty years, died, the Earl left his home until after the funeral. Several times Mr. Clements had tried his best to break through the wall of reserve with which his employer had hedged himself round, and suggested to him the propriety of making a will; he was invariably repulsed with the haughtiest and most freezing words. “There will be a terrible mess some day," he was wont to observe to Mr. Dunscombe, “and twenty lines might settle matters. Captain Paul Flemyng ought to be found.” But if ever, in any unusual moment of b.avecy, he named the young Captain, Lord Charnleigh gave him in-, Btantly to und drstand that tho settlement of his affairs wus his own business entirely, and the lawyer dared say no more. Mr. Clements’ predictions were fulfilled at last. Just before Christmas Lord Charnleigh was seized with a sudden and dangerous illness. He died almost before medical aid could be summoned, and then the lawyer was almost beside himself. There were no instructions; no will could be found; there was no heir expectant. Mr. Clements sent for Captain Flemyng, but he was unable to leave his regiment; besides.it was so very uncertain whether he was heir of Charnleigh that he did not like to assume authority; neither did any one like to place him in office, lest there should be the pain of deposing him. A grand council was held. It was arranged that St. phen, Earl of Charnleigh, should be buried with all honor, and then immediate search should be made for his nearest relative. It was done, and, after a painful and most laborious invest gati >n, it was clearly ascertained that the nearest living relative of the dead Earl wus Leonie Rayner, henceforward to be known to the wo. Id as “Loonie* Countess of Charnleigh.’* CHAP.ERVII. On this bright June morning Crown Leighton seems to be wearing its fairest dress. For six long menths the place has been dreary and desolate, given up to tho rule of servants, uncared for save by those whose care was hired. All was different to-day; "from roof to basement tho grand old mansion had been set in perfect and picturesque order. There was no trace of confusion; the flowers were all bloom- | ing, the birds singing, the fountains throwing up their silvery spray, the long white lace hangings drawn aside, and the sumptuous rooms filled with warmth and fragrance. Flagsand banners waved over the tall ancestral trees, bands of music were stationed in the park, the bells of Leighton church rang out with jubi-. lant music such as had not sounded from the old gray spire for many a i year, Tho tenantry, the numerous bands of ■ laborer’s, the poor dependents a rd pensioners, the large houseaold of Crown ■ Leighton, w'ore all assembled to wel-, come the young ccuntess home. ! Mr. Clements was to bring hpr, and with her was to come Lady Fanshawe, a di tant cousin cf the late earl’s mother, a stately, aristocratic dame, who for the family’s sake had consented ; to live as duenna and chaperon with . the young oounte s. Orders had been given to prepare r ojus for three ladies, the third being Mrs-i Templeton, whose affection for her o .ce despised governess-pupil had re. ch rd such aho ght that she could n t oear to be par ted from her, and had accepte lan invitatio.r to att md Lady Cuaruleigh on her triumpual coming home. I Tae Jule sun was pu ing down a, flood of r c i golden nt ontide light, incense seemed to rise from tho iragranto flowers, and the beds were pea ing merrily, whom the delighted crowd first c rught sight of the cat mage. It was d iven tlowly along - perhaps Mr. C e.nent '. hud ordo e_l it, that tho eyes of the r e>ple mlgh. dwell wLh t oLght j cn the lov oly lace of the young g rl. 'Ulen well-trained servant! camo to the carriag r-door and opened it. As ' the young girl descendc 1 there arose an >ther ringing cheer, the bells peal- j cd out af.erh, tie mu ie came in strong, sweet wave r of soiind. I "Welcome home—welcome, Lady | Cha nleigh!” the people shouted, and she otoed quite still on the b -oad st no step. Her face lad grown pale with ; em rtion, but there was no sign of weak-. nes i or'of team. ! Taen Mr. Clements took her hand | and led her forward; in his heart he fa.t that it was a lonely coming home , for her, with no friend, n > relative, no | mother or sister to meet her on the , threshold of her new life, and bid her “God-speed." He took her hand and led her to where the June sunbeams fell on her. "Lady Charnleigh bids me thank you," he said, “for the welcome you nave given her; and she bids me say that the nearest and dearest Interest in hqr heart will be yours." “Heaven do to me as I do tn t'-em," i Ito heard her say, gently. Then she smiled and bowed with a grace that teemed all her own, and the great doors were thrown open. I

Again Mr. Clements was master of the ceremonies. The housekeeper. Mrs. Fearon, made her most respectful salutation to Lady Charnleigh, and mentioned bur long years of sorvloe. Ixuly Charnleigh held out her hand with a smile, and so won her heart forever. Then the butler, Mr. Clarkson, camo forward, and received the gracious words with which tho new mistress of Crown Leighton inaugurated hor reign. I thank you for your welcome," she said, in a voice as clear and sweet as tho sound of a silver bell. “1 am quite sure you will all do your duty to me, and I, in return, will do mine to you." After which little impromptu speech there was not a servant in Crown Leighton who would not have laid down their life for tho kindly young countess. | CHAPTER VIII. Four hours later loonie, ixuiy Charn- ' lelgh. was seated In the sumptuous drawing-room at Crown Leighton. She , had in some measure recovered from the fierce, wild excitement of finding herself mistress of that magnificent I home. A recherche dinner had been served in the dining-room; the gold and silver I plate—tho pride of the Charnleighs for I many generations—had been used, and 1 looked at in wonder. Before she took 1 her seat as head of the table, she went to Lady Fanshawe with a sweet humility that would have touched any one. “I know nothing,” she said, “of the little ceremonies and the etiquette needful to be understood by the lady of such a house as this. Will you teach me?” Lady Fanshawe looked. earnestly at her, to see whether the humility was real or feigned; then she fell to admiring her young relative when she found that the wealthy heiress, ■ the mistress of all the grandeur around, was 1 anxious and willing to be taught as a I child. The result of Lady Fanshawe’s les- ' Aon was that, when the young Countess ■ of Charnleigh afterward took her seat, she made no mistakes, but went through the ordeal as though she had i been head of the establishment for twenty years. Even Mr. Clements, who gave her credit for being one of the most gifted of girls, could not understand how she had so quickly fallen | into tho ways and manners of the elite of society. | “Women so soon adapt themselves to now circumstances,” he thought. “In ’ her place I should have been awkward i and ill at ease.” That ordeal was over. No young I lady born to be a duchess could have gone through it with greater dignity and grace; and now the ladies had retired to the drawing-room, while Mr. i Clements lingered over a bottle of claret of choice vintage. The sun wa> still shining, and the odor* of flowers came in through the ' open wir.d >ws. Lady Charnleigh was | seated with a book in her hands, but she had neither read a line nor turned a page; her beautiful v’Met eyes were turned on the glorious and well-kept lawns. “You found everything in order, I hope, Lady Charnleigh?” said Lady Fanshawe. “Tne young parson I en--1 gaged as your maid has been in the Duchess of Mo etoun’s service; she will suit you, I think.” c “She seems to understand her duties,” was the reply, and the faintest shadow of a smile rippled over the lovely lips. | Only two short weeks ago she had asi si ,ted in dressing others; now the maid ; of a duchess was hardly thought good enough for her. | “Tne evening is still so bright, and will be so long, said Miss Templeton, “we might go round tho house if Lady Charn.eigh is not too tired.” “There is nothing I should like re much, ” responded the young Countess, I rising from her seat. Mrs. Fearon was summoned, and Mr. , Clements, hearing what was proposed, j ohered to join the expedition. i Presently the party went to the lii brary, which was said to contain some of the choicest literary pens in Eng and, and afterward visited the sunny rooms tuat looked toward the we t—the suite of apartments set aside for : the use of visito s. ' Here Mr. Clements left them to hold a long conver. ation on business matters with Mr. Dunscombe, and the ladies went to examine what was perhaps one of the greatest curiosities of Crown Leighton—~the enoimous wardiobe, containing the treasures in silks, satin -, velvets, and priceless lace that hal belonged to former Lad.es Charn.eigh. I There were jewel-cases filled with precious stones, old-fashioned in setting, and almost priceless in value. Miss Templeton looked until she decla.-ed her eyes ached, and she could look no longer. “This.” said the housekeeper, opening the door of a small room, “was the late Earl s favorit > apartment; he pre--1 ferred it to any other. ’ Lady Charnleigh wondered why. It was not very cheerful, nor was it lux- ; urious. Just at that moment the westl ern sunbeams filled it, and they fell on ; a picture of such grave and vivid beauty that she was startled by it. It was t. e p irtra t of a young- man; I bui the face struck her as no otuer face had ever dene. She could have imagined Sir Lancelot had such a one, or any of her save rite herce.; it was da k, grand, passionate, and noble, witn a me ancholy, patrician beauty words could never paint; the eyes were ' dark a id d.eamy, with fire and passion ! in their depths; the brow was a tquafe, Grecian one, with clustering hai brusned from it; the lips were firmly closed and grave, yet with lines round them that spoke of smiles sweet and gracious as a woman's; the wh i.e taco gave the idea < f vei o 1 passion and sleeping strength, or magnificent manI hood not yet ful y devel ped. » Leoi ie, Lady Charn eigh, stood alm< st motion o s beiore this lictuie; it. I dark, passionate beauty enchained her. There wa i nothing about it to denote whom it re. re en ed. She turned to Mrs. Fearon, wh > stood ready to answer any que.ticns that ml o ht be asked. j “Wi at picture is that?” she inquired. There was a half-reluctant expres- [ si. n on the hou a face as s.-e replied; : “It is ti e portrait, I helieve, cf a relative of the late Earl’s.” | Tne young Countess looked at it agi in. “But who is it?. Is 1 e living? What i> his name;” “It is Captain Paul F e nyng; he is an j officer in tae army,” was tne rep.y, still | reluc a:itiy given. Lady C arn.eigh did not seek to repress the cry t. at rose to her lips. ' "Capta n Paul Flemyng!" She looked again a the hands erne i face. This was the man, then, who but‘for her would have been Ea 1 of Chirnle'gh, whom she had unecnseiousiy and innocently dep iveJ of thi* princely inheritance. Sue looked with additional interest at the beauti--1 ful lace. "He is very handsome,” she said to 1 herself, gently. “He would have made I a noble Earl.’" I Even as she said the w>rds she was conscious that the housekeeper s eyes were fixed with tome curios ty on her face, and she turned abruptly away. I Many times that evening her

thoughts wont buck to that splendid face, worthy of Velasquez. But on the day following she found no more time for dreaming. Her table was covered with cards; the drawing-room was never without visitors. The full tide of life had set in, and Leonle, Countess of Charnleigh, woke to find herself famous. CHAPTER IX. The sun was shining brilliantly over the blue sea and the white rocks of Malta. The day wus warm and sultry, the air heavy with the scent of flowers und the odor of tho sea. It was a day when work is u toil and idleness a pleasure. Two gentlemen wore seated on a lodge of rock overlooking the heaving waters. “I never could boar much boat.”said ono of thorn, Maior St. John; “Ifftflaj our regiment will not be ordered to India. I would rather go to the North Pole.” “All places are alike tome,” observed his companion, Captain Paul Flemyng, serenely, “and all climates the same.” “I could be as calmly indifferent if I had the prospect of an earldom with a good many thousand per annum. Philosophy, under such circumstances, is no virtue.” “I am not at all sure of my prospects,” commented Capt. Flemyng; “they seem ■very uncertain. At any time I may hearthat some one has been discovered whose claims are nearer than mine; then there will be a long farewell to all my greatness." He could not have spoken more in--differently had the subject been one foreign to his interest. Maj. St. John laughed. “You do not seem very anxious about it,” he said. The dark, handsome face flushed, and then grew pale; a light gleamed in the dark eyes, and then died away. “Do not misjudge me,” he rej ined. “Crown Leighton >b a giand inheritance; Charnleigh is a glorious name. If they should both ba mine, no man would be prouder of them. I would live so as to do honor to them. I would make a good and noble use of tho vast wealth intrusted to me. But, if they are not to be mine, I cheerfully forego them.” “Well, from my heart I wish you success. I hope I may greet you one day as Lord Charnleigh, of Crown Leighton. Jesting apart, they will not find one more worthy of the name.” “Thank you,” said Captain Flemyng, gravely; “a noble name should make a noble man." fqo be continued, j A JAPANESEPOSTOFFICE. How the Mail Is Handled in the Land of the Mikado. The Interior of a Japanese postoffice is interesting n t only from the lack of mechanical appliances but also from the great number of hands empl< yed, as i , customary in Ea>tern ccun ries where labor is so chew. First there is the posting office, with the curious sallow little faces cr wded into the 12x12 wii dow space. Next comes the stamping room, each table surrounded by busy workers who look like women with their pinned-up queues, and full nether garments,. The letters are slowly and met hi die ally stamped, one at a time, with a b:g mode n stencil, much like a miniature churn-dash< r, and then c< n-ngned to a chute i unr.ing frem the table into basket on the fl- or. The baskets are taken up wht n full b / boys and taken to the inspection room and thence to the di t.ibution loom. Here lef6re leng tiers of shelves above great tables, tne clerks are busy as bees and silent as the grave: th- y a:e not allowed to talk—blessed precaution against blunders. The foreign and domestic mails are then divided, and tue next step is the ass' rting atnd the regi try rooms, where tne mail is done up in sm>Jl brown bags. In the mailing ro m the clerkswear full Eur pean dres . At the door id t.ie foreign mail curt, a diay consisting of floor and nigh si les and ends of bright red slats. In ths the bags are laid careiully. andaco lie starts in at a trot and Lr.d it at the dock, where it is transfer ed, by an important, uniformed Jap, to the moil steamer. But the home collecting and delivery serv.ee is far m >re pictures jue. Tho collector uses a hand ca t and two boys. At regular intervals on tue road are boxes simi ar to American patrol b xes. but only about a tentu ai arge. The mail has be n shot into ton from the < peuings on each side of the g<bla roof, and the collector ha< to uni ck a little door near the ground and extract the mail from below.

Disastrous Torn-»<’oci. The fit st tornado recoided in America dates back tJ the May o' 17'1. feouth Carolina was the distr ct the i afflicted. In 1840 a to. ndo stiu.k Nate ez, Ml is., te.citig hoas.'s in o fragments, killing 317 peep e. carry in ; some of them long dis a.iccs tarou 0 h the air. sari uly injuring 109 ot - ers, sinking between sixty and seventy ve sols, flcod'ng 'he cty o tie depth of a foot, a d passing off within four minutes from th" infant that it made its first aipearan :e. In 18s2 anither t rnado visited Natchez w th even more diiast "'U. results, leaving behind it upon ths occasion between lour and five hundred dead. For n arly forty years there was a cessation of these vis tations. name'y, until April 18, ISt-O, when Mar h til, in Ozark Township, t e capital of Webste- C un y, Mo., was totally d»• t -oyed by a eye one ' hat struck it and ’eft" it in five m nut s. A'lhatti o M irshf eld had a |O ula iin ot t>ss only, but it wa • an e terpi Ling town, with an un.i u illy age n imbur > f homes fr it i population. After the cyclone hal pas ed. I Ors it populate had been ki led anl <f ti e remaining 555 every individual w soriou ly in ure I. Previous t> t’ e expo ience of a week ig l , tie most destructive torrad »the Un ted S‘: te< 1 as expo enc d win,prol ably that wh’ch struck I ou sville. Ky.. ard the neighb iiiug S at s on th' afternoon of March 27, 181.0. The torn ulo, a c impano 1 by a 10 - rite rain, n cred th > ely ■ f L uiville at one side, passed through, lei vi>g it at the oppcsi .e side, and in tt waki two sqra o mil s <f prost.aid b i dings, one hundred dead, und a va t amount of suffering. Europe’s Twenty Million Soldiers. It is estimated by MajorGony al Tarred that wnereas at t.ie ti ire of tue Crimean war, the la t Eur p> in struggle in which this country wa, engaged, the aggrega'e strength of the a mi >s of the great puwers of Eu ope did n t exceed 3,00U,0 X) in round numbers, today it is mo e than 20.0.10,000. Without inmudin' the final reserves and only reck ung tho -e men who nave boon thoroughly trained as soldiers and are liable for service beyond the frontiers, Rus da has in round numbers 5,000,000, of men. France and Germany 4,000,C0J, Aus ri i 2,5 0. 00, and Italy 2,090,000. Aid these numbers are being continually increased. Lately France, oy lengt >ening the duration i f liability to service from a peri id of twenty to twe ity-five years, nude an enormous addit ba 11 her military st.-engt.', an 11 .e present German army bill contemplates a large inc.erne in the numbers of t.ie Ge. man army.— London News. .. . ■ n ■’ i - f

INDIANA INCIDENTS. SOBER OR STARTLING, FAITHFULLY RECORDED. An Interoitinj Summary of thn Moro Im. portant Dolan, of Our Nclglilmr.-Wed. ding, and Death.—CrLuw., Casual Ur. and General New. Notea Condensed State Newt. Mr. BrYan’h large farm dwelling, north of Wabash, burned. Loss, < l.Suo. The Common Sense engine works at Muncie will resume business with a full complement of men. Several farmers near Lawrenceburg have received “White Cap” notices lately, telling them to leave. Mrs. A. Swift, wife of a imminent farmer of Allen County, committed suicide by drowning. An I. <t V. train ran into a Monon freight at the Gosport junction and demolished several cars. Several Delaware County farmers report that they have recently been swindled by fruit tree peddle: s. P. O. Colliver, ex-Prosecuting Attorney, Greencastle, fell out of a stable loft, receiving urobable fatal in urios. A CEMENT maker in Southern Indiana advertises that his cement is strong enough to mend the break of day. David Dillon, a farmer near Anderson. took 25 cents' worth of morphine with suicidal intent, but the doctors may save him. The 11-year-old son of Joshua Rinier of Delphi, fell from a hickory tree and sustained injuries from which he died in a few hours. Mrs. Mary O’Connell of Bedford, was stricken with paralysis and became unable to swallow. Her death is momentarily expectel. People in Morgan County are going wild over the gold find along the streams in that vicinity. Land is selling at a high figure. A sensation was caused in Plainfield last week by the fin ling, in an alley, of the leg and breast bone of a human person. No clue. A DOZEN men narrowly escaped death by the bursting of a j ot conta'ning fifteen tons of molten me.al at the McVay Iron Works, Muncie. Geo. M. M 'Coy, a brakeman, has brought suit at Richmond for uo against the Pennsylvania Radroad for the loss of a leg while in their employ. A large flow ot gas has been struck near Marion. Several attempts ha e been maae to reach gas near hat place but this is the first successful o e. Israel Asbury, aged GO ai d insane, was killed by the cars at Ellsworth, four miles from Terre Haute, on the Logansport division of the Vandalia road. While driving a team across the track at Rossville, John Biesieck r was struck by a north-iound Monon train and fatally injured. Both horses were killed. Jacob Swartsman. while nutting near Greenfield, fe 1 out of a tree a distance of thirtr-five feet. Both arms were broken and he was sb badly injured he cannot r.cover. Will Holmes, a well-known young farmer, whi’e out coon h nting near Delphi, fell fro n a tree an t su Paine 1 perhaps fatal in ur es. A bro en rib penetrated his lungs, and his conJ.tion is very precarious. x TJFgold medals offered for the Indiana dairy .exhibit at the World s Fair h ivebeen awarded to Mrs. James Idle; of Tl.orntown. for dairy, aid John Mingle of Centerville, for creamery butter. The poetoffice at West Middleton Howard County, which for thir y years was in one buildinj, was moved the other day and within an ho Jr afterward the building took fire and burned to the ground. Many fr ends and citizens of Mitchell join in w loom ng home B.nt Jones from the P< nitentiary South, where he was serving a lif . -time sentence. I e was pardoned by Covernor Matthews, having served eighteen years. He was the leader of the Tolliver--5 oody feud. and his crime was the murder of one of the Moody family. Clark Wilfdng, a yocnj mn living ten miles east of Orleans, had an altere t on with his father and used a knife with dangerous effect, stab ing the old gentleman in the left side, just over the heart. The wounded man died. The trouble grew out of the division of some property by tho father, the boy not being satisfied with his share." Young Wilfong has been arrested. The Lafayette Natural-gas Company has closed a deal witn the Diamond I’late-glrss Comp tny whereby the latter ti rns over to the home corporation between five and :.i< thousind acres of leased land in the gas I elt. The tract is not far fro n Windfall. The strip secured is two miles wide and something over ten miles in length. anJ is sail to be in the heart of the gas held, 'the Lafayette company now has somewhere in tho neighborhoo . of sixteen t ousind a res under lease and plenty of gas is assured. Mrs. Thomas Moore, a co’ored woman o Columbus, has been sick for the last six months, and has so gut relief o many p übicians. I ecen.ly she up-tt-ied to aCo umbus rhysician for relie . and was given some medicine that ea ed her. The oL.er evening she b.c me\.es erate y sick ajjd began to n ting. "Something alive aro.e in her throat and came out of her mouth-She se'zed hold oflt and pu l ed hard, breaking it in two, but secured two te inches o thetarmint. She was horr ted at seeing, it s u rm like a snake: n the floor w ere it was thrown. The beast or serpent was kuled and brought to the family physician who as yet has been unab eto n me it. Other j hysici. ns ; re ma ing a pathological surve, ot the t ew animal W..ILE I ouise. the f-vetir old daughter of‘John Ruppee of La aye te, was playing in the k tchen a one, her clothing caught fire f omthesto e and she was burned so ba ily she died.

Another incendiary i re occurred at Newport, rec. nt y. The torch was ap--1 lied In tho rear of R. E. Stephens’ store build ng on tho north side, and it w s tot 41y destroyed. I.obort Newlin occupied the buildingas a restaurant. Los-on b..ild ng about VOO. and on stock 75, Loth ifisured in tho Home of J ew York. makes the sixth inctnd'ary fire around the public square in the last three years. Mks. G. B. Seavers, r« old resident of 1 okon.o met death in a singular iranher. In cleaning rubbish from a woodshed she picked up an old boot, from which fell a rusty revolver. Tho weapon, in striking tho flour, was disch rged. sending a b illet through her brain. She w.s 60 years old. Mrs. Anna M. Wilson has brought suit against three of Danville's prominent druggists for selling intoxicating drinks to her hns and. She claims that by reason of such sa'es her husband fecame a usive and in ured her hotel business to tho extent of SIOO per month and the sale of her property Si,ooo. She asks for damages in the sum of 16,000 in two oases.

THE NATION’S SOLONS. SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Our National Law-Maken and What They Are Doing for the Good of the Country— Varloue Measuree Proposed, Dlicuwed, and Acted Upon. Doings of Congress. Dullness reigned In the Renato proper on Monday, but there was some lively skirmishing on the < utslde » he-> the President’s a'thude on the comproinl e bill became knO" n. The debate cn the bnnkruptcy bill began In the House. There !■< a great deal of determined opposition to the measure led by soma of the ablest lawyers In the H' use, like Culberson. Rtone. end B,.atner. The bill to provide for the construction of a steam reve- ue cotter on the great lakes to replace the Andv J- hnson was passed. The cost of the new vessel Is not to exceed HT5.000. Thn rubllc printing bill and a resolution d Istrl' nting J 237.000 now held by tho reco'vcr of the Mormon Church for charitable pur oses were also passed. The nate met at 10:30Tucsday morning and soon af'erward took up tho silver purchase repeal bill. Senator Stewart resuming his speech, v hb-h was Interrupted Mondav t hen the recess was taken and ’■ hlch he began several weeks ago. In the Ilotise Mr. Oates favorably reported from the Judiciary Committee a hill to amend the naturalization laws of the United Mates. The Speaker announced that he vould Wednesday give n decision on the point of order raised Monday relative to the status of a bill Once discussed in the morning hour. The Senate Wednesday resumed Its talk on silvey. It was apparent to all that the ttnct ndltlonal repeal men felt In high feather. In the House, after the transaction of some minor business, the debate upon the bankruptcy bill was resumed, and occupied the full time. Thursday was quiet In both houses. The Senate con'lnued talking about silver, though It was concede I by all that the only thing necessary to end the tiresome discussion was an opportunity to submit the repeal bill to a vote. The House was Inactive except for some minor transactions. awaiting the return from committee of the new tariff bill. It is reported that a rough draft of the proposed bill has been submitted to the President. Senator Peffer’s amendment to the silver bill, wh'ch was to restore the law of 1837 for free coinage alike of gold and silver, was voted on Fridav afternoon and lost, the vote standing 28 yetis. 39 nays, and hen the everlasting talk "as resumed. The Hotts? had several squabbles over two resolutions, and twice attempted to take a vote without a quorum, and then adjourned until Monday. The Senate resumed Its session at 11 o’clock Saturday morning, with fifty-two Senators present. he urgency deficiency bill was taken up and passel. he joint r solution offere I bv Mr. Cullom of Illinois. transferring the model battleship Illinois to the State of Illinois as an armory forth? naval militia, at th p close of the World’s Fair, was passed. The repeal bill was then taken up, and Mr. Wolcott addressed the Senate. LIVING LANTERNS. How the Deep Sea Is Lighted by Its Finny Inhabitants. Away down in the dark depths of the ocean there are living' lanterns that are borne about to light up the darkness. A queer fish called the “midshipmite” tarries the brightest and* most striking of all these sea torches. Along its back, under it, and at the base of its fins there are small disks that glow with a clear, phosphorescent light like rows of shining buttons on the young middy’s uniform. In this way it gets its name “midshipmite,” by which young sailors in the navy are o ten called. These disks are exactly like small bull's eye lanterns with regular lenses and reflectors. The lenses gather the rays and the reflectors throw them out again. There is a layer of phosphorescent cel’s between the two. and the entire effect is as perfect as if made by some skillful optici n. » Many other fish have “reflectors,” many have “lenses,” but the “midshipm te” is the on’y kind that has such 8] lend d specimens of both. The fish i ■ so constructed that when it is frightened by some devouring sea monster it can close its lenses and hide itself in the dkrkness. It can turn its lantern off and on at will, and then it is always “filled” and ready when wanted. Another marine animal has a luminous bulb that hangs from its chin, and thus throws the light before it to warn it of the approach of enemies. Still another upholds a big light from the extremity of th? dorsal fin. Others again have ecnstant supp’ies of a luminous oil that runs down their sides from the fins, making a bright and constant light al! around. Most of the jelly-fish are ph< sphorescent. The e live far down on the ve’-y flo >r of the ocean, where it is always dark and gloomy. The dwellers in "these watery depths a-e provided with 1 gilts of their own shining bodies and fin-, whLh illumine their home with a strange though no doubt cheerful glare. It Didn't Work. Several distinct varieties of soil clung to his garments and eloquently p-oclaimed jthat he had lately walked through nbt less than thn e counties. Tho woman whom he met and accosted at the threshold of the lowly cottage had raspbe ry stains on her apron. “Madam,” he said, “I trust you will find it in your heart to assist a poor wavfarer.” The woman was silent. “Madam—” His voice was tremulous and low. “ —I was ones the happy head of a family. I —” The woman s face softened. •’--had a beaut if il wife. Ah. she—” T p ars were standing in the woman’s eyes now. ' - “ —was to my mind the sweetest and best of wi' es. But the dream was rvd'ly disj'elled when—” The woman leaned forward and held' her breath. “—her father lost everything in a wheat pinch.” The woman gulpol down a sob. entered the ho"se and slammed the door. — Detrpit Ti ibuno.

Hnw the World Wrtl Martin Coyne, a hotel bootblack of R iston, has fallen heir to ?4.000 by tho death of a New York uncle. A mimic bit'le be’’ e?n British marines and sail' r< at Halifrx, N. S., was witnessed by 10,01)) person ■. ROKAC& Hli L. arrested f r the mu~ der of Anna Wiese at Marshaltown, la., was di-charwed fr >m cu t >dy. A S \N Francisco company has contracted with Chinese brokers for 30,000 coolies, who will be sent to Central and South Amer’ca. The sto ehouse and hackle department of the cab e flax mills at Schaghticoke. N. Y., were bui njd. Loss, $60,000: well insured. Mortgages aggregating ?629,000, given by W. C. and N. T. Fepauw and the De auw Plate Glass Company, were recorded at Louisville. C. H. Devore, an oil well driller, was robbed at Parkersb rg, W. Va,, end placed on a railway track. One hand cut off by a train. 0 A city COUNCIL investigating committee severely arraigned offio’als of t' e South Boston House of Correction forabuieof the prisoners.

Business Directory THE CEOTK miOBL MIK. CAPITAL. 150,100. SURPLUS, »11,5<A Organized August 15, 1883. Officers;—P. W. Smith, Pres., Dan el W< idr, Vlco-pres., R. 8. Peterson, Cashier, J. 8. pits tersuu, Abs't Cashier. Do a general banking business. Interest pa d on time deposits, Buy and toll Domestic and Foreign Exchange, County and City Orders. Adams County Bank Capital. 878,000. Surplus, 78,005. OrganlMd In 1171. Offlesrs—D. Stndabaksr. Prssldaat; ItoM. B. AUlaon, Vlca-Praaldant; W. H. Niblick, Ca<hlw. Do a general banking business. ColleoUaM mads tn all parts of the oountry. County. City and Township Orders bought. Foreign and Domestio Exchange bought and sold. Interest paid on time deposita. Paul O. Hooper, Attorney at Xiaxv Deeatvr, « • TnsUsma. ■ma. a«. MAn, 1. H. Bitimr a majxn, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, And Notaries Public. Pension Claims Prosecuted, Office In Odd Fellows’ Building, Decatur, Ind. TjIRANCE * MERRYMAIL 1.1. niAitcn. J? J. T. MXBBTMAX Attorney* Xad*,x>v, DXCATUB, INDIANA. Office Noe. 1, i and S, over the Adams County Bank. Collections a specialty. A. G. KOLLO WAT, Flxy oiloldux <*> *-ux*s9on Office over Burns' harness shop, residence one door north of M. E. church. AU calls promptly attsnded to in sity or oountry night Or day. M. L. KOLLOWAT, M. 9. Office and residence one door north of M. A church. Diseases of women and ohildran specialties. Leil Nelson, Veterinary Surgeon, Decatur, Ind. Residence southeast cor. Decatur and Short streets. J Q. NEPTUNE, • DENT9T. Uli T Y Y t Now located over Holthoute'e shoe store, and la prepared to do all work pertaining to the dental profession. Gold filling a specialty, By the use of Mayo's Vapor he ia enabled to extract teeth without pain. All work warranted. MONEY TO LOAN On Farm Property ea Loag Tfena, JWo Lew Bale es Interest. 3Fstrtl«l Faymnnta In any usounts eaa bo saado at say ttose sad stop interest. Call oa, or address, X X. GRUBS, or <JT. P. MAJTP, Office: Odd Fellows’ Building, DoeaSnr. J»\ Erie Lines. Schedule In effect Aug. 27. 1893. Trains Leave Decatur as Follows ■TRAINS WEST; No. 5. Vestibule Limited, daily for I ~ L o Chicago I r ’ - 1 Nd. 3, Pacific Express, daily fori ~,n , m Chicago f 110 A ’ M No. 1. Express, daily for Chicago I. n-2o\ m No. 31. Accommodation, daily. I m a v except Sunday... p 0.40 A. M TRAINS EAST. No. 8. Vestibule Limited, daily for I w, New York and Boston f K M No. 2, Express, daily for New p No.U. Expt ess, daily for New I No. 3u. Accommodation, daily ex- 1 rept Sutnhiv w S»’C«»n<l N<». 12—Leaving Decatur 1:30 a. tn U iv. S.did train Inr ('olumhiis. Ohio, via Mtri. h and the (’<»liimhus. Hocking Valley md 'I olddn Kail way i Rurkeye Pullman 4 . t > Columbus. Kenova, and N ' k in.iuthrr Vinrinbi points via the Columbus. Hiking Yalloy and Toledo and the Nortoik <n I Western Lines. J. W. DfLono. Agent. W G.MaoEdwards.T. P. A. Huntington. Inti

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