Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 5 April 1895 — Page 10

wmovffl u®' L ■., i . Controversy Between Two Brothers in Whieli Murder Bears a Part* ARE SHOT DOWN IN A FIELD. Swain Acquitted of * Chnrjre of Murder Hvcaub© He Was Defending Hts Own Property — Krnbeitlfmenl Case Compromised--Seeking a Waterworks Franchise —Annoyed With Petty Thiov-' ary—State Notes. CrawfobiwviiXß, Ind., April 4.—Moees and Lafayette Swain, two brothers, who live in Parke county, some months ago had a bitter eontroyersy over the ownership of some land, which finally ended in Moses shooting his brother and a hired hand while they wore at work in a field on the disputed territory. the hired man dying shortly after, while the brother recovered. was acquitted of the charge of “murder on the ground that Lafayette and the hired tnan were trespassing, and that Moses had a right to protect his property. Since that time the brothers have been reconciled and are now fast friends. . Both were in this city yesterday to testify in a suit brought by Margaret Swain against Lafayette Swain, which involved the disputed ground. The testimony of Moses was to the effect that at the time of the shooting the property belonged to Lafayette and never belonged to anyone else. His testimony caused quite a sensation, ms he had been cleared of the charge of murder only on the presumption that he was the owner. There are threats now to have him arrested again for attempting to murder Lafayette, that case being dropped when the murder case failed to pan out. ■ *. Seeking » Waterworks Franchise. RusHViiJJt, Ind., April 4.—A. R. Herkiess, representing the Rushville Water, Light and Power company, is seeking from the city council a franchise for waterworks and proposing to purchase the city’s electric light plant. If the franchise is granted, the company will organize with $70,000 capital, onesixth of the stock to be taken by the city, with privilege of entire purchase after 10 years. Annoyed With Petty Thieves. Westfield, Ind., April 4.—Baldwin’s bar'oershop had a number of articles taken from it a few days ago, and on Saturday and Sunday nights the bakery of Sanders & Roberts and Boyd’s grocery suffered a loss in money and goods. Detectives have arrested Isaac Bess, a colored boy, and John Dwiggins, and Bess hits made a confession, turning over the stolen goods. Other arrests are expected. - 'LI Effects a Compromise. Logansport, Ind., April 4.—The relatives of Ernest Stoll in this city have effected a compromise with George F. Kreitleiu, the Indianapolis merchant who recently filed an affidavit here ’ charging Stoll, who had been in his employ, with embezzlement. The amount claimed was $2,500, but the suit will now be dismissed on the payment of $1,650. Stoll’s whereabouts are still unknown, but he is thought to be in Denver. . Christian Science Fails. Marion, Ind.,- April 4.—The 2-year old son of El wood F. Ilollowellrdied yesterday. The father is a Christian scientist and relied upon silent prayer to effect a cure. A year ago Mrs. Hollowell died, the husband refusing to call a physician. The neighbors in South Marion are very indignant and called at the office of Prosecuting Attorney Cling ( - ■ ' to see if some, action could not be taken against Iloilowoll for wilful neglect oft hischild. . Putting In Telephone Plant. Newcastle. Ind., April 47—R. H. Cdkefairof Anderson, at the head of a force of men, has commenced the construction of a telephone plant here. The Harrison instrument will be used, at $2 a month for business houses and $1 for residences. The Central Union people also give notice that they will erect a plant. Whitecap Notice to a Prercher. Jeffersonville, Ind., April T.—A » factional quarrel is raging among the membership of the .Christian church at Scottsburg, growing out' of an effort to oust the pastor. The latest development is a whitecap notice Advising him to leave or he will be fixed so as to be unable to preach. —— Will Kediice Assessments. New Castle, Ind., April 4.— Township assessors in this county will reduce real estate assessments 25 or 30 per cent below the valuation of 1894, relating more particularly to farm lauds. The reason assigned is the large reduction in the prices of farm products.- - Smallpox at Evansville. Evansville, Ind., April 4. —Evans ville has quarantined against Shawnee town, Ills., and other neighboring towns Two supposed cases of smallpox {level oped here yesterday, INDIANA NEWS NOTES. i'_- ’■ • ' '■ • The Elwood iron works are to be sold al receiver’s sale. R. T. Dotaptti, h"leading merchant al Pittboro for I’o years, has faded. ii 'Die Miami county .creamery has gont iutq.the hands of a receiver at Wabash. Washington is rejoicing in a populafioi ' - . of 10,000 shown by a census just taken. The employes at the Kelly ax factory, al Elwood, won their strike and have gone t< work. Cyprian Bennett, aged 72, who was f , .major in the Mexican war and served rr the civil war, is dead at Tas ,veil, Crawforc ■- county. . „ Eli Reed, at Hope, has just celebrated his 87th birthday. He has eight children all living, 52 grandchildren and 49 grea! „ grandchildren. A Clay county jury has Awarded Lafay ette Edmondsoh $2,00(1 dsmiages agaiifei the Diamond coal company for injuries He sued for SIO,OOO. Mrs. John S. Brown, of Crawfordsville is the owner of an autograph" letter o George Washington, which came to her hi an heirloom from her grandfather in Vir vinia. z '.’"Lie- ”• ‘ i - Y. L: . a- . . j .I. »

’ TAYLOR MURDER CASE. Rumor In Circulation That Two of the .Juror* Have Been Bribed. Cabroiaton. Mo., April 4. —When the jury be fori' which wai tried the case of William P. and George E. Taylor, for the mnrder of the Meeks family, retired Tuesday night it was announced they Would not begiu deliberating on their verdict until yesterday morning. Up to 2 o’clock in the Afternoon they had made no report and nothing has come from the jury room to indicate how they stand on a RBtdict. The fact that they have not yet reached a conclusion indicates that they are not all for conviction. There were ugly rumors on the streets yesterday an.l the town was full of men from Linn and Sullivan counties who believe the Taylors guilty and who will not quietly accept any other verdict. The minor most inciting to the organization of a mob is that two of the jurors have been bribed—paid sl,soo—to prevent conviction by a hung jury if they cannot bring about an acquittal. Tills ■ story is in every mouth and finds gen- ' eral credence. This fact of the bribery, it is said, leaked out in this way: One of the men now on rhe jury approached one of the panel of 50 jurors before the peremptory challenges were made and offered him (the juror challenged; $750 to hang the jury in the event that they were both selected to try the case. The jury, by last reports, are still out, and there is apparently no prospect of i their reaching a verdict. It is rumored the jury now stands 11 for conviction 1 and one for acquittal. There is no tell- ! ing how long the judge will keep them out, possibly until next Sunday. ARREST OF EXPRESS ROBBER. Manner of Disposing of Property Stolen From the Company. Jersey City, N. J., April 4.—The arrest of William 8. Harding, in Binghampton, N. Y., for complicity in the robbery of the United States Express company, is, aeconiing to Chief of Police Murphy, to be followed by more arrests in the course of a day or two. From information obtained by the company’s detectives, it appears that a large part of the property stolen from the company was shipped direct to William Harding, at Binghamton, who is a cousin of the bill clerk, Herbert Harding, now in custody in Jersey City. William Harding, it has been ascertained, reshipped the stolen property to all parts of the country, and through agents disposed of it. Although nothing positive has been learned of the disposition of the stolen bicycles, it is believed that William Harding received and disposed of them. Knights of Labor Case Postponed. Philadi.iJ'Hla, April 4.—The cases of 1 ex-Grand Master Workmah T. V. Powderly against the Knights of Labor to recover $4,500 salary alleged to be due and A. W. Wright, an ex-member of the general executive board, of the organization. against Grand Master Workman John Sovereign to recover money said to have been expended by him, were postponed yesterday by Judge Pennypacker on account of the serious illness of General Secretary-Treasurer John W. Hays. The case will come up at the next term of court. To Establish » Colony. St. Pall. April 4.—Probably the largest party of emigrants ever carried by rail arrived in this city today. They will go to their destination in North Dakota in a special train, of 36’cars. Three hundred and siSty Dunkards will arrive from Walkerton. Ind., and be joined here by a party of 40 other Dunkards from Hutchin-on, Kan., ifeid the whole party will be taken to Mayville, N. D., where they have decided to establish a colony. Insurance Combine. i Duluth, April 4.—An insurance combine, including several British, conti- ; nental and American companies, with the British and foreign comphniesHt its head, has been ‘ making blanket contracts with flour and wheat companies for their insurance. The rates heretofore governing, have been cut almost; in . half, and the companies which have pre- • viously been doing this business are in danger of losing all their business, and . they will pool and fight the other comi bines. ■ " .- —r -— ! —— I Shipload of Orphans. |- Portland, Me., April 4.—The steamship Parisian, which arrived, yesterday from Liverpool, brought 136 English oriphan boys, ranging in age from 5 to 20 years, who will be given homes with Canadian farmers. The waifs were collected in Barnards homes in England, and were brought here by the famous j English philanthropist, Dr. Baruardo. Thev left fijv Toronto in the afternoon. J who it win *irsr .thought. had died of heart diseas and was buried Monday, was exliuim d yesterday and an inquest • held by M •gistrate Fisher, acting coroner. It was discovered that tire woman’s neck had been broken. John Carnes and his aged infither Harriet ‘ (James were atoncearre.sted^ujd-brought ■ here and lodged in jail. No one was present but Carnes, his mother and. two children on the night of the mui’ijer. Sentenced For Life. Elyria, 0., April 4. —Charles Geska, who was convicted of mflrderihg his stepfather and ufterward burning the body, has been sentenced to the penitentiary for life by Judge Nye. When the judge referred to Geska’s stepfather the boy burst into tears. Would Not Murry Him. Macomb, His., April 4.—Lewis Anderson, a young man about 20 years of age, shot Miss? Hattie Davidson imdXhen put a bullet into his own affair I Happened in a schoolhouse just north of town, where Miss Davidson was teachj Ing. “None. r>f the: shors, it is thought, ■ will prove fatal. Anderson was arI rested. He says Miss Davidson’s refusal to marry him was the* cause of.the deed, Morwantown,’ Ky., April 4.- —morgmitown is in a fever of excitement over the murder, at 1 a. m. yesterday, of-Major A;‘ G. Hamilton, who is credited with being the originator Jand executor of the escape from Libby iir 1864. Sam Spencer has been arrested and placed it , jail, with evghuu® against him. Alfred Belcher, who was with Spencer, says Spencer is the man who fired the shot.

HE SHOOTS HIS WIFE. . She Refuses to Disclose the Author I of a Letter Addressed to Her. i — SAYS IT WAS ACCIDENTAL Harry St, John C.m. Into FoMoulon of ■ Letter Kent to Hi. Wis. and Trouble Follow.—He 1. a Sou of th. Wall-Known Prohibition i»t—Detention of a Gang of Criminal* In Denver—Other Crime*. | Oklahoma City, O. T., April 4.— Harry St. John, son of ex-Governor 1 John P. St. John of Kansas, and a member of the last Oklahoma legislature, shot and killed his wife yesterday after 'noon at his home, two miles west of this city. By some means he had be come possessed of a letter addressed to her apd demanded to know the writer. In the afternoon about 3 o’clock he | hired a buggy and drove out to his place, and securing a gun, confronted I i his wife with the letter, threatening to ; kill her if she did net disclose the an thor. She refused, and, as he claims, the gun was discharged accidentally. | shooting her through the breast. She j dietl without uttering a word, Mrs. St. John was a Miss May Felbon. | Her father, Willoi'd Felbon, was formerly county judge of Saguache county, Colo., and later warden of the Colorado state penitentiary. She leaves two small children. She was about 38 years of age, and her husband is about 35, a lawyer by profession, who has lived in Oklahoma since 1889. St. John is under arrest, but refuses to talk. Coroner Black has impaneled a jury, but a verdict will not be rendered till sometime today. The dead woman is his second wife. His first wife, who is now living in Illinois, secured a divorce from him in 1887, alleging drunkenness. HELD A8 FUGITIVES. Long Catalogue of Crime* Charged Up AgainHt a Noted Gang. Denver, Colo., April 4.—Larry King. C. J. Edwards and Billy Conners are under arrest in this city, booked as “Fugitives.” King jumped $5,000 bail at Provo, Utah, where, it is alleged, he swindled a wealthy man out of so,ooo by the goldl brick trick. Connors is a well-known Chicago burglar, confitence man and pickpocket, and has served three terms in Joliet prison. After leaving Chicago, he joined a gang of crooks brought together by Abe Rothschild, a Marshall, Texas, murderer, and operated with them all through the south and west. Among breaks credited to the gang are a bank robbery at Elgin, Texas, the theft of SIO,OOO worth of diamonds and jewelry from Hickocks’ jewelry house at El Pare, Texas, a jewelry store robbery at Baton Rouge, and the stealing of diamonds and other precious stones to the value of $7,000. from the store of Alfred Bourgeois, at Jackson, Miss. Edwards escaped from Sing Sing prison six months ago. Concerning his criminal history, the Denver police are not Inlly informed. THREATENED WITH LYNCHING. Father ami Five Son* Charged With Murder—Victim Burned. St. Loins, April 4.—Sheriff Arche and a deputy from Steelville, Mo., reached St. Louis yesterday ajternoon with A. j M. Green and the latte’ s five sons, hav- : ing narrowly escaped a mob gathered • to lynch them. i Green an.d Bis sons are charged with ! (the murder of ■ David Hildebrand in Crawford County, of which Steelville is the county scat." After the murder of I Hildebrand the body was burned. The ! Greens were arrested and lodged, in jail •at Steelville last Saturday evening. I Yesterday it was decided unsafe to let i the prisoners remain longer at Steelville as public sentiment is much against ' the men and threats of lynching were heard on every hand; CHARGED WITH LARCENY. Mouey Given a* Security For Signing a Bond Not Returned. New' York, April 4. —ManneL Gold-. I berg, who gave $25,000. bail for Morris Spiegel, while the latter was out on bail ‘ pending his appeal from his conviction for swindling insurance companies, was i arrested yesterday on a charge df larceny of $5,000. Spiegel is now serving his sentence and the charge is preferred by his son Alfred. Alfred charges that when Goldberg gave security for his • father’s appearance he was given in re—turn $12,500 in cash and notes. Os (his, after the confirmation of t he conviction, ' Qoldberg returned only $7,500. Goldberg claims that he was allowed the other $5,000 as a remuneration. He was taken before Recorder Goff and held in $3,000. CHARGED WITH MURDER. John Carnc* and Hi* Mother Accuned of Killing Mr*. Came*. 1 Vanceburg, Ky., April 4.—The people of th is- county arc wrought up. to an intense pitch over a brutal murder cofbmitted Saturday night. The.body of Mrs. Mary Carnes, wife of John Carnes. Warrant for Carl ftrowne. Massilwn, 0., April 4.—A wan-aqt ■•Was issued yesterday soy Carl Browne, marshal of the Coxey commonweal, fracriminal libel. Policeman Henry .8. Seaman is the complainant. A week ago Brow® was making a speech and somebody threw eggs at him. Ilk his paper, the Peoples Party Campaign Caotus, he charged that Officer SeamaiPwas ' , responsibly for the outrage. Flower* From California. Los Angeles, April 4.—The'first carload of cut flowers ever slugged from California w’as sent to Chicago yester- , day. It is expeted to reach AJhiergo for Easter Sunday. The car contained 35,(XX) calla lillies and Marguerites, English ivy and many other vqjfieties of flowers. It is regarded as a very-im-portant thing here as the venture promises big returns.

CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS. Rav. Orang Ratnrned to Deoatnr For An* other Tear—Fall Liat of Appointmonte of Fort. Wayne Dietnet. ", The last business before the adjourning of the conference was the reading of the different appointments. The following is the list of appointments for Ft. Wayne district: F. T. Simpson, Presiding Elder. J. E. Ervin Angola J. K. WaltzAnbflrn E. R. Westhafer Avilla C. U. Wade Bluffton G. G. Cocking Bobo J. M. Haines Churubusco N. 11 BartonCoeMe E. T. Gregg Decatur C. C. Cissell, Berry StFt. Wayne J. H Bickford, Wayne St.. J. M. Stewart, St. Paul.... “ J. W. Paschall, Simpson... H. M Johnton, Trinity.... (j. B Work Garrett IL C. Jones Fit nmijl i J P. Chamness.. . ? Geneva i Grant Teeteis Geneva Circuit L. Reeves Harlan S J. MellingerHuntertown I F. C. Browne ... Huntington !A. E Sarah■ • Leo O. Wilcox.. Maikle W, E. Murray . Monroeville L. SteereNew Haven S. C. Norris Ossian J. L. Foster Poneto C M. Hollopeter Roanoke L. C. Zimmerman ... Uniondale D. D. Smith Wolf Lake For another year the Methodists of’ t his place will be under the care of Bev. Gregg. If they follow the example he sew them they will be on the right road. NOTICE. Ta and Horsemen. Before you make your selection for the season, call and see the black horse Endflield Boy, formerly Endfield Jim. In regard to the road horse sex you will find as fine a specie as has ever been shown in the county. He also has the beat individuality. Such stock as bis oft-spring, will increase the value of horses, instead of the stock we have had here lor the past 50 years. Mr. Jackson, the owner, has bad 16 years of experience with such horses, both in shoeing and handling themjand for information as to such horses, don’t fail him. Enfield Boy is by Enfield 129 and he by Hambletonian 10; the dam and grand dam traced to American Star family.fi As far as equal to bis for breeding it is hard to beat. To the interest of our county be promises to show the best road colts this fall on the new association track that has ever, been shown from a sucking colt to a 2-year-old for speed, a«lion and that which will please the eye there can be •no better.- Don’t miss an opportunity of such a kind when you have a chance, will forfeit the horse against SIOO, i one-tenth part of bis value, that these i statements will prove true. He finds i that this horse has ma lea trial of 2:29} when a 4-year- i old. He has never Jhad a campaigning. Now look deeply in this matter as it is to our interest and great value. This horse will make the season at Romberg’s Feed Y ard. Terms Ten dollars to insure a colt to stand and suck, hut will not be re- | sponsible for any accident.tbat may ■ occur. Persons parting with mare be- ' lore known to be with foal, forfeits the insurance. Remember, look to your interests. For information call on Mr. Frank A. Jackson, Decatur. Ind tue&sattw2Lf OBITUAKY. After an illness of two mbntlfs, Joseph I>. Hill expired very suddenly at 7 oclock ’ this morning at his home in Wauponsee township, of Bright’s disease- He was sitting up yesterday, and his friends had every rtjason to believe that he was improv iiTgUMLlllli was one ot Wauponsee oldest and best known farmers, having re* \ided iu that township since 1865- , Deceased was born in Delaware county, Ohio, 2i;, 1K22. When 21 years of age he came to Illinois, and bought soiyie land in Pike county, and at the same time purchased a tract of land in Mazon town-* ship. Me returned, to Ohio, and in 1843 was nuirried to. Miss-Mary A. Corbin, of (he same state and county. Two,children werabonvto Harman, dying in infancy, and Joseph R„ who died October 14, 187(j. ffom his first wile, he soiili after married Mrs. Margretta-Nichols. One child was born from this marriage. Homer D., born at Monmouth, who with Die wife- and two grandsons, children of Joseph' R-, survive him. He came to (Inimfy county in 185 ft, settling on his land In Mazon4which he sold in 1805 and moved into Wauponsee township, where he has since resldml, with the exception of two years spent in this city. His last woryls were..‘■'Who will stay with poor mother?” ' The funeral will be held Sunday at two o'clock from the house. Rev. Magner officiating. -Post, (Morris, 111.,) March 29. ■ To the older inhabitants of this county Joe Hill, as he was familiarly called, will be well remembered. He run a peddling wagon in the» early days here and frequently sung a good song to help make a sale. We are IndeVled to Wm. M. Reed; postmaster of Morris, 111., for the above notice. •■. - •

sfmc DPmm i B ■ - Everybody Invited To call and see the immense stock of fine Shoes and Slippers we have just (f received. We have the largest assort- I ment and finest line of Oxfords and Walking Shoes that ever was sold in the city. We also have an immense / • stock of Working Shoes for men and boys that will be sold cheap—cheaper than ever. Our aim in selling shoes is to give the best material and style for the least money. We are here for . ■■ynil.i—— I I -I business. Yours to serve, R. J. HOLTHOUSE * BRO.

Grand Jury. The following is a list of the Grand Jurors for the April 1895 term, of the Adams Circuit Court: 1. Henry D. Fuelling, of Root tp. 2 Geo H. Kelley, of Geneva. 3. Samuel H. Teeple, of Geneva. 4. R. E. Smith, Jr., Monroe tp. 5. Mont Evans, Itout tp. 6. A. A. Sprunger. Munroe tp. The Guand Jury will convene on Monday, the Bth day of April, and will remain in session as long as their business requires them to sit. PETIT JURY. The following are the Petit Junta for the April 18«5, term: David Runyon, French township. Henry Dirkson, Preble Peter Rich, Monroe Elijah Walters, Union G. W. Rupriglit, Preble Lewis H. Bailey, Union Wm. Smith, St. Marys John Woy, Washington “ Jas. D.lluffmau, Kirkland “ William Bohuke, Root “ They will meet on the 2nd Monday, the 15th day of April A TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS. Let us visit a few of the cemeteries on our trip about the city today. As 1 said before the ground about New Orleans is very low and wet If you dig down a foot or two you have water. Therefore, except in a few places—the ridge—it is necessary to bury the dead in tombs above ground A tomb six or seven feet high is divided into shelves, each one just-large enough io hold a single casket, which when placed, is then walled away from the rest, of the shelves, so that the first slab can be removed at will -without disturbing the dust aireftdy interred. There is in Washington cemetery a monument of governor, Allen, who was buried there, but his remains have been removed to Baton Rouge a few years ago. General J B. Hood is buried here. At the end of Canal street is a cluster of cemeteries, one,of the finest in the South being the Metairie, which contains many monuments, among them a line one of Albert Sidney Johnson; alijo a magnificent monument to the Confederate dead. The Catholic burying grounds are the oldest. They are all built with tombs above ground. The oldest of these, well worth a visit, are the St. Louis cemeteries. The St. Alian Society has a $50,000 tomb here. The beautilui chapel in the cemetery of St- Roche is a show place, and with its quaint campo sanlo and open air stauans of the cross is easily reached by the Claiborne street cars. Speaking about the resting places of the dead we must not forget Chalmette, where 12,757 of comrades who wore the blue have been laid to rest On our way there we pass the barracks, where a batallion of artillery is quartered. Chalmette cemetery lias an interest beyond its use in the minds of the people. It is laid out on ground historic long before the civil strife. About eighty years agdQimerican valor checked British discipline and dash on that very same field, and fought the nations of the world. That invasion of the new republic was a hopeless enterprise. All around the burial plot are» memorial marks of that battle fought in 1812. - On one side is the estate of Dr. Bozano. In the house is still shoWn tbe room where General Jacksou made his headquarters.' In the rear of the house you can see tbe. neglected Jackson monument. On the other side are still to be seen the embankments thrown up by Jackson’s ' a. " ■ " ■< “ v • ■

E»I(M • Ju The reason we sell 4()c Candy for 30c is because we want the 30 cents more than we want the Candy. We never oan have a better dandy Bar gain, and we don’t propose to because when times are better we’re going to have 40 cent* for that fine Candy or not sell it. Yours to please. ■ I 0 •» .8 men. btil' farther on you may also see the bayan which was used by Packenbam and his men to move up on the Americans. On our way back we may take a look at the stock yards and return to the city, take a good rest hnd start on our return trip to old Adams county, the best place after all. The Y. P.S. C. E. will give an Easter I social Saturday evening, April 13tb. All are cordially invited to attend. ■ ? , ,'?■l,;.’ „ Boarders Wanted at Mrs. Mary Cougleton’s on Winchester street. 367tfwltf Good board and lodging at the Union Bakery. d3oslfw43tf PETER GAFFER & BRO. Painting, Paper Hanging and Calca- ’* mining. We-solicit, your work, and are ready to guarantee satisfaction, both as to quality and amount of work done. We can ' complete your work so as not to bother around long. Call and see us or drop us a card, and you will find us on hand. Peter Gaffer & Bro, I. iHina’M l.irrie, J The worthy beadle in a rural district in Perthshire had become too [ feeble to perform his duties as mini- •, ster’s man and gravedigger, and had to get an assistant. The two did not , igree well, but after a few months had elapfeed Sandy (the -beadle) died, and Tainmas (bis erstwhile assistant) had to perform the last service for his late partner. The minister, a bit of a wag, strolled up to Tainmas while he was giving the finishing touches to the . grave and casually remarked: “Have you put Sandy weel down; Tammas?” “I hev that, sir„” said Tainmas. very , decidedly. “'Sajidy may get up, bnj * he’ll be among the hindmost.” Tlearl t]>„ N.-wspap'T*. The jourhey was long, and the ole, lady with the plaid shawl thought to beguile the time by a conversation with the tailor-made girl who sat with • her.. ♦- "Live in the city?" asked the old lady. “Yes. ‘ Work there,” answered thu girl, and said nothing > more. “Might 1 ask what you work at?” "Figures." This, seemed discouraging, but the i old lady pliicke up her nerve and ask- I ad: "Figures? Livin' picters or.bookkeepin'?” SUBJECTS FOR THOUGHT. ; When the best things are not slble, the best, may be iiffide of times * that are. Happiness is never found by those * • who seek it. but it comes uusoiigiiL to those who seek the happiness of cithers.’, j The existence ot sin in the world l may be intended by providence as .11 means of education. It is not wise to sin, but it Is’the part of wisdom- thatour sins ohould be guideposts to a* nobler life. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder World’s Fair Highest Award* • ■ it