Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 69, Decatur, Adams County, 6 February 1896 — Page 2

Democratic Press. decatub, uru. ■■■uriu, Frw» l*. • F*Ml»a*r* 189a FEBRUARY. 181 Su Mo Tu Wo Th Fr Sa *• • • •| • • I 2345 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 • • •_[ • • •_ • _ '<? I- Q.4W-N- M. £F. i - M. Q 6th QP 13th P : around the world. intelligence from all parts OF THE GLOBE. ttawa from Foreign sh<.re*-l»oareM»r Hapyaalog*—F*r*oa*l Point*r» I abor Sotea _Political Occnrrenrea—Flrea, A<wtere>*a Crimea. Ale. Earthquake In Nvhraaka. Earthquake shocks were felt generally aver northeastern Nebraska recently. The shocks at Carroll. Bloomfield, and Wayne, Neb., and Yankton, 8. !>., were quite strong. From Butte. Neb., a special comes saying that that vicinity was also visited by an earthquake shock. The vibration was from east to west and lasted for a period of fifteen or twenty seconds. Th« shock was much more severe along the Missouri River. About fifteen miles north of this place the ground is very warm, and in some places tlie smoke and heat is so intense that it is unendurable. A party has been organized at that place and will depart immediately for the burning hill. Dualled to Death. Peter Rosselot was instantly killed at Fort Wayne, Ind. For tlie past four years be has been in the service of the Jenney Electric Light company as lamp trimmer. In the pursuit of his duties he attempted to ascend an electric light tower to trim the lamps. The ascent is made in a weight'd and balanced iron basket elevator. Ko.AS. lot stepped into the basket, as usual and started tlie automatic chain. The ba-ket moved upward about twenty feet, when a terrible crash startled pedestrians in that vicinity. They saw the motionless man buried in the basket beneath an endless coil of chain. Rosselot was lifeless and tlie right side of his head was horribly crushed. Fatal Eaploaion. Lawrence (Mass.) special: A terrible explosion of dynamite, killing two men and damaging a large amount of property, took place at tlie compression house used in connection with the new South Lawrence sewer. Both men were in the compression house and their bodies were horribly mangled. The explosion could be heard as far away as Lowell. The building was blown into fragments, while other buildings within a quar'.er of a mile, were more or less damaged, windows being shattered without number and contents of houses disturbed. Ten men besides the two killed were at work, bul were unhurt. The Extermination of Armenians Determined on bjr the Turks. A special from Boston says: A letter receiied here from llarpoot, dated Dec. 30, states that on the preceding Saturday night an attack was made on the villages of Pertek and Til, by Kurds and Turks and forty or fifty were killed. This was the second attack upon these villages, the first having been made about two months ago, when only a few were killed, “.such news as this,” says the writer, “emphasizes the feeling that the utter extermination of Armenians has been determined upon by tlie Turks." Illegal Marriage*. Providence (R. I.) special: The authorities have discovered that the new law requiring all persons performing the marriage ceremony to register yearly is identical with one enacted seventy years ago, which has long been a dead letter. The authorities statej there has not been a legal marriage in Rhode Island for fitly years, and will apply to the Legislature to have the acts of all unlicensed clergymen made valid. Wrong Mun Lynched. Knoxville (Tenn.) special: Developments which came to light here recently show that Lee ."sellers, who was lynched here ten years ago for the supposed murder and robbery of $l,lOO of Edwaid Maines, was an innocent man. Lizzie Hickman on her death bed has confessed that Ike Wright, a notorious character, was the seal murderer, and he is now being pursued by officers. Kan Into a Landslide. Freight train No. 175, on the Norfi .k and Western Railroad, ran into a large landslide near Huntington, W. Va., and the engine and ten cars were precipitated down a twenty-foot embankment. Engineer Callahan and Fireman Raridin are dangerously injured, the former probably fatally. The loos to the company will be heavy. A Michigan Farmer’s Deed. Wm. Deering, a farmer near Tompkins Centre, twenty miles north of Jackson, Mich., shot his wife and then turned the pistol on himself. The wife is believed to be fatally wounded, but the husband will recover. Deering was arrested. He accuses Mrs. Deering ot infidelity and deserting her five children. Afuaonic Temple Theater, Ft. Wuyne, Indiana. Feb. 27—‘‘)492.” Feb. 29.—" Fencing Master.” A New Base Bull League. An Interstate ball league composed of the following cities has just been formed: Washington and New Castle, pa.; Toledo ami Youngstown. Ohio; Fort Wayne, Ind., and Wheeling, W. Va. < . B. Powers of Pittsburg, was elected President, Secretary, and Treasurer. More Troop* for Cuba. Madrid special: The ninth expedition sent from Spain, will sail from Cadiz, Barcelona, and Corunna, on Feb. 20, lor Cuba. This expedition comprises 18,256 troops.

DEFEATED With Two Hundred Killed Was a Hpauiah Columa Uy Uomca. Kry West < Fla.) special: Advice* revived from Havana n-|>ort a bloody engagement l»-t»eeu Spaniards under Canci I a and Cubans under Gomez. The tight occurred between Cajuca and Quivlcan, on tlie Havana and liulanato Railroad. Caiidla, with 1,300 Spaniards, was proDeeding up Uie railroad when he was »ur- ’ rounded by the army of Gomez. The Spaniards formed a hollow square and Ute Cubans charged. The fighting was desperate, and tlie Spaniard* soon tied. Gomez pursu-d, and I'aaella's entire force would have ta-eti wiped out but for the timely arrival of a freah column of Spanish troop* from Quivican. Thegovcrament admits the fight, but refutes to give hmsos. Wounded Spanish soldier* taken to Havana say Canella’a loss was over 200 in killed alone. Spaniards in Havana are aursing the United states and Insulting American residents since tlie action of the Senate committee looking toward the recognition of the insurgents. Americans, fearing for tbeir safety, want Mie United states t« send a warship to Havana. STATE OF TRADE. fterar Signs of Improvement la the liaaiucaa World. R. G Dun A Co.’s Trade Review says: Though business is still waiting, there are •erne signs cf definite improvement. It is now believed the first payment for bonds will cause no further pressure of the money markets even as respects loans oh collateral, although the difficulty of making commercial loans still checks operations. But large maiurities at the end of $ January have been met more satisfactorily than expected, and merchants and bankers report signs of promise for a good spring trade. No increase appears as yet in the demand for some forms of iron and steel, in which good contracts hav. keen made this week, and uncertainty as to congressional action still affects the industries and commerce, but the increase in inquiry and reports of dealers are deemed an assurance of a large trade coming whenever the uncertainty is over. Signs of improvement in the iron and steel bdsiness are gratifying, even though they spring from combinations which raise the price of coke and allotted the output of lake iron ore. TWO MILLION LOSS. Zurious Flumes Destroy Big Building* in Philadelphia. Philadelphia special: Chestnut street, above Broad, was visited the other morning by one of the fiercest 3 res this city has known for years. The seven-story building of Charles 11. Hazeltine, 1416 and 1418 Chestnut st., and the adjoining five-story structure of the Baptist Publication society and the American Paptist Historical society were destroyed. The buildings damaged by fire and water and falling walls were the four-story dry goods house of Homer, Le Boutillier A Co., 1412 and 1414. the dwelling at 1422, owned by the Wistar estate, and the Hotel Lafayette, at Broad and Sansom street. On either side of the entrance to the Haseltine building were the piano wareroonis of Hallet A Davis at 1416 and of Steinway & Co., at 1418. The two Baptist societies lost large and valuable collections of paintings, books and curios. The detailed losses have not yet been made up, but a conservative estimate places the aggregate at close to $2,00),000. It is through! that this is covered by insurance. THREE KILLED. A Disastrous Explosion at Altoona. A special from Altoona. Pa., says: A boiler in the Hollidaysburg Iron and Steel works exploded and wrecked the building. The boiler was blown through the roof 200 feet into midair and came crashing down through the roof in another portion of the works. The force of the explosion was felt in every part of the town.) (The dead are: GEORGE EVANS, mason, crushed under the boiler. CON EVANS, helper, skull burst open. MERKIL TREESE, 15 years old, head ground off under a wheel. Two tramps, who had leen roasting potatoes at a furnace, were buried under the ruins and Their bodies have not been recovered. It is lielieved Samuel Keppart, Robert McMurry and John Woomer will die from the effects of internal injuries. Twenty employes of tlie mill were badly scalded about the face and liody and were also injured by the fall of timbers and machinery. Both are Void. Indianapolis special: Tliecongressional apportionment act of 1895 was declared unconstitutional by the Indiana Supreme Court in a decision handed down recently. The act of 189 J was also declared void and the next election will be held under the old :.ot of 1885, unless the Governor should in the meantime call a special session of the legislature for the purpose of passing a legal act. The Supreme Court holds that the provisions of the State constitution providing that an apportionment shall be made every six years, upon the basis of the sexennial enumeration, is mandatory. There was no dissenting opinion. The act »f 1893 was passed by a Democratic legislature and the act ot 1895 by a Republican legislature. A Family Cremated. A log house occupied by two families named Page, near Marshall, Mich., was destroyed by fire, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Page and their two sons, one 3 years of age and the other If months old, were cremated. Harvey Page was awaked by the Hames aud aroused his brother Wilbur and the latter’s wife, who slept in another part cf the house, W ilbur and his wife escaped. Harvey tried to save his wife and children and perished with them. Not a trace of the bodies of the unfortunate victims, except a handful »t ashes for each, were found when the ruins of the house were explored. Sprang at ■ Witness. At Richmond, Ind., James Sipple was convicted of shooting Joseph Revelee last February. The jury imposed a sentence jf six years’ imprisonment and SSO fine. While the prisoner was being taken from the court-room he attempted to assault A. Z. Hoffman, a resident of Milton, who had aroused his ire by testifying against his character, Sipple’s assault was prevented by Deputy Sheriff Richard Smith, who had him in charge, and he was handcuffed. The rage of the prisoner wns great, and lie threatened every resident of Milton .vhoiiad testified against him. Insurrection in Formosa. San Francisco special: 'llie steamer Rio Janeiro has arrived from Hong Kong, and the Yokohama, Japan, mail says: In the northern districts of Formosa, where it was supposed order had been completely restored, a general insurrection has broken ouL The Chinese are making a

de-perate fttert to drive out ’the Japanese conqimior*. The ;Jap«no*e troops,wafcb Lave just returned from subjugation of tlie bland, will I* returned to Fortmi** and a permanent garrison established. Serious Collision. Passenger tram No. <3. tlie New York express on the Wabash, bad a head end collision with a freight at Oakley, eight miles east of Decatur, 111. The freight was backing Into the siding when the collision occurred. Engineer Rose, of the pj-.eiiger train, a le-idcnt of Npringflcld was kill’d, and Conductor Wheeler, of the freight, is missing. No deaths among the passengers are reported, and none of then are supposed to have been injured. Almost incredible. Miles William*, a negro, was driving a pairof mules at Montgomery, Ala., when one of the animals balked. This angered tlie negro, who jumped from the wagon, tied one end of a rope securely to the balking mule’s tongue and hitched the other end to the traces of the other mule and pulled the balking beast's tongue from its mouth, roots and all. Os course th* animal died. Williams is ta jail and will b* severely dealt with. Toledo's Mafia. Jaltam Zarick. one of Toledo's Itaji colonists, appeared in squire Parker's court recently, and asked for a peace warrant to restrain some of his com pair iota from ending hi» life. According to ZartcK Toledo has a flourishing lodge of the Mafia, who are anxious to stick stiletto* and other disagreeable things into hi* person. The three men pointed out by Zarick were held. Prisoner* Walk Ou*. Harry Madden, Reus Lambert and John Hess broke jail at Greensburg, Ind. The jailer aud Sheriff were at North Vernon, and left the prisoners in charge of a servant girl, who, after giving them tbeir dinner, forgot to turn the combination lock on the main door. When she Lad gone the three prisoners named walked out. and have not yet been caught. Col. Colt Acquitted. The jury in the Colt case at CsrcievSe. Ohio, returned a verdict of not guilty, after being out three days. Col. A. B. Coit was indicted for manslaughter by the grand jury of Fayette County. He commanded the militia whioh fired into the mob at Washington C. 11. in October, 1894. The verdict is of vital interest to the national guard of the State. Burned at Sea. The barkentine Modoc has arrived at Seattle, Wash., and reports having sighted a vessel burning at sea on January 28, about 11 miles west of Cape Flattery. The vessel is supposed to be the Ntncvah, which sailed January 16 front Vancouver for the British South Colonies. It is supposed tlie crew deserted the vessel. Electrocuted. John Haacke, aged 22, an employe of the Electric Light Works, at Hamilton, Ohio, was electrocuted in front of Music Hall in that city. An arc light had gone out, and Haacke let down the globe to see what was the matter. He got hold of a live wire, and was instantly killed. He was unmarried. Drowned in an Oil Tank. Two men were drowned in an oil tank at Knoxville, Ohio. Chas. Edminston was on the tank skimming something out ot the oil, when he was overcome by the fumes from the oil and fell in. Jatne.< Neckley, an oilwell driller, tried to recu* Ednnnston and both were drowned. Gen. Harrison Not a Candidate. Ex-President Harrison has written letter to Hon. John K. Gowdy, chairman of the Indiana Republican State Central Committee, in which he declares bimself entirely out of the Presidential contest and prohibits the use of his name at Uis St. Louis convention. Pierced by a Crowbar. Charles a miner of Newberg, ln<L. was caught uirier a mass of falling slate and a heavy crowbar he held in his hands was forced into his body. Four ribs wars broken and he will probably die. Drank Lamp OIL Mrs. J. W. Dawkins, becoming mentally weak from loss of sleep, committed suicide at Parkersburg, W. Va., by drinking lamp-oil and camphor. Fell Dead in School. Lillian Wilson, 16-year-old daughter of Isaac Wilson, fell dead in school at the Dunean school house south of Kokomt* Ind. _____ Drowned. “Doc” Brown, son of William Brown, a well-known citizen of Laporte. Ind., was drowned in Clear Lake while skating. THU MARKETS. Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.50 to $5.00; hogs, shipping grades. $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $3.75; wheat. No. 2 red, tile to 62 c; corn. No. 2,27 cto 28c; oats. No. 2,19 c to 20c; rye, No. 2, 40<- to 42c; butter, choice creamery, 19c to 20c; eggs, fresh, 15c to 17c; potatoes, per bushel, 18c to 25c; broom corn, 2c to 4c per pound for poor to choice. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 t» $4.75; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $3.50, sheep, common tn prime. $2.00 to $3.00; wheat. No. 2. 65c to 67e; corn. No. 1 white. 26c to 27r; oats, No. 2 white, 22* to 23c. St. Ixiuis—Cattle. $3.00 to $5.00: hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat. No. 2 red, 60c to 68c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 25c to 2tic; oats, No 2 white, 18c to 19c; rye, No. 2, 35 1 to 37c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $3.50 to $4.50; hogs. $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $2.50 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2. 71c to 73c; corn. No. 1 mixed, 29c to 30c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 21c to 22c; rye. No. 2. 43c to 45c. Detroit —Cattle. $2.50 to $4.75; hogs, $3.00 to $450; sheep. $2.18) to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red. 70c to 72c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 28c to 30c; outs, No. 2 white, 22< to 23c; rye. 39c to 41c. Toledo —Wheat, No. 2 red. 71c to 72e, corn, 'No. 2 yellow, 27e to 21)c; oats, No 2 white, 2Oc to 22c; rye. No. 2. 39c to 40c clover seed. $4.40 to $4.45. Milwaukee —Wheat, No. 2 spring, (lie to 62c; corn, No. 2,26 cto 27c; oats. No. 2 white, 20c to 21c; barley, No. 2. 33c to 35c; rye, No. 1,41 cto 43c; pork, inesn $10.50 to $ll.OO. Buffalo—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.25; hogs. $3.00 to $4.75; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 red, 74c to 76c; corn, Na 2 yellow, 31c to 32c; oats, No. 2 white 24c to 26c. New York—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $5.00; sheep, $2.00 to $4.00, wheat, No. 2 red, 76c to 77c; corn, No. 2, 3Ge to 3Tc; oats. No. 2 white, 25c to 26c butter, creamery, 18c to 21c; eggs, Wes’ern, 17c to 18c.

BEN NOT A CANDIDATE INDIANA STATESMAN DECLARES HIMSELF. Harriaon Writs. * Letter to Chairman Gowdy of Indiana In Which He Declln.a to Have Hla Name I‘reetntrd at the nt, Louie Convention. White House Has No Charma. Gen. Harrison has given his final a *wer. He will not allow his name tv go before th« St. Louts convention. After a king talk with prominent Indiana meoH here of bl* party, he wrote the following latter to John K. Gowdy. chairman ot the Indiana Republican committee: "Hou. John K. Gowdy. Indianapolis, Ind.: In view of the rvaolution* passed by the State Central Committee at Its recent meeting, and of the fact that delegates to th* uational Republican convention are soon to bn chosen in thl* State, I have concluded that some statement from m* a* to my wishes and purposes should now be made to my Indiana friend*. Hitherto I have declined to speak to the publie upon tbi. matter, but score* of friends to whom I have talked and many scores more to whom I have written will recognize in tbi* expression th* substance of what I have said to them. To every one who has proposed to promote my nomination I have said ’no.’ There never has been an hour since I left th* White House that I have felt a wish to re1 ip -JV V. r / GEN Kit Al. HAF.KISOX. ■ 1 V turn to it My Indiana friends hare been most devoted and faithful, and I am their grateful debtor. The Republican party has twice in national convention given me Its indorsement, and that is enough. I, think the voters of our party are now entitled to have a new name. For the sentiment, great or small, that has been manifested for my nomination I am grateful; and of that wider respect and kindness—breaking party lines —which have been shown me in so many ways, I am profoundly appreciative. "I cannot consent that my name be pre-, seated to or used in the St. Louis con-: vention, and must kindly ask my friends to accept this as a sincere and final pression on the subject. “BENJAMIN HARRISON." BENJ. R. TILLMAN, honth Carolina's Senator, Who Denounced Cleveland in the Senate. Senator Tillman, who recently startled “the most dignified legislative body on earth” by his vitriolic denunciation of President Cleveland, was born on his father's plantation at Chester, EdgeA»-id County, S. C-. and during the war he attended school at Liberty Hill, thirty miles away. The boy's craving for learning and his indomitable will were displayed when he was 15 years old. He knew that at 16 he must enter the Confederate army. His wt BEXATOB TILLMAN. elder brothers in the field wrote back to him that he must make the best of his opportunities while at school, for the war might lust so long that he might never have educational advantage*. So young Tillman, when supper was eaten, would carry a lighted pine knot to the woods, nnd there in the solitude of night study his Greek roots and Latin conjugations. In March. 189fh the fanners’ alliance met to nominate a candidate for Governor. Tillman was nominated, aud then followed the bitterest campaign South Carolina has ever had. Gen. Earle was his opponent, aud they met In joint debate. Three-quarters of the men assembled carried revolvers and trouble was expected at the speech making. Gen. Earle asked of his opponent how old he (Tillman) was at the close of the war and why he was not in the Confederate army. Tillman turned upon the general in a fury. Hands sought triggers, expecting an outbreak. "As for your insinuations of cowardice and lack of patriotism,” thundered Tillman at his adversary, “I spit them out at you and spurn you nnd them with contempt.” Not a shot was fired. It was a miracle. Applause greeted the speaker, and from that time forth he controlled the multitude. The riots attending the carrying into effect of Gov. Tillman's famous dispensary system tire matters of recent hapjiening nnd are well remembered. Hu quieting of the trouble with troops of farmers armed with every conceivable manner of weapons is very Indicative of the man's force and of the regard in which his constituents hold him. The American Savings and Loan Association at Minneapolis went into the hands of a receiver, application to the court having been made by Attorney General Oliilds. Maj. W. D. Hale was nam--1 ed as receiver

HOOSIER HAPPENINGS NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCISELY CONDENSED. What Oar Nrlgbhars ar* Daleg-IZattars •t General »»8 !■*<•! lal*reel— Starring** su* tlealhe-Aorldenu sad Crimes- Fam tuual Fakular* Abast la.llautans. Minor Slate N*w« Much hog cholera in Boone County. The Cass County g»nd jury want* a t> jail. Electric fire alarm system is being put in at Washington. James Kilday was fatally injury »>$ « Elkhart Bolley car. Vincennes is preparing for ahnge fourth of July celebration. There was no delinquent tax sale in Wabash County this year. Suits aggregating S9,O<X) have been brought against Micklgan City. Crawfordsville slot machines have! stopped ticking by order of the Mayor. Goshen civic federation urge* closer observance of Sunday law in that city. Out of 9.690 bushel* of Apples H. Switzer, near Sunman, made 685 barrels of cider. The Missi.i.’in-’wa River is covered with eil. Tributaries bring it in from the oil field*. The Fort Wayne City Council passed an ordinance taxing street railway, telephone and telegraph pole*. James Gillespie, a glass worker of Elwood. was instantly killed by a I’anhadle train. His bead was cut off. Riverside school-teachers have to wait until the tramp* finish their night s re»t before school can be opened. Oil well owner* think the main pool under Indiana has not yet been struck. It will be hunted for next summer. A girl baby born in Kokomo, recently, is the fourteenth daughter of a fourteenth daughter of a fourteenth daughter. G. W. Feher was badly burned by an explosion of natural gas while at work digging a gas well north of Muncie. William Lambert of Rockville, challenges the alleged champion cider maker for this season with a record of 1,390 barrel*. Fowler »chool children have a peculiar epidemic. They have high fever, sore throat, and blood running from the nose and ear*. While attempting to cross th* Calumet river on the ice two boys. John Morris and Ben Armit, were drowned. Their bodies were recovered. It is rumored that the Indiana window glass factories will not resume at the close of the six-weeks’ shut-down, owing to a dull money market. James Conner, a coal minerat Star City, was found dead in bed. He had been in good health on the evening before, and probably died of heart disease. Chas. L. Hawkins of Farmland, experimented on the cost of raising corn. It ean’t be done for 30 cents a bushel, he thinks, in the molt favorable season. Parts of Shelby County were covered with grasshoppers, tlie other day. Great mystery, and the fanatics think it is a visitation of the devil a* in olden times. Chas. Lutz of Terre Haute, accused of kissing and hugging girls on their way to work in the early morning, ha* been freed by the Mayor on the payment of $25 and coasts. Miss Olive Judy of Rockville, took her stand on the platform to sing at a recital recently. Her voice failed suddenly and she hasn't been able to speak above a whisper since. Jesse Waite of Lafayette, was convicted of the murder of Mrs. Hester Curtis, the old lady who was killed, Dec. 22, while sitting in a chair. Evidence is said to be circumstantial, but strong. Alexander Buck, living at Montmorenci, while gathering corn was injured by his team running away, throwing him under tlie wheels of the wagon. He was able to get up and go home, but has since died. While sitting in front cf a fireplace sewing carpet rags, the clothes of Mrs. Joseph Allison, aged 69, wife of a well-known farmer living near Washington caught fire, and she was so badly turned that she died. Charles Hilliard of New Point, an employe of the Big Four, while coupling cars in Greensburg, was pushed under the train, reciving a broken leg, mashed hand, and internal injuries. His condition u critical. The Knickerbocker special on the Big Four struck and instantly killed Prentis Champlain at Ingalls. He was well known and was 73 years old. He was a native of Vermont and drew a pension as a Mexican war veteran, enlisting in an Ohio company. In the civil war he acted as meriting officer. He leaves two children, several grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Patent* have been issued to the following residents of Indiana: Granville Bartlett, Rushville, reinholder; William Decamp, Fort Wayne, combined churn and ice cream freezer; William C. Forehand, Tipton, locket or brooch; Daniel Herschbergcr, Idaville. Assignor to J. Larway, Logansport, artificial leg (reissue;) John C. McCarthy, lort Wayne,oil can; George E. McVay, Crawfordsville, corn harvester; George R. Root, Indianapolis, sash fastener; Samuel S. Shaeffer, Veedersburg, spoke socket. Crumstowt, a village located about ten miles southeast of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, is Interested in the work of two Mormon elders, who have been sent there from Utah to preach. Many people have gone to hear them, but it 1* generally supposed that they have made but few, if any, converts. Lastsummer the Rev. Mr. Clarke, a Latter-day Saint, appeared among the people of Crumstown and soon discovered that they were very anxious to hear his peculiar doctrine, although their desire to listen to him was more from curiosity than from a wish to take up with that belief. He sent to Utah and it was not long before two Mormon elders appeared in Crumstown and I t-gan to expound the law of their faith. They are still there. Professor Bell of Anderson, has just completed a flying machine, for which he will apply for a patent. It is made ot aluminum and bamboo and weighs forty pounds. The biennal reports of Superintendent of Public Instruction Goeting, which has been filed with Governor Matthews, shows that during last year the sum of $6,517,555,92 was spent on the public schools of tlie State. The amount ot the school fund of tlie State held in trust by the counties, is $10,146,688,95, an increase during the year of $72,903,42. There are 798,917 persons in the State of school age, ot whom 498,168 attended school last year.

GOLD AT CRIPPLE CREEK. And th* Beat Way to Get Thcr* f, Over th* Manta F* Rout*. The fabulously rich gold mining distne, of Cripple Crock, Colo., I* attracting hundreds of people. By spring the rush bid, fair to be enormous. That lb«re is an abundance of gold (hero i* demonstrated beyond doubt. To reach Cripple Cra>k, take the Santa Fe Route from Chioago or Kansas City, The only standard gauge line direct to tbe camp. Through pullman sleepers and free ohsir cars. The Santa Fe lands you right in the heart of Cripple Creek. Inquire of nearest ticket agent, or address G. T. Nicholson. G. P A ,T. AS. F. R. R., Monadnock Block, Chicago. Why Not Put Hirn on the Rack? "Your Ma esty,” announced the av lemlant, “an India rubber man.” Satan was visibly agitated. "How awkward!” ho muttered. Relief in a material holl necessarily goo* with this anecdote.--Detroit Tribune. In the event of war Great Britain could put in the field 662,00*1 officer* and men. with 696 guns, again*t Germany's 4,643,923 soldiers and 3,470 guns. Certain thoughts are pray era There are moment* when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knee*.—Hugo. Forecaster*. Some people ar* so influenced by th* electric currents of the atmoapber* that they can foretell the conung of a thunder atorm with perfect accuracy, and other* Acre *r* with ner?e* so sensitive that they are sure of bariag neuralgia from a low aad fretful state of the nervous ay* tem Now why can’t the latter be warned In time and know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. To ua» Sr. Jacobs Oil promptly will ward off an attack, or if attacked, w-iil promptly cur*. Such people can do for themselves what others do from wenther prophecies, heed the signal* and save the wreck and di* aster. The better a man 1* pleased with himself, the better the devil is ple&sed with him. The Genuine “Brown’s Bronchial Troches" are sold only in ixtxes. They ar* wonderfully effective for cough* and throat troubles. The cochineal insects furnish the gorgeous carmine, crimson •rmine and purple lakes. My doctor «aid I would die, but Piso's Cura for Consumption cured me.—Amos Kelner, Cherry Valley, IU., Nov. 23. '95. The sugar maples of the United States yielded in 1893 3.220.GW paunda. Three through sleeping car lines to Florida daily via the Queen and Crescent Route. In nine cases out of ten, the man who Aas riches pays too much for them.

Nervous People wonder why ttielr nerves ire «o weak, why they get tired so easily; why they do not sleep naturally; why they have frequent headaches. Indigestion and Nervous Dyspepsia. The explanation is simple. It ts found in that Impure blooc feed Ing the nerves on refuse Instead of the elements of strength and vigor. Opiate and nerve compounds simplv deaden and do not cure. Hood's Sarsaparilla feeds the nerves purs, rich blood; gives natural sleep, perfect digestion. Is the true remedy for all nervous troubles. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is the Ono True Blood Purifier. All druggists. *l. Hnnd’s Pil’c IIUUU 3 i 1113 to oprratc. 26c uH. ' 'SL KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live better than others and enjoy life more, with leas expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world’s best products to the* needs of physical being, will attest the valuo to health of the pure hqmd laxative principles embraced in tue remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting In the form most acceptable and pleaeant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect laxative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fever* ana permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions. *Dd met with the approval of the w*"*”* l profession, because it acts on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels without weal•ning them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Firs is for sale by al l druggists in 50c and|l bottles, hut it is manufactured by tlio California Fig uyrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of h ig»> and being well informed,/you will uof accept any substitute if offered. THE AjrRMOTOK CO. rt ■’ half ‘I? windmill busiuew. became It l> imlueed ™ “ «M power to 10 what Itwnn. • liu mini branes n houses, auil (upplta* good* ut youJ do ’ , ‘ ■ 1 * v ‘ ud . doe * f nl. h\n bettor an < t lew monoy U>•*£ others. J: ikes rumpln* »'■« ’SKrJK!jw M ®wcomnletl"n .Indmllls. and Flir.l Sled Tornra, Steel Bnssssw Frames, Stei I l*e<l Cutters and !•<*» eft* Orlnders. On application It will nnnieon Fl Os these artlclw that It will furnish gsnnn: r Ist at 1/3 the usual price fl sir’ • Tank* Mil Pumpnof All kind*. Send for <-*t**°<ue. Fac-ory: 12th, Rockwell Bad FlUnorc Street*, Cbic<X*