Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1887 — Page 8

In Brief, and to the Point.

Dyspepsia is dreadful. Disordered ‘liver is misery. Indigestion is a foe to good nature. The human digestive appaiatus is one of the most complicated and wonderful things in existence. It is easily put out of order. Greasy food, tou h food, sloppy food, bad sookery, mental worry, late hours, irregular habits, and many other things which ought not to be, have made the American pec pie a nation of dyspeptics. But Green’s August Flower has done a wonderful work in reforming this sad business and m’iking the American people so healthy that they can enjoy their meals and be happy Kemembe:No happiness without health. But Green’s August Flower brings health and happiness to the dyspeptic. Ask your druggist for a bottle. Seventy-five cents.

The Great Mexican Cathedral.

The cathedral, rising conspicuous!J nbove all the buildings of the city, is ol great size, and possesses considerable architectural elegance, the facade, in particular, being elaborately decorated with stucco work. The design is Moorish, and the bell towers, from which come a constant clanging of old Spanish brass, command an extended view of the city, the lakes, and the distant mountains. The interior of the spacious house, wh ; b was erected by the Spaniards, contains many rare ornaments, and the nave is surmounted by a vaulted roof, supported by handcarved beams and pillars, among which hover somber shadows. At one time, that during the reign of the Spaniards, the altar was laden with solid objects of gold and silver and precious stones, but to-day it has lost all, or nearly all, of these, and is covered with tawdry images and imitation ornaments, while there is everywhere apparent the extreme age of the building. Entering the nave at almost any hour of the day, I have never failed to find odd groups of Mexicans and Indians telling theii beads and lisping their prayers, while at regular mass the cold stone floor is covered with devout worshipers, and the place is filled With the whisperings of those who pray. And what a heterogeneous crowd one sees. The poor and the rich, the hungry and the well-fed, the half-naked and those clothed ii silks, are all together. Here an Indian, kneeling by his tattered sombrero, and ' with his heavy load near by, prays witl ' his soul upon his lips; there a dimpled t flenorita, demure but conscious, reads from her gilt-edged book. Incense 1 odors fill the air, the monotonous chantlings of the priests are heard, and sil* ! very-toned bells ring out the holy com- ' xnands of the church, and send the wor- . shipers to crossing themselves and bowing in holy penitence. Set into one oi ' the outer walls of the cathedral is the sacrificial or calendar stone of the Aztecs, hewn out of black porous lava and Covered with hieroglyphics, reminding, io it always seems to me, the ignorant Indians who sell their bits of pottery near by of the greatness of their forefathers, who had their palaces and temples in the square which is now the busy center of a great city. Juarez was an Indian, but he became the Lincoln of Mexico, and in good time the other descendants of Montezuma may yet regain their old-time power.— City of Mexico Cor. San Francisco Chrorn icle.

About Camels.

A ■writer says: “The camel is the most perfect machine on four legs that we have any knowledge of.” A saered treasure, indeed, to the Arab is this “pudding-footed pride of the desert.” The expression on the face of a camel is rather pathetic. His eyes are large and liquid, and above them are deep cavities large enough to hold a hen’s egg. The aquiline nose, with long, slanting nostrils that he can close tightly against the sand storms and hot, burning winds of the desert, give a very sorrowful expression to the face. The under lip is pouting and puckering, and you are not at all surprised when the poor beast bursts into tears and cries long and loud like a vexed child. The feet of the camel are of very singular construction, with a tough, elastic sole, soft and spongy as they fall noiselessly on the earth and spread out under his tottering weight. This form of the foot prevents the animal from sinking in the sand, and he is very sure-footed on all sorts of ground. The average rate of travel for a caravan is between two and three miles an hour; and the camel jogs on, hour after hour, at the same pace, and seems to be almost as fresh at night as in the morning when he started on his travels. The Arabians say of the camel: “Job’s beast is a monument of God’s mercy.” The camel sheds his hair regularly •nee a year, and carpets and tent-cloths are made from it; it is also woven into cloth. Some of it is exceedingly fine and soft, though it is usually coarse and rough, and is used for making coats for the shepherds and camel-drivers; and huge water bottles, leather sacks, Also sandals, ropes, and thongs are made of its skin. The wife of a boarder at one of our hotels belted her husband over the head with a.wasn-bowl the other day. When his friends ask him what ails his head, he mutters, “Inflammatory rooio-mate-ism,” and adroitly guides the con- , versation into another channel. Ths ftantaraneft Hue of English kings bqg&n with Henry H. and ended with Richard IL, occupying the throne l of England for nearly two and a half centuries—that is, from 11S4 to 1399. Shakspeake and Cervantes died on same Jay-April 23,1616.

Odd Antics of Birds.

A relative of mine had a large marsh upon his estate, and here the great cranes made their summer home, building their curious nests there and reaping their young, says Prof. Holder in the San Francisco Call. The marsh was surrounded by high grass, and it was his practice to creep through and watch the birds unobserved. The antics they went through it would be impossible to describe—now they would caper along in pairs, stepping daintily with the mincing gait of the ide •! exquisite, lifting their feathers or wings, taking short steps, and gradually working themselves up to a bird frenzy of excitement, when they would leap into the air and over each other’s backs, taking short runs this way ami that, all for the edification of the fenulrs standing by, and finally, after a series of these exhibitions, the different birds selected their mates. Among the birds of the western hemisphere the cock of the rock ranks next to the crane in the strangeness of its evolutions. The bird is confined to South Amer ci, and is about the size of a small pigeon, has . a bright orange web in the male, with a plume-like arrangement upon the head. It is a proud bird, principally building its nest in rocky’ places not visited by man. At the commencement of the breeding season, a party of birds, numbering from ten to twenty, assemble, and selecting a clear space among the rocks, form a ring or circle, facing inward. Now a small bird takes its place in the center, and begins to hop about, toss its head, lift its wings, and go through all the strange movements possible, that appear to be watched with great interest by all the rest. When the performer is thoroughly exhausted he retires to the circle and another bird enters the ring, and so on, until all have been put through their paces, when the pairs probably make their selection. Often the birds are so exhausted after the dances that they can hardly fly, lying panting on the rocks. Near the borders of Southern California is found a bird, called the sunate, that has a strange courtship. It is about the size of a magpie. During the mating season four or five birds collect together and seem to vie with each other in the extravagance of their posturing—wooing now in rows, now rfngle, in a regular dance, and, by way «f music, uttering loud, discordant squawks. Their long tails are lifted high in the air during this performance, and their entire behavior is re* makabte in the extreme.

CURIOSITIES OF NATURE.

The Jumping Gall, the Acrobatic Bean, and Seeds that Explode. “Here is a curiosity," said a botanist. . It was a little ball of wood or fiber that when held in the palm seemed endowed j with life, rolling over and over and fly- ' ing into the air. “I’ve had people come to me with these,” continued the speaker, “and say they were bewitched. One man believed he had discovered spontaneous 1 generation; another wrote an exhaustive I paper which he tried to read at all the i learned societies, showing that here was I the beginning of both animal and plant life. In fact, the little gall, for that ; what it is, has attracted a good deal of attention.” “So it is only a plant,” said a reporter. “Not exactly a plant, but the unnatural growth of vegetable matter on trees, bushes, or shrubs, caused by the secretion in the bark of an insect egg that hatches and causes the growth. In this case, you see, the gall is little larger than a mustard seed. “The gall is produced' in this way: The eggs of a very small dark colored insect, known as cynips, are deposited in the leaf, and, from some secretion introduced into the wound, the vegetable matter entombs the insect in a ball of liber separate from the leaf, from which it finally drops. The larva’s movements in restraint create the curious activity. “There are many kinds of galls, and though they are injurious to trees they are invaluable to man, and are staple commodities. The ordinary oak galls of commerce are made by a cynips. When they are green, blue, or black, the insect is in them, but when white it has escaped. England is the center of the trade, and receives galls from Germany, Turkey, Egypt, China, and Bombay. The galls are used for a variety of purposes. One sort of blasting powder is made of powdered galls and chlorate, but the most valuable product is ink. This is made from them almost entirely. “Seeds often jump about in the same mysterious way. In Mexico strangers see a curious seed known as devil’s bean, or jumping seed. In appearance it is a small triangular body. The first time I saw these seeds I was sure that they were arranged with mechanical j springs, as they not only rolled about, but jumped several inches in the air. But open one of the seeds and the mys- ; tery is explained. The shell is hollowed i out, containing nothing but a white : larva, that has eaten out nearly all the interior and lined it with silk. Its motions occasion the strange movements. “Some seeds move by an entirely different process—that of exploding. A friend of mine got some seeds in India once, and placed them on his cabin table. All at once came an explosion like that of a revolver, and he received & blow on the forehead that drew blood, while a looking glass opposite was shattered. The seeds had become heated, and all at once the covering exploded, scattering the seeds in all directions. That is I their manner of dispersal, and a large number of plants have a similar method of scattering their seed.’*— New York Sun.

THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.

Things Necessary to Be none if Civilization Is to Survive. Of the things necessary to be done to save our civilization, the first and most important is to cause a complete change of attitude on the part of society toward wrong-doing. What is now the attitude maintained ? It is one either of indifference, t ■ ration, or coimivance, or one suggestive of paralysis of th > power of indignation, and of e very faculty needed for th? re • -icn of crime. i Toward the crmAual the attitude of the ‘ publicth t J weak pity, not unmmi gled with admiration. The criminal is lan unfortunate ..a to save whom from pum b:;i. u ; to be the chief end of the law. sui.ck for a moment at his trial in aco .y oi justice. Ti e jury, carefully <•’< t- 1 f-r their ignorance, are made judges of both law and fact; to convict they must be unanimous; if they have a reasonable doubt of guilt, th'-y i: vst acquit; they are tLemsel- es to determine what is a re.->pe-table doubt; •] to crown all, they are infetr i< t that it is better that ten guilty men should escape than that one innocent man should Le punished. These rules ar.d maxims, dc-vi ed centuries ago by merciful judges, then met the ends of justice, since, as the laws were, as against the crown officers, seeking to convict, a person accused hud no chance of acquittal, for he was ."bowed neither counsel nor witnesses; but now they operate to screen the guilty from punishment, save in a few cases where there is a general cry for vengeance against some atrocious offender. The maxim about the ten guilty men is pressed upon juries by every felon’s lawyer as the great safeguard of private rig] is. In truth, however, the interest of justice would be best subserved by making it read: “It is better that ten innocent men should suffer than that one guilty man should escape.” Were that declared to be the policy of the law juries would be made to feel, not ♦bat the innocent were less deserving than before of acquittal, but that the guilty were a hundred times more deserving of conviction and punishment; and the result would be most salutary; In not one case in a million could an innocent man suffer; and hardly one in a thousand of the guilty, instead of three out of four, as now, would escape. How necessary such a change of attitude is, may be seen from the constant recurrence of voluntary movements of private citizens intended to supply the defects of the law. Because great criminals generally escape punishment, lynching parties are of weekly occurence in our country. Citizens’ associations have been found necessary to secure the execution of our municipal laws. From the announcements con* stantly appearing in the public journals that from such a day laws, long in force, but left unexecuted, would be rigidly enforced, one might infer that the duty of an executive officer is to cause the laws to be executed when he pleases to do so, or not at all, if such be his will.— Judge Jameson, in North American Review.

Southern Affection for Faro.

Speaking of faro and other wicked games, a Virginian, after remarking that in the better days of the republic, when everybody played faro, a gentleman was distinguished by the comment “He plays with red checks” from the poor white-check trash, dwelt upon the passionate love for the game which possesses men who get into its clutches. “Years ago,” he said, “ two of the finest lawyers in New Orleans on their way to New York stopped at Charlottesville, Virginia, because they heard that there was a man there who dealt faro. They found the man and played all night. About midnight one lawyer whispered to the other : ‘ He’s cheating.’ ‘ Hush,’ said the other; “ I’ve known that for two hours; but there isn’t another faro game within forty miles.’” — Philadelphia Record.

Bouquets.

What a pleasure to gather the beautiful flowers, and fashion them into bouquets, to ornament our rooms, decorate the graves of our dear ones, or gladden the heart of the invalid! They are fit messengers of love and sympathy to our sick and suffering friends, telling their own story of heavenly care and protection.

NON-RESIDENTS. .State of Indiana, ) County of Jasper, i William Morelan. the unknown heirs, devisees and legatees of William Moreian, deceased, Morelan, wife of said illiam Morelan, and the unknown heirs, devisees and legatees of - Morelan, deceased, wife ot said William Mor lan, arehert by no tilled that Ellen Kelly has filed her complaint in the Jasper Circuit Court to quiet her title to certain real es<* tate in said County. in which said parties claim an interest and that said-cause will come up for trial on Monday. October 24th. 1887, the same b ing the 7th judicial dav of the October Term 1837, of said Court to be hold at the Court House in Rensselaer in said County and State, and comjaeneing Oct. her 17th, 1887. , Witness my hand and ] SEAL [ the s< al of said Court ■ ’ this Se it 2d, 1887. JAMES F. IRWIN. Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court: Hammond & Austin, pl’ffs att’ys. Sept' mber 2, 8 7.

THE Eldredge Leads ]he World! HHrnk fir Jr eoND.-CHANaLen MRS. JAS. W. McEWEN, Agent, Rensselaer, Ind. X A WASHER We will guarantee the “LOVELL WASHER’’to do WW better work and do it easier and in le«H time than any Uj-i.Sab..other machine in the world. Warranted five yearn, and if •..'AJr''it don’t wash the clothes clean without rubbing, we will MMWjirefund the money. WmBB acents WANTED I WNM in every county. We CAN SHOW PROOF that Agents are making from $75 to $l5O per month. Farmers ~T-make 8200 to 8500 during the winter. Ladies have great liaaL.jll success selling this Washer. Retail price only S 5. BamPie to those desiring an agency $2. Also the Celebrated mW *♦ T'T TO’T WRINGERS at lew<wt price. We invite the strictest investigation. Scud your L address on a postal card for further particulars. LOVELL WASHER CO., Erie, Pa.

THE V inO IT Undertaki m Furniture Rooms. is %. T. P. WRIGHT, gx-nzaxw. -m&t ii i !«■■■— ''wi ii'i’i—i NEW! ALL NEW!! B— I would respectfully announce to the people of Jasper County that I have made arrangements to sell Frr:r:XKQWERsit~XFMPi«E Reaper? EMPIRE BINDERS. And will keep extras on hand at all times for the machines.— I am also prepared to do in'the best and most workmanlike madner, and at the lowest possible rates. WAGONS AND BUG GES repaired, and all other work usually done in that line. NEW WAGONS AND BUGGIES de to order, and of the best m aterial and workmanship. JSF“Shop on Front Street, South of Citizens’ tp i w RH - yeoman; Rensselaer. Ind., May 21 1886