Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1891 — Page 3

ROYAL RANGER RALPH or The Waif of the Western Prairies.

BY WELDON J. COBB.

CHAPTER VU_r<»ntinn*4. Their hands and eyes met One glance at their resolute faces told that Dyke Despard need have a care for himself when these two men started upon his trail. “Remember,” spoke the scout, “tins is no ordinary venture ” ‘T realize and am ready for it,” replied Darrel sturdily “Already Despaid has crossed the dead line of civilization and is among the bad lands to the oast.” “Chen we can follow him there.” “Yes; only he is at home and among friends, whgro the white renegade and the red warrior will a'ike ba banded against us. Pat’ence. con age, and craft can alone overcome t>ur enemies ” “I will dare it all for the sake of ihe imperilled girl we seek to sate,” cried Darrel, enthusiastically. “But you are ill from the wound you received—unable to proceed on the trail until you are recovered. ” “Not so, Darrel,” replied the scout. “The herbs I have taken have restored my streng h.” “Then we start; ” , “At once.” One hour later, mounted on two superb steeds and fully armed and e nipped for the expedition, the old scout and his young companion set forth upon the most perilous and momentous adventure of all the r eventful lives.

CHAPTER VIII, ON THU TRAIL. The night was bright as day as Darrel and hanger Ralph rede from the little town at Miners Gulch toward the hills to the east in the near distance. As nearly as possible, the former informed the scout of the course Despard had taken in carrying away the recaptured maiden, Inez Tracey. They soon found themselves threading a rocky defile, along which the practical eye of the scout discovered evidences of recent travel. “They have come this way,” he said to Darrel. “Then we may overtake them ” “Not so easi y as you think ” “Why .not?” “They have a fair start of us, and -opce in the mountains it will bo difficult ■to follow their trail.” The landscape became wild, and at times almost impassable, as they proceeded on their way. At midnight the fleout came to a halt, utterly at fault. “We are in a quandary now,” he remarked. “How?” asked Darrel. “Here the course diverges. The outlaws may have gone down the valley to the wilderness beyond, pa-sed through the gulch yonder to the outlaw country, or struck direct through the hills for the Indians. ” For nearly an hour they reconnoitered -a short distance in each direction. The scout’s face showed a satisfied sion as he returned to the head of Cue ■canyon. “Have you learned anything?” asked Darrel, eagerly. “Yes?” “What is it?” “This. ”

The sccut showed a ribbon, which Darrel recognized as belonging to the dress worn by Inez Tracey. “Do you recognize it?” asked Ralph. “Yes. ” “Then the Ind an country is our destination. They are carrying the girl to their old-time allies, the Modocs. ” Darrel looked deeply concerned, but the scout seemed more encouraged and vigilant than ever, and urged his horse to a more rapid rate of speed. The morning light brought them encouraging traces of the persons they sought. They were toiling up a steep ascent, when Darrel found a piece of bridle rein. It evidently belonged to Despard’s band, and they pressed on, confident that they were on the right trail. “Beyond here the mountains come to a stop,” remarked the scout “And beyond that?” “Prairie and forest, and the camping -grounds of the marauding bands of savages. Ha! smoke!” As Ranger Kalph spoke, his companion discerned a slight volume of smoke emanating from some rocks beyond them. They drove a’ong as rapidly as the broken roadway would admit At a tarn a scene of wondrous beauty and ■extent held them momentarily spellbound. The mountain of stone shot down sheer a thousand feet perfectly perpendicular, and beyond it stretched a wooded plain far as the eye'could reach. There seemed no means of reaching it except by a toilsome ride to where there was a more gradual descent “Look,” spoke the scout suddenly.

Darrel thrilled to keen excitement as he glanced at a point some distance below them. A body of horsemen were just disappearing into a dense stretch of timber. “Despard and his men!” he cried. “It must be them. ” “Then they have escaped us. ” “Not necessarily, the trail will be better on the lowlands than here. I think 1 know Despard’s plans.” “What are they?” “To rejoin one of his old allies in stage robbery and war on the sett emeats. “An Indian?” “Yes. ” “Who is he?” “Shadow Snake, the Modoc Warrior. What is that?” Directly before them, emanating from a rocky defile, smoke ascended—the same they had observed a few minutes previ; •ously. “Can it be a party of Indians?” asked Darrel. “I think not It is probably the deserted camp-fire of Despard’s band. ” Both men halted perp exed and bewildered, as they traced the Smoke to its source. At a cave-like aperture in the rocks, a large amount of bushes and reeds and leaves were piled. These had been recently ignited, and dense volumes of smoke issued from the heap. The two men gazed at one another in the profoundest wonder. “What does it mean?” asked the mystified Darrel. “I do not know.” “You think Despard's men built the fire?” “Yes: for they must have recently! passed this spot ” “For what purpose?” “That I cannot tell.” “Then let us ascertain.” They dismounted and approached the cave. Both started as a low wail, like that of a person exhausted by pain, seemed to emanate from the Sinoking cave. “Do you hear that?” cried Darrel, excitedly. “Yes.” “Some one is in there!” “Probably a wild beast that they tried Co smoke out!”

The cry was repeated—Agonized, muffled, but still perfectly distinct Darrel Grey turned pale. . “It is a woman’s voice,” he gasped, wildly. “Ah! Ralph, if it should be ” “Who?” “Inez.” The scout started. “No, no; they wouldn't dare to kill the ’ that way. ” * ou do not know than. No crime is too* A ’ e P f° r f!i ese inhuman ghouls. Quiefc!' nje ’ 1 must know who' is in ent were at work tearing and *lrk tgin-r the half-flaming mass th of the cavern. Even adfifeW v. ' hcy had ’ roiaovod the pla e was m'A ' ,ed to choke and bifiadl A ’ el " , , ... . , Stld, Dance ' ot Gelay > but dashed recklessly iorwwrdl . , .-v „ . Aery of lierwaiink ye .t of relief escaped his lips as-lie v human form lying on a pile'of JeavOßj. \ n wa3 that ot a woman., but it was-not .Ea, >z . -iracoy. Instead, the dinv light! 5A “ le cave showed a face dusky; beautiful —t+ie.conntonance < fall IndiamK nia udon. She-was bound hand, and' suffocated by the smoke; e-xlwiiK <i dyins, threatened by su tcrrllFe deOth when Darrel found her; He- lifted hV r hot ly in l.fe arms- and 1 bore her to the out i.le air. \

in profound, amazement Rtrmger Ra ph stared at the strange ftgurd: Darrel re eased the bonds that secured the girl. Her wild, hanintedieyes. swept his face for a moment her bosom heaved, and she grasped his hand in the ceepest emotion. “ihe White Fawn will never forget you!” she uttered, in a gasping cry of gratitude. “Who is she—how came she here?*' asked the bewildered Darrel. “Ask her; she speaks our language, it seems,” suggested the scout. The Indian girl shrank back at thewords; she shook her head vehemently. “The White Fawn has her secrets; and will not tel; them. But when the day comes when the Black Crow stands face to face with her again, let him beware!” “Despard!” ejaculated the scout. “It was he who shut her up in that cave to. die See here, my girl, we’ve helped you out of a difficulty; will you return the favor?” The Indian maiden did not direct attention to the ' ranger, but fixed her eyes with a devoted light on the face of Darrel. “The White Fawn wou’d die to serve the young i ale-face,” she said earnestly. “Then’lead us to the prairies below," spoke Darrel.

She sprang b (fore his horse. “Follow!” she said. They obeyed their dusky guide, who led them from the spot with the swiftness and accuracy of one familiar with the locality. Not a word was spoken until they reached the base of the descent to the plain below. The broad prairie, with its wooded stretches, lay before them. As far as one of these the girl accompanied them- Then she-turned as if to leave them. Suddenly she paused, in a listening attitude. Then she sped lightly through the timber. “She will return,” said Ranger Ralph, “She has discovered something, you think?” asked Darrel A minute later the lithe figure of White Fawn reappeared. “A camp of friendly Sioux,” she said, briefly. “They are on their way to the reservation. They are my friends. They go my way. Come; your horses shall be cared for, and you shall be fed.” She led Darrel’s horse by the bridle until they reached a spot where about twenty Indians sat around a camp-fire. The savages greeted them in a friendly manner, and they remained for an hour with them, securing valuable information as to the country around them. They were informed that the roving bands of Indians were massing their forces under the leadership of a chief of the Nez Forces, who was urging them to a general attack on the settlements of the pale faces. It was as they wore leaving the camp that White Fawn clasped the hand of Darrel Grey in a warm, earnest pressure. '

“You have saved my life,” she said. “White Fawn never forgets friend or foe. Take this, and in your hour of danger, it may serve you, if you ever fall into the hands of Shadow Snake dr his tribe.” She flitted away ere Darrel could ask for'an explanation of her strange words.* He regarded the singular ornament she had given him, as his horse started away. It was a piece of Indian chalkstone, with some strange characters engraved upon it, and bound together by a chain made of the rattles of a snake. Little did either of the men dream df its future value to them, or of the effect upon their future the mystery surrounding White Fawn was destined to exert. They were now compelled to exert caution in their movements, and kept to the timber as'much as possible. The information they had received led them to believe that their enemies had gone to join tne savages, massed in camp at the Pueblo River, forty miles across the country. To reach this they would undoubtedly have to pass through much danger, and it might be impossible to follow Despard’s trail e’osriy. Several times that day they saw vagrant parties of Indians in the distance, but concealed themselves until they were, out of sight. “There are two points for us to remember,” said the scout that evening at

dusk. | “What are they?” asked Darrel. “First, to attempt the rescue of Inez and remove her to a place of safety.” “And the other?" “To reach Walford the Recluse, to whom Inez’s father left her fortune, before Despard learns where he is. We are> likely to encounter many dangers ere we accomplish it, and must be Wary, for we, may come upon our enemies at any mo-' ment.” “Hist!” 5 They had come to the banks of the river and were waiting while the horses drank. Sheltered by a little clump of trees they cou'd scan the stream without being observed. Darrel had uttered the warning word as he saw a canoe coming down the stream. “An Indian,” breathed the scout “Silence, till he passes.” ■ They remained perfectly still ,as the canoe neared them. Just as the boat, came opposite them one of the horses hoofs gave way under the soft turf fringing the stream.’ His foot came down with a splash into the water. The Indian in the canoe started, glanced toward the thicket and evidently saw his ambushed foes. With one wild yell he abandoned the canoe and sprang into the water. Instantly the cry was answered bv a score of voices both up and down tne stream. They seemed to accompany their owners toward the very spot where Darrel and the scout were at that moment. , “Cross the stream,” spoke Ranger Ralph quickly. “We are surrounded and that is our only means of escape. ”

CHAPTER I X. I TBS MODOCS. Ranger Ralph directed his horse across the river and Darrel Grey followed closely after him. The stream was very deep at its center, but the hones breasted

the swift current and landed them safety on the opposite bank. “Dash straight ahead," shouted thq scout; “it is our only chance. ” “No, no! look, Ralph; there is a camps fire in our path,.!!.. ; . I The ranger brought his horse to its haunches and glanced quickly and con-1 corned y Aljput jiim. Behind them and both s 'des th j woods seemed filled with ycilmg Indians. ■ They had been attracted to the spot by the warning cry of the Indian in the canoe. I Immediately after discovering thoj strangers, the savage had disappeared,' and doubtless reached his companions who were hastening to the thicket. “Dismount!” ordered the scout, in a low tone. 41Wfi are in a scrape and must make thebest of 11." “Shall we abandon the horses?" queried Darrel. ; •jFor the time being, replied the scout! “TES Indians an? coming. We had better separate." . Ranger Ralph suddenly swung" Minself up by the branches of an immense tree .under which the horses stcod. j Tlarrel Grey sought to follow his example\but, bewildered by the excitement of thft occasion,xdeiayed a moment too kmg. • ,

savages suddenly came into view , That they Jtad discovered Mm, the , yellte of th^Jndians instantly informed \lm. He started, for the river and ran 'dbwnMts banks swdftly. A cn’ of concern\brok» from Darrel's 1 lips asuie glanced dheadi GSeverail ether Indians'were running in air opposite direction. i' He was completely' hemTified inv and' 1 there seeuied no meannof escfcpevexwept a wild dash inland, which acttpn vwnrld expose him to the fire oft his enctnies He cast one quick glance at the tree 4 lined stream, and determined'' to- trust; himself to the water. Their. Darrah dropped out of view and began to'wadet out into the swift central current off the’ river.

He could hear the savages talking excitedly, and apparently making their , way toward 1 him. Near the shore drooping willows afforded a shelter fromtheir prying eyes, but that he would nothing be safe there“he fully realized. He thrilled to a new idea off safety as he saw an object floating near him. It was- the canoe that the Indian had abandoned, and it was upside down. Distantly Darrel conceived a daring plan, of eluding his enemies, at least temporarily. He. dodged'down and came up with his head under the canoe. Then he stood' in the water perfectly motionless. Tlie savages came down to the edge of the stream, and began searching for him.

He could, discern, that they were making a thorough quest, and that finally' they divided and proceeded up and down the stream. When all was oilent he ventured Towithdraw his head from the canoe and, glance about him. No one was in sight in his near vicinity. 1 “if I could locate tho tree where Ralph hid himself I would rejoin him,” he soliloquized. Just then, however, as he glanced at the opposite shore, his eyes met a vision that startled and enchained him. A camp-fire had been built, and a large number of Indians were busy putting up some tents. Near the fire stood a savage, evidently their chief, directing their movements. There were two white men near him; and they were ednversing with him. Darrel started as he recognized them!! One was Dyke Despard; the other was his accomplice, Jim Danton. Even as he watched them, he saw their two com-i rades of the previous day pass, leading their horses. On one was seated a girlish form. The heart of the young scout thrilled to wild emotion as he caught sight of the beloved face of Inez Tracey. “She is in the camp, a prisoner, ” he breathed “I will rescue her, or die in the attempt. ” He dodged down again as, against the the light, he made out a savage form coming down the banks of the stream.: In. a moment Darrel was in his old posir tion under the boat. He believed he was as safe as before, but ho learned his error a moment later. t The boat was suddenly pulled toward the shore, and he knew that the Indian; he had seen was its former occupant Darrel quickly comprehended the situation. Dodging down under the water, he remained there for a moment. Then ho raised himself slowly. The savage was adjusting the canoe a few feet away. Darrel crept cautiously toward him. A brilliant idea, to enter the Indian camp in disguise, had entered his mind. < Seizing a heavy stone, be dealt the savage a terrific blow The latter felt to the ground with a groan. “Victory!” muttered Darrel, excitedly. “I will yet rescue the imperilled Inez!" ]TO BE CONTINUED. |

Dangerous Handful.

A Georgia farmer, living in rather an obscure part of the State, whose labors are such as to compel him to be in the field much of the time, says that one day last year he was engaged in clearing up a field covered with a thick undergrowth of bushes and briars, and had employed two negroes to help him. The three men built a fire in the middle of the field, and gathered the brush in their hands and burnt it up. I was working at some little distance from the fire, and of course had to travel back and forth with every handful. I had ju I returned from the fire, and had stooped to pick up another handful of b*ush, when X was conscious that I had hold of a snake, and mechanically tightened my grip. I looked down and saw that I had a good-sized rattlesnake. I had grabbed him by the neck in such a position that so long as I kept a tight hold he could not strike. As soon as the snake saw that he could neither get away nor strike me, he wound his body around my arm, which was bare to the elbow, and attempted to pull his head through my fingers. I tell you, I never until that moment realized what tremendous strength there was in a snake’s body; it seemed almost as if my arm were being pulled to pieces. I had grabbed his neck between my fore and middle fingers, so that I was at a great disadvantage; but I knew that if he once got his head free, I should be struck not once only, but as many times as be pleased; so I held on and squeezed for dear life. I shouted to the negroes to come over snd kill him, and they came at once; but as soon as they saw what it was J had hold of, they would not come near me. Nothing that I could say, neither threats nor persuasions, would induce them to give me help. So all I could do was to hold on and squeeze my snake. After what seemed an age, and when ■I was about ready to drop from exhaustion, I felt the coils begin to loosen, and with that encouragement I squeezed harder than ever. Gradually the snake relaxed its grip, and at last the body hung limp and motionless from my hand. I walked over and dropped it into-the fire, and I can tell you I watched it burn with a mingled sensation of relief and thankfulness. >

IT IS RIGHT INLINE,

IS THIS COLUMN OF FRESH Indiana news. A Large Number of Accident?—A Few Sul. eldes and Deatlis-And Other Important New* Our Crop,. Hon. William A. Peole t Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, lias compiled the tables relating to the cereal crops for the year 1891, and, in discussing tho results, declai'es that tho several crop yields aro tho best that have been known for years. “Hardly in the history of Indiana,” says he, “and certainly not since tho Indiana Bureau of Statistics was organized, has there been such a generally prolific yield pf the ceroal corps as that which characterized tho present year. While the conditions were at time’s unfavorable and there were strong probabilities that the growing crops would be more or less Injured, tho changes I# elimatic conditions came in time to qyeycome, or, at least, greatly ameliorate the threatened damage, and the results show a crop year wbieh may properly be calledphenomenal Ind-iana hws harvested some magnificent crops of Whesjt,-.some excellent ereps of coyir and fate grown some exceptionally large crops of clover and timothy hay, sats, barley unil rye, but it is seldom- thwt all of those crops' have been as abundan t axin in 1891, when each outstripped the-average'of fwmer years.” The following surmwary shows the acreage, average yield per acre and total product of the several crops; WHEAT.

Number of im»bb 2.891,921 Average yield- per acre . 20.09! TotallproducV-inbuehels.... ....... 88,805,766 , COHN, Number of acre 5.,...... 3,687,927 Average yield per acre 3183 Total product iwkmubela 125,092,649 OATS. Number of aoreui . ~ ..... 897,953 Average yield per axtne 25,75 Total product in'-hisbels...., ~ 23,123,189 ■U.IILEY. Number of acres 21,388 Average yield per i«m». 21.87 Total product in bushels 467,778 WXE. Number of acres 44,840 Average yield per near. 18.02 Total product fn bushels 898,148 BUCKWHEAT. Number o< acres 9,541 Average yield per acre.......,., 15.86 Total product in bushels. 151,450 FLAX-SEED. Numbered acres 14,146 Average yield per acre 8.24 Total product in bushels 111X4,460 CLOVBJI HAT. Number of acres 1,208y6;2 Average yield per acre 1.75 Total product in tons ;... 3,109;514 TIMOTHY HAY. Number of acres 1,25713158 Average yield per acre l.gi Total product in tons 2,034,242 IRISH POTATOES. Number of acres 85,921 Average yield per acre 91' Total product In bushels 7,883,701 SWEET POTATOES. Number of acres 3,339' Average yield per aero 74 Total pioductin bushels. 247,186. TOBACCO.. Number of acre* 13,818 Average yield per acre 823.6 Total product in pounds 10,720,328-

Minor State Items. Defective gas mains cause expldskms and Area at Columbus' German newspaper, the Volksblatt, has suspended! W. B. Swobmstedt, Madison, cannot speak. His tongue is paralyzed. A. stock company with #IO,OOO has been organized at Liberty to build a canning factory. James C. Stanfield, of Columbus, gets $1,750 for being injured by a P., C., C. & St. L. train. John T. Webb, farmer near Paoli, abot and killed from ambnsh. A sensation likely to crop out. Miss Rose Gibty saved her father’s books and helped to remove the goods from his store durintr a fire at Knightstown. Mrs. Lena Morris, Seymour, fell from a second story window in a hotel a year ago. She wants SIO,OOO from Louis Schmeck the proprietor. The Jasper Courier has a heading, •‘What is a dollar?” A dollar is a round piece- of silver and is very useful. They, are made in the United States. At Linwood, James Martin found his drunken step-father. Dr. E. C. Riggs, beating his wife; whereupon the boy assaulted the man,, cracking his skull with) a stone:

Mrs. George Franke, of Fort Wayne, stepped on a rustv nail in her kitchen floor last week, lockjaw resulted, and she died after intense suffering of fortyeight hours. The Alum Cave Coal Company has 1 been ordered by a committee of miners to discharge foreign laborers. The company will ask the United States Court’s aid on ground of non-residence of proprietors. Merchants and'banks of Wabash are greatly annoyed, by floods of counterfeit dimes that have just been put in circulation there. The dimes are very skill-fully-executed, the only defect being a slight roughness on the edge. The coins are a trifle thicker than the genuine,! Aside from this they seem perfect. They bear the date ol 1891, and 1 thousands are in circulation. In other portions of the State-quantities, of counterlieit dollars are in circulation.

The formal protest of Secretary G. W. Bence, of the Putnam, County Board ofl Health, against the shipment of diphtheria corpses to Greencastle from In-i dianapolis has been received at the office of the State Board, of Health The protest says that on Sept. 11 the body of Grace, daughter of Charles K. Jones, of 210 Huron street, Indianapolis, wbo>had died of diphtheria, wa&shipped there for burial by permission of the Marion' County Board of Health, or somd executive officer in their jurisdiction. Again on Nov. 15 a child of Strong Catherwood, who had also died of diphtheria in Indianapolis, was shipped there tor burial by permission of a health officer. Secretary Bence asks that these cases be investigated and the offending health officer dealt with according to law. Hamilton Blanton, while driving across a railroad west of Martinsville, with a load of hay, was run into by a freight train. The team was mined and. Blanton is thought to be fatally injured. Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Fbazier, of Hillsboro, Fountain County, desire information as to the whereabouts of their. 18-year-old son, William J. Frazier, who has fled from the Feeble-minded school at Fort Wayne. He is light-complex-loned, with blue eyes and iair skin. He is subject to epilepsy. Mr. and Mrs. Frazier will pay all expenses of housing the boy and notifying them of his whereabouts. Four young lads stole a ride from North Vernon toGreencastle on a freight train, clinging to the long rods underneath the cars. Enroute the son of C. H. Kutchback of North Vernon was struck by a cattle guard, dragging him off his perch and breaking his back. He cannot recover. A sad accident occurred bn the E. & T. H. road at Evansville in which William H. Thorn, a young man employed as brakeman was literally ground to pieces. He was engaged in making a coupling and was in some way thrown on the track, several cars passed over him, cutting his right-leg off at the knee and cutting his head squarely in two. He was 20 years of age.

South Bend has burglars. Diphtheria rampant at Linden. Valparaiso has a new $50,000 Luthern church. / The pie-eating contest at Shelby ville was hoggish. MUNCIE will have a labor paper called the Tribiiwe. Two MO’bW oil Wells have been drilled at P'OTttanwk CE.AWFoapsviM.ft - - schools closed because of diphthcrralThere are a great many wild ducks In the river at Evansville. Terre Haute street workers continue to unearth graveyard treasures, John Hii.es, at Logansdort, was sent up for a year tor stealing a coat. Judge St. John, Marion, has decided that liquor may be sold on Labor Day. A Lake Erie and Western freight broke in two and was wrecked at Albany. Anton Ernst, of Danville, lost Ids mind because of the death of three of hte children. Independent Order of Foresters, bf the State; have made Valparaiso State headquarters

George Eden, a young farmer on the ]4ke near Lawrenceburg, was kicked to death by a vicious mule. After four weeksP work on the' Frank Dice lynching ease, at Spencer, r the grand jury lound no indictmenta Mrs 1 . Gaholin* Katzwar was found dead Itv a lane, neavlter home, west) of Osgoodl frtHii'heart disease. Mary A. Beecher, of Logansport, has sued the T. II & Il Railroad Company for killing her Hw&band. Hon. Richard’HUmtAWv prominent Republican of Groen Coilli-tiy, is dead. Once in the State Legislbtuve.Christopher Stuck escaped from County Infirmary at Laporte'and was found dead in Kankakee Riven; Thieves burglarized O’BonneWs store at New Albany, and overlooked! a box containing al arse quantity of onto. Edward Loudon, of Waldhon; while intoxicated, was dragged from* Clio -Big Four tracks Just in time to save-Ills-life. Mrs. lliti.ua Hackl’emX.n- Kadi to be dragged from' her burning resldbnuo-at Elwood. She was sick and refused!ttpbe taken.

Johjkth Hudson, of Brownsburg, who was caught burglarizing Prof. Wisehant’s residence, was sentenced to six-yoars-in the penitentiary. Martis Warn, »■ retired merchant; died suddenly of rheumatism of the heart at Madison. He camo to Madison from CcHtnty Galway, Ireland, In the early days of pork-packing, and amassed' considerable means. Av-the- Jeffersonville penitentiary, 1,feet of timber are nsed dally in making birdcages, rat-traps and brushes. In making saddle-trees, 4,000 feet are used, 100 conviets being employed in that work.The President has appointed Rev,. Eblphin IP.. Roberts, of Evansville, Ind., to. be Recorder of the General Land ©ffiuec viewJainesM. Townsend,resigned. Mk Roberts la a colored man and a minister, and. is- Secretary <a.f the A. M. E. (Conterenoo o<f Indiana. lie was formerly a resident of Rleiunond, Ind. Samuel. Mason Atwood, a highly respected farmer, living in the Jollity neighborhood, Shelby County, commiiitiedisuieidw by hanging himself with a small) twine, which he tied around his own, neck- and. to. the bed-post. 'He had been in feeble, health for some time, but the act was a great surprise to his family audr neighbors. Titw bod'y of VVIKIe- Hannon, the 18-year-oid boy who was drowned in the I'atokajKi.ver- at Prrneeion last spring, was found recently severs) miles down the river. Tho flesh had nearly al) left the body. TW little fellow was drowned white bathing. The water being high and the current strong bls body could not: be- found.

Miscreants made an attempt to wreck one of the trains on the Muncie street rail way. Boulders were wedged between the guaru and track rail on a sharp curve ®u East Main street. The steam motor car was derailed, but the unusually slow rate of speed saved the twenty or more passengers. The car was badly smashed up. Tine Y. P.' S. C. E. State officers elected to serve the ensuing year are: President, W. J. Lewis, of Evansville; First Vice President, Rev. A. C. Hathaway, Richmond; Second Vice President, Rev. G. E. Morgan. Wabash; Third Vice President; G. E Stanton, Madison; Secretary, Miss E. M. Wisbard, Indianapolis, Treasurer, V. C. Kendall, Indianapolis. ’ Several days ago the Cltv School Board of Wabash purchased flags, and they were formally presented to the publieschools and raised over each building, The presentation exercises were held in the High School Building, where all the pupils and a largo number of patrons were assembled. Superintendent Harrison made the presentation on behalf of the School Board, and speeches were made by Rev. Lamport, B. F. Williams and others. The school, children sang several songs, and all the exercises were of a most patriotic and feeling nature. Michael McDonald,alias Wm. Shaw, died in the Hospital of, the Michigan City Penitentiary, in Ignoranceof a fortune left to him over eight years ago. McDonald was a noted crook. At the age of 15 he ran away from home and commenced a wild career of crime. When but 18 years old he was an inmate of the Penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio, afterward serving terms of Imprisonment in other penal institutions. Mrs. Shaw died at Valparaiso mourning her wayward boy as dead, but, with the faint hope that young Shaw might be living, she provided in her will that he should become the heir of 'her fortune. Ail these long years Shaw, under the alias of McDonald, was in prison in complete ignorance of the deafh of his mother and of the good fortune that had befallen him. On a rude bunk in a felon’s cjH; he ended a misspent life, the victim of a fatal disease.

John Hatfield, a Knightstown merchant, dropped dead on, the- street . Bunker Hill, a small town in the southern part of Miami County, Is much elated from the fact of having in Its midst the parents of four children, all born toe other night Mrs. Edgar George, the mother who gave birth to this quartet of little ones, is progressing nicely. The children are all girlsand weigh on an average of four pounds each. With the exception of one that died three hours after birth, all are doing well and give promise of living. Mr. George is a prosperous farmer living near the town mentioned. A gifted young writer of Hanover 1 notes that cattish were found on the streets there after the rain the other night, and it is bis opinion that they were drawn from the Ohio River by the sun’s rays. ... The Y. P. S. C. E, State Convention' was held in Kokomo. The officers elected 1 to serve the ensuing year are: President, W. J. Lewis, of Evansville; First Vice President, Rev. A. C. Hathaway, Richmond; Second Vice President. Bev. C. E. Morgan, Wabash; Third Vice President, Rev. C. E. Stanton, Madison; Secretary, Miss E. M. Wishard, Indianapolis; Treasurer, V. C. Kendall, Indianapolis. The convention next year will bo at Fort Wayne.

HOW TO BECOME BALD.

And How Not To—An Erudite GeiWan Doctor's Adwlt-e. ' A clever writer, the possessor,, in ill probability, of a bald head, Was proved that baldness is a prodfltef)' and sign of culture. If baldness is a> sign of culture, something devoutly, to be wished, we shall perform a ! public service in showing how thia condition can be quickly reached;' Non-sclentlflc people will possibly study our advice in order to do the opposite, and thus keep their' hair as long as'possible. “We losq, in the course of time,” said Voltaire, "our teeth, our hair, and o®r ideas.” That may be true as far as the teeth and ideas are concerned, but we cannot always depend upon losing our hair. Persons who long for the proofs of culture must resort at once to methods of art. The l)r»t good rule is to keep the head warm. In summer, if you wish to become bnW, do not wear a straw hat. On the contrary, let your headgear be a felt or cloth hat, a derby or a stovepipe. In winter always wear a fur cap. While in the house, at all times of the year, do not fail to wear a fez or an oil eaji Wonxm whose light hats do not

wear oil the hair rapidly enough may .iccomplfeh that end by using heavy switches of false hair. A roH of sale hair Willi work even more rapidly than a fur cap; as the hairs will tail out by the Mundwds when the roll is heavy enough; The beloved nightrap, so dear to' our grandmothers, kj to be highly rocomtnended also. Tl» helmet of the officer and policeman is aiwo a splendid* invention. What Is the effect of these bead coverings? They make the head' perspire. Moisture!* the deadly enemy of hair. On the' temples and the buck of the head near the neck, usually untouched by the hats and caps; it is seldom that one Sees baldness- A bald ring often marks-the position of' thej»t or cap. ■Our young dandies who l cmunry their heads every morning with two brushes, auid in the coureeM floe day comb their hair whenever they see a mirror,.are on the right! path ti«»'baldness. That is also true of women who allow their hair tohe oonihed by unpraCticed servants. □’he savant Gazenavo found; the heaviest, ami most beautiful ludr on the heads which had never been touched by scissors. Itooplir who wish to become bald should! liwvo their hair cut as often as pawriblb. It is encouraging to notice-' that tihils practice is increasing.; Children have their hair cut often, imtho absurd belief that the hair wtll beuorqe thicker, Again, go as often; as-pos-sible to the barber's. In the brushes and combs of the barber shop,-used, indiscriminately upon the heads- of all kinds of customers, micro-organ-isms destructive to the hairdkmrishi in great quantities. The Investigations of Lossur;.ttie dermatologist, have proved heyond n< doubt that these parasites spread diseases, The dandruff from the heads of persons whose hair Is disappearing would produno' bald spots- on< the backs of rabbits or mice. As long asbarbers are not.compelled to dlsiiiftat' their brushes and combs thereiwilllbe victims ready to purchase hair regenerators. Finally, excesses arc destructive to the hair. Caasar and. Louis XIV. bbth owed their famousbald pates to immoral living.;-—Dr. Alex. Winckler, in lllustrito Welt.

A Scene of Majestic Grandeur.

Sutherland Falls, at ..the,-bead! oil Arthur Valley, New Zealand,, wouldi be the highest waterfall in-th® woridi if the water descended in a continuous stream. From a hcightiof 1,0044 feet the water drops a distance of 815. feet into an enormous- caldron;.

SUTHERLAND AND FALLS. NEW ZEALAND

Thence it shoots over the edge of the ;aldnon: and takes another drop of 751 feet. It is. again broken by a ledge of rock and takes a final plunge of 338 feet. The noise of the water as it falls from ledge to ledge is deafening and the entire surroundings are of the most majestic grandeur.

Little Paper Made of Bags.

The old copy-book line—“ Paper is made of rags"—has become obsolete, intact, *lf notin use. Formerly all paper was made out of rags, worn-out clothing and the like, and when such material as straw was first introduced there was a general outcry. Now, hdwever, comparatively little paper is made out of rags exclusively, a fact which is fortunate, as the quantity of paper how used is so great that there would not be enough worn out clothing or shoddy to supply the demand. The strangeness of it is that while paper is being used for dozens of purposes formerly monopolized by wood or even a harder material, such astfar wheels, boxes, barrels, tubs, so forth, wood is rapidly driving other ingredients to the wall in the manufacture of nearly all the cheaper jradesof paper.

They Keep Coming.

The number of emigrants from tx. Jnited Kingdom to America during he last eight months was 100,051, an ncrease of 3,O<X) over the same period if 1880. Of these 41,578 w,ere from .reland, an increase of 1,437.

THE TRIPLETS.

nio Tour 7 Child, ' en ’ Born Tfiirty-ft»nr ( , Yearn Ago, El Joy Uagr Good Health, To be a triplet is aXi honor of which Tew of us can boast. \To be a triplet and live with the othejrijtwo members 'Qf the' trio until it la t\e oldest in ithe world is rather piling pn the 'glory. The modest heads' whose pict’.Wes accompany this been crowned with this distinction. The Young triplets-arc the oldat living.

THE TRIPLETS.

Their names are Adalia ' Almond Franklin, and Almore Frankford Young, and they are thirty-four year# old. They were bbrn • at 1 Winchester, Ind., May 14,1857/and when they were six months- old ttietr parents took them to Van Wort, (Ohio, where they remained till- their mot her died—March 20, 1882. They Shen* moved to Monmouth, 111., wtioro A'lknore;. who is married, now lives; Adalia afterward came up to Chicago, and is a dressmaker l here: Site'lives with Almond and a married! sister on the West Side. The "affetw tlore of the triplets is astonishing; The girl is so attached to Almond! that when be is detained by work, and>doe» not come home prompttydD> the owning she immediately seta--out to find! him She can not sleep if hw is nob in the house. The brother toturns- her affection and they make a> very During etnple. The triplets are astonishingly allkh in feattire, although Almore's face has been 1 thinned by cigarmaking, which'tiho' young man follows for a t rade. The girl weighs 133 pounds, Alrnorp weigh* 130 and Almond weighs-1138, They are of the same height t*». ai hairbreadth—five feet six inches., They are, they believe, without doubt,-the oldest triplets in the world. It is seldom that one of the babes of* triple birth does not perish almost ImtuedliaU-iy, and there are few cases-o( more than two passing . adoleseenco;. Tliese three are in good ' health and- very likely to last many a ; year to come; They have had lots of offers to gr>. traveling with circuses or ' draw big-salaries from dime museums, but they dbrdt want that sort of notoriety..

THE BAMBOO.

There Are-Countries Where It Seem* to i Supply Every Human Want. There ace oowntrios where bamboo toeiiis-to supply almost every human requirementi, and Where the feathery .masses, of its. foliage, drooping like 'the weeping willow over road and river and. village, bespeak an Ideal of ilife beyond the reach of loss primitive communities. Here man is unspoiled' by aiitlßclal wants, untouched by thc-macch of thought or of science, land nature;, unsolicited, supplies with lavish, hand his simple needs. It is an ideal which It seems almost sacrilege to disturb, and in presence of which, the highest alm of the foreign intruder should be to preserve its i primary conditions intact. No better example- caji be cited of the land of the bamboo than one of those Indo- ; Chinese- provinces, of which Burmah lls the best known to Europeans. . Like the flir in the Northern climates, i Lt Is. the bamboo which here gives an uumtetakahle stamp to the rural landI scape, while it is literally the framework and fbnndatlon of nearly every work of man. It is no exaggeration bo-suy that the same jungles which give cover to animal life of every form and tribe exert a beneficent i influence also on every step of life of their human inhabitants. The Burmese child plays with bamboo toys-in, a house of which roof and walls and, : floors are for the most past made from the same generous plants Through boyhood and manhood andi old age this helpful comrade is. ever by his side. On land or water,, in, peace or war, In the homes of rich, and poor, in art and manufacture, in the market and the field, at. feast and funeral, this is the substance of all that man most needs and; values for ornament or use. Towns andiTillages are built from Its. stems- and leaves: the fisherman’s rod, a nd'float and raft; the hunter’s snare, it bridges the torrent, bears water from the well and irrigates the fields. It is food and medicine for catkin, and even for men; and there, is. music, too, not only in the rustle- of its leaves, but In its woody heart, from which more than one musiaali instrument is made.— Black wood’s. Magarzine.

Gold-Bearing Streams,

The wst famous goldbbeartng rivers of California are the American,. Yuba and Feather. - This latter, whose- current has been turned; into a new channel by Frank McLaughlin,, the noted Pacific Silope mining expert, is said to have been- so named in early times because its swift current whirled nuggets along like feathers. An Atlanta poet, who, claims that his hair is now silver, has just broken out in a rhapsody on his first kiss. He must, have a tenacious memory to keep track of. the fleeting moments through this flood-at years. „ It takes six years to paint the great Brooklyn bridge, and as soon as the job is completed it has to be done over again. The contract for painting it would be a good one to have in a family. Deacon Wnrre, who made such a disastrous failure in his attempt to corner corn, will resume business with a capital of 1250.000. It might be better to retire on it. >