Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1892 — Page 1

VOLUME XVI

TALMAGE ON RUSSIA.

Be Believed It to Be a Mach Lied-About Empire. T. DeWitt Talmage is a firm friend of He believes that country to be the most maliamedand lied-about ofaay In the world. In a sermon Sunday he spoke with great earnestness on the teubjoct, and among other things, speaking of the famine in that country and America’s aid, said: “I sat at the dining-table in the house ■of one of dur American representatives Reside a baroness who had not only impoverished her estates by her contributions to the suffering, but who left her own h >me and went down into the 'worst of the misery, and until prostrated with fever; then reviving and 'toiling on until prostrated by the smalljpox. She had come home to get a little strength, and in a few days she was going down again to the suffering districts, and commissioned me to execute -in America a literary enterprise by ’which she expects with her pen more money, all of which is to go for bread ;to those who lack it. Then there are r the Bobrlnskia. They are of the nobility, not only the nobility of earth but ‘the nobility of heaven. You know we rhave in America certain names which ; are synonyms for benevolence —George Peabody, James Lenox, William E. Dodge, Mr. Slater and so on. What their names mean in America Bobrinski means in Russia. “The Emperor has made larger contributions towards this relief fund than any monarch ever made for any cause since the world stood, and the superb kindness Written all over the faces pf Emperor and Empress and Crown Prince is demonstrated in what they have already done and are doing for the sufferers in their own country. When a few days ago I read in the papers that the Emperor and Empress, hearing an explosion, stopped the royal rail-train to find out what accident had occurred, and the Empress knelt down by the side of a wounded laborer and held his head until pillows and blankets could be brought and the two wounded men were put upon the royal train to be carried to a place where they could be better cared fdr, I said to my wife: ‘Just like her.’ “When I saw a few days ago in the papers that the Emperor and Empress had walked through the wards of the most virulent cholera, talking with the patients, shaking hands with them and cheering them up, it was no surprise to me, for I said to myself: ‘That is just like them.’ Any one who has ever seen the royal family will "believe anything in the way of kindness ascribed to them, and will join me in the execration of that too prevalent opinion that a tyrant Is on the throne of Russia. ”

Blondin’s Daring Feat.

The walk of Charles Blondin over the Falls of Niagara, 400 yards, was the longest ever made on a tight rope. The first journey across was on the 30th of June, 1859, and he continued the journeys during that and the following year. The rope was about three inches in thickness, made entirely of hemp, and Its adjustment in its place was, in its way, an engineering feat. The rope cost over £I,OOO, and remained in position for nearly two years. Special trains were run on the railroads, while enormous stands on either side of the Falls were crammed with people. Blondin continued giving exhibitions until 1860, when he crossed over on stilts before the Prince of Wales, then making a tour through America and Canada. He was photographed while standing stilb In the center of the rope. He walked across enveloped in a sack made of blankets, wheeled a barrow across, turned somersaults, cooked a dinner, and carried a man over on his back. Blondin, who is the champion tightrope performer of the world, though by birth a Frenchman, now lives at Niagara House, South Ealing, in his adopted country. On the rope, Blondin Says he feels as safe as if walking along an ordinary street. The rope that he performed on at the Crystal Palace was 170 feet high and 249 yards in length. Though now 68 years of age, Blondin has begun a series of tight-rope performances at the botanical gardens at Old Trefford, Manchester. Since his famous exploits across Niagara he has made more than 4,000 journeys along the rope in various parts of the world.

Caring for Rings.

Don’t wear your rings under gloves unless you remember to have them thoroughly examined twice a year, is the advice given by a jeweler. The constant friction wears out the tiny gold points that hold the stones in place, and unless strict attention is paid to them they become loose in a very short time. Small purses of suede leather are made on purpose for rings, or any soft pouch of skin or chamois may be used to place the ring in when desiring to carry them around with one. They should never be put into the ordinary pocketbook as the rubbing against coins is also bad for them. Diamonds can be cleaned at home to look as well as when done by a jeweler, if only a little trouble is taken. They should be thoroughly cleaned in alcohol and then dried in boxwood sawdust. Pine sawdust is too oily for this purpose. Silver filigree may be brightened by washing it in ammonia and water, using a fine brush and castile soap and drying in the same manner as diamonds. In case it is very much darkened and the stains refuse to disappear with ordinary treatment hyposulphite of soda may succeed. Hyposulphite of soda should be purchased of a trustworthy druggist and used only according to his advice. Origin of the “Old Dominion.” Few persons are aware of the origin of the name “Old Dominion” as applied to the State of Virginia. During the usurpation of Oliver Cromwell she declared herself independent of his authority, on which account the usurper threatened to send a fleet to reduce the colony. Fearing to withstand such a force, the colonists dispatched a messenger to Charles II. —then an exile In Flanders —Inviting the royal outcast to be their king. He accepted their invitation, and on the very eve of embarking for his throne in America was recalled to the crown of England. In gratitude for Virginia’s loyalty he quartered her coat of arms with those of England, Scotland and Ireland, as an Indi pendent member of the British Empire. These facts are established by the coin. This is said to be the origin of the phrase “Old Dorpinion." Few persons, probably, are aware that one of these States came so near becoming an independent kingdom, and yet only the restoration of monarchy in England prevented »qch a oqpsummation.

The Democratic Sentinel.

NOTES AND GLEANINGS.

Papermaking is now the fifth in the list of American industries. It is used In many arts and for scores of purposes. A mysterious ringing of electic bells to a Swiss house was traced to a large spider, which had one foot on the bell wire and another on an electric light Wire. A modification of the drawing compasses, called the spirograph, has been devised by a French mechanician, for Quickly and accurately drawing curves and spirals of any desired size. Glass with a wire core is a new material made in Dresden, the glass being fused to the wire while in a plastic state. The adhesion is said to remain perfect under severe fluctuation of temperature. A medical discovery reported from Edinburgh is that severe inflammation of the brain, due to blows on the head, can be cured by lubricating all the internal membranes of the nose with glycerine. This gives relief to the brain by causing the water to descend by the Hose and throat. J. C. Stewart, the well-known commedian, owns an island in the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, on which there is clay that would turn out pure aluminum at sixteen cents a pound. The clay has been examined by a Philadelphia chemist, and at the end of the season a company is to be organized to manufacture the metal. A new gunboat of the Swedish navy has the combined qualities of ice breaker, tugboat, fire engine, water distiller, torpedo repairing ship, and man-of-war. She is one hundred and twenty feet long and twenty-one feet wide, is equipped with four Nordenfelt guns and torpedoes, and has engines of one hundred and fifty horse power, giving a speed of twelve and three-fourth knots. White lead is poisonous to most people; but there are examples of individuals who are unaffected by it. John Jarvis worked for over fifty years in the Well known white lead establishment of Wetherill & Brother, Philadelphia, and always enjoyed good health. He lately died of old age. Thomas McCann was another example. He worked over fiftyfive years in the same concern.

FEMININITIES.

You can still find a man nowand then who is expecting to get to heaven on his Wife’s church membership. Out of the 240,000 domestic servants to London it is estimated that 10,000 are always out of employment. Mrs. Jones—“ Don’t trouble to see me to the door, Mrs. Smith. ” Mrs. Smith —“No trouble; quite a pleasure, I assure you. ” Some of the people who are the most anxious about the recognition of friends In heaven are the ones who shake hands with two fingers in church. “How different you soldiers are from us!” said Arabella to the Captain; “with us a conquest only begins, while with you it ends the engagement. ” Never pronounce anyone to be a willful niggard until you have seen the contents of their purse. The distribu tion should be in accordance with the receipts. Hobbs—“ There goes a man who has buried fifteen wives.” Mrs. Hobbs—- “ For heaven’s sake! what is he? A second Bluebeard?” Hobbs—“ No—an undertaker. ” Very few people go into an argument In order to discover the truth of the matter. They want to hold their own and rout the enemy. Hence the general loss of temper. Young Wife—“ Before we were married, George, you never smoked in my presen e.” Young Husband—“l know it, my dear, and you never wore curlpapers in mine. ’’ We have noticed that when you tell a woman that h r daughter is just the Image of her when she was that age, the mother looks pleased and the daughter looks seared. A Chicago young woman was onoe heard to observe that that girl must indeed be a strange kind of a girl who could say conscientiously that she did not like a fuzzy mustache.

HOW FAMOUS RULERS DIED.

Henry 11. of Leon died of poison having been introduced into his wine by his confessor. Henry V. of England died suddenly, in convulsions, supposed to have been caused by poison. Edward VI. died of consumption, caused by overstudy and confinement to ill-ventilated rooms. George 11. died suddenly from some mysterious ailment termed at the time 'rupture of the heart. ” M ahomet 111. strangled all his brothers, drowned his father’s wives, and was himself poisoned. Cleopatra died by her own act, preferring death to survival as a captive in the train of Augustus. Otho killed himself after a reign of ninety-five days to avoid falling into the hands of his enemies. Murad V. was deposed, and according to some reports was murdered; to others is still in prison. Alexander Severus was slain in his tent by his guards at the instigation of Maximin, his successor. Nicholas of-Russia died of mortification at the failure of his military system during the Crimean war. Loris VII., surnamed the L’on, was poisoned during an unsuccessful campaign by one of his officers. The Emperor Charles V. died of overeating while in retirement at the Monastery of S'. Just in Spain. Edward V. was smothered in the Tower of London, by command of his uncle, afterwa ds Richard 111. II. was murdered, in a shamelessly indecent manner, by ruffians employed by his faithless wife. Quick Moving of Troop,. The manager of the Baltimo-e and Ohio Railroad has lately replied to an inquiry sent by Secretary Elkins to the railroads of the country regarding their ability to move military troops quickly in case of need. The four trunk lines, he says, can move from the interior to the coast, taking the main distance at 1,000 miles. 350,00>i troops in thirty hours, together with their necessary equipments, horses and supplies. At the same time, he says, these roads can move enough commercial supplies so as not to affect the general business of the work.

RENSSELAER JASPER COUNT f INDIANA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2 1892

AT HIS MOTHER'S GRAVE.

A Chinaman Vows to Keep a Three Yeard Vigil Over the Spot. A correspondent writing from Shanghi, China, tells of a singular sight, not often seen in China, which he has witnessed. This is a man who has taken a vow to.watch three years at his mother’s grave. The lady died at the end of last year and was buried, as usual, on the side of a neighboring hill in the family burying place. When the remains had been consigned to the earth the son declared that he would not leave the grave for three years, and so far he has been true to hie word. The neighbors took upon themselves to provide for his wants, and a subscription list was started, 133 pounds of rice being contributed by his relatives and those who knew him. Families take turns in preparing his food and bringing it to him. Others brought straw and poles and made a rude hut for him large enough to contain himself and the grave of his mother. The writer saw him when he had already been at his self-appointed task nearly seven months and says he will not soon forget the sight and smell. Around the hut there were three wellkept graves, those of his father, brother and wife, and inside, that of his mother. During the three years of his vigil he does not wash himself, the straw upon which he lies is not removed, he does not change his clothes until the time has expired, he does not oome out of the little place for any cause whatever, he speaks to none, except perhaps, occasionally, and then only briefly, to his nearest relatives. He spends the time muttering prayers and burning incense at the head of the tomb, along the length of which he is stretched. The hut is not high enough to allow him to stand upright and is only a few feet longer than himself. “One can faintly Imagine,” the writer says, “the foulness of such a den and the cond.tion of such an unshorn human being after such an existence; what he will be like at the end of the summer I cannot conceive. It does not seem possible that a man should be able to live through three years of such horrors —none but a Chinaman could do it. ’’ If he survives the three years he will be highly honored, the officials will go in state and receive him and report the matter to the throne, and he will receive from the Emperor's hand a board containing four characters lauding his virtue. He may also receive some small official preferment, and will thus be provided for. The natives say that although he is alone on the hillside among the graves, no ghosts or devils will interfere with him and poisonous snakes will not come near him.

Oklahoma’s Progress. Gov. A. B. Seay, of Oklahoma Territory, has made his annual report to the Secretary of the Interior, and it is a most interesting document The approximate population of the Territory is 138,100, an inereast of 77,674 over 1890. This does not include the Indians, who still maintain their tribal relations. Of this population 85 per cent, are white, 10 per cent, are colored, and 5 per cent, are Indians. School lands and Indian allotments deducted, the report gives us a conservative estimate of the property, real and personal, In the Territory as $40,000,000. There are five national, four incorporated, and fourteen private banks in the Territory, and all are doing a good business. The total school population is 31,926, against 21,337 In 1891, being an increase of over 10,000 in a single year. Public schools and a State University are being erected. Settlements of lands for homesteads have been made rapidly and, Oklahoma is fast being converted Into an agricultural country. The first Legislature, the report says, was not a success. There were towns and localities contesting for the capital, and for the most part enlisted enough of the working members of both houses in their various capital-removal schemes to leave but a few whose mind could be concentrated on the work of making a systematic set of laws. The result is that the statutes are incongruous and in some cases conflicting and wrong and need amendment and revision. The last year is said to have been one of general prosperity for the farmer. The soil of Oklahoma has demonstrated its capability of producing large crops ■x all the staple cereals, vegetables and uit. The Governor estimates that the o-acre farms in the Territory will verage fifty acres each in cultivation.

A Scheme That Didn’t Work. A client I once had, said a wellknown attorney the other day, had stolen a horse, and the feeling against him in the county .in which the crime had been committed was so strong that I feared a verdict from those who were familiar with the circumstances. The only hope for him was to have the case tried in another county. When the hour came for me to address the court I had arranged to have a conspicuous and well-known figure around the town to cry out, ‘Hang him! Hang him!’ as so< n as my client’s name was mentioned. My was to show in this way that there was prejudice against my client and thus secure a change of venue. The court-room was crowded when the prisoner was brought in. He took his seat opposite the Judge and then turned around and viewed the threaten-ing-looking throng that surrounded him. “ Hang him! Hang him! He’s a horse thief!” rang out in the court room. It was shouted in such a cruel way that I was satisfied that I would have no trouble in securing the change of venue. “Hang him, I say: he’s a horse thief!” echoed again through the court house, and before the officers or anyone else could interfere I’ll be blamed if they didn’t hang him. They Devour Their Loving Maminas. One of the most unnatural things in nature, if the expression is allowable, is the manner in which the young of the common wolf spider, found everywhere in this country, treat their mother. After the little creature has laid her eggs, she envelops them in a silken covering so as to make a ball about the size of a pea, and this she carries about With her wherever she goes and will defend it with her life. When the young are hatched they climb on her back, giving her a monstrous appearance, and ride about until nearly half grown, and as soon as they discover their strength they fall to and devour their mother. As a rule the maternal relation is recognized in tffie animal and insect world only so long as the necessity for protection exists, but instances of the young actually devouring a parent by' main force and common consent are extremely rare.

“A FIRM AD ENO TO CORRECT PRINOI LES.”

SUICIDE IN CHINA.

Impressive Ceremonies to Drive Aamy the Demons. Many Chinese believe that the suicide was induced to kill himself by an evil spirit who made him a present of agoldeu oils , Therefore these superstitious p o’ 1<- hire a priest to drive out the ten. ding spirit whenever a sit aide has been committed in their houses. After the priest has concluded various ceremonies he re.-Sives a email black dog, a block and a hatchet from the owner of the house. Then the priest chops off the tail of the poor animal and places a rope about its neck, wheret.non the head of the family dra ;;•> ui_ howling and bleeding dog through all the rooms of the house and finally k., : . s him unmercifully into the street. The dog is supposed to drive the evil spirits away with hie howling and to pursue them in their Hight through the s Teets. To purify the house the priest, preceded by a man with a torch, walks through all the apartments w.th a copper pan upon which sulphur, saltpeter and other combustible substances are burned, and to prevent the evil spirits from returning the priest places some amulets written on red paper over the doors before he leaves. If the suicide was committed by hanging, the beam from which the deceased suspended himself is replaced by a new one, to prevent the soul of the departed from returning and settling in the fatal rafter. The Chinese condemn and despise self-destruction that is a consequence of vice or passion, but express the greatest respect for people who commit suicide for reasons which they regard as noble. The gates of paradise arc ajar for ‘ honorable” suicides, m 1 they are considered brave and virtuous. All government officials who kill themselves because they cannot survive a defeat on the battle field or an insult of the Emperor, sons who commit suicide because they arc unable to avenge an injury done their parents, and affectionate wives who cannot survive the death of their husbands are In this oatigory.

HE WAS OVERCOME.

Recognition of a Long-Lost Friend Too Much for the Elephant. Some of the European newspapers are telling a truly veracious story of the sagacity of a trained elephant which adorns a French traveling show. The proprietor of the circus announced that on a certain night his elephant would play the Russian Hymn on a piano with his trunk. Intense interest was aroused, and when the evening came the expectant public crowded the circus to the roof. After the usual performance four men carried in a cottage piano, which they placed in the center of the arena. Then the intelligent animal was brought in, paraded with much dignity three times ground the ring, and then, amid the keenest excitement, advanced to the piaho. With a movement of his trunk the touched the keyboard, but hardly had he done so when a surprising change came over him. He trembled with fear and rage, hurled his trunk into the air, and then with a scream of terror rushed out of the arena. There was a great hurrying to and fro of the employes, and the circus proprietor and the elephant keeper left the ring for consultation. In a few minutes the proprietor returned and announced with regret that the performance could not take place. The fact was, he said, that the elephant had recognized in the keyboard of the instrument a portion of the tusks of his long-lo t mother, who had fallen a prey to the ivory hunters of Africa. He had suggested to the keeper that another piano might be procured, but that expert had informed him that the animal was So overcome with emotion that it would be impossible for him to perform that evening. Under these circumstances he suggested that the Russian Hymn, followed by the Marseillaise, should be played -by the band. The entertainment was thus brought to a close amid the frantic applause of the audience.

Why Called Sterling. The origin of the word sterling, as applied to the English money, is a singular bit of linguistic history. Easterling, in old English, meant a man from the East, or from the continent of Europe. During the reign of Henry 111. of England the coin current became so debased that it passed for a tithe of its nominal value, and the necessity for improvement became apparent. There were no refiners in the realm who could separate the alloy from the precious metal, so a number of Easterlings were brought from Germany to do the work. The coins they sent from the royal mint were so much superior to those in common use that they were known as the Easterling money, and, by popular corruption, soon became sterling. A Race War Between Miners. For some time a race war between Italian and Hungarian miners has been, going on at Milnesville, Pa., and the other day this culminated in a bloody battle in which one hundred men were engaged. During this battle two Italians were fatally hurt and six others wounded. Among the Hungarians one man was fatally and fifteen seriously wounded. The cause of the feud is that the Hungarians have taken the places of the Italians in the mines. It is feared that the war may break out again at any time. In consequence the town is guarded by a large posse under command of the Deputy Sheriff. , Stub Ends of Thought. Love is an unforgetable emotion. Avarice is a greedy egotism. Morning is the rosebud of day. Marriage is materialized moonshine. Youth brightens as it takes its flight. Women are weapons of offense and defense. Hope is an unset jewel. Death is the door to eternity. Justice is what a jury says. Right is a matter of opinion. Protected the Railroad from Genii. At the opening of the Jaffa-Jerusalem Railway a curious Moslem rite was observed. Three sheep were slaughtered and their blood besprinkled on the rails before the first train was allowed to proceed upon its journey. This superstitious ceremony had for its object the scaring away of evil genii, who would otherwise have exerted a baneful influence upon passengers using the line. Six President, Were Once. Secretaries. Secretary Foster is the thirty-first Secretary of State, and six of his thirty predecessors became President—. Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Van Buren and Buchanan.

POINTERS AS TO NEW LAWS.

The indications are that the coining session of the Indiana legislaturn will be one of the most important in the history of the state. It is the purpose of the democratic party to inaugurate a policy of vere retreuchmen , and with this in view a number of important measures are being considered and will undoubtedly develop fully within the next few weeks. To the tax-payers the most important of these proposed measuies will be that providing for a reduetion of the state tax levy. It is understood that one of the Marion county senators is now preparing a bill to this effect, which he will introduce at the opening of the session. A number of amendments to the new tax law will also be introduced. Said a senator yesterday: “The democrats ere not dissatisfied with the law as it is, but a large number of us are of the opinion that some amendmei ts can be made that will more effectually provide for the just collection of taxes from the corporations.” Another matter that will receive otisid'rable attention s the rates charged by the Pullman and Wagner sleeping car companies in this state. This ivas given some consfderatisn before the last sessicn, but did not develop before the Session adjourned. There will be a bill for the regulation of prices introduced, and die gentlemen who contempla'e introducing it expect it will m?et with a great amount of opposition before it becomes a law. There will also be m»de i n effort to prov de means by which the differences between labor and capital may be adjust d without injustice being done to either side. A state board of arbitration has been suggested as the best wa . out of the. difficulty, and a bill asking for the creation of such a body will be introduced. Tn- crfemployes liability bill will also be brought to life again. It is understood that it is to be pr. seed at the coming session. Another measure that will bfe introduced will pros vide for a system of safe car coupling, and another demanding prot iciion to laboring men generally by forcing employers to use none tut safe machinery. A bdl providing for a state boiler inspector will also be introduced. State senator elect A. W. w ish a>d is going after the street rail way companies of Indian..polis.— His object, he says, is to secure cheaper fares for the pvople. He is not objecting to the companies charging 5 cents for a single fare, but he thinks they should be forced tojsell six tides fora quarter or twenty five for a dollar. He says it makes 1.0 difference to him who owns the property be intends introducing the bill. The members are eenerall/ of the opinion that there will be a flood of measures run in at the opining of the sea sion and the ret nb'icans say they will let the democrats take the initiative. —Indianapolis Sc ntinel. ... We see from our exchange list that Jas. W. McEwen is mentioned as a can riidate for postmaster at liensselawr He has stood by the Democratic party through thick and thin, and certainly (leeserves this recognition.—Benton Review. Yes, we have always been a democrat, and have never reognized the necessity of forsaking its men and measures. Commencing January, 1856, we have been continuously in tht editorial harness from that date to this In our judgment the Democratic party has always been in the right, and that is whv we have been steadfast in its faith.

Ex-senator Ditch d’ed at* his home, in Logansport, Tuesday last, aged 83. For many years he was •», leading Democrat in this State, but his defection from Mr. Douglas in 1860 impaired his influence.

A Marvelous Business.

Cue person out of every seven in the United Kingdom is a depositor in the po-tofflce savings banks, which have n arly $360,000,000 deposits. To manage this business there is a headquarters staff of not far from 1,900 persons at the Lon lon Postofllce Bank, of which every money order postoffice in Great Britain a .<1 Ireland is a branch. Every deposit male in any one of the postoffiops is foiw rded to the London headquarters. The local r ostmavter simply takes the ca-h and sends it up to London, merely entering it on bls accounts and on the depositor’a book. The London office keeps an account against every one of the 10,600 branch offices. How great Is the labor entailed will be realized when It is stated that in one day as many as 72,689 deposits have been made, that last year 'a92,000 accounts were opened and 701,000 closed. It is estimated that in the twenty-five years the savings hank system has been tn operation irauda and Inaccuracies have amounted to only about a half-penny for every £SOO.

ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Thb recently appointed Siamese Minister of the Interior, H. R. H. Prince Damrong, has given the He to his name by his intelligent and well-sustained efforts for reform in administrative methods and practices. Palmer Cox, whose "Brownies” are known to millions of American children, was born in Canada, but has lived in New York for about fifteen years. Though a bachelor, he possesses special talent for writing stories for little people. The beautiful and daring wife of Lieut. Peary, who braved the rigors and perils of a winter in the arctic regions, and the civilised woman who has been nearer the north pole than has any other of her sex and culture, is said to be only about 23 years of age. In describing the homage which her subjects have to pay to the Queen of England, henry Labouchere admits that kissing a lady’s hand is always a pleasurable performance, ■ but he prefers to exercise his own judgment and taste in the selection of the subject of such salutation. E. F. Soott, one of the wealthiest colored men in Virginia, went to Clifton Forge several years ago without a dollar. He now owns eighteen houses and lots, a hotel and a large amusement hall, and is putting up a large building on Main street He also runs a wood and coal yard. Mb. 8. T. Pickard, of Portland, Me., whom Mr. Whittier made his literary executor, is one of the editors and proprietors of the Portland Transcript, one of the oldest and most popular literary papers in New England. Mr. Pickard Is a man of literary judgment and of scholarly tastes. His wile is a relative of the poet. George Augustus Hala has tho pleasant remembrance that the first money he earned with his pen was paid him by Charles Dickons. By the way, speaking of Dickens, the interesting statement is made by Mr. Chapman, Dickens’ publisher, that tho sale of his works last year was four times as large as that of 1863, the year before D tokens died.

LAST WORDS OF GREAT MEN.

“Thy creatures, O Lord! have been my books, but thy Holy Scriptures much more. I have sought thee in the courts, fields and gardens, but I found thee, O God! In thy sanctuary—thy temple."—Lord Bacon. "I shall die regretted; I have always desired the happiness of France. I did ail in my power to contribute to it. I can suy with truth that the first wife of Napoleon never caused a tear to flow."—Josephine. “Lockhart, I may have but a moment to speak with you. My dear, be a good man, be virtuous, bo religious, be a good map; nothing else will give you any comfort when you come to He here.”—Walter Scott. “ Yqu have been used to take notice of the sayings of dying men; this is mine: That a life spent in the service of God and communion with him, is the most comfortable and pleasant life that any one can live in the world."—Matthew Henry. “I have meditated upon the state of the church, the spouse of Christ. I have fought against spiritual wickedness in high places, and I have prevailed; I have tasted of the heavenly joy, where presently I shall bel Now, for the last time, I commit soul, body and spirit Into his hands. Now it has come.”—John Knox.

SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Bomb insects are in a state of maturity thirty minutes after birth. There are said to be 20,000 kinds of butterflies, of which two-thirds are named. Naturalists have enumerated 657 different species of reptiles. Of this number 400 ar« as harmless as rabbits. A hole one one-thousandth of an inch in diameter can now be bored through a diamond, sapphire, or a ruby. The Swiss Government proposes to buy" up all the match-works in the country, and make matches a government monopoly, similar to that ot salt and tobacco in most countries of Europe. The first ingot of nickel steel to be used for the manufacture of armor for the United States navy was oast in a mold weighing fifty-six tons. The ingot weighed 90,000 pounds. Thearmor plate will be used on the Maine. In future each soldier of the Belgian army wUI carry on his person a small bone disk, which will contain his name, birthplace, and regimental number, so that the holder can be readily identified in case of accident or death.

HINTS ABOUT DRESS.

Skirt opening at the side andhipon the front offers an opportunity Jbr the display of the richest effects in passementeries and galloons. Independent top garments In threequarter lengths are frequently made of black silk. These will furnish‘the mos stylish model for mid-season wear. For spring wear the Spanish or cavalier cape will be favored. It may be made up en suite and simply fastened at the throat with a bunch of ribbons. SußPLice waists continue to provide the dinner gown with pointed openings back and front. The mode is decidedly more becoming to the average woman than a low-cut bodice. A network of jet placed over some prettily contrasting material is still in vogue for dress decoration. For girdle, sleeves, and collar it would be hard to find a more beautiful finish.

POINTS PICKED UP.

An Englishman who recently visited Boston professed to be surprised by the fact that the men there use ice-water In shaving. Under the new tariff in France the Frenchmen must pay double the price they have formerly been charged for their vin ordinaire and their beer. The latest victim of the whipping, post in Delaware chewed tobacco.while the sheriff was wielding the oat, and left the post with a broad grin on his face. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, as a solution of the present difficulties, has recommended an allotment oi laada in severalty for the Utes in Colorado. The health officer of Philadelphia has been directed to prosecute 130 clergymen for a fine of $lO for each of 412 marriages that they neglected to report.

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1 4 Rev. 1.1. Gorby has postponed his f&rewell sermon to Sunday, December 4th. It is hoped that there may be a full attendance at this service. December term Commissioners’ court will begin next Monday. G. K. Hollingsworth has under serious consideration removal to Chicago. Haus, the baker, is visiting his mother at Batavia, N. Y. A seriet of meetings wil ’ commence at the Church of God next Sunday. All aie invited. T. J. Sayler is improving bis residence property on Front st. The latest and prettiest song now being sung on the stage, is entitled “The Indian Summer Time.” It is by the popular author, Will L. Thompson, of East Liverpool, Ohio. The price is 40 cents, lend the author half price, and you will receive a copy. A son of Peter Herdeman, a short distance west of town, fell from a hay mow, Saturday! breaking his collar bone. Dr. Wash • bui n has the case in hand. The Hamilton-Marvin Comedy Company are filling a week’s en - gagement at tin Opera House, Rensselaer, to delighted audiences. Lt is a good troupe and deserves good patronage Saturday afternoon, at 2 o’clock’ the Hamiltoc-Marvin comedy company will give a matinee at which “Rip Van Winkle” will be presented. “Natural Gas,” Saturday night. We understand that Joe Paxton has disposed of his handsome residence property, Rensselaer, to • Mrs. 801 l Parker. Henry I. Adams died at his home in Rensselaer, Iriday morning, November 25th, aged 54 yrs, 8 months and 6 days. Interment in Welsh cemetery, Jorian township, following Sunday.' A rate war is now being indulged in bv the Monon and Pennsylvania railroads. Spencer Vick, of Chicago, is visiting his parents at this place. Uncle Charley Rhoades wil 1 soon move his harness business into the building now occupied by Marsh Warner. Cia ke, the new jeweler, is now prepared to receive ) atrous. He has opened out an extensive and handsome stock ot clocks, watches, jewelry, silverware, etc., etc. Wilson Shaeffer will offer at public sale, at his residence in Newton township, five miles west ot Rensselaer, Jasper county, Irfdiana, on Wednesday. December 7, 1892, commencing at 10 o clock, a. m„ 5 horses and colts, 2 brood mares, 6 cows, some of them springing, 14 head of steers and heifers, 7 hogs, 1 top buggy, farming implements, e'c. 12 months credit on all sums of $5 and purchaser giving bankable not© without int?rest if paid at maturity, beaming 8 psr cent, interest from date if not paid when due. Under 15 t. be cash in hand.

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