Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1893 — Page 3

In Sheeps Clothing.

BY Capt. Ormond Steele

CHAPTER I. ALL AT HA. “A sail On the larboard bow!” shouted the lookout, clinging to the fore-top-gallant stays of the armed cruiser Sea Hawk.. “Can you make her out?” called up Captain Ralph Denham, a tall, wellbuilt, handsome young man. In the undress naval uniform peculiar to Colonial officers in the service of England. This was in the year lfi96, when the ties between the motherland and the American Colonies were strong; outside foes forcing them to unite for mutual protection, and causing them to overlook the differences that were yet to rend them asunder. In reply to the Captain’s question, “Can you make her out?” the lookout took a longer and more careful view of the strange craft that had attracted his attention; then he called out: “She lies low -down, sir. Seems to have rakish masts, and is heading towards Montauk.” As the reader knows, Montauk is the extreme southeastern peninsula of Long Island, where the cliffs rise boldly up from the sea,, and where, even at this early date, fires were kept burning at night for the guidance of shins sailing into the Sound, or seeking from Atlantic storms the protection of the Great Bay to the north. Captain Denham turned to the smooth-faced young man standing near, and in a voice in which authority and courtesy were blended said: “Lieutenant Dayton, take a glass, go aloft, and see if you can make out the stranger. ” “Aye, aye, sir!” replied the handsome youth, and, taking a telescope from the stand at the head of the companionway, he sprang into the mizzen-mast shrouds and went up easily and swiftly till he stood on the topgallant-yard, with one arm thrown lightly around the stay. There was a soft, warm breeze blowing from the south. It scarcely ruffled the surface of the sea, but it filled the upper sails on the tapering masts, causing the stately vessel to glide with a wonderfully graceful fiaotion, as if propelled by some invisible power. Dayton,” called up the Captain, who was now standing impatiently by the man at the wheel; “what is she?” “A war ship, sir,” replied the young officer.

“Her flag?” ' “She flies none. Every stitch of canvas is spread, and she comes from the south.” “And is making for Montauk?” “Yes, sir.” “That is very strange,” muttered the Captain. He took a turn on the quarter-deck, then picking up a telescope he looked in the direction of the stranger, now visible to the unaided eye as a white speck on the far-off horizon, where the blue sky and the bluo ocean met. After an eager survey of • some minutes the Captain called out to Lieutenant Dayton again: “Did you ever see the Adventure Galley?” “Yes, sir,” was the response. • “Where?” “Last year, in New York.” The Lieutenant .looked again at the stranger and added, with some excitement: “And that is the Adventure Galley or her ghost. ” “All right, Mr. Dayton,” said the Captain. “Come down.” The young officer descended with a speed that to a landsman would have seemed downright reoklessness. But there were no landsmen on the Sea Hawk. Her crew, one hundred and thjrty in number, were all in the prime of life. Stalwart, bearded and bronzed, yet as neat in their attire as if ready for inspection. The uniformity of their dress would have told the stranger that they were not mere sailors. But even the unpricticed eye could see this was not a merchant ship. Every pin was polished; every brass article shone like a mirror; every rope was taut and in place. The decks were as clean and white as a good housewife’s kitchen floor, and such parts as were painted looked as if they had just been under the brush. About the masts, in well-oiled racks, were boarding pikes ranged ready to hand, and beneath them, with grappling hooks attached, were neatly coiled ropes. On either side there were ten port holes, through which—now that the ports were open—twenty great guns looked out.

But these formidable weapons were dwarfed by a long brass swivel gun amidships, which must have been the particular pet of the sailors, for Its exposed surface shone like a mass of gold. Briefly, the Sea Hawk was a cruiser, fitted out under the directions of Colonel Richard Livingstone—then in command of the New York Colonial militia —and intended to destroy the pirates, who at that time were plundering the neighboring seas, and even making marauding expeditions into the peaceful bays and harbors on the coast. Two years prior to the date of our story, Colonel Livingstone had commissioned Captain William Kidd to protect the commerce of the Colonies from piracy, but as that gentleman sailed away and was never seen again, the general belief was that Captain William Kidd -had gone to the bottom in some storm, or, still more sad, may have have fallen a victim to the pirates he was sent out to suppress. One thing was certain, the depredations on the seas still continued, and, as a consequence, the Sea Hawk was fitted out and placed under the command of the gallant young sailor, Captain Ralph Denham, of Sag Harbor, Long Island. At that time New Y'ork was comparatively of much less commercial importance than at present, and the bays of ■eastern Long Island were more frequently visited by ships than the beautiful harbor into which the Hudson empties. The Sea Hawk was now on her return from a cruise to the West Indies; and as the officers and most of’ the crew were from what are still called "The Hamptons,” on Long Island, they hailed witk. ■delight the first glimpse of the bold blue headland of Montauk, that told them they were near the loved ones and the delightful land of their birth. Under Captain Denham’s directions, -the Colonial flag of New York was run op to the foremast head, and from the mizzen gaff the royal ensign of England fluttered in the breeze. By this time the strange ship—head-

Ing evidently for the same harbor—came so close that her blank, well-mod-deled hull could be distinctly seen above the water line. The open ports showed fifteen guns on a side, and by the aid of glasses her decks could be seen to swarm with armed men. “That ship is a stranger in these parts,” said Captain Denham, addressing Mr. Hedges, the first officer. Mr. Hedges was a middle-aged, slowspoken man, with a bright blue eye and a sturdy figure, such as we always associate with the model sailor. “She looks to be a stranger,” said the first officer, with the judicial deliberation that distinguished all his sayings, “and If she were a foe, I must confess that she’d be about as ugly a customer to tackle as ever came into these waters.” “Strange that she does not show her cob rs, ” said Valentine Dayton, the second officer; “if she’s a friend she needn't be ashamed of them. ”

“And she isn’t ashamed of them, my boy, any more than we are. See; there goes the Union .Jack to the peak. Ah. I feel easier to know she is a friend," said Mr. Hedges. “If she were a foe she would hoist a black flag,” responded Capt. Denham, .with a light laugh, “and she would prefer to flaunt it in the face of a fat merchantman rather than in the beak of the Sea Hawk. ” The men not on duty eagerly watched the slately stranger, and they saw in her what delights the sailor's heart more than the most exquisite form can the eye of an artist. To make amends for his tardiness in showing his colors,the stranger, byway of salute, dipped his flag three times, and the Sea Hawk speedily responded to the courtesy. It is customary for ships at sea to learn each other’s names, the ports from which they sailed and their destinations, by means of flags used as signals, but as the headland of Montauk loomed out of the sea, and both ships were making for its eastern extremity, with Ihe chances of their soon anchoring side by side, this formality was dispensed with. The sun was setting as both ships, now not a half a mile apart, headed down the bay. The wind was barely sufficient to force them through the mirror-like water at a four knot speed. The scenes on either hand were inexpressibly beautiful and animated. The islands, rising in dark emerald masses from the lighter green of the Sound; the shores, wooded down to the water’s edge; and the lorest-crowned hills mirrored In the placid expanse were of indescribable loveliness. Over the forests the blue lines of smoke marked the peaceful settlements. Here and there a white house could be seen near the shore, with a rosy orchard in the background, for the seasou was spring, the last week of May, when Nature in our zone is in her loveliest attire. 1

Nor did the two stately ships, with their clouds of snowy sail, alone add animation to the bay. On the south shore the long, red canoes of the Montauks, then a powerful tribe of Indians, could be seen darting back and forth under the impulse of long paddles, while to the north, in short punts, the Shinicook braves could be seen trolling for the bluefish that had just come into these waters. Nor were the smaller crafts of the white settlers wanting. Like butterflies, graceful yachts skimmed over the waters of the bay, and as they neared the ships the crews waved their hats and exchanged cheery salutations of welcome and thanks. At length Shelter Island was passed, and the Sea Hawk and the stranger, which had no name visible on stern or bow, cast anchor a few hu dred yards apart.

CHAPTER 11. ON SHORE. Away from Long Island the charming town of Sag Harbor is but little known to-day; yet at the time of which we write it aspired to rival New York, and it had the advantage of an earlier settlement. Its schools and churches had a local celebrity, and its sailors were accounted the most skilful and daring on all the coast. The residence of the leading man—though in a community where all were ambitious and of a descent equally good, each thought himself a leading man—was just outside the village. Squire Condit’s home was certainly more pretentious than any other building within miles and miles. It was a cluster of low buildings all joined by covered passage ways. The first log hut built on the site with an outer block-house pierced for muskets was now used as a kitchen. The next building was a one-story frame, with a roof and quaint gables, and lo this structure additions were made to suit the wants and tastes of the proprietors. Squire Condit was a rich man. He paid light taxes on hundreds of productive acres; he owned four whaling ships, and was interested in half the vessels sailing on the Sound. He was a justice of the peace, a deacon in the church, and altogether a prosperous and most important personage. Squire Condit’s family consisted of a wife then aged forty-five, and fifteen years his junior, and a daughter, Ellen, aged nineteen, a beautiful, well-edu-cated girl, who was the toast of every gallant In the colony to whom wealth in a bride would not be an insufferable objection.

Perhaps Captain Ralph Denham might be considered a member of Squire Condit’s family, for though not related by blood he was a son by adoption. There had been a great deal of mystery about this samo Ralph Denham; we say “there had been” for now that Ralph was a man of twenty-six and well known and beloved, the lact that he appeared as a child in charge of a foreignlooking stranger who abandoned him was forgotten, or if alluded to by some old dame it was only to show that genealogy was not always essential to success. The old squire loved the boy as though he had been his own son, and he educated him to the best of his by po means limited ability—though there were gossips who hinted that Faiph’s guardian got money for his support from people beyond the sea. Between Squire Condit’s residence and the village was the fine old home of Doctor Hedges, the brother of the first officer of the Sea Hawk, and the uncle of Valentine Dayton, the second officer of the same ship. It was often mentioned as something remarkabie that Doctor Hodges and Squire Condit, two of the richest men on the island, and certainly among its citizens, should each have only one daughter and no son. Lea Hedges was a great beauty, and some of the old maiden ladies who professed to be very often shocked at the girl’s dashing ways, thought it was the greatest of pities that Lea Hedges was not a boy. She could handle a boat or manage a horse as well as any man on the island. She was thoroughly fearless in her com-

Ing and her going. And though she often set the idle tongues of the gossips to wagging at what they considered her mad freaks, she was beloved for her nobility of heart as much as she was admired for the rare beauty of her person. It might be added that Lea Hedges—thanks to the teaching of her father, who was thought to be a prodigy of learning, was thought to be a young lady of phenomenal acquirements, but at that time education was not considered essential to thff gentler sex, there being a very general impression that “schooling” tended to give women airs unfitting the subordinate place Heaven intended them to occupy. The moment the Sea Hawk was sighted, the men in and about Sag Harbor forsook their work; the women sped out of their houses, and the children stopped their games and ran down to the white shore. While the anchors were being dropped, the old sexton rang the bell on the white stoeple, and over every building of importance a flag was raised to show the joy of the villagers. A flag of purest silk was run up from a staff in front of Squire Coudit’s mansion, the old gentleman performing the work with his own hands. “It’s the flag Ralph gave me before he sailed,” said the Squire, addressing his wife and daughter, “and I am sure the dear boy will recognize it. ” [to be continued ]

Florida Moss.

The valuable moss of Florida abounds In the hummocks and back lands. It is gathered chiefly by negroes. In its natural state it hangs in festoons from the limbs of trees in strands from one to five feet in length. The moss is gathered by pulling it from the trees with long poles, or by cutting the trees down and then removing it. The moss is buried in the earth for about a month, after which it is dug up and dried and shaken and sold to the local moss dealers for $1 per 100 pounds. It is then run through a machine called a gin, which is nothing more than a cylinder covered with threfe-inch spikes revolving between a roll of similar stationary spikes. The action of these spikes is to knock out some of the dirt and trash, but it does not complete the job. It is then shaken over a rack formed of parallel bars, after which it is pressed into bales of about 200 pounds each. Some of the moss mills do all this work by hand, except the ginning. The moss, after having gone through the above process, brings from $2.50 to $3 per 100 pounds. If, instead of allowing to remain in the earth for one month, it is left there for three months, the entire bark of the moss is pulled off, and there remains a beautiful black fiber almost exactly like hair. The hair moss brings from $5 to $7 per 100 pounds. The treatment of this moss is a good field for invention. Might not a machine be made which will take off the bark, leaving the fiber, without the necessity of burying the moss for so long a time in the earth.

Photographing Flying Bullets.

An English photographic journal has an interesting account of the manner in which photographs have been obtained of rifle bullets travelling at the rate of two thousand feet in a second. The source of illumination was the electric spark such as that given by the discharge of a Leyden jar. The camera and lens were dispensed with, and the gelatine plate impressed direct with the shadow of the missile as it traversed the intervening space between the plate and the light source. One problem was the discovery of the best means of causing the bullet to turn on the electricity for its own portraiture. At first two copper wires were, placed in the path of the projectile, the notion being that the bullet itself would make the necessary metallic bridge between them. But the wires were shotaway without doing what was expected of them. Lead wire was then substituted with success. One very curious result was that the process produced a picture of the disturbance of the air by the passage of the bullet Any solid body traveling through the air must, of course, push the air before it. The picture of flying bullets show clearly the curves formed by the disturbed air, both before and behind the flying projectile.

Ancient Warfare.

Ckoss-bowmen were always attended by shield-bearers, who protected them in action. The Roman galleys were provided with a sharp iron prow for running down an adversary. The Greek and Roman ships of largest size had two towers filled with archers and catapults. The Mexican flint knives were made so sharp that they could be used for trimming hair. The Swiss and German pikemen were during the fifteenth century esteemed the best In Europe. In 162% during the reign of Charles I. in England, armor ceased to be worn below the knees. The shield of Hector, when slung at his back in walking, covered the body from neck to heel. The mace, once used by the cavalry of all nations, was a spiked club hung at the saddle-bow. The shield of Charles V. was inlaid with gold and contained over 600 figures engraved on its face. The Roman catapults and balistas were transported in the tra'n of an army on cars like artillery. At the siege of Sancerre, 1672, the Huguenots, to economize their powder, used siings and bows. The largest catapults threw beams six feet long, weighing sixty pounds, over a quarter of a miie. • The legion was formed by Romulus B. C. 720. It originally consisted of 3,000 foot and 300 horse. In the Greek phalanx the soldiers stood as close as possible to each other, their shields overlapping. At the battle of Bannockburn, 1314, Robert Bruce clove an Englishman to the waist with a battle-ax. Under Henry V. of England, an act of Parliament ordered all the geese in England to be counted, and the Sheriffs of the counties were required to furnish six arrow feathers from each goose.

Will Sarpass Mount Hood's.

A new marine light which will soon be in place near Havre will be the most powerful in the world. It w.ll be visible at 6e» a distance of from twentytwo to fifty-two miles, according to the condition of the weather.

How Women Can Become Men.

In China they believe that women, by clinging to vegetarianism, will become men on judgement day.

HOME AND THE FARM.

A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR OUR RURAL FRIENDS. To Prevent Waste |n Feeding- ProHtahleness or Crops—The Whip u a Belle of Barbarism—A Serviceable Cog sled Mew Breed of Poultry. Combined Stack Yard and Manger. Most farmers utilize the straw more than they did twenty years ago, and many of them consider good bright oat and barley straw to be worth, for feeding purposes, quite as much as over-ripe clover, or timothy hay,

and, pound for pound, worth fully half as much as any good hay. Hence, instead of wasting the straw by building flat topped staeks and allowing the cattle and other stock to have free accesr to them.' a yard is built around the stacks, and the straw fed out as regularly as hay or grain. To make all secure, a log pen is built, like the one in the illustration from a sketch by L. D. Snook, in the American Agriculturist. The logs nfest upon’a foundation of stone or wood, the lower log being one foot from the ground, and three logs on each side, the extreme height of fence being UQt less than four and a half feet, On the leeward side ot the stack pen a jaymanent and durable mangercah be easily made from small poles. This may extend the entire length of the pen, and be built upon one or more sides. The stravy is thrown into it directly from the stack, and, if a ration of hay of straw be fed at noon, it will prove equally as valuable, the only objection being that it is located out of doors. However it is more convenint and economical, than to throw the food upon the ground or in the nearest fence corner.

Skidding Sled for I,ogn. Many lumbermen use a skidding sled of tbeir own manufacture, which farmers who have many logs to haul from the woods would do well td make. It consists simply of the crotch of a tree, eight to.ten inches in diameter, with two branches, as shown in the sketch, leaving the

A SERVICEABLE LOG SLED.

branches four feet in length. The bark is peeled off. Trim down the the trunk end for the attaching of clevis or chains, fitting on a wooden saddle for the end of the logs to rest upon, and the equipment is complete. Attach the saddle with tough wooden pins, which will be found more serviceable than iron ones.

Profitableness ot Crops. The price of all kinds of farm crops and products is governed by the law of supplv and demand, but the cost of production is the only source for determining profitableness. The law of supply and demand is variable and bears an uncertain relation to the question of profitableness. A large product may be secured, but flic demand for It may be so weak as to render a sale almost impossible at any price, in which case the crop would result in no profit, and possibly an expense in the cultivation. But again, there may be a demand far exceeding the entire supply, in which case there will be quick sales at high prices and a good profit realized. But these are chances that come to the farmer aricl cannot be anticipated when favorable, nor avoided when in the reverse line. The only rule that would seem to bo safe and to be largely recommended is to aim at production at the least possible cost. So long as the price is uncontrollable, all the reduction in cost of production that can possibly be secured will add to the profitableness of the crop, for If corn that sold for 50 cents per bushel was produced at a cost of 45 cents per bushel, there would be a profit of 5 cents per bushel. If the cost could be reduced to 40 cents per bushel, the profit would be doubled. Saving In production is what counts in profits. —Germantown Telegraph.

Discard the Use of the Whip. It is a noticeable fact that the most successful drivers of trotting horses seldom use the whip. Even when hard-fought races are on and sensational finishes are made the extreme limit of speed is secured without the use of the lash. There is a lesson in this, not only for the drivers of trotting horses, but for those who handle any kind of horses With the proper training a draft horse will reach the limit of his power and exert every muscle In his body under kind treatment as quickly as he will when abused with the whip. A horse that will respond to the request for his best effort in a kind way is one that can be depended upon under any and all circumstances. It is th e fault of the driver in nine cases out of ten when the use of the whip is made necessary. W’hen horsemen once understand that kind words are worth more to urge a horse to his full capacity in any direction the use of the whip will be very limited.— Clark’s Horse Review. Wliat Seeds’ Will Do. As a guide to what certain seeds will grow by quantity, an ounce of beet seeds will give fifty feet of drill; of carrots, 150: cucumbers, fifty hills; musk melon, sixty hills; water melon, thirty hills; onions, 100 feet of drill; spinach, 100 feet; turnip, 150 feet; cabbage family, 1,500. A quart of peas will give seventy-five feet of drill; snap shot beans, 100 feet; pole beans, 150 hills, and so on. A paper of radishes is enough to sow at a time, and a paper of lettuce is enough for sowing several times. Prairie Farmer. Soil for Hoiu. Plant.. A good soil for house plants is made by procuring some of the black earth

found In decayed stumps. Sift it and see that there are no worms in ib.and mix It with some dry garden soil. With this soil and good drainage plants will grow finely and will require littye or no stimulating. Sometimes a lence rail or a stick of wood becomes imbedded in the earth and decays. This soil is excellent, when fine, to mix with common earth. Burnt bones mixed with pieces of broken flower pots are very good for drainage.—lndiana Farmer ——————— TrollU t®r Xtowbawtas. A correspondent of Amorican o‘ao dencr in describing his way of uiak. ing a trellis tor dewberry vines sayst “I take stakes two or threo feet long, and drive them into the ground about half their length, threo feet apart, and across the dewbor 7 rows. Scantlings (2xl J inches is large enough) 10 or 12 feet long are nailed along the tops of the posts, and crosspieces about two feet apart are nailed upon these. Any light material will do for the trellises. Train the vines over them and put straw unerneath to keep the weeds down.

White Wonder Fowls. The new breeds of poultry keep coming, and they range all the way from dunghills arrayed in plumage as gorgeous as Joseph's beautiful coat to solid buff, white or black. One breed that is attracting quite a bit of attention har been produced in Yermont, and has been named by the originator White Wonder fowls. He claims that they are just what the

WHITE WONDER FOWLS.

farmers have been waiting for, for years. Having bred market poultry for more than twenty years, he combined the good points of all the varieties he ever bred and is satisfied that his new breed shows more good qualities than any of the others. The White Wonder fowls, says a correspondent, are hardy, quiet, easily confined, largo (cocks weighing 9 to 11 pounds, and hens 7 to 9 pounds), compactly built, low combs, not liable to freeze, white plumage, and yellow legs, beak, and skin. They grow very rapidly and feather well at an early age. Looking at them from a market poulterer’s standpoint the description would indicate that they are well suited for use in towns where people are willing to pay a good price for fine dressed fowls. In many markets they would not bring so good a price as an equally good fowl that did not have feathered legs.—F. E. Dawloy.

Poultry Cucklcft. The best profit from eggs is in the winter and good treatment must be given to secure. Keeping fowls until they are too old is one cause of poultry failing to return a good profit. When the house is mado warm, care should be taken to see that it is well ventilated daily. Rusty nails In the drinking water will often prevent the fowls from losing their feathers. Select the food for your fowls with care and do not confine them in uncomfortable quarters. Sweet oil is recommended for roup; rub well oyer the heads and give a half teaspoonful inwardly. While hens will go in a dark place, to lay eggs, they will rarely hunt In such a place for something to eat. Allow the setting hen at least fifteen minutes liberty each day, so she can get the cramps out of her body. With poultry, as with many another business, the first year is the most trying. Once fairly started, the road to success is easier. WniLß the returns from the poultry may seem small in themselves as compared with other crops they often prove quite an advantage.

Kltehen Recipe*. Boiled Sweet Potatoes. —Cut cold boiled potatoes lengthwise into one-quarter inch slices; season and brush over with melted butter. Broil three minutes over a clear Are. Plain Cottage Pudding. —One pint of flour, one cup of nulk, one egg, two level teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Bake twenty minutes or half an hour and serve with a liquid sauce. Squash Pie. —To one pint of sifted squash add one quart of Tjoillng milk, one egg, two crackers rolled tine, one large cup of sugar, one teaspoonful of corn starch, half a teaspoonful each of cinnamon, salt, and a little nutmeg. Graham Pudding.—Two cups of graham flour, one cup of sweet milk, one cup of molasses, one cup of raisins, one teaspoonful each of salt,soda, and cinnamon, half a teaspoon of cloves. Steam an hour and a half and serve with allquid sauce. Hoarhound Candy. —lu one and a half pints of water boil two ounce* of the dried hoarhound for half an hour. Then strain and add three pounds of brown sugar and boil until it is sufficiently hard. Grease some tins lightly and pour in the candy; when slightly cool mark in squares oi sticks with a knife.

Broiled Oysters. —Select large sized oysters, drain, wipe dry, and dip each oyster first in melted butter then in fine bread crumbs or cracker dust, seasoned with pepper and salt. For broiling, a fine double (wire broiler is requisite. Turn frequently and when the beards are curled take up on a hot dish Pour over a sauce made by melting a tablespoonful of butier and mixing it with the same amount of tomato catsup^ Black Bean Soup. —Take one quart of black beans, boil in foui quarts of water with a little salt and pepper. When well boiled, press through a colander into the watei they were boiled in. Add not quite a teaspoon ful of allspice, mace, and cloves well pounded. Boil again foi half an hour. Have ready three hard boiled eggs, chopped fine; put them with a tablespoon ful of butter in a tureen, and pour on the soup.

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

Senator Gage's bill, increasing the price of convict labor to ninety-live cents per (lay. was, Monday, referred to the Committee on Labor. In the House the “Age of Consent” bill, changing the age from 12 to 14 years, was passed. The House after much debate, passed the Heneh bill, punishing persons who bring stolen property into the State. Several amendments were reported by the Committee on Constitutional Amendments. Among tnora were making the terms ot all County officers four years, and rendering tho incumbents ineligible for reeleetton For eight years; enabling tho State to tax gross and net receipts of corporations; to increase tho regular legislative session to 100 days. A judiciary ripper bill, cutting the number ot circuits from tltty-four to forty-four, has been prepared. The committee Investigating tho Prison North affair, return with nothing but praise of tho management. At a caucus it developed that, tbs Cufiop bill was unpopular and will be defoatod. It provided for the appointment of boards for public institutions by the Governor. Both branches of the Legislature spent their time Tuesday discussing small bills .and the Hecate was entirely without feature. The House nassod a bill to limit the powers of township trustees and another exempting parsonages from,taxation, while It killed one limiting the jurisdiction ot justices of the peace, and another adding insanity to the statutory grounds for divorce, Mr. Dal man introduced tho same bill brought into tho Senate the day before, appropriating $200,000 to the School for Feoblo Minded at Fort Wayne. Of this SIIO,OOO is askod for anew building and $(10,000 for the purchase of a farm. In tho Senate a bill making it obligatory on county commissioners in towns of 5.000 inhabitants to establish work-houses whero no city work-house exists, and authorizing the commissioners to purohaso property, orect buildings and pay for the same, was passed. Tho Committee on Hallroads recommended the passage of Senator Chandler's bill asking that passenger trains stop at all county-seats.

The House, Wednesday, passed tho Cullop bill. Increasing the jurisdiction of tho Appellate Cour,t, sending to It all cases involving $5,500 or less. After a tong argument It. killed McMullln's bill; requiring that school boards be oloctod by tho people, instead of by tho city councils, ns at present, and, after a long controversy. It killed Magcnity's anti-prize lighting .pUL ,whMl imposes heavy penalties on at! ffoncerbeil, but defined prize lighting as "fighting with loss than two-ounce gloves." The Senate Special Committee to redlstrlet tho judicial circuits of the Htate reported Its gerrymander, of tho courts, und, after a long argument, the report was accepted. Tho Senato passed a number of minor bills and one Important one, oxtondIng the term of munlnolpal officers to four years lnstoad of two, as at present. Representative Sulzor of Madison, introduced a concurrent resolution in the House Thursday, setting forth that tho law was being constantly violated by the ltoby Race Track Association, and that the officials of Lako County wore conniving thereat. Tho resolution called for a special joint, committee of investigation and suggested a line of Inquiry. No action was taken, a referonoo being made to tho Committee on Rights and Privileges without debate. The House passed the Union Label bill. Introduced at the instanco of organized labor. This bill is designed to protect labels and by authority of labor unions from uss by unauthorized parties. Among tho new bills wuh ono leaving it optional with County Commissioners whether they issuo a lioenso to sell intoxicants in tho Cotttltfy or not. Thore was also a bill to prevent tho piping of natural gas outside the State by limiting the pressure in mains [to 2()0 pounds por square inch. 4 TIIO Senate spent several hours discussing McLain's bill conferring upon tho Governor tho appointment of tho Bonevolent and Penal Boards. The bill was ordered ongrossod. Mr. McLain styloH tho bill as "an act to prevent legislative log-rolling." Both branches of the Legislature. Friday morning, adjourned until Monday out of respeot, to the memory of ox-Hocrotnry James G. Blulno.

The Telephone in Spain.

"Tho American managers of tho telephone have not given your people the full benoflt of their invention, ,J said Seraphlno Yglesia of Madrid. "Now, wo in Spain have a much better system than you have here, and we use it to a bettor advantage. Wo have a grand park there—tho Ilotlro. In it we have all the amusements—theaters, toboggan slides, carousals, bull fights, operas, everything. It Is of the opera that I want to speak particularly. If you will sit in the stalls close up to the stage you will see just In front of each footlight a little tin box. You will wonder what it is there for. Well, if you have a telephone at your house you can communicate with the Central Exchange and your telephone will be connected with one of those boxes on the stage of the opera house, and If the weather Is bad you can sit there at home and listen to every note and hear as plainly as though you were in the opera house. You don’t have to hold the receiver to your ear, OJb, no. The system in use there does away with that. Tho receiver and transmitter are combined in a little shelf of corrugated metal. You talk to It and the sound goes over the wire; you listen and the sound comes from it. Thus you may read your book and listen to the opera too. Isn’t it better than your system?’,’—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

“V-e-r y N-i-e-e.”

Girls and boys, especiallygirls.don’t allow yourselves to get into the habit tjiat many grown people have of. when called upon for an opinion of somebody or something of whom or which they inwardly disapprove, drawling out, “v-e-r-y n-i-c-e.” The attempt to hide disapprobation, envy (a fault to which poor human nature is sadly prone), and several other disagreeable things under the .thin veil afforded by these two words is most transparent. Better tell an honest falsehood, if I may use the expression, and accord an emphatic approbation than to employ this weak, halfway one, which is so easily seen through. Or, better yet, come out boldly with the truth. 'Twon’t sting a bit more than “v-e-r-y n-i-c-e.” Detroit Free Fress.

Expenses of Royalty.

The Queen of England is allowed in one form or another the sum of *1,929,000 annually. The Prince ol Wales receives *200,000, his Princess *50,000. Prince Albert Victor receives *50,000; the Crown Princess of Russia, *40,000; the Duke of Edinburgh, *125.000; the Princess Christian, $30,000; the Duke of Connaught, •125;000, and the numerous others various sums, the grand total reaching the enormous sum of *2,834,000. A good story, even when the same man continues to repeat it, has a tendency to grow like a rolling Snowball. An instance is furnished by a German paper. “So our friend Bushier went to the top of Mont Blanc?” said one man to another. “Not at all.” “But he said so.” “True. Two months ago, when he returned from Switzerland, he said he had been at the foot of Mopl Blanc. Since then he has gradualli lied himself to the top. ”

THESE ACTUAL FACTS

ALL FOUND WITHIN THE BOR* DERS OF INDIANA. An Inttfaatlng Summary or tho Kara Important Doinga or Om< Neighbors Crimea, Casualties, Deaths, Etu, - Relics Unearthed In a Mound. ~4 “Old Palestine," the former countyseat of Lawrence County, Is a mound ■situtltti' to the one recently reported in the western part of the County where relics were found. Stone relics are yet found, but tho mound was dug Into and explored somo time ago. On the surface of the hill a confused mass of stones, such as a man could conveniently carry, were noticed, indicating a circular wall twenty feet In diameter. It was found to be a vaulted tomb. The first or upper vault contained the bones of many women and children. A layer of flat stones divided this from the second, which Contained the bones of men. There was another layer of flags, and then at the bottom, six feet below tho surface, two skeletons were found with their heads placed to the east, and faces to the north. The last were persons of great sizes, being not less than six feet and a half high. With the skeletons wore found a quantity of flints, arrow points acd sue 1 things. Near the head of the largest individual was a pair of hammered copper earrings and a globular "war whistle.” Tho keen nojso of tho latter may be compared to the sound of a policeman’s whlstlo, and can be heard for nearly a mile. Stono axes and pieces of pottery were found on the surface near this tomb, and many flints and arrows are still to be found In the fields around. Pottles, pipes, stono knives,and other articles used by a perished race are also found. Ho Should Fool tlio Law, About twonty-Hvo years ago John Wilson, who had served through the civil war, loft his homo In Brazil, for the West to hunt up a location. After he had boon absent a short tlrao his family ceasod to hear from him, and gave him up for dead, supposing ho had boon slain by the Indians. This belief was made more plausable by tho finding of several decomposed bodies in tho locality where Wilson was last hoard of. Mrs. Wilson worked diligently and supported two small children, a bov and a girl, who still reside with their mother. After the passage of the pension bill allowing every widow of a Union soldier a pension, no matter how he met his death, Mrs Wilson appllod for a pension, and was, she thought, on the road to getting one when the startling intelligence reached her from the department at Washington recently, that lior husband still lived, and resided In Florida, and that his name had been on the pension rolls for sovoral years.

Minor State Items. The Big Four depot at Jamestown was destroyed by tire. Four saloons have been eroded on the Ice In the middle of the Ohio Elver at Jeffersonville. Grave robbers stole the corpso ot Miss Emma West, an 18-yoar-old girl who died recontly at Brazil. Jeremiah Harris, who claimed to be the oldest Odd Fellow In Indiana, Is dead at Marlon, aged 88. Edward Lancaster was given a three years’ sontonco In tho ponltontlafy, at Bedford, for forgery. There are only 750 prisoners In tho Northern Prison, colng tho lowest number for several yoars. The next exhibition of the Scott County Fair Association will bo held from Aug. 39 to Sept. 1. A Fountain County farmer says that at present prices It Is cheaper to feed hogs on wboat than on corn. Postmaster Crockett of South Bond, has received official notice that his office has been placed under tho civil service system. Edmund Luther. 72 yoars old, dropped dead In M. H. Lout/. & Co.’s office at South Bond. He went into tho office to rest and suddenly fell over dead. Some unknown person entered Henry Martin’s stable, near Worthington, a few nights ago and cut his harness to pieces and shaved the tails of bis horses., W. H. Farr of Baker Township, Morgan County, killed a bald eagle on his farm a few days ago that measured seven feet and three Inches from tip to tlo. It could span seven Inches with its talons. Virgil Beck, a young miner west ol Terre Haute, fell from the top of the shaft, a distance of seventy feet, receiving fatal Injuries. The rope broke as he was stepping from the cage to tho landing. Fire at Kcdalla, Clinton County, destroyed H. D. Dunnlngton’s drug store and Eldrldge James’ saloon. Loss on drug stock and building, $3,500; insured for $1,300. Loss on saloon. $500; no Insurance.

The large farm residence of John Warble, west of Shelbyville, burned with all its contents, valued at 83,500; partially Insured. Two hundred dollars in money and all. bis notes and accounts went up in smoke. At New Albany officers found the dies, molds, fifty unfinished dollars, and shout two pounds of metal, the outfit of the alleged counterfeiters, James Fox, Thomas White, and William McCombs, who were arrested and taken to Indianapolis. Stock in Bartholomew County has suffered intensely on account of the recent cold weather. In many cases water was secured only by hauling It for mites. The ground being covered with snow many of the farmers claim that quails iu vast numbers have perished. John Sullivan, a section hand employed by the Big Four, was killed while at his work in H&ughville. Sullivan, with some follow-workmen, was carrying sT rail, when a switch-engine backing out of the Brown-Ketcham Iron-Works struck him and knocked him down. Hampton B. Shelby, who Is employed at the Indianapolis car works, received injuries from which be died a few hours later. He and some fellow-workmen were engaged unloading a car of sills, and, when the last standard was cut the timbers rolled to the ground. They fell upon Shelby and pinned him under their weight. They were removed, and Shelby was taken to his home. It was found that be had received injuries about the abdomen which were necessarily fatal, and he died a short time afterward. The deceased was a married man, 58 years of age, and leaves an invalid wife and seven children, who are all grown. At the time of the McLaugliu explosion at Richland, in 1885, where a boiler was blown through two brick walls, a clock was knocked off the wail and stopped running. The clock was never started, but was again placed in EnsoFs store, where it still bangs, showing the exact time of the explosion, 1:40 p. m„ Nov. 20. 1885. The wife of Eli Miller of Valley City, Harrison County, gave birth to four children recently. They were fully developed, but did not lWe. About a year ago Mrs. Miller gave birth to triolets. John Shinn, assistant cook at the Anderson Hotel at Anderson, attempted suicide, taking a dose of "Rough on Rats.”