Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 13 February 1895 — Page 2
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THE Cleveland PROGRAM has succeeded •:m making the pvodu'-ts of labor and the farm much cheaper. They are cheaper -^".han they ever were before but peopie are enjoyinix them "in fuoh great alumdjaiice as heretolore because they have not ..-&e wherewithal to buy them with. The 4ods are very cheap but money is very
Mgh, and if Cleveland could get his #500.000,000 gold bond scheme through it •would make all kinds of goods and labor cheaper, while gold would get higher and ^•Rke life harder.
EI\VAI:P Kor.v and Edward A. Shedd, jf Roby Indiana, have sent a circular to General Assembly and to the newspapers over the State that displays an unlimited amount of gall. They are posing .•-'sa? a law abiding, peaceable citizens whose -i'baracters and property interests have
Sieeu damaged bv what they claim was an •unlawful act of the State of Indiana, in .•jading ihe miliatia to Roby last summer put a stop to the infamous conduct, of _je lawless elements of gamblers, prostiifutes aud hoodlums generally, who were breaking aud defying the laws of the
Ft,ate of Indiana. It some of the local authorities were not in collusion with iijEid lawless element.- they were powerless to act, for nothing was done to protect 'j&e name and fame of the fair State of .'3'ndiana. The idea of Roby and Shedd .claiming that the Ruby Athletic Association was not for the purpose of carrying
O'Q a disreputable and unlawful business ridiculous, when everyone in the State K_:.iows it was orgaiii/ed because the gang sv-as not toleiatel in Illinois and they concluded that they couiil do as they please
Roby, under a lav which was smuggled t-hrough the Indiana Legislature, under "The management oi that Democrat leader
Senator McHugh. Tne people of Indiana .sre law abiding and if Roby, Shedd and lOominick C. O'Malley have lost money 5xi trying to establish a disreputable and unlawful business in this State, the people will say it served them right. They -should be taught a severe lesson aud then remember that the way of the transgressor is hard.
WAKKINGION.
The cry of many is, "more gas."
Mrs. Jacob Masters fell last Saturday evening and was badly hurt.
Frank Jones, who has been having ill health for several months, is at Indianapolis taking treatment. We hope he will soon be enjoying good health.
Ollie Garriott thinks of leaving our vill-a^-e soon and going to Anderson where Hae will work for Dick Hunt.
D. M. Marony is now located in his sew store room and is ready to welcome many friends at all times.
Several persons from here attended the Pratt-Fort wedding Saturday evening also the infair at the Doctor's home Sun--{aLsry.
Mrs. Libbie Marsh, our dressmaker, who has been sick for some time is now «JFjle to be at work.
Owing to the cold weather last Friday cs-veuiog, the debate was postponed until iweKt Friday evening.
We understand there will be another •drug store and barber shop here to be emu by George Phemister of Maxwell.
McUOKDSVILLK.
Oscar Dunn and wife of Indianapolis, vi.ee the guests of Iiussell Peters and fam,i£y.
Tramps are becoming very bold. A :'5J/»rty of probably four or five entered •fifoe residence of Mr. Black, west of Lawatfoace, and having chloroformed the fam£Ly, proceeded to get supper. They fried
SKusat, made coffee, etc. thus preparing a •Sfc&st of no mean pretentions. After par£tt&ring of a hearty repast they relieved ttSw family ©f two or three waiches etc., .-dn&d left.
«Quaiterly meeting will be held here Saturday and Sunday. The P. E. Stctfseching on Saturday night, Sunday morning and Sunday night.
The attendance at the M. E. Sunday ssrff&ool last Sunday was 120. Collection,
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An interesting program was rendered at the childrens' meeting at the M. E. church on Sunday evening by the children of the Sunday school and their friends.
The Univerbalists will have preaching at their church every Sunday from this time indefinitely.
J. D. Cory and wife visited his brother near Lawrence on Monday and Tuesday.
Henry Boucher's horse ran away on Tuesday morning, his children narrowly escaping severe injury.
The McCordsville schools will celebrate Washington's birthday. An interesting I program has been arranged for the occasiou. I Uncle Jack Warren who has been visiting relatives at Cincinnati and elsewhere in Ohio, returned on Monday.
J. S. McCord will be assisted by his I patrons at the Mt. Comfort school hall «n Friday niLcht, in spreading a basket supper Proceeds to go toward the imrchnse of books for the school library. This is a good step.
J. W. Trittipo of Fortviile was in our town ou Monday. The members of the Eastern Star held a very enjoyable session at their hall here on Saturday night the '2nd inst. Two new members were received, after which an elegant supper was served, spiced with a grand social feast. May tlie good work go on.
List &• Sou have sold over 2uO loads of saw dust, to be used in putting up ice.
J. G. and J. P.McCord are well pleased with their experience in the grain business thus far.
J. W. McCord of Fortviile was on our streets ou Saturday. The utmost harmony and good will prevails in our schools. Teachers, patrons aud students are working together to make our schools second to none. There is not a spot in Indiana where the patrons support the teachers more truly than they do here. Would be critics are scarce here. Whenever a parent has a suggestion, he goes to the teacher, and does not sit around and grumble, as is so often done in many places.
Alva Apple has been on the sick list for the past ten days.
Alice Gale who has been sick for several days, entered school again this week. Frank Brokaw has been suffering from an attack of the measles for the past two weeks.
Perry Jetfers is visiting his parents.
The following persons have been select ed as officers of the Epworth League: President, E. E. Jay: 1st Vice President, Harry Apple: 2nd Vice President, J. Lesley Smith 3rd Vice President, Fern Fred, 4th Vice President, Mary Fletcher Secretary, Mattie Crawford Treasurer, Mrs. Anna Hervey.
S. S. Cory has a copy of a paper published in 1800 giving an account of the death of Washington. An extract will be read from it at the celebration of Washington's birthday.
I. H. Day is sulferiug from an attack of pleurisy.
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Ileal ftatatc Transfers.
For the week ending Feb. 13, 1895, furnished by J. H. Binford, attorney, notary, and loan agent. Per Miss Addie Johnson stenographer and typewriter.
Washington Lewis to John A. Craft, lot in Pierson addition Greenfield $ 200 00 Marshall Gooding to Elizabeth
R. El wood, lot, Pierson addition, Greenfield 175 00 Lurilla Atkinson to city of Greenfield. lot in Greenfield 1 00 Edward W. Felt to S. R. Waters and wife, 2 lots in Walker's addition, Greenfield 1700 00 Satnl. H. Moore to Hydatia J.
Taylor, land, 18% acres 700 00 Isabella Scott to Calvin J. Jackson, lot in Fortviile 500 00 Monroe Stewart to Wm. Applegate, lot in Greenfield 75 (0 Sarah J. Wbelchel to Rebecca
Krammes, land, 26 acres 1050 00
No. transfers 8. Consideration $4401 00
We are prepared to do slate, tin and iron roofing, tin and galvanized iron guttering aud spouting. Gas fitting and repair work promptly done.
ELTON & PRATT, No. 12 N. Penn:st. G(5t7 Greenfield.
Roasted Fish.
BUFFALO, Feb. 13.—Fire was discovered yesterday in the wholesale fish warehouse of James H. Dormer and damaged the building and contents to the extent of $45,000 insurance, fi25,000. The origin of the fire is not known.
UlatfHuff Ice.
MANISTKK, Mich., Feb. 13.—One thousand pounds of dynamite has just arrived here to be used for blasting the ice, with a view of freeing Ann Arbor ferry No. 1. Manager Ashley thinks ..h boat will be extrioa^'l wit,, 24 hours
MYSTERIOUS EYES.
Colonel Jagson gave his friends and cronies a terrible shock last week. The colonel had celebrated the dying of the old year in true Jagsonian style and started for homo when tlio infant 189a was only three hours old, carrying a load that was heavy even for so expert a vehicle as the Jagson anatomy. Then the surprise came. When the old boy appeared later in the day and took his usual seat alongside the old guard, a tumbler of "straight" was at once brought. All 1 ho others raised theii glassc:-. lnurmuivti "Happy Isew Year!" sinking the lust syllable into the glasses as they quaked the rare old brew, and then looked at Jagson. There sat the veteran, but his hand had not touched tho glass. Silently he reached l'urth, and taking a tumbler lull .if water he sluwly drank. Constellation but feebly expresses the feelings (.if tho old guard, Jag.-'nii thinking water, and that, too, on New Year's day! Wiiat had happened?
Eager inquiries brought no satisfaction to anxious friends. "No I've not sworn off," said SOll. "Never going to drink any more':" asked tho old guard in chorus. "I may," r, plied the hero ot many tus: lo with old red eye. "Sick:" again came from tho chorus. "No," ear.ie from between the colonel's tightly compressed lips, and with a curt "Good day!" he strode majestically from the cafe.
This action brought dismay. The old guard's ranis wero already depleted. Only four now rendezvoused daily, and Jagson's detection meant more to the survivors than can well bo understood by outsiders.
Nevertheless, despite all tho efforts of entreaty and solicitous inquiry, the colonel remained a total abstainer. He came daily to join his comrades, to gossip and swap stories, but never onco did he betray,'by word or sign, the reason that led him to abjure the wine when it was red or the bowl when it was flowing.
Thus affairs ran on. Tho Old Guard was troubled, and Colonel Jagson looked worried and acted like a man overburdened with serious thought and a deep financial disorder. The fear that Colonel Jagson was caught in the financial stringency induced General Soake to take his wife into his confidence. With that tact and intuition that are woman's chief charm she went at once to call on Mrs. Jagsou, and with the usual result—she got the root of the trouble in short order. Mrs. Jagson was positively radiant. Tho colonel was always sober, the household allowance had been increased, the table bore more delicacies of the season, her wardrobe and bonnets were new, and Mrs. Jagson began to think that the declining years of her married state would be happier than tho earlier period. "And how did it all come about?" quoth Mrs. Soake. Now, Mrs. Jagson knew that Airs. Soake had suffered from the same rivalry that sho herself had endured, and that soft pity to which femininity is so prone swept over her, and she gave the cause of the reformation away to her friend. "You know, my dear Mrs. Soake," began Mrs. Jagson, "the colonel canicliomo just before daylight on New Yotir's morning and was not quite himself. The conviviality had proved too much for his equilibrium, but after much fumbling ho got the door opened and came up stairs as softly as circumstances would permit. Contrary to my usual custom, I had put tho light in his room entirety out. Ho seemed unable to find a match and evidently tried to go tc bed in the dark. Faint rumblings and mutterings caught my attention, then a wild roar. I rushed in to find him on tho floor grasping at the carpet. When the gas was lighted, he became quiet, went to bed, and I left him in the dark again. "A second timo he called and asked me to sit with liim in the light. I did so until he fell asleep. The next morning ho felt that some explanation was due, I suppose, and told mo that bright spots like twinkling eyes had peered at him from the floor about the bed, and when ho tried to grab one nothing was there. You may be assured Colonel Jagson was badly frightened at tho effects of his overindulgence, and from that day to this he has not tasted liquor of any kind." "But the explanation, my doar Mrs. Jagson!" cried tho excited Mrs. Soake. "Well, you must keep it secret. If the truth be found out, tho colonel might go back to drinking again. It was this way: You see, I'd been having the colonel's room cleaned and fancied, only fancied, you know, that the bed might have some of those little pests lurking in the crevices, so I told the girl to use a phosphorus powder, and she carelessly let some sift onto the carpet. Of course, in the dark it shone bright, and that is all there is to the 'eyes' that haunted the colonel." "Just phosphorus bedbug powder!" exclaimed the wife of the old guardsman, who had not stopped sipping the cheering bowl in more than 40 years. "Just think.of it! Broken from a habit of so long a time by 25 cents' worth of bedbiig poison! I shall go and get some immediately."
Thus bubbling with eagerness the little woman rushed into tho chill atmosphere of tho outer world and into the arms of her dearest friend, Mrs. Major Everfull. So the secret was told to one more and was received again with rapture.
Things began to look sad for tho old guard. With these determined women on the trail, and one man already in captive chains, rod eye bourbon and applojack wero doomed. The next day, when tho group of old timers were gathered for tho morning nips, General Soake said to the waiter: "Guess I'll have some apollinaris. Don't feel very well today.
Jagson's ginger ale habit was a shock, Soake falling a victim to the mineral habit was a calamity, but when Major
Everfull calmly, but with a quiver in his voicy, said, "Vichy, please," the bottom dropped out of everything.
Everfull sighed and put his hand, wearily to his eyes, as though to blot out some horrible sight-. Jagson leaned forward and gazed at the major, and General Soako seemed fascinated by tho trivial action of his friend. Quo moment was given to thought, and then Jagson blurted out: "Do your eyes trouble you?"
Thus encouraged the general looked from tho major to tho colonel, then from tho colonel to the major, and in a hoarse whisper breathed: ."Seen anything queer?"
Tho major and colonel stiffened and seemed like wooden men. Their astonishment was so great they just, had strength to gasp: "What, did you sec?" ""Spots, by George, sir, shining spots, like devil's eyes last, night in my bedroom. "!~'o did I," quoth tho major1 in alarm. "I saw them days ago," chimed in Jagson. "Tnat's why I stopped drinking." "Gent!.'men, i'lterjectul the f.-ir.rth .member of tho Oid Guard, Mr. Deeptank by name—"gei-t!em
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yesterday leeeived calls from Mrs. *Iajor Everfull and Mrs. General Soake, and later in tho day Airs. Colonel Jagson came. "Nothing remarkable that, "said Soake. "Old friends, ain't they:" qtiotn .lagson. "What's that got to do with devil"' eyes?" put in Ever!all. "No ofiense, gentlemen, no offence at all, I assure you, but I think I see the solution of this mystery. I am willing to sacrifice myself on the altar of loyalty to you, and tonight I will go home sober—hem—but will pretend I'm a little bit hit in the weather eye—er—will stumble up the stairs, just acting, you know, gentlemen, but on my honor I'll be clear in the top story. A sacrifice to do it, gentlemen, but the circumstances require forgetfuiness of self."
With wonder the party broke up to meet next morning. What has Deeptank discovered that will lift this awful pall? was the thought of tho three afflicted men as they wearily toddled home. Could tho world ever come right again?
Meanwhile tno shades of night had fallen, the hours cropt on apace, but Air. Deeptank thought not of home. He had a mission to perform, and, though sitting up until 2 a. m. was niching to him, sitting up without grog was decidedly unpleasant. Nevertheless ho fought the battle and won the fight. Faithfully he refrained from nightcaps, and when the hour (if 3 arrived he heaved a mighty sigh, buttoned his coat and made a lino ir home. When within sight of his domicile, he put on as natural a jag gait as one would wish to see. He knew Airs. Deeptank had often, told him she con id see him staggering along, as she put it, and now sho should have a chance to see him stagger. "Too bad to deceive the wife of one's bosom, muttered tho victim of loyalty. "Too bad, but it's a good cause," and them he began to ascend tho steps with an imitation of profound alcoholism as realistic in its effect as any genuine Deeptank jag ever was. Tho keynote was filially found, and Deeptank began to have histrionic aspirations. There was no one as yet to appreciate his abilities as an actor, but within himself he felt that elation which great actors say is tho highest reward of tho art.
Deeptank was the last to arrive the next day at the meeting place. Ho took his whisky plain, as usual, but about his eyes wras an unusual twinkle, and in his hand he carried a small round wooden box. "Gentlemon, he began in his stiave, apologetic voico, "I have made a discovery. A deep conspiracy has been laid by our wives—pardon me, gentlemen, but hear me—a deep conspiracy, I say, has been hatched to break down tho customs of our friendship, to destroy our pleasure in life. As you know, I had a theory yesterday. That theory today is a fact. Last night I saw those shiny spots like devil's eyes, but I was perfectly sure of my senses—pardon me again, gentlemen—and called upon my better half for an explanation. She could see nothing, of course, but after my sufferings, gentlemen, I was not to be put off that way, and as a result I hold in my hand the solution of the mystery. My wife confessed to the whole plot when Bhe discovered I was not—er—under the influence. The spots were made by sprinkling phosphorescent powder on the floor. The powder is not made to rival the Keeley cure, but for the destruction of the bedbug. Here is the box, bearing its own inscription."
Silently the box was passed to General Soake. He adjusted his glasses, read the label, and in tones loud and cloar yelled, "Waiter, my usual decoction!"
By tho time the drink was brought Colonel Jagson had perused the colored inscription, sniffed at tho contents of the box and accepted the explanation, and he demanded of tho waiter why his usual drink was not there.
Then Major Everfull tumbled into line. Tho toast was drunk in silence, but tho eyes of throe of the party were turned with thankfulness to the hero who had mado life again worth living.
That night Mrs. Jagson realized that tho surest way to have a secret kept is not to toll it to ono's doarest friend, but tho Old Guard is happy and never speaks of phosphorus.—New York Sun.
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