Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 26 July 1895 — Page 4

-'IP -84i

&•

W'-

5 ..gpjflP

LYNCHING PREVENTED

.West Indianapolis Again Becomes Excited. f1 .ANOTHER CRIMINAL ASSAULT.

An Eleven-Year-Old Girl Outraged by an Insurance Solicitor—An Unusual Funeral Ceremony Several People Poisoned vjfi With Mercury Vines—Polish Mob—Vai»- rious Other Indiana StateJXews.

INDIANAPOLIS. July 20.—The fever of excitement resulting from the brutal murder of little Ida Gebhard had in no way abated yesterday when it was learned that Charles Davidson, 18 years old, and an insurance solicitor, had been arrested by the West Indianapolis police charged with a criminal assault on Ivy Hutciiinson, 11 years old, in a vacant house in the suourb not far from the Gebhard home.

Davidson was taken to the West Indianapolis calaboose, and rumors of the alleged outrage spread rapidly throughout the community. An angry crowd began hurriedly to gather in the vicinity of the little prison and cries for swift vengeance went freely up from the •crowd. Two lines of hose were attached to water plugs near at hand and streams of water were turned on the mob, which gave way and scattered. During an interval of comparative quiet Davidson was hastily brought to this city and lodged in the ciwufcy jail.

AN UNUSUAL INCIDENT.

A Man Requests That His Funeral Sermon Precede His Death. ., ATLANTA, Ind., July 20.—J. H. Robbins of Miliersburg died before the funeral escort had returned from the burial of his own wife, who died the day before. Mr. Robbins had repeatedly expressed his determination to die as soon as his wife should have passed away, and he requested that his funeral should be -nreached at the same time with that of his wife.

His wishes were gratified, and the tmusual incident of a man listening to his own funeral discourse was witnessed by those present. The double funeral sermon was delivered by the Rev. S. H. (Stokes of the Atlanta Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs. Bobbins' remains were laid beside those of their only daughter, who died live years ago. and they leave no descendants. Their little house, built principally by Mr. Robbins, who had a broken baa and who had not walked for 30 years, is something of a curiosity.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT.

iiS

K** hM

Crowd of Poles Brutally Attack a Man and His Wife. WHITING. Ind., July 26.—A crowd of Poles made a murderous assault on Frank Sacker, which nearly resulted fatally to him and his family. A fight occurred among the Poles near Sacker's house and he tried to drive them away, when they turned on him and beat him with guns and clubs. His wife, with a baby in her arms, made an attempt to defend him, but she was trampled under foot with her babe. Both were badly injured.

Police Ofiicer Lowenthal arrived after the fight had progressed some time and arrested Mike Kaveski, the leader of the gang, just as lie was about to slioot backer. When the nature of the assault upon Sacker and his wife and child became known a crowd set upon Kaveski. iu.d it was ®..rh oho greatest difficulty tliar the officers protected him from the would-be lynchers.

POISONOUS VINES.

Several Poisons Seriously Afi'.ofed in Clarl

County, Indiana.

JEFFRRSOXVTLLE, Ind.. July 20.— It is a curious tact that there have never been so many cases of poisoning by means of mercury vines, or poison oak, as it is also called, as there has been this year.

Whether people have taken to goins to the woods and fields of Sundays more than formerly, or whether the poisonous vine is more frequent, is a question, -but at least a do/en of well known people are suffering in various degrees from contact with the noxious plant, and in one case, that of Mrs. John Scliulz, wiie of a/well known merchant tailor, there are grave fears for the recovery of the afflicted person. Mrs. Scliulz's ar neck, ears and face are involved, and the poison has even affected her throat and the inner parts "f the left ear. The lady is suffering intense agony.

as Brighter Manufacturing Outlook.

ELWOOD, lnd., July 20.—Manufacturing interests here are looking brighter than at any time since 1892. On Monday the plateglass factory will start its third frr -lace, and the big factory will then bo in operation with 1,000 employes. The two chimney factories and the battle plant have signed the scale and will resume operations A'T. 15. The window glass trade is in better shape than it lias been for years, and on Sept. 1 the factory here will start up at its fullest capacity. The tinplate plant lias completed its extension, and is now operating with 800 employes. All of the lesser industries are running fullhand.

Killed by Falling Into a Wall. COLUMBIA CITY, Ind., July 20.— Charles Poncey, who resides five miles north of tl-'s city, while cleaning his well yesterday accidentally stumbled and fell into it. He dropped a distance of 40 feet and was almost instantly killed. It was several hours before ..is body was recovered, when it was found his neck was broken. The dead man was a prominent farmer, nearly 75 years old.

Ad van coin Wages.

SOUTH BENJD, Ind., July 26.—The South Bend Woolen company has posted a notice that, beginning with Aug. 1, the wages of employes will be advanced 7 1-2 per cent. The advance is made without solicitation.

Killed by a Hull.

VALPARAISO, Ind., July 26.—George Haltes. near Sydney, was attacked by a bull Wednesday night and was butted and trampled and dragged until he was mo badly hurt that he died yesterday.

Death From the Stings of Beei.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., July 26.—Mya. Willi&m Whallen of Sellersburg, w.io was

Stung by bees while hiving them «ome days ago, died yesterday from the effects.

HE DIED GAME.

William Taylor Executed in the Penltentiary at Coluuibus. COLVMBUS, O., July 26.—William Taylor, colored, was executed shortly after midnight in the annex of the Ohio penitentiary for the murder of Isaac Yoakam, an aged farmer of Franklin county. He died game. When Warden James read the death warrant to him, the murderer laughed and chatted lightly about it.

On the scaffold the murderer remained quiet while the officials adjusted the noose. He bade his attorney, Mr. Jackson, goodby, but made no other statement. The trap was sprung at 12:05, and he was pronounced dead in 11 minutes. His neck was not broken and he was convulsive, dying hard.

Taylor murdered Isaac Yoakam, aged 60 years, who lived on a farm 10 miles north of Columbus. As •''the old farmer was returning from milking cows on the evening of Dec. 20 last Taylor brained him with a big hickory club and then robbed him of about $9j).

Panama Trouble Not Serious. WASHINGTON, July 26.—The apprehension of serious trouble on the Isthmus of Panama, owing to the strike of the railroad employes, was considerably relieved by the receipt of a telegram from United States Consul General Vifquain at Panama stating that the governor jf the province of Panama had assured te consul general of his ability to maintain order there.

All tlie Roads In.

SAVANNAH, July 26.—The Savannah and Atlantic bondholders have accepted the offer of the Central reorganization committee. This was the only road remaining out of the reorganization scheme. Bonds were at ^nce deposited. This closed the depositing of securitii" -s, but it is believed there will be a farther extension.

Abe Iiotlischiid Again.

ST. LOUIS, July 20.—Abe Rothschild, alias Henry Smythe, reached here from Toronto in custody. He will be taken to Moberly, Mo., to answer a charge of forgery. Rothschild is well known throughout the country. He was tried some years ago in Jefferson, Tex., for the murder of "Diamond Bassie" Moore.

Electrocuted.

LIMA, O., July 26.—Thursday, while linemen were repairing the electric light wires, they broke down a telephone wire, which fell across the streetcar wires. A valuable horse belonging to" Devoe Brothers was passing and the end of the wi^re became wrapped about its neck, killing it instantly.

Lightning's Work.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., July 26.— Lightning struck the barn of L. C. Atkins, a planter, living near Port Roy il, 15 miles from here, and set the bui. Iing on fire, which was entirely consumed also a large lot of implements, etc. No insurance.

Treasury Statement.

WASHINGTON, July 26.—Yesterday's statement of the condition of the treasury showed: Available cash balance, $191,211,193 gold reserve, $105,004,1~3.

Indications.

Fair, slightly warmer weather westerly winds, becoming southerly.

Base Ball.

AT CINCINNATI— E Cincinnati 4 0 3 0 2 4 4 0 3—19 20 1 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0- 3 (5 3

Batteries—Rhines and Murphy Taylor, Beam and Grady. Umpire—Keefe. AT ST. LOUIS— ,R E St. Louis 1 5 5 0 0 1 0 2 0—20 20 3 Brooklyn 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1— 3 10 1

Batteries Breitcnstein and Miller Lucid and Grim. Umpire—Burnliam. A E EL A N E Cleveland 10100040 x— Gil 3 Boston 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0— 4 12 3

Batteries—Young and Ziiuiner Niciiuls and Gnn/.\ Umpiro—Emslie. AT 1'ITTSI.LXKTT— II E Pitt slnH'g 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 2 x—10 0 4 New York 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1— 2 S3

Batteries—Ilawley and Sugdeu German and Favrell. Umpire—O'Uay. AT CHICAGO— N E Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 x— 8 12 2 Washington.. ..0 0 0 0 0 301 1— 554

Batteries—Terry and Donohue Stockdale and McGuire. Umpire—Jevne. AT LOUISVILLE— I{ II E Louisville 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0— 3 10 5 Baltimore, 0 5016000 0—12 15 0

Batteries—McDcrmoft, Inks and Warner Hemming and Clarke. Umpire— McDonald.

THE MARKETS.

lieviutv of the Grain and Livestock 31ar!ets or July 30.

"Whc:vt Spring wheat, No. 1 hard, 7(5c winter wheat, No. 2 red, 75@78Kc No. 1 white, 70c. Corn—No. 2 yellow, 51c No. 2 corn, 40c. Oats No. 2 white, 3le No. 3 white, 30c No. 2 mixed, 28J^c. Cattle—Steady. Hogs—Good mediums, §5 So common to good heavy $4 75(^5 UU rough, $1 25@4 50 pigs, §5 25 (j£o 30 stags, §3 75(§i4 25. Sheep and lambs —Export ewes and wethers, ?3 75@4 25 good to prime handy wethv's, ?2 75(4 3 25 fair to good mixed sl.i^p, §2 25@ 2 60 common to fair, $1 50@2 00 clipped yearlings, fair to choice, $2 75({Co 25 spring lambs, good co best, $1 f0ij5 25 fair to good, §3 2i(t£4 40.

Pittsburgh

Cattle—Prime, $5 30@5 JO good, $4 40 @i 70 good butchers, §4 00@4 20 bulls, stags and cows. $1 50@3 25 rough fat, 75, rresh cows and springers, £15 («*10. Hogs—Prime light, 85 65@5 70 best medium grades, §5 t50@5 05 heavy hogs, £5 50(x5 GO common to fair, £5@5 40 roughs, $3 50(lg4 50. Sheep—Export., $4 00 @4 (55 extra, $3 30@3 GO good, $2 80@ £3 00 l'air, $1 40@3 00 common 50c@$l 00 best lambs, *2 50@3 75 good, 50(^3 00 common, $1 25@1 50 spring lambs, $2® $4 50 veal calves, $5 00@5 50.

Cincinnati,

Wheat—01 @70c. Coru—42@44£c. Cattle—Selected butchers, $4 50@5 00 fair to medium, 50@4 40 common, $2 25@ 3 00. Hogs—Selected and prime butchers, $5 05@5 10 packing, $4 90@5 05 common to rough, ?4 40@4 85. Sheep—$1 25@3 75. Lambs—$2 50@5 15.

Cincinnati Tobacco. 1t i-

The range of prices on the 892 hhds. offered was as follows: 113, $1@3 95 180, $4@5 95 190, $6@7 95 74, ?8@9 95 65, flO @11 75 107, $12@14 75 138, $15@19 75 24, |20@24 75 1, $25.

Cliicy o.

Hogs Selected butchers, 15 05@5 15 packers. $4 65@5 15. Cattle Poor to choice steers, $3 25@5 65 others, 13 75@ 5 00 cows and bulls, $1 50©3 50. Sheep— fl 50@4 00 lambs, $3 60@4 75.

New York.

Cattle—$ 75@5 QQ, Sheep—fl 50@4 00 lambs, $8 00@5 50

THE ABODE 0JEvPEACE

YET NOT LONG AGO IT WAS THE FIELD OF DESPERATE CONFLICTS.'

An All Day Meeting: With the Primitive Baptists—Bits of Virginia ILocal Color. A Few War Recollections Familiar

Agricultural Similes—Farm Wages.

[Special Correspondence.]

IN SANFOP.D COUXTT, Va., July 22.—As I rambled through the Wilderness it chanced that early on Sunday morning I entered a beautiful oak opening, in the center of which and crowning a low ridge is Zoan church, pronounced Zoe-ann. It 6oemed the very abode of peace. A few miles to the north was United States ford, where most of Hooker's army crossed in 1863. Some miles to the west of it was Germanna ford, by way of which Grant a year later plunged into the Wilderness. A few miles east of Zoan is Salem church, where Sedgwick fought the subsidiary battle of Chancellorsville. South of the first great forest is Chancellor house, and west of that in turn are the Jackson monument, Wilderness church and the scene of the rout of the Eleventh corps. In every direction narrow wagon roads pierce the somber woods. On every road are many places famous in local history for desperate conflicts, and yet this grove seems of all places in Virginia most fitted for a temple of peace.

A Basket Meeting.

A sturdy farmer who had brought a barrel of ice water for the general good told me the Primitive Baptists were to have their regular all day meeting, including Sunday school, preaching, communion, dinner, afternoon preaching and finally social singing. So here was an opportunity to once more renew the great delight of my youth, a "basket meeting," as we called them out west, in the dim woods with all sorts of rural and primitive people for a congregation. And by 9 o'clock they were pouring in by all the roads and bridle paths, foxy looking lads on frisky ponies, more steady young farmers on beasts that had had a day's rest from the plow and been curried and brushed into the likeness of roadsters, young ladies on natty sidesaddles, older ladies with babies in arms and youngsters sitting behind and many sorts of folks in vehicles ranging from the old family carriage and modern nobby buggy down to the farm wagon and gocart, with leafy boughs twined over them for shade.

There was an equal variety of dress, but all were neat, and it gave me pleasure to note how fresh and ruddy every one looked. There was not a pale or sallow face in all the assembly. If fried pork and saleratus biscuit have ruined the old Virginia constitution, as some folks say, there was no sign of it here. Ah, if we could have the color and freshness of the country with the style and settings of the city united in one class, what an attractive class it would be! I was surprised at the number who knew me, for people had come from every battlefield I had lately visited, and all chatted with great animation about the weather and the crops, the latest "find" on the battlefield, the prospect for better times and plenty of money and the relative chances of the political parties. I was introduced right and left, every introduc-

1///^

THERE WAS A DASH TO HELP IIELT ALIGHT, tion followed by the statement that "this is our northern friend who lias been looking over the battlefields," and there was many an invitation to take dinner with the introduced or to call at his house if convenient. I observed, however, that the young follows never let their interest in the conversation relax their watch on the roads, and whenever a young lady rode in unattended there was a dash to help her alight and hitch her horse. Though many started, the final dash was generally limited to two, and from the sly smiles exchanged I gathered that the everlasting' rivalry for the smiles of a particular fair one was going on hprq ag.,l^vely as in the cities. In the midst of a. statement .that "the farmer catches it both ways in this money business" one man suddenly stooped and scratched out a bullet which showed in the soil. It had struck something and been partially flattened, but an old veteran was called and promptly pronounced, "That is a rebel .bullet," and proved it by tlio grooviug and indentation whero buckshot had been bound in the cartridge with the ball.

A ,Quaint Sermon..

The little church was soon filled with the women and girls, and the .men .stood at the door and windows. The Sunday school consisted of a general free talk,-as tho manner of tlio Baptists is, and a great deal of singing. Before entering. on his sermon the preacher indulged in soino caustic criticism of tho new tunes applied to tho old songs and insisted on tlie congregation all joining in and trying some of the old tunes. They tried it twice, and, I regret to add, mado a rasping failure both times, which, the preacher said, almost set his teeth on edge. Tho subject of his sermon was that meeting of the disciples when Thomas was not present and so failed to see tho Lord, and ho had not spoken five sentonoes till I saw he would have made a success in our profession. He was a born paragrapher. In a droll and reverently humorous stylo he went over tho various oxcuses Christians give for not being at church. First were the bad roads, and the roads, he admitted, were very bad this rainy summer, but they were never too bad for hauling ties. Getting out railroad ties Is a big business in the Wilderness. He told In turn of those who are too tired on Sunday morning, those who are ashamed of their clothes and those who want to spend Sunday, with their families, giving the last a.^particularly sharp slap for hypocrisy. 3^6 sermon had the greatest of all merits-^it0was eminently fitting to the time and glace, especially in its application to the 'habits of the people.

The general public retired while the

communion was partaken of, and then came the interesting eyent of the day. Through all the grove were generous spreads on logs and on seats lifted from the wagons of fried chicken, boiled eggs, beef and ham, prepared Traits of many kinds and fruit pies and cake galore. One fact struck me as odd. Even when one was eating some one would come up and invite him to eat elsewhere, and then the dialogue ran like this:

Come and eat with us." "Thank you, lain quite well provided for." "Well, come over anyhow and take a piece of cake with us," or "My wife has some cherry pie she'd like to have you taste." And many, having eaten a regular dinner in one squad, went around and tasted cake and pie at several other places. I suppose it is old Virginia style, and at any rate it is very pleasant.

In Wartime.

After dinner there was more relaxation. The young people paired and rode off, and the men, instead of grouping at the win dows to listen, grouped under the trees to talk. And their talk was racy of the soil and full of information. One told how he tried to escape from Hooker's army, was captured and spent five weeks in tho old capitol prison. Another had been in various Federal prisons 19 months before they could decide whether he was a spy, a bushwhacker or a regular Confederate soldier. Finally he got the benefit of the doubt, was exchanged and "in time to git into several mighty good fights, I tell you, sah." There are very few old soldiers indeed. Nearly all who talk of the war were children in 1861-5, and I was surprised at the singular freedom with which they spoke of the different views held. "It is a queer thing, sah," said one, "but it is a fact that the bitterest people we have are the children of those who were nearly grown at the time of the war. You see, those children of the wartime were too big to learn to do without niggers, and they are always telling their children that tho reason of their being so poor was that their homes were torn up during the war and their niggers taken away from them." I And I found later that there was more truth than poetry in this statement. As to men who actually served in the Confederate army, I am positive that they do not amount to one in a hundred of the present population of Virginia.

I was greatly interested in the talk of a Mr. Wharton who lives at White's crossing, on the narrow gauge, and in it I found some explanation of the great discrepancy between the list of missing and that of those captured by the Confederates. He told me how men fell everywhere in the woods but slightly wounded and slipped off at night and never returned. "As the battle lines shifted this way and that," said he, "mother's house was twice between the lines, but finally it was away northeast of the Federals, and then it was filled with men not hurt bad enough to worry. One of these fellows staid up stairs for three weeks and kept me on the watch to see who was coming, and by and by they made up quite a little squad and got citizens' clothes—for they had plenty of money—and struck out northwest, saying they would not go back to the army. I was 12 years old, and while we sat in the cellar we could hear the cannon balls whistling loud and clear as they went back and forward on the north side of the place. By and by bullets whistled near, and now aud then a cannon shot would take a bite out of tho stable or roof of the house with a crash that mado us all cringe, but none of us was hurt. Hero is a buckle I plowed up just south of the Chancellorsville field." It was an ordinary buckle of tho Federal soldier's belt, with the big U. S., but had indented in rude letters tho words, "W. H. Smith, Brooklyn, N. Y."

WhAre Bumblebees Kneel.

Two-thirds of Hpottsylyania county is of land so wretchedly poor that all familiar western similes fail to describe it. I might say it is so poor that the bumblebees have to kneel down to get at the white clover that tho worst tracts aro fenced to keep eattlo from straying on them and starving to death, and that the sand is too poor to sprout a pea till it is soaked, and tlie clay so very white and oheesy that it gives the stranger sore eyes, and yet the Ohio valley man would not realizo how poor the land is. New ground will bring tolerable crops, as crops go in this country, without a fertilizer. After that a man must put into the soil whatever ho expects to get out of it. Guano and bone permanently improve the land, but chemical fertilizers merely force it to give up its plant elements and finally make it so "thirsty" that tho crops burn up. Some old plantations have recently been renewed on this plan: Tho land is first heavily fertilized, then sowed in rye and other green stuff, and tho whole crop plowed under. Then it will produco 15 or 20 bushels of corn per acre. Tho account stands thus: Fee simple of the land, $2 per acre fertilizers, $2 seed and labor, $2—$6 investment and then a year before one can begin to farm. Even the best land has to be fallowed every third year.

At my request a Mr. Crozier showed me some bills for rations. The employee got a habitable dwelling (a log cabin) and a garden rent free, pasture for one cow and monthly rations as follows: Ten pounds of salt pork, 50 herrings, ono gallon black strap molasses, ono bushel corn meal, onequarter pound tea and one-half pound coffee, or, in lieu of both, one pound of coffee." Ho a-lso rfec'eived'half a dollar a day for his work, but so'mo colored men .work as low as .25 cents and those rations and very many at 30 ceiits.- A very strong and apparent l.v active 16-year-old boy told me ho Jbf,d. work, till tho-beginning of harvest .fpr 25 ce'ijj. .- 'a day find board, but had since rco^hjecl 50 and was to receive 35 for the lest of tlie year after harvest.

J.I-I.BEADLE.

SGutlicy and the South.

"I do not know anything more delightful than to lio on the beach in tho sun and watch tho rising waves while a thousand vaguo ideas pass over the mind liko the summer clouds over the water," wrote Southey. Elsewhere ho declares himself to bo a greonliouso plant, "pining for want of sun" and expressing his eager desire for the consulship of Cintra, "my paradiso— the heaven on earth of my hopes" (where the sun is so powerful as to induce blindness)—ho goes on to explain to his correspondent this apparent necessity of his nature for the sun on philosophical grounds: "In truth, Grosvenor, I havo lived abroad too long to bo contented in England. I miss south luxuries—the fruits, the wines. I miss the sun in heaven, having been upon a short allowance of sunbeams these last ten days, and If the nervous fluid be the galvanic fluid, and the galvanic fluid the eleotrio fluid, and -the electrio fluid .oondensed light, zounds)— what an effect must these vile, dark, rainy clouds have upon a poor nervous fellow whose brain has been in a state of high illumination for the last 16 months!"—• (Temple Bar.

GEMS IN VERSE.

The Boatman. —vs-»--»»shs

My God, take thou the helm 1 'jj My weakling hands Bat drive the quivoring craft

Toward darker lands. f!|| The angry waves, the gath'ring night Make faint and far seem the beacon light.

Take thou the helm.

My God, take thou the helm And let me rest, Safe from tho lowering gale,

The breaker's crest I Vain have I straggled. These aching eyes Can find no rift in the darkened skies.

Take thoH the helm.

My God, take thou the helm 1 No hand but thine Can guide life's boat to safety.

These arms of mine Are wearied and gladly give np to thee. Into calm waters, my God, lead mo.

Tako thou the helm. —Atlanta Constitution.

The Boys.

THE COUNTRY BOY.

He comes to town, a-whistlin one o' them good ole tunes. In a hick'ry shirt 'nd straw hat 'rid faded pantaloons. He has a smile upon his face, a twinkle in hia eye, 'Nd alius sez "How air ye?" when we see him goin by. He comes drivin up our alley, the lines a-hang-in down 'Nd raisin a racket bigger'n any one in town. He brings us eggs 'lid butter 'nd garden truck 'nd sich 'Nd turns his horse with a "Gee!" er "Hawl'.'-r

I don't know which.

He stops there at the grocery 'nd leans agin the barrels 'Nd asks 'em what they're payin now fer rabbits 'nd fer squirrels. He reads the bills 'at's posted 'nd hears us fellers gassin, Maybe buys some groceries, 'nd he won't take no sassin. We hear his "Git up!" 'nd the wagon rattlin crost the bridge 'Nd see the dust a-raisin when he's gone behind the ridge.

THE CITY BOY.

He comes out in the summer with his uncles er his aunts In a b'iled shirt, standup collar, long tailed coat 'lid store mado pants. Comes to the crossin on the cars—dad brings him out from there. He jes' shakes hands with all of us, 'nd sets down in a chair, 'Nd stares around at this 'nd that, 'nd never sez a thing 'Ceptin to ask where taters grows er why the robins sing. He likes to play at hide 'nd seek 'nd help to do the chores, Ride the horses to worter 'nd swing on tho granary doors, 'Nd he's got sich funny ideea o' how things or to be done, But somehow we sort o' like him 'nd air lonesum when he's gone. —D. R. Drake.

A Father's Song.

Welcome, O bright little sprite! I can see Nothing in life half as winsome as thee, Nothing that opens my heart half as wide As thy cunning, soft coo, O my prince and my pride! I linger in love o'er thy bonny young face, And there in its tenderful trust I can trace The loveliest looks of my bride, and I see In thy moments rebellious reminders of me.

Yes, a sweet little, neat little cherub art thou, Save when thou art fractious and kick up a row, And then thou art such a trite image of me That no longer a charm in thy visage I see.

But when thou art lying serene in my arms V: Like a pure, peerlfcss sunflash returneth thy charms, And I kiss and caress thee with fatherly joy For looking so much liko thy mother, my boy.

Oh, live to be all I would have thee to live, And give to mo all I would have thee to give— A liamo that in stainless, a heart that is brave, A hand that is lavish to succor and save, A soul scorning everything lawless and low, S And these, O my boy, thou wilt givo me, I know.

May God in his love be thy leader through life And shield thee and savo thee through all of its strife. May every benison ho can bestow Caress thee, my idol, and bless thee below And mako of thy years one perennial bli^s, And I seal my fond prayer with a fatherly kiss. —Will Hubbard-Kornan.

Tho Brook's Iiameut.

.'m aweary of t-lie taffy that tho poets fling at

1110

""out my ri pill ill an a-babblin as I seek the distant sea, if their foot stepped ill me, curses deep they'd launch 1 r,:j longer bo a brooklet, but a dirty littlo branch.

.mi always singhi merry through the daisy blooniin fields, my bosom sweet reflection of the dancin sunbeams yields, :t when they chance to see me 'noath the heat of blist'rin sun muddy ereepin waters puts their dreamin on tho run.

wavelets, always boundin over pebble studded sand, :i tho market of the poet are always in demand, it with my tadpoles circlin an a-sinkin in the mud ju'd think I needed flushin from a thorough cleansin flood. —E. N. Wood.

A I.iterary Iesson.

When you jjet a bright idea For a story or a rhyme, Don't just set it by to simmer

In your think tank for a timo.

You imagine when it strikes you That to you alone belong All the seeds of each new fancy

But, my friend, that's wliero you're wrong.

For you'll walto up some fine morning To see Some oh'o make a lilt With tho very self same story

Or tho rhymes you mi-jlit have writ.,

Oil, this age is 0110 of hustle! Bright ideas are all about. It's no mattov who first gets 'em

If you're 'irst to givo 'em out.

'Tisn't all—with seeds—to sow 'em. You have get to grind and bako If you wouldn't have your neighbors

Just monopolize the cake. —Boston Globe.

To My Doctor In Bed.

With much regret I hear it said fr That you, dear doctor, aro in bed, Quite invalided.

For you tho uninviting faro— The broth, the gruel made with care, The milk—is needed. I mourn, yet grimly chuckle, too, ss$ When I think that not I, but you,

Should be a fixture

Not I, but you, must sadly sip With utterly unwilling lip 'Some awful mixture Not I, but you, must now obey What dictatorial doctors say,

So interfering!

Ghosts.

Three ghosts there arq that haunt the heart, Whate'er the hour may be? The ghost called Life, the ghost called Death,

The ghost called Memory. —Clarence Urmjr.

Unless you want 'to buy your Tinware at hard-time prices. We art prepared to make any and all kinds of Tinware.

Roofing, Guttering and Spouting

Formless money than any other house in Greenfield. Call and get our prices and be convinced —that we are the cheapest.

DON'T fFORGET PLACF.

Melton & Pratt,

No. 12 North Penn. St.

War Barnett's»old stand. d&w

GAS FITTING A SPECIALTY.

THE GREENFIELD

i3 S. EAST STREET,

Greenfield., Ind

First-classJ work at^reaeonable prices is our motto.| Your patronage is respectfully solicited.

Leave your orders. All work not satisfactory*|will, if returned, be laundried free of charge. Carpets cleaned at lowest^prices.

L.Li. Sing, Prop.

Iiadlei or genta. week. Exclnalre territory. Tkrpf Rapid DUhWnhir. W*ihet all th«gg dlahea for a family in on* mlnati. Tubn, rinie« and driea then it in he ha a pnih the button, the machine doe»g§^ thereat. Bright, polUhed diibee, and cheerful wire*. No scalded .fingera.noaoiledhandaor slothing ... 'No broken diahea.nomua*. Cbrap durable,warranted.Circularsfrea

W. HABBIBON it CO* Clerk Ke. 12, Columbua.

D'sr?oP CLt£r

$500.00 GUARANTEE:.

ABSOLUTELY HARMLESS.? Will not injure hands or fabric. No Washboird needed, can use hard wate same as soft. Full Directions on every package. -Aft 8-oz. package for 5 cts. or 6for 25 cts.

Sold by retail grocers everywhere.

•. "When the Hour Hand Points to Nines Have Your Washing on the Line."

IIIIIIlllllllIIIIIIlllillllillllllllllllllllllMlllllIII

ELECTRIC POWER

ISSt!IS

DATE. I

-•Jv*' a

Your

News

I A MAGAZINE I-:'. OF POPULAR ELECTRICAL

SCIENCE^..

SUBSCRIPTION,

$2.00

TRIAL

•SSI

—London Punoh.

PER YEAH.

20 CENTS PER NUMBER.

SUBSCRIPTION, 6 Mos. $1.00

ELECTRIC POWER,

36 Cortlandt St., New York*

You Want *,'

To have your^ laundry done ss up in first-class [shape, that §§5 is, washed clean and ironed glossy, the only place in tdwn

to have it done is at the Troy Steam Laundry. They have all the latest improved machinery, and will guarantee all work they put out. If you try them once you will go again. $

HERRIN.G'BROS., ,/

Bob Gough, Solicitor.