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E. B. LYNCH House Furnisher and Funeral Director GRHHNC4STLE, InD.

12 and 14 North Jackson St.

iPRfflpil i Fearful State of the Criminals Confined In Them.

ALL PRISOMERS FETTERED.

CHESS CLOCKS.

(Telephones 80 and 108

WILLIAMS <& DUNCAN Sanitary F^iumbing Hot Water, Steam atKl Gas Fitting, Eleetric Wiring and Fixtures ALL WORK GUARANTEED Phone 650, No. 10 N. Indiana St.

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COAL COAli COA L

THIRD PARTY ORGANIZED

We are located on Ben Lucans old lumber yard grounds where we will handle all kinds of COAL. (Near Vandalia Station) We are ready to make you prices on Block, Anthracite, Nut, Slack or any kind or quality We are In business to sell you any kind of Coal that you may desire and we can guarantee you the prices. (live us a call or let us know your

wants*.'

F. B. Hillis Coal Co. OSCAR WILLIAMS, Manager F.B. HILLIS F. SHOPTAUGH

There was a large and enthusiastic meeting of the students in Plato Hall last evening for the purpose of organizing, a Prohibition Club. Speeches were made by prominent students, each being loudly applauded. The following officers were elected: Charles H. Whitehair, President; Archie Manning, Vice-President; Herschel T. Manuel, Secretary; M. S. Harmon, Treasurer. A permanent organization committee will be announced and a constitution drawn up within the next

few days.

The purpose of the organization is to aid the cause of Prohibition in college, and In Greeucastle and to assist in the coming campaign. Joint debates will probably lie heid with both of the other poiltleal parties. The next meeting will be held in two

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Disinterested Professional Advice. “Bring mu that beefsteak potpie”— “Ynssab,” said the dining car waiter, listening near by. * • “And Ig'lng me seme of those French !>eas’’— “Yassah; but boss, maybe you nil don’t know dey’s French peas in dat pie.” “No, 1 didn't. Thanks, George. And —ah—and—ab, then bring me some potatoes.” “Yassah, boss; but maybe you all didn’t know dey’s tntehs, too, In dat pie.” “No, I didn't. Thanks again, George. It’s mighty nice of you to keep me from buying a lot of stuff I wouldn't want.” “Yassah, Ah reckon it's mality nice o’ me t* do flat, boss. All's seen so many, m-a-u-y people—nice gommens, lak you all—waste money fo’ veg'tabies dat might jus' ns well ’a’ been banded over to th’ wniteb. Yassah, Ah sho’ has.”—Judge.

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All trains run dall» J. A. MICHAEll Ak-ent

Printer’s ink When used on good presses and neatly displayed type for your stationery is valuable. We have every facility for doing the best of job work, at a minimum price.

Bacteria In Butter. “Bacteriologists have shown us that ordinary butter is swarming with germs,” declares Goo»l Health. “A single teaspoonful of milk generally contains from 2,000,000 to 10,000^000 germs. The number may even bo much larger than tills. In the removal of cream from the milk the germs are taken with it, and In the process of churning the germs are collected with the fat, so in the bultor wo have the concentration of a large part of the germs contained in the milk from which the butter was derived. So in a pound of butter derived from twenty pints of milk the number of bacteria must lie almost beyond estimate. A brief computation v.ill show that the number of bacteria contained in it pound of butter might easily reach the enormous sum of live to ten billions.”

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Not Like a Woman. “Have you interviewed that female criminal?" “I have tried to.” “Tried to?” “Yes, but she refuses to talk.” “Refuses to talk! Head your article ‘Man In Disguise,’ and make it throe columns on the first page.”—Houston Post.

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— Chance to Prove Himself. She—I would never marry a man who was a coward. He—About how bra\e would it be necessary for hint to be In order to win your approval? She—Well, he'd have to have courage enough to—er propose. Chicago News.

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Bats, according to a government bulletin, eat $100,000,000 worth of grain annually, and yet in spite of rats and rates the farmers manage to do pretty well.- -Kansas City Star.

Some From Cruelty Become In Appearance as Wild as Beasts of the Forest. Punishment, For Purposes of Extortion, That Kills Many. The first tiling which impresses the European visitor to the Chinese prison is'tlie absolutely flimsy character of the structure itself. If one gi ts permission to visit the prison in Canton, and shoals of globe trotters do wend their way thither after they have seen the execution ground, it will be found to lie a ramshackle building of no pretense whatsoever. The question will lie asked, “By what means are the prisoners hold in safety if the structures in which they are incarcerated are so flimsy and insecure?” -The answer, says the East of Asia Magazine, is brief. Without exception the prisoners are fettered. Many have chains on the leg- only. These are the less dangerous and have been guilty of the less Important crimes. Others, in addition, have fetters on the arms, which make it impossible for them to escape. Lastly, a few prisoners were not only manacled on the ankles, but wore a chain around their nocks, at the dangling end of which was ntfliehod a block of granite. The prisoner would walk from place to place will: ; the courtyard, but ore lie •. uiUl move beyond the length of Ids chain he mnst stop and lift the stone and. carrying it in ids shackled arms, drop it again where he wished to stop. In addition to the chains worn by day, all the male prisoners are further shackled at night. By means of two heavy beams, in which la, have been made for the ankle j of 1 era, a rude but effective tnctii jJ is disi overeil for detaiuing the pri aims in absolute security. The prisoners, who during the day have been touting in the courtyard, are in the evening driven into the wards and made to !; • s.. by side on a raised platform. The I'.ppor of the two beams Is then r;.i I. and cai li man Is compclIFU to place his ankle in the hole fmide to receive it, whereupon the upper beam i replaced, and the prisoners are held by the feet in these rude stocks. There is no possibility of-escape. They are allowed bricks for pillows, and in this uncomfortable position they pass the la r ■. In addition to this, however, special cruelties are perpetrated < n certain prisoners who, for -otne reason or other, are exempted from capital punishment. Prisoners there tire whose appearance becomes as wild as the beasts of the forest; w ho, with heavy cangues on their shoulders, are incarcerated lu a lilthy dung-on for the term of their uutuiv.l lives. I have seen them moving to and f > like caged hyenas iu their dens at a menagerie. Their appearance is rev silting. Night and day, as far a I remember, both asleep and awake, this In ivv burden rested on their shoulders, though how it was possible to sh-ep tlierein I was unable to understand. On the other hand, in a prison I visited a few weeks ago 1 was informed tlmi the cangue was removed at ni- that*he prisoners might sleep. A crowd in the prison quadrangle, with Hu m- unshaven heads, their unwashed ta - s, their clanking fetters, their hnpelc-s looks, their diseased bodies and (heir bebruted souls, can never be forgotten. lint, although under the recognized system of punishment Chinese prisoners must live n life which to us of the west would be unbearable, it would not lie so to them if they were fairly treated and were saved from the exactions and barbarities to which they are exposed at the hands of their rapacious keepers. When a prisoner first go< ; into the wards the warders claim Ids clothes and his money, and ho is left with the barest rags to cover his nakedness. Ho ia robbed of all his ei a matter of course. Those wi:A are con detuned are compel lei I, im.Ter a threat of the whip, to w rite I • g, i g L-tters to their iclutlves requesting them to forward money. If the unfortunate man hesitates to accede to this demand, the- warders, assisted by some of the oldest prisoners—for It appears that Inmates of more than twenty years’ residence have accorded them certain privileges —take the man iu hand during the night. The hands of the prisoners are fastened by a r. pe, ati-.l the other end of the rope is then p.r--oil through a ring which Irnng-t from the roof of the Ward. The warders then ho'-t the unhappy wretch, who Is 1-ft hanging in midair by the bauds. Should lie attempt to cry out his mouth and throat are tilled with ashes. When the breally has almost left his body and be is choking he is lowered, and under the terror of renewal of this torture lie is eager to promise almost anything. Many die under this ordeal. But as it is assumed among' tbo mandarins that mortality must be high and ns no official probing is ever dreamed of a general statement as to natural death Is sufficient.

There Are Specially Constructed Onea N Used In the Game. Hourglasses, or sandglasses, were formerly used for the purpose of measuring time at chess matches, but now specially constructed clocks are iu general use for this purpose. These clocks consist of two clocks umuMtcd on a common base, which moves on a pivot, the two clocks therefore I icing on the arms -if a sort of seesaw. The beam or base, is so constructed that when one clock is elevated it stands perfectly perpendiculur, while the depressed clock lies over at an angle, but as the mechanism of each clock is so constructed that it only moves when the clock is perfectly perpendicular it follows that when the upright clock l? going the depressed clock Is at rest. Another and more modern variety has the two clocks fixed on the same level, but with a small brass arm reaching from the top of one to the top of the other. This arm acts on a pivot and can be brought down into actual contact with one clock at a time by a touch of the linger. When it Is thus in contact by an Ingenious device the clock is stopped and the desired result is attained. The working of the clock during a match is simplicity Itself. At Hie commeiMM'tiieiit of the match the hands of each clock point to 12. Then at the call of ‘‘time to commence play" the clock of the lirst player is started; then as soon ns he makes his first I move he stops ids own dork either by I depressing it or by touching the arm referred to, the same motion starting ids opponent's clock. So it goes on during the entire course of the game, each move being marked by the stopping of ono clock and the starting of the other.

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You Owe It tfooda from your borne merchant and aland by uer bailnrse man. You can alwaye find the ananaecementa of-represeiitatlre buelueee men in tbeeecotamaa—men who will stand back of every atatr meet and prloe they make.

The Cashless Engagement. “I hope you won't insist upon a long engagement, dearest." lie .lid tenderly. “No, sweetheart, I won't. You have not money enough to i :.: 1 - one enjoyable,” she answered pi'm : ienily. Life. The charity that lin tc.-s to proclaim its.good deeds censes to be charity and is only pride and ostentation. Hutton.

COUNTERFEIT BILLS. The Check Letter Test on United Slates Currency. The United States government prints its currency mid numbers li* hills in a series of four, so that every piece of paper money turned out bears one of the check letters- A, B, ('. 1>. Due of those letters is always found In two places on a United States bill, lu tile upper left hand corner and in tin* lowqr right hand corner. The placing of tiic l -ticr on the bill is not determined by tlie number of the bill. The rule Is to divide the lust two figures on the i, :v by four. Should the remainder lie er must be A; should It be two, tlie • ies k letter Is li; three, tlie dic k letter Is (J, and nothing, the letter D. Uor example, I have liefoa- me a five dollar certificate. Its number is S11 s;i7;;ii. Tlie terminal number is 30. Divide by four. The result is seven with two over. The check letter is B. Here is a yellow back gold certificate with twenty-three as its terminal number. Divide this by four, and we have live with three over. C is the check

letter.

Should tlds rule of four fail to work on any U died States currency note you may bet all you have that the money is bad. Some counterfeited bills are right to their check letters, but a great many are not so jf the rule of four works. Tlie bill may lie still bad, but if it doesn't it is surely bad. This rule applies only to United States currency and not to national bank notes. —Minneapolis Journal. Spain's Buried Wealth. The ('nrllingiuiuns and the Tyrians regarded Spain as El Dorado. It is but a poor country today, but potential wealth Ims in its rook bound hills, just, as in the days of tlie ancients. When thnse acquisitive mariners, the Phoenicians, first set foot in the country they exchanged their commodities, says Aristotle, "for such immense quantities of silver that their ships could neither contain nor sustain the load, though they used It for ballast and made their anchors and other implements of silver.” So rich In silvor was tlie country then that the people arc said to have made their commonest domestic utensils of* the Ynetal and even their mangers. The Korunns found that their greedy forerunners had sadly diminished the precious store, yet enough was left to satisfy not a few proconsuls.

The Truthful Woman. It is no exaggeration to say that a more or less truthful woman is looked upon with grave suspicion. What is more, nobody believes iter. If sho quite truthfully pronounces her age to lie twenty-nine everybody at once soys then she must he at least thirty-five, while If sho should ever lie cajoled lu to admitting the number of proposals she bad in her youth it will only confirm the popular impression that she had been very lucky to catch a hus band at all.—London Ladles’ Field. Force of Habit. Redd—I see that man Finn has got an automobile. Greene—And it was quite amusing to see him the first week he had it. “How so?" “Why, every time he’d blow his horn he'd stop and look around. He used to peddle fish, you know!”—Yonkers Statesman.

LEE AND . An lncid?nt of the First Meeting of the Two Soldiers. The first meeting between Gem rai George B. Met lella i am' General Kob ert E. Lee liappene I iu Mexico during the war with that cotinfr. McClellan was a lieutenant of engtm u and Lee was a major on the staff of General Winfield Scott. One day McClellan was walking across a field when he saw Ccm-ral Scott and ids staff approaching on horseback. As they drew near Major I.eo reined up ids horse ami asked the lieutenant if lie did not know that he was disobeying ordol . It is tone was sharp and angry. McClellan answered that lie was not aware of any disobedience and asked for an explanation. I.eo replied that all otlii .as had been told to remain in their quarters, awaiting orders, and asked f >r the lieutenant's name. McClellan gave his name and i aid that no order of that kind had reached him. B,nt Lee in a peremptory tone ordered him to go to his quarters ami remain there. Then he rode off and rejoined General Scott and the siuff. who had not stopped. MeClellau v.eut to liD quarters, as be had been directed to do, but was quite indignant at the way in whieli Lo ■ had treateif hil l, for he had not knowingly conimittc! a breach of discipline. He had just tiui-Jie I telling lbs brother officers the Incident wlmi lu was informed that an officer was outside the tent asking for hi::]. On going out he was much surpri-i I to see Malnr Lee, who saluted him with re-iieei. “Lieutenant McClellan,'' the major said, “I am afraid that I was not eour | teous in my manner to you a little while ago, and I have called to upol ogize.” "I assured him that it was all right," saiil General McClellan in telling tin 1 story, “and lie rode off al’tei' nayhg a low how, leaving me in ndmirnTion J of a superior officer who so pnunptl,, j ami geuerinislj repaired au error.”•Chicago News. AN AERIAL HORROR. The Very Dieodfi l Thin i That Gtronschneider Did. A group of acr <:■ , os wen* talk.tig aeronautics. “Did you ever hoar of Strohscbuel j der?” said a Ccrmnu. 'die did a dr ad j fill tiling once. I'll tell you about il. “Strolischneider appear'd in r eer I tain village and ndvcrUed tb 1 he ' would take the landlord of 'ie vilm e inn iqi witli him on a trapeze hanging from (lie car of Ids balloon. “Though the landlord vlfo tmnli* a kick and the authorities, upholding her, forbade• the ru n to : ' unpany Strohschnelder, the landlord sat in state on the trapeze be: ide tin' famous aeronaut when tlie asronsli i began. "But those neared to him noticed that lie was paler than a ghost and that ids arm was thrown around Stroll Schneider's neck as if in tenor. And, I noting these thing . tlie people nodei'd i ominously to one another. “Up anil up* went the lulloott and now a murmur of horror arose among i tlie multitude. The acrouau; and the landlord were quarreling; they were fighting. High tip there iu the clouds, perched on (lie sway ing tr ipe , they struggled, thumped, kicked. “Suddenly tlie aeioilnut. In a mad burst of rag', seize 1 the landlord by tlie throat, thrust him backward and flung him into cpai c. Do wn the poor fellow dropped like a si tic. turning over mid over. Hi' align I on hi.

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"The people, mail wilh horror and rage, rushed to (lie spot. An I there, to their ama "einent. s! >o 1 tb ■ landlord, laughing heartily. The figure Unit had fallen Wits a manikin dressed up In his clothes. “And tills," tin' speaker concluded, “Is the only practl el joke (lint lias ever been played D'otii a batloon.'' New Orleans Time - i ><• not rat. Perils of Crinoline. The dangers of the historic crinoline are illustrated by a story told by I.adj Dorothy Nevill in her ••Reiulnlscences." Going too near the fireplace, her volu mlnous skirt caught tire, ami lu an instant she was iu a blaze. There were in* men present, ami the v.'.'^cu could not help her, hi .rise If they j had gone near enough to be of u e their own skirts would have been ignited. Fortunately iaidy Dorothy had sufficient presence of mind to roll herself In the hearth rug and thus subdue the flumes.

In Automobiledom. Scientist Light travels at tlie rate of about 187,000 miles a second. Chauf-feur-Gee, that’s goin' some! Auto Enthusiast (slightly deaf)—Pardon me. sir. But what make machine was it you just mentioned?- Bohemian.

Her Cleverness. She Mary Graham Is certainly a very clever woman, yc( she lias little to say. He—That's where her cleverness conies in. She leads a man to !*elleve that she thinks he is worth listening to.—Pick Me-Up.

A Judge of Land. Proud Father Welcome back to tlie old farm, my boy. So you got through college all right? Uarmer’s Son Yes, father. Proud Ua 'u-i Ye kuow, 1 told ye to study up cUemh try and things, so you'll Know best what to do with different kinds of land. AYhat do you think of that fiat meddor there, for Instance? Farmer’s Son—Ccjicky, what a place for a ball ganieJ-slisn as City Independent. PKy the Poor Wolf. “Why Is it," asked the fox, ‘ that you always look so gaunt?” “Oil,” replied the wolf, "P's all due to the business I’m In. I alv ay have to keep away from the door until there's nothing left in the house to | eat.”—Catholkg Standard aud Times.

The New Yorker. “Yon New Yorkers don’t seem to know anything about the rest of the 1 country,** said the visitor, “The rest of the country?” echoed the New Yorker. “What's that?” i

PliHadelphia Ledger.

Equality may lie all right, but no ( human power eau convert it Into a fact—Balzac.

| A Coined}; of Errors.

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H. Augustus William- stepped off a train in the suburban town of Q. He had left Ids office in the city at 4 o'clock p m., an hour earlier than usual, to go tn ij. on business. He had scat'l l ly left the ear platform when he heard a child's voice cry out, "Here he is. Aunt Lillian!" And a little boy of five came running toward him and jumped into ids arms, exclaiming, "PaI u did you bring me what you

promised?"

Nor was this all. A .voting woman, v illi a pleasant smile and a trace of surp: e mi her face, followed tlie boy, : • dilre sing the astonished Williams in tills wise: "Why. Urod, where did you get that suit of clothes? I never knew you to wear brown before. And why in the world have you shaved off your mustache?” And she gave him a kiss. “Mother Ml be mighty glad to see you," chirped the boy. "She's been awful sorry ever since you’ve been

away.”

"You have made a mistake," said Mr. Williams, raising bis hat to the lady. "Why, Urod, what can you mean?’’ “I am certainly not tlds little boy's

papa."

The lady looked troubled. “Oil, Fred,” she gasped, “I do hope you haven't got one of those dreadful brain troubles. Don’t you remember either of us? This is Tommy, your little boy uml I'm your sister Lillian.” There is a great difference in being mist.ikeii for the husband of some middle aged, plain looking woman with a family ready made and receiving a sisterly kiss from a pretty young woman. Mr. Williams looked at tlie indy admiringly and said: “What is the name of the gentleman you take me for?” “Oh, dear, whnt shall I do?” she moaned. "This will kill Edith. To have such a shock after expecting so much happiness!” And she wrung her

hands.

“What's the matter, papa?” said the boy, looking up anxiously. “Carriage, Mr. Leland?” cried a cabman, driving up to tlie station and touching Ids imt. “Yc-. yes!" died die lady. “We want a carriage at once.” There was absolutely nothing for Williams to do but get in Hie cab with Hie young lady and tli ■ boy. “Trunk, sir?" asked die cabman, closing the door. “Never mind the trunk,” said die girl impatiently. "We’ll send for it. Drive us home at once. You know where. And get us there as soon as you can.” Mr. Williams resigned himself to his fate, whatever it might lie. When tin* carriage -topped in a few minutes before a residence the young lady asked him to wait n bit. She evidently wish Cd to prepare ids "wife" for die blow that was about to fall. Had It not been that he was much struck with Ids “sis ter" and longed to taste another of those delightful kisses he would have escaped. As it was, tie waited till the lady came out, accompanied by the wife, weeping, and the gardener, who looked ready fer business In case he became violent. “My poor, dear husband!” she moaned. “How could It have happened?”. rutting her arms about him, sho led idin Into the house, die gardener standing ready to help him along In case he resisted. When tlie patient was got info die ball lie stood looking about him an I exclaimed: “Well, i'll lie hanged!” Then be heard the voice of ids “sister” at the telephone. "Dr. Swift?’ “Yes.” “Mr. Leland has come home wilh a loss of memory. Come round at | once.” “Oh, dear, how unfortunate!" “Well, come as soon as you can.” Mr. Williams or Mr. Leland, which ever he v. as, was invited to go up to his wife’s room, Imt not even the presence of die induce him to4I0 so. He said he would remain in the IIfirary dll the family should come to their senses. There, reclining on a lounge, lie submitted (o the endearments of his "sister,'' but manifested a singular repulsion to being caressed by ids wife. The train by which ho bad arrived was followed by one thirty minutes later. Ten minutes after ids arrival lie heard die front door open and a man’s vole? call: “Edith! Lill! Tom! Where are you

nil?"

Mr. Williams drew a sigh--of relief. Doubtless tins was die real husband, father and brother. Then he heard a babel of exclamations in the hall, mingled wilh smacks. "Well, I declare!” “What can it mean?" "Have I two papas? rhatik heaven, there's been a mistake!” delivered by different per-

sons.

There was a hurried conversation will' ll subsided into whispers, and at last those in the hall filed Into the 11brnry. Mr. Williams rose and stood, with a sardonic smile on ids face. At the head of the party was a man file very image of himself, though dressed differently and wearing a mustache. The two Dromios looked at each other in astonishment. “My family seem to have made a mistake, sir,” said the real Mr. Leland. “! can hardly blame them." “I am happy to have been mistaken for so handsome a man,” replied Mr. Williams, bowing, with his hand on I his heart. Tlie two women stood shrinking, with their arms about each other, looking back and fortli between the two men. Finally Mrs. Leland, who had experienced a great relief, smiled. Her sister In law was thinking of the endearments she had bestowed upon die man she had claimed for her brother and did not smile. She rushed from the room. ANNIE STONE SYKES.

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