Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 13 March 1891 — Page 5

A PROBLEM

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During the months of Januarv and February we nolo 25187 poi nds of First Premium F1 ur. To the first person who will tell us how man loaves of bread can be made from that amount of flour, and the. exact distance it will reach from our store, west, if laid end to ei.d, we will give a 251b sack of Fir^t Premium Flour. A loaf of Baker's Brea weighs 13 ounces when baked nd is 10 inches long from which calculation can be made. The answers to this problem must be sealed a"d handed to us before Wednesday evening March 18, and will be numbered as received. On Thursday morning they will be opened as numbered and the name of the lucky person published in the county papers In the meantime we have reduced the price of this popular brand of flour to 70c per sack or $2 80 per cwt., and GUARANTEE it to be superior to any flour in this mai ket.

Hani l.

StricklflJii

Masonic Hall Grocery HARDWARE STORE.

J- o. BRANSON,

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THE

flew Palestine Druggist

Keeps one of the Best Lines of

D.'u^h,

Mrlicim-j, Paints, Oils

£. Varnishes, Etc., to be found in the county and Prices as low as they can be made. GIVE HIM A CALL. lOtf

Tie IM Liven' Barn

Near ti.e Railroad for

First-Class Liven* Turii-Ouls

At Reasonable Prices.

S.tecial attention paid to the traveling public. I also have baled hay and corn for sale at barn cr delivered.

J. M. HAMILTON

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This Announcement

fcTfor the benefit of the few people who have not yet learned that the

BEST BARGAINS IN

Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots, J: sloes, Hats, Caps, Confectionery. Etc.

Are secured at our store. One trial will convince you that our goods are as low as they can be bought anywhere.

See our new line of 5 ct. Calicoes. The best that, have ever been sold for the money.

THOMAS & iMS

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BRANCH.

Chicago, St Louis & Pittsburg R. R.

PAN-HANDLE ROUTE.) Took effect Nor, 23d, 1890. Trains arrive at —GREENFIELD,— as follows:

GOING EAST.

^No. 6, New York Express 6:25 a. No. 12, Columbus Accommodation 9:46 a. fNo. 4, Richmond Accommodation 4:47 p. m. "•No. 8, Fast Line 6:10 p. tLocal Freight Ar. 7:00 Dep. 7:25. a.

GOING WEST.

fNo. 5, Richmond Accommodation 8:10 a. "No. 1, Fast Line Mail 10:58 a. oi fNo. 11,Indianapolis Accommodation 2:55 p. m. *No. 9, Western Express 9:14 p.

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{Local Freight Ar. 1:26 p. n.. Pullman Sleeping and Dining Cars are attached t« through trains, which run without change, Westbound, to Indianapolis and St. louis East-bouuo to Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia and New York.

For time-tables, rates of fare, through ticket and baggage checks, and further information re garding the running of trains, apply to W. 11 SCOTT, Ticket Agent, Green6eld, Ind.

Kuns Daily. Daily except Sunday, Does not carry passengers. JOSEPH WOOD, E.A.FORD,

Gen'l Manager, Gen.') Pass. A T'kt Agt. FittsburgPa. Pittsburg, Pa

Peoria Division.

Formerly I. B. A W. R'y.

SHORT LINE EAST AND WEST.

Wagner Sleepers and Reclining Chair cars Ob night trains. Best modern day coaches on al' trains. Connecting with solid vestibule trains a Bloniutngton and Pe ria to and from Missouri river Denver and the Pacilic coast at Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Springfield and Columbus to and tronn thr Eastern and seaboard cities. Trains at (ndiaiiapo lia Union Station going east: Leave, ^.'IS p. IU. 7:05 a. m. Going west: f7:45 a. m, "12:25 p. in *11:45 a.m., P- ni From the east: Arrive •11:04 a. m., f4:55 p. ro. From the west: Arrive •6:25 p. m.. *8:25 a. m. +2:50 p. m„ *10:30 a. m. •Daily, fExcept Sunday.

For full information call on or address, fiEO 6UTLEU General Agent, 138 South Illinois St', Indlana|wlis

Union Station, or any Agent on the line. V.H- -r: H. M. BKONSON,

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-HORSE NOTES.

See horse ads ou an insirle page. W. T. Allen wants farmers to inspect his draft horses spoken of in last weeks REPUBLICAN before breeding elsewhere.

At the Lackey sale, Tuesday, 83 hoises were sold ot an average of $350 per head. OM Wednesday 80 were sold at an average of $450. The high br-rl ones bring good prices and the others fair.

Martin Kichey north of the city, has a mare with the first colt of the season, by Huston & Hou's fine Clydesdale stallion, Bardmoney. It is a fine one, and will make a splendid hor^e should it live.

Jycob B. Smith, of West-land, has the fine stallions, Young Glen and Doxnphedro at his barn this year. Young Glen is coal black, sired by Glencairn of New Castle. He was imported by Powell Bros, of Peru. Dam of colt was by a son of Old Euglaud's Glory. Domphedro, sired

by Eastbrook. Record 2:28y, pacing, tire of Maud Walker, with five weeks handling, 2:40 by 01(1 Canadian Mohawk sire of Stella Poster, 2:30 dam by Harrisons Pilot, by Musselman's Pilot. These are line horses. See Mr. Smith's ad.

David H. Ben fly was the fortunate purchaser of the fine Clydesdale stallion Fred at C. Kinder's sale last Saturday. He is well formed, brown in color and has a spend id record as a breeder. His sire was C'arrick Chief, dam by Old Glen of New Castle.

Elmer Fort, of this city, purchased at the horse sale last week at Indianapolis, the young Polka Wilkes colt, 15}/, hands high, foaled in 1889, bred and own"d by Privett Bros., Greensburg, Ind. S'red by Ross Wilkes, 4602, sire of Jack Shiel. three-year-old, record 2:29, fir.-t dam, Puss, by Contractor 1084, record 2:34, 2 darn Fannie, by John Dillard, sire of ten dams of fourteen 2:30 performers, 3d dam by Copperbottom, 4th dam by Trumpeter, 5th dam by Whip.

Ross Wilkes, 4002, sire of .Jack Shiel," 3-year-old record 2:29, by Geo. Wilkes,2:22, dam, the dam of Mikegan, 2:2.\Vt.

Contractor (record 2:34, made in Australia) by Ajax, full brother to Orange Girl, 2:20, by Rysdyks Hambletonian*

Polka Wilkes will make a horse 15% sure, it not 16 hands. Sired by oue of the youngest sous of George Wilkes, and out of a Contractor mare 2d dam by John Dillard. Will make a great stock horse, and a race horse dead sure. No better breeding cau be found iu the catalogues. John Dillard mares are great producers. This colt has never been handled. Mr. Fort prizes the animal very highly and was offered $400 for his bargain the day ot purchase, but llatlv refused the amount. His half-brother sold at the sale for $1,020 and he feels confident that he has the best colt of the two. He will not go into the stud this season, but will be tracked.

Kimler's Stock Sale.

On last Friday and Saturday the combination stock sale which Mr. C. E. Kinder gave was a success. There was a fairly good crowd, notwithstanding the bad weather. The farmers and citizens had consigned some excellent stock, and the greater part of it Drought fair prices, although some went very low. The sale amounted to about $5,000. This fall, however, Mr. Kinder proposes to give the greatest sale ever in the county. Do something for it. We hear Auctioneers, W. H. Pauley, W. W. Rigdon and A. Kinneman, all highly spoken of, and each man has special friends. They all did well. The following are some of the sales:

Bay mare, Fannie, sold to Dr. McOuire 1:V Major Steele, ld to Wm. Lake 135 Bay mare, Wood, foaled May 4, 1881, sold to S. W.

Johnson 90 Good spa*} of mules, sold to Taylor Roberts 221 Nobby S., bay Gi-ld ug foaled '87. E. E. Custer... 135 2-yeardralt colt, sold to A. Jackson (tf Holstein bull, sold to Wm. Thomas 50 Hereward, sorrel stallion, sold to .V P. Howard 134 Draft colt, 2-year-old, sold to S. Wbittaker 75 (tray iriaie,sold to Wni.Pluminer 12? Grover, 2 year-o.d black horse, sold to Will Raftertv ,i 60 Pearl Medium, foaled Maicli '81, sold to N. 1'.

Howard 110 Fin* family mare, 12-year-old, sold to A. S. Orr...

Ham S., Jr., yearling colt, sold 10 John T. Barrett... 96 Chas Burke, 2-year-old sta'lton, sold to l-.d Tague... 124 Colonel B., stallion, sold *o Henry Fry 395 Aden Scott, sorrel mare, sold to Chas.

Sale a success.

,AgenV

Indianapolis.

Scott 9

Span of mules sold toGeo'Talbott 175 2-year-old tilly. sold to L. B, Cole 9 One bay g»1ding, Colonel, •old to alter Rragg. 115 Sorrel mare in fnal, sold to Joshua Barrett 100 Carrick Chief, stallion, sold to I). H. Bent ley.... 180 Forty head of hogs, and other property.

Mr. Kinder returns his thanks to the public, both those who bought and those who sold.

Pay Your Blacksmith.

We have done your work, waited long and patiently for our money. We now want it. WALKER & WALSH,

Ctf Greenfield, Ind.

For Sale!

A good work horse on reasonable terms. Call on or address, 9tf H. G. MAUZY, Greenfield, Ind.

Seed Oat* For Sale.

I have Ave hundred bushels of fine seed oats for sale. Inquire of NOBLE WARRUM, Greenfield, Ind. 9tf

C0RYD0N W. MORRISON,

FUNERAL DIRECTOR.

Morristown, Ind.

Will attend and care for bodies without extra charges. Unless Arterial Embalming is done no extra charges ever made lor increased distance. 8t20

ABOUT DARK AFRICA.

MISSIONARY

HORN TELLS ABOUT EXPLORATIONS.

HIS

Tlie Climate Is Healthy—Many Phases of

Physical Character Are Seen—The Peo­

ple Are Grown Up Biibes—Slave Trading

Is the Curse of the Continent. -„t

There arrived in San Francisco from Australia an English gentleman, who, with his wife, has passed the major portion of the last thirteen years in Central Africa. His name is Capt. E.

Horn, and under the auspices of the London Missionary society he has been employed building vessels on the great Lake Tanganyika and traveling through the dark continent.

Capt. Horn in a conversation with a reporter said: "Reports on the land and people of Africa are varied, but all who have penetrated into the inmost recesses are unanimous in their conclusions that the slave trade is the chief obstruction to civilization and commerce. Africa had, until the past twenty years, the name of being an arid, unhealthful country, because outside of a given distance little was known of the land. While it is true that great tracts of country are barren and no water exists, still by exploitation it has been proved that abundant supplies of water can be obtained which will make the country blossom into a perfect garden of flowers. *ln the most arid part I ever visited— Ugogo—the people dig wells and find water, which is carefully stored for a time of drought. Perhaps no tropical country has a more healthful climate than Central Africa. In the interior the land rises to a high elevation. The many deaths and sickness among Europeans are caused more by the conditions of life, absence of accustomed food and good doctors and nurses than from climatic causes

OCCUPATIONS.

'On the shores of Lake Tanganyika there are at least nine tribes distinctive in physical characteristics, language and fashions and weapons, clothing, architecture and domestic life. They are all expert fishermen, using seines and traps, and as the lake teems with fish their ventures are well repaid. Iron and copper are smelted for manufacture, but in the crudest style. Both of these metals, in the form of small bars, ivory, rubber, palm oil and dried fish are articles of circulation among distant tribes. Pottery of a rude description is also made, while the art of weaving cotton cloth is well known. 'The character of these natives is infantile In confidence and suspicion* in easy anger and reconciliation, in undeveloped instincts they are essentially children Under evil influence, such as the introduction of spirituous liquors and other vices of civilized nations, they rapidly become demoralized."

The idea of regarding these Central Africans in the same light as Australian or Indian aborigines is absu/d. When better known they will be looked upon as healthy children, imitative and eager to acquire knowledge.

Deprecating in every possible manner the horrible features of the slave trado, the explorer thinks that by honest trade, a selection of good employes by the many organizations now engaged in Central Africa, on the Congo and the great lakes by justice, development of the resources of industries, together with the earnest co-operation of the missionaries, the prosperity of the great country and its people will be an assured •fact

THE SLAVE TRADE.

'1 have lived in Africa." continued Capt. Horn, "long enough to assure my self that many a so called 'savage attack by African natives was in reality 'a gallant defense' from their point of view that the low type African of whom we bear is often but a noble savage degraded by contact with Arab ivory and slave dealers During the past ten or twelve years many white men and women have lived among the tribes of the far interior, and it has been discovered that they are people of much the same passions as Caucasians. Although easily degraded, they are also capable, when surrounded by favoring circumstances, of rising in civilization and of grasping higher and better things. 'In the far interior numbers of people in every tribe are slaves. Prisoners of war. those condemned for witchcraft aud other offenses and their families, weakly persons or those in distress, become slaves. They pass from hand to hand, traveling toward the coast as the direction where the value is greatest There they are collected by traders, Arabs, half caste and African. This system of slavery can be abolished with the aid of the Arab traders. Assure them other modes of living and they will cease to barter slaves with the tribes that exchange ivory. 'That the Arabs have been invited to the slave trade by the natives: that they prefer ivory, and frequently take slaves only as the alternative that the natives suffer more at the hands of each other than of the Arabs that the great traffic and most horrible features of the same are essentially African and the interior —are facts testified to by Burton, Baker, Livingstone and Stanley. The slave trade is in my opinion an African, not an Arab question, and while stories have been published of horrors and pillage committed by Arabs at the south end of Lake Tanganyika and the north end of Lake Nyanza they were untrue and exaggerated. The depredations were committed by the Wawemba and Wagaraganze tribes after the departure of the Arab trader, who kept peace among them."—San Francisco Chronicle. tft

It is well k:«own that Macaulay's memory was prod poiis. He could pass from the minutest dates of English history or biography to a discussion of the comparative merits of different ancient orators, and repeat whole strophes from the O reek dramatists. He could rehearse every word of every article he had written without prompting. —New York Ledger.

Syrian Pets.

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The author of the "Inner Life of Syiia" gives an interesting account of the success with which wild beasts have been tamed in that country. The writer, beiug a lady, and having some singular pets of her own, was the better prepared to appreciate what the natives had accomplished in that direction.

At one time she visited the wife of a Hungarian oljcer. She was living quite contentedly in a mud hut, and her only companions were a hyena and a lynx, which slept on her bed like two laptlogs. The hyena received me at the gate, and, I though I was not prepared for it, I innocently did the light thing, as she afterward informed me.

The animal came and sniffed at my hands, and then jumped up and put its forepaws on my shoulders and smeit my face. "Oh," I thought, "if it takes a bit out of my cheek, what shall I do?"

But I stood as still a statue, and tried not to breathe, looking it steadily in the eyes all the while. At last it made up its mind to befriend me, jumped down and ran before me like a dog into the house, where I found the lynx on the divan.

Pet No. 2 sprang at me, mewed and lashed his tail till his mistress came in. She told me that when people began to scream or to drive the hyena away it took a pleasure in worrying and frightening them.

I went afterward to the husband's reception room. lie had gono out for a short while. The hyena had got in, and I found my husband, the Russian consul and a French gentleman all sitting on the divan, with their legs well tucked up under them, and looking absurdly uncomfortable at the frightful beast, as the count called it. I had a good laugh at them, as the hyena and I were already on friendly terms.

A Hungry Soldier From Texas.

In "Recollections of a Private" this story is told by a Confederate of Gen. John B. Magruder: "Our Gen. Magruder thinks a powerful heap of what he eats and wears. He allers has aright smart of truck. "There was a Texas feller one time who had straggled from his brigade, aud he were a pert one, he were, stranger. He were hungry enough to eat a general, buttons and all—that Texas feller were. He saw Magruder's table all spread, with a heap of good fixin's on it, and I'll be hanged if he didn't walk in, pert as you please, grabb a knife and fork and open fire all along the line on them fixin's. "Magruder heard somebody in his tent, and hurried in aud asked that Texas chap what brought him thai*. The Texan 'lowed he were hungry. Then the general, stiff and grand like, said. 'Do you know, sir, at whose table you are eatinY "The Texas chap, he kept drivin' in the pickets on them chick'ns, and he said to the gen'ral, said he, 'No, old boss, and I ain't no ways partie'lar, neither, since I've come solderin'." "What did Magruder do?" asked a Yankee listener. "Do? Why, he saw them chicken fixin's were spiled, and he jest put his arm under his coat tail, pulled his hat over his eyes—aud walked out. And that Texas hoss didn't leave anything on that thar table 'cept the plates, not even his compliments. "Who were he? Well, no matter. He hadn't no manners, he hadn't. Ho were powerful hungry, stranger, that chap were."

He Got a Holiday.

When I was about 11 years old I one day rebelled against going to school. I preferred the hook and line and the babbling brook, and I said to father—a farmer—at the dinner table, "Can't I stay out of school this afternoon?" "Oh, yes," he answered promptly, to my no small surprise.

I ate my dinner with keen anticipations of a jolly afternoon: but as we rose from the table father said, "Come with me. I need a little help in picking up the fallow ground."

When thu trees of the forest were feMed they were cut into logs, rolled together and burned, after which it was necessary to pick up the charred sticks, and make smaller heaps for another fire. When father said "Come with me" I knew what he meant, and 1 went.

At night 1 was black as a negro and sour as a lemon, and the next morning 1 said, "Father, I think I would rather go to school today." "All right," he answered "go ahead," and after that I was careful not to ask for a holiday without some very good reason.—Chicago Herald.

The Judas Tree.

The Judas tree is a native of the southern countries of Europe, and is a handsome low bush with a flat, spreading top. In the spring it is profusely covered with purplish pink blossoms, which burst out before the leaves begin to unfold. The blossoms have an agreeable acrid taste, and are made into salads and sometimes fried. There is an ancient tradition that Judas hanged himself from this species of tree. A tree called the Judas tree is common to some parts of the American continent. It differs somewhat from the one described, but the blossoms are made into good pickles, and the young twigs are bought by dyers for the brownish pigment contained in them. The Judas tree draws great numbers of bees arouud to feed on the sweets contained in its blossoms.—Detroit Free

PreSS.

Macanluy's Memory. .'"-V*

The Cap and Hat Riots.

These civil disturbances were in Sweden from 1738 to 1771. The Caps were the Russians and their sympathizers the Hats were the French. For a time the kingdom was reduced almost to a state of anarchy by the two contending factions, but order was restored by Gustavus III in 1771, who, desirous *of excluding all foreign intervention in the affairs of Sweden, forbade the use of the names, and sternly repressed all disorders growing out of the political diseension between the factions.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

INVOCATION ol

M. F. RICKOFF.

f:f History, i* not necessary, to aid i" the recording of our We've scattered benefi's broadcast

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of Forlville, Indiana,

ANOTHER CAT

aclysui of bargaius is about to flow from our More. Are you ready with flic cash" Remember that

THE CA.SIT CAT

ches the bargain eery tiirn1. No cash, no bargain, is the unfailing jrincipleof the cash house

W. P. WILSON, Greenfield, Ind.'' UNDERTAKER 1

({successors to E. B. Grose.,

Druggists and Apothecarys,

-DEALERS IN-

Medicines, Chemicals. Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Putty, DyeStuffs, Perfnmery, Sponges, Brushes, Sonps, Fancy and Toilet Articles, Patent Medicines, Tobaccos, Cigars, Notions, etc.

Customers will find our stock complete, comprising many articles it is impossible here to enumerate, and all sold at moderate prices.

Main Street.

GREENFIELD IND. .Jnly2.

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The secret of success is to come and see M. S. Walker at

S. CANT'S PI BUGGY liilj

And buy the Best Buggy sold in Greenfield for the least money. Harness of all kinds. I have bought a new line of buggies and Vehicles of all kinds. Come boys if you want a bargain, it

M. S. WALKER, Salesman. West of Barr & Morford's Shop. tf

A. H. Kinnaman

prepared to cry all sales

entrusted to his care, in a satisfactory manner or no

pay. Correspondence solicited and answered

promptly. Terms to suit the times. lit-!

SPRING of *91

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THE

DEPARTMENT

Madam Ayerand Madam Phelps

have returned from the East

THE STYLES DISPLAYED. COME! COME!

L. S. Ayres & Co.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

Non-Resident Notice.

THE STATE OF INDIANA, HANCOCK COUNTY, SS: In the Pancock circuit court, April term, A. D. 1891, Mary L. Rriitier versus Charles M. iiocb and

Y\ illiaiu A Sample, No. (Mj5, complaint ou note, demand $100.

BIStheKNOWN,

IT that on this ath day of March, in year 1891, the above named plaintiff, by her attorneys, filed in the office ot the Clerk of the Hancock circuit court, her complaint against the defendants, in the above entitled cause, together with an affidavit of a competent person that the residence of the defendant, harles Rock, is unknown. Said defendant is therefore hereby notified of the tiling of said complaint and pendency of said action againsi him, and that unless he appear and answer or demur thereto, at the ca lingo! t-aid cause on the 7th juni ial day ot the next term of said court, to be held ana continued at the courthouse in (.ireentie d, beginning on the four Monday iu April, next, the same being the 27th day of April 181(1, said complaint, and the matters and things therein coutained and alleged, will be heard aud determined in his absence.

W itnesti my hand nd the seal of said court liereuuto aflixed, this !»th dav of March, 1891. CHARLES DOWNING, Clerk. J. II. lttnford, John J. ltochford, 11UI Attorneys for I'lalutiff,

the MEWS

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FURNITURE DEALER.

BICKOFF & CLARK

achievcmoiits. ....

J. M. CLARK.

w. S.GANT

THEY GO!

*1BY APRIL I mt*1

Boots, Shoes, Harness, EtO.

From the date of this advertisement 1 propose to offer some of the best bar' a in of re in re

Men's Boots,

Ladies'Heavy and FineSlioed, Children's Shoes, Harness, Etc.

The business room I now occupy bo0 been sold and possession will be given on the above date. ,n

Next door West of Hammel'8 Grocery.

SAM GAPEN.

Tabular Wells.

I

have

my Well Drill*-

ing Machine now ready to make you a first-class Tubular Well at reasonable prices.

Call and see me if in need of a well and I will treat you right.

B. WEST, Forfrville,»«- Ind.