Indianapolis Leader, Volume 2, Number 2, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 August 1880 — Page 1

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Of Wis Life While Attempting to Burglarize the Residence ot Dr. I. C. Walker. He is Shot Daad by a Son of tne Doctor Wnile Trying to Mike His Escip3 From the Premises. Mrs. Dr. Wfttk?r Discovers the Villain, and, With Remarkable Coolness, Sets a Trap to Catch Him. At an early hour Tuesday morning the news spread like wildfire through the city that a burglar, who had entered the house of Dr. I. O. Walker, residing at Wo. lire JNortn Pennsylvania street, had been shot ard killed on the premises, by Dr. John C. Walk er, while trying to make his escape from the bouse after being uucoverea Dy Mrs. waiier. It appears that about 3 o'clock in the morning the elder Walker was awakened by his wife who called his attention to the fact that the gas in the hall, which was generally left burning through the night, was not burning as brightly as usual, at the . : Li . -t. same time requesume mm vj miu whether it was on account of low pressure at the Gas Works. At her solicitation vt. Walker arose, and turnlog the gas On, re' turned to bed. Mrs. Walker, not beir.gsatitfied that everything wai ngtit, got up and began rtconnoiterirg about the room, when hr attention was attracted by a sigh or longdrawn breath proceeding from the bed She looked in that direction, and discovered the feet of a man prorruding irom unaer it. She did not ecream out nor even inform her husband of tbe presence of a man in the room, but walked leisurely into the rocm occupied by ner two sons, John p.nd Frank, to whom she stated what she had seen. John asked for his revolver; at this she coolly proceeded down stairsand returning, brougiit the aesirea weapoD, placing it In his hands one men waiaea th entire length of the hall, nana! rn? bv the door ot tne room occupied by her husbacd and the dar ing housebreaker to tne room oi me coioiea hired man. informing him also of the pres ence of the thief in the house. . Daring ti interval elapsing between the time Mn Wfiiker left her room the burglar tecame nnciT. and pulling himself from under the b?d peered over the base board of the same probably to find out whether tbe Doctor was rs'.eep, in hopes of waging his escape before the return of Mrs. Walker. He was confronted by the eyes of Dr. Walker, who describes THE ENCOUNTER with the villain in the following language: I Imagined that he would shoot me, and to prevent bim I lunged at him with my rlgbt hand, striking bim in tne ngni eye ana knocking niin DacK on me uwr. asin.iun I threw myself upon him and bore htm to the Ar.- ThA anace wnere we ieii was narrow and circumscribed, and, although I had the fellow ov the throu, he succeeaa in grasping mv wrist wlih such a grip as Jx temporarily pralyze lt. 1 never betöre fdlt, and did not think it nnsRihie for a man to exert, such a . . ' . I Eressure. in our sirugsi u umuosou. w is right arm from under his body, and wFth left side and penetrating the ceUing. I thought a young cannon had gone off. The explosion somewtiat Btartle! me. and I let up on my ErlD. whlori enabled my antagonist to breas r 1 W Vi n 1 1 Tata, n ll lie art u uis icvuitci, away from me auu rusu imu tue u.u, u he got outside of the door.apparently ,two shots followed, aud then all was still and dar:. The snooting had extinguished the gas, and tbe peony 01 me uiomeuis iuuv iwtwwtu was aiuaost unururnuie, it Bccitcu w me. oi course, iuai iuo 1 wu buuu ua weu the boys, lor ldld not Know mai vuere wa a revolver In the house, much less that Mrs. Walker had provided tue ooys witn 11. 1 ran out into the hall expecting to encounter tne burglar, and found tu aoor 1010 r ran k is room partly closed. I tried to open It but could not, and then It occurred to me that by a chance the boys m'gbt not be nun, and I called out: "Is that you, John?" and the answer was like the sweetest music 10 my ears, ior 1 recog nized his voice. "Are you hurt7" Nn. father. I am not. and Frank and moth er are here with me a 1 right," "Who did that shootinKT" "I did, and I know I hit him," As soon as possible the gas was relighted, but no burglar could he seen, eltner in ine hall or on the stairway, uiganizing an investigating party we went down stalls. The fellow, after being shot through the heart, had run down stairs, through the dining room and kitchen, and fell prone on the threshold of the porch, dead. He had his revolver In one hand and Kniie in tne oiuer as no iuy. THE SHOOTING was done ov lr. juuuu. iYir,uuuu t 1 r TT-11 I describes the circumstances of the killing as follows: wo fmnthpr. Frank and I.) were In Frank's room, which opens directly upon the head of thA Btttir. waiLinz aeveioDmenw. ins uwr lEinninward toward the stairway, isioocl partially niaoen oy Hi me revolver mmj risht hand, the Uft clutching the door. As the burglar rushed oat of father's room he came directly under the gas Jet, and just as he arrived there I fired. He did not see me until the first shot, and then he dar ed a fiendish, devilish glance at me from under his big hat, anri I flrnrl BfiTAin. iniswasin in uarauettn. however, at tne )xpi03ion 01 tne nrsi snot hi oar nnt. the eras. The fellow was running very fast as he came out of the room, and had his head Dent over ueiwceu uis im, wuau wereoutstretchtd in iront 01 mm, one cont.infnv a. revolver, tne omer a anue ne doubtless expected to meet the household and have to ngnt nis way turougu. 1 supposes the shot I j the bedroom had killed father, and I was determined to am nis muraerer 11 x could. As 1 shot t he colored man came runnlnzout of his room at tne ena oi tue nan, bo that I thina we wouiu nave got mux ujuuw POSTMASTEB HOLLOWAT, rpsidlnar directly across the street from the hone. stated to a sentinel reporter yester day afternoon, that he was awakened Dy tne chntfl. arose from bis bed and went to tbe window. He ascertained mat tne noise nroceeded from Walker's residence, dressed hurriedly, and in company with Governor Burbank. crossed tne street ana asaea wuai was the matter. He was informed Kir John Walker that a burg ir had been in tbe house, and that he bad shot at him aud thought he bad bit him, but was not positive, as the scoundrel had escaped. By this time several neighbors, attracted by tbe noise, had con-frf-0crtd in front of the house, but after a o . 1 ,. . I rrr-iU. fw minnteB conversation wuu tue nw retired to their respective homes. Only a few minutea had elap:td, aud when he was iust in tbe act of undressiDg himself L 1 iL. ITT - IV. I . to return to nea, oue ui tue ai.er ovo nvr and rattline him np. told him that the burglar was dead, aud was lying on W A t f . the corah, ho again, in company wiia uov Bnrb ink. crossed the street to tbe house, and found the dead man, as stated, ie.no nn his face. erasDine in one hand a Urire thlrtv-two caliber old style Smith & Wesson revolver, and in the other a common cane knife, whioh had been ground nn to a verv sham Dolnt. He was in his stockine feet, and his shoes were no where to be found. His coat, however, was dlscoT ered lying at the side of the porch, and contained a cracksman's jimmy. They rifled his pockets, but found nothiDg more, with the exception of a doaen or more cartridges. A piece of paper was also found in the yard soma distance from the body COV' ered with been need by outsidelntrj ered with blood: it had probably one of hia accomplices on tne trvine to stOD the flow of biooa. whistle was blown for fully ten r u .. front of the house after tbe no officer appeared, and one of thamrtvat the honae was detailed to pro ced to the New Dent son and telephone for the officers, which he did before any arrived

The body was taken to Undertaker Kxeg-

elo's establishment, where early in the day it wae identified as that of the notorious BILL B&IFER. At first there was some doubt as to the identity of the deceased, b'lt this was put to rest by the appearance of his mother, Mrs. James M- Binks, who reslde3 at No. 208 Bright street. THE BODY. A Sentinel reporter vifcited the under taker's and viewed the body, wnicn was drtBaed in frcck coat, black diagonal cloth. vest of the same material; black pants with very dark bine broad stripes interwoven so as to be nearly hidden, dark brown felt hat . . l t 3 1 1 with lighter Drown 6iii Dana ana cnec woolen shirt. Heavy woolen Bocks covered the feet He was a man. five feet ten inches in height, light complexion, wild a snort, stnbby, light moustache, and brown hair. He had the appearance oi navirg Deen a powerful man, being excellently well muscled. THE CORONER. commenoad irquesting the body at Kreg lo's place yesterday afternoon, examining but one witness, MRS. MARY A- WALKER, who testified as folio wp: I reside at No. 128 NortKPenOsylvanla street, and am wife of Dr. 1. U. Walker. I was at hnma last nlzht. Mr sleeping room is upstairs on the soutn fide of the house, Just to the left of the stairs; it is tne middle room, iwas awake, and heard the town clock strike tbrea. I got up to get a drink ot water. I then retired and threw a handkerchief over my face to protect it from the musqultoes, and fell asleep, but not soundly, aua only :or a lew ' . m a I I I .. I. . T-V A t attention to the gas.which i thought was going minutes, wuen i awoke ana caueu me iwcior b out. as tne light was very dim. He awakened Fartially, and saui ne inongui not, uui think he was net sufficiently awake nOt bUt I to know. I spoke to him a second ume, ana he got up and stepped Into the hall and turned it up. While the Doctor was in tbe hall I heard a noise alongside of the bed, and saw a man creeping alongside of it and crawl un der it. Ah the Doctor was returning to tne bed I said I guessed I would get np and get another drink, as I wanted an excuse to get up. I then went into my son' room and spoke to them very low, and told them there was a man in our room. My oldest son, Frank, asked me if I knew where his revolver was, and i said 1 did. lie then wanted to "know if I could eet lt. I hesitated a moment, and then weut down stairs softly to to the bed-room where tne revolver was in me closet, and got It out. I then took it up to my son, who handed it to John. I spoke to them, and told them to wait until I cl:ed George, tha colored man, which I did Immediately, and then went back to the boys' room, where they were both standing near the door, in a moment I heard the scuffling in the room where the Doctor and the burglar was, aud Immediately after the report of the pistol, which the tmrglar flred, and we thougut, of course, that the Doctor was killed, lor we did not hear a word spoken the whole time. We then stepped near the hall door of the room In which they were in, and Just then the man rushed into the hau with botn nanus raised, wnn a revolver in uue mm a knife in the other. It seemed s though he waseoming toward us. fiiy son raw Bam io John: "For (Jod's sae shoot quick, for he has killed father." He fired instantly. The first shot was t&e fatal one; the second lodgtd in the door. The gas went out at this mo ment, and the man rushed down stairs. Alter we found we were all safe my sons anr the colorod man went down stairs and found the man lying dead in the kitchen door, wnicn leads to a porch on the south side of the house. ARRESTED ON SCSflCION. Charit s Polser, son of the Indiana avenue . 1 ' 4-1 4 kl. 1 O eaioon keeper, was wreueu un o'clock yesterday morniDg, by Officers Case r,H Vf-rm-Har mH fiUtAci at .he Central ui.au a ItlUl.tVII ----- - - - - . Station as a suspectfd felon. He was seen ÄÄ,ns.mÄrÄUÄ Harter was also arrested on suspicion as bem m . . t A Ingoneot tne tnreemen wno are Known to have been waiting on tne outsisie. WILLIAM C. RODIFER . . - ff TT! was born in u.catur uounty in loo-, xna father was a Mexican war veteran, aud re moved t3 Clarke County, Illinois, where he was engaged in the grocery business, ine father died in 1851 leaving a daughter and son to the care of his widow in indigent circumstances. In 1858 Mrs. Rodifer married in this city, and still lives here, while the sister is an estimable lady, and is a teacher in one of our Ward echools. Young liodifer worked with his step-father at the carpen ter'a trade until he was about seventeen . f years of age, wnen, in company wiw several other boys of about his own years, he started into the ways of burglary under the tutelage of a junk dealer on Indiana avenue, near the yellow bridge. His first venture resulted in his arrest and sentence to the Reform Sshool at Plainfield, from which he escaped, was captured and re escaped, al though wearing a Daij ana cnain. His many daring burglaries ana escapes from jails and prisons during the past eight . i veara have Deen cnromciea in ine uany prints from time to time, ana are etui irean .. ... . . ... . T in the minds of the Sentinel readers. . ECDIFER FASD05ES. Governor Williams pardoned the deoeased July 8, of this year. The petition for par don was numerously signed oy citizens oi this County, among whom can be found the names of John Coburn, Isaac Thalman, Charles N. tee, Depuy United States Mar ahal. and Orpheus Everts. He was last convicted in the Vigo crimi nal Circuit Court of the crime of assault and battcrv with intent to murder, and sen tenced, on November 12, is., to oe im onioned for the term of ten years. in his decision ior pardon tne uovernor - . v r"i . says: The application for pardon wag commenced Ffctirnarv 1. 187. iteiauves oi me prisoner, and more tban 1UU citlEens of Marion County to whom the nature ot the case wa explained hT thftrt. lolned in a netltlon. Bhowlne that the prisoner was convicted upon his plea of euilty. entered for him throoah his counsel over his earnest protect that he was innocent of thA crime chare-ed : that he has ever asserted his innocence, aud that a reasonaoie uouoi oi his null texldts. The statements contain eu in r9. . v . 1(1 a i m .. the petition aie supportea i-y amuaviw i mo prisoner's mother and her husband. She also made a statement, under oath, that her son. when fourteen years or age, received a severe ininrv to his head bv strlklim a lou with the fnii weight of his bod v. when plungloK Into White River. In addition, opinions of lead Insr nhvslcians of this citv that Wll lam u. Rod Her is notof sound inlndand should not be held crimlnallv resDonslble for his acts, are attached to the petition for pardon. Thedeo.iston further utiva: "Mr predecessor ex amlned the case, bat made no decision, ine prisoner s efforts to escape near the time placed his application In such an unfavorable attitude tht it could not be considered. Before retiring he obtained from the Warden a full statement or his condition ana an nseur ance from the prisoner that be would from that time conform to all the rules of the prison until the eud of his term, or until par doned." Further. In answer to a letter of Inquiry Wardeu A. J Howard savs I expressed myself as strongly opposed to the pardon of William Rodlier on account, among other things, of nnblte feellDZ prevl ously erlstlng upon this subject In this com munity. Bince then it has been represented to me. throaeh the Warden of theBtate Prison and tnliuentiai citizens of Indianapo.s, that his term of office he would have pardoned him. only tnat hl orison record was not good t that time. In view of tbe provision of oar Constitution that the object of punlhhmentls reformatory, 1 would not wish to stand In the way oi bta pardon If he haa Indeed reformed, bo far, then, a. I am personally concerned I am willing to withdraw the Btrona expressions contained In the letter referred to, tnat Your Excellency may In no way be e mbarrassed Dy tnem in any uiaDosillon you may see nt make of the application before you. Tho Warrlon nnrtoH fMlnvi! To Governor James D. Williams: Conduct of W. O. Rodifer good during three good convict and make a aood citizen.

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SKETCHES FROM THE SOUTH,

The Impressions of a Buck aye Rambler m Dixie. Politics.Politiclans, Incidents, Etc No. 3. B W. S. S. To the Editor of The Leader: The gubernatorial struggle is one of the most bitter ever witnessed in the State of Goorgia. The convention has been in session seven days, and on the twenty-ninth ballot the result was the same as the first. Col quitt, the present incumbent, is one of five aspirants. lie has the largest ioiiowmg, a majority; out tne twothirds rule keeps him out. His first score was about 209, his twenty-ninth 211. The whole affair is greatly mixed. There is no Republican candidate in the field, and this is proba bly one of the reasons why the Dem ocrats are cuttimr up so badly. All are copperheads, from the most bitter to the comparatively mud. As I said Käß. PnlnnUf ;a foc Tu ,, 4, V) vv'lU'HI AO UVJKl lO JLrgiUUUaliV as many wish, henco the opposition, The Negroes will support him if nora Limited, or if ho runs on an independ ent ticket ho is certain of an election. It is the best they can do just under the present circumstances. Hill, Gor don, Brown and Stephens support the nresent Executive. If he is success .Too Rr-nvrn will return in tho Sprints "" , .x u, v. a , j. ?j

wiii Buttecu Ulm. Ä uuuoö uivmeu the wine, Then Judith took hold of his falagainst itself can not Stand. We look, chion, and with two strokes severed the head

then, for an ulLimate nriimhlino of tha ßeoro-ift T)pmnorfnv nnH tho finnl snrflman.vnf fr, Rprmhlin rfxr r r r"y inings 100K mat way now. JUOUDtS and fears are not unfrequentlv cx pressed by the Democratic party, Here the Negro is crushed. His condition is rather serious. A chancre must take place for better or for the latter it can not well bo, unless he is relegated to his ante bellum condition. As the observer passes to and fro in these rebellious sections, compares the state of the two races, and thinks ot the probable luluro ot the black, he is compelled to regard it as a knotty problem. There is hope, taking a philosophical view - . ot it but hone not to be realized iust 01 u ÜUl noP not 10 De reaiizea JUSl UUW. 1 return to convention notes. The following is going the rounds of the press, that a proposition in Gordon 8 . J L 1 1 1. 1 t own nana-wriung naa Deen suomic ted to Hardeman's (one of the aspia fnr I -J nrr nyrt rY A tri nn rl a thui F U s '.'lo 4Ui uu,l"uuV viiwo " ( xx. ) wouiu witnaraw ana tnrow nis "X 1 j z JL l . .ji. i i Strength to Colquitt, that Gordon, Hrnwn and nolnnitt tho tr nmvirnt -stood readv- to snnnort. h m msr. J I 1 V I eman) in 1882, and were willing to sign the paper. Kordon denies this in toto. lhlS 18 intended to destroy J Oolnuitt's chances. . . . - I ,rn n (lH;WnUrt'M --.t- I 4-iiwiv a-5 a uiuiuuiiv last WccoL I ' -..w.v, I uetween ex-oenaior vxoruon a son ana ono Ji. L. '1 hornton, a newspaüer man. Thornton had written to the . ' . j. A ii rnsta fCro. Rvpnino- VAWflthat. tho nv.Hflntft; r.nA nnA ntA VA:wvriul "r' T . ,?! a handsome sum by Justice Field, to repreaeuo uia x aj rreaiueuiiai interests in the State Ol Georgia. YounJ Gordon claimed that ho reflected I 1 seriously upon his father's character, and demanded a retraction. The result was a hand-to-hand contest. Gordon lost a finerer. which the incisors of Thornton succeeded in taking off. The latter was severe ly bruised over head and shoulders and lost considerable blood in the affray. General Gordon, with others, separated thö two. The matter ia not yet sottled. Tho code may bo resort ed to, as duels aro always on the tapis; a word and a blow constitute South ern chivalry. This scene took place 1 in Atlanta, Ga., at the Kimball House. j By tho way there are two oi these ivimuaii wuu liguruu quuu largely immediately after reconstruction. They were stauch (?) Republicans with liullocki Joe .Brown and others. They built a notei that rivals any in tho South. They had to leave the South, or keep cool, because of their supposed principles. One is now a candidate ior31ayor ot the city ot At lanta, with Democratic support and aid. and under Democratic influence. Surely the old adago still holds, 'Tempora untanturct nos mutarnur in Ulis, A word more in regard to the Democratio muddle. A nomination at this writing seems quite im probable. Governor Colquitt lacks 20 of tho two-thirds vote of the con vention. The matter will be referred to the people with a recommendation from the majority to elect Colquitt in October.without nomination. Kumors, however, aro as thiök as gnats in somo of our Southern States, and as plentiepitomo of the of tho Claytc county outrage, of which your readi T. era navo unaouDteaiy neara, Macon, Ga. An Indianapolis Artist. A 4axTT Aa-rra o rrr nra viaitAi T A ArAr'a fn tfxrr lo pany with a Ifriend, for the purpose of inK.; t rt nn Mfcitinn frirA whirh llM elicited the hlCThefit COmD limentfl . . V ... from the best of art critics, lhe work In question is a crayon sketch of the head of Holofernes, by an Indianapolis boy, Louis I iienri jwea, son oi nra, xnos u, xveea, TT T- 1 . P TT . . T7. Tl Tl l

editor of the People, and popularly known

as the "ßard." t or many years Louis Henri Heed has been an invalid ; but he has never theless given himself to the study of art with a courage and assiduity that would put to 6hame mott neonle who eniov health and the luxuries of life. . He spent several years in Europe, visiting the art galleries and inspecting the best works of the old masters; and as a result he has produced a picture that ranks him among the best artists of the time. Holofernos was the chief captain of the army ot the Assyrians, and was sent by Nebuchodno8er, King of Nineveh, with orders to destroy certain cities that refused to. recognize his authority. Appearing with his seemingly invincible army before the city of Bithulia, which was situated on a high mountain, Holcfernes was advised not to attack the city directly, but to seize the water fountain, and thus com pell the city to surrender. This course he adopted. riow there lived in Bethulia a widow, Judith, and she was exceeding beautiful and very pious. This widow surpasaed Dr. Tanner in many respects, for she been a widow for three years and four her widowhood save of course "the eves of the new moons and the feasts and solemn days of the house of Israel," "Yet 6he was more beautiful than any of her tribe, wiser than the wisest men and richer than the richest. When the women and children of the city were dropping with faintness and the men were ready to perish, and nearly all were clamoring for surrender, Judith came forward and offered to save the city. Taking her maid she her widow's garments she attired herself in the apparel which charmed the heart of her husband, bhe plaited her hair, donned her iewels, and ornamented and "decked herself bravely" to allure the eyes of all men that should see her. She presented herself to Hoi of em es, and in proverbial masculine weakness he wa3 enamoured by her charms: his heart was ravished with her. Holofernes made a great feast for Judith, and after in . T . alone with Holofernes, he being drunk with of Holofernes from his body. Puttine the head into her reticule she stealthily withdrew from the Assyrian camp,and carried the severed head to despairing Bithulia. The head 0f the chieftain was hunj? upon the highest rampart: and when the Assyrian arm v beheld it next morning they were filled with horror and fled and tnua, Birthulia was delivered by Hanging ovecast of. the barren rami art by a tutt of hair, our artist has sketched the head and placid face of the unfortunate chief tain, who met death at the hands of one for whom he would have sacrificed his own life. In every feature and expression of the coun tenance of this ' picture may be seen the traces of a master's hand. We wish and confidently predict for Louis Henri Reed a brilliant career as an artist. lie is a young may justly be man of whom Indianapolis Proud' A Blatter of Lova Powder Oil City Derrick. Yesterday afternoon a greenish looking ,ectaen of humanity e,idey fresh from the harvest fields of Cranberry, strolled into 4VtA T r4 W--k1 4" - 1 mi - ATAIIA TT V 5 WT S the Metropolian drug store. His hair was I i m "JS weu, DJ11 S t1 ? lrf' . of a red cow. He wore a very broad brimmed . . twentv-flve cent straw hat; tad on a colored jean shirt, and over his shoulder a single suspender neia in place a pair oi aarK oiue k 1 uuu V' .V1 rtAMA ntTt rl Kit AAnf ttMIAIlfllrr -v 1 v pm VI contact with the . stubble in the bayfield, and were open at the tops and in the toes, exposing to view a thick pair of home knit, woolen stockings. The whole make up wn r rm Mnf nn4 ' tri V v - w l mi ? wrr V 1 s WHS BftbUlttkOU WUU L01 0 UllOWUU, at i f .tum ..its i( a nnnliiiii nHn a t H an intoi. ance not altogether lovely. With a vacant look he . bashfullv sidled un to the counter I T : I and accosted Will Cowell, who was in attend ance, with: "I've hearn tell 'bout love powders. Did you'ns ever hear tell on 'em?'f Ob, yes' replied Win. "I've frequently heard ot them," at the same time wondering what in the world the lovely creature before him could be driving at. "Wall," continued greeney, " I reckon as how you'ns hain't got none on 'em, has ye?" "Certainly, we keep them constantly in 1 tr f a stock,' repnea tne ana Die aruggisi. "How dew ye sell 'em ' "Twenty-five cents per box." "IIow many on 'em in a box?' Four powders in each box." "Wall, now, ain't that rather steep?" "The component ingredients of the pow ders, which render them efficacious in over coming the propensities and passions of the opposite sex, placing them wholly in your power and subservient to your own will, are vegetable productions irom tne sun-Kissea shores of Greenland, imported at great ex pense; and it must be apparent to you that the,PTri9f r'i ; ' r "''jX bout hearin' anymore 3e 'ere powders will do the business I'm wiliin' to 'low you tew shilhn's, thousrh I reck'n that's tarnal high. But I'm bound to git even." "Shall I put them up foryoui "Y a-a-s, I gue6s so." Win then went to his prescription-desk and in a few minutes returned with a little box containing four small powders in papers. "You must be mighty careful." said ne, about civine these. Half of one of those powders is a dose." , ".Never vou mind, responded tne young " - min. "I'll give 'er 'nougn u 1 nave to give . a A V em all at one dose. He then fished a twentv-fivo cent silver piece out oi nis leatner pockoidook, luntou . .. , i . i j it on the show-case and walked out. When he had gone Cowell remarked: "That's a pretty good price for sugar." A Word to School Teachers. The following paragraph Can be read with profit by every teacher in town and counf ti c ii . : i try. xt is irom iue pea oi an experienced teacher: "Never whip or resort to any severe pun. ishment till the day after the onense was committed. Jiy so doing you will generally find the act, reflect. and act calmly and justly, rat yourself in the pupil s place. . Kemember emidren are not vipers or devils, and most of their troublesome pranks are the outcome, not of malicious premeditation, but of fun compa ratively innocent combined with a thought lessness not unreasonable, when their youtn d inexperience are considered. Refo tion can generally be brought about Kelorma in a 1V.4 Am ma ir than Kv A w amH errvl A i r er ' W"" J "J .iv owa.&. The beginning, middle and end of lore ia naugnt eise dui sorrow, vexation, agony, tur I . I tfM ri a - .3 - . . mvu, uura wwixL-omeuea.

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