Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 July 1893 — Page 12

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ME INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 26, 1893-TWELYE PAGES.

QUEER WEDDING STORIES,

GOOD AXECDOTKS COXCEIIMXG MAR RIAGI) CKnUMOMES. Fanny Storl- That Come from Sw EnKland'n Hill .V ramon AVhone Marrtajge Fee AVaa n Barrel of Means How a Yoidk Couple MIIeadeI Ofl" the Old Gentleman Other Stories. Ministers sometimes have strange experiences at weddings. An old minister became reminiscent at one time and related some very amusing experiences of his own and others which had come under his observation regarding wedings, accidents and Incidents connected therewith and the strange fees clergymen sometimes receive for performing the ceremony. The queerest experiences are credited to New England, and there is little question about that being the birthplace of very many peculiar occurrences respecting weddings. The Inborn closeness of the people and the extremely frugal habits of the young, as well as the old, has been the cause of the bestowal of some of the queerest wedding fees mortal man ever conceived. Toll bridges have not gone out of date in that part of the country, aud the Connecticut river is bridged with toll bridges all the way between Vermont and New Hampshire, with the exception of a few towns. One dominie united a pair from the opposite side of the river, and was handed an envelope containing the fee. After the couple had gone he opened it and found that he had been given a toll ticket valued at about 2 cents. It might have been a hint for him to go over yonder before many days, or as soon of the honeymoon wore off. A green looking couple drove up to a minister's door in the late afternoon at one time and asked to be "spliced." The proper papers being produced, he proceeded with the ceremony. The words being pronounced, he gave them the certificate and the newly wedded pair prepared to leave, and in doing so handed the clergyman a small bundle wrapped in considerable paper. Tie was suspicious of the contents, and took it to the village and told the grocer he would exchange it without seeing for a watermelon lying on the step. The grocer accepted the bargain, took the paper, opened it and found a punched silver three-cent piece. This story is set aside by one told of another country minister who performed the ceremony for a pair who looked to be in good circumstances. As the groom was leaving he threw a pair of old gloves into the lap of the minister's wife. She resented It as an Insult, and fluns rChem aside. A few days afterward, however, wishing to do some work requiring the wearing of gloves, she chanced to pick up the despised gift of the gmom. She tried to put them on, and found great difficulty in doing no. An examination revealed the fact that there was a five-dollar bill crowded into each finger. Fifty dollars was not so bad after all. Up on the Vermont mountains Is a town by the name of Dover. It is a small town, having a few hundred population and attracts no particular attention from the outside world now. But It was the scene of one of the most curiously ended wedding ceremonies in the United States, probably. This is hot taking into account those where the groom and his friends sharpen their knives on each other before they separate, as has bee a done frequently on the frontier. But the story is this: Ebenezer Sparks and Margaret Love were married in the year 1782. The wedding was solemnized in a log house by a clergyman who bore the name of the Rev. Hezekiah Taylor of an adjoining town, and all the settlers were invited. The story runs that Parson Taylor had a peculiar habit of rising on his toes when at prayer and letting himself down suddenly to his heels to emphasize hi statements. He did this several times, but ventured upon the trustworthiness of the cabin too much. The parlor floor with all its freight gave way and precipitated the entire gathering into the cellar. The prayer has never been finished and the resultant scramble for the top in the ruins was an amusing episode in the life of all those who took part In it. Vermont Is credited with a good many curious stories of that kind, but a Kansas story quite matches anything heard there. A couple went to a small church out on the prairie and asked a minister to marry them, which he did, and they left without laying him any fee. A few days later a heavy wagon rolled up to the door and a colored man unloaded a huge barrel and rolled it toward the house. He said it was from so-and-so In payment for the wedding fee. The barrel was opened and found to contain nothing but white beans, carefully cleaned and hand-picked. The joke on the minister was very pointed for he had come from near Boston. He was not to be beaten, however, for he sold the barrel of bans for $15, so that after all he was well paid for his services. Another bean story coms from a different section of the country. A couple rode up to a i arson's house astride a horse and had nothing but a peck of beans for payment. Said the prospective groom: "Will you mniry us for beans?" "Xo," said the minister, "I don't like beans." "Well," said the groom, "you can sell them for mony." "Very well." replied the dominie, "climb down." Tne couple climbed down, the ceremony was performed and thy departed as they hacl come, on one horse. They were the originators of a large and brilliant family and one of the descendants tells this story. Another wedding ceremony In a prominent family of New England, hinged upon the result of a hunter's efforts to find some coon skins. The couple set the day for their wedding, but before It was to occur the young man went to the lady and Faid: "I haven't been paid for my work yet, and I have no money to pay the parson." "Why. Isaac?" said she. "what shall we do? Haven't you any 'coon skins to give him?" A 'coon skin In thoe days was worth about J2. Isaac didn t have any skins then, but he didn't tell his lady so, and went out that night and succeeded In capturing two. He then took them home and carefully stretched them on the drying boards and returned to his lady to tell her to be ready for he had two skins for the wedding fee. She was naturally very delighted and made all due preparations for the event. Imagine her surprise to see Isaac appearing over the hill the next morning with a sober face. She met him with a volley of questions and he replied: "One of the dogs got hold of the skins and ate one all up last nierht and now we shall have to postione it again." But the woman was equal to the emergency. She said: "Isaac, go and ask the minister If he won't marry us for one skin." Isaac did as he was bidden. The parwon agreed, and the ceremony was duly

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A Justice of the peace was newly appointed and had not been fairly Initiated Into the mysteries of his office. His books had not been given him containing the different legal forms. A couple arrived very late one night and asked to be married. The old Justice was nonplussed, but did not like to admit it. Accordingly he Improvised a form to suit the occasion: He directed them to Join hands and said: "Woman, do you take thl3 man?" "I do." said she. "Do you take this girl?" The man answered. "If I can." Then holding up his hand the Justice said: Iet the man who rules the thunder, Never part this man and wife from sunder. In one of the hill towns in New England a man was elected justice of the peace at the annual town meeting. We'll call him Jones for short. That night Mr. Jones was awakened from his oflicial slumbers by a vigorous pounding on the front door. Hastily rising in his robe de nuit he opened the door a trifle and asked what was wanted. "We want to be married." said a voice from the darkness, "and quick, too, for the old man is after vis." Jones pulled open the door and Indicated the front room and disappeared in the darkness. He emerged presently with his trousers on. "Now," said he, "I don't know the form, but I suppose if I pronounce you man and wife it will do. won't it?" "Certainly," said the groom," but hurry." "Well," said the Justice, "I pronounce you man and wife." The words had Just left his lips when the door was violently thrown open and the old man appeared to forbid the bans; but it was too late and he had to accept the situation and take the young people home) with him. ROCK LAKE WOXDERS. Leg-end Tlmt Make It tlie Home of a Mouftterous Sea Serpent. Tnsr before) mankind ever heard of this litt 1 earth and started its conquest from sea monsters the area that Is now distinguished by the name of Palouse country had been subjected to violent upheavals and radical changes in topngraphy. A great Inland sa rested hers for many centuries, and the chemical action of the water enriched th soil simultantously with leveling the sediment in the form of a vast plain. Internal convulsions, whether from volcanic action or from shrinkage of the blanet consequent upon the cooling proce.-s then going on perhaps both combined raised the submerged plain high and dry, with a steep decline to the westward. The rushinjr flood cut the land into ridges and ravines, hl.h bluffs and lonely rocks being scattered promiscuously in living evidence of the revolution. The surface thus presents a broken and picturesque scene. Chief among the wonderful products of these prehistoric convulsions and deluges is a canyon, over in the northwestern part of Whitman county, containing Itock lake, a sheet of water twelve miles long by about 100 rods wide, bordered bv cliffs ascending perpendicularly to hlshts of 1.71) to 2.5W feet. The canyon of Itock lake runs east to west. It is a deep hole in a plateau 'of solid rock, and the bottom has never bn sounded by man. The eastward extremity falls abruptly from the bed of a small creek, down and down 5"0 feet, and finally over a second cascade 2"0 feet to the bottom. Above the land rolls away in small heHps of stone and barren slopes for five mile3 on either side. Down at the bottom is a valley, one by three miles In extent, and covered with the prettiest coat of tropical foliage to b found anywhere. The climate in this declivity is as tropical and delightful as that which gives Ilawaii an envied fame nil the world over. The temperature seldom falls below 60 degrees Fahrenheit and rarely goes above &0 degrees. The cold of winter is seemingly unable to reach the level of the valley, owing t the Internal warmth naturally belonging to a hole so deep. The heat of summer is tempered by the cooling influences of the lake adjoining. The west end of this little garden of Eden jumps abruptly over a precipice 100 feet into Rock lak and the western end of the lake, twelve miles farther on. finals an outlet through a narrow passageway between hills, sloping sharply and soon breaking into dismembered pyramids of basalt rock. The surface of liock lake is not much above sea level, and the unfathomable depth of the water, clear as crystal, connected with wlerd surroundings, affords a theme for philosophic meditation not surpassed by the sublime ruggedness of the Alps. , An InGlan legend of this remarkable lake makes It the home of a monstrous sea serpen t. Tbe remnants of the red tribes which used to frequent Its shores tell their white neighbors that no Indian can venture into the water, either for a bath or a pleasure trip In a canoe, without being swallowed whole by the hideous reptile, and to this day the aborigines look upon Itock lake with the same apprehension that an old-time orthodox ponders over the terrors of purgatory. Their legend declares that an entire tribe was lashed to destruction and eaten not many centuries ago, all to satisfy the greed of this very monster. At another tlm. during the outbreaks Tiolld by Col. Kteptoe in isr.8, a band of noble red men. In their efforts to escape the vigilance of Uncle Sam's blue coats, tried to conceal themselves above th lake in the little paradise, but were overtaken by the great fish, the legend avows, and sent to eternity. Tacoma Ledger. HEATSTKOKB. This) Accident, lannllr Called San ilrke, May Occur Indoor. Heatstroke, or sunstroke, as it is popularly called, is generally supposed to be due to exposure to the rays of the sun, but a writer In thf New York Herald's European edition affirms that heatstroke occurs equally well indoors, under a tent at nighttime in a word, whenever human being are crowded together without suf-' ticient air to breathe, lie say a: The temperature of the air Is an important factor In this accident, while the rays of the sun are not all necessary for its production. The victims to it are generally persona debilitated by physical or Intellectual fatigue or ty exeessf of various kinds. The action of overstraining has been explained by M. Oautier of Paris. It appears to be due to the retention in the tissues of the poisonnus substance or toxlnes manufactured by the action of the muscles and the brain and which under normal circumstances are thrown off by one of the natural safety valves of the orcanlsm. Uuder certain surroundings, intense direct or reflected solar radiation moist heat, crowding together after intellectual or physical fatigue, the free action of the lunirs Is hindered, combustion Is slower, and the secretion of the kidneys is either stopped entirely or reduced to a minimum. The wav to avoid heatstroke is self-evident to any one aware of the manner In wroch I occurs. For large numbers of men, bodies of troops, care must be taken to avoid tnneessj.ry exposure to intense heat or crowding together In amn.Il and not properly ventilated rooms. Columns under march should wdk with open ranks to avoid saturation of the air by the aqueous vapor thrown off. Driving Card. Tou can obtain a pack of best quality playing cards by sending fifteen cents In postage to P. S. EUSTIS, Gen'l Pas3. Aet.. C. 11. & Q. It. It.. Chicago. III.

A DETECTIVE'S ROMANCE.

HOW HE WOS A GOOD WIFE WITH OA 11 OS AND WINCHESTERS. History of nioodjr Cabin A Long Death Trail Left In the Australian Baah When Jack Hameitrad Ilore Away Ills) Urlde The Girl's Rescue. There Is now living In Melbourne, Australia, a very wealthy lady who, a quarter of a century ago, was a school girl in this city. The peculiar circumstances under which she married her present husband well illustrate the familiar adage that truth rivals fiction in romantic incident. The young lady's name was Miss Julia Spencer, and ehe left this city over twenty years ago, in company with her father, bound for Australia. The father went to that country to secure a legacy of nearly a hundred thousand pounds, left him by the death of his uncle. A few weeks after arriving In Melbourne Spencer died. After Spencer's death his daughter, who was but twelve years of age, was adopted by a family In Melbourne with whom she lived for several years, and from whom she received the benefits of an excellent education. Misfortune, however, overtook her benefactors. The head of the house lost his fortune in speculation, his death followed his business disgrace, his widow was compelled to live on the charity of her relatives, and julia Spencer, by this time an elegant and accomplished young lady, was compelled to become a waitress In a hotel. At the hotel where she served the table she became acquainted with a pleasant appearing woman who evinced the greatest Interest In her welfare. She finally persuaded her to leave the hotel and accompany her into the interior, where she promised her a situation as governess. They traveled by stage for two days, and after stopping a day at a small roadside Inn, were driven in a rude wagon to a spot they did not reach until nearly morning. Julia, worn out with exhaustion, was shown a room, the unkempt appearance of which she scarcely noticed as she retired, nearly dead from weariness and tedious night travel. At noon the rough voice of an old colored woman bade her get up, and In a lew minutes she was eating the meanest breakfast she had ever known. 5?he found herself In a woodchopper'a camp In the Australian bush, surrounded by men of the lowest grade, while the woman who had accompanied her on her Journey had disappeared. She was told that she was to assist in cooking, but In the afternoon the old negress, who had taken a sudden fancy to her, found an opportunity of acquainting her of the real fate which awaited her. The woman who had lured her from the hotel In Melbourne was merely a procuress for the numerous lodging camps in the vicinity and received so much a head for each victim secured. Julia, on fully realizing the horrors of her situation, was told to retire to her room while the old negress promised to devise some means of enabling her to escape. It was late in the afternoon when the poor girl, nearly distracted with fear and anxiety, heard the voices of several men who were playing cards on an old etump not far from her window, and she soon realized from the remarks that reached her ear that she was the most concerned of any one in the issue of the game, herself being nothing less than the stakes. Soon the miserable wretches who were gathered about the game began quarreling and terrible oaths and accusations of foul play were hurled viciously across the cards. Peering through the curtain:? of her window she saw a heavily-bearded man, larger and taller than the others, rise his feet and shoot one of the others who had drawn a knife and was In the act of lifting his arm to strike. The lare man sprang onto the stump and faced the surging crowd that gathered at once from all parts of the camp. He had a revolver In each hand and was hurling defiance at those about him. "I paid my good money to get into this game and she's mine. You'll find a cold deck In that rascal's Eleeve if you hunt for it." Several who had pulled their weapons and were scowling ominously at the desperate man on the stump, leaned over the corpse of their comrade and began examining his sleeve. Sure eituhi. the sleeve was well supplied with the higher cards, and they dropped out as two men held the body up from the ground, face down. A yell greeted the appearance of the cards, and the cry of "The gal's Jack's!" went up almost as one voice. Gathered about the edge of the crowd were several slatternly, woe-begone-looklng women, who would have taken but little interest in the scene but for its tragic termination. They had been lured Into the same hell-hole Just as Julia had been, and had been played for over the old stump. Their fate had been decided over the cards, and they came up to look with gloating satisfaction at the brutal face of the man whose plnv had invariablv been a winning one when their poor souls and boaies nad been the stakes. After the cards had fallen from the poor wretches' sleeve there was no longer any protest, even from his friends. His death met the common approval of the camp, and there was nothing left to do except to drag the body aside and bury it with as little ceremony as possible. As the friends of the dead man were constructing a rude litter for his body his glcantic slayer, with the two revolvers still In his hands, was striding toward Julia's door. Uefore he reached It the old negress came into Julia's room, and falling on her knees lifted her clasped hands to heaven with a fervent "Thank God." Still remaining on her knees she clasped Julia in her arms and whispered to her that the big man who had Just killed the woodchopper over the cards was a government detective, and that no matter how he mijrht appear to her she had nothing to feir from him. Scarcely had the negress left the room when the other door was kicked open with an oath, and the giant, who had been the central figure in the recent tragedy, entered. His face bore such a brutal look, and his voice and manner was so rough, that the assurance of her personal safety given a moment before by the negress lost all its weight with Julia. The moment the man closed the door the scowl left his face, and, bending over her. Me said in low and gentle tones: "Have no fear, miss; I am here to rescue you: I am a government a pent sent from Melbourne. If I seem to treat you routrhly before the crowd, bear In mind it is only for effect to enable me to get out of this place with you alive. Everything now depends on your coolness and faith In me," A moment later he had dragged her through the door by the wrist, and was eayin?. in the old, coarse tones: "Come with me, you little wench. I have a cabin all prepared for you." It was nearly twilight as he drairped his ca.pt.lv through the drunken, leerinir mob, threading a lane of obscene jest and raillery. One man who laid his rough caress upon her. he felled to the ground with a blow that sounded above the tumult. "Well hit. Jack." cried a voice. "I'll back your right against anything in the bush." The occasion and the blow suited the caprh-e of the mob, and they sent up a shout of approval. Jack Homestead had won th girl ArMIncr, and It was clear that he would maintain his rixht in the same way. It was some minutes before the man who had sunk under his blow was able to flink away and wash his blood-stained face. The blow reassured the shrinking girl. Fhe felt that there was no vague pretense In his protection, and she pressed closer to him. "Don't be too willing to go hold back a liltle." he sal 1 In a low voice' and then he le?an dracRing her roughly along once more, she resisting as they went So amid the rallery and coarse badinage of the crowd the two disappeared over the hill ani were soon In the defective's cabin. "Courage, young woman," he said In assuring tones. "As soon as night falls we will get out of this, provided these wretches don't suspect us." But the wretches had suspected, and already were strairsjllng over the crest of the hill. The detective's presence in the camp had always given rise to a vague suspicion that he was not one of them. Since the tragedy the suspicion had taken more formidable shape. Views had been hurriedly exchanged and a cine of men who hated him on general fnnciples had quickly formed and started n pursuit. He saw the head of the little column appear at the crest of the hill not over frtD yards away. "liurry down the ravine," he said to Julia, "and I will cover the retreat. Stick to the bridle path until I overtake you, and If they overtake you turn to the right and go straight into the bush. If you har three calls on the ritht you may know it's

me. If you take to the bush you will reach a road, and If I don't reach you by

mdnigrht keen on and the road will take you to the wayside Inn where you epen the nigni. ait tur me there, as you go Keep the cabin between you and those wretches. An instant later Julia, was on her wav down the ravine. The crowd came on, shouting and yelling like fiends. The detective thrust a reneatln rifle out of his cabin wlnJow and be ran firing. The mob bolted and tho returned the lire. A shower or balls struck the trail cabin. Resting his weapon on the window sill he -took a lone, careful aim. and one f the woodchoppers dropped at the repo.-t. inoy came on like wolves arter ineir comrade dronned and were soon within 2U0 yards of the cabin. then the detective thought of a clever ruse. A curtain nun? over the window. and they saw nothing but the barrel of his rifle. He had two weapons, repeaters, and putting one to each shoulder sent a dozen shots at the foe. This gave the Impression that Julia was still In the cabin and. behind one of the guns. The girl's a-shootlng." they cried. Three men fell in their tracks. This only frenzied the crowd, and they came on: buc paused when a hundred yards from the carin. where a couple more Teil, ine accuracy of the fire from the cabin had been too much for them, and they realized that it would be dangerous to advance. So they ieu back, screening themselves benma tne Iocs and brush ivhile thev waited for re inforcements. These were not slow in coming, ana presently they gathered behind convenient Iocs and boulders and began a regular sierre or the cabinThe balls were coming Into the structure pretty fat. and one grazed the detective's arm. He felt the fringe of the bullet and the flow of warm blood. Besides this he saw men stet.Hng through the brush to flank him on both sides, and In the deepening 'twilight he-retreated to the ravine with his belt full of cartridges, two sixshooters and one repeating rifle, emptying the other on his foes and smashing the lock before he left. He retreatel rapHly down the rocky ravine, and as soon as the wooocnoppers found that he had vacatea the cabin they swarmed after him in full cry. for they knew that after he passed Into the brush he would be lost to them. The sides of the Erlen were flashing fire all the way. but the detective covered his retreat with a constantly barking rine for which his enemies had considerable respect. As the darkness settled down he was unable to fire with accuracy, and his wounded arm was getting stiff, so he retreated more rapidly down the ravine and hastened along the bridle path, firing occasionally as he went to warn Julia of his approach. He overtook her about a mile from his cabin, and was obliged to give his three wflbops as a signal before he could make her notice that he was not one of her recent captors. The two pushed on under cover of the darkness lor several hours. Arriving at an old corral he wrapped his chanre ud In his great coat. and she got a couple of hours of needed sleep. Xext day they reaetied the wayside Inn. and from there reached Melbourne by stage. The story told bv the detective of the hor rible practices In the logging camps caused a widespread Interest at the time, and the details of the rescue of Julia was a great newspaper sensation. The government sent a posse of men to the log-jreTs' camp, but on arriving there they found it deserted. The men had simply broken camp, scattered and allied themselves with other camps. On its way back the posse arrested one man. but no case could be made out. and for lack of evidence he was discharged. The authorities finally found the procuress who had enticed Julia from Melbourne, and she spent a term In the peni tentiary'. The newspaper accounts of the affair reached Ran Francisco, and it was by this means that Mrs. Mary Ppfncer. the mother of Julia, learned of her daughter's whereabouts. She wrote at once, and the letter which she received in reply inclosed a check for her. passage money to Australia. The mother found a very pleasant surprise awIMn? her. Tne detective had married Julia. He claimed her by double ritht. having won her at cards and rescued her from an unspeakable fate. The history of the 'encounter between the detective and the loggers Is still a tradition of the bush, and the cabin from which he poured his deadly fire on that memorable occasion stood there as a landmark for many years, and was always known as the "Bloody Cabin." It has long since suocumbed to the elements but a photograph of it hangs in John Hfmestead's parlor and Is Ftill a picture full of interest to his children. After Mrs. Spnesr arrived she proved to be more of an acquisition to the family than most mother-in-laws, for she brought information of the legacy which had brought her husband to Australia. The detective took the clews and soon .found a solicitor who knew all about it. He established the ldertlty of the legatee, who was then his wife, and after a coi:ple of years of the usual court delays his wife received nearly 100,000 as her legal due. After the matter wtrs settled she said on day to her husband: "I suppose it is customary to pay a detective a percentage for his services in recovering money." "About 6 per cent, la the customary fee In this country." "But back In San Francisco, where T came from." answered Julia, " the lawyers and detectives take it all, and I am only following out the established customs of mv n-tt1ve land by giving you 10-5 per cnt. At least my mother says that's the custom, and it must be so." And so the matter was settled on a true Californlan basis. Sara Davis In San Francisco Examiner. A HOUSE IS A TltANCE. Remarkable Experience of an Aged Mare on a Maryland Farm. Felix Hubbard is a tiller of the soil, says the Baltimore Herald. The little fatch of mother earth he calls his own is ocated to the east of the city about one mile beyond Bayview asylum and a half mile north of Eastern-ave. Access is gained to the place by a road which makes oft from Eastern-ave. and winds about near the Hubbard farm house. Year In and year out Farmer Hubbard has worked away and sown his seed. The earth has yielded him a comfortable Income. His only assistant in his honest occupation has been his faithful mare, Bess by name. For over fifteen years the animal has been in the possession of Farmer Hubbard, and even when he purchase! her she was not so young as she used to be. However, the investment was a good one, and when Farmer Hubbard went to the stable last Sunday morning and found old Hess about to "climb the golden stairs." or make her entree to the place where all dead horses go, he lemarkei that, though her plowing days were over, she never kicked at work and had earned her long rest. The old mare was certainly In a bad way. It was only after great dilnculty that the beast got upon her feet, and when once uprijrht had to be jacked up with ropes. Thinking a little exercise would do her good, Mr. Hubbard led the faltering mare out Into the barnyard, but no sooner had she pot out into the open air than Hess fell over as if reconciled to the inevitable. Shortly after 3 o'clock In the afternoon old Uesn kicked the bucket. The body of the faithful mare lay In the rard ail nlht, and the next mornine Mr. lubbard borrowed a mule from a relative namd Cromwell, and, making fast a rope to the hind legs of 5e dead horse, the body was dragged over a field and deposited alongside a small stream about an eighth of a mile from the barn. The next day (Tuesday) Mr. Hubbard gathered a lot of brush and covered the dead animal entirely. Friday afternoon the farmer noticed a horse grazing in the vicinity of the stream, and without delay went over to investigate how the beast of burden got into his place, and to see whose horse it waa There whs som-tiilng familiar about the animal. He wondered where he had seen it before. When he got alongside the beast he was nearly paralysed. It was old Bessalive. Slierhtly dlMiguered she was, to be sure, but alive, very much alive. When the farmer recovered from his surprise and reassured himself that the anlmnl was not a spirit from the horse heaven, he secured the red mare by the forelock. She walked meekly with him to the stable. Mr. Hubbard called his sister to the stable so that she might identify the mare and convince him that he waa not dreaming. Leaving the stable the bewlllored farmer trotted off to pay a visit to the "last resting place" of his faithful equine. Old Bess was not there. The brush which had been heaped upon the body was strewn about. Then he felt convinced that Bess had surely risen from the dead. Mr. Hubbard, on returning to the barn, found the msre standing, as of old, in her stall. Since her return to life the mare has given no symptoms of leaving it in the near future. It Is the supposition that the mare was in a trance for rive days. To all appearances Bess Is as sound as an old dollar, but Is as homely as the general run of aged horses. She Is a dark bay with a white forehead and white lock at her hind heels. All llroken Down. Is It not sad to see so nvtny young men every day of whom this can bo paid? Youns? man, take my advice. Stop all Indiscretions which you have practiced, keep good hours, retire early, and build up your shattered system by using Sulphur Bitters, which will cur you. Old Physician.

SEEDS ARE MYSTERIOUS.

OXLY THE IMTIATED KXOW ANYTHING AB OCT THEIR GROWTH. A Vlatt to the Seed I'armi Hütt iw Varieties of Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers Are Produced and Treated An Interesting Contribution on an Entertaining Subject. It takes an Immense amount of work to make some apparently trifling things worth their market value, says the Philadelphia Times. This thought rises up Involuntarily to one acquainted with the ways of the agricultural world whenever a paper of seeds comes Into view or question. The gayly printed little envelopes, each depicting in glowing colors the vegetable or floral marvel that may be expected to spring from the tiny globules within, represent at the lowest calculation months of preparation, weeks' of work, days of watchfulness and hours or final patient ! endeavor. In addition there must be back of all this a Eound knowledge of the principles of agriculture and horticulture, and not a little scientlflcal botanical education, and the results of such a combination of wisdom and labor may be bought for a few cents, and will nearly always grow up into highly satisfactory garden or farm produce. A visit to a seed farm Is very much like a glimpse behind the curtain with which nature ordinarily veils her processes. You get a hint of the secret of "new varieties;" you come to understand why the seeds sold by your favorite firm are always "reliable; ' you learn the birthplace of the wisdom-discriminating literature which appears In the agricultural Journals, and you discover progress in the arts of farming and gardening is made not only possible, but easy. Seed farming Is necessarily scientific farming. The soil must be analysed and properly compounded to suit the different varieties of growth: the weeds must be exterminated; the fence rows must be clean; the space must be economizsd and every foot of ground utilized for the cultivation of some plant or vine. In order that all this may be done a small army of workmen are kept at work all throupn the season when outdoor work on a farm is i.t all possible, and through the whole year there Is more or less work la many of the departments. There are four large seed firms In Philadelphia which own and operate their own farms. The others depends on the seeds which come to them from their agents and even the firms who can boast of trial and seed farms are obliged to depend upon agents for a great part of their stock heat. for Instance, is but little grown for seed in this portion of the country, and of even such an ordinary vegetable as peas the seed supply comes almost entirely from the Northwest and Canada. Outdoor work begins as early as March, when the plowing Is started. If the weather permits. The custom of "resting" the land prevails on the seed farms to a preater extent than on ordinary farms. The crops are alternated with grass in order that the land may be kept thoroughly "sweet" and retain its fertility. About the 1st of May work on vegetable and flower gardening begins, and in one form or another continues until the end of August. Some grains and a few of the vegetables require attention much later, and the seedman has little rest for the sole of his foot during the whole season. Where hot houses are a special feature of the farm, and flower seeds and decorative plants are the object, the work is literally continuous. There are always plats to be "potted." or "slipped." or "hardened-up." and the gathering of flower seeds is one of the most difficult and delicate parts of the business. A flower-seed farm is the poetical part of the business. Imagine an acre of ground thickly planted with "bleedingheart;" a somewhat similar tract ablaze with scarlet geraaluma; a similar plot studded thickly with fragrant petunias: patches of old-fashioned purple "flags' end their white relatives, of the "orange liliy," of coreopis and of dainty pansies. Fancy making a bueineas of gr awing the sweet woodbine and looking after its propagation as coolly as though It were a field of . turnips. And consider the Btart It would give you to see your grandmother's "blue larkspur" drageed down to the level of commerce and vulgarly grown for Its seed, the gathering of which with her used to be a seml-rellgious rite, performed only when her spirit was quiet and her soul unvexed with care. One of the most obvious uses of the seed farm Is the trial of the seed offered for sale by the firm which operates the land. Every new variety of sd is thus carefully -tested before it is put upon the market, and all unworthy kinds are rejected. New varieties produced by hybridisation, or perpetuated from "sports" from known varieties, are subjected to special trial before the public. A new flower, somewhat resembling the sweet pea, except that the flower Is produced in clusters, has been the subject of such experiments for the past two or three years. As "swainsonia" some of It went to the world's fair, : and It seems likely to become generally naavvTsa, A- a w cm Hi 111 Mtm,C9 CH A lkZ W A I 1 ety of lettuce under test for the second year. The uneducated country youngster might easily mistake the plant for that of the succulent dandelion; but as a "green" It promises to give more general satisfaction than that old-fashioned standby. A seed farm, too, is a good place to learn of the vegetable habits of other countries, and by its aid the possibility of acclimatizing plants Is determined. Kale, the old country favorite. 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is where one sees the standard varieties grown In their greatest perfection. Experiments upon fruits are also conducted on such trial farms, and the results given out to the world in the form of directions for treatment under ordinary clrcircumstances and when troubled with disease, and of recommendations as to the use of fertilizers and of shelter. The "blue glass" craze has settled down into some hard facts: the latest and most curious of the list seems to be that grapes Inclosed in blue paper bags to ripen will produce the sweetest fruit. A seed farm in the latter part of July and August is generally one blaze of bloom. Then the "stock" of the nurseries Is planted outdoors for its yearly riot in space and nourishment, and makes the best use of Its opportunities. Even a turnip bed becomes beautiful In the flowering season; mustard plants are a Joy forever, and a patch of onions, with their tajl wands tipped by slivery seed balls. Is by no means an unpleasant sight. The seeds drilled into the ground in the early season with a view of maturing Into seedproducing plants by the next year have grown up into close communion fellowship and make patches of green letween the brighter bits. At this season the blooming is only beginning. Just now the asparagus beds and the beet patches are the prise beauties of the collection. One has no idea of the number of varieties of well-known vegetables or flowers until one see them side by side in the nursesrles of a trial farm. As seen so there are apparently more kinds of lettuce "than you could shake a stick at." The beet connection is undeniably larscr than most people suppose, and the corn and bean families would bewilder even the "Capt. Jinks, of the Horse Marines'' fame. The most of these are necessarily hardy plants. If they won't grow in democratic fashion in the well-fertilized soil of the region thev are excused entirely from making the etfort. But for the more delicate plants, which need the shelter of the hothouse for a larger portion of the year. Loam, peat, lime, sand anil m inure are all Loam, peat lime, sand and manure are all called in to form the "compost," the proportions varying with plant whose nourishment is to be accomplished. The gathering of the seed after the plants have been brought to perfection Is a very Important operation. From untrustworthy specimens no seed is taken, and every particle from "sports" ia religiouly preserved. The seed pods must be closely watched in order that they may be harvested at exactly the right stage, and to accomplish this the patches must be gone over every day. The seed Is freed from dust by fanning machines, and afterward every particle of foreign material which remains is removed by hand. The smaller the seed, of eouse, the more difficult the task. The task of hybridization is also one which occupies much time, and which produces results small In comparison to the labor bestowed.

TOO REALISTIC. Why Sitting: Ball and Ilia Companion Braves Left the Theater. One of the Washington papers recently printed a very amusing account of Sitting Bull's first visit to a theater. It was a sort of "variety" performance out West. The closing feature of the program was an act by the female trapeze performer, who was advertised to possess wonderful strength In her jaws. The stage manager announced that she would hang suspended irom the trapezs bar by her knees and support a heavy cannon with her teeth while it was discharged. The woman finished her trapeze performance, and hanging from the bar head oownward clapped her hands as an Indication that she was ready for the final act. There was a rumbling sound In the wings, and then a cannon was run on to the stage with the muzzle pointed directly up the center aisle. At the sight of the cannon Sitting Bull and his men began to show signs of uneasiness. They shifted about In their seats nervously. Two men lifted the cannon and left It dangling from the woman's jaws. The muzzie of the weapon swung on a level with the Indians' headdress. Sitting Bull and his warriors by this time had become extremely nervous. They looked at each other inquiringly, as if they suspected that they had been drawn Into a trap and were to be deliberately slaughtered. They jabbered to each other excitedly, and two or three times so far forgot their stoicism as to look over their shoulders. Finally everything was In readiness and the stage manager stepped back and gave the string that he held a jerk. There was a flash and a roar, and out of the cloud of smoke that shot Into the parquet Sitting Bull and his warriors sprung, wildly shouting as they made their way down the aislo. striking madly right and left with the lonv-stemmed stone pipes that they carried. Incredible. He "Miss Pnlcephase Is an odd creature a, regular crank In fact. Why, she actuality thanked a gentleman for giving her his seat In the street car." phe "Really, but It Is Incredible." He "But you don't know Miss Pnlcephase." (She "I wasn't thinking of her. I was thinking what you said about a gentleman giving up his seat." Boston Transcript, Justly Rewarded. Storekeeper (to office boy) "Look here, young man. you have been gone two hours mailing that one letter at the postofflce. What kept you so long?" Otnce Boy "I was Uckln' one of 'em new stamps, sir." Storekeeper "My poor boy! That s too bad. You shall have 75 cents more on Saturday." Boston Courier. Women with pale, colorless faces, who ffel weak and discouraged, will receive both mental and bodily vigor by using Carter's Little Liver Pills. MACHINE want of a First-Class THE SENTINEL has made your wants. S16.00. ARE One RnlTler, with

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IS WHAT EVEIXYHOnV, OLD AXD VOIAU, IS AFTEIl. Why tbe Trrant Knslajon la Allowed to Tyrannize If Yonr Clothes Are Out of Stj-le or Yon Go to Extreme in Fnahion You Mill lie f tared At, So Try to Strike n Happy Medium. "Was there ever so bewildering a time before in the change of fashions?" They had paused in front of a wide stretching window wherein a huge waxen image smirked down upon her own costly habiliments. "I don't know, and no one can tell me as yet, whether my new frocks should be trained or to touch the ground or to clear it. I am only confident of one thing they shall not be distended with horsehair and hooppkirt I have decided that much for myself." "My dear," quietly, "if crinoline bad come in you would wear lt. I rely upon your common suise." "My I don't understand you. You surely don't approve of it?" "Not of the style. Certainly not. Still less do I approve of any one person who refuses to adopt a general fashion. It is servile to follow its dictates blindly and to extremes. It Is defiant to stand out alone against them." "I don't think 1 agree with you. I should call It courageous." "Suppose, like President Lincoln, I tell you a little story. It will make my meaning clearer from experience. I am a good many years older than you are, and I have had more experience." "You know that my husband Is a shy, reserved scholar, shut up In his books. He was all that as a young man when we were married. About thirty-five years ago arose the last crinoline crae. It was started by Eujrenie of France, and became universal at once. I was a little bride islting my mother. I aid to her: 'Think how Samuel would exclaim if I appeared In one of those caes. I owe It to him and to his position that I should not make myself absurd.' Well, when 1 went home Samuel met me at the station. After a how do you do. the very first words he uttered were eagerly: "Have you a hoopskirt? Everybody wears them.' " "Your husband:" "I don't wonder that you are shocked. I have learned many lessons since then. So that six years ago when these enormous tornures were worn I was not surprised as we trotted out together a sober middle aged couple to have hirn observe, 'Wife, couldn't you 1 wish you would wear a tipger bustle!" "As." reflectively, "my husband lauert ed- me out of adopting hygienic clothing, though he is a doctor. He said, Tou want to look like other women.' " "Ah, there is the kernel of the whole question. We do. And men are evea keener to feel It than the women, notwithstanding their satire at our expense. I remember when small bonnets came into popularity. It was after years of ample capes and crowns and brims. I declared that nothing should Induce me to put on one of those scraps of tulle or velvet: that I should keep my sensible bonnet if all the rest of the world went mad. I came to New York on my way to see a friend in Brooklyn. I reached the city my resolution unshaken. Before 1 could get to the ferry I wished the earth would open and swallow me up. I felt as though I were ferched on a pole for every one to jeer at. would not recross my friend's threshold until she had gone out to buy me one of tha tiny bonntes." "I comprehend the feeling. I have heen through something like it several times. Of course no one wants to be stared at meekly. "My dear, that Is the principal reason why any vosrue "spreads like wildfire.' No nice woman wishes to lie conspicuous. Jsne cannot be, like Lewis Carroll's famous Snark, 'ages ahead of the fashion.' nor yet lagging behind it. She must keep up with the procession of styles or she is remarked and remarkable. Anything rather than that!" "Happily, the opposition was so strong that she who wore the crinoline was the noitceaole one." "Happily, yes. but if It had not proved so neither you nor I. though among the most reluctant, would be amonfj tne last to fall In line at the mandate of Mrs. Grundy." RUTH HALL. SCIENTIFIC BREVITIES. American spruce Is lused for the soundin c boards of pianos. The mines of Cornwall. England, ara said to be the deepest In the world. By a new process red paint Is obtained from the iron cinder of puddling furnaces. Palladium, which Is whiter, more ductile and more fusible than platinum, is, according to L'EIectricien. being much used for plating watch movements. A large balloon reported to be in the course of construction in France is intended to make headway against air currents of twenty-eight miles an hour. It will be propelled by a screw and have a rudder. In southern Florida occurs a geological deposit known as "clay." but consisting of sand, clay and oxide of Iron, which has been found valuable and is coming into use as a hard compact covering for the sandy streets and sidewalks. It is spread over these, sprinkled with water and then rolled and soon becomes -ry hard. The oxide of iron is supposed to act as a cement. Tutt's Fills invigorate body and mind. ON EARTH Ho. 4. if it is not as advertised. No. be furnished with the STATB

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WARRANTY. Every Machine is fully warranted for five years. Any part proving defective will be replaced free of charge, except in need:?! bobbins and shuttles.