Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 October 1893 — Page 8

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THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, 1893-TWELYE PAGES.

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There are 600 convicts in tha Jeffersonvllle state prison. Wheat sowing Is nearly completed in southern Indiana. Grasshoppers are doing much, damage In Knox county. J. G. Willkom of Newry has 23,000 cabbages ready for market. More than the usual number of farmers are planting their wheat with drills this season. The corn crop In the western part of Jackson county is almost a failure except on the river bottoms. One prominent farmer estimates that the acreage of wheat in Bartholomew county this year will be 40 per cent. lees than last year. Billie J. O'Blennis, a former employ cf the Bloomfield Democrat office, Is managing editor of the Star of Rogersvllle. Tenn.. and is doing well. , Ammon Heady, aged eighty-five, and George W. McKean. aged seventy-eight, died recently at Jamestown. Both were highly respected citizens of Boone county. The presbyterlan synod of Indiana will convene in the Central presbyterian church at Terre Haute Oct. 10 and extend to the 12th. Two hundred delegates are expected to attend. A young lady at Logansport has obtained patents on two Ingenious inventions, cne for a device for unloading grain cars, and the other for an improved typewriter holder. A contagious disease is prevalent among horses in the west portion cf Orange county that is proving very severe, and in some cases fatal. It la thought to be a severe kind of distemper. Mrs. Katherine DefTenbaugh, the oldest living woman in Kokomo, and probably in Howard county, celebrated her ninetieth birthday Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Styer, in that city Miss Freedie Kosterer of North Manchester undertook to fill the tank attached to a gasoline stove before extinguishing the fire. Naturally enough there was an explosion, in which she was severely burned. D. S. Maurer reports having raised on his place this season "some punifkins." The length of one vine Is given as S".7 feet, bearing nine, pumpkins weighing 212 pounds, the largest sixty-one pounds. Brazil Democrat. A five months old baby was burned to death on White Man's island in the Kankakee river recently. Its parents were living In a tent and the clothing of the child caught fire from a spark while the mother was hanging out a washing. At South Bend a little girl fell into a rain water barrel Wednesday, head foremost, and was almost lifeless when discovered a few minutes later by a woman who happened to pass by. Respiration was restored with difficulty. A catamount, or something of that kind, is making Its home In the jungles west of Milford. So far the only damage done by the beast Is suffered by the ladles of the neighborhood, as the young men are afraid to venture out at night. John Lauster has as usual a fine crop of pumpkins. One of the largest, now on exhibition at his store, measures in in its shortest girth sixty inches, and its longest circumference seventy inches, weight Is seventy-five pounds. Seymour Democrat. Viola Deitrich, the twenty-year-old girl, who is now under arrest at Ko komo for leading men into dark rlaces, where three male chums footpadded them and took their money, lived at Camden, where she had the reputation of being a bad girL Dr. William A. Cole died Sunday at English, Crawford county, after four months of illness. He was prominent as a physician and mason, and was also a local politician and leader. He was an applicant for appointment as collector of internal revenue for the Seventh district. Mrs. E. Wise of near Union, who ran away from her husband with one George Thursby, taking a horse and buggy belonging to her husband, has returned, been forgiven and is again living with her husband. She returned the rig. Thursby has also returned to the neighborhood. Special Bank Examiner A. J. Shulte of Detroit was here Friday and made a thorough examination of the condition and affairs of the First national bank and found everything all right. The bank is sound'as a rock, and no better can be found in the state. Frankfort Crescent. Laporte young ladles are organizing und'-, an instructor in the science of "sportsmanship" the art of duck and quail shooting. An Elkhart lady, according to the Truth, Is equipped with a hunting outfit and nearly always accompanies her husband on his little expeditions to field and forest. John O. Snyder of North township, Marshall county, is considered the champion pickle raiser, having picked over six hundred bushels of cucumbers from four acres. At 50 cents per bushel this will make an Income of 5300 from four acres, or at the rate of $75 per acre. South Bend Times. John A. Caldwell, west of Lebanon, left two ears of corn of the Riley's fovorite variety at the Pinoeer office last Thursday which weighed three pounds. One of the ears contained twenty-two rows, was fifty-eight grains in length and weighed on pound and ten and onehalf ounces. Lebanon Pioneer. A young lady examining and pricing some hosiery ina Noble county store recently, finding a pair that she liked, asked the clerk "how high those came." Green Clerk "Why, I don't know exactly, but I think about two inches abce the knee. You may step into the back room and try them on If you like." Ambrose Rude will be remembered as having been drowned in the Kankakee river last April while fishing there with a man named John Eckert. The relatives now claim that there was foul play, as Rude had considerable money on his person before the drowning, but it was missing when the body was found. The Cerealine mill is now again at w-ork. It is not probable, as we learn from one of the gentlemen interested, that the establishment will be removed to Indianapolis though economy in running the business may dictate such a course as will transfer the greater part of it to that place. Columbus Herald. Tie Chesterton saloonkeepers have adcv'd a praiseworthy course regardin? minors. They have rrinted blanks containing the law regarding misrepresentation of age, and any person whose age is not known and thought to be under age, must sign an affidavit stating that he Is twenty-one years old before liquor will be sold to him. A farmer friend of the Times, who lives in Smith township, called Monday to have his name erased from our subscription list, alleging as a reason that he was opposed to the "building of gravel roads because farmers would have to have their "horses shod every six weeks," and they could not stand the expense. Worthlngton Times. What promises to be an interesting term of the Daviess circuit court opened Monday with Judge Hefron on the bench. This afternoon was largely devoted to speeches from members of the bar on the death of the late Col. S. H. Taylor. Judge Hefron read a b-autlful panegyric on the dead lawyer. He was followed by Mersrs. J. W. Ogden. A. M. Hardy, M. S. Hastings. A. J. Padgett, J. II.

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Spencer and W. It. Gardiner. Resolutions were adopted by a rising vote. Washington Democrat. Notwithstanding the secrecy of the railroad ofTlcials in regard to the matter, it has leaked out that are attempt was made to wreck the fast Pen-Handle express near Galveston Sunday night The would-be wreckers tried the open-switch plan, but their work was discovered before the arrival of the train. Kokomo Dispatch. At Marian Hill, on the Air line, Sunday. Oct. 22, the new catholic church, built entirely of stone, will be dedicated. The services will be very elaborate and Bishop Chatard, with thirty-five catholic priests, will be in attendance. A large number of catholics from New Albany and Evansville will be in attendance. New Albany Ledger. We see that some foolish people are appealing to Governor Matthews for arms with which to protect themselves from attacks from catholics. So far as we are concerned the governor may keep the guns to shoot the Roby rascals, and if we get Into trouble we will call on our catholic neighbors to help us out. Itushville Jacksonian. The excursionists from Philadelphia and Wilmington Del., who came here Thursday returned Fslday. They were driven over the entire city Thursday afternoon and were pleased beyond expression. They stayed all night at the York inn, and Friday morning inspected certain tracts of land lying on the west side. Marion Chronicle. Last Saturday three young pports, Harry Godfrey, "Kif Wable and Sylvester Bechter. were arrested at Oswego, east of Leesburg, on the charge of having robbed the postofilce at that placo last spring, and Jailed at Warsaw. Godfrey became scared and turned state's evidence, Riving away his old pals, and he was released on bail. The surveyors have been at work around Owensburg for a week or two trying fo find a route to widen the Narrow Uuage by abandoning the tunnel. A route was surveyed south of the tunnel and a report made. It was very unsatisfactory and they were returned to survey one on the north side, which has Just been completed. In the court house at New Castle recently two small boys, each twelve years of age, were brougnt before Judge Bandy charged with stealing a horse and buggy. They were from the Children's orphans home, and plead guilty, and the Judge, after talking kindly to them and giving them some good advice, returned them to the home. It is not generally known that a marble slab in the burying ground in Jackson township, Porter county, marks the grave of Charles Osborn, from whose pen came the first pamphlet ever written advocating the abolition of slavery in the United States. A movement is now on foot to. rear a monument over his resting place. Michigan City Dispatch. Horatio Thornton has left at the Pharos office some ears of corn grown oh his farm north of the city that compare favorably with the best yield of past years noted for corn crops. One of the ears has twenty-eight rows of grain, and the entire yield was fine, well-developed ears. Cass county is still In It with her corn. Logansport Pharos. S. P. Vanhorn of Harrison township says that one of his hen3 just an every day Hoosler hen laid a phenomenal egg last Saturday. The etrg is of ordinary size, but on the small end is a double shell as though a patch had been stuck on, on which Is the raised letter "C." perfect in every particular. This is an off-year egg certainly. Brazil Democrat. The local board of underwriters of Evansville i3 responsible for the statement that some of the larger insurance companies are notifying their agents to cancel all policies as soon as they expire as it is the purpose of the companies to withdraw from business In the state. Two reasons are assigned: One, the heavy losses sustained; the other, unfriendly legislation. A new swindle Is worked by a fellow who visits a farmer and pays him two dollars for the privilege of posting up show bills on his farm. He takes a receipt from the farmer, and that receipt later turns up In the form of a note for a good sum. The scheme has been worked in the southern part of the state. Give no receipts on prepared blanks. Or better yet, give no receipt to strangers. It is now pretty well established that Muncie's small-pox epidemic originated from a band of gypsies who last April were encamped in the woods north of town. It is recalled that a man in the camp was afflicted with an eruptive disease and some who saw him at that time pionounced it small-pox. Parties who visited the camp were the firs-t afflicted with small-pox Muncle Times. Nellie Gray, whose escapade at Valparaiso some weeks ago in stealing a horse and buggy, and giving her persuers a game race of over thirty miles before being captured, published at the time, will escape a prison sentence only to go to an asylum. A court of Inquiry has declared her of unsound mind and application will be made to have her placed In the asylum at Logansport. Orla Brown left Friday morning for Chicago where he will show off Nelson, the great pig wonder of the West. The hog in question is the largest production of this Jtlnd we ever set our eyes on, weighing about 800 pounds and as finely a built animal as one cares to see. If he don't chase the red ribbon to its hole in the national exhibition of wonders we miss our guess. Winchester Democrat. Monroe Countryman of Dego, this county, an advertisement of whose disappearance was made known in these columns a couple of weeks ago, is still missing. He was at one time an inmate of an Insane asylum and it 13 feared that his old mania has returned and that he has wandered away and may have met a violent death. He has now been absent more than a month. Logansport Journal. At the fair grounds Wednesday afternoon Vanhouten of Elkhart and Mel Meredith of this city got into a dispute over the race and the foi mer knocked the latter down and was severely punishing him when Frank Rowell appeared on the scene to act as peacemaker, in wh.ch role he had to use his fist, and he sei.t Vanhouten to grass in good order. Frank Rowell lost his entire hirt front ia the Bcuflle. Gofhen News. A Lake county jury has mulcted Dr. C. S. Kellogg in the sum of 12.000 for malpractice. The doctor set Hugo Strahl' broken Kg, but the plaintiff was left a cripple for life. This was the second trial, the first resulting in a verdict against the doctor for $60. He made it worse by appealing, although the Chesterton Tribune intimates that the defendant is execution proof and that Strahl can collect nothing. Representatives of the Chicago Independent Order of Foresters of the state of Indiana held a meeting at Hammond Thursday. The object of this meeting was to withdraw from the Illinois court and form a state court. The motion prevailed by unanlrnou consent. The next meeting will be held in Valparaiso in October and state officers elected. That town wlli probably be selected for the present as state headquarters. A. D. Crain tells the Angola Herald he received a letter from hla son. who resides in Doland. 8. D.. who states that during tho week before last they had been having warm winds, when there came a sudden change, and on Saturday

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night, Sept 23, ice froze to the thickness of two inches and all tender vegetation was killed. He tells of one farmer who lost five hundred dollars worth of tomatoes by the freeze. Whitewater presbytery has arranged for a week's service in all the churches of the presbytery during November and December. Mr. Pfanstiehl of Shelbyvllle will be here, the Rev. Mr. Beattle at shelbyville and Rising Sup, the Rev. Mr. Hughes at Lewlsville and Ebenezer, the Rev. Mr. Sands at Ebnezer and Union, the Rev. Mr. Walker at Kingston, the Rev. Mr. Pollock at Clarksburg. Itushville Jacksonian. The Sixteenth Indiana light artillery met in Logansport Thursday. The company was chiefly recruited from Logansport, Ft. Wayne, Indianapolis and Lafayette. Exercises were held in the hall at Spencer park. Logansport, in the afternoon. Some fifty odd members were present, and addresses were made by W. S. Haggard, editor of the Lafayette Saturday Herald. Dr. Quick of New Waverly and others. H. C. & J. L. Morgan, extensive cattle raisers of Marco, made their usual fall shipment today, consisting of S37 head 213 of which averaged within a fraction of fifteen hundred pounds and sold at $5.10. The cattle could not be called prime in quality, but they were thick, fat and thoroughly corn fed and considered the best string that has been weighed here for some time. Eastman's company of New York were the buyers. Stock Yards Journal. A couple of young men living north of the city devised a scheme for raising money to go to the world's fair. They stole nine bushels of clover seed from Ark Decker on Tuesday night, which they proposed to turn into cash. The theft was soon discovered and the location of the clover seed ascertained, which of course revealed the theives. The boys claimed they took It for a joke, but it may turn out to be a serious matter in the end. Ligonler Leader. A dispatch sent out from Union City last Saturday morning to the Indianapolis and Cincinnati dailies, stated that the little daughter of Sheriff Fletcher had her arm amputated and a' child in Lynn had died a horrible death, both from the effects of vaccination. There is no truth in either statement, and the man who sent the dispatches out knew, or could have easily known, that it was not true when he pent it, and Imposed on the papers. Winchester Journal. A Bedford girl and her beau were somewhat disconcerted the other evening by the old gentleman entering the parlor unexpectedly. He stopped aghast and commenced growing purple in the face, the girl grew rosy and giggled, the youth grew pale and glanced toward the door, but Just as the parent began to let great big hot words escape from his indignant lips, the quick-witted girl poured on oil by exclaiming: "It's all right, fathrr; I've passed into the hands of a receiver." C. L. Lefman & Co. have lately been displaying a lot of Jewelry that was stolen from the express car at the time of the robbery near Kendallvllle. The articles were found in possession of a sporting man and woman at Syracuse, N. Y.. where they had been arrested on another charge. The goods were identified and returned, and they may lead to further developments that will bring to light the perpetrators of the robbery. Laporte Argus. Dr. D. R. Walker of Lebanon spent Tuesday with the family of the Leader man. He was returning from Bloomington. where his daughter has entered the State university, after receiving the scholarship honors as graduate of the Frankfort high school. Twenty-two years ago the Leader man went to school to Dr. Walker's wife and twenty-three years ago he was the doctor's pupil, but had seen neither of. them since that time. Ladoga Leader. Miss Jessie Osborne, daughter of Frank Osborne, became despondent recently and took a dose of strychnine, which is dangerous medicine If taken In just the right quantity, but Jessie failed In closing her career on this mundane sphere, as she is now well and hearty. Dr. Jones was called and Jerked her over on this side of the dark abyss by applying the proper remedies. She says she will do it again but It is not believed that she will repeat the hazardous Job. Warsaw Union. In Fulton county there is a tremendous snap awaiting the right person, according to the following card in the Rochester Sentinel: "Mr. Edltor I will tell vou what I wonte. I wonte ay woman as is a good housekeeper, understands how to keep a farm hose and its affairs. I am 4S years. 5 feet and 10 inches high, weigh 183, owne SO acres of aye farm and teams to run it an awl hosehold goods to suit. Awl letters answered in person or buy male. GEORGE W. OLIVER." The Hon. Luther Short, consul-general to Turkey, came here Tuesday principally to learn from Elder Sweeney, who at one tima filled the same position, some pointers that would be valuable to him in reaching the domains of the sublime porte, and that would be of benefit after arriving. He went directly to Elder Sweeney's office, where the two held a very pleasant interview. Mr. Short will be a creditable representative of this country to the land of the Moslem. Columbus Herald. The 100 tickets sold from here to the world's fair one day last week represented at least $1,000 in money that left Monticello, and this was but a drop in the bucket to what has gone and will go within the next month. When the socalled panic is over, when the unbiased historian shall have recorded the true cause of this year's depression in business circles, not the Sherman bill, but the world's fair, will be accorded the responsibility for the greater share of it. Wrhite County Democrat. The detectives have left our city and returned to their homes, each more than pleased with their visit to the Gem City. They were loud in their praise of the royal reception and treatment they received while our guests, and as one remarked, "I'm sorry this session didn't last a week. It is a pleasure to meet in such a pretty city, where each one tries to outdo the other in their efforts to make our stay enjoyable. Frankfort entertained us royally, and we shall not soon forget it." Frankfort Crescent. Charley Spritz while at Chicago last week was the recipient of valuable information from one whom he took to be the "lord mayor of Dublin." Charley was piloting a crowd about the city, and after innumerable transfers from street car to street car, displayed the white flag, and condescended to approach the aforesaid gentleman to inquire the way to Forty-thlrd-st, and received the prompt reply: "That way thray miles." They reached their destination about about mldnlerht. Rushville Jacksonian. In the rush to the world's fair the florists have not forgotten that preparations are nearly complete for the seventh annual flower festival to be held at Tomllnson hall, Indianapolis, Nov. 7 to 11. These floral festivals and chrysanthemum shows are in many cities the social event of the season and are looked forward to with great pleasure. Exhibitions that have been held there for the last six years have steadily improved as to quality of exhibits and the general satisfaction they have given to patrons. Lafayette Journal. John Wigger, a farmer living near Marion, was awakened by thieve in his house. They got away. He thought they were after his horses, but locking around the barn the next morning he found a sack half full of wheat lying beneath the barn. The barn is built on a bank, and some one had crept underneath and bored a hole in the bottom of the wheat bin and allowed the wheat to fall into sacks which were then carried away. An examination of the bin showed that about thirty-five bushels had been taken out. A man giving his name as Joe Large was arrested on the fair grounds Saturday for stealing an overcoat from A. Ilamillton, a wire fence exhibitor from Muncie, and the overcoat was found in his possession. He was taken before Judge Heller Saturday morning and he plead guilty to the charge. The Judge sentenced him to the Michigan City penitentiary for one year and assessed a

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fine of $5 and disfranchised him for three years. Large claims Chicago as his home and says he is a glass-blower by trade. Portland Sun. When It comes to growing the cereal Elkhart county does not stand second to any locality In the middle states. In speaking of the big corn yield the Milford Mail has this to say: "Rudolph Hayers, who lives on the Solomon creek bottoms Just in Klkhart and close to Noble county, has seventy acres of corn In one field. Last Saturday he had but one acre 'shucked and it produced sixtytwo bushels. The whole field will average that. It is marsh ground, but the corn ripened nicely. He will have over four thousand bushels on that field." The Sol Meredith post, G. A. R., Is removing the dead soldiers from Maple Grove and transferring them to the soldiers plot in Earlham. Cornelius Hall, a young man killed in battle, a member of company B, Sixteenth Ohio, Is among those whose remains lie In Maple Grove, and the post is desirous of learning if any relatives still exist. Information will be received by David Hawkins. Mason Addlngton was burled twentyfive years ago, and the casket was taken up yesterday and found to be in a good state of preservation. Richmond Item. Wednesday night word came from Alamo that the remains of an infant had been found in a shoe box on the farm of Daniel Gllkey, a short distance this side of Alamo. The remains had been wrapped in a woman's skirt and inclosed In a shoe box. They were found several days ago by some young men in the neighborhood who happened to be passing through the field, the box being about twenty feet from the roadSide. There is no idea prevailing in the neighborhood as to the perpetrator of the heinous crime. Crawfordsvllle Journal. Cass county sends several parties of deer hunters to northern Michigan each fall. Monday the following persons started for a point near Crystal Falls, to be absent a month: Moses Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Grable and J.hn Uarwood of Fletcher's Lake; William Ruth, city; John Wyand. William and Willard Winn and Albert Michaels of Harrison town5hlp, and George Michaels of Ohio. At the same time another party of five persons, headed by John Burkhart of "Washington township, started for the same place on the same errand. Logansport Pharos. John Gilbert was held up a few nights ago in Washington township by men who demanded his money. He had been helping a neighbor thresh and was coming home on horseback with nothing to di-fond hlmsf f ,vith but a pJttchfork. As he had no money with him the robbers got nothing and allowed him to pass on. The event took place only a few rods from his bouse at about 8 o'clock. It was very dark and he was unable to distinguish the features of any of them. There were five In the gang and Mr. Gilbert think3 they were armed with guns. Ligonler Leader. Ti e tournament of the Knox gun club occurred last Friday as had been announced, and was a decided success, a number of good shots being present from abroad. ' All of the twelve events advertised were filled without much effort, and the best average for the daywas made by Bert Townsend. C. M. Townsend broke his gun early in the day and had the hardest kind of luck afterward with strange guns. Judge Burson and Frank Dukes of WInamac participated and made very' creditable scores. Recorder Seegrlst requested us not to mention his performance. Starke County Democrat. Two disastrous railroad wrecks and one bold train robbery have recently occurred at towns whose names begin with the letter "K." viz. Kankakee, Kingsbury and Kendallvllle. Can it be that the litter K Is an unlucky one? It is not th thirteenth letter of the alphabet: it is 'ir: the eleventh. Possibly superstitious persons might be able to persuade themselves that such is the case, but we are of the opinion that all other conditions being present the occurrences would have taken place Just where and when they did without any reference to the letter "K." "There's nothing in a name." Peru Sentinel. A. P. Ryan of Rolling Prairie, it Is said, has fallen a victim to the wiles of green' goods men. "Yesterday," says the New York Sun of recent date, "a sun-burned farmer, a typical Indiana granger, called at the office of Inspector Byrnes. Ryan fondled the delusion of riches secured through the medium of green goods. He left his home at Rolling Prairie, Ind., and came to New York City equipped with a satchel in which to deposit the golden sheckels. He will go home a sadder but a wiser man. Ryan ws met at the appointed time and place, and his lack of shrewdness and an abundance of gullibility made him an easy victim." The following people from Delphi and vlolnlty are taking in the Chicago fair: Daniel McCain, Walter Sines, Will Roach, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Willlams, Miss Louisa Vlanco, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Taylor. W. D. Schnepp and wife. John Frisbee and wife, Mr. and Mrs. John McGlennen, David Squires and wife, Calvin S. Bruch. Jasper Baum, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Egan, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Robertson, James A. Thompson, Nathaniel Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Ryan, R. C. and Mrs. Pollard, William and Mrs. Bradshaw, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harley, Mrs. Ed. Rinehart, Mrs. Sam Barnett. George Baum and Mrs. William Young. The Carlyle literary society of Purdue is one of the best of its character at the university. Its membership is composed of a great many of the best scholars in Purdue. The society rooms In the main building are to be repapered and newlycarpeted. When completed It will be the handsomest furnished society of the college. The officers are as follows: Paul Covert, president; T. W. Marshall, vice-president; C. E. Bruff, recording secretary; A. S. Richey. corresponding secretary; W. B. Foresman, treasurer; Fermier and Brown, critics; Olin, Reynolds and Elliott, Judges; C. E. Bruff, business manager of the Exponent, and Bert Hayes is literary editor. Lafayette Courier. Speaking of the Robinson brothers, the two would-be burglars of the normal school at Valparaiso, one of whom was killed and the other is in Jail awaiting his trial, the Messenger says: "The sad fate of Frank and Claire Robinson should be a warning to young men. Straightened financial circumstances was unquestionably the cause of their fall. At their home in Versailles, it is eaid, Frank and Claire were regarded as model boys. They had none of the common habits of the other young men around them, and stood highest in their realm. Both taught school in Ripley county and commanded good salaries. Today their poor old father is almost crazed from deep-seated grief, and their poor old mother is heartbroken and cannot be comforted. 8. Webber Smith Monday morning received a telegram announcing the safe arrival of his son, Thomas L. Smith, second lieutenant at Ft. Russel, Wyoming territory, where he now has charge of a company, the captain having been promoted and the first lieutenant absent. Young Smith Is a Columbus boy In whom there Is much promise. Ills four years at West Point and his graduation there with highest honors, together with the training he received, has done much to develop his manhood and enable him to see what there la in life for him. His pay is $1.400 a year, and is raised next year to $1,500, and every five years

thereafter haised 10 per cert. In time of peace his life Is one of dress parade on pay. Out of the three hundred In his class he was one of fifty who graduated. Columbus Republican. 13. F. Jewett met with a loss Saturday morning that will not likely occur to him again if he could live a hundred years. He rode his horse out to Stonebraker's woods to take his cow to pasture. He dismounted near the railway to open the pasture gate so that the cow could enter and left his horse grating nearby. The morning train was late and came by while he was opening the gate. The train frightened the horse and he wheeled and started for home and was caught and killed by the engine. Jewett walked home . carrying the saddle and bridle, pondering over the uncertainties of life. Hagerstown Exponent. Simon Hartman of Warsaw has Just completed a mole skin lap robe upon which he had been engaged eleven years. Says the Times: "When It is borne in mind that when dressed and sewn into the robe each, skin would only average four Inches square the number of them required and the patience demanded in getting a sufficient quantity for the contemplated work can be perceived. The size of the robe as completed measures five feet and three inches In length by four feet three inches in width. The number of skins in the robe is Just 2S5." This robe Js now on exhibition at the Indiana building, world's fair. Milford Mail. A wealthy man who does not live a thousand miles from Laporte recently bought on the market a large quantity of wool as a speculation. He expects to hold it for a raise in price. The fun of it Is he is a stiff protectionist and a high tariff on wool and woolen goods Is one of his hobbles, but here we have him combatting all his theories by his practice, for we see him buying wool under a tariff of ten cents a pound and expecting to hold It to sell at a profit under a tariff that is sure to put wool on the free list. The probability Is he will make some money, but if he does he will knock his high tariff theories into a cocked hat Laporte Argus. It is doubtful whether In the history of the city, despite the hard times, so many peaches have been sold in one season as this, although the prices have been the e)ual of average years We have mnde inquiry concerning: the number of bushels shipped in by rail and brought by wagon, and the aggregate Is surprising, reaching at least the enormous amount of 2,000 bushels or more. The American express company alone has brought to Goshen 1.424 bushels up to date and they are still coming. The fruit will average $2 a bushel and will aggregate $4.000, an Immense sum for a town like Goshen to pay out for peaches in one season. Goshen News. Edltor W. A. Reane of the Goshen Democrat Is happy today and he has been stepping around like a boy. It Is the sixty-fifth anniversary of his birth, but It Is not that which has rejuvenated and put new elasticity In his limbs, oh no. There is somethirg back of it all which is more potent than the knowledge of his advancing years. The spirit of his content and jubilancy was caused by the receipt of a message from his wife, dated at Decatur, Ind., which reads: "Boy. Ten pounds. All Is well." This brief message .may be unintelligible to some, but the venerable editor found a speedy solution. It means that he is again a grandfather. Goshen Times. The new democratic postmaster at Wellsboro has taken possession of the office and several of the shining republican saints of that locality are making Jackasses of themselves by boycotting the office. Their action would be laughable If It were not so entirely silly and contemptible that it creates disgust. The effort to boycott a postofflce is born of an insane or fanatical partisanship that Is to the last degree unpatriotic, unamerican and stupid, and It amounts to no more to the postmaster than did Mrs. Partington's effort to sweep back the ocean tide with an old rag mop. The boycotters will only spite themselves while all men of common sense will laugh at them. Laporte Argus. Yesterday and today a ridiculous report has been passed on the streets to the effect that Miss Leila Balrd of W. Plke-st. was afflicted with the small-pox. How such a rumor ever found an origin or gained currency Is a question, but it did and, naturally, caused uneasiness. Miss Balrd, although slightly 111 Sunday, has been up and around for the last two days and was at no time afflicted with anything which in the slightest degree resembled small-pox. Dr. Hutchlngs, the city health officer, wishes it to be distinctly understood that there is no small-pox her or anything of that nature even. The circulators of these idle rumors deserve a ducking In a horse pond. Crawfordsville Journal. Charles M. Wilson is pretty small persimmons and few on a tree. If what Dora, his wife, alleges In her complaint Is true. He has been guilty of all sorts of reprehensible misdemeanors toward his wife, such as ducking her in the slop barrel, slipping snow down the back of her pretty decollete party dress, putting rats in htr bed, and salt in her coffee. He made life miserable for her by reason of his many practical jokes, one of the most provoking of which was his failure to provide her with anything to eat or drink. Charles Is not the sort of a chap for any girl to hitch to and we all hope that Dora, dear thing, will get her a big red, white and blue divorce. Crawfordsville Journal. Defaulter J. Al Jenkins was summoned before the grand Jury of Clarke county to tell what he knows about the shortage of county treasurers for twenty years back, but he declined to talk, and nothing of a criminating character was developed. A threat to send him before Judge Gibson for contempt in refusing to answer questions failed to open his mouth. This arouses afresh the impression that Jenkins could make damaging disclosures If he could be prevailed on to talk. Many are of the opinion, however, that he is merely tryin? to carry out a bluff game, and that h's object In declining to testify was to strengthen the opinion that he :?ould, if he would, implicate others. It ! understood that the grand Jury has found a true Mil against Jenkins for embezzlement. One of the colored ministers who has been in attendance at camp meeting sung himself out of town Friday night. It seems that he was short $1.45 when he went to buy a ticket to his Kentucky home, and of course the railroad company don't do any credit business, and the poor fellow was In a plight. He told several passengers waiting for the train his troubles (no officers being around) and offered to sing for them if they would kindly give him a small donation. He sang a song, prayed and then sang another song, when a little bootblack stepped up and offered him a nickel If he would dance. The colored divine refused to do this, but sang several more songs and then passed the hat, realizing about $2. He seemed to think there was more money In singing than preaching. Greenfield Tribune. Friday afternoon an explosion occurred at the home of Mrs. Emily Richmond. Mrs. Richmond was sitting with her feet on the heating stove. There was a sharp report, the stove went to pieces and Mrs. Richmond was precipitated backward. The explosion broke all the glass In the room and nearly all in the house. The walls of the room were badly damaged and the plaster torn off. A stove Ud was found many yard3 away, Samuel

Fulton discovered rleces of dynamite caps on the floor. Frank Richmond, her son, had been blasting rock at the quarries, and in Eome manner a whole box, except & very few, of these caps had been thrown with trash into the stove. When Mrs. Richmond started the fire it caused this explosion. Mrs. Richmond was pretty badly hurt about the face and arms, but not dangerously. Had she been leaning over the stove she would have been killed. Huntington Democrat. Notwithstanding the hard times idlers on the streets of Greencastle have been few and far between this summer. True, on certain corners one may see the old chronic, beer-can swilling rounders. The attention of the police is respectfully called to this gang of loafers, which number about a round half dozen. They should be made to engage in some steady employment or else run out of town. One crowd has a roost on the north side, where the ran is rushed every half hour in the day. As soon as one of the gang makes a dime he sounds a signal and loafers rise up like Roderick's men to partake of the festivities. Uuless they go to work the Democrat will have something to say in regard to them next week. Some of them will not work even at odd Jobs when the cash is tendered them in advance. They are a disgrace to the city and should be ordered to skip. Greencastle Democrat. S. K. Harris Wednesday was passing along Just north of the power house when he was attracted by loud shouts of warning. He turned to get out of danger and he did so was struck in the back of the head with terrible force and knocked full length into the mud. He was stunned by the blow, but was soon able to realize a terrible roaring and aching in his head, which has since continued. It seems that the men employed by the Mississinewa mining company had been testing the big six-inch pipe line, which has three miles of length and almost a full pressue. The men place a valve in position, open the mains a block distant and blow out all accumulations of rust, gravel or other foreign matter that may have gathered in the line. Mr. Harris came by Just in time to receive a boulder thrown with all the terrible force of the well pressure. Marion Chronicle. The Warsaw Times says that last Monday Sheriff Stoner, on a bench warrant, arrested Jacob and James Martin and Mrs. Dinah Alexander, Mrs. Alice Rush, and Miss Mary Swonger. all of Milford. taking Mrs. Rush and Miss Swonger to Warsaw, the other three giving ball for their appearance at court. The Jail being unprovided with bedding, the sheriff was compelled to temporarily lodge them at the White house. They were, however, later taken to the Jail. Tuesday and on Tuesday evening Miss Swonger attempted to commit suicide by taking arsenic. The sheriff promptly secured the services of Dr. Webber, and by persistent efforts he saved her lift, and she Is all right again. The party is charged with stealing both women and children's clothing from the house of Mrs. William Eeatty. There is just a question in the minds of some people as to whether there may not be some spite work at the bottom of this case. There was a war of words in court during the trial of Eliza White vs. August Miller. Eliza White is the divorced wife .of Attorney Goldsberry of Colfax, and the suit was brought by her to set aside an assignment which she claims he (Gold3berry) made without her authority, and foreclose a mortgage she holds on property at Colfax. During the course of the trial the parties became involved in a war of words that the court was powerless to stop. Mrs. White wanted to talk, and she would and did. She evidently has no love for her former husband, and denounced him in open court in no uncertain words. "You ought to be in the penitentiary." she said. "Your brother is there and that Is where you belong. You are the ringleader of this affair," and so she went on. Goldsberry also took a hand in the affair and it was some time before the court and Eheriff could restore order. Frankfort Crescent. Oliver J. Greenwalt and family of Springfield township were greatly shocked yesterday morning when they went to call the venerable father to find him dead. He had retired the evening before apparently In his usual health. Naturally of a Jovial disposition, he had appeared even more than usually cheerful, but In the still watches of th night the angel of death had come and the sleep of earth had passed Into that which knows no waking. Jesse Greenwalt was born in Montgomery county. Pennsylvania, Jan. 16, 1822. When he was fourteen years old his parents moved to Ohio, where he grew to manhood. In 1846 he was married to Miss Susannah Shimp. Five children blessed their union. Of these four sons survive, viz: John E.. who resides in Sciplo township; Dr. George L. of this city, Oliver J. of Springfield township and the Rev. Samuel E. of Findlay. O. Mr. Greenwalt came to this state in 1S55 and purchased the farm on which he lived and died. Ft. Wayne Gazette. Kendallvllle had a good week for the fair. The greatest Interest seemed to center on the bicycle races. That day they had A. A. Zimmerman, the champion of the world, and with $1,200 given as prizes there was a lively contest. The winners were: One-mile novice Christian Byler of Huntington; time, 2:38 4-5. One mile handicap George Banker of Pittsburg; time, 1:16. Half mile open A. A. Zimmerman, champion of the world: time. 1:08. One mile district G. E. Walling, Kendallvllle; time, 2:45'. Two mile handicap Marion Black of Ft, Wayne; time. 4:444. Half mile, boys under sixteen Lee Heller of FL Wayne; time, 1:20. One mile open A. A. Zimmerman, champion of the world; time. 2:27 2-5. Consolation (open to all who did not win any of the foregoing races) A. D. Kennedy of Chicago; time, 2:39 3-5. The trick riding of Mr. Sid J. Black of Cleveland was a great feature of the day. The attendance was fairly good and everything passed off pleasantly. Mention was made in the Times a day or so ago about a lady from Greensburg being here In search of her truant husband. The lady's maiden name was Mary Anderson, living with her widowed mother at Greensburg. A few weeks ago she met Will Griswold, an Edinburg dude, and four weeks ago was married to him and went to Indianapolis to live. After two weeks Griswold sent her home in Greensburg and went to Kokomo to get a Job, and told her to come on, but when she arrived there no trace of him could be found, but she received a letter there intended for him which led her to believe he was at Edinburg, where his parents live. She then returned home and when seen here was on her way to Edinburg. There she sighted her recreant husband and his brother on the street, but on seeing her they immediately left town. The deserted wife then went to the home of Griswold's parents, who are highly respectable people, and stayed all night, returning to her friends in Greensburg. Columbus Times. The fact has become apparent that there Is now a well-matured plan to overthrow the Indiana Echool book law. It's all the work of the same old octopusthe Cincinnati monopoly that controlled the schoo! book business of this state for so many years. The company has its agents at work all over the state, and by the time the next cession of the legislature comes around an effort will be made to repeal the law. All remember the nefarious work of that monopoly. The first thing one knew was that a "reVised" edition of some school books had been published. The teachers said that the new book must be bought. The first thing on the program would be that several other books had been "revised and improved ;' then there were more new school books. The new books were everlastingly coming forth, they were bought, and the people or at least a good many of them didn't take the trouble to ask questions. Now, It was all the work of the octopus. It wanted to sell books, and hence the many revised editions put forth. The county superintendents and the township trustees worked In harmony with the school book monopoly. The latters agents paid a visit to the superintendent. The next

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The greatest demand of fashion is for something new, something novel. Next to quality, our first care has been to supply this demand. The beginning of each season finds our Dress Goods counters filled with the latest and most varied assortment of novelties. In point of variety we have distanced all former records. Plain colors in fancy weaves have not been slighted, and in these we offer the best the market affords. Inspection solicited. MescJame9 Ayer and Phelp3 havo returned from Chicago, whero they havo been attending the opening of tho very latest Parisian fashions. thins was an announcement that new books must be bought. It was a great scheme, and the monopoly's agent, with, the assistance of the county superintendents, worked the unsuspecting school patron for mnny thousands of dollars in every county in the state. Anderson Bulletin. The trial cf Cnssius I. White, for appropriating to his own use the funds received for a car load of cattle. Is ended, and White Is a free man. White was Indicted by Adelma Lupton several years ago, but until a few months ago has been In the West, and was not brought to trial until the present term of court. About five years ago. while in Lupton's employ. White purchased a car load of cattle from his employer and gave his note for $873.95 In payment for thorn. White sold the cattle and Lupton claimed that there was an agreement that tha cattle should remain his property until the note was paid, and that White had committed a felony in disposing of tha cattle before paying it. It was claimed by White that there haö never b-en a settlement between Lupton and himself and that Lupton owed him enough to about balance the accounts, and that under these circumstances there coull be no Intention to defraud. The trial has been long and tedious, and was decided in White's favor. Portland Sun. We call the attention of those deal beats who have defrauded us of hundreds of dollars of subscription and advertising within the rast few years, to the following confession of a government thief: "An unknown man who says he defrauded the government of $10.000 during or before the war sent to thj treasury a few days ago J2.r.09 with this letter: 'This money is tha balance of J20.000 which I have refunded to the government in the last thirty years. During the war I defrauded the government of J10.000. and now I am returning double the amount. During Mr. Wanamakers term In. ome I sent him money twice once J2..r.90 but havo never heard whether it went into proper hands or not I can assure you that this refunding has cost me more than pen can tell, and I pity the thief because I have experienced what he must feel here or hereafter. Would to God that He would now pardon my sin and let me go free. Don't you think double refunding sufficient?" Goshen Democrat. S. 13. Agnew of Agnew Bros., the horsemen, has a dog which is decidedly useful, though not very large or very pretty. It Is a sort of mongrel, part terrior and the rtrt dog, but it has a powerful influence over tho big horses the firm keeps, iram says that when one of them gets to kicking and raising a racket generally the little dog is frantic until she gets Into the large box stall with the horse, and then within a few minutes after she gets in there the horse will be found standing quietly in a corner eyeing with ar prehension the little dog lying in the center of the stall complete master of the situation. In one case a few days ago she was not let in where one of the most powerful animals was going on at a grat rate, and she finally dug under the stall and got in. Bystanders thought the big horse would make quick work of her. but in a few minutes he wa3 quiet and she was lying idly watching him. It crawled into tha barn one day last spring during a heavy rain nearly drowned, being then but a pup. It had striates to Its tail and hind lesrs by which brutal boys had attached tin cans. Sam removed them and showed it bome little kindness, and it seems now to ensidt-r Itself on of the firm. Pulaska County Democrat. Charles 3d. Hill, the insane man. was taken to Liberty, Ind., last night by Sheriff Homburg. Hill's brother resides there, and It Is likely that his case will receive proper attention. Miss Fedlah Hill of Dunlapsville. Ind., sister of tha unfortunate man. in a letter to Capt. Thomas, tells the following sad ntory: "My brother is naturally very intelligent, has a good hih school education and taupht school when a young man. He went to Marshall county over twenty years sro, engaged In the saw-mill business and accumulated several thousand dollars, but finally lost It all. Helinally drifted to Mentone, Kosciusko county, and while there became insane in April. 1SS5. We had him taken to the Intana hospital at Indianapolis, where he remained until September of the sama year, when he was relased. apparently as well as ever. We brought him here for a visit, and after a few weeks ha went to Marshall county, and he and his wife kept house for her brother, Mr. D. S. Bowers, who now lives In Fulton county, near Rochester. Troubla and anxiety had undermined his wife's health, and she died during the winter. About the same time he again beeama insane and was taken back to Indianapolis, where he remained until tha next summer, when he again seemed all right and vias released. He has been committed to asylum seven different times." Logansport Tharos. That Joyful Feelltitf With the exhilarating sense of renewed health and strength and Internal cleanliness, which follows the us of Syrup of Figs, Is unknown to the few who hava not progrersed beyond the old time medicines and the cheap substitutes sometimes offered but never accepted by tha well informed. The Lniig Renovator. Statement made at the request of tha medical profession: "It is the most powerful germicidal remedy on record. Its action excels all known remedies in all blood diseases. It annihilates th germ of small-pox and fhould be used in every family as a preventive. It is the most powerful lung restorative and blood purifier in the world. It is praised by millions and it Is sold by all druggists. Indorsed by physicians everywhere. Children that have been vac cinated should use it." 1 .1 : Clatrvo nat. Consult Mrs. Johnson, the noted medium, on all points of business, money matters, love and courtship, how to choose a wife or husband for happiness, and what business you are best adapted to. Letters containing stamp answered promptly. Send for circular. Addre 3G2 W. aiafllson-st, Chicago. IlL

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