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OFFICERS. President Will L Ötrawn, ilontpeller, Ind. First Vice-President -Torrence M. Jackton, New Lancaster, Ind. Second Vice-President Miss Sue C. Parlier. Kalona la. Recording Secretary Miss Dora Wenner, Pleasant-ave.. Indianapolis, Ind. Corresponding Secretary Miss Emma L. Jfrker. Kmerj', III. Treasurer Miss Mary J. Kelly. Campte! Istown. O. Executive Commltttee "William A. Clark, Danville. Ind.. box SC.; W. S. Kokendoffer. lontevallo. Mo.: J. C McI"onald. Medina. Snn.; Mrs. J. P. 'Farnes, Bruceton Mills, V. Va. OBJECTS. Section 2 of Article 1 of Constitution The ob, t of the Howard Literary Club Is to encourage pure literature, strengthen morality, establish sociability, increase a tiVslre for mind Improvement and literary attainments and to extend the work or Ve formation. MEMBERS. Section 1 of Article 2 of Constitution All persons of pood moral character who are interested in the objects of this orpani nation and are willing to work in aceordnce therewith are eligible to membership. We most cordially Invite every one truly and uncompromisingly Interested in our objects to Join our club. Letters of inquiry should be addressed to the Corresponding Secretary with stamp. The Howard Literary has neither sal-Brl-d officers nor contributors, and depends wholly upon Its merits and principles for 'success. Mein'oers onTy are entitled to the rare bentit3 of our book catalogue. All letters for publication must be careTu'ly written on one side of the paper only accompanied by the writer's real name and address as well as the nom de plume, and plainly ad lress-d to the elltor. C. G. Stewart, Sentinel office. Indiannpoüs. Ind. Members in renewing subscription for The Sentinel w!l! please be sure to send $1 to the Howard Literary Treasurer, as the club is allowed a small commission. Due credit and prompt action puaranteed. Members, on sending their photos to the editor for rpro luction on this page, must Cond rom de plume and also real name an! address. The latter will not be published except by request of the sender. A WAIL FROM "QI ACE." Some of III It ereilt Kilon Horribly Unfettered. My penmanship must be similar to Jlorace Greeley's. I do not think a single contribution of tnine to the page has passed unmutilatrl through the hands of the printing butcher. I have thought; all along, however, till I saw my "pome" in the issue of the ISth, that the errors were not so great that th-j leader could not correct them for himself as he went along. But Rhen I saw that my four little stanzas were nicely jammed into one, the tenth line omitted entirely, and a whack taken at my feet in next to the last line, I thought perhaps the reader would feel tome timidity in making the corrections -especially in supplying the omitted ine, which should be as follows: "An the wheat's to sow n' stubs to tut 'n winter's wood to git!" Unimportant, perhaps, anyway. Likely my efforts should cease until I take course in a writing school or get rnough spondullx ahead with which to buy a typewriter and salary somebody to work the thing. "PAUL QUACE." COLLEGE RHYMES. There comes bound in white and gold ft volume of verse, under the rubrique of "College Rhyme." from the pen of a pew writer. Bertha Farrow of Greentastle, Ind. It 13 a very neatly arranged book, and lis the lover of lyric literature turns each page of poesy over, he is frequently surprised by the pretty illustrations which Indicate the subject of the poetic fancy of the fair poetess. A portrait of Miss Farrow adorns the frontispiece, and as the reader lingers to rest his eyes upon it the young and beautiful face, aesthetic in the extreme with its refinement, its clear-cut features, prepares him somewhat for the flower-like fancies that line the pathway of thought through the gardened collection. The exquisite modesty that preludes the musical melodies of her volume appeals most strongly to the would-be carpi ng critic That Miss Farrow can lay claim to the Latin line, "Poeta nascitur, non fit," is undisputed. She is evidently imbued v'Uh most fanciful Imagery and endowed by nature with all the instincts it a true poet. Mim Farrow possesses rare versatility and subtle grace in her power to cope with philosophical questions, generaily far beyond the scope of one so young in J-ears, -which bespeaks for her a greatns.1 to come, provided the Inherent frer.ius which she possesses is made to run In a direct channel to the mold from hi'h are cast the elect of posterity without diverting into the sinuous byways which lead to the basin of lrr.potency. Miss Farrow has sought in each one of the thrasonical divisions of her volume to deal carefully with each poem. Jstrtably the best selection of her metrical art In the first class is "The Serenade." The pretty thought of the llttl-i wandering minstrel that played at the rate the touching old-time melody reminded one or a little picture painted well. Around the quaint subject of her quatrain she has enfolded most sweet simplicity of language. Most of her odes are written in the six-line and eight-line frtanza style, and In so doing she has endeavored to emulate somewhat that master of meters, Iongfellow. "The Hell of D. P. U." is likewise laudatory, though there Is at times a tendency In this class of poems to imperfect rhyme some lines lack the requisite number of poetic feet to ring uphoniously with their predecessors. The Introduction of "ye" and "your" In the same stanza is another slight discrepancy supplemented to the fact of a too frequent use of elision, but these are small shortcomings which will no doubt diminish beneath the mellowing touch of time. Only through perseverance on the part of the sculptor can the rough stone be converted into the exquisit piec? uf Parian marble.

This new Indiana songstress has undoubted genius and a most soulful nature, and her sentiments are replete with infinite tenderness; and after all the echo of the well-known couplet resounds a potent truth: It Is the heart, and not the brain. That to the highest doth attain. Though crippled occasionally In expression, yet on the whole her figures are phrased finely. A frequent recurrence of similar vowel sounds in some lines of alliterative artifice is too prominently noticed. So long as alliteration pleases the ear, and yet does not betray to the reader the cause of the pleasant sensation, it is an admirable addition to the beauty of the verse; but as soon as it attracts the reader's attention as a "tour de force" it becomes a blot, because it engages the mind on the machinery used instead of on the matter. Alliteration should be used as a means, not an end. Miss Farrow as a song-writer does not succeed so well as in the role of a poet; but this is not disparaging inasmuch as Byron, despite the deftness he displayed in his beautiful cadences of golden poesy, could not voice the harmonies of his poems into song. Song-writing must necessarily be of brief compass and the writer possess the power of condensation. It requires great ingenuity in the management of meter. The song must be framed chiefly of open vowels with as few guttural and hissing sounds as possible. Song must possess singing words, not reading ones. There must be a thought pre-eminent, and on that may be laid all the ornate fresco of fancy and feeling. 'Twas Moore's exquisite sensitiveness to sweet concord of sound that scored his success as a song-writer. Most laudatory of Miss Farrow's lyric efforts is the "Love Captive," though too frequent similarity of expression in each verse somewhat detracts from the merit of so pretty a subject. The enJoined stanza scunds the keynote of the music-melody of thought: If I were & bird tonight I'd wing My way to the home of my love and sing; I'd sing of love's captivity, I'd sin if of Joyous ltl-rty. If I were a bird. The dialect divertisement of Miss Farrow's volume, "The Farm." is entitled to much encomium for its fidelity to nature. "An OKI Hoosler on Hearing James Whitcomb Riley" Is also meritorious. An air of naturalness is suggested in every expression. The fair versifier has reserved for the finale of her work unquestionably the best selection, "The Child's Question." She has carved curiously the fine filigree that enfolds the pretty jeweled thought. It is remarkable for its clear-cut terseness, its sweet simplicity. On the whole, the collection of "College Rhymes" in the vellumed volume submitted commands sincere encomium. It would be unfair to draw antithesis between Miss Farrow and other women In the world of letters; but for a young writer "unlesson'd. unschool'd and unpractlc'd." as the fair Venetian would Bay, in metrical art. It is safe to predict for Miss Farrow a niche in that mystic fane reared to immortalize the memory of Indiana's famous poets. DIE CARE FOR THE EYES.

What Both Oi-Hyed and Snail-Orbed Should Do and Leave Indone. Happy amoqg women is she who has been blessed with satisfactory eyes. For eyes are such hopeless affairs. Surgery in this day undertakes to alter the shape of the nose, to take a reef in the too wide dispread ears, but no science has yet been discovered that will make of two insignificant peepholes of the soul great melting orbs through which one seems able .to gaze Into the depths of the heart. The cruel part of It is that very often the soul of the small-eyed woman would very much better reward inspection than that of her ox-eyed sister. Above all. no woman should let the desire to beautify herself tempt her to put Into her eves belladona, cologne or any other of the preparations that are said to enlarge the pupil and enhance its brilliancy. Neither should she yield to the suggestion that she may increase the apparent size of the eye by datkening the lashes. Not only are all these preparations dangerous to the health of the eye, but any kind of coloring matter unless applied by an expert Is so obvious as to render the would-be charmer an absurd object The eye should never be violently rubbed, and no eye water should be employed to reduce the inflammation except one that has been prescribed by an oculist. The woman who squints should never rest satisfied until she has submitted the Infirmity to the inspection of an oculist. It Is an affliction that can almost always be cured, according to a writer in Harner's Bazar, from whom is quoted the foregoing. At he Old Trtla .Flaee. The dead leaves rustle at my feet. The moon is shining brightly; Something ha noftly dimmed my eyes. Across the path one shadow lies. The path two trod so lightly. It was upon a night like this Love left us only sorrow; I held her little hand In mine; That parting Is to me divine. Then there was no tomorrow Since I have learned life's lesson well. Hearts are not easy broken. Tonight all Joys I have forgot; There's something wacred In this spot, Where sweet good-bys were spoken. I'd feel less lonely with myself If I wer broken-hearted: Would I could live that night again, "With all Its sadness-sweetened pain. When love from love was parted! Lippincott' Magazin. Children's Medicines. "For Internal use," says a physician, replying to a mother's query as to what drugs should be kept in the house for emergency, "wine or sirup of Ipecac la given a the safest emetic for children when indigestible or hurtful things have, been eaten, and castor oil has first ranK among mild purgatives." A Wise Conelnalon. West Corinth, .Maine I doctored! for years for biliousness, but nothing- ever helped me like Simmons Liver Regulator. I shall take nothing else hereafter. N. M. Oakman. Your druggist se.ls it in powder or liquid. The powd'.T to be taken dry or made into a tea, . (

YOUNG FAIR'S MARRIAGE.

A WEDDING THAT CREATED QUITE A SBSSATIOX. San Fraaelieoi Social and her Circle ' Much Agllnled A Ceremony That W'mn Qalrkljr Follotvrd by n I)llnhrrilanrr Ki-Srnntnr Fslr Interviewrd on the Conduct of Hi ' Son The Woman In the Cum- AVho Captured (he Ymn lllau Holler. The fashionable and other worlds will be startled to hear of the marriage of Charles Lewis Fair, son of ex-Scnator James G. Fair, to Mt?s Caroline I. Smith, says the San Francisco Chronicle of recent date. No cards were issued and the affair was so quietly conducted that not even the groom's father was cognizant of its Imminence. There won no bridesmaids or groomsmen, no flowers, no formal breakfast or reception. The list of wedding presents is not available, nor tne account ot the floral decorations and the regulation description how the "happy pair left on a trip to Del Monte and the South." Everything was strictly without ceremony. In fact, Charles L. Fair, after making considerable trouble for the last three weeks at his half prison, half residence, the Malson Riehe, left that hostelry on Thursday night with a healthy disgust on him, and determined to settle down in life. Yesterday morning he crossed the bay by the 10 o'clock boat, accompanied by his prospective bride, Miss Caroline D. Smith. Alighting a. Washington-st. they strolled up that thoroughfare, and Just at Eighth-st. espied an empty hack. It was Tatrick Mullan's hack, and hailing that veteran Mr. Fair engaged him tojtake himself and his fiance to the city hall, where the ardent lover got out. Returning to the hack, after a brief absence within the municipal headquarters, Mr. Fair had evidently ascertained that he could not be supplied there with the document needful to complete his happiness, for he instructed Pat to drive to the Hall of Records, where marriage licenses are issued by the county clerk. In short order County Clerk Crane discovered the young man's purpose and straighway Issued a license to Charles Lewis Fair, twenty-seven, a native of Nevada and resident of San Francisco, authorizing his union to Caroline D. Smith, twenty-six. a native of New Jersey and resident of San Francisco. The necessary $2 was paid for the license, good for celebration anywhere within the limits of Alameda county, and it was straightway pocketed by the "happy man" with evident satisfaction, who Joined his waiting bride in tue hack outside. "Say, old man." cried the young swain to Patrick Mullan, who, nf a romantic turn of mind, was already beginning to take quite an interest in these "fares" of his, "now I want you to take us to some minister's." "Right you are, sir," replied that accommodating Jehu. "Have you any preference for any of the cloth?" "Nary bit." replied Mr. Fair, carelessly; "somewhere near, though; eh. Carrie?" "Father Akerly's '11 do then, T guess." considered th ready driver, and receiving an acquiescat, "Father Akerly's goesl" he whipped up the 3 :T0 plug for St. John's episcopal church on Grove-st. near Eighth. Arrived at the church, Dr. Albert Church was luckily, or perhaps under the peculiar circumstances unluckily, found disengaged in the sacred edifice and at once pronounced his willingness to tie the knot, the license being all regular. Rut a little hitch occurred in the needed presence of two witnesses. Pat, in his eagerness to aid in making the course of true love run smoothly, readily consented to be one and Mr. Church suggested that at Mr. Trew's residence, where he was studying, a young lady would be found who would act as the other. So Pat Mullan ascended the box again and fairly flew over to Dr. Trew's house, where Miss II. M. Trew willingly accorded her consent to be witness No. 2. It was now high noon the fashionable hour for weddines and Mr. Church, still ignorant of the identity of the pair, summoned them before him and performed the solemn rite of matrimony. Young Mr. Fair was noticed to Ik? somewhat nervous and husky in the responses, but his bride was very smilingly at her ease. Mrs. Fair, as she is now termed, is a handsome blonde of considerable embonpoint and was attired in a complete traveling suit of blue material. She wore a great number of rings which scintillated during the process of fixing on the wedding circlet. The groom wore a gray cutaway coat and light trousers and a white four-in-hand ornamented with a pin, but omitted the usual boutonniere. Both parties were apparently perfectly steady and fully alive to the gravity of the occasion. The register was duly signed, and the signatures attested by the oddly assorted witnesses, and then Mr. Church asked a. few questions. The newly made husband admitted without hesitation that his father was Jnmes G. Fair. The young man then pressed the customary $3 fee upon the minister, and after receiving the latter's good wishes for himself and wife, jumped into the hack., where Patrick Mullan was once mor waiting. "Take us to Barnum's." shouted the young benedict, whom the dry formalities had evidently made thirsty. To Barnum's restaurant, therefore, on the comer of Seventh-st. and I Broadway, Mr. Mullan drove his tireless thoroughbred, and there he was .'paid oft and dismissed. "It was a quiet wedding, sure." commented Mr. Mullan as he pooketed his $1.50 and slowly melted ayay down Broadway. "Rut they're married safe, all the same, and maybe tirey wanted to be quit of all the fuss and expense." Mr. Fair was thirsty, and so was Iiis bride, and the former contended there was nothing so good to quench the thirst as beer. Mrs. Fair prote.-ted feebly that that beverage was hardly a la mode on such occasions, but gracefully gave way to the man she now promised to obey. So beer it was. A quart bottle was ordered and quaffed In the garden at the rear of the restaurant, and then Mr. Fair asked what Mme the next train went to San Francisco. It was then a few minutes after- 1 o'clock, and learning that a train was Just due, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L.. Fair left the restaurant (having paid tOr the beer) and entered the train en rv-ute for this city. Who the ( ruo m la. To apprecate the thunderclap which the news c,f this alliance will occasion In society, and especially to the near rel atives of one of the principals, it Is only necessar to i Fair's ntanding. ltulate young Mr. Chanes Lewis Fair is the second son of ex-Senator James G. Fair of Nevada, the v.-ell-known millionaire. entries I Fair, to the sorrow of his patents, proved wild He early contracted habits of intemperance, and In sfite of all his father's care continued Xf.la dissipated course. At one time Mr. 'Fair placed him at Dwipht, and on anoiner occasion in jom iiiu 10 unuriu the so-called "gold-cure," but without permanent avail. The young man Inevitably relapsed into his dissipated course. At one time he was sent on a tour through Europe, but he was accompanied by several boon companions, one of whom was the woman who is now his wife, and he returned little benefited by the change. The young man's financial standing and prospects were unusually good. He received an income of $1.000 a month, and was understood to stand an excellent

chance of inheriting a share' of his father's millions. When his mother died a few years ago she left an estate valued at upward of $4.000,000, and of this $500,000 went to the elder son and a like sum to Charles. The elder boy succumbed to heart disease about one year ago, and hi3 share reverted to Charles. This million will become due when the younsr nia.ii reaches the ape of thirty, or in about three years' time. The latest expedient for keeping his so,ii out of misehief was for ex-Senator Fair to send him East with a valuable strinrj of horses. Th;re he entered for many big races, but his fortune was bnd and it was said that owing to lax. management and constant dissipation the I';;ir racing stable rapidly depreciated. Mr. Fair had deputed Gus Sheehy. a Muad-friend of his son, to look after him, but his influence, if any. was not strong enough to change the young man's intemperate habits. Recently Mr. l-V.ir had reason to believe that Maud Nelson was trying to inveigle his son into marrUge. and the ex-senator is said to have taken legal stops to tio un his son's property, so that it can not be made "ducks and drakes" of by unauthorized persons. Something; of the Ilritle."Maud Nelson is the name by which Charles L. Fair's wife has, always been known in the city, and that was the name ?he used. in the East before she came here, six or seven years ago. She is a handsome blonde, with rather too much emlNinpoint to be graceful, but with classical, regular features. She is perhaps thirty years of age, or even more, although the marriage license says twenty-six. When Miss Nelson or Smith first came to this city from Chicago she was even handsomer than she is at present. She was a smart woman, too, one who knew how to talk and how to dress. Consequently she became very well known in the half-world, and at various times the names of several very prominent men In this city were connected with hers. Soon after she became proprietress of a boarding house on Stockton-st., Charlie Fair became smitten with her, and together they Journeyed to Europe, spending several months In London and on the continent. Gus Sheehy, young Fair's friend, was with them. After his return Fair took the Keeley cure, and for a time touched nothing of an intoxicating nature. He was pointed out to everybody as a wonderful example of the efficacy of the treatment. Although he spent the greater portion of his time in saloons with people who were constantly drinking, he remained strictly sober. Then he relapsed iuto his old habits, and there arc people who say Miss Nelson, alias Smith, was responsible for it. At any rate, they went East together Inst summer, and were seen in each other's comoany on all of the principal race tracks. IIIm horses were a disappointment, and it was a matter of common gossip thnt he devoted so much of his time to Miss Smith that the horses got along as best they could. Since returning to the city Charles L. Fair has been with the woman most of the tlrre. Rumors of his approaching marriage? to her were frequent and common, but outside of their circle of intimate friends could not be verified. Last week the woman disposed of her establishment and it is on the program that the newly married couple will start for the East and Europe on Monday night. What the Father Said. When ex-Senator Fair was divorced from his wife she kept the two daughters and he the two boys. The elder boy Janies, who died a year ago, was said to have been his father's favorite, but all his affection after the loss of his fli-st born seemed to have been given to the younger. His enre of Charles and constant endeavors to reform him huve long been matters of public notoriety. When the ex-senator was Informed yesterday of the step taken by his son, he immediately asked the woman's name. He was told the name was Caroline D. Smith. "I never heard of that woman," replied the ex-senator. "Now, if you told me it was Maud Nelson, I should not be surprised. I have known the ly was ru.ining with a woman of the latter name. I recall the name because it is the same as an English admiral's. Some time ago she was trying to get him to marry her, or rather trying to marry him, but I hardly thought he would be fool enough to be caught. Perhaps she may find she hasn't made such a good financial match as she expected. "Shall I attempt to break the wedding? Not I. I dare say the thing could be broken without trouble, as the boy has been wild for a week past and has no idea of the step he was taking. "But what would be the good of my disturbing existing relations? The boy is old enough to be responsible for his actions. I can't watch him and imprison him all the time; and whenever he got loose he would be liable to repeat this kind of thing. He must go his own way; I can't be responsible. "At all events, at the rate he is living now, he can't last long. It is a pace that kills; the boy Is killing himself. 1 suppose he won't live more than a year or two if he keeps up his gait, and I am perfectly helpless. "I shall not interfere, for I can not prevent him from doing what he pleases. If he meant to get married he would get married, and my objections would only be of temporary use. He will be sorry in a little while that he did this, and then we will see what we can do."

THE WAR I MVTAIlELELAXn. A Row in the Country üetween Two Ilrltlolt Authorities. CAPETOWN, Oct. 24. There seems to be quite a nice little row in progress between ir Henry Loch, the commander-in-chief of tho Rritlsh forces now advancing against King Lobengula, and the Hon. Cecil Rhodes, the premier of Cape CoWny. It is announced h-re that Sir Henry Loch, nettled at some instructions sevt to him by tho premier, has curtly informed the latter that he, as governor, high commissioner and commander-in-chief, has some control of the settlement of the Metabele question. Sir Henry Loch adds that power in this matter has been relegated p him by the imperial government. It is an oiie-n secret here that the marquis of Ripon is in sympathy wlth the Matabele natives and that he looks uinm the present war as not being entirely justified a;id as being more of a speculation than a desire to protect settlers against the depredations of blood-thirsty natives. This to a certaiit degree explains the apparent laxity of the government In showing its hand In the present dispute. In spite of these facts it is' admitted that a decisive battle must be fought before any settlement of the dispute can be arrived at, and with this object In view the British columns are pushing forward toward Bulowaye, the capital of th? king's territory, and when the final understanding is arrived at it will undoubtedly be unless so:ne radical change takes place In the present plans at the capitol of Matabeleland. Tea and Coffee. Charles Delmonico, who will he acknowledged an undisputed authority, says that tea and coffee of the best brands are often ruined by the water with which they are made. In order to make good coffee or tea the water must not only bo!l, but it must be freshly drawn and heated" in a clean kettle five from deposits, which should bo warm when the water is put Into it. The water Should be boiled quickly and used at once. For water to stearn or simmer and evaporate, re declares, improves the air, but It is itself spoiled for fine cooking purposes. Scrofula, whether hereditary or acquired. Is thoroughly expelled from the blood by Hood's Sarsaparilla., the great blood puriller.

MEETING OF F. M. 6. A.i

FORTY-TWO DELEGATES GATHER AT KXJLISIl'S IfOTKI. A Serie of Renolntlona Adopted Demanding n uinber nf Things from the Vntlonnl (iuvrromrnt The Farmer' Alliance Also Adopt Resolution and L'lert Officers. The Indiana assembly of the Farmers mutual benefit association began its annual session in this .city Tuesday. Forty-twi: delegates were present representing upward of 24,000 members throughtuut the state. Reports of the various committees showed the association to be in a flourishing condition, both in regard to Increasing membership and finances. The practical objeet of the association is to maintain a co-operative system of trade by which members are enabled not only to dispose of their products at an advantage but are also enabled to secure their needed supplies through the association's agents at the saving of one medium. Heretofore this work has been carried on by the state branches, but it was decided yesterday that each county branch should carry on its co-operative trade independent of the state association. The following preamble and resolutions were adopted: "Hall of Indiana State Assembly, F. M. P.. A., Oct. 24. 1803. "Believelng that every citizen should have an equal show in the race of life, regardless of occupation, race or color, we therefore reiterate our former great declaration of principles: Equal and exact justice to all; special privileges to none. "We hold that by law money is created and that that law is vested In congress by the constitution of the United States, which says: " 'Congress shall coin money and regulate the value thereof.' The government alone, then, can create money and this power should be exercised for the whole people and not given over to corporations to fatten upon by speculating upon the necessities of the people. We further declare that the present panic is the result of a money famine rather than a lack of confidence. Therefore, be it "Resolved, That we are opposed to tho present financial system and declare our opposition to congress giving the right to Issue money to the banks and banking corporations, enabling them to control the volume of money, and, by controlling the circulating medium, to control labor and its products. "We demand the free and unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to, 1, and that the circulating medium of thd country shall be issued by the government direct to the people without the intervention of banks, in sufficien volume to transact the business of the country on a cash basis and making all mony a full legal tender for the payment of all debts, public and private. "We demand that the government establish postal saving banks for the safe deposit of the earnings of the people and to facilitate the medium of exchange. "W'e demand that the taxes of the national government be levied uion the luxuries and not upon the necessities ot life, and we are opposed to any system of taxing the many for the benefit of the few. "We again renew our demand for the passage of laws prohibiting the alien ownership of land and that just steps be taken by our representatives in congress to reclaim for the government all lands now owned by foreign syndicates in excess of such as are actually used and needed by them, the same to be held by the government for .actual settlement only.. "We favor an amendment to the constitution of the United States making the election of the president, vice-president, senators and judges of the supreme court by a direct vote of the people. "We demand that our taxes be reduced, that public expenses be decreased and that the revenues of the state, county and township be reduced to the smallest limit necessary to carry on the business of the state, county and township on an economical and reform basis. "We declare our utter abhorrence of all trusts, combines, pools and monopolies, including the liquor traffic. "We favor the Australian system of voting, with an amendment giving all political rrties a representative. We demand that all i-ersons shall bear their equal and Just share of the burden of taxation, and, therefore, we favor a graded income tax. We are in favor of good roads and will do all In our power to aid in their legitimate construction, but Ave will opiose, to the bitter end, any attempt to bond the state, county or individual farmers for the purpose of giving to a few men the right to hold for an indefinite time a mortgage over ourselves and our children." The annual assembly of the Farmers' mutual benefit association adjourned after a short session Wednesday morning. Resolutions were adopted demanding that all mortgage and security notes shall be stamped by assessors: that the next legislature shall enact a law by which railroads and other projcrty belonging to corporations shall be assessed for taxation at Its capitalized value, the same as private property. The conduct of the United States senate was the cause of considerable discussion, but no formal action was taken. The following ofllcers were elected for the ensuing year: President OA. Robinson of Fountaintown. Vice-President Thomas Wadsworth of Raglesville. Secretary L. H. Johnson of Rllesburg. Treasurer P. J. Sattler of Carthage. THE FARMERS' ALLI WCE. Adoption of Resolution the Only Hunt lien Coming' t'p. People know now why a tornado was advertised at English's this week. The hirsute appendages ü are too much for any ordinary wind to dally with and the tornado lias about all it can do. The state Farmers' alliance has a two days' session - there, Thursday nd Friday. The attendance is not as large as was expected, not over thirty delegates being present. This lack of attendance is ascribed to hard times and a drive In farm work just at this season which prevents many delegates from coming who would otherwise be here. Those who are here are very earnest In their work and are doing all they can to further the Interests of the order. The session opened Thursday morning. The first business was the appointment of a committee on credentials, which afterward made Its report. A committee on order of business and one or two other minor committees were also appointed. The following gentlemen were named on the committee on resolutions: Thomas M. East, Madison county; W. W. Trigg, Henry county; Leroy Templeton, Johnson county; George Walker, Hancock county, and one lady, Miss Alice I 'otts, Hancock county. There was no business of importance transacted during the forenoon, and the aft.einoon was devoted to talk on various subjects of interest to the order, but of no public Interest. The committee on resolutions offered the following, whieli was passed unanimously: "Resolved, That we demand of our law-making power that It exercise its

constitutional right to coin money and regulate the value thereof. And that said money shall be made of gold, silver and paper and be a full legal tender for the payment of all debts, public and private, and issued in sufficient volume to do the business of the country on a cash basis. We condemn our present national system as a burden too great to be borne by our people. "Resolved, That we favor governpient ownership of railroads, telephones and telegraphs, to the end that the people get the benefit of such service at cost. "Resolved, That we condemn in unmeasured terms alien ownership our lands In these United States. "Resolved, That we demand an amendment to the Indiana election law giving all parties equal power and representation on election boards. "Resolved, That we demand that the government shall establish postal savings banks for the convenience and safety of the people. "Resolved. That we denounce In unmeasured terms the action of those of our representatives in congress who voted and worked for the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman law without favoring as a substitute the free and unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1." No formal discussion of the project of uniting with the F. M. R. A. has come up yet, but it is generally understood that the alliance is strongly in favor of the union, at least individual members express themselves as feeling so The reports of the various officers of the state farmers' alliance were handed in and acted upon Friday morning. The reports show the order to be in a healthy condition both as to numbers and financially. The growth during the past year has been larger than for any preceding year recently, though not as large as It was during the early years of the organization. The finances are in good condition. The following officers were elected: President D. II. Yoeman. Jasper. Vice-President Mary E. Welch, Anedrgon. Secretary and Treasurer Alice Potts, Hancock county. Executive Committee L. A. Stevens, Anderson; D. A. Webster, Cicero; James Welch, Jasper. State Lecturer Thomas East, Anderson. The meeting adjourned at noon yesterday. NO WHITE CAP CRUSADE.

The Story Refleetlna: on W. C. T. V. Women of Nebraska L'ntrne. CHICAGO, Oct. 29. Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge, corresponding secretary of the National Woman's Christian temperance union, has received a communication from Mrs. Carrie R. Heald, said to be the leader of the much-talked-of "white cap crusade" In Osceola, Neb. The communication is as follows: "The report afloat of the action taken by the Osceola W. C. T. U. to rid the town of some infamous characters is totally false (and wholly uncharged. No such action was ever taken by said union; neither is said union In active condition at the present time. "CARRIE R. HEALD." The Union Signal, official organ of the W. C. T. U., contains this statement in its current issue: "As we go to press the daily papers contain an account of an ambushed attack, said to have been made by a party of respected and Christian women of Osceola, Neb., on six disreputable young women whose actions have been openly and Immorally flagrant and exasperating. Whether the event Is correctly reported, the trial of the case will doubtless prove, for all the assailants have been arrested and have given bonds for their appearance in court. The promoters of the attack are said to belong to the Woman's Christion temperance union of the state. In regard to this, we feel safe in saying that no loyal, worthy member of our organization ever permitted herself to be drawn into such a revolting act as this reported white-cap, tar-and-feather method for removing any evil. Such an underhand, dastardly attack as this is reported to be is entirely foreign to the policy and principles of our union, and one to be denounced by Christian workers everywhere." SEW ORLEANS WAXTS IT. Citizens of That City Anxlon for the Corbett- Mitchell Fltsht. NEW YORK, Oct, 24. W. A. Brady, manager for James J. Corbett, says that the Coney Island club has not notified him that It will be unable to have the fight and of course he considers that Corbett is under contract to fight there until he receives such notification, lie further says that he has heard from a reliable source that in the event of the Coney Island athletic club's being unable to hold the fight they would pay Mitchell and Corbett the forfeit money of $3,000 each. Brady further says they have a standing offer of $25.000 from the Olympic club of New Orleans. He says that in spite of the opposition of the governor of Louisiana the citizens of New Orleans are very desirous of having the fight come off there and are bringing great pressure on the governor to remove his opposition. LONDON. Oct. 24. The directors of the National sporting club held a meeting today and decided unanimously that no offer should be made by the club to induce Mitchell and Corbett to decide their contest in the National club building. The question of holding the fight at Bowling Broke club in Clapham Is now being considered. , IV A DESERT WITIIOIT WATER. Two Prospectors AVIio Almost Die from Thirst, t SAX DIEGO, Cal.. Oct. 24. Today brought news that John Tulser, a young miner, and Conrad Limerick, an old German, were rescued on the desert between here and Yuma on Oct. 10 by Joseph A. Allison and T. II. Silsbyat of this city after a frightful experience, in which the pair nearly died of thirst. Neither of the men was used to traveling and took few of the precautions customary with old prospectors. Pulser had been without water three days. He had dug a well six feet deep for water without success, and crazed with delirium, he had lain down to die. His cotnpanlon, whose strength failed some miles back, had crawled under a mosqulte bush and recovered strength sufficient so that he had next day gone back over the trail to a brackish pool, where he had remained in reach of. water. The men are now at Allison's ranch on the border of the desert, where they are fast recovering. DEAD IS A DALE OK COTTOX. Ternllar Fate of a Child Who IMnyrd Xear a Gin. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 28. One of the most peculiar as well as one of the most horrible accidents that ever occurred in the state has just come to light at Ada, Ark. Several days ago the child of Mr. J. H. Harkey, who operates a cotton gin at this place, mysteriously disappeared. After a long search for the missing child Mr. Harkey remembered that the last seen of the littl fellow he was playing around the gin Louse. He at once began ripping the ties from bales of cotton In the gin yard and found the child crushed to death in the center of a bale which had been pressed a few days before. How the unfortunate child managed to fall In the cotton press unobserved is a mystery. Tried and True Friends are scarce, but if you are suffering with that horrible disease scrofula you will find Sulphur Bitters will cure you as It did me, after suffering eight years and paying out hundreds of dollars to doctors and druggists. Jeannctte llanscum, Troy, N. Y.

UP IN THE FERRIS WHEEt

OCCUR THE MARRI1GE OF MR, m'TCIUSOX A XI) MISS 7.ICKXEIU Wedded at the Altltade of Two linn. dred and Fifty Feet Attendance h the Fair Still Uricr Celebration oi Martha Washington !-. WORLD'S FAIR GROUNDS, Oct. 24. James I)." Hutchison and Miss Lottie Zlekler came in from Waukepan, 111., today, secured a marriage license and took passage on the Ferris wheel. When, at thettop the whell was stopisl Just before 1 p. m. and the couple were married 250 feet high in the air. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. E. E. Hartman of Waukegan. A chilling breeze came off the lake today and made it necessary for visitors to pull their coats closely about their chins. People are realizing that this Is the last week of the exposition and It is doubtful whether they will stay away for anything less than a blizzard, The patronage of children keep up. Everything now centers on the festivities incident to the close of the fair. Th statement from Washington that President Cleveland and hl.s cabinet could not attend Is regarded by the committee as .final and the program Is being arranged accordingly. Today Js Martha Washington day at the fair and this evening the Martha Washington association gave a reception In the New York state building. Almut three thousand invitations were sent out. The committee on ceremonies has completed, the program for Oc t. 30. incident to the official closing of the fair. The committee has fully considered the advisability of providing an entertainment for the visitors during the day as will harmonize with the program prepared and suggests that the national salute be fired at sunrise, at noon and at sunset, at which times the liberty bell will be rung. At 10:30 a. in. a representation of the landing of Columbus will take place on the lake? front between 12 noon and 1 p. m.; daylight fireworks will be fired from various centers within the grounds. Following this a monster band concert will be given between 2:") and 4:30 on Administration plaza. During the evening there will lo a brilliant illumination of the grounds and buildings concluding with a grand display of lireworks on the lake front. The exercises of the day will 1 larticipatcd in by the national commission, board of lady managers, board of directors, foreign and state commissioners, officials of the national commission and of the world's Columbian exposition. President Higinbotham gave a luncheon today to the Chicago newspaper workers at the fair. An excellent menu was discussed after which President Higinbotham made a si-ech, in which he complimented hl3 guests on their work during the fair. He was responded to by Maj. Handy on behalf of the newspaper men. Handsome gold badges appropriately Inscribed were presented to the guests. Director-General Davis appeared before the national commission today as directed by that body to explain why ha continued to recognize Arthur C. Jackson as state commissioner from Florida regardless of the action of the national commission In recognizing J. M. Kreamer, lately appointed by the governor. Mr. Davis declared that Jackson was the authorized agent of an association of Florida exhibitors and was entitled to recognition as such. The state of I Florida had in no official way recognized the existence of the exposition and he saw no reason why it should ask for what itself had not been willing to grant. No action was taken in the matter by the commission. A. D. Prather of Missouri, one of the Judges of award, has been charged with soliciting a bribe of $300 from E. E. Paine, the representative of D. F. Avery & Sons of Louisville, Ky. It Is claimed he offered to give them an award for that amount. AWARDS IX THE Hl'TlTHl EXHIBIT. Who Take the Premium for tha Rest in October. CHICAGO, Oct 24. Following are the awards in the butter exhibit at tha world's fair. Creameries, Class 4 Hanna creamery, land. 94; Springort, ST'i. Gathered Cream, Class C Rushville, 92 Dairy. Class S Miss Sarah Edgrrton, Spiceland. 95; Mrs. Caroline Edgerton, Splceland. 96; Mrs. Sophia Rippey, Syracuse, 93',2" Mrs. Robert Mitchell. Princeton. 93U; Mrs. Robert Collins. Fortville, 93!: Mrs. Elizabeth Huckster. Thorntown, W; Mrs. James Riley, Thorntown, Mrs. Llnna King. IMinburg, Wi; Mrs. S. M. Saltman, Sunman, 9J; Mrs. Mary Thompson. Eilet is villi-, 93'ä; Mrs. Jennie Nye, Goshen. 91. Average score 93 i. The gold medals awarded out of the $1.000 appropriated by the world's fair commission for Indiana for the dairy exhibit were awarded to Mrs. James Riley, Thorntown. and John Mingle, Gentryvllle creamery. A final report of the four exhibits will be made as soon as the awards won by Indiana butter from, tho general c ommission have been given. Indiana has made more exhibits for the anion nt of money than any other state In the union. PRISONERS PAHI)0M:H. Governor Matthews Extends Clemener to William WnlLer. Governor Matthews Friday pardoned William Walker from the prison north, who was sentenced for life for the homicide of George Shaw. The petition was presented to Governor Chase before he went out of office; and wrs signed by the most reputable citizen of Wells and Blackford counties. The plea was that Walker had always borne a most exemplary character Mith the exception of indulging In intoxicants, and that the killing was done while under the Influence of liquor. The punishment was thought severe enough and executive elemenev was invoked in his behalf. Arminus Welsh, another "lifeV was also pardoned. XO DOl RT A Ml ROER. llody of a Mho 1'unnil la the I.aka at Cleveland. CLEVELAND, Oct. 2G. The finding of a body in the lake near the west lighthouse this' morning lead the police to believe that a murder has been committed. The body was that of a man alout five feet eight inches in hight and about fifty-live years old. He was dressed in a Mack diagonal coat and vest, brown overcoat, knit woolen jacket, gray an black striped trousers, gray shirt and black tie. In the top of his head wen four large holes, which looked as If made by some blunt Instrument. In on.1 of the dead man's pockets was found a picture of a most beautiful woman. Map of the Vnlled Stnte. A large, handsome map of the United States, mounted and suitable for office or home use. Is issued by the Burlington route. Copies will be mailed to any address on receipt of 12 cents in postage by P. S. Eustls. Gen'l Pass, agent, C, U, & Q. R. R., Chicago. 111.