People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1895 — Page 6

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A LUNATIC’S STORY.

In his saner intervals no man could have desired a pleasanter companion, and it was my constant habit to spend half an hour or so a day in his congenial company. One day, just before his periodical attack, he told me the following story, which is of such a unique character that I give it just as he told it to me. At its conclusion, wrought up to a pitch of fury, he made a determined attack upon me. and I nearly paid for my tale with my life, being only rescued with difficulty by the attendants. * * * * “I was what the world would call a successful man, and on my fortieth birthday I reckoned I was making over £2.000 a year. I had always been a lonely man and had never had the least inclination towards female society. contenting myself with my work and my books. One day, however, I had to wait upon an old gentleman who had recently come to our town for the purpose of drawing up his will. When this was done I was introduced to his daughter, a girl about 20. Ethel Millikin was not what might have been called a beauty; still, I new at once that I had met my fate. “Il was clearly absurd for me to attempt to win her love in the usual way, the disparity in years was to great, so I decided to win her respect first. “I took time over it and quietly interested myself in her pet projects, subscribed to her sick fund, lent her books, and was of use to her in many ways. Already she regarded me as a very dear friend, and. I have no doubt, would soon have learned to love me. “One night I was to take her and her sister to the theater and had booked three stalls. At the last minute, however. to my secret joy, her sister had a bad headache and was unable to go. We went as arranged and I decided to put my fortunes to the touch during the performance. On our arrival the theater was crowded and, to my intense annoyance, I found a young client of mine. Sir Edward Berkley, in the next stall to ours. I was obliged to introduce him and had the mortification of seeing that Miss Millikin had made an impression on him. What chance had I against a young, wealthy and handsome man? And with jealous eyes I already saw the Chateau d’Espagne of love, that I had so carefully reared, in ruins. “On our return from the play Berkley insisted on accompanying tis to Mr. Millikin’s house and was introduced by me to him. "The acquaintance ripened into friendship, and friendship into love, which I was powerless to prevent; and one day Berkley burst into my office in a great state of excitement and asked me to congratulate him! Me, of all men! How I managed with impotent rage at my heart, to keep a smooth and smiling face on I

WITH A BOUND FLINT WAS UPON ME.

do not know; but, to add to the bitter irony of the situation, 1 had to receive instructions to draw up my successful rival’s marriage settlements. I could have cheerfully murdered him as he sat in his chair so bright and cheerful, with the happiness of youth glowing in his face. Suddenly his face twitched, and he hastily put bis hand to his brow. “‘What is it? I eagerly asked, hoping he might be going to be ill. “ ‘Nothing—only neuralgia. I have suffered from it for years and tried everything, and seen all the doctors; but to no avail. So now I make the best of it.’ "So saying, he got up and took his leave, to go and make love —curse him! —to his fiancee. “No one knows what days and nights I spent, although I worked until my body was aching; my brain would not let me sleep. I roamed up and down my room, planning impossible methods of revenge, only to see the futility of it all. The times are not suited for melodrama', and I could only watch and watch and—wait. “One morning I crawled down to the office feeling utterly done up and listlessly examined my correspondence. Among it I noted one from an old friend who was practicing as a physician in Paris. Tossing the rest of the letters to the managing clerk I began to read my friend’s long letter. Suddenly a paragraph in it seemed to stand before my eyes as if written in fire. It ran thus: “ ‘You will, I know, be keenly interested in a marvelous discovery that Dr. Lays of this city has just made. He is our great authority on brain diseases aad also dabbles in hypnotism and other kindred subjects.

O ONE BROUGHT into casual contact with Edward Flint would have suspected that he was of unsound mind. None the less he was one of the most danger ou s lunatics that I had in the X asylum.

“ ‘He has established beycrtid any doubt that it is possible to remove the delusions of an inkane person—previously hypnotized—by means of a thin magnetized steel band worn around the patient’s forehead for about a week. This is sufficiently marvelous, but is nothing to the fact that if a sane man or woman wears the band previously used by the lunatic the delusions of the latter pass in their entirety to the wearer, who becomes an echo in every action of his predecessor ’ “At last! At last! Crushing the paper in my hand. I reveled in the exquisite revenge the letter revealed to me. My brain, preternaturally excited, in a few moments planned the whole scheme. Violently ringing my bell, I informed the clerk who came hurrying in that I had to go to Paris at once on urgent business. I told him to ask Sir Edward to meet me at the office in four days' time to finish the settlement. and I started at once for London en route for Paris. "Fatigue was gone. Once more alert and active. I felt as if treading on air. On ’he journey I rehearsed and rehearsed the scheme I had planned out until I thought it perfect. lat once, on arrival, hastened to my friend’s house and pretended that I had not received his letter. After breakfast he took me to Dr. Luys’ clinic, and there I saw that the powers he laid claim to were indeed his. Selecting the neediestlooking of his assistants I gently touched him and drew him aside. In my best French I told him that if he came to my hotel that evening with the band just removed from the lunatic who had been relieved before my eyes, I would give him 2.500 francs, or £IOO. At first he would not listen, but at last he did. and I went back to my hotel, content. That evening I left Paris with my ‘revenge’ carefully packed in a small box. On arrival at my house I slept for twelve hours, a thing I had not done for weeks, and awoke ready to carry my scheme through. “The following morning I was closeted with Berkley for some time, poring oxer deeds of title and old, musty documents. I purposely delayed. in order to fatigue him. Presents I saw the tell-tale contraction of his face, and I knew he was mine. Leaning across the table. I said: “ ‘I had intended, Sir Edward, half ruining myself in giving you a wedding present; but I have altered my mind—l will cure your neuralgia instead.’

“‘What!’ said he, eagerly: ‘l'd give anything if you cotfid; it’s the only cross I have to bear.’ “ ‘Well, I’ll cure you on one condition.’ “ ‘Name it—l'll do anything.’ “ ‘That you give me your solemn word of honor not to disclose to anyone the method of cure.’ “ ‘All right; only cure me.’ “ ‘Well, I'll tell you. first, why you have had to promise. You must know that this office —that is. myself—is the repository of half the secrets of the town. This is because everyone thinks I am a model for solid common sense. Now, if you blurted out that I had advised you to use a half-spiritualistic, haif-quackish remedy, why, my reputation as an embodiment of practical sense would be gone. I used myself to suffer from headaches, and do now, for that matter, and had tried every remedy that the doctors could suggest. At last I was persuaded to try a spiritualist, to whom I went at night. He gave me a thin band to wear whenever I had a headache, and he said it would relieve it if due to overwork, or care it if due to neuralgia. It was to be worn for eight days constantly, and, ter enable you to do it, I suggest that we both take a week’s holiday and go to same small fishing village and try the treatment.’ “I paused and wafted with throbbing heart for his answer. “ ‘How awfully good yon are, Flints I can never repay yon for your kindness; I owe yon more than I can tell already. Why, you introduced me Clothe loveliest ’ “ ‘Stay! stay! Don’t begin that. I will arrange to start next Monday; will that suit yon?’ “So it was agreed, and he left the office in high spirits, while I sat on and thought of Ethel, my wife in the future.

“In the little vflTage of Ancorn T bound the fatal band round his forehead. I coirfd not hypnot're him, but I felt sure that my intense desire for the success of the band wrnrld be as good as any other mm’s hypnoticpower. And so it proved, for, on the eighth day. T found Sir Edward Berkley—Ethel’s promised husband —in his bedroom, a gibbering lunatic. I at once secured the steel band, which was: soon destroyed, and then summoned assistance. With great diflicirlty we had’ him removed to an asylum, and I went back to break the news to his financee.. I did it. 1 flatter myself, well, and then left her alone for a month. Theis I gradually began once more to frequent the house, until I stood again in my old position. Berkley had been away for five months, and I thought the time had arrived to speak my mind to EthrP. I went one afternoon to see her, and, if possible, to win her. Sitting at her side, I was just going to speak, when I heard a step on the stair and turned round, and to my amazement saw- Sir Edward Berkley himself. Then I saw all was over —a blind fury seemed to seize me. In a moment I was on him. ‘Ah! I have you now—l have you at last ’ ” ***** With a bound Flint was upon me. I fought for my life, but fortunately assistance was at hand, and, fighting, yelling and struggling, the maniac was secured. Over 85 per cent of the working people of this country axe males.

THE PEOPLE S PILOT, RENSSELAER, IND., THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 1895.

HORTICULTURE.

The Beauty of the Tree*. The landscape of northwestern lowa and of Nebraska and of South Dakota has been wonderfully changed, as the j early settlers will bear us out, by the i planting of trees. It used to be that ! as far as the eye could see was one monotonous roll of prairie, and now as I far as the eye can see. the landscape is dotted by groves, in the midst of which 1 are villages and the homes of farmers. ; The trees are great contributors to the ! comfort of man and beast. They shell ter from the heat of summer and from i the storm of winter—and the old setI tiers recognize the change as the later comers cannot. j The influence of trees is important. They are beautiful, especially so in ’ such a year as this, and they stimulate love of the beautiful; and so to match I the trees we have the we’.l kept lawns, the fringes of flowers, the climbing vines—the beautiful homes. Nature i is kind to us all—kind to the poot. , What the rich do in conjunction with ! nature they cannot hide away for their | exclusive enjoyment. It is something in which w Q all have a sort of copartnership. The 'lightest taxes we I know of are these assessed by nature. , It makes itself beautiful if left alone, 1 out on the sweeps of prairie, which it I sprinkles with wild flowers, and along I the tangled banks of the water courses, ■ where trees and vims and wild fruits are grown without the intervention of ! man’s help. In such a place as Sioux City, where I the homes of the people are not ; crowded, the family having little but ! the patch of ground with a roof can make the place lovely with a creeping vine, flowers here and there, and a tree or two which will rise as grandly and spread its sheltering arms as far on ground belonging to the humble or the poor as on ground belonging to the proud and the rich. The smaller towns and the country have compensations that crowded cities cannot know. It is a wonderfully good thing to own your own home, and, owning it. to have pride in it, and to make manifest your love of it by making it beautiful. There are many ways of rendering public service, which in the main, is closely identified with service of ourselves, but there is no way that is better, so universally within the reach of people of whom we are speaking, as this way of trees, and grass and vines and flowers at home.—Sioux City Journal.

A Fruit Houitc In some localities it Is rather difficult to secure a good cellar without considerable work. Otten draining by digging a trench is necessary; and when this is the case it will often pay to build a fruit house above the ground, rather than to run the risk of water flooding in and damaging the fruit and vegetable. A fruit house, if well built, so as to be frost-proof, is much more convenient than a cellar in many ways,, but good care must be taken in dwing, the work if good resides are to be cured. Two ’ey six inch studding will be the’ best; thafl is. not less than this should be used. They can be placed two feet apart, andl it is usually best to brace’ the corners. Eight feet is plenty high, and in most cases six will be sufficient. It should bo* built close to the ground, so Jhat it cam be banked up- readily on all sides. Oni the outside roiugij boards can be nailedi on first, and over that a layer of tarred paper or heavy straw carefully weather-boarded. When it cam be done, it will be best to fill the space between the studding with sawdusts taking care to fill in tightly. Rougfti boards can lie nailed on the inside, and over this tmrred paper should agaiih be tacked. Overhead a tight layer off boards should be put and on them a go&u layer of sawdust. A efrimney. or place for ventilation, shonftf be providetF. Care should he taken to make tight; tire door and ventilation sttouid be all the openings. Good, cibse-niting doors., one to open outside arad' one inside, w?£l: help. Boxes or bins should be builti inside and about fourr inches away famm the wall. This wilßgrre air space between the wall and th» fruit. To make-doubly sure, an old stove set in the in which a little Hire may be madfe in the severest weathmt, will be foungi a benefit. as a very little fire will lesssn very materially the* danger of damage. A house of this Itaird. in a winter Mke the last one, will Iteep frnit and vegetables without freezing, but in winters such as we sometimes have a little-fire will be necessary.—Fruit Growers" Journal.

More thaio 100 Plant Perfunres.—lt is an interesting thing to know that 4,200 species of plants are gathered and used for commeoeial purposes in Europe. Of these 420 Brave a perfume that is pleasing and eaters largely into the manufacture as scents, soaps and sachets. There are more species of ‘white flowers gathered than of any other color—--1,124. Of these 187 have an agreeable scent, an extraordinary large proportion. Next in order come yellow’ blossoms, with 951, 77 of them being perfumed. Red flowers number 823. of which 84 are scented.—Ex. According to the eleventh census, the estimated value of all the farm products raised in this country in 1889 was $2,460,107,454. The Delaware legislature has appointed a commission to visit all peach orchards In the state and destroy all trees affected by the yellows.

DR. MENDENHALL, Indian Name MON-GOS-YAH. The Great Indian Doctor! The Doctor will positively by at Rensselaer, Indiana. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, OCTOBER loth, 11th and 12th, And will return TWO DAYS IN EACH MONTH for One Year. Office at MAKEEVER HOUSE. FREE! T,,e FREE! ET-AH persons who will apply Thursday. Oct. 10 to 12. will be treatad services free. The Doctor makes this liberol offer to demonstrate his Indian medicines in the cure of diseases. B The Doctor spent twenty-one years of his life among the Indians, there learning the secrets of Nature’s wonderful remedies contained in Hoots, Barks, Gums, Buds. Ber--7 ries, Leaves and Plants. Marvelous—The Doctor can tell you all your complaints by simply looking at you and without asking any questions. Consultation Free in all diseases of men. women and children. Pei feet cures guaranteed in all cases undertaken—Catarrh. Throat. Lungs. Liver. Stomach. Blood Diseases, Scrofula. \ Sores. Spots. Pimples. Tetter. Eczema. “A Eye. Ear, Kidneys. Bladder. Piles. Rheumatism. Heart Disease. Lost Manhood. All female complaints and weak children promptly cured. Young and Middle-Aged Men who are ' troubled with nervous debility, loss of \ memory, weakness of body and brain. 7. ' '' -7] loss of energy, organic weakness, kidney ■- >' ' ‘ \» and bladder affection or any form of *. ■ . 7 special disease can here find a speedy x? \ J ”, , '■ letter. Send a lock of your hair. age. A’Xr >■ . weight and build. Enclose a stamp for ~ ' { v’>; ■ reply and you will be told all your eom- ' plaints by return mail. Address all letters to , « LOGANSPORT, INDIANA. pfTOftlci' Hours—P a. m. to S p. m. FEEDERS FOR SALE! THE UNDERSIGNED HAS 200 or 300 Feeding Steers, 1000 Feeding Lambs, 2000 Feeding Sheep. FOR SALE AT MARKET PRICE. In car-load lots for cash, or on three to six months’ time. Call on A. McCoy, Walter V. Porter, or on James McDonald, at Marlboro. ftLFRCD M'COY.

Notice to XoH-Kfuidentn. STATE OF INDIANA, COUNTY OF JASper.—ss. In Jasper Circuit Court. To October Term. 1895. Magdalena O'Domeal et al. vs. Thomas W. Fairchild et al.—No. 4883. Be it remembered that on ths 19th day of September, 1895. the above named plaintiff’s, by Thompson & Bro., their attorneys, filed in the office of the clevk of said court their complaint against sail defendants and an affidavit of a competent person, that said defendants, to-wit: Thomas W Fairchild ai»d Mary Fairchild his wife. Elmira E. Dunlap and John R. Dunlapber husband. Horace W. Fairchild. Junior. Jeunes L. Adams and .Mirs. Adams ids wife, and Mrs. Adams widow (of said James L. Adams. Dean K. Fenner :und Mrs. Fenner his wife, and Mrs. Fenner widow of said Dean K. Fenner. Josiah M. Fiske and Mis. Fiske his wife, and Mrs. Fiske wfdtow of said Josiah ML Fiske. Edward A. Biden and Mrs. Biden bfet wife and Mrs. Biden widow of said Edward A. Biden. Robertt Perry and Mrs. Perry his wife, and Mrs. Perry widow of said Robert Perry, and all of the unknown heirs, devisees and legatees, and all of the unknown ibeirs, devisees and legatees of the unknown heirs, devisees and legatees of each and every of the said defendants are non-residents of the State of Indiana and said non-resident defendants are Hereby notified of the- yendeney of said suit and that said cause wail stand for trial at tele October Term. 1895. to-wit: On the 9th day of November, 1895. andl said defendants wifi appear at the Court House in Rensselaer. Indiana, and answer or demur to said coinpiatnt or the same will be heard in your absence. Witness my hand and the seal of said court, affixed at office in Rensseliaer. this the 19th day of September. 1895. [BEAB.I! WM. H. COOVER, Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court. THOMPSON & BRO.. Plai»tiffs’ Attorneys.

A New Juvenile Magazine.

A new monthly illustrated magazine for young people has just been started by Frank Leslie’s Publishing Bouse. It is called Frank Leslie’s Pleasant Hotars for Boys and Girls, and is in every way equal to the best publications of its kind, although the price is but 10 1 cents. The first number (October) contains the opening chapters of a serial story for boys by Edward S. Ellis, and one for girls by Jeannette H. Walworth. There are short stories by Oliver Optic and Rebecca Harding Davis; a football story by Henry E. Haydock; bicycle stories by Max I. Harvey and A. L. Millet; an article giving some “Hints on Trapping,” by F. L. Oswald; a paper telling how to turn a heap of rubbish into pretty ornaments, by Adele Beard; several illustrated poems and pratieal descriptions of novel tricks, games and puzzles. The editor of the new magazine is Frank Lee Farnell, who has been connected with Frank Leslie’s Publishing House for a number if years, and who thoroughly understands what will please and interest the young people.

Cash for Poultry.

Highest prices paid for poultry. eggs, veal, etc., at my newlyopened place north of railroad

JOHN F. McCOLLY.

near depot.

European Bargain Store. C&pper Wash Boiler No. 8.52.2 5 Ptorlor Matches, doz. boxes. .15 5-Gal. Oil Can with Pump. 1.15 Copper Tea Kettle, Nicklecl 1.15 Tubular Lanterns .50 Corn Knives, from 25 to .. .50 Coinage Sewing Machine.. 20.00 10(h-lb. Grindstone d frame 2.50 Largest Zinc Tubs, 85 to.. . 95 Aid Dwrt Forget the Place to Get Year Stoves and Stovepipe. C. E. HERSHMAN, RENSSELAER, IND

LKERV, SALE AND BOARDING STABLE. Leopold Barn, South of Court House. RENSSELAER, IND. Having purchased the above business the new proprietors request a share of the public’s favors. Good outfits, careful drivers. Best care of boarders. Prices reasonable. David E. Noland, Blacksmith Wheelwright General Repairing in Wood and Iron. LEE, USD. Ira W. Yeoman. ATTORNEIT. REMINGTON, IND. Insurance and real estate agent. Any amount of private money to loan on farm security. Interest 6 per cent. Agent for International and Red Star steamship lines. ™STONSp n Jj | BIACKBERRT MmIWJ Is a safe and prompt remedy for the cure of dlarrheea, dysentery, colic, eholera morbus and all forms of Summer Complaints and Looseness of the Bowels. It IS PI. BA SANT TO TAKK AND BSPBCIAU.T ÜBBT<H> FOB chilijhbn. For sale in Rensselaer by Frank B Meyer.

POPULAR WANTS. Advertisements of four lines or less will be inserted under this heading for twenty-five cents per month—such as Help Wanted, Farms for Sale. Houses to Rent. Lost, Fohnd. Pasturage. Situations Wanted and Wants of all kinds. ORGAN— Nearly new. will be sold very cheap; part payment down, balance on easy terms; it is a first-class instrument and very little used. Call or address Pilot office. LAND FOR SALE. Eighty acres of as choice land as lies in Jasper county can be purchased for 150 per acre —eight miles southwest of Rensselaer, in Jordon township. All tiled; good new frame house, well, wind mill and •comfortable stock buildings. Inquire at this office. J. VV HORTON, DENTAL SURGEON, 1 ' > ' J Rensselaer, Ind. All who would preservetheir natural teeth should give him a call. Special attention given to filling teeth. Gasser vitalized air for painless extraction. Over Laßue Bros. I B. WASHBURN. I PHYSIUM AND SURGEON. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Special attention given to diseases of the eye. ear. nose and throat, and diseases of women. Tests eyes for glasses and treats rupture by the injection method. A. L. BERKLEY. Physician and Surgeon. Office over Porter’s Grocery. Rensselaer, Indiana. J. C. THRAWLS, Serve or an Engineer. Office with the County Superintendent, in Williams & Stockton's block, Rensselaer. 3-23-94 n P. MITCHELL. Li Attorney at Law, Practices in all the courts of Indiana and Illinois. Real estate bought and sold. Ag’t for one of the best Life Insurance companies on the globe—The North-western Masonic Aid of Chicago. FAIR OAKS, IND.

JAMES W. DOUTHIT, LAWYER, Rensselaer - Indiana. MORDEGAIF. CHILCOTE, JL.T LAW, Rensselaer, Ind Attends to all business In the profession with promptness and dispatch. Office in second storv of the Makeever building. S. PARKS. DRAYMAN. All kinds of hauling done in the most careful and prompt manner. Pries the very lowest. New Meat Market CREVISTON BROS. Shop located o-pposite the public square. Everything fresh and clean. Fresh and salt meats, game, poultry.etc. Please give us a call and we will guarantee to give you satisfaction. Remember the place. Highest market price paM'for hides and tallow. AddisonParkisow. Gbo.K.Hollingsworth, President. Vice President. Emmet L. Holmmsworth. Cashier. Commercial State Bank, RENSSELAER, INDIANA, Directors: Addison Parklson, James T. Randle. Jo’.n M. Wasson. Geo. K. Hollingsworth and Emmet L. Hollingsworth. This bank is prepared to transact a general banking business. Interest allowed on time deposits. Money loaned and good notes bought at current rates of interest. A share of yeur patronage is solicited. Are open for business at the old stand of the Citiisens’ State Bank. Alfred McCoy, Pres. T. J. McCoy, Cash. A. R. Hopkins. Assistant Cashier. A. MCCOY & GO’S BANK RENSSELAER, IND. The Oldest Bank in Janper County. ESTABLISHED 1854. Transacts a general banking business, buys notes and loans money on long or short time on personal or real estate security. Fair and liberal treatment is promised to all. Interest paid on time deposits. Foreign exchange bought and sold. Your patronage Is solicited. Patrons having valuable papers rm v deposit them for safe-keeping.

H. L. BROWN, B. B. S. Gold f'HUngn. drown and Bridge Work. Teeth W ithout Plates a Specialty. Gas or vitillzed air administered for the painless extraction of teeth. Give me a trial. Offlceover Porter & Wish ard’s. IX L Them AIL GEO. W. CASEY, FAIR OAKS, IND., Sells the IXL Steel Wind Jfill, either Galvanized or Painted, Steel or Wood Towers. Tanks of all kinds, Pipes and all kinds of Well Fixtures at more reasonable prices than can be bought elsewhere in Jasper county. Geo. W. Casey. au exenange says that one of the reasons for maintaining a navy is to protect our missionaries in foreign lands. That’s the doctrine! Cram our religion down their throats. If they don’t take it without kicking shoot the gizard out of ’em. What we need is a big navy to convert the heathen.