Plymouth Tribune, Volume 2, Number 35, Plymouth, Marshall County, 4 June 1903 — Page 5

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LEADER IN TEbe TEttburie. HENDRICKS & CO., Publishers. Adrertlsements to appear in THE TKIB TONE meat be In before Tuesday noon to inure tnelr appearance in the issue of that week. - Plymouth, Ind., June 4 1903. I LOCAL NEWS & f Joseph Bergman and Mr. Enyart, of Peru, were Plymouth visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Ella McCormick and daughter, are visiting relatives and friends at In wood. Otto Stahl went to Bourbon. to attend the reunion of the alumni this evening. Mrs. Joseph Collins has gone to Lima, O., and Pittsburg. Pa., for a visit of a few weeks. Mrs. James M. Lawrence, of Bourbon, returned home Tuesday, after visiting hrr son. In this city. - Miss Kose Langdon, who has been stopping at E. C. Martindale's, has gone to Chicago to spend the summer. D. M. Lemler, who is working for the McCormick Harvester company, transacted business at Donaldson Tuesday. " Attorney General Miller, or Goshen, delivered the address to the graduates of the law class at Valparaiso college, Wednesday. Mrs. William Timm, who has been visiting her daughter," Mrs.- A. II, Zilmer, returned to her heme at Clarno, Wis., Tuesday. Ilenry Ilumrichouser has been quite quite sick at his home in this city since Sunday. He is suffering from the effects of a severe cold. Quiacy and Hafcy Kelley .and Oliver West went to North Judson Tuesday, where they have a contract to move a large building. Alex La Pierre who now represents the firm of Staley and Robinson producers of crude oil and real estate brokers, was in town Monday night. For two weeks partly cloudy and probably rain has been the prediction sent out by the weather man. We are glad to change it to fair and warmer. As to the weather this section of country certainly has reason to be thankful, We have had no storms of hail or wind and no more rain than was needed. Most of the republican candidates were defeated at the judicial election in Chicago Monday. Too much bossism was the cause. Less than half the vote of the city was cast. Terre Haute gamblers have abused their privileges, the mayor has ordered slot machines confiscated and policy playing stopped. By the way, what are a gambler's privileges? - Leonard Logan Is here from Williston, N. Dak., having sold his farm to John W. Thomas. He is well pleased with his new home. There Is a coal mine within 100 rods ot his claim. On the whole May was a good month. There were many freakish turns of the weather, but the temperature, according to official reports averaged five degrees above normal every day. George McCulloch, who starts a morning paper in Indianapolis this week, has secured an option on the Terre Haute express and is to have everal other newspaper properties In Indiana In connection with his Indianapolis paper. Some extent of the Kansas flood can be imagined by the press dispatches in the statement that an ordinary stream less than a quarter of a mile in width, i3 now a raging torrent of water 13 nlles wide spreading over a level country carrying death and destruction in its path. . Two facts are conspicuous in connection with the great flood in Kanris first, the splendid energy shown 1 7 the rescue workers, and second the j;rcmptncc3 vrith whiia prcCers cf citziZi help vrere declined. The Uznc:i p:cpl3 LT3 vrcn new credit by tl:!r c iiZzzl la VJ.Z ntt:r.

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FoiÄd and Paris Green AX a LOW PRICES 22) Ralph Leonard was home from Chicago over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Cole went to North Liberty Monday. Charles and Orlando Redding were homejor Memorial day. Quite a number of the Plymouth teachers spent Sunday at Culver. Mrs. Jacob McDuffy returned to her home m Big Rapids, Mich., Friday. Miss Lutrell Ringgenberg spent Friday night and Saturday at South Bend. . Joseph Chase, of Tyner, spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. B. M. Seybold.' William Gilmore, of Chicago, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents in this city. Mr. and Mrs. nanna, of Laporte, spent Sunday with Mrs. Andreas Wade in this city. Fred Morsches came up from Anderson Friday evening and visited In this city until Monday. Mr. Rothenberger and daughter, of South Bend, spent Sunday in' this city wifh Mrs. Bottorff. Bourbon schools have closed and Miss Carrie Boss has returned home for the summer vacation. - Mrs. C A. Buck and daughter, of Fort Wayne spent Sunday with relatives and friends in this city. Mrs. Jennie Hann, of Indianapolis, visited over Sunday with her brother, William OtKeefe and other, relatives in this city. Miss Pearl Ball, who has a position as' bookkeeper and stenographer at Hamlet spent Sunday- at her home near this city. " Melvln Chase, of Dayton, Ohio, Is visiting relatives and friends in this city, nis wife and liaby have been here several weeks. Mrs. John Engman nogue, of Fort Wayne, spent Sunday with her brother, sister and other relatives and friends in Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. Tanlue, of Tippecanoe township, visited their daughter, Mrs. Ed P. Rogers and W. H. Love and family Saturday and Sunday; Mr. Robert Dietz and wife, of Hanover. Penn., are guests at the Reformed parsonage. Mrs. Dietz is a sister. of the pastor, Rev. Hartman. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Shirar who was critically 111 for several days with lung fever following a severe attack of measles, seems to be slowly improving. Miss Hattie Kelley came down from Chicago Saturday to attend memorial exercises and her father came up from Ober and took her home with him for a visit of a few days. Mr.. and Mrs. William Moore, of Chicago, visited . over Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. William Cast,- near Pretty lake, and with Trustee Jackman and family in this city. --John Bowell, Prosper Ball, Clarence Slaytef and Charles Wallace went to Genesee, 111., to Inspect the gas plant In that city Monday. It is similar to the plant proposed for Plymouth. Over one hundred school girls took their first ride on the Warsaw-Winona electric road Friday. The contractor drew the car with a diminutive steam engine used intrack construction. Frank Cathcart of near Bristol had 227 chicks killed in his brooder and he found the rodent responsible for the depredations was a rat weighing three pounds, which he succeeded in killing. Miss Eva Smith, of South Bend, Arthur Wiltfong, of Chicago; Dr. Charles 0. Wiltfong, of Chesterton; Ford Reynolds, of Pittsburg, and Edward Sayre, of Elkhart, were home over Sunday. Frank Hendricks and wife and Joseph Hendricks of Elkhart, Dr. J. T. T. Howe and wife, of Lakeville, and Arthur Underwood, of South Bend, were amon j theso who spent Saturday and Sunday In Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Welsh, of Greensburg, Ind. , spent Sunday ' In Plymouth and went from here to Chicago Monday. Mr. Welch was born cad grew to , manhood in Plymouth. He vt"3 for 2venU years manager of the Omv!aJ liCvwl Xn v 1 i.jpQl i 3 duel fji Zmi present rrcil-tercf the leading hotel r

Chew Stronghold'' plug. A perfect chew. Tags 1 cent each. 194-6tdw Miss Edith Kendall is visiting friends at Allegan,. Mich. I. M. Mattingly is home from Chicago for a visit of two weeks. Mrs. John Blam and Mrs. C. R. Cooper went to Larwill yesterday. Miss Goldie Whitesell, of Donaldson, was a Plymouth visitor yesterday. Technicalities aretbe mosqultos of the law but they seldom bite criminals. Albert and Thomas Hayas and their father are at work in Berrien county, Mich. There will be a big "Uncle Tom's Cabin tent show in Plymouth Wednesday, June 10. D. K. Harris Is visiting his son and daughter in Greencastle and Indianapolis this week. Congressman Crumpacker, of Valpaniso, passed through Plymouth yesUrday afternoon. Miss Zeta Hayes and sister of Bremen stopped here Wednesday on their way to Rankin, 111. Many Plymouth people are attending the closing exercises of Culver Military Academy this week. Daniel Stair - has returned to his home near Albion after a visit of two weeks with relatives in this vicinity. John Laird, of Tippecanoe, and G. II. Gaskill, of Burket.were hereytsterday for examination by the pension boarJ. Mrs. E. J. Kleckner has gone to Findlay, Ohio, to visit a few weeks and attend a reunion of the Rohrer and Thomas families. Mrs. B. F. Berger residing nine miles north or Plymouth, has returned from a visit of three weeks with relatives at Baltic, Ohio. President Roosevelt spoke in Iowa Thursday. He will spend two days in Illinois and will be at Indianapolis a half hour Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Strombeck and family have gone to Petoskey, Michigan fur a visit of a month and may remain during the summer. Rev. Clark Skinner, one of the oldest clergymen of the M. E. church in Indiana, died at South Bend Monday morning. lie was "4 years old.

R. A. Cox, of. Marion, is here for a faw days, visiting his aunt, Mrs. John W. Parks. He and Mr. Parks spent the day at the senator's farm near Bourbon. The funeral of William Scofield at the U. B. church five miles north of Plymouth, was very largely attended. Rev. M.'L. Peter preached the funeral sermon. A conservative estimate places the killed by Monday's tornado at Gainseville, Georgia, at 100; injured 200. The property loss will reach a half million dollars. It is quite a novelty to have Kansas suffering from Hoods instead of droughts or grasshoppers. It illustrates the adage that all things come to him. who waits. John Bower was arrested at Elkhart yesterday, charged with stealing a horse from William Bondurant, of Bremen. He was brought to Plymouth on the 6:13 p. m. Vandalia train. William Blake, 30 years old, residing at Mt. Etna, Huntington county, swallowed a dose of "rough on rats" because h.s mother would not go his security on a debt. . ne will recover. Mrs. Frank Dean, with her little son, arrived from North Dakota, Sunday evening, for a yisit of three or four weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Heury Price, of West township. Mrs. Henry Fortune, residing ten miles west of Plymouth, died sud denly Tuesday evening. She was 65 years old. Funeral services will be held at the large Dunkard church in West township Thursday. . narvey Miller and family, of Kankakee. 111., arid Ed. Miller, of Chi cago, visited their parents, Mr Mrs. J, A. Miller, of Walnuter ship, Sunday and Monday and sjF. few hours with old friends in Plymouth. Kirby, the Kentuckian, who has been in jail several days on account of a rough and tumble fight at Inwood, May 27, In which John Stafford was severely cut with a knife, was tried before Justice Molter Tuesday and acquitted. - Southern Indiana is having a taste of the flood, also. There have been heavy rains of several days' duration, causing streams to overflow their banks and do a vast amount of damage In the regions about Madison and Crawfordsville. The committee that went to Geneseo. 111., to Inspect the gas plant returned yesterday and are very favorably impressed. They say that the gas plant is In full operation and the lights are far superior to any artificial gas manufactured. - . Some of the investors in a get-rich-quick concern have just received final payment of 2 per cent of tbelV principal. , The 98 per cent in experience is a dividend quite different from the 10 per cent a month Interest that was promised, - . F. A. Cotton, state superintendent cf Mubllc instruction, ha3 completed LI: f ju:::, CizrAz i2 asiccl zzzzi-

eration of the state for 1903. The

total enumeration of children between the aces of six and 21 is 776,056, a gain over last year of 5,255 The passenger department of the Penneylvanla has issued its summer excursion book for 1903, which, like Its predecessor, is a complete compendium of information as to places, routes and rates. The book is printed in an artistic and attractive manner. Mrs. W. J. nenzell, of Allegan, Micb.. and Miss Edith Kendall, of Plymouth, who have been guests of Miss Josephine James, ot South Taylor street, have left for Allegan, Mich., where Miss Kendall will be a guest of Miss Henzell. South Bend Times. Cass county elected William n. Haas, of Logansport, as county superintendent, to succeed R. C. Hillis. Physically there is a marked contrast between the two Hillis being a little man and Haas a big one. Intellectually both fully measure up to the standard. Vern Miller, who has been employed in Swift's pork packing establishment at Kansas City for the past ten months, returned home Tuesday evening and will again work in the auditor's office. He says the flood situation in Kansas City has not been exaggerated. W. H. Bollman and family expect to spend the summer in Northern Michigan, where Mr. Bollman and Albert Snyder have a tract of land and lumber interests. Mr. Bollman and his son, Leo, left for Michigan Tuesday night to build a summer cottage for the family. Dr. Reynolds, assisted by Drs. C. F. Holtzcndorff, Knott and Stephens, re moved a tumor from the breast of Mrs. Monroe Steiner this forenoon. The operation was successful; all the diseased tissues were removed and there now seems little doubt of her permanent recovery. Prof. R. A. Randilland wife, of Go shen, spent Tuesday night and yesterday morning here. They drove over the city jesterd; y and Mrs. Ran dall was much pleased with the lovely shaded streets and the nice homes of tbe city. They will move here as soon as they can secure a house for a residence. One of the worst results of the Kansas floods is the sickness likely to fol low. The filling of wells, whereyer these are used, with surface water, the scattering of sewage and other decaving matter over residence lots and the accumulation of water in cellars are almost sureln such cases to produce malarial epidemics. Sol. II. Mayer, one of the directors of the Amateur Athletic club at Spo kane, enjeyed aride with President Roosevelt on the occasion of his visit there. The president was made a life member of the club and complimented its members very highly. Sol, like most of the Plymouth boys who have made new homes, is among the foremost young men of Spokane. Leonard Logan returned to his home at Wiiliston, N. D., yesterday. He sold his farm of 122 acres to J. W. Thomas and sold bis saw mill to Chas. Kanarr. He still owns a business building in Lapaz. lie was born in Marshall county, has always been one of the county's best citizens and everybody who knos him and his family will wish them success la their new home. Bessie Rentschler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rentschler was 12 years old Tuesday and her mother invited 25 of her young friends to spend the evening with her. Ice cream and cake were served all kinds of games that tbe little folks could think of were indulged In and the evening was Intensely enjoyed by all. Bessie was the recipient of numerous presents from her young friends. A democratic board of trustees real ected George W. Ellis for county su-

trustrintendent of Elkhart county last is said '?a7 E11,s nas an unenviable

reputation and tbe Goshen Democrat seems to have a poor opinion of democratic trustees. It says. "In order to get the support of a majority of Elkhart county trustee the first requisite seems tobe dishonesty and giving ample evidence of being a defaulter." , Most of Mishawaka's business and professional men oppose the scheme of annexing Mishawaka to South Bend, which project has been renewed in the past week or two with new vigor. A few of the manufacturers see added prestige and advantage Jn having their goods hailed as manufactured in South Bend, but most of those interviewed by the Tribune correspondent felt that Mishawaka had much to lose and little to gain in the annexation. By the death of the Rev. Clark Skinner the number of Northern Indiana pioneers aaln Is lessened. Gradually, but with unerring' certainty, these sturdy citizens are passing away and being numbered with tbe great majority. They played well their part In the development of this section of the commonwealth, and it may truthfully be eaid of them thai the state' was benefited by thefr coming hero and ajdinj in the cptatlichment cf thrifty communities: C nth Bend TI:2. u

Mrs. G. W. Hayes has returned from a visit of several days at Logansport. The Memorial -day exercises were held at the M. E church SuDday afternoon and the program published last week was carried out. There was a very large crowd at Oak Hill cemetery to participate in the decoration services. A Sharon, Pa., man undertook to kick a neighbor's ben off bis premises. He never touched her, but the effort upset bis equilibrium and in falling he brokehis collar bor.e. There are other ways or scaring a ben better than kicking. Emerson L. Reynolds, father of Wesley Reynolds, the brave lad who lost his life in defending the Westville bank from burglars, has been taken to the insane asylum. Grief over his son's death unbalanced the father's mind. Revised estimates of deaths by flood and fire at North Topeka place the number at 250. Of the 1000 or more survivors still in deadly peril, only 300 were were rescued during Sunday. Dread that floods will be renewed by swollen tributary streams. Tbe meeting of the board of review the county commissioners, . circuit court and the election of a county superintendent by the township trustees, made business lively at the court house Monday, b it the county officers did not get much work done. While Miss Fay Robinson and Raymond C. Barnes, of Bluffton, were being united in marriage at the Baptist parsonage there, the groom's mother, who objected to the union, was smashing the window lights in the home to

be occupied by the young people. Special dispatches from Kansas City state that Swift's packing house was damaged by the flood to the amount of $1,000,000, and Cudahy's and other packing houses suffered losses to about half that amount. As there is no insurance against flood losses they will be total. Newcastle, Ind., has such a reputa tion for raising superior roses that not only is Indianapolis getting dirt from there upon which V. grow roses, but also Chicago and Cincinnati lirms as well. It is getting so that pretty near all that's good comes from Indiana or stays there. Wonders do not come singly, even in politics. Along with stalwart old republican Kosciusko county's election of a democratic county superintendent for the first time in Its history. Fort Wayne, the Indiana Gibraltar of democracy, elects a republican school trustee,the first on record there. South Bend is getting ready to dedicate her soldiers' monument on the 25th mst. The monument is a massive column of granite surmounted by a bronze figure nine feet high, representing a color sergeant, and surrounded at the base by four life-size figures representing the army and navy. Rev. O. S. Thornberry preached his farewell sermons at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and evening, There was a large attendance and general regret' that Plymouth will no longer have him ai d his family with us. He will ship his good to Bucyrus immediately and he and his family will leave for their new field of labor this week. May, this year,, was in many respects an ideal month, but it had some peculiar features', it came in with freezing weather and went out much colder than usual, yet there were twenty-four days of very hot weather, and terrific tornadoes, great floods and other atmospheric disturbances caused death and destruction In many sections of the country dur ing tbe last days of the month. George C. Clarke, for the last three years in charge of difficult constructive work on the Pittsburgh division of the Pennsylvania, was on Saturday notified of his promotion Xj principal assistant engineer in the construction of the Pennsylvania tun nel in New York. Mr. Clark left for his new service Monday and will be succeeded on the Pittsburg division by N. F.Brown. He expects to spend five years in completing the tunnel work. A Edson E.. Sarber, a democratic township trustee, was elected county superintendent of schools in Kosci usko county, Monday. In Elkhart county and In Lawrence county, where the democrats had a majority of trus tees, republicans were elected. In Miami, Vanderburg, Vermillion and several other counties, no elections were made. Monday and a recess was taken until Tuesday. Four hundred and thirty fiuitless ballots were tagen at Newport. The social given at !he Methodist church by the official board Friday evening was a grand success. Almost all the members, young and old, were there and several prominent members of other churches were present. Over 300 plates of ice cream and cake were dished out free, and there was a deUghtful musical program interspersed wiih excellent addresses. The solos of Daniel Senqur and Mi?3 Dora Fogel vrere amenj the beet ever heard in thi3 city. It vrss an evening enjoyed by r.!l. " '

The May death rate In Chicago was higher than at any time since world's fair, pneumonia leading all diseases by claiming 24 per cent of the total number of deaths. The health department says unhcalthful conditions are likely to continue, owing to the inefficiency or the city government. There will be a public discussion of the Sabbath question at the' ü. B. church, five miles north of Plymouth, on the evenings of . June 20 and 21. Elder Willis Logan will affirm that the seventh day of the week .is the Christian Sabbath, Elder William Dillon, of Huntington, Ind., denying. The relief fund that was raised in this city last week for the aid of Jewish sufferers in Kishneff was sent to Chicago Saturday and today a receipt for the same was received. The amount contributed was $44.50. This speaks well for Plymouth and again demonstrates the fact that our citizens are ever ready to respond to a needy cause.' If you wait long enough, there is an evening-up, a nice balancing of affairs in this world. Take the weather, for instance. Two or three years back and continuing for a year or two there was a decided deficiency in the rainfall, as measured by the normal standard. Now well, at least no deficiency is discernible to the naked eye. . Surprise on Mrs. Thornberry. The final meeting of the Mozart club before its annual summer vacation took place Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Jas. DeLoney. It was in tbe nature of a farewell party for Mrs. Thornberry, whose going away will be a great loss to the musical circles of Plymouth and especially to the Mozart club. Mrs. Thornberry was a charter member of this clnb at its organization five years ago, has been active in building it up to its present excellent standing, and has served most efficiently as its directress during the past year. These members of the club feel that they bave done but little in expression of their appreciation of the inspiration they have received from association with Mrs. Thornberry, but trust that by Keeping up to the high standard set for them they may continue to show their confidence in her judgment and ability. The party was a total surprise to Mrs. Thornberry and the manner in which she walked all unsuspectiog into the net set for her was so amusing as to strike the key note of the

evening's fun, so the sadder thoughts of separation were crowded out for a time. Music more or less classic was rendered throughout the evening, light refreshments were served and at a late hour the company departed with pleasant thoughts of the affair. Board of County Commissioners. The commissioners were in session Monday and Tuesday. The usual allowances and routine work was done. A number of ditch petitions and petitions for bridges and arches were presented and acted upon, but as the auditor has not completed the record we cannot give particulars today. Nine liquor licenses were granted as follows: George Kruyer, Fred Shoemaker, of Plymouth; E. C. Bright, Inwood; Francis M. Lemert, Teegarden; Joseph P. Miller, Argos; Franklin Walter, Bremen; Robert Kreuzber ger, Culver; L. G. Capron, Plymouth, and L. R. Ocker, Plymouth. A matter of considerable interest was the loan of $8000 made by Trustee Jack man. of Center township, to build the Inwood school house. The com misse rs did not approve the loan. but continued the matter until next month. It is said that the reason for refus ing to approve was that the loan was not to be made until one-third of the material for the school house was on the ground; and it was also claimed that tbe money could have been oltained at five per cent interest. whereas the trustee agreed to pay six per cent. The Presbyterian Cake Walk. The cake walk given by the ladles of the Presbyterian church at Hill's cafe Monday evening was a success so cially and financially. Forty ladies and gentlemen costumed to represent forty different cakes marched in tbe procession and it is safe to say that all the kinds of cake ever baked and a great many never before heard of were represented in one way or an other. The Minnehaha cake .was a girl named Minnie who as constantly laughing. A cake was given to the person guessing the greatest number of cakes. This was captured by Miss Tressie Linkennelt. - The picture gallery afforded a great deal of amusement. The music was good and all who attended pronounce it one of the best entertainments ever given in this city. "I hav6 been troubled for some time with indigestion and eour stomach," says Mrs. Sarah W. Curtis, of Lee, Mass., "and have been taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets which have helped me very much eo that now I can hi many things that before I couldnot." slf you have any trouble with your ttcssssh why not talis there tablet3 and get well? Fcr ea,ls by J. E.

A Rsh Story. Reed Parker was fishing at the dam Monday when a large pike seized his hook. Reed was somewhat excited, but with the assistance of Ray Bennett succeeded in partially landing the big fish which got off the hook just at the edge of the water and flounced back into about six inches of water where Reed was standing. He made a dive for It but not being able to hold it sat down on it. Still the fish made a fight for its life and would have succeeded in getting into deep water if it had not ran into one of Reed's big rubber boots. As It Is, the boy is proud of the biggest fish he ever caught. Rood Situation Told Briefly. The flooded territory in Kansas stretches from Brook ville, Kas., toKansas City, a district of 200 miles by from three to fifteen miles in widths Almost the entire territory is submerged in water from one to fifty feet in depth; The loss of cattle, homes, barns, fences and crops will run into the millions. One report says probably fifty persons were drowned in the country around Manhattan. The Blue river from the north and the Kansas from the west, which carries the waters from Republican, Solomon, Saline, and Smoky rivers, besides several large creeks, meet at the eastern edge of Manhattan. Over 1,500 people were housed in the college building at Manhattan Four birth's were reported to have occurred during the night, one of the little babies being drowned in the engine room. Every busir.ess store in Manhattan is filled with water from one to ten feet deep. At North -Topeka the number of dead is estimated at thirty-four and the property loss at $1,000,000. The flood is subsiding and the worst is over. At Kansas City the loss of property and life is heavy, although figures are not available. The worst is over at Des Moines, where 5,000 Hood sufferers are being cared for by the city. At Hutchinson, Kas., the water is two feet high in Main street, and every business house is flooded one foot. The city hail and court bouse are under water and the fi re department has moved to a livery stable. AU railroads jure flooded for miles. Two thousand people in fifty blocks are homeless. Probably fifty thousand people have been driven from their homes in Kansas and Iowa.

Unparalleled Loss of Life. ' If hrst reports regarding the loss of ife by the freshets in Kansas are confirmed It will be one of the most disastrous calamities of the kind that has visited any' portion of the country. Other freshets may have destroyed as much property, but none has been so destructive of life as present reports indicate tbe Kansas flood to have been. Mississippi river floods have never caused much loss of life. The floods of 1882 and 1884, which devastated the Ohio river valley, detroyed many millions jf dollars' worth of property between Pittsburg and New Albany, but tbe loss of life was not great, though thousands of persons were rendered homeless. In those floods the loss of property at Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Madison, Jeffersonville, New Albany and the intervening country was estimated at $2,740,000, and about 41,000 people were made temporarily homeless and dependent. The rise in the Kansas river seems to have taken the suburbs of Topeka unawares and unless tbe situation shall be changed by later reports the loss of life has been without parallel in a river flood. Indianapolis Journal. The Result of Ambition. Poor Carlotta, widow of the unfortunate Emperor Maximilian, of Mexico, is said to be nearing her end. Her mind has been in a deranged state ever since the tragic end of his reign over 40 years ago, and she is now reported In a dying condition. Hef case is the saddest in all history. Ambitious to become an empress, she aided the intrigue of Louis Napoleon to build up a monarchy in Mexico and place her worthy husband upon the throne.. It was a brief, disastrous reign, ending in the ignominious death of Maximilian and the loss of Carlotta's brilliant intellectual powers. She has .been - living in mental gloom all these years in a sequestered castle In the realm of her brother, the king of the Belgians. Wettr Ir.ttrmiisT.il Dictionary. . Webster's dictionaries have been the standard Tor half a century. From the first edition of the work up to the present time the authors and publishers have devoted all Uieir energies and capital to attain the highest excellence and-today the latest revised edition of Webster's International Dictionary is the fullest most comprehensive, useful and reliable work of its kind in the world. So various and and .valuable a mass of Information cannot be found in any other single volume. It Is an encyclopedia that almost affords the means for a complete education. It is a necessary adjunct in every family, school and oCIse in the lizl.