Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1896 — Page 7

INDIANA IS IN LINE.

State Convention Instructs for -z I McKinley; jMOI'NTFOIUiOVKHNOI! ii) . —- Haggard Gets Second Place on the Ticket. Mount Won on the 7th Ballot, After a Lively Contest—Decisive and Laudatory Resolution Is Adopted In,structine Delegates to Vote for McKinley at St. Louis—Strong Declaration for Sound Money and Against 16 to 1 Coinage—The Ticket and Platform. , ■ Delegates-at-Large—Richard W. Thompson, Lew Wallace, C. W. Fairbanks, Frank Mllliken. Alternates—Hiram Brownlee, -R. T. McDonald, Edward O. Hopkins, George L. Knox. For Governor—Janies A. Mount. For Lieutenant Governor—W. S. Haggard. For Secretary of State—William D. Owen. For Auditor of State—A. C, Dailey. For Attorney General—W. A. Ketcham. For Treasurer—Frederick J. Sholty. For Reporter Supreme Court—Ghas. F. Be m y . W" For Superintendent Instruction—D. M. Geetlng. _ For State Statistician—A. J. Thompson. Appellate Judges—W. D. Robinson, William S. Henley, James B. Black, U. Z. Wiley, D. W. Comstock. - • • . c Indiana has moved'to make it unanimous for Major McKinley for President? The Republicans of this State, at the convention in Indianapolis, worked all day with their coats off. The-net results of the day's labor are found in the ticket at the head of this column, and a party platform sound on Republicanism, sound on the presidential question, sound on the tariff, and sound on finance. Indiana •hakes a defiant head across the northern boundary and says to Michigan: “I can tie you.” Indiana Republicans beckon the political arithmeticians who have been wont to count this a doubtful State

CHAIRMAN THOMPSON.

to draw near. “Just notice the way we do it,” these Hoosiers say, “and see if you can find a trace of doubtfulness in ouivmannor of going at this political business in Indiana Republicans arc' fairly crackjng their lieels together in political vivacity. In that long day of labor they found some propositions harder of solution than others, but they attacked all in the same spirit of enthusiastic earn- 1 estness. ; , It took the convention about fifteen minutes to instruct for Major McKinley and declare its principles, and half of the time was given to noisy exultation over- the different steps in the task. Two hours more and the four delegates-at-large and their alternates and two olectors-nt-iarge had been chosen, two hours because the

delegates were too exuberant to plan the shortest route. The contention then buckled down and wrestled a long, hot, toilsome, nerve-wrecking over tlio gubernatorial nomination and to complete the State ticket. Tomlinson Hnll, the scene of so many memorable conventions, presented an ap pearance that betokened much Republican enthusiasm. Hundreds of flags and banners decorated every available part of the great auditorium. Just above the stage three iiiJftiense flags were hung, those on the sides extending to the floor, the one in the center stopping just above the presiding officer’s head. Immediately beneath this center flag tho pictures of Lincoln, Grant, Harrison and McKinley were displayed: Along the gallery railing at regular intervals were the pictures of .Garfield, Allison, Morton uttd Blaine. The two flags drooping low from the ceiling in the center of the hall had the effect of iunbroken drapery from the front to the rear of the hall. A military band was stationed in the west gallery and furnished music until ■the convention was called to order. While the convention waj gathering and the delegates were being placed the sergeaut-at-arms announced that the State Central Committee had decided to prohibit smoking, w her (‘upon the hundreds of ladies present. loudly applauded. There was considerable delay in calling the gathering to order, and the crowd meantime amused itself with alternate cheers and applications of the cooling potions of the festive lemonade vender. The Weather was very warm, and despite open windows and thousands of waving fans the throng perspired freely, although apparently without great unhappiness. R. W. Thompson Chairman. It was 10:15 when State Chairman J. K. Gowdy began calling the convention to order, and it was fifteen minutes later when he rubbed his gavel arm muscles back into shape aud announced the hardly self-evident fact that the gathering had been called to order. The invocation by (Rev. D. R. Lucaa of lodlanapolij silenced the noisy delegates.

The report of the Committee on Rules and Permanent Organization was read. Ex-Secretaty of the Navy Richard W. Thompson was reported for permanent chairman with a rousing cheer, and Gil. R. Stormont was named for secretary. The report was unanimously adopted. When the white-haired “Uncle Dick” Thompson assumed the. gavel he was g,reeted witharoiiaii)2 receptipn. Despite his 88 years, the ex-Secretary delivered a stirring speech, in which he vigorously liean principles i.i the coming elections. “The first thing done by the first Congress to assemble under our grand constitution,” he said, “was to' for protection for our people and our'products, and for a continuation of that benign, policy the Republican party still contends, and, mv fr lands. there is one man who is to see that this country is given protection; one man who

is identified above all others with the policy of protection. (Wild cheers.) I don’t rvopder at the enthusiasm of the country for that man, at the general demand of the people- for his nomination—for the nomination of McKinley. (Continued cheering.) I know McKinley. I honor McKinley. lam for McKinley.” At this point the speaker was interrupted by a marked demonstration, and' at each of his subsequent allusions to the Ohio man there was renewed and prolonged applause. But when he mentioned Gen. Harrison’s name the enthusiasm was fully as evident, and there was evidently no intention to slight theex-PreSident. At the conclusion of Col. Thompson’s speech there- wore*loud cries of ’-Harrison,” but the eX-President did not appear and the report of the Committee on ('redentiais wirs-sti limit ted and accepted without contest. Then canid tile reading of Hie platform and resolutions. The various clauses of the declaration of the party principles were-well received, the protection and money planks receiving particular attention. The interest became intense as the chairman reached the McKinley resolution, which concluded -the platform. At the naming of the Ohio candidate the great., crowd broke into a wild cheer, which, when it subsided', was met with vigorous counter cries of “Harrison.” For

TOMLINSON HALL.

several moments the opposing forces howled for their favorites. When the climax was reached ,and the phrase “directed to vote for William McKinley" was read, the shouts broke loose again. After the gavel had in a measure restored order, the motion to adopt was put amid a wild turmoil of conflicting cries. * The Platform. The platform as reported and adopted follows: Your Committee on Resolutions begs leave to submit the following declaration of principles: . It has been many years gincerfbe Republican party was born. It wns the child of conscience. It grew and became great In deed and achievement through the Inspiration that cornea from a true and lofty conception of liberty and freedom, justice and equality, national Integrity and national honor. In short, from the beginning of the administration of Abraham Lincoln to the close of that of Benjamin Hurrlson, the record of the Republican par.ty Is the story of loyalty, of patriotism and of magnificent achievement. The experience of the last three years brings out In a clearer light the excellence of the splendid administration of onr fellow-citizen.' Benjumlu Harrison—an administration under which we nttalned a measure of prosperity unequaled In the history of the government. The Republican party Is the party of honesty and prosperity, of law and ordier, of good wages, good markets and good money, and It asks the confidence and support of the people at this time, submitting for their approval the following statements of principles and policies which will continue to guide and Inspire its efforts: The Republicans of Indiana are In favor of protection. We demand a tariff that will not only secure the necessary amount of revenue, but wllll also afford equal and certain protectlou to the wage-workers and producers of this country. We demand that American sellers shall have the first chance In American markets. From Lincoln to Harrison, under the wise policy of protection and reciprocity, wo steadily decreased our bonded debt, resumed specie payment, maintained the public credit, kept unimpaired the gold reserve, In creased the wealth of the whole country and added to the conifort and happiness of the people to a degree unparalleled In the history of nations. The reversal of this beneficent and patriotic policy by the Democratic party has brought to the American people nothing bur distrust, deficit and disaster. We therefore demand a return to the sound Republican policy of protection aud reclprocWe are firm and emphatic In our demand for honest money. We believe that our mon-

HON. WILLIAM M’KINLEY. Choice of Indiana Republicans for President.

esfshould not be Inferior to the money of the most enlightened nations of the earth, fe’ are unalterably opposed to every scheme currency. -f ■ Wife favor 'the use of silver as currency, but to the extent only and under such regulations that Its parity with gold can be maintained", and In consequence are opposed ,to the free, unlimited and Independent coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1. We demand a rigid erfforeeraent of all existing immlgraUqn laws by the National Government and'’ the enactment of such furtuer legislation as will the better protect our people against the influx of the crimInal and vicious-classes of foreign countries. We believe In a liberal construction of our pension laws, and condemn the unjust and unfair polity of the present administration In depriving ex-soldiers of their pensions without notice and vvlthout a hearing upon charges filed against them. Believing as we do In a protective tariff, the leading Issue befOTe the people, we favor the nomination as President of the United States of the man who perfectly represents a protective tariff atm* the cardinal principles of the Republican party; a man who has devoted his life to the defense of

his country in war and in peace; one who, at 17, fought with Hayes and Crook and Sheridan at Antietam and In the Shenandoah In defense of our flag against foes within, and for fourteen years In Congress contended against our country’s foes from without, beating back British free trade and aggression, which finally under the present Democratic administration obtained possession of our markets and has almost, destroyed our Industries; a man who, with the resistless shibboleth, “Protection and Prosperity,” has challenged the attention of the commercial world and won the support of every patriotic workingman of our country; whose life and work, open as a book, arc in themselves a platform, and whose very name is, magic—that Joyal American citizen, soldier, statesmah and Christian gentleman, William McKinley; of Ohio: and the delegates to the Republican National Convention selected by tills body are directed to cast their votes for William McKinley as frequently and continuosly as there is any hope of Ills nomination. The convention then began the election of delegates-at-large. These- four men were not chosen without a good deal of confusion. Col. Thompson was nominated, of course, by acclamation to head the delegation. The roll call for candidates for the other three places brought out Gen. Lew Wallace, C. W. Fairbanks of Indianapolis, Hiram Brownlee of Marion, and Frank Milliken of Newcastle. With so many candidates no one had a majority on the first ballot. Gen. Wallace had (>‘2B votes, and ho was nominated by acclamation. Then there was worse confusion than ever over choosing the other two. Delegates were supposed to vote for only one Of the three candidates, .but everybody voted for two. Consequently Mr. Milliken had 1,042, Mr. Fairbanks had 81)2 and Mr. Brownlee 878, each more than enough to .nominate. Messrs. Fairbanks and Milliken were then chosen by acclamation. In the selection of alternates-!! t-lat-ge there were motions by the dozen to nominate by acclamation and not one ballot; Finally-, wfren Th'e' 'OlmiOfr of Df. McAdams by acclamation was proposed, the chair announced that the four alternatestrad ulmidy been ehostmr 'They were: Hiram Brownlee of Marion, R. T. McDonald of the Twelfth district. Edward O. Hopkins of the Eleventh district, and George L. Knox of Indianapolis, the colored men’s candidate. For eleetors-at-large H. G. Thayer of turn Charles F. Jones of Hie Sixth district were named by acclamation. Jesse J. M. Lafollette of Jay County came to the assistance of Chairman Thompson and continued to be acting chairman. He worked hard, -bnt iir.thefflftf'.lflr -Ifrf KubernaJLujjjd, nomination his voice from the chair was like a whisper in a boiler factory. Noteworthy Gubernatorial Fight. The gubernatorial fight was one that probably could not have taken place anywhere but in Indiana. It is doubtful if so many candidates could have mustered even here, if the Republicans were not so sure of winning. Every man who had ever heard the buzz of the gubernatorial bee, or who ever expected, to henr it. seemed to have gone after the nomination. Each of them had enough to make a go'bd showing in tby convention. All of them were in the race.for two ballots. To nominate, 708 vojfyjs were neees-

STATE CHAIRMAN GOWDY.

sary, and nobody con id nnister-200 until the third ballot. Five men were still running whefi James A. Mount was nominated. Mr. I’osey led on the first ballot. Major Doxey, the lender after the first ballot, reached his maximum on thf fifth ballot. 'My. Griffin, of Hammond;' and Mr. Griffiths) of Indianapolis, ran a neek-nnd-neek race, either looking like a possible winner for five ballots. This struggle was so hot that votes were split into eighths. The nomination of a gubernatorial candinnte, however, did not stop these In-' diaua Republicans. They had been working and sweltering without recess, food

or air from 10 a. m. to 8 p. m., but they refused to adjourn and went on to finish the Jiqkct. ■ ■ . ■V- • ' -fr Other Winners. ~W. S. Haggard, of Tippecanoe, was nominated for Lieutenant Gpvernor on the first ballot, * receiving 777 votes, against 038 for John W. jßaker, of Columbia City; W. D. Owen, of Cass County, was next

J. A. MOUNT. Candidate for Governor.

nominated for Secretary of State by acclamation. A. C. Dailey, of. Boone, was nominated for Auditor by acclamation. There were two candidates for Treasurer—Frederick J. Sholtz, of Vanderburg County, and Leopold Levy, of Huntingtorn Sholtz- was nominated, receiving 1,062 votes, against 353 for Levy. William A, Ketcham, of Indianapolis, was nominated for Attorney General by acclamation. ■— • *— On the first ballot for reporter of the Supreme Court Charles F. Rerny, of Bartholomew, lacked fourteen of a majority. His opponents were Warrick tl. Ripley and John H. Heinrichs, of Marion; Theodore J. Louden, of Monroe, and Ambrose Moore, of Fountain. Moore withdrew. On the second ballot Mr. Remy was nominated, gettlffg4)2TTOtesrtor'24oWTr(srtlrr Louden and 8 for Mr. Heinrichs. D. M. Geeting, of Jefferson, County, was renominated for Superintendent of Public Instruction, and A. J. Thompson, of Shelby County, for State Statistician by acclamation.

Noiseless Machines.

Every day sees an Increase in the use of modern rawhide gearings because of their many excellent advantages. A striking illustration of their operation is afforded at the plant of the American: Book Company, in New York. In their new building on Washington square all the presses, folding machines, cutters, etc., are operated each by a separate electric motor. The speed of the presses is adapted to different kinds of work by changing the pinions on the motor shafts which engage with the operating gear of the press, the motor being adjustable in position to an extent sufficient to compensate for the difference in diameter. On machines where no other gearing i is employed there is no noise beyond a soft purr, while oh the presses and Other machines ‘ where metal gears are i used in contact the contrast between the noise of the ordinary and the smooth, quiet running of the rawhide gear Is so decided as to impress one very forcibly with the advantages which a press with rawhide pinions throughout would possess. Rawhide, as a material for gears, has been through the experimental stage, and its practicability and durability is an established fact. By compression and elimination in the process by which the pinions referred to are manufactured, the discs of which the gear blank are made up are rendered more like horn than leather in their composition, retaining, however, a toughness whiel* allows them to bend double without cracking. They run without lubrication, and in the plant referred to above ' show no deterioration after several months of use. Their extensive use in street railway work is a sufficient demonstration of their durability. There are many directions in which their use can be extended to advantage.—Pow r er.

A Swift “Razor-Back."

A preposterous “yam” may become excusable when it is picturesquely used to illustrate an animal peculiarity. It is well known that the “razor-back” swine of the Southern States are marVelously swift runners, andthat they seem to lead a sort of charmed life amid many dangers. The Early County (Georgia) News says that last summer Colonel Taylor Jenkins, who lives a few miles north of Blakely, found oue of these “wild hogs” in his corn-tield. and went out to kill it with his rifle. He searched about till he “Jumped” it in the field, and down a corn-row the hog went like lightning: ■Mstevwteihia uncrTTftfViftcarid'firod, but the hog continued to run, evidently untouched. It disappeared in the corn, and the colonel went after it. Again he “jumped” it; again hefired, and once more the animal continued to run, unhurt. Five times this happened. The colonel began to get alarmed. Something must have happened to his trusty rifle. To make sure, lie took a small block of wood as a target, placed it at a distance greater than that at which he had filed at the hog, fired five times fill it, gos a hatchet, chopped it and found his five bullets all In one hole in the middle of the block. That settled it; he knew now that the fault was not In him or his gun, but that the hog had simply outrun his bullets!

The Busy Premier.

Lord Salisbury is a very busy man, and although he is (50 years old he is apparently unaffected by the strain through which he Is now passing. Recently he told a visitor that his whole official day, sometimes of twelve hours, had been occupied, since foreign affairs assumed a critical character, with unremitting work; that often when he had completed an Important dispatch he was dissatisfied with It and tore it to piece# and wrote the entire thing, over again, and that even when his dispatches had been completed they had to be submitted to her Majesty, whose sngJP'Ations had In turti to "ts§~considered. A medical play by a doctor called “Hypnotic Suggestion; or. a Woman’s Vengeance,” was recently performed at an Odessa theater, the actors aOd the orchestra being all doctors, and the audience (Convalescent patients let out of the hospitals for+he occasion. When a man has no longer any conception of excellence above his own, his voyage is done, he is dead.— Beecher.

AGRICULTURAL NEWS

■■... , . i ► THINGS PERTAINING TO THE FARM AND HOME, Rales and Rations that Will Make. Heim Lay—Disease Germs in MilkPotatoes ih Hills Rather than, in Prills—Odds and Ends. ,' To Make Hens Lay. Have the house warm, with plenty of room, five square feet of floor space for each hen, Have plenty of light, windows with a curtain, to prevent radiation of heat. This Is much better than outside Shutters for windows. A board floor is best, covered with chaff or straw or some other like material. Make the liens work, urges the New York Poultry Breeder. Keep them busy. Give warm food for breakfast. This is aagood ration: 100 pounds wheat bran, 100 pounds ground oats, 2£Kp®unds oil meal, 75 pounds animal meal. This combination is whole- ' some, and gives- the ydiK or thh'egg n: good color. Give the fowls all they will eat, and no moye. Mix the food with skim-milk. At night give grain, equal parts of corn and wheat. The fowls must have some succulent feeds. Mangel-wiirlzel beet gives best satlsfactlon. Cabbage Is good, also. Cracked oyster-shells are necessary. Plenty of fresh water to indispensable—The Cgg Is composed mostly of water, and the hens do well. It musj be given frequently, aud be bandy, so they can get it when wanted. What Is Found in Milk. A separator was in tin* dairy tent at the Orange County Fair, and the work its representative did from day to day was sufficient to tujn the. stomach of a human being against th'o use of tnilk, says tlie Xewberg Register* One morning he took twenty-six-quarts -of fresh Jersey milk, and after putting it through the separator there was a filthy residue left that would fill a small coffee cup. This is said to be deadly poison, containing disease germs in countless quantities. The milk has more or leas of these, but diseased animals have them in overwhelming quantifies. The operator had a scratch on ills finger one week and thoughtlessly cleaned our the forirign matter after separating the milk. His finger became inflamed and badly swollen, the results of the poison. Milk should be either boiled, sterilized or separated.

Potatoes in Hil it) or Drills. We do uot doubt the fact that the practice of growing potatoes in drills rather than in hills is becoming more common. It is the natural result of having seed of doubtful vigor, ufMch has been the rule ever since the potato beetle began its ravages, some twentytwo or twenty-three years ago. We still like, possibly from did habit, the practice of hill planting. If the potatoes are of vigorous habit of growth, three feet apart each way will leave no vacant ground when the plants aro full grown, and the spaces between the rows will, be equally well filled with roots. If an attempt is made to crowd the plants the vigor is diminished and also the yield. Some of the best new varieties grow their roots very compactly, and will bear to be planted in drills. But we think they are more likely to suffer in dry weather than are potatoes that are planted in hills so that the soil can be cultivated between them bath ways. This cultivation should never be detjg/Wben moist soil is turned up from below it exposes a new surface to the air, and this dries out more rapidly. Continued shallow cultivation will keep the dry soil on top to act as a mulch, and if me strata beneath is left undisturbed except early before the potato roots have filled the soil, the lower soil where the roots are will have some moisture rising up into it from below, even in a dry time. There is a possibility of injuring potatoes by very deep cultivation after they have attained large growth. Not only are too many roots cut off, but the soil is exposed too much to the air by being continually turned.—American Cultivator. Low Tops for Fruit Trees. In setting out fruit trees leave the lower branches or better still have three or four single buds on opposite sides of the tree, from which new branches may be grown. Head the trees Ipw,. The trees are less liable to bh Injured by storms. The fruit Jp .more easily gathered and the low top helps to shelter the surface soil, holding the snow on the ground under it, and thus prolonging the life of the tree, besides increasing its vigor and productiveness. The high-headed fruit tree is a relic of the days when horses and cattle were turned into orchards and the trees had to be pruned high to escape injury from them. The Digestion of Pigs. A well-fed pig often makes an average gain of a pound per day for the first eight or ten months of Jts life. Such an increase in weight as this requires that the animals have good digestion. To insure this, while young, the pig should be fed what can easily be digested, and that a portion of it should be succulent. Overtaxing the d’gestlve organs .while the pigs are young stunt their growth, and such pigs will never attain the size that would be possible for them If properly fed while young. Milk is the best food for young pigs, supplemented with wheat middlings if the milk is not sufficient. So soon as the grass starts they should be put in a pasture or orchard to eat what grass and fallen fruit they can get during the summer. If such pigs are fed liberally their digestion will always be good. Not until they are seven or eight months old should they be fed any corn, and then at first only in small quantities, so as to accustom the digestive organs to utilize this food, which for young anlnftis is always the most difficult to digest. Redrafting White Plnm Tree*. There are in almost every neighborhood many wild plum trees, besides wildings that have sprung from seed accidentally dropped. In their present state these trebs are entirely worthless. By taking them up and grafting with the most productive and valuable cultivated varieties these wild plum trees can be matte sources of Isl-

come. There is a general belief that grafting of the plum can only be done 1 It is true that if the bud of the graft has started to grow it will probably require too much moisture before the union with 'the stock can supply it. Then, of course, it will perish. But a graft that was cut early, and has been kept In a cool, moist place where it will not dry out, can be set In a plum tree after Its own buds have started, and will be nearly certain to succeed. • A Frnitfnl Fowl. We are indebted, to a French scientist for the Information that the egg cham'ber of alTaverage heal!hy'beu eontatmr COO eggs, and that, as a rule, it takes nine jears to lay them,-* according to the Maryland Farmer. More than half of the eggs—between 300 and 375—are laid during the second, third and fourth years, and the number gradually decreases, from fifteen to thirty being laid in the eighth year, and from one to ten in the ninth, from all which it is manifest that it does not pay to feed a hen after the fourth year. There has • long been atHmpressl on that- ii eus-after.-that age are.'unproductive, but the French scientist is the first to. tell us why they cannot be productive. It is just such information as tills that is needed by farmers and poultry dealers, and those Who fqmish It and fiiSsemlnate it are in aT sense public benefactors. ‘ Onlons aa Food for Chickens. Fowls of all varieties are extremely fond of onions, and derive great bene fit from eating them. They not only serve all the purposes of food, but aid digestion and tend to ward off disease. Tney may be given in a raw or cooked state. Chiclfeiis will eat not only the bulbs, but the leaves, when chopped up and mixed with the soft food. Chickens that are allowed, onions prepared in this way rarely, if ever, have cholera, and are not likely to be infested with vermin. A very good food for laying hens during the Winter months consists of cooked meat, potatoes and chopped onions. The last ingredient answers the same purpose os pepper. Potted Plants, Do not use pots for wintering flowering plants that are too large. It Is better to give larger pots when necessity for such arises. Be careful in watering. The tendency is to apply too much water. An excellent fertilizer for winter plants is to dissolve a teaspoonful of nitrate of soda, phosphate of lime and phosphate of potash In three pinto of water, which may be applied in sufficient quantity three times a week. The materials are free from odor, and may be procured at any drug store.

Don’t Desert Old Varieties. It Is a sad mistake the poultrymen on the farms are making in deserting the old and tried varieties, and taking up with every new breed coming before the public. Why cannot our poultry breeders learn what everybody else knows to be true, that It is only by clinging to and improving any variety that excellence Is maintained? It Is too bad that the business must suffer because of the leapfrog practices, of men keeping hens. Cheap Reef. A Southern cattle feeder says the feeding of cattle for beef purposes on cottonseed Is a cheap way of making beef; but the corn feeders, he thinks, must learn to mix other cheaper feed with their solid grain, which will in all probability enable them to make corn beef as cheap as cottonseed beef. Training a Young Horse. Train the motions of the young horse. With the walk Is the foundation of all other gaits, and without beginning at this foundation all future developments will be unsatisfactory. A slow walker In the wagon or plow is a worse possession than an indolent farm hand. Odds and Ends, Old potatoes are greatly Improved by being soaked In cold water over, night, or at least several hours after peeling. The water should be changed once or twice. Tea or coffee stains In linen may be removed by moistening the spots with water and holding them over the fumes of a burning match. Then wash Immediately wtth water in which a little ammonia or soda has been dissolved. Leather belts or boots that have been soaked In water or dried hard may be softened by rubbing plentifully with coal oil. If the leather is very dirty wash It with good hot soapsuds first An essential article that should be found in every kitchen Is a vegetable brush. Lettuce, spinach, celery and many other vegetables may be cleaned much more readily with one than with the hands. ' For a sprained ankle immersion far fifteen or twenty minutes In very hot water, and following this an application of bandages wrung out in hot water, Is recommended as the best treatment. The only method of cleansing jewelry without scratching it is to wash In hot soapsuds in which a few drops of ammonia have been added, and then placing the Jewelry In a beye of Jewelers’ sawdust to dry. A valuable salve for cuts “or wounds of any kind: Boil one-half cup of thick* kweet cream ten or fifteen minutes, stirring constantly; when cold beat it thoroughly, when it will be a creamy paste. Bottle and cork tightly, or make fresh every time.

Curious Prehistoric Monkeys.

In several places in the Cape Colony ; and Orange Free State of South Africa caves have been explored whleh yield--ed hundreds of mummified remains of a queer species or six-fingered monkey. All of the full-grown specimens of this remarkable species of quadrumana have the tail situated high on the back -1 —from three to five inches further up than that on the modern naoakey— and other distinguishing marks, such as two sets of canine teeth, beards on the males, etc. Whether these creature* were mummified by human beings, who formerly held them In reverence, ,ur were overtaken by some catastrophe, *such as a sudden convulsion of nature or a cataclysm which entombed them In their caves, and thus preserved them. Is a secret that tun never be known.— Public Opinion. We have often wondered which one of Solomon's wives “made" hliß. *

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Jas. Walden of Sprague Confesses to a Murder Committed Years Ago, and Then Dies—Grief Over the Tragedy, Also Killed His Victim’s Sweetheart. Says He Killed Sprague. On a pleasant May evening, about eighteen years ago, Paul Sprague, an estimable young man of Woodville, fell a victim to a shot from some assassin as he sat at his window in his home. No crime hasever been committed 'whrah-wagmore der of young Spragne, who often pointed with pride to the fact that he was without ah enemy, and was eVer ready to befriend the most miserable wretch and help the poor ahd needy. The revelation is at last here, ,and to the great surprise and astonishment of the entire Community, James Walden, a highly 'respectia Citizen, confessed in his last moments that he had committed the crime and had lived in almost perpetual .torment since’he fired the fatal shot,-—Saturday morning yv ft lden sent for Constable Frosty st atiug that _ he wished to make a statement regardlng the commission of a certain crime. 'After a drive of-about nine miles the cottage where Wald&n lived was reached, and, when ushered into his presence he broke tjown and wept with child-like simplicity. He told the following story in broken sentences, being vgry low with tionj “Boys, I will not be with you long and I want to confess to the murder of Paul Sprague, which occurred eighteen years ago, for which I have thus far escaped from the clutches of the law here, bat expect to soon answer to a higher tribunal. I would not have killed Sprague had it not been that I was intensely jealous of him. He was' to have been married to Miss May Collins the day after his death, and f was desperately in Miss Collins. 1 could not bear to see her made the wife of another. It was not known that" I waß in love with the young woman, as I had not even spoken to her on the subject, but was waiting for an opportunity when I might do so. The chance did not present itself, and on the day of the' murder I learned for the first .time that Miss Collins Was soon to wed. I at oncp became enraged and, after procuring a revolver, I went borne and waited until night, when I went to the home of Sprafcue and secreted myself until I caught a glimpse of him at the window, and without a moment’s warning I fired and then rah hastily to my home. I remained in the town about two months and then went to Ohio, where I have lived until about a year ago, when I returned to this place.” Walden attempted to say something else, but failed, having fallen into a stupor. He grew weaker until he died- While Walden had held himself aloof from society and lived by himself, yet he was never suspected of committing the murder. Miss Collins was heart-broken over the murder of her lover and after an illness of two months died. All Over the State. Suit for $54,000 has been brought by the First National Bank of Mount Vernon -against the bondsmen of the absconding assistant cashier, Albert Wade. The safe of Strom & Black at Anderson was robbed Sunday night of S2OO in money and. $1,200 in checks, besides drafts and papers. No signs of violence are apparent and the thieves evidently had the keys and the safe cpmbination. Henry Kline, of Inwood, was taken to Long Cliff hospital. He is 35 years of age. He was formerly a telegraph operator at Inwood, but for the last three or four years has been very ill. He has been in deep sleep, only opening his eyes at meal times. He lies in a stupor or trance, but is conscious of what is going on. John Fike, about 33 years old, was discovered hrir precarious.condition in a barn at Millersburg Saturday suffering from the effects of a bullet wound in the head. He cannot swallow and will die. Fike claims he was shot in the woods near the villnge Tuesday and had been wandering around since that time in a dazed condition. - Judge Truesdell, of Laporte, has sentenced Mary Carvason, alias Clara Shear, to three years’ confinement In the State reformatory for women and girls. Miss Carvason, who is but 19 years old, is said to be a member of a prominent family. She pleaded guilty to grand larceny. The grand jury returned three indictments against her, one charging her with horse stealing. Gov. Matthews suspended the sentence of Thompsou Arnold, of the bank at South Whitley, convicted Of defrauding the depositors, until sack.time as the chief executive had opportunity to examine tbe evidence. Under the law the minimum punishment for offenseA Of which Arnold ..yyas convicted is two years’ imprisonment, but he was sentenced for.one year. Thereupon the defense appealed to the Supreme Court, because the punishment was not conformable' with the law, 6111“ the higher court refused to interfere. As a last resort, the Governor was called upon. Frank Shields killed John 'Wade at Edinburgh, ten miles south of Franklin. Wednesday afternoon. Shields had been making the rounds of the saloons and had been engaged in several fights. At about noon he was ejected from the saloon of Wade Brothers, after a fight with John and Mack Wade. Shields went to his home and procured a single barreled shotgun. Coming down town he went to the SVade saloon. John Wade was standing in front and he was warned to look oat for Shields. He stepped into the alley and was just looking around the corner when he received the foil charge of shot full in the face. Death was instantaneous. Shields was captured and at once placed in jail. Wade was a well-known racing man. He was 50 years of age and leaves a wife and three children. Charles Kinsey, a traveling man, while asleep walked off a limited mail train which was going at the rate of forty miles an hour, near Anderson. Strange to say, he did not meet instant death, but he was very seriously injured.

Ex-jL»eputy Prosecutor Dosa, of Anderson, who brought proceedings against Prosecutor Scanlan, charging him with juggling fees in order to cut him out of his share, got a verdict for $223. It is said that actions will be brought against both Scanlan and Doss for bribery, and that the bar will hold a council to decide upon a propositon to disbar them. Because her parents Would not let her marry the man of her choice Louise Dean, aged 17, of Wabash, swallowed a teaspoonful of poison. Prompt use of a stomach pump may save her life. At Brazil, Wednesday evening, a pug dog belonging to Joseph Britton exhibited symptoms of hydrophobia, frothing at the mouth and snapping at everything it came in contact with. Harry Batey and Qoldia Mitchell were playing in Britton’s yard. The dog bit both of them. Hie little girl was bitten through the eye and arm and the boy was bitten on the hand- The parents of the children are greatly alarmed. The do* was subsequently killed bjr a policeman. /. Vs