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'' . UA1JLY KICHMONB PALLADIUM. RICHMOND. INDIANA. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. (899. . CirtHLlNHEU 17T I cent a copy.

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In the 3tt Regiment, to Wlilch a Lot of Rich inoiicl Boys Belong. Sax Francisco, Cal , September 20. There are three well developed cases and fourteen suspected cases of smallpja in the qiarattine hospital at Preidio. Tbe eaes aie all f on the 3lt regiment, United States vo'uuteers. GOVERNOR MOUNT Delivers an i:ioiuent AddresH at the Indiana. Chickaniauga Park ledi cation. Chattanockj , Tenn , September -v.juatra u. w. MeUonnell, president of the Indiana-Chickamauga park company commiion, introduced Gov ernor Mount at the dedication txer e ses to lay The governor sa:d he deemed it a signal honor to stand to day on the very spot where thirty three years ago he fought as a com 1 I : i . . . uiuu nuiuier ana 10 speaK in memory of the brave men of the great state of Indiana wb:cn furnished two division commanders and eleven brieade com manders in the bittle of Chiokamaaga. Iweiity-ni e regiments of infantry, uiree regimenrs or cavalry, eight bat teries of artillery from Indiana par tiuipated in that oatile. Indiana sol diers were flrst to engage in this fight and last to leave the n ld. I,, - . . crom six to eigm thousand pero..s. many oi &om were from Ohio, Indi ana and 1 hoois, attended the dedication of Indiana monuments at Chickatnauga park today. The state of Indiana turned over to the Federal government 113 marktrs and monuments, oosting about $S0,HH. General H. V lioynton received them on behalf of the secretary of war. An ad Iress was also made by General James Li. Carnahan. Following this was tbe dedica tion of the Wilder brigade monument A TYPHOON In the Pliillpplnes-Move iiient ofTroop Delayed There toy. Washinoton, D. C, September 20 General Otis reports that a typhoon is prevailing. The rainfall the laut forty-eight hoars was 8 2 inches; the last twenty four hours 6.3. It will delay the shipment of volunteers. The Iowas will probably sail tomorrow Tbe Tennessees are detained south by the storm. Dreyfus Leaves Reiines. Kknnk.s, France, September 20. Dreyfus left the pricon at 3 a. m. and took the train for Nat tes. Hi tl ptrture was completely unnoticed I. O. . I. Newfi. Dktroit, Mich., September 20. Sovereign Grand lodge ot Odd Fellows defeated the proposition to make the membership in both Patriarch Mili Wmt-SLOd tirand Kocmmprntiat eotapoinory Jcrepj-eeilati ves t the i " Wover ign hmhU T" t,om- ' tion tor biennial seaaions was also defeated. HUNDREDS KILLED By an ISarthciuakc In Asia minor This Morning;. Smyrna, Asia Minor, September 20. Hundreds of persons were killed. by an earti i'iake this morning at AiJen, eighty-one miles southeast of this place. Cardinal Consults With 1'resldent. Washington. D. C , Sept., 20. 5 Cardinal Uiboous by appointment had a half hour's conference with the President today. liejond admitting that the conversation rela'ed to tbe situation in the Philippines the cardinal would not make any statement about the conference. Anti-Trust Paper Company. Hamilton, O., September 20. The trustees of the insolvett firm ol Louis Snider's Sous Paper company today sold to the George II. Friend Paper coa,bSDf the Fordham mill at Hamil ton and the Franklin mill for $48,000. Tne Friend company proposes to make writing paper in opposition to the trust and to erect a large pulp mill. THE MARKETS ltlctimoud Market. Wheat, per bushel. . 65; Corn, per dqsdi .sac Umu,per buo Kye, per buabel Clorer seed, per buahelButter, per lb -. Lrd, per lb Kftm. per uoi Youtoeo. per ba.new f dea. per lb . Klour aeUinc at ae 40C ..3 C(K 3 l arx. .6C 1 -C .""0c "c 75 a 1 1 W Stock Market. Chicao, 111., September 20. Hogs steady, 4 10. $4.72. Cattie etady. beeves $1.50, $t.t0. Grain Market. Chicago. Illinois, September Wheat, 71! Corn, 34. Oats Toi-Eno. Ohio, September 0 -22t. 0. wheat ft)!. Cincinnati, Ohio, September 20. Eggs, 11 ic. FATAL COLLISION On the St. Louis & San Fran clsco Railroad-Four Per sons Killed and Four In Jured. Kansas City. Mo., September 20 Four persons were killed and four in jured in a collision of the north-bound v&ssenger train of tae St. Loais & San Franeueo with a freight fifteen miles southeast of this city this morn ing. The dead are B. F. Reddick. en gineer of the freight; Charles Rider fireman of the passenger; Uarel son of Clinton, Mo., freight brakeman An unknown man was injured. F. H Laker, engineer of the passenger, die. L. P. Hailick, postal clerk; F

rA. Smith, express messenger; J. H. llasleti, freight fireman, were iojared.

ARE GRATEFUL. Tbe lair Management is Thankful to Richmond and Wavae Couatv People. The Richmond Fair association wishes thus to express to tbe people of Richmond and Wayne county, and to all who in any way assisted in making the recent fail a success fiaanflitllyand as an attraction, their sincere thanks, and to rxares the hope that when the next year's attraction is brought out there will be still greater co-operation and enthusiasm, as nit year's fair will be even a better one than this year's. The management feels greatly encouraged over the financial snccess of this year's fair and are correspondingly grateful, and readily promise a number of very great improvements for next year, as they fetd they can aff r J to make Richmond the star fair town of Indiana. Canadv Ault Dr. Cliff ord E Canady, son of Dr and Mrs. N. F. Canady, and Miss Ins. daughter of Prof, and Mrs. Lee Ault, were married last evening at the home of the bride in Hagerstown. They go at once to Cincinnati, where Dr Canady is taking a course in medicine WILLIAMSBURG. Mr Wesley Biker, a blacksmith from Lynn, has moved into onr burg and works in Mr. Libola's shop. Mr. Van Roberts and wife have gone to r airinount, i; u , to spend a few days on business and pleasure. Arrangements are being completed to repair the parsonage ttible. Preaching next Sunday evening at the M. E. church. Miss Mildred Wooley has returned from a 'uit to Newton, III. Mr. Robert .Reynolds and Mits Besri9 Cranor were married on last Wednesday evening at the home of tbe bridn's parents. Miss Z ilia Riehter from Union Citv visi ed in our twn lat Saturday and Sunday. Mr. John Litt and wife from Rich mond are in our burg calling on their many friends. Dr. Hf Ira. was at Indianapolis Testerdy in the interest of the Starr family. Mr. John . Roberts and wife re turned last evening from a business trip to fatrmount, Ind. Rev. Ilarter had a call out to Osborne lake on Tuesday last to talk to the soldier boys. AM A TEXAS STEER Chas. II. Hoyt's merriect, humorous satire has boen meeting with phenom enal snccss the past season. In this. however, it has simply repeated the experience of all its former seasons. its engagement at the Pniliips, bvptembir tt'J, bid fajr.to bw B3tmost imi."riii' t or ine In "A Texas Steer" are displayed to the full, all those qualities of epontaneous humor and artistic satire. which have placed Host in his present eminent pocition. The play tells a charming story, full of personal iu'erest, and with j-ist enough romance and pathos to coun terbalance the rollicking fun. The presenting east is superb, and is head ed by Katie Putnam, specially en (raged for tbe role of Bossy. Included are Will II. Dray, the original "Minis ter to Dahomey." Jajaes R. MoCann as"Maverick Brander.''and the origin al Texas Steer quartet. FAUST. From everywhere come the most flattering reports of Lewis Morrison's Faust,." which is being presented this year mounted in a most sublime man ner. The press have been decidedly enthusiastic over the surprising addi tions which have been made to this play. The present production is said to surpass all former ones, and consid erable has been said and written about the vivid and weird Brocken scene, as well as the beautiful garden setting. hich is said t be a perfect bevy of fl wers and arranged so naturally that one almost imagines ne is innaung the fragrance of the real article. At Phillips ihurfdav, September 21it. The Veil Withdrawn Slater Will Make the Ghost Walk Sundar Night. Mr. Slater, the celebrated medium, who gaired such notoriety in England, will give one of those seances l spirit uali'iu that have made him famous throughout the English speaking world at Phillips Sunday night, Sep tember 24. Tha following are among the many manifestations that will be produced in bread light on the open stage: Materialization of pirit forms and faces, London open light seance, blood writing on tbe arm, spir t slate writing, supernatural visions. a table suspended in mid-air without human agency. A test which has caused a great deal of comment among scientists is called Do Materialization While the medium is surrounded by t committee, spirit figures appear on the stage; disappearing, tbey immediately appear among the audience in plair open light. Sunday night the skeptical may be represented on the stage. with liberty to subject the gentleman to any reasonable test and free to de tect what they e n. Low prices will prevail. Volcanic Eruptions Are grand, but skin emit'oni rob life of joy. . Bucklen's Arnica Salve t-urcs them; also old, running and fever sores, ulcers, boils, feions. corns warts, cuts, bruises, burns, scalds chapped hands, chilblains. Best pile . cure on earth Drives out pains and aches. ax. teed Oalv 2.M?ts a box. Caro nr Sold bv A. G. Lnken Vfc Co.. druggists. r-n u Miss Lillian Jones of Lyons Station is at The Westcott today. Bertha Van Etten will give a dance at lied Men's hail Saturday night.

RAILROAD MEETING Of the City Council The Prelimioar?

Steps TaLen to Secure the New Depot All the members except Whelan and Blick,p'dsl were present at Iat -tight'. adjoi rn d council meeting to d the work mat ought to have baen djue th night before, in the matter of el sin up north ninth, tenth ana eievenn streets across the Pennsylvania rail road companv's property. The neces sary petitions were presented by the city attrrney, preparatory to refertin the different vacations to the citv commissioners. One petition presented for ea?h street of the threti to be closed. These were con sidered and a motion closing them was passed. There aj an amendment to the motion, reserv ing the right on the part of the city to build overhead crossings or subways at the various intersections, at suqji time in the future as the city might find it necessary. The closing of tenth street was petitioned for from north E street to north F street, but th it peti tion was modified to read so as to ask for the vacation of that street only to the north side of the railway company's tracks. This will prevent. interferet;ce with the rights of the Champion Roller mills company and the Richmond Machine works company. The whole matter was referred to tbe committee on streets and alleys with intruv. 10 s to act at once. The committee retired and brought in a re port favoring uoh closing, and tbe priiim nary work of council, in com pliance with her side of the bargain, is done. It will rrquire three months or so to compltta the preliminaries, s ich ad vacation, etc., and the railroad o m pauy will in tbe meantime proceed with its work. J. S. May superintendent of the Richmond division, went to Pittsburg last night to u'ge the t'ennsyivania compa j s officials to proceed at once with tbe work here without waiting for the completion of all the red tape neces sary for the legal closing of the three streets. Council will depend npon this, anft in case there are no a-tive demon titrations eviiencing gooi faith on tbe part of the company by the timf the city commissioners' report comes back to council, that body has the right to rtjwct the report and Ieve the whole matter as it now stands. TWO MEN HURT On the Richmond Division Work Train Yesterday Afternoon at Rcndconib Junction. Cor.ductor John Frazier and Brskeman Lawrence Grace of the Richmond division work train were painfully injared yesterday afternoon at Rnd comb junction. Both men were struck by a ctble, injuring Frazier on the leg and Grace on the shoulder. Both men were brought to this city last c-'ght and taken . tJ--their homes in private conveyances. wherevthxM"ss,lilf (:""E tttm tMtirf t f --aTTv-lStion.. uile thejM ir juries were not serious in either cse, the men will be compelled to lay off for t few days. Livingstone-Ltkins. iLv'ta'ions reading as follows have been receive 1 by a number of Rich mond people: "Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson Likens req iest tht honor of 'your presence at the niarriare of tbeir daughter Jennie, to Mr. Joseph H .It Livingstone, on Wednesday, October the fourth, 1S90, at 12 o'clock, noor, a Grace M. E. church, Richmond, Ind, The marriage will be eolemniz id at high noon as indicated by the Rev. G H. Hill, after which a wedding break fast will be served at the residence of the bride's parents, at 213 north seventh otreet. The bridal pair will be at home at The Cairo, Washington, D C. McGraw Pressbaugh. The wedding of Mr. Charles McGriw of Logansport, popular young brakeman on the Panhandle, and Mis Cltre Pressbangh of this city, occurred at high noon yesterday at the res idence of the bride's parents, G2G north tenth street. The wedding came as a surprise to the friends of the couple who are none the less hearty in tbeir congratulations to "Chick'' and his bride. They left yt sterday afternoon for Cincinnati and other points. MILTOiN. Miss Ina Libhardt is spending her vacation from the postomce depart: meat, Washington, L. C, in traya'icg in Europe. Mrs. Horace L. Hurst is at Evensville. Tenn., visiting her paren's, I. L. Commons and wife. W. E. Ssrope will go on the road for tie Baekeye Binder company. Mr. rranK tiurst ot f raL&ton le visiting her sister, Mrs. C. M. Hurst. Mrs. L. M. Gentle and children of Grand Marais, Mich , and Miss Eva St Clair, who spent the summer with tnem, arrived here Friday. Mrs. W. F. Shearer and Miss Kate Hoshonr spent over Sunday at Harris burg, where they assisted in the music at church services Mrs. Malinda Barton and Mrs. R Fran Callaway went Monday to Rose ville, Ga,, a suburb of Chattanooga, where tbe will remain one week. D. H. Warren's handsome home it nearing completion. Mrs. Heath was in Paris, France, a few day- a?o. Miss Sara Roberts and Miss MeAl lister are in Cincinnati at Harry Rob erts'. Miss Hattie Sills is in Indianapolis visiting friends. Miss Kate Iz"r is in Indianapolis at her brother s, frank Izor. The Friends cbnr h will give a lawn fete at Chirles Wilson's, south of Mil ton, Thursday night of this week. Ira tlataaway has leased the hotel ' building and will reopen it for guests i He is moving in this wees. I H. E. Wasson and family of LeavJ en worth, Kansas, are at John Wass:n's. Mrs. John Wurgina was given a sur pri-se party Saturday night in honor of her 36th birthday anniversary. The guests numbered nearly 40. Melons

The tons of fertilizer. -A 'j A, , Fred Sale will leave next Monday for Nashville, Tenn., to attend Peabody Institute. r George Bowman, son of -John ti. Bowman and wife, died Monday mornver. Tha funeral was htli Tuesday at 4 o'clock at the resideace- Rev, Kharr of tha Christian ehsren omn to.1. Interment at West Sida eemt,- ' tartr 1 ... . . ,tn Miss EFzbeth Morris leu uPnitaaKini. Pa., wnexe sne will urtAnd S wart h more eoWgs. ; Miss Alice Beeson will attend school at n-Panw. The transfer of Rev. K Sco"t Hyde from Milton to Irvinctoa is tetretted. not only by fcis parishioner, bat by ptopleof a l the churches. - iu sua ces'or is Rev. E. E Urner. . Miss Carrie Michsel has seseptea chsir nf mnain in Oxford eolfege the noted school over which Dt. F aye WaSk-r presides. She will teaeJi piar o. Miss Michael is a graduate of p4 college, and al o studied at the ell3ta of mis;c and Mrs J. Baur's conservatory at Cincinnati. She will leave jTbnrsaay of this week to enter upon hei new duties. f ' r Warren Crawford and Wallace War ren will go to Lexington, Ky rlout October 1. to attend the busine-B col iege in connection with Kentucky uni versity. Marshall MeColbm is at the state .fair with his father, E. L MeOeHem. James Wells, of Grant county, was in Milton Tuesday. John Brumblay is visiting his u r; Mrs. Hyde. M iss Laura GordoD,of L berty, ij at Mr. Sayre's. s Mrs. Noll is at Alexandria. Mr, Maag, an Indianapolis oontt ac tor, will put down the new cemCi-t walks on Main street. j . PROF, MOREHEAol Will Leave Cincinnati and Go to Chat' tanooga, Tenn. Mr. Albert H. Morehead, formerly of this city, who was for several years the tenor of the solo qiartet at (Jnrirt church, Cincinnati, wul leave that ciu on Oetober 1 and settle permanently in Chattanooga, where he will aing at the Presbyterian church.to be the Ieadei of the choir at the Synagogue and conluct the singing section of the Tutnverein. Mr. Morehead is not only a singer of rote, tut a thorough allaround musician. FOUNTAIN CITY. Your item gatherer will give one icket to a dollar banquet for a solitary 16 to 1, single standard, gold basis item that wdl be of interest. Such a thing is as hard to find as a tenable plank for the Democratic pUtform. Speakinr of plank reminds us that widow lady in to n savs she saw a man deliberately carry rff a lot of nice plank which she had piled np inTf vW1 r .9: rs. Horn ort Aarjcpio wore vii Mrs. I. 8 Pegg one day last week. Manv pople now "hang their harp on the willowa" and sing with sorrow ful hearts "You will never miss the water till the well runs dry." Even Bert Johnson, who thought he bad a well that was in clcse touch with the fountains of the deep, is hauling water from town. Eli Thorn s broight some samples of corn which he plucked from a for'y a re field on his farm; the ears are little loss than a yard long and per fectly filled. The people of Wayne county and the state generally hardly appreciate what a grand old state we have, where there is never a failuie. Even in Michigan there is aimost a total failure of wheat and nrn. ro 200 i lids north of Grand Kapids, a man with a gcol big halter strap can carrv the corn, fodder and all. at one load, that is in sight ot the rail oad But then they have the Brest lakes and the best fishing grounds in tbe world. J. H. Thomas and the writer stopped at the beautiful litt'e town o Colon in St Joe oanty and enjoyed splendid fishing for three or four days. rhe little town is nestled between two oeautiful lakes, and Mr. Lansing, tbe proprietor of the St. Joe hotel, is the prince of good fellows, and gives you to understacd at once t lat he has plenty of good boats and that they shall cost yon nothing. It is the fish erman's paradise. Comrade Elijah Mobley of Webster has rented Fiauk H .n's house and w 11 soon be a resident of our city Ed Whipp3 and Chailey Jaekon with their families at 11 o'clock Mon day pulled out for Texa. They had old time covered wagons atd gool teams and expect to be two months on the road. Mrs. Laura Anderson went to laci aisapolis Monday t3 purchase her winter stock of goods. Art Harris, manager of the Morn on, oue of the bst hotel in Chicago and an all around social gentleman. i in onr citv. called here by the cti'ical illness cf his mother, Mrs Thompson Harris. Charley Edgerton will excavate tne cellar and build the foundation of his ntw holiness room this fall. A he ouUdicg will be a credit to our fl nrish in little citv. It's a bit strange that . our triena Clate Woolman should have driyen all the way to Arba Sunday to attend i inrrh hnt the chances are that he was not lonely. Rsv. F. M. Harter of d lamsoorg preached at the M. E. church Monday eight. Rdv. Harter is the worthy son of Solomon Harter. one of the best and bravest soldiers that ever belonged o the C9:h Indiana, who was killed in the lat battle of the war at Monue, April 9. 1SG5. and was the hero in The Sergeant of Co. F written oy Col. Perry, one of the most pathetie &s well as real is ti a descriptions ot army life ever written. Miss Ethel Townsend is making splendid postmistress, dnring the ab sence of Burt, who is off on a vaca tion. The Independent lee Co., has ar ranged to sell coal and wood daring lie coming season. As soon as a tide i track and shed can be completed a fall stock of fuel will be pat in. 19-2t B. B. Johxsox, Ugr.

and confection were served, evening was pleasantly rilWa.. FoMmann has Sold lo'J

THE OPERA HOUSE. The Contract Will Probablv Be Let to Outside Parties Work to Begia Next Moadar. In all probability the contract for the new Gennett theatre will go to

uoiumbas. O., parties, who are now working on taeir estimates aeeordiir to plant and specifications, which have i recently been changed somewbat. Mr uennett stated this morning that the ooLtract was practica ly placed, and! tnat he expected to have a large force or men at v-ork next Monday morning. A ter this the woik will be pushed night and dy and may be Mulshed in less tune than ninety days. Health Offi .e. Mary Stanton, 215 north eighteenth street, has the typhoid fever. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Long. lib south fifth street, a boy, second mid. To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoppe, 317 uth eighth street, a son. fifth child. t here is a case of diphtheria at 119 Hunt street, West Richmond. A Social. The Christian Endeavor society of tsoiton will give a necktie social at the church Saturday evening, September 23. Each lady is requested to r ng a necktie and a pie or cake. Each gentleman who buys a tie is emitted to free lunch for himself and lady. E erybody invited. Still More Counterfeiting. The Secret Service has unearthed anotier band of counterfeiters and se cured a large quantity of bogus bit's. which are so cleverly executed that the aversge p rson would never suspect them of being spurious Thintrs o ;reat value are always selected by : ounterfeiters for imitation, notably the celebrated Hostetter'a Stomach Bitters, which has many imitators bu ao equals for indigestion, dyspepsia. oonstipatioa, nervousness and general debility. The Bitters sets things right in the stomach, and when the stomach is in good order it makes good blood and plenty of it I a this manner the Bitt rs get at the seat of strength ano vitality, and restore vigor to the wenk and dibhtated. Beware of counter feiters when buying. DALTON. Elias Baldwin and family have moved from Randolph county, into a nart fit 1 u i n Flalflvin'a knnui) K S. Beckerdite has moved bis dwelling eff of O L Dennis' farm on to his lot in Dalton and will live in it. John E. Baldwin has gone to Hennessey, Oklahoma, to make balloon ascensions at the fair being held there this week. Mrs. J. E. Baldwin has gone to .Parker City to visit her sister i 1 the Lbsenee of her husband in tbe west. I The extreme drouth has caused lat rad nDl&nd earn to ha shrunken eon MUrablyMdwiU sot lw mm ftooA . .TH nlmiafl la tin -mtnmm tianat awn. -2oxwit, but the like or drouth has no he poles are being set from here t tsantsville by Cambridge company r the extension , of their telephone line to teat p'.ace. m A good'y number will attend tbe state fair fioji here this week. W. 8. Farlow ill po to Attica, Ind., ttiis week to vi-it a son living theie. Some are sowing wheat and rye thi week; some are now fearing it will no ram in time to save it. Dut the time o seeding is here. Tbe schools are all in session siree the 11th. Frank W. May, No. 2; Ada Waltz, No. 3; Joseph N Davis. No. 4. with good attendance. Ibe truancy law seems to work well with out much trouble. C. C. Smith will mova to Knights town to to into the j ink business. No sickness to note; vtry hea'thy for the to', dry weather we have hac for weeks. Ed Beeson wotki for his b-other Frank at I o antsville in the elevator and im lement business. Tlie Ladies. The piesant effect and safety with which ladies may use Sprup of Firs. under all card tions, makes it theifayorite remedy, lo get t ue an genuine article, look for the name ot the California r ig syrup Lo.. printed near the bottom of the package. For ale by all druggists, BASE BALL. NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.

St. Lo lis 13 New York 2. Biton 9 Pittsbag 5. Chicago 4 Brooklyn 2. Clubs. P. W. L. P. C. Brooklyn, 178 89 39 .695 Philadeiphia,132 83 49 .029 Boston. 132 81 51 .614 Baltimore, 125 75 53 .581 St. Louis, 135 76 59 5G3 Cincinnati, 133 73 60 .549 Chicago, 132 CS 64 .515 Pittsburg, 131 63 70 .474 Louisville, l:U 61 70 .466 Sew York, 129 53 76 411 Washington. 130 49 81 .377 Cleveland, 139 20 119 .144

Indianapolis New-: The body of Mrs. Henry E. R .binson. of R ehmond, ife of one of the directors of the Grand Rapids & Indiana, was brought to this city today for burial at Crow n Hill. Mrs. Robinson, with some fr end , a few days ago, went to Bay View, M en. She wae run down by a pas senger train, and so badly lLiirei tha' she died shortly after. Mrs. Rjbicsr. was one ot the leading society wt men of Richmond, and was a! si prominent in church and charitable affairs. A lady in a neighboring city has ap plied for a patent on a dust pan whieh is retrarded as a great labor saver and a vast improvement on the old dn.t pans. The new invention is held firm on the floor by the foot and a person can stand erect ard use booth hands to sweep with. It has a covering to prevent the dust from scattering over the room and when held in a vertical position can be need as a earlier. When nsed as a carrier this covering pre ven a the doit from being blown oat.

l l,r'. 1 ail ia A t lark.. Tli late Charles OsUiro, tbe New York brukt'r. auJ tl-ural Custi-r were Ultimate friends, and Os!orn aunually risii.-d the gvucral at his camp ou tbe plains. During un of the Indian cam paigns he Invited OsUrn and a party of frioiuls out to Kansas and. after giving tht-m a buTak hunt, arranged a novel experience in the way of an Indian scare. As Osborn was lying In Lis tent one nlht ririug was heard at the outposts and the rapid ridiug of pickets. "Boots and saddles! was the

order in the disturbed atmosphere of the night, and Custer appeared to Osborn loaded with rifle, two revolvers, a saber and a scalping kuifa. "Charles, he said in his quick, nerv ous way. "you must defend yourself. Sitting Bull and Flea-In-Your-Boots. with Wtggie-Taii-Jitn and Sealp-Lock-Skowbeban. are on us in force. I did not want to alarm you before, but the safety of my command ts my first duty. Things look serious. If we don't meet again, Jod bless you The broker fell on his knees. "Cus ter. he cried, "only get me out of this! I'll carry 1.000,000 shares of Western Union for yon into the firm to get me home. Only save me!" But Custer was gone, and the camp. by shrewd arrangement, burst Into a blaze, and shots, oaths aud warwhoops were intermixed until suddenly a painted object loomed on Osborn's sight, and something was flung into his face a human scalp, lie dropped to the ground, said the Lord's Prayer backward and sideways until the noise died away and there was exposed a lighted supper table with this explanation on a transoareucy: 'Osboru's treat!" Chicago Record. A Chance All Around. "There ges a party that will be heard from," Kiiid Smith, pointing to a young man who was going down the street. "He has managed to keep his bead in love and financial matters, and they are the two great tests. Two months ago he was a young man with all the world before him and with no pros Ht'ts ahead of him except a determination to fight life's battles. 'He was in love with a young lady living in this city, but his financial condition prevented him from declaring his passion; lesidcs he was not sure that the young lady in question cared for him. 'But by one of those curious turns of the wheel of fortune an old aunt, that he had never seen, died and left him a large sum of money. Without delay he called uton the young lady and asked her to marry him, saying nothing about the fortune that had been left him. He met with a point blank re fusal. "Two days later the girl heard of his unexpected windfall and wrote him note saying. 'I have changed my mind.' 'His answer was juut as short It said: 'So have 1.' "Detroit Free Tress. Kot Very Flattertnis. Last winter a delegation of Indians from a far western state, on a tour of inspection through the interior depart ment, visited the land office, where they were Introduced to the clerk who had especial charge of their section of the country, s trciteptiaua. little Individnal with a big heajl. This official pro'wmM t trtrrrf-trrri- r rf a re with his lrjnportan'e. tirasping each one of them cordially by the hand, he patted them patronizingly on their backs and then delivered a long speech, explaining in deiail the work of the office, their Interest in it, laying particular stress on the fact that he was the motive power of it alL As soon as their entertainer paused for breath the visiting Indians began to grunt and talk among themselves. What are they saying?" asked the egotistical clerk, expecting to hear high praise of himself. "Tell me what they are saying." 'I cannot tell you," re;i'ied the inter preter. "It was not for you to hear.' But the little man insisted, and with great reluctance the interpreter finally yielded. "They said," he translated. "Little man. big head, heap talk, say nothing, much fool." Washington Let ter in New York Tribune. Sandy's Rxplanatioa. A braw son of Scotia accepted an In vitation to spend a fortnight with a friend iu Loudon, whose quarters were In the dense purlieus of Clerkeuwcll. On joining his host at breakfast the morning after his arrival the following colloquy took place, much to the an noyance of the mistress of the house: Host Well, Sandy, old man, how did you sleep? Sandy Aweel, inon, to say truth, na so vara weeL Host I am sorry to Sandy (interrupting) Ah. dinna fash vesself, nion! I was better an than tbe fleas, for they never closed a blessed e'e the whole night." A Little Ml.lok. some tftne ano a well known and popular Consrepational minister re ceived a basket of champagne from onof his worldly and wealthy parish. on era. A few days later the minister' little son was called up in his geog r&phy class to answer the teacher? nuestion. "AVhere is Lake Chaninlain .' "I don't know where it is, said tht email bov. "but I've bad some of tb water, and it is real nice." Boston Herald. A Good Answer. Ernest Mctlaffey. the poet Is aeA lady tredited with a good bonmot. said to him: ' "Oh. Mr. Mctlaffey, 1 hare Just seen your wife for tbe first time since your niarriae. tsui I naa supposeu luai u was a taller woman. She seems shortei than when I aw her last." "Certainly, replied the poet Poiemnly; "she has married and settled down. you know. San Francisco Argonaut Anderson Bulletin: Subscripting to the fund for the location of tbe Wilkf refrigerator works were made today bi Charles L. Henry, John L Forkner ard Edmund Johnson Tbe total of subscriptions for lo and c.h donations to date amount to about $2 S70. J hn P. Sears wasoliciting alone today. Other mem bers of the committee had engage ments that detained them from tht eanvass. but they will resume their appointment tomorrow. E.' Y. Birnet retu-ned today from rrm to Chicasro ana otner points in tbe interest of the Robinson Machine company. W. E. Jones nd wife of Conne ille, Ind. .were guests at Tbe Weste today.

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