St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 18, Number 42, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 6 May 1893 — Page 7

Stas '‘ ,l \ / U !i \FA —’”7^ —, > jAI*—Z 1 * —Z ’!-» v ’/ K 2rW W , sW<Xf I ’ A‘ f_. ■ -... • \\G &|d 0; i \\u r\ d ft £ k CHA PTER XVl—Continued. “No, I must return; it is better that ♦ve should talk here; I wish to speak about Ralph.” “Why, Ralph has gone io New York. He sailed with Capt. Fox.” “So I heard, so I believed; but did . Capt. Fox go to New York:” “Certainly, there cannot be any doubt about that, for a letter came only a few hours agcrfrom the Captain.” “That is strange,” sai l Untilla, drawing her little red hand across her brow. “But why should you think it strangle?” “I cannot oxolair, tea, I do not quite : understand the ground for my dread, but I fear that some great harm has i befallen, or is about to befall, Ralph I Denham. ” “But who could I arm him. Y’our brother does not like him, I fear; Lut i Uncus, chief of the Montauks, is not a coward.” “I cannot answer for men wno do not I reason, not even for I ncas when he ■ bends h s head to catch the words of white tempters. This Capt. lox did not sail for New York. His sh p remained for nearly a day off Montauk, and then he sailed to the south, after i leaving some of his feople on shore.” j “Hew do you know this? Did yo i see j it?” askel Lea, excitedly. “I did not see it, but those who told ■ me would not lie.” “May there not have been a good rea- | son for this?” “Yes; but I can but think it means ’ harm to Ralph.” “He can take care of himself.” “One man would be weak in the presence of a ship lull. I know Capt. Fox is the enemy of Ralph Denham. Has he not met my brother, and roused his anger until he has been a demon ” ”1 am amazed!” gasped Le i. “And then this Col. Graham. Do you know that he visited this place twi nty- , one years ago?” “You and I were not here then, Unf.lla. ” “True, but those are living who can i recall him, though he is much changed. He is the man who brought Ralph here. ” i “Who told you that?” “Dinah; she knows this Graham. She knew ” “Stop dat! Don’t say too much, honey! ' De time foh de breakin’ ob dem ar seals ain’t come yet. ” The two girls turned around to find old Dinah standing behind them, with both her hands resting on the top of her hands. । ———mmi——g, the dusk of her oval cheeks the deep carmine of surprise, and, it may be, j shame burned. “I feel, Dinah, that she, that Lea, should know what I know,” said Untilia at length, “for her life runs nearer to his than mine.” “Hush dat. Wy have de news go ’broad ez ’ll ruin all? Let de story git j wind, en Sag Harbor ’ll never see ’im ; ag’in. Can’t ye leave dat to me, ez as ; give twenty year of my old life to de wok, foh to finish? De ind is nigh, de 1 ind of my life, en de ind of acts ez is [ blacker ’n dis old dried-up skin. Ize i watched ’im, en I’ll keep a watchin’. De sea dat swallowed de fader won’t be cruel to de son. Ralph Den’m’s day of ; <le second trial hez come, en if he gits : tru’ safe, den de worl’ ’ll see who he is. en dem ez hez turne I up dere noses, I coz he’s no on’s son, ’ll git down en wo’ship at de feet of one ez hez de , blood of de noblest in his veins.” The old woman straightened up as ; she spoke, and the girls looked at her with awe and surprise. Then and there she pledged them to j secrecy, and when Lea said: “I have nothing to keep secret.” Dinah responded: “Don’t say ez ’ow we ever talked ; ’bout Ralph Dm’m’s name. Wait till de worl’s ready to talk ’bout it. CHAPTER XVJL THE LANDING. It was a dark night, with a stiff, southwest wind dashing mighty waves against the headland of Montauk, where the Indians, in accordance with a | treaty, now kept beacons burning at night, for the guidance of ships making • their way to the waters of the Sound. The Wanderer had been out of sight •of land for four days, when the lookout, up near tee masthead,, Routed out.. “AJjghjQn the starboard bo.r!" from the caps of waves by the fierce f

cut the light, and at once took his place ! beside the men at the wheel, for, though ( under nearly bare poles, the little I canvas out being close-reefed, the It an- . derer was leaping across the waves like ' a race horse under the spurs of a desperate rider. High above the wind that whistled and shrieked through the rigging, louder j than the groaning of the spars and the , mad dash of the waves, rang out the trumpet-like vo.ee of Captain lox. In anticipation of danger every man was on deck, and as Quick as the orders were given they were shouted out by the officers alor g the deck, and the men repeated them as they sprang to obey. There was not a light visible on the "Wanderer, and, save the flickering gleam, which the storm threatened to extinguish, on the distant headland, the worlcTwas enveloped in a darkness that could be felt. .

On dashed the cruiser, till the beacon was well down on the left, now larboard j and lee. . , „ , . I As she rounded the point a flash of : lightning, that made Fox utter a horn- | ble oath, lit up the bay to the westward, showing that the headland broke the j force of the wind and left the water comparatively calm. ' Just as the beacon on Montauk Point , was fading from view, another light flashed close down to the shore and not more than a mile ahead. . At the Captain’s order, every stitch of sail went down with a run, and be- ; fore the treacherous tide could seize i

the ship, the common I to let go both anchors was g ven. Then followe i a dash, and a roaring noise, and a spirt of flair e where the Hying cables united the woodwork, and the Wanderer swung round with her hear! to the wind. “That was an easier job than I expected, sir, ” said a dripping officer, coming back to where the captain was Standing. “Tut!” replied Fox, “the nan that couldn’t do as I have, i n’t fit to command aYa m< uHi b oa'er smack. See that everything is made snug, and the watch set, then come below. We have । other work before us to-night.” "Aye, aye, sir,’’replied the officer, ■ turning away. ; “Give me a little brandy, Don, for I am wet to the bone,” said Fox, when he ; entered the cabin. , Ihe cabin boy, with that alacrity that । IDtinguished everyone subject to this man’s orders, was about to start off, when the last word'was uttered, but ■ he was halted by a gesture from his : mast; r. j “See here. Don.” “res, sir." I “lias the storm disturbed him?” Fox I jerked his thumb in the direction of tho P where Ralph was sleeping. : “Not much, sir,” replied Den. “Has it disturbed him at all?” ! “I can’t say, sir. I only know that he has muttered in his sleep.” “You couldn’t make out what he said?” “He said once, "tis a long, long : voyage,’ and then called ‘Lea.’ ” “1 he longest voyage be ever started on—a voyage irom which never a craft . retu:ned that ever set out. But away, I and get me tho b auly." Don hurried off, and Fox, lighting a { candle, we t into the room where Cap- ! • tain Ralph Denham was lying, as he had I , been lying for five days, wholly ob- i ' livious to the*world. i Fox bent over and pressed his ear to • • the broad, slow-heaving chest. I “Strong as a linn. Gad, it seems a I ' bit of a pity that such a fine fellow < an only serve my ]uq ose in this way. If : he were in league with cur ships and crews, we wouldjbe monarchs of every ocean on which the sun shines. Wo could own rich argosies, and make treaths with kings. But the Palitcns : were ever either angels or devils, and > this man is not a devil.” • He came out as he said this and I noisel ssly closed the door behind him. In the meantime Don had tome in with the brandy, and Fox took a glass । । as another man m ght take water. ; He was in the act of setting down the I glass, when the officer, whom be ad- । dressed on deck, came down, with his I hat in his hand. "Take some brandy, Folsom. Has • the rain ct ased?" ”1 think so, sir," said Folsom, smacking his lips, in anticipation of the i brandy, and p oceeding to help himself. : "Is the light still visible on shore?” | “Yes, sir.” “Frenauld is there. Signal him that ! I will be ashore in a short time. Get "I understand, sir.” “Select good, cool men, and when all is ready let me know." “Aye, aye, sir.” Folsom, a heavy, dak-face i man, had his foot on the first step of the compan-.ou-way, about to asanl to the deck, but Fox stopped him. “See the steward. Tell him that Mr. Frenauld and his three men w.ll I e Luu- I gry when they come ■ n board to-night. I Put an awning up aft: I want to keep the rain from ihe sick man." "Aye, aye, sir.” [ Seeing that Captain Fox waved his I I hand byway < f dismi-sal, Folsom went | ■ on deck. The ship’s lamps we:e now lit and the watch was s. t. The ship swinging ! at her anchors, presented a very diifer- j ent pidu e from the wild bark plunzing ; ov; r the rad waves and through the I i darkness straight as an arrow s flight ; : to her goal. In the cabins and forecastle the officers and men n t on duty were soon eating their first meal that day. and congratui lating each other that they had found a ; ! snug j ort, instead of being, as they had , ' expected, opposed to the fury of the i ■ storm that night. : Captain Fox was the only man on ■ beard who did not carry himself w.th an i air of weariness. He was the embodiment of force and vitality, and could not feel tired so long as he could stand. "Now, Don,” he said, after the latter ; had brought in some articles in a leather ! bag, which Fox was to take with him, i “make up your own kit.” "Are we going to remain ashore, sir?” asked the boy, in surprise. "Ask no questions,” replied Fox, I sternly; “but do as you are told.” From an adjoining room the captain took out a great many small Loxes, covered with oilcloth, and piled them on the table. They would make in all sev»«»i* Hit* pivsiticrtl •dctt.ions.

These parcels ven worth in value the rest of the ship and cargo, and were set aside in the division as the property of | himself and Frenauld. I There remained still kegs of raided 1 dollars from the Spanish Main, and in- ! gots by the hundreds from the galleons lof Acapulco, anl stamped gold bars j that would have doubled in themselves the fortune of the richest prince in i Christendom. i In addition, there was a rich freight ' of plate and pictures, of costly silks ; and laces of fabulous prices, with trop- ' ical spices and vines of greater value than ever floated in one ship before. I Suits of antique armor plundered by the Portuguese from Hindoo rajahs, and ■ intended for the decoration of the i al- , i ace of their king; articles of rarework- ■ manship, secured for a song in the then ; ■ unknown marts of China and Japan;

idols from the South seas, and the plun- j der of Malay junks, all filled the hold of । the cruiser Wanderer, but were as noth- । ing in value to the Loxes of rare gems ; covered up by those oilcloths. One of these boxes, after some searching, Captain Fox placed in the bag containing the clothing he was going to take ashore. He strapped < n a belt that must have been very heavy, for it was literally ; filled with small pistols of exquisite | workmanship, but heavy caliber. This done, he went on deck, gave ad1 ditional orders to the men who were i going to row him ashore, then called i six men by name, aud led them into the

cabin. These six men entered the room where Ralph Denham was lying, their sleeves pulled up as men sometimes think it necessary to have them when they are about to lilt a considerable load. “Pick up the frame, bed a>d all, and see that you don’t drop it as you value t your lives,” said the captain, sternly. The men looked at each other in sur- , prise, and then at the sleep ng man on J tho bed, and began their task. | For six ord nary men, the bed with its I ' occupant would not have be,na burden; to the six giants who carried < aptain Denham to the dock, the load d.d not seem so heavy as their own wet garments. They placed the bed in the stern shee s, over which an awning lai been spread. The officers, Don, and ihe men . who were to row, nov took their places. ’’Lower away there!” shouted Fox. Tnere was a whirr of ropes, a crack- । ing of blocks, and the men on deck let I the boat down from the davits. The hooks were slipped out, the six I oars caught the water as if they had all been driven by one hand. Capt. Fox had the tiller, and under I his guidance the boat shot over the I black waters towards the light which ; momentarily flashed up or was extin | guished as the gig rose an 1 fell in the trough of the sea. As they neared the shore, Capt. Fox rose in his place and called out; “Rest on your oars.” Like an automaton under the control of its operator, the blades stopped, while the boat under its own impetus sped on. “Ahoy! ahoy, ashore there!” shouted Fox. “Ahoy!” came back the reply. “Is that Frenauld?" “Aye, aye, sir.” “YVhere can we land?” “Keep straight for the l;gh“. The beach is goo i and the sea low,” replie 1 Frenauld, who had been anxiously awaiting the arrival of his commander. I Again the oars caught the water. There was a moment of flying spraj' as the boat leaped through the surf, and the next instant the oarsmen were in ; the water, and, with a shout and a rush, ■ they had the gig and its strange cargo I high and dry on the beach. ! i caving the sailors who h:d come in th ' boat, and the three who had reI maine 1 with Frenauld to exchange congratulations, Fox drew the latter to one side, and said: “Denham is in the boat.” “And still alive? asked Frenauld. “Still alive: I have trained Don to administer the drug, and he does it well. Ihe boy is here with me. But how about the Indian, Uneas?” “He is near by.” "And still of the same mind?” “More determined than before, if that be possible." "And, Frenauld, has the chief made arrangements for Denham?" “Yes.” “Far from here?" “About half a mile. The place is a sort of vault in an Indian burying ground." said Frenauld. “And jou have found a place where we can hide our own booty? It makes me nervous to keep t ose boxes longer on I oard, so 1 have I r ught them with me." “Fenn show you just the pl ice in tho morning.” . "Rut. Frenauld. I want vou to go on ■Io Sag Harl or! repeated the surprised Frenauld. ' Y> s; I shall be there nearly as soon as you ar ■. And if that fellow Thrasher has earned his money, you will be the commander of the Sea Hawk 1 etore the week is two days older. But t<H me; have you n d a paper, a map of the place that I । an use m the morning:’ "I r.ave, though I inten’. -d it to Le used when we came 1 ack ar. i wanted to take tin- plunder out ol hiding,” replied , Frenauld, as lie look a pa; er from his locket and hand'd it to ti e Captain. "Any hing else to reio:t, 1 renauld?” "Yes sir; Colonel oraham is still : here "What! didn’t he go to New York?” ■ asked Fox, starting 1 ack as if Lis officer i hail struck h m. "No; Im got sick and for the benefit of I his health <an e down h re atm ng the I Montauk Indians ” -aid Frenauld. to whom this information ha i io ssed to b • exciting. Fox hissed out a string of savage ; oaths, and both his hands worked r.ervi ously among the pistols in his belt. “How far is Grahata from here?” he ; asked when he could control himself. “< h, it is several miles—half-way to ■ Sag Harbor, and he is a guest of the chief. You need not fear that he knows i anyth’ng about our ; resence or our I plans,” said Frenauld, with a view to allaying his commander’s e. citement. |TO EE OONTIN VED Coimiuinil of Temper. Setting aside the ni ral aspect of the question altogether, it is a matter of policy t r ; cultivate comman iof temper. Abuse is cheap and common, and whatever impression it may make is easily effaced by a good-jia-tured, pointed reply, free from all trace of^“*cs 'SmTcuTT to maintain one's temper under a succession of wrongs, out tiie giscl pline is excellent and the results usually compensate for the pain of repression. Actual control is the quality required, not merely the outward show. Os the influential men in history there are two conspicuous types strong, passionate men who kept a curb upon their passions, though giving vent to their tage when ocjQsion served; and malignant hyp., ptes who only appeared to control 11 their evil passions as a matter of policy. The latter are not to be imitated, for they do not in fact keep their tem--1 pers, but only have the’tippearance of doing so. YVhen one has real control ’ of himself he can suffer many aggra- • vations without being roused, calmly

consider the wrongs done him, and * when the proper time comes reply ; with just the force required, but no I more. His reputation then makes i him convincing, whereas the passionate man who is always losing his temper, is discredited in advance. Vituperation may be either amusing or irritating, according to the mood of the'listener; but it is never convincing, and defeats the cause of those who resort to it. The most beautiful face in the world will not justify the owner in devoting all her thought to it.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL i j • SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED. A ScbclsHy Exposition of the Lesson— I ^^^hts Worthy of Calm Reflection—--1 Half an Hour's Study of the Scriptures ; Time Well Spent. ■ The Value of Wisdomi The lesson f ; r Sunday, May 7, may . be found in Prov. 3: 11-21. I introdictoky. I '» e have here another lesson in wis- ; dom. Last week the subject was coni tudered in its negative aspects, i. e., ; what evils its absence might occasion. । This week we study it in a positive i way and as respects the advantages • associated with its possession. An- , other lesson will follow, and, quite nat- ; urally, upon the fruits growing out of such seed-sowing. Still later on will come two companion lessons on the practical bearings of this eternal wisdom. Thus we have five studies in the Look of Proverbs; and our Sunday schools should come forth from this momth’s perusal with a new love for thia portion of God’s word, born of a cioj er acquaintance with its sources of bdte^N an d, strength. This time we Kla^ co nt tlle profits of what may be j wisdom-mining. IB- POINTS IN THE LESSON. is love that speaks here, fatherly ^^Emotherly love. Is there a love ref^^Ke in your heart? “My son,” is the jSSp-ss. I>o you feel the stirrings of sonthip within? To you the voice speaks. ( nly the sons of wis !om will I hear wisdom. Suppose we try to set a value or a 1 price to this mine of wisdom. What is our lode worth? Y\ ell, the Scripture here says, “You can make more out of it than by trading in silver and gold; and there is a* pretty good market for both of these irecicu- metals to-day. And as for rubies, preci ms stones, wisdom is "mi re pi ecious.” We will take a bold dash, then, and speak of the things not possessed but desired, held before the eye of hope and of yearning. Ah, says tho inspired seer, they “are not to be compare 1 unto her.” Hands full, for one hand holds long life and the other plenty. Ft et treading clover and blossoms, for her "ways are ways of pleasantne s i. e., beauty) and all her paths are peace.” We think at once of tbe Twenty-third Psalm, and of the still waters and green pastures where the Shepherd leads. An 1 Lest of all, it is perennial and eternal I lessing. “She is a tree of 1 fe.” It sets the Psalm bell^ to ringing again, anti their chime :s, “Surely goodne-s anti mercy shall follow me all the da - s of mv life; and I shall Gw. 11 in th^ house‘of tho Lord forever.” In short, it is a ; art of God. The Lord Jehovah do ‘s not conduct the affairs of earth by one scheme and those of heaven by another entirely alien. He is one and the same, above, beneath, everywhere. Whither shall wo flee froth thy Spirit! By wisdom hath he “founded the earth,” and by the same understanding he hath "established the heavens." O, man of earth, child of God, think of it, Le inspired by it; when you mind God’s laws you build with God and God with you. When you carve and yroin well you carve and groin as the Lord Jehovah would do it. ImjyeJ, it thiimgi; ion. Now i. t 1.1... f 1 HINTS AM) ILLI STRATIONS. Stir up a lively conversation on the content or import of "Wisdom. ' Ask the question. "What do you understand by wisdom?” Put the query, “What do you find when you find wisdom?” Some one will say sagacity, another will say, outlook: another insight, i’ermqssome one will be discerning enough to say Scripture knowledge. Possibly some one will leap to the high altitude of answering, reverently, "I fin I God.' At any rate it will be a suggestive and profitable inquiry. Sup; osing some one says it means Christ. Very well, how it can be wisdom and leave out reSemption by the cross, it is difficult to see. Dimly discerned ot old, this same Jesus is the full orbed Sun of righteousness to-day. He indeed is ma !e unto us—“wisdom. ” The church of Jesus Christ makes its appeal to the young men of to-day. She needs them: She must have th»m. Ninety per cent, of our young men, we are told, are not Christians; 70 per cent do net go to church. Teachers, pastors, let us gir 1 ourselves in God’s name to change the bad proportion. Tho Bible never intended that things should be as they are; it- pages are full of familiar counsel with the young. Its । pages were meant for their perusal. : God help us bring the young men back ! to the Interpieter’s House and to the ■ Palace Beautiful! It is a good time for the exercise and exemplifying of this heavenly wisdom, right here and now in America :n this ninth decade of the nineteenth century. Said Dr. Strong. “I would rather be liviqg now than to have been one of the twelve apostles.” There never in all the history of the world was such a splendi^Jhance as now for wisdom to speak Jj^^oice in the streets. =nn«sFaHti UiiiliuuW - o- jR set in sixty golden minutes. No re\ jrdm offered, for they are gone forcv^ I ” G> to God for wisdom. Go forth after it as the Hebrew word “get’’ implies. This- article is only genuine wh- n it bears the celestial-trade mark. And have a care, for there are spurious imitations and substitutes abroad. Yes, and base adulterations. Buy wisdom; buy it of God. The cheaper qtfMity may satisfy a world that is to fade and pass away, but the eternal sons of God will deal in eternal commodities. They askel Th-'mistocles, you remember, if he would not stop to gather the spoils of ti e enemy, the gold chains, etc., lying ' all about. “Thou may’sr,” was his [ sententious reply, “thou may’st, for thou art not Themistocles." Sons of the All-wise, be wise!

2111 IBC, MV. ’’ • • t jj Next lesson —“Fruits of Wisdom. Prov. I’2: 1-1 >. The life of trees is determined very largely by climate. Actual experiment has shown that the English oak, ior instance, matures, and consequently dies, sooner in the t nited States than in England. The life of one of these trees across the water is estimated to be a thousand years, and in America but 300. A BELL that could te heard 35,000 feet in water could be heard only 606 feet in the open air. Dogs barking on the earth can be heard by balloonists ' at a height of four miles.

THE YANKEE COUNT RUMFORD &. New Englander’s Success in Europe in The Last Century. Dr. George E. Ellis, in a paper un Count Rumford in the Atlantic, thus describes a portion of that remarkable New Englander’s caieer in Europe: “With the singular felicitj’ of what seemed luck in so many incidents of his extraordinary career, while attending a military parade at Strasburg he drew the notice, the curious interest and then the proffer of hospitality of the French Field Marshal I’rince Maximilian of DeuxPonts, in 1799 made elector and in 1805 King of Bavaria. This was the decisive hour in Thompson's splendid fortune. The Prince asked him to visit Munich with a letter to his uncle, Elector Charles Theodore, who proved, till his death in 1799, the devoted admirer, constant friend, and grateful patron of Thompson. The elector invited the handsome and accomplished officer of the age of 30 years, trained in workshop, cabinet, and field, to enter his service, both military and civil, at a most critical period in the condition of Bavaria, which was a prizie-Mi^^^stbvtLm then contending imperia^mmffiWßff powers. Thompson necoed to obtain the permission of his sovereign, and on a visit to England for the purpose he not only received it. but also the honor of knighthood, Feb. 23, 1784. I W ith the prestige of honors, title, and half-pay, this soldier of fortune, in the best sense of the epithet, returned to Bavaria, his abilities, marvelous versatility, and high ambition accompanied by fidelity and unwearied zeal in the most exacting labors for works of reform and improvements. adapting him to the elector’s pressing needs in his own imperiled and convulsed dominion. It may be that Thompson had the repute of the then deceased Franklin to inspire him, if he needed anything beyond the capacities and purposes found in himself. Radical and extensive reforms, all excellent in intent and effect; sage devices and schemes of homely benevolence curiously connected with severely scientific inventions and experiment-;; shrewdly sagacious measures for grappling with the evils and frauds of tramps and mendicancy and the mis- I ch:efs of a standing army; the invention and first practical and successful trial of plans for dealing with poverty and almsgiving, which have since been adopted, and are now followed to sudi purpose in every well-ordered community—these, briefly ami most inadequate!}’ started in condensed summary, were the directions of Thompson's zeal and transcendent success. To these he gave eleven years of the closest application, exhaustive of his own fine constitution, before he made another visit to Eng and. H l ' mastered the Frencli and German languages. *‘=> “>•»>• •>* i.x.v ami universal accomplishments, and t>v his prudence and affability migm grunge me n uses ami Honors bestowed on a foreigner. The elector’s confidence an I gratitude knew no bounds. He gave Thompson a palatial edifice, a military staff, servants, and blood horses, and constituted him major general cf cavalry, privy conductor, chamberlain, and head of the war and police departments. When, in an interval of vacancy, the elector was vicar ot the empire he made Sir Benjamin ' count of the holy Roman empire, ■ with the order of the YVhite Eagle. It is pleasant to repeat that Thompson, whom we must now call Count I Rumford, should have chosen for l title the name of the modest New England village where his first advancement came to him as a rural schoolmaster. Fl Rilles. My African experiences of the for- I est pigmies were, as will be believed, extremely varied, writes Dr. T. H. Parke. I have had a good many narrow escapes from their archers, and I certainly owe my life to one of their females. I purchased this pigmy woman from a former owner for a handful of beans, twelve cups of rice, and six cups of Indian corn. I bought her out ot slavery, not into it, and can confidently affirm that the purchase was the most remunerative investment I have ever made in my life. To her constant care and attention 1 owe the enjoyment ot good health and good foods —as far as forest weeds can be food —during months JUkve but when she had ceased to have any dread of cruelty, her devotion was unbounded. The first of the forest dwarfs that was measured was found to be exactly four feet in height. The deficiency of development is physical, not mental. The intellectual inferiority of the dwarf specimens whom I have myself met with was not at all in proportion to their relative bulk. I would rather try to teach a pigmy than a Nubian any day. and feel certain that, after a few months’ intimacy, I could turn him as reliable ih intelligence and honesty as his overgrown negro brother.

Luck in a Horseslioe. Everybody knows that almost all our existing superstitions date back for their origin to heathen times, though they have often been slightly or superficially christianized at later periods so as to bring them into harmony with the general body of public opinion. It is probable, therefore, that when the horseshoe superstition > first arose people specially selected a - horseshoe as the best available bit of iron to repel the attacks of trolls or ) fairies, witches, or warlocks and ; other evil influences, because it had 1 itself a certain inherent sanctity of 5 its own, derived from its connection with a sacred animal.

THE WAY THINGS RUN IN THE GREATEST OF GREAT STATES, INDIANA. Thing l ) Which Have Lately Happened Within Its Herders—Some Pleasant and Sonic Sad Keadin". Lived Nearly 1:13 Years. William a Krxa. th ■ Crawfordsville centenarian, db a :b..- otimrdav. He was nearly 103 year- old. and had ieen a resident of Montgomery County fur more than titty years. .A ithough of such great age, he has, until recently, been a familiar figure on the streets, and delighted in entertaining those who crowded around him with stories of the early settlements and strnggffisqt the countrv. He had a wonderful metnory, and retained his faculties to the last. Mr. Krug has voted at twenty-one presidential elections. His first vote was cast in Isl? fur DeWitt Clinton. He voted for Ri.fus King in 1-1.5, John Quincy Adams in IS‘,‘o, 1824, IS2S; Henry Clay in l- >?, 1841; . ]t. Harrison in 1836, 1S40: Zachary Taylor. 1848; Winfield Scott. 1852; J. C. Fremont, 1356; Lincoln, iB6O, isc.4; Grant, 1868, 1 s~2l a free talker, and readily gave accounts ‘ of incidents which took place over ninety years ago. He was a triend of Jonathan Jessup and Pluineas Davis, Quakers who resided at York, Pa., and who built the first JocGmotive. Mr. Krug, however, never saw George Washington. Mr. Krug passed many pleasant hours in looking back over his long life. He always prayed to live to be 100 years old, which occasion was a happy event for him. When his mile stones marked a century he had forty grandchildren, thirty-nine great-grandchil-dren, and three great-great-grandchil-dren. Minor State News. Mrs. Andrew Gilson of Rushville, attempted suicide bv taking morphine. George Martin of Gentryville, met death in Evansville by a wall caving in on him. Natural gas was struck in a well ten miles south of Sbeloyville, at a depth of 950 feet Bertie Sheets, the 6-year-old lad who was shot at Muncie by ais playmate Charley Leslie, has died of his miuries. A company has been formed to build a sanatorium at Soiceiand to make a health resort by utilizing the mineral water there. The family W. 11. Rogers of New Albany, who were taken violently sick with symptoms of poisoning last week, are improving. Mrs. Sarah E. Graham, aged 51, committed suicide by jumping into a cistern at Evansville. Her daughter’s recent death unbalanced her mind. Some one visited the farm of W. B. Y’estal, near Plainfield, a few nights ago, and drove off eighteen ewes and thirteen lambs, which have not yet been found. Hagerstown has sec ired the annual convention of the Richmond District, Epwortb Leagues, cumprising twenty--13, and I’4. r " no uisease wliiliTat' work m the store of John H. Martin. He was postmaster several years. Chari.es I- arr was allowed 5320 damages for false imprisonment at Wabash. He had been arrested, charged with terse stealing, but the accusers failed to appear against him. Friday night at Carthage, a gang of burglars gagged the night watchman and plundered four stores. They carried ; away about 8400 in cash and at le'ast that amount in merchandise. Another case of poison from eating canned meats occurred at Madison re- • centlv, and resulted i» the death of Mrs. I Elizabeth Rentz, aged 50. This makes • ten cases of canned goods poison in Madison inside of a week. The new City Hall at Fort Wryne was formally dedicated by a reception and banquet. Speechs were made made by Hon. J. I>. A bite, Mayor Zollinger, exMayor Harding. Charles McCulloch, O. I’. Morgan, D. N. Foster and others. A deal was closed this webk which gives Andersen another big paper mill. The new company is headed by Albert Reynolds, well known in the paper manufacturing world, and formerly of the Anderson Paper Company. Ellis Carpenter, manager of the North Anderson I Land Company, engineered the deal. Phil Matler, owner ot a town addition, donates the site. James Oard, residing south of Muncie, reports chat he had an encounter with a monster eagle last week. The bird has teen soaring in that vidinity for several days and once chased some school children in a house. Farmers with loaded rifles are laying for the bin 1 . Oard says I it is fully seven feet from tip to tip. and , | he escaped under a hollow log when it ’ ' was about to drop on him. Dtunu nasal me viuib m U'.a.Lu, I having been an invalid for some time. It was with groat difliculty that her husi band rescued her from the burning building. On account of her feeble condition, he was compelled to care for her and secure her shelter m the residence of a neighbor, letting the residence go. J. O. Blue, a freight conductor who resides at Fort Wavne, and was taking 1 the second section of No. 80 east on the Pittsburgh, Fort ayne and Chicago. ’ was killed at Warsaw. The exact cause . of tlie accident is unknown, for the engineer had received orders from Blue to , move it. and the train had reached ' Eagle Lake station before Blue was ’ missed. The engine was sent back after

him, and he was found, in Warsaw, with both limbs, an arm and his head cut of? and his body severed. The supposition is that he tell between the ears in an attempt to reach the engineer’s cab. James Vandike, a freight brakeman on the C., 11. & D., accidentally fell under the wheels of his train at Gwynneville and was killed, his head being crushed and bis left arm being cut off at the shoulder. He was unmarried, about thirty-five years old and lived at College : Corners, Ohio. ! The Enterprise Gas Company of Kennard, has struck it rich in their first I well, and they are arranging with manufacturing establishments for its consumption. This shows the company has a splendid field, and they will sink other ! wells soon. Kennard now has three first-class wells.