St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 19, Number 8, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 9 September 1893 — Page 7

AN IDYL . OF HONOLULU. A Bold Stroke for a Husband. Written for This Paper. BY LEON LEWIS.

CHAPTER Vl—Continued. And now for a serious word with you, said Bullet, as he drew his chair close to Alma’s. “Has Benning proposed yet?” “Not yet, father." “Why don’t you fetch him to the point?” “I’m doing all I can.” “Well, you must do a little more,” said Bullet, with unwonted gravity. “If this marriage does not soon take place, it will never take place at all. There seems to boa little leak somewhere. There are two or three sailors hanging around Honolulu who have seen the young man here, and who seem to know all about him. At least, they have a great deal to say, especially when they are in their cups, and I begin to fear that the secret may in some way reach Benning's ears, or at least the ears of some one who will comprehend the situation and come here and claim him. As the case stands, something must be done immediately. How can we contrive to give him a shock—an impetus in tho right direction —an awakener?” “I don't know, I’m sure,” replied Alma, “unless I pretend to kill myself ” “Hush! What if he should hear you? Try to think of something practical. By the way, can you account for his coldness?” “Certainly. He’s bound up in a desire to know who and what he formerly was, who are his relatives, and how he came here, and so on.” The old sailor looked startled. “Things are getting to a very critical pass. I see,” he whispered. “Try to think of something over night that will concentrate his thoughts upon you." The “awakener" so ardently desired by Bullet and his daughter came sooner than it was expected. Impelled by his unrest, our hero again rambled off into the hills early in the forenoon subsequent to the conversation we have just recorded, and was absent several hours —so long, in fact that Alma again went to look for him. Following a trail which she supposed to be Ralph's she advanced into the heart of one of those great solitudes which characterize so much of the interior of the island, when the snapping of a twig at her side caused her to start and look up quickly. Keeri was again beside her. The Kanaka was smiling now, but it was a grim sort of smile—one that rather convulsed than relaxed his features. “I am glad to see you again,” he said, half mockingly. “L have just been selecting a snug retreat for you in one of the hills away here to the northward.” “For me?” cried Alma. “Yes, for you. And as I know that will not honor it with a visit of accord, I shall take you your wishes.” a ^ n ' don't come a ston “Rut i ■ With this he seized her. We need not relate the details of the struggle that followed. Sufflcq it to say that her hands being duly secured, anti a gag placed in her mouth, the girl was led away in the direction indicated by her desperate admirer. About an hour thereafter, having come home to dinner, and experienced the double shock of finding both his daughter and Ralph absent, the old sailor conceived a lively suspicion that something was wrong, and at once took down an old musket from a peg and started for the Creeka place, to learn if any one there knew anything of these unusual absences. To his great surprise lie found the i premises in question utterly deserted. This third absence was significant in ; the highest degree, and it was in a perfect whirlwind of apprehension that Bullet began scouring the adjacent hills and forests. He had not gone far. however, when he beheld a sight that brought him to an abrupt halt—Ralph Komplin leaning against a tree and engaged in such a profound revery as to be utterly unconscious of everything around him. “Still thinking about his former self, I suppose,” thought Bullet. “Wonder if I can’t static him into thinking of Alma?” The case being at once stated to the young Chicagoan, he became as agitated as the old sailor cared to see him. The girl had not only been very kind to him, but had rendered him great services, especially in the matter of his new education —services for which he designed, as he had often assured himsell, to always treat her as a sister. “Yes, that cursed Kanaka has carried her off to some den in the mountains,” was the assurance with which Bullet concluded his harrowing tale, “and all because sho ha- refused his offer of marriage, and because he suspects her < f being engaged to you.” This was certainly putting the c ise j upon a footing that touched, our hero closely, and the zeal with which be ; joined Bullet in a search for the missing girl can be imagined. Daring the remainder of the day, and all the subsequent forenoon, the couple scoured the great solitudes of the interior for some trace of the missing girl and Keeri, but all in vain. It I was not till the close of the second , afternoon of their search that a clue was vouchsafed them, but it came at last. Just as the day was closing, and they were about t > retreat frem a narrow ravine into which they had descended, they saw a man emerge from a cave and look cautiously around. This man was Keeri, and the searchers at once comprehended the situation. They had traced the Kanaka to his lair. CHAPTER VII. marriage her only protection. At sight of Keeri, so plainly revealed and so unsuspicious of any hostile presence, the old sailor smiled grimly, and his whole frame shook with a convulsion of joy and relief. “Cautious!” was his warning whisper. “At last we have him! We’ve only to finish as cleverly as we have begun.” “His presence here is a sufficient indication of his business," returned

Ralph. “He’s not m-relv hiding, but 1 is here as Miss Bullet's jailer.” r “Os course—of course. The minute - you set eyes on him you know that Alma is not far distant. I dare say we are within a few rods of her person. ) Take care that the infernal Kanaka does not see or hear us. He'd probably sooner murder the poor child thanper- ” mit us to take her irom him.” f By this time the Kanaka had fin- , ished his keen survey of hissurround--1 ings, without detecting the presence of . the two men, and commenced making ; his way down an abrupt declivity toj ward a small steam that wound its shinr ing course along the bottom of the nar--1 row valley. A pail he carried in his • right hand indicated clearly enough • that ho was seeking a supply of water for himself or for his captive. ’ “Wo have him!” breathed Bullet in Ralph’s ear, as his grim smile gave : place to a look of the sternest resolve. । "You seo the point for which ho is । making? From our present position wo । enn drop ourselves upon him at the instant he is filling his pail. Do not hurt him any more than is necessary. He’s almost crazy, you know, witfi his love for Alma and it’s little to be wondered at, for she's a girl of a million.” The sternness of the old sailor's countenance showed that this suggestion was more designed to influence Ralph than to spare the Kanaka. “Do just as you seo me do, my dear Benning,” added Bullet, when Keeri had nearly reached the brook, “and we shall have him safe and snug in less than a minute.” The event proved the justness of the old man's calculations. At the very instant Keeri stoopo I beside th -stream to fill his pail, the two men hurled themselves upon him. The contest that followed, however, was as d •sperate as it was short. The supple Kanaka exe te 1 himself so violently that Ralph and Bullet had to set themselves earnestly t iwork Iwfore he was overpowered and boun 1 securely. “So you've gone to kt eping hemo in the hills, have you?” sneered Bullet, when at last the Kanaka lay panting and holple-s at his feet. “Where is my daughter?” “Don't you wish you knew, old man?” was the spiteful answer. “We shall have to extract the desired information from him, 1 think,” suggeTed Ralph, quietly. “A good sousing in the nearest pool will probably loosen his tongue.” "1 dare say. Let's try it.” The two men laid hold of the Kanaka immediately, with an air which showed how earnestly they were in quest of information. “If the water don't fetch him, we'll tie him up by the thumbs, sail >r fashion ” TTuk v ' V *““ 1 ' 1 MiCtr prisoner toward a considerable pool, which had so-med at a bend in the stream. "He must tell us whore Alma is or we ll souse the breath out of his body.” The determination of his captors could hardly have failed to affect the Kanaka. “Hold on!" he suddenly muttered. The two men stopped. “I'll tell you where ;he girl is." ho said, “since 1 have been such, a fooi as I to allow you to nab me. She is here ! with me living in on ■ of these caves. 1 She is n<w my wife, Mr. Bullet. ' Partly by searing her and partly by j coaxing I have induced her to marry | me.” “You had better tell that to the • marines,” said Bullet, coldly. “I know I i Alma too well to credit your impudent lies. Your coaxing and threats have been equally useless.” “You forget, old man, that Alma has boon betrothed to mo for years," r aid the unscrupulous wooer, as he turned his malignant glances upon Ralph. “She Isas always thought everything , of me. ami ha ■ long been deceiving you and the young American ” “Shut up, or I'll throw you into the brook,” interrupted Bullet, alarmed lest the.-o falsehoods should have the effect intended: that of making trouble l>etween Ralph and Alma. "All you have to do is to show us where the girl is, and we’ll hear what she has to say about these matte, s. And the sooner you tell us whore she is the belter it will be for you. ” Keeri bit his lips vengefully, but soon mastered his rage and mortification. “She's up there,” he muttered, jerking his head toward the spot where the two men had first seen him. “If you’ll set mo 'roe I'll show you the way to*our hiding-place.” Ralph and Bullet exchanged glances. “I see no objections to setting him [ upon his pins,” said the latter, “so long j as we keep a sharp look-out upon him.” I Tho feet of Keeri were accordingly ■ free, and he was assisted to an upright position. “This way,” ho enjoined. “If you leave me in this fix, however, you'll have to help me.” “Oh, we’ll help you fast enough,” returned Bullet. “Take hold of him, my I dear Benning. Between us we shall be able to manage him.” I The trio began the ascent of the de- ' clivity Keeri had so lately traversed, | and were soon in a most difficult and dangerous spot—a narrow ledge upon tho face of a precipice that towered fifty or sixty feet above the bottom of tho valley wo have mentioned. And then it was that tho Kanaka suddenly precipitated himself against his captors with all his might, in an attempt to tumble them from this elevation into the rocky depths below. It was only by the watchfulness and vigorous dexterity of Ralph that this attempt was thwarted. “The treacherous snake!” muttered Bullet, when he had recovered his foot. “If he does that again, tumble him down the rocks without any ceremony. ” Keeri saw by the manner of Bullet that further violence would react upon himself, and that not the least credit would be given to any further falsehoods he might utter. He accordingly

chok/ 'Sown his wrath, and asstffiied as re^ff no< ^ an a ' r as P oS3 ible. •qte played and lost,” he muttered, i I dare say, old man, you won't ’ up me for thinking too much of /ma?” | “That depends upon how you have treated her,” returned Bullet sternly. “Lead on to the cave. ” The trio speedily reached the spot where the Kanaka had been discovered, and from this point a long and narrow opening into the rocky ledge became visible. “This is the place,” cried Bullet, after a single look around him. His voice was followed by a scream that came, faint and echoing, from the depths of the reeky passage in question. “It's Alma,” added the old sailor, flushing with joy and relief. “We’ve found her." Torches were hastily lighted, and the two mon plunged into the rocky passage, which was visibly the entrance of a cavern, dragging their prisoner after them. Ere long they : camo to a stout door, locked and barred, which had been fitted into a casing of i heavy timbers at the narrowest point of the entrance. “Are you hero, Alma?” demanded I Bullet. An inarticulate cry of joy was the first response to this query, but tho I words speedily followed: “Yes, I am here." I “Safe and well?“ “Yes, safe and well." The old sailor drew a long sigh of re-: lief, as did Ralph. It occupied only a ■ few moments to find the key of the- , door in Keeri's pocket and to use thus bringing the captive and her res- • cuers face to face. Tho scene that followed was suf- ' fieiontly emotional, the gjrl not only clinging sobbingly to ner fathers breast, but also throwing herself im- 1 pulsively into the arms of Ralph, with ' joyous cries and tears. And it was not with' nt an answering emotion that he received these grateful effusions for his share in the rescue. As he had long l>een oblivious < f even Maida Stepp's existence, no former memory preserved him from the full effect of* Alma's exaggerated gratitud". He did not love the wily girl, but he was gratful tiher j for all tho interested kindnesses sho ' had -hewn him, and he neither so; stony n<>r so wooden as to receive her • demon-.trations num »ved. To the contrary. us he found In r arms thrown tight y around bis neck. at that moment of joyous exe toment, he became e mseious of a deeper intere t in her than he had o\ er Isefore experienced. 1 Even Kesri perceived that he hail L>-t : more by his violence tha 1 he had 1 ■ gained. "How has the Kanaka treated yon?” 1 asked Bullet, ns soon as Alma, with 1 well-acted confusion, had withdrawn from the arms of tho young Chi- i cagoan. • "Oh. very well,” replied Alma. “Ho has kept in * a close prisoner and has tri> d to coax and scare me into marry- ; ing him. but he has n>t U-m particu- 1 larlv intrusive or dangerous." “What shall be his punishment?" “I think he 11 Is? punished enough if | you take grxxl care that h** does not ' get hold of mo again.” returned the sch. ming girl, with a st ulthy glance ; at Ralph. “I’ll take good care for that—with ■ , Mr. B miing's aid.” said Bullet. Tj: ■ I n ... -u.4 the rasca! fitted; lup for you here.” he added, wav- i j ing his torch around him and marking ’ , tho extent and contents of the cavern. "Everything indicates that ho ha- tn- ; ken time to prepare for your long resl- । donee in this hiding-place.” “Ce"tainiy. He has liven engaged for week-in fitting up the place, and he has declared again and again that ! ■ s i. trd never leave it. unless under a ’ so emn promise to marry him. But all! his threats did not trouble me greatly, 1 j for 1 felt sure that Mr. Benning and ■ I you would find me." ; “Touching fait!:!” mutt red Bullet,' I as he drew the ba -k of his hit id acro-s J his eyes. “But in this ea eit was n>t fallaei us. Mr. Benning and 1 have in-' deed found you. never again to lose ' sigh । f you in such away as this, if ■ human foresight can prevent it.” Leaving Keeri in the cave, so secured ■ in w 11-knotted ropes that several hours would be consumed by him in setting him-eif fr - •. tho rescuers and . Alma took their way homeward. Bullet leading the way, and the girl leaning ; heavily upon the arm of Ralph. That she 1 a 1 suffered from her captivity was apparent at a glance, her f atures being much thinner and paler than usual, but the fresh air, c >upled 1 with the excitement of the hour, soon brought the col »r to her cheek-. Au I easy walk of a e >uple of hours brought ; the trio to Bullet's dwelling, where ! they pracceded to re-t and recuperate from their fatigues and trials. |TO BE CONTINUED I ===^^=^7=l^==^= How Do the Newsboys ^lanage? The names of the Russian newspapers are noted for their brevity! i and the ease with which English- 1 speaking people may pronounce them. Here are a few specimens: AViedorr.osty Gradonatshalstwa, Olonetzkija Goubernskija, Pskoffsky Gorodskoi Listok, Jekaterinoslawsky Listok, AV astotshuoje Objaaflenij Est- ' iandskija Gouberask Wjedomosty, I The tongue of the newsboy, which is seemingly capable of pronouncing almost everything unintelligible, would certainly require a great deal of twisting to shout the names and latest editions of these papers. Among the various periodicals all over the world there are papers devoted to no less than eighty-two 1 separate and distinct trades, while of * class papers and those devoted to re- j ligious dogmas, creeds and scientific! theories, there are 253 distinct I groups. It is an interesting fact, quite worthy of mention, that newspapers of the United States are printed in more languages than those of any other country, no less than twenty-one being used at tho present time. In Austria-Hungary sixteen languages are used. In India sixteen, Russia ten, Germany four. 1 The live principal languages used in • the world’s newspapers in the order of their importance are English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.— Providence Journal. There are 1,850 cities and towns in this country which have electric lights. The best rubies come from Burmah.

HOME AND THE FARM J A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR OUR RURAL FRIENDS. A Writer Praises the Farm and the Little | Country School-house— Future of the Ilorsu Breeder—Plowing Inder Dew I Dairy Notes. The Farm as an Educator. The farm is tho chief and best school for the training of capable men in the country, writes Albert Shaw in the Review of Reviews. Farm lads are learning real things, while the town boys too often are merely studying in ooks the pale reflection of things. The farmer boy knows early about land and soils; about crops and their lotations: about the seasons and the weather and the signs of the sky. He grows up in familiar acquaintance with animals, j He owns a dog, he has a favorite horse, he rides wild colts, he feeds the horned cattle. He help, in the planting and in the harvesting. He is usually versed in woo i lore and knows trees and plants, birds, squirLls, labbits and groundhogs. He ■lints with a gun and goes fishing, ■e develops superb health He helps ripair the fences. He learns about , ta'R and masters the (Oinplexities of ; faim machinery. In short, the range ct J his practical knowledge be -011103 rmy great. There is more reading | dime in our farm neighborhoods than lin our cities: and the good typical farm home has its newspapers always and its magazines quite frequently. I Nor are the district schools so inferior, though their quality varies much from year to year. Wth a good teacher in charge, the country district s hool is better than the city graded school, because it is more free from mere machinery and better adapted to develop the individuality of pupils. Hundreds of men and women of high standing and wide ex] erience tieday are thankful for the ; little wooden country school-h msc of their childhood days, n which the educational metlm.ls pursued we e infinitely more scientific an I valuable than those now followed in many of our city schools. Future of the Horne Breeder. The future of the horse-lirceder I ‘Cems to be a matter of moment at I this time. The advent of electricity as a motor for surface cars is displac- : ing large bodies of horses that we: ■ I formerly used for such purposes. To this we must add loads that are using and are about to adopt cables. 1 These throw on the market a large Contingent of anima's. The presence 'of such a volume of h u ses, f i in cx- ; cess of the needs of buyers, ruins i prices. The bicycle is anolh r factor . that is replacing the horse in some degree, its extended use in the near • future will enlarge this very materially. Yet with this decreased dematnnTTrwpm does not indicate I diminution. The breeder seems to Ibe Intent on the production of that class of horse in hugest quantity for which there is least Inquiry. The demand which the surface rainoads created for horses while they de- | pended on them for motive power is I rapidly passing away in every secti n ’of the country. The classof animals suited for that work will gradually 'disappear. Luder these changed ' conditions we Udieve the breeders would do wisely if they paused long enough to* learn the demands of the horse market of the immediate fu ture. That the-e will be circum- ; scribed is evident when the causes we have mentioned are recalled. Os ; course, the fa tner will breed the horse that best meets his requiiements, but the breeder must await the settling of the in irket that it ( may formulate the classes of horses that are most profitable for him to ; breed and sell.—American Dairyman. Plowing I nder Dew. We knew a farmer once, says the American Cultivator, who claimed great benefit from plowing and culti- . vating land while its foliage was wet with dew. His theory was that the I dew had much more ammonia and 1 carbonic acid gas than had rain water, I and that these if turned under the surface, could not fail to enrich the I soil. We think there is something in ■ that practical farmer’s theory. There is at least the advantage that the man who tries that plan must needs be up bright and early, and if he works j till U oLeluck can well afford to tdke two or t.hree hours’ nooning during the hottest part of the day. This is better lor both men and teams than beginning late and taking no rest except a hurriedly-eaten dinner until work stops. It is the continuous work without rest that is most ex- . haustive, and if getting the dew under the soil adds fertility, the day’s work ought to 1 egin early, and the rest come an hour or two before noon. But dew, even if not plowed under, helps the soil that it drops on. Every one has noticed that when heavy 1 dews fall on clover, grass or corn, ! then drops of dew fall from the leaves I upon the ground. The soil absorbs • the carbonic acid and ammonia when i the dew touches it. The effect of plaster of paris to increase the dewfall may be one of the reasons why it helps clover and other crops so remarkably as it often does. It has little or no fertilizing properties in itself, but when it is placed on any kind of vegetation it enormously increases the dew-fall upon it, and that I helps both the plant and the fertility I o the soil. The Family’s Ideal Koom. My ideal home room, the room where all the family love best to spend their evenings, does not boast on e single tidy, not one scarf drapery, ( nor a bow tied to anything. Either one of those three atrocities ought to be considered an offense against ;

family life. Every chair in this room has been placed theie for some particular u.-e of some one member of the home circle, and selected with a view to his or her comfort. The rocker has ast ol before it, the big cane chair has had the hind legs sawed off a couple of inches so as to give it a pleasant slant, and the up- । bolstered easy chair, suggest a de- । licious hour of loafing. There are ' plenty of cushions everywhere, and a low. broad table with a’ lamp or a drop light. There is also a standing lamp that can be used by any one that does not sit near the table, if there is an alcove L o this room put a I desk there, >o that notes can be written or the accounts made up without running away from the rest, and vet without the discomfort of having everybody talk to you and looking over vour shoulder.—Jenness-Miher’s Monthly. Hints for Da*ryinpn. The Fabcock test is revealing th* true condition of things in the dairy. The wise dairyman provides soiling crops to patch out the dry pastures during the summer time. Ir costs more to bring a cow l ack to full flow of milk in summer than it does to keep her up to it. A <>v < an prevent a cow’s kicking by bu kling a strap tightly around the body just forward of the udder. No i aef should be raised for dairy purpose from a cow of weak constitution or one with organic disea e. Bvlky food should always be ted with concentrated food, to avoid possible discomfort and injury from the latter. The bestdairymen practice the best economy in feeding when they feed all the cow will eat up clean and no more. Ir is poor economy to turn a herd of cows into a large pasture and allow them to roam about all day, when all they get is exercise. I’xci.EANUNEss in milking, not cooling, the milk quickly after milking, bad fodder, bad air in stables and disease in cows are causes of tainted milk. There is a vast difference in milch cows. A dairyman in Delaware < ounty has cows in his herds testing from one-half of 1 per cent, of butter fat to 8 per cent. Jersey cows surprised theirowners, even, in the cheese test at Chicago, in that they produced the largest product in competition with the Guernm ys and Shorthorns. SMASHED THE CRYSTAL. Curious to Know XVh<*t!ieran Oft-Repeated Tale Was True. To say what you mean and mean what you say is a good rule to follow a.ways, says Harper’s Young People. An amusing story which illustrates the value of this course wa-told some years ago by an old gentleman who was visiting a rolling mill for the first time. He had heard wonderful stories of the machinery in the mill, and he was desirous of putting some of them to test. ‘■l have been told,” said he to the hammerman, as he watched the g.eat steam hammer rising and falling, ‘•that a go d hammerman can break the crystal of a watch with that thirty-ton hammer.” “Yes. sir,” said the hammerman; “it can be done.” “I should like to see it,” said the old gentleman, eagerly feeling in his watch pocket. •‘lean do it, sir.” “And will you?” said the visitor, drawing out his watch. “Come, 1 am anxious to see it tried.” He laid his watch on the great anvil plate, the hammer rose to its height, and the next instant all its ponderous weight, with a crushing force that shook the ground for an acre round, came down on the watch. •There, sir.” said the hammerman. ' quietly, “if you don’t believe that cystal is broken, just stoop down and you can see it sticking to the hammer.” The curious old gentleman swallowed a whole procession of lumps and gasps before he could speak. • 'But I forgot to say, ” he exclaimed, “that it was to break the crystal without injuring the watch.” “Oh. yes,” said the hammerman — “yes, I know: I have heard that rubJ bish myself, but it’s all gammon. I don’t l elieve it. But you can break ; the crystal every time.” | If the visitor had said what ho meant he would undoubtedly have saved his watch, but it must be confessed that if the hammerman had not been one of the meanest men in the worlci he would have saved it anyhow. The Millionaire’s Illness. An enterprising German had tried in vain to make a fortune in many ways. Luck was always against him: and at last, to crown his misfortunes, he fell ill. But on what the doctor declared to be his death-bed an idea with millions in it struck him. lie sent: for a lawyer and dictated a will, in which he be jueathed vast sums of money to his wife, his family, and j various charitable institutions. The lawyer, a notorious talker, spread the tidings, and great was the ; chagrin of numerous acquaintances j to think how they had neglected to pay court to the dying millionaire. But our strategist wasn’t so ill as j the doctor had supposed, and pres- I ently he recovered. Then it was that fortune hunters begged him to invest their money, urged him to accept loans, and gave him a credit second to none in the city. At first he coyly refused these flattering testimonials, but was gradually forced to relent, and having lived in clover for a considerable time has just failed for an enormous sum. A billiard ball oft gives a kiss for a blow.

INDIANA STATE NEWS. OCCURRENCES DURING THE PAST WEEK. An Interesting Summary of the More Important Doings of Our Neighbors—Wed. dings ami Deaths—Crimes. Casualties and General News Notes of the State. iloosier K^ppeningfs I Disastrous forest tires in Crawford i i_ount,v. : Thiex-es are making life miserable for Osgood people. Francis Murphy is fighting liquor at Cambridge City. Treasurer Armstrong's shonao-e at Tipton is $43,320.73. Hancock County crops suffer from an overdose of grasshoppers. Clover-leaf switch engine killed i Samuel Cornthwaith, Frankfort tailor, i Two honest, sober, citizens of Mal rion have seen a wild man near that j place. A. J. Ralph's residence, at Dana. I was destroyed by fire. Loss, $2,500; no j insurance. j Rev. William F. Pettit, the wife murderer, is reported to be dying, in the prison north, of consumption. A team of horses, driven by John Raab, was struck and killed by a train and Raab seriously injured west of Elkhart. Muncie Council gave a thirty-five- ■ year franchise to the Consolidated 1 Street Car Company, and there’s some kicking. Immense clover crops are reported from all parts of the State. At present there is more money in clover than ; in wheat. The 18-months-old son of Robert Jones and wife ofSalamonie Township, I Huntington County, fell in a boiler of . water and was drowned. The Eel River Gold and Silver Mining Company has its shaft down sixty feet, and claims to have recently taken out some very valuable metal. William Jackman, a pioneer of ; Kokomo, was fatally injured in a runaway. He is 77 years old, and the father of Rev. Taylor Jackman. Charley Richey* was seriously injured by a wheat separator running ; into him while descending a hill with ■ ' a traction engine near Roanoke. • I The barn of Dwight Dickinson at { Bourbon, burned, together with thirty . tons of hay. a quantity of grain and , farming implements. Loss, $3,000. Masked burglars tried to rob the 1 Monon station at Haskells, but got I nothing more than a sight of the telegraph operator's frightened visage. Shelbyville papers are in the midst of a bitter war over the question: "Was Prof. Donley's organ recital a blooming success or howling failure?” While out hunting frogs with an old revolver Charles Ntiding of Elwood, a 14-year-old boy. accidentally shot himself in the fleshy part of the right thigh. CHERLES Warren and John Hampton. near Crawfordsville, have sued the Monon for a quantity of hay and fences burned up. Warren wants $250 i and Hampton SSOO. i The Delphi Manufacturing Company, which has been closed down for several weeks, will start up about the middle of September with a reduction of from 10 to 20 per cent, in wages. ' Charles Baker, aged 19, was ' kicked by a horse and died from the effects of his injuries at Vincennes. He was a son of Frank Baker, a farmer I who lives three miles south of the city. At Peru, Joel Barnhart, in attempt- ; ing to save the life of his 8-year-old daughter, jumped with her from a buggy behind a runaway team on the river bridge. He was seriously injured and his daughter was instantly killed by striking against an iron girder. Arrangements have been perfected for the reopening of the Diamond Plate Glass Works at Kokomo, that have been closed down since May 10. The mills, formerly operating 800 men, will begin next week with half the regular force, and increase as fast as conditions justify. A Y’OUNG man named Bailey was in- ; stantly killed at Memphis by the north-bound P. C., C. & St. L. train. He was returning home from Jeffersonville in a wagon, when his horses became frightened and ran across the track. He fell out of his wagon in 1 front of the train. It is now an assured fact that Fairmount will have three railroads in the near future. Work has been begun on the Chicago and , Southeastern and a line is now being established that is a branch of the Pan-handle, to run from Gas City to Frankton, Ind., passing Fairmont on the east. The papers have been signed for the location of the Raub Locomotive Works ~ in Elwood. The deal includes all the platted additions in and around the city and consists of 10.000 lots. The buildings will cover sixty acres and employment will be furnished for 2,500 or more workmen. A free college, with $500,000 endowment, for the benefit of the citizens of Elwood, is in the contract. Work on the factory will being in ten days. A determined case of suicide took place in the County Jail at Lafayette. A man slated under the name of John Daily was put in for safe keeping. Shortly after he was locked up it was discovered that he had succeeded in cutting his throat, making a ghastly affair of it. It is supposed he had *a razor in his shoe, as he had been searched both by the policeman and the turnkey. M hen found he was already dead. The wound extended completely around his neck, and was a clean cut to the backbone. He had considerable difficulty in cutting his windpipe, but had sawed and hewed at it until the razor went through it. In White County the Monon Railroad has been made defendant in seventeen suits for failure to bulletin the trains, as provided by statute. For failure to do this a railroad company is liable to a fine of $25, one-fourth going to the informer. A scheme has just been brought to light at V abash that discounts any fraud that has ever been perpetrated in that neighborhood. It is said that a Chicago firm has been working certain Wabash and other County School Trustees by selling them school maps at $67.50 each that are not worth $5. It will be thoroughly investigated.