St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 20, Number 25, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 12 January 1895 — Page 7

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T HAS been stated, I and very truthfulS ly, too, that women 3 as a rule dress to ■ please men. Certain K it is that more 1/ thought Is given to 1 a toilette which Is i to grace an assem I binge nt which both men and women ' are present than for 1 a function which resembles an AdJ amless Eden. In so J dressing women * i forget in striving 1 after effect to be 1 particularly careful

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In the matter of detail, and, after all, ! It is the men who arc the greatest exit- ! ies in this line. They appreciate a pleasing ensemble, but they are likewise more than quick : to note any little defect, and thereupon Judge the whole costume accordingly. , In a large shop where imported costumes are sold the writer waited her turn to be served. While she was doing this a young saleswoman began to dress up one of the figures used to dis play the gowns. In a moment up rushed the head of the department a man. let it be stated -and said lie: "Miss

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An investigating photographer has recently produced a queer result with mirrors, i. e., he has taken five distinct photographs of one head, live different views of it. with one exposure. The subject is placed with her back to the camera. In front of her are two mirrors, forming Blank, is it possible that you would put on such a handsome gown over such a soiled petticoat?" The writer then noticed that, the figure that was being arranged in the most exquisite evening creation had on as a foundation for all that silk and lace a petticoat which may have been white once, but which at that time was sadly bedraggled. The man who had noticed this turned to the writer and said: “Isn't that just like a woman?" Now, sisters mine, was he truthful or was he not ? We have but to question our own inner selves to answer this query. It is humiliating to admit that, in our desire to please with the outer semblance of elegance, we are apt to slight the loose button on the siioe or the frayed flounce on the petticoat. Innate breeding shows in these trifles and the genuinely refined woman would as soon think of going out with a dirty face as to slip on her outer garments over petticoats that were not spotlessly white. If you cannot wear silks don the plainer fabrics with the knowledge that even though you are not regally clothed you are at least well groomed from head to foot. There Is no elegance in silk attire I that covers untidy linen and soiled, lace. Be dainty; be scrupulously neat, and you will possess a beauty far more potent than can be attained through the medium of shoddy finery. Exchange. Are Women Abused by Men? It. seems to be a fact that a majority of women, married or single, believe they are abused by the men just because the latter happen to have control of business affairs, run politics and do tiie courting. Tile woman of marriageable age who is still living at home feels that men are not doing right by her. She naturally wants to marry, have a big wedding, go on a tour of the Eastern States or Western, as the case may be. But she has to go on waiting because no man asks her to join him in these festivities. I or fids reason she feels that she is an abused creature. The old maid who settles down to ■earn her own living just hates the men, because they allow her to wear het finger-nails off scratching for bread. 'l’he sight of a man walking comfortably along the street, or driving, or ever lounging around some resort, causes

her indignation to rise to the toil notch. M hy do they thus continue to abuse her? The shop girl wonders why the boys do not gather round her and ask her to choose one of them to be her defender and supporter. She is quite certain that she should not be permitted to live by the sweat of her brow, and the i whole of the blame is placed on the I young men who are earning money | enough for two ami spending it for • their own comfort. Married women are the loudest com I plainers and their complaints are gen- । erally against their husbands, it is all right during the honeymoon, but when I that is over and they turn to face the . realities of life the}’ feel that they are being abused. Her household duties are heavier than when she was at home, ■ her husband Is not the singing lover ' who filled her heart with joy and her ; days are not as thickly interspersed I with picnics as when she was a girl. I As sho thinks over this she l»ecomes I mon* and more deeply convinced that ' she is a much abused woman: that husbands are not half as nice as beaux and is quite certain that she never would have married had it not been for the men. A Fault in Plano Flaying. A well known paino teacher says that < ne of the most common faults In piano playing is the prai'tiee of playing the two hands out of time with each other. .Nine players out of ten permit the left hand to it ad the right, when the two should strike the keys simultaneously. It is a sort of swagger that produces a very inartistic effect. of course the:** are rare cases where this dilntoriness of tlie right hand may be legitimate, but it should be remembered that in general it is reprehensible and should be carefully avoided. If the composer in dilates the simultaneous performance of the notes belonging to the I wo hands. !» I not the slightest discrepancy be manifest, To play the two hands out of time with each other is to be not only inaccurate, but to appear affected.

nearly a right angle. Os course, both mirrors reflect the subject ami each reflects an image which the other has received, making in all five heads. The different angles give different views of the head, and the result is apparently a group of five. Shallow players resort to such devices to cover up the lack of ability to play with expression. It takes the place of shading and phrasing with the superficial. MuATh Are Small ami Dainty. Muffs are fancier and smaller than they were last winter, and, like other articles of dress, are made of ail sorts and kinds of materials velvet, fur, lace, feathers and flowers. Those sketched here show fashion’s latest caprice in London. One is made half of fur and half of velvet, with the inevitable bow at the top. In the fur muff a boa would seem to have been turned to account, both the head ami tail of the animal being “on evidence." A border of Thibet fur trims a satinlined black velvet mull, with a butterA y THI'.SE MIT-TS ARE SMALL AND EXQLTSITE. fly bow on top. The last is intended for dressy occasions. The band in the cenj ter is fastened with a Rhinestone , । buckle. Leather aigrettes appear on . : the left, side, while on the right the vel- - vet bow forms a cushion, as it were, foi , | a. bouquet of flowers. r i ■ To Please the Raby. 1 ! A pretty baby’s rattle is easily con- ;. structed by winding a steel or ivory a । ring with colored ribbon. Sew to this at J regular intervals short, ends of blendo । ing tints in ribbon. Attach tiny bells i, । to the pointed ends of these ribbons. 1. 1 An English peeress, Lady Carlisle, i- I is training an entire staff of women to n ■ take charge of the grounds of her exs j tensive estate in York.

AGRICULTURAL NEWS THINGS PERTAINING TO THE FARM AND HOME. A Wide Field for Development in the Use of Mulches—Why the Farmer Docks Pigs’ Tails Decline in. the Cattle Supply-Notes. How a Mulch Acta. The value of a mulch is only partially appreciated by Americans, and theie Is a wide field for development in using ' mulches of all kind’-. We obtain our ideas of mulches from the prairies and forests, where nature forms her own ! mulch. The decaying leaves and stems ■ soon form a mass on the surface, which prevents the soil from losing much of its moisture. This leaf mold and he- , cumulation of veget ible matter acts as a protecting covering for the soil, and it will be found around trees in every forest, and around the roots of wild grasses on every meadow. In imitating nature, as she works in the Held and forest, we adopted the artificial mulch around our fruit trees, and found that ft worked to their advantage. A mulch besides retaining the moisture in t^^ i soil, also secures a more uniform tejjW perature and adds considerable food to It. The nature of the nn im’i-^tant part of the work. FaV stones imfy be used around trees, lug n permanent mulch. but their ' tion is merely mechanical. It re'jnts the moisture and temperature of the soil, but It adds nothing to it. Sawdust it but a little better, but s’raw and new mown lawn grass form rich mulches that add plant food to the soil. The next change which takes place in the soli when a covering Is placed over the surface is not generally understood. Some chemical change Lakes place, ami the soil is enriched fora time. In some of tlie gardens of France the benefits derived from shading a portion of the soil Is understood and carried out Mis cessfully. Tiles cover the strawberry beds, with holes made through th“n here and there f<>r the vines to grow ’‘O ,; . I v. I• C I .]. ~r *, r_ ],. ;1 x jog lio part of tin soil exposed except whore the plants conic through. Exjiert horticulturists there find this meth< 1 of great advantage. In a leas expensive way parchment paper can be used for covering garden soil. Brown paper dipped in sulphuric add should b • u-’ | for this purpose, as It is then made tough and waterproof. In times of drought tills mulch acts splendidly. It retains the water, accelerates the growth of the plants ami keeps down tlie weeds. More e.xpmhmmt with mulches will in time make gardening much easier and more profitable The parchment paper mulch, however, for small places is the simplest, cheapest, and most effectual that has yet been experimented with. Grange Homea. j PrcHcrvina Celery in Winter. To preserve celery during the wlnt'-r season is uo easy task, and many go-nil praetl- al men fail in the task. Fm «.n^« or two seasons we tried lifting the headsand planting them In cold frames or storing in cellars. When placed in cellars the celery kept fairly well, but became tough, stringy ami <>f very p-xir flavor, owing In a large measure, nq doubt, to the lack of moisture at the root. In frames we usually lost a large proportion of roots from rot. For the past year or two we have succeeded In keeping celery in Ruud condition until the end of March in tin* open ground. Ouriate crop we plant on ground which has a gentle decline and w here tlie soil Is rather light; the plants are well watered during the growing seas >n, am! earthings up are given as required on the advent of colder weather; when sharp frost occurs a coiling of leaves is placed over the trench of sufficient thickness to exclude frost; a couple of Izards fourteen inches in width are nailed together and laid over the tip of the rows to throw off the water on each side, and also to prevent the leaves fiom blowing aait. t t-n tin-- mild days we lift these boards off, and the air is admitted as much as possible to the plants, t’elery lined w ith good balls of earth and heeled into trenches will keep fairly well, protected in the same way, but not so well as those which ' have never been disturbed at the root. ' —Garden and Forest. Thinning Fruit. Mr. Edward W. Lincoln, in his report 1 to the Worcester County (Mass.) Horticultural Society, states that from prac- , tical experience th.‘re is no alternatebearing fruits. The reason why treeA do not bear in s’r- ■ •sszve years is chlef-i ly from th > fact Hi tli-y have been j alb XX d to O\. 1-1. ... th- ; .r.-x i-.us year. 1 lie experiin-'oi d cliietly on pears. ; From a single tree of the Belle Lucra- ! tive he pulled off 2,000 young fruit. Not only doo; this practice tend to give reg- ; ular crops every year but the size and quality of th. ■ fruit is much enhanced ' by this practice. lit' thinks there is no 1 more reason why fruit growers should not systematically thin out the too abundant crops, than there is for not hoeing out superabundant corn and potatoes. Meehan’s Monthly. Decline in Cattle Supply. AVe have become so used to increases of receipts and slaughter of cattle at lending Western cities that a reverse of this process leads to all kinds of surmises as to its cause. Tlie decline be--1 gan a year ago, ami is continued to tlie present time. In the three cities of Cliicago, Kansas City, and Omaha the number of cattle killed up to October I in 181)3 was 1,870,50 G. This year lor the 1 i same time it is only 1,677,071, showim’ a decline of 102,835. To thi? may be added a decline in receipts of cattle at St. Louis of 7!,84i cattle as compared I I xvith 1893. The Texas Live Stock Jour- ' j mil believes tlie explanation of these ' I figures to be that the number of cattle ! j In the United States is a million less । 1 than It was a year ago. This is espe- j

dally true of Texas. Until more cattle are bred In that State there will not be 1 a large supply for Northern ami Eastern markets, and this at best will require several years. ManaKenient of Barn Yard Mannrc. Larmors’ Bulletin No. 21. issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, is a compact little monograph on the value and the proper mauagement of barn yard manure. If the fertilizing constituents of the manure produced by all the farm animals of the l nited States are estimated at their market value the total amount foots up to the enormous sum of more than 82,OO().O(K) in a yesr. This estimate does not mean that the manure produced by our farm animals is actually worth that amount of money to the ; farmers, for much of it is actually thrown away and much of It is care- i h-ssly applied. it means, however, I that the phosphoric acid, potash ami nitrogen which this product contains would cost that much if it was purchased. It ought to lie liorne in mind, too. that If this valuation is too high it takes no account of the use of manure in improving the mechanical condition nml the drainage of the soil, which Is almost as important ns its actual feritillz.ing value. Prof. H„l„■rts, of < 'or- I luelt I nlveiHlty, thinks that sg3o Is n consert ative eatlmftto of tlie vahm of the manure pnahiectl during seven wintet months on n small farm which carries four horses, twenty cows, fifty Rheep and ten j igs. At least one-third of this is lost, which would mean for the whole country a wa. te of nearly ' SToO.tKO.iMin. This little pamphlet of thirty odd pages gives plain directions for protecting this vahmbb* product from loss by fermentation or by the leaching out of Its soluble constituents. It also explains the rational methods of preserving and applying manure. Honry and Itn Market. It has b<-en suggested flint, unless a good price bo asked, ft will not be seenred. And there is more truth than poetry in that hint, though, if tlie price asked be too high there will also be • fewer salon and consequently less money obtained, but more honey left on the producer’s hands. It seems to me that comb honey, in most homo markets, should bring not less than 20 cents per single sivtlon, or six s<>etlons for sl. Extracted honey should retail, |»er single jauiml. at 15 cents, or eight |M»unds for $L These prices certainly nrc not high, and yet probably largo enough to sutnclcntly reward any rea- i Honable producer in a fair hom y season. Thore Is much education In this matter of the prirc of honey, ns well as to its constant use In the family. By starting out rightly n better price can lie secured ami innlntnlneil. and also more sail s lie made; while if there Is a wrong beginuing It will Ih> well nigh Impossible to corr«"vt it later oa. By nil means ' stmly the consumer's ability to pay, 1 supply pure honey, put up In nn , attractive form, and there will Im> little trouble about future orders after the i first purchase Is mid ' and used.— f Gleanings. llesolatlng Cellar T< mnernture. As soon as Cold weather comes an cffort should be made to get some of thn cold nir into the cellar, rsjNTially if it Is us»>d for the storing of fruits and vegetables. It may take some more tintwood or e<*al to k<aq> the living rooms above at projier wnrmth. but the cellar kept bet W e-a 35 to Io d ••- • < will a\ e many din-tor’s bills b 'fore spring. That will be cheaj>er In the end than to rely on tlie wnrmth that coim s alwai s from decaying vegetation In the cellar. In any form of decay • -m-- 1 at is given off. as w hat is dec; ylrg is in time entirely consuim d. and as mu- h heat has been slowly ex|>euded as It would have furnished if placed in th? fire am! burned. Odds and Ends. Tlie lighter the coLv on the walls of room, the less artificial light will be required. A bright, strong kerosene light is the 1,1-M SUli'M :II! O' ! . . I . ' ’ . ' . ■- human eyesight is concerned. A skewer is always better than a fork for testing vegetables while cooking, as it does not break them up so much. To keep egg yolks for a day or two put them in a cup and cover with col’d i water which may be poured off when i the eggs are to be used. i Gelatin contains much protien matter but it does not digest readily in this | form, therefore it is not a nourishing i form of food. In combination w ith other things it is of little value. | A soup stock before clarifying will Rj.on.sist of three layers, the fat on top, Jthe clear gelatinous part and tlie coaguTated albumen at the bottom of the dish. ' I This lower strata contains about all the nourishment and is tlie part that is ta- ! ken out by clarifying. The creases can be taken out of vol 1 vet and the pile raised by drawing it 1 across a hot iron over which a wet cloth has been spread. If there are piii marks over which the jiile refuses to rise, brush it up with a stiff brush and steam it, repeating the operation sever- | j al times. A novelty in pin cushions is called the ; I Siamese Twins. Two small ones an* made square, and placed one on top of ; the other, like a I'rom h pouf ottoman, j Another small novelty in the same use- i ' ful articles takes the form of a couple of briar pipes, tied together, the bowls | tilled and covered with light-colored ' velvet, into which the pins are stuck. I Some cooks never know just what to I serve with different meats as relj ish. Following is a table of things considered the proper caper: With roast beef, grated horseradish; roast mutton, I currant jelly; boiled mutton, caper ■ sauce; roast pork, apple sauce; boiled I chicken, bread sauce; roast lamb, mint ; ' sauce; roast turkey, oyster sauce; veni- , j son or wild duck, black currant jelly; ■ j roast goose, apple sauce.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED. A Scholarly Exposition of the Lessor Thought Worthy of Calm ReflectionHalf an Hour’s Study of the Scriptures— Timo Well Spent. I.CHHOn for Jan. 13. Golden Text.—"He hath filled the hungry with good things.”—Luke i. 53. I' ‘‘‘‘ding the Five Thousand is the subject ’d this lesson, which is found in Mark 6 30-14. We Lave all the voices in this story Matthew tells it, Mark tells it, I.like, and even Jolin, silent about so many other things. There is something especially impressive about the incident, or the evangelists would not all be* speaking with it they appeal to others. It is not xx ith it they iq-peided to others. Is it not because of tlie divine human compassion hero revealed? All hearts must feel it. Jesus had compassion on the disciples, and then lie had compassion on the multitude. He was all compassion. There nre tired people in the world still. Bring them, with this lesson, to Jesus. There nre discouraged minds, distracted hearts, hungry souls. And here also is Jesus. \\ hnt n opportunity! TiiH IcNMon bv^riuH nt fwt. “The disciples gnthen-d themsvlves together unto him.” Here, in the spirit of prayer mid devotion lot us begin to-day; teachers, s. hoinrs, nil. Ami tell him ail, as did they. It is n very precious privilege. When all is going « rung, and xve know not which xx ay to turn, there is the way to Jesus nlwnys oj«*n, and h>s fa<-e toxvards us. Other eyes may be averted, but “(lie eyes of the Lor.l are over tlie righteous:” other <ars may !><■ deaf, but his are "open unto their prnrers." And the times of our greatest grief nre the times of his readiest in ee-s. It was when the sad tidings of John's beheading came to them that t hrist dnnx' them apart unto himself. M lien the carnal heart most fnils his h< art xx as strongest and helpfuiest. “For we have not nn high priest xvhieh cannot be touched with the feeling of our intirmitit s." But it was also n time of great labor. The dis- iph-s gathered about Jesus after tl eir first swift embassage in his name to tell him "both what they had done, and Xi hat they had taught." It had been a time of severe testing in service with tlnin. and they return to the Master to render up their n port. Doubtless they hnd had much to reassure them in the xvork. but doubtless also somewhat to ti 'iibl'-, and tiny uere tired. Well, tired or anxious, cmne nt once to Jt-tms. "Are you wenry. nre you heavy-hearted? Tell it t<> Jesus, tell it to Jesus; An- yon grieving over joys dejinrted? I'ell it tu Jesus nlone." “Best axxhile." Jesus prescribes natural remedies. It is not his pleasure that men should omit ordinary preemitious. The first thing God snid to Hlijah under the juniper was, “Arise nnd eat.” Carefulness nlxmt resting and dieting would save th life of many a noble s-df sacrificing missionnry in the unwonted burden anil Lent of the jungle or the desert. The u<>rd for “leisure" in the original is. lit- • rally, good time, i. e„ convenient seas >n. In the coining and going of the pymjile, thinking only of their own crying wants, the disi-ipl-s fouml no hill for either rest or refreshment The prncticn! lesson is plain. Take the time, says Jesus; make the opfHirtunity for repose and reins r. ement. Do it in tlie interest of all, m J f-r the sake of the kingdom. When others give no leisure, take it yourself. L. aril u isdutn. A word about the multitude streaming around the niargiif of the hike to im et Jesus, ere he landed- what a moving spei tavhd Ought it not to teach i - th-- attriietixeness of our Lord? The pi .ph- u . uld still "see Ji stis." Christ Las -md: “And I, if I be lifted up, will drau all men unto me." Is there any better v ax- to draw the multitude than simj.ly t jin m h Jesns. But I t it be J, sus. To preach Jesus we must have the compassiou of Ji stis. There are two feelings that the mult it tide’s wayward, irresponsiI ’.i movements max provoke. One is indignation. Said the disciples: “Send tin m away ” The other is comparison. Said Jesus: “Give ye them to eat," i. e., tii at them better than they desi rve. They are poor, lost sheep, without a slieplierd. Sin h is the multitude to-day. Hints and Illustrations. We want to feed the multitude to-day with this p. rtion of the word of life. How shall w■ go about it? First, go to Jesus in prayer and get his spirit of tender love i and sympathy. Then give into his hands all xxe have of talent or influence. Bring also the book he lias given ns. Withcait his blessing it fails to make itself food and di nk to the hungry and thirsty. Then ia.me the nudtitllde to sit d- Vil "ill Companies." What a jiicture of the Sunday si bool. The classes are the companies, the word interpreted is the bread and fish, ! and the teachers are the disciples, devoting all their energies and abilities to the breaking of the bread and fish, so that all may have a portion. And, O, the richest b.-.sk.'tsfull tlie disciple himself often carI ries away! - Jesus will talk with us by the way. He stands ready to cheer and comfort each one that applies to him in penitence and ! meekness. “A little talk with Jesus, I low it smooths the rugged road! I low it seems to help me onward, When I faint beneath my load; When my heart is crushed with sorrow, And my eyes with tears are dim. There is naught can yield me comfort Like a little talk with him” I low equal Christ was to all demands! With the disciple or with the multitude Ihe was alike, sufficient. Paul speaks of . himself as “all things to all mon.” and in i our Savior's example we see the true ■ meaning of it. Not to change with the changing environment, but to give oneI self to each ease, wholly and absolutely and without reserve. To each Christ gave all of himself, and so he, in very truth, was all things to all men. Next lesson—“ Christ the Bread of Life. John 6: 25:35. PRICES. —During the reign of Nerva a fee of 4c was demanded at the bath. —A Itoman military’ saddle cost 8S; a whip, 24c; a bridle cost SI.GO. —A Mazarin Bible, printed iu 4455, sold a few years ago for $2,500. —Poppaea, Nero's wife, paid 4c a quart for asses’ milk to bathe in. —Chestnuts were sold on the streets of ancient Home at twenty for Ic.

NEWS OF OUR STATE. A WEEK AMONG THE HUSTLING HOOSIERS. CVhat Our Neighbors Are Doing—Matter* of General and Local Interest—Marriages and Deaths — Accidents and Crimes— Pointers About Our Own People. Shop Blown Up. A natural gas explosion occurred In LlWood, wrecking the building occupied by Milo Zee’s barber shop anil seriously injuring six men. There were eight persons in the room ami all Lut two were seriously hurt. The furniture ami fixtures were all demolished and the loss will reach $2,000. Following the explosion the wreck caught fire and was extinguished with difficulty. Several narrow escapes are rcjiortwl. among them being that of Frank llolswortli, who had just taken a bath and stepjred out of the shop. He came near being caught in the ret nt jiower-lmuse explosion, having only just left when it occurred. Had the exjdosion Occurred an hour sooner, several would have been killed outright, as the shop was crowded with customers. The explosion was caused by a leak in the natural gas mains communicating with a sewer. The gas had accumulated under the floor of Cw build.ng anil filled all Hpnees iMStween tlie pV.i--toring and the walls, and even the air in the rooms was saturated while the barbers were at work on tlie few n maining customers. The doors had been opt*netl to purify the air in the room and had this not been done the explosi< n which followed would have killed every one in the nxmi at the time. Minor Stale Items. Tiptox will havea telephone exchange. Egos are unusually scarce in the Seymour market. bni:i.BY\h ii’ is to have a new $15,003 Christian Church. Maxv fish are lieing dynamited in streams near Goshen. Jixi: F. Coi.Lixs' farm residence near Wilkinson is in ashes. Oaktown, Knox County, citizens want the town incorporated. Lrn in ir.i.n Bnos.’ veneerworks. North Vernon, burned. Loss, $3,500. Gas comjianies at Farmland have formed a combine and will raise rates. A big rabbit hunt occurred near Crawfordsville. recently, ami 570 were caught. Tm: iTtersburg fair grounds are advertisi'd at sheritl’s sale to satisfy a mortgage. A.S. Hinshaw's wagon and carriage shoj>s at Westfield are in ashes. Loss, $3,500. Chicken thieves have strijqied all the coops in the vicinity of Eastwood, near Vincennes. Lena Sai npeks' clothes caught fire from a cook stove in Brazil, and she was fatally burned. Shei.bvvii.ee Odd Fellows have sold their three story brink building for SIO,OOO. Will erect a larger one. Many accidents are caused in Washington by people carelessly throw ing banana peelings on the sidewalk. Ivi< hmonp peojile ire saying many bad things against the gas comjianies for not giving them better pressure. Chablis Macey was frightfully burned at Manon. Shelby County, by the explosion of a lamp at a “watch'’ party. Andehson parties are leasing land at Fortville ari l will jx-nciratc the earth in hopes of develojiing an oil field. Elza Todei: x. a young farmer, residing near Ozalia, accidentally cut off bis left foot with an ax, and came near bleeding to death. A Minnr.E.-AGKD man claiming to be an actor attempted suicide at . nderson, by jumping in front of ajiassenger train. Was Saved. Mi< hall A. Sei.t.ivan eau’.ht his foot in a railroad frog at tin* Lafayette depot, jti -Las a passenger train was approaching. His foot was crushed. Bckgl\b< are so common at Shelbyville that it has become a common salutation between citizens: “Good mornir g were you robbed last night?" In the damage suit of Mrs. Adda Neal against the cty of Bedferd for injuries sustained by falling on a defective sidewalk, a Bloomington jury, awarded her $5,()00. Chabt.es Ui.shafer was arrested at Wabash, charged with jiassing forged c esis. He confe-sed and said that tlie desire to steal ami forge other people's names was inherited. The report of the Michigan City Prison Directors shows that 150 convicts have been employed to work in the Allen bicycle factory at 42 cent.', and that the contract does not expire until UiJf. It took 900 pounds of fresh boiled ham, 12 bushels of jiotatoes, 800 pounds of xvheat bread. 4,500 sweet cakes, 300 pies, 5 bushels of onimis, C,O jieunds of butter and 120 gallons of coffee to feed the prisoners at Prison North on Christmass. The night watchman of the Spencer bank xvas showing a crowd of friends, the other evening, how he would perform should a robber try to get in. His revolver accidentally went off and the bullet passed through one of the spectator’s eoats. Edw'in Gi stin. a prominent young farmer, was killed in a gravel pit, a mile southwest of Middletown. With a number of other ir.cn he xvas working the pit, xvhen an overhanging ledge, of frozen earth gax’e way and fell on Mr. Gustin, crushing and killing him instantly. He xvas a land owner in Madison County, and was prominent in farmers’ institute work. He leaves a xvife. Dr. Metcalf, Secretary of the State Board of Health, has c mipk'ted a table showing the range of smalljiox during the year ending Oct. 31. ls.'L It is as follows, excluding tlie Muncie cases which occurred at that date: Lake, number of cases, 6, deaths, none: St. Joseph County, 26 cases, 5 deaths; Fulton, 24 cases, 7 deaths: Marion, 4 cases. 1 death: Marshall, 8 cases. 2 deaths; Wayne,6 cases, 1 death: Blackford, 1 case; Johnson. 1 case; Pulaski, 4 cases; DeKalb, 1 case: Steuben. 2 cases, 1 death; Starke, 1 case, 1 death; Kosciusko, 7cases, 1 death; Whitney, 1 case; Grant, 1 case, 1 death; Delaware, 1 case. The per cent, of deaths to cases was about 21. Thf.be are only three counties in the State. Crawford. Orange, and VermiU zn, without any representatives in the School for Feeble Minded Youths at Fort Waynt. Tin: canvassing of the vote on gravel roads in Sullivan County, showed that Washington Township gave 111) in favor of the Salem and .Millport road, and Monroe Townshiji 60 against leaving a majority on joint ballot of 50. The Salem and .Sparks Ferry road gains by a majority of 29 in Jefferson Tow nship and 48 in AVashington Townshiji, making a joint majority of 77 in favor of the tax. The roads will be built, and this is just a starter for a system of free county gravel roads.