St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 23, Number 10, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 25 September 1897 — Page 3

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CHILD BRIDES OUT OF DATE. SINGULAR how sentiment changes with the modes of a century. Did you ever remark that, according to all authorities concerned, your mother and the mother of everyone else of the present generation was "wedded at eighteen? The grandmammas usually met their mates and married them while still at school, and according to tradition their “first long frock was the wedding robe.’’ Things have changed. The girl of eighteen to-day is hardly finished school, seldom in society, and she very rarely marries until she has tasted two seasons of social joys. To be sure, even with this late marrying, divorces are more numerous than in olden time. But, then they are less frowned upon. Even a broken engagement in other days was a stigma which no young woman cared to bring upon herself. And the broken engagement is often a blessing in disguise. The moral of the whole affair seems to be that young people should beware of impulsive betrothals. Boys and ; girls who are scarcely out of their teens cannot be regarded as having fixity of mind, and the chances are that before the hymeneal altar is reached both will have seen that they were mistaken. When this stage is reached it is infinitely better to draw j back before the final step has been i taken which may ruin two lives.—Leisure Hours. School Examiner in Kcntnckv. Miss Ludie Steele of Barbourville is | the first Kentucky member of her sex to be appointed one of the board of school examiners. She recently entered upon her duties and is giving

— — „ — „ - — I^ysßJjtgflßE^W' / '’* ItiUTrsTv 1 ^WiW' MISS LVDIE STEELE. entire satisfaction. Applicants for certificates of qualification to teach In public schools of the Blue Grass State must all appear before the board of which she is a member, and she is credited with being one of the most efficient and satisfactory who ever held the position. Miss Steele is 22 .years of age, good looking and bright. Her success in securing the place she now worthily fills is well deserved, as she has won her own way. She taught school and thus earned money with which to finish her education, at the same time helping an elder brother to prosecute his studies in medicine. A Birthday Gift. If any engaged girl wishes to give her lover a birthday gift that he will prize, and that will be full of the prop■er sentiment, let her follow the prevailing fashion and make him a sachet from her glove, advises Demorest’s. A delicate pearl gray, snow white, or pale tan suede is the thing. It ought to be a five-button mousquetaire, and

first of all, directly iu the palm, she must cut out a space the shape of a I heart, and fill this In with rich red 1 silk. On the silk she must delicately, j In geld threads, outline his Initials, and j then with cotton stuff the fingers, palm 1 and wrist. The cotton should first be > thoroughly impregnated with orris and t violet powder. A thin gauze is laid un- i der the spot -where the buttons catch over, and the bottom of the glove is neatly finished with silk, pink preferred. Stain Removing Remedies. Various remedies, oftentimes troublesome to apply, are now recommended

for removing fruit and grass stains, i It is agreeable to be assured that as a general rule it is a safe plan to try I the effect of pure water upon a stain ■ before using chemicals. Most fruit | stains, for example, can be easily re- j moved by boiling the stained portion ’ over a vessel and pouring boiling water directly through it. This is a much better method than soaking the article, ; as it prevents the stain from spreading. 'Another way is to rub the stain with alcohol before putting it into water, and still another is to apply a little Balts of lemon, letting it stand for a few hours, when it should be washed off in clear water. This, by the way, is an excellent recipe for the removal of ink spots, though in all cases the stain will yield more readily to treat-

ment if it be taken in hand as soon as it Is made. Grass stains may be removed by rubbing with alcohol, and iron rust by immersion in a hot solution of oxalic acid, following by rinsing In ammonia water. i Knirlinh Factory Girl*. Those who have been commiserating the hard lot of American factory gi’is have, no doubt, good ground for claiming that their lot is unnecessarily oppressive. Yet in England their sisters are in a far worse plight. Miss Meredith Brown, the English philanthropist, who has been the champion of the factory girls for some years, says that women who know only the slums of Chicago have no conception of the horrors and misery of the slums close to the aristocratic parts of London. The girls which Miss Brown's special mission reaches are so rough and lawless that the Salvation Army would not take them in. and the directors of a mission which had invited the girls to tea refused to allow them into the building again. The girls came to the feast with pillow slips under their ’ aprons and snatched everything to eat off the table before their hostess could stop them. Finally the courageous women interested in the welfare of these young semi-savages decided that ■to reach the girls they would have to live among them. Ten dauntless wo- | men took up their residence in a rick- ' ety old house in the very heart of all •the misery and squalor which make the wild girls what, they are, and their efforts at last were met with more than । encouraging responses. "But It is very hard on the health," says Miss Brown. “Two years will break down anyone, so we have lost some of our best workers.’’

Umbrella* Should Be Rolled. A young woman who works on um brella covers, in speaking of the treatment given that useful appendage, said: "If half the citizens of the world only knew such a simple thing as how to roll up an umbrella most of the um brelhts brought to dealers to be mend ed would never have needed repairs. The right way to roll your umbrella is to take hold of the ends of the ribs and the stick with the same hand and hold them tightly enough to prevent their being twisted while the covering is being twirled around with the other . hand. Then your umbrella will be as nicely closed as when you bought it, and the only wear and tear will be on the cloth. It is twisting the ribs out of shape around the stick and fastening them there that spoils most of the 1 umbrellas. Never hold the umbrella ! by the handle when you roll it up and- , you will find it will last longer and cost [ less for repairs." Since Haby Came. Since baby came The birds all sing a brighter, merrier ley, 1 The weary, darksome shades have ded away, And night has blossomed into perfect day Since baby came. Since baby came The world is joyful and the home life sweet. And every day with brightness is replete. And time speeds by on swift and lightsome feet Since baby came. Since baby came Dark, grim-faced sorrow is replaced by mirth. At last I realize life's precious worth. And far-off Heaven seems very near to earth Since baby came. —Ladies’ Home Journal. | j

Mnkes a Beautiful ComnlcPnn. । It may not be generally known , among American women that garlic Is ( an aid to producing lovely complexions, , It Is to a steady diet of this plant, and to the damp air of the washtubs that the pretty washerwomen of Varis, one i of xvhom is annually chosen queen of beauty for Mardi Gras, owe their un- ■ rivaled complexions. Mme. Adam, the I editor of La Nouvele Revue, ami conIsidered a handsome woman to-day, remained in the first, flush of her young beauty for many years after she had passed the 20 mark. It was not witchi craft which enabled her to defy time, but because she lived temperately and

breakfasted on black bread and garlic. Fconninx- in Corsets. Here is a hint for the woman who is obliged to be economical: When your corset seems to be losing Its shapeliness, steam it until the bones are soft and : pliable, and then over a flat iron you ! can restore them to their correct shape; ' this, of course, where whalebone is i used.—Woman’s Home Companion. A cooking teacher insists that it is not a notion, but a fact, that the cream should be poured first into the cup and then coffee added to insure the most satisfactory blending of the two. As perfect coffee is a matter of several carefully followed small processes, it is reasonable that this precedence of the cream may be one of them.

TOPICS FOR FARMERS A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR OUR RURAL FRIENDS. By Improved Methods the Prodnc* tivoness of the Farm Muy be Greatly Increased - Best Fruit Trees for Shade —Shorthorn Cows ns Milkers. Making Land. Not only can man convert great areas which are overflowed by the rivers or seas into fertile soil, as has been done In Holland on an extensive scale, but he can also, by wise management, greatly increase the productiveness of tracts already under cultivation. The man who makes his farm produce twice as much as It did at an earlier period, has practically enlarged its area. So, too, has the man who by subsoiling or draining has deepened the soil that he

cultivates. As Emerson said of the farmers of Concord who adopted Improved methods, he has found a farm under the one that he formerly cultivated. The plants have a much greater surface from which to obtain food and ’ i moisture. Practically the area of the I land has been enlarged. Then If we take productiveness Instead of area as the standard of measurement the man who seeds his land to I the best advantage really gains a good deal over the one who dot's not fully realize the area that he cultivates. Thus, a man planting potatoes in bills two feet apart and in rows three feet apart will have about 2,* 0 more hills on an acre than will one who plants in rows of the same width, but who has the hills three feet apart in the row. If , the land Is in good condition to produce the crop, and fertilizers are properly used, the closer planting should yield as much to the hill as the other, and a very much larger crop will be secured at a eonsiderabl ’ lower cost per bushel. In the various ways wo have mentioned. ami In others which will sug-[ Rest themselves to thoughtful minds, it Is possible to do what, as far ns results are concerned, Is equivalent to making land. Some one. or more than one. of these methods is open to almost every ! farmer. In working out some of these ■ plans not a few fanners would find at j least a partial relief from the burdens | which now weigh heavily upon them, j And work in this direction carries a- - reward. It gives material bene- I tits, which can be reckoned In dollars I ami cents, and also gives encourage- | ment and pleasure and an Increase of I mental power. The man who enter* upon any course of improvement learns to think N'lter ns truly as he h.irn« to

work Iwttcr. Thus he not only aerompiltheM much in the present, but he also i qualifies himself for still more efficient h effort in the future.- Practical Farmer, I Hr»t Fruit i rec* for Shade. The dmixens of towns find the pear one of the most satisfactory fruit trvee [ for shade, it Is deep rooting and many 1 1 other things may lx* successfully , grown right up to their trunks. Insects trouble them little. They grow ■ ' rather fast, but it Is many years Ih>- ! fore they get an objectionably large size. The apple makes a spreading ' head, and there Is soon shade under its ' branches, ami In-sides, the beauty of ha blossoms In spring makes the tree nj>* predated fully equal to a mere onia- I mental one. it Is not a very serious j 1 robber of the soil. The eberry makes a desirable shade, but birds make too free with the fruit, ami there Is the I 1 temptation to break branches. The ■ sour or pie cherries are. however, not 1 relished by birds. European walnut , trees grow rather slowly. It is usually i ten years before they produce nuts la any quantity, but niter this they are regarded as treasures with which their owners would not willingly part. For utility and grateful shade combined ' few trees can rival them. Ladles' Home Journal. Shorthorn Cows n< Milker*. The Durham or Shorthorn cattle of I England were originally a dairy breed, i and undoubtedly came from Holland. I of the same stork which originated the Dutch cattle, and also probably the Holstein Friesian breeds. Where attempts have been made to keep up their milk giving capacities, the Shorthorns i are still good milkers. In a late English contest the Shorthorn cows won the three highest prizes for quantity and richness of milk, and the fourth prize was won by an animal that was a half-blood Shorthorn. In this country the Shorthorn has been mainly valued for its ability to fatten easily and attain large size. To this end calves have Been allowed to sm-k thlr dams, with the result that after a few years the cows became sin-h poor milkers that it required two cows to furnish enough milk lor a single calf. Such a policy will scon ruin the milking capacity of the best milkers.—Exchange. The Farm a Good Place. I here is no place on earth more suitable to the successful rearing of good young men and women than on the farm. The isolation is considered an objection, but a proper amount of segregation is an advantage. The bane of our civilization is the crowding into the cities more people than can find useful and profitable employment. In most neighborhods farm houses are not so far apart, nor is the village so distant as to preclude the social contact ; which is necessary to the highest and i best culture which can be obtained anywhere. Beal enterprise finds the ways necessary to bring together the best ’ talent and the'most desirable elements 1 of society, for the pleasure and the • profit of the community. Whitewash for Scale. 1 A Tennessee correspondent refers to t Mr. Saunders’ note in regard to the def structlon of scale by Hine wash, and remarks that he practiced it succena-

ev e ? a ba,f a cen tury ago, adding, howhl o i Httle SOOt with the llnie It er to take awa y I tß glaring color, man S als ° bt>Pn ln use old Ger°f Pen W lvnr ’hi for a tiler,,.' centur,es - who applied it not f or an f ° r the deßtruct ’on of scale, but Rus ° ther ’“sects and injurious funthosk trees can be healthier than No on ° d ' fash ’°ned people can present, any nti aeed fear the San Jose scale, or a eoat *7 sca ^ e ’ w ’ lo nppl’ea annually uianv p whltewnsb as described. So Pi’Setl ° * bcse admirable horticultural sufferV, 9 our forefathers have been placed i 5° faU luto dlsuse to be reless s- f‘ V o,ber mor e complicated and resno, ls f nc ’ory applications that corwho b t Mr. Maunders} those “Kain t tbese °’ d > worthy practices than]- ° tbe foreground deserve more talkii * tban those who are continually Monthly ° f DeW not ’ ons ' — ^ leehan ’* ChenpneHn of Flax Peed. Considering Its nutritive value flaxseed Is now a cheaper feed than almost ftuy other grain. But it Is so concentrated food that only a little can be fed wijflßdvantage at any one time. We that farmers who do not grow UjHred, as very few In the East now dowdght profitably buy some linseed which for feeding purposes Is l>ett^rhan the Whole seed, and use it with <>Wt feeds. The new process oil meal Chains very little oil. It is therefore alftho richer In nitrogenous nutrition. h|s<s sold very low the past two or ’A ^-yenrs, because grains of all kinds ha.? been so cheap. Now that grain Is llke{y to be higher oil meal will also be dearer. But It makes so rich manure that aside from Its feeding value this alone Is likely to be nearly as valuable as tie cost of the meal, besides Its value for feeding. American Cultivator. Ringing Grape Vince. The fact that cutting a ring through the sap wood of the current year's growth, so as to check Its return, will both Increase the size and hasten the ripealng of grapes. Is well understood by most grape growers. Yet wherever the fnilt win ripen naturally It should be left to do so, as its quality Is not nearly so good when it is ripened by the ringing process. A better way Is to divert sap to the fruit by stopping the growth of aS tile outer shoots. This win Improve the quality, and cause eartier ripening. The grapes will not ■ look so well ns those that have been ripened by ringing the vines. But they will erente a demand for more, which the ringed grapes will not. Hereditary Tnatra. There can be little doubt that th* liking for certain kinds of food Is her.^H- | tary. Fifty or sixty years ngo nolmdy had a natural liking for either tomatoes ; or c*h*ry. Now a great many people ar*' twrn with thi* taste, or at least have ■ the Iking for th* -e vegetable* In all th<lAforms so soon a* they can eat any j kim “IL victuals. It may be in such ease/tint it Is the mother who influ- • encel her unborn offspring to a liking for A -tain food*. This Is Indeed the ■ way in which most hereditary Infln- . •necs are transmitted. The mother I rather than the father Is always the most Important factor a- regard* likes or dislikes, yUdle the male parent intlueuees the pl*, steal form more than does the mother. I.et the Hops Rlp'n. The weight ami value of hops in- ! iwtse very fast towards the last of the ripening. It Is then that the germ fer- i tillzntion of the hop by the malt' bios- i som makes Its most rapid progress. It Is this which gives the anunl and Aavc* which makes the hop valuable. Yet very year many hops are picked Is-fore this maturity is obtained. It is usually done to save tin? crop from storms, which may beat down th"& vinos and injure the Imps. But it is better to run this risk, and have hops to sell widen have N’en fully rip«‘no<J. The others may look all right, hut the ex-

portended hop picker will prefer the mature hops every tme. The Pent ruction of Trees. Attention Is called to the fact that a great many trees through which electric^ win's pass are dead. After heavy rains many of these trees l»tgin to droop and die. The leaves, saturated with moisture, lead the current down Into the body of the tree. The companies claim that al) of the wires are insAiml. but constant swinging among tjuranrhe-' cuts off the covering, and t ^ilre becomes bare. A groat deal of ^mpl-hit Is being made, and suits are । It® brought against tin- electric coin- I r , ; tnlos * Surface Water in Welle, Bils are often dug in depressions, dea being that in such places gs of water are most apt to be 1. But if so dug the well should be stoned and cemented for twelve or more feet from the surface, so that shallow springs cannot find entrance. The deeper springs will generally be free from surface impurities. Then if the well is rilled around about so as to turn surface water from it, there will belittle danger that it will be contaminated in any way. The C:>«snva Plant. The cultivation of the cassava plant has been begun in the United States. It is a shrub from six to eigiit feet tall, and bears large tubers underground. These are first heated to drive off the Poisonous acids and they are then made into tapioca *inil dextrine. It is said that the latter can be more easily manufactured from this plant than from corn. Management of Late Cabbage. There is nothing better than frequent cultivation of cabbage to make it grow. Every time the soil is stirred, and especially in such warm, wet weather as ' the whole country has lately had, there ' Is liberation of plant food In as large amounts as even a gross feeding crop of cabbage can require.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. THOUGHTS WORTHY OF CALM REFLECTION. A Pleasant,lnteresting, and Instructive Lesson, and Where It May He Found—A Learned and Concise lieview of the Same. Lesson for September 2G-Quarterly 1. July 4. First Converts in Europe. Acts 1G: G 15. 2. July 11, Paul and the Philippian Jailer. Acts 16: 22-34. 3. July 18. l’aul at Thessalonica and Berea. Acts 17: 1 12. 4. July 25. Paul Preaching in Alliens. Acts 17: 22 34. 5. Aug. 1. l’aul"-; Ministry in Corinth. Acts IS: 111. 6. Aug. S. Working and Waiting for Christ. 1 Thes. 4: !» to 5: 2. 7. Aug. 15. Abstaining for the Sake of Others. 1 Cor. S: 113. 8. Aug. 22. The BxceUence of Chrisvian Love. 1 Cor. 13: 1 13. 0. Aug. 29. Paul Opposed at Ephesus. Acts HI: 21 34. 10. Sept. 5. Gentiles Giving for Jewish Christians. 2 Cor. 9: 1-11. 11. Sept. 12. Christian Living. Rom. 12: 0 21. 12. Sept. 19. Paul’s Address to the Ephesian Ehlers. Acts 20: 22 35. 13. Si pt. 26. Review. The quarter’s lessons cover the second and third missionary journeys of Paul, extending from 50 to 58. They include probably the most important work of his life, and the writings of the epistles to the Thessalonians, Corinthians, Galatians an 1 Romans. The review may be taught in several ways. The narrative of the two journeys may be simply reviewed, giving attention to the routes and to the events which happened at each place. That is the most obvious plan, and probably the poorest, though in skillful hands with the aid of a map. it may be made instructive. Two other plans are, however, suggested, ns follows: il> A study of Paul’s character, as revealed in these lessons as “Christ’s Ambassador to .'he World." <2i A siiuly of the most imomtant fields where P.inl worked during these years, "Early Centers of Christianity.” Le-son 1. Patil was minutely dependent .hi the leading of the divine Spiri’. In lieginning his s»s ond journey he literally groped about, n»>t knowing whither t» turn, i til at last the word came to him in Trotts, “Come over into Ma'iilonia and help iis." As Christ’s ambassador, l’aul was wise in choosing his audiences. Ilie splendid results showed the wisdom of his decision. n 2. Indomitable courage and I I'hcerfulness marked Christ’s ambassador eii-n under severe trial. While in ibe Phii rp'an jail Paul and Silas sang I praises to God. Always ready, was Paulas motto. l,e-- >n 3, At Th ‘ssalonica and Berea । Patil, the ambassador of Christ. snff'Ted ■ the varied fortunes that his master had i experienced before him. The steady per- • formnm e of duty was his chief delight. Lesson 4. As Christ’s ambassador, : Paul < n> ploy cd at Athens the most ueliI rate tart, combined with nbs >lute sincerttj «pmlitb-s sehl>>m found in diplom.-fs. । An ambassador of Christ can not ifl'urd I i ’o be anything less than genuinely cour- । teous. L'-ss.in 5. At Corinth the sight of the great city and the message brought by Silas and Timothy from Macedonia causrd l’aul to be "pressed in the spirit," or, ns the revised version has it, “constrained by the word." ia-ss iu 6. In his letter to the Thessa- ; loui ins, Paul delivers just the message I nisshs! and no more. An ambassador : does tmt reveal his whole mi-simi at ortce. Les■ on 7. For the sake of his mission, ; that he maj successfully deliveyhis message to weak men and women, l’aul, ihe ambassador of Christ, abstained from things harmless in themselves, and exhorted others to do likewise for a similar end. This sort of self-denial which l’aul exercised is essential to any true setting forth of Christ to men. la'sewn 8. The grand secret of Paul’s mission, the motive piwer of his life, the key note of his preaching and his letters, was Christian love of the high sort about whb h he wrote to the ?" >rinthinns. Here is the center of the lessons for the quar-

ter. Levon P. At Ephesus Paul's message met with opposition arising from human greed and fanaticism. It is so even today. Everywhere the Christian teacher goes, be meets this argument. "It will spoil my business.” In his fearless opposition to this commercial estimate ot truth, I’aul showed himself a true man of God. Lesson 10.—Paul's arduous work in collecting funds for the poor of the church at Jerusalem- the wry church where he had been : nd was misrepresented, where he was looked upon by many as an upstart and a dangerous jH-rson, proves the sincerity of bis devotion. I.e, .on 11. Paul's message to the Ro- ’ mans wns long and intricate, for it in- ! volved deep mysteries of grace not to be i lightly passed over. But .ill the doctrine led up naturally to plain, practical exh >r- ! tations as to Christian living, which he delivered as he only could. Lesson 12. —Paul the ambassador, did , not work from a mere official sense of , duty, or even from any general and indiscriminate regard for humanity. He loved .men, the men with whom he had lived; he loved them with genuine personal affection. and when he must part from them the grief was. mutual. Thus Paul showed himself during these eight years a good ambassador of Jesus Christ; sure of his commission, master of his message, servant of his brethren, and patient toward his enemies. He deserved ’well the re- I ward which came ten years later, when he was called to report his embassy at I the high court of heaven. Next Le«on: "Paul's Last .1 urney to Jerusalem.” Acts 21: 1-15. Simoticity in Life and Worship. Plainness in speech and apparel, sim plicity in life and worship, singleness of heart togain the blessings of Christ’s i kingdom, hunger for righteousness and joy in spiritual living marl; the best type of men and women,and the church can do the world an unparalleled service by exemplifying such lives. In one part of Berlin in 1885 the death rate was 1G3.5 per thousand, or about one-sixth of their entire number. The capital of Germany now claims to be the healthiest city in the world

"-■IU" ■au.il INDIANA INCIDENTS. RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. Bank Swindlers Get Nothing from Princeton Supposed Dead Man Comes to Life-Porter County Counterfeiters Caught—Fatal Cattle Disease. Bank Swimilers Fail. Bank swindlers tappial a telegraph wire betwein Grayville and Mount Carmel, 111., and sent this message to the People’s Xational Bank of Princeton: "Please express 8950 to David Fisher, Belmont. 111., to-d::y, \\ e missed train. We will remit. A, E. Fuller, Cashier." Cashier \\ ellliorn declined to take risks, and wired for veriticat ion of the message. The triegraph otiice at Grayville reported that no telegram of that sort had been tiled there, and a decoy parcel was sent to David Fisher at Belmont, HL, in 'he hope of catehina the swindlers. They hail taken warning, and escaped -without the ' ^llsO. No Inquest for Him. When William Buckley, of Kokomo, i woke up the other morning he raw a long, sharp knife in the air above him. He . also felt himself lying on a cold marble slab. Then he gave a yell loud enough to scaie the coroner and his assistants into the belief that he was alive. Buckley was found the previous evening lying apparently dead on the sidewalk. Life was pronounced extinct by Health Officer Smith and the body was carried to the morgue, where the coroner and a corps of surgeons came in the morning to perform an autopsy. Buckley wakened and stopped the autopsy. Makers of Bad Money Caught. Major Carter of Indianapolis, Thomas B. Porter and L. L. Gallagher of Chicago, secret service men. assisted by Sheriff Green of Porter Comity, made one of the most important captures of counterfeiters in years. They arrested Henry A. W. Brown, a photographer of Valparaiso, and Theodore Hansen, a farmer’s boy, capturing the entire outfit for making money, together with sl. $2. ami $5 bills of their work. Brown is said to be an anarchist and was intimate with Neebe and Parsons at the time of the Haymarket riots. All Over the State. I >r. Osborn, who was found in an unconscious state in his burning lesidence, at Moran, is dead. Morgan Butler, of Throe Oaks, was inutantly killed by the caving in of a gravel pit in which lie was working. Chat les Eliter, a prominent citizen of Evansville, died, the result of a liy biting his tongue some time since. William Burns had his right arm torn off while feeding a clover huller on the farm of John Webb, near Franklin. Miss Linn Huston, a good-looking young woman, was arrested in Terre Haute for stealing a horse and buggy in Charleston. 111. Wm. B. McCallum, one of the largest dry goods bouses in Valparaiso, closed his ■lours on a mortgage given to J. V. Farwell Company of Chicago for $10,560. A miners’ mass meeting was hcJd at Brazil and ratified the action of the Coj mnitms convention with the exception of ihe clause preventing Ihe miners from returning to work for ten days. At Moran the residence of Dr. James Osh th was destroyed by fire. Dr. Osborn was found near the premises in an uneonscious state. Physicians pronounced him to be suffering from poison. He will recover. The large barn owned by W. T. "Wright, ■ at Mount Pleasant, was destroyed by fire. I Seven head of fast horses were cremated ami a quantity of grain was destroyed. It is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. The grand jury of Brown County returned indictments against Christopher and Joe Brummett. Carrie Rogers. M illiatn Dewell and John Stidd for whitecapping Bass Sherwood and daughter two weeks ago. Du ibar A Matthews’ stave and heading weiks, Noftseger & Son's foundry, Ulrey A Harter's wood working establishment, Roby A Straus’ pool rack factory, and several minor buildings were destroyed by fire at North Manchester. John T. Ililer. who is charge 1 with hav-

ing too many wives, was arrested in Indianapolis. at the request of the Cincinnati police, who have before them the complaint of the Henley woman, whom he married only a few days ago. A malady of a strangely fatal character has btoken out among the cattle near Dai win. south of Terre Haute. It is supposed to be the Texas fever. Already fifteen animals are dead and over 300 others are said to be dangerously sick. Strict quarantine has been established. Mrs. Lehman Bennett, of Wabash, used a coffee-mill to grind the seeds of Jamestown weed, gathered for medicinal purp.When her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Maggie Bennett, ground coffee she used the mill, and she, with Mr. and Mrs. Bennett. were seized with violent cramps. All were in ‘Linger. An attempt was made near Greensburg to w reck the Knickerbocker express, eastbound. • n the Cincinnati division of the Big Four. A section hand discovered an obstruction of cross ties on the track. The train was half an hour late when the discovery was made, else a wreck would have resulted. The train, was heavily loaded with excursionists. The commission appointed, at the last State encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic to erect on the lawn of the State capitol a statue to Oliver P. Morton. Indiana's war Governor, accepted: the design of J. F. F. Alexander w Son of ■ Lafayette. The statue is to cost $45,000* i I nder the design it will be fifteen feet I tall and will be mounted on a base tweni ty-four feet high. The base is to be red I granite, oval in shape. The statue will lie jof bronze. It was decided to ask each voting precinct in the State for 820. All the money is to be raised by popular subscrip' ion. A violent rain and wind storm passed over the State fair grounds of IndianapoI lis Thursday afternoon, tearing down cattle and hog sheds, twisting limbs from trees, oxerturning buggies and producing a dangerous panic among the 5.000 visitors to the fair. A disastrous tire occurred at Jackson Hill coal mine, on a branch of the Evansville and Terre Hattie Railroad, about: five miles east of Shelburn. Before the Hames could be subdued all the tipple house and other top buildings, with many coal flats used in the mine and several tlat cars, were destroyed.