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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28
Indiana Temperance.

! Considerable interest has been excited
in Indians during the past two weeks
over . prohibitory law. which has been
pending in the Legislature. On Friday
last the bill passed both houses.-Ths
principal provisions of the measure ars
o. follows:
The bill provides that it shall be un-
lawful, under penalty of from $40 to $50
or from ten to thirty days imprisonment,
to sell, barter or give away intoxicating
liquors to be drunk on the premesis,
without permit from the county CON-
missioners. Any person wishing to pro-
cure such a permit. and designating tho
place where the liquor is to he sold, such
petition to DO signsi by the applicant
and majority of the legal voters of the
ward, town or township wherein the liq-
uor is to be sold. Before the permit can
be Issued, the sppli,an. nus. also file a
bond in the sum Of 5000, payable to
the State, secured by at least two good
frceholder-. snd conditioned for The nev.
ment Of all 6nes aud damages f5f N.|lch
the applicant may BE-
LIABLE For VIOLATIONS OF TILE LAW.
1t i, made unlawful ~ sell, barter or give
intoxicating liquor, to minors, or 10 per.
sons intoxicated, or in tbs habit of bo-
coming intoxicated; for every violation
Of tbi, provision, the person 50 violating
is not TO be fined less thsn $40 nor more
than S5O,or imprisoned in county Jail not
less than 10 nor more than 30 DAYS. Be-
coming intoxicated Is also made unlaw-
full; penalty, IS fine for each oHense.
Any person causing the intoxication, in
whole or in part. Of any other person,
shall be liable to any third person who
may take care Of the intoxicated person
for reasonable compensation for each
day the intosicsted person is so taken
care Of. Every husband, wife, child.
parent, guardian, employer, or other per-
son who may be injured in person, prop.
erty, or means Of support by any intoxi-
Gated person, or in consequence of
intoxication, or in the absence of these
or their failure to clsim their f7ysa, the
township trustee shall have a right Of
action against the person who. BY selling.
bartering, or giving away liquor, may
have caused such intoxication, and th,
person owning the premises on which
the liquor was sold is made jointly liable
with the seller of the liquor, but execu-
ton is to be levied ou the property Of
The former only when that Of the latter
q insufficient to satisfy the judgment.
These, in brief, are the principal pro-
visions of the bill. 1t is apparent at
'nce to those who are familiar with the
AK statutory regulations and laxer pub
ic sentiment which have heretofore fos-
cred rather than controlled the retail
liquor traffic in Indiana. tina, the passage
If this bill will work radical change in
What has grown, on the one hand, into
'rying evil, and, on the other, intos
argc business.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

Many promising trotters have fallen
by the late horse disease. Among them
were; W. X. Thomas, with record of
2.26; Crazy Jane, who once distanced
Goldsmith Maid in third heat in 2;27 /;
Phil Sheridan, who made record of
2;2S3 last Summer; Kilbum Jim, who
stirred up the people at Bufialolast Sum-
mer by trotting second heat in 2;23.
He was sired by Woods Hambletonian,
heby Alexander's Abdallah. Then there
were little Arthur and Mambrino Patch
en-, owneo =, .Ssrs,aqaSs, & Akers. of Kan
sas War Eagle, Lady Gay. spanker, :
Young Tornado and many Others.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

Pat Ring, who trotted second to Jay
Gould at Chicago last Summer in about
2'2i, Jumped into hole near st. Louis,
Mo-, on the 25th ult.. and SO injured
himself that his owner was compelled to
kill him. Pat was very promising
horse, and last year won fourteen out of
twenty-fivestarts.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

To "DUS," TO press for money due,
comes from one Joe Dunn, a famous
bsiliff of Lincoln. England, during the
region of Henry VII. lie was SO un.
commonly successful in collecting money
that when a man refuses TO pay, the
creditor was asked why he didn't Dunn
him.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

Crown Prince was recently sold for
$4,000, to Geo. N. Ferguson, of New
York city. He trotted last Summer, in
public race, in 2:25f.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28
County Papers.

We sometimes meet individuals, says
an exchange, who complain of their coun-
ty papers and cease to take them, pre-
ferring to subscribe for a city paper.
They do not comprehend the facts in
relation to the publication and support
of papers. In the first place, the terms
of nearly all the city papers are the same
as the country papers-s2 for single
copy-and the only way they can get
them for less than that price is by club
bing and sending for number Of copies
at time. Then again they must inva-
riably send the money in advance, which
they very seldom do for their county
paper. But the principal difference con-
sists in the fact, that it costs the pub
,.Saser Of the county paper the same to
set his typss> that it does the city pub
fishers, and seNtigg the type Is tk prin-
cipal expense in publishing newspaper |
Of small circulation. After the type Is |
once set, the expense is merely then for
the blank paper and press work. and the
paper with hundred thousand subscri-
bers is very pro6table at two dollars. OF
course the large city papers contain a
larger amount of reading matter than
papers, but which is the most
Interestingly That's the question. Do
the 'city papers say anything in regard
to your own county, Nothing. DO
they contain notices of your schools,
meetings, marriages, and hun
lreds of other local matters Of interest
which the country papers publish with
,ut payy Not an item. DO they ever
iay a word calculated to draw attention
% our county and its numerous thriving
owns, and aid in our progress and en-
erpriseS Not line. And yet there
ire men who take the contracted view Of
his matter, that unless they are getting
IS many square inches of reading matter
n their county paper as they do in their
ity paper, they are not getting the worth
4 their money. II reminds US Of the
'ersOn who took the largest pair of boots
the box. simply because they cost the :
anne as the pair much smaller that fit.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

We wish to state, for the benefit Of
the ladies, the theological fact that those
who in this world. occupy front seats at
concerts and operas, wearing high hats,
and shutting out the view from those in
the rear, will not occupy front seats in
the world 10 come. This information
has been received through one Of the
most distinguished and reliable "medi-
ums" in the United states.-S. Louis
Journal.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

LroGE, the notorious horse thief.
seems to bo abandoned by his ffisads.
In lawsuit some time last year. -.
Claude Ainter. Of this city. went Leyss
security tor forty dollars and had i 70
pay. Mr.. Minter wrote ksggss hee1D
er st Cedar Shoals. 8. 49, ~ W
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

The ownw of Nantura, dam of Long
fellow, contemplates ssending the old mare
to bennington again. A second Long
fellow would he lucky hit.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

Droadnaught, fine trotiing horse,
with record of 2:27t, owned by Mr..
Thomas Canary, has been sold for sl7,-
DoO
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

Flora Temple is as hearty, healthy and
buxom as ever. She lately had fine
colt, and is reported in foal again. Such
constitutional vigor as she possesses is re-
markable. After all her travels she is as
sound as new dollar, aud not puff or
blemish can be found on her. Her half
brother, Pilot Temple, is just like her,
and he is now as clear of blemish as the
day he was foaled
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

The top weights at Monmouth Park
and Saratoga have been reduced to ia
pounds. This will be quite an induce
ment for owners to train their aged
horses, especially for cup and purse races
for all ages.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

The Horse-breeders' Association of
jackson, Michigan, have selected the
l7th, 18th, 18th, and Goth of June for
their next annual meeting. at which
they will give $4,000 in premiums for
trotting.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

We expect some great stars in the
trotting world, shedding their influence
for tho first time the coming season.
There are a greater number of breeders
than ever, and more attention is given
to the development of the trotter than
ever before. We expect to see some
green ones dropping down to 2:2O before
the snow flies next winter.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

LOOKOUT for bogus nickels. They
may be recognized by the letter y ~ ihe
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

Stephen Wallace recently paid w. b.
Smith $4,000 for the brown trotting
gelding, Kingston. He has record to
the pole, with n running mate of 2:17t.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

There is n rumor that a new trotting
club is being formed at Chicago that in
tends to give $4,000 in purses during
the coming season probably Immediately
after Buffalo.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

John ODonnell has sold Judge Curtis,
by Lexington, out of Lila by Yorkshire,
to Mr.. Alex Macarthur, of London, Can
ada, where he will be used as a stallion.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-02-28

A. J. Alexander, of Kentucky, recent
ly sold two trotting colts to be shipped to
Scotland in the Spring. The old world
will soon be largely importing our trot-
ting stock,
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-07
An Indians Revenge.

The following incident is related to
have recently occurred, by the Richland
county (Wisconsin) Independent An In
dian trapper and hunter has been operat-
ing in one of the northern towns of that
county, and near his camp lived farmer.
The indian had box filled with rattle
snakes, covered with grass. Last August
the Indian came to the farmers house one
day, intoxicated, and asked the farmer to
give him certain sheep that he was pre-
pairing for exhibition at the county fair,
saying that he was hungry. This the
farmer refused, but offered him hen if he
would. shoot it. The Indian declared he
would have the sheep, and fired at it, but
missed it. The farmer then set his dog on
the Indian and drove him away. A few
nights since, the farmer was awakened
from his sleep by something cold crawling
over him, and seizing the object he hurled
it across the room. He was Mortified to
hear the noise of rattles in every direction.
Telling his wife to lie quiet for her life, he
raised up and turned up the light, when
he saw a huge rattlesnake coiled up at the
foot of the bed, ready for spring. Seiz-
ing his revolver, he fired, and shot off its
head. The noise of the pistol aroused the
hired man, who hastened to the room, and,
before reaching it (the door was OPEN,
killed two rattesnakes. Two more were
killed in the bed room, making five in all.
4 H. e. e In1 III. -,
box. 1t is supposed that ho entered the
open window and emptied the snakes out
on the bed
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-07
G[be Giares, New Bloomhelo, 1pa.

mitted several forgeries, in order to meet
her demands. When his crimes came to
light the woman left the city and has never
been heard Of since. The sorrowing father
to save his name from disgrace, made good
tho sums stolen from the store, quietly
paid the forged paper, and gave the erring
son a considerable amount of money with
which to commence life anew in the far
West. He kept up no correspondence with
his family from that time, and had it not
happened that a gentleman from Detroit
was present in the court room at the time
of his trial, it is probable that they would
have not known of his present where
abouts.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-07
A Bear as an Undertaken.

A gentleman from the lower country
where grizzly bears helps the herders to
take care of the sheep, relates curious adj
venture which occurred to an Indian herds
man in his employ. He sent the man to a
distant portion Of a large rancho to look
after herd of sheep. The Indian at night
fall got under ashed with roof of branches,
but open on all sides, and lay down in his
blankets. After few hours sleep he was
awakened by feeling the hot breath of some
animal on his face. He moved his arms
and at once understood the stuation-a
huge bear was snuffing him.
The man, with great presence of mind,
determined to keep perfectly still, for he
knew if he moved or cried out, one blow oi
those huge paws would break his skull like
a walnut. Bruin scratched off the blankets
and seized the Indian by the leg. Though
suffering terribly, the brave fellow did moi
allow groan or cry to escape him. The
bear dragged him from the hut for some
distance, and then commenced to dig hole
to lay the Indian in and cover him up from
cayotes. After the grave had been dug
deep enough the bear (contenting himself
with about a pound of flesh from the vic
TINS thigh moved the body to the holt
and covered it up.
The Indian managed to keep the eartl
over his face loose enough to allow him t.
breathe, and when the bear retired, III
crawled out toward the mustang, whicl
was picketed some yards outside the hut
With great difficulty he mounted, and thel
rode toward the rancho house. docto
was sent for, and pronounced the wounds
though severe and painful, not likely t.
prove fatal The next day hunt was OF
ganized, and the grizzly was killed in tn
neighborhood of the spot where he haC
slowed away his intended meal.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-07
Fortunate Blunders.

An advertisement in the Boston news
papers announcing the sale at auction of
the property in Newburyport, brings to
mind numerous stories current in the city
respecting the eccentric individual who
flourished there in the latter part of the
last century under the self assumed title of
Lord Timothy Dexter. This was the for
tunate merchant who, with brains either
so scant or disordered that he was contin-
ually making himself an object of derision,
still blundering into what in those days
was considered stupendous fortune. 1t
was Lord Dexter who on consulting a
waggish acquaintance as to profitable
way of investing certain moneys, was adj
vised to ship a quantity of warming-pans
to the West Indies, and availed himself of
the advice to the great nirth Of all who
heard of the transaction. The cream of
the joke, however, was, the warming-pans
found sale to the sugar manufactures for
ladies, and Dexter realized a great profit
on the venture. A shipment Of red woolen
night-caps to the coast of Guinea, suggest
ed as joke, turned out most fortunate
speculation. Somebody wished to hum
bug the old fellow, told one day that news
had come that all the whales were dying
off. Dexter went to work and bought up
all the whale bone he could get hold of,
fairly cornering the market, after which he
unloaded at an immense profit. Having at
last blundered into great wealth, he assum-
ed the title of Lord Dexter, and spent a
great deal of money in laying out attractive
grounds about his house, but ruined the
effects produced by skilfull gardeners by
setting up in every direction carved wooder
figures of the most hideous description
Lord Dexter, becoming ambitious of liter
airy distinction, published a book with the
title GA Pickle for the Knowing Ones )
but being conscious of weakness of the
matter Of punctuation, put all the periods
commas, semicolons and the like at thu
end of the book, telling his readers to pep
per and salt his production to suit them
selves. A few years before his death 1t
had a mock funeral, and afterwards bea
his wife because she did not exhibit suf
ficient grief over his fictitious demise
Some time ago the house once occupied b.
this strange character, came into the pos
session of wealthy citizen of Newbury
port, who has made the place one of tn
most beautiful residences of New England
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-07
Encouraging to Poor Girls.

A few years ago the Archduke Henry
fell so desperately in love with Miss Hoff-
man, girl of modest beauty, sweet tenn
per, and gentle manners, but possessing no
other gift of rank or fortune, simple citi-
zen's daughter, that no prayers and no
representations could wean him from his
attachment. He married her, however,
like man, openly before all the world,
fulfilling publicly all the requirements made
by State and church, and willingly aban-
doned all the prestige of his high position.
His name was struck from the army list,
where he ranked as field marshal his high
orders were taken from him, and the wrath
of the Archduchess Sophia, then the ruling
spirit of the imperial family, went so far as
to cause serious reduction of his allow
ance. With rare fortitude and noble con-
stancy he bore it all, and enjoyed true hap
piness by the side of his loving wife and in
the midst of his numerous children. AT
last warm friends, fired with admiration
for his courage, and convinced of the genu-
inc merit of his wife's character, renewed
their intercessIons and finally saw their eff.
forts crowned with success. During the
last week his dignities have all been restor-
ed to him, and the Emperor himself is said
to have been delighted with his new kins-
woman, the Archduchess Heinrich, nee, Hoff,
man. Vienna Letter.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-07
Under the Locomotive.

A young man named Josiah T. Haight, u
native of and recent arrival in Kansas
city from Wooster, Ohio, after "fghting
the tiger" found himself broke" without
even so much as sufficient to pay his hotel
bill. After wandering around the city he
conceived the idea of endeavoring to reach
Topeka, Kansas, by stealing ride upon
the Kansas Pacific night express. With
this intention he went to the depot and
crawled upon the pilot of the icy locomo-
tive, and crouched down upon the trucks
beneath the smoke box.
The train moved out at rapid rate, the
cold, bitter winters wind swept keenly and
piercing through Haight's clothing chill
ing him to the marrow. He soon discov-
cred that he must inevitably freeze to
death in his present uncomfortable con-
dition, but there was no escape. The train
rushed on through the Kaw bottoms, never
halting, never stopping. Haight found
himself gradually sinking, benumbed and
without feeling, down into the cross bars
of the truck frame. Gradually he dropped
down until he fou nd himself jammed be-
tween the warm smoke box and the axles.
The noise and clatter of the machinery
became deafening, the keen prairie winds
whistled and shrieked around the rushing
locomotive. Haight knew he must die if
left in his perilous position little longer.
But there was no escape until the train
halted. He thought of dropping down OH
the ties which glided beneath him with
lightning rapidity. This he knew would
be instant and certain death. He would
have done so, but he found himself unable
to get through the net work of iron bars,
SO he gave himself up to his fate. One by
one the stations glided past him in the
bright, frosty moonlight, when the train
suddenly " Stacked up" and glided slowly
to the water tank at Stranger creek.
Here Haight aroused himself with des-
perate energy and made desperate effort
to extricate himself from his perilous con-
dtion. Cramped, benumbed and half
dead, he crawled out from the trucks and
out to the side of the track. The train
moved on, and young Haight attempted to
rise, but suffered such acute agony from
cramp that he was obliged to call for as
sistance. He will hereafter have mortal
aversion for faro and free rides in winter.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-07
Pat at the Railway Station.

A Boston paper tells the following
"Ticket to New York;" said Pat the other
day at the Providence railroad station"
"By the Shore Line p'' inquired the
ticket clerk, who always wants to be GER
tain with this class of customers.
"Shure line Faix do, and mighty
shure, too. Iwant to see me brother Den
is in Worcester, shure, on the way"
"That's not the Shore Line. You want
to go to the station on Albany street."
"Divil a bit do want to go to any sta
ton. Faix was in a station all night for
givin' am Omadaha black eye that was
Safeguarding me, jist."
"You don't understand. The Shore
Line don't go to Worcester"
"Augh, bother that Me brother told
me the train was always sure to go to
Worcester, and l want the sure train"
"No, no." said the clerk, laughing
"This train does not run to Worcester
this is the Shore-S-h-o-r-e-Line on shore.
You understand what coming on shore is,
don't you?''
"Comin' ashore, is it? An is it laugh
in ye are bekase ye think Pm jist ashore,
an l votin' more than dozen times wild
the byes O. the old Sixth since l set me
fut in Ameriky."
81 tell you this train does not run to
Worcester ~
"Dont it? Bedad, perhaps it walks
there thin, for I've heard of things been
slow an sure"
eff you want to go to New York by
way of Wore"
81 don't want to go any by-way, avic !;
it's the shure way, told ye, and stop at
Worcester"
"This road don't stop at Worcester,
tell you it goes to New York"
I" An Worcester is between Boston an
New York ?"
EYES, but not on this road
Augh go away wild ye. Give me a
ticket and let me go. FaiX I'll stop at
Worcester if the road don't"
"Theres ticket for New York." said
the clerk, "but you can't stop at Worces-
ter with it-mind that
"Shure do" said Pat, passing over his
currency. "Faix I've no desire to shop at
Worcester wild it. Shure, I'll lave it wild
some gentleman in the car till l return"
The case was hopeless, and the ticket
seller was obliged to let Pat go, but could
not but smile at the task the conductor had
in prospect.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-01-07
A Romance OF Crime.

A young man, who gave his name as
William Anderson, WHICH was assumed,
was sent to the Iowa penitentiary from
Davenport few days ago, having been
convicted on charge of burglary. Some
interesting facts in the criminals career
have since come to light. He is the son Of
a prominent and wealthy citizen of Detroit,
and received thorough education, gradu-
ating with honor at one of New England's IS
foremost colleges. After trip to Europe
and several months spent in travelling in
this country, he returned to Detroit, where
his father secured him a partnership in a
leading dry goods house. While occupying
this position he met woman of beauty,
fascinating address and finished education,
several years older than himself, of whom
he became completely enamored. On heI
the young man lavished money and when
he had drained his own purse, stole funds
from the store, gambled, and finally com