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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26
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A young lady in Sandusky can probably
boast of the largest feet in the world. A
Detroit gentleman. who was in q shoe store
pair of shoes, brought back "chart of the
foot which was taken to secure proper
lasts. The young lady is IL years OF age, is
four and one-half feet high, and weighs ITO
pounds. There is nothing remarkable about
her except her feet, an idea of the fmmensity
or which can he obtained by the following
accurate measurement Length. IL inches;
size around the heel, % inches; around the
instep. 1873 inches; around the ball of the
foot, 10 inches; around the smallest part of
the ankle, 1615 inches. TIE feet are not
unsymmetrfcal, and the only discomfort the
lady experiences is from the muscular exer-
ton required to carry them around.
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The craze for dime necklaces has broken
out and promises to be q greater scourge
than were the dreadful button strings of 10
years ago. The dime necklace Is built by
levying tribute by ones friends. A
young lady concludes to possess o Q.
She asks every soul that she can CAL a
friend to contribute dime with his or her
collects some 25 or so mono
grained dunes, she has jeweler string
Them together, and the necklace is an
Incontrovertible fact. AS 1T costs so OF IS
cents to have every dime polished and en-
graved. the young lady with necklace inten-
lions is avoided by those who have brains as
well as cash.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26

ceeded half way through the bill
at the usual adJourning hour. The
bnl win probably occupy day or more longer
Of the time Of the Senate. That body Is giving
the bill very careful attention. and as the
members of the House seem very anxious to
get through and go home, 1t will probably not
undergo many changes there. ),
The Davis congressional appropriation bill
was laid aside in the Senate yesterday, for the
purpose of pushing forward the "fee and sal
airy" bill. Senator Keene will probably be
present to-day, and there seems to be little
doubt but that the bill will pass
The House will doubtless indorse the action
of the Senate, and we notice that the long
headed ones of both parties begin TO think
that it will soon be law. We therefore give
the Congressional districts as provided for in
the bill as follows:
WarricE Pike, Spencer and Perry counties
Second district-Sullivan, Greene, Knox,
Daviess, Martin, Lawrence, orange, and Du-
Third dIstrict-Jackson. Jennings. Washing
ton, Scott. Clark, Floyd, Harrison and Craw-
Fourth Dissatisfaction, Decatur, Franklin,
Ripley, Dearborn, Jefferson, Ohio and Switzer-
Fifth district-Putnam, Hendricks, Morgan,
johnson, Owen, Monroe, Brown and Bartholo-
new counties.
Wayne, Rush and Fayette counties.
Seventh district = Marion, Hancock and
Shelby counties
Eighth district Warren, Fountain, Mont
gomery, Nermlllion, Parke, Nigo and Clay
counties,
Ninth distriet-Tippecanoe, Clinton, Upton,
Boone. Hamilton and Madison counties.
Tenth districu-Lake, Porter, Newton, Jas
per, Pulaski. Fulton, Cass, Carroll, White and
Benton counties.
Eleventh district-Miami,W Wabash, Hunting
ton, Wells, Adams. Howard, Grant, B.ackford
and Jay counties.
Twelfth dIstrict-Lagrange, Steuben, Noble,
DeKalb, White and Allen counties.
Thirteenth district-Laporte, St.Joseph, Elk
hart, Starke, Marshall and kosciusko coun-
ties.
A bill passed the House yesterday, doing
away with coroner's jurors. As a member ex-
planned, "one man was good as dozen to
find out what was the cause of DEATH" If the
Senate is in an annihilating mood it may do
away with this last man.
The "loan bilI' passed the House yesterday,
1t authorizes the State officers to borrow $780,
900 to pay the debt due April, 1879, and 500 900
for a like purpose on December l, 1879.
Five acres of land, used for agricultural pur-
poses in cities and towns, are exempt from
taxation through House action yesterday.
The Senate will hardly reach any of the bills
passed by the House during the last few days
1t does no harm, however, and keeps ''the
boys" busy. AS the old man said when his
old woman was licking him, at don't hurt
me, and it does her power of good.''
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26

Some changes were made In special items of
fees connected with county. clerks business.
Marriage license was fixed at 81. Heretofore
nearly every clerk In the State had a different
price-ranging from sl.25 to $3.50, and in some
instances even higher. Now a man can get
married the State over for So. Dan Ransdell
our clever county clerk, thinks the pill will
smite him to the tune of about 90 per cent. land
Senator Coffey gave the same per centage in q
few remarks to the Senate
Yesterday, adding that it would
leave the county clerks in small
counties with a little or nothing. This ought
to be remedied before the bill gets too far
along. Sheriff Presley thinks also that it
cuts the fees Of the sherif's ONCE more than It
can stand. The Senate had hardly pro-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26

Islstl1e Iso7sc % q u" F-1-e -
81 carry away with me many pleasant
memories of charming incidents and sur
prises given me by kind friends while here,
but the greatest compliment have received,
think. are the lines written to me by the
classical and spirituelle poet, Mr.. Longfel-
low. Let me repeat them tc you in my
broken accent, which you will pardon"
Here Nine. Roze recited with an exquisite
timbre and tenderness of tone half . dozen
verses of the poem, one Of which nan thus
ain vain to try the double spell
BY which thou wouldst engnare;
Alas! thou singest all too well,
Or else thou art too fair"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26
wEDNEsDAY. MARCEL 10.

The fee and salary bill occupied the atten-
ton of the Senate all of yesterday, and was
not finished at the time of adjournment. 1t is
now perhaps attracting more atten-
ton than any other bill, except perhaps
the congressional apporttonment" bill which
for the present remains sin statu quo," as no.
ticed yesterday. Economy" is the name of
the hound used in the fee and
salary hunt and he partly present
yesterday-head and tail up. The first
game started was the governors clerk, to
whom the bill gave $500 per year. He was run
down in about an hour and the money recov-
cred. 60 the governor will have no clerk-only
plain secretary at 81, 800 per year. Thel audi
tors salary was changed from 81 500 to 81, 900.
The salary of the deputy secretary of state was
fixed at 81 500 These were the only changes
made among the State officers, except in the
case of the adjutant general. HIS salary had
been fixed at 81 $50. ECONOMY tackled him.
and reduced the salary to 81 COO, saving $3.50
apparently, but the time used in the discus
sion was worth every cent of it. The salaries,
then, of the State officers and their assistants,
as settled by the Senate, are follows:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26

When other and good remedies fail to 70.
lieve Coughs and Colds, DR.. Bulps Cough
. bottle.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26

OF TEN YEARS, GROWTH CURED BY
DIR. RAILWAYS REMEDIES.
DIR. RADwAY q co. 80 Warren ST.. NY.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26
FEVER AND AGUE,

FEVER AND AGUE cured for fifty cents,
There is not a remedial agent in this world
that will cure Fever and Ague and all other
Malarious, Bilious, Scarlet, Typhoid, Yellow
and other Fevers (aided by RAILWAYS
PILLS. SO quickly as RAILWAYS READY
RELIEF. Fifty cents per bottle.
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A CRUEL FATE.
March q, 1873:

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mFALSE AND TRuE.

- Warren street, New York.
Information worth thou1auds Win. - IN
yen
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26

Looseness, Diarrhoea, Cholera Morbus
painful discharges from the bowels are stoppe
In fifteen or twenty minutes by taking Ra.
ways Ready Relief No congestion or IN fam
nation, no weakness or lassitude. win follow
the use of the R. r. Relief.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-05-01

In human life there is n cob slant
change of fortune and it is un-
reasonable 10 expect an exemption
from tue common fate. Lie itself
decays. and all things are daily
changing.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-05-01
Domestic SHrgerY.

A doctor was made to blush Tor
his ignorance, aud the valne of =
woman. wit demonstrated few
days ago in Indiana. A child at
Forr Wayne had the misfortune to
suck kernel OF corn into it's
windpipe. The doctor was sent for
in haste, and announced that it
would be necessary to perform the
operation of trache omy to savo
the child's life. The Hoosier moth
er, familiar with domestic surgery
of a different sort, md not pleased
with the idea Cf having the child's
windpipe cut open, seized the suf-
ferer 10y one leg, and holding him
up. head downward, administered
Suudry resounding spanks. There
was sound not unlike the report
of IL pop-gun and the kernel of
corn was elected with great force.
The child was AT once relieved, and
recovered, of course.
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A Novel Jail.

Tn the primi i've days of Mis-
souri,, the only bulldogs at Mr.
Sterling, the county seat of Gas
conade. were q log store and u log
court house, accommuda'icus for
man and beast we've fonLd at Auut
Beckies, in whose house of thee
rooms. Is quarter of a mile from
the cou't house, sixty or seventy
persons would lodge and board
Her bill nf fare included c"ffee
sweetened with molasses, biscuits
made from coarse, dark -four, and
baked until as hard as billiard
balls, bacon, venison, and wild
turkey. Those whose teeth could
not crack The biscuits were sup
piled with "coIn-dodgers."
The penalties imposed for CRIME
were light, except in the case Of
ho'sesstealing, which, being ths
greatest of crimes, was punished
by forty lashes ON the bare back.
On one OCCASION, man was con
vicIed for some offense. The Judge
sen enced him to pay h fine OF five
dollars and Imprisonment in the
county Jail for two hours.
The man at once paid the fine,
but, as there was no county Jail,
the sheriff Was at a loss how to ex
ecute the rest Of the sentence. His
invention. however, found out q
method. Seeing an old crate, iu
which crockery had heen brought
from 81. Louis, he placed it 10 from,
of the court house. Then making
the culprit get under it, he sum
moned posse Of four fat men tc
sit upon it, and 10 this style carried
out the sentence.
The bystanders were much ainns
ed, and so quizzed the poor pris-
oner that. as soon as he was re-
leased, he fed from the county.
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He Turned Ouat Badly.

Some thirty years ago German
lady. of rank almost princely, was
staying at AIbano Italy, and took
a fancy to two beggar children
boy and a girl-of extraordinary
beauty. Eer excellency, who had
plenty OF money, adopted the two
brats, and guve them the best pos
slble education. The boy runned
out an nrrant scamp, and took to
evil courses and soon died Of dis
sipation. The girl grew up IA model
oi wnmanly grace and beauty, and
found many admirers and among
.othe's, young Roman noble, who
won her heart, but abused her cou-
fidence. The pope heard OF the
misconduct "f the young noble
man aud compelled him 10 marry
the girl "h pAiu Of his dis2Ieasure.
The marriage was accomplished,
and the German princess settled
her enormous fortune on the mar
ried couple. For few years all
went happily, but alas the young
husband died of feve,, leaving his
widow with son of four years old
To inherit IL large property ID b
distinguished title. The child of
the Albano beggar girl will be
one of the richest counts in Rome
when he attaius his ma j,'rity.
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but who can resist the sunshine OF
love?
Happily the Rawleys' hearts
were touched by the friendly solic.
itude shown them and they dis
played their gratitude in many
ways. Selhshness gave place to
generosity, and perhaps the final
recovery of Mrs. Figgin's invalids
was, in some measure, due to the
frequent supply of new laid eggs
which Mrs. Rawley's hens seemed
to take SO much delig ght in LAYING
for other people as for their own
mistress.
Be that es it may hearts which
bad beeil lobg closed to the suffer
lDga around them were now awak.
ened to the honest realizatron of
llfe's duties. their earnest attention
to which enriched them with n
higher appreciation of iife's true
sweetness and the secret of all hap
piness.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-05-01
THE HOUR OF DEATH.
By MRS. HEMENs.

Leaves hav. their time TO fail,
And flowers to wither At the ..orth winds breath,
And stars to set-but all,
THOU hast all seasons for thine own, Oh, Death
hay is for mortal care,
Eve for glad meetings round the joyous hearth;
Night for the dreams Of sleep, the voice of prayer
The banquet hath its hbur,
Its feverish hour of mrth ana song and wine
There comes a day for G1.ef;s sffnfhE power
Youth and the opening
And smile at thee but thou art not of those
That wait the ripened bloom to seize their prey.
Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at the north windB breath,
And stars to set-but all.
Thou hast all seasons for thine ewn, Oh, Death! =!
We know when moons shall wane,
When summer birds from far shall cross the sea,
When autumn's hue shall tinge the golden grain
But who shall teach us when to look for thee7
is 1t when springs first gale
Comes forth to whisper where the violets lie :?
Is it when roses in cur paths grow pale7
They have one season-all ours die!
Thou art where billows foam,
Thou art where tnt1sic fielts upon the air;
Thou art around ts lii our peaceful home,
And the world calls us forth, and thou art there!
Thou art where friend meets friend,
Beneath the shadow of the elm to rest
Thou art where foe meets foe and trutnpets rend
The Skies and swords beat down the princely crest
Leaves have their time to fall
And flowers to wther at tho north winds breath,
And stars to set-but all.
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, oh, Deaeh
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The Gas e fDr GO@sim.

Everybody must talk abeut
something. The poor fellow who
was told not to talk for fear that
the people would fnd out that hs
was a fool, made nothing by The
experiment. He was considered O
fool because he did not talk on
some subject or other. Every body
must have something to say, or
give up society. OF course, the
topics OF conversation will relate 20
the subjects of knowledge. IL n
man Is interested In science he will
talk about sciences. Ii he is an en-,
!husiast in AFT he will talk about
art. Ii he is familiar With htera-
tnre, and is an intelligent and per-
sistent reader, he will naturally
bring forward literary topics in his
conversation. So with social and
religions questions. "Out of the
abundance of the heart the mouth
speakerh." That of which the
mind is full, that OF which it IL
furnished, will come out 10 express
sion.
The very simple reason wht the
world is full of gossip is hat those
who indulge in 1t have fl6thiDs else
in them. They must interest them.
selves in something. They know
nothing but what they learn from
day to days in Intercourse with,
and observations Of, their neigh
bOrs. What these neichbors do,
what they say, what happens to
them In their social and business
affairs, what they wear, these bs.
come the questions of supreme in.
terest. Tue personal and social
life around thettt-thie Is the book
Under constant psrusai, and out of
this comes that pestiferoDs conver.
satlon which we call gossip. The
world is full OF it apd in a million
houses, all over the count,y, moth
ing is talked of but the personal
affairs of neighbors.
What is the chre for gossip?
Simply culture. There Is a great
deal of gossip that has no mulig-
nifty in it. Good natured people
talk about their reighbors because,
and only because. they have 10th
ing else 10 talk about.
Gossip is always personal con-
iesslon either of malice or imbe.
cility, and the young should not
only shnn it. but by the most thor.
ough culture relieve themselves
from all temptation to indulge in
it. 1t is low, frivolous, and too of
ten dirty business. There are
neighborhoods iu which it RACES
liks pest. Churches are spit in
pieces by 1t. Neighbors made en-.
emles for life by it. In many per
sons it degenerates into chronic
disease which is rrac:Ically iucor
able. Let the young cure it while
they may.
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THE OLD CHALK-PIT,

From the British Workman.
South Down, though charmingly
situated in one Of the eastern coun-
ties of England, is not a place of
general resort.
Here and there cottage or two
may be found, making pleasing
variety in a landscape rich i'll ma
turc's loveliness +; but as our nara
tive has only to do with that part
of South Down in the immediate
vicinity of the chalk>pits, we will
briefly introduce the reader to
Adam Ra%ley and his wife, an old
couple occupying one of the little
dwellings near to this locality.
Adam spent most of his days in
carting away mud and rubbish from
the roadside, and at other times he
would work in the pits, earning
enough TO keep himself and wife iii
comfortable circumstances.
These old people lived on from
day to day, from season to season,
without change in their mode OF
life. They were quiet and orderly,
causing neither trouble nor annoy
ance to their neighbors; but for
all this they were nc favorltcs.
The fact is, Deborah Rawley and
her husband lived only to please
themselves.
Possessed of every comfort-for,
besides the bread winners earnings.
they had little income 0: eight
shillings week coming in regularly
and engrussed in their own con-
Germs, they never troubled them
selves about bcirg neighborly thns
much of the sunshine of life was
unknown to them, through the un-
approachableness of their own
characters.
They were certainly striking
CONTRAST 70 the rest of the inhabit-
ants OF Lime Cottages, as the col
lection OF little dwelling was called
among whom there Was a feeling
of friendliness. and many helpful
deeds made llfe's day brighter to
many of them.
Bnt the Rawieys were strangers
TO acts of kindness, and so long as
no misfortune happened to them
selves they never thought of reliev-
ing the ills of other folks.
Mrs. Higgins, their next-door
neighbor, whose husband was down
with the brain fever, and required
constant watching day and night,
had three of her little children laid
mp at the same time with infamma-
tion of the lungs yet, in her do
mestic difficulties, she never ven
tured on asking aid from Mrs. Raw.
ley /; but Mrs. Keen, busy matron,
with half dozen little ones of her
own, and engaged nearly every
hour OF the day in lninistering to
their wants, protfcrcd the necessary
help, even before il was solicited.
The whole community, with the
exception of Ole Deborah and her
husband, We'd with one another in
helping poor Mrs. Higgins through
her trouble.
Not even kind inquiry as to
how the invalids were progressing
passed the old couples lips and as
TO a few of the new-laic eggs, that
Mrs. Rawley's hens supplied her
with SO plentifnlly, finding their
way into their sick neighbor's house
sncll thing was never thought of.
Sooner than give them away they
were allowed to ornament the
shclver in the little parlor till they
became too bad to be eaten by any
one.
The faculty for performing Kind.
Fnesscs certainly did not belong te
these old people. All their live,
they had closed their hearts to
works of bcnevolence, and now, in
their declining years, no gentle
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JAMES D. PATTON.
IMPORTER,
Wholesale Grocer and Conn., Merchant

TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS SUPPLIES A
SPECIALITY,
NO. 1907 CARY STREET,
RICHMOND, Va.
EF Licorice, Sugars, Syrups, Gums, Oils, Glu-
Goes, Grape Sugar, Glycerine, Tin Foil. &c.
Having moved to the lsfse store house lately
Cary St., 1 take pleasure in Offering to the
Manufacturers of North Carolina, one of the
LARGEST stocks of TOBACCON IST> SUP PLIES
ever offered in Richmond, New York.
Mr. NAT. II IROA n is with you and will
take pleasure i'll serving his friends.
Bits Foil in every style and size.
March 2sth, 1879. 1S-tf
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Six million farmers in this country.
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JAS. a. GRAY,
FIRE IN SURAECE,
WINSTON, N. c.

First Class Companies Repro
eeHa1ed.
Al Glasses Of Buildings and Stocks
Insured.
Low RATES GIVEN ON DWELLINGS FOR
TERMS OF 3 AND 5 YEARS
~ CARRYING AN OPEN POLICY
in the best FIRE COMPANY in the
United States. certificates of insurance
issued At small cost fer ore day or more
ON Investments in produce, Tobacco, &c.
The ". G. State Life INSURANCE.
Company Represented
livery man should have a Life Policy
and this Company is deserving of the pa
Eonz%e Of our people. Pays all losses
promptly aud is liberal in its rates and
privileges.
Winston, n. e., Oct. %, 1873.
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The WayiO DO It.

Times are hard, money is scarce,
business is dCll, Ietrenchment is
dury-please stop my-beef? Oh.
no times are not hard enough for
that yet. But there is something
which cost me large amount
which | wish to save. Please stop
my-sobacc", cigars and snuff :?
., no ! not these, but | want 20
retreEch somewhere. Please stop
my--ribbons, jewels, ornaments
aud trinkets ? Not at all prids
must be fostered If times are hard,
but. believe | can see a way Of
saving in another direction.
Please stop my-tea, coffee, and
ueedless, unhealthy Injuries ? No,
no, 10 not those | cannot think
of such sacrifice / must have
something else. Ah !! | have it
now-my paper; l must save that.
| will stop my paper that two
dollars will take me through the
panic easily. l believe in letreuch-
mcnt, aud economy, especially Of
brains.