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The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-08-30
Fire Worshiplng in Carolina.
harlotte IN. O. Observer.

Charlotte IN. W observer.
About three years ago the Observer
reported the case ola citizen of this cOun-
ty who, having married in 1S43, lighted
fire on his hearthstOne, as soon as he
carried his wife to his new home, and
had kept it burning ever since. The
man was in town yesterday, and being
questioned about the matter stated that
the fire was still burning,and through
Outall these thirty-six years it had never
been allowed to go out. Questioned as
to whether or not it made the house
uncomfortably hot i'm torrid weather, he
said the extra heat thus generated was
not perceptible. In reply to another
question, he said that in summer
weather, when it was necessary for
comforts sake to keep the fire burning
very low, he had to get up frequently
at night to replenish it slightly, but
that he counted this as nothing when
he contemplated the idea of that fire
going out. He has evidently formed
for it "a strong attachment, and yet one
would not take him for sentimental
man. But this fire is to him a con-
slant reminder Of the day when he first
brought home his bride. Around IL
his children have grown up into man
hood and wOmanood, and their children
have gazed into it's light. Its was the
last light that fell upon the eyes Of his
wife, and he hopes that it will be the
last that will GALL upon his. Viewed
| thus, his sentiment In the matter car
be understood, and so strong Is this
sentiment that with the old man II
amounts almost to q passion.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-08-30
The Merry, Merry Maldens and the
Tramp.

AS two Iowa girls We're disporting
themselves i'm secluded pool of the
MaquOkota one afternoon last week,
a tramp appeared on the bank and
bore steadily and surely down upon
the garments heaped upon the shore.
The ladies were appalled, and helpless.
Down swooped the intruder, and as
several shrieks ran out through the
still evening air he hastily gathered a
bundle into his arms and as quickly
disappeared among the trees. The fair
bathers sank upon the grass in abject
confusion and distress. No time was
to be lost; another man might appear
upon the scene, and more embarrass-
ing situations ensue. The ladies began
to rummage among the remnant of the
wardrObes left. and fortunately found
that one skirt belonging to one suit
and an overdress of another had been
left. The shoes and one stocking still
remained. The hats and light shawls
they had hung in a tree, and so, fortu-
nately, these were still safe. Equipped
in these odds and ends, and well COW
cred by the laprObe of the buggy, the
two erestfallen adventures started for
home, which they cOntrived to reach
i'm the deeper shadows of evening.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-08-30
A Cursed Spot.

A lady who recently visited Noun
tain Meadows, says they are now the
very picture of desolatiOn. Before the
MormOns murdered 131 men, women
and children there i'm 1857, the
Meadows were known far and wide as
a paradise in the desert, with an abund-
ance of grass, crystal streams and ever
flowing springs. To-day the grass is
gone, the water sources dried up, and
nothing but dreary waste marks the
once beautiful spot. Gods curse is
upon it IS it is upon those who MUIR
dered the innocent emigrants, and the
rude monument upon which is in
scribed, vengeance is mine, and /
will repay, saith the Lord" is there to
keep green i'm memory the terrible
scenes enacted by murderous and ra-
pacious priesthood. The earth, on. in
formant tells us, is sinking, and the
bones which were gathered up after
the massacre, have thrice been buried,
but will come out to tell the damning
tale. Settlers in the vicinity say the
country is haunted, and the winds
bring to their ears piercing cries for
help, which echo back to the noun
tains and over the plain.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-08-30
Earthqua xe Shocks.
Chicago Journal.

Some peculiar features are noted i'm
connection with the earthquake shocks
experienced recently in the Welland
district of Canada and Northwestern
New York. In the former section the
shocks were fell very sensibly, and
even alarmingly, between 2 and 3
o'clock in the morning. The country
thus affected extends from the south
western shore of Lake Ontario, at the
eastern terminus of the Welland canal,
and follows that canal to point with
in few miles of its western terminus
in the northeast corner of Lake Erie,
showing that its course must have been
almost due north and south. AT ST.
GATHERINGS, which is "a city built on a
hill," the earthquake was so severe as
to awaken people out of their slum-
bers, rumbling the earth from ten to
sixty seconds, as if from the rever-
beratiOns of a heavy clap of thunder.
Houses were shaken and ratified, and a
church bell was tolled twice, and a
railway workshop bell once. The sky
at the time was perfectly clear, with
the stars shining. People who rose from
their beds were rendered quite dizzy.
The telegraph, later in the day, re-
POlOCN ulollhOt SlOChS az
Buffalo lat the eastern end of Lake
Erie and but a few miles distant from
the Welland district), about 1890 in
the afternoon, and at Lockport, far
Their east, in the Niagara district of
New York, at ] 80 p. m. At Buffalo,
house windows were ratified as though
struck by sudden and violent gale.
AT Lockport, a loud report accompa-
MED the shock, and houses were
shaken.
According to these various accounts,
there can be no doubt that there We're
two separate and distinct earthquakes
within a radius of 100 miles. The diff
ference i'm time plainly verifies this
fact. In former times, according to es-
tablished evidence, an Earthquake
belt' extended upward from Vermont
through these very regions where these
shocks were felt. - si7t b2 ih'- -
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-08-30
GINS OF THOUGHT.

If We have nothing to speak to edi-
tongue!
We see what man has, and envy
him; if we saw how little he enjoyed,
we should pity him.
Newman: First shoot around corners,
and you may not despair of converting
by a syllogism.
Seneca: Men trust rather to their
eyes than to their ears; the effect of
precept is, therefore, slow and tedious,
while that of examples is summary
and effectual.
+. Temple: Were every dewdrop a
diamond, every atom a world, and
every world filled with gold, all would
not satisfy the boundless desires of the
immortal soul.
r. w. Dale, d. d.: You have no
more right to injure the national Ian
guage than to clip statue or to run a
knife through picturein the National
Museum.
Children who drink tea and coffee,
says DIR. Ferguson, of England, as q
rule, only grow four pounds per an
mum between the ages of thirteen and
sixteen, while those who drink milk
night and morning grow fifteen pounds
each year. When diseases are preva-
lent in the neighbOrhood, children who
use these drinks have less power to re-
sist sickness than others.
Leasing: The most agreeable of all
companions is simple, frank man,
without any pretentiOns to an Oppres-
sive greatness; one who loves me and
understands the use of it; Obliging
alike at all hours; above all, of gol-
den temper, and steadfast as an anchor.
For such an one We gladly exchange
the greatest genius, the most Brilliant
wit, the prOfoundest thinker.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-08-30
QUESTIONS ON THE LESSON.

l. What is 1t to have the word of Christ
"dwell' in us?
2. What benefits wiilfthat word impart?
3. How may Christian songs teach and ad-
monish us?
A.. How may all actions be done in the
name of the Lord Jesus?
3. How may we be thankful to God at all
times?
8. What are the duties of husbands and
wives to each other.
Z. What are the mutual obligations of
parents and children?
8. What should be the spirit of servants
and employees toward those to home their
service belongs?
9, How are we rewarded by the Lord, here
and hereafter?
10. What does our relations ofservants of
Christ involve?
lives be Judged and rewarded or punished?
QUESTIONS ON PRACTICAL THOUGHTS.
l. How may we obtain enjoyment of Gods
word?
2. In what spirit should we take part in
singing Gods praise?
3. How may we perform secular and COM
mon duties in the name of Jesus?
4. How can families be made happy and
peaceful?
5. How should we fulfill our daily tasks
and work in life?
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-08-30
Carried Into the Air /.

LAuSttStd NcWSs
William Langley, cotton planter,
of Gwinnet county, was standing in
field on his farm. Around him were
several men, woman, and three child
rem, all breaking the soil for cotton.
The sky was clear and the air quiet,
there being about both a hint of sui
triness. The children had just stopped
work and thrown themselves, tired as
tired could be, on the top of pile of
guano sacks, when a peculiar roaring
was heard i'm the field. The sound bore
some resemblance to that of an app
preaching train, but as no railroads
were near, the workers looked at one
another in amaZement. In moment
they saw q small column not larger in
circumference than barrel skim rap
idly along the ground. The wind col
umn or spout appeared to be filled with
dust, and in the center contained what
looked like ball of fire.. The mother
rushed toward the children, who
crouched low i'm fright, but before she
could reach them the pile of guano
bags, children, and all were scattered
right and left. In its course, always
eccentric, the column struck a stump
fairly from butt to roots and tore it
from the ground, the wood splitting in
to three pieces and dropping twenty or
! thirty yards away. Mr.. Langley was
sucked i'm as the whirling thing bOlted
by, and thrown into plowed gully
some distance away. In the next in
slant the strange visitor had gone, pass
ing up over the tops of the trees. 1t
was seen plainly by the ladies at the
Langley House, appearing to Them like
the smoke that rushes up in circular
volumes from the smOkestack of 10.
| cOmOtiyp
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charged ag; The Winchester
alone killedV braves before the
wagons were II, and IL was con.
verted into clO Welded by giant.
When the morHng came the Sioux
were found watching our movements
from a safe distance over the prairie.
Evidently the fight was costing them
too dear.
1t was determined by the party, In
view OF the probability of the Sioux
being REINFORCED during the day, to
beat retreat. The man from Ken
lucky harnessed Mr.. Davis mules with
his own hand; but when he came to
hand the reins To their powder. grimed
owner Ii was found that he was In no
condition To receive them. He had
been wounded In half II dozen places,
and the slow hemmorhage had robbed
him of his strength.
We lifted him tenderly into the wag-
ON and began our march. The Sioux
circled about us, but kept well out
OF range. BY midday they had
disappeared. IL was about this time
that the man from Kentucky, who had
been intently watching his patient for
some time, brought his wagon to q
sudden halt. Gathering about him, we
found Davis with his eyes turned to the
sky and a grayish hue stealing over his
face. A minute after he reached his
hand out to grasp the KentucKian's
and so journied out into the infinite
solitude.
We rode i'm silence. When the shad-
ows of the evening came we dug rude
grave i'm the prairie and buried Davis
out of sight. The man from Ken
lucky framed his epitaph when he said:
"He didn't seem of much account at
first, but he doomed up powerful to-
ward the LAST
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-08-30
Curiosities of Animal Life.


| About twelve years ago l was resid.
Ing on the coast OF County Antrim.
Ireland, ut the time the telegraph wires
were set up along that charming road
which skirts the sea for twenty-five
miles between Larne and Cushendall.
During the winter months large fiocks
OF starlings always migrated over from
| Scotland, arriving early In the morn
ing. The first winter after the wires
were stretched along the coast fire.
| quently found numbers of starlings
| lying dead or wounded on the road
side, they having evidently In their
flight in the dusky morn struck against
the telegraph wire, not blown against
them, as these accidents often occurred
when there Vas but little wind. /
found that the peasantry had come To
the conclusion that these unusual
deaths were due to the flash of the
telegraph messages, killing any STAR
lings that happened to be perched on
the wires wnen working. Strange to
say, that throughout the following and
succeeding winters hardly dealt oc-
CURED among the starlings on their ar
rival. 1t would thus appear that the
birds were deeply impressed and under
stood the cause of the fatal accidents
among their fellOw-travelers that pre-
vious year, and hence carefully avoided
the telegraph wires; not only So, but
the young birds must have acquired
this knOwle ige and perpetuated it,
knowledge which they could not have
acquired by experience or even in
stinct, unless that instinct was really
inherited memory derived from the
parents whose brains were first i'm
pressed by it.
A plague of rats visited the higher
coffee districts of Ceylon during the
year 1875, dOinggreat damage to young
and old plantations alike. 1t is remark
able that the invasion of rats was
simultaneous with the Towering and
death of the Nilloo (StrObilantkes),
which forms the greater part of the
underwood of CeylOn forests, and it is
said to flower and die once every seven
years. The most remarkable part of
the plague was that the rats did not
seem to devOur any part Of the branches
they cut of, but to nip of and leave
them untouched upon tie ground. So
serious indeed was the damage done
that on some coffee estates rewards
were given to coolies for every rat they
caught, and it was not an UNCOMMON
thing to hear of 800 or 400 rats being
Destroyed, on one estate only, per
week.
About 3 o'clock on the 18th of June
[ picked up a female butterfly, the
head of which had recently been
plucked off by a bird and was lying
near the body. Thinking it was dead,
L carried it home to examine the wing
scales. On clipping off bit of wing
about four hours afterward the legs
moved and an egg was laid. In about
two minutes another egg was laid.
Others followed, till five-and-twenty
had been expelled. The laying then
ceased, and the headless mother seemed
dead. Next morning, on touching her,
the laying was resumed. On close ex-
animation a heaving of the wings and
rings of the abdomen could be OBJ
served, with about the frequency of
human breathing. AT the end of
twenty-nine and half hours from the
time of finding laying ceased, seventy
eight eggs were laid by the butterfly
with her head off.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-08-30
A Texas Sheep Ranch.

Jackson (Texas) Guide. 40 t.ffsrtf
Mr.. John S. Harris, who has his
sheep ranch on Snake Creek, seven
miles east of Jacksboro, has stock of
1900 head ofgraded sheep. About two
full FLOODED American Merino rams
and ten head of Cotswold. This is one
of the best graded stocks of sheep in
our country, and thoroughly kept up
on the scientific sheep-raising system.
The average yield of wool is about ten
pounds to sheep, while he has $50
head that will yield from twenty to
twenty-five pounds each. Mr.. Harris
comes from sheep-raising county
in Missouri, and says this country for
sheep-raising cannot be surpassed any.
where. he takes pride in improving
his stock of sheep, and has good shell.
tiers for them during the winter
which is q new idea to old Texans.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-08-30
Destructive Effects Of Lightning

During the passage of severe thun-
der storm over the Town of Vernon.
Sunday, lightning struck the house
and barn of Ara Fuller, setting four
buildings on fire. All, including two
barns and two large sheds, were burn
ed down, the house alone escaping. A
person who saw the discharge of the
bolt says it appeared as though the
house and barns were envelOped i'm a
sheet Of flame. There were about thir-
ty tons of hay. four acres of rye, and
several acres of oats stored. The loss
is about $4 800; insured i'm Tollanu Mu-
tual for 81 800. A valuable COW also
was destroyed. Henry Olcott, who
has charge of the farm, was attempt
ing to close window over the porch,
when flash came into the window.
1t destroyed the sash, glass, blinds and
castings, and knocked Mr.. OlcOtt sense
less. The right side of his face, breast
and arm We're blistered. 1t was long
time before he was restored to con-
seriousness. His daughter was also
very severely affected. The effects up
on the house are seen i'm every room,
from garnet to cellar. One great hole
through the outer wall of the pantry
SAOWS WhClC q OOit CetilIC tlietO huuS
the dishes inward upon the flour. The
daughter of Mrs. Fuller had just NOV
ed her invalid mother from a seat near
the cooking stove to another room
when the bolt descended. She says
ball of fire rolled across the room un-
der the stove, throwing a chair upon
the table, and mixing things up pro
miscuously. The bolt passed through
the floor into the cellar, tearing out a
sleeper and came out of the ground
again at a point about ten feet from the
building, in the barn path, leaving
hole i'm the ground large enough for a
rat to run i'm the whole length. The
bolt that entered the pantry wrecked
the room completely. 1t was on the
opposite side of the house. The clap
boards were torn off, and hole almost
large enough for a person to crawl
through was torn through the walls.
In fact, the work of destruction was
thorough Mr.. Olcott's hat shows
hole at the juncture of the crown and
brim where the bolt passed through
when it blistered his face, breast and
arm. He exclaimed as he fell, "I'm
killed." and became unconscious. The
house was protected with lightning
rods, to conduct the fluid on to it, but
these We're without adequate means for
its escape. There was the trouble.
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come she was wild to find her nest
robbed, and was not long I'm tracing
them To the terriers basket. Then
there was fight, which was ended by
the interference of the owner of the
dog, who restored the kittens TO their
mother and soundly punished the dog
for the THEFT. All day yesterday the
cat remained by her kittens, while the
terrier busted herself hunting around
for food, which she carried To the eats
nest, and which, of course, the kittens
could not mashcate. This difficulty
was overcome by interested observers,
who placed milk ut their service, and
while the kittens supped the terrier
stood guard, successfully repulsing all
efforts 10 interfere with their repast.
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Surprisingly Strange.

New Albany Ledger-Standard. -fas..
There are sometimes stranger things
happening in real life than are read of
i'm the most sensational novel; and the
affair that we write of, while perfectly
true, is only another evidence that
truth is stranger than fiction.
The tale, if told commercially, would
date back several years, with young
couple of this county starting ont in
life with the brightest prospects. But
very soon their married life was cloud
ed. The husband became dissipated,
which resulted in separation and the
inevitable divorce
The husband went west, but main
tanned complete silence, his exact
whereabouts being unknown to his
best friends.
The wife came to this city. earned
her own living, a1d sustained good
social position. In time friendship
sprung up between her and gentle
man, which gradually ripened into af-
fiction, and ended in marriage. Ev-
erything was prosperous with them un-
til, in an evil hour, the first husband
wrote his whilom wife letter from the
far west, telling her how he had aban.
doned his bad habits since their sepa.
ration, of his good social standing and
ownership of the property that, at 4
low valuation was worth $35, 900. HI
spoke of his love for her, and how thu
thought that they would one day b.
united had been an incentive to indus
try and accumulation. The wife show
ed the letter to husband No. 2, aud /
proved bombshell in the camp. /
seemed to be smoothed over, however
careful review of the situation the wifi
can only see close struggle for com
Portable existence on the one hand
while on the other ready money and
luxurious home await her.
This is just how things stand at tn
present writing, but the few in the 81
cret predict that another family
J New Albany will soon be sundere'
and one Of them will Ego West.n
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-08-30
The Deg That Stole Kittens.

About a week ago citizen on Adams
avenue east, who owns handsome
Scotch terrier dog-the mother of three
handsome puppies-took the young ca
mines away and sold them, to the great
grief of the mother. At that time q
cat owned by a neighbor was carefully
raising litter of four kittens under
the floor of a barn owned by the mas
ter of the terrier. Last Tuesday 1t was
noticed that the terrier was very deep
ly interested in the kittens, and earn
estly watched the movements of the
feline mother. Wednesday morning
the cat left her family, and during heI
absence the terrier carried her kittens
one by one, with the greatest care, t.
the basket once occupied by her pup
pies. With the utmost tenderness she
huddled herself into the basket with
he kittens about her and awaited tn,
eturn Of the mother. When she die
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-08-30
Col. 3. 1925.

III Let the word OF Christ dwell In you
richly in all wisdom; teaching and admon'
ishing one another In psalms and hymns
and spiritual songs, singing with grace In
your hearts To the Lord.
II And whatsoever ye do In word or deed
do all In the name OF the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks To God and the Father by him.
Is Wives, submit yourselves unto your
own husbands, as IL Is ut I'm the Lord,
10 Husbands, love your wives, and be not
bitter against them.
~ Children, obey your parents In all
things: for this Is well-pleasing unto the
Lord.
81 Fathers provoke not your children to
anger, least they be discouraged.
y Servants, obey in all things your masters
according 10. the flesh; not with eye-service,
as men pleasers: but In singleness OF heart,
fearing God.
% And whatsoever We do, do 1t heartily, as
TO the Lord, and not unto men.
"a Knowing that of the Lord we shall re-
ceive the reward of the Inheritance: for We
serve the Lord Christ.
% But he that doth wrong shall receive for
the wrong which he hath done: and there Is
no respect of persons.
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ellie GRANT SARToRLSl
NY MRS LucY NJ. nrINN.

lrhe following Is well worth publication
although the intelligence that inspired II
happily preses TO be erronepns;l
IN, man whom kings have kissed IN eourtly
greeting,
Whose feet have pressed all lands
LOT yet another sovereign claims meet
Ing;
Another monarch stands 30.
blsck-browed AMI silent, white with awful
splendor
His naughty head In crowned: II ~
Ills royal scepter, with a gesture tender.
Touching the bloSsoming ground.
conqneror of conquerors, he; his realm Ger
lieth
Kings are his chained slaves; the :monarch
crieth ~ =
For mercy at his hand. e
No largess does he offer Tor thy taking; q
The lily on thy breast
Tie tears from out ~ place, It's tehdriis
breaking.
And sets IL In his crest.
Oh, man Is this the sum of all Thy glory?
Must this the.endtng be
Or n proud country's grand, triumphiu Story
This grave beyond the sea? ~
King of ali Kings! How will he read the to-
ken,
Death hand i'm hand with iamel ess=-
How MI the heart so empty and 80 broken,
With glory and n name? 81
-[Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-08-30
He Was "Figgerin."

Some women never can be satisfied,
The other night when Gallagher was
reconing up his accounts, his wife
spoke to him several times, and receiv-
ing no answer said: "YOu treat me
cruelty. 1 fear you no longer love
me-" and Gallagher replied: az love
you passionately, devotedly, frantic
ally, madly, but If you don't hold your
jaw till get these figures added, I'll
give you clip In the eyer And i'm
spite of his protestations of love she
was not satisfied Boston Post.