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The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10

The Republican school board ticket
was elected in Cincinnati. We, of
indianapolis don't mix our public
schools with politics. We don't have
any school board scandals either, like
they do i'm the would be Paris.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10

considerable excitement in upper-ten cir
cles in this city few weeks ago, has re-
turned to Louisville. and resumed his post
behind one of the chairs in fashionable
barber shop OF that city. He is highly
delighted with the distinguished treat
ment" he received in this city.
Will Senator voorhees, please state to
the court just exactly how many million
Democratic votes he has made through
the exodus investigation.
Denis Kearney has learned to read and
write since he has been in Jail, and he re-
duces his thoughts to manuscript now
when he harangues the Sand-lotters.
James Madison Wyatt Stone, a Wash
ington fat man, lost his head in the hang
ing matinee, on the I'd. 1t was jerked
completely off his shoulders. Fat men,
bewarel
Bureaus are an important factor in
American politics. The Freedman's bureau
is thing of the past but the Tilden,
Sherman, Blaine, Hancock and Jewett bu-
reaus are institutions of The present.
The nine gentlemen who were legally
snatched from the scaffold "to Heaven and
immortal glory" last week, doubtless now
survey the things of this world with the
most serene and unspeakable contempt.
Senator Voorhees, olfactory nerves, it is
said, were knocked out of joint by the Re-
publican testimony before the exodus
committee. Wait till November, and the
gentleman's political nerves will also be
unh tched.
Recent advices from Alaska confirm the
previous report that strong movement is
on foot among the natives of that territory,
looking to the introduction of the study
of the E quimaux language in the territor.
ial public schools. The Esquimaux form
an important part of the population, and
neither party can afford to disregard their
wishes.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10
Co umbuA (O.) News.

Don't fail to 60 to Dayton with the Pal
mer Guards next Wednesday l4th, inst.
Miss Belle Roberts returned home last
Monday from visiting friends at London,
Ohio.
Miss Jennie Copeland spent vacation at
Circleville, and Miss Ella Green was the
guest of Miss Mamie z. Rodin.
AL. Ransom still hunts the Quiet retreat
OF East Spring street He SAYS that is only
to play croquet, but the boys say nIxy
go.
Mrs. Martha Bryant, the old colored
lady reported lost on last Monday, has re-
turned home again:
Mrs. Brown, mother of Mr.. Daniel
Brown, died at her residence on last Tues
day, and inferred at Greenlawn on We'd
nesday at 8 p. m.
Mr.. Chas. Z. Bell, the accomplished
tonsorial artist, formerly with z. Hiesch,
has opened parlors under Jas. Gunder.
sheimer's clothing house. corner State
and High street, and will be glad to meet
his Ole frienos there.
Rev. Jas Poindex.er was on last Mon
day, 5th INST. elected to the City Council
from the Ninth ward by maiority of
over 500 In the election OF Rev. Poin-
dexter we have the first instance in Col
umbus and perhaps in Franklin county
| where colored man is chosen to an cleo
tive Office.
sERENADE
| A pleasant time at Rev. Pion.
dexters, councilman elect from the
Ninth ward at 9 o'clock last Tuesday even
ing. the complimentary serenade by
Palmer Guards cornet band. A large
crowd assembled there, and a good time
in general was the result. Ex- Auditor
Williams, Councilman Breyfogle and Cap
tain Ned Brown made stirring speeches.
Rev., or rather Councilman Piondexter,
returned his sincere thanks complimenting
his brethren who worked for HIM, giving
much respect to the white Republicans
who 30 cordially supported him. Mr..
Fred b. Roney replied to the councilman s
remarks. He spoke Of the trueness of the
colored people to him and the sert made
and the unanimous support of the white
Republicans. In closing his remarks Mr..
Roney said the election of Mr.. Piondexter
we had secured good and ener-
getic man who would in every instance
look alter the int rest of the colored ele-
ment At 3 o'clock the following morning
the band serenaded Councilman Breyfogle
and DR.. Loving, elected to council for a
short term, should the over-kolding mem.
bers be declared out. HAwKEYr.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10

The Republicans made large gains
throughout the State on Monday. A
tidal wave has set in which will
sweep the State in November.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10

ly notify us of any delay in its de-
livery, in order that we may, if ne
cessary, make formal complaint to
the postmaster.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10
fHE INDIANAPOLIS LE,DlR.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS

County Ticket.
Sheriff-HARRY G. ADAMS.
Treasurer-LEE MoTHERsHEAp.
Recorder-JACoB L. BEILER.
Judge Superior Court-BYRoN h ELLIOTT
County ommissioner--JoHN H. SMITH.
Surveyor II. B. FAToUT.
Coroner ALLISON MAXWELL, NJ. d.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10

Do not vote for any congressman
who will not pledge himself never to
vote another dollar to West Point
until the outrage on Whitaker is
avenged.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10

We are placed under renewed obli-
cations to Senator Bruce of Missis-
sippi for valuable public documents.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10

Cincinnati is happy over the
"bounce" of auditor ST Hoffman by
the Legislature and his defeat for
comptroller at the polls on Monday.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10

Down with West Point. Let the
accursed institution be swept from the
face of the earth.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10

Hon. 8. S. Cox of New York will
accept our thanks for public docu-
smentS
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10
IN VITIN G..

inviting, indeed. the elegant stock of Clothing
business mems work
ingmens designs of goods this by far
peror year. any wishing NEE. st llsh suit
will to be ed after one OF
cent an fit as we'll tailor Our CHIDR sN'S De
las all the lst novel les aud now com
Collars ries socks daadk
you possibly fud ny where Call audsee
Il. MosSLER & BROS.
New York one-P1ice Clothing House,
4s ard As EAST WASHINGTON STREET.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-04
A Wonderful Head.

A most remarkable specimen OF man,
after existing for many years in the
wilds of Jersey, unknown to the out
side world, has been brought to this city
and may be seen at a saloon on Walnut
street. Ever since his birth he has been
unable to stand upon his feet. on &C
count of the weight of his head, which
is of abnormal size. For twenty-eight
wears, the length of his life, he has been
compelled to lie abed continually. His
name is Charles Erling, and he was
born in Burlington County, N. j. He
lacks one inch of being five feet IN
length, but would probably have grown
longer had he been in the habit of TAX
inc rhysical exercise. His head appears
to he six times the ordinary size, and,
his mother says, has always been as dis
proportionate in weight to the rest of
his body as it is now.
The measurement around the head at
the middle of the forehead is thirty
three inches, while the line passing over
the crown and under the chin is forty
four inches. Of course the head could
never be weighed accurately, but its
estimated weight at present is thirty
pounds, which is two-fifths of his entire
weight. The inner corner of the eyes
are four inches apart, the distance from
temple to temple is thirteen inches, and
the briGge of the nose is six inches be-
low the upper line of the forehead.
If it were case of hydrocephalus it
would doubtless be less remarkable, but
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-04
A Fish story.

A Boston correspondent of the Forest
and Stream tells the following remarka-
BILE story: The scene is laid in Long
Island, where, on the shore of a pond,
the correspondent was watching the
play of swallows as they skinned just
over the surface of the water shortly
before sunset. about hundred yards
out was a bed of lily pads; and as the
swallows skipped it, occasionally good
sized ripple could be seen. and some
times break from the edges indicating
fish there. This fastened my atten-
ton to the particular place. had often
seen cats play with swallows swooping
at them, but the idea of fish doing the
same was something new to me. Pres
emily saw a clean breach, and fine
large pickerel showed his whole size
and got a swallow. too, as he disap-
peared beneath the water. This saw
repeated several times, and I called the
attention of my companion to this novel
sight. While we were watching we
saw two large fish break at the same
swallow, the fish coming from opposite
directions, and each head on to each.
Both missed the swallow, but, singular
to relate, only one fish was seen to fall
into the water, and neither was seen to
pass the other. My companion and
myself looked with wonder. There
was great commotion in the water
with continuous scattering, and boat
being handy we jumped in and rowed to
the spot, and picked up the largest
pond pickerel I ever saw. When we
had him in the boat the mystery was
solved; the smaller of the fish had, in
his eagerness for the swallow, jumped
clear down the larger ones throat, and
only the tail, to the extent of about an
inch, showed. The large fish was COM
pletely rent asunder and killed by the
catastrophe. Both together weighed
TWENTY-FIVE pounds"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-04
A Meantime Sun.Dial.

It is impossible to find when the day
was divided into twenty-four hours, so
ancient is the custom. Some nations
have counted the hours from one to
twenty-four, differing from our division
into two series of twelve each. In
France, about 1894, a decimal system
was introduced, the day being divided
into ten hours of 100 minutes each, and
each minute contained 100 seconds.
This soon died out. The Greeks, at
one period, divided the daylight into
twelve hours, and the night into the
same, regardless of the lengths be-
tween sunrise and sunset. The days,
hence, were never equally divided.
Ptolemy preferred what he called equi-
noctial hours, because they gave
mean," or what is now called clock
time. His observations are now known
to contain errors of a quarter of an
hour, showing that chronometric
methods in his day were of but little
use. The Jews, Chinese. ancient
Athenians and Oriental nations began
their hours at sunset. This system
prevailed until very lately; and, in
MANY places. two clocks were set up.
one to indicate Italian. the other COM
mon time. The Baby lonians, Assyrians
and Persians started one o'clock an hour
after sunrise. This is still in vogue
among the modern Greeks and in the
Balearic Islands. Hipparchus started
the day at midnight, and Copernicus
followed his system. since when the
civilized world in general has adopted
it. The ancient Egyptians commenced
their day with the SUMS passage over
the meridian. Astronomers still use
the 24-hour method, and common one p.
m. is % o. clock to them-one q. m. being
IS q clock.
Rough measurements of time were
made BY setting up ''gnomons," or up
right slaves, which, in connection with
a knowledge of the north point of the
heavens, afforded tolerably correct in
dications of noon. Herodotus says sun
dials were first brought to Greece from
Chaldea. Berosus' hemisphere, in $40
B. c., is the oldest recorded.
All clocks are regulated to mean
time, and correspond but seldom to sun
time, which is sometimes as much as
sixteen minutes slower or faster. Inc
difference between mean time and ap-
parent time is called the equation OF
time. and tables are used converting
one into the other. Four times year
the correction is zero; twice year the
clock ia faster than, and twice after. the
sun time. January the clock is faster
chan the dial four minutes, and up to
February 10 keeps getting faster. when
= 10 f;ftaen minutes ahead-thenc0
slowly decreasing till April Is. when
clock and sun agree. The clock is
slower than the sun after this, May
Is being four minutes slower-de-
creasing then till June 10, when clock
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-04

there is every physical evidence in sup.
port of statements made by several
physicians that it is neither more nor
less than an abnormal growth Of skull
and brain. The head is solid, and its
parts nearly proportionate except the
forehead, which in both height and
breadth measures about one and half
times as much as it would if symmetri-
cal with the other parts of even so alb
normally large a head. The trunk of
the body ia about the same in size as
that of many big fat boy who walks
the streets, but the muscles are soft
and weak for want of activity. The
measurement around the chest is forty
four inches and around the waist thirty
five inches. His legs, however, are no
thicker than those Of an eight-year-old
boy of ordinary size.
He extends his hand to visitors, bids
them good-day and chats with them in
a childish manner. He seems to have
an enly-balanced mind, but it is that
of a prattling infant. He cannot read,
and never would try to learn even the
alphabet, as his neck. although no
weaker than might be expected in a
person who has been always confined
to bed, was not strong enough to move
his head without giving him pain. 1t
is thought that he would not be so
childish had he been accustomed to
sights and sounds beyond the limits of
bedroom which few except his par
ents and their small number of Jersey
neighbors ever entered. His parents
have had no child but Charles. The
father is dead, but the mother is with
him here. Both parents were healthy,
of ordinary stature, and possessed the
average physical development. They
were engaged in agricultural pursuits
about two miles from the village of
Bridgeborough, which is a league from
Riverside, N. J.-Rhiladelphia Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-04

the bottom. from long disuse, was
turned up at the end like a sled shoe.
The line OF iron shot across the street
at the bottom of the hill with
great speed. On the lower side of
the street. directly in the path of the
flying rails, was Mrs. Henry Cases
barn. The rails struck the side of
the barn about foot from the ground.
The shock broke the connections in
several places, and the air was full of
flying rails, some of them being thrown
three hundred feet. About two hundred
feet OF the railroad staid together. It
tore through Mrs. Cases barn as though
the building was made of paper. The
speed of the rails seemed to have been
little affected by their passage through
the barn, for the whole line of iron came
through on the other side. When it
emerged from the barn it made directly
across Mrs. Cases backyard, narrowly
missing the building, but striking an
clubhouse. which it reduced to splinters.
From Mrs. Cases it glided into the
backyard of the James House. It
made directly for the kitchen, but, be-
fore reaching it, came in contact with a
heavy stone wall. This changed the
course of the flying iron. 1t careened
from the stone wall to chimney on
the James House, which it demolished.
The iron again parted, one piece flying
off to the right and blowing into the
ground, making furrow foot deep
for distance of over fifty feet. This
closed the career of that part of the
railroad. The other portion Jumped
from the low roof of the James House
to the top of David Lindersmith' three
story house. 1t tore off the shingles for
several feet, when it came in contact
with the chimney. This it knocked
over, but had met with opposition
enough to bring it to stop. About
fifty feet of iron remained on Under
smiths roof.
The whole trip of the railroad iron
did not occupy minute, but in that
time it created bigger sensation than
Oil City has seen for many a day. The
striking of the stone wall by the iron,
which turned it away from James
kitchen, doubtless saved lives, for there
were several girls at work in the kitchen.
Owners of damaged property are trying
to find out who to look to for remunera-
ton. The owners of the railroad are
gathering up rails all over the Third
Ward.-Ol CITY (Pa.) Cor. N. Y. San.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-04
Failure OF an Attempt to Restore Life.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, February II.
A reporter, describing .he attempt to
resuscitatc the negroes hanged at MUIR
freesboro on Friday last, says: After
they had been suspended for seventeen
minutes they were cut down, and DIR.
Sleger, of Nashville, and Drs. Byrne
and Murfee, of this city, attempted the
experiment at resuscitation which was
proposed some days ago. They did not
begin until thirty minutes after the men
had been cut down. A number of ply
sycians were present to witness the ex-
pertinent. After the clothing had been
taken of, their bodies were wrapped in
hot blankets, applications were made to
then necks to reduce the swelling, and
an artificial respiration brought about
by the means usually applied in cases of
persons who have been in the water for
a long time. All this was preliminary
to the application Of electricity Bat
teries were placed in juxtapcsition to
the spinal cord and different portions of
the brain. The effects of the applica-
ton were soon apparent. First, came
nervous muscular twitchings in those
parts of the body with which the batter
les were placed in contact. The tenn
perature was gradually increased until
it reached over 1000 degrees.
The effect was immediate. The mus
cular cOntractions increased. The limbs
twitched and shook like men asleep
and struggling under the spell of
horrid nightmare. The regular draw
ing in and expulsion of air, produced by
the appliances referred to, were horri-
bly, real and life-like. The respiration
came with an effort, however, and
sounded like the gasps of men strug-
Cling for breath.
DR.. Sleger put his hand to their
wrists. ''The pulse is beating," he
said; "You can feel it, but faintly.''
Their eyes next opened, under the
effect of the electric current, and turn
ed about the room in vacant gaze.
There was no sound but the labored
gasping at their lips. All in the room
stood still with horror.
Gentlemen" said DR.. Sleger, "the
experiment is concluded. Our main
object was to show the effect of elec-
tricity upon the muscular centers, and
we have exhibited that, think, in re-
markedly realistic way"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-04

and sun coincide. After this gradually
the clock is faster than the sun: July
70 1t is six minutes ahead-growing
less fast till the last of August. when
the correction is zero. Then the clock
time is slower than the sun all the
autumn and winter, October ~ as
much as sixteen minutes-decreasing
then until December "a, to zero again,
at which time it begins to grow faster
than dial time.
In France, until 1916, dial time was
used, and produced much confusion.
Delambre said the public clocks varied
thirty minutes from each other. The
Seine Project feared to sign the neces-
sary order to change the mean time, a.
he expected an Instruction; but moth
ing of the kind took place, and everv
one was delighted. Watchmakers could
not make their angry customers believe,
before this, that it was the sun, and not
the watches, that kept such miserable
time.
The dials are dying out of use, owing
to the facilities now possessed for COM
municating exact time from cities where
observations are taken and telegraphed.
The old-style dial usually had an equa-
ton table attached to it, for convenience
of time-seekers in converting apparent
into clock time; but S. v. Cfevenger, in
Vol. XII, page "a, Van Nostrand's En-
cheering Magazine, describes a method
of constructing dial which will apply
its own equations. The formula as
given requires astronomical and trigono-
metrical calculations; but, popdlarizing
them, any one can make dial for HIM
self thus:
Set up straight rod five or six inches
high, pointed at the upper end, on a
level surface. Draw a north-and-south
line on the surface. passing through
where the rod or stylus is attached to
it. Mark from week to week at twelve
o'clock mean time where the shadow
falls ON the surface, and join these
points thus ascertained by a continuous
line. You will find distorted figure
the farthest part from very much
larger than the nearest part to the sty-
lus. The sun will cross this variable
line at real noon-the winter-shadows
being the longer, the summer-shadows
being shorter. The daily or weekly
markings can be dispersed with by
knowing the latitude of the place, and
figuring the shadows lengths by decli-
nation-tables from the Nautical alma
.sac.-Chicago Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-03-04
Home, Sweet Home!

No man need wall that he was not
born in some other country. All lands
have their attractions, and every home,
however humble, has associated with
it some pleasant recollections. The
matched stone cottage of old England
or Ireland is ever a picturesque object
to the American eye; and if it does not
contain all the modern comforts of the
smart American house, it is, doubtless,
just as dear to those who were born be-
meath its roof. One-fifth of the Ameri-
can people are said to live in cities.
They are town birds, acquainted with
smoky caves and tasting nature in the
parks. Most of them come from the
country, and when spring time comes,
with its tender foliage, tranquil skies,
soft breezes, birds and flowers, they
must often turn to the woods and fields
with longing hearts and aching bosoms.
We meet in the crowded streets, the ILL
ventilated theater or the brilliant draw
ing-room, thorough-worn face. The
time was, if an English lad. when he
may have been leaning against cot
tage Intel in small corduroys, and
hungrily eating bit of brown bread
and bacon. Perhaps he wishes he had
a chance to do so again. Another man,
no longer young, while wiping his brow
and walking the hot pavements, thinks
of the fair rounded hill, the blooming
orchards, the merry rivers bank, the
field flowers, and the meadows tall and
cool grasses in his New England home.
1t is the summer time of life with him
now; the burden of the day isupon him,
and business cares give him little time
for dreaming. The many anxieties of
modern American life crush out much
that is sweet and beautiful, leaving
room, let us hope, for the good and
wise in thought and action. Perhaps
no country has SO many homes owned
by the people who occupy them as our
own. This fact is q piece of good for
tune to free America andits institutions;
it solves many problems which vex the
Governments Of Europe, and which in
time will change their form. Man is a
domestic animal, he wishes for spot
of earth which he can call his own, and
which, with the proper amount of la
Dor, will yield him support. Until he
reaches this state he is but a straw in
the wind, the child of tickle fortune, the
creature of every trivial circumstance.
To have a home is to be independent,
courageous, manly. With it comes
train of other blessings home infu-
ences for the family, quiet haven for
rest in the storm and stress Of life, q
castle for protection, place to be made
beautiful, the center of art, music,
poetry and all the human affections,
place that should be q foretaste of and
preparation for that Heavenly bliss to
which we all aspire.-Philadelphia Rec
ord.