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The Indiana State sentinel., 1880-12-29
GETTING THE BABY TO SLEEP.
By EBES E. RExFoRD.

For an hour poor Nabel's been trying
To get little brother TO sleep:
One moment he breaks into crying,
The next calling out tor 'Bo-peep.'
s-Oh, deari" cries the maid, swiftly rocking
The cradle in which the rogue lies.
''Such actions as these are quite shocking!
I wish you would shut up your eyes.
She knows that the children are waiting
For her and the baby does, too.
There. there!" and the crying abating
She hopes-when a loud Peek booi'
And the little rogue'S eyes are vide open,
He Is up and ready for play;
And alas for the little maids hoping
That shut the blue blossoms will stay,
ooh, rock-a-bye, dear Baby Bunting!"
She sings with a tear in her eye,
''Your father has gone away hunting:
p Oh, rock-a-bye, rOck-a-bye, bye!
ssCome Mabel I" she hears the boys calling,
''You really are spelling our playP
And she answers, The baby Is squaQing-
Ispose l must STAY here all day!'
Then she looked at the baby severely:
His little lip quiyers. There, there,
She saws, for she loves the rogue dearly,
II know I'm as cross a bear"
And she kisses the lips into smiling.
Il love co." the lttlelOne cries:
And then By her tender beguiling
He closes his bright little eyes.
81 declare, I believe he is sleepingl"
She says, with u smile, by and-by:
And 10, If the rogue isn't peepingi
And she is just ready 70 cry.
s.By-by," says the baby, and closes
His eyes, with long, sleepy yawn;
And at last with his cheeks rs red as roses,
The baby to dreamland has gone!
The Indiana State sentinel., 1880-12-29
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Some exceedingly rich gold and silver
mines have been discovered on the east side
of the Graham Mountains, in Stockton's
Pass, Arizona.
Ericir, a new dye, Is said to be obtained
by treating with hot solution of alum the
stems of common heath and the wood OF
different varieties of the poplar.
Chambers Journal describes a factory
where the hammering of fifty coppersmiths
was scarcely audible in the room below,
their benches having under each leg rub
Der cushion.
! An improved lamp burner, patented by
Mr.. Orlando Merrill, OF CORTLAND, Ala, is
SO constructed that wider and narrower
wicks and larger and smaller chimneys may
be used with the same burners.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1880-12-29
Dress of Infants.

Dr. Mercy B. jackson says; '.The special
dresses and cloaks which arc now the fash-
ion for babies. / feel the deepest commiser-
alton for delicate child that has hung upon
its tender body flannel skirt 8 yard long,
and over that cotton skirt equally long,
weighted with heavy embroidery, and, if
the child Is carried out, . double cloak longer
than ell, so that the skirts reach nearly 70
The Indiana State sentinel., 1880-12-29

Natur luvs phun; i she doesn't she never
would have made nunky.-Josh Billings.
Straightforward By (who had "caught
the Speakers eye ~ should say you was a
liars.
Among the new White House furniture
required for the new administration will be
q corkscrew.
A country doctor bling askedrwhst was
the best way to cure ham, remarked before
answering that question he should want to
know what allied the lams.
"Are you any relation to my sister," He
| blushed and stammerd until the young lady
taking pity on him, solved the matter by
saying, "No, but he't like to be; wouldn't
you, Alfred?" Card will soon be out.
a man who is geat nuisance is ever
lastingly abusing thefemale sex. The other
day he SAID to JOIN w. Smith: "Thert
would be fewer evils n the world if it were
not for women" "Yss," responded Smith,
'.you, yourself, woulin't be in it." And
now they hardly SPEAK.
When boy has ben Offall day, contrary
to the expressed wish Of his mother, and on
approaching the homestead at night, with
an anxious and cautious tread, finds com.
pany at tea, the expression of confidence
and rectitude that suddenly lights up his
face can not be produced on canvas.
Courtesy opens many DOORS" says the
old adage. "This msy be true as far as il
goes" says a commentator "but you might
stand before busted savings bank building
and curtsy till your spinal column was al
timber as an old postage stamp, yet the doors
wouldn't swing back on their hinges worth
a cent"
Not long ago Ynkers, New York
woman gave birth to trplets. Her husband
rushed at once to the river and jumped intC
it drown himself, but was rescued. He wa!
wrought upon by anxiety by the new
comers-only fear, fon his own comfort, a
his wife had hitherto provided for his wants
by taking in washing.
"Above all things in this world" said {
youth who stands on street corners for
living, "do / value the love of my deal
mother" "God bless you, young man, fol
those noble sentiments" said a missionary
shaving so much leve and respect for
mother, you need no other recommendation
to successful men who will aid you" "Yes,
continued the young man, ''mother feeds
me, clothes me, does my washing, and hal
been doing it for twenty-five years. dom
know what should DO without her.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1880-12-29
They Work Together.

When your system gets out of tune and
you feel completely played out, it is pretty
certain that you need a medicine to act on
both the kidneys and liver, for these impor.
tant organs work together in freeing the
system of its waste, and keeping up the
tone. Then take Kidney-Wort, for this is
just what it does, for it is both diuretic and
cathartic.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1880-12-29
EXPRESSIONS.
THE SHOE rHlr FIrrE1


The minister hit 'em egey time,
And when he spoke Il hshion,
And riggin' out IN bows snd things,
As wOman's rulin pxson,
And comm to church .osee the styles,
l couldn't help a W.nEin'
And nudgin' my wife, snl says "that's you"
And guess IL sot hG % thinkin'.
just then the minister Ia.s, says he,
"And now I've come u the feliers,
= Who'Ve lost this shower ~ usin' their friends,
As n sort O. moral umbrellas.
Go homc," said he, ''ald find your faults
Instead Of huntin' ymr brothers.;
Go home" says he, 'aid wear the coats
You tried TO fit on oilers.'
Ny wife she nudged, AMI Brown he winked,
And there was lots I smilin',
Aud lots o. lOokin' at or pew.
Ii sot my blood bili',
Says to myself, our minister
Il gettin' lite bite;
I'll tell him, when meein' 3 out that
Amt at all that kindof a critter
-Swinmrnes ChurcL Cantieles.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1880-12-29

Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer is the
marvel of the age for all Nerve Diseases.
All fits stopped free. Send to 931 Arch
street. Philadelphia, Pa.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1880-12-29

A chiropodist having invented nsw
remedy was furnished with the following
motto for his..labels: clay not this fsttering
ointment to your soles."-Boston Courier.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-30
A Monster Vampire from Asia.

In store in Summit street may be
seen an animal the like of which. but
few people in Toledo have ever seen.
It is a monster South Asian vampire,
the much. dreaded "blood- of
that country. This rare creature, per-
haps the only living specimen Of the
kind in this country, is about one and a
half feet long, has pair of piercing
black eyes which shine Like diamonds,
q double row of sharp teeth, similar to
those Of the weasel and it's powerful
wings when stretched its full length
measure two and half feet from point
to point. The vampire hangs suspend
ed from bar in the center of its cage
by pair of formidable claws, and when
in repose resembles closed umbrella.
Its body Is covered with comfortable
coat of brown fur, while its beautifully
proportioned head, which has q remark
able similarity to that OF diminutive
gblack-and -tan terrier dog, is surmounted
by . pair of large shell-shaped ears.
This strange creature is almost totally
blind during the day, but at night its
little eyes twinkle with astonishing
sbrilliancy. The vampire is kept in a
temperature Of about seventy degrees,
in order to conform as nearly as posi-
BILE with the climate of his native home.
Toledo (O.) Commercial -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-30
Fire in st. Paul. MINI.

At eleven o'clock, Sunday night an
alarm Of fire. was given from Col. Kiefer's dis
tillery and rectifying works situated about
three miles from the city. The distance, the
muddy roads, and the scarcity Of water in the
vicinity of the fire, made it impossible for the
fire department to do efficient work. The
destruction was wonderfully rapid, and all
hour after the fire started the site of the dis
tillery was as bare as if swept by simeon.
The buildings destroyed consists Of the gov
eminent warehouse, the distillcry and the re-
distilling works. They were constructed last
fall at a cost of $4,000, and had Just gotten
under way this spring. The warehouse con-
tanned about eight thousand gallons Of stock
valued at 5000. In addition to this, a quan-
tity of raw material was destroyed, the exact
value of which is not known A number of
Improvements have recently been made
which will swell the loss above what is given.
Insurance SIS ,OOO.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-30
LA MORT.

How SO fair, SO sweeuy fair
Fair as the buds that break in May.
Her eyes as blue as the bluest sky
Thatsmiles DER the brightest day.
And yet she died; and why?
Ali why? and still, in a dreamless state.
ponder, and in dream lie
And study the inevitable and hesitate.
Clouds OF purple piled to heaven,
lullinE wind Is DER the sea;
lis breath of life that is given
To all, and to you and to me-.
But the sef-soft wind grew shriA,
And flower died in its agony.
Why did this messenger kill,
That kissed you first in sympathy!
have dipped in science and law
The law that governs human life
Aud watch the processes without flaw,
The fight Of atoms in their strife.
have studied the world as my eyes see,
And my being fills with awe and sublimity
md. after all, it's mystery
That death is the sesame to eternity.
great, strong man is full of power
80 full of strength and God given pride
Iet, III a day, perhaps an hour,
That lip Is shI1ed, and a soul has hied
urto its home in the vast beyond
Gone forever in his journeyings long.
And why, ask your Can you respond,
And tell me, Is this right, or is it wrong!
Chicago Led0er.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-30
Visit of the King Of Siam.

At the cabinet meeting, April %, Sec
rotary Evarts read q letter from the United
States consul at Bangkok, Siam, stating that
the king Of that country would leave the lat
ter part Of this month for a tour through Eu-
rope and the United States. 1t was conclud-
ed to notify the Congressional committees on
foreign affairs Of the kings anticipated visit,
and to recommend an appropriation fit to re-
ceive hun. The practicability Of sending a
United States man-of- war to convey him from
England was discussed at some length with
ont NcfiOu
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-30
Taking Home OYSTERS.

A Detroit man was told by his wife
to bring home quart of oysters to fry
for supper. He drank few prescrip-
tons of egg-nogg, and then took a pa
per bag full of selects and started for
home. He stopped at two or three sa.
looms and the bag began to melt; and,
when he left the last saloon, the bottom
fell out of the bag and the oysters were
on the sidewalk. We will leave the
man there, gazing upon the wreck, and
take the reader to the residence, where
he is expected. A red faced woman is
putting the finishing touches to the
supper-table, and wondering why her
husband does not come with the oys,
tiers. Presently noise as of lead
pencil in the key-hole salutes her ear,
and she goes to the door and opens it
and finds him taking the pencil out of
the key-hole. Not seeing any oysters;
she asks him if he has forgotten the
oysters. Forgotten noth-(hic)-ing
says he. He walks up to the table and
asks for plate, which is given by the
unsuspicious wife. "Damsaccident you
ever see," said the truly old man, as he
brought his hand out of his overcoat
pocket with four oysters, little smok-
ing tobacco and a piece of cigar stub.
"Slipprysoystersey( hic)er was," said he,
as he ran his hands down in the other
pocket, bringing up five oysters, piece
of envelope and piece of wire that
was used as bail to the pail. "Got all
my phic)ockets full,"- said he, as he
took q large oyster out of his vest peck
ct. Then he began to go down in his
pants pocket, and, finding hole in it,
he said: "six big hic)sters gone down
my trousers leg. SposiT find them in
my boot" and he sat down to pull of
his boot, when the lady took the plate
of oysters and other. stuff into the
kitchen and threw them in the swill,
and then she put him to bed, and all
the time he was trying to tell her how
the bag busted just as he was in front
of Gall Saints Ca(hic)thedral." Free
. Occs :.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-30
A Celebrated Case.

The Lewis will case, which went
through a very long and intricate
course in the United States District
Court of New Jersey, is quite note.
worthy in the history of our juris.
prudence. Joseph Il. Lewis, q man of
IS, died at Hoboken, March 5, 1877,
leaving an estate of more than 81 ,000,-
600. His fortune was all in stocks and
bonds, and contained in box kept in
the vaults of the Manhattan Company.
He had no heirs, near or remote. His
whole estate was left by will to the
United States Government, with the
proviso that it should be applied to the
payment of the debt contracted in the
suppression OF the Rebellion. Shortly
after his death caveat was fled in the
Orphans Court of Hudson county, N.
j., by Jane Lewis, through Charles II.
Winfield, her attorney, alleging herself
to be his widow. A caveat was also
fled on behalf of John Cathcart, who
alleged himself to bea nephew Of Lewis;
and subsequently claim was made by
one Thomas Lewis, who alleged him.
self to be his son. These claims. we're
contested by the Government. The
testimony filed five closely printed
volumes of 900 pages each. On behalf
of Jane Lewis, q marriage certificate
was produced bearing date Nov. Is,
1858. Several witnesses swore to per
sonal acquaintance with her before,
after and during her married life with
Mr.. Lewis. One witness swore that he
was present at the ceremony. Another,
pretending to be an attorney, deposed
that he had been retained to bring an
action for divorce against Mr.. Lewis by
the pretended Mrs. Lewis, and that
compromise was arranged in his Office.
The Government proved, with the aid
of the Chief of the Engraving Depart
ment OF the Treasury, that the alleged
marriage certificate was plain forgery
upon blank taken from plate, which.
although existing in 1853, had
BEEN materially altered in 1852. The
conspirators attempted to break the
force of this evidence by showing that
other marriage certificates of precisely
similar character had been made and
signed as far back as 1858, and that,
therefore, tno IoSGluOuy concerning
the plate was insufficient to establish
the forgery. A large number of me-
mentoes of Mr.. Lewis were introduced
by the pretended wife. The conspira.
cy was on the point of being successful
when Mrs. Lewis was accidentally
identified as person who had pre-
viously personated Mrs. Jennie Ham
mond and sought to blackmail o gentle
man with whom she had been improper
~ intimate. The whole case broke
down at once. Mrs. Lewis-this really
was her name, though she was in no way
related to the dead man-turned
States evidence, confessed that she had
never seen the testator, and revealed
the nature and extent of the conspiracy.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-30
e. :
New British Ministry .

lThc new Premier: Gladstone, has made
the following appointments: Earl Granville
secretary ofIstate for the foreign department;
Marquis Harrington, secretary Of state for
India; H. G. E. Childers, secretary OF state for
war; Lord sclborne, lord high chancellor; w
E. Foster, chief secretary for Ireland; lord
Northbrook, first lord'of the admiralty; Sir
Charles Dixie and Chamberlain have received
offers Of under secretaryships. Chamberlain
declines, and Sir Charles has not yet accepted
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-30
Fire in Chicago.

At 2:30 on the forenoon of April 20,
in TIC midst Of a terrific storm of thunder and
rain, the south side street railway barns in
Chicago, caught fire by some unknown cause,
by some believed to be struck byslightnlng,
and in forty minutes the main building was
gutted. Seventy eight cars were destroyed
and . considerable amount of feed and imple.
ments burned. All the horses, als in nlmser,
were Let out. Loss estimated at $50, O0O,23 par
TALLY insured. "a
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-30
Heels and Ewes.

There have been some minuet parties
in Boston, where pretty girls put them
selves into the prettiest new-fashioned
old-fashioned clothes they could muster,
and moved through the stately old
dance, with what comfort they could,
on their torturing little high heels set
in the middle of their feet. By the
way, now that I am on the subject of
these wicked heels, I want to tell a
story that ought to scare every one OF
those pretty little sinners out of their
insane fancy. The story was told to me
by one of these girls, who had q foot
small enough not to be tempted into
French-heel folly. One of her conf
panions, however, not so wise, went one
day to an oculist with trouble with
her eyes that threatened all manner of
frightful results. She was already in a
state where reading was out of the
question, and other entertainment was
fast becoming torment. II can walk,
and ride, and drive, and do anything
with my strength; if it wasn't that my
eyes are in such condition I could en-
joy so much, and now 7 can enjoy
nothing" was her woful complaint
The oculist looked at her with his pro-
fessional wisdom, asked her various
questions, and then suddenly amazed
her by asking her to put out her foot
This sounded like the most extraordi-
nary request. Had the good doctor
lost his wits? and, thinking something
of this kind, the foot in its smart kid
boot with the wicked tall little heel, the
young lady was SO proud OF, was thrust
forth. The doctor eyed it moment
with stolid face-then-" Go home"
he said, " take off these heels keep them
off for month, and come to me again,
and we'll see how the eyes are!" In a
month, the eyes were we'll, and the
young lady learned by her experience
and little wise talk how near she had
come to having no eyes at all. It may
not follow that all young women equal
" devoted to wicked heels will be af-
fected in like manner, but it serves to
show that there is possibility, and al
ways the certainty, that with that in
strument of torture constantly at work
in the center of the foot, where all
those delicate nerves and tendons lie
that are so intimately connected with
all the. other delicate nerves OF the
body, there must presently come some
disarrangement or. disease that may
work fatal mischief with the health,
and, consequently, with the enjoyment
and good looks of the wearer.-Chicago
Ted0er. .~-j--' -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-30
e.
Fire.

The Western File works, destroyed by
Ore at Beaver Falls, Pa, on the morning of
April 20, was one Of the most extensive in the
State, and was filled with valuable machinery.
The building was totally destroyed together
with over $4,000 worth of finished stock. The
total loss viii reach upwards of $3.50, 600, on
which there is $125 900 insurance. The flames
spread with great rapidity, the. .workmen
barely escaping with their lives, leaving their
tools behind. ~''' ''h'~
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-30
Power OF the Imagination.

The records of medical practice are
full of illustrations of the influence of
thu imagination, for good or evil, over
the functions of the body, and philos-
ophy finds in them a key to the won
derful persistence of many popular
superstit;ons.s The belief. that any dis.
astrous physiological result, even death
itself, will surely follow q given act Or
occurrence is very apt to bring about
dreaded calamity and every repetition
of the seeming sequence of cause and
effect tends to confirm and strengthen
the mischieyous belief. As q means Of
counteracting this tendency of pervert-
ed imagination, charms for averting evil
often play a beneficial part: The pro-
lection is as imaginary as the dreaded
evil; but, assuming belief in the
/ fictitious danger--a belief strongly
tending to make Che danger real-the
charm substitutes more hopeful belief,
and the danger ceases.
A curious illustration of this action
of the mind occurred in. San francisco,
in connection with case of transfu-
sion of blood. An aged negro, at the
point of death, was saved by this oper-
alton, the blood light ounees-being
taken from his wife's arm. The man
recovered, but the woman went into
curious decline, against which tonics
and nouishings food were of no avail.
AT last the patient confded to the
doctor the Esecret of her ailment,
which kept her from resting day or
j II tell you, Doctor, she Il whispered,
! z it's that blood of mine the old man is
carrying about inside of him; and,
; eoctor, when that old man comes
back, ! want you to give me my blood
6: The doctor, seeing that the woman
would not be appeased unless he com
Piled with her request, promised to re-
turn the next day. first informing her
of the dangers of the operation. She
would hear of no explanations, but Go.
handed that the. operation be per-
formed. It was accordingly done tue
next day, the doctor taking from the
man about half an ounce of blood and
transfusing it into The wonan's veins.
After the operation the woman bright,
ened perceptibly, saying: I'll be al
right now, doctor And that the
operation did prove success was fully
demonstrated by the sick woman, wls,
began work q few hours afterward, de-
claring that the doctor was q wonderful
Ian, and that now abe had got her own
blood back again she MAS all right.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-30
Fatal Shooting,

There was bloody afray at Ellsworth,
H., on the afternoon Of April IS, between
Frank Bailey and Henry Stoveneur on one
side and'Abraham II. Hendricks, on the other.
The. former went to Hcndricks' farm for, the,
ayowed purpose Of settling some old scores by,
thrashing him. Hendricks shot both men.
killing Bailey instantly, and sstoveneur has
since died. Hendricks gave himself up. All
were hard cases and drinkers, A5ts@ S@:&'+ts +
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-30
The Late Great Storm.

The details Of the tornado by which the
town Of Marshfeld, Mo-, was destroyed, con-
tinue to come in, and are Of the most harrow
Ing character, the destructionl of life and
property being very great. The storm COM
uenced In Nebraska and swept over the coun-
try to the Atlantic, and was particularly severe
IND destructive in Missouri, Wisconsin, ILL.
ools and Kansas. Appeals forJhelp are being
made from the desolated districts. It seems
10 have been about the most severe most de-
'tructlve and widespread storm on re-
cord.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-30

MANY persons complain Of always
getting up tired in the morning. This
is very often due to defective ventila-
ton IN the bed clothes and bedding.
Feather-bed are too soft and yielding,
and partially enyelop the sleeper, thus
producing profuse perspiration. Again,
it is common error TO suppose that by
simply opening = window at the top q
room can be ventilated. People forget
that for proper ventilation there must
be an inlet as well Is an outlet, and, II
there i 8 fireplace, il IS generally
lightly closed. Agsin, It i 1 mistake
to suppose that foul air goes to the top;
the chief impurity, the csrbonic acid
falls 20 the bottom. There Is nothing
so efiicacious 81 removing the lover
strata Of air @ the ordinary fireplace.
especially II there 10 8 no burning.