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shape, looks healthy, and promises well. The
local markets were fairly sctive to-day. Groeers
report sugars little of: oOffees little ssfoS ger;
IN other articles, no change. The produce mar
kets are, az well, moderately active Eggs COM
ing in freely; prices tend lower. Butter dull:
market largely overstOeked. The heavy rains
what, and prices are frmer.
IL being eleeii0n day with the Board of Trade,
there was ne quorum. Call prices reported 70
De at about Saturdays range, We quote:
No. Mediterranean, track 1855
NO. Mediterranean, track .....-.---...-. LIZ
NO mediterranean, track. 1.16t2
No. red, track. ....---...-.. LA
No. 3 red track. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 0S
July ------.--. Lag
Corn-Shade better demand for some grades,
and sales OF high mixed were made on call at 54c
track. Futures dull and in no request, Mar
kets elsewhere duh and lower. We quote:
No white, track
NO. white, track.
lenoW, uTAeE-.-
.tiSu hlAeu, TRACK
TnlAou, =
neJScteo, trach- A
~ =
SOuhu ear-
Oats-Quiet and lower; some little local de-
mand, but no shipping inquiries. We quote:
No. white, track.
ml4eu, TRACK.
Rye-NominaE nothing doing.
Bran-Steady; $11 bid; held at S11.25.
Shipsiuff-Dull; held at $3.50; S11.50 bid.
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Clnclnnati. Hamilton and Indianapolis.
na1art -fIincinnati DAYTON and Toledo Ais am
Connersville Accommodation 44o pm
Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo
and New York Express. 900 pm
Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo
and New York. -ll:03 am
Arrive-- Connersyille Accomm odation. BIAS an
Cincinnati, Peoria and 81,
Louis. AS'A" pun
Tonis ...... 1o:45 pm
Clncinnnti Accommodation Elo pm
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Cinc,n'ti, Ind'sp'hs. ST. Louis It Chicago

CINCINNATI DIVISION.
Depart-Chicago and Louisville Fast
Line daily, 6. and C. c....----- 3:i5 am
Cincinnati Acc. daily ..-....-.. 1870 am
Cincinnati Accommodation Los
Chicago and Louisville Mail,
D. ............-...3 $50 pm
Cincinnati Accom- dHtion, Piy 200 pm
Arrive -India'pos Accumulation, d'y Hoo am
Chicago and st. Louis Mail, pc. ll:A0 am
Western Express. 5;U1 pm
Chicago and ST. Lonis Fast
Line, daily, sand C. c.-....--..11:05 pm
st. Louis Express. daily 49,. 1910 pm
CHICAGO DIVISION
Depart-Peoria and Bur, Ex............. sos an
Chicago and St.Louis Mail, p.c.12:0o IN
western EXPRESS. 0.zO uH
Chicago Fast Line, daily, g. re 1l:35 pan
Arrive Chicago and Louisville Fast
Line, daily, c. c. and s-..-... 3;25 am
Lafayette Accommodation. .1045 am
Chtcago and Louis'lle Mail, pc. 3:15 pm
Cincinnati Accommodation. Gao pm
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Indiana, Bloomington & Western

Indianapolis and St Louis.
Denort--Dav Fxpress, daily O. e... 7:25 am
N0f Parts Express ....... 4:o5p IN
Boston and St.Igouis Express,p $40 pm
New York and st Louis Ex-
press. daily, s. ana o. c. lilo pm
Arrive New York and Boston Ex-
Ati'' nress. daily. O. c...... 4:55 am
local Passenger. p....lO :40 am
Indianapojis EXPRESS $3.50 pm
Day Express, o. c., daily. CAD pm
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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

FERNS INVARIABLY IN ADvANcE-PosTAGB PRE-
PAID BY THE PUBLISHERS.
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Depart-New York and Boston Express
daily, s-.-......-....-..-.. $40 am
Union Accommodation. 1890 7:10 an
Dayton, Columbus ard New
York Express, G ..10:55 ana
Anderson Accommo dation =. 11:O5 am
st: Louis, Indianapolis and
Goshen. .-......-.......... 5:55 pm
New York and Boston, daily,
cc.--....-.........-.... tbs pun
BRIGHTWoOD DIVISION.
Daily .---....... 4:35 am. 2:15 pm
Daily. .--...-.--. 6:15 am. 1855 pm
daily am. -. $3.50 pm
Arr,va paliy 7;.--::--..-.-........... 7:15 pm
AIEiNe Louisville, New Orleans and
81 Louis Express, daily - 6:55 am
Elkhart and Goshen Express 1850 am
South Bend Ell press. ...-..-. 2:15 pun
Union Accommodate 400 Ina
Boston, Indianapolis and
Southern Express. ....-.-. sos pun
New York ana st. Louis Ex-
press, daily .1o:55 pm
BRIGHrwooD DIVISION.
Daily. ..... 400 am -. 2:O5 pr
Daily. 600 am -. 3:45 pm
Daily--......-.... 6:55 am. 5:25 pm
DAILY .10:50 am. -. sos nm
s'hS .lU:oo pm
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Rye-Nominal nothing doing.
Bran-Steady; S11 bid; held at S11.25.
Shipstuf-Dull; hello at ST.. so; SII.50 bid.
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Chicago, St. LOUIS & Pitts burg.
Depart-New York, Philadelphia, WASH
lngton, Baltimore and Pitts
burg Express, daily, s......-. 4:35 am
Dayton and Columbus Ex-
press, except Sunday .-...... 1888 am
RICHMOND Accommodation. 4:10 pm
New York, Philadelphia, Wash
1ngton, Baltimore and Pitts
burg Express, daily, g. h.. 5:05pm
Dayton Express, exc'p Sunday sos pm
ArFIVe-hlehmond Accommodation, ex-
cept Sunday ...-....---...- $50 am
New York, Philadelphia, Wash
ingt0n, Baltimore and Pitts
5aFg Express, daily ,........1l:50 am
Columbus and Dayton Express
except Sunday ............-.- 5;40pm
New York, Philadelphia, WASH
lngton, Baltimore and Pitts
burg Express, daily ..-....-. 1035 pm
Dayton Express. daily except
Sunday. 1895 pm
CHICAGO DIVISION VIA KOKOMO, p, c. 10 ST. L. K. r.
Depart-Louisville and Chicago Ex-
press, D. c....-....----.-..---ll:10 Ro
Louisville and Chicago Fast
Express. daily, s------......- ll:00p pun
Arrive Chicago ah7 Louisville Fast
Express, daily, s....-....-.-- 4:15 am
Chicago and Louisville Ex-
press, p. c..---.---.---------- 4:OS mn
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STOCK QUOTATIONS..

EXCHANGE Axp soyrnsnrsr srcurrrrrs.
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JeffersonviIle, Madison q Indianapolis
Depart-southern Express, daily, S.. 4:I5 am
Louisville and Madison Ex-
press .. .. TAO am
Louisville and Madison mail,
p. ....-...--.-...-..... 4:2O pm
Louisville Accommodation,
daily, T. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50 pun
Mail. 1000 am
Indianapolis, st. Louis and
Chicago Express, daily, ~ 11:05 am
New York aud Northern Fast
Express, r. c-------.-.----. 900 pm
st. Louis. Chicago and Detroit
Fast Line, daily, s..-...----- 10:45 nm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-28
The Ss:1r of Bethlehem.

The new star. by some said to be the famous
''Star OF Bethlehem" and whose appearance is
predicted to take place between now and the
year 1885, is undoubtedly identical with the
brilliant star that made its sudden appearance
in November, 15s2 in the constellation OF Cas-
siopeae. 1t was first discovered by Tycho Brahe
the great Danish astronomer, and attained q
brightness equal to that of Jupiter or Sirius,
being visible to the naked eye even in daytime
The same star was observed In the same regions
of the heavens about the year 1854, and also In
Si5- From these data we may infer that It has
alternate periods OF Temperance Of SIG and
3cS years The long period IL between the years
S4o AMI l264. and the short one between 1s64
AID l5I2 We now have the long period OF 3l9
years, and by adding the same to 1873 we will
ma that the next temperance Of this star
occurs about the year 1891.
BY substracting from 1917 each period alter
nateiy. beginning with tho short ono of 3l8
years We see that this star was visible about
the year 10 A. Chr; we can therefore not say
with decision that this star Is Identical with the
famous star said TO have been visible about the
time of the birth OF our Saviour although 1t
does not exclude the possibility when we take
Into consideration the long periods Of appear
ences.
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How 70 XIII Rats.
From All the Year Round.

Marvellously cunning are rats In recognizing
devices for their capture. Toasted cheese and
rank hsh are the bats commonly employed,
since the far penetrating odor OF these lures
them to the spot where the trap is set; but In
places where they are 30 plentiful that their re-
sort may be counted upon, nothing is 20 likely
to induce them to enter as bit OF fruit or let
tuce. Of which they are passionately fond
Another very successful dodge for catching
them In bulk IL to strew a room literally with
some highly seasoned thirst-producing food
salt cheese, for instance, or peppercOrns and
hemp scotland arrange bucket of water in
such q way, either by means Of . fitting board
or CREASED rim, that when they 90 to drink they
may tumble In and be unable to get out again.
A friend Of mine asserts that no bait is 60 at
tractive to them as simple paper (they certainly
seem to be very fond q ID, and suggests that
pregnated with some iluid poison disguised With
their favorite oil Of anise. How this might b
do not know; but should doubt It, considering
what cute analytical noses theseiittie t0xocolo-
gists have; but It ID worth trying.
Traps they will rarely enter they arc sus-
taking It they get away behind bulkheads and
into other inaccessible places die, andeo breed
Q pestilence Anything with very strong ID
mixture Of arsenic viii preserve the bodies from
corruption, unless they get wet; but not one rat
In hundred will even sni0 at such acompound,
and it's trial generally results In the poisoning OF
every domesticated animal on board. and ends
ing. or something Of that sort. Occasionally,
however, rats will make mistake, and it 10 no
uncommon thing to pick them up dead In the
holds Of ships which carry dried hides, In the
preparation q which great deal Of arsenic -
used
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The question as to whether there is any danger OF
poison in eating canned fruits vegetables from
the action OF the acid upon the tin cans Is being
agitated and Will probably lead to a thorough
chemical Investigation ABaltmore Gamer says
there Is no danger II the fruit has been
Canned more than year. Prof. Stuart, Of
the Illinois MicrOScOplcal Society, says that
the appearance OF the upturned lid OF can OF
lima beans In my Kitchen ATTRACTED my atten-
ton, and on examining the interior OF the can
more closely found that the coating OF the tin
had been almost entirely dissolved from the iron,
only patches remaining in places to show that it
had ever been timed. portion OF It's contents
was submitted to proper chemical tests, which
revealed the presence of TN in large quantity"
Professor H. b. Hill presented to the Massachu-
sets State Board OF Health, several years ago q
paper on "AdulterationS and Impurities OF Foo j."
In which he called attention TO the action OF fruit
acids on tin cans. He described fact, known TO
many consumers or canned goods thai hen the
can - opened the inner surface OF IL is often IGun
covered with crystalline figures, produced by The
action or dilute acids on tin TINS cryStaz ton Is
can ii suggested TO him that possibly acid fruits,
k'pt long enough. would take into solution IN
furious quantities OF metallic impurity. He was
also OF ooiniOn that 1t might take up lead from
the solder In examining i've cans OF Tomatoes
he found lead, tin and copper in every case and in
& cab OF peaches he found the same metals. TIE
amounts found, however, were very small, the
copper and lead being only traces" and the tin
so small that IL was difficult to state it Quantita-
lively.
Some Of the chemists insist there IL no danger.
but there Is a feeling OF uneasiness that win
probably be satisfied With nothing short OF
thorough scientific tests
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The Pickle Month Of April.

To the Editor of The IyEsISG Sr.s
The weather predictions Of vennor are M
dcrstood TO derive much OF their inspiration
from a long series OF meteorolomical records
running back half a century. PERHAPS Nv own
personal record covers less than a third of that
period, though did It cover all and twice told. I
very much question that reliable forecast
Could he based on its data. Occasional refer
ence. however, to its facts and figures affords
interesting comparison, or contrast. As TO the
month OF April. s., no record is required TO
refresh the recollection of any one that if was
codftT- than that of So 10 the date of this writ
lh9-lhe I'd Ana yet. on this very day one
year az" md this entry in my record: Rain in
nfSht ana uHtH 81 am, then hail and then
snow To depth of two inches until 3pm A
winter day. and fatal perhaps. 10 fruit" And
so " was. To-day the lowest figure has been
so. with continuous misty rain Turning
back few years I find this entry under
April -. "A: ''One of the seyerest snow storms
OF winter BEGAN at about 3 g. m and RACED on
until nearly I'D, Some two or three inches fall
Ing The lowest mercury was .sOo In rs the
April snow came Oh the 18th and I find this
record: Ran. hail sieet snow and wind at
a M the ground white with snow at 6, and
failing fast until .. then clouds until after
AND, at p m, clouds gather black and chilly
IKE more snow lowest mercury go And
let on that very Gay in 80 it reached 76o. the
lowest being 81 The April of "a was noted
tor rain; that Of - for drought and winter
winds, and that of 16 for warm showers In
april OF 50 (tuTning the leaves at random)
there seems TO have been no snow but the in
s-Iitabic killing frost" came on TIN, 9th In 'Sl
There was snow, April 4th. from ESQ to 1I:3G a.
m; and on the 18th fiud this entry: "A strange
Backward spring, giving promise OF nothing but
grass"
But will cuuiber your columns with no more
dasa at present. thoileh my eye falls on some
other figures which might tend additionally tn
Indicate that tickle April never falls TO maintain
her reputation a. tine dirt OF the year.
FAIRFAX
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How The state Got It's Queer shape
aaA why There 10 Talk 81 DIVE

From the New Orleans ia. } Picayuns.
An unexpected and novel proposition to divtds
Florida is under discussion In that state. The
Gulf Coast Progress says that the child OF to-
day may witness the contamination OF the pro-
iected division before attaining his majority. It
says "Recen: events point unmistakabl, to the
fact that South Florida has no rights which thu
northern part OF the state Ii bound TO respect
We have been despoiled OF our lands 20 satisfy
the insatiate thirst OF the greedy cormo-
rants OF the northern and middle por-
tons Of the state, and IL We would save
the remnant OF our heritage from
the hands Of the despoier. we should be up and
doing" The Florfdidn defends the northern
part OF the state against the charge Of want Of
respect for the rights OF southern Florida going
into details on several points IL also opposes
the proposed division. declaring that IL would
be monsirOus. Ii ingeniously gives reasons
why there can never be harmony between the
several parts OF the state, but does not con-
slider that SUFFICIENT reason for separation. Tho
following passage will be read with interests
The inlrmity, as 10 were. of Florida ia her
geographical malformatlon. Territoriaty she
is fearfully and wonderful ymade. so to speak.
She would not have been SO curionsly con-
structed but for the circumstance that when
the boundaries OF Georgia and Alabama were
determined the area OF Florida did not belong
TO the United States and hence the lines OF
Alabama could not be run down to the waters
edge to obtain the port OF Pensacola nor those
OF Georgia to possess the fair land OF middle
Florida with Its gulf harbors--a coast outlet
naturally belonging to those two states and
which they would doubtless have possessed, and
the peninsula alone have constituted Florida
So Florida Territory became a commonwealth Of
the Union in the same form acquired from
Spain. and here we are now. awkwardly shaped,
but quite determined to stick together and hold
on TO what we have. though It is $40 miles long
round the elbow. aud more land than the six
New England states have, and so arranged that
1t is quite out of the question that there will
ever be unity of interests or entire mutuality OF
commercial intercourse. and consequently po-
litical harmony. Atlantic. eastern and northern
connections pull one way. and gulf southern
and western the other way. One section is
jealous OF another, for each has what another
can't have, and each wants considerable of ALL
We cannot all be satisfied even as to tile location
of the capital, as a geographical center Is prob
lem that defes solution by any measurement Of
this boot-shaped domain. Wherever the capital
might be 1t would be too lar of from some part
of the state"
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From the Lewiston (Ms.) Journal.
Chase's Mills has had q whistler party-"Hit
o. miss Uncle Scion calls it, and his picturesque
pencil Says ga wrister party is q device to raise
a little money and have q little fun The Yankee
is tclose-fisted,' but Is always ready to pay out
something for fun. wrister party is as good
for the people of Chase's Mills as Vanderbilt's
gaudy balls are for the kings and queens of the
rail. Everybody at Chase's Mills went to the
wrister party. All the women and girls knit q
pair OF wristers. Each put one wrtster in . box
and put the other on. You can buy wrister
out Of the box for half dollar which entities
you to the mate to it and oysters for two II you
find It. At pm. the grand march was formed.
As the couples fell in line one Of the girls struck
ND whistling. we are Marching to Old Quebec
When one whistler got tired another young
lady struck In. The promenade It Vanderbilt
bali, soliloquizes Uncle Scion, down the grand
stairway to the dancing boudoir might have been
more grand and stately. with diamonds sparkling
In the spleodor Of electric lights, but the merr6
Of linton Hall was conducted with military mr.
cfsion. The broad heels OF the women,s ahoea
all came down TO dot with the heavy tread al
tho mems thick bo0ta the whistlees didn't Tire
and touched every note In the tuna ~ derter-
ousiy a. expert violinists." When the vrister
box came round the whistling stopped and the
march broke in the twinkiing Of an eva Unoie
Scion took bright-eyed belle Ave wears olI
out to supper, She was 'tas sociable "a A hoh-
olink and as spry as an antelope" Uncle soion
reports that everything was not done eyactlv
square. He thinks some of the Chasa,s Mis-
girls swapQed wristers with their mates. seventv
wristers were sold. The mooey vent for the
Temperance cause. - ''.'
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Battles in the Air.

from tno New 1Ork oun.
The tornadoes that swept away villages and
country houses, and killed scores OF people in
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and South Car
DINA on SUNDAY possessed some peculiar fea-
lures which render them particularly worthy OF
attention. The first noteworthy thing about
them was their number and the great extent
Of territory they covered. As in the case of
the tornadoes OF last June in the region w.
ing southwest of the great lakes. perfect
nest of atmospheric eddes seems to have been
suddenly formed over the gull states on SUNDAY,
and the tOrGadOes thus generated darted swiftly
across the country. cutting clean swathes many
miles long and only few hundred Yards wide.
Some general cause must of course have been at
work to produce the extraordinary meteorolori-
cal conditions favorable for the simultaneous de-
velopment of these storms so widely separated.
and yet so similar in their character and effects.
This cause is found in the conflict bet the
cold storm current which was at the time
sweeping across the whole country from the
westward, and a less extensive but powerful
warm current advancing from the Gulf. Where
these currents met there was sort of struggle
for the mastery, which resulted in the formation
of tornadoes along the line of meeting.
Another fact OF special interest is the wonder
full electrical discharges which accompanied the
tornadOes Electricity is always strongly de-
yeloped during such storms. but in this case the
lightning seems to have been incessant, remind
ing one of accounts of thunder storms in the
tropics Books and newspapers were read and
letters written by the almost unceasing illumi-
nation in the clouds.
There seems to be no means within human
reach to cope with these powers Of the air. A
tornado cannot be arrested in its course The
only thing to do is to get out of its way But at
present there is not even any means Of predict
ing their coming. The signal service can only
deal with ordinary storms that sweep in an al
most unvarying course clear across the continent
The telegraph can give warning of the approach
of such storm. but tornadoes spring into being
and rush away on their career Of destruction in
the most unexpected manner. Still, If the theo-
ries OF the meteorologfsts are correct and tor
nadoes are generally formed where opposing
currents meet, and as offshoots of main storm,
it should be possible to obtain some warning,
even though Short, ofthe times and places where
these frghtful battles in the air are likely to be
fOuuft
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physician writes in the "worla OF Sciences"
some very interesting things regarding what to
drink. The habit Of drinking strong tea or
black coffee directly after dinner Is especially
bad, and certainly interferes with digestion. AZ
breakfast-time healthy man has all his sleep in
him, and surely 1t Is then unscientific for him TO
inflict upon his system strong tea or coffee. At
tea-time tea or coffee may well be INDUCED in
moderately. The bulk OF the days work ID
done. The body not only wants rinsing ont,
but fatigue Ia felt, which may well be counter.
acted by the use OF a mild stimulant such AZ
tea. and bedtime Is not yet so near that sleep
is thereby interfered with. Most nations that
drink coffee largely get a saiiow skin and
am inclined to think that the carb0na-
ceous matter Of the roasted coffee, when 10
largely and frequently taken, may perhaps
have something to do with this. For hard
working people who are not corpuieht, should
suggest the thick-iake cocoa as the heathiest
and most nutritious breakfast beverage. For
those who DO not want fattening drinks, and
who often cannot digest cocoa, ! should say
drink hot water ut breakfast. Those who dine
late and make their dinner their main meal
need q diluent drink IN hour or two afterwsrd:
and II they drink tea Il keeps them awake OF
makes them irritable and nervous. I find for
myself that dining 90 IDLY - an obliged TO do
when I have done my work, (7:30 p. m. }. and
of hot water brought into my study or labora-
tory b the best and wholesomest drink. and
after few eveningS Il VIII be o. much relished
- tie usual draught OF tea. The hot wstee ~
sists b complete the digestion Of residual food,
IL acts upon the ktdneys and rinses out the
enets matters, and thus VIII be found 70 weks
one up sufncicntly, and neither TO injure the
stomach nor to keep the brain awake after bed
time. In cold weather warm wafef b By far tho
best drink ct dinner-time and In hot weather .
draught Of warm water h far wholcsomer ana
more cooling than cold or iced water.
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The Planets i'm May.
From the Provid nee journal.

The planetary records Of May are full Of mat
tiers of exciting interest. Two of the giant
planets. Neptune and Saturn reach conjunction.
Mercury arrives at eastern elongatton, and is
month. Venus and, Mars are in close conjunc-
ton. Every planet in the system, viewed from
the earth, is in the northern declination. The
moon comes in for distinguished honors. She
Is very near Saturn. she occults Beta Scorpii,
and she gets up for favored few in the far
away region Of the southern Pacific ocean the
grandest, most sublime, aud awe-inspiring
spectacle that terrestrial observers ever behold
when, for nearly six precious minutes, her dark
shadow conceals from view the glorious orb OF
day.