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have been afflicted with Scrofua for twelve years
and have had sores as large mar & hand for
that length of time. Last summer | bad off
that could not clothing. had spent hundreds
Of dollars in the effort to be cured but all TO pur
pose, and had injured myself with Mercury ond Pot
ash. Your Swifts Specific cured promptly aud
permanently and hope every like sufferer will take
it. X. l., HIGH, Lakoni Ark.
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Real Estate Tran sfers.

Instruments filed for record in the Recorders office
of Marion county Indiana for the twenty-four hours
ending at $ o'clock P NJ, March IL, 1884, as fur
nished by Elliott Butler abstracters Of titles
No 3 Btna building;
Derk De Ruter and wife 70 Susan B. Tur.
ner part of the east half of the south
west quarter of section 30, township 16
north, range 3 east. ................. 81, 10000
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WALKING advertisements: Every man. woman
and child who has once tried DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup cannot say enough in its praise, and this
is the reason why its sale is constantly increas-
ing
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SKIN HUMOR

My baby SIX months old broke out with some kind
of skin humor, and after being treated five months by
my family physician given up to die. The drug
gists recommended Switts Specific and the effect
gratifying as it miraculous. My child
got we'll all traces of the disease is gone and he is as
fat pig j. j. KIRKLAND,
BIinden Rusk county Texas.
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Marion Criminal Court.


State Joseph Graham; grand larceny. Tried by
court, and sentenced to two years Imprisonment.
State Emmett Bishop; petit larceny. Plea of
guilty, and sentenced TO two years Imprisonment.
State William Harris petit larceny. On trial by
Jury.
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A Disguised General Passenger Agent.

A general passenger agent, who was in the
city yesterday. remarked that the manner pas
souger business was now conducted at Indian
ai'oiis was simply disgraceful Scalping local
passenger agents and the regular ticket scalpers
were running matters to suit themselves. For
Instance two men who We're going to Kansas City
were offered $l0per ticketrate by scalper.
A local agent learned the fact and offered a
5000 rate Another local agent heard of 1t,
ANti"n' holed the party, gave them 50 rate and
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7 could scarcely speak; it was al
most impossible 20 breathe
through my nostrils. Using Ely >
Cream Balm short time l was
entirely relieved. My head has
not been so clear nor voice so
strong in years. ! recommend
this admirable remedy to all af-
aicted with Cata,rh or Colds in
tho head.
J. O. TICHENOR.
Dealer in Boots and Shoes.
Elizabeth, y. J.
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have suffered for many years from ulcers on my
legs often very large and painful during which time
used almost everyt thing effect cure, hut in vain
took Swifts Specific by advice of friond and in a
short time cured sound and well.
EDWIN j. MILLER Beaumont, Texas.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Office Of the Board Of Commissioners for the Erection
of Additional Hospitals for the Insane.


of Additional Hospitals for the Insane.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 3, 1884.
Sealed proposals will be received by said Board of
Commissioners at the office of the Governor. at In
dianapolis, on the Sth day of April 1854. between
the hours of 10 o'clock a. and IL clock m. for
the erection and construction of two additional hospi
tails for the insane. in conformity with plans and
specifications agreed upon by said board Of said
hospitals to be erected in Wayne county, Rich
mond, the other in Nanderburg county, near Evans
vile.
Bids will be received for the work as whole or for
any classified portion shown i'll the schedule and
Specifications. All bids will he required TO be made
upon printed forms. prepared by the Board of Com
missoners. which will be furnished upon application.
All bids must be accompanied by bond for the faith
full performance of the work specified therein,
CURED by section four of the act of the General AS
seInbly of the State OF Indiana passed in 1888,
titled IAN act providing for the location and erection
of additional hospitals for the insane and the manage
ment thereof under the authority of which said hosp
tails 70 be erected.
The Board reserve the right to reject any and all
bids
Contractors will not be allowed to sublet any por-
ton of the work without the written approval of said
Board
PAYMENTS will be made monthly as the work pro-
crosses, upon estimates made by the Superintendent
of Construction 10 per cent of such estimate to be
withheld until the final estimate to be made when the
contract is completed and the work accepted by the
Board
The Board will not be responsible for the payment
of any estimate unless funds have been provided by
appropriation by the Legislature.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
Plans and specifications be and after the
10th day of March, 1884 at the office of E. II.
KetchaIn Architect, indianapolis, Indiana
Proposals must be indorsed Proposals for New
Asylums for the Insane" and addressed to the Com
missioner, for rha Erection of Now Hospitals for the
Insane. Indianapolis Indiana
Bidders invited to be present at the opening of
the bids which win take place st the office Of the
Governor OF the 9Th day Of pgl ncxt.
By oeeer Of said Board Of Commissioners.
g 81,
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FROM A wErL4KNowN LAWYER.

7 have taken Swift's Specific for Rheuinatisn and
found perfect relief. 1t also relieved of Dyspep-
STA from which suffered for years. ] believe, when
duly appreciated as a Tonic and Blood Purifier, that
Swifts Specific will become II household remedy.
ID. r. HILL, Atlanta, TIA.
Nov. Is, 1882.
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Our troatiso Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free
TO applicants
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co,
Drawer 3, Atlanta Ga.
New York Office 159 West Twenty third street be-
tween Six tn and Seventh avenues.
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The following cases were also decided abstracts of
which will appear Tomorrow
VIM. Flood VS.. Ansel Jagner. LaPorte C. G. AZ
fr1ned. Franklin c.
Harrison Hogan VS.. Jacob Robinson. Clark c. c.
Reversed. Colerick, c.
Isaac Davis VS.. Elizabeth Krug. Montgomery O. c.
Reversed. HoTk c. J.
James Mathews VS.. Eva Mack. Elkhart c. c. Re
versed. Franklin, c.
Henry Laulnan VS.. Herman Croker. Elkhart O. c.
Reversed. Best c.
Elwood Hadley vs.. Thomas Hood Wayne G.. c.
Affirmed. Bcknell, G. G.
Thomas Hackleman vs.. Commissioners Horny coun-
ty. Henry q, O. Affirmed. Hammond j.
NJ e. ingalls, vs.. George Byers. Decatur @. c. Re-
hearing denied.
Vincent Quarl VS.. o. H. P Albeit Marion 8. c.
Rehearing granted.
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THE COURT RECORD.
Supreme Court-March 1s.
hANDASfUS - PRACTICE - APPROPRIATION OF

HoD Oeo. v HoWks Ohl0t Ju5tlce.
hANDAMUs - PRACTICE APPROPRIATION OF
MONEY BY THE LEGISLATURE.
1920. James II. Rice, auditor, VS.. ex rel. W. II.
Draper Marion G. c..
Nibaek, J.-rhs action of mandate against
appellant auditor of State to compel him to draw
his warrant the State treasury in favor of appellee
for some $l3 600 alleged to be due him for furnish
ing BREWER Legislative Reports for the Fifty first Fifty
second and Fifty third General Assemblies alleging
that the last General Assembly had appropriated
money out of which the claim could be lawfully paid
A motion to quash writ of mandamus is in the
ture OF a demurrer and in that way the question of
the sueiency of the facts to sustain tho writ may be
raised. % Waites Prao.. ISL Wood Mand., III;
How Pr. H., 29OD Whenever the money necessary
to pay particular claim against the State has been
appropriated by the Legislature, and the amount of
the claim has been definitely aseertained in manner
prescribed by law refusal by the Auditor to draw his
warrant Will authorize proceeding by mandanus. In
general, however, since State cannot be sued in its
consent the remedy by mandamus is not
TO be extended so as to become in
effect process against the State for the establish
lnent OF demands OF an unliquidated nature which
properly fall within the oognzance Of the Legislature
tHigh Ex. Leg. Rem. 1907 II is conceded that
appropriation by law in some form is necessary for
the payment of any claim against the State and this
action is prosecuted the theory that by the act Of
Jan y, 1883, appropriating money 10 pay She
penses of the Fifty-thiTd General Assernb y. 81
appropriation was made out Of which the claims Of
appellee may be lawfully paid. But careful czan-
nation of the act will disclose that the money appro
priated by it to be used exclusively in defrang
the expenses of the Legislature which enacted 1t.
The resolution of the Senate ordering the Auditor of
State to draw his warrant in favor of DRAPER
buta simple resolution of that body The order made
by the House for the distribution of certain number
Of Brewer Reports in sense concurrence
with the resolution of the Senate That motion made
reference to the resolution of the Senate and had
an essentially different object in view. The action
taken upon that motion tho expression of
the will of the House. and by method unlike that
adopted by the Senate. The two houses did not,
therefore by any concurrent action. order the allow
of Drapier's clsim Such concurrent action was
an indispensable prerequisite to its payment out of
the money appropriated by such act. Besides this,
the greater part of the claim for reports furnished
the two preceding Legislatures and this could not
have been properly certified to the Auditor
penses OF the last General Assembly. Judgment re-
versed.
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BILL OF EXCEPT
sURETIEs-oRDER RELEASING


1929. William R. Harvey VS.. OK rel Town of
Monticello. Carroll c. &.
Elliott J.-This a suit on the bond of appellant
treasurer of Monticello. town officer cannot
take advantage of Judgment in favor of a creditor
of the town. and make it available as an excuse for
not paying over to his successor money belonging
the town. The third answer of the sureties alleges
that at the June term, 1880 of the White Circuit
Court the sureties q former bond of Harvey, pc
ttioned to be released from the bond and that Judge
pro tenn. Apologize made order releasing them, of
which no record made, and that the bond sued
made subsequent to said order and
ineffective because tho original bond
still in force. The failure to make
the proper record did not render the order void It
had fully accomplished its purpose before the appel
lants executed the bond in suit. The judge was at
least officer de faeto and his acts cannot be eollat
orally mpeaehed by persons who acquiescued in them
without objection. (S5 Ind, All % i'd, 181; 80 i'd
4S3) Besides the original bond might. by agreement
Of the parties have been superseded by one and
where This done the snreties the second bond
could not be heard to say that the original still in
force. Use of public money by officer does not
stitute breach of the bond but only the failure to
count for the money required by law. (36 Ind
346 50 i'd, $751; ~ ill.,, 49Ij 70 i'd, 270l Judgment
affirmed,
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EQUITABLE TT

EQUITABLE TITLE TO LAND - wIFE's INTEREST
10829. James Shelton w. Mile r. Shelton.
Howard G. c.
Franklin, C.-The statute sections 249l and 2508)
gives the wife the same interest in land held by the
husband by equitable title at the date of the sheris
sale though he had died of that date therefore, the
wife has interest in such land and entitled the
possession thereof, the if the husband had
held by legal title as Ind, 1877; Sc i'd, D. Judg
meut affirmed.
BILL OF XCEPTIoNs-CoLLATERAI ATTACK.
1851. James A. Hardin vs. Jemma Ketson. Knox
c. c.
Bicknen, @. CA bill of exceptions. signed by the
judge a true bill cannot be attacked by means of
afiidavts showing that it is not true bill (5S Ind
530J As appellant has not made any assignment Of
errors his appeal must be dismissed. go Ind 221l
Appeal dismissed.
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OnIy Fourteen New York Roads Paid a Div
idend Last Year.

The annual report of the Railroad Commits
sioners of New York, just published, shows that
1883 WAS not specially prosperous year for the
railroads of that State The New York Mail and
Express publishes statement which will sus-
tain the above remark
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Surplus

The capital stock of the ninety-six roads in.
Guided in these returns is 1928, 718 596 OF the
nirety six roads fourteen paid dividends of from
= TO 20 per cent during 1882, and ID during 1883
This gives some idea of the enormous amount of
money invested in railroads which is not produc
tive Of profit. Another point bearing upon rail
road operations during 1888 is that in that
scar net earnings amounted to 351 per cent, of
gross earnings, and the dividends to 80 per cent
OF tho net earnings In 1882 343 only Of the
gross earnings remained after the deductions of
operating expenses had been made yet 36 per
cent. OF net earnings was paid in dividends 1t
would seem. from comparison of the items in
Guided in the table, that operating expenses on
New York roads were about IS per cent
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-14
rsRr TOWNSEND.

Caihoun's majority for Prosecuting
Attorney in this district IL cot far from
$50.
Schooner Harvey. Captain LLOYD. Ia
again In tks business OF carrying ore
from Texsda 10 frcndale.
The sawnili al this place viii Prob
ably have few days. enforced idls ness
after this week. while waiting for mere
logs 10 ehew up.
Al Irondale few days aeo the nsw
engine and machinery we're thoroz shly
tested. We learn thai the institution
viii starr up IN few days.
Hurry up with these exhibits for the
New Orieans Exposition. The entire
cnllecsion should be IN by the sOsh inst.
50 far. ve learn, the entire catf.s iron
this ccenfy consists Of BRICK and a
shothae full Of eisy, Should il be thasf
--4feax.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-14

OLrxPrk's GRowTR.-Two years AGO
Olympia precinct poiled only 40 vstes
for Delegate 10 Congress, while ut the
late election 9S we're polied, of which
3l2 we're women. showing more than q
doubling Of the total vote and an in
Grease IN the male vote Of z3l. These
figures show an Increase in the popuIa-
ton that could not before be apprecia-
ted. Olympia has come to be regarded
ss stsid and stolid old community.
with no ambition for participation Ia
the stir and hustle of the rapidly grew
ING Northwest These figures show that
Tacoma and Seattle are the emily two
towns that have exceeded their per
cent Of grosth. while only one other
SPOKANE Falls-hAs come anywhere
near equslinG her. In the county NJ
large this year the total vote was i54S.
ss against SOS two years aeo--an M
crease Of 7t0.--Csarier.
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While wnlkise n Central Para he
other day ! ssw sitting CO . Stsdy
bench young man whom had not
met before Tor some time. He vas
very pale. and looked - II be
was recovering from severe Illness.
Yes Tve been quite SICK be
said 10 response 70 ny inquiry 4
lust came ouf of the hospital yesfer-
day. I was there two rnonths and
Il win be > long time before Ill Be
strong snd well again Tes. had %
10 10 the hospital because ! was .
pretty sick man. ard needed doc
TORS care al the time. / knew l
coHIdn't get THAI In boarding house.
ard didn's have the money 10 pay
doctor bills with, % 1 jnsk went up 70
the hospital and iet them take care Of
me.
well. did they take good care Of
youy- asked.
Oh. yes. ! csnr complain; but ]
fell you my experieDce there taught
me things never expected 20 lean
except through books It's . fearful
thing 70 be 10 the midst Of % much
suffering and 10 feel that you may
wake NO some morning and hear that
The man who's been lying In the bed
next 10 700 for month has died dur
ing the night. Were there maRy
deafhss Yes. about dozen died In
my ward while was there. When
they getvery bad the nurses movethem
out Into sort Of extension 20 that
the others won't see them die. They
know well enough what IL means.
and IL generally discourages them 30
that they die before they move them
ous there. and then you'Il wake up In
the night and see q couple OF fellows
carrying some poor devil oct on .
stretcher."
NY friend spoke cheerfuliy and un-
affectedIy. bat with an sir Of one who
fully comprehended the terrible sig
nificancc Of what he described.
+" What was lis effect on your mind
and spirits.r | asked.
Well, be replied, 81 il way seem
strange. but seeing 20 mach that was
sad and being continually with
she sick and the dying and the dead
did not depress me. II gave me az
insight INTO the dark side Of life. Of
course, but that only seemed TO make
the bright side brighter. The sky
was none the less blue because the
eyes Of the poor chap next 20 me
were growing too dim for him 10 see
IL The birds sang outside the win-
dow more swectly-so it seemed 70
ne-than they ever did before, and
as for any little delicacies such as /
used 70 get from my friends, Why.
you cant imagine how good they
tasted. Then used to have books
sent me-books that I'd read dozen
times before without getting their full
meaning. / tell you II you want to
appreciate . good book you must
read II while you are lying Fat ON
your back In the hospital That's the
time to read Keats, or Shelley, or
Thackeray. or Dickens, and you'd be
surprised 20 see how many OF the
men about you would read and ap-
preciate them too. New York Cor.
Inter oceas.
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rmx TALKING Doc.

Ii was Market street restaurant.
A solemn man entered, followed BY
his dog, seated himself and asked for
the bill Of fare. II was given him.
The dog meanwhile bad climbed
upon the chair on the other side of
the table. and was gravely regarding
his master.
Well, said the solemn man re-
iectively. gimme two fried eggs.
turned over.
Gimme the same. /" said the dog.
The waiter gaxed at the dog with
amszement mingled with horror. The
solemn man continued:
Then guess you can give me a
sirloin steak, very rare. with fried
potatoes.
Gimme the same, " said the dog.
The waters face assumed the color
of cold boiled veal.
Cup o. coffee. plenty o. milk,
went on the solemn man.
Gimme the same, said the dog.
The waiter shuddcred, and turning,
fied for the kitchen.
A man with squint. at an adjoin-
ing table, was much interested ia the
scene. He had observed IL closely.
and finally spoke 10 the solemn man /:
II must a been n fearful lot o.
work 70 learn that dog to talk mis-
ter
!" II was. " said the solemn man.
should smile, said the dog.
What nd you take for him now"
said the man with q squirt.
Wouldn't sell him. y said the sol
emn man.
!" You'd better not, y said the dog.
The man with q squint was much
impressed. He began making wild
offers, and when he reached q thou
sand dollars the solemn man relented.
Wei, said he, II can't refuse
that. ! hate to part with him, but
you can hare him"
He'll be sorry for IT," said the
dog.
The man with q squirt drew a
check for the amount. which be gave
10 the solemn man. The latter was
about leaving when the deg cried
again:
Never mind-I1l get even. I'll
never speak again"
And he never did.
The gentleman with squirt wss the
proprietor Of dime and freak muse
um 90 Market street.
The solemn man was q ventrilo-
qnial crook.
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ONCE II 4 LlFETIME.


We hee e snnounos 10 Tie rubiio thnf
On Monday, Eoyembcr "a, ~ ahn1l COM
usros 8 Liquidation sals which, for many
reasons, has never had Q parallel il -
essis. Havin1 dsssrmined 70 80 cot 81
IL ie~elEy business IN Walls Wsiia, ws
havs brought this stock over hsre. u -
fred, usw and in III cf the la1sst psi
terms and designs. This sock masf -
eoi6.
Ccnsrpxs rup FACTS. Whist rznst b
he bargains noe before the pubiio When
- oder or entire gock ~ abcuf ~
oeuta On the dclIas2 WI Axx nor 0orHo
Away. wn Ann xo1 xETTzNo FnoM BuU-
unu. We simply and plainly nuss con
vert $1,000 into $500 CASH Naturally
ms cho5osus goods viii b soid hk<t, and
people Who hold osex eFsn for . week
VIII miss "a opportunity thst rHrely
oocuss in an ordinary lifetime.
RxnRwnxs on zzuo: Is y idle -
puppoos that aug goods sold daring
shis sais ean Be dapile1ted tn thirty
davs from nov. II ~ eeli Wslfham
watch for SO, " cannot do - always
because they CO.'S N tll-Z - NE fac
sory. II ~ all . - 81 jsw<iry for ~
shas b worth tIn. Or - for 80 that
q worth go, the public cannot expect
ths same ming again II ~ Gus down
The prices on Watches and Jeselry 70
uer cent. thie 4 our business. We want
ihs money for tbsse goods, and 4 yos
want fhe goods yoa viii never kAvs .
like opportunity.
Ou1 nxw eroCx. bought from msnn-
fxoeururs ard Nsw York jobbers, will be
cold 20 pef eent cheaper than 700 have
ever booQht she same goods before. Ous
assortment Of DIAMoxDs. WarcHEs-JKw-
xx.KY. a0Lzp HuvxB AND tmyKn rLkTxD
NxnK, Bnorxxs, CL0Cxs, etc, etc, - one
Of ths largest north Of San Francissc-
Al ~ ask h that yoa call and go oar
Roods, Got our prices, and eompnrs the
sens with ths same goods elsewhere.
SKIN Of the Big Watch and spectscles,
KrfnArx. a Sos.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-14

9Rushing down stairs one day with
her hxh5iusI fmpefuostfy. she slipped
and would have fallen 70 the bottom
had NOS . gentleman Who wns ascend
irg 81 the same c41ghf her In bis
arrna Il uas . fall Izd<n with unex-
pecfed consequences. for she hsd
fallen into the arms Of her future bus
band Bot - yef she was not 20 rest
In them for gsod- The young pyin-
cess evinced N alnesf savage dislike
10 mzsrimony. ard IN RESPONSE 10 AL
proposals Of marriage made 70 her.
replied. = do not want 10 marry I'M
less I can be Queen Of Roumania-
The reply seemed 70 be very safe
one In those days, when Roumania
had but jnst been founded. and only
- . principsIity. under the bcysrd
rule Of the worthless Prince CCuza-
She little realized th2f later she wouid
be fxken a. her word Meantime she
went home again 10 Wied and resnm-
ed her Offices in the SICK room. and
her studies: for until she WAS twenty
Eve, indeed until she married. Prin-
cess Elizabeth never ceased TO take
lessons
Meanwhile European public events
were changing IA change destined TO
Affect the . Wild rose bud OF Wied,
a. her friends loved to call her In
1853 Prince Charles Of Hohenzollern
had been chosen ruler OF R0nmania.
and In the autumn Of the next year
he came TO the Rhine to remind the
Princess Elizabeth of her desire 70
rule over that kingdom &xen 50 IL
was . little while before 1he could
consent toresign her fercely cherished
independence, but she yielded and in
November Of the same year he took
her 10 his home amid the Carpathians.
after she had been united to him four
times over, namely: according TO the
German civil code, according 70 the
Lutheran. her town religion, accord
ing 10 the Roman Catholic, which 10
bis, and according 10 the rites Of the
Greek Church. which ID the creed of
their kingdom.