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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION.
Eighteen Persons known TO Be Killed and
WOuuded.

Eighteen Persons Known TO Be Killed and
Wounded.
Special to the Sentinel.
BBAZIL, Ind Feb. 10-About o'c!ocS
this morning the citizens OF this town were
startled by the explosion of q boiler in the
rolling mill in this place.
Eighteen men were known TO have been
killed or wounded. Three have already died
and the fourth will ce1tainig die. The suf-
iering OF those livit is terrible to witness.
Ten or fifteen tTamps we're lying beneath
the smokesIsCk which was blown down.
Fo1r of these men have been found, bat it
p not known how many more may be
buried under the debris.
The explosion destroyed the north end Of
the mill. The boiler knocked the smoke
stack down. passed through ear loaded
with brick, then entirely through the ma
chine shop and landed against car on the
other side
There is loss OF So, 900 or Sl5, 90 to tbs
company. No such accident has evsr before
occurred 10 our community. The Ren are
horribly burned, aud their appearance is
horrible beyond description. Their besh is
bnrDeO and scslded aud their suffering is
pitiable in the extreme.
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A quick agent, WITH only one mission to
fulfill, came into the hands of Mr.. Albert
Chandler, of Crumpton, Queen Ann County,
Maryland He gave il to his fsther-in-la law,
Mr.. Good win, who was suffering with severe
rheumatism. After trial he wrote: at
is having 3 wonderful effect in his case. he
regards his possession of it as providentisl.
His wonderful change has astonished the
community" The remedy is Athlophoros,
a natural antidote for the poison and acid
in the blood, whose presence is the precur-
sor and cause of rheumatic and nearalgic
pains and inflammations.
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Advice to Mothers. II MRS. WINSLOWs
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Catarrh Cnrad.

A clergyman, after suffering q number OF
years from that loathsoms disease, Catarrh,
after trying every known remedy without
completely cured and saved him from death.
ANY sufferer from this dreadful disease send
ing self-addressed stamped envelope TO Dr..
]. A. Lawrence, 1879 Dean street, Brooklyn,
N. Y, will receive the recipe free OF charge
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Some Bad Symptoms.

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passages Is
OnthV aOn8nsa on
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NIL sTEK OF Tat after leaving
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-Four men Buried TO Death

QUEBEC, Feb. l0-News is just received
from Lake Simon, temporary terminus Of
the Quebec and Lake st. John Railro I'D,
that on Sunday last a camp situated six
miles from there, and occupied by four men,
was burned, together with the men.
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Worth of Paris, has decided in favor of
hoe ps, but they come in use slowly. In this
couLtry everybody has decided that DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup is the best remedy for
coughs and colds, and it's coming fast into
GEM raj use
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The Cold Air Inhaling Balm.

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vingt the head ungs leunrtha imposed
stefan
which
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MO CRANKS WANTED-But we want a few
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ga lies. No peddling from house TO house. Send
stamp for reply, or Is cents for samples. Address
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>1J ANTED-SALESMEN-To sell New YORK
" Nursery STOCK: salary and expenses paid
honest hard.workipg men steady employ ment
rll year round. Address B. F. BROWN, Eaton
treble County. Ohio
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When BABY vas SICK, we gave her CASTORIA
Whr1 she was Child. she cried for CASTORIA
When she became Miss, she chung to CASTORIA
When she had Children, she gave them CAST'A
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yonr treatment has cured my daughter OF
cstsEEn ndgged BY severe ssasS Gent Oh sroy
Nv health is fully restored. The horrd aud
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Your treatment did me great good have not
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ABNER GRAB An, Biddle Uui'sty, Charlotte n. O.
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/ am so for recovered that am able to attend
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Now am cured: head free: air passages all
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B. BENEDICT. Baltimore, Nd.
am cured another formidable case at last
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Notice of appointment

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has
been appointed Administrairix oil the estate OF
James Milton Simmons, late oil Marion County.
indiana. deceased. Said estate is supposed TO be
solvent.
ls-S FLORA r SIMMONS, ADMINISTRATIVE.
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N0TICE-There win be an election Of three
N Trustees Tor Lawrence Lodge Of Independ,
ent Order OF Odd Fe lows No. 375 to be held
March Ia, 1885. ~ J. MARSH ALL,
Secretary.
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Mr. LEE of Grangeville, st. Helena Par.,,
Is. Whites can not speak too ngniy In P rsS In
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s sna co.'s l. ". sPAYD, AIIegan, Mich.
Twas thought to have had consumption and
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MISS LOUISE JAMES Cab Orchard, Ky.
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The Experience of Others

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MY EXPERIENCE.

Eighteen Years OF terrible headache disgust
ing nasal DISCHARGES dryness Of the throat, acute
bronchitis coughing, soreness OF the lungs, rails
ing bloody mucus, ana even night sweats, inca
pacitating me from my professional duties, and
bringing me 10 the verge OF the grave-all were
caused by and the results OF nasal catarrh. After
spending hundreds of dollars and obtaining no
relief / compounded my Catarrh Specific and
Cold Air Inhsling i m, aud wrought upon my
self q wonderful cure. Now I can speak for hours
with no difficulty, and can breathe freely in any
atmos sphere. A. the calls of numerous friends |
thousands of patients in ali parts of the country,
and thousands of happy fellOw-beings whose SUI
ferings have relieved. My cure is certain, thor
Ough and perfect, and is endorsed by every ply
stefan who has examined il. II can relieve my
fel oW- beings / have been relieved OF this
loathsome disease, which makes the DossessOr al
once disgusting to himself and hers. shall be
satisfied and feel that have done my little toward
removing the ills of mankind.
T. P CHILDS
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ADMINISTRATIONS

have been appointed Administrator OF the
estate Of William Smith. late Of Marion County,
Indiana, deceased. Said estate probably solvent
JOSEPH /. CARSON.
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C4E0 MONTH. AgeEts wanted 90 oes. cell
,hI.lIt ny ARTICLES IN the world sample frees
WGVO AddrsssJAY BRONSON. Detroit .ssich.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

Mrs. Edgerton, Miss Leland -,
and Mr.. Taylor was the last nia ,ol' Ellis
the programme, and was sn p,s'e pon
quiet and restful way which : s.a n that
kind Of benediction to the even irs'1' q.
tertalnment. We trust that these : ~. en-
talnmeats may be frequent, and fa sas,'
good cause everybody is wiUne ssa
anxious to attend. aaa
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

On Monday evening Mrs. E. W. Glib
asked few friends Informally to spend
the evening, and the guests we're enter
tanned by the bright and witty sayings
of the hostess, and in card playing. An
elegant supper was served and one could
hardly believe that Mrs. Glib was not
keeping house, her table appointments
were so faultless.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

Mrs. Susie Watkins and Miss Geor-
gle and Miss Ida Watkins are keeping
house on the corner of 5th and Cumber-
land streets in the residence formerly
owned by Mr.. James Doyle.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

Miss Bette Hart, of Washington,
Ark, who has been visiting the family
of Attorney-General Jones, returned
home this week. We hear it rumored
that Miss Hart will be Miss Hart no lon
ger than December.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

Its with much regret that we learn
that Lieut., E. St. Greble will not return
to Little Rock this winter, Mr.. Greble is
certainly one of the most elegant gentle
men who has ever been in Little Rock,
and his absence will be felt among the
young society people this winter. AT
present Lieut., Greble and his bride are
upon the continent, and upon his return
he will acceptthe position OF aid de ca0vB
upon the staff of Gen, O. O. Howard
and probably not return to Little Rock
tor many years,
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

The members of the COOKING ~,
were on the qm u7Oe all week Drsn, s.'D
costumes and the dainty dishes for ,ls
entertainment which they gave on Fl
day evening, at the residence Of NJ.
Terry, and finally, when the evenhI
evening arrived, the wbjter0bsJ
figures, who focked to the house IN ill.,,
quaint gowns and poke bonnets, v,r,
amusing to behold. AS the entire cam.
pany was masked, it was hard to tellI,.
dy from gentleman, and many hdicn,
mistakes were made. The favorjte c,s
tune seemed to be the aestheticaI short
wasted gown, really no more than te
much condemned mother hubbard with
wide frill cap for the ladies and the
poke bonnet for the gentlemen. The
supper was delightful and trump Of
culinary skill for the young maidep
whose def fingers performed the work.
The following ladies and gentlemen
were present: Mr., and Mrs. Dickinson,
Mrs. Radcliffe, Mrs Carroll and Mrs.
De Shon, Misses Whitthone, Rose
Carroll, De Shon, Wing, Parham Flor
ence Haynie, of Youngstown, OhlO
Breysacher, Clark, Bein, Davis, Gatin
Susie Carroll. MessrS. Ragland, E. D.
Clark, ]. w. De Shon, W. B. Hughes
w. R. Hughes, S. R. Brown,D' > Wa
tiers, R. B. Horrocks, R. HOSNnS'
Thomas Lafferty E, Gibbon' Roy l1enP'
stead, Albert O'Neale, D. h. POPe,J
S. Pomeroy, F. Wittenberg, W. leI'
ry, L. B. Leigh, Gray Carroll eSe W. -
burn, AL. Lynch, G. W. Shlnn' !"
Boicourt, ]. Johnson.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

Miss Stayton, of Newport, and Miss
Paine, of Batesville, have returned home
we regret to say. These young ladies'
made many friends among our young
people, and we trust that they may visit
Little Rock again soon.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

The last meeting of the Aesthetic Club
was held at the residence of Mrs. Fay
Hampstead, and was very enjoyable. At
the next meeting to be held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Harry Jabiue, Mrs. Harry
Johnson will read an essay upon the life
and writings Of Shakespeare, and the
readings of the evening will be Shake
Spearean.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

Mrs. F. NJ. Doyle, of Memphis, who
has been the guest of Mrs. c. F. Martin
for the past two weeks, was summoned
home this week by the illness of her Sis
ter, Mrs. Canovan.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

CANON FARRAR is reported to 'n'
said in Philadelphia that he res' l,,.
1.-THE Scarlet Letter" as the '''''
American novel.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

The German, which was to take place
this week at the residence of Mrs A.
Skipwith, has been postponed until later.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

GENERAL W. D, WAsHBuRN " u !,
return from Europe subscribed 9'''
the Minneapolis exposition fund.-
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

THE stage costumes and theaiI ,eI a
feet of John Mccullough we ~S't Sr inc
auction in New York Friday Drug
small prices for the most parl.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21
go,
Society Items.
MISS s1E1N LOUGHB0R0UGH.

( Miss Fannie Scott, of Van Buren,, who
has 50 many friends in Little Rock, will
we are glad to say, soon be with US.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

NINE. DEREMER of Savannah y ,, nn Hy
scented to the New Haven Wv, Healing
torical Society superb VOlu nfGeorgl
with the colonial history o. bo *, rst
Only forty-nine copies Of tn soS o co.
printed, and the cost was ~
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-21

Church intend opening the new opera
house early in December by series of
entertainments lasting two evenings. The
first part of the programme on the first
night, will be musical medley, a large
chorus of good singers will appear upon
the stage in full dress, and give portions
of opera. and some of the best amateurs
in the city will sing solos. Mrs. Ida
S. Williams has charge ofthe programme
which insures its success. After this
will come seven tableaux, representing
groups of celebrated statuary and nota-
bic pictures. We learn with pleasure
that there will be no woolly mops on the
heads of the statues, vainl y trying to
represent marble hair, and usually hav-
ing the snake-like appearance of the
Medusa head; b 1t each head will pre-
serve its own symmetry and color, and
the faces not too chalky. Each figure
will look more like costly bisque, than
marble statuette, and Miss Carrie Co.
hen, who has charge of this, is display
ing some very artistic ideas in regard to
it. The ladies who are to participate,
and who are ''posing" every afternoon,
are Mrs. Harry Jabine Mrs. Harry Eb
erts, Mrs. Harry Johnson, Misses Susie
Gatlin, Emma Deshon, Eva Whitthorne,
Bessie Pierce, Bette Clark, Florence
Haynie, Rosa Bien, Hattie Braysacher,
Mamie Cohen and Hattie Galloway.
The ladies of the First PRESBYTERIAN
Church gave an afternoon sociable on
Friday where coffee and doughnuts were
served the guests, and a very pleasant
time was passed from three until five
O'Clock. The admission fee was ten
cents. ......... 49,.
On thlS same evening, Friday, the
members of the Y. M, c. A, gave con-
cert in their rooms on Main Street, which
was largely attended. The programme
was very good, and much credit is due
Mr'Chipley, the secretary of the assocla-
ton for his untiring energy and zeal in
this good cause.
The first song, a Duet by Miss
Sparks and Prof. Ellis was we'll rendered
Miss Sparks possessing clear voice
which blended well with the fine tenor Of
Proi' Ellis. Miss Mabel Morgan has all
ready won place among the best eIocu-
o oT'IlS'S Oh tne city, and her readings the
other evening were very finely rendered
& Miss French and Miss Dodge are both
line musicians and Al -.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-09

.nore. They are not SO tame In their
behavior rs the ducks, with which II is
feared that they are often confounded.
The sparrow really has come unin-
vited. and taken up his abode in Lon
don, resigning all innocent country
pleasures for an adventurous, and not
altogether honest, life in the streets.
His sooty presence graces alike Seven
Dials and Hyde Park corner: indeed,
there is no class of Londoncrs who is so
much at home in every part of London
as he. He is the only one of us that
dares enter the lions den. Buns
tempt him down into the bear-pit much
more quickly than they tempt the bear
up. 1t is perhaps the corrupting in
tluence of town life which has given
to this bold bad bird the evil qualities
which transportation has made worse.
In Australia the sparrow has gone
forth Nke bushranger, with the vices
of the town upon him, into the coun-
try. where he steals grain on colossal
scale and is established as n colossal
nuisance. - Cdssefs Magazine. I.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-09
At Ashford, Arizona. water is sold at SO
cents barrel and whisky at ~ a gallon.
Some Of the citizens have to take water
occasionally.
Wild Birds ia l. md IN,

All OF us have herd pathetic stories of
Australian gold-diggers or Canadian
backwoodsmen moved to tears by the
song OF some imprisoned skylark.
which reminded them of their English
birthplace. 1t is to be feared that tear,
would not be so easily drawn from such
emigrants as are OF London origin, for
he that spends all his days in London,
with the exception, perhaps, of week
or so about the month of August, NAV
very likely never have heard a lark sing
in his life, unless from cage. to the
accompaniment of cart and carriage
wheels. There are, however, still many
birds to be heard and seen about the
park and gardens Of London; where,
indeed, those which can find food in
such places have. perhaps. a safer and
more comfortable life than they ean
ever lead in the country. Man de-
barred from the use Of nets or guns is
not very dangerous to creatures pos
srssed OF wings. and he drives away
such four-footed enemies as stoats and
weasels. while birds Of prey, hawks,
and magpies. avoid his presence. even
In towns where it would be harmless.
Yet only one small bird. the sparrow,
has deliberately chosen London for a
dwelling.place. The pigeons which
hutter about Westminster abbey and
the British museum can not be consid-
cred wild birds any more than ducks on
our ornamental waters. They receive
much OF their food at the hands of man,
and are descended from ancestors
which he imported into their present
homes. The moorhens which feed
freely on some London waters may
Dossibly have found their own way