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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-08-26
A Clear Skin

is only a part of beauty;
but it is a part. Every lady
may have it; at least, what
looks like it. Magnolia
Balm both freshens and
beauties.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-08-26

lob work done with neatness AID
dispatch at the TIMES Office and
satisfaction guaranteed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
The Electric Light Companies.

The Brush Electric Light Company, which is
erecting the towers in various portions of the
city, will for the present put up only i've These
will be situated at the following corners: Illinois
and Ohio, Illinois and Washington. Pennsylvania
and Washington, Pennsylvania and Ohio, and in
the Circle The report that eighty or ninety
towers will be erected, Mr. Caven says, is IN
founded.
An experienced electrician said yesterday that
people generally had notion that the Electric
light ought to be as brilliant almost as the sun
itself. 1--WE do not want to make daylight" he
continued 'and would not if we could What
is needed is simply steady moonlight and that
is what will give the most satisfaction after the
people become accustomed to the light To
properly light this city the towers should be
about ninety feet high and four or five squares
apart This system would flood the city with a
good light, neither would it be expensive"
The Jenney Electric Light Company will not
invade the corporation limits with their lights
The tower in West indianapolis was erected
only as means of advertising the company
The officers state that the Jenney company was
not organized for the purpose of local lighting
but to manufacture and sell dynamos, lamps and
full electrical apparatus throughout the country
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
A Prosperous Farmer Takes His Life.

News comes from Cumberland that Milton T.
Huntington, wealthy farmer, about thirty
years of age, living two miles north of that
place, committed suicide yesterday, severing his
head almost entirely from his body with razor.
The wife of Huntington became sick in the
morning, and Dr. Field was called upon to at
tend her. Huntington took the horse of the
physician. when he came and put it in the sta
BILE. In about an hour the doctor, announcing
that he would return home, went to get his
horse at the stable, where, lying on the floor. ne
saw Huntington, covered with blood and stiff in
death, the razor still clenched in his hand. The
unfortunate husband was in prosperous crcum
stances and had no trouble that his friends know
of. The only explanation given is that he was
probably seized with fit of temporary insanity
during which he took his life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
BICYCLE vs.. HORSE.
A HOrseman Who Thinks the Animal Stands
No Show with the Machine.
satisfactory

II see great possibilities in the bicycle" said
L. W. Moses. the wel-known horse fancer
''The machine is not perfect yet, but is already
q wonder. It's reputation as a long distance
traveller is established. There is now no horse
that. hitched TO an ordinary vehicle, can 60 with
them twenty miles, and it will not be long before
the bicycle will beat everything in the way of
horsefesh at ten miles. I believe that on a
specially prepared track, within a very short
time they will beat even the best time of any
horse to harness. With regard to very long dis
tances there are no three horses that in relays,
can 60 as far in twenty-four hours as one man on
q bicycle. Two hundred and fifty-two or 253
miles have been covered by bicycler in twenty
four hours, and he rode 220 miles of that dis
lance without dsmounting There has been 100
miles done in ten hours or a little less by a
horse, but no one horse could begin to cover $50
miles
''Over the exposition track at the recent
bicycle tournament, and the road was not we'll
prepared, bicycle rider made ten miles in
thirty two minutes and few seconds. Now,
there's not horse in this city that could draw a
man that distance in thirty-two minutes. l
think could beat bicycle with horse to har
ness In a five mile race, but not for longer
distance. To see the bicycle rider at work you
would not think he would be able to hold out SO
we'll, but that, like a foot-race runner he would
soon be wlnded Instead of that being the fact,
he, goes on and improves as he adds up the
miles,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
Terra Gotta Works Appraisement.

Assignee Baker yesterday filed in the county
clerks office an inventory of the Terra Gotta
works, together with report of the appraise
ment recently ordered by Judge Ayres, prepare
tory to the sale of the works on July o. The
appraisement was made by John G. Hoss and
Joseph G. Ayres, as follows: Plant SO, $50. 3d.
machinery, $2 14O; tools and implements, $40. 90
models and molds, $780, raw material, $971. 49,
catalogues, plates and other advertising matter,
$40; terra Gotta stock. $6,S8967; insurance and
leases, $l45 total, 500, 335. 81. This is about
$4,000 less than the appraisement made by the
company two months ago. The accounts re-
ceivable, amounting to $14, $40 90, will not be
sold, but remain in charge of the assignee for
collection. Mr.. Baker reports considerable in
forest in the sale, as several parties, some from
outside this city, have been examining the pro
perty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
PETTIS, BASSETT & CO
FHE SURRATT COMMISSION.
General Foster Gives His Recollections of Its
MemberS-Dire CalamitieS Threatened.

SIS it true" asked a gentleman of Gen. r. S.
of the military commission that tried Mrs Sur
raft has died since that event. and that they
have been punished in their livesf'
The General laughed, and said II was, as
you know, one of that commission. AS matter
of fact, the members have been especially
favored as to long life"
he then enumerated them upon his fingers,
calling off the names Of ten whom he knew to
be yet alive, and continued: Il believe every
member of that commission is still alive at least
eannotca to mind that any have died was not
in favor of hanging Mrs. Surratt at first Not
that had any doubt whatever as to her guilt,
but for the reason that 1 did Dot approve of
hanging a woman. I certainly have not lost an
hours sleep because of the sentence of that
court, not an hour. I remember her appearance
very well-a large woman, with a coarse, red
face. remember her daughter too, q slender
girl, who, as she gave her testimony, was as
waspish and viXenish rs any human being could
well be. She looked like she could chop off the
head of every member of the court, and do il with
great relish, as have no doubt she would have
done had she had the opportunity.
There was one little shyster lawyer, I cannot
now recall his name who prophesied all sorts of
dreadful things to happen US should we hang
Mrs. Surratt He spoke of a jury in San Do
mingo, l believe it was, who hanged a woman,
and twenty years later the jurors came to grief
were hanged, every man of them. | never
the Generals eye twinkled, ut might be made
uncomfortable for US one of these days, if the
Democracy get as. overwhelming a majority up
here as they have in the South"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
Sent to Hail for C0ntemnt.

Yesterday Nathan S. Hall, who lives on Cen
trail avenue but for some time past has been in
Louisville, KY, was brought before the grand
jury to testify in q forgery case, the nature of
which tho prosecution does not wish to 60 to the
public at this time. Hall refused to be sworn,
but after a few minutes reflection had the oath
administered. When asked the first question,
however, he very decisively refused to answer.
He was allowed to consider the matter. but
would not change his determination Of not to
answer He was then taken before Acting Judge
Clark, who sent him to jail Sheriff Carter and
Bailiff Carleton advised him to submit, but Hall
said he would take the Jail sentence in prefer
ence to answering that or any other question the
grand jury might put to him regarding the case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
Everyone Went for q job.

The sheriff of Putnam county wanted GER
tain work done at the courthouse in Greercas-
tie, but there being but one person in that town
engaged in the service needed he sent to the
Health office here for assistance. Yesterday
morning when Secretary Griffin read out the
orders to the force waiting instructions as to
what was to be done in keeping the city clean he
referred to the Putnam county sheriff's needs.
''Said one suitable for the work, II will not
go. was there once and the job did not prove
satisfactory"
"Nor will I take it," said another. "Why
don't he get the man down there"
He don't want to pay the price," spoke the
third Everyone of the force, which numbers a
dozen, refused to CO. but as the noon train for
Greencastle was about to pull out, the whole
party came down one by one to take passage
and express surprise that the many who so
unanimously did not want the job had changed
their minds
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
A Curious Old Book.

A very valuable book, which is quite literary
curiosity, has just been presented the Public
Library. 1t is a volume of Greek and Latin
synonyms, by Martin Ryland, published at &C.
neva in 1647 Much of the type used then is
now entirely out of date, making some of the
words undecipherable, but extremely interesting,
the curious obsolete characters giving the pages
very odd appearance. The book was presented
to the library by Mrs. Elizabeth Eaglesfeld, a
lawyer of this city, and has been owned by her
family for great many years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
A MATTER OF INTEREST,

In buying piano or organ many persons
have the idea that they must pay all cash.
There are thousands of families who have an
income of fifty to one hundred dollars per
month who can easily spare from five to ten
dollars of it and scarcely miss it. To all such
we would say, do not wait to lay up enough
to pay for an instrument before buying but
see or write us at once for our terms. No
matter if you cannot pay but five dollars a
month towards an organ, or only ten dollars
towards piano, let US hear from you without
delay and We will satisfy you that we are Civ
ing easier terms than any music house in the
United States. We furnish hundreds of
homes every year with pianos and organs and
take our pay in small installments each
month"; or quarter, that were the purchasers
obliged to pay the full price of an instrument
in cash they could not buy one. All letters
of inquiry cheerfully answered. We have
men for that purpose alone, so do not hesitate
to write and tell us just how you can afford TO
buy. ID. II. BALDWIN 81 CO.,
95 81 and 80 n. Pennsylvania street.
The J. & G. Fischer pianos are very ex-
tensively used in the music schools and con
servatories of Cincinnati, and have proved
themselves unusually durable under the most
severe tests. 1t is high in quality and mod
crate in price.
EXCHANGING PIANos.-We take second
hand pianos and organs in part payment for new
ones, and usually have a number of instru-
ments that have been used to sell. These
are always put in good order in our own shop.
and offer opportunities to secure serviceable
instruments at low price
d. H. BALDWIN & CO.,
90, 81 and 50 N. Pennsylvania street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
Cheese for Fuel.

The health Office yesterday received COM
plant in regard to the vinegar factory on South
West street, near the soap factory. A peculiar
lily offensive odor had been coming from it for
several days. When the officer got there he
found carload of spoiled cheese and part of
another stored away to be used as fuel. AS the
property is in charge of the sheriff, that officer
was notified to abate tho nuisance and use no
more cheese good or otherwise for fuel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
Hattie Talbott,s Assailants.

It was officer Ward who got out of bed night
before last and went to aid of the woman, Hattie
Talbot who was criminally assaulted at the
bridge across the canal on Michigan street.
Yesterday he was instructed to run down the
assailants, which he did with the assistance OF
officers Page and Walker. Ward found negro,
Bob Russell, on Patterson street, and arrested
him. The prisoner confessed the crime, and
gave clew to the whereabouts of his white
companion, Lon. Sterling, who was caught
hiding under the Michigan street bridge. Ster
ling, when he saw the officers, attempted to
jump into the river to swim to the other side,
but, seeing other officers there, surrendered
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
A Salt ON a Policy.

Yesterday suit was begun by Edward D.
Seudder against the Indiana Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, in which it is urged that the de-
PENDANT company with It's President, Ed S.
Dickey, and secretary, Robert Losey owes him
1000 on policy issued on the life of Charles
dewitt The policy was made payable to L. D.
Erwin, but he assigned it, it is alleged, &c
plaintiff
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16

1t was set and water forced through two hun
dred and fifty feet of hose in one and three
fourths minute. It was also operated by men
as we'll as horses. Chief Webster and some of
his men witnessed the test, and say it was very
satisfactory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
Test of the Remington Horse Power Engine.

Test of the Remington Horse Power Engine.
Messrs. Thornton s. Darnall, agents of the
Remington Fire Engine, gave test of their en-
CINE at the corner of Pennsylvania and New
York streets yesterday afternoon, under the di-
rection of Mr. Howe, the inventor. The exhibit
ton was witnessed by large crowd. Commit
tees were present from number of towns to
witness the test, with view of buying 1t
proved itself powerful machine for throwing
water, and the large number of spectators and
committees present expressed themselves as
we'll pleased.
During the exhibition test was made as to
the time required to get the engine in operation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-16
Hotels and Restaurants,

If in need of an icecream freezer, should give
the Rapid trial. It is better made, produces
more and better cream, and at less expense than
any other freezer made. All Sizes two to forty
quarts Extra packing tubs and cans kept in
stock. Investigate the Rapid before you buy.
HILDEBRAND & FUGATE.
80 South Meridian street
Connecticut western news., 1885-08-19
Trades for American Boys.

The trades in our country, of late years, have been almost monopolized by foreigners. The American boy, how ever, when he does take trade, goes straight on to the top of the ladder. It seems as if our boys would rather be fourth-rate lawyers, or physicians, than earn their living by working with their hands. Only the other day I read in New York newspaper of young lawyer in distant city, whom I knew some years ago when I resided in that section of the country, who literally starved to death. He made scarcely any money, was too proud to tell his want, lived as long as he could on crackers and water, and was found one day in his office, dead from lack of nourishment. He should never have entered the legal profession, for he had no ability in that direction. As a farmer or a mechanic he might have lived long, useful, and successful life.
 No boy, of course, should enter a trade unless he feels himself fitted for it; but, on the other hand, he should not, it seems to me, let the false pride against manual labor which now prevails to such a wide extent in our country, prevent him from endeavor- ing to do better work with his hands than in his inmost thoughts he knows that he can do with his head.-George J. Manson iT1 St. Nicholas.
Connecticut western news., 1885-08-19
Norkmen,s Wages In 1900.

In the great cities unskilled work men were hired by the day, bought their own food and found their own lodging. But in the country, on the farms, or wherever a hand was employed on some public work, they were fed and lodged by the employer and given a few dollars month. On the Penn sylvania canals the diggers ate the coarsest diet, were housed in the rud. est sheds, and paid $6 month from May to November and s5 a month from November to May. Hodcarriers and mortar-mixers, diggers and chop pers, who from 1793 to 1900 labored on the public buildings and cut the streets and avenues of Washington City, received $70 year, or, if they wished, $60 for all the work they could perform from March l to December 20. The hours of work were invariably from sunrise to sunset Wages at Albany and New York were three shillings, or, as money then went, forty cents day; at Lancaster, $8 to $10 a month; elsewhere in Pennsylvania workmen were content with $6 in summer and $5 in winter. At Balti. more men were glad to be hired at eighteen pence day. None, by the month, asked more than $6. At Fredericksburg the price of labor was from $5 to $7. In Virginia white men, employed by the year, were given, e16 currency; slaves. when hired, were clothed and their masters raid al a month. Around Virginia a pound was, in Federal money, s 33. The average rate of wages the land over was, therefore, $65 a year, with food and, perhaps, lodging. Out of this small sum the workmen must with his wife's help, maintain his family.
Connecticut western news., 1885-08-19
The Great Glacier of Alaska.

According to San Francisco paper, the great glacier of Alaska is moving at the rate of quarter of mile per annum. The front presents a wall of ice 500 feet in thickness; its breadth varies from three to ten miles and it's length is about 150 miles. Almost every quarter of an hour hundreds of tons of ice in large blocks fall into the sea, which they agitate in the most violent manner. The waves are said to be such that toss about the largest vessels which approach the glacier as if they were small boats. The ice is extremely pure and dazzling to the eye; it has tints of the lightest blue as well as of the deepest indigo. The top Is very rough and broken, forming small hills, and even chains of noun tains in miniature. This immense mass of ice, said to be more than aver age of thousand feet thick, advances daily toward the sea.
Connecticut western news., 1885-08-19
A Fearful Decision.

A Cabbage which had arrived at Respectable Dimensions began brag ging about the size of its head, when Boss Watermelon raised its Voice in Dispute. The Hubbard Squash chim- ed in for first place, and a Pumpkin ' 'Roared out that it wouldn't play sec ond fiddle to no Vegetable on earth. They were having it hot and heavy. when along came Philosopher, and he was asked to decide which had the Largest Head. ..... ...-. ...
 "As to the Head" he replied, "that is a matter to be settled by Tape line. Any of you measure ten times the size of this little Onion, but when you come down to what's under the Cranium that's a-ah-a--ah different thing. and you will please lend me a Handkerchief while I Weep"
 MORAL: He who judges man by the Size of his Head, will find him all Hat as often as all Brains. ."-Dstroil Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1885-08-19
The Tomato in America.

A good many years ago man who had recently arrived from the Bermu- da island was sent to York county (Penn. jail for some offense commit, ted against the laws of the common wealth. He had with him few seeds which he planted in the rich soil of the jail yard Before the plants which sprang from the seed reached matu- rity, he was discharged, and no one knew the nature of them. They grew luxuriantly, bearing fruit of large size and unusual appearance. As this strange fruit ripened, it's color changed from green to brilliant red, and be- came an object of wonder and admira- tion to all the inmates of the jail Mrs. KIinefelter, the lady keeper, eau toned all the prisoners against eating any of the fruit as she was sure it was poisonous. but planted some of the seed as she desired to preserve specimens of it for him should he re- turn in time. Just when the fruit was fully matured the Bermuda pris- oner revisited the jail and asked to see the plant. This request granted, he next called for pepper, salt and vine gar, and to the horror of the good lady commenced to eat Of the supposed poisonous fruit with a relish that astonished the beholders. After en- toying the strange repast, he informed Mrs. K. that the fruit or vegetable was the tomato, or love apple, and it would be found wholesome and nutri- tious. The seed of the remaining to- matoes was carefully preserved and distributed among the friends and neighbors of the lady, and thus this new popular esculent was introduced into the ancient and goodly borough of York. For many years thereafter it was cultivated as an ornament rather than for table use, but by degrees its merits began to be more fully understood and appreciated, and there. as elsewhere, it grew into gen. eral public favor.
Connecticut western news., 1885-08-19
welsh Funeral superstItIou.

From time immemorial thero has been strong feeling of repugnanco among tho inhabitants of rural par ishes in Wales to burial without tho sanctuary" This does not mean in unconsecrated ground, but on the north side of the church, or in a re- mote corner of the church yard. The origin of this prejudice is said to have been tho notion that the nofth- ern part was that which was approprl- ated to the interment of unbaptlzed infants, excommunlcated persons. or such as had laid violent hands upon themselves. Hence it was popularly known as the "wrong side of the church." In many parishes, therefore this spot remained unocoupied, while tho remaining portion of the church yard was crowded. White. In his "History of Selbourne," alludlng to this superstition, says that as most people wished to be buried on the south side of the church yard. 1t be- came such mass of mortality that no person could be inferred without disturbing or displacing the bones of hia anceatoras
Connecticut western news., 1885-08-19
A Turnip Story,

A farmer was once told that his tur- nip field had been robbed, and that the robbery had been committed by a poor, inoffensive man, by the name of Palmer, who many of the people In the village said had taken away wag- on-load of turnips.
 Farmer Brown much exasperated by the loss of his turnips, determined to prosecute poor Palmer with all the severity of the law. With this inten- tion he went to Mollie Sanders, the washerwoman, who had been busy in spreading the report, to know the whole truth; but Mollie denied ever having said anything about a wagon load of turnipa It was but a. cart load that Palmer had taken, and Dame Hodson, the huckster, had told her so over and over again.
 The farmer, hearing this, went to Dame Hodson, who said that Molly Sanders was always making things out worse than they really were, that Pal mer had taken only wheel-barrow load of turnips, and that she had her account from Jenkins, the tailor.
 Away went the farmer to Jenkins, the tailor, who stoutly denied the ac- count altogether; he had only told Dame Hodson that Palmer had pulled up several turnips, but how many he could not tell, for that he did not see himself, but was told it by Tom Slack, the plowman.
 Wondering where this would end, Farmer Brown next questioned Tom Slack, who, in his turn, declared he had never said a word about seeing Palmer pull up several turnIps; he only said that he had heard say that Palmer had pulled up turnip, and Barnes barber, was the person who had told him about it.
 The farmer almost out of patience at this account, hurried on to Barnes, the barber, who wondered much that people should find pleasure in spread ing idle tales which have no truthl He assured the farmer all he had said about the matter, while he took off the beard of Tom Slack, was that, for all he knew, Palmer was as likely a man to pull up tul nip as any of his nAiUhbors