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Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

The senator tJones of Nevada) has always
been ready to take great chances. He be-
lieves sincerely in the outside help that comes
from no one knows where to shape circum
stances around the path of lucky man SO
that success is certain. As an illustration of
the peculiar luck which he has had at all times
during his life when no has once given his
mind to hunting for specific result the sena.
tor related a story OF his early life when lie
was a sheriff of Il certain county in Califor-
MIA. He said:
I'VE set out one day to go up great can
yon which was near my headquarters. There
was no road to it; 1t was a most fatiguing
route for any one to travel over; IL was as
difficult, owing to the necessary climbing up
and down, to travel six miles in this canyon
as it would have been twenty-five upon
the open highway had one Of my deputies
with me. We were out seeking for certain
violators of the law. About midday we had
traversed half the distance necessary to SO
and we stopped for rest | pulled out
my meerschaum pipe, for | was very fond
Of smoking even then. | loaded up with
tobacco when to my conservation found
that | had no matches and no mate
rial for making light. My companion was
not u smoker, and Of course he had no
matches. was almost dying for a smoke.
hated to give 1t up, and in my wondering
what should do, turned around and | saw
u match lying on the ground in the sand
near IA little stream that came down through
the canyon. The sight of that match actu
ally frightened me. | looked all around to
see if there was any one IN sight. looked
up to see if there was anything passing ovel
that way, and then walked up and picked
up the match. | said to myself; OF course
it won't light; it's been lying on this wei
sand. But it did light and had my smoke
| never knew anything to beat that piece o.
luck, but I've had in many close calls in my
life such similar evidence of good fortune
that can but believe to certain extent il
good and bad luck. New York " Norid.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
A SINCERE OPINION.


An AnecdOtc OF the Earl OF Dorset and I'm |
mortal John Dryden.
1--WE talk OF writing easily and dash |
ing of impromptus; how say you II we
should try it nowp Hers are six OF us.
who are all thought to have some
knack OF that work; and here are pens.
ink and paper ready to our hand. Let
us see who can write the best impromp-
tu."
He who thus addressed the gay
group of London fashionable wits as
sembled in the chief room of Wills
coffee-house (at that time their favorite
place of resort) was tall, handsome
man in the prime OF life. who still
lives in English history as Charles
Sackville. Earl Of Dorset. one OF the
kindest as we'll as richest mon In all
England. the friend Of all distressed
poets. and himself possessed Of powers
that would have made him a poet Of no
mean rank If he had but had the luck
tc be born poor.
"Agreedv' cried the rest, with one
voice; "and glorious John here shall
be our umpire"
The last words were addressed to q
plump little old man with very large
bright eyes. who was sitting in a snug
corner by the fire, and seemed to be
treated with great respect by the
whole company. Notwithstanding his
rather shabby suit of threadbare black.
Nor was this without reason;' for this
quiet old man was no other than John
Dryden, the greatest poet whom En-
gland had produced for whole genera
tion.
Dryden readily undertook the office
OF Judge, and to work went the whole
six with paper and pen. But to the
amazenent even Of those who best
knew his ready wit and wonderful
luency, Lord Dorset finished and
folded up his contribution almost be-
fore his companions had begun theirs.
You see now, gentlemen" said a
laughing voice. "why Charlie proposed
this trial to us; he had his 'impromptu'
ready beforehand.
Thou canst scarce rail at me for that,
jack retorted the Earl, "fOr men say
thou hast once written an 'impromptu'
which took thee month to compose.
The papers were handed over Dry.
den. who had hardly taken time te
glance over them when he pronounced
that the best was that written by LorC
Dorset. All the other competitors
looked surprised, us well they might
but the wonder ceased when the contri
buttons were examined. and Dorset's
effusion was found to run thus
"PAy to John Dryden, on demand
the Sum of One Hundred Guineas.-
DORSET. ."-David Ker. IN Harpers Mag
4zine
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
Girls wrltten Up.

A public school teachcr.of Milwaukee has
In her note book the following composition
on Girls" written by boy; Girls are very
stuck up and dignified in their manner and
hehaveyouror. They make fun Of boys. and
then turn round and love them. | don't be-
lave they ever killed cat or anything. They
look out every mite and say; oh. amt the
moon lovelyr Thir is one thing have not
told. and that is they always now their les
sons bettern boys."-Chicago Herald
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

When you are buying kid gloves rcnemter
that there is such thing as price that Ia
too cheap. 1t is best to pay a good price and
get the good gloves that 60 with it. Ex-
anime the stitching to find places where the
thread has broken through the leather,
stretch the seams, and if the thread pulls
away, leaving white spot, don't get the
gloves The leather should stretch easily II
make q good fit and to wear we'll
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
Had to be . Venus.

"You are looking lovely tonight, my
Dear" said Oracle
~ must be-" she replied, because while
coming home In car this afternoon a Phila-
dslphia gentleman gave me his seat. New
York Evening Sun.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

6aid persuasive Egyptian guide to .
traveller who refused to climb the pyramids:
"Carry up one side, down tother, twenty
minute no bone broke, and you very happy,
only two shillin'.n-Youth Companion
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15

Walter Besant says that one should write
poetry in order to acquire command of lam
guage Editors achieve the same result by
reading it-Time.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-12-15
Eilial.

Wealthy but Economical Father-Do you
know, my son, what strict economy would
do for youi
Robert know what It has done for me,
father, and respect you for it.-Life
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
T~ELEGRAPHlC BREVITIES.

Albert Walker. of Ssndusky, o.. WAS killed
yesterday by the explosion Of some dynamite
which he was thawing out.
Joseph McMann, of Youngstown, O., aged
fifty, committed suicide yesterday by throwing
himself in front of u train.
Mrs. Mary Dargenton, of Amesbury, Mass.
died Wednesday night from the effects of shot
wounds inflicted on Monday night by her hus-
band. Jules Dargenton, who afterwards COM
mitted suicide.
a sad accident occurred at Ozark, Ark, yes
terday. John w. Watson. q prominent planter,
gave his sick wife. by mistake, IA dose of car
bolic acid, and she died after an hour of most
agonizing suffering.
The Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron
Company announces that it will make no change
in the price OF anthracite coal for December.
Next Saturday IL will shut down eighteen co.,
lieries and run about thirty seven on three
quarters time.
Thomas Davies. aged forty-fve. draughtsman
in the Cincinnati. city engineers office. to-day
shot bimselr through the right temple with a re-
voIver, at bis home, on Purcell avenue, Prices
Hill. No cause is assigned for the suicide. The
deceased leaves several children, two Of whom
are young ladies just budding into womanhood.
Twenty-Five sportsmen yesterday witnessed q
fight between q bull terrier and q raccoon at
Gallon. q. Each animal weighed twenty four
pounds. The match was for s25 a side, the dog
TO kill the coon In twenty minutes. The coon
turned upon its back, using its reeth on the
dogs head and neck. and IN sixteen minutes the
dogs owners gave up the hight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30

with q .ledge, but q blow on his
head, dealt with q heavy sledcs in
the hands of one of judge Lynchs
iurymen, rendered him unconscious
and he was dragged down the stone steps by a
rope placed about his neck, and his limp body
swung up TO q tree in front of the Jail, where it
remained until morning.
Nor does this, the final chapter in the most
shocking and bloody Of tragedies. mark all there
is TO be told concerning il. Several years
previous TO the murder narrated above, Garrett
shot and killed doc" Arnold, a brother OF Mrs.
Walton. The shooting was done in avillage store,
and Garrett was acquitted on the ground OF
self-defense. No one heard the words OF the
quarrel between the men, but the first seen or
heard of it was when Arnold struck Garrett.
Garrett swore that Arnold had accused him OF
having said that be (Arnold) had killed q man
some years previous, and that he had denied
having told the story referred to, when Arnold
struck him, and he shot him in self-defense.
It was nsighborhood talk for years that Gar
retts quarrel with Arnold was the result of a
warning received from the latter for him to
keep away from his sister, Mrs. Walton. and
this is probably true.
Mira Ellen Walton is by the death OF Frazier
the one remaining survivor among the p%artici-
pants IN this awful affair. She is now serving
out her life sentence in the Female R~etormatory
10 this city, but has an application for a pardon
in the hands of the Governor, which some OF
her relatives have at times earnestly pleaded for.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
SOUTHERN TOBACCO RA1sERs.

They VIII Demand Relief from Burdens I'm.
posed by the Internal Revenue Law.
Washington Special.
Southern men, particularly those from Vir-
ginia and North Carolina. are anxious to know
what will be the fate Of the internal revenue
portion Of the Mills bill. They want to know
whether some relief from internal revenue tax
alton on tobacco, or at least some modification
of the methods Of the internal revenue system,
may not be expected at the hands of this Con-
gress, even though no tariff bill be passed. Rep
resentative McMillin, of Tennessee. a member
of the ways and means committee. says the in
ternal revenue changes In the
House bill were very thorough, and would have
given great relief if adopted by the Senate, by
preventing the immense number of indictments
in the federal courts which have arisen
and will continue to arise under the
internal revenue laws, unless changed.
The House bill would have reduced the num-
Der of prosecutions by one-half, and would not
doesn't think the Senate will pass either their
own or the House tariff and internal bills. and
in regard to the probability OF action by either
House upon the internal revenue question sep
arste from the tariff, Mr.. McMillin is unpre-
pared to express any definite opinion.
'lt Ia possible" he says. that We may find
some means of giving relief in that direction. /,
for one, will be very glad il We eau"
This seems to indicate that while tho Demo-
Gratis of the ways and means committee prefer
that a reduction of tariff duties should first take
place, they may yet consent to the passage of a
bill simply providing for the abolition of the tax
on tobacco, except cigars, cigarettes and snuff.
and making some changes "a the methods Of
carrying out the internal revenue laws.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
MINISTER'S IN COUNCIL.
The Charlottesville District Association of the
N. L. Church Discusses Various Subjects.
special to the Indianapolis journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
C-RAwFoRDsvILLE, Nov. 29.-The Ministerial
Association for the Charlottesville district Of
the Northwest Indiana Conference met in the
Methodist Church, at jamestown, on Nov. IS,
81 ane 2s. The opening sermon was preached
by the Row. E. r. johnson on Monday evening.
This evening. also, a song service was conducted
by Rev. E. ". Lawhon. On Tuesday morning
the association was called to order by Presiding
Elder w. II. Hickman, who acted as chairman
during the session. Devotional exercises were
led by Rev. j. g. Campbell Rev. E. r. John
son was elected treasurer. and Rev. J. G.. Camp
bell chosen secretary. The following papers
were read: Doctrinal-"What Part of the Bible
IL Inspired" Rev. II. III. Dunlavey; Christian
Perfection" Rev. j. Nj. Stafford; Exposition of
III Peter, iii. L." Rev. w. A. Smith. Historic
al-"The Catacombs Of Rome" Rev. W. P. Bur
ris; The Organization OF the Methodist
Church 10 America" Rev. d. W. Jesse; Twelve
How They Were Preserved" Rev. Ii. l.. kindie:
"Origin of the Doctrine of Universal Salvation
and Its Present Form and Strength" Rev. d.
A. Rogers. Philpsophic and Scientific
especial Providence and Prayer" Rev. G.. W.
Switzer; Exposition of Romans il, 90" Rev.
L. W.. Lawhon. Church Polity-"The Office
of Deaconness and How to be Utilized" Rev.
j. W. Shell; SHOULD the General Conference
Admit Female Delegates as Members OF Its
Body2' Rev j. w. Loder. Miscellaneous
Making Sermons Rev. W. H. Hickman;
''rhe Cause of Sunday Dissertations and
How TO Meet Them" Rev. j. F. Nc
Daniel; Reading Matter for Our People and
How 70 Increase the Reading Habit" Rev. e.
r. johnson; "Our Duty as Christians and Pa
triots to the Poor Whites and the Negroes of
the South" Rev. W. p. Blakemors; "Monu.
mental Evidences OF Christianity" Rev. G. W.
Switzsf: Loose Divorce Laws and Their Re-
suits" Rev. j. G.. Campbell. Rev. D.. NJ.
Wood was present but did not read his paper,
Evolution and Design" The ministers who
were not present to read the papers assigned to
them were ]. W.. Greene. {. B. Mock, Rev.
Jacob Rahm. W. F. Petit. II. G, Weston and G..
w. Paul. The committee on programme for
the next quarterly meeting consists Of G.. w.
Switzer. +. r. Johnson and W. FL. Hickman,
who will also determine where the next session
viii be held. Resolutions were passed thank
ing the citizens of jamestown for their liberal
hospitality in entertaining the ministers during
fha eession
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
Brief Mention.

Larkin Wall. a pioneer settler. died at Lin
coin. on Wednesday. aged eiPhty-four.
As a result of the election of Joseph W. Fifer
as Governor, the law firm of Fifer & Phillips, Of
Bloomington, will dissolve on Dec. !.
P. j. Ruth. q local politician of Lincoln. has
brought suit for So, 900 damages against T. II.
Stokes, publisher Of the Lincoln Times. Libel
is the basis Of the suit.
Rev. A. r. Newton, Of Carthage, has been
called to take charge OF the Baptist psstorate at
Tonica. His former place will probably be sup
piled by Rev. h. B. Waterman, Of Griggsville.
Mrs. Mary Schwendt committed suicide at
Highland, Wednesday morning, by drowning.
She jumped into q tank containing about three
feet Of water, and evidently held her head be-
meath the surface until life was extinct. She is
supposed to have been temporarily insane.
Diphtheria is raging with great violence in
the northern portion of Vermillion county.
There were nine cares in the family Of Mr..
Musk, a farmer, at one time, two of which were
fatal. There have been three deaths in Dan
Vile from that cause this week. Rossville and
Hoopeston have several cases each.
David ". Swarms, of Decatur, has again been
a~djudged insane and is in Jail. He is the Demo
crat who bet all the money be could raise that
Gen. Palmer would carry Sangamon county by
sc, 1000 votes. When arrested the last time he
was parading the streets, wearing a cap made Of
bandannas, with badges of Harrison and Nor
ton pinned on his coat. Swarms has q large &C.
Quhlut0uCo az CPtiuSuciu, Guu 10 . huOWu 10
horsemen in the State. He is thirty-eight years
old.
The broom-corn belt. which comprises the
counties of Douglas, Coles and Edgar, has raised
an snormou crop of that product this season,
and as a consequence it is not bringing as good
prices az the farmers hoped for and expected.
Three years ago they obtained from $50 to $50
per ton for it; last year the price averaged So,
while this year the BUYERS are taking gilt-edge
brush at $50 and So. The poorer quality goes
at much lower figures. The crop Of Douglas
county alone will probably resch 5000 tons this
year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
Mr.. GRADY'S NEW SOUTH.
The Editor Says Its Duty Is to Maintain Its
Political and Social Integrity.

AUGUSTA, Ga. Nov. 29.-Fifty Thousand peo-
pie were 10 Augusta to-day. it WIS Carolina
day at the exposition. Henry w. Grady made
the address of welcome to tho Carolinians on
behalf OF Georgia. Among mis- utterauces were
these: 1--WE give thanks to-day that the Lord
God Almighty, having led us from desolation
into plenty, from poverty into substance, from
passion into reason, and from estraneementin into
love, permits us to assemble here to-day and
rejoice amid earnered heaps OF our treasure
In referring to the solid South and the neces-
sity for it among the whites, he said:
''Whst, then. is the duty OK the Southl Sim
ply this: To maintain the political as we'll as the
social integrity of her white race, and to appeal
to the world for patience and justice. Let us
show that it is not sectional prejudice, but q So
cial problem that keeps rs compacted; that it
10 not hope OF dominion or power. but abiding
necessity; not patronage. but plain self-preserva-
tion that holds the white race together in the
South. Let us make this so plain thst any COM
munity, anywhere, searching its own heart,
would say, the necessity that binds our brothers
in the South would bind US as closely were the
necessity here"
Governor Richardson. of South Carolina. re-
piled briefly. Congressman Barnes, of Georgia,
presented, on behalf of the Exposition Com
pany, a diploma to South Carolina for the best
State exhibit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
A Cotton Niattress.

New England Farmer.
Some time ago directions were given for max
ing o wool mattress. Now q Southern woman
has discovered that a very comfortable mattress
may be made from cotton batting. The bed
ticking is sewed in the size required. leaving the
seams az head, foot and one side open, so the
rolls OF cotton batting, so much used In making
heavy quits. can be smoothly laid. Lay the
ticking on a smooth surface; place q roll OF bat
ting at one end OF ticking and unroll smoothly to
the other end and break it off; begin again Q
first, and close TO, but not tapping the hrst
width laid; continue IL this way, laying
layer after layer Of batting until you
think you have put down three-quarten OF the
weight of cotton you need; close the ticking
with pins, and use the bed pinned In this way
for a week, when the cotton will DO somewhat
pressed; then unpin and finish oy laying on the
fourth of the batting set aside IN the beginning;
sew up the seams and the mattress Is finished.
No sticking needed. Never double or crease
the batting while laying IL on; II al any time too
wide. tear off the excess in width and use same
as rest of batting.
Rolls of cotton batting are sold by the pound.
Mattresses made in this way never wear in
UNEQUAL surfaces. az bought ones have an IN.
comfortable habit of wearing; can DO Is readily
turned and handled as those most carefully made
By 0 professional, and never require fenovatiso
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
THE WALKING MATCH.
The Fourth Day Finds Hsrty in the Lead-Al-
bert's Record Not Likely to Be Beaten.

NEW YORK. Nov. 29-Fiftsen men moved
mechanically around the circular track in Mad
isou-sQuare Garden, as the gray streaks Of
Thanksgiving morning pierced the windows Of
that building. Herty. in the lead. was travelling
at the rate of four and q half miles an hour.
Moore and LittIewood followed, the latter the
freshest-looking of the three. Littlswood had
passed Moore about 8 A. NJ. and had taken sec
ond place, and, seven hours later, was nearly
two miles ahead. In the first twelve hours OF
the fourth day. Herty and Littlewood had trav-
eled 50 miles. At the end OF the eighty-fourth
hour. Herty was Is miles and 60aps behind
Alberts world score of 397 miles, 2 laps. Sam
Day went off at 4 A. n. suffering from an in
fiammation of the bowels.
Early In the day very few were present, but
by noon about a thousond people wese watching
the walkers. At 3 p. NJ, Herty had made 1913
miles, Littlewood 391, Moore 379, and Cart
wright 368. Herty made his 400th mile at 3:31
p. NJ. and Littlewood at 4:32 p. NJ. The records
of Albert. Rowell and Hersy for the first three
days are: Albert, Monday. 100; Tuesday, 108;
Wednesday, lilo; Rowell, Monday. $50; Tues
day, 1Os; Wednesday, 90; Herty, Monday, 123;
Tuesday, l02; Wednesday, 102.
Score at 10 p. II: Littlewood, 424; Hsrty, 429;
Mason. 366: Hart. S72; Cartwright, 397; More.
Moore, 406; Pencil, 1872; Taylor, 3l5; Elson, 3l8;
c. Smith, 13S; Campana, 1924.
Day continued off the track during the even
ing, and it is doubtful If he will reappear.
Thirty of Herty's friends from Boston gathered
In q crowd and got off q frst-class imitation of
the ~calliope, ending with, whats the matter
with HertyP and the conclusion that he was
"all right"
John L. Sullivan did not appear through the
night. although il was thought the audience was
largely augmented By the expectation OF seeing
him. Muldoon. the wrestler. occupied the box
of the Marquis OF Queensberry. It is generally
admitted that the chances of beating Albsrt's
record are small.
Score at 1 A. NJ: Herty, 435; Moore. 4lO;
Howarth. 800: Golden, 2s3; Conner, 365; Hart,
$50; Elson, $780,; Taylor, 323; Peach, 195; Little
wood, All; Cartwright, 400; Day. 439; Mason,
375; Noremac. 800; Campana, 32l; Vint. 297;
Smith, lao.
pa M.-Score: Herty. 44O miles. 4 laps; Lit.
tlewood, 435; Moore, 4l4; Cartwright, 4O4;
Hawortb, 1894; Day, 309; Golden, 3S4: Mason,
375; Common, $40; Noremac. 392; Hart. 3S3:
Campsns. 33I: Olson. 32S; Vint, 297; Taylor,
323; Smith, 147; Leach, 196.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-30
HARRISON AND HIS CABINET
AT0pic Which Furnishes the GreatBulk
of Conversation at the Capital.
II Has Been Arranged that Sherman Will Be
Secretary of State-Sensational Reports
as to j Intentions Of Democrats.
THE HARRISON CABINET.

The Washington Gossips Assign Mr.. sher-
nan to the State Department.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Glowing to the ap-
preaching inaugural. but little is heard about
the converting of Congress, and while the
change Of administration is more than three
months away, the probabilities and the possibili-
ties ara being constantly discussed among the
politicians. The personne! OF the next
Cabinet Is the ail-absorbine topic OF con-
versation. The greater part OF the gossip
on the subject is of little good. 1t is assuredly
believed IN Washington that Mr.. Blaine will not
be invited to accept the portfolio of the Depart
ment of State. but that Senator Sherman will
receive an Invitation, and the indications at this
time seem 20 be that he will accept. An
intimate friend of General Harrison said
to-day that the statement could be made
positively that Mr.. Blaine's lame had not been
considered in connection with the Department
OF State, all rumors to the contrary, notwith-
standing. Should Mr.. Sherman enter the Cabi-
net, the present situation in Ohio warrants the
assumption by politicians that Major Mckinley
would be elected as Speaker of the House, and
that his colleague, Major Bptterworth. would
succeed Mr.. Sherman In the Senate.