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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
Burned 10 A CRISP.
The Tragic Death of an Aged Lady Near
Steubenville. q.

Inc Tragic Death OF an aged Lazy near
SteubenvilIe. o.
STEUBENvILLE, O., April Bridget, widow
of the late William Kelley, living in a small
house between here and Alikanna, was burned
TO death last evening. She was about eighty
years of age, feeble and childish Her grand
daughter left her alone to come into town.
Patsy Powers, boy, saw smoke issuing from
the windows, and gave the alarm Eugene.
Calvin and some hands from the Alikanns
mill went inside. They found the poor old lady
lying on the floor, with her feet close to the
fireplace and her body burned brown ana to a
crisp. Her clothing and hair were burned of.
The stencil was sickening. The rag carpet was
burned and smOuldering around her for some
distance. The cloth upon the table,
where she had evidently attempted to get her
supper together, was burning. When they
took hold and carefully lifted her upon the bed
their hands stuck to her burned flesh and yet
she was alive and moaning, living for hour
in terrible suffering Ii is strange coinci-
denee that her married daughter, a Mrs. Yocum,
was burned TO death in the same house a few
years ago.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
Get the Undertaken.

The Medical Gazette alleges that the following
letter was received by physician from a man
whom he knew, practicing medicine and de-
string COUNSEL dear Dock / have pashunt
who's physical sines shows that the wind-pipe
has liberated of and his lungs have drop down
into his stumick l have given hym EVERY thin
without eject her fother is welthy honable and
inhuenshal as he is member of assembly and
god nose don't want to loos hymn what shall
do ans by return male. Yours frat"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
Murder and Suicide.

PITrsBURG, Pa, April Edward Dietz cut
the throat of his tbree-year-old daughter from
ear to ear this morning and then cut his own
throat. They were discovered shortly after
ward, both dead Dietz was a German He
assaulted his wife last night and a warrant
was issued for his arrest. He became des-
perate on hearing of it, and said he would put
an end to all his troubles.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
Retrihntinn VIII Come.
Evansville Courier.

As we have said, there are communities in
this country where such shameful injustice at
the hands of the judge of a court would
subject him to a hearing before Judge
Lynch. The people of Indiana law
abiding people, and the democrats Of Indiana
are long suffering people Whether they
viii patiently endure much longer the intamies
of this man Woods or not, retribution will
overtake him sooner or later. Justice walks
with leaden heel but strikes with an iron hand.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
DR.. Davis Located.

To THE EDTToR-Sir: 1 see in to-day's
paper where you want DR.. Davis. read
medicine with DIR. Davis in Thorntown, Ind,
and he said that ne had been an army surgeon
during the late war, and had charge of camp
Darlington hospital part Of the time. By seeing
John A. Comingor, N. D., u s. Illinois-st. you
can find out whether he is the man you want.
His address short time ago was Lewis Jack
son Davis VI. d.. $50 w. Madison-st, Chicago
Telephone 1922. HIRAM j. Coon, NJ. ID.
Colfax ADrll .
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
Sarcastic.
OaTCthhtAts
rAFarchanf Travalor

Merchant Traveller.
Look here" said Mr.. Blankerton, as he sat
opposite his wife at supper.
whats the matterp
"I've found a pearl in my oyster"
cts odd" said his wife after pause, "how
every day brings forth some illustration of an
old proverb."
81 don't quite follow you"
81 was just thinking of the casting of pearls
before swine"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
A Plausible Idea.
THE Epoch.l

"Pa" said Bobby. who was looking over his
picture-book, isn't that picture of Jonah
and the whale"
Certainly not, replied the old man impa-
tiently-he had been answering foolish ques-
lions all the evening-''if it were wouldn't
Jonah be there, too%
"Perhaps he's inside the whale" suggested
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
The Prohibitionist, Defeated.

DUBUQUE, Ia, April 2.-Stewart (dem.) was
elected mayor yesterday by $50 majority over
Hayden, the nominee of the republican and
uniOn-labor parties. The entire democratic
ticket was elected by majorities ranging from
200 to 200. The campaign was largely fought
on the enforcement of the prohibitory law and
the anti-prohibitionists achieved victory.
The next council is democratic.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
A DEMOCRATIC LANDSLIDE
Swept Over Chicago Yesterday-Roche De
feated-Other City Elections.

CHICAGO, April "A landslide for the dem
ocrats was the result of to-day's election, as in
Dictated at II o'clock this evening. At that
hour out of a total of 3s1 precincts 800 give
Roche (rep.1 3s,S1S; Creiger (dem.l. 1856
Cregier's majority, 1858. Nearly every office
on the list was captured by the democrats. The
only republican success was in hanging on to
the South town Offices by a very narrow mar
gin. The result is generally conceded to be a
sweeping victory for the labor element, the ad-
vOcates of elevated roads and those who favor
divorce between municipal and national poll
tics
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
A Familiar Heading.

y. I. " ttkIy.I
Wife (glancing over a newspaperl-"Here's
an article headed "A Terrible Wreck /
wonder what it's about. Shall / read it?'
Husband-"No-o: most likely it's a patent
medicine ADVERTISEMENT else obituary
notice of some daily newspaper that was
started to fill long-felt want"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
Must Dress in Taste.
fClothier & Furnisher. ]

TIIOtnleT a T uTUItItI-I
Miss Carmine, he pleaded, ''the love bear
you cannot be measured by mere words II is
ineradicable indistinguishable, infinite VIII
Won be mine?' ''Mr. Bolts" replied Maria
Carmine. 81 feel deeply the great honor you
have conferred upon me. But there is between
US a fatal barrier. l can never marry a man
who wears a silk hat and a sack coat at the
oauaa time
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
When Justice Puts On Motley.

Culprit- (who has just been sentenced for
ten days on the Island. MANY thanks Sure
your honor is a pleasant gintlemanI %
Magistrate-"Whatst that, prisoner?'
Culprit-"Why, sor, barrin' the minstrel
show, Oh can't remember so funny a speech as
yours since Judge Guty sent me up the last
timep
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
A Comforting Suggestion.

Mrs. Finnegan (starting up as Tim comes
home a little shakyl-"Ph'at IS all the mise be-
low? Did hear some wan shout 'Foir?"
Mr. Finnegan-"B' gorrah, ye did,. but be
an the first fiure, an there's sixsh hures
bechune il an US"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10

Kirby Stone-"Pve just witnessed very
affecting street incident, Lott"
Job Lott-"What was itT
Kirby Stone-''Two truck-drivers got their
wheels locked on West-st., and both had such
severe colds they couldn't speak loud word"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
Conldn,t Please Her.
Philadelphia Record.l

Little Daughter Mamma, may play with
that little girl next door, Mrs. Tip;op (se-
verely)-"Certainly not Her papa goes to his
business In a street-car. He hasn't a carriage
TO his name" "Well, can L play with SaIiie
Liveryman, around the corner? Her papa has
twenty-five carriages" NO; he has toe
many
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
Power of Association

Mrs, DeTemper blocking up from the paper
well, / declarei Another woman, single
handed, has captured a burglar. should
think she would have been killed by the brute;
but the paper says the moment she grabbed a
poker and made dash for him. his knees
trembled and bis teeth shook, and he sank to
the floor in alright"
Mr.. DsTemper-"He is probably married
man"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
DIR. Harrison's Attack ON Gray.
Hancock Democrat

This attack on Gov. Gray, under the circum-
stances, is unfortunate for DR.. Harrison as he
will learn in time. DIR. Harrison has thus far
refused to give up his Office, and is now playing
into the hands Of Gov. HOvey and the republi-
cans surrounding him
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
His Conscience Hurt Him.

CALHOUN, KY, April Al W. White, sher-
if of this Mclean )county, attended a religious
revival, and there confessed that thirteen years
ago he embezzled one thousand dollars OF the
county funds. He paid over the money, and
promised to pay the interest, which viii amount
=, 4c00
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
Irrelevant.

nMamma. at the Ponce de Leon hop, last
night Mr. de Ritch asked me to be his wife,
"Of course you accepted himY'
"0f course-but ne began so queerly."
''How?n
Gle asked me if loved himp
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
A Thorough BiRot.


There are very few who can rival Mr.. Hal
stead in thorough-going partisenship, or in
big0try which is the more notable because of
the boldness With which it is proclaimed. -
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
THOUSANDS DROWNED.
The Island of Tahiti in the South Pacific
Swept by the Recent Hurricane.

AUCKLAND, April 3.-The disastrous hurri-
cane of March Is swept the island of Tahiti,
lying about 1900 miles southeast of Samoa.
Its effects were terribly disastrous, the capital
city of the island having been totally sub
merged and the loss of life enormous. Thou
sands of natives were swept away and drowned.
On the island of Tonga the hurricane created
great havoc. Thirty persons persisted there in
the Storm
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-10
Snappish.
~ y G 4

Young Wife-"The trouble with my husband
is he doesn't thoroughly know me-" Old Maid
How thankful you ought to be. dear"
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-15
Half "a Centuries Progress.

Tho IIomiletic Review thinks that those of
us not yet 50 years of ago havo probably
lived in the most important and intellectually
progressive period of human history. "Witll-
in this half century," it says, "the following
inventions and discoveries hurc been mado:
Ocean steamships, street railways, elevated
railways, telegraph lines, ocean cables. tele-
phones, I!unosraph, photography and n
score of now methods of picture making,
anilMo cclors, kerosene oil, electric light,
steam fire engines, chemical fro cxtinguish
crs, annsthctics and painless surgery, gun
cotton, nitro gycerinc, dynamite, giant pow
der, aluminium, magnesium and other new
metals, electroplating, spectrum analysis and
spcctroscopc, audphonc, pneumatic tubes,
electric motor, electric bells, typewriter,
cheap postal system, steam heating, steam
and hydraulic elevators, vcstibule cars, can
tilever bridges. All positive knowledge Of
the physical constitution of planetary and
stellar worlds has been attained within this
period. New York Telegram.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-15
Took the Whole Hog.

Whether "a lie well told and stuck to after.
ward is as good as tho truth was debated ao
a dinner table where | was sitting ono day
this week and it brought out tho following
story from a rather dyspeptic looking man
who had eaten very sparngly: ~ used to
live up in the country said he. "One Of my
ncighbors, an unlucky, unthrifty sort of a
man, killed a pig ono day with the aid of u
local butcher, and after the killing he said to
the butcher, By jinks, Sam, | hate to cut
up that pig. 'WhyH Cause, you see, I'm
OWN most everybody around here piece OF
pork. and if cut up tho pig Ill have to give
the most Of him away Il tell you what III
do said the butcher What's that? I'D
leave the pig hang up out doors till IL O'Clock
at night, then take him in and give out the
next morning that he's been stolen by
jinks, Ill do it, 1t was wonderfully fine
plan, the farmer thought, and he left the pig
hanging out, as the butcher suggested About
IL o'clock the butcher himself came along and
loaded the pork into his wagon. 1t was not
there when the farmer went out after it,
The next day, with long face, he accosted
the butcher i'll hoarse whisper: i say, Sam,
somebody did really steal that pig That's
right, said the butcher, nudging him and
winking wiclsedly at the same time. But, V
jinks, the pig was really stolen 'That's
right you stick to that and you'll be all
right said the butcher encouragingly, and
he hurried of. leaving his friend in a most
bewidered state Of mind, from which don't
think he ever fully emerged. ."-Lewiston
Journal
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-15
Tho Mean Thing.

Private Secretary Pearson, of Governor
Beavers Office, Harrisburg, Pa. had " curious
and somewhat startling experience with the
graphophone. He began to turn the crank
and supposed that he was aboutSo cause tho
machine to give out to the young lady type
writer message which the governor had
talked into it tho evening previous. The
young lady was all attention, and tho pri-
vate secretary began solennly to turn the
crank, which works by a treadle To his hoE-
ror and tho intense embarrassment of tho
young lady, the following amorous jumbo
was given out with decided emphasis:
Now, don't George There some
body will come OF course love you.
There; somebody really is coming, and you
have mussed my hair all up. Please,
love, I'm so afraid that some one will come
in, ann besides, can't work this crank if you
insist upon kissing mo all the time"
The periods represent sounds too familiar
to be mistaken. They were the smacking Of
lips and other sounds which accompany the
interchange of caresses between lovers.
1t was some little while before tho matter
could be satisfactorily explained, either by
the young lady or by Mr.. Pearson, who at
first were disposed to imagine that somebody
had been playing practical joke upon them
The matter was finally Strengthened out, how
ever. when the executive clerk came around,
and, upon hearing Of the incident. laughed
heartily. He had, on the evening before,
been showing bride and groom about the
executive department., and, being called away
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-15
Milking StraNs.

If YOU do not think that mankind is a
thirsty race you should visit unique shop
i'll Il back street i'll this city. There is nothing
quito like it on tho face of the earth, and it is
u marvellous exponent of the bibulous ability
of the world.
Some years ago it popped into the mind Of
an ingenious man that by tho aid OF machn-
cry he could beat nature making straws. He
had noticed, as so many other people have
noticed, that cooling drinks acquire an added
smoothness and dulcct charm on II sutry
night when they are drawn through a straw.
We do not know who first discovered this
fact but whoever he was he was IL benefactor
of mankind. This delightful operation, how
ever, required tho purchase of good strongg
unthreshcd straw in large quantities, and tho
item of expense became quite appreciable.
Our ingenious friend cudgelcd his brains and
made u machine which would curl paper into
u cylinder and thus parallel natures handi
work. But it was crude triumph and he
was not satisfied.
Patcnting his first attempt, therefore, he
began to improve upon it, and he kept Oh inn
proving his apparatus and multiplying his
plant as lis business grew till now he has i'll
his shop l54 machines capablenmong them Of
turning out 100000 paper straws u day. In
zero weather business is slack, but as the
thermometer rises his machines grow buster
and buster. They are run by n three horse
power electric motor This business has been
developed inside of four years from the
smallest and crudcst of beginnings to its pres
ent gigantic proportions, and its history
shows low much good thought is WORTH
Washington Letter
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-15
Condensation by Cold,

In writing of winter experiences in the IIud
son Bay country, Mr. Ballantyne describes
tho effect of bringing cold iron into warm
room and explains the philosophy of tho
change produced. Tho same explanation can
bo given Of The moisture forming on the out
u, of a vessel in which ceis Kept in u warm
room or ri frost ON the wmdow pane in win
ter
IL vas curious to oohs"rvo the change that
took place i'll the appearanceo our guns after
wo entered tho warm room Tho barrels,
and every bit of metal upon them, instantly
became white, like ground glass This pho
nomcnon was caused by the condensation and
freezing of tho moist atmosphere of tho room
upon the cold iron, Any piccoof metal when
brought suddenly out of such intense cold
into n warm room will in this way become
covered with a pure whito coating of hoar
FROST
1t docs not remain long in this state, how
ever, us tho warmth of tho room soon heats
the metal and lnclts tho ice. Thus, in about
ten minutes, our guns assumed three differ
cnt appearances, when wo entered tho house,
they wcrc clear, polished and dry; in five
minutes they were white as snow, and in five
moredripping wct.-Youths Companion.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-15
Japanese Kindness,

a picture of japanese lifo drawn by Pro
fessor Morse shows such pleasant relation
existing between tho human and the brute
creation that no society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals is needed.
Birds build their nests in tLe city houses,
wild fowl, geese and ducks alisht in the
public parks, wild deer trot about tho street.
He had actually been followed by wild deer
in the streets, nibbing melon rind out of his
hand, as tame as calves and lambs on our
Michigan farms
y dog goes to sleep in tho busiest streets,
men turn aside SO as not to disturb him. One
day beautiful heron alightcd on the limb of
tree, and tho busy, jostlins throng stopped.
Fvery mans hand went into his pocket, just
L. they would with H.. but instead of bllns-
ing out pepper, out cane pencil and
stretching paper.-Youlh's Companion.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-15
Not Afraid of Ghosts.

A gentleman from the country said: 81
saw that piece you had about the haunted
house, in the 18th, and sorno people don't
believe such things, and neither did |. tell
you l have changed have heard their
noises; heard them walk, and seen them cut
capers. One night | was lying BY my wife
who was asleep and the moon was shining
brightly, window was near by and the cur
tain was up, when | heard noise, and right
in the moonshinc, up popped little niger
about two feet high, without sign Of a head
raised up on my elbow and looked at it
carefully 1t bobbed around, and got about
as good as if it had head took stick
and punched it, but felt nothing. thought
to catch it, but it commenced getting larger,
and kept on until it filed tho whole side of
the house and gradually disappeared, and /
got up and looked for it, but it was gone.
I've seen ghosts, but amt Il bit afraid of
them, for expect to BIO one myself some
time. "-Americus tGa.j Republican.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-15
Tho Parson Was Right.

Elder Thompson, the famous Maine Uni
versalist preacher, who died some years ago,
was nacc asked to marry u couple whose rclig-
ious views were at variance with his own
.lftcr the ceremony the bridegroom expressed
his entire satisfaction with the service Il
don't see" he said, "that you could have dono
it any better if you'd believed in hell" a
little theological discussion followed, in which
Elder Thompson advanced the idea that "a
man gets his hell in this world" Two years
after Elder Thompson met the man again.
You remember you married mc:' tho man
said
Yes"
And that said hoped it would be just
as happy IA marriage as if you believed in u
Lell.'
You said something like that
And that you said some folks got all their
hell in this world"
II might have said So.
"Parson, you was right. ."-Boston Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-15

Mr.. Elmer Partridge keeps neither hand
grenadcs nor fire cxtinsuishcrs i'll his house
on Halscy street, near Hill street, Ncwarl;,
because he owns Il dog Of the Irish sctt :.
breed that can put out flames as quickly as Il
fireman, and with far less damage to the
threatened property. Twice he discovered
small fires at night on his masters premises,
and paved them out before he aroused the
family to show them his good work On
both occasions he was Slightly burned. Mr.
Partridge has no doubt that if he had the
least fear that n fire was getting beyond his
control ho would sound an alarm at once.
A bundle of straw or newspapers ignitcd,
and u cry of fire. brings Dan, as the dog is
called, at a gallop to the place. If lie cannot
extingush the flames with his paws he rolls
his body over and over upon it, quite regard
less of the danger Of singing his handsome red
coat. But the strangcst part of his perform
ance is the after piece. AS soon as he has put
out the fire he lies down and deliberately eats
all the ashes with great apparent cnjoymc t.
The animal is, otherwise, 4 vegetarian. He
will eat no meat. but dcvours vegetables
grcedily, and delights, especially, in mashed
potatoes--Ncw York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-15
Voman's Political Emancipation,

Tho political emancipation of women. says
tho great Russian writer, Stepniak, is ques-
tion of the future But it is easy to foresee
that, when the time comes, they will not lack
male supporters of their rights, for our
Women have certainly done as much as our
lnen in the terrible struggle for the ennanci-
patton of the country. The name of Sophia
Perovskaia, Figner Zassulich, are known
throughout the world. But there are thou
sands of unknown women who have perished
and are perishing daily for the countrys sake
in the mines, in exile, in the numberless
prisons with heroic courage and cheerful
abnegation that only future generations will
appreciate, and will turn, We hope, to better
account
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-15
The Way TO Rest.

Many women never rest They seem not
to understand What rest, real rest, means. To
throw ones self down with newspaper or
book is not rest, it is only change of occu-
patton To sit down and keep tho fingers
flying over solno sort of fancy work, as if
one were pursued by demon of unrest, is
certainly not rest But to lie at full length on
hard surface; arms extended at the sides,
head back, with no pillow. eyes closed, all
cares and worries dismissed, this is rest; this
will smooth away wrinkles In the face and in
temper; this will give an air Of rcpose to the
tired anxious, nervous woman, this will take
away many an ache and straighten out the
rounded shoulders and craned out nccks.-
True Flag.
The Dickinson press., 1889-06-15

Tho Fair stcnosraphcr's idea of Men.
Tho dgnificd girl was on the street car the
other evening, and her lower lip pouted out
as if she were at odds with things generally
You seem out of sorts,' said her companion
stenographer, what is tho mattcri" oh"
replied tho dignifed girl, ~ get sick of mcu
and their ways. They arc messy; they sling
paper all over the office, and loll about on the
desks and cllairsin such undiyniiied attitudes
They smoke and chew; we have fourteen
drummcrs who come into our office, and only
one Of tho fourteen has ever had tho courtesy
to ask mo if cigar smoke is offensive to me
Then they are silly; they talk such nonsense
as l6-ycar-old girls wouldn't be guilty of. 1t
is all about necktieS, now hats, ballets, good
dinners and so on If you think man is the
superior animal you just spend some time in
business office with assorted sizes of him,
and you will see. Lam beginning to believe
that trashy dime novel is better society
than the average man, and equally improv
ng."-Indiunapolis Journal