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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

IT is the opinion of the organ the mu-
nicipal rings that the proceedings Of the
new fire and police board "savor of indecent
haste" and that Sin a case of this kind
the presumption is in favor of the author
tiles in office" The Bigham law declared an
emergency, and as soon as the new board
was elected it was its duty to assume con-
troll of the fire and police departments.
The presumption was not in favor of the
authorities in Office, but of the
law which displaced them. Every
law is presumed to be constitutional,
and is binding upon every citizen, until it
has been held unconstitutional by the
courts. Mayor DENNY and his under
strappers have no more right than any
private individual to disobey any law be-
cause they believe, or pretend to believe,
it conflicts with the constitution. The
course which Denny, TRAVIS ct al. are
pursuing in this business is lawless and
revolutionary, and is emphatically con-
demned by the decent public opinion of
this community.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

IT is evidently going to be a clean
sweep, and speedy one. What do Re-
formers FoULKE, SWIFT and MORTON think
about ito
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

OFFICIAL from Washington: NO Gresh-
am men need apply"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

THAT inflated humbug and transparent
hypocrite, ALVIN p. HovEY, has been
assuring the public that it had
been his intention to appoint mon
partisan" boards for all the public
institutions if the legislature had afforded
him the opportunity. The legislature
created commission 10 supervise the re-
moval of Momence rock in the Kankakee
river and gave its appointment TO the
governor. He has promptly selected a
''non-partisan" commission, consisting Of
three red-hot republicans. What stu
pendous fraud our governor is, to be sure
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

THE SENTINEL has received several in
ouiries as TO the new license law-whether
it is mandatory upon cities and towns,
and whether it is in force. The law is
not mandatory. 1t merely authorizes
cities to increase the license to $3.50, and
incorporated towns to increase it to $3.50,
at their option. 1t does not declare an
emergency, and will, therefore, not be in
force until the official publication and dis
tribution of the acts of the Fifty-sixth
general assembly.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-20

Horsford's Acid Phosphate,
Useful in all forms of dyspepsia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
Working Power OF Nations.

The american Financier says: In
very instructive paper, read recently by
Mr.. NJ. Mulhall, before the British AS
sociation, in session at Bath, England,
it was shown that in every one of the
three principal sources of power-man,
horse and steam-the United States ex-
ceeds the leading nations of Europe.
MIR. Mulhall presented the following
table, showing the aggregate energy OF
the pricipal nations in millions of1oot
tons daily:
Couatri,s Hand. Horse: Steam; Total;
United States. ....S, 40 33,6D 4S, 400 ~, 45O
United Kingdom 300 $500 :iS,960 52,9!o
France. ........5, $50 $500 $3.50 3O,S4O
Germany. .... $3.50 lO,5OO 19,sOU $3.50
In round numbers the working power
of the United States is three times as
great as that OF France, two and one
half times as great az that of Germany,
one and two.thirds times as great US that
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, aud equal to that of the
two greatest of the older nations COM
bineI. Mr.. Mulhsll thinks the un-
paralleled growth of the lnited States
has only begun, as he says at present the
increase of industry. energy and wealth
roes on unabated. The next census in
Is! 0 will probably show population OF
6f, O0a, 900, with an aggregate energy OF
100, coo, 600 of foot tons daily, and an
accumulated wealth of $40, 0Or, COO, 600,
figures never before applicable to any
nation in the world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
King Ia Ia In Exile.

King ia ia, the deposed West African
monarch, who was captured some six
months ago by the MARINES Of the Brit
ish man -of-war Icarus, is still q prisoner
on the Island of st. Vincent, in the West
Indies, where the Icarus landed him.
Judging by the report recently brought
in by gentleman arriving on Q West
India steamer, the royal exile is having
a pretty good time, though he pines oc-
casionally for the companionship of the
sixty or more wives left behind him in
his late kingdom of Opopo.
Ja ia, it will be remembered, was &C.
cused of breaking certain treaty with
England. He purchased a couple of
Krupp guns, it is said, and began
to make preparations to blow any
''blawsted" Britisher who trespassed on
his territory to "kingdom come" He
was induced by British Consul General
johnson to pay visit to the Consulate
at the mouth of the River Opopo for the
alleged purpose of arranging matters.
He was surrounded by marines, and al
most before he knew it he was on board
prisoner.
He still vigorously protests that he
was not guilty of violating any treaty
between his country and England, but
he has grown more resigned to his ex-
lie.
"Her Majesty" continued my infor-
mant, "has presented the King with
rear admiral's uniform, and he struts
around in it as proud as peacock.
"Governor Llewellen has treated him
very kindly, and King ia Ia has been
furnished with a pleasant residence in
Kingstown. Every day he rides out in
style accompanied by a mounted orderly.
He is also said to have become great
favorite in society and he often dimes
at the Government House, where his
broken English is listened to with great
interest.
'.The colored people Of Kinestown
treat the monarch with great deal Of
respect. His Royal Highness has very
careless habit of leaving jewelry scat
tered around loose in his apartment. It
is related that short time ago while
King ia ia was enjoying dinner at the
Government House, telegraph mes.
sage announced the capture of big
black girl In the Kings lodging. ia
ia on hearing it jumped up and at once
yelled through the instrument a request
for the immediate release of the girl.
"The latest news concerning the King
is that he has finally induced his favorlte
wife to join him, and that she is now on
her way to st. Vincent, from Liverpool,
where she arrived some time ago. Her
name, believe, is Patience, and she is
is said to be about eighteen years of age,
and a very plump creature, with an in
clination to stoutness. She is not en-
tirely black, and can, I understand,
speak little English. With her is her
little brother, who will be one of the
Kings household."-New York Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
IT Worked Just AS Well.

A prominent New York physician re.
lates IN amusing incident of his practice
as showing how great is the force of
imagination. A lady injured the ball of
one of her feet, by striking it against
curb. The bruise was severe and she
feared cancer. Upon her visiting her
physician, he told her to paint the bruise
with iodine, and not use the foot. She
went away content, and upon reaching
home took bottle from cabinet and
painted her foot. The stain was brown
and sat sfactorily unpleasant to look at.
The following day she felt so much bet
ter that she called again on the physician
to have him make final examination of
the bruise. When he saw the stain he
exclaimed:
"Why, Madam, what have you on
your ioot''
'Iodine, DOCTOR" was the confident
reply.
The physician advised her to return
home and get the bottle containing the
iodine and bring it to him. She searched
for the bottle. and discovered to her in.
tense discontinue that it was labeled:
"Cholera mixture" Its adm strat:ou
was etf:cacious, however.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
0ComeUnto Me,o

What kind, sweet words are theset Jesus
says them to you. "How am l to knowl"
We'll, they are for every one that Is weary
and heavy laden. Do not you know what it
is to be weary and tired sometimesa Perhaps
you know what it is to feel almost tired Of
trying to be good-weary with wishing that
you could be better. So. you see, it is to
you that he says "Comen And If you have
not yet come, you are heavily laden, too,
even if you do not feel it, because the burden
of sin is heavy enough to sink you down into
hell, unless Jesus takes it from you. SO it is
to you that he says, Come" And lest you
should tn nix that he says 1t to grown-up
people only, he said, "Suffer the little chill
dren to come unto me-" Are you a little
child? Then it is to you that he says
Gomez 'If he were here, and if l could
see Him, should like to come" He is here,
as really and truly as you are. Suppose
your mother and you were in dark room
together, and she said, "Come to mel" you
would not stop to say, 'T would come If I
could see you." You would say, II am COM
ing, mother!" and you would soon feel your
way across the room, and be safe by her
side. Net seeing her would not make any
difference. Jesus calls you now, this very
day. He is here, in this very room. Now.
will you not say, 81 am coming Lord Jesus"
and ask him to stretch out his hand and help
you to come, and draw you quite close to
himself, the blessed, beloved Lord Jesus, who
loved you and gave himself for you, who has
waited so patiently for you, who calls you
because he wants you to come and be his
own little lamb, and be taken up in his arms
and blessed. Will you not "Come"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
The Captive.

It Is q we'll known fact that certain mount
ainous regions in modern Greece are infested
by desperate bands of robbers. They profess
to wage ceaseless war against the Turks,
but they are only engaged in depressing the
weak. They have adopted barbarous code
Of laws for their own government, and look
upon the surrounding country as their natu-
raj Inheritance. They visit the unprotected,
and plunder the helpless without mercy.
They often capture citizens, and if a ransom
is not paid for them on demand, the unfor-
tunate prisoners are cruelty tortured and
put to death.
A few years ago peasant was captured
by these brigands, and carried into one or
the mountainous strongholds At the sug-
gestion Of the chief, he wrote letter to his
friends informing them Of his perilous con-
dition and the amount that must be paid for
his deliverance. They were unable to raise
the sum demanded, and the unhappy man
was left to perish.
After waiting few days for the expected
ransom, the robbers assembled in council and
decided that the prisoner must die. Accord
ing to their custom, they drew lots as to
which one should perform the execution, and
it fell on the chief, who ever delighted in acts
of cruelty. He disregarded the entreatles OF
the unfortunate, appointed place and com,
PEELED him to dig his own grave. ne $1,000
49,
he toiled at his unpleasant task, and when
the work was done, he prepared to strike the
"Mercy!' exclaimed the prisoner, ''mercy!
have mercy"
"Our laws admit no mercy"
"Spare me-" pleaded the trembling cap.
tive: II have wife and children"
"Ransom or death!' exclaimed the chief.
ssSet me free" continued the captive, in
an agonizing tone, land I will pay the sum
demanded"
"Ycu are a beggar," said the chief, de-
lighted at the torture his words inflicted.
~ will work and raise the money"
"No, YOU must die,'' said the unfeellng
wretch, as he raised the knife to plunge it
into his vitals. - :,
A voice suddenly arrested tie uplifted
weapon, and q robber advanced, followed by
Salee, q wellknown citizen, whom the
prisoner had long hated and considered his
II have sacrificed my CATTLE" said Salee,
addressing the peasant, land paid the ran
sem. You have injured me without cause
when l was your best friend. Now you are
redeemed from death, and 1 only ask your
love in return"
expected favor. He begged Salee's pardon
for his numerous Offences and wept many
tears of gratitude.
A multitude now living in this world are
willing captives of Satan, and do not seem
to realize their wretched condition. They
are unable to escape from the hard task
master, and are digging their own graves.
They have insulteI their best friend, and are
exposed to eternal death. The ransom IS
paid, but they must perish or accept 1t on
the terms Of the gospel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
Guarding the Graves of Millionaires.

''It's an i'll wind that blows nobody
good" said q we'll ldrcssed, active look
ing young New York business man the
other day. Now. it may sound strange
to you, but the robbery of Stewards body
has been of great benefit to me and a
great many other people whom could
name"
''In what way?" inquired the friend
to whom the remark was addressed.
"Well, it opened up an entirely new
line of business and created a demand
for my goods in o quarter that had
never thought of before. You know
manufacture electrical watch clocks,
designed for use in factories and other
large buildings where watchmen are en-
ployed. Well, ever since the Stewart
grave robbery there has been demand
for those watch clocks in every part of
the country for use in cemeteries. The
grave OF nearly every rich or public man
is protected in some such way, and |
could tell you of graves that are watched
night and day by private watchmen.
'There's Nanderbit's grave, for in
stance, down in the big manusoieum on
Staten Island. I sold them two Of my
electrical clocks, one of which is placed
inside the tomb and the other outside of
it. Every fifteen minutes each clock is
visited by Pinkerton detective, two of
whom are constantly on guard. One OF
these detectives patrols outside the tomb,
while the other is locked in and sits be-
hind the ilon bars with loaded repeat
ing rifle on his knees ready for instant
use. 1t would be next to impossible for
any robber to get away with the remains
of William II. Vanderbilt so long as 1t
is protected as it is now. The Plnkerton
men are hired BY the year, and there is
quite little colony of them established
down there on Staten Island very near
the mausoieum. l think they keep eight
or ten there all the time, so that those on
duty at the grave are relieved at fire.
quent intervals and are therefore not 1ia-
Bile to fall asleep at their posts. 1t costs
more to look after the old man now that
he's dead than is spent by most men
when they're alive" 50 - ''.''' y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
An Infant Raised on Nicotine.

Winchester probably possesses the
youngest smoker in the State, If not in
the whole country. His name is Wallace
Lochridge and he is one year and ten
months old.
He will smoke pipe or cigar with as
much ease and apparent comfort as O
confirmed smoker of adult years. He
Graves tobacco, and indulgence in the
weed never makes him sick. Young
Wallace has smoked ever since he was q
year old, his father says, and the habit
IS evidently growing on him. .
Your correspondent saw the "baby"
putting away at pipe in front Of his
fathers livery stable this morning, and
the little fellow seemed to relish the
narcotic immensely and greatly enjoy
the great wreaths of smoke issuing from
his tiny lips. He seems to have nat
ural appetite for tobacco, and cries If
deprived of smoke. Heis an unusually
bright and intelligent child, is fine
looking, stout and robust, and is as
suredly wonder.
A crowd collected in front of his
fathers Office, attracted by the little one
putting away delightedly at the old and
nicotine-soaked pipe, and much surprise
and wonder were evinced at the infants
singular performance. This is certainly
o remarkable case, and an unusual in
stance of pervated taste in one So young.
There is no hoax about this matter.
Your correspondent is we'll acquainted
with tie boy, has seen him smoking at
different times, as have also Others here,
and knows there is no humbug about it.
The parents of the child are we'll
known and highly respected people, and
they arc at q loss to account for the
taby's extraordinary passion for the
seductive weed. Chattanooga (1snn.)
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
Div Fathers Business.

Are you "about your Fathers business7"
Very likely you would say, II do not know
what it means" See what it meant for the
Lord Jesus, and then you will see what it
means for you. When he said these words he
was in the Temple "hearing and asking
questions" You are going to Gods temple
today; will you do as Jesus dida Not sit
thinking about all sorts Of things, and watch
ing the people and wondering when it will
be over; but really hearing and watching to
see what your heavenly Father will say to
you. There is sure 10 be some message from
him to you today, if you will only listen for
it. Do you not wonder what 1t will be2 and
will it not be pity If you do not hear it,
but miss it because you forget to listen to It'll
And have you not any. questions to ask: Not
Of learned doctors, but Of Jesus Christ
himselfl He who once asked questions in the
Jewish temple now answers many question
in His own temple. Think what you would
like to ask Him about, and II they are right
questions He will answer them. Might you
not ask him today to tell how you too can be
about His Fathers business? When st. Paul
said. Lord. what wilt thou have me to doT'
the Lord told him one thing at a time, and
promised to tell him what else as soon as he
had done that. So if you go this day to Gods
house, and thus do one thing which He wants
you to do, you are sure, If you listen, to hear
something else which He wants you to do
when you come away.-[Frances Ridley
HayergaL
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
POPULAR SCIENCE.

One hundred bushels of corn are about
equal to cord of wood as fuel.
All the scientists will assert that it
would take q cannon ball only eight
days to reach the moon.
William Murdock, of England, dis
covered the use of combustible air, or
gas, about the close of the last century.
There are localities where the annual
rainfall is equal to six hundred inches,
and the average over the whole earth IS
nearly sixty inches.
An indianapolis druggist has discov-
cred poison so powerful that aQuantlty
of its vapor will kill every living thing
on an acre of ground.
Charcoal is recommended as an alb
sorber of gases in the milk room where
foul gases are present. 1t should be
freshly powdered and kept there con-
tinually.
To cure deafness, take two-thirds
British oil and one third of laudanum.
Shake well before using. Put two drops
twice day in the esr, but once day II
it makes you dizzy.
Various compositions have been EN-.
ployed for making leather water proof
by filing up the minute pores. A simple
and readily made composition is com.
posed of two parts of tallow and one Of
rosin, applied while hot. Yellow bees;
wax, Burgundy pitch, turpentine, and
linseed oil are also much used for this
purpose, and by some persons preferred
to the tallow and rosin.
An ingenious plan for testing the con-
dition OF horses feet is under considera-
tion by New York blacksmiths. Gne
terminal of battery giving light cur:
rent is attached to the animals bit and
the other to the shoe. If the horse suf-
fers from the shoe or nails he will squirm
under the test. If there is no irritation
it will pay no attention to it. A little
electrical science in the blacksmith shops
would locate much suffering.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
A Franco English Bill Of Fare.

A Boston man publishes in the Tran
script the following copy of a bill of fare
in a little inn in Sevres, France. The
proprietor had done his viands in French
and then in English for the convenience
of his English-reading patrons, with the
following result:
Une potage seul. Basin of soup alone. -,
Potage aux croutons. Peas soup WITH
crust of brea1.
Riz la Turque. Rice at the Turkish
manner.
Potage la refine Soup at tne queen.
Rum steack. Not transated.l
Une cote:ette the mouton. One muttons
chop. poe
steack with the tumbled potatoes.
HOLSTERS were served with sharp sauce"
at prices varying according the bigness."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
RELIGIOUS READING.
God Known by Loving Him.

God Known by Loving Him.
'Tis not the skill Of human art,
Which gives me power my God to know;
The sacred lessons Of the heart
Come not from instruments below.
Love is my teacher. He can tell
The wonders that he learnt above;
No other master knows so well;-
'Tis love alone can tell Of love.
Oh. then, Of God if thou wouldst learn,
His wisdom, goodness, glory see;
All human arts and knowledge spurn;
Let love alone thy teacher be!
Love is my master. When it breaks
The morning light, with rising ray,
To thee, 0 God, my spirit wakes,
And love instructs it all the day.
And when the CLEANS Of day retire,
And midnight spreads its dark controY,
Loves secret whispers still inspire
Their holy lessons in the soul
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02

BISHOP VLADIMIR, of the Greek
Church in America, has the largest
diocese in the world. It includes all
of North America to Buenos Ayres, in
South America. The Bishow lives in
Sitka, but spends good deal of his
time in San Francisco. H. is now Wis.,
iting his North American diocese.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02

IN Lapland the test of oratory is
seeing who con rattle off the most
words without stopping to draw
breath, and the women knock the men
out almost in every case. If that was
the test among Americans we should
have better Fourth Of July speaking.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
TEMPERANCE.

The Result of Temperance.
Jack Sprat would drink no beer,
And his wife would drink no brandy.
Between them both
There was loaf,
And meat and butter handy.
Says Jack, IF drank,
I'd have nothing in the bank,
And be Door as tippling Sandy"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
English Grammar in Rhyme.

The following verses, written by Mr.
Buchanan. Librarian to the Legislative
Council of Cape Colony, Mass, form
what is undoubtedly the shortest Eng
lish grammar published
Three little words you often see
Are articles q, an and the.
A nouns the name of anything.
AS school or garden, hoop or swing.
Adiectiyes tell the kind of noun.
As great, small, pretty, white or brown.
".
Instead of nouns the pronouns stand
His head, her face, your arm, my hand.
V.
Verbs tell something to be done
To read, count, laugh, sing, jump or run.
VI.
How things are Gone the adverbs tell,
AS slowly, quickly, i'll or well.
Coniunctions Join the words together,
As men and women, wind and weather.
VIII.
The proposition stands before
The noun, as in, OF through, the door.
IN.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02

The whole are called nine parts of speech,
Which reading, writing, speaking teach
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02

The interjection shows surprise.
AS Oh. how pretty, Ah. how wise.