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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-27
A CATS STRANGE FREAK.
Doing Deprived OF Hor Kistcn she Adopts
Young Chick.


Young Chick.
Cats sometimes adopt the young Of
other animals, even when they have not
lost their own kittens; but the sort Of
adoption which Pennsylvania cor
respondent of tho Youths Companion
relates is certainly very unusual The
cat OF whom the story is told had been
deprived of her sole kitten, and was
mewing about disconsolately. All ut
once her attention was attracted by a
brood OF young chickens, which were
taking tho air under n gravel-sifter In
the yard
She seemed quite fascinated by tho
downy, newly-ncdgcd little creatures,
and began walking about the cage,
moving in motherly tone rs they
'pceped' one to another. The chick
ems, on their part, watched the cat sus-
piciously, and evidently regarded her MS
IN enemy.
Next morning 1t was found that one
chicken wasmissing, and, as the old cat
was nowhere to be found, she was at
once suspected of having stolen the
chick ind carried it away. A search
was made for the cat, but without sue
cess.
On the second morning after the
chickens disappearance two little girls
OF the family once more started on the
search. Going around the house to the
back OF an old kitchen, one of them
climbed n ladder to loft which served
as storehouse for odds and ends.
Nearing the top of the ladder, the little
girl heard faint "cheep."
She. searched the loft Us she had done
before, but found nothing. Again came
that faint ''cheep!" from some unknown
source.
In the Notwithstanding by the side
of chimney which went up ut the side
of the loft there was hole. Into this
the little girl popped her head, and
there, on the ground about six feet be-
low, sat the cat, with the little fnmished
chicken beside her.
In order to rescue the chicken. It wos
necessary to make an opening in the
Notwithstanding near the ground.
Then the adopted chicken, which the
foolish cat was trying to bring up rs
kitten. WIS set free and restored to its
mother, greatly to the distress of tho
old cat, which kept on fondling and
licking it to the last moment. Her dis
trcss, indeed. seemed evcn greater than
when she was deprived of the kitten.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-27
Buchanan \:
NO PLACE in the South offers

han buchanan 1t has all the conditions Successful
cheap fue
anu other material
other woodworking
rong mills stove oundries WOODEN
find this tho best iE the South
Tho facilities for shipment sareun
It's lines Norfolk
and Western Is R building baltimore and
Oh and
within distance of tho New
to tho magnificent deposits
Tor tho Roanoke
orck
turing
level sides of the rail-
roads, and the
ee
Not responsible
parties locating manufacturing
TRIAL LAND COMPANY of investing in such
establishments
New England Skill
New England.
IS: $: :-.., Virginia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
What a Real University Should BE.

President ID g. Jordan. in the September Forum.
In the true sense a university is not IN
ASSEMBLE, &c of colleges, nor q coordination
of faculties, nor is its existence or its effec-
tiveness dependent on any details of organ
ization. Its essential quality is lndivid-
ualism. A university is IN ~assemblage of
teachers and students. Its sole purpose is
to bring teachers and students together, 10
give the power of association and thereby
to produce results impossible in isolation.
There can be but two units in the ideal
school. the teacher and the student. and
the value of these may be sometimes inter-
changeable. All structures and all restric-
tions which tend to subordinate teacher or
student to the needs of the imaginary de-
partments to which he belongs are useless
ana may be vicious. Most of the details of
organization Elm American colleges and
universities are simple survivals OF old
traditions. They are remains of barriers
erected in undemocratic times for the pur-
pose of creating artificial divisions where
real distinctions do not exist. The essential
function OF the university. as President
Coulter has recently said, is 1.-The emanci-
patton of thought" This was the original
impulse which in the dark ages gave rise
to the first universities. To this end the
simplest possible organization is the one
which serves the purpose best.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
Brief Mention.

Thieves stole six hundred pounds of wool
from a warehouse at Sumner, but were
captured ut VIncennes. Ind.
The cattle disease in Woodford county is
abating. As one result of the sickness of
the cows, butter in that section Is scarcer
and dearer than it has been for years.
Governor Fifer has appointed James d.
Hamilton. of Morrison, Whiteside county,
q fish warden, and Cyrus Bocock, of Brad
ford, public administrator for Stark conn
ty.
The reunion of the kindred families of
Houser and Hoover took place Tuesday at
Blooming ton, $50 members being in attend
ance. David ~Stubblefield was elected
president.
All the coal shafts around Springfield
nave started up during the last two days
upon the terms proposed by the operators.
and are now working under the sy stem of
day wages.
The body of John Noch. ST.. O prominent
resident of Secor, WoodfOrd county. was
fourd lying beside the track of the Toledo,
Peoria n Western railway Tuesday morn
ing. Sunday he left his home for FL Paso
accompanied by his farmland. The latter
His name is Rudolph Karl Guer.
Strange stories are being told by fisher
men and others of q huge serpent which has
made its appearance in the river between
Hamilton and Sonora on several occasions
of late. The serpent Is described by a
frightened fisherman as being fully forty
feet in length. and, as claimed, has the face
of a woman with long golden curls floating
from the head. A hugo double fin orna-
ments the back. Efforts to capture OF kill
the reptile have proved ~unavailing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
~REVENGEFuL BOOMERS.
Because They We're Warned TO Leave the Cher
okee Strip They Set the Grass on Fire.

CALDWELL, Kan, Aug. 26.-All day Tues
day this town was enveloped in a cloud of
smoke coming from the Cherokee Strip.
The action of the administration in allowing
the C~herokees 10 hold cattle in the Strip
has so incensed the home-seekers that a
meeting was called, aud. although it was
held with closed doors, it now is known
that it was for the purpose of calling for
volunteers to burn every spear of grass in
the Cherokee Strip. These volunteers took
their departure Monday night and scat
tered in all directions. and the work OF ines
day Is only the beginning OF what
will be done. The Cherokees have
called on the military to try and
suppress the incendiaries. but they are
powerless. There are not men enough on
the regular police force 10 prevent the
hone-seekers In accomplishing their ends
These men know every part OF the Strip.
and O whole regiment could not capture
one boomer or convict him after he was
captured. The home-seekcrs are thorough
ly organized. and their actions are secret.
They propose that as long as they are kept
ont of the Strip no one shall be benefited
by il.
A dispatch was received ut Wichita to-
day stating that United States Marshal
Grimes, of Oklahoma. has received special
instructions from Washington TO send n
large posse Of deputies into the Cherokee
Strip with orders TO arrest all persons
attempting to mako settlements or burn
the grass.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
Minor Notes.

Marshal Don Bruce. of ShelbyviIle. is
still improving. His chances of recovering
are good.
.Quails are unusually plentiful throughout
the State this season. Many are breaking
the record by Matching second broods.
third-story of the Trumb0 mill, in Jeffer-
son county. Tuesday, and broke one arm
ald o leg.
Charles Fidler, q well-known and veal
thy citizen of Cass county, residing in
Washington township, was killed by a tree
blowing down and falling upon him Tues
day evening.
byterian Church in Shelbyville fell yester-
day morning, and precipitated TO the street
Nile Thrasher and Will Williams, two
painters. Williams was dangerously in
jured.
Thousands of martins are gathering in
Clark county. The birds roost on the
islands In the Ohio falls and in the trees
near the river. In the evening. as they re-
turn to roost from the north, their flight
fairly darkens the sky.
The Farmers MutualF Fire Insurance Com
pany of Montgomery and Fountain cOun-
ties held their annual meeting in Craw-
fordsville. The new officers are: Presi-
dent, James A. Mount; vice-president. NJ.
b. Waugh; treasurer, j. NJ. H~arshbarger;
secretary. w. j. Miles; adjuster, Allen j.
Moore: directors. Elijah Clare and Albert
Campbell. The articles of the association
were changed so the secretary could reside
in either county, instead of only in Mont
gomery.
A remarkable relic has been found at
Brown Hill. Clark county. imbedded in q
large tree. 1t Is q sandstone tablet three
by six by eight inches. Upon it are carved
the names of l.. Wetzell, Jacob Shelby,
John Wetzell, Daniel Boone and the date
1872. The first and fourth names are in
Roman characters; the other two in script.
The tablet had grown deeply into the
butt of the tree. The Wetzells. like Boone,
were celebrated Indian fighters, and Shell
by was one of Indiana's first pioneers. Pro-
fessor w. w. Borden pronounces the relic
genuine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
Why Dentists Usc Gold.

Interview with a Dentist.
People seem to wonder why it is that
dentists use gold only for the best filings.
and are inclined to believe that 1t is be-
cause they wish to run up the bills. AS Is
well known, silver would resist the acids
found in the mouth quite as well. and l
have been asked 1t least twenty times why
/ did not put in silver filings. If those
who are SO anxious to cast aspersions on
the dentists would only study merallurgy
they would find that the reason we employ
only gold is that it Is the only metal that
so, nor will anything else. The cohesive
properties of perfectly smooth and clear
gold are astonishing. 1t you take q sheet
of gold foil and let it fall upon another
both will be so firmly joined that it will be
fists. and not the desire to increase bills.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27

Er.Presidentof Cornell Unirersityand Possible Re
publican Candidate for Gorernorof Ne,c York.
1t is now more than q week since EXPIRES
ident Andrew d. White, of Cornell Uni
versity, was mentioned for the Republican
nomination for Governor of New York, and
he has not as yet gone TO Europe or de-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27

and northern Michigan northward: zoo and
above from New Mexico. Indian Territory.
Missouri. Illinois. Indiana and the lower
lakes southwark; 500 and above on the
gulf coast east of the Mississippi river anG
the Atlantic coast from South Carolina
southwark.
PRECIPITATION-Local rains fell in Col
orado, Dakota, Nebraska. Kansas, Iowa and
Michigan, and on the Atlantic coast from
New England ~southward; heavy rain fell
at Charlotte, n. c., l.36 inch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27

Special to tie Indianapolis Journal
MARION. Aug. 26.-The Grant county fair,
which began yesterday. was in full display
to-day. with IN array of the best exhibits
seen for years. The sale of privileges is
also the greatest IN the history of the
organization. Interest in the races GEN.
tered on the half-mile running race. which
was won by DR.. Mock's Cannon-ball, in
two straight heats. Time, 81 and 81 sec
Onds
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27

Special to the Indianapolis journal
HUNTINGTON, Aug. 2~6.-Edward Scott. a
brakeman employed on the c. 81 f. railway,
met with an accident last night, at West
Point. this county. from the effects of which
he died this morning. He was sitting upon
the rail of a side-track watching a freight
train go by, when the wrecking train
backed down upon HIM. He was rolled IN
der the wheels some distance and badly
mangled. His age was about thirty-two
wears.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
$4,000 Damages Demanded.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENsBURG. Aug. 26.-Curtis Mccoy
this evening filed q SANDER suit in the Cir
cult Court demanding $4,000 damages from
Sarah Rankin. wife of John IT,. Rankin.
The plaintiff has been buying grain at Nc
Coy's Station. four miles east of here, and
alleges that the defendant said he stole
grain by false weighing in buying of her
husband. Both are of leading and reputa-
bic families and distantly related.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27

home at Petersburg. bringing her TO this
city. where she was taken TO some point
east or west. A warrant is out for the ar
rest of Isaac Littell, late proprietor of the
McCarty Hotel of this city, and n man
named McGimsey, bnt nothing could be
found of them, save that they left a horse
and buggy here Yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
ILLINOIS.

~Ten-Year-Old hoy Crushed to Death Under
the Wheels of y Traction Engine.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
SAYBRooK, Aug. 26.-Last night. while a
traction engine drawing a separator was
passing through this town, a number of
boys climbed on the machine to ride. One
of them. Johnnie Crigler. aged ten. son of
DIR. j. NJ. Crigler, fell, and was almost in
stantly killed, the wheels crushing his
head.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Local Forecasts.

Local Forecasts.
For INDIANAPOLIS and Vicinity-For the
twenty-four hours endingS P. NJ. Aug. 81
Fair weather; nearly stationary temper
ature; probably rains Thursday night or
Friday.
INDICATIONS.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.-Forecast till T.
NJ. Thursday.
For Ohio and Enthusiastically fair;
variable winds; stationary temperature
Thursday; showers and cooler Friday.
For Illinois-Locai showers, except fair
in the extreme southeast portions; slightly
cooler; northerly winds; probably fair Fri
day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
The Mississippi,s Caved-in Rank

PLAQUEM1NE. La, Aug. 26.-The cave In
the bank of the Mississippi river below this
place has reached alarming proportions. 1t
Is now over 1000 feet long and about $50 feet
wide. 1t has taken IN over 800 feet of the
levee and half of the public road. aud also
part of the old embankment thar w as used
by the Union soldiers as a fort during the
late war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
Reimbursed by the Railway

SPECIAL 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Aug. 26-This afternoon the
claim adjuster for the Wabash Railway
Company was in the city and settled with
the officers of the Wabash County Agri-
cultural Society for the loss occasioned by
the burning of the buildings on the far
grounds several weeks ago: The railroad
thought best TO accept rather than engage
In long and costly litigation. The society
has a large force engaged on new build
ings. which will be finished in plenty of
time for the fair. beginning Sept. ~.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
Friends BibIe-SchooI Assembly.

Special TO The Indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind, Aug. 26.-The Friends
Bible-school Assembly of Indiana Yearly
Meeting convened at Eagle Lake Park yes-
terday afternoon. Among the arrivals are:
Prof. D.. W. Dennis. ofEarlham College; Prof.
Ryland Ratliff, of Paramount Academy;
Asa L. Baldwin. Isaac Elliott and wife, of
Marion; C.. II. Small. Mrs. Susan Ratliff and
a large delegation from Fairmount. Dele
cations are present from Richmond,
Marion. Wabash, Paramount and other
points, and new corners arrive on every
train. An entertainment was given this
afternoon with the s~tereopticon, and Prof.
Dennis. who has lately spent a month in
Rome, conducted exercises on the chem
istry of the heavens, and gave an appendix
on Rome. i. W.. R~aidabaugh, author of
the Friends Sunday-school Quarterly, as
sisted III the programme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27

eral Dyrenforth expresses himself well sat
listed with the experiment here. but 1T Is
said no one else can be found who has i'm
plicit faith in the raln-making. process.
The work of the expedition at this point
will soon be completed, when a change of
base will be made to obtain different condi-
lions under which to make further tests.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27

Heirs of the Big Bowen Estate Grow
Tired of Fighting the Tax Collectors.
More Money Spent for Lawyers than the Sum
Carroll County ants-Engineer Killed and
Brakeman Crushed Under the Wheels.
INDIANA
Bowen Heirs About TO Give Up the Fight
Against the Tax Collectors.

Bowen Heirs About to Give Up the Fight
Against the Tax Collectors.
Special 20 the I indianapolis Journal
DELPHI, Aug. 2s.-AudItor Dunkle made
another drive at the estate of the late ABB
ner II. Bowen to-day. when he placed on
the tax duplicate for the year 1890 S135, los.
which, on investigation of the facts pre-
sented. he found had been omitted from
taxation. This. added to what has previ-
ously been placed on the duplicate by the
Auditor for the years 1881 to 1889. inclusive,
swells the sum total of omitted a bles
placed on the duplicate to 81, AS. 745. The
heirs of the Bowen estate ave threatened
to- enjoin the collection OF these taxes. but
they have as yet made no move in this di-
rection. They have already paid more
money in attorneys fees than they would
have been compelled TO pay in taxes had
they paid full rate on the entire amount
uneaTthed and listed, and it is reported
that rather than pile up additional at
torney'sf fees they will settle with the coun-
ty. This estate was listed at $500 o by
the Board of Review for taxation this year.
The heirs did not appeal to the State Board,
but will pay taxes on this amount.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
Unknown Boy Killed.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
DELPHI. Aug. 26.-As the west-bound fast
train OF the Wabash thundered through
Burrows Station last evening. a lad about
twelve years of age jumped off the train.
He was instantly killed. There vas moth
iDg on his person by which To identify him.
he is thought to Ia hailed from Royal
Center Cass county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
Engineer Killed.
Special 10 The indianapolis journal.

Special 70 the 1ndlanaDOiis Journal
CRAwFoRDsvILLE. Aug. GA fatal acct
dent occurred on the Toledo, ST. Louis IL
Kansas City railroad about n mile west of
Wingate. The west bound midnight pas
senger train was running at q high rate of
speed, when one of the connecting rods on
the engine broke, and. crashing through
the cab, killed the engineer, who lived at
Charleston, Ill. The engine was stopped
by the fireman without further accident.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
Fled TO Unknown Parts.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
Upton. Aug. 2G.-Richard Lynch. a local
tough" of this piece, who struck +. Bren-
ner with a beer glass n few nights ago and
fractured his skull. from the effects of
which 1t was expected Bremen would die.
has left for parts unknown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
The Summer Hotel Bill.

Detroit Free Press.
by the way" remarked a guest to the
landlord of a summer resort as he paid his
bill and started away, do you permit your
help TO accept tipsf'
"Why-n-O-n-o,' he said with nervous
anxiety. as be glanced back over the &C
count. "yon haven't got any money left.
have you.r
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
sain-Maker pryenforth sattsaed.

MIDLAND. Tex. Aug. 26.-The public las
already been informed of the preliminary
experiments which have been made by Gen.
erai Dyrenforthis RAINFALL expedition ON
the Chicago ranch. near this station. Gen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27

clined the threatened honor. Ex-senator
Thomas G.. Platt is said to favor his candi-
dacy. which evokes hearty expressions of
approval from many quarters.
Andrew Dickson White. Ii. D., was born
in New York in 1882, and was educated at
Yale College and the University of Berlin.
From 1857 to 1862 he was professor of his
tory and English literature in the Univer-
sity of Michigan, and in 1866 was elected
president of Cornell University. ut Ithaca,
n. Y. He served in the New York State
Senate in 1856. and was minister to Ger
many from 1879 TO 1891.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
Mysterious Death of a Girl.

EleClaI 10 the InulanapoIs JOURNAL.
MUNCIE, Aug. 26.-SilvaM Miller, a sixteen
year-old girl. died suddenly at her home in
this city last night under circumstances
that lead to the belief hat she committed
suicide. The girl was up town during the
day. apparently well, and her sudden death
is very mysterious. The undertaken re-
fused to embalm the body last night. be-
Iieving that n post-mortem examination
would be made to-day. An Investigation
was made to-day. but by request of the
girls mother no post-mortem was held. A
love affair is alleged to have had something
to do with her sudden death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
Young Girl Abducted.

srec,aito the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.-Rose Gentry. a
sixteen-year-old girl. was abducted by two
men. who carried her from her fathers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
The Missing M~usgrave's Insurance.
Icial 70 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Aug. 26.-There is nothing
new in the Musgrave case here to-day, but
all interest is conferred in the Chicago end
of the story. Chief-of-police Meagher was
there to-day making an Investigation as to
the nature of the ruse by which Musgrave
undertook to make 1t appear that he had
been cremated in the old log cabin on the
Wabash river, Sunday night. 1t is said
here by one who was in close relations with
him, that he carried $4,000 insurance. in
GLIDING the $1,000 in the United Mutual
Accident Company, whose agent is on his
way here to make an investigation. There
are stories, not altogether confirmed, to the
effect that one OF his c~onfidants here was
seen late Sunday night after the fire, under
circumstance indicating that he might
have known Of whath had occurred. No one
has claimed the hat-full of bones alleged to
be those of Musgrave found in the cabin.
They are at police headquarters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27
Peoples Party Movements in Upton.

Special 10 The Indianapolis Journal
TIPToN, Aug. GA mass-meeting of the
Peoples party of this county has been
called for Sept. 5. for the purpose of organ
izing a county central committee. Good
speakers are expected from abroad. 1t is
expected at that date to complete the ar
rangemenIs for moving the Alliance Dis
patch, the official paper of the Peoples
party. from Windfall to this place. This
is a Democratic stronghold. and the faith
full. who have been kept within the party's
ranks by promise of your turn next
time" are beginning to realize their time
will never come.