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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-11
IndirnnPostma.ter,.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. Especial. i
The following fourth-class postmasters
were appointed today: Elliston, Greene
county, l. Walters, vice Ella Waters, re-
signed Otagou, Tippecanoe county, Mrs
]. Warner, vice w. Warner, resigned :;
Pine Village, Warren county, F. b. Og-
born, vice J. T. Rowen, resigned; Tyner
City, Marshall county. A. A. Haag, vice
C. ". Moore, resigned.
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A Long Tramp For Big Money.

Fort WAYSE, Feb. ESPECIAL. Chris
tian Brow, Fort Wayne barber who has
acquired some reputation as pedestrian,
has accepted an engagement from a New
York sporting man TO walk the length of
the North American continent for purse
of $4,000. He will leave New York In a
few days and will go thence by steamship
to Aspinwall, where bis long walk will
commence. His course will be through
Central America, Mexico, the United
States, British America and Alaska. end
ing at Cape Prince of Wales on Behring
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Fifteen Years imprisonment.

LoGANsPoRT, Feb. ESPECIAL. AFTER
celebrating twenty hours the jury in the
case of Martin Shafer, indicted for murder
in the second degree, returned verdict
this morning finding Shaffer guilty OF
manslaughter and fixed his punishment
at fifteen years in the penitentisry. Shat
fer killed Edward Lowry at Walton, this
county, last September, by lying in wait
for him and fracturing his skull with a
slungshot as he emerged from q saloon.
Motion was made for a new trial.
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bought for 500 and $4,000 has been
offered the company but it would not take
$4,000 for its prospects.
At Nebraska, Jennings county, Feb. ,,
the residence and store OF Ford Elliott
burned. Loss $1,000; insurance $1,000.
Mira. Belinda Horn of Bradford, Harrison
county, was painfully injured Feb, 2, by
being thrown from her buggy. 1t is
feared her injuries will prove fatal.
At Lena, a village ten miles west of
Greencastle. Monday night the house oc-
cupied by Robert Bond, an octogenarian,
burned at late hour. Before he could
be rescued, Mr.. Bond persisted in the
flames.
Wheat dealers in the city are paying 81
cents per bushel for wheat in carload lots
delivered on track The millers are pay
ing SO cents from wagons. Mill feed has
advanced to SD per ton.-NeiO Albany
Ledger.
Nicholas Krause, q young farmer who
has been living near st. Joseph's Hill,
Floyd county, has been mysteriousIy
missing from his home for several days.
Some OF his neighbors think that he has
been murdered.
The Rev. William r. Mintou, for several
years pastor of the Walnut-st. presbyterian
church Of Bloomington, has been elected
president of the Anna (lll.) college, and
has accepted. He will also take the
passionate OF tho Presbyterian church of
that place.
Let all such foolishness as changing the
name of the city to 'Lamasco" be aban-
doned. Evansville is too old for this
childishness Besides she has never done
anything to make US ashamed of her an
cestral name. Title has little or nothing
to do with the growth Of a city.-Euans-
rile journal.
Newspapers about the falls and else
where are publishing statement to the
effect that bill is pending in the state
legislature prohibiting fishing in this state
from Feb. to June /. This is mistake.
The bill is one prepared By the state fish
association and prohibits fishing from
April 10 to June 10, the intention being
to protect the fish during the spawning
season.
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The SINE Fa.c Gronnds.

The state board of agriculture was
guaranteed $4,000 by the bid recently
submitted by Judge Martindale. His
proposition was to take the grounds, and,
as the agent of Allen Fletcher, advance
100000, which sum would cover the
mortgages on the site Then Mr.. Martin
dale, as a trustee, would dispose of the
old grounds and pay the board from the
proceeds.
Several other propositions are expected
by Secretary Bagley, and the board may
reassemble soon TO consider the bids.
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Emit md Wheat inDanr.r.

SEYMOUR, Feb 5. Especial. This
and yesterday morning were the
coolest of the season, the thermometer
nearly touching the zero point. On &C
count of the severity of the weather there
is serious fear for the safety of the fruit
fruit buds. Wheat is believed to be
seriously injured
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BONNEVILLE, Feb. 4.-[Special. John B.
Floyd was accidently killed by falling
against saw at a portable saw-mill six
miles north of Bonneville, in this county.
The left side of his head was sawed off,
also his left leg below the knee, and his
right leg was nearly cut off, the saw
passing through the knee. He died in
stantly. He fell against the saw. He
was single man about twenty-five years
old
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The Jury Disagreed.

BEDFORD, Feb. ESPECIAL. 1.-The jury
in the case of William Bass for murder
failed to agree after being out thirty-six
hours. The Judge discharged it last night.
The last ballot stood eight for conviction
and four for acOuittal.
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A sIissins Editor.

WABASH, Feb. Especial. ii. w. Rit-
ter, editor of the Syracuse Register. has
mystic riously disappeared. Last night he
mailed letter 10 his wife, stating that he
had gone away and would not return,
though assigning no reason for his de-
parture. He left his family only $40.
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BLUFFroN, Feb. Especial. 1.-The trus-
tees of Wells county met in special session
today to appoint successor to County
Superintendent w. A. Luce, deceased.
There were twelve candidates. S. ID.
Shoemaker of Harrison township carried
off the prize.
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For DynamltinY Ff.h.

SEYMOUR, Feb. ESPECIAL - Martin
Heaton OF Walesboro was fined S33, IN
Guiding costs, By Justice A. J. ID. Thurs.
ton yesterday evening for dynamiting
fish in White river on FRIDAY. He is In
Jail in default OF payment. Several others
viii share the same fate as soon as ar
rested
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Coal Discovered in jackson County.

SEYMOUR. Feb. ESPECIAL. What is
thought to be a fine article of coal has
been discovered on the farm OF August
Wieneke, six miles south of this city. 1t
was tested yesterday in a stove, and it
burned with great readiness. 1t is oily
and very hard. Towhat extent it exists
will soon be determined.
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Received Only Merited Punishment.

BRooKvILIE, Feb. Especial. The
report in to-day's SENTINEL concerning the
excessive whipping of pupil does Mr..
Fieber great injustice, as the boy only re-
ceiYed merited punishment.
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A Bank Robbed.

WINCHESTER, Feb. 1.-THE Redgeville
bank, few miles north of this city, was
visited by burglars last night, the safe
blown open and $4,000 carried away.
Sheriff Fletcher and posse of officers are
on the alert but as yet there is no clew.
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Two Year. For Reelection.

WABASH, Feb. 4.-[Special. Moses
Vandyne broke into and robbed freight
car on the Wabash railroad at North Man
chester last fall, and today he was tried in
the Wabash circuit court and sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary.
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to have been tried today. They were
each under bond OF $500 to appear, but
failing TO do so their bonds were ordered
forfeited. Tobin has left the county and
joined the regular army, while the Road
cap brothers have also fed and no one
knows their whereabouts.
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Broke His Neck.

LoGANsPoRT, Feb. Especial. George
W. Simonds, aged seyenty-five years. fell
from a load of hay this afternoon and
broke his neck. His death was instan-
taneous
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A Blood ed Horse Roasted to Death.

FoRT WAYNE, Feb. Especial. Fire
this evening destroyed the barn of Emil
Such OF this city, and roasted to death his
$500 blooded horse.
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ONLY rour aundr.d DolIars.

SEYMOUR, Feb. Especial. 1.-The suit
of Samuel Hoover against the o. & NJ.
road for $4,000 resulted this evening in
giving him a verdict for $500.
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Found Dead Bed.

GREENcAsTLE, Feb. 6.-[Special. Mrs.
James Allen, aged eighty-fve, was found
dead in bed this morning at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. B. B. Smiley, in
this city
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Attainment.

GEEENsBURG, Feb. ESPECIAL. The
Hon. John T. Rankin made an assignment
today. He made the race for congress
against Judge Holman in the last cam
paign. Liabilities about $1,000; assets,
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Minor state Items.

While boring for artesian water, at
Greenwood, Saturday, a vein of coal four
feet thick was struck at depth of forty
one feet. Shares are $50 but cannot be
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Forfeited Their Bond. and FI.a Away.

ANDERSON, Feb. 4. Especial. = The
cases of Matthew Tobins, jr., charged with
a criminal outrage, and Martin and Con-
rad Roadcap, charged with robbery, were
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straits. He expects to average at least
ten miles day, and to cover the entire dis
lance in less than GOO days. He will carry
an American flag.
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sherman willoaghby Is safe.

BRAZIL, Feb. Especial. sherman
Willoughby Of Staunton. supposed to have
been lost in snow slide in Alaska, has
written a letter homo announcing his
safety
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-11

DAD COMPLEXIONS. with pimply. blotchy. oily
ID skin. Red Rough Hands, with chaps painful
finger ends and shapeless nails, snd simple Baby
Humors prevented aud cured by Cuticura soap. A
marvellous beantAer of worldwide celebrity, IL Is
simply incomparahle as a Skin Purifying Soap,
equalled fer the Toilet and without q rival for the
Nursery Absolutely pure, deieately indicated,
exquisitely perfumed, Cutioura Soap produces the
whtest cearest skin and sotest hands aud prevents
Inflammation aud clOggng OF the pores, the cause OF
pimples, blackheads and most cOmpiexiOnal dis
fgurations. while IL ad mits OF comparison with
the best Of other skin soaps. and rivals in decacy
the most noted and expensive of toilet and nursery
soaps. Sale greater than the combined sales Of all
other skin soaps.
Sold throughout the world. Price, Csc
Send for How TO Cure Skin aud Blood Diseases"
Address Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation.
Projectors, Boston, Mass.
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A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
Two Little Boys Left Alone as Homo with
Disastrous Results.

KxIoHTsrowx, Feb. Especial. lin
consequence of a fire Ebert Whittenburg
is without a home tonight, and what is
more his two-year-old baby burned up
with the house. This evening slrs. Whit
tenburg left the house and went across
the street to visit neighbor, leaving her
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REISSUE.

John II. Jennings, Ray; David T. skinner;
Salamonis; Elijah Ii. C. Cavins. Bloomfield;
William South, Gosport; Austin Livingston.
Versailles; William V. Olds. Lafayette; James
T. Wilson, Coatsyille; Pulaski +. Gather, New
Albany.
Warren Oahaver, indianapolis; William T.
Ovens Shelbyyille; James III. Savage, South
Bend.
Elihue NJ. Wells. Brownstown; Jabez
BrattaiD, Vivalia; Valentine Stout, Stout.
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G. Aching side. aud back. weak kidneys, aud
81 rheumatism relieved in one minute By the cele-
- brated Cuticura Anti-Pain Plaster. sc.
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At Lena, a village ten miles west OF
Greencsstle. Monday night the house oc-
cupied by Robert Bond, an octogenarian,
burned at late hour. Before he could
be rescued, Mr.. Bond persisted in the
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B.. widow of II. Lutz, Evansville; N. c..
widow of John ]. Cox. Orleans; minor of Jo-
seph Somers, Indianapolis; l.. s., former
widow of A. Nobitt, Paoli; minor of Joseph
Cutterige. Evansville; r A, widow Of john
Southwood. Troy; minor of Stephen G. Enos,
Rockford; s. A., widow of James Helms, Gen.
treville; minors OF George w. Davis, Como; j.
NJ, former widow of J. Moser, Roanoke; w.
widow of Samuel Member, Madison; N. E.,
widow of ]. Dean, Rikeville; s. l., widow of
James \. Hardin, Sandborn.
Eben A., father OF Tilson Olmstead, Kent
land; Teresa, widow of David :. Benson, In
diGnapolis: Lydia c.. widow of Sylvester Clev.
euger, Ceyton; Ann, widow Of James b. Sher-
burn, Terre Haute; Mary. widow OF Nicholas
Hid. Newburg: Polly Ann, widow of Hiram
Smith, Winslow; Maria, widow OF Jesse l..
Lomberi. Union City; Polly, widow of Chss-
ter A. Murphy, Hemlock.
Cynthia A., widow of David Abbott Ovens
vile; Martha E, widow of John w. simmons,
Ellsworth; Nancy j., Widow Of Joseph A.
Wright, Crandall; Nancy F.. widow of John
p. Mozart Saltilloville. -
REISSUE AND INCREASE.
James =. Ledorge. Brookville; Boston w.
Van Osdol. Bascom.
jacob V. Kenagy, Button; William p.
Stoner. Greencastle.
MEXICAN WIDOWS.
Elizabeth, widow Of William H. Gilly, Jsffsr-
sonville.
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Wheat dealers in the city are paying 81
cents per bushel for wheat in carload lots
delivered on track. The millers are pay
ing SO cents from wagons. Mill feed has
advanced to SD per ton.-New Albany
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-09-19
Trina l,'rteuJstiD,

No gift to man is better than good
friend, and none IS sogencrally in reach
of everybody. /. is in mems power to
make their own friends, and only those
thus made are worth having. To a SUI
pcrficial observer friends often come
as they are attracted by wealth, fame
or beauty. These are all cvaresccnl
and 50 is the friendship which is at
tractcd by them. The true friendship
that will last is founded on respect and
affection, based on the character of tho
recipient or it. The character which
draws friends is the best guarantee OF
success in life: by which is, of course,
not meant the possession of those quail
tiles that attract the solf-Secking. and
which nearly always results in failure
Farm and fircSittc.
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up seemingly unaware of the boy's
presence. "Eut mustn't ask too much.
was in the wrong as much as he.''
Snow l tell you what to do" said
Swipesey. with eagerness. IF you
put this into my hands, we'll fix it up
all right" His eyes shone, and he took
a few steps forward, with his small
hands clasped together and his face
raised hopefully toward the woman.
"You let me go upstairs und sort of
prepare him. I'll not say who wants
to see him, hut I'll just give him II hint.
And then you go up and surprise him;
! and if you look at him and smile, and
if you tell him you are sorry, don't
think he would send You away; now.
| do your
The woman looked down at the lao,
and smiled sadly at him. She could
not help being amused at his eagerness
to help her and the lonely man up
stairs.
He seemed to divine what shc was
thinking of, for he said:
''oh, you mustn't think I am dipping
my finger into something that amt my
business, for l should like to hear him
! laugh as he did Il long time ago: and,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-09-19

1t was Incompatible with the dignity
of the foreman of the mechanical de-
partment of the BriggsvillN Bugle to
lose his self control in this wac and he
looked around uueasily as q. fluffy
haired girl at case near by staggered
and made whispered remark to an
other compositor; then they looked l..
him and laughed.
What made the foreman jump was a
whistle from the spealing-tube not far
from his ear. He did not Immediately
obey the summons, and another whistle
more pronounced and longer than the
first made him glue his mouth to the
tube and bawl back: ''Hello!'
Come into my room at once. Don't
you UNDERESTIMATE
Mr.. Bernard Bergeois thought he I'M
derstood, and, taking off his apron, he
went. into the hallway From an adjoin-
ing room he heard the clicking of type
writer, at intervals with steady
'splunk!" and then with brief intermis-
sions of silence. He hesitated before
knocking at the closed door; for when
the ''old man" used his machine that
way it was an office maxim that he
was in Il bad temper.
And the 'old man. was in bad tenn
per when Mr.. Bernard Berseois mus
tered up enough courage to face him.
His eyes cleaned through a pair OF
Eold-bowed spectacles, and his hair,
which was turning gray, was rumpled
over his forehead. He gave the tardy
foreman reprimand for his slowness,
and then made a rem ark that quite up
set Mr.. Bernard Bergeois- 'Send
everybody home" he said.
Il don't think l quite understand.
SIR" faltered the foreman. 1T is but
"a little after four o clock
That makes no difference Can't
you hear? Send every one away from
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ne WAS FoRoETFUL

Narrowing Incident OF Suburban Life.
ST can't stand this anyDlonger! I
shall sec tho doctor in the morning."
said Mr.. Manor-Parke, as he watched
the children trying to ent their dinners
with one hand while they held their
nostrils tightly closed with the other.
ut is very strange" murmurcd the
wife
81 can't get rid of that Internal odor.
Last night l took hot bath with q
quart of Florida water in it; and to-
day was as bad as ever.
The thing follows mo wherever go
Coming down on the train, had the
whole car to myself AS stood on the
front deck Of the ferry boat, Mr. Hard
ing came up TO me and said Those
oil factories ut Bergen Point are an out
rage on tho community; the way they
poison the atmosphere is simply UNI
bearable; something out to be donc
about it at once
On change, I can see that every body
avoids me. Why, this morning. ! went
into the Lacl<awanna crowd to fill big
order, and in less than q minute TIE
brokers all melted away and left me
alone with the sign post.
It's running my business! When l go
into the private Office, the customers
get up and leave; and old Mr.. Bender
told me that he couldn't imperil his
health by coming there any more until
l had those gas-pipes attended to-"
Probably the doctor will be able to
remedy it, said Mrs. Manor Parie
And l wouldn't worry too much about
it if l were you. You are getting SO
nervous and forgettul! Only last Sat
] urday, I asked you to bring cake of
| compressed yenst from the city; and you
never remembered it You know VIC
can't get it out hcre!''
mo, l didn't forget it; distinctly
recollcct breaking Il FIVE dollar bill to
pay four cents for it." returned Mr..
ManorPar!sc, Indignantly.
well, yo,, never gave it to the girl. J"
''Hum: let me see. All, here it is
Great CGsar's ghcs,r' exclaimed Mr.
Manor-Parke as he drew from an OBJ
scurc pocket little square package
wrapped up in tin-foil.
AS he laid it on the table in front Of
him the moldy contents oozcd through
break in the covering and powerful
odor flied the room.
"Oh, dear! Take it away" laughed
Mrs. Manor Parxc. Take it out and
bury it deep. in the garden. There's
your complaint John; you won't need
any doctor. How long hHvo you been
carrying that thing around with yon?"
about 4 week." roarcd her hus band.
Then growing graver. lie said: 'See
here, Belle, ! guess we'll do our mar
kcting by express after this; it will lie
cheaper / suppose that Internal thing
has cost me about five Thousand dollars
worth of business. Henry Romaine.
in jury
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besides. it amt right for two people to
be apart the way you and him are
Tl.e woman laughed ncrvously. u
don't think you had better NEEDLE.
after ALL she said. You may be a
very bright boy, but it might make
him anryy to think that | had al
lowed
II never set up to be bright said
Swipesey, III an injured tone. IF
was an cntira stranger he might not
like it; but bciog on the staff, why it's
entirely ditIereus-see:'
The woman laughed again. and then
asked: What do you propose to do?''
"Well, you sit right down in that
chair again. and III run upstairs. I'll
not be gone but a minute, and then Ill
come back for you"
Before she could say a word to stop
him. he had whisllcd out of the room,
and she heard him going up the stairs
two steps at time. She sighed again,
and looked down and watched the peo-
pie passing.
Then Swipescy was back with q cor
dial encouraging: Come along. I've
Il xcd it. He'll see you
And they went up the stairs-up into
the Office. which had become quite
dark now. and was but q checrlcss
place at best.
Swipesey threw open the door, say.
ing: Here she is. sir
| The old man was scribhling. He
had laid aside the typewriter for the
! pen. and he kept on for moment
Then he looked up in n bcwildered
! way. threw down his pen, rubbed his
! eyes. sprang up, and with a bound was
| across the room. "Grace!'' was all he
said.
And Swipesey smiled in s"lf-satis.
| fed sort of way, and closing the door,
left them alone. And when the editor
came downstairs into the lower office u
! half hour later, with shining. happy
look in his eyes, he found Swipcscy
sitting in the chair. with his feet higl,
| up on the desk aud his hat tilted on the
back OF his head, buried deep in the
folds of a newspaper.
Come upstairs with me, Cox" he
sad. joyously. Il want to introduce
yon to my wife. ] want everybody on
the paper to know her"
II Suppose SO, said the boy. discon.
tentediy. But then he added. in his
iapudcna way: "You needn't inter.
ducc me to her. She and me knows
each other already. William Z. Bald
win, in Harper's Weekly.
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here except my office boy. That's plain
enough, isn't it?''
Every now and then the s.old man"
would abseutly strike n key with his
finger, and then look up and jerk out a
few words.
But there are FIVE columns to set"
began the bcwildercd foreman.
Come earlier in the morning. then.
] don't want anybody around now
How can man write with those presses
out there making such an everlasting
noise, and you people in the composing
room giggling and making such a
racket? Why don't you have better
discipline out Thereof
Mr.. Bernard Bergeois had no answer
ready. He was quite nonpiussed
Never before in the course of his pro-
fessional career had he received such
an order as this. "Send everybody
home.'' Was the ''old man. going in
sane? Did he not know that tomorrow
was publication day?
There are five columns" he began
again.
'sSend your FIVE columns to the
deuce!" interrupted the other furious
1y. 'I don't care whether there are
five columns or fifty. so long as every
one of you gets out of here. Send me
my office boy,''
Now, the Office boy, who. by the
way, was named Cox, but who was
known to his intimate friends as
'sSwipcsey," was much more pleased
with the orders he had received than
the wo thy foreman, He went down
into the lower Office and sat in an easy
chair, With his feet On the desk in froEt