Tombstone epitaph., 1892-06-19
PRIMITIVE HOMES.
oucc= People and Customs ia Our Own
 Land.

Qucc- People and Customs ia Our Own Land.
 II shall not soon forget hunting ex- cursiOn l made through southern Indi- ana" said Prof. Johl Francis to a re- porter for the Chicago Evening News
 ''Of ell the queer people and funny SigEtS l met the quccrcst there. We
 were travelling by carriage over what
 the citizens called the backbcncs of
 White river. would call them immense
 ridges, with sc2rScly ron for a wagon road OF tcp and occasionally 2 house on either side. No. not house, but q shanty. We had been travelling o-er these ridges CT .baclboncs' for several hours and became very thirsty, but could not sec the sign of spring any where. We at last drove up in front of
 one of these shantics- I alighted from the wagon. stepped to the door to knock, but before did So noticed the contents of the roor- 4 table with the remains of a meal was standing in tho middle of the floor; baby shoes, buck cts, spools, tin cans and various other objects were scattered over the floor.
 In fact, the room presented the appear | al 2 fire. In an5wcr to my knock some enc in tho rear of the house called: Come in I came iu,' or at least tried to. When l reached the door at the opposite side of tho room
 and looked out saw piled on . half finished porch several straw beds and upon the beds was piled the entire family, taking an afternoon sun bath. Immediately upon Sccing nc young
 woman arose to her feet and said: What do you want? told her that
 would like to find some drinking water for myself and friends. She did not say
 a word lut came toward me, brushed by me through the door and with a re- rrlrkablc agility dodgcd between that heterogeneous mass on the floor to the
 other side of the room where hung Q
 gourd dippcr. She handed it to me. with the remark: 'Jist go down under
 the hill and help ycrsclf, but don't fur git to bring back the gourd.' l did as
 requested and found delicious water. Upon going little farther on the road
 VIC saw another shanty. Presently, as VIC came near it, VIC saw small boy come running around the corner of the Shanty, after him came another and another until six had passed, when a large woman put in an appearance with . raised club in her hands. It was
 thoroughly cornical sight but in-nedi- rtcly on 5ccing US tho woman dr, pped the club. which fell on pct pig stand ing near and made it squeal for dear life. Ono of the little girls grabbed the
 pig in her arm and after strolsing it and kissing it placed it in box which con- taincd straw aS tenderly as though she had been some fashionable miss hand ling ono hundred dollar pug"
 There's Noshins Cheap AboutIs
 Dr. Drummond's Lightning Remedy for Rheumatism is put up in large
 b,Itles, and ihe price is 8 per bottle.
 It cures every time. All the cheap
 remedies put together are not worth
 one bottle Of Dr. Drummond's Light
 ming Remedy. and any sufferer will
 bear witness Co the fact and any
 droggist who has sold it is ready and willing 10 offer evidence. One bottle
 will cure any ordinary case, and the
 money will bc returned fl it fails. Sent
 to any address prepaid on receipt of
 price. Drummond Medicine Co., 4S-
 50 Maiden Lane, New York. Agents wanted,