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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09

and steadily approaching. we tore over
the rails at a frantic rate of speed.
was fairly crazed by the excitement. 50
that il almost overcame my sense or
fear l remember distinctly that L
pulled the whistle cord and let the loco
motive scream with all her might, though
il could hardly be heard in the roaring
of the pursuing tornado.
'Six miles passed, as well as 1 could
estimate. and the monster was only
about four miles behind. Three miles
more and Il had lessened the distance
by a mile at least. But we were near
the river. A minute later and we were
running across the bridge. No time then
to heed the warning that trains must
run slowly over the stream In obedi-
ence to the sign post.
cover the bridge. we flew around the
curve and dashed away southwark, Just
in time to see the mighty balloon pass
by with n whirl and a roar, as If all
the demons i'm the internal regions were
let loose. We could not make out any
thing very distinctly the sky being
darkened and the air filled with dust,
but we knew that we were safe. y few
minutes later the clouds rolled away
and everything was as quiet and peace
ful as before the storm. We ran back
To the bridge, but 1t wasn't there. 1t
was clean gone, and such remains of 1t
as were left were scattered all over the
country The road was so badly torn
up, the track for considerable distances
being twisted and broken 10 pieces, that
the expense Of repairing IL nearly bank
rupted the company. Eleven people lost
their lives by that tornado, which az
forded me an experience which / would
not repeat for all the money in the
world. Washington Star.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09
Not Altogether Superstition.

The old time superstitious belief that
human beings should sleep with their
heads toward the north Is now believed
to be based On a scientific principle.
Some French savants have made expert
ments upon the body of criminal who
had suffered death, and these tests go
to prove that each human body is in
itself an electric battery, one electrode
being represented by the head and the
other by the feet. The body of the sub
ject upon which the queer experiments
mentioned above were made was taken
Immediately after death and placed upon
a pivotal board, free to move in any d.
rection. After some little vacillation
the head portion turned toward the
north and then remained stationary.
One of the experimenters took hold OF
the pivot board and turned it so that
the head pointed south. but upon being
freed IL almost Immediately resumed
the first-named position-turned until
the head pointed north To prove that
this was neither accident nor coincident
upon muscular twitchings. as some had
suggested, the board was repeatedly
turned half around and then freed, but
always with similar results.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09
HOW TO CHECKMATE MOTHS.
A New and OdOrIess Device to Protect
Winter Wraps During the Summer.

Just at this time of the year the care
full housewife is particularly busy pack
ing away the winter garments and furs
in a place Of safety from the much
dreaded and most perniciouS Of all in
sects, the moth.
She is perhaps at her wits end to
know just what to do with the many
articles belonging to the different MEM
bers of the household. The powders and
moth balls she has used are surely ef-
fective, but it takes nearly a whole
season of thorough airing to eradicate
the disagreeable odor which has per-
meated every thread of the garment
during the months ii has been stored
away. Happily, however, some thought
full and ingenious person has come TO the
rescue, and the perpleXed housewife can
now do away with old newspapers, cloth
bags and pasteboard boxes.
The invention is simply a paper bag,
but so arranged that it takes the place
of all previous devices and at the same
time does away with disagreeable odors,
which fact is not the least to be con-
sidered.
The bags can be bought in three sizes,
ranging in price from 20 cents to 40 cents
each. The largest are roomy enough
for coats and gowns. They are made Of
very strong, heavy paper. thoroughly
saturated with moth representatives., prin-
cipaily cedar oil. Within are hooks o.
one side and pockets on the opposite,
which are just the places for fur caps,
muffs, mittens and numerous small ar
ticleS.
There is a sort of lid at the top which
can be brought over and tied securely,
thus keeping out the dust and every in
terloping insect. The bags are not only
very inexpensive to begin with, but they
will last for years-in fact, If well cared
for, a liretime. They may be used in
summer for the winter garments and
will be of great convenience in winter
for packing away summer gowns.
One great advantage which every wo-
man will thoroughly appreciate is that
at the end of the season the garments
come out smelling as sweet as though
they had been stored in a five-hundred-
dollar cedar press.
MARY MATHEW EATON.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09
A Brides Presents I'm 1850.

Giovanni del Medici, the bride, re-
ceived from her different relations no
fewer than twenty rings. and six more
from the bridegroom-two when he
fetched her, two for the espousals and
two on the morning they exchanged
rings. From Bernardo she received 100
forms and some other coin with which
she made herself two handsome dresses.
one Of white velvet richly trimmed with
pearls, silk and gold, with open sleeves
lined with pure white fur; one Of zetani,
a stuff of very thick silk, trimmed with
pearls, and the sleeves lined with ermine
She has also a gown of white damask
brocaded with gold flowers, the sleeves
trimmed with pearls; another silk with
crimson, gold, and brocaded sleeves, be-
sides other dresses and over dresses, so
called giornee. Among the jewels given
her We're a rich necklet of diamonds,
rubies and pearls, which was worth
100000 gold forms, a pin for her hair a
necklace of pearls with a large pointed
diamond, a hood embroidered with
pearls and a net for her hair, also
worked with pearls.
The dowry, which today would seem
modest. was 10000 forms, including the
trousseau, in which was included a pair
OF chests, with richly worked edges. and
several long dresses of different shapes
for everyday wear, made of fine stuffs
embroidered; also lawn shift fashion
ed out Of material that came from
Reims. a hood of crimson cloth wrought
with pearls, two caps with silver, pearls
and diamonds. a little Illuminated missal
with silver clasps, and an infant Jesus
in wax wee ing damask dress trimmed
with pearls. Besides this there were
cloth in the piece, satins, velvets and
damask, embroidered cushions, belts.
purses, thimbles, needlecases, ivory
combs, etc.-Blackwood's Magazine,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09
Answer the ChiIdren's Questions.

There are many parents who think all
sympathy or interest wasted when given
TO their children. The little ones are
told so often not to ask so many Ques-
tons and to keep still that they are re-
pressed just at the age when they should
be learning the most and by a natural
Method. A child VIII remember the
things he sees and asks about a great
deal better than something ne reads that
is full Of words which he cannot pro-
nOunce.
Many teachers do not take the trouble
TO make full explanations. They are like
these same parents. So the child is re-
pressed both at home and at school 1t
is easier not TO do some things Just at
this particular time than to do them A
child treated this way at home and at
school will learn on the street and in
other ways, and the information thus OBJ
tanned is seldom desirable If child is
encouraged in right lines by his parents
he knows where to go when he does not
understand what he sees or hears or
reads. The mother who can cheerfully
stop reading or writing to help her child
is not the one to grudge the little in
vestment which she makes for her chill
dren as so much capital wasted.-Phila-
delphia Times
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09
Electricity Made Perfectly Plain.

An old man from somewhere beyond
the suburbs stood on a Forty-seventh-st-
corner watching a trolley car moving
swiftly eastward with a heavy load Of
That's one of these lectric cars, amt
it?'
Yes"
1T don't see how 'lectricity can make
a car full O. people flip over the ground
like that"
coming interested. why, it's easy
enough to see through when you once
understand it,
Il 'xpect So but I've never heard
enough about it to understand it"
ut Is all a mater of watts. A watt,
don't you see. is fraction Of horse
power, expressed in the technical Ian
guage of electrical engineering. You
know what an ampere is, don't your
"A what?"
"An ampere. 1t is quantity Of cleo
tricity that goes through the wire and
developes the watt The electricity
comes from the central dynamo through
that wire you see running along over
head, runs down through that iron pole
and goes TO the motor, which is an in
genious but perfectly simple arrange
ment of wire coils with revolving frame.
acted upon by the current which sets it
to spinning, and thus puts in motion
small cogwheel that engages another
cogwheel that communicates the rotary
movement 10 a third cogwheel fastened
to the axle Of the car. It's as plain as
day when you get the idea"
Yes. but how
Don't you understand IL yet? There's
a sort OF wire brush that presses against
a copper plate connected with the motor
and the wire is wound on the frame
was telling YOU about. so that when
current enters the motor ii can go
either way. and part of il goes one way
and part the other, so that the pres
sure is applied in opposite directions,
and that's what makes the Jigger re-
volve and. sets the wheels In motion.
The current goes back through an I'M
derground wire. See through it now?"
yves. 1 think 1 kind o. get the
idee."
The affable stranger strolled down
the street and the old man took another
look at the overhead wire gazing ear
nestly in the direction in which the car
had gone. took off his hat and wiped
his forehead.
what I'd like TO know" he muttered,
"is how in thunder the electricity makes
the car gor'-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09
HE WAS FRANKLIN PIERCE.
Recorder Smyth Relates an AnecdOte
with nm Important Lesson in IL.

Postmaster DaytOn's experience with
the clerk I'm the bureau of information
in the pOstOffice a few days ago." re-
marked Recorder Smyth yesterday, ere
minds me Of the time when L was as
sistant L. S. district attorney. John
McKeon was then district attorney.
When Mr. McKeon was on his vacation
/ was left in charge. We had in the
office then a young man, whose busi-
ness ii was to attend 10 the wants OF
visitors. This young man on the day
in question was reclining in a chair with
his feet cooked on a desk He was in
dustriously putting cigar. There was
a knock at the door.
" Come in yelled the clerk. The door
opened and two gentlemen entered.
We'll, what's wanted? the clerk
said in an insolent tone without chang
ing his position or removing the cigar
from his mouth.
Is Mr.. McKeon IMP the elder of the
two visitors inquired politely.
No, he's out Of town. replied the
clerk grufiiy.
81 am very sorry the visitor went
on, apparently not noticing the clerks
insolence; for have not seen him since
we were in congress together.
" SOP muttered the clerk in a tone
that plainly expressed 1 don't care a
continental
"'Can leave him a line?' the visitor
asked.
- Yes; you'll find pens and paper over
there answered the clerk, pointing with
his thumb to a dust-begrimed table In
the corner.
1.-The visitor sat down and wrote 4
line on a small piece of paper, which hd
handed TO the clerk. who glanced at II.
Down came his feet with a thump on
the floor. On the paper was written
Franklin Pierce
THE visitors were the president of
the United States and his private sec
rotary. When the clerk recovered from
his establishment he was alone. From
that day there was a marked change in
the reception of visitors in that office"
N Y Sun
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09
A Literary Prodigy In ClInn.

The marvellous child mentioned in the
Chinese classics who at four years old
was able to recite the 300 verses of the
Tang poetry as well as the Ancient
Book OF Odes." has been eclipsed by
an infant prodigy of the same age, who
has presented himself at the recent
licentiate examinations in Hong Kong
as candidate for literary honors. The
Panyu Chehsien personally examined
this tiny candidate and found that the
child could write a concise essay on the
subject that had been given him, al
though Of course in an infantile scrawl.
IL is observed by a local commentator
that it now remains only for the liter
airy chancellor to pass" the prodigy ere
he can be styled as having entered the
portals Of the dragons gates"-that is.
obtained the degree Of "Siu-ts'ai.' or
licentiate-I ,ondOn News
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09

A serious note of warning has been
sounded by the city analysts who have
charge Of of The Pathological laboratory
of Paris The officials state that the fee
used in Partisan cafes and restaurants
contains legions Of the terrible microbes
of typhoid fever. The hygienic council,
or board of health, have accordingly
passed a resolution calling on the police
authorities to take steps in order TO
make the persons who manufacture fee
for personal consumption use only the
purest water obtainable. Some such reg
ulation as this would be advisable i'm
many American cities. Nobody now
supposes that water on freezing loses its
Impurities. Recent developments show
that the average amount of impurity re-
tanned by ice is 343 per cent. of organic
matter, and PIP per cent. Of inorganic
matter. 1t is, therefore, important that
ice dealers should give some guarantee
as to the relative purity of the commed-
ity they supply
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09

Lieut.. Peary's next trip into the Arc
tic regions will be made on the steam
yacht Sylvia, which he has purchased
from r. S. Nickerson. The Sylvia is
twenty-five feet long, seven feet BEAM
and draws only two feet of water. She
is now propelled by a flve-horse power
engine, but changes will be made to use
oil instead OF coal for fuel. She is light
and yet very stanchly built. The yacht
will be stored in the hold Of Peary's
Arctic steamer until the Polar regions
are reached. She viii be used in short
expeditions from the station on McCor-
mack bay, where Peary intends to locate
for the winter.-Philadelphia Times
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09

assigning the simple shirt waist to new
purposes, such as riding habits and bicy-
Gle costumes.
Young women who year ago thought
it necessary to assume the most conven-
tional outfit for the wheel now whirl by
in loose white shirt waists that look far
more comfortable with the heavy cloth
skirt than did the old tight bodice of
dark stuff. A short jacket may be
worn, but oftener is carried as a pro-
lection against sudden changes in the
atmosphere.-Philadelp Times.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09
NepIiree DreHs.

A noticeable thing in the suburbs is
the fondness fashionable women are
showing for negIfgee costume. The
blouse waist is probably responsible for
this in a measure. 1t is being worn this
season with freedom never INDUCED
in before. 1t is a comment upon wo-
mans gradual emancipation from the
combination of the dressinaker that
while the latter is decreeing more elab-
Grafton than usual-even decorating
bathing costumes with bretelles, epau-
lets and like paraphernalia--girls of I'M
questioned taste and style are quietly
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09
Antidote for Tragedy.

winks-"Come along, old boy, I've got
two complimentary tickets for dra-
matte performance"
Jinks-"Tragedy or comedy?"
Tragedy"
81 don't like tragedies. They appeal
so strongly to ones sympathies that
always feel blue for week"
This one won't You'll come home
as jolly as If you'd been to a circus.
It's by an amateur company. IN. Y.
Weekly.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09
Like johnny.

Little Johnny with conscious pride)-
"OId Mrs. Muggins says she had a little
boy just as nice as me once"
Fond Mother (delighted)-"Did she,
really? ] presume he has become a
great man by this time"
Nom. he's dead"
TOO bad"
'Yes'm. He was hung Street a
Smiths Good News.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09
FInor Cushions

Floor cushions are convenient and
very popular, especially for summer cot
tages. They may be stuffed with either
feathers or excelsior-down has not suf-
ficient body-and if they are embroid-
cred the design should be bold and con-
spicuous. The cushion cover illustrated
is of blue denim, and the outline design
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09

Little Dot-"Old folks has everything
Just right, but childrens never has,
Little Dick-"Guess that's So
Little Dot-"Course IL is Wen old
folks shoes gets old they feel comfort
able. but childrn's grows so fast their
shoes stay tight right along. Street &
Smiths Good News.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09
Every Man shouIa Read This.

If any young, old or middle-aged man
suffering from nervous debility, weak
ness, lack of vigor from errors or ex-
send him the prescription Of genuine,
certain cure. free of cost. No humbug
No deception. Address Mr.. Thomas
Barnes, Newsdealer. Box 207, Marshall.
Mich.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09
PURSUED BY A TORNADO.
FUNNEL-SHAPED CLOUD CHASED
TWO MEN ON AN ENGINE.

An Engineer WILDLY Describes His
Race for Life-His Experience Such
as Few Men Meet with I'm Life
Time-A Bend I'm the Road Takes
Him safely Out of the Track of That
Fearful Tornado.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09
DEPRESSION IN ALLlGATORS
RECKLESS HUNTING HAS MADE
THEM SCARCE IN FLORIDA.

Large Numbers of AIIiEntors Are
Destroyed Before They Are Old
Enough To Breed-He Grows as Long
as He Lives, but ut the Age of
Twelve Is a Little Fellow Only Two
Feet Long.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09

OF scroll and flowers worked in heavy
white cotton. Striped awning cloth in
red, yellow, or blue and white is a pic
turesque covering for cushions that are
liable TO receive rough usage. 1t is
good plan not to sew cushions inside
the washable covers, but to close one
side by means of eyelet holes in either
edge, through which cotton cord is laced.
The cover may then be easily removed
for cleaning. Z. K.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09

Are as small as homeopathic pellets,
and as easy to take as sugar. Every
body likes them. Carter's Little Liver
Pills. Try them.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09

Have Beecham's Pills ready In the
household.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-21
Y. M. c. A. NOTES.

Next Friday night is the regular
literary meeting of the Junior De-
partment of the Y. NJ. G. A. The
programme on hand is a "Sense
Party" 1t is something new. All
boys should attend.
The Lotus Glee club of Boston
opens the Y. M. G A. Star Course
Thursday, the 10Th. Admission -
cents. Tickets for the entire course
of six entertainments 81 Reserved
seats on sale at association rooms
Mondsy to Thursday for holders of
course tickets. To others, Wednes-
day and Thursday only.
Mr.. Willie Mathews will lead the
boys 8 O'Clock meeting at the
Y. M. G. A. Junior Department to.
morrow evening. All parents should
send their boys out to hear him as
he will make them a good talk TO
last only thirty minutes.
The Junior Bible class will be
lead by Mr.. w. l.. Tucker of the
city. All boys are cordially invited
tc come up and join. Time p. m.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-21
WACO ART CLASS.

At 10 o'ctock, n. M, erery Ymcsddy,
Thursday o,d Frid0y, Wfsder the direc
tim Of Mons. deGissGc. Re0"tdr tech nfcdt
tuition Ia every brunch. Good and COM
fUrtubie Studio.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-21

A large assortment and a new
line of guns, rifles and pistols at
Ambold's.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-21

The largest, newest ana cleanest
stock of carriages, buggies and phae =
tons and carts in the city at
TIP. SPARKS & Sons.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-29
FLORIDIANA,

odd looking craft is used for hauling logs
out of the swamp, and is equipped with
the most powerful neutrality-suspicious.
Advertiser.
The large corn crib belonging to Mr..
E. P. Dismukes, two miles north OF Quin-
cy, was burned on Wednesday morning
last. It containe jointly the entire crop
of corn belonging to Mr.. Dismukes and
Henry Ward, his tenant. The origin OF
the fire is not known.--Gadsden Demo
crat.
We are informed by Captain H. E.
Sewell, one OF the party who inspected
Santa Lucia Inlet this week, that they
found not less than five and from that
eight feet of water inside the bar.
This means that any craft of six feet
draught can easily come in at high tide.
The recent storm has happily benefited
the inlet considerable.-Jun Tropical
Sun.
The grasshopper is in the lanl and is
devastating the fields of the small, ten
der tomato plants. A few who planted
early have had to 1eplant. Many OF
our growers will plant seed beds and
transplant their entire crop. The
Bemis TRANSFORMING machine is doing
the work finely and will be in great de-
mand later on.-Bartow Courier Infor-
mant.
The members of the Owl Cigar Com
pany are as busy as bees. Both factor
els are running full force, and the COM
panv have g. large number of orders Oh
hand. They say that the cigar business
isreviving throughout the country land if
this continues short time longer there
will be an excellent opportunity for the
farmers to dispose of their tobacco crop.
Quincy Herald.
Raphael Campbell, living on the San
Felaska hammock. near Gainesville, has
carried into the town daily, for several
days past, from twenty-five to fifty cat
squirrels which be killed in the hammock.
They are plentiful and very fat, owing to
big supply of mast. There are thous-
ands OF the cat squirrels in the st. Johns
River swamps, and one can see them in
every direction while rowing up or down
the river.-Florida Facts.
Tie great and elegantTampa Bay
hotel, which is SO satisfactorily managed
by Mr.. J. H. King, will open promptly
on the first. The manager with his
steward ,housekeeper, walters and cham
Der. maids arrived Tuesday night from
New York, and have begun in earnest
to gel the magnificent structure in read
mess. There are twenty-seven girls be-
sides the walters and other help.-Tampa
Tribune.
Tampa is becoming widely known as
a fish and oyster market and our dealers
here are coming money by their daily
shipments. They are now sending out
an immense number of fish and great
quantities of oysters at 1emumerative
figures. Our citizens are all taking adj
vantage of the opportunity of feasting
on oysters and are Lying Oil that deli
cious luxury. Many of our inland sister
cities wish they had the natural advan-
tages of Tampa.-Tampa Tribune.
Captain Hiser of the Ocklawaha River
L.....o~ NF>Ao,oo~o moo 80 tbo o;tx, w,oa
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