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Hints to Housekeepers.

A baked lemon is said to be an ex-
cellent remedy for hoarseness and one
that is often resorted to by singers
and public speakers. The lemon is
baked like an apple, and little Of
the heated and thickened juice
squeezed over lump sugar.
Violet and orris make the best
combination for bureau and chiffonier
sachets. The Orris imparts a deli
cious odor of cleanliness, and the viO-
let gives just the suspicion OF actual
fragrance that is needed
Coffee stains should not be obsti-
nate II treated as follows: Rub the
stain before the cloth has been laun-
dried with a mixture made by dis
solving the yelk Of an ego, In little
lukewaTm water. Wash with clean
warm water and the stain will vanish
with it.
Deviled almonds, according to the
recipe of the Boston Cooking School,
are prepared as follows: Shell and
blanch the nuts, slice lengthwise,
and drop into a saucepan containing
tablespoonful of hot butter. Stir
the nuts constantly, and when they
are deep yellow mix tablespoonful
each of Chutney and Worcestershire,
two tablespoonfuls Of chopped pickle
and one-Quarter teaspOonful of salt.
Pour over the almonds and serve
cold. This is a good chatting dish
relish.
An economy of waste is to throw
the salt water left in the ice-cream
freezer over the weeds on the garden
paths, and the studs Of the wash tub
around the roots of the young trees.
Baked ham to be good should he
well boiled; when done carefully skin
and cover the top with a layer of
sugar; bake In deep pan in mod
crate oven, and haste it continually
with cooking sherry wine. This dish
in a way is uneqWaled.
For the men and women upon
whose nervous energy there are great
demands fish 10 an Invaluable article
of food Salmon heads the list in
nutritive qualities 1t is richer than
meat.
In cleaning a badly sOiled carpet
great preeaUtion should be used.
Brussels, tapestries, Wiltons or velvet
carpets may be cleaned with ox-gall
"a pint TO a pail OF water. Use an
ordinary scrubhing brush, and after
wards tine carpet should be vigorously
rubbed with coarse cloth. Fresh
water should be applied. A small
portion of the carpet done each Jay
during the hot and sultry weather
would keep it greatly refreshed in
coloring, as we'll as sweet and clean.
A lawn stand suitable for piazza,
afternoon teas OF for out Of doors Is
made of wicker work, and provided
with three or four tiers, set in a tri-
pod, to hold the plates, cups and
saucers. 1t is very light and yet per-
fectly strong.
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looked on In apparent CONSERVATION
at the queer antics of his erstwhile
sober friend and then he began trot-
ting around after the Infatuated anil
NAL as 1t ran from one side Of the
Enclosure to the other. Finally the
bull, after almost exhausting itself
In an effort seemingly to throw some
thing off, suddenly turned and made
for the stallion. The sudden change
In tactics of the bull took the horse
by surprise, and 1t was only after his
flank had been severely gored that he
realized the situation, and then be-
gan battle that would have thrilled
the heart of Spanish bull fighter.
The stallion made no attempt to
kick, but struck viclously with his
fore feet and bit the bull frightfully.
At last the bull made a rush and
killed the horse with thrust Of his
horns Then the bull staggered away
a short distance and fell, Mr.. Kreut-
ger, who had witnessed the mutual
destruction of the best part Of his
fortune, then ventured in the lot.
The bull still living, and wrapped
closely about one Of its hind legs he
discovered the cause of the battle, a
little black snake, about two feet
long, which had coiled about the
animals leg. The bull was so badly
wounded that 1t was shot.
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Began since tho War

Solitary travellers were first intimi-
dated and robbed by solitary highway
men, stage coaches were stopped by
one or more men and the passengers
relieved OF their valuables and the
holding up Of railroad trains at the
point OF revolvers by a limited number
Of desperadoes and determined men
was natural evolution. Highway rob-
berry on the rail was unknown before
the war. There had been instances OF
express messengers being robbed and
murdered by persons who had obtained
ACCESS to the car, but the bold capture
OF train crews, the forcible rihlng Of
the treasure boxes Of the express oom-
panies and the subsequent robbery OF
an entire train-load OF passengers, dates
from 1866 only, and this particular
form OF piracy may be said to have been
started by the Reno gang OF four
brothers and their brother-in-law,
Anderson, who lived In and
about Seymour, Ind. There was,
previous to this, an extensive
robbery Of passengers that was semi
military in Its nature. On September
"A, 1854, occurred at Centralia, Mo-, the
memorable massacre OF thirty-two
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"GOssip's Bridle."

chester presents Walton with a
Bride, To curb Woman's tongues
when they bee idle" This is the in
scription on an iron hopping, with a
fiat piece projecting inward to lie
upon the tongue, still preserved in
the ancient church Of Walton-upon-
Thames, In Surrey, England. Ira
ditlon says that this bride was pre-
sented to the parish about two CEN
turtles ago by person Of consequence,
whose name was Chester. Its pre-
sentation arose from the singular cir
cumstance of his having lost a value
able estate through the idle stories
Of a neighbor, In the days when
this curious instrument was In use 1T
was sometimes called a "brank," and
was put upon the head Of the offender
and padlocked behind; the wearer
was then led through the town, and
publicly proclaimed a gossip" in
loud tones, That all might hear and
be warned.
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ATTACKING THE ENGINEER AND FIREMAN,

Union soldiers by Bill Anderson's band
OF guerrillas. The band Of robbers
and murderers, from which were after
wards recruited the world-iamous
James and Younger gangs Of despera-
does, had ridden into Centralia, pill
LACED the town and then taken posses
sion Of the depot. When the North
Missouri train came along 1t was cap
tured by Anderson's gang OF cut
throats, the thirty-two soldiers taken
ont, disarmed and then stood against a
wall and murdered. After the coward
ly deed OF blood the guerrillas went
through the train and robbed all Of the
passengers without distinction.
This was, however, an incident of
the war, and police officers in discuss
ing train robberies always date from
1855, when the Renos began operations
On Southern Indiana.
Tho Reno Gang of Robbers.
There were four brothers, Frank,
Jessie, Sim and Jack Reno, and their
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Vioissitudes OF a Diamond.

The Imperial Treasury of Austria
contains the Florentlne diamond.
This Is one Of the finest diamonds Of
the world, and 1t Is noted for its lus-
ter and brilllancy. 1t Is worth $780,
600 and has romantic history con-
nected with 1t, 1t once belonged to
Charles the Bold, Duke Of Burgundy,
who seems to have been rather care
less in guarding his treasures.
He went to battle one day with
this diamond in his pocket, and the
result was that he lost 1t. The dia-
mond lay on the road and a Swiss
soldier picked 1t up, He looked upon
1t as a piece Of glass and threw 1t
down again, but as it fell the suns
rays caught it and the soldier, think
Ing 1t pretty trinket, concluded to
carry 1t along as a pocket piece.
Shortly after this he showed it to a
priest.
The priest admired it and gave him
a coin amounting to about so Ameri-
can cents for it. The priest sold IL
to a jeweler for go cents, and rich
merchant paid the jeweler $4,000 for
it. The merchant sold it to an Ital-
ian duke for 1000 advance on his
price, aud this duke sold it to one Of
the popes, who paid 100000 for its
possession.
After a number Of other similar
adventures it came into the posses
sion Of a grand duke, who married
the Empress Maria Theresa Of Aus
tria, and through her it came to this
Imperial Treasury 1t now belongs
to the royal family, and has its place
in what Is considered one of the finest
collections in the world. jewelers.
Weekly.
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model for the thief-takers Of the coun-
try to emulate. The Reno family
were at the time under some slight
suspicion, but there was no tangible
evidence against them.
Three months later the coupling pin
was pulled out of an east-bound train,
the engineer forced to run down the
track, the messenger held up and
robbed Of $4,000. This was the work
Of two.boys, neither Of them 10 years
Of age, They we're delivered to the
officers by their fathers, who had seen
them making masks, the money recov-
cred, and they we're sent to the peni-
tentiary for long terms. The ex-
press people began to think that
the new Industry had been nipped
in the bud, when, nine months
later, the country was startled
by another train robbery of most
brutal and aggravating details. Jack
Reno had In the meanwhile gone to
Missouri and was arrested for his share
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has been aptly described as the best
definition Of the evil one. IL is a
tendency Of some at least OF modern
educators to train the young with
out regard to moral principles and
with sole reference to the intellect.
Seeing this danger has led to de-
mands that the public schools shall
be made more or less religious That,
however, cannot we'll DO under the
United States Constitution, which
forblds favoritism to one religious
denomination or belief by the States
Public schools are everywhere sup
ported In whole or In part by the
State. They must, therefore, be not
irreligious, but rather non-rellglous,
else they will conflict with this wise
constitutional provision There are
those who think that, II the ele-
ments of common morality are
taught, this will solve the difficulty;
that Is well enough In Its way, but
the primal responsibility for relig-
iouS training cannot be borne by the
State. 1t must depend on the parents
In their homes, and the more deeply
this responsibility is felt, the better
1t will be for those who are growing
up to be the men and women of the
twentieth century.-American Guilt
VntOr
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subordinatine the Homo

1t is perhaps a necessary evil that
goes with improved educational facili-
ties, both in week day and Sunday
schools, that the parental and home
influence should be less thought of.
There is nothing in the development
Of character that can fill the place
Of good parental example in the
home. Yet because the school gives
best opportunity for training the in
tellect, many parents are inclined,
through Incidence, to remit to hired
teachers the work that of right is
committed to their own charge. II
we sought only to train intellectual
prodigies, the common method would
he all right; but intellect without
affection, honor and humanity is Of
little worth. Pure intellect, Invested
of love Or care for nothing but self,
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Indian Newspapers.

The business of publishing news
papers in India is progressing very
rapidly, thanks to the great interest
shown by its rulers in advancing the
education of the various races there.
Through the means Of fifteen Ian
guages five hundred and flfty-eight
periodicals have been established.
The first newspaper in that great
country was Hicking's Gazette, issued
Jan. 20, 1871. The Bengal Harkuru
Is now the oldest paper Of the en-
pire, the first number having been
issued Jan. 10, 1895. The publica-
tions of India are probably more
thoroughly circulated and read, in
proportion to the number of copies
issued, than those of any other coun-
trV
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-11-02
A New Life Belt.

A self-expandimg life belt is the
latest addition to the list of life
saving apparatus. This continuance
is made of elastic material, and its
interior Is divided into separate sec
tions, containing alternately acids
and alkalies. After being applied
there is a cord at each side of the
person, which, being pulled, allows
the chemicals 10 come together, pro-
ducing a gas which gives buoyancy to
the belt. A modification Of this in
vention consists Of a belt with two
metallic hemispberes held together
with material soluble In water, the
intention being To throw this belt
overheard to- the rescue of a person
drowning. AS soon as it strikes
the water the hemispheres spring
apart, and the gas being rapidly gen.
Grated, the belt is expanded. Another
form of telt Of the latter variety can
be so arranged as to be fred by a
rocket to ships In distress, initiating
shortly after striking the water.
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whore thoy were found living undor
aliases and engaged In business. They
were we'll supplied with money and
made q hard hight against extrAdition
II was over year, and their cases were
taken 10 the court OF last resort before
they were surrendered 70 tho United
States authorities.
Six Indiana Robbers Lynohsd.
A circumstance had occurred at Soy.
mour during the interim that made the
Renos equally DESTROYS not to BIO re-
turned TO Indiana. Six young men
living in the vicinity OF Seymour, fred
TO the point OF enthusiasm by the suc-
cess which had attended the two train
robbery exploits OF the Renos, banded
together for the purpose OF enriching
themselves at the expense OF the ex-
press company, A time, train and
place had been selected, but q weak
kneed confederate betrayed the plot,
little dreaming OF the fearful results
TO follow. The doomed train was
mounted with o strong guard, and
when the point OF attack was reached
the would-be robbers found themselves
face TO face with a heavily armed posse
OF determined men. They fed and
were pursued. Three OF them were
captured and put In the Seymour jail.
At daylight mob stormed the Jail,
took them to point one mile and a
half west Of the town, where in the
midst OF field stands to this day In
plain view OF the railroad track tree,
to which they we're hung. During the
day the remaining three would-be rob
bers were captured, and that night
they were hung to the same tree, The
six bodies on the one tree presented O
grewsome sight, and were permitted
to remain there oil Of the next day.
The certainty that some such treat
ment as this awaited them urged the
Renos to make a desperate fight against
extradition. When all was lost with
them they begged not to be taken
back to Seymour, and the officers ac-
cordingly took them to New Albany,
Ind, where they would be presumably
safe from mob violence. But they
were not, for on the night Of the day
which they were confined a mob Of
nearly thousand people came to the
city over the j., M. & /. Railroad from
Seymour and adjacent towns, attacked
the massive jail, which for four hours
resisted their assaults, forced their
way to the prisoners cells, and despite
a most desperate resistance, during
which the four prisoners defended
themselves with savage fury, armed
only with portions Of the cell furni-
ture, they were taken out and hanged
to telegraph pole.
The very decisive method Of show
ing disapproval of the profession Of
traip-robbing in Southern Indiana had
the effect Of discouraging the business
both there and elsewhere, and 1t was
not until seven years later, June Q,
1875, that the country was startled by
the daring attempt to rob Vandalia
express car and the murder Of Milo
Eames, the engineer, at Long Point,
water station about thirty miles west
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value TO health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feverS
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Doc and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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beaten over the head and then thrown
bodily from the train, inAicting inju-
ries that made him an imbecile for the
rest OF his days, This job was done by
Frank, Jesse and Sim Reno and Ander-
son. They secured $135,000, with which
they made their escape. They we're
located through. the untiring efforts Of
Col. Weir, who din ected the operations
Of the detectives, at Windsor, Canada,
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OF Terre Haute. The east-bound train
stopped at the tank, lonesome place,
with but one habitation in sight, and
1t little groggery, that was supposed
to have been established by the rob-
bers, when three men, heavily masked,
and further disguised with SLOUGH hats
and linen busters, boarded the engine,
and drawing their pistols, shot Games
dead. The fireman, who was standing
on the tender, gave one look and fell
off the tender into the ditch. One
of the robbers understood an en-
CINE, and he pulled out, carrying
the express car, which had been pre-
viously uncoupled, two miles down the
road, where confederate with horse
and wagon was waiting ON the opposite
side Of field. The Adams EXPRESS
messenger, Burke a brave man, took
in the situation and made preparations
to defend the car, which Was an old
Pennsylvania car without end doors
and as strong as fortress. He piled
up freight so as to- make a barricade
on either side. To- the demand of the
robbers to open up he returned def
ant answer. They went towork on the
car with axes, but gave up the job in
disgust. They then began to fire
through the car. He returned the
fire, wounding one of the robbers, as
blood stains In the field proved, and
was slightly wounded himself. Over
forty shots were exchanged
Steel Masks and Breastplatcs.
In their fight they threw away three
sets of bullet-proof steel armOr, the
like Of which had never been seen be-
fore. The steel mask, which covered
the face and neck, was like section of
stove-pipe, with holas, cut for the eyes
and mouth. The breastplates, which
reached below the hips, were made in
three sections. 1t was afterwards
learned that this armOr had been made
In Indianapolis to the order Of the rob-
bers. Rewards were offered aggregat-
ing $4,000 for the arrest OF the rob-
bers and murderers, but the guilty
parties were never unprecedented.
About five years ago it developed that
the conspiracy was formed in Terre
Haute, and that the leader was man
named Shoemaker, whose brother was
at the time Chief OF Police of Terre
Haute, and who was one of the most
vigorous of the officers engaged in the
two months hunt for the rob-
bers. This was the last case OF
holding up train in Indiana. The
subsequent murder of an express mes.
senger on the Rock Island Railroad and
his robbery by one Of the trains crew
is not case In point. After the Van.
dalia affair train-robbing began to be
heard of west of the Mississippi, where
with the exception Of the comparative
ly recent effort of an insanely reckless
man at Schenectady, N. Y, the RUDE
Burrows exploits in Tennessee and the
Gulf States, and the efforts Of the
present year, it has since been con
fined.
The Crime on the Increase.
This form Of crime Is on the increase
rather than on the decline. The per
centage of increase is so great tina
many men are tempted to attempt it
The majority Of the cases of the pas
tenyears seem to involve railroad men
Climbing over the tender and stopping
the engineer on duty is peculiarly tn,
plan Of the railroad man turned robber
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brOther-in-law Anderson, all four boys
who loafed much Of their time about
the streets OF Seymour. One night In
Of 1866, the west-bound Ohio
and Mississippi train was on its way
westward from Seymour and had
reached Brownstown, where II stopped,
when the engineer and fireman found
themselves suddenly looking into two
revolvers held by two masked men and
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heard an imperative order to pull out
AS the engineer complied, the express
car was cut off from the train, simple
matter in those days, and the engineer
forced to run ahead two miles, when
he was ordered to stop. One man re-
NAMED on the engine and three en-
tered the express car, which had end
doors, overpowered the messenger and
forced him to open the safe. They
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in the robbery of the Daviess County
Bank, for which he was sent to the
penitentiary for twenty-three years.
The third train robbery was on the
Jeffersonville, Madison andl Indianap-
oils Railroad, and occurred ct Seymour.
The engineer was captured at the
water tank, and the express car en-
tered while the train was in motion.
He offered some resistance and was
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A TERRIFIC FloHr.
A HULL and stallion EngaEs In = Mortal
Combat,

A fine bull and o stallion belong
Ing TO John Kreutzer, living near
Oakland, ILL.,, engaged in a terrific
fight the other day. Kreutzer had
always turned his bull aud stallion
into tho same lot, and there was ap-
parently the best Of feeling between
them. On the occasion In question,
however, the bull suddenly began
frantIcally cavorting around the
barnyard. The stallion for a time
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who was at the time agent Of the
Adams Express Company, recognized
that this was but the first OF what
must prove a long series Of compare
lively safe and profitable crimes, and he
at once began that course Of procedure
which has made his name terror to
express robbers and his conduct
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A mixture of muriatic acid and
alum dissolved In water imparts a
golden color to brass articles that are
STEPPED in it for few seconds.
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got $4,000, and then fed, leAv-
Ing tho engineer to return
with his locomotive TO his train.
Not q shot WAS fred. This bold
and successful crime created the pro
Soundest sensation. Col. L. @. Weir,
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August
Flower

"What is August Flower for ?"
AS easily answered as asked. It is
for Dyspepsia. 1t is a special rem
edy for the Stomach and Liver
Nothing more than this. We believe
August Flower cures Dyspepsia.
We know it will. We have reasons
for knowing it. To-day it has an
honored place in every town and
country store, possesses one Of the
largest manufacturing plants in the
country, and sells everywhere. The
reason is simple. It does one thing,
nddoesitright. Itcuresdyspepsia0
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lron.HeatiuR.

The proprietor Of a laundry at
Lauter, Germany, has adopted electric
heating for a large number Of the
flatirons used in his establishment.
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HOLDING Up TRAINS.
A BOLD AND PECULIAR CRIME
ON THE INCREASE.

Brief History Of Some Famous Hold-UDs
IN tho United stAtos-A Dark and Bloody
Page from tho Criminal Annals Of tho
Country.