The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17

character to attract general attention
and to merit cordial appreciation. Inc
more the subject is prObed and discussed
the more apparent II becomes thaI ule
people of the United States, without re-
gard TO section. have been wOefully dere-
lict in the matter Of providing highways
to correspond in importance with other
public enterprises. Bad roads are not
confined TO the praiTies of the West In
New England and IN the East Where
facilities for macadamlzng ana lor
tlrnpiiIes are convenient and cheap the
highways are almost as sadly neglected
as they are in many districts OF lndlna-
An aggressive national organization Tor
promoting better road building came INTO
existence a few years ago, ana lnaI
movement has given impetus TO the Tor
nation Of various state auxiliary asso-
Citations intended TO operate on a general
line of policy in pursuit of practical re-
suits. There is no excuse for bad roads.
and IL is one of the strangest things I'M
aginable that they should be tolerated
in civilized and intelligent communities
Lafayette Courier.
Mrs John Ulrich Of Elkhart was
thought TO be in cOnsumptiOn's advanced
stages, and TO relieve her condition. one
of the several physicians she had en-
ployed recommended bathing her breasts
with turpentine. Recently she expert
enced violent fits Of coughing and chok-
Tuesday morning she felt a tickling SEN
sation just below the palate and this in
duced much coughing. About > O'Clock
an unusually har1 sDaSm was necessary
to relieve the obstruction in her throat.
and when she eNpeCtorated in the Gus
pidor. she was Mortified to see a strange
looking animated object weighing about
in the receptacle. It was quite lively
and made great stir in the spittoOn. It
was taken out and sent TO the doctors
office where it has been preserved i'm
alcohol: signs Of life being yet apparent
until it was dropped into the bottle. 1t
is about an inch long and has six legs
and a beak very similar in size and
shape to common pin. Its color is al
most Jet black. The doctor says he has
never met anything like il in actual eX
pefience or his reference books but
thinks it must have been taken into Mrs.
Ulrich's stomach with a drink of water
Since Kidding herself Of the peculiar anil
NAL she has noticed a change for the
better in her condition, and now suffers
only from rawness of the throat, which
she thinks was caused by the beak Of
the worm while struggling in her throat
An EIkhart correspondent gives an ac-
count Of the life of Harry Harrington
Of that place which reads like fiction.
He was the son Of the late DR.. Harring-
ton, having all the advantages of wealth,
culture and refinement. His mother was
an accomplished i&uy ana me HIuSl-
clan. and when but sixteen years old
young Harrington was considered one OF
the most gifted pianists in the state
Early in life however. he began a vi
ciOus career. The suicide of a bright
young girl daughter Of a prominent min
ister is attributed TO his influence. His
parents sent him to Chicago as a medical
student, and he was found in a low dive
playing a piano. He married a depraved
woman. from whom he soon separated
His viciOusness drove his mother insane,
and she is now a patient in one of the
Indiana institutions. His grandmother
bequeathed him s.. 900. which was speed
lily thrown to the wind. His father
died Of a broken heart. leaving his es-
tate so that only the income should he
given to his son at stated times and in
specified sums. Soon after his fathers
death, while intoxicated. he fell Under a
train, losing both legs. Before the
stumps had healed he was again drain
ing the dregs Of depraved dissipation and
while in Chicago he would frequently
pawn his artificial limbs and then beg
for contributions. Recently he returned
from Chicago hungry, ragged and filthy
He was taken in charge by the township
trustee, who removed him TO the county
asylum. there to remain until another in
stallment from his estate gives him the
means to renew his degraded career.