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ODD RIIEs OF FkKlRs.
The Curious Religious Ceremonies That
Are grasticed In India.

Are sracticed In India.
Tho following interesting dcscrip-
non of an Indian fakir il from % cor
respondent III Lahore: 1.-TWO days
ago l returned from a short trip
with "a friend 10 the sacred city of
Ketas. where l had been before
This time l saw several interesting
fakirs. There were the ordinary
blear eyed. ash smcared fellows, ono
with long brown hair hanging about
his shoulders. There was one flabby,
bcsottcd !, king man, with practi-
cally nothing on but ashes, who was
lolling laz.ly under a tree looking
more or less inebriate and content,
his back propped up by tho tree. his
head on one side, contemplating
with serene expression alternately
his we'll rounded paunch and u
brother fakir, who was performing
his devotions very encrgetically
short distance off.
This other was very lean man
and tall. When first noticed him,
he was seated in abstraction, Bud
dhawise, which is something like
tailor sits. only that the feet arc
brought out on to the opposite
thighs, soles uppermost. He was APP
parently contemplating his fire
tongs, which We're stuck in the
ground before him. Surrounding
him We're number of little fires.
After time he took up his conch
shell and blew blast. resembling
exactly the braying of more than
melancholy donkey. Then
he rinsel his hands AMI the conch
with water and stood up. He raised
his hands ou'stretchcd above his
head, and, placing the calf of his
right leg across the thigh of his
eft, stood 50. on one leg, in prayer
for some time.
HE looked leancr than over like
his. His holy was Rubbed we'll
with gray ash. and his rusty colored
'oarse hair was brought up in
punch above his head and tied firm
Y with cord 50 that the ends stood
Up like ragged brush. tipped slight
Y 10 one side. He reminded mo of q
'hristy minstrel.
when the ono legged prayer was
one. he dropped down again and
DOL. another turn mt the conch and
Tater. i III he rose, stepped out
Idle the fiery circle and began to
'alk deliberately, with long strides,
Ound AMI round il. Suddenly he
brew himself down opposite one of
De fires, and then raising himself
lowly on hands and toes, lowered
imself rs slowly TO tho ground
gain two or thrco times, touching
alternately with his nose and top
not. He repeated this at every fro
18th slight variations, sometimes
rawing his left knee right up under
i'm, so that the leg folded like a
70 foot rule when he touched the
round with his topknot. This con-
udcd the prayers. when he had an
her 90 at the conch and water,
ter which no wrapped himself in +
shawl and went to batho in the sa-
ed tank. in which men, women
I'd children all do the same.
There are usually large quantities 4
fish here. but when l inquired !
ny there We're SO few on this occa- !,
on was told that 50 many people i
I'd bathel there during the festival 7,
few days before that the fish had !
cd-through the impurity of the
alter ] suppose. Yet, rs l stood.
w q woman bathing in one place,
man in another, two children in a
Iird, while a girl drew water for
purposes from it in
urth .'-London Queen.
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A Wonderful Story of an
Old Lady.

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Lyon Medicine Co., INDIANAPOLIS, hd.
wish to congratulate you in being in
possession of such grand medicine as
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got box of same, and can cheerfully
and gladly say, after using them, the dis
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a lady seventy-four years of age, and can
say that LYONS SEVEN WONDERS
have given me a new lease on life. feel
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1t does more than you claim for it, and
no words of praise can do it justice.
Gratefully yours.
MRS. CYNTHIA RANSOM.
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What is

Castora Is Dr. Samuel Pitchers prescription Infants
and Children. 1t contains nett Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. 1t is harmless substitute
for parc=orc. Props Soothing syru:,s and Castor Oil.
1t is Pleasant is guarantee Is Thirty years. by
Millions Of iothcr Cistora Worms allays
fevcrisllncss C.stora prevents vomiting Sour Curd.
Diarrhna and Wind Collie. Cnstoria relieves
tccilins troubles. constipation and natulcncy.
CastOril Gs>i.i.cs the fno., regulates tho stomach
and bowels, s..v.-S healthy and natural sleep. Cas-.
tOria Il TAG Ca.r~n> I>anacca-t.e Mothers Friend
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AdSCOI1d.
"Castoria Is so well adapted to children that
recommend 1t as superior 10 any prescription
known tai me-"
II. A. ARCHER. N. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St, brooklyn, N. Y.
"our physicians in the chdren's depart
ment have slo~en highly Of their expert.
ence in their outside practice with Castoria.
aud although we only have among our
medical supplies what Is known As regular
products. yet we are free To confess that the
merits Of Catoria has won us to look with
favor upon IT,"
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DrspxxsARy.
Boston, Mass
ALLEN c. Smith. Pes,
array Street, Nov York City.
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"Casforia Is the he..t lvr.e,y for children Of
which am acquainted. j ip't TIE d-y is rot
far distant when mothers VIII ionsi Ter the real
interest OF their children. ami use Casforia in
stead OF the various iuack nos.irums which are
destroying their loved ones. 10y forcin, OPIUM
morphine. soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throafs. thereby ssndin.,
them 10 premature graves"
Dr. J. F KrScHEr.oE.
Conway, Ark
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The undersigned Trustee of y
bridge township. dubois county Mr. IA
tend TO Township business ON San.
81 every week, at Frank Bets olGrs
Norm Nam street, between Eighth
Ninth, IN Jasper. The TownsL;n
brary and Indiana School Books II
place. WILLIAM SAr,r, ~ ~
Aug. Ii. 1898 ". Fe
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Castor;a..

"Castcri, Is Al excellent ~ define FOR chill
drcn. Mothers have repeatedly tod NE of its
good effect upon their children"
D.. G C. osGoop,
IAMnll Mass
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:, ne undersigned, Trustee of Colnnt,
~, pl'ois county, Ind, Will attend /,
Township business AZ his residenc. !.
every saturday. aud persons havi,,
township bnsiness to transact MI
lnesieh 10 present it on that day ~ M
week. ~ tl'
Inc Township Library il kent AZ A.,
Office OF the Trustee. wher. thnya ~
titled can obtain books.
K. l.. SMITH, Trustee.
Aug. lnth. 1909 ~.
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Farm For Sale i'm Madison
township.

One Of the best farms in Madison
township can be bought on easy term.
~ acres, with house oi six rooms. ban
3"Nl - feet. plenty OF stock water. ground
produced - bushels wheat per acre. md
other crops IN proportion. nice orchard
-Four miles from Jasper ~, from Ire.
land, from Dun; $50 acres ccaraIl
VIII be divided into two or three pafts
u desired, and sold for onc-third o.,A
balance on easy time. interest on seemed
notes for deferred payments payable an
nually. So per acre. A very desirable
place. Apply TO G. DoANr, Jasper.
The sun., 1895-04-01

the Rrossness Of the seizure. So-called
general laws have been passed which have
only q special and limited monopolistic
application, and are open violations Of con-
stitutional limitations. 1t is grants OF this
character that are seeking to obtain ratify-
ing acts, and are looking to the Commission
ers Of Revision with eager eyes. We think
1t would have been better to devolve the
authority with which the Commission
ers OF Revision have been clothed by the
new Constitution upon an executive com
mttee Of the Constitutional Convention,
to declare, from time to time when the'vital
provisions OF the Constitution should be
operative and when they should be sus-
pended and nullificd. 1t would have brought
to such remarkable authority, experience
in Constitution-makin and, doubtless, n
higher class OF ability But we are COM
PEELED to trent the situation as It stands, and
us it will continue for twenty years.
grave responsibility is dcvolved on the
Governor at this time. 1t will be his
duty to guard from abuse this investi-
ture Of the Statute Revisers with their
functions in these respects. 1t Is true the
Revisers were appointed to report general
revisions of statutes in cases to which
they were limited by the laws appointing
them; but under the twenty-third section of
Article ILL.,, there is no Limitation in this re-
spect. The only question so far as their
action is concerned, when they report any
bill, will be, have they been appointed pur-
suant to law to revise statutes ?' Fierce
indeed should be the light that beats about
this now firmly created, threatening throne
of power. The Commissioners will know
well the effect of putting their hands to
bill under their chartered privilege. They
should be held to tho sternest md severest
account, by the press at all events, for any
and every attempt to exercise their enor-
nous constitutional prerogative. This is
matter of very serious public import. There
should be no hugger- -mugger, hole in the
corner, exercise of the power. The Gov
ernor should communicate with the Legs-
lature and call upon them to establish regu-
lations for it's exercise. No bill should be
reported carrying with it the Commits
sioners' constitutional fiat except upon a
preliminary public notice Of the purpose,
80 that all interested may have an oppor-
tunity to be heard.
From all indications there is to he a very
general effort with these potent minis
ters of the law to overcome past constitu-
tional violations by their endorsement, and
to secure new constitutional exemptions
and gratuities at their hands. There
must be no surprises. Every bill de-
signed to overrule the Constitution reported
by them should appear on its face to have
emanated from this coordinate lawmaking
tribunal or to have received their formal
approval. Greater care, too, should be ex-
ercised by the Executive in the selection
of the Revisers; and, surely in such an
office, this great city, with so many in
terests at stake, should have representation.
The sun., 1895-04-01
Tho First Insulated Cable.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: Ny at
tention having been called to a clipping from
last Sundays Sun in regard to Capt. Jack
Sleeth OF Paducah. KY, as the inventor
Of the submarine cable, venture to correct
some Of tho statements therein. not for the pur-
pose Of robbing the gallant Captain CT any of
his laurels. but for the sake of accuracy in tho
ancient history OF telegraphy in America. Your
article speaks of the practical impossiblity Of
taking o wire over tho Ohio on masts. but this
had been done some tme before any telegraph
wire ever reached Paducah. There are plenty
Of men still living who remember tho masts at
Jeffersonville and Louisville on which the wire
from Cincinnati went over. l myself saw those
masts as late as 1850. at which date. and for
was bridsed BY b Wire I Strung % from, pSi mast on
The Illinois as shore to 'hSt tCwer IN st. Louis:
Ameree" An Erica specific nention M ton /. msds srn 81 this 1
aerial crossing as well as Of the first futile at
laying the first cables across tho Mississippi in
citation and Mr., Reid's book, at page 234, where
mention T. made Of river crossings by masts
Island and DMbaqne and over the % Illinois RIVER RIVER
at Beardstown and Peoria.
I'm In 1885 l read paper before the old.time
tho archiye, Of that association. and is also
cable laying antedated any experiment that
could have been made at Paducah. because the
first land for a year or two the only telegraph
line running South from tho West was that
OF the Southwestern Telegraph Company,
from Louisville via Lexington to Nash
vile and on to New Orleans. This line
was built in the summer OF 1S4s. and
It 10 not probable that any wire reached
Paducah until some time later: it was certainly
in 1850 that Col. Tai. p. Shaffner got his
line completed to St. Louis from Nashville
] am therefore Of the opinion that the superin-
Alvord. was ahead of Cept. Sleeth in his sub
marine experiments, and even Alvord must
have followed others, for tho wire which he
procured from the East was covered with three
coat ings of gutta percha expressly for sub
marine use. and was not made to order. but was
at that time moro or less a standard article and
1t seems highly improbn BILE that Prof. Morse
was ignorant OF this at the time it Is alleged he
invited Capt. Sleeth TO come from Paducah to
New York to explain his bagging-covered
tarred wire cable.
There were In tho infancy of practical teleg-
raphy q good many things invented" by differ
ent men. widely separated. who were confronted
with the Same difficulties. and do not wish to de-
tract single jot from the honors of Capt Sleeth.
but am convinced that his recent biographer
was not in possession of all the facts concern
ing the early river c,.bles in the West.
9. G. HINE, 1877 Broadway.
NEW YORK. March 80.
The sun., 1895-04-01

The clemency Of President DOLE in COM
muting to imprisonment the death sentences
pronounced upon tho royalist conspirators In
Hawaii is ill-repaid by those exiles in San Fran
cisco who are said to be plotting to renew the
attempt.
How much basis there is for this rumor. under
the vaporing which these banshed malcontents
have long INDUCED in, it may not be very easy
to determine. But it 10 we'll to recall that long
before the last foolish uprising at Honolulu. re-
ports were current that it would be made. Then
the American element in the island is compare
tivoly small and the Government has no navy
at oil, and can only afford to maintain a small
military force. These facts may possibly be
considered by some would-be revolutionists as
giving them a chance of success.
The real strength Of the Government has al
ready been shown, and its ability to cope with
any conspiracy to overthrow it. But the posi-
blity of such attempts may be recognized. until
Hawaii finds refuge in our Union.
The sun., 1895-04-01

The arrest of a number Of persons in San
Francisco on the charge of combining to snug
gle Chinese into the country by means OF forged
certificates. may lead to full exposure OF tho
devices resorted to for the purpose of nullifyng
tho GEARY law.
As the very object OF that law was to prevent
evasIons OF the old exclusion statutes, and az it
was justified on the ground that such evasions
constantly occurred, 1t cannot be surprising to
hear OF these new attempts. Tho forging OF the
Government protection certificates which Aro is
sued under the GEARY law is practically the ga mo
sort of business which was carried on under tho
old system. II Is said that the forgers also
proposed to supply certificates 10 those China
mon already here who neglected to procure
The sun., 1895-04-01
THE PRESS FoR ITS OWN RrsH1s.
Farther Opinions Concerning an Attemptes
OutrAs.


Mr.. Noycs claims that number OF COME, az
THE SUN are circulated in the District of Coiur--
bin: therefore, the libel was uttered in that Dis
trict Should this interpretation hold good Mr.
Noyes can bring suit in cvcry state OF tho
Union, wherein THE Sun Is circulated, for this
ono publication. Surely. this construction Is
not in accord with either tho letter or the spiris
of the Sixth Amendment to the United States
Constitution, and. furthermore, 1t Ia dangerous
to personal liberty.
IL Mr.. Dana has been guilty ot an offence
against tho law, lot him DO tried in proper form.
and IL found guilty. let him be properly pun
ished. Tho law Is sufficiently ample in scope to
protect the right of any and every individual
who NAV feel injured by newspaper attack,
but under q forced construction OF tho law
every newspaper In tho country would be at the
mercy OF any irresponsible blackmniler; and
especially would II fall heavily on the country
paper, whose editor, without malice and In
good faith having published an article reflect.
ing on Tom, Dick, or Harry. might bo hauled to
the furthermost point where he has a subscriber,
and II cleared OF the charge would have to foot
1t home. unless he is that anomaly. n rich coun-
try editor
II Mr.. Noyes is thIrsting for legal revenge, lot
him go to New York and tackle Mr.. Dana in
proper form. and not try to upset an existing
law sufficient for the purpose. In the manner Of
q noted would-bo Jersey statesman.
From the Monticello Republican Tdtchmar
No greater outrage against tho freedom of the
press, and against the right which our Constitu-
tion guarantees to every citizen, has been per-
petrated in our day than the attempt now max
ing to drag an editor to the city of Washington
to stand trial for an alleged libel published In
THE New York Sun.
II this man Noyes can force Charles A. Dana
The sun., 1895-04-01

At an Omaha theatre last week stereopt-
con pictures of all the Presidents OF tho United
States were exhibited JEFFERSON. JACKSON,
and LINCOLN woro cheercd with the most en-.
thusiasm, but all the others, except one.
woro applaudcd. JAMES BUCHANAN, a fow
years ago the most unpopular of the ox-Presi-
dents, at least in the North, was applauded.
But for the picture Of the next Democratic
President after BUCHANAN there were hsscs.
GROVER CLEVELAND, President of tho United
States and holding in his hands an enormous
patronage, was roundy Kissed.
Tho Democrats hisscd the botrayer of his
party. Both Democrats and Republicans Missed
the American who has not dared to stand mp
for America. tho plotter for tho restoration OF
monarchy in Hawaii.
Tho incident was melancholy. but 1t 10 worth
mentioning as n sign of popular feeling.
The sun., 1895-04-01
WAR ON QUAY POSTPONED.
Gov. Hastings and Mayor.elect Warwick
Working for Republican Peace.

PHILADELPHIA, March 31.-The great fight
within the lines Of the Republican party between
Senator Quay and National Committeeman
David Martin. which looked as though it would
rend the party in twain, has been postponed tho
good sense of Gov. Hastings and Mayor-eleot
Warwick of Philadelphia. who will enter upon
q four years term of the Mayoralty to- morrow,
having prevailed to prevent the factional fight.
Tho determination OF Mayor Warwick to be
Mayor OF tho people Of Philadelphia precludss
him from being Mayor of . faction of his party
a policy that up to this time he had little
thought of beginning.
All that Senator Quay asks is that Mayor
Warwick will be fair to all factions Of the Re-
publican party in Philadelphia, which implies
that Senator Quay and his wing of tho Repub-
lican party throughout the State. and especially
in the Legislature. will act fairly by Philadel-
phia's Mayor. Such a test of good faith toward
Mayor Warwick may be made within the next
two or three days. The new Mayor in entering
upon his duties seems likely to appoint City
Comptroller Thomas NJ. Thompson as his Drcc-
torofPublc Works. and the appointment of City
Councilman Thomas l.. Hicks by the Governor
to fill the vacancy caused by Comptroller
Thompsons promotion is likely to follow. Tho
appointment of Mr.. Hicks is said to have been
asked for by Mayor Warwick, but it is given out
by some Of Senator Quay's most trusted friends
nomination there will be a two-thirds vote cast
against his confirmation in tho Senate.
Senator Quay is absent in Florida. and 1t is
possible his lieutenants. in his absence, may
make just such blunder. To reject the Gov
ernors nomination of Hicks for no other reason
than that ho Is represented belonging to the
Martin faction in Philadelphia would SO com
pletely disgust the Republicans of Philadelphia
that Quay would be left without even a cor
porars guard OF tho entire l50. 900 Republicans
Of our city. II the turning down OF Hicks would
not serve to ALLEVIATE Mayor. Warwick from
Quay,s friends in Philadelphia. it certainly
would turn 90 per cent of tho Senator'S follow
ers from him, and IL such policy is to be
adopted Senator Quay cannot too soon return
from Florida and change his Philadelphia staff
Mayor Warwick intends to play broad and
manly politics. and If Senator Quay's lieuten-
ants fall to meet him on that level. SO much tho
worse for Senator Quay. and SO much tho better
for David Martin. II would be unfair to Gov.
Hastings not to say that the Governor will abso-
lutely refuse to build up one faction of his party
by attempting to break down another. The ex-
Psrience Of Gov. Pattison and President Cleys-
land in that role and the sad results to tho
Democratic party in Pennsylvania. form an OK
ample that future Governors Of Pennsylvania
Hastings and Mayor Warwick would command
party peace by reason of being party, and not
factional, leaders.
The sun., 1895-04-01

The impression gains ground that the
armistice granted to China will be followed by
permanent peace. That view OF course, sup
poses that Japan will insist on no terms that
China would feel compelled to refuse. Indeed,
whilo Japan has kept her own counsel as to her
demands, her moderation and good Judgment
seem to be . sort of guarantee that she will not
commit any mistake of excessive exactions,
which might make the whole future policy Of
China that of revenge upon her and might also
lead to the Intervention of European powers.
On tho other hand, China must recognize that
to continue the present struggle Is hopeless, and
would probably only bring her to condition in
which terms still more onerous could be justly
demanded. With her population enormously
greater than that OF Japan. and her vast re-
sources she may count on recouplng her losses
hereafter; but she must SEQ that the time to at
tempt this should be years hence, when she
shall have built or bought new fleet, and have
reorEanized her army and made 1t really ef-
fcient, A. Japan has done.
These are the two leading influences, perhaps.
toward tho conclusion of a treaty OF peace. Tho
capture OF Pekin might give Japan little more
prestige and little larger claim upon the fruits
of victory, but she already has enough OF both.
and will not needlessly awaken the jealousy.
fear. or ill-wil of Unlocking nations. She may
fairly take, besides her money indemnity for
war expenses, such OF the Chinese islands as
have military importance for her. or will give
her scope for developing their products and
commercial resources. II, In addition. she seeks
hold on tho mainland, We may expect to find
It chosen with view not TO humillate China
but to acquire such strategic advantage there
as would help to guard her against nm attack
from China hereafter.
The sun., 1895-04-01

The first number OF the Boston organ Of
the A. Z. A.. the Daily Standard. Is out and fy-
ing. Here is a sample Of tho fun that we may
expect from It:
ut is fair tosay that just at this time the Standard
and Its constituency are not in love with the low.
browcd, longlippcd Irish Kct who gin mill, or
maybe two and runs at the same time our politics."
We don't know what they look like in Boston,
but perhaps 1t is also fair to say just at this time
that the men who run the gin mills in this town
don't look like the picture painted by the Stand
ard. They are not "low browed and long
Tipped" On the contrary, fortunately or un-
fortunately, as the case may be, they are said to
be q remarkably good looking set OF fellows;
and we swear by nil the bartenders OF Boston
that it would be hard for the editor OF the Stand
ard to match them In q beauty show with amia-
BILE members of tho A. "A.