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Damage. Against a saloon Keeper.

MUNCIE. Ind. March z.-Melvina Dow
ling ordered saloonist Mike Reardon to sell
no intoxicants TO her husband when he was
drinking. The order was not obeyed. and
Mrs. Bowling sued Reardon for 5000 dam
ages. She received judgment for $40.
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Live stock Sale. at Charlottesville.

CRAWFORDSvILLE, Ind. March 27.--The
first horse and cattle sale of Cooley & Ham
ilton occurred to-day and will continue over
tomorrow. This is something new here.
and farmers brought in all kinds OF stock to
be sold at auction. Horses brought from so
up to $50. there being over two hundred
sod
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, March H.-The sensation
al damage suit of Mrs. Martin j. Bligh
against her husband, a wealthy wholesale
liquor dealer of Logansport. in which the
wife demands, in addition to divorce and all
mony, $4,000 damages for defamation OF
character. took another turn in court to-
day. A few days ago Mrs. Bligh on the
representation that she was without means,
had Judge Kirkpatrick appoint Judge Con-
nell and Judge Dykeman to look after her
interest. To-day the defendant filed a coun-
ter affidavit that Mrs. Bligh was possessed
of SIC. 900 worth of real estate, and has dia-
monds, horses and carriages and other per-
sonal property of the value Of 10000 more,
and asked that the appointment of attorneys
be set aside. The defendant. Martin j. Bligh.
Is a wealthy wholesale liquor dealer Of Lo-
ganspcrt, the case being here for trial on
a change of venue. Mrs. Biigh. in her COM
plant for damages. says that her husband,
In a letter written to her brother, accuses
her of immortality and drunkenness. plaintiff
being In Europe when the alleged defama-
tory letter was written. The trial on the
main issue commences Monday, and will be
a prOlouged contest.
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pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind. March H.-At the Re-
publican ward meetings held this evening
to select delegates to the Republican State
ed: Henry Cook. Maj. w. T. strickland.
w. w. Lambert and W.. III. DowelI
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known that in many points Premie Green
ways commissioners Will not consent 10
the provisions Of the Nova Scotia act.
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A convict strangely Amicted.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER. Ind, March N.-one OF
Sheriff Strahan's deputies has gone to
Michigan Hty and tomorrow will return
with Henry Guenther. who was sent to the
penitentiary from this county in April. 1895,
for one year, on the charge of assaulting
fourteen-year-old Lena Born. the daughter
of a German. Soon after Guenther was
placed in jail here his legs from the knees
down began to swell. and that part Of the
legs and the feet soon grew to enormous
size. Guenther has spent the entire period
of his confinement in the prison hospital.
Guenther claims that his strange affection is
brought on by his confinement, but there are
those who claim that IL Is caused by eating
soap. and In support Of this claim they say
that shortly after he was sent to the Ohio
penitentiary. some years ago. for q term OF
twelve years on a charge of numbering his
wife, he became similarly afflicted. At the
end of seven months he was granted an un-
conditional pardon. He soon recovered and
left Dayton and came to Indiana, settling In
this county, where he had a number of re-
spectacle relatives. When returned here he
will most likely be arrested again, as there
Is an Indictment against him for assaulting
a younger sister of the girl who sent him to
prison.
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more tons than the total output OF this
State. The Indiana outrit the past year
has been larger than for several years. and
In the block field 1T will run something like
10000 tons. or about 10000 tons less than
the record. The total for the State or both
Fituminous and block will be between $780,
00 and 100000 tons.
The fact that the controversy over the
in the Danville district IN Illinois has
caused President Purcell, cf the United
Mine Workers Of this Sta &c and President
O'Connor, of the United ~ Workers OF
Illinois. to go to Danville 10 urge the opera
tors there TO consent to an advance along
with Indiana. The operators said In reply
ffty-hve-cent price rather elan an advance.
Purcell and O'Connor. thei efore, have be-
gun the work Of organizing The miners the
Illinois men nave never been SSu organized,
but II is believed that II 9. thorough organi-
zation is effected the demand for the
higher price will be acceded to. The Indf-
ana miners will be very sirn. in their de-
mand.
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of 1900 people for the murder OF Andrew
PickriH, a Bohemian farmer, last May. His
confederate, Albert Rolly. was executed last
Friday. Attended by two negro preachers,
he sang a hymn and prayed. He made q
not seem to think II justified hanging.
p. b. Shaw. or Williamsport. Pa, who
has organized electric light companies In
a number of towns and cities In Pennsyi-
eral Electric Company OF New York yes
terday TO recover 500. 600 damages for al
legged breach of contract He Claims 20
right on dynamos and electrical appliances.
The federal courts recently held that the
General company could not grant these
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A CURIOUS FEATURE OF NEW on
LEANsLrFE NOW MORIBUSD.
1t Was Result Of the Old Slave System
and while 1t FIouriseed 1t Created
aSocial Paradox.

NEW ORLEANS. July 2s.-New orleans
has a coloring and charm or us OWL
Its Latin and Anglo-Latin peopie-,nose
who have an American strain OF Dioou
from one parent, but who nave TWO
mother tongues, English and French-ars
unlike any other class OF people In 'he
South. They have the cautious, ns,u,
medicines OF the Northerner, plehueu
with the hne romantic tendencies Oh lnsi'
old World ancestors OF France ana SPAN.
They are grayely courteous
stranger sojourning for a season within
their gates, but he must not aHA ~
many questions touching matters VII"
which no has no concern. Hence the Pc
culiar institution. for which this Is VIII
ten, has generally missed the note-oooA
OF the traveller. and Is put nt,le u,
stood by many-of our own people he'e a.
home. -.
1t has been thlrty-three years since
slavery died at tho stroke OF Abraham
Linooln's pen. Many OF the curious
things that were part OF It, ana grew
out OF It are well-nigh forgotten. besiues
slaves. who were bought ana SOLO the'e
was an intermediate class OF people WIZ
have a peculiar history. These we're the
Iaacs women and their children Inc
place was almost entirely confined 10 Ne"
orleans. The term comes from the
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French word meaning placed" and the
places We're women of all shades OF
color, from the mulatto 10 the octoroon.
or one-eiehth negro, who could not be
distinguished from the whitest lady I'm
the land. Sometimes, when a girl OF this
grads OF color was sold. she became a
place. But IL IS not OF the slave-class
that this Is written, but OF another far
more interesting.
There mas always been in New Orleans
a peculiar society. composed Of persons
OF color, who sic not 10 be compared
with tho ordinary negro. They were
known before the war as the free people
OF color and stlll retain that name
In this class were the descendants OF place
women and the white men who maintain
sd them. Many Of this class are very
rich; most OF the women ara handsome
and men and women are well educated
These persons sc0rn the ordinary negro
or mulatto, for they have I'm their veins
the bluest hood in the city and efato
they live in. and. a. white people viii not
associate with them they ara comnluni-
~ TO themselves and living among them
selves. Very many persons in New Or
leans, generally Americans. as they
called those having no French blood on
fact that among the inhabitants Of this
most picturesque ~ all American cities
there IS society as exclusive as that Of
the Austrian court-the most exclusive
IN turope-to which 1t is almost impossi.
bic 10 gain admission, that presents the
colored race In q condition and llght that
does not exist elsewhere on the planet
Its beginning was simple. There came
10 New Orleans hundred years ago per-
sons from all countries in Europe TO Inv
ana sci cotton and other great Southern
staples Some OF these traders wera from,
england, few came from France. mora
were from Holland. Germany. and the
Laun countries. They came out 10 Amer.
lea 10 mako a fortune, and 90 back to
/their native land to enjoy II. They had
no home ties for they could brina nora
ana were young and romantic They sa,C
the graceful, soft-eyed Quadroons. Tbov
couiu not marry these women II they wish
ed to' Il was against the law bur they
coulu get them free. and usually did. The
chllren born OF these alliances constitute
mo curious society which has existed for
four-cuarters OF n century. AZ the fa,tl9.
o. 'hese children were usually rich. tho
young quadroon or octoroon cbiidrer
were well educated The girls went IN
converts zone or two OF which maintained
SPECIAL ana OF course separate classes for
,hese Glris). and were there taught all
,heir white sisters ever learned When
'hey iett there the mothers prepared TO
range her daughter. Just as IN the best
society the fashionable mother prepares
10 make good marriage for her girl who
Is Just coming out.
Rememher and this IL the part most
difficult 10 be comprehended by Northern
readers these girls were and are ms in.
nocent and az good as any GIT can be
Their mothers knew they could not hn
married 70 white men. Tho girl herself
loaihed the negro as much as the most
delcate-minded white woman possibly
could. She had never been alone with a
man q moment since she was 10 year
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tho bread with a case-knife, and rubbed IL
inyigorously.
The merchant was fne-looking man,
with a big blonde beard reaching nearly
To his waist. Just as he was giving about
a quarter OF q pound Of the stun one
Of his most energetic ruhs on hard slice
Of bread. 10 suddenly blazed up like gun
powder. The flames set fire 10 Holbr0ok's
handsome Whiskers. and wnen his clerks
had thrown a bucket OF water over him,
the astonishcd and frightened halter
would hardly have been recognized BY his
best friend Selling the half-consumed
piece OF bread he rushed across tho
street TO the bookstore.
where's McPherson2" the singed and
blsckoncd visitor shouted.
"Out at the factory" replied clerk,
"What is the matter Mr.. IOlbrook2"
Matter enough" yelled tho other;
"She what this Internal rat-polson has
done 10 has almost killed me. ruined
my whiskers. and IL came near burning
down my store. Tell Mcpherson that
want 10 see him right away. / would
rather fight a million rats than fool with
this blasted old poison"
And the angry man dart.d back 20 his
store without giving any further details
or his misadyenture. A visit 10 his bar
Der, however. made him more presentab BILE.
and be Was soon IN better humor
"l'll bee dashed II 7 know what 70 do"
said Mcpherson. I'VE must have rat
poison you know, and matches. People
should Doe more careful. II they will
stand around and have plenty OF water
handy when they USE my goods they will
get along all right"
newspapernan suggested that II
would be a good idea 10 store a lot OF
the matches In some place were they
would be captured By the, Fcderals
They might blaze up some nigat and
destroy their supplies" he ssid. "or they
might be shipped 10 some some Of the
northern cities"
mo" replied a Confederate officer, with
n sly glance at the bystanders, that
would be barbarous. We must all bear
our crosses. and we must put up with our
homemade matches and rat poison until
we can do better"
Sherman's cavalry destroyed the factory
just before tho siege Of Atlanta. and thus
persisted 4 great Confederate industry.
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y. DO you suppose that man ever for

him. DO you suppose that man ovs' tut
got IL.
leans life with it's many sides. Is more
difficult 10 know than this. In 1876, when
ths visiting statesmen were here, Trying
10 insure II fair count, remember 10
have spoken with gentleman from the
North OF this peculiar institution, ana
he told the others. They Immediately De-
came very anxious 10 see some OF the
place women. ! should have sara heIoIe
that about all the amusements OF this
class are going TO church. the theatre.
and twice in the year 10 a grand ball. 10
which none but they. their protectors,
and few OF the friends % the latter are
invited. The custom house oihclals -.
New orleans. DESTROYS or gratifying tno
desire referred to. got up n quallVo"
hall" though not OF the ANIMAL, exclusive
type. and the visiting statesmen were on.
i'm force. with n strong contingent or tne
newspaper correspondents fom the NoItn'
who were sent down 10 Us TO find out WHAT
was going on.
As none OF tho visiting statesmen spoke
French and but few of the ladies' knew
any English much conversation was i'm
possible. but there was a good deal or
dancing. | noticed. FOR instance. the hon.
John sherman, going through m"
lanciers with pretty woman. nearly
white, the place of wcll-known whole
sale wine merchant, the Hon. W. ID. KEEL
ley was trying TO understand what was
being said by the petite place OF leading
French cOtton-broker. and Garfield and
Stanley Matthews were looking WONDER
inglv az this. phase OF life. and trying
70 comprehend Il all. Tho person who en-
iovcd the AFFAIR 20 the greatest degree was
Mr.. =. V. Smallev lie knew a little
French. and used all be could muster.
70 the establishment OF the ladies', who
had never before seen any Northern men.
or. indeed. very few Of any sort. for their
male visitors arc only the doctor and tho
priest, and. Judging from their ohserya-
lions 20 each other from henlnd the
fans they were not especially amused
or edited This ended tho "quadroon-
ball" OF which the press In the North
had so much TO say at that time.
Tho place will end with this gene
ration. IL Is a relic OF harbarism that
has outliyed slavery. for certain obvious
reasons. IL IA so fast passing away that
there have been few instances OF II In the
past five years. one can only hope. for
the credit Of society in tho Queen city
OF the South. that It may vanish with
other dark hlots on her fair escutcheon.-
New YOOk Sun.
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The Home Made Article Was Too Easily
Lighted. and Caused Trouble.

The Home Made Article Was TOO Easily
Lighted. and Caused Trouble
wallace Putnam Reed. writing in the
Chicago Tines Herald OF recent date, said;
The lats war caused the Southern peo-
ple 10 realize the utter helplcssness %
purely agricultural community when
thrown upon its own resources, ana Gus
OF from commI II -, N with the OUTSIDE
world.
A. tho months rolled on It became more
dio,eult for the inhabitants OF the CON
federacv 10 supply Themselves with many
~ the nrces.aries and oOpvenences of
EVERYDAY life. Matches, for instance,
were used by millions OF people, but II
,yas impossible 20 rLa them through the
blockade I'D suficieat quantities. II soon
became evident that they must be rianu-
factfred at home. but how was II - re
done9 The machinery mas lacking, end
also the materials.
James Mcpherson. a philosophical book
seller In Atlanta, was one OF the hrst 10
attempt 10 solve the problem. ~ con-
siderable expense he succeeded In getting
some machinery phosphorus. and and sui
phur through the blockade, and In
short time his match-factory was IN ope-
ration.
The factory was situated Few mics
from the city. and the matches were
stored in McPbcrson's bookstore, ana
sold there by wholesale and retail. They
we're made Of poplar. a91 sold in square
blocks. the factory not hcirs provided
with machine that would separate the
matches.
IneNporienced work mn found II a herd
matter 10 turn out matches that would
light. At first about the only way 10 rfke
them available was 10 bring ihcn IN
contact with the lying embers ga SIRE
rlace. but this pas incoHve aien.. ana ef-
forts were made TO improve u cir g. ATTY.
FINALLY. the com9J Gii'm WAS changed,
and the matches hlazed NJ at the .iight-
est touch.
10 was not necessity TO strike them.
They were self-acting, End cner;'tedly
broke out at pdd hours % tho day ard
night. Tho clerks IN tbs bookstore } ad
double work In those exciting days. When
they were selling books they had 10 watch
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tho hlr boxes containing the matches,
and roll them out itno the street the mo-
ment they began to smoke. once In the
street tho boxes would be cmptied, and
tho contents left until they we're reduced
to ashes.
Thero was not much profit IN an article
containing the elements OF sea-. Cefiuc-
ton. and a nlght-gats1ma had 10 be
employed TO remain in the store ana urag
out the boxes as soon as they showed IN
dlcations OF spontaneous combustion. But
tho factory was an Atlanta cntc-p; sc,
and the people were proud OF It. Al least,
IT was a beginning. II was sign or
promise, and showed that In spite OF the
blockade there were enterprising men in
the south who had the pluck and energy
10 risk their fortunes and go to work TO
build I'd the Industries OF the country.
1t was not long before the discovery
was made that the composition used for
the matches was a first-cass rat-poson.
Here was q new source OF revenue for the
manufacturer. The stuff was put up in lit
tie tin boxes and advertised as a rat-ex-
torminator. II Mcpherson could not boast
OF the superior quality OF his matches ne
could at least feel proud OF his rat
poison. The compound sold rapidly, for
the supplies OF grain stored In the city
by the Confedoratcs caused the place TO
swarm with fierce rodents Of the largest
size.
But there was one difficulty in the W ny,
and an unfortunate incident soon destroy
ed the popularity OF the poison. and there
was n sudden falling off in the demand
FOR IT, At that time there was hat store
nearly opposite the bookstore. hoihrook,
the owner had no end Of trouble with
rats and one day. In his wrath, he deter
mined TO make a clean sweep or them.
Purchasing several boxes OF the eXtermi-
nator, he laid some big slices OF stale
bread on his counter and covered them
with the poison. lie spread the mixture on
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READ YOUR PALM

deep in Artemus Ward who declared
he never thought n thought" and Josh
Billings. who could not spell had
positive furrow. But the wttlcisms OF
both remain because Of that, grain q
truth which makes all things powerful
and great. There was mentality there.
The line Of life extends around the
thumb. II broken. there will be illnesses.
II very long, there is a possibility OF
hundred years OF life. One hundred
years was set down for Tom Reed by
palmist.
The small lines crossing the big ones
mark on notifications Of the traits and
tendencies. and by the depth and length
OF the lines and the shape Of the bumps
a pretty fair idea can lie formed OF any
man, whether he be politician, a Wit
CT convict. The lines will show.
c. s. RUSSELL.
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gifted with love OF fun, necessary ao-
iunct for a successful orator
TIT, PALM LINES

gifted with love OF fun, necessary ao-
junct for a successful orator
THE PALM LINES
In the lines OF the hand you VIII see
Several pronounced cnes. Notice hTsl ,ne
ono that runs downward from the thlrd
finger. II IL IS broken line u means
that You will have money anu '"sh u.
IL Is tho line CT wealth. In the mana OF
r.t,i, & nrice IL is unbToken from start
90 enieb In certain wellknown turf
man n runs in many little leaps, meaning
enont fortunes and many made. The line
,s never very deep. but there's money
,lon, a. The line OF the. heart starts
from below the little finger and extends
- the mount under the forefneer. An
uninterrupted course signifies falling In
love ard happily for lie. II broken
there will be love troubles. and II cut into
death will intervene.
At a lawn party at Cliveden, the Eng
lish home Of William Waldorf Astor'
palmist WAS introduced upon tho lawn 10
read the hands Of the guests. Every
body importuned the host TO have MS
hand read. Consuming at last. Mr. As
tor spread out his smooth palm for tho
palmist 10 deciphcr
"Thc first thing see IS severing or
tho heart line at middle age, SAID she
incautiously.
"And that means" demanded the
millionaire. with knitted brows
"That you win lose one very dear 10
Won soon" said tho frank paimist.
leave tho grounds ordered MT
AstCr his brows scowling al tho palm
list so heavily that she interpreted the
look and beat a retreat as early as pos
sihlo.
And within two months, says the
man who tells tho story. Mrs Asior
was dead. though then enjoying sooh
hc0ith.'
THE limo OF mentality Is tho ono lying
below tho lire Of love, This was very
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-09

I've heard and read OF the cyclers face
That is now quite known 20 lame,
I have seen and noted the anxious trace
on the features OF the same.
I have marvelled much at the tales they
tell
or each llneamental case
or tho set. fixed hardened lines that we'll
Determine tho cyclers face.
But my greatest example OF the like
IL that OF the cycling churl
Who had the face TO borrow my bike
To elope with my best girl.
boston Courier.
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Drawn Through diamonds.

The finest wire In the country IS made
at Taunton. Mass. This metal cobweb OF
minute diameter is exactly the l-J0th
part OF an inch in hickness-much finer
than human hair; Ordinary wire, even
though OF small diameter, rs drawn
through holes in steel plates, but on ac-
couut Of the wear, such plates cannot be
used IN making tho hair wire. The Taun-
ton factory mentioned uses drilled dlar
monds for that purpose.
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Fire-ProOf Paper.

To mako FIRE proof paper. nothing more
~ necessary than 10 dip the paper IN
ftrcrg solution OF alum water, and when
thoroughly dry 10 Will resist the action OF
fiama Seine paper requires 10 lmbibe
mere OF tho solution than 70 viii take
up at a single immersion. AMI the pro-
co.'s may he repeated until u becomes
thoroughly s9urated.-Ram's Horn
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-03
From Matamoras Mail.

George, son of Dayid Burkart of
near Holman, died of typhoid fever
on Wednesday, and was buried at the
Catholic cemetery of that place on
Friday. He was % years of age. Four
of the same family were dowu with
the disease, but the Others are inn
A clipping taken from an Illinois
paper was handed us Monday. IT
was lengthy description of Mattoon,
Illinois, which of itself would not in
terest our readers, but the part refer.
ing to two former Washington county
boys might interest some. 1t was a
description of the business of o. {
and w. e. Scott, sons of Isaac Scott
at one time senior member of the firm
of Scott Bros, Wingetts Run, Ohio
We are pleased to learn of their pros
perity.