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Evening journal., 1897-02-10
Mr. CAGES Bank Loaas.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1o.-After IA years liti.
CATION, decree has been rendered in favor
of the creditors Of Boies, Fay & Conkey
against the First National bank of Chicago
for 500, 094. 40. This case was begun March
1. 1888, by Chester c. Corbin in behalf OF
himself and other creditors Of the limited
partnership of Boies, Fay & Conkey
against that firm, a special partner, Julius
X. Graves, the First National bank OF
Chicago, and 20 other creditors in whose
favor judgments were confessed by Benja-
min b. Fay and Lucius W. Conkey fol
about S225, 600. The bank lost in all the
lower courts and the United States SUI
preme court finally remanded the case to
the United States circuit court, with di-
rections to remand it TO the circuit court
of Cook county, whence it came. Judge
Horton has directed decree to be entered
against the First National bank This is
the bank Of which Lyman j. Gage is pres
ident
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ton in Wall street in an effort to dou-
bic it. As / was his only friend who
had in the past kept his condolences
sacred he appealed to me II hurt him
when I refused to handle his money in
the street.
knew oe particularly good thing
in Cordage Just then, and, having much
confidence in It, finally consented to
act as Reuben's agent in the matter.
and did. His bank roll went into Cord
age. Fortune does sometimes favor a
good cause, and Cordage was the only
thing in the street which showed activi-
ty. Il went up and mp. Within week
l sold Reuben's stock at rough profit
of 50, coo and dined that night on a sue
culent bird out of season.
Uncle Reuben was radiant and flew
about his place like a boy. l waited for
him, and he hung over the table with
an attention that was almost devotion.
When we had chance TO talk, he in
dlaired all about how it had been done,
and l had TO go into all the details of q
Wall street deal. There was none of the
passion of gain or of the gambler in his
eager attention, just the passion Of an
accomplished purpose. 1t was good TO
see him.
Weeks after, when the winter SHOWS
had come and Uncle Reuben's S was q
refuge from the storm at the dinner
hour, l sat silently over a 'madeery. y
He sank quietly into chair opposite
and pointed across TO a gentleman en-
crossed in his dinner.
"Thah's ma lawyah ovah thah p"
do you have a lawyer in the restau-
rant business, Uncle Reubeng'
Sometimes need 'em, sub. He's nh
powful smaht man. He do uh lot NV
things faw me"
Then he was silent for awhile.
"What do you use lawyer for, Uncle
Reuben" "
"Oh, jes' doin things I kahn do ma
se'f. Coin tuh places / kahn go wivout
leavin ma business. Mighty handy folks
is lawyahsl'
The talk Jagged, and went on with
the cigar and the wine. II suddenly oc.
CURED to me, Reuben, how is Majol
Baxter getting ON these daysg"
Like uh gemman, sah. He's down
on his plantation.
Il thought he'd lost his plantalionT
"Yessuh, he did onct, but he got i
back again. Some NV his kin folks whu
he didn' know up in middle Ten SCI
died an lef him eight thousand dol
lahs CHARLES L. Trevathan in Ney
York Journal.
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steel Rail Pool Dissolved.

PITTsBURG, Feb. 1O.-The rail pool has
been dissolved in New York because of
dissensions among the eastern members,
some OF whom claimed that few of the
manufacturers were offering rails below
legitimate figures Rails have been sold in
the east as low as $50 per ton at the works,
and the western mills will be obliged to
reduce their price to nearly the same fig
ures. The Carnegie people have been seen
and confirm the story of the dissolution Of
the association of rail makers. 1t is stated
that prices of rails at pittsburg will now
range between $50 and s21 and from S21
to $22 west. In December last rail makers
reduced the price from S2S TO S25, and the
continued decline Of the prices Of raw ma
terial enables the manufacturers to now
make further reductions
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Rrool,Ivn In tbe Drv DocI,.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10.-The big ar
mored cruiser Brooklyn has been success
fully placed in dry dock at League Island
navy yard, and for the first time since she
ran afoul Of the rocks on Schooner ledge
over a week ago, the full extent Of her in
iuries was made known. For a distance Of
nearly 175 feet her bottom on the port side
is bruised and dented and torn, while on
the starboard side her plates are punched in
but not broken. The greatest damage is
on the port side, where there is one hole
large enough for n man to crawl through
and a number of smaller holes caused by
the training of her plates
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Future of tho X Ray In Surgical Work

Future OF the Y Ray In Surgical Work.
The future development of the X ray
phenomena will undoubtedly be in the
direction Of surgical diagnosis. II is as
great boon to mankind as the inven-
tion of the ophthalmoscope, and just as
the latter instrument has proved its
worth from the first day to this and has
saved thousands Of people from total
blindness, so will the X ray bo heneh-
cial to the human race and save life
and limb Of thousands Of sufferers. 1t
will, of course, need to be greatly inn
proved. The one essential quality which
so far prevents applying it to the
densest part Of the body with perfect
success is its propensity for travelling in
straight lines. piercing or rather being
entirely absorbed by intervening bodies
Light rays do not necessarily go through
all substances, as is we'll known, and
they are not all absorbed, except when
falling on certain substances, which are
called from their appearance dead
black. 1t being practically impossible
to reflect x rays TO any great extent, we
might still resort TO diffusing thom-
that is, to allowing them TO be thrown
back from any surface in a more or less
regular way. Such feat would enable
US to inspect special sections of the
body, which we are not now able to in-
spect, with considerable accuracy. New
York Sun.
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BOMB FOR MARTINS.
Crank Sends Them iudely Construct
ed informal Machine.

ed Infernal Machine.
New YORK, Feb. l0.-An outgrowth of
the preparations for the Bradley Martin
ball that was not down on the programn
was a rudely constructed bomb that was
sent by some crank and was received at
the Twentieth street house Monday.
The Bradley Martins naturally wished
20 keep the matter from thcir guests
whose pleasure might be spoiled by the
knowledge that some crank had gone fur
ther than the sending Of threatening mos
sages. Therefore nothing was said about
the affair except TO few intimate friends.
The report of the occurrence, however,
reached the police, and some investigation
has been made into the occurrence. As the
supposed bomb proved so rudcly construct
ed as to be opened with safety it IS prob
able that the matter will be hushed up.
The sending OF the bomb was evidently
the work Of a crank The rich people here
are constantly in receipt Of threatening
letters, and several bombs have been sent
TO various prominent persons within the
past few years. A police commissioner said
last night:
heard the report of this bomb matter
yesterday, but am not at liberty TO give
the source of my information. Undoubted-
" some cranks have been stirred up. We
constantly hear Of the cranks who send
threatening letters to rich people, and
wish we could get hold of one of them and
wiring his neck The sensational articles
that have recently appeared in two of the
papers have started up these cranks to
talking and writing against the Bradley
Martins, and undoubtedly Mrs Martin
has been subjected to great deal of an.
noyance from them.
Mr.. Martin was seen last night, and
when asked the nature of the bomb he re.
fused to commit himself. "You know the
motto of our house, - he said 1T is 81
lenco You know what wisdom teaches.
If l say nothing, you can't quote mo. II
pays to be wise.
Has the matter been placed In the
hands of the policeg" asked the reporter.
81 have nothing to say was the reply
'Win you say what kind of machine
it was or what was done with its''
L will say nothing at all. -
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enc Lnrre.t carrIer Anoat.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-The new Ham
burg-American line freight steamer Penn
sylvania arrived at quarantine at 1915
this morning, having come direct from
the shipyard of Harland S Wolff at Bel
fast The Pennsylvania is the largest
steamer of her class ahoat and has a cargo
carrying capacity Of IA, 500 tons dead
weight, or about 2l 900 tons cargo meas
urement, far greater than that of any 9th
er steamer since the Great Eastern. HeI
net tonnage is $3.50 She has twin quad
ruple expansion engines Of 5000 horsepow-
er each and averages IA knots an hour.
She carries crew of $50 men. She carries
neither cargo nor passengers on the pres
ent trip
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Hia .1ittln FolIer.s

II happened to be down in my cellar
the other morning when the ash man
came around to collect the ashes, said
a gentleman who resides on Second ave-
nue. "T was opening barrel of great
red apples at the time, and when the
big, dust covered and necessarily untidy
man came back with the empty ash
barrel picked up an apple ard held it
out toward him, saying as l did SO:
"'Won't you have an apple9
"He took it eagerly, saying as he did
SO:
"'Thank ye, sir. I've a little feller
at home who'll bo tickled 20 death to
git it. 1 most always find something or
other in the ash barrels TO carry home
to i'm at night, but it amt often ! git
anything equal 90 this big apple. tell
80 the little feller's eyes will shine
when he sees it.
II don't know how many times that
day my thoughts were of that big, rough
handed fellow, with that apple put
away so carefully in his pocket for that
little feller.
"When evening came, l thought Of
the little feller' who was on the look
out for the big, dust covered father with
the calloused and soiled hands, but with
the true heart and the kindly word that
made him king in the eyes Of that
little feller.
"These little fellers' glorify and
beautify many q homo in which poverty
abides. But human affections can
sweetly and patiently endure toll and
rags and poverty when there is little
feller' to meet and greet the father when
the long day is done. detroit Free
Press.
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THE cAlLpLsss WIFE.

She sits alone. The day is done,
The house ~ orderly and still.
Across her floors no quick feet run. ~
Within her heart no longings thrill.
She fancics she is satisfied
That motherhood has been denied.
All day her busy hands have wrought
The tasks belonging TO her lot,
Unhinderod by an anxious thought
OF those sweet cares she misses not,
And now tonight she sits alone
And views the work so deftly done.
From weariness she falls asleep,
Within the quiet of the room,
And dreams a dream so real and deep
That she awalSos amid the gloom
And cries aloud TO find it gone
And she still sitting there alone
What now strange longings flll her hoarti
What discomfort, unknown beforei
Within her eyes the quick tears start
She longs 20 dream IL DER and DER
That touch OF baby arms that seem
70 clasp her neck as in the dream.
Lillian II. Knapp
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KILLED His stepfather.

TExARKANA, Ark, Feb. 10.-At Ho-
man, Ark, ten miles from here, Sam
Leigh, a l5-year-old boy, shot and killed
Adam Courtwright, his stepfather Court
wright in a jealous frenzy assaulted his
wife with a club, inficting fatal wounds.
Leigh tried to protect his mother, but was
too small to grapple with his stepfathcr.
He secured shotgun and shot Court
wright TO death
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To Attend NsiorIbanis's wedding.

MONTREAL, Feb. 10.-His excellency the
governor general Of Canada, the Earl Of
Aberdeen, accompanied by Lady Aberdeen
and suite, will leave for Nashville on Fri
day next in their private car to attend the
wedding Of Hon. Archibald Majoribanks,
son Of Lord Tweedmouth and brother of
Lady Aberdeen, to Miss AIissye Brown Of
that place. His oxcellency has been given
permission to absent himself from Canada
for this purpose.
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A1lered rlrehnr nl.ohnrred.

BUFFALO. Feb 10.-Frank Bloomer,
the 16-year-old son of Colonel W. NJ
Bloomer, who has hcan on trial charged
with arson, was discharged after an exam
ination before Justice King, the evidence
brought against him being insufficient
even to hold him for the grand jury. When
the courts verdict was given, Colonel
Bloomcr tainted and had 20 be carried
from tie room.
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uninn Pacific wranI,.

OMAHA, Feb. lO.-The Union Pacific
east bound fiier was derailed at "puz-
zle" switch in the west end of the yards
in this city. The train was running at q
high rate of speed when the accident oc.
Cured. Engineer W. II. Van Noy was
picked up unconscious and is now at the
hospital, where hopes of his recovery are
held. Fireman Thomas Krause was caught
under the overturned engine and scalded
to death. No one else on the train was in.
iurQd
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Father Lacoste's Appointment.

OTTAWA, Feb 1O-Rev. Father Lacoste,
professor of theology in the Ottawa uni
versity, has been appointed member Of
the Academy of Letters at Rome. The
academy has only 80 members There are
10 of them in Italy. Father Lacoste IS the
only member in America.
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A Consolation Gone.

SLOWS yer wife?' inquired one Of
the farmers who were coming in to
market.
"She's perfectly we'll, seems like. F"
"You don't seem pertickler pleased
about itg"
"Well, l like 'er to inj'y hersf An
she do seem ter git lot o. comfort out
D. takin medicine. Washington Star
Evening journal., 1897-02-10
Universal Language.

Many schemes have been devised for
a universal language, Of which Volapuk
is among the latest. About the begin
ming of this century an enthusiast pro-
posed universal language, Of which the
numerals should represent the sounds
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whirled to H,s Death.

JERSEY CITY, Feb. 10.-lrving Nye, 20
years old, of this city, employed as turn
er in the Royal American Enamel works,
while endeavoring TO adjust a belt on a
rapidly revolving wheel, was caught be-
tween the wheel and belt and whirled to
dclth.
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American. Honored In ParIs.

PARIS Feb. 10.-Prcsident Faure has
signed the appointment Of Mr.. William
Dannat, the American painter, and Mr..
Rodman Wanamaker as foreign officers Of
the Legion of Homer.
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A FRACTURED SKULL

When James F. Cole fell from the
boiler scaffold at the Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Company on Friday he hit
his head, and the doctors now fear that
Evening journal., 1897-02-10

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY take
Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tablets. Drug
gists refund money If 1t fails to cure. 25c.
Evening journal., 1897-02-10

The Young Mems Single Tax Club
has located at Third and Market
streets.
Evening journal., 1897-02-10

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY take
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drug
glsts refund money II II fails TO cure. 25c.
Evening journal., 1897-02-10
WANTFD-AN IDEA :, ssas .s.,.,. can ~ ss,s. a.

Ming ~ .salcntf Protect your ideas they may
tng seii wealth Write JOHN WEDDEH
sUttN q CO.. Patent Attorneys. Washington
= O.. for ti.-ir ~ 50O nrize cffer-
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he will not recover. He sustained a
bad fracture Of the skull.
Evening journal., 1897-02-10

Weather Forecast.
Fair; northerlywinds; slightly colder
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A GREAT RIVER.

Marco Polo's Report Concerning the O.
gantic Nsng-tss- kiang.
Noah Brooks quotes the following
from the great Venetian traveller in his
series of st. Nicholas papers, 1.-THE
True Story Of Marco Polo"
And assure you this river flows so
far and traverses so many countries and
cities that in good sooth there pass and
repass on its waters q great number Of
vessels and more wealth and merchan-
disc than all the rivers and all the seas
Of Christendom put together. 1t seems
indeed more like sea than river. Mes
ser Marco Polo said that he once beheld
ut that city Is, 900 vessels at one time.
And you may judge if this city Of no
great size has such number, how many
must there be altogether. considering
that ON the banks Of this river there are
more than 10 provinces and more than
goo great cities, besides towns and vii
lagos, all possessing vessels.
Messer Marco Polo aforesaid tells us
that he heard from the officer employed
to collect the great khan duties on this
river that there passed up STIR am 400,
900 vessels in the year, without count
ing those that passed down. Indeed, as
it has course of such great length and
receives so many other havigable rivers,
it is no wonder that the merchandise
which is borne on it is of vast amount
and value. And the article in largest
quantity Of all is salt, which is carried
by this river and its branches to all the
cities on their banks and thence to the
other cities in the interior.
The vessels which ply ON this river
are decked. They have but one mast,
but they are of great burthen for can
assure you they carry. reckoning by our
weight, from 1000 to $4,000 cantars
each. In going up stream they have to
be hauled, for the current il 80 strong
that they could not make head in any
other manner. Now the towline, which
is some 500 PAGES in length, is made of
nothing but cane IT'S in this way:
They have those great canes Of which
told you before that they are some Is
PAGES in length. These they take and
split from end to end into many slender
strips, and then they twist these strips
together so as to make rope Of any
length they please. And the ropes so
made are stronger than If they were
made of hemp.
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STOP AND THINK.

Every time you make purchase,
whether it is to your interest or not.
For the nearer you keep your mon
ey in reach the more benefit you
derive from it. By favoring us,
and buying no other than a hand
made Guckes Broom, Mops,
Whisks, Toy and Ceiling brooms.
And If your merchant don't handle
them, ask him to get them, or call
at our factory, or write us a postal
card and we will send you our
brooms. We sell both wholesale
and retail.
FARMERS wishing their
corn made up into brooms and who
havn't got the cash, should remem-
Der that we eat, and will take any
thing in the produce line for our
pay.
GUcKEs BRoox MF'G. Co.,
H. F. GUcKEs, Manager.
June H. l6Q6-y
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The latest adjunct that science gives
to the surgical operator is an electric
eye. Strictly speaking. it is not an eye
at all, but rather a sort of searchlight,
which is used to aid the human eye in
delicate surgical operations.
Oftentimes surgeons are handicapped
in their work by the fact that they can
not see distinctly the parts upon which
they must operate The formation of
the human body il such that in .rany
instances no light can be put directly
upon the particular part of the human
anatomy that is to be operated upon.
The eye can see TO the extent of human
capability, but in intricate operations,
however strong the light in the operat-
ing theater may be, the rays lack that
penetration and power of concentration
so necessary to delicate surgical opera
tons.
Professor Charles E. Quimby, Of
Bellevue hospital. New York, has pat
ented this new aid to surgery. From an
ordinary electric light wire a connection
is made with this device, which fits the
face much In the manner of pair of
spectacles. The appliance in itself con-
sists Of two small incandescent lamps,
which are fitted one above and the other
below the eye Of the operator. They are
30 adjusted that the rays focus at point
sufficiently near the ordinary point Of
vision to throw all the power Of the
electric rays upon the point desired.
1t is practically portable searchlight
adapted to the operating theater. The
lamps are IN the form Of an annular
glass globe, with an illuminating con-
ductor. An insulated backing, consist
ing Of metal leather lined band. which
passes around the head. prevents the
heat from affecting the wearer, and at
the same time holds the light in position
and prevents any possible effect that
otherwise the electricity might have
upon the wearer The lights more near
ly resemble long glass tubes than any
thing else. Within these tubes are placed
the lamps, which can be adjusted to any
desired angle. When direct downward
ray il desired, small reflector is fixed
above the light and the rays thrown in
the desired direction. San Francisco
Examiner.
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The butchers boy who had called to
deliver parcel had thoughtlessly left
the garden gate open, and the 7.yesr- old
ruler OF the house called after him:
HERE Come back and shut that gatel'
The butchers boy stopped, but show
ed no inclination to obey the command.
II don't have tor he shouted defiantly.
YES, you do" insisted the 7-year-
old. "You come right back and shut Il
now. or somebody's going to get the
worst licking he ever had"
The butchers boy came running back.
full Of fight.
He is. chr" he said. "w.ll, who's
going to lick i'm, ehs"
Mother is" calmly remarked the
youngster. IF you leave that rate open.
Ill be certain to go out into the street.
Mother'll see me, and I'll get licked
Shut It tight, please, 10 I can't get out "
And the butchers boy did. Chicago
Times Herald
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Notice is hereby given that the under
signed, Trustee of HARRISON township,
will att end TO township business on each
Saturday of the year, at my office, and
persons having township business to
trrnsact are required to present 1t to him
on Saturdays.
The township library will be kept at
my home in Haysville.
Indiana School Books are for sale by
Henry Ruehrschneck in Haysville, and
Adam Harker in Kellerville, Indiana.
JOHN SEITz,
Aug. 30, 1857. Trustee.
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Hall Township Business.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed, Trustee of Hall township, will
attend to township business on each Sat-
''rday OF the year, at my office, and per-
sons having township business to tran
sact are required to present it to him On
Saturdays.
The township library will also be found
at my office near Rosamond, and the cit
liens are invited to call there for library
books.
The Indiana Series of School books
may be had at my office, and ut John J.
Meschede's, in Celestine.
LEVI l.. JACOBS,
Trustee Hall township.
Aug. y, 1857
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Boone Township Trustees
Notice.

The undersigned, Trustee Of Boone
township, Dubois county, hereby gives
notice that he will attend to all business
pertaining to the Office OF Trustee, at his
residence, about one mile west OF Por-
tersville, on Portersville and Ireland
road, on Saturdays of each week, and
requests all persons having township
business to present it on Saturday. Citi-
zens desiring books from the Township
Library, are notified that the Library is
kept by VIM. McHarris, in Portersyille.
N. b. CoFFMAN, Trustee.
Aug7 1857.
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We heard some Of the strangest,
most outlandish things last night" b.
gan the woman who gossips.
Yes" replied the woman who
doesn't, so frieni who attended your
musicale was telling ms. "--Exchsnge.
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A OF BIT LIFE.

A maiden sat within the door
And sang ~ many times before.
A man 10 daily toll passed by.
No love nor pleasure liz his eys.
But when he heard the merry song
He whistled ~ he went along.
A woman by the window wept
For one who In the churchyard slept.
But when upon her hearing fell
That tune abe knew and loved 20 well.
The Hood Of burning tears was staid.
And soon = song her lips essayed.
Her neighbor heard the tender strain
And softly Joined the sweet refrain.
Thus all day long that one song bore
Its joyousness from door TO door.
Sara J. Denton.