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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-03

to nice Determinations. remarked Mr..
ColIamore, the young lawyer at the right Of
the landlady. There's a great difference
between a cruller and a doughnut. A
cruller is sort Of twisted, and is solid; but a
doughnut is round and has hole in IT.
Now these are"
discuss any question of cookery" chirped
up Mrs Riggs, the stenographer. They see
only the outside, and never notice the eS-
sential things. Now let me tell you the diff
ference between crullers and doughnuts. A
cruller is much richer and shorter than
doughnut. 1t is made with eggs, while a
doughnut isn't. The shape has nothing TO
do with 1t. A doughnut is made of plain
dough"
Why. that's what we used to call pow
erty cakes up in, Vermont, exclaimed Mr..
Plunkett. the drug clerk.
II was about TO say" resumed Mrs.
Riggs. severity, that doughnuts are made
OF plain dough, raised as bread is raised,
while crullers are not raised"
But down in the State of Maine we have
what We call plain doughnuts and what we
can raised doughnuts. BOTH" said the med
ical student
And out in Chicago we call those things
'sinkers, said the TALL long-haired man
at the foot of the table, as he pointed to the
plate.
The debate lasted long and grew eloquent
In the midst of it there was the sound of a
chair pushed back and a satisfied sigh. The
new boarder. a boy-just a plain boy, who
was learning the hardware business-got up
and remarked, as he slid out of the door:
Them things may be doughnuts, or cr1l-
iers, or fried cakes, or poverty cakes. but
they're awful good. I amt had any before
since 1 left home. That's why I ate SO
many. We used to call EN- fried holes.
The eyes of the boarders turned toward
the plate in the center of the table 1t con-
tained only a little powdered sugar The
had not allowed ii to divert him from more
momentous matters.
II believe that boy will do real well in
the hardware business" said Mrs. Skinner,
after painful pause.
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WORSE THAN A NIGHTMARE.
The Thing That Makes Man Roll
Over and GrOan.

chicago tribune.
Mr.. Mcswat groaned in his sleep. rolled
He sat bolt upright in his bed
What is the matter, Billiger?'' asked
Mrs. McSwat, whom his uneasy motions had
aroused from her slumbers.
Nothing much he answered. II had
something like a nightmare, l think
Were you rolling off the roof of house,
and did you wake up just before you hit the
ground?' queried Mrs. McSwat becoming
Interested at once DO you Know some PEG,
do reach the ground you"
II think I'd like to go to sleep again, Lo
Bella mumbled Mr.. McSwat, lying down
and emitting large and lugubrious yawn:..
But what was your nightmare, Billiger"'
persisted Lobelia.
81 didn't say ii was a nightmare. I said
it was something like a nightmare"
Something terrible looking at you over
the footboard Of the bed and 1,y you tried ed to
mo, and il wasn't a big fish with horns
and a contralto voice trying to swallow me.
Suppose you quiet down now and go to
Il think that's as mean as it can be- You
wake me up, tell me you've had a night
sGreat Scott, Lobelia-'
Something like nightmare-that's what
you said 1t was enough to wake you up,
and you woke me- and now you won't tell
me what it was You must have some rea-
son for it. How do you suppose / can go
to sleep again when you act like that? Was
it a note coming due? Have you been rum
ming into debt without saying anything
to me about
IF you'll not say anything more III tell
you as nearly as / can--''
There's no use in your saying that. You
know exactly what it was. want the whole
story"
Suffering Socrates! There isn't any
whole story All there is to tell is that I
seemed to be oppressed by some Fremont
ton of coming eVil-a vague sort of feeling
that something weird and unearthly was
about TO happen-do / make myself clear,
LObelia?"
Yes, yes. Go on"
There was indefnable sensation of
dread, an uncanny, creepy kind of impress
sion that seemed to portend some myster-
iouS calamity or untoward event of whose
precise nature l was ignorant save that it
was inevitable and was swiftly impending
are you quite sure you follow me?''
Yes yes! What else?'
so strong was this impression upon me
that awoke. awoke, Lobelia, to the inn
mediate realization of the calamity whose
shadowy-or Observation-Disclosures had
weighed upon me! 1t is present now. Lo-
bela. Does not your soul sink beneath
its"
Don't talk that way, Billiger. You
brighten me. What is it?''
What is it? That everlasting, doggoned
smell from the stock yards. Where's your
nose? You're nearest the window Oblige
me by getting up and putting it down.
Ihanks. Now will you have the goodness
Lobella, TO consider this a closed incident
and let me go to sleep again?"
Silence settled down once more upon the
McSwat household. and BilIiger's deep bass
snore was the only sound that disturbed
the heavily laden atmosphere
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horses. Three more of the soldiers were
killed, the sergeant was shot twice, and, in
fact the only one to escape with whole
Just to illustrate what ours Indians are.
they just camped around that buffalo wal
low, hiding behind their horses, shooting.
while some Of them yelled in English 10
Chapman to come out and fight. Just
think, they wanted him to stand up and be
anxious TO kill him particularly, for he had
married one of their squaws and was
against them.
THAT night there was a terrific rainstorm,
which filled the wallow to the brim with
water. The wounded men had TO keep their
heads above water so as not TO drown. while
they had to keep their guns and ammunl-
ton dry and be constantly on the watch
for an attack. ] need not dwell upon the
horrors of that night and Of the sufferings
OF these Men, who rested their bodies upon
those of the dead ones below and sat
through the long hours in the water, thick
with the blood that oozed from their wounds
and from the remains of their companions.
1t must have been fearful experience
AS Dixon was the only one uninjured. he
crawled out Of the wallow during the worst
of the storm and started south toward Ma
jor Compton's command for help. He had
no trouble in passing the Indians, for they
We're intent upon protecting themselves Irom
the downpour. Indians DO not like water.
Dixon travelled fully thirty miles on foot
that night in the drenching rain, and as day
broke he took refuge in a clump of wild
plum bushes. During the forenoon he saw
body of horsemen in the distance. but 1t was
SCifl6 lliue DSlOi6 he assured ludl IL
was a party of soldiers out scouting. He
fired his gun and attracted their attention.
THE party at once started back to the
rescue but some precautions had to be TAX
en-. Dixon, with remarkable instinct,
brought them back 10 within a few rods Of
the wallow, but it was dusk, and there was
danger of being mistaken for Indians, who,
by the way. had cleared out for reasons
known 20 themselves. 1t was some time be-
fore Chapman could be convinced that it
was Dixon calling him and not the Indians
who had tried TO lure him out by talking
English.
''All that day the men had been in tor
ture, and still they were long way from
the hospital. Chapman rode twenty-five
miles on horseback to Camp Supply. where
the leg was amputated below the knee. He
was cut in a month, but always had to
mount his horse afterward with his right
leg, as the Indians do. He and Ben Clark
escorted Dull Knifes band of Cheyennes
down from the Dakotas to the Indian res
ervation In 1877. Chapman is living with the
Indians now, and Billy Dixon has ranch
at the old Dobey Walls"
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from all sides, and besides had a fine spring
OF water very near 1t. The water was first
II had a trace of iron in it, not enough, how
ever, to interfere to any great extent with
SNAPPED trees on the hill, the locations Of
which were such that the house was built
among them, tree being at each corner Of
the house. The first storm that came up
after the house was occupied was a severe
one, ana the lightning seemed to iinger
around around there in preference to spreading
through the valley. The following storm was
equally familiar, and at its conclusion the
large gum tree, the largest and handsomest
or the four around the house. was found to
pc lying on the ground, having been struck
by lightning. In less than year the other
trees met with the same fate and when
they We're gone the lightning destroyed the
barns, corn houses, tobacco houses and
other buildings. So far, however, the resi-
dence was not struck, but the owner moved
ward the corner of the house was knocked
or during storm
The fatalities connected with the house
coupled with the prominence of its owner
were made the subject of an article in the
local paper. This found its way into Pitts
T. nui nv, ana or otn s papers. prospector who
happened TO see it, and 1T was not long be-
lore lore ne ne was on the ground He was salts
Hed from the first that there were reasons
why the lightning played such havoc with
ina! mat particular property. and that bed Of
IRON ,Ct :, 1neereapouts was the attraction. With
out making public his reasons he began ne
sotlauons Tor the purchase of the hill and
surrounding land, and he was able to secure
the same for about his own price In less
tnan six weeks he located the iron and ex-
ahmed 10 some extent its quantity which
ne Iound 70 be enormous Then he capital
lied the investment in Pittsburg and else
where. and in less than a year he had an
iron mine In full operation. 1t paid from
the hrst day., and has been steadily paying
Tor over twelve years. The hill on which
the residence was located turned out to be-
after ten feet of the dirt was removed there
from, mass of iron.
The whole cost of the OUTFIT, including
the cost OF the land, was not over $45 5000
and over $4,000 worth of iron has been sent
from there every year since, with no telling
no" long the, supply will continue. This is
lightning identified the mine The surpris-
Ing thing TO me is that the residence stood
as long as it did. with such an attraction
for Ightning Immediately under it,
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AN APPRECIATIVE WIFE.
HOW One Man Found Her to Re yy,.
Best Friend


Cleveland Leader.
-, wimbledon had been enjoying bimsaIr 81
DENTAL noo ana was IN a talkative and conf
tel YOU he said to the bovs who
ntlelped him fill up the front end Of tba VINO VINO
so ,,Sast wires MS best friend after ali"
prief pause, and Wimbledon continued. er
boys, you can say what you please about
marriage beln' failure, but Sometimes %
wires good thing" q
was tbe n 81 his - companions thought that
wimbledon had not finished He iooLeS
i harq at an advertisement for somebodv,S
ieaatner dressing and then went on: >
Did anv say of y De,ofe wife's good thing
that nat was dyin' to go to war; i"e say
never had. tndl tney
That's what I thought" said w,rh,o
thin tbino, mat $ why 1 say wife's good
Here the humor of what he had in r,;na
oVerpoWered him and he laurhed-Iaue,ihinadd
s urnI ms ms race took on a purple hue and
selves manifest. He slapped his o1.7, 'all
and the legs of his companions Wiz ress
WITHIN reaching distance, and swaved re
and fro and roared "@Seu 10
i. "A, after e, awhile he became thoughtful again
his happiness. 'ne nature OF
me reason why I say a wifes a good
thing" he exclaimed, ais this: Now s SoS,
boys Know never said was dead anxious
70 10 20 70 war but my wifes telIin' eVerv7
BODY she meets that she has to Mead g,;3yh
NE NE every DAY to keep me from enfistin, am
that ia go anyway If ii wasn't for o,,r
p papy: And the joke of it is that the folks
neHsVe II and think I'm heroi Saw ain,t
1t the best thing you ever heard? rh hat :
why claim that a wife's a good tbin1 ~
Ihen ne nearly died laughing again.
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A DoUGHNUT's ALIASES.
Every BOarder Had a Different Name
The Boys silence.
Tho watchman

The Waterman.
The people who gathered three times
day at Mrs. SINNERS table represented
wide range Of territory, for Mrs. SINNERS
establishment, like most New York board
ing houses, was cosmopolitan. The house
also enjoyed the reputation of being a
'homelike place"~-a reputation due, in part.
to the frequent appearance on the table of
dishes whose social position might be doubt
full, but which always awakened pleasant
memories in the minds of the boarders on
this evening plate heaped with russell cir
cles fiecked with white occupied the center
of the table. Mr.. Jimson, who is a native
Of New York. and sits at the head of The
table. smiled and remarked:
You may say what you please about des-
sert, there's nothing goes so we'll with cof-
fee as good, oid-fashioned cruller"
1T amuses me to hear you call them
crullers, said Mr.. Haskins. Now in Bos-
ton never think of calling them any,
thing but doughnuts. But 1 suppose the
influence Of the Dutch settlers of New AM
sterdaul--'
Why don't you give them a name that
means something? They're fried cakes
nothing more or less. Anybody in Com
necticut will tell you that" interrupted Mr.
Chesterfield, the floor walker
I'm afraid you gentlemen are not given
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In Darkness.

will be still
The terror drawing nigh
S S startle from my lips no coward cry;
l will be still. +uiini'
For, chi I know
Though suffering hours DELAY
Yet to eternity they pass aWav
Carrying something onward as they now.
Outlasting woe
Yes something won:
The harvest of our tears
Something unfading pIucked from fading vaars.
Something to blossom on beyond the s,,n '-~-s'
From Sorrow won
The agony
so hopeless OF balm
shall sleep at last, in light as nure ana oa,,,
AS That wherewith the stars look down on thee
Gethsemane. 20 sAee
Florence Earle Coates
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BLOoMERs IN EUROPE.
What They Mean in Paris and How
Regarded in Other Cities.

FFOVIuence journal.
In Paris there are but two STYLES of HI
cycle dreSs-long, narrow skirts and bloom
ers. The boomers are very numerous-one
sees little clouds of them on the Eois de
Boulogne of q Sunday afternoon and in the
morning and evening they trickIe through
all the other streets as their wearers 20 TO
or from the Bois. But never is a pair Of
cept IT be an American, who sees so MANY
and adopts the costume in ignorance of the
fact that they are In reality the hadpas
OF the cocottes and demi-mondaines Of The
poorest, brazenest sort in the capital. IN
Vienna the same is true. Boomers are few
ana those who wear them know that they
throw away respectabilty with the casting
on OF their skirts. In Berlin-I don't know.
One does not think Of fashion or dress IN
Berlin. It's too ridiculous It is like think
ms q quiet and repose in Chicago. There
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The Matter with Cleveland.

wv
Perhaps one reason why the Hon. Grover
Cleveland Is behind the times is that he
doesn't know what is going on. His in
terest in American history stopped with the
close of his second administration. He
doesn't read the newspapers any more All
ms time Is taken up with the study OF his
published writings on public affairs.
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MINE REVEALED BY LIGHTNING.
The Target for Jove's ThunderboIts
Whenever a Storm Occurred.

Washington Star.
THE best-paying and most valuable iron
mine in North Carolina" said one of the
biologists of the geological survey, was
discovered by lightning. 1t came about in
this way: A gentleman who owned a large
farm picked out one of the prettiest cliffs
or small hills on it as the site for a resi-
dence. 1t was very nicely situated sioping
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-06-17
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
Cures Piles. Scalds. Burns.
DOLLY's SURRENDER.

Dolly heard the talk of war,
Noticed elders in a furry,
Dreamed of cutters filled with gore,
And began herself to worry.
She had tortured Harry long
With her careless indecision,
Though her love for him was strong.
Her sole answer was derision.
Now her heart misgave her quite,
For she thought, with agitation,
Harry might enlist to fight,
In a fit of desperation.
If he should and should be killed
Life for her would have no pleasure;
For her heart with love was filled,
Love for Harry without measure.
So that evening when he called,
Finding her as sweet as sugar,
Harry, though at first appalled,,
Asked and got the right to hug her.
| Dolly doesn't worry now,
Neither, you may guess, does Harry.
Let war come! They're thinking how
Extremely nice it is to marry!
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Peru, June 18th.
Scrofula, hip disease, salt rheum, dys-
pepsia and other diseases due to impure
blood are cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Queer Jail for College Students.

At the ancient and famous Univer-
sity of Heidelberg a Jail is maintained
specially for the benefit of students.
For all minor crimes and misdemean-
ors they are tried and improsined not
by the civil authorities, but by the
university.
The Heidelberg Career, or university
prison, has been occupied by the most
famous men of Germany. While
there they always decorate the walls
with their names and in other ways, so
that their stay in Jail may be perma-
nently remembered.
Every reader of Mark Twain will re-
call his entertaining description OF the
place, and how he contrived to visit 1t,
even unwttingly enlisting as his guide
a Herr Professor" His pretext was
to see young friend who had con-
veniently arranged the day to suit
Mark-for the German student-convict
/ goes to prison on the first suitable day
after conviction and sentence. II
| Thursday is not convenient he tells the
officer sent to hale him to Jail that he
will come on Friday or Saturday or
| Sunday, as the case may be. The Of
ficer never doubts his word, and It is
never broken.
The prison is up three flights OF
stairs, and is approached by a passage
as richly decorated with the art work
of convicts as the cell itself. That
apartment is not roomy, but bigger
than an ordinary prison cell. 1t has
an iron-grated window, small stove
two wooden chairs, two old oak tables
and a narrow wooden bedstead. The
furniture Is profusely ornamented witt
carving, the work Of languishing cap
tives, who have placed on record theil
names, armorial bearings, their crimes
and the dates of their Imprisonment
together with quaint warnings and de
nunciations. Walls and ceilings ar
covered with portraits and legends exc
cuted in colored chalk and in SCOT, tn
prison candle forming handy pencil
The prisoner must supply his owl
bedding and Is subject to variou
charges. On entering he pays abou
20 cents, and on leaving similar sum
Every day in prison costs IL cents; fir
and light, IL cents extra. The jaile
supplies coffee for triie. Meals ma
be ordered from outside. Every pris
oner leaves his carte de viste, which
: fixed. with multitude of others, o
! the door of the cell.
Academic criminal procedure Z !
}. Heidelberg is curious. II the city pc
:. lice apprehend student, the captiv
: shows his matriculation card. He
j., then asked for his address and set fre
o but will hear more Of the matter, N
r the civil authority reports him to th
university. In Heidelberg the Univet
sity Court try and pass sentence, II
> civil power taking no further concer
. with the offence. The trial Is ver
often conducted in the prisoners al
al sence. and he may have forgotten
I'd about his little outbreak, until the un
,e yersity constable appears to condu
is him to prison.
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That senatorship.
EDITOR SITTER

In your last issue l noticed my
name mentioned as a candidate for
the Senatorship. This is correct
only in the following light: SO far
as now understood it is conceded to
one of these three east side towns of
Winhall, Peru or Landgrove. Either
one of these towns have men suflici-
emily qualified to fill the position.
The position would take is the same
that have taken from the start,
Let it be an open field to any and all
candidates, and the voice of the ma
Jority of the delegates from these
towns rule as to the name to be pre-.
/ sented to the. without
any dictation by parties outside. If
we cannot maintain our freedom in
the matter, better that we 90 unrep-
resented. Defeat then can bring no
humiliation.
From the position l have so far
held IN the movement, it may not be
out OF place for me to suggest that
the caucuses in these three towns be
held early; that full notice be given
and as large an attendance as posi-.
BILE encouraged it can do no harm if
every Republican voter in town is
out-as was quite the case with us
two years ago, for it is at our caucus
es more than anywhere else that our
votes count. At some favorable time
and place previous to the convention,
let the delegates confer and select
their candidate, the minority yielding
to the majority, and present his name
to the convention, necessarily trust
ing to the courtesy and sense of fair
play of its members for recognition.
While willing to show all due cour-
tesy and consideration ourselves our
position should be firm and decided
that we will not submit to any dicta,
torship in the matter, and l am 10th
to believe that the politics of Ben
nington County have SO far degener-
ated as to require it of us.
AS to myself / ask only a level
square footing with all the rest, and
| will frankly say that if could be
instrumental in giving aid TO these
both an honor and privilege.
Nj. j. HAPGooD.
Peru, June 18th.
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Farm for Sale

Containing 119 acres of which 80
acres is meadow, nearly all machine
moving, slightly sloping to the south,
not stony, easily cultivated and good
soil. Good fruit, wood lot handy
and 800 sugar trees. Buildings In
good condition. Situated in the
south. east 'corner Of Andover. 8
miles from Simonsville and within
mile of school. Bounded on the east
by Chester lire and 6 1-2 miles from
Chester village by good even road.
This farm is owned by Mrs. Alma L.
Marshall, widow of the late Milo
Marshall, and can be bought very low
for cash. A quantity of hay in the
barns will be sold with the place if
desired For further information in
quire of or address,
NJ. A. DAVIS,
So. Londonderry, Vt.
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Church Calendar.

aBAPrIsT. CHURCH, REV. N. A. WOOD, Pas
tor. Regular Sunday services, l045, a. M; Sab
bath School, at u Nj.
Praise and preaching Sabbath evening at 90,
followed by short testimony meeting.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at
7 90.
Union Bible study class meets every alternlt
Thursday evening in the vestry at S 100. cor.
dial welcome is extended to all hese services.
METHODIST CHURcH, REV. II. F. FORREST,
Pastor Regular Sabbath services at 10 :i5 a. IN
and 00p. IN. Sabbath School Immediately after
the morning SERVICE. Epworth League meets
at, the vestry every Tuesday evening at 1880.
Glass meeting, at vestry, every Thursday eve
ming at 80.
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HOw's This :!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
f. J. Cheney Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 10 years, and be-
ieve him perfectly honorable in all bus
mess transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligation made by theil
firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Drugg SITS
Toledo. o. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Wb tesale Druggist, Toledo. o.
u,lrs Catarrh Cure is taken interna
V, ,cting directly upon the blood an,
mt ous surfaces of the system. Pric,
75c. pr bottle. Sold by all Druggists
testimonials free.