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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27

What The Germ Has to Contend with
in the Human System.

Theodore Waters. in Ainslee's. has edited
the life story of a malaria germ. Here is
the germs description of the fight with
the phagocytes: Just then A. lot of our
newborn brothers began crowding upon
us from behind, and when we turned TO
demonstrate we saw. away to the rear, a
great connection. A fight and a retreat
were going on. IL was slaughter of the
most horrible kind. There at the head of
a tide of blood were columns of phagocytes
cutting into the rear guard of malaria
germs, killing them, swallowing them
whole and growing lustier as the process
went on. 1t was an awful spectacle. /
hung back, fascinated. A phagocyte would
race down the current with a swift over
hand stroke, reach out and grasp a mi
crobe from behind. Then the arm of the
phaSocyte would shorten. and, as it seemed
TO me, retreat into the white monsters in
terror, dragging the germ with Il. Some
times a phagocyte would grow facetious,
and would bump against a poor germ as
though shouldering him out of the road.
Away would go the poor germ, swimming
fast in order to avoid the encounter. but
his enemy would then swim faster, striking
him fair in the middle. and. with a slow
motion going inside out like a glove, and
actually taking the germ in with him
Ughi / should have remained there in a
sheer spell If my companion had not pulled
me along with him.
Make for a red blood CELL he called
as we went onward
What, said /, "A red blood cell? We
have Just come from onei'
Never mind he replied. find a red cell
and eat your way inside. 1t is our only
chance. See. the others are doing it,
Sure enough. many of my brethren had
selected good red blood cells and were
penetrating the skin and climbing inside
10 escape the phagocytes. 1t seemed TO me
so unfortunate, just as we had gained our
freedom. but II was better than death. So
we looked for cells. Every cell We came
TO, however, was being occupied. and IL
seemed 10 me that the phagocytes were
gaining on us when my companion sud-
denly pulled me to one side and cried:
look out, look out, Keep away from
that current near the center there. II Is
worse than death
what is it?' / cried. for / could see
nothing.
Don't you seer he said. hugging the
wall of the tunnel. there IL is. that dis
colored streak. running near the center of
the stream. IL is caused by what men call
qufnine. and IL is deadly IL you swim in IL.
How does IL affect your / asked.
IF you swallow IL IL numbs you-makes
you incapable of motion-stupefes and pre-
vents you from climbing into a red-blood
cell-it is living death, and the friend OF the
phagocytesi'
'I shuddered and swan on. At the end
of a sewer-like opening my friend darted
TO one side and seized a red blood cell
which was unoccupied. He began work on
il at once.
Goodbye. brother he said. Here is
where 1 stop. I've work TO do. Hope you'll
get out of the wet before our white friends
catch you. Look out for the quinine
streaks.'"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27

The will of Hannah Ritchie was probated
yesterday. 1t bequeaths to her sister. Eliza
beth Hudson, 800; her daughter, Carrie
Houston, her property at lila North Ala
bama street, and the household goods; to
her grandson, Samuel Roscoe Beall, $1,000
in government bonds. $3.50 in cash and the
money for the sale Of her property In
Franklin which she intended to will him.
The remainder of the estate is to be divided
between the grandson and daughter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27
EASTERN STAR OFFICERS.
The Work Accomplished at the Tive
Days Session.

The Grand Chapter. Order of the Eastern
Star, which convened at Masonic Han,
closed Its two days session yesterday aft
ernoon- The following officers. for whose
election there was not time the day before.
were elected: Grand treasurer. Mrs. Carrie
Planning. Of Butler; grand conductress.
MRS. Susie M. Davis. OF Scottsburg: asso-
ciate grand conductress, Mrs. Minnie Col
ira. or Charlottesville. The officers were
Installed In the afternoon by Mrs. Olive
H. Aecrew, past grand matron. assisted
py Willis y. Engle. past grand patron. as
grand marshal. and William II. Smythe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27
In the Probate Court.

Valentine A. Stumph was appointed exc
cutor of the will of Christina Stumph yes
terday, giving a bond of $1,000.
Henry c. Askren was appointed admin
~istrator of the estate of August Askren
and gave SIS. 600 bond.
Frederick H.. Bruhn was appointed adj
ministrator of the estate of August Bruhn
and gave 800 bond.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27
A Woman's Insanity.

Sarah a. Covalt was adjudged insane
Yesterday and will be recommitted TO the
Insane Hospital. She imagines that she is
a millionaire. is a descendant OF the royal
family of England and that her relatives
are trying to rob her, and says she would
kill them If Ii were not a sin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27
CHILDREN's CHORUS MATINEE.
1t VIII he Given Decoration Day by
One Thousand Children.

The managers of the Commercial Muse
um and Auditorium yesterday arranged to
give a children's chorus matinee on Deco
ration day. as a part OF their festival OF
music. Mrs. Alice Fleming Evans will have
charge and will be assisted by local SOLO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27
Increase In Freight Traffic.

The Big Four's freight business at Terre
Haute for March was much heavier than
of any March in the history of the road.
There were forwarded from the yards there
%. 753,s75 more pounds than In March a year
ago, on which there was netted an increase
Of SIS, $50 in earnings. There were received
49,, 454 pounds more freight than in March
a year ago. The passenger business kept
pace with the increase in freight traffic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27

Chicago Tribune.
"Oh, .Harold!' thriilingiy exclaimed the
lovely heroine. throwing her arms about
his neck, do you still love me as OF old?"
MY darling!'' said the stage hero. with
rapture. MY souls delights Keep your
awkward hoofs of hat corn OF mine, or
I'll jerk that juts wig OF your blooming
head"
But this was In q lower tone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27

lists. One thousand young people are
wanted between the ages of six and eight
cen: They are requested 10 apply at Plym-
outh Church tomorrow morning, at 10
o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
Life and Adventures Of
a Western bad Man"

HISTORIANS have traced the origin
and genesis of the desperate of
the American border as a type, novel
lists and story writer's have exploited
him in fiction, newspaper writer's have
chronicled with more or less accuracy
his bloody and extraordinary deeds,
eXaggerating his achievements, glori-
flying his meanness and palliating his
crimes. And yet the truth about him,
framed as it is with the real growth
and civilization of the western and
southwestern states and territories, is
so much part of the present-day af-
fairs, so near to the annals of every
state, county and town west of the
Mississippi river. that its telling needs
no false colOring, no deviation from the
truth, no straining after heroics, to
make it one of the most fascinating as
well as instructive chapters in the his
tory of the southwest and west.
The real bad man" of the west has
no place in criminal annals. He and
the law seldom came together, He was
not a train robber, highwayman nor
a professional thief. To his contempt
raries he was best known as a good
man-with gun. Always he was
gambler, sometimes drunkard, { nd in
every case he descended to the siren
nous outlawry of cattle rustling.
Fighting was both a pastime and
passion with him, and lie asks no bet
ter sport, no more welcome undertake
ing, than the chance to get into a gun
fight with some redoubtable frontiers
man of his own stripe whose reputa
ton with pistol or rife made him
rival and worthy antagonist.
This being both the business and the
pleasure of his usually nomadic life, it
is not strange that he seldom failed
to find at Last a better man and paid
with his life the penalty of his deeds.
John Wesley Hardin, whose death at
the hands of Constable John Sellman,
of Ell Paso, is yet within memory of
newspaper readers. affords a striking
type of the border bad man both in the
story of his life and in the manner of
his death. He was the son of a Bap-
fist preacher, but in spite of his home
advantages he grew up to be an unruly,
shiftless and skulking member of the
community before he was Is years old.
He was born in 1851 near the town of
Comanche, Tex. and began his wild ca
reer before he was ~ years old by rid
ing TO death the only two horses his
father had.
He refused to go to school. was
caught cheating at cards when he was
Is years old and in the same year put
out the eye of a neighbours son in a
quarrel over cock fight. Preacher
Hardin died soon afterward, and it is
tradition in Comanche county that
he died OF a broken heart over the
wickedness of his favorite son. In
1872, being p years old. John Wesley.
or Yves" Hardin established himself
on part of he's fathers farm and be-
gan to assemble about his cabin com
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
THE TWO QUEER CHUMs.

relations. They both love to creep on
the wet rocks at low tide. Mr.. Star
has five long arms with an eye at the
end of each one. When he feels hun.
CRY he searches about in the water
till he finds an oyster or scallop
then clasps it tight with his five
arms and sucks the poor oyster out
from his shell.
Mr.. Urchin has five sharp pointed
teeth to chew up the seaweed that
he loves. He makes a round hole that
just fits his shell, where he can hide
away and take a nap if he is tired.
Some of the star-fshes that live in
the warm waters of the south are a
beautiful pink color. They are called
the rosy feather stars.
Very, very many years ago, before
there were any people living on the
earth, great numbers of lovely star
fishes with long stems lived in the
sea. We find them now by digging
deep down in the earth, but they
have all turned to stone. The man
who first found them thought they
looked so much like flowers that he
called them stone lilies.-Orange Judd
Farmer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
THE SMOKING HABIT.
1t Affects the Nervous System and
That Is Why Boys Should Shun
1t as They Would Vice,

Perhaps there is no habit that our
young boys fall into that does them
SO much harm as the habit of smok-
ing, and especially cigarette smoking.
They fall into this habit easily be-
cause it is a common one and because
they think it a manly thing to do, as
they see the elder boys and men do
ing.
Physicians tell us that nothing
weakens the intellect and injuries the
nervous system so quickly and surely
as cigarettes.
A short time ago I read of can
non exploding and terribly injuring
and disfguring a dozen men and boys.
1t was said that young cavalryman
passing the cannon and seeing powder
trucking down from the broken bag
at the mouth of the cannon threw his
cigarette in the powder, remarking
to his companion: Now Wen see
some fun
Only a mind weakened by cigarette
smoking could have done such a cow
ardly, wicked thing. A young man
of my acquaintance learned to smoke
during the recent war. He is a large.
manly, capable fellow and yet is so
nervous he cannot keep still mo-
ment, and is never satisfied without
cigarette in his mouth. The pity of
it! A strong young manhood, capable
of reaching success in any field where
he gave his attention-an abject slave
to tobacco.
There are corporations and business
men who refuse to employ boys and
men who smoke cigarettes or who
even smoke at all.
Such corporations and such men are
doing a grand work in helping men
and boys to give up the useless and
Notwithstanding habit. A business
man knows that an employee who is
addicted to the habit of cigarette
smoking is not to be trusted, that the
habit deadens them to all moral re-
sponsibility, and they will have none
of them.
What is true in business life is true
everywhere, and the boy who smokes
cigarettes will find sooner or later
that his evil habit has shut out from
all that is good and true in life.
The manly, clean, trustworthy boy
is the one between whose lips is never
seen the cigarette or cigar.-National
Rural.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01

pany of the widest young men in the
county. None of them had means, and
none of them seemed to work, and yet
after few months of midnight rides
into adjoining counties their corrals
were crowded with cattle and the
townsfolk of Comanche began to fear
and suspect Hardin and his gang. Not
satisfied with ranch solitude and led
by Yves Hardin the desperadoes soon
began to make midnight raids upon
the town. 1t became their practice to
gallop into Main street every night at
eight o'clock, shoot up the stores.
carry off what they wanted in the
shape of liquor and supplies and ter
rify into silence protesting storekeep-
ers.
Many farmers who had suffered
at the hands of the rustlers then
began to assemble in Comanche for
the purpose of Investigating" Har-
din's lay out. Whether this visitation
had anything to do with his departure.
or whether store looting and ranch
life became too dull is not known, but
in august, 1873. he left home and iden-
tilted himself with the Comanche coun-
y gang of Taylors, then engaged in a
feud war of four years standing with
the sons and friends of man named
Sutton, who was killed by one of the
Taylor family in De Witt county, in
1865. Hardin had no personal interest
in the feud, but he was chosen leader
of the Comanche Taylors, and during
the short period of his leadership got
"credit" for Staying three of the SUIT
ton faction.
February Is. 1874, Hardin reappeared
suddenly in Comanche with a crowd of
his followers who Immediately cap
tured the principal saloon of the town,
barred the front door and proceeded to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01

with II others, comfortable cote, and
when this was removed from the sta
ton by order of the authorities it re-
fused to abandon its old home, though
its II companions at once sought for
shelter elsewhere. This fidelity was
suitably rewarded. The railroad Off
Gals gave the bird carte blanche to
search for food wherever it pleased
and the public literally supplied it with
corn and other dainties. A singular fact
is that on the three days when it failed
to accompany the train a Belgian en-
CINE was used instead of an English one.
and the assumption is that the fuel con-
sumed by the latter gives forth a steam
which the bird prefers to that from a
Belgian ngine.-Cincinnati CONNER
cial Tribune
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
His Name Free from Stain.

Justice in this country is admins
tered with so much leniency that the
very large proportion of criminals es-
cape their just deserts and the knowl-
edge that an innocent person has been
convicted and punished is both aston
ishing and depressing. Nearly so years
ago stonemason living in Lancaster,
Pa, was accused Of stealing a crow
bar, convicted and sentenced to Jail
for a year. He served his sentence
but to the day of his death protested
his innocence. A few days ago the
crowbar was found near an old wall
under such circumstances that made
it plain it had fallen there, and been
covered by accident. The poor old
fellow was dead and nothing could be
done to him in the way of reparation,
but his friends are pleased to know
that his memory is now free from
stain,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
TWO BEACH CHUMS.
starfish and Sea Urchin Do Not LoOl;
Alike. Yet They Are Very
Near Relations.

When we go down to the beach on
a summer day we often see the gray
star-fishes lying on the sand. If we
visit rocky beach perhaps we shall
find some sea urchins, too. May be
they will be covered with sharp
spines, but generally when the little
animal that lives inside the shell is
dead, the spines drop off and the ur-
chin has only a lot of small round
knobs left on his shell.
The star and the urchin don't look
at all alike, but they are very near
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
SILLY BOY.

A finger on his brow was laid,
His gaze was on the ground.
He paced the road through sun and shad
In gloomy thought profound.
He did not see the daisies drift
Like snow beside the way
He did not see the zephyr lift
The white and crimson may.
This question dread he could not shun:
What answer can there be?
"Oh, why should Arthur Atkinson
Be favored more than me?
at batted in the cricket match,
AS other chaps have done
But Arthur made a clever catch
Before l made a run.
It's true l batted rather high:
But others do the same
And yet somehow it's always I
Who suffer in the game.
And every time a match is won
It's always sure to be
Success for Arthur Atkinson
And none at all for me.
mo doubt it always will be so.
I'll let the chances slide,
Because success is sure to go
To those who haven't tried.
Determination l may lack,
For practice is a bore,
And people say this keeps me back
While Arthur goes before.
But talk like that l always shun
AS nonsense, for you see,
I'm sure that Arthur Atkinson
Is favored more than me-
John Lea, in Cassell's Little Folks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
An Island of SULPHUR.

In the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand,
is situated White island, which con-
sists mostly of sulphur mixed with
gypsum and few other minerals.
Over the island, which is about three
miles in circumference, and which
rises between 500 and 900 feet above
the sea, floats continually an immense
cloud of vapor attaining an eleva-
ton of 10000 feet In the center is
a boiling lake of acid charged
water, covering so acres, and
surrounded with blow-holes from
which steam and sulphurous fumes
are emitted with great force and
noise. With care boat can be nav
igated on the lake. The sulphur from
White island is very pure, but little
effort has yet been made to procure it
gystematically
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
STORY OF A PIGEON.
Train That Runs Between Two
Towns in Belgium.

There is a pigeon in Belgium which
regularly flies with the morning train
that goes from Liege to Waremme. 1t
began to accompany the train toward
the end of January and it has done so
every day since then, except on three
occasions. The Meuse, one of the lead
ing newspapers in Belgium, vouches for
this fact, and gives other curious detail
about the remarkable bird. The train
starts at 9:57 a m, and crowd gathers
daily to see the pigeon go with it. The
bird wheels around the station while
the passengers are taking their seats,
and as soon as the whistle is blown and
the journey begins it takes up posi-
ton little behind the engine, and
there it flies surrounded by the moist,
though warm, steam, which it evidently
enjoys. 1t retains This position even
while the train is passing through
tunnels, and apparently is not incon-
venienced in the least by the warm
vapor. When the train reaches its des
tination the bird flies swiftly along
the railroad track back to Liege, where
it arrives about 1880 o'clock.
This pigeon was born at the railroad
station in Liege, and consequently is ia
miliar with trains. smoke and steam.
Until few months ago it occupied,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
lightning Fires on a Gum.

Lightning passed down the chin
ney of the tollgate house near Will
Transport, Nd, and played around the
trigger of loaded gun that stood in
a corner. In an instant a deafening
noise aroused the occupants of the
house, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Palmer,
who had been asleep. The gun had ex-
ploded, and was shattered into pieces.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
1t Restored Her Eyebrows

Some Sc N time ago Mr.. Alfred ed B. Wenrich, of
wrote: Il sell lots of your Lotion. Four
bottles of it have cured young lady of
Sore Eyelds, with which she has been af-
ficted since childhood. 1t restored her
eyebrows also, which had fallen off. 1t is
remarkable case" Many more cures equal
ly remarkable have been reported of
Palmer's Lotion, which is one of the most
Palmer's Lotion Soap possesses all the
medicinal properties of the Lotion, and in
all cases should be used in connection with
it, in preference TO any other soap. If
your druggist don't keep it, send his name
70 Scion Palmer, 374 Pearl Street, New
York, and receive free pamphlet of testi-
monials and sample of Lotion OF Soap.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
A Map of the United states for Il
Cents.

Our map, which is 4Sx34 inches, mounted
70 hang on the wall, is particularly inter
esting and valuable, as it shows in colors the
different divisions of territory in America
acquired since the Revolution. The original
thirteen states, Louisiana Purchase, the
Texas Annexation, the Gadsden purchase,
the cession by Mexico and the Northwest
acquisitions by discovery and settlement. 1t
will be sent postage prepaid on receipt, of
price, 10 cents. P. S. Eustis, General Pas
senger agent c., b. & Q. X. H., Chicago, LII.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
WIFI Not Try If Anaiu

81 wonder" said little Harry, "if
men will ever live to be 500 or 600
years old" mo, guess not" replied
his five-year-old sister, who was study
ing her Sunday school lesson. "The
Lord tried the experiment once and
they got so bad that He just had to
drown them. Good Housekeeping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
Business Opportunities on the

Business Opportunities on the line of the
Chicago Great Western Ry in Illinois. Iowa,
Minnesota and Missouri. First class open
ings in growing towns for all kinds of bust
ness and for manufacturing. Our list in
cludes locations for Blacksmths, Doctors,
Dressmakers, Furniture, Grain and Live
Stock Buyers, General Merchandise, Hard
ware, Harness, Tailors. Cold Storage,
Creameries and Canning Factories. Write
fully in regard to your requirements so that
w. j. Reed, Industrial Agent C. G. W. Ry,
COL Endicott Big, ST. Paul, MINI.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
Difficulties in the Way.

81 will make your name Kissing and a
byword," savagely spoke the rejected loveg:
"You may make it byword, the proud
beauty answered, with majestic contempt,
that you can't do much kissing with such a
name as Della Miller Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has c. G. c.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01
Gratitude.

Young Lady-Give me one yard of-why,
haven't see you before?
Dry Goods Clerk-Oh, Maud, can You
have forgotten me? 1 saved your life at the
seaside last summer.
Young Lady (warmly) why, of course
you did! YOU may give me two yards of
this ribbon, please.-Boston journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01

GARDENER keep this gun loaded hut
it is very. seldom | discharge it: | call it
lay magazine rife" Farmer-"Y our maya
zine rifle Gardener-"Yes; you see,
Wheh ho anything g goes INTO E IT there Is no tel
Boston Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-11-01

He thrust the sealed letter through the
window and put down two cents.
"Well, what do you want?" asked the
stamp clerk gruffly.
IAN automobile, please" he replied,
sweetly.-Philadelph North American.