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Indianapolis Journal,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PRINCETON, Ind, Jan. 4--The body of
the dead man who was found in the woods
north of the city on Dec. &c and which has
been held at the morgue has been identified.
Farmer John McKeddy called at the
morgue to-day and instantly recognized the
man as being one who stopped over night
at his home on Dec. "a While at Mckee
dys home he gave his name as Bennett
and said his home was in Terre Haute
where he has three sons. He also has
two brothers in Spencer county When
Bennett was at McKeddy's he wore a good
overcoat and had a vaIise. There was a
small man with him. No overcoat or valise
was found with the body and the small
man has disappeared. 1t is believed BEN
nett had money with him. as he was max
ing inquiries about timber and his brothers
in Spencer county are in the timber bust
ness. IT Is believed Bennett was killed,
although there were no marks on the
body.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.
Topic for Jan. O: A Forward Look.
Phil. fiji, 12-14.

In single sentence CPhii. III. 1s, 10 Paul has
written the best treatise on success ever penned
in this world. He makes five points
First the successful man must be humble.
He must not count himself yet 20 have appre-
hended. The dangerous moment for a teacher
is when he thinks he does not need 10 study.
Paderewski practices longer and harder every
day than any grooming tyro. Tennyson res
wrote his poems with every successive edition.
1t was when Peter thought he could not deny
his Lord that ne denied Him thrice. The way
and the way TO grow better Is 70 recognize how
bad you are. The path OF humility becomes
Second. the successful man must concentrate.
But one thing do says Paul To be sure.
them well Paul the author. orator or
ganizer. pastor traveller. thsologian. nt-maker:
focused 10 the white light OF single mission.
20 preach Christ great department store deals
barrows soda water and Easter lilies. cemphor
and Morris chairs, opens a barber shop, res
taurant, an art gallery, runs magazine. and
gymnasium. and an express system. but all with
quite different business OF making men Every
goal IL Jealous II Will endure no sister goals
getting the things which are behind" says
Paul. You have failed? See clearly why you
Sir Walter Scott had a ''selective nemory'' lie
was a blockhead in mathematics but every old
% ss forest some Rf S o 70 PesSms great
or IL may be a ball and chain
III.
stretching forward 70 the things which are
before" He throws away last years almanac.
Nautiius-like; he builds him more lordly man
sions. he becomes great with noble discon-
tent This year he sent four messages over
the wire az once. next year he viii send eight.
next year he viii send them without any wire
all.
Finally. the successful man works with Christ.
He presses toward the goal OF Goo in Jesus
Christ He knows In every fibre of hfs will
that the one who made the world best make
his life. He follows the CLEAN" lie tests every
alluremcnt By eternity A voice Constantly
whispers 10 him. You are immortal" lie reso-
lutely refuses 10 tie himself 20 tribes "Thou d
Christ. art all l want" he Sings ana he
means IL.
None OF these FIVE elements OF success - o.
tanned at a bound; there II many q dishearffr
ing failure. much living on the ground noor: bu
here. and nowhere else. success lea Sosar
Coolidge happily sings:
How does the soul grow Not all IN a minute,
Now IL may lose ground and now Il NAV win Al
Now IL resolves. and again the wiz failsth.
Now Il rejoiceth. and now II bewaileth
Now It's hopes fructlfy, then they ars blghfed:
Now IL walks sunnily. Eropcs beniFhted.
Fed by discouragement. taught by disaster
50 IL goes forward. now slower now faster.
TIL. all the pain past. and the failures ma1<
II Is FUN grown. and the Lord rsles IN, soul
AMOS Il. WELLS.
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TOPICS in THE CHURCHES. !.
Sunday School Lesson
Christian Endeavor work.

would pauperize those who know how TO use
S So H. and Would enrich those who 90 nPd know
listen to John Ruskin's plea for marble church
Frederica Bremer's caution against mistaking
the purely aesthetic for the religious emotion:
The superb bearing of Jesus he approached
his tragic end has extorted the admiration Of be.
denouemeut was only six days OF, and he knew
party and sraesd ne ana sesSted With His
presence. This blending OF service and
made for Is jesus Martha n ssrveS Mary
anointed. IL Is the successors of Mary.
not q Judas who say S Sse for sSs rsss
proves the rule of continuous benevolence toward
This communication. instead OF being deterrent.
Is really an incentive TO benevolence- Others.
Gid DO that p' from When she Was eSsussd viz
give 70 the poor. Jesus does not affirm
does not saw Ye viii have the poor With You
a; Poverty like sim is 70 be snesaHti al
day OF burying hath she kept this. lis OF uncer-
s an ihe day OF my sssR
pssf only Is used let the rest a BE- keR s for rn s
recently spent the entire time for the lesson in
discussing the shape Of Mary's box. some
stoutly affirmed it a bottle with a neck. 50
passed the time about trins and lost the heav,
meaning of the incident.
KEY AND ANALYSIS.
l. Somber close OF Jesus life. Relieved by
incident OF the Amounting" Mary's 'alabastrcu
OF fragrant oil" Her motive.
ii. Criticism OF Judas and others. Terms OF
it. Motive. Character OF Judas analysed
ILL., Jesus defense and commendation: CD
Place and proportion of aesthetics in religion.
CD Place and proportion of benevolence in re-
ligion.
MOSAIC FROM THE COMMENTARIES.
Observation-Disclosures. A; Afford. All;
Fausset- Brown. ]. f. b.; Clarke. c.: EXPOSE
tors E.: International Critical. I. c.; Keil and
Il. Vincent World Studies. V. w. s.: ssdier. 5:
jesus: Edersheim. Ed'; Farrsr. f.: Andrews.
An; Pressense, Pr; Elicott. Ell; LANCE, la;
Neander, n.
salem. Bethany meaning house OF dates. Mod
ern name house OF Lazarus. Simon the leper.
ing TO tradition he was the father OF Lazarus:
according TO others. he was the husband OF Mar
tina, or Martha was his. widow.-L....sat q
people OF Bethany had combined to do him
honor -Ed....A woman: Mary. sister OF Martha
box: Literally an alabaster. just as we call =
drinking vessel mede Of glass a CLASSY, w.
I'D: Disciples had Indignation: The disciples
collectively were led astray by the hypocrficai
word of Judas:-L....w What purpose this waste:
the expectancy OF the question-M.- Given 10
the poor; The attempt to relieve poverty at the
expense OF Christ is to increase til. Why
trouble the woman: The growing OF a noble soul
In the performance of a glorious act r. heavy
in the whole course OF history could this per-
ticular act OF reverence occur.-L... Told for A
anc distinction.-L... Judas Iscariot: The main
motive Of his gloomy course we may regard as q
combination OF coyetodsness and ambition car
rfed TO the verge OF madness and lost In the
labyrinth or hypocrisy-L4
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HIS DEATH PLOTTED.
A Hume, ILL.,, Man the Recipient Of a
Box of Explosives.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
PARIS, Ill, Jan. Am internal machine
was received by Thomas j. Coffman
through the mail at Hume to-day. Ii was
addressed to DR.. Sylvester Coffman, Hume,
Ill. His brother. T. j. Coffman, opened the
package in the presence of John Sheets
and w. Brock Jones. AS the lid flew back
1t disclosed a large stick of dynamite
enough to have wrecked the building. The
box was arranged exactly as the one re-
ton, Ill. The postmark was Logansport,
Ind. and the paper on the box had the
name of DR.. J. w. Blusser & Son, the To-
cation of the firm not being given. Luckily
no one was injured. the decorating ar
rangement failed to work. This consisted
Of several match heads so arranged as
to be ignited by strip of sandpaper at
tached tc the lid when it was drawn open.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
"a Young Wife, at EngIish's Opera
House.

"a Young Wife, a melodrama OF life
I'm New York, by J. X. Tillotson, which
would better suit an audience in popular
priced theater, was by some extraordinary
chance thrust upon the patrons of Eng
ush's Opera House last night. "a Young
WIFE Is not hopelessly poor play. In
fact, if the author had maintained to the
end the lead he followed almost to the
finale OF the first act, the play might and
probably would have turned out produc-
ton worthy of the patronage of discrim-
mating people
In the first act there is a great deal or
comedy that is simply delicious, and even
afterwards one catches now and then
stray glimpse of it, but only as will-o'-
the-wisp. In the second act the audience
is given a view of the interior OF one OF
New York's alleged dens OF thieves and
gamblers. Here rustic victim Is heeced
out OF so in a more or less clever imitation
OF the old game of three-card monte. he
is also treated to rap on the head with
a blackjack. but innocent people In
play are rarely killed, and so he revives,
and with the connivance or the heroine
manages TO drug the entire band or VII
lains with Iaudanum, enabling the pair TO
escane. singing merrily Everything is
Lovely on the Bowery." In the third act
the heroine is accused OF the crime or
numbering her husbands 1oSter-tatner,
and believing that her husband Is the
guilty party, accepts the blame to shield
him Everything is Strengthened out In the
last act in the most approved style or pop
ular melodrama. There is large, wise
looking detective in the play, one or the
type that loves to strike attitudes and
who talks in the low, cultural tones or an
undertaken Miss Selma Herman plays
the heroine Ethel Douglass, in an indif-
ferent manner, for the most part, though
at times she displays glimpses OF real act
ing ability. Miss Herman Is surrounded
by a number OF really clever people, whose
talents are wasted on such an inadequate
play. Charles b. Craigs delightful imper-
senation of the rural character, Horace
Greengage Dobbins, is much too good to
be in its present setting. Charles Harris
does excellent work In the role or Louis.
a burglar. John l.. Wooderson furnishes
q fine character portrayal in his tmper-
sonation of Marks, the leader OF the band
OF burglars. Adolph Jackson has given
great deal OF conscientious effort to the
part OF Clarence Douglass. Horace N.
Lang as Judson Douglass, the wealthy
banker who Is murdered, shows himself
a past master in the art OF makeup, and
interprets the few lines Of his part in a
commendable manner. Edna q. Brothers,
In the character of Grace Douglass, sister
in-.av OF Ethel. is not provided with as
many lines as is Miss Herman, but man.
ages easily to outshtne the star. Alberta
Lee makes dainty. pretty, winning maid,
Stella The piece Is well staged. "A Young
Wife will be repeated this afternoon and
tonight.
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ONCE REFUSED A PAROLE.
Mrs. Augustus Schmidt, Released from
Prison, Is mt Home, Near Kokomo.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Jan. AIRS. Augusta
Schmidt. who eight years ago was con-
victed of manslaughter and given a ten
years term in the Woman's Prison, has re-
turned to her home here. having served
her time. with the usual period off for good
behavior She was released Dec q and
came directly home. but eluded the report
ers by taking a night train and getting
of at small station south OF town and
being driven 10 her farm i've miles south
west of here. Her presence was not known
until to-day. when she was compelled to
appear I'm court and receipt for a small
ago Mrs. Schmidt surprised Governor
Mount by refusing Christmas parole on
the ground that II did not carry with II
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matinee for three days. to be followed by
the Rose Sydell burlesQuers.

matinee for three days. to be followed by
the Rose Sydell burlesquers.
LAFAYETTE, the remarkable mystifer and
impersonator. who will be at the head OF
the vaudeville bill at the Grand next week,
is a native OF Austria. He was only
twelve years old when he first appeared
on the stage. He was one or 'Hengler
Stars" an aggregation OF talent that VS.
tied. in vessel especially arranged ior
IL, every country in the world having a
seacoast, save only China, Japan and the
Philippines.
One bright particular bit OF character
drawing in "At the White Horse Tavern,
the charming German comedy which Is
coming to English's next Wednesday and
Thursday nights Is the old professor. who
saves his money-saves IL from denials OF
food and cigars from everything-in order
that he may go once in four years on a
little vacation journey. Fred Summerfield
impersonates this delightful old character
with rare fidelity and grace.
XXX
The Christmas number of the Dramatic
Magazine. a Chicago publication, is un-
usually handsome and richly illustrated.
Among the many articles OF interest is one
giving a complete account Of the construc-
ton OF the magnificent new Illinois Theater
I'm Chicago. which is said to be one of the
most complete and sumptuously furnished
and decorated playhouses IN America The
Illinois was opened by Julia Marlowe with
her great success Of last season, Barbara
Erietchie." and on its stage was held the
first rehearsal of when Knighthood Was
In Flower.
Ezra Kendall. the clever monologuist at
the Park with the Scribner Show this
week. has only one rival in the United
States-Marshal P. Wilder. The two per-
formances to-day will be the last OPP
portunities OF witnessing at Park prices the
splendid specalties contributed by the
Wartenberg brothers, the lie Page sisters
Frank Adelman, Grant and Grant Fred
Hallen and Molly Fuller, Fisher and Car
roll and Carron and Herbert. The an
ncuncement is made that this is the last
vaudeville show booked at that house the
present season.
Mrs. Murphy, the wonderfully trained
monkey belonging to Professor Woodland.
who is giving a series OF clever exhibit
tions at the Zoo this week, made another
fine balloon ascension and parachute drop
yesterday afternoon. The little animal
aeronaut descended neatly and gracefully
in her parachute when the balloon had
reached a point in the air near the inter-
section of Massachusetts avenue with Del
aware and New York streets. Mrs. Muir
ply affords unbounded enjoyment by her
clever antics in the big arena at the Zoo,
in addition to being past mistress of the
art of aerial navigation.
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Gold Piece May Kill Him.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Jan. Alive months
ago Guy, the fve-months-old of Mr..
and Mrs. William Purdy, living near
Roam, this county, swallowed a IS gold
piece and since then has been subject to
violent fits of coughing. He was to-day
given a Roentgen ray examination which
disclosed the coin lodged in the bronchial
tube about two inches below the trachea.
The coin could be seen to move during
respiration or violent fit of coughing. 1t
is probable that tracheoto.ny will be re-
sorted to to remove the coin.
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Escaped from the Reformatory.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONvILLE, Ind, Jan. 4.-Wil-
liam Lyons, sentenced from Shelbyville to
serve term of two to fourteen years
for larceny. made a daring escape from
the Reformatory last night Owing to the
crowded condition OF the institution Lyons
was quartered on a coe in the corridor
of the cell house. Without being detected
he climbed TO the top of the range of
cells that runs through the building, and,
with a saw which he had previously made,
sawed through two two-inch iron bars.
thus reaching the roof of the building. He
had also provided himself with a ladder
made from gas pipe and with this reached
the outer wall. With a small copper wire
he lowered himself TO the ground. Lyons
is an electrician.
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a free and full pardon. She objected to
freedom on the further plea that she
wanted no strings to her release.
In October, 1888, Mrs. Schmidt slew her
tenant, Oscar Walton, with whom she had
quarreled over the division OF farm crops.
Five years previously she inherited for
tune of $4,000 from an aunt, a German
baroness, but ii cost her most of IL to
fight off a swarm of contestants. At the
time of the killing she had but $1,000 left,
and this was swept away in the defense In
the murder trial. She now has a little
farm Of hfty-five acres and $500 in cash.
Her three sons have lived on the farm for
three years and she has taken up her home
with them. She is fifty years of age and
in better health than before her imprison-
ment
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LIGHTS SHAKEN OUT.
Electric Company's Wires Disturbed
by nm Earthquake.

NEVADA. Mo-, Jan 4.-Distinct earth
quake shocks were felt here last night
The vibrations lasted more than fifteen
seconds and Travelled from northwest to
southeast News was received to-day from
Eldorado Springs that the electric lights
there were shaken entirely out. leaving
that place in darkness for nearly a minute.
Window panes in several places were
broken. In Appleton City. No. every
building was shaken. Very perceptIble
shocks were also felt at Mound City, Kan.
Butler and Rich Hill, Mo-. and at Pleas
anton. Kan. AT the latter place one or
two people were thrown out OF bed by the
shock. while hundreds ran 10 the streets
In terror. Buildings moved perceptibly and
some minor damage was done.
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Trust Company's Omcers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 4.-The new trust
company recently organized here; with a
capital of 100000 to-day perfected its or
ganization by electing the following Of
ficers and directors: President, Samuel
Dickinson; vice president, Howard Camp
bell; executive board, Henry c. Starr. Ed
win II. Gates and Samuel Dickinson; d.
rectors the. officers and Joseph j. Dickin-
son, p w. Smith, Charles c. Blinkley.
Burton j. Westcott, Benjamin Starr Sam
uel w. Gaar and Elgar G.. Hibberd.
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Indiana Obituary.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 4.-Henry
Moelering. aged seventy two, died of old
age this afternoon. He was one of the
oldest and best known residents of the
county, having come here from Germany
nearly fifty years ago. His sons are prom
inent in business life here.
CENTERVILLE, Ind, Jan. Andrew
Eliason, well-known farmer living north
of this place, died to-day of apoplexy, after
an illness of three hours, at The age of
ffty-five years.
RISING SUN, Ind, Jan. 4.-Jonathan
Carpenter, aged seventy-seven years, long
leading citizen of Ohio county, died to-
day, at his home, in Pike township.
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Ind. jan 4-The income of
the Wabash postoffice for the year just
closed was by. far the largest in its his
tory. The receipts from all sources were
1880 The four rural mail routes from
this city also are doing well, bringing con-
siderable revenue 70 the local office. In the
month Of December the number of pieces of
mail delivered on the four routes was
nearly 20 600.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind, Jan. 4.-The miners of
this district will hold their annual meeting
here tomorrow, TO instruct their delegates
to the national convention. 1t is rumored
that an increased scale will be demanded,
and that many other changes in the pres
ent scale will be asked One of the i'm
portant questions will be to have the en-
gineers' scale adjusted for one year at the
time the miners scale is signed. 1t is I'M
derstood that the engineers are opposed
to the movement and will fight against
the adoption of the plan.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Jan. 4.--The jury in
the Pherson trial for the killing of Knapp,
returned verdict of manslaughter against
Pherson last night, after being out twenty
eight hours. The punishment will be i'm
prisonment for two to twenty-one years
A new trial will be asked for
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Ridgeriile state Bank.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ROCKVILLE, Ind, Jan. 4.-The Ridge
Vile Bank, for many years a private bank
ing institution, has been reorganized as
the Ridgevile State Bank, with a capital
stock of Sc. 600. The incorporators include
several wealthy farmers and capitalists of
Jay and Randolph counties, giving the insti-
tuition excellent financial backing. Among
the incorpOrators, twenty Eight in number
are John Fl. Huber, c. Bauseman, Thomas
III. Clark, Luther Williams. Henry Inglc,
j. NJ. Stewart and NJ. f. Sumption. The
directors are John II. Huber. Luther Will
liams, W.. j. Baughn, John t. Stanley, jr.,
NJ. F. Sumption and Thomas II. Clark.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Jan. 4.-Will S. Stitt, I'M
til recently superintendent of the Wa
bash Water Company and who retired with
the consolidation of the company with the
Wabash Electric Light Company, Jan. /,
to-day filed suit for $1,000 against the COM
pany. Mr.. Stitt was for thirteen years
in the employ of the corporation. which
is in reality the First National Bank of
New York, and claims that in that period
he performed a great deal of work which
was not paid for, and was not embraced in
his contract.
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Bids ON Electric Light Plant.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 4.-The City
Council this afternoon opened bids for the
construction of the municipal light plant,
but did not award the contract There were
four bidders-L Z. Meyer, Chicago, twelve
propositions. the highest $159.250 and the
lowest $50 500; G.. r. Scrugan, Cincinnati.
Varnev Construction Company. Indianapo-
lis. s144 400: PARROT & New, Indianapolis,
Sl6l, 49, with reduction of $3.50 for slate
roof
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Thompson club Elect. omcers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. AT the
annual election of officers of the Thompson
Club, the Republican club of this city, the
following were chosen: President. George
Krietenstein; first vice president, DR.. c. L.
Erwin; second vice president, Ernest Pen
no: secretary, W. c. Mand; treasurer,
Frank Borgstrom; warden, DR.. Ernest Lay
man: marshal, NJ T. Hidden. The club
is planning 10 attend the inaugural ex-
ercises at Washington, in March.
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Receivership wound Up by the Court.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 4.-Final set
Element of the affairs of the Fort Wayne
Electric Company and the late r. T. Nc
Donald was made to-day in the Circuit
Court and the receivers were discharged.
They dealt with $79S,000 of claims which
stood the test of the courts. and distributed
cents on the dollar. The plant, which be-
came the property of the General Electric
Company is now running with great sue
cess. Mrs. r. 7. Mcdonald saved from the
wreck about $4,000 in life insurance and
real estate.