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say that he was covered with mud from
head to foot, and that the driver got his
hat"
Dr. Reagan also talks interestingly of the
days when the National road was used as
a thoroughfare for movers going to all
parts of the country. He says that there
was a time when the old style scooped
top prairie wagons would be in one con-
tinuous string along the road, the intervals
between them not being over fifty yards.
He said those were the days when every
one was going west and that this move
ment kept up until the civil war. DR..
Reagan, in his seventy-seventh year, is hale
and hearty. Time has not weighed upon
him to any great extent, and he walks as
erectly to-day he did when in the army.
Carey Reagan, better known as ''Ked,
was one of the early merchants of Plain
field, and one of its most noted citizens for
many years. He was the owner of the
Plainfield and Mooresville turnpike and
was distinguished for his activity in private
and public affairs and his sterling integrity.
He was very popular with all classes. He
died several years ago
William Fawcett is another old citizen,
having come to Plainfield in 1858. He is
native of Virginia and is Quaker through
and through. He opened the first general
store that Plainfield ever had, and sold to
the Quakers their clothing and hats, which
were imported direct from England. Mr..
Fawcett is not engaged in active business
at the present time, but lives with his
son, VINO conducts the hotel of the town.
The social side of Plainfed is looked
after by the women. They have a reading
club, the membership of which is limited
TO thirty. The object of this organization
is to read and study the literature of the
various countries and ages. AT intervals
they give entertainments TO which the gen.
eral public is invited. The tenth ami
versary of the club was held in October at
the Indiana Boys School, and was one of
the greatest occasions the town has ever
known. The officers are Mrs. Joseph
Prewitt president; Mrs. Guy Cumber-
worth, vice president; Miss Leila Reagan,
recording secretary; Miss Caroline Nc
Adams, corresponding secretary, and Miss
Ivan Cox. treasurer.
There is also lecture course conducted
by the citizens, but which is under the di-
rect management of committee of three;
this is composed of Joseph Prewitt, DR..
Ernest Cooper and Professor Cosand This
lecture course has been in operation for
fifteen years, and this year the attend
ance Is better than ever. There are be-
sides, four lodges in town-the Masons,
Odd Fellows, Red Men and knights of
Pythias, each of which has woman's
auxiliary. With these. and with the five
churches. the people who live here never
want for gathering of some sort to at
tend
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that he had TO keep much OF ii in delight
full deep drawers, under the counters. Mr..
Pingpank used to be high authority on all
old magazines: it was there or nowhere,
If you needed old magazine. great
nature-lover was Mr.. Grouse. and an ideal
bookman in appearance. The bookish peo-
pie of old Indianapolis will not soon forget
Mr. Grouse. Fossils and cat-tails were
mixed in with his oldest books treasured
in glass showcases, and a large old brown
ball. made of cockle-burrs. by his own
hand, was another nature feature Of his
choice collection
Various causes beside the department
stores, it is said, have operated to crowd
out indianapolis book stores. Many COL
lege professors now sell books, each in his
cwn line; also, the medical colleges, the law
schools and even the dental colleges handle
their own textbooks. People travel more
than they used to do. and buy books away
from home. Book agents. too. have in
creased and had their influence. Enlarged
library facilities have not worked against
the book trade; the average library patron
as a rule. is not constant OF devoted book
buyer
In the matter of nerves and nerve ex-
ternal indications sometimes go wrong.
I'VE make theories as We pass along" a
suburban and inter-
The MOtOrman urban gentleman re-
and the Baby. marked, principally
to get disciplined for
our presumption, / suppose. Since motor
cars have taken the earth. ii has been one
OF my diversions to study motormen. When
/ board my car, If can see the motorman,
figure on what kind of a ride he will give
us-wild and reckless. or good, even. ex-
hilarating speed, with just enough dash in
II TO make passengers feel easy in their
minds. At hrst. 1 had theory-a fancy.
rather-that fat, comfortable motormen
had the quietest nerves. and consequently
took .Eore chances I'm going at a flying
machine gait. That idea got knocked out.
Nervous people are more often plump and
portly; big, burly fellows. a rule are
more nervous and appreneRsive than their
wiry little brethren with no waste tissue
1t has been my experience that a thin, lit
tie chap. with hardly any meat on his
bones. will take his along at a hair
raising speed. bit the broad-shouldered fell
lows are more nervous about accidents and
slow UP around the curves.
ION the trip home the other night one
of these thin little motormen, slim and
spare. mad the car, and the way he sailed
as through the air was caution. 1 began
10 wonder what / woild do when we
jumped the track. and sat In each others
laps. or on each others heads. The man
scared me through and through. Just then
baby In TIE car set up an awful scream
1t may hayF been frightened. or 1t may have
been tir and eross-but 1t walled and
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shrieked, long and loud. Nothing the
worried little mother could do would quiet
that child. In a. few seconds noticed that
our undermining had suddenly sobered
down; were good. easy, comforta-
ble soothing, steady trundle over the lines
Something had Quilted the reckless motor
man. 1 believed then and believe now that
he heard that baby cry and was touched
in some occult way to gentler mood and
consideration of his course of rushing
around curves and tearing up the earth
generally. The baby cried on, and we
reached the end of the flying trip with no
broken bones.''
Accumulation is one of the useful arts,
but dissemination, it appears, is one of
the fine arts.
.F Every now and then we
"Gfve 1t move" said good-looking
to jake" citizen just in his prime,
land when we move. oh,
gracious! what an awful lot of rubbish we
have to handle. My wife is collector.
though it vexes her to tell her so, and I'm
another that is, things adhere to us; We
accumulate without knowing how or why,
and getting rid of things is another and
more difficult matter. 1 once heard a man
say never refuse anything perhaps he
only meant, however to accept whatever
people give you,r but turn promptly round
and foist il off on somebody else Pass it
on is the Sunshine Society motto Well,
just last week we got on to the trick as
the slang phrase goes, and passed on a
wonderful lot OF things.
I'VE had black man, Jake, TO help us
i'm the house when we moved into our fiat,
and had TO help pack. too. All day long,
when l found anything l didn't know what
to do with, I'd say to my wife: Where does
this COZ and four times out of five, / now
believe, she glanced absent-mndedly at me.
and said: Give ii to Jake; there's a pile of
things in the little bedroom for Jake; put
IL In there: give IL TO Jake
Towards the last when things were rush
ing US. and 1t was getting dark. l got too
busy 10 go ask Sarah about every little
nuisance that got in my way and so de-
cided a few things for myself, and tossed
the troublesome object in Jake's pile. Jake s
pile, by the way, began with a good walnut
bedstead and washstand. Sarah said the
secondhand man wouldn't give us more
than 10 cents for the lot, and sass us be-
sides. so she was going to give them to
Jake.
"All day long, too, my wife tossed things
in on Jake's pile. and towards night it
seemed TO me that there were more things
I'm Jake's pile than we had moved off in the
wagons: they were fairly bulging out of
the windows. like Alice in the White Rab-
bits house In Wonderland and overflow
ing into the hall. But l was too smart TO
say anything. At moving times portable
objects have no hold on me- whatever they
are.
1--WE got moved. and so did Jake The
men who moved US for 81 load went back
and moved Jake for 10 cents / guess. they
seemed so fond of his lively black genial
ways. Since We've got settled. we don't
subject OF where everything has gone to.
We are short On dishes. kitchen utensils.
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A Christmas Tragedy.


Once I was so disappointed
Christmas time close at hand,
Gifts were making for us children,
By our careful elders planned
One day, in my mothers bedroom,
In a bureau drawer ajar,
I just the dearest dolly,
Each blue eye was like star.
Since 1 was an only daughter,
was sure the doll was mine.
And loved that darling dolly
With her clothing rich and fine.
Named her Leonore Estella,
Went to her every day,
Just to touch her golden ringlets
When my mother was away.
One day, when went to Uncle's,
Cousin Lena said. Don't tell,
Mammals bought my Christmas dolly,
And I've named her Ella Bell"
Showed her to mo in the closet
Underneath the garnet stair.
She was larger, but she could not
With my Leonore compare.
We so loved our dolly daughters.
Day to day, We scarce could wait.
Christmas eve met at Uncle's,
And, perversty of fatel
They gave Leonore to Lena,
And they gave me Ella Bell.
Our lips quivered. and our eyes filled,
But we didn't dare to tell.
Why, with our new Christmas dollies,
We could not be coaxed to play
Our perplexed and anxious mothers
Have not known unto this day.
Grace Shoup.
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ISDIANAPoLIs a. MARTINsyILLE
RAPID TRANSIT CO.

waiting room and station. q Kentucky avenue.
r,res car leaves from in front OF No. AZ Ken
.,,cEv avenue for Martlnsyile and intermediate
.Ssrsons at 80 a ana every hour thereafter
80 hal-hour mark until $3.50 -. m The
10 "a M car runs only 10 AooresVle. the %
co. nuns 10 Martinsyille and the next and last
car leaves at n.31 y. m. running "a Martins
VILE. - ,....-.-.,.-
'siasa stations first car al $40 a. m ana
every hour thereafter. on the forty minute mark.
mil $50 ID. M The 7.30 u. only 10
Woaresyille tae $40 car 20 indianapolis and the
next and last car leaves NJ le.s0. running 20 In
dianapolis-
Nartinsvile al $3.50 a. m
Express car arrives at Indianapolis at TO
= m and departs at $40 n m: also arrives =
i:<s d M. and departs at $40 y. N
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INDIANA UNION TRACTION COMPANY.

Effective Sunday Nov. 1. 1905
Local trains for Anderson Muncie and inter-
mediate points leave Indianapolis at AIS a. M
and each hour thereafter until S:l5 and uss1
p. m. These trains make direct connection at
Anderson with trains for Alexandria, Elwood.
Marion and intermediate points.
Limited trains for Anderson and Muncie leave
Indianapolis S and IL a and 2 ana
p. m. arriving in Anderson in hour and -
minutes and in Muncie in hours The a m.
and ID. m. trains make direct connection at
Anderson with limited trains for Elwood- The
D. m. train makes direct connection at Ander-
son with limited trains for Marion
Local trains for NObleSVille, Itpton ana inter-
mediate points will leave Indianapolis at f.l3
a. M and every two hours thereafter until lob
and IL 30 y. m.
Limited trains for Noblesville. Upton and In
termediate points lease Indianapolis at I a. n,
u noon, $40 and D. m. Limited trains make
one stop in each town between Indianapolis and
Upton.
Express Department
Consignments received until ~ O'Clock noon,
for delivery the same day TO all points between
Indianapolis and Muncie; until p m for de-
livery TO all points before O'Clock the next
morning. including Muncie. Anderson. Alex
andrIa, Elwood. Upton and Marion
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told him when he was a boy, and he will
get along at the meeting all right"
Among the oldest and most prominent cit
liens of Plainfield is DR.. Jesse Reagan. He
was born in Wayne county, Indiana, in
1926, and came to live in Plainfield in 1910.
He has made his residence here the greater
part of the time since. His parents were
poor and he worked his way through the
common schools and in 1913 entered upon
the study of medicine and continued in ac-
tive practice until a few years ago. DR..
Reagan went through the civil war as an
army surgeon, the greater part of the time
being in the regular army, but in the last
years of the service he was the surgeon of
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INDIANAPOLIS d. NORTHWESTERN
TRACTION COMPANY.
General Offices. Lebanon. Ind.

NtItTdI l1'tltlvIIi AIII1s
Indianapolis waiting rooms. ticket ONCE ana
express Office, 119 w. Maryland St, Union block.
Room 6. -
First through car for Lafayette leaves Indian
apolis at a and arrives at Lebanon 5:lo
a m Frankfort $40 a m. and Lafayette ESQ
a. m Second through car leaves Indianapolis
at 6 a. m, arrives al Lebanon az 1:Sl a. m.
a. m. and every hour thereafter until , p m
Last car for Lebanon leaves Indianapolis at n:Jo
First through from lafayette leaves La
fayette at 6:25 a m, arrives at trankfort az
7.32 a m. Lebanon at SID a. m ana lndlan-
auolis at GAS a m. and every hour thereafter
until s25 u. m. Last car from Lafayette 70
Lebanon leaves Lafayette at n:D y. m ana
arrives at Lebanon at 1:l5 a. m
Express gnments received
until 10 o'clock a m. for delivery the same day
10 all points between indianapolis and FRANK
fort and until D. m. for delivery 10 all points
10 81 80 lock he morning
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a. EASTERN RAILWAY
COMPANY.
General Offices. Franklin Building;
Greenfield Line.

General Ofices FFahkIIh I'uIIuIHg
,r,,,Se Table Effective November 3. 1g03--
All cars Depart from Meridian ana Georgia
NJ Streets.
- ptcbnond New Castle and intermediate
stations passenger cars leave on the following
So,,rs- e.57 a m, s:57 a m. 1887 a m, lz.St
nourS' 9.,7 n m 4:57 y. m and 6:57 p m.
The above cars make direct connection Tor
EATON Dayton. Lima. Greenvlile; columbus.
II11asn~a-.L hamilton and Cincinnati. o
For Greenfield. Knightstown and intermediate
.,a,tons First car leaves al boz a. m and
49, thereafter until 7:57 p. IN The e57
go :, nuns TO Greenfield only; the s.Ss runs 20
R,igbtstown Next and last car leaves at u;lS
- rs Tor KnightstOwn.
- -ornbination passenger and express cars leave
-, go a m. 7:57 a m and n.ot Tor Oreen-
80 and KnightstOwn-
heiu 49, Freight Cars
For Greenfield and intermediate stations only.
- ID 7.35 a m. and leave at a. IN. Also
g., AZ go D. m. and leave at 80 y m
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THE JOURNALS POETS.
Ont of the East.

To E. NJ. P.
Dawn from the attic window
Calls to the hope that waits
Waits in the deeper shadows
Under the midnight gates,
Calls to the fear that trembled,
Knowing the night long
Long as the arms Of sorrow,
Empty of rest song.
Dawn from the attic window
Grayly prophetic falls
Softly and sure of welcome
Over the barren walls,
Flashing a glad reflection
Into sad eyes that peer
Picturing peace in a garden
Far from the mists of fear.
Dawn from the attic window
Framing one view Of life
Calls with the voice of courage
over the stream of strife,
Filings all the roses gathered
Out the plains of peace.
Beckons to charms of comfort
Soon as the night shall cease.
Dawn from the attic window
Life is a fleeing day
wells or the vague unmeaSured
Distance are ghostly gray.
Roses that waste their crimson
Fade In the flash of noon,
Only the night is certain.
Cruel and cold and soon.
Down from the attic window
This is certain joy:
Shadows are sent to sweeten
Roses they can't destroy.
Hope had been held a captive
Out in the realms of light,
Here il has starved and suffered
And grown in the friendly night.
Dawn from the attic window
Faith was created here =
Here were loves fairest colors
Garlanded all to cheer.
Life had been blind to beauty,
Only the dismal space
Under the caves of darkness
Glowed with celestial grace.
Dawn from the attic window
Give me soft wings of gray
Gently to bring to the darkness
Promise of beautiful day.
This were the joy of the chosen.
Were they not chained to the night,
Either to open the window
Or gather the message of light.
Dawn from the attic window
Blessed the faith that knows
What of the radiant morning
All for its service CLOVIS
Peace to the little Window
Heaven shall enter there
Roses OF morning bearing
All for hearts despair.
-Kanawha Sherwo
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AS WE PASS ALONG.

AS the boy of to-day is the citizen Of the
future. everything which concerns him
should be OF interest to his family and
friends, 10 those who en-
"Boy ploy him. and to the gen.
Wanted" eral public.
when read my newspa-
pers leisurely." remarked a well-balanced,
prosperous-looking man. 81 always turn to
the advertisements for boys. L was boy
myself once, and have fellow-feeling for
oil boys who in business life. In my
day. boys often had to work nights and
mornings IN groceries. and go TO school IN
the middle of the day. My mother was
widow. and was at this sort of work when
nine years old, earning 81 a week, which
was promptly handed over TO my mother
On Saturdays 1 split and piled stovewood
for the neighbors, caring perhaps a dime,
perhaps a quarter. also given TO my moth
er. Boys didn't get spending money in
those days. except on the Fourth of July
and Christmas. Boys these days have too
much money to spend. II the average
small boys pocket-money was cut down,
believe 1t would help regulate the cigar
cite evil.
well. about the advertisements for boy
help: They are interesting and bring up
pleasant pictures of boys in active business
Occupations. Lots of boys drive grocery
wagons nowadays When grocers had de-
livery wagons in my youth. they were
driven by men. / used to hope to live to
drive grocery wagon, but never achieved
the ambition IL Is worth while to study
the 'boy-wanted advertisements They
show in how many places boys may be
made useful"
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COLUMBUS a SOUTH
ERN TRACTION COMPANY.

,,....nrer cars leave Pennsylvania and Wash
,rston streets for southport; GREENWOOD white
ihsso" tSrankIhl Amity. Edinburg. Iaylorsyiiie
Iahu' -otnn,bus First car OF a. m. and every
an thereafter until 10 y. m The last car
ioul - n rs D. m. For points south or Frank
lea .eta cars leaving at 6. and 10 a. IN. II
IL "a. , 4 and ll:l5 p. m
moor. ,sii,s,ion passenger and express leaves
:, -to and Meridian streets for Greenwood
6e S' So O "a a. m. and 500 p. IN.
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INDIANAPOLIS, sHELBNNILLE a.
soUTHEAsTERN TRACTION CO.

Cars leave indianapolis for ShelbyvIlle and all
ION and Meridian streets on the following hours;
49, q TO- IL a. m. II o'clock noon and J. z.
a a & 6 = s. and 1l:20 y. m.
Cars leave Shelbyvflle for Indianapolis ana All
intermediates stops as follows: i.ss. 5;5I, e:sI.
- 90 as7 1851 1851 a. m. ard II 81, ISL.
9.s7 s5T 5O5 557, 6:57. 1851. 1851 and IL y. m
Ronnd,trip tickets. Indianapolis TO shel6yvtlle.
- Re purchased at Hucers drug store. corner
81 washington and Pennsylvania streets
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Smoke a Tom Benton sc Cigar,
&
Wilkie Collins 10c Cigar.
-. w. KRIEL. Distributor.
106 Monument Place
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n.ILRoAD TIME cARp.

r. NJ time is in BLACK figures Trains markcf
nus; .-Daiy; S-sleepe-; P-Pnrior Car; c.
Chair Car; D-DininR Car: f-Except sunday
f-Sundny only iDaily except Monday
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Man is given two eyes. it is loosely al
legged. so he can look forward with one
and backward with the other.
what has become of all
Old Book the indianapolis book
shop Talk. stores?' asked a man who
was lounging in an old
book-shcp. Twenty-Five years ago this
town had four or five good middle-sized
book stores. all doing good business; now
IL has but one large book store and one
small enc. I believe. Also. where are all
the old second-hand book-shops. Indian
apolis had. at the time recall. three de-
iightful old book-shops for the book brow
ser TO revel In: Pingpank's. far out on
East Washington street; Englebach's OPP
|posite the courthouse. on Washington
street, and Crouse's unique and scholarly
|little basement book-shop, on Delaware
street. fronting the courthouse. Now. Ping
pank's shop alone is left OF these though
there are one or two new ones In the field.
and IL has had 10 move up into the roaring
Ode Of life.' Engelbach, remember. had
= large stoc Pf books; SO many. in fact.
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Hope on! the darkest night will pass.
The morning break in gold and gray,
And ev'ry stream fair heaven will glass
When IL is day!
Hope on grim winter sure will CO.
Glad spring return with gold and green!
And earth will bloom again below
sky serene.
Hope on, what though thy way seems dark,
The doubts will fade. the troubles end.
And pressing onward TO thy mark
The path will mend.
For though IL fail thee. hope will keep
The heart at rest. the spirit bright.
And ever thus the soul shall leap
To new delight.
warrensburg. Mo. Charles W. Stevenson.
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Kiss me goodnight and goodbye, dear heart!
Here meath the sorrowing moon.
Our ways divide our lives must part
Our love, our love must die so soon
Here in my arms one moment lie
Goodnight, sweetheart good night-good-b bye!
Kiss me goodnight and goodbye. my sweet.
Thousands of things I'd say,
But time flies by with winged feet
Let love and love. while yet may!
Kiss again. ere the moments fly
Goodnight, sweetheart, good night-good- bye,
Kiss me goodnight and goodbye. my own,
Think of the weary years
That each must live, Had we but known
But our love- love must end in tears.
One lingering kiss love must die
Goodnight sweetheart. good-night-good- bye.
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'ennSuIVdnid lines

Trains Run by Central Time
TICKET OFFICES at Station and corner Illinois and
Washington Streets. - p. n.
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Indian relics, tools, clothes, hats and caps,
boots and shoes. even chairs and tables
Whatever my wife misses, she says L just
know you gave that TO Jake and / retort
in kind. We have had to buy lot of things,
right. Jake must be happier, for we haven't
seen him since; and I've said. what are
we here for If not to swap rubtis h?"
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Accumulation is one of the useful arts,
but dissemination, it appears, is one of
the fine arts.