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i arvrj br. cp.l4 ta Indiana lc fr Jsrs far vary raa eeot by li tc'ejifctoe Nik KLi "hre delivery t.k repurt tmiaedlAtety to the tr as fK'jw il chair a v.a rt.Jypr li rearlx. ir' la aavaoc. Vi when th aubecrlc don expire la mrTr of efj aper Fie ncM tr rra mailed fr a application. T.

pfeMaj emy 14 wrapper 1a tent. .1 I drafts. eiiecks Bnd pttoffic ordrra TtNc ta order ot ed wHaas all i to I TUB lxniAMAPtUlS NEWS. Trlethooa palla: rooala. 1 1 1 aat JiONDAT.

InCEVBEB THE JCWI TO MOttfiOW TIi Kar Wa. pcUialfd to onorrvw fChrttra Ir) aa uroal A ittnat Krpprt to el ACf UTFfularlty Ilk deUrarr A tavor. 1 ja'Ut ClttlSTJIAS. Thtr iroixiV.Y xserar uh tim nee the f.rt CJ.rtHmAi Dr Vfn the erat CtUnV el ai it is la tbaa ctaalng: Aajta nlatentli reirri'. tmly of riyrr.s,' that th worll Is brtter nl now ilxn It an er been before.

frir'CtritTCA 1 a kimlljr xnd rr eaJKn. aej cast ipe unarr i e1 bjr men yho avre not uM atrartoua thetn.4lve. aU oecAsionAllr to look' upoa Ihe an nobler lle bf our elviii xv.linJ Tlicre ItitlU W.iucJi cruelty tnj "ojrj eHfrkra Ai reed Mxl hArdaess. c4 iljeae aucta an enjlleet aaieuat of chartirtpff tht we Are prone to forget tl AnyttlH' ele la the world li tui the vk aa or thAt there Afly jilir utr tban tSat lashiac them. And.

lflieeS. the cnsparlia: ue the hAA been oAe mean of Amendment. Are tfce better for hAic: been so Jrceii axjourced. But there have been other, influences i At fetch it wlH not do to ttrer 1 ca. One of those InOaences is ChrUt' mas Ijny Itself.

With the theological. cr even lth" the distinctly rellstous, 'i haae tf the subject. Ve Art' mot con rne2. The" ffreat fAt ias A powerful inCuer.ee ttpoa r4Ar.y.taen lor whom the of tha tHleiiem number bias amaJl charm and no arlou airntficAnoe what evtr. Xiit they (keep it better, becauee tfckt tory has iiJe them better tneo.

the day itstU.hAS done much 1o create the conditions Ikh maVe I la prooer cclrslton poesiJt. Men hare And tn'ed in vala. Ui grt Alonp without hp jwfleaA. teUgion And prfiloA Iy ha been! built rpon the theory that 'the I a dark And gloomy that the ttlr.y for the vtH riAq to iio 1 to auTer agI endure. An I Ue ri'ea ha held to theee "jf tf "is hA dome hat they could to make true facts upon Which they buUt tiielr thfork s.

The the PuritAns and tle bo. unlike in many particulars. tive Agreed that life 'in jY maWy end affilr, and that ill as tfle got wlf Aa very isaprectLl'le I j.iece of buKinesa. And l. A hwla cf truth In All their spec lflUOEA jt ks A Tthole.

their philoBO lr (s a false forVlt has never satis il the ta v. litre of the hamAA the Christmas Jhoupht la hsppl rt. lira itiy make be 'acjuAlnUce of Jry 1 this Therej.Is i tcctyj of 1 tarrow and aEcrius and rf hut uh.cr all. hAppines doea. cot tqns! In immunity, from thesei thinjA Is.

does in uaia; them properly an Is rlsijtr above ihem. Any other vieaA iuia Identify happinefM w4ia' elfish This is Just tba nUatAke thAt so ir.y tnei. phlioXifhers And ptbers, have Christiartr. properly understood. i iye r.ot tna.k 1t The duty man tW ls world is not to turn his bsick upon rie, tout to scree ais xeuoiws.

It be raiuse the. world ta at last' besiAniaf to ztch the inspiration of this thought that Is a be'ter snd brighter world than our forefathers kew. roUUcaJ apecuiApoA i ind rel trlous thlnklrrx fcAv 'coma to rher apon the platform of service to Jma uIty; It a piece ot mere eenUi nentalista to esjr that men eaa only We hApy as they kelp to sr.ake others bap I y. The th! rensabie. Thus nnder I tood tapjf.ness riaea to tha dlfnlty of a It seema to ti that this Is the easenUal CarUtutas thought.

AU le la tneideatal. Vha: one give tm not amportAnt The' Act CI eiv'uis; is. tlitf aaaia thins: The fiver raiher thAa the tft tha chief feAtor ot trsAdion. There Is not amuck phil osopty thU rieas bwt there is. we re peroa3ed, a creat deal of truth.

And It i is A trnth that i tyring, more and more co4 a.sea. ChrlstmAS preaches It most ovjutf.Ux. la ta ct, the thAt so many people maiy Jof the eAaoav And in oC th' wicked a af eiliy extra vaAnc Chat ran marks oiir celebration the lofCrai, tha true houckt la At last in tull pat asioa bf msiay thiada. i. Oa other thinr baU daywe3 to te us have A dim And cooAotouMtesa theee words: "If ye love tjhesa love you.

what rewftrd 1 ve yr? lo not even, the pobhcani the ThM evea yet too muck reel jroi'ly la war Oi ri tnvaa giftA. Our arv ioe shotll be rendered to thone who need Jtljand ae rae wnea'who rr. I i. tr return for the kdad traa mt th rju ran cleax xpwsPArrns j. 's'r arpo nte4 hy the Indiana its'y Vrtn? ot lYWda for the pur Pi 1 the preis tetter en pure l.teriture.

This Jet tLtt J. haa already mu twarSts ten mpeov natat. .1 uari aMuraxinf tlear.Kneaa ia i ial 1 I 1 1 Ivrtr.s or iuiiininf further of the pJaer'of tha pre the clre Ur eays know ihat ihroujn Ua flAUy! and weekly column. Aeed la aown which brinr" forth fruit for srool ar.tll. A faetor to this end it haa srajaly a hmtt J' Ita And that Vhlth it ha aire.tcy doeeJ for rool prove Us rrwt inf ime to elente aixi jjuide the thousands of Its readers, whi kJmi It aerrea to; etrestffUien And ThU is a wry intoreetlnf and ma Her to.

a hi th Indiana ins; fives Its tlntisjn with vhai measure jweck. nay. falrjy be iild that the evil again: thlai Utter ht inert is A dtolnlhlnx one. The! newspapera or areatest Cuence AWhone wh are moat Upa tAh4. And! thcie exclude readlnK niter and kdvertsetneiits which are openl vil or of Coubful pnoprlety.

It may be 4ifel eAlJthAtVboever wAts aUcious read in f.inatte nowadAj'S will, have to look for delltjerateb The men and wmen who! tnaka the American ne tpap4r of to dy are for, the most part taiellijrer.t. pofUnt anp sincere. And Interest in Uf ting higher the tone of their profession. GRFvi SPEECH. HearyH TTattemaln's speech at the Pur Uaa dinner, a' Saturday night, was one of th5it hotabie utterances the BIbc the epeech of Hecry Gfaij which he Aiiudaa, nothing; thera nor Anywhere flse his been so saldion a topic.

And Jt Is kald jlhan Grady's famous speech. We rcjprint Grady's' Utterance, together, with JVVat terKoti'k nAke govl Ck. ist niaa reAcine. nptn or irj m. words! oa I "the pnew South" Jnay Civ ui aJl aj Increaaeof charity, an lnereae Of patience, Aa mcrfne of pood wll, an inireAaa of the which make us fully ritfize the problem bich he war liftAS a leracylto the SoutH.

In aueh.ruAl!tat:on jtve may be more kary of crlUclsmr' more ready with help. WatterjonS epeiwh hA for Its thoiag ht the idea olie rjotnojeneity of this joun trys the eisentiil oteneea of its picile. which he fTs expounded in hi lectjirea. And he rtakea itis case. loo.

One can rlje frum p. reading of thU beauUful and hrtlUan Utterance wiiyut feellnr thil Judfme4t aa well ate' hi fancy bus Iwn takefi prj'oncr. Rcratrk i. lr it jnJz3ic ar.d its jtxrtor, beaath nd 'Abow there; 1 'the ijht ct "the utteranoe, i TT.ere 19 a depth hi touches tie sprinirs and sources of our chartdur. There la a want A Um' fUAlngr' ou.

i hppes anJ as lratioaa ilnto that tome to ua like TeAlieJes, strrfctfthenlnt: ls all As we" face the future. Thee is here indeed a Remarkable iiK ech. It should rome'llke a rnesaate the time to the homes And firsldea oi the whole country. ts poetry, jits mus. its abeTe; all its hard, common sense camblne In that justj pro portion thAt make it a freit work cf art And give it the iivlnf prtrxlrle.

As Wat terson haa pAseed ad aided unto Grady, to kta utterance comes In loficaj sequence, thinf fit indeed be riktn years afterward; to be reAd, for years to come. RAQE TnOVPJ.ES IX THE SOUTH. I lard oo the failure of! tie lav in Ten neeeeettocoBnci any' One for the jcold blooded jaholttl murder of nefroes neAT Memphis comes the report of an incipient, rare war from Georfla. The etory of (he crlaie has no unusual A' man was murdered hyj a band of groeai The white element pf the comtfaunityii impatient, of or Indifferent toUheviAw. set About revenue, jit eppeara htj the murdered white, man had beenj oa cf a posse thAt ran lowu and (aptured a negro rullty of, tnurfler a Tew jjret ks r.

Indifference to thj ta 'behind the? waole incident. la a'com rnunUy. far removed from the oawAra sad viable alfa and menace of Authority "It is comparatively eaey for auch an un fortunate ttAte ft AffaUw to (Pun lt htnent hy the individual mstead'of by the State Is the cniwe of, the troubje. A condition of ierror exists in this Georgia community. A.

ana is murdered babause he Aiiei in the apprehension of a criminal. The maa arrested was biackj and the maa who helped to arrest him was white, and out 4f this cornea a war be tween the two face. Armed bodies of wn TAngo the country. And the lkw onputten in Anarchy. The necro rArely or never fet etxtfit oi a doubt ra Southern communi ties where, as inlfht happen in conbiunl tics Anywhere else In the country.jto be ure.

prejudices Are strpnf And reflect for the law At tte mjnitaum. Coini ideat with' the si cry frocn Quitman oounty ctnnca eaotber front AuguotA to the effect that a crowd Is about the Jatt try lng to ynch a necro. who haa shot a eral persona; and la the outskirts of New Qrieuna a nerroj was lynched Ust Vlcht. All such lnatAnees are unfortanaoe and ahameiul. do an.

injury Oo the whole South. They decrease sympathy between the two peoples. It la Its be looped that la each of these oases, which come at a. time when the heart pt the World is toodhed with the rood wgl and peace of thristmas Ude. there maj be a frornpt manlfestAtlon of the law, and that tranquillity may be restored.

Vlerry ChriatmAs! lct The Japanese continue their victarious march, against the armies of the yellow It's wet day when they do axt score a new 'victory. Legialators eleet aho received railroad prases for Chiistmaa presents ought to rihow their mettle by returning them to the kind hearted riilroAda or by tearing them up. Gorman Democracy la Mary land seems te hare been only scorched, not Skilled. Just taow' the people of that State are faterectod in reassessment, and the borses are posing as the friends of a ro4 measure la order to get their own taen elected fto the Legislature. The txasea have av aumtxr cf lmaortant alters to bring before the nrxt aegia lat hre, and they at trying to' appfar ln terfeted in' only the asAeaament matter la order to throw the people off th The Lv1Jatarf to be elected next year IA MaryUnd wlli fcAve the selection of a United State St natcr and a number of important comraisfdonera.

The Baltimore Suo la cirmmentlng this State' of af TAirs. aa') that instead ot the Legislature rrlng the I mted StatfS Senators In warjljnd. exadtly the reverse is the case. It calls pon the Xmdcricy of ire State to elect a LegtMature A hlch can ot be cOa trolled by the bosses, and It reilcta that IT; the.coaventioe)s not Act in this mAtUr with uroper rerard for I mat wraa Xrthy ileei nax kUtic iwvver, 4bich i i i tha Mehta cf the people, the party 'lll meet Aim polle. righteous rebuke ati the It hai been left for IhiUdelphU to flndiCffense in "Trilby." Several cler yT men of that cood old town, which, a1 lOrUlnff to Con an Doyle, la the most in teretinif of American cities, have petitioned for the exclusion of Du Maurler's UxU from the ebeKen of the puHlc lfbrarien.

bet auix of It Immorality. Souk people but never mlndl UipubiiTan candidates for the office of Governor are early, and numerous. Kvery ahal of Republicanism is AlreAdy repreeented. and the entries have buiy besan. Governor Waite.

of Colorado, can wave the American Bag vigorously when occasion demands it. John Burns assured a Denver audience the other day thAt labor could not obtain Justice under the constitution of the United States, and shg fested several amendment. emor Waite aroe. and. with his chest aflame with itriotiam, scored the Londoner and concluded with a polite aJ moaition to Mr Burns to mind his own business.

What's the matter with Waite, barrlnf a few wheels? The Japanese are pretty civilised, but they have much to learn yet before they rank with the Caucasians. According to a corrvspondont. who Is following their armies, they take no prisoners except officers, and tbey fight like American Sioux. I) would apparently be Just AS'wefi for the German Kmpenr If his anti revolution bill were now a law cf his empire The opposition press is mokrr.g a pretty row over the Increase of iiohenlohe's salary. At the time of his pra.notlon to be chancellor, Capnvi's successor pointed out to the Empercr the discrepancy betwerti his pievious sadry as Governor of Aisffe Ljraai and that which he wosld receive in the new position.

Tha H.ror was not bt 'deprived of a good chancellor for any such reason as this. He hit upon the idea of increasing the chancellor' compensation out pf what Is called the disposition fund. JThis amounts to S.O0t,iWe marks annually. and is for the purpose of aiding dependent soldier. The so cial.su are di9poeu to be about the niatler.

and when. the Reichstag reconvenes, the government will be questioned as the Emperor's rilit ta pervert this fund! to make the ohancvlor's office worth hold.f. When the Kelchstae begins con eidcrinf the revolution bll. it Is predicted ia the dpatches that thi re will be some lively t.n:es. and th consequences of action either way will be of tar reaching Importance.

The bad weather of lo dajr probably prevented many from dorhpK'tlng their shopping. It was unfortanatei for intend Ing buyers and for people 'with goods to aelL The laws of custom, and tftne honored precedents recognised by jaw, mo re slowly And Are difficult to Change, but they can not escape modern legislation A pew law in New York makes an end oitoays or grace in commercial paper. Although If there Is a stipulation allow ing grace, the law does not affect It Thus a statute renders null an olJ corrr mon law practice. The sturdy Anglo Saxon held it to be beneath his dignity to meet any ohligatioa At the precise time Appointed; to do so would have been 'to confess that be was not alto gether a freeman. In the old English Ua three days were allowed after the time fixed in a writ for a plaintiff or defendant to appeAr.

Ifa the time, of Heary I) the first day mentioned in each ttrm was called Esaoln day, when the court took the essiona or excuses of those who did not' appear according to the summona of the writs. days were allowed for. the persona so sum moned to appear, and the court 'did not really slt for business until the fourth day. ThU custom was traced by Black stone to the Germans of the time Of Tacitus. This doubtless' gave rise to the introduction of the, days of grace into com merlcal affairs.

This practice haa been very general In Great Britain and the United States 1 Ll Hung Chang's stocking ia net likely to bulge a ith jiear peacock feathers, yellow Jackets ahd such like. He is more likely to flndr a permanent notice to JUlL Mrj Wattereon's speech before the New Er gland Society, AU Xew Topk was a noaflo effort. In dlscusslns the "Car aiier and PuriUn't ha took a large viw of his subject and punctured a popular fallacy. Such' a speech was warth making, and worth heating or reading. It' la to be hoped that this dlsUagulshed Kenfucklan wilV hva long to make other speeches as brilliant and patriotic aj this addrerss before the New Knglanders.

Tammany Is not celebrating with any marked show of delirious Joy this holiday tide. But Lexow, Goff and Park hmrst ill probably take note of. Chris aa this time. We rfota with sorrow aa instance of capplng In th State of New York. 'At Die tewn pf Dunkirk In that State an ex iiollcernaa waa taken from his bed aad whipped until the blood ran down his baclL The acourgera wore plllow aheets oa their heads, and in other ways showed that! they were the real White Cap article, 'jit is vtry aad to hear of a case of this kind in a StAts so law abiding, humane Aud erlighteoed as New York.

The effect upon the Eastern editors, who have so often pointed with horror to Western instances cf White Cap punish ment will no douot be such aa to spoil Christmas for then. This ia the time when people who are getting oa in years and cot aeoesaar.iy so very far en philosophise about, the Cbristniases of long ago, and the'paarig. as they view it. of the Santa Claus myth. KOTAUL6 SEWSPAPEB NUMBERS.

The Pfenan. George L. Knox's colored paper, has issued a ChrUtma number that Is tertain to Attract the Attention Of all readers It is extensively Illustrated with excellent portraits of well known col oted men and women. Biographies accompany the illustrations. Some special artlcit are of historic and value one.

for Instance, by Mrs. Celeste li. McCoy (widow of W. D. McCoy, minister to Liberia), descriptive of Liberia and Its people; another by Knox, oh hin on a life his in slavery, sale on tfce block and subsequent experiences; a Jetter from Frederick Douglass, on a political letter by H.

J. Taylor, Recorder of Deeds; ex Governor P. B. S. Hnchback on "Great Negroes," ejtc.

The number is well printed on highly calendared paper. The Shipping and Commercial List and Sew York Pricel Current, of New York. as founded on Pecejaber 19. and it proposes to celebrate its centennial year now beginning. The first thus expressing its cpmfortabla feeling over tr.la a anl versa ry, bears date December 2.

This jnuruber contains some valuable hla toricil matter, and is otherwise valuable for the features which have long distin gulbbed this publication. The Terr Haute Evening Gazette Is one of the best newspapers la the Wabash ralley. and Its Christmas umber this year doea Jt great credit. Jt illustrated review of the new buildings erected In 'Terre Haute for the year, speaks elo quently uf the thrift, eaterprlse and bast of the people of Terre Haate. This isu of the Gasette is handsome.

Artistic a I It in no be on or of not to an he Saaae, Teat Ufa, yvv and I have sbxd now taoa to face Kur many i lank drrp In in rnr leyea hr will tju trace Tuur myriad teaifi; Touch yu my clterk. and see: Its ruuaded ptaca ii A draara look waars! Ah. Life! lift of from me a little Your bhihtln cares. ti Dreama haw spent full manr a lingering hour Of heaien wet rvat T' Wmppw la moat secret bower U'lth vLal.m bleat. I aen tha budding Of Love's fairy flower Within my br aae: Ilia roMen peuila rawed a plenteous afaower At your beheaL Love, wa have' lived through many a peerless day Of kapnlama.

When Ufa did. with her melanchDly ray. My heart depreaa When ahe br teoipeat looaad. I aoorht your ray I Through at arm and atresa. And fmind yuu faithful Lotc.

a power alwar My aoul to bleaa! And ac4n. oh unknown. Daatk! we'll have to nurt In ci(t wine, Oft In the aolcmn nlghta I your feet. 1 cite I your Grant, whea my aoul Is btought her summons To die ant iklea. That palq form my abblng Ufa may greet In fair diagulse, Of love and dreams who with me then may am When silence Ties! Pall Kail Budget.

Scraps. As far as Is known, swallows' mlgra tory flights are Always carried on by day: The leathern apron worn by the blacks smith is mentioned by i'huy as in use In his time. Out on jthe Pacific slope they speak of a "butch of cattle," a "band of sheep" and a of ground." A. a. A 1 tWi svje one nan nanreu qui au.w.wir halttuna are ued annuaUy as p.pe clean era and button hooks.

Edison's great grar.d.'nlr.er at 1E. his 1 grandfather at ur. of his aur.ts at lus, wnue nis tamer is auve at ninety. A I Kansas doctor advertised a lectbre in the eourt hdu.o on "How to ic.ir. Sari in msir.nr on account of dine.

Hliroee 1 here goes a nun wno u.e vA 4 tr V. Ji uuiuci uiutc r' Tae best crop of grass found on most farrhs in Icelal.d 1 vn the of huts, whith are rooied with birch lrk cov erei A'ltn s.iin. 1'm ISTi.tO'lSJO tue production of Irpn andt steel in the States Increased S3 per while in Germany the in cre Ase was 112 per cent. Tlio average golden eagle weighs twelve pounds. Is three feet from the tip of a bill to the tip of his tall and has wlnis of seven feet spread.

Mis. Jones The Smiths appear to be in redii ed circumstances. Jones Tes.ln deei: I can remember when Smith was ablel to borrow right and left. Puck. Manufacture of paper ia Korea's leading Industry In China snd Japan there Is air especial demand for this paper, which is used for many manufactures.

A giganLc camella Is growing near the royal castle, at Pillnltz, near Uresaen. Germany. The tree Is twenty four feet high, and produces annually at least 60, Oxi bl06son. Village Policeman I arrest you. Them Is a tine of SO cents for be goring.

Beggar But I harefonly 12. Policeman Then I'll wait till jtou have collected the rest. Fllegnd flatter. Old Gentleman What? Marry that young pauperl Why. he can't even afford to buyrcoal! Daughter But be won't have to tfuy coaI, pa, We're going to boArd.

York Weekly. The most independent jf people in Oregon and Washington art the cooks and servani girls, who charge New York prices and ran pick their own 'places, because good servants are 'so few. Over 15.ew.000 visits are paid every year to London pawn brokers: The exact fig. ores are. on an average.

50,300 a da1. Throughout the whole country the number of pledges is said to amount to 130, 000.000 per. annum. Water fulfills a two fold function In plant life. It supplies food or elements to fertility contained in itself, and eon' verts' the plant food or.

nourishment of the soil into a liquid form, so that It may be absorbed by the roots. Solitary confinement is calculated, doctors state. to produce melancholia, sui cidal manta and loss of reason, Mne months of absolutely solitary confinement are almost certain to result in the mental ruin of the convict. Mm. Elixabeth Lechtlelchner has Insti tuted a suit at Warren.

against nenry King to recover J10.000 damages for the loss of her husband." who was killed by the discharge of King's gun while King waa hunting A most wonderful com husker lives at Tellow Springs. O. She is a woman about fifty, a widow, and her name is Mrs. Mary Taylor. She can husk more corn from thei shock In the field than any two men in that neighborhood.

She goes from farm toTann and frequently husks farmer's whole crop of front 500 to 1.UJ0 shocks snd then goes to Another farmer and doea llkewiae. Plants, like all human beings, require certain hours for sleep, and. like men. too. some varietiee require more rest ban others.

Taking an averaa e. the' plants of temperate climes require xour teen hours of aleen. Flowers open and close with great regularity, and, except far possibly tne hour the middle ot the day, are gradually, waking or falling asleep. The laziest plant sleeps eighteen hours, aad the most energetic ten. Some of the Creek Indians ari im mensely rich, said ex Senator DaWes in recent remarks before a Beftnte committee.

"Why." said he. "one of Khero owns the United States court house and rents it to this Government; be owns the the judjre Uvea in. And rents to him: he himself lived In ja much finer house' than .1 do; he awna a large stud of Kentucky thoroughbreds, and took me out driving behind as fine a pair of these animals aa chn be found (the country." The oldest play in the world, 'which will shortly be presented at the Irving Place Theater, was written by the Hindu Klne. Sudraka, somewhere about the year 0 B. C.v and Is beyofc doulbt the earliest drama Known 10 mananna.

it may be.plder yet, as the Hindus posaesa history. The aothor deals with the highest moral questions and! with crimes. Mr. Conriea in terms to prosuc mis piay with great spectacular effects ion or about January J. Over 15f people will required in the productlon.

4New York Tribune. I I i)rrVr for nearly T.OOO a nrtn of repair asihalt DAVed atreeta are being given out by the water purveyor to the Barber Sicilian anJ Warren ScharT companies. Election nicbt the small boy's bonfire. accoruimr to report luracu an uy inspeci rra, burned holes la tne aspnait pave ments to the extent or square yaras. AsDhalt melts under heat, the composi tion breaks up and crumbles Into powder, holes and ruts appear In the pave ment, and repairs at tne rate oi a square yard are aoeotuteiy requirea.

New York worto. I The nee of hearing Is developed in the modern telegraph operator to an ab rormal degree, owing to his us of the typewriter in his work. In former years? when he copied Dl messages with pea pencil, his ears were accustomed te only one kind of sound that of the telegraph instrument a hlle In these days of the typewriter He must distinguish be tween the sharp click of the ticker and the almost similar rattle Of the copying machine. According to an old oteratorj the sense of hearing soon becomes so developed that the distinction Is easily made. With a little experience In the use the typewriter Along with the telegraph Instrument, th operator ceases it otice any similarity ot the sounds.

St. Loqis Post Dlapatch. A North Auburn hunter, who la a crack shot, tells the following story about himself. He says that while out hunting the other day he eame upon a Hn barge deer, over fto roda away. He attempted raise his rifle to his shoulder, but his arm became suddenly paralyzed.

At that moment it wouu nave oeen as mulch af Impossibility to Jift a feather; a a thouWadw eight of Iron. All he could do waa to stand there and watch the deer dlaappear in the distance. Then hla arm resumed Its irmal condition, and he started on the trail again. After a while came upon the deer a second time, the game being IV than twenty rods away. Again tae hu iter Attempted to raise hi tr nne to hla shoulder, and again hia arm refused to aer him.

He gave it up and went home. This mt.li Is a veteran hunter, and he says that he never had any trouble of this kind before. "If it had been a grariMiutrreL" said be urvon hla "I could have ahot Its head off without nail Lewlstoa LMe.) Tmm a ot A journal. IV 1 TIIErIOT)lAXArOLIS NEWS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 169 h. lis: mm hp THE STATE PRESS! Sue 1 1 THE INIVEHSITV HEM OVAL.

If Indiana wants State university, the institution at Blooming ton now bearing that high sounding title should be transferred to Indianapolis, and' then liberally supplied with funds by the Legislature. The buildings at Bloominrton can be efislry converted to other State uses, and there will b'e no loss on that score.i We. favor removal Brojkville American.1 The' Marlon Chroniele Is wrong' la referring to the State University as an antiquated and Inefficient institution which oujrht to be abolished. The University of Indiana has had a proud' history, and many eminent names have appeared on the rdll both of teachers and studentA. Its friends, not its enemies, are desiring Ita removal to Irtdianapolla In order that It may expand into greater propor tions.

lerre Haute Tribune. Anent the discussion of the eonsolida tlon of Purdue and the State University The Indlanapota News says that "It would be preposterous to try to combine the work which Purdue does so admir ably with that of the State University." The News has forgotten or does not know, that such a combination has been effected in the State universities of "Wls con Minnesota. Nebraska, Kansas and A half doxen other Western States. Terre Haute Tribune. The university should be located at or near the State's capital, where It may be built up both in the number of St students and be character of the work done by them.

Here may sixn talc" rank with the universities of Pennsylvania, MIchlsran and "Ohio. The advan' asres of such a location were enumerated In these columns last week. Iet us have university that will reflect honor on ft State, now that are taxed for its support. Lebanon Patriot. The maloritv of th taenia In Indiana are allied in sympathy and perhaps sup port to DePauw, Wabash, Franklin or fc denominational of the Slater th78na cUs lhnt C2n not tnfr chi)dren t0 MV or thK let them bear the "burden of Hlooininicton school as do the suppart era or the otters.

Let the moneyed alumni take tl school and contribute to Its support as do the liaotists and otners. Such a cours would claim, the elements of fa.rne3. tSe support of liioooiington Unlversitr does not. ar.d the removal of the school jndianapjlls. necessitating larger ex i ixjr.dlii re.

would only magnify the eviL Lebanon Keporter. I TK 1 1 1 mnVA warn. Khrt rmnvnS i nivritv tr. In.liunanolia or oi.so'.hlating witn Purdue. The con in ravor or consolidation, mm one Stat university Is enough, is true.

bu: It not the whole truth. The whole truth Is thst one State university Is Just one too many, as under present eonol t.ons none Is needed, a(nd taxation in sup port of the school gysfm Is high enougri wnen actual nceos are pruvwea tor. Either the removal or consolidation ne cessitate the abandonment of the col lege Building; at Bloom Uik ton. and an Immense outlay for new ones: and all this In addit.on to the annual appropria tion made to support these Institution. There ia not a excuse for the con tinuance, of the Blonralnirton university at the expense of the and It ia doubtful if there is any sufficient excuse to Justify the continued support of Purdue by the State.

Let both be given over to their friends anit patrons, and If there Is anv call for their belnsr. they will at.ll he maintained without State aid, and if they can only live by the aid of the State there will nevier te a better time than the present for them to die: Lebanon Pioneer. THE SCHOOL BOOK Ql'ESTtOJf. Therc are not a few surface lndlca t'ons that the old school book trust hss taken the field again in Indiana. It finds Its friends In power, and why should It not be encouragedT Frankfort Cres CL o.

One of the first acts of the 8tate Legis lature. after the gerrymander has been abolished, should be to abandon some of the scbool bos found In the Indiana series. Evidently there could be a much better series selected. LawrShceburg Press. One of the first! acta of" the coming State Legislature, after the infamous gerrymander has been abolished.

should be to abandon some pf the school books found In the Indiana series. Evidently there could be a far better selection mad even at the same price. Farmland Knterpttse. The school book trust will', have strong lobby at the coming session of the Indiana Legislature, and an attempt will be made to again get hold of the people's pocket books by means of controlling the srnooi supppnes. A uemocratic ture struck the octopus a death blow and saved millions Of dollars to our people, but the old blood sucker hopes to find a friend In the Republican majority.

Tip ton 1 imes. i It appears to be th general Judgment that homethlng should be done by the legislature to Improve the school book law. Whatever the change, let It be hi the Interest of the people, and not of a syndicate, as; tne uemocrallc law ia. Free school books, accepting the lowest for good text books for the entire State, would probably be the best. Then all publishers nn the United States would have a chance, and the one offering the best terms would be successful, and all Lll k.

I in cniiuren would mvr uws. Vernon Republican. The Legislature will, no doubt, be besieged by all kinds of schemes on the school book question. A few years ago the State went Into the school book busi ness. We had hoped that the people wouia et a rest; mat wnen A cook waa once adopted by the entire State It would become a fixity; but, we learn fiom teachers that revised editions of the readers are already on the market and In the schools, which produce in calculable annoyance.

This should be stepped at once, nlformity saves ex pense. Peru Republican. IMlAVPtLIS AFFAIRS. investigation going on at Indiana polls is chasing some of the public of Hcfcs very closely. When men accent public offices, and begin to accept gifts and commissions, it is nigh time to ask for their resignations.

Public Interests should be more carefully guarded and public officers who are on the make should be kicked out of office. an 1 prosecuted for accepting gifts. Tipton Times. The Indianapolis Tammany Is of comparatively recent growth, but the Investigation in progress ha already demonstrated the fact that the calcium light has) not been turned on too soon. The sentiment against municipal rascality and mismanagement is growing everywhere and rings and cliques are being demol Ished by the of popular disapproval.

Tha reform methods that are being en foroed are not sentimental, but of a thor. oughly practical kind the kind. that hits and num. Larayette courier. Outside of Indianapolis, It Is generally the belief of Republicans and people In general that much rottenness exists In the city administration of Indianapolis, and thAt an effort Is being made to shield the uilty ami thoroughly whitewash All con cerned.

Nothing can excuse such acta. The very fact that there is a dlsinclina tlon to puAh the investigation is almost proof positive that something Is wrongj or tne saxe or gooa government, ror tne sake or the city, tne investigation snouij be pushed. The Republican party can well afford to Clean its own stables, to prosecute Its own offenders. It does not look well to the party over the State to have the leaders In Indianapolis apparently shielding wrong. DanviHe Repub lican.

THE SOLUIKRJt' HOME. I The Republican believes that the State ought to make an adequate donation for tho erection and maintenance the proposed soldiers' home at Lafayette, or one similar to It. The Grand Army of Indiana already owes property In Tlppecanjoe county wortn H0Qii, and has pledge for CM.GOU besides. All this It proposes to turn over to the State for the purpose aboVe Indicated Far a start la eredjtable. Two yuara ago a bill looking to the establishing of the home passed the Indiana House, but It was stranded In the Senate.

property worded bill ought to pass wltt eaiae through the Legislature. Fraoklln The proposed 8tate SoMlera Home la not a pressing necessity. If State Treasury had a large surplus such an investment might bt made with propriety rather than the. money 11 idle. this is not the condition of th treasury.

The building expenseskre only the begin aingL The maintenance cornea afterward, and ia perpetual The Republican wanta the dereaVr of the lag ma'n talnad by the National which built home for th, purpose, aud will add to them aa the necessities demand. Indiana could Just aa appropriately pay pensions to sokrlers as to build homes for them. Peru Republlcaa. Looking Owr For Alesaader. Lafayette Coorifr.

have information that I 1 To I of Harrison haa caused a burglar alarm merit to le placed on the tront 'means ot anticipating viaits i from IX S. Alexander. Ihe further end of tha wira ommunicatlna with an auto matic dog bouse. .1 Saf estlost Ta Mr. Tarple.

II unci Times. I Senator Turple has at last found something that he la really la favor of the election of Unlfed States Senators by the people. if he can get Vborhees to stay committed to the measure till It come to a vote, the improvement In Indiana's representation la the Seaate win attract wide attention. Dlreetleaa Far Par Catleetara. Flaher.

foxes, lynx, marten, mink, opossum, otter, skunk, must "cased," that Is not cut oped. In skinning cut at the rump. And tuna, the skin inside out (like A glove) over the body at the animal, leuvtnff the pt side ont. i 4 Scrape clean pat a thin board lnde the skin, cut the rjatural shape of. It, stretching the skin ti its fullest ex teat, but net so much aa to make the fur.

thin. Too much' stretching spreads the fur over a large surface, and makes it thin or! lucking in Never use bent sticks.1 bows or anything la ahape that feuis. BUdgar, bear, beaver, cats, raccoon, blvea, 'wolverine, must be "open. that cut open, up the belly from the rump to head. After scraping, cleaning and drying, stretct a uniformly obionc; shape, hot so much aa to make the fur thin.

When thorodghly dry, trim, ot legs, shanks, flippers and any 'little pieces that spoil appearance of skin." Skunk, long atrlpe. cut open and stretch oblorg. Slcunk with the white stripe (or any portion) shaved, cut. or. tampered with, muat be collected at half prlce.

Beavers are stretched almost round, but appear v.y better stretched oblong. Valua by the skin, never ty the poundl They rspidly loee hcavlfy in Titcy triag meet aold. by the skin. Uuakrats inuat but with, fur side in. Chop oft the tails as explained.

Skin at the none and make tumps square. Round talis have less value and do jnot sell well. Muskrata must not be Injured by shooting or spearing. Trap them. Sklna that have been dried without proper care can be treated saoie as fresh.

ercen akin. Otherwise thet have Jto alue. Dissolve a handful of common salt In a pall of fresh waff, and apply fre ouenpiy with a bnuh or rag (the. pelt side only, as It rpoils appearance to' wet the for)' until the become perfectly soft. Do not cure with alum or salt.

It In jures them' for dressing and spoils their sale. Do not dry sklna at a fire or in the sun. or in smoke. It often "burns" them, and makes, them more liable to rpoll or rttin on betpti.dreesed. Dry In the open air where shady.

Meaty skins often The meat and fat on thei heats and them and they then go pieces And! rot on being dressed, Too much warmth curia and spoils tha oprur or nair. r.ever stun rurs oi.any ilili rot stretch out the noses and make them pointed. It gives a southern appearance and lessens value. Do not cut off head's, ears or noses, or mutilate In any way. It lessens value and Injures salea.

Remove as much of bone from tail as possible. Otherwise the tall rota. Lady of Qaallty. Harper's Magazine for January, jdst Issued, contains ai brief and brilliant 1 sketch by Mrs. Miry Jameson Judah, entitled "An Adventure of a Lady of In a short apace it brings into sharp contrast the theories evelved in th tmoPaere of literary club life and the actualities of street ,11 fa.

as Th the actualities of street Lady of Quality" goes from a meeting of the club to the street and there Into" a "acrap." aa abe tella her band. A characteristic bit of treatment Is thia dialogue at the club after Owea, who la the lady of qaallty. haa read her paper on Divinity of Man 'Isn't Mrs. Owen lovely?" aaid one. v.

one onnri everytning sne says seem so "1 am not sure we have a right to feel thAt wiv." anawered her "Tha that way." answered her friend truth ought to go with ita own strenrth without. anv charm ins woman to fire it off. For myself. I try to listen to every thing 1 hear as If It were uttered by a young man with big feet, no chin 'and a Dromin.Dt Arltm'i armle The sketch is artistic to a degree. Ita art is tne art, potent and delicate, sometime almost evanescent.

Sunt a at Sr. Uarrlsaa. If" Mr. Harrison can make a much money in a single argument aa a corpora tlon attorney as he would get for serving th country six months as President. It can Only be the purest patriotism that leads him to permit his name to be men tioned aa a candidate for re election SL Louis Post Dispatch Harrison's declinations reminds one of Caesar's.

Unhappily, there Is nothing else of CaeeaKs that he remlndane of. itocneater rieraia The Mine Inapector. Te the Editor of The IndianapaHa New. naving leameu to aay lor. the first time, or.

the letter of Samuel Anderson. published In your paper one day this week, allow me correct two false in ferencea that the gentleman Intends be Having learned ttf day for, the drawn from his, language, and each of with his knowledge the fact, amounts to deliberate falsehood. 1. During the yeara between 1S66 and 18T7 filled everj' position In and around a coal mlr. with the exception of mine boss, yet.

knowtng this factlh leaves the im says me miner soon round I waa St In sympathy with their claims, when he knows that the only anruments I ever I used against enforcing extreme claims was the fear of a reaction, and knowlne 1 also that the miners, in following thi course wnicu i opposed, nave not in ti last seven years gained what we cou have received hwiiiws, auufi tri usnj iu uri my a in .1. pathle run away with my Judgment, and 1 now yrvyumc iu tne uiine in i conduct the mine in 1 spector onice on tne same principle, aa I ine losiv uaa siwwn iac correct ness of the pos.uon thee took. I make the above stAtement for tha ben eflt of those readers of your paper who know neither Mr. Anderson nor mvseif. our acquaintances comment on his at empked phiillpplc is, from me, unnec essary.

KOBt.i iisniai. Brazil, InL. December 2L A. C. Daily's Answer.

tht Editor of The Indianapolis N'ewa. In response to the. solicitation of. Th News for contributVona to th batoiahip Indiana fund inclosed please find check for 130. A.

DAILY. Lebanon, InL, December 20, Raaaiana Will Xot Eat Pigeons. London Newa. Ploua Russians do not eat cleeona be llrause of the sanctity conferred oa th aove in tne scriptures. Perfect Baby Heal ougnt to mean glowing health throughout childhood, and robust health in the years to a come.

pien see ji children tendencies to weakaess, we know they art missing tht lift tv blurt This loss i overcome by Scott's lEmuIsion Cod Liver Oil, with Hyophos phites, a fat food that builds up appetite and produces rate tnat appeals mag; Almost as Jbctiatable PT a fnl Dm). Tt tv. i a i itirig Mrs. I 1 Ol flea. 5 at OS TllllK I I7JB NEW YORK STORB JEatatHshsa aa iJJ.I 0ii Tonight To Buy Gifts For Christmas, 1S94.1.

1(ilt Lies In YouflPovfer "To Make Some One Happy. wMipon'tYou Do .1 All Holiday Goocjs FOR HER: Handkerchiefs, "Gloveav i' A Real Tortoise 5hell Comb, A Pocketbook, A Jewel Case Ear Rinjs, riuilc 1 Flowers, from our flower booth, FOR HIM: House Coat or Smoking Jacket, Pair of 51 ippers, Neck Scarf. Umbrella, Reading Lamp, A 5et of 13ook4. 1 1 3 FOR THE CHILDREN: I Dolls. Toys, dames In the floor and Candy fry the ton.

Sir. Holmaa'i Book. Tha venerable Holman of Indiana, hav ing been relegated to the cool shades of prie ate life by the. votes of a discerning constituency, now proposes to burst into literature hv wrrlf Irr o. a mliim, runL of life In Congress.

It lavoire ao dispararement of Jade, Hoimss wif, nrm.t fha, wiUba vastly'more InteresUng and valuable! a a reminiscence than aa a atateamaai. ew York Tribune congressman lioiman'S DooK won havo more than five chapter of space aevoiea to explaining Why congressman Holman fired Federal appropriations at the mud creeks In bia district while lop puy them off every where else. Clneln naa limes tvtar (Hep Sleepl ess Nicrh ts Make yoa weak and wearri unht for work, Indisposed to exertion, her show that i. Sla AATa rv BUMaiLkU A 3 KUllW aVJILa faAAaaa. TllA ,5 1 nervous systato needs builllng up.

The siMood aaaTrs trae remedy IHooJ Samparilla. IC.S .1. li ff ii ponseinie oiooa, rv titrenthen thenerrea c. ereaananrrttteandHve ij S111 giveJ sound, re fresb aug awep. iiuiw an 4 vmj xiooa a.

Maod're nttveeina. 250. What, one Cirocer says: "I hire clerks who can sell the goods that I tell them to sell and of course I tell them to sell the sroods on which I make the most money. If they can't do it, I won't have Uiem, Iftat What I hlTQ them for' Thjc i nn arfnal (nrt 11 IS a actual laCt related DV a crrnrpr tri rtnr salesman rand it a common Ui'rf tir.k Cll i wnen they tellA'OU that SOme iwash i inSf POWaer i the Same as ir "aSas hecmie it nav lurtrT nrnhf 11 a gr prOnt. TnA lo rVr.

Ll 1 r.S' rvrV hiT rH mL. I TV: "7.7' mo. uwuic taKe tney. don want nothing of. instead i a tried and.

nrnvprl arttrle UK Irearjine. I aw. TH EAX" 5g ana 10c Store 13 1 WASniAGTOI SI. HEXRY E. 5IATIIEWS W.tlouaiaa, manafaetoxar, ao aat WaaA nt INFALLIBLE tJ METAL POLISH.

Lluuld and nd I. k. to the TUB fi'EW YORK STORl! ttataMlaaea la iltaj a AA Viae Marked Aiay Down. FOR liERj .1 i Edition Lux8 ot Triiby Lfneiis 1 Mother. Daintj iete ot Chinaware.

A Boit ol ourdeKcIoas Candiei, of Ft Mackint sh, vWritlnz Desk, A Vofdrrje of Poems, Umbrella. FOR Rol! top Desk, Set, 5havioy Collar id Cuff Box, Pocket Knife, Silknulfier, Cuff Bu tons, le Pin, i Embrwidercd Suspenders. i I fcasement i Books on (he second i PETTIS jDRY qOODS CO. HAT GO Ol)(lL iTlltll JVOOII Tfl 1 Jft CCiCtV I borrow (Tuesday.) a DRESS OLOl'ES 69b Big Baf gain alvaV sells lor ji.i BANBURY HAt 23 West Washington Street. iWTntt iUUU i And bav a store full of useful ani desirable Xmas Present that ars to Closed out very cheap.

3LMA3 UANOKKCaiFS. iw iurr body. LAdles'Cam brie and Llni en Handker chiefs. iA ta 2a centa LadleV. Swiss and Handkerchiefs, luo to 20c.

Men's Jap a sea Silk initial HAnd kerchlefs, 2ia Men's Hemstitched. Fast fninr Handken hlefs, 5e toSc. 1 lusn L.asea, etc. at vtrr los prices, to close them out. Great Hook Salevat 11c am! 1L Large variety of styles In Men'a Neck wear at and 60c.

i' Ladles' KM Gloves at 50c, 73c and fL Holiday Dresa Patterns InLil materlAla. Prints. Gin chama. Satins. LoiiUum.

worsieaa. ciuias, tansuownes, etc Price from 60c to 15.33 a Lresa Pattern. BAROAIS3 IN( UOLIDA LINENS. Linen Table gts, with on doaan Nape kins to match, HIS to i. I ChenillejTahle Covers.

EV. 7, tSi. XMAS SLIPPERS AND SHOW. Great value In. Men's Velvet Embroid ered and it, us si a Caif SIlDDcrs at sc iLa.

aVS I HOUPAT UMBRELLAS. A great line to select from. 13.50. Prices 7W 'IsfiVw Affsr Cl IEi. Chinese Sacred Ullea'S for HyacintBa, aroarmt.

aok, 'c a 3 on, 1 'Mixad Hacmtha, apparate eutbra, Lo da. Mixed Tuiipe. tic a m. Named TtUjpa. aepara.a eolor, 49c doirn.

The Huntjngton Seed Co, East Washington St I ROClERS'S PLATEDVARE KNIVES, FO KSi ii SPOONS. Pearl fcanded Knivi. ani Forkibt holiday trade. LILLY I STALNAKER. 64 East WsiLiartca DANBUPiY i I VV 1 GENTS' tINED Mocjia CLOVE STORE PE AT 10 0'( Oil I1IIS riTVTVf LlL i 1 1 i I .1 i 'V.