Pl l\ MI7K INJT MEN. 4 INDIANA LINES UP FOR THE OHIO MAN , Pnstllve IlrstructGpnx Adopted In Ills Re- half-Tlmo Y.rxolutfons Cuuse lyfld Con- fanl"n for a Thne , Inmt thu Convention Returns 11'lth Itcmurlcable Qulckncss to Other .hatters. ' lrcicinley Gcts Indiuta. : ID1ANAI'nLls , hid. , May S.-Tomlin- roI1 hall , when the Republican state convention met this morning , was ' gaily decorated with hundredsof flags 1 amt banners. .lust before the con. ventiou was called to order 5,000 # pCOPlc were in the hall. It was 10:1a o'clock when State Chairman .1. K. Gowdv began calling the convention to order , but it was fifteen minutes laterere the invocation ( vas begun by the Rev. D. R. Lucas of Indianupolis. Ex Secretary of the Navy Richard W Thonpsou was reported for permanent - manent cltairntan with a rousing cheer. and General Stormont was nan1cd forr secretary. ' 7ic report was unanimously aloptcd and ; vlien the white haired "Uncle Iieki' Thompson - son assuned the gavel he was greeted with a rousing reception. Despite his eighty-eight years , he ( id IVCIetl a stirring speech n'hiehi disposet of the Denocrattc : Party to the en lie satisfaction of the crowd , and vigorously predicted a stvecping victory for Republican princinics in the coining election. Tien he declared that the next Congress should Iirovide the first thing for adequate protection , and St 'iit on : "illy friends , there is one plan who is eminently fitted to f sec that this country is given protce- tion ; one mtn : who is identified above all others with the policy of protection. (11'ild ( cheers ) . I don't wonder at the enthusiasm of the country for that man , at the general demand of the people for his nomination-for the j nomination of DcKinley. ( Continued , chcerin ; i. I know DlcKinle } . I honor lleIinley. 1 am for JcKinley. " 11'hen Dlr. Thompson mentioned General liarrison's name the enthiusi- asm shnwed that there was no intention tion to slight the Indiana man. ' At the conclusion of Colonel Thoup- son s speech there were loud cries of "larrison , ' ' but the ex-president did ' not appear , and the report of the corn- niittee on credentials was submitted 1 an(1 accepted without contest. . Then came the reading of the pint- , y.1 , forth and resolutions. These lauded the record of the Republican - publican party , especially that portion - tion un ter President Harrison ; ( le- clarer ] fur a protective tariff for wage workers and pro , 'ucers ; demanded honest money , not inferior to the money of the most enlitrrhtened nations - tions of the earth ; favored the use of silver only tinder such regulations that the parity with gold can be main- ' tanel ] ; opposed free and independent silver coinage ; demanded rigid immigration - gration laws and called for a liberal construction of pension laws. LAI'IATION FOIL M IINLEY. i The resolutions closed as follows : l "Believing as we do in a protective tariff , the ] eadin r issue before the people , we favor the nomination as president of the United States of a man who perfectly represents a protective - ; tective tariff and the cardinal princi- 1 pies of the Republican party ; a man i ' vho has devoted his life to the defense of hi : : country in war and in peace : i one who , at 17 , fought with Hayes and ' Crook and Sheridan at Antietam and in the Shenandoah in defense of our rty flag against foes within , and for fourteen - teen years in Congress contended against our country's foes from withm out , beating back British free trade and aggression , which finally , tinder - der the present Democratic rd- niinistration , obtained possession of our markets and has almost destroyed our industries ; a man who , with the resistless sluuboleth , 'protection and prosperity , ' has challenged the atten- thou of the commercial world a 11(1 Won the support of every patriotic workingman - ingman of ourcountry ; whose life and work , open as a book , are in theni- srlves a platform , and whose very name is : nagic-that loyal American citizen , soldier , statesman and Christian - tian gentleman , William McKinley of Ohio ; and the delegates to the llepub- t lican natiomtal convention selected by this body are directed to cast their vote for William McKinley as fm-c- , qtenty and continuously as there is anyhope of his nomination. " . The enthusiasmn of the crowd be- , - intense when the chairman reached the llcliinley resolution. At the naming of the Ohio candidate there was a wild cheer , which , tviien it subsidied , was met with vh orous counter cries of "larrison. " For several moments the opposing forces howled for their favorites. When time - climax was reached and the plu ase ' "directed to vote for William McKin- ' ' ley" was read the cheers broke loose " aga iii. After order had been partially restored - stored , a motion to adopt was made amid a lively turmoil. Owing to the t great confusion during the adoption i' of the resolutions , it was impossible to nrrmvc at any accurate estimate of the cote of the opnoing forces , the ayes Icing reinforced by cries from the galleries and corridors , as were also the nays , but the indications were that the vote was about three to one for the resolutions. The chairman de- r civic d the platform adopted. , IIARRISON MEN DUiiBFOCNDED. The remarkable feature of the affair - fair was the sudden manner in which the whole matter was apparently dismissed - missed from mind by the crowd. x None of the party leaders cared to ' discuss the matter after it was all over. All expressed hearty adrnira- tion for the convention's Presidential favorite , and all declared that Indiana would enthusiastically and earnestly Support the Ohio candidate , despite past differences The easyr victory of Lime McKinley men was , however. a ' great surprise for the opposition forces , who could scarcely explain it all. nyder Named for Congress. PorLAn Br.UFF , Mo. , May S.-The Republicans of the Fourteenth congressional - gressional district nominated Mr. Snyderfor Congress. The resolutions condemn everything Democratic , laud McKinleyism and adopt the declara tion e : the Ohio platform on money. ; ij I IOLMES IS HANGED. The Multi-Murderer Avowed Innoccnct to tha Last. PIIILAnCiJ'1uA , May 9.-U. H. Holmes , probably the most notorious criminal Of our time , was hanged in Moyaincnsing prison at 10:1o'clock this morning , but it was not until a half hour later that he was pronounced - nounced ( lead , though his neck was broken by the fall. The marvelous nerve of the man never deserted him to the very end. Even on the scaffold he was probably the coolest person in the assemblage. Just before the trap was sprung , he said : "Gentlemen , I have very few words to say , in fact I would make no remarks - marks at this time , except that by not speaking I would appear to acquiesce in my exeeutiou. 1 only wish to say that the extent of my wrong doing in taking human life consisted in the lentil of two voinen , they Navin , died at my hands as the result of : } crimni- pal operation. I ivislm to state here , so there can be no chance of misunderstanding - derstanding , that I au , not guilty of taking the lives of any of the Peitzel. ' family-the three children and Benjamin - min , the father-of whose death I was convicted and for whielm I am to-day to be hanged. That is all 1 hnve to say. " Ilolmnes spent the greater part of his last nigllt on earth writing letters. At ntidnigllt he went to bed and slept soundly until 0 o'clock this morning , when it took two calls to awaken him. 't'hen he received a visit from his spiritual advisers , Fathers Daley and MacPeak , of the Church of the Annunciation , who administered the last sacrament and didl not leave ] dim until nearly 9 o'clock. During their absence he ate a breakfast of eggs , dry toast and coffee. At 10:02 : o'clock the sheriff called together the official jury and after each man had answered to his name and subscribed to the certificate , the march to the gallows was begun. At I OOS IIo1uu s and the priests mounted the platform. A moment of prayer elapsed , and then Holmes stepped to the front of the scaffold , and , resting his hands on the rail before - fore him , made his statement of inno- cence. It was received in absolute silence. Two minutes later Holmes had finished - ished his valedictory. Then , atasilent signal from the priests , lie bent to his knees and his eyes were fixed on the crucifix , claspe(1 in his thin hands. Until. 10:13 the prayer continued. Immediately afterwards he arose , shook hands with the priests and his lawyers , and in a firm voice bade them "good-by. " Without an instant's delay Holmes's hands were bound behind him and the black cap adjusted. Sheriff Clement placed time noose about his neck and , after an instant of stillness , the crack of time bolt rang out like a pistol shot and the murderer had fallen to his doom. Consciousness left him instantly - stantly , said the doctors , although his heart continued a feeble beat for fifteen - teen om twenty minutes. Holnes's letters of farewell were addressed to his wife in Gilmanton , N. H. , and Georgiana Voice of Franklin - lin , Ind. , the so-called third wife. He also penned a letter of instruction to Mr. Rolan , his counsel. Absolute secreey is maintained regarding the contents of these letters. Father Daley knows , if any living man does , whether or not IIolmes went into eternity with a lie on his lips , for to him iolmes made a final confession , but what was confided to the priest is a secret of the confessional - sional ruul will never be made public. At 19:30 o'clock the big iron doors in the rear of time prison swung in and an undertaker's wagon rolled out. In it wrs a black casket containing the body. The wagon drove rapidly to Dlount Morialt cemetery , where the eoflin was placed in n vault METHODIST WOMEN WIN. The Four Delegates to the Conference Seated. Cr.Evnr.AND , Ohio , May "o.-When the conference met to-day , as soon as some routine business had been dis nosed of Dr. 1V. J. Kynett , chairman of the committee on woman eligibility , presented the report of the majority of the comumittee. This declared that the committee was agreed that the eligibility of women to vote in this convention was a constitutional one , and that the general conference lead the power to interpret the constitu- tion. The committee recommended a modification of the constitution , changing the qualifications of a delc- cratc by using the words lay delegate instead of laymen , thereby making the admission of women legal , anI that this proposed amendment be referred - ferred to the annual conference of time following year aurl that a two-thirds vote of the general conference. and a three-fourths vote of time annual conference - ference be required to enact this recommendation into a law. After Dr. Kynett and some others had spoken , by a vote of 42 to t'S time conference adopted the report of the committee seating the four women nou here as elected delegates , but referring - ferring time wwoman question back to the churches t be voted on again. AT A FIVE MINUTE CLIP. A Great Grist of Private Pension iIeas- ures Goes Through the souse. WAsnINGTON , May 8.-The gm-eater part of yesterday's session of the House was spent under the special order to consider private pension bills , and acted on them at the rate of about one every five minutes. In five and a half hours seventy-two bills were favorably acted upon. Among them were bills granting the widow of the late Secretary Walter Q. Gresham a pension of $100 per month , to Eiiza beth 11'alis Kearney , daughter of General - eral Pimil Kearney , $25 per month ; to the widow of time late Senator George E. Spencer of Alabama $30 per month , to General James C. Parrott X50 per montim , to the widow of General 3amnes H. Blunt of Kansas $ V per montlm , and to General Nathan Kimball - ball $ iOO. Set Fire to a Dance Hall. MADRID , May 8.-At Alonzo , pro. voce of Huelva , some miscreant set fire to the building in which a dance was in progress Six persons were burntd to death and many were injured - jured in consequence- I - - - - TIE P. A. ACT19. THE FIGHT AGAINST THE OHIO MAN GOES ON. The Dcclaratlan That McKinley le tht Very 1Vcacest 3lan the Republican Convention Could Nominate ] Because of mho Opposition of the Order-Has His Boom Reached Its Zenith ? Still Fighting the Ohio Man. W.tsulasroN , Nay 0.-Judge J. H. D. Stevens , chairman of the Supreme judiciary board and of the National advisory board of time A. P. A. , mvhicim will meet here next Tuesday simnul- taneously withm the National A , 1' . A. convention , said to-day : " 'l'ime A. P. A. will assuredly take a hand in the presidential election. The part ourr organization will take is not to advance - vance the interests of any particular candidate. li'e are making this fight for principles , and the ambitious in- dividnmis ( lo not concern us. "I eKinley is time very weakest man the lanubliean : party could nominate. I am a Republican and a protectionist of the stalw'tt sort , but the objections - tions to McKinley are too vital to be igno.eL I can produce affidavits that charge him with having said , while governor of Ohio , that , v iile personally - ally he had no use for a Iloman Catho- lie , yet it was necessary to cater to. that church , inasmuch as it was time strongest and most perfect political organbation in thiscountry , ' and that any party that opposed it would go dovh to certain defeat. No man who is weak enough to talk 1lte ] that is fit for the White house. In my opinion , his boom has reached its zenith , and I have no idea that lie will be the nominee of his party. " THE WOMEN DEBATE ON. Metlmodist Leaders Express Their Views on the Issue. CLEVELAND , Ohio , May f-No sooner had L'lshon Andrews c .aed time general Metlmo Kist Episcopal conference - ence to order this morning than C. W Bennett of Cincinnati presented a resolution - elution providing iur time appointment of a special committee to pass on all communications froui time laymen , this committee to consist of one minister and one layman from gacli district. After a good deal of debate in which the Rev. Dr. Shier of Detroit expressed - pressed regret that any feeling existed between clergy and laity an effort was made by Dr. James of Pimiladel- phia to have the committee consist of fifteen members to be appointed by the bishop. The lay detegates would not agree to this and Mm : L'ennett's resolution went through. The woman question was again brought forward and President Daniel Stevenson of Union college , Kentucky - tucky , criticised the action of the bishops in deciding against time action of the women in ISSS. Time Rev. G. Neely led time fight against the is onmen. lie held that the question was one of law purely. He took up the question of the bible ar- gmnent and said that it was true that the bible said men and women were one in Christ , but not in the general conference. He held that in the church the status of women was different from that of men. The question was a constitutional ore and no one was to be admitted unless specifically men tioned. Judge Caples of Oregon , Senator Harlan , Dr. Buckley of New York , Dr- Leonard of Cincinnati , the Rev. Dr. IInrris of Maine , time Rev. Dc James Caffey of Minneapolis , the Rev. 1)r. J. 11' . Hamilton , Dr. R. .1. Day of Syracuse - racuse , Dr. Emery Miller of Iowaand several other men prominent in the counsels of time cimurch spoke upon the question. When the hour for ad ; ournment arrived - rived time conference discontinued the debate and will resume it to-morrow morning where it was Left to-day. No business was transacted by the conference - ference to-day and nothing will be done until the woman question is set- tled. SURPRISE IN BRYAN CASE. The Defense Presents Some New and Sensational Testimony. NEWPORT , Ky. , May 0.-A surprise sprung in the .lackson trial yesterday was that of William Il. Trusty , who testified that on January 31 he drove an old man whom he supposed was a doctorout to time Fort Thomas region , where the beheaded girl was found. Time witness only knew one person in this connection , and that was a woman - man with whom he had been acquainted - quainted six years , whose name was Gcorgie Baker , alias Emnma Evans. lie knew nothing of the ohm 'doctor' ' or tme : cab drivers. lie did not. even know the name of the ] mouse where the corpse was taken ; he only knew time house was on the south side of George strcetnear Elm street 't'rusty testified that they drove a gray , horse amid a rig similar to the one George Jackson described. Time old doctor , whose name Trusty never learned , gave him $10 for the job. Trusty afterward - terward returned to his home in Urbana - bana , Ill. , where he told time story about this midnight drive to his father. Defeat For Harvard Seniors. CAJImmnGE , Mass. , May cL-The annual - nual Ilarvard class races on time Charles river last night resulted in one of the biggest surprises in years. The freshmen eight , for the second ' time in tie annals of Harvard aquatics - ics , Won quite handily , rowing with a right stroke , and excellent waterman- ship. The senior crew , with its six ex-varsity oarsmen , was the prime favorite. The freshmen were nott even expected to finish third. Young Girl's Throat Cur. WAsHINGToN , May 0.-Elsie Kreglo , a white girl , 10 years old , was murdered - dered yesterday in a ravine near time National Zoological park. The body was found in a small creek about 100 yards from the girl's home , with her throat cut six times. The victim's clothes were partly torn from her and strewn about for quite a distance , shoving that she had made a desperate - ate resistance against the attempts of her assailants , who , the officers believe - lieve , sought to assault her. The Kreglo family are industrious working people and the victim was one of five sisters. No clue. . I -z - - - , NAVAL BILL house Votes to Non-Concur In the Senate Amendments. WAsUINGTONMay 7.-The opponents of four battleships sustained an overwhelming - whelming defeat in the house on the proposition to accept the Senate amendment to time naval appropriation bill reducing the number to two. Mr. Sayers , Democrat , of Texas , ex- chair-man of time appropriations committee , made the motion , and in its support > ; rguod that the question presented ryas purely a business one , and ho appealed to the House not to allow political matters to influence its judg- ment. He proceeded to contrast the appropriations of the present session with the available revenue. Dlr. Bortelle concluded the debate with a brief pm otestagainstplacingall the onus of extravagant appropriations - tions on the naval committee. The vote was taken by yeas and nays. Mr. Sayers' motion was defeated-St-l41- and on Mr. Boutelie s motion the house requested a further con ferenco I with the Senate. Cori ressuutn Couahms' Epigram. WA SIIINGToX , May " . -Congressman Cousins of Iowa said yesterday : "Can- didates are like patent medicines. A man goes to a drug store and calls for a bottle of extraeL The druggist happens to be out of that article , but lie says to his customer : 1 can give you witch hazel , whielt Imas time same test of strength and quality as extract - tract , ' but time customer shakes his head , looks at the bottle and , not seeing - ing time Iratle-nmark blown into the glass , declines to take it. The Republican - lican party has three or four men ; n its ranks who are as good protectionist - ist ; as McKinley , and would be cnii- nerltly available for the presidency , but their trade aurk is not blown into the glass and , apparently , they are not in it. " Iowa Patent Oaicc Report Canada patents have been issued to the Parson's Land Cutter and Self- Feeder company of Newton , la. , for the attachment for threshing mmtcltines , for which they have prior United States patents They report 700 sold last season. ' 1'meir ] factory is one of the most important and successful establishments - tablishments in Newton. Rev..1. D. Stockltam , financial agent of Drake University , has been allowed a patent for a humanitarian device adapted for fastening bed clothes so that children cannot get exposed to cold while sleeping. It is made of wire and readily applied as required for practical use. A. J. and A. IL Wilson of Houston , Tex. , have been allowed a patent for "a rotary engine comprising an approximately - proximately spherical chamber , a rotat- able shaft exended eccentrically through said chamber , an approximately - mately spherical piston se t on said shaft with its surface in contact with the chamber at a point extending longitudinally - gitudinally of the shaft , inluction and exhaust ports on opposite sides of said contract point and a disc shaped piston of a size to normally engage time inner surface of time chamber at all times , slidingly mounted in a central longitudinal - tudinal slot in time shaft : J. W. Eckerd of Bloomfield , In. , has been allowed a patent for a water d c- vator and carrier. Mechanisms connected - ed withm a line of fixed posts carry and direct a bucket fromn the house and into a well at a distance to be filled and returned to the house by turning a crank to wind the rope to wlmich the bucket is attaclmed upon a drum. Valuable information about obtaining - ing , valuing and selling patents sent free to any address. Printed copies of the drawings and specifications of any United States patent - ent sent upon receipt of 25 cents. Our practice is not confined to Iowa. Investors in other states can have our services upon time same terms as Hawk- eyes Thomas G. & J. Ralph , Orwig , Solicitors of Patents Des Moines , April 25 , 1890. LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS Quotations From New York , Chicago , St. Louis , Omaha and Elsewhere. OMABA. Butter-Creamery separator. . 1 : ; 0 17 Butter-Fair to good country. 10 C4 1:3 Eggs-Freslm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p 8 Poultry Live hensper lb. . . . . . 7'/C4 S Lemons-Choice Messinas. . . . . 3 5 0 4 4 25 Oranges-Per box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 @ 3 75 Honey-Fancy white , per lb. . . 14 rm 15 Applcs-l'er bbl . . . . . . . . . . . - . 3 i.0 t ; 4 50 Potatoes-various mrades. . . . . . . 20 @ :0 : Beans-Navy , hand-picr.edbu 1 40 ( r,1 50 Cranberries-Jerseys , prbbl. . . 4ii : i 00 Huy-Uplan(1 , per ton. . . . . . . . . . 4 0) r 5 : ,0 Onions-1'erbu. . . . . . . . . . . 3i : 50 Iloss-Mixed packing. . . . . . . . 25 : 'a4 3 3e ( logs-heavy R'eights. . . . . :3 : : n d 3 is Beeves-Stockers and feeders. : ( 00 Q 3 50 Beef-Steers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l wi E 3 9.i Bulls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 C9 : i 00 5lillcrs and . . . . . . . . . 00 x3100 Sta's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 : 3 ,0 Calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CA © 5 OC Oxert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 ua 325 Cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 00 T 3 ' 0 Ileifers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s 4U @ , 3 PO Westerns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 40 ( 3 5i Sheep-Lambs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Si C4 4 73 d1lICAGO. Wheat-No. 2 spring. . . . . . . . . . . . CO GOR Corn-Per bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :8 ( [ t 2Syf Oats-Per bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Ct 18yi Pork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 790 @ 800 Lard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 75 @ 500 Cattle-Feeding Steers. . . . . . . . 3 43 ( cr 4 50 lie ; s-Avery res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 50 @ 3 43 . Sheep-Lambs. . . . . . . . . . .3 75 © 5 GO m. 35 0 3 80 NEIV TOILE. Wheat-No. ° , red winter. . . . . . . 71 Giti 715 ; ' orn No.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 34s Oat-No.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 i C4 Pork- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 t 0 5lQ 0) Lard- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 ,545 ST. LOUIS. Wheat-No. 2 red , cash. . . . . . . . . G : ® Corn-Per bu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 @ 541 Oats-Per bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17is@ 18 hogs-Mixed packing. . . . . . . . . . 3 10 r 3 40 Cattle-Nativesteers. . . . . . . . . . . 3 ° .i ci 4 15 SheeNatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 09 C4 3 15 Lambs- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.5 C9 G 50 KANSAS CITY. Wheat-No. : hard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5G Q ii' Corn-No. 'S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2':3 : Q _ " 3yf Oats \o.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 © 13 Cait1-Stockersandfeeders. 373 f < 390 11o-Mixed 1'ackers. . . . . . . . . . . 3 0.i r@ 3 25 Sheep-Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 00 .415 Shecp-Muttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 00 d 5 50 Ten Years for a Petty Robbery. FORT Scorr , Kan. , May 7.-William Evans , who held up and robbed Grant Slater here a few months ago of a pocket-knife , a bunch of keys and a lead pencil , was sentenced in time district - trict court here yesterdayy to ten years in the penitentiary. Waiting a Chance to Come In. MONTREAL , May 1.-The springtide of Chinese emigration has arrived. Today 100 Chinese came from Vancouver - couver and are now stopping at the big Clminese boarding houses , waiting for a favorable opportunityy to go to the States. ia- - - CHILDREN'S CORNER. INSTRUCTIVE READING FOR OUR BOYS AND GIRLS. The Youthful Lovers-Trouble for the Stutterer-Family of llnrdy-Gurdyitei "Let Your I.ight Slilne'-ERccts of Tobacco-Az , Uuoeeupled Field. t , OUP heart Is Ice , you say , fair . - maid , Like that upon the river , r ' ' By which we stroll , , -4' , # in wintry tiny- The chill thought , makes me shiv- er. "Like ice both hard and cold , " you add , And yet your profile gentle And tender , liquid eyes of gray Induce a process mental. The ice is cold and yet it reflects The ardent blue above you , My heart's the sky-your heart's the ice And my heart says "I love you. " When next upon your wintry words I all forlornly brood , I'll think beside "tho' ice is hard It has a melting mood. " Trouble for the Stutterer. "In ordinary conversation no one would detect that I naturally stutter , " said A. L. Benedict at the Normandie , "but such is the fact. When I was a small boy I stuttered badly , but overcame - came time linguistic defect sufficiently to talk smoothly as a rule. When I converse with a man who stuttcl's , h1oW- ever , I cannot control myself and I always - ways stutter as badly as he does. This fact came very nearly getting me ilm serious trouble a few days ago in the mountains of West Virginia. I was in a hotel , talking sniootllly as I am now , when a stutterer joined the crowd. He listened for awhile , then entered the conversation with me. At once I began to stutter. His face turned red , then white , amt finally he could stand it no longer. "Arising from his chair , he began taking off his coat , saying , 's-s-sstr-s-s- stranger , I c-c-cccca-cann't t-t-tlk to s-s-s-suit yo' , but I k-k-k-kin f-f-f-fight 1-1-1-hike w-w-wild cats. S-s-s-strip ! ' "I was so excited that the impediment in my speech became so prominent that I could not explain , and he would not have believed me if I had , so there was nothing to do but prepare for a fight in which I would have been placed at a very decided disadvantage. At that moment the town marshal entered time room and arrested us both. I explained matters to the mayor and he released us both , letting me have an hour's start to get out of town before the stutterer was turned loose.-Ex. They iflalce a Faintly Party. The recent fine spring weather has brought time south side a treat in the shape of a brand-new piano-organ , drawn about on four substantial wheels by a comfortable , well-fed horse. The huge instrument is gay in a bright green cover , and its tunes are the latest additions to the popular street songs. The chief charm of this elaborate outfit - fit , however , is the family which accompanies - companies it-a man , a woman and a fine big 18-months-old baby. While the father holds his cap under the windows - dews of aristocratic nurseries , the mother bravely grinds out the stirring tunes , and the baby , perched high on the front seat , laughs and crows in happy - py content. During the rides from one stopping place to another , the whole trio ranges itself on the wide cushioned seat , chatting as gayly as though all this wealth were not the fruit of pennies picked up one at a time.-Ex. p t Effect of Tobacco. A physician at Vale has discovered that in a class of 147 students , the 77 Who never used tobacco surpassed time 70 who did use it 10.4 per cent in gain in weight , 24 per cent in increase in height , 26.7 per cent in growth of chest girth , and 77.5 per cent in gain in lung capacity. Figures even more striking wer. obtained at Amherst , and the conn solationists are duly elated at the show- ing. ing.But But this exhibit relates only to the physical side of the boys' nature. Prof. Fish , of the Northwestern University , is authority- for time statement that tobacco - bacco injures the intellectual faculties as cell. He says that when z c.leg class at Yale had been divided into four sections , according to scholarship , it was found that the highest section was composed almost entirely of nonsmokers - ers , and the lowest section almost entirely - tirely of smokers. "Let Your Liglt So Shiite. " As an illustration cf the need of keeping - ing the lower lights burning , D. L. Moody often relates the following : "A few years ago , at the mouth of Cleveland harbor , there were two lights , one at each side of the bay , called the upper and lower lights ; and to enter the harbor safely by night , vessels must sight both of these lights. "These western lakes are sometimes more dangerous than the great ocean. One wild , stormy night , a steamer was trying to make her way into the har- bor. The captain and pilot were anxiously - iously watching for the lights. By and by the pilot was heard to say , 'Do you see the lower light ? ' " 'No ; was the reply ; 'I fear we have passed them. ' " 'Aim , there are the lights , ' said the pilot , and they must be , from the bluff on which they stand , the upper lights. We have passed the lower lights , and have lost our chance of getting intoQ the harbor. ' "What was to ba done ? They looked back , and saw the dim outline of the - - - - - . . , M f lower lighthouse against the sky , The lights had gone out. " 'Can't you turn your head around ? ' " 'No ; the nigllt is too wild for that. She won't answer to her helm : "The storm was so fearful that they could do nothing. They tried again to make for the harbor , but they went crash against the rocks , and sank to the bottom. Very few escaped ; the great majority found a watery grave. " A Family of Fhalcers. A short distance above Owentown and New harmony , Ind. , on the Wabash river , which little town their resident , Robert Dale Owen , has made famous , Is the village of Payson , Ill. It consists of but a few houses , but it Is noted as the home of ague. Not ordinary chills and fever , but the shaking kind of ague , where the chattering teeth play a waltz and every bone lu the body keeps time to time Iltusie. One of time houses Is occupied by a Iran of an inventive turn of mindlvho is blessed with a family consisting of a wife and ten children. lie has gone Into the dairy business and in his spring house is a large churn , operated by a spring board. Every lay butler is made and tile way it fs churned is unique. The proprietor of the little dairyy explained - plained its operation to his neighbor. "You see , " lie said , "none of us do any extra work , so I call it clean profit. Dionday I always snake in the morning and my wife in the afternoon. Tuesday Jim and Sallie shake ; \Vednestlay , Bob and George ; Tlu rsday , Ella and Dlin- ne ; Friday , Tom and Bill , and Saturday - day , Chancy and Eliza.Viicn time shakes come on , we all just go and stand on the spring-heard , and they al- vays last long enough to ht ing butter in time churn. So it ain't any extra trouble.-W'ashdngton Star. Just Putt for hogs. "Did you ever see hogs kill rattlesnakes - snakes ? " inquired the old mountaineer , according to time San Francisco Post. Evidently none of his hearers had ever beheld such an exciting spectacle. "Nell , it's a picnic for the ] logs , " he continued , "and a great surpriSC and disappointment to the snakes. "As soon as a hog sights a rattlesnake he grunts as tlmough some one had chucked him an ear of corn and trots right after it. Time snake sees a big , fat hag coming his way , and you can almost see It grin as it coils up and says to itself : 'That's my Imork. ' "The hog trots right up as if he wanted - ed to be friendly and time snake , fired with ant ambition to kill some pork , lets fly like a steel spring and hooks onto - to the pork. Timen conies time surprise. Instead of running and squealing , as time snake expected , time hog calmly turns around , plants iris forefeet on the snake and commences feeding off his tail. It Is a painful surprise to an ambitions rattler. He keeps thrashing around and striking until there isn't a bite of hint left. Then Mr. Hog looks for a new rattler. He ( leeSll't feel any more inconvenience - convenience from the snake bites than he would from a yellow jacket's sting. " Talc of the Ity. A small boy stole out early when milkmen's wagons were the only vehicles - hicles on the streets and shops were yet closed. The small boy carried a piece of chalk and a wicked grin. Stooping , with his back to the east , he made several marks which shone vividly - ly against the walk. lie surveyed his work , chuckled and melted away , says the Chicago News. A little while later when the rush to the city had begun no one got over these marks without stopping. Dien with watches iii their hantis and speed in their feet paused in their mad career , swung around , read the inscription , missed their train and swore. Girls stopped , read and looked contemptuous at their folly. Every one who read hurried away without looking back to see who saw him. When the rush abated the bad boy sauntered out , and hugged himself as Ile looked at his chalk marks : "April 1. " A lather's Revenge. The clock in the church tower struck the hour of 3. Three in the morning. A haggard and wearied man softly laid a bundle of linen , surmounted with a small red face , bearing traces of tears , within the cradle. An object on the mantel caught his glaring eye. IIe picked it up and read time inscription : " and best-behaved "To the quietest - baby , Shagwo s Baby Show , 1835. " Laughing bitterly , he crushed the fragile silver mug with his slippered heel , kicked off time slippers and wearily sunk into bed.-Cincinnati Enquirer. Au Cnoecunied Field. Dr. W. R. Harper , president of Chicago - cage University , says in the Biblical Worl(1 : "The successful teacher of the Bible is a rarity. The country has hundreds and thousands of men and women who have , by long effort , prepared themselves - selves to teach the English language , mathematics , or modern languages ; but where are the men and women who have undertaken special preparation to enable them to teach the Bible ? " Conception of Eternity. Let us imagine ourselves a huge mountain , the largest on the face of the earth , says William George-a great solid mass of granite rock. And suppose that once every 100 years a little bird came flying to the top of the mountain and rested there and merely dusted its beak upon the summit. The time it would take before the bird's beak , with its little tap every 100 years , had completely - pletely worn away and leveled the whole mountain-is only a moment of eternity. "If things don't get better , " said the shoe clerk to his fellow slaves , "I am going to change my boarding house. Why. they had mutton so old for dinner - ner that the landlady didn't have the nerve to call it Iamb.-Indianapolis Journal.