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JOYS OFTHECHERRY.
Delicious Recipe For ihe Koly-Poly and
Hhortcake.
The cherry )s the fruit of the poets
aud songuuikcrs, for hits It not liccn
h standard for tbo lover to liken there
to his sweetheart's kiss. The fruit on
i' very side hns htul deservedly lis full
share of praise, for Its mission In to
combine the ornamental with the use
ful. Its beauty begins with the tlower
and does uot fade until the ripened
fruit Is gathered, nuil It has the furth
er morlt of hooping Us flavor, better
1 I dim nny other small fruit when
cooked or preserved. For breakfast,
clusters of ripe cherries white, red or
blnck arranged with their leaves, will
tempt ihe most capricious appetite,
and the ncld of the fruit Is an excel-
lent tonic.
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To let the season pass without a
cherry roly poly for dessert Is to make
a sad mistake. A rich biscuit dough
Is made, rolled very thlu, covered
thickly with stoned cherries and rolled
together. Put this In n bag and plunge
hi n kettle of rapidly boiling water, to
P bo kept boiling briskly for half or
three-quarters of an hour, according
to (lie thickness of the roll. The cover
to the kettle roust not be lifted during
this time, nor the. water ceatc rapid
boiling, or the pudding will be heavy.
Nerve hot, with Devonshire cream and
align r, or with a hard sauce colored a
cherry pink with the juice of the fruit.
For a cherry plo use. a rich pastry In
a deep dish, with plenty or sugar and
a dredging of flour. For cherry tarts,
cook the cherries with sugar aud a lit
tle wateruntll they make a rich pre
serve. Fill the tarts or pastry mIipIIs
)juftt before serving aud cover with
whipped cream.
Ckerry Betty-Soak stale bread
crumbs In water, squeeze as dry as
possible, and beat until they nru tiue
and light; butter a deep baking dish,
aud put In l. layer of bread crumbs,
ttieu ft layer of stewed cherries, aud ul
timate until the dish Is tilled, the
bread crumbs being tlio top layer;
scatter over the top bits or butter aud
bnke until brown and serve hot with
HUgar and cream. Steamed rice may
be substituted for the bread crumbs.
Cherry Cake Slake two layers of
sponge or nny light, dellcatu cake, cov
er with whipped cream and arrange,
very ripe cherries close together over
,the entire top. Stone tlm cherries care
fully thnt they may present a whole
appearance. Place one layer over the
other r.nd serve at once. ...
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Cherry Trifle Line the boltom of a
pudding dish with pieces of stale
sponge cake, moistened with cream,
aud cover with a lnyer or ripe cher
lies, sprinkled with powdered sugar;
then another layer or berries ami so
$.011 until tho dish Is nearly full. Four
n boiled custard over all, and then add
well-beaten whites of three eggs made
Miff with line sugar, and put cherries
here aud there among the froth.
Cherry water or shrub Is an old
time beverage' refreshing on a hot day.
Stem two pounds of cherries', pour over
them two quarts of boiling water aud
let steep for two hours on the back of
tho stove. Boil a pint of sugar with
a pint of water rapidly for ten min
utes. Strain tho cherry juice iuto the
xyrup, pressing the fruit to extract all
the juice. When cold put on ice for
Several hours, when It Is ready to
serve. For cherry hherbet, boll three
pluts of water aud two pounds of
sugar for ten minutes. Strain the sy
rup aud add one pint of cherry Juice
and the juice of a quarter of a lemon.
When quite cold fu'ezi. Washington
Star.
Dissolve saL in alcohol to lake out
Rrcako spots.
For linger marks on doors use whit
ing, then rub off therotighly.
Though floors be bnd, rugs are much
saner every way than carpets.
Cover "nndwlelles that are not to be
served at once, with a dump napkin
11 ud bowl.
(live the lamp burners a good boiling
often for twenty minutes In water
with a little washing sodu.
In roasting meat turn with a spoon
JUastcad of ji fork, as the latter pierces
the meat ami allows the juice to es
cape. An excellent gargle for sore throat
or hoarseness Is made by bolting a tea
spoonful of pure honey In a cup of
water.
When making cold-water starch, if
(put to soak a few hours before mix
ing, It will be fuuud to bo much
smoother.
Sideboard scarfH do not ucccssnrlly
Siiiiu to the cuds, aud us for hanging
ir down, many think It too much like
the scarf on n dieting cake or a chiffonier.
VppLh
AN OLD TIME ROMANCE:
Haw Mlt Grliel Held Up the roitmaa
ml Saved Iter rather.
The Earl of Aberdeen, speaking at
a dinner of the United Kingdom Pos
tal and Telegraph Service Benevolent
Society at Aberdeen, said they had to
go back to the old mall coach days to
get the picturesque aspect of the pos
tal service, and to Illustrate this he
narrated a romantic Incident which
occurred In the reign of James II.
more thnn 20(1 years ago. Sir John
Cochrane, son of a fine old nobleman,
Lord Dundonnld. was one of those
who thought the liberties nud Interests
of the country wore In danger, owltu;
to the policy of the Government of the
day, nnd resisted It. Sir John was be
trayed Into the hands of the enemy
and was lodged In Edinburgh Jail.
One night the door of the prison
opened, and he heard the voice of his
daughter, Grlsel, who was allowed to
have many talks with htm.
Meanwhile the news came that his
condemnation hnd been settled by the
couucll, and that Ihe mall would come
next week with his death warrant.
Mls (Irlsel Cochrane told her father
that she had to go away ror a few
days. He said: "I hope you will do
nothing rash," and she replied that
she would do nothing very rash. She
rode from Edinburgh to Berwick,
where her old nurse lived, aud there
she changed her clothes for the clothes
of n boy. Then she rode to a place be
tween Berwick, and Belford, where
she made Inquiries regarding the
King's mall messengers and where
they used to put up.
Arriving at a small Inn about four
miles south of Berwick, she asked
for something to eat. The hostess, told
her not to make a uulse, because in the
box-bed the King's mall messenger
was asleep. "Do be quiet." she said,
"with your kulfe and fork." She be
gan her meal. "Can you get me some
water" The hostess snld: "Why, a
braw lad like you should sup ale."
"Have you no cold, fresh water? If
you give me water I will pay you the
same as for the ale." The hostess ex
plained that she would have to go to
the well, a long distance off, aud it
would take ten mimics, but the girl
or rather the apparent boy persuaded
the woman to go for the water.
During her absence the girl went to
the box-bed there was the mall mes
kunger jisleep-a "swack" follow with
his uialllmg under his head, uslug It
for a pillow. On the table were his
pistols, aud very nervously the girl
withdrew the charges. No sooner was
this done than the hostess returned
with the water. The girl finished her
meal, went on the voad, made a cir
cuit, and met the mail messenger, and
they rode together a bit. After a short
chat she drew a little nearer and said:
"My friend. I have a fancy for this
mallhag." "If It Is a joke," said the
messenger, "it Is a pretty poor one."
She took out a little pistol aud pre
sented It. The messenger pulled out
his pistols, and snap: the first missed
tire. He threw It away and drew the
other snap! He had to hand over
the mallbag, aud she rode Into an ad
joining wood.
She opened the bag, drew quI an offi
cial letter, and rode with it to her
nurse's houce, where It was found to
contain tho death warrant of her
father. It was put Into the tire. She
resumed her girl's clothing and rode
quietly to Edinburgh. That caused
so much delay that they managed to
get a reprieve, and her father was
saved. He (the speaker) had a per
sonal Interest In that incident, as he
understood Grlsel Cochrane was n di
rect ancestor of Lady Aberdeen. Lon
don Telegraph. a'Ccu.
Monkey and Sueur Cane. .
Some years ago, when In charge of
(he Mauritius Government railways,
trains of sugar canes, loaded In open
sided trucks, were worked over a sec
tion of the line from tho plantations
to the uslne centrnle, some miles hJIk
taut, and the tluee first miles of the
slnglc-llue railway passed through a
forest with trees quite close to the
rails, up a very steep gradient nud
around sharp curves. When the first
down passenger train from Port Louis
had pasted the crossing station the
loaded cane train was dl-nnlehcd tc
ward the summit. In the meantime,
some monkeys In the forest had J lined
the passage of the descending passen
ger train, and had fixed srnllncif, who
signaled to their expectant comrades
011 trees the approach of the cane
train. As the train went crawling up
the Incline a troop of mouLeys sprang
upon each wagon, leu forming the
train, and threw off quite a goodly
number of canes, which were gath
ered up as the train slowly passed on
ward. These depredations became to
serious that the planter appointed n
watclnuau to patrol this "cngth,",but
the "malgaches'' have a superstitious
dread of killing a monkey, which they
term "dl nionJo neme" lu Credo. Tho
looting of these trains by these ma
rauders wa. however, ultimately
stopped by ether menus. The Specta
tor. ,
Jua'nt !:tu Antonio, ""
"San Antonio Is oue of tho ruaht
est cities lu the country," declared Mr.
John F. Cunningham, of Austin, Tex.
"The sidewalks aro so narrow that It
Is difficult for two people to pass with
out stepping Into the street, nud the
streets hardly pcrmli of two vehicles
moving abreast. But I ho buildings
arc modern aud substantial, and thcro
Is much wealth within the municipal
ity. The ancient structure of the Ala
mo, where Davy Crockett, -Colonel
Bowie, Inventor of the Ifowlo knife,
and other early heroes cf Texas gnvi
up their lives, Is well preserved. It
was built as a church, but at the same
time was surrounded by n wall for
purposes of defense. Bullet holes,
made at thu time of tho slcgo by tho
Mexicans, are still visible." Washing
ton Post.
HE FORGED A PABDON
HOW SWINDLER DENT CAVE A LIFE
CONVICT FREEDOM.
Deceived a Prliou Warden and Texae Of
Octal Detected by a ClerkCapture of
the Forcer Rent ( the renltentlary
"Tor Life, While Hit I'artner la at Large
'Attorneys for William J. Dent, who
Is serving n life term In tho Texas
State Penitentiary, have lost their ap
peal to the, Court of Criminal Appeals,
and auuotincc their determination to
take the case to the United States Su
preme Court. Ills attorneys contend
that he Is enduring cruel and uuusunl
punishment for an act which Is cov
ered by no law In the Texas code.
Dent Is a swindler of national fame.
He has left a train of forgeries from
the Canadian border to Mexico. But
It Is for none or these offenses that he
Is lu prison. He forged a pardon li
ter for a friend and former partner.
He fooled a Governor, a Secretary of
State, au Attorney-General and the
warden of a penitentiary. He won In
his plot and discounted every move of
the officials. But Ann trifling detail
wns overlooked that led to his capture.
He bought a typewriter, without pay
lug for It, to assist lilm In his forgery,
but did uot get a new-style machine
Instead of an old style. The letters
were slightly different, and that Is why
Dent s plot was exposed.
Dent's partner, for whose liberty he
plotted, was George Isaacs, a country
store keeper, who killed Sheriff Mc
Ghee, of Hemphill County. Texas.
Isaacs was sent to Ihe Texas State
Peultentlary ror life lu 1898. Isaac's
partner, W. J. Dent, went to the same
penitentiary lu 1815 ror forgery.
Dent's term was live years. He was
discharged from the penitentiary, In
which he had been an exemplary pris
oner, in August. 1800.
One month later, n man who said
his name was Jackson walked Into the
Governor's office in Attstlu, Tex., aud
asked for particulars concerning the
application for the pardon of one
Clark, sentenced for horse-stealing.
The clerk told Jackson nil pardon pa
pers were kept lu the office of the Sec
retary of Slate. Jackson went thcro
and was shown the pardon file. He
studied them long nnd earnestly, went
out to luuchnou. came back and spent
,the afternoon In the office. He was
courteous aud thouked flie clerkB pro
fusely. m-.W-! J '
Three weeks later he came Into the
office again nnd recalled the circum
stances of his former .visit. He pro
duced several papers, said he wanted
to send them to the warden of the
penitentiary as bearing on the case of
horse-stenler Clark, aud asked for an
official envelope to forward them In.
The clerk gave him the envelope, nnd
after more compliments and thanks
Jackson left.
Next morning the warden of the
penitentiary received a full and free
pardon for George Isaacs, sentenced
for life for killing Sheriff McGhee. The
signature of the Governor nud the
other State officials were genuine. The
impress otMbg greajsejilasjiutjien;
tic. ThcTuu'doU wasTn correct form
nud of u regular pardon blank. There
was a neatly typewritten summary of
the reasons why Isaacs had been par
doued. Everything was so correct,
apparently, that Isaacs was called to
the warden's office, told of his good
fortune and set free.
The warden sent the usual acknowl
edgement of the receipt to the Gov
ernor. In due course the report of the
warden to tho Governor wns made. In
It tho pardon of George Isaacs was
mentioned. The Governor scratched
his head. He could not remember
pardoulug Isaacs. . He called upMhc
Secretary of Stnjc. That qfflchri kocw
nothing about it. Then lie sent" for
the warden. He came and brought
tho pardon with him. In his hurry.
Isaacs had left It behind. The docu
ment wns apparently genuine lu every
detail. The State officials examined It
with a microscope, but could nnd no
flaws. They were dumbfounded.
"Why did you not send an acknowl
edgement of this':" demanded the Gov
ernor, fiercely.
"I did," replied the warden. "I cent
it on the next morning."
T.ie officials of the State of Texas
sat arciud in blank auazement. Then
a clerk saw a discrepancy between
two Hues of typewriting. A typewrit
ing expert said two different machines
had been used. That made it clear
thnt t!ie document was n forgery.
Largs rewards were offered for
Dent and .Tacksou. No clew was ob
tained. Finally, after n year of search,
a letter came from rhocnix, Ariz.,
frci.i n woman who signed herself
Mrs. Cray, ncklug If Jackson would
bo pardoucd for his part in the pardon
forccry If ' Isaacs' werj surreudcrcd.
Tho Governor sent an evaslvo ro-jly
and a detective. The detective called
ou Mr. Gray. He made the nstcu'Jil
Ing discovery that Cruy waa Ucut,
tho former convict.
Dent discussed tho pardon forgery
with tho detective, tald Dent was
working for hliu and asked what could
be done. Ths detective bald he would
eo:naiu:ileatc with the Governor. Next
mornlug an he was 0:1 his way to see
Gray, or Dent, ho net that worthy on
the, street, valise in hand. Dent was
iurscetcd and brought back tq Austin.
Then the story cane out.
When Dent wan In prison his be
havlor was admirable, nud ho wan
inado r. "trusty." Cuo day a pardon
Came for n prisoner named Walker.
Dent then had but a few more days
of his own term to serve. Walker waH
so overjoyed at regaining his liberty
that he ran for tho train and left his
pardon lying iti his bunk, The wnrdcu
fouud tho paper thcro and told Dent
to run after Walker nnd hand It to
hltu. Dent ran out with the pardon
In his hand, but did not give It to
Wulkcr. Ho kept It himself. Wheu
he wns released he made the visit to
Austin under the name of Jacksuu,.
familiarized himself with pardon
forms, tlxed over the Walker pardon,
changed the names and number and
sent it to the penitentiary lu the of
ficial envelope the clerk gave him. Be
fore he left the prison he bribed the
convict who handled the mall to de
stroy the acknowledgement bo knew
the warden would mall, aud that Is
how he and 'ils friend Isaacs had so
long a start. New York Woild.
BaW
Net H. Very Hard.
Au old army surgeon who was fond
of a Joke, If not Krpcti'titcd at his own
expense, was oue day at a mess when
n wag remarked to the doctor, who had
been somewhat seveic In his remarks
on the literary delinquencies of some
of the officers appointed fiom civil
life: "Doctor, aic you acquainted
with Captain GV"
"Yes, l know lilm well," replied
the doctor. "But what or him'"
"Nothing lu particular," tepllcd the
officer, "I have Just received 11 letter
from lilm, aud 1 wager you that
you cannot tell lu live guesses how
he spells cat."
"Done," snld the doctor; "It's n
wager."
"Well, commence guessing," said
the officer.
"K-a-double-t." ws
"No." ,
"C-a-t-e." m '
"No, try acalu."
"K-a-t-e."
"No. you've missed It again."
"Well.theu," returned the doctor,
"c-n-double-t "
"No, that's not the way; try onee
more. It's your Imit guess."
"C-ittf-t."
"No," said the wag. "that's not the
way; you've lost the bet."
"Well," snld the doctor, with some
petulance of manner, "how does lr
spell It':"
"Why, he spells It c-n-t." replied the
wag wllh the utmost gravity, amid
the roars of the mess; and, almost
choking wllh rage, the doctor sprang
to his feet, exclaiming:
"Gentlemen, I am too old to be
trifled with In this mauuer." Chicago
Tribune. - ....
Comfort r the Steerage.
'itie prevailing idea of the steerage
of au ocean steamer Is h muss of tin
comfortable people, men, women and
babes, packed In ns closely as they can
staud, cooking their own food, sleeping
wherever they can tlm! n place to He
down ou the deck, and living like pigs
or other animals lu a foul atmosphere.
That used to be the case, but on the
big, modern Atlantic liners the accom
modations lu Ihe steerage are much
more comfortable aud clenuly nud
healthful than the people who occupy
them nre accustomed to at home. Not
only legislation, but competition nmong
the different companies, has accom
plished great reforms In this direc
tion. The snultnry arrangements arc
perfect. The methods of artificial ven
tilation, by which foul air Is forced out
and pure ulr is forced lu. keeps them
'clean, nnd sweet, aud jucthpds of con
struction have been adopted so tlin,t
this can be done with a mluliuum of
labor. ' --
The bunks are made of Iron pitting,
the mattrest-es nre of woven bauds of
Iron, which yield to the body like ord
inary bcdsprlugs; each passenger, In
stead, of bringing his own bedding, ns
wns formerly the practice, Is given a
suHicieut number of clean blankets
nnd n pillow. There are bathrooms
aud lavatory accommodations, which
are purified by well-known processes.
The sexes are separated; the men sleep
lu oue section nud the women In an
other, nud each sex has Its own sep
arate accommodations. Chicago Ilcc
ord-llerald.
Locust Porridge.
The every 'day life of a Basuto vil
lage Is 11 very simple affair when com
pared wiIi thu life of a British vil
lage. Take, for Instance, the food
supply. Porridge Is made cf mealies,
and thickened and flavored with sour
milk (tuafl) or. herbs, and It Is seldom
that a Mosuto Basuto lu the singular
becomes Mosuto cornea to Ills men!
lenvlug his appetite behind him. An
other standard dish Is locust porridge,
a plentiful supply belug kept up by the
constnnthowers of locusts, which are
veritable godsends to the natives lu
a country where food Is very scarce.
Ths Basuto collect tous nud tons of
there Insects, and carefully store them,
first pulling off the hends nnd wings.
As occasion requires, they place quan
tities in large pots and boll them until
soft nnd pulpy, flavoring the porridge
with fat, aud r.inkbg It savory with
salt. T'o locust to an unprejudiced
European is not unpalatable, closely
rctcrjblliig the qbrlrjp in taste, though
scarcely oo nice. Greatly as the Mo
suto appreciates otcwed locust, he likes
still better tho young green ualxc
stewed aud rerved with Melted butter,
and certaluly uot thr most fastidious
could desire a mom dellcbus food.
Chambers's Journal.
Boys Want TTar Storlse.
The wars and nniors of wars of the
last three yean have caused a sharp
revival of tho demand for soldiers
stories In (ho juvcnllo departments of
the public libraries. Tho demand Is
not enly for the recent books with
Dewey or Cuba, China or South
America somewhero In the title, hut
Oliver Optic is having another lim
ing, ami the schoolboys of this gener
ation are Just as wild over "ToniSom
era In tho Army" and "Jack Somers in
J.I10 Navy" as wcre'the boys of thirty
years ago who got the notion that tho
Homers boys really put down the re
bellion nud that Grant and the rcsj of
the generals only helped 11 little now
and then. New York Sun.
A woninu with humor Is as rare aa
a man with the color souse,
GREEN'S UNEASY GHOST
THE FLITTING SPOOK THAT BROKE
UP AN INDIANA SCHOOL.
A Pretty Good lloooter lliot ftlory The
Varlou Way In Which the Hplrlt
Manifested Itiflf Hew Clreen Came
la Ma Lynched.
A special correspondent of the Chi
cago Inter-Ocean writes from Flora,
lud., as follows: There Is one com
munity Iii.IIlU State where there Is
no dissent 011 the question as to
whether there aro such things as
ghosts. Walnut Grove, a village two
miles west of here. Is the place, and
so II r m Is the fa lib of the residents
there In spooks that they have forced
the school trustees of the township ta
abandon tho sehoolhouse that for
years has answered for their needs,
11 nil construct another that will be
free from the taint of being haunted.
For some years Ihe story that ghostH
were common visitors lu the vicinity
of thu Walnut Grove schoolhousn have
been current, but the trustees, who
are hard-headed types of Hooslers,
have nlwny" refused to give any cre
dence to the reports. They have lived
lu hope thai the stories would he for
gotten, and have done all that was lu
their power to cast ridicule upon the
rumors. Their course was dlctnlcd by
two motives. In the Hist place, they
did uot believe In ghosts, and In the
second, they hnd an investment In the
schuolhotise nud resented the circula
tion of stories that were liable to Im
pair Its value nud usefulness.
From the standpoint of the trustees,
this action on their part was all right,
bill It did not meet wllh the approval
of Ihe parents or the chlldieu who hud
to nt tend the school. When little
Johnny Jones nud his slsler Sue. for
Instance, came screaming home to
their mother and told her of seeing a
lunti swinging by the neck to a tree lu
the Immediate vicinity of the school
house, nnd that tdo hanging man
ninused himself by making ugly faces
nt them, It became n matter (of mo
ment to Ihe parents, especially ns lit
tle Johnny aud his sister Sue almost
went Iuto spasms wheu told to go to
school as usual the uext day. The
story of Johuuy aud li's sister had cor
roboration from other children who at
tended the school, nud finally the par
ents began to withdraw their children
from the place and send them to this
city or to some other place to get an
education. .
Sometimes the ghost varied his ap
pearance, and Instead of hanging from
the tree, would be seeu htvrilliig nloug
the road, his head very much on one
side, his tongue hanging out of his
mouth, nnd 1111 expression of Indescrib
able agony on bis face. The children
said that they would no more thnn get
a glimpse of hlnijvbeu he would disap
pear in the mosl u'naccouh table man
ner. The ghost would be walking on
the road where there was not an ob
ject to afford him concealment, when,
presto! he would be goue.
The children and the parents snld
that it was Amer Green's ghost. The
school trustees said "fiddlesticks," but
the parents stuck to their belief aud
nccentunted It by withdrawing their
children froui th'. school. At, Jhc last
term of the school, the oiro that has
Just closed, there were oaly two schol
ars, nud at Its tcrmluatbii the teacher
told the trustees thnt she csuld not en
dure the life at (he schcil for another
term, nud must leave. The trustees
tiled to get n teacher to take tho
school for the fall term, but Its fame
as n ghost-haunted place had become
noised .abroad, and the qr.est of the
trustees was tiucuccessful. In view
of this fact, and lu deference to the
wishes of the. taxpnycrj the'jrustcea
liave awarded the coutracis for (he
erection of another uchoolhousc lu lieu
of the old one. It will hare another
site, nnd the hope Is that the ghost of
Amer Green will uot In future bother
tho children and Interrupt their edu
cation. The slim attendance nt the school the
last term, iih well as the change of
heart ou the part of the trustees, was
largely due tj the apparition that ap
peared to Dr. Budrord ICnrns of (his
city one night last fall. Dr. Kiirus Is
uot an emotional man, nud his repu
tation for truth aud veracity nre un
questioned. The doctor had been
mnkiug a professional call In the Wal
nut Grove neighborhood ou the night
ot November BO. aud had to pnss the
vicinity of the hchoolhouso on his way
home. While passlug a grove of
trees near the schoolhousc he saw the
body of a man hanging from 11 limb
and swaying back and forth. When
the doctor told of what he had seen
the next day It settled the matter, and
Ihe fate of the old cchooihsusu wus
assured.
While thcro has rot been anything
ikw discovered to account for the tip
pen ru uce cf the ghost cr the unearthly
mlsc.i that lave tcrritled tho children
nt ccliool, there Ij only one belief 011
the subject, and that Is that the un
canny object Ij the ghost of Amer
Green. On a walnut tiee In the vi
cinity of the fachoolhouse some years
ago Aner Gteen was strung up by
lynch law nud his body left hanging
there. In view of the appearance of
the ghost so frequently and Its appar
ent Inability to rest, the community Is
now beginning to take some stock lu
Amer's dying declaration that he was
Innocent of the crime for which he was
lynched, and thut ho will never rest
lu his grave until his Inuoccneo Is
made plain.
Amer Green was known lu the neigh
borhood us a "terror" nud was a gen
erally notorious character. Ho was
an admirer of Luclla Mnbblt, tho
daughter of William Mnbblt. a well-to-do
farmer living near Young Ameri
ca, thirteen tulles uorlhcast of here.
Mnbblt did uot approve of the intimacy
or his daughter wllh Green, and nt his
command the gill wrote her admirer
a letter requesting thnt he abandon
his suit for her hand.
Such 11 request did uot suit the Im
petuous nature of Green, who became
greatly curaged at the girl's letter and
made numeious threats of what he
would do. August 19, 188(1, Green, In
company with Willlnm Walker, called
at the Mnbblt house lu (ho evening,
and asked to see Ltiella. Her sister
Cynthia, now Mrs. Walker, went to
the door nud told Green that Luclht
had gono to bed nnd did not wish to
get up. Grecu raved nt hearing thl.
and finally Luclla got up and dressed
and she and Gieen went out together.'
Cynthia went to bed and there wns no
one else In the bouse who knew (hat
Luclht and Green had goue out to
gether. That wns tho Inst seeu of Luclht
Mabblt nllvc. When she did not re
turn homo a search was made for her,
but no trace could be found. Green
wns arrested on the charge of murder
and placed In Jail nt Delphln. Alinoet
six months afterward, on Febrnnry f.
1887. the body of n woman was
fished out of the rtvo: some miles be
low Lafayette, and some of the rela
tives of the ghl rccogulKcd the corpse
as that of Lueltn. There were doubt
then, nnd nlwnys have been since, a,
to the value of the Identification. Wheu
the Coroner's Jury litld nn Inquest 011
the body picked cut of the river. the
verdict was that It was the body, of
Luclht Babbit, and that she came to
her ud nt the hands of Green. He was
held for the crime, but the State of
llclahi fouud so much difficulty lu
traclug his movements the night he
had goue out with Ltielfa that the trlrl
was put off tluic and again in order
that they might make out a caso
against lilm.
This delay wns not understood or ap
preciated by the community, which
was terribly aroused over the disap
pearance or the girl, and wns fearful
that her nbductor nnd murderer, ns
they Judged Green to be, might es
cape punishment on some technicality.
It was resolved that Oreeu must die.
About 10 o'clock ou the night or
October 121, 1887. a mob surrotiuded
the Jail nt Delphln nod called on the
sheriff for the keys. WIipii he refused
to give them up the mob attacked the
Jail with cold chisels and sledge, ham
mers, and soon rorced an cuirauce.
Grceu was taken out, placed lu n wag
ou with h guard, nud then tho mob
climbed In to their vehicles, which
were staadlug nrouud, nud the proces
sion came up Ils loiite to Walnut
Grove. si
When they got there Green was con
fronted with Mr. Mnbblt, nud to the
Intter's question as In what he had
douo with Luella 'swore that the girl
was alive and well and was then liv
ing at Fort Wayne, Tex. Sir. Mnbblt
uud the mob were of the opinion that
this was u lie nnd was told for the
purpose of gaining time, so without
nuy more parley the rope that hnd
been brought nloug was. placed around
Grecu's neck and the other cud thrown
nrouud the limb of a lice, nod lu a few;
moments "Green was a corpse. Hu pro"-"
tested his Inuoceiice to the Inst mo
ment, nnd nt no time exhibited thu
least trace of fear except nt the ex
pression of a wish on the part of some
of the mob to burn him, nud then ho
begged them (o "Kill htm like n man,"
ami, not to. torture lilm. ti
Iii explanation 01 his niincinenls
with Luclla Mabblt cu the night they
went away together Green said that
he and the girl had planned to elope,
nud had gone from the Mnbblt house
to Frankfort, where they separnted,
Luclla going to Indianapolis, while.
Green went to Kokoun for money and
they met In Indianapolis the day fol
lowing. From there Luclla had goim
to Texas, while he had returned home
t? goUL? PP. eolw nn1i, preparatory
t6 joining tier. f
I11 the meantime the people of Wat
uui Grove arc satisfied that Green's
spirit Is walking the earth, nnd that It
will never rest until tho mystery of
Luclla Mnbblt's fate Is effectually
cleared up. But he has driven them
out or their schoolhouse nnd forced
the bonrd to build them n new one.
nnd this Is undoubtedly the first time
In the history of Iiidlnua or any other
Stnte where a ghost has had that
measure of official recognition.
I.oit Uer Head at Ihe Meetluj;.
"Yes, sir, I did my best to train my
daughter up as an accomplished par
liamentarian. I took her to the meet
ings to give her n chnnca to listen to
the rulings or able chairmen and I
bade her learn the text-books nn the
subject by heart. I thought I had her
perfect In the business, hut I was' mis.
taken. She attended a convention not
long ago. nud pretty soon she had a
chance to appeal from n decidedly 1111
Jjst rullug of (he chair, and how "do
you suppose shu did If She was ex
cited, you know, nnd this Is what she
sold: 'You aro n nleaii old. frlght'a?iidJI
Just hate you! -tfo' there!' AniPJIieii
she burst Into tears and s.tt down.
No, sir, n woman's nature wlH have, to
change before she will ever la'c'onie a
parliamentarian." Glevelntid Plalu
Dealer. SIleoMhe Htatei.
It appears from the geographical
uurvoys accepted as a basis of the re
cent Federal census (Hal Texs"-s thu
largest State lu (he country. In Ihe
New England group, (he largest ofjtho
States Is Maine, wth nearly flO,iXH
square miles of .land Miffnce; none" of
the other New England States hasTas
much as 10.000. Two States Jwlilclt
aro most nearly alike lu area arc New
York aud North Carollnn. TweTotheVrt
which correspond very nearly aro Iowa
and Illinois. Arkansas nnd Alabama,
aro of almost, tho stdne slr.e and Ohio
aud Virginia differ by only a few
pquare miles. The laud nrea of each
Is about 40,000 squnrermlles.
World's manufacturers use ninety
Ions of'gold uud 515 tons of sliver a
year.
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