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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON, D. 0., THURSDAY, APRIB 11, 1889.-TWELVE PAGES.
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WASHINGTON GOSSIP,
Tlio Week's Doiogs at lh Na
tional Capital
AIWWRXafBKT OF THE BENA.TE.
Tbe asocial session of the Senate lias come to
& oiets st last. AH through the windy month
of March oor sage Salons have wrestled with
"To boor ot to bo"; wrostled successfully,
tea, ss they decided in every case hut two that
it was better to he, than not. In ono of those
oeaas the buwb wrote a boot, in the other lie
printed a newspaper. Ergo don't write hooks,
or print newspapers, unless you desire to risk a
bath "in the soup."
Bering the month jast passed, it is fair to
hazard the assertion that more really hard
-work has been laid ou the devoted heads of
these upper branch legislators, than during
the whole of the Wiutor session. Even Senator
Allison's bright face looked careworn, and his
eyes hollow toward the last; and Senator
Mitchell, whose kindness to every one makes
him a bright and shining mark to every man
who goes gunning for office, was actually driven,
to bed with a torturing headache at the close
of the last week.
Daring the Executive sessions, when no ono
is allowed to send in communications of any
kind from the outside, tlie waiting-room and
corridors surrounding the Senate Chamber
would be black with crowds of waiting people,
for all the world like crows on a fence waiting
lor a carcass to be dumped. As soon as the
doors were opened, up they wonld rush with
tifaeir cards, and the messengers wonld havs
Hyelv times for awhile. At iast the Senators
Lit upon a happy oipedieut. Whon an Exec
utive session ends in an adjournment, every
body remains excluded for 10 minutes: this was
done originally to give the attendants time to re
noveall tell-tale papers, because,when formerly,
the doors were thrown immediately open, the
same as upon auy other adjournment, the re
porters rushed in and gathered up every pa
per where the Senators had beeu writing during-
their secret proceedings, even searching
the waste-baskets, and matching together the
torn pieces of paper, and tile result was that the
whole secret would be published in the papers
next morning. Tis rule of exclusion has
been taken advantage of lately to dodge the of-fice-seekere,
and thus beeu made to work two
ways with a vengeance; for while the crowds
wore held at bay, the Senators just quietly
skipped down their private stairs into the base
ment, where most of their committee rooms are
situated, and where also tbey have egress, and
oould hie themselves unmolested homeward,
while their tormeutors waited at the doors
shove.
When, finally, Capt. Bassetr, gave the signal,
and those doors were opened, lo! the birds had
ilown, the Senate Chamber was empty, snve for
s otoud of dust that the busy brooms of the la
borers were already raising.
Several important nominations were still un
decided, aad while almost everybody left town
a few days after the adjournment, the appli
cants for tboee places, like Mary's little lamb,
are still "lingering near."
Qaite a number of Representatives are still
in town looking after the postofiiees in their
districts. Of this class Judge Payson voiced
the sentiment the other day when he said :
''There are 300 poetoOices in my district, and
when every one of these have been attended
to I will go home, and not before."
Mr. Payson seat in 175 names in ono day for
these offices.
When are yon going home?" said a lady to
Hon. Tom Heed the other day at the White
House.
"You ask that question in a tone that indi
cates some anxiety for my departure to be
speedy," said he in reply.
"Which is qaite true," she said, "for I am
tired of all this fuss, and I know when you go
it will be because it is ail over."
" Well, I shall not go for a month or two
yet," which avowal was greeted with a long
sigh.
ME. J. 3. HECSTOK,
the aew United States Treasurer, arrived a few
days since. He is a tali, spare man of middle
age, and rather good looking.
Te a question as to the wide difference in the
xeettlt between the Presidential and Legislative
ticket in the last election in Indiana, he said:
"The soldiers undoubtedly carried the State
for Harrison and Hovey. In. every other re
spect the iaue was emphatically a National
one. We tried te group them on State ques
tions, bat it was of ue nee.
" Johnson might have contested successfully,
we think, bat he would not. He had been
oommnuded to the rear.' he said, '-and ho had
learned in the anay to obey orders.' "
At the close f the Senate it was pretty gen
erally believed that an extra session of Con
gress would be called in October, aud five Sen
ate committees will remain in session all Sum
mer; so that Washington is not destined to
su8br the usual Summer dearth of legislators.
WOWC OF THK 8BKATKS SPECIAL SESSION".
During the special meeting of the Senate
there "wore sent lo that body 294 presidential
zasseagos, containing about 350 nominations.
Of these two were rejected, namely: Murat
Hatsted, nominated for Minister to Germany,
and Mr. Isadora Lowonthal, for Postmaster at
Modest, Cal. Tle following failed of final
actiea: Was, H. Whiteman, Justice Supreme
Court, New Mexico; Edwin I. Kurshccdr,
Marshal for the District of Louisiana. Post
mastens C. Waldns, Minot, Dak.; Samuel C.
Moore, Fiudhty, O.; Eobert B. Bcbout, Eush
ville,lud.; Carl C. Chippeu, Eustis, Fla.; Burt
C. Drake, Gainesville, Fla., and George E.
Itfcbekoo, Kes City, Fla. Four years ago
PrcsidentjCieveland sent 145 messages to the
special session. Eighteen of the nominations
faHoa of action, and one was rejected.
TfUS AXME6 OUTKAGK.
Gea. Seljofield directed Ins.-Gen. Breckin
ridge te investigate the circumstances connect
ed with Maj. Armes's extraordinary conduct
during the Inaugural parade, Jud his subse
quent cowardly assault upon Gov. Beaver. Maj.
Lawfeea, Assistant Inspector-General, was as
signed to the work, and his report is now
ready, and recommends the trial of Maj. Armcs.
The President has ordered a General Court
jnartial to convene in this city on April 9 for
the trial of such persons as inay be brought
before it. The detail for the Court is as fol
lowers)". B. I. Dodge, 11th Inf.; Col. E. F.
Townsejid, 12th Iaf.; John Mendenball, 2d
Ait.; laewL-Col. IL W. Lawtou, Inspector
Goneral; Maj. L. H.Oarpeoter,5th Cav.; Capt.
J, G. Tumbell, 3d Art.; Capt. S. C. Kellop,
Stik Car.; Capt. J. 3L Myrick, 3d Art.; Capt.
L wis Smith. 2d ArL; Capt. F. W. Hees, 3d Art.;
Ospt. O. S. Anderson, 6th Cav.; Capt. James
Parker, 4th Oav.; Capt James 0'Hara,3d Art.;
Maj. J. W. Clous, Judge Advocate of the Court.
This is the Court before which Maj. Axmos will
be tried.
jobs, csxx. sjlxeison:.
Washiogtonians are delighted with Mrs.
Harrison's simple, unaffected ways and genial
womanhood. Transition to the position of the
First Lady in the land has not altered her a
particle, and she meets her friends aud goes
about the streets precisely as if she were at
heme in Indianapolis. Callers at the White
House frequently see her step out of her low
phaeton, alter a shopping tour, with a bundle of
packages and parcels in her aruts, which she
will insist ou carrying into the Executive Man
siea herself, making her way through the
crowds of more or less great people who throng
the entrance, with perfect self-jioasession.
Again, visitors hear her gentle, kindly voice
float through the open doors from the private
apartments, where she is comforting or cares
iag baby Ben Harrison McKoe in the tenderest,
most grandmotherly way imaginable. His lit
tle wishes aud needs are quite as important to
Lor as the more pretentious demands made
upon her distinguished husband.
THK Ximc AGAIN AFLOAT.
The Associated Press Dispatches received on
Friday last from Sidney, Kew South Wales,
state that the British man-of-war Calliope,
which osoaped the general destruction at Apia,
Satnoan Islands, during ihelate typhoon, where
three German and three United States war
ships were sunk, had arrived at that port
after a perilous voyage. Site reports leaving
Apia March 21 labt, and that the Nipsic had
bean floated off of the beach upon which she
Iiaa boon driven by the storm of March 15 and
16 before she left that port The natives as
stwted the sailors very raateriallv in accom
plishing the work.
The Calliope, befoie the storm broke tool'
every precaution the commander thought nec
essary. H anchors were dropped, fires built
and aycryprepattHtipn made for n big blow. In'
Ohildreii Cry for
the bight of the storm the chains of four an
chors snapped, and the vessel commenced to
drift. Oapt. Kane bcn determined to leave
the harbor, whore the dangor of being thrown
on the reefs was imminent, and reach, if pos
sible, the open sea. This he eventually ac
complished after a hard fight, during which
the vessel made only half a knot an hour. Tho
seas that broke over the ship were tremendous
aud did much damage. No lives wero lost,
howevor. Tho Navy Department officials have
received no tidings of the vessels which wero
wrecked, but had no doubt that tho roport from
Sidney is authentic, as the Nipsic was only
beached. Tho other vessels are naturally con
sidered total wrecks, they having been blown
upon tho coral reefs. Tho principal officers of
tho Navy ou duty in Washington are greatly
elated that the Nipsic is again afloat, and say
that she will be sent to Auckland immediately
for renairs. It is not thought possible that
either the Trenton or Yaudalia will be saved,
as official dispatches show them to be almost
total wrecks.
COUNTING THE CASII.
All the money in the United Slates Treas
ury must he counted whenever a change is
made in the Treasurer, and as Mr. Hyatt has
been superceded by Mr. Huston, tho counting
will commence very shortly, and will nccessari-"
3v occupy considerable time.
At present there is about $194,000,000 in the
Treasury in coin alone, $150,000,000 being in
silver, aud $25,000,000 in gold, while there is
about $253,000,000 in new United States notes
and gold and silver certificates, which have
never been issued, and about $218,000 in bonds,
which belong to National Banks and trust
funds, which have to bo accounted for. It will
be a very long aud tedious operation, and will
be witnessed 'by men, ono party representing
the Secretary of the Treasury, auothor the re
tiring Treasurer, Mr. Hyatt, and still another
the newlv-anrointed Treasurer, Mr. Huston.
The gold aud silver will bo reckoned by
weight, aud the paper money must be all couut
ed, and unless two reliefs are worked it
will take nearly six mouths to complete tho
job.
Anothor big count must be mado when the
Sub-Treasury at New York city is turned over,
aud experts from the Treasury Department
will be sent there for that purpose.
Nobody knows who will do the counting, but
it has always been thought advisable to keep
the employes who have access to the money at
all times away from it while the count is being
made. Therefore tho counters will bo detailed
from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
Internal Kcvennc Division aud other divisions
of the Department, but none from the Treas
urer's own office. Tho most expert counters
are always detailed, and it would make a bank
toller's eyes stick out to see how rapidly some
of these oxpers turn over the bank notes. The
lady counters are especially rapid, their nim
ble fingers goingfaster thau tho eye can follow.
TIIE LYDECKEU COUET-ilAETrAE.
The biggest court-martial known to the
Army since that ono that tried tho late Gen.
William B. Hazen and Judge Advocate-General
David G. Swaim, was that one that was in
session here at the War Department from March
25 to April 3, trying Maj. Garrett J. Lydecker,
Corps of Engiueeis, for neglect of duty in per
mitting a fraud to be perpetrated in the new
aqueduct tunnel, whereby the United States
aud the District of Columbia,jointly, sustain a
loss of about three-quarters of a million dollars.
The court of 13 members sat at the side of a
row of tables ranged in the long room that was
the office of the Secretary of War during the
timeof Robert Lincoln and his successor, Mr.
Eudicott In the northeastern corner of the
room Maj. Lydecker sat during his trial in a
huge lounging chair, by tho eastern window,
and at a table just before him sat his counsel,
Ex-Gov. George S. Boutwell, of Massachusetts
and Mr. Swift.
There were meu on that court that many
veterans knew of old times during tho war,
aud chief of all in fame was the President of
the court, who sat at the head of the tables at
the webteud of the arched room. That was the
gallant soldier that the Indians of the plains
and the Apaches of Arizona call the "Gray
Fox;" Maj.-Geu. George Crook the famous
commander of the gallaut Eighth Corps. On
his left sat Col. Richard Irving Dodge, 11th
Inf., who was a cracking good soldier, and who
wields a pen as well to tell in prose or poem of
his hunting deeds as he does a saber to lead
his men. Grim and grizzled is Col. Alexauder
Piper, 5th Art, but in the days of tho war ho
was as goodlookiug and dashing as any beau
szbreur yon know of. Gen. Cyrus B. Comstock,
Colonel of Engincors, was the topographical
Aid-de-Cttmp of Gen. Grant's stiff that tho
great leader retained as part of his military
family until he became President Gen. Or
lando M. Poe, also a Colonel of Engineers, was
to Gen. Sherman what Gen. Comstock was to
Grant, aud remained on the staff of the hero of
the "March to the Sea" until Gen. Sherman
went on tho retired list. It waspathetic to watch
Gen. Poe in the last few days of tho sitting of
tho court. His eldest son died in Detroit,
Mich., Saturday moruing, March 30, yet the
afilictcd father was forced by tho stern rule of
onical routine to sic with his comrades on
duty, and could not go to sec his loved son laid
away to rest.
The whole country has been told of the ex
tent of the outrageous frauds perpetrated in
the aqueduct tunnel, aud tho trial has bce,n
to endeavor to fix the blame for the fault on
Maj. Lydecker, the charges alleging that if ho
had used proper caution or surveillance over
the work, the fraud would have been impossi
ble. The record and findings of the court were
signed on Thursday, April 4, by the President
of the court, Gen. Crook, and Maj. George B.
Davis, Judge Advocate, aud was sent April G
to the Judge Advocate-General's Office accord
ing to law. No one except members of the
court- aud Acting Judge Advocate-General
Lieber can definitely know what the sentence
may be, but at the risk of being sneered at as
a false prophet I venture to say that I do not
believe that the court has found'Maj. Lydecker
guilty of neglect to such a degree as to dismiss
him from his commission, but I think he will
get two or three years' suspension from duty,
with a reduction in pay for the same time.
ilTTLE GEEATKESS.
The Prince and Princess Takehite of Japan
were entertained at a diplomatic reception hist
week, and the wide difference between their
olive-colored race aud ours was almost in tho
nature of a phenomenon, especially as these
celestial visitors were all arrayed in tho
European dress.
The dittle Princess, and theladies of
her suite, like Mrs. Harrison and Mrs.
McKec, set an example to the ultra-fashionables
by costuming themselves in such a man
ner as to cover the neck and arms entirely.
The Princess woro a trained gown of white
silk, heavily embroidered in silver, with a petti
coat of pale-blue silk under the most exquisito
while lace. Tho corsage was V shape, in ac
cordance with tho present rage, with elbow
Eloeves, but the neck was filled in with heavy
folds of lace, conuuert Ingli at the throat with
abroad band of black velvet, thickly studded
with stars of largo diamonds and fringed with
pendants of the same. In her coal-black hair,
arranged in the style made so familiar by the
Mikado, the little Princess proudly wore the
coronet of her rank, in the same costly gems.
The tiuy hands and aims were covered clear to
tho sleeves with tan Suedes. She looked so
little, and especially fier hand seemed so fragile
that a lady guest, who had passed through the
ordeal herself more thau once, said: " O, dear,
I know they will shako that poor little hand
off."
At this receptiou Senator and Mrs. Ingalls
introduced a new belle to Washington society.
It was a niece of Mrs. Ingalls, from Denver,
Miss Katheriue Hughes. The young lady wes
quite pretty, in a costume of blue silk under
lace, the Y-shaped corsage, modestly filled in
with the same.
The ladies of Washington being already ripe
for improvement, Mrs. Harrison's example is
likely to make a revolution in styles here.
Not one of her mauy elegant gowns aro fash
ioned iu a way to expose her to either colds or
curiosity, and at this reception your corre
spondent observed that the most outrageously
decollctte of the costumes were worn by ladies
so pt&se and skinny as to preclude oue bad ef
fect at least; aud the lady whoso gown was
lowest of all at the bust was so unattractive
as to sit unnoticed in a corner the entire even
ing, aud yet, if she had covered herskinny
neck, with its sinews standing out like a fluted,
column, she might have looked very pretty. -
The plucky little Korean lady was there alsci
She is not much taller thau a table, aud has no
more expression in her face thau a bisque doll,
so that one could stare at her to satiety with
out feeling in tho least rude, her countenance
never once changing under the process. This
little one proved herself equal lo the occasion,
howevor. for the very first reception that was
FStoSier5s Oastodai
given at tho Korean Legation she refused to be
relegated to tho shades of private life any
longer, aud astonished her lord aud mastorby
unexpectedly presenting herself, accompanied
by other ladies of tho household at the feast.
She declared in substance that she believed in
doing like the Eomaus in Eome, and has car
ried it out.
She, too, woro the "Harrison costume," of
course, for tho men of her household are essen
tially modest, as was evidenced at the first re
ception hero; they all covered their faces with
their fans when they saw our ladies, till, in
peeping sideways, they saw that tho American
gentlemen wore openiy leasung meir eyed,
when they naively asked their Secretary if
men wero permitted to look. Upon being an
swered in the affirmative, their fans camo down
double-quick.
A WAESUPPLEStEST.
A Washington market-place makes strange
combinations sometimes. A few days since
two ladies stood at a butter stall waiting to bo
served. Tho first comer, a tall, stately lady,
said, as the bowing butter merchant prepared
to wait on her:
" Now, bo careful about the quality. I think
I will tako the 40-cont kind this morning."
"Of course, madam, of course; you wouldn't
expect a good Democrat to cheat, would you ?"
said "Butter-aud-cggs," jocosely.
"No, no, indeed," said she. ''At all ovonts
he would never cheat auother Domocrat. Ho
can cheat tho Republicans all he pleases,
though."
Hero the other lady chipped in, " I prcsumo
that is tho reason he sent me such bad buttor
the last time; ho thought as I am a Eepublican
he might treat me as badlv as ho pleases."
"That's right! That's right!" said lady No.
1. "Just you cheat the Republicans all you
can. Cheat them out of thoir eyes, and tako a
mortgage ou their ears; it3 all tho better; but
you must not cheat me, for I am a good Demo
crat you know."
"Ah! Well, that goes without saying," re
turned the other lady, "for nobody but a Dem
ocrat would give such unchristian advice as
that."
" You'r mistaken, tna'm, it is good Christian
advico; for we are commanded to cheat tho
devil, you know," aud, laughing merrily, away
she sailed with her pat of 40-cont butter.
"Isn't she bright? Who is she?" said tho
other lady, as the buttor man proceeded to
wait on her.
"It is a pretty good joke," ho replied, " for
her husband fought against your folks in tho
war. That is Gen. Bragg's widow."
" It is. Well, give me some of your best
butter also;" and the second lady received a
slice of tho "40-ceut butter," for which sho
paid 35 cents por pound.
" It is no use trying to cheat the Yankees, you
know," said tho morchaut, " however much
you may moukoy with the devil; for they
always know when prices corno down."
"If they can't quote doctored scripture,".
returned she. "I presume Mrs. Bragg was
thinking of Resist the devil and he will flee
from you. "
Eairin If. Loire the Traveler's Friend.
An institution of wonderful popularity has
grown up in New York cit3 of lato years. Every
ono who has gone abroad knows tho difficulty
in settling the question of what steamer to
take, what price to pay, how to get tho best
room at tho lowest rate, aud various other mat
ters, especially perplexing to ono making his
trip across tho ocean. To meet all these diffi
culties Mr. Edwin H. Low established the Up
town Steamship Exchange, and began the busi
ness of selling tickets on all steamers, aud above
all relieving travolors of every vexation and
annoyance incident to a trip abroad.
Auother beauty of his business is that he
represents all the lines. He has no interest to
send a passenger by one steamer rather than
another.
His tickets are good on all. Again, he sells
them just as cheap as the respective steamship
companies. He takes charge of baggage from
the time it reaches tho city till it is safely
stowed aboard ships. That means a groat deal.
His agents meet ladies and children at tho
depot in New York city, and they arc undor
his persoual caro till the ship leaves the dock.
Another agent of this ubiquitous friend of tho
traveler stands ready at tho wharf when tho
steamer lauds on the other side of tho Atlantic
to attend to all tho wants of those whom he
has shipped. In London he has another office,
where mail is received and tho same accommo
dations furnished as in New York.
In addition to all this ho changes tho trav
eler's money into anything from sovercigus to
yens, gives letters of exchange, and, in short, is
a general consoler of all griefs and alleviator
of traveler's pains.
This Uptown Steamship Exchange is on
Broadway, New York city, near the coruer of
Twenty-third street.
THE WEATHER.
Notable Occurrences for the Week Ending April G,
1SS9.
BY LIEOT. J. P. FINLEy, U. S. SIG3A.I. SERVICE.
Correspondence invited, suggestions desired,
and information cheerfully furnished. Every ef
fort employed lo make this Bureau of practical use
to the readers of Tnn Katio.val Tkibuxe. All
communications should ho addressed Weather,
Tun National TniBUNii Office, Washington, 1. C
LOWS, OU AREAS OF WAKM, 3IOIST AIE, CLOUDY
'WEATHER, WITH GKNEIiAL HAIK OE SNOW
AND HIGH WINDS.
Six such areas affected tho weathor of tho
United States ; thrco camo from the North Pa
cific Coast, two from the Northwest Territory,
aud one from southern California. Average
progressive velocity eastward 27 miles per hour.
Average duration three days.
HIGHS, OE AREAS OF COLD, DRY AIR AND GEN
ERALLY CLEAR WEATHER, WITH MODERATE
WINDS.
Three such areas affected the weather of tho
United States; all of which came from tho
Northwest Territory. Average piogressive ve
locity eastward 17 miles per hour. Average
duration three days.
Temperature Tho greatest fall in 2-1 hours
(36) occurred at Rapid City, Dak., on tho 3d.
The greatest rise (36) occurred at Parkorsburg,
W. va., on the 31st ultimo. The maximum (04)
occurred atYurna, Ariz., on tho 1st aud 2d. Tho
minimum (8) occurred at Northfield, Yt, on
tho 31st ultimo.
Precipitation. Rain or snow has been report
ed from every State and Territory except Ari
zona, Indiau Territory, Kausas aud Nebraska.
Snow fell as far South as South Carolina on tho
6th, attended by thunder. The heaviest pro
cipitatioujfc(ovor one inch in 2-1 hoursj was re
ported from Iowa, Louisiana, Arkansas, Ten
nessee, Indiana, Florida and Montana. Tho
maximum in 21 hours (2.18 inches) occurred
at Little Eock, Ark., ou tho 1st.
TJiito. High winds were roported from
northern and eastern sections of the country,
especially Minnesota, Dakota, Montana and
Nebraska. The highest measured velocity (08
miles per hour) occurred at Bismarck, Dak., on
the 2d. On this date destructivo prairie fire3
devastated portions of Dakota aud Minnesota.
Loss between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000. The
high winds greatly augmented tho damage to
property.
Rivers. Tho maximum rise (49 iuchos) oc
curred atParkersburg,.V. Va.,on the 3d. The
maximum fall (1G inches) occurred at Memphis,
JLUUU., uii liiu ut:i.
Existing Conditions. A. low is central off tho
Now Jorbcy coast, aud anothor is moving east
ward from the lower Missouri Valley. Tho
principal high is central in tho Lower Lake Re
gion, and one less marked is moving eastward
from tho North Pacific Coast Rain in tho
Missouri Valloy and rain and snow in tho Mid
dle Atlantic States and New Eugland; else
where generally fair weather.
Fads to he Remembered. 1. Clouds somotimes
attain a vertical thickness of 3,000 feet. Above
such a mass of clouds smaller cloud3 with clear
spaces between havo frequently boon observed
in balloon ascents. 2. Clouds tend to form at
a few definite levels, rather widely separated.
3. As to bights clouds niuy be generally classi
fied as high, 25,000 foot ahovo the earth ; middle,
14,000 feet; low, 0,000 feet 4. Ninety per cent
of skies in every part of tho world cau bo de
fined sufficiently accurate by the following
seven terms : Cirrus, a wispy cloud, and has
greatest elevation. Cirro-stratus, thin, high,
wispy, or striated sheet cloud of all sorts.
Cirro-cumulus, a fleecy cloud at high level.
Cumulus, a puro rocky cloud with horizontal
base. Stratus, a pure sheet cloud. Slrato-Cam-tdus,
an extended lumpy cloud. Nimbus, a cloud
froru which rain is falling. 5. Fog is cloud
resting upon the surface of tho earth.
......
End of the )Ierrituac.
The wreck of tho Mcrrimac has been raised
from the muddy bed in which it ha3 lain sinco
hor rebel commander blew her up in 18G2 aud
sold to the Old Dominion Iron & Nail Co., of
Richmond, Ya., which is cutting the irou up
for use. There is a widespread douiaud for
fragments as relics.
FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW TITEY
GItEW. By Margaret Sidney. Qunrto, illuinl
nnted board covers25'ceut3. Boston: D.Lothrop
Company.
Child lifo is so rarely appreciated at its true
worth by tho hosts of writers who dabblo in
juvenile litoraturo, so called, that no story
doing full justice to tho temperament of child
hood is in danger of being soon displaced by
now issues from the press. It is several years
now sinco Margaret Sidney wrote " Fivo Little
Poppers aud How They Grew." During theso
years the story has lost not a whit of its origi
nal brightness and freshness. Its continuous
popularity has unquestionably earned for it the
right to an honored placo on tho small aud not
overloaded shelf of child classics. Its success
has beeu phenomenal from tho vory first;
edition after edition has been exhausted and
still the reading public are not satisfiod.
TheHon. George H. Bates, who was tho Com
missioner sont to Samoa by tho United States
in 188G, and who has been appointed by Presi
dent Harrison a member of tho Commission
which will meet iu Berlin to discuss theSamoan
mattor, has contributed an article to the April
Century on "Some Aspects of the Saruoan Ques
tion." It was, of courso, written and on tho press
boforo his recent appointmont.
Tho April Century will contain "The Russian
Polico," by Georgo Kennan a paper which,
whilo it has much in it of a serious nature, is
yet writton somewhat in the humorous yein of
tho article on "Tho Grand Lama" which ap
peared in March.
THE ENGLISHMAN OP TIIE RUE CAIN. By
II. F. Wood. Published by J. B. Lippincott Co.,
Philadelphia. Price 25 cents.
Mr. Wood is tho author of "The Passenger
from Scotlaud Yard," a poworfully-told story,
which attracted goucral attention. This tale
i3 likely to havo oven more success.
CAHABA. A Story of Captive Boys in Blue. By
Jesse Hnwes, M. D. Published by Burr Printing
House, New York. Illustrated.
The author of this work, Dr. Hawcs, be
longed to tho 9th 111. Cav., aud now resides at
Greeley, Colo. Ho was captured on tho disas
trous expedition of Gen. Sturgis to Tupelo at
the battlo of Gun town, Miss., June 10, 1861.
Ho gives a vivid description of this battle from
his own and other comxades' standpoints, aud
criticises Gou. Sturgis's conduct on that cam
paign severely. The description of Cahaba
Prison is accurate, whilo tho engravings show
that the placo must havo been all the
writer describes. Ho also gives several narra
tives of escapes, some of which were successful,
whilo other poor fellows wero brought back to
suffer again, by tho aid of bloodhounds. Wo
would recommend this work to comrades as
replete with matter which any soldier loves to
read, especially those who endured tho hospi
tality of the South in any of their prison-pens.
THE LEGEND OF K AARA. By Austin W. Gi an
ville. Published by tho Corno Printing aud Pub
lishing Co., Chicago.
This is a metrical romanco of tho Far East,
after the style of " Lalla Eookh." Tho plot is
good and well sustuined, and the versification
good.
THE GIRL'S OWN INDOOR BOOK. Containinc
practical help to girls ou all matters relating to
their material comfort and moral well-being-Edited
by Charles Peters. Published by J. B.
Lippincott Co., Philadelphia. Illustrated. Price
S1.75.
This book is issued in connection with tho
Roligious Tract Society of London, and the
aim has been to gather into a convenient and
attractive volume such needful instruction in
various household arts and accomplish monts as
it is indispensable that ovoryono should bo
conversant with in' order to attain anything
like tho ideal and practical perfection of young
womanhood. It willKUiako a handsomo and
valuablo Christmas present for young misses.
NYE AND RILEY'3' 'RAILWAY GUIDE. By
Edgar W. Nye, and James Whitcomb Riley.
Published by the Dearborn Publishing Co., Chi
cago. Illustrated. ,Prico, cloth, SI; paper, 50
cents.
For more thauift generation Anioricanhuuior
has held a distinctive placo in tho world of
letters. This place has boon filled by some of
tho highest typeiof humor that any period has
produced, aud it lias been placed on a piano of
refinement in keeping with the culture of the
age. To attain distinction in this department
of literature is to secure the popular recogni
tion of tho most; critical audience. That Mr.
Nye aud Mr. Riley have succeeded in this, the
universal recognition and cordial reception
accorded them Are aSaplo proofs. They rank
with tho most popular authors of tho present,
and havo a greater audience than other writers.
The book under review is the joint production
of theso popular humorists, and it stands alone
and unapproached. Its humor is fino, cleau,
and fascinating; it contains tho best efforts of
its authors. You cau laugh and grow fat upon
this work.
TIIE STEEL HORSE; OR, THE RAMBLES OF A
BICYCLE. By Harry Custlcmou. Published by
Porter & Coates, Philadelphia. Price S1.25.
No author of the present day has-become a
greater favorite with the hoys than Harry
Castlemon, and every book by him issuro to
meet with a hearty reception by youug people
generally. His naturalness and vivacity "leads
his readers from page to page with breathless in
terest NOTES.
T7ie Pansifor April brighteus our table with
its pretty cover. Tho contents aro even more
interesting than Usual. Pansy (who is un
doubtedly the most popular writer to-day of
tho best class of Sunday-school literature) edits
tho magazine, and several of tho storie3 this
mouth aro from her pen, D. Lothrop Co., Bos
ton, will send a sample (back) number at half
prico.
Mre. Martha Livingston Moodey's story of
"Alau Thomo" tho "autidoto" to "Robert
Elsmerc" that D. Lothrop Company issue
this mouth has already received the stamp of
approval by several professional critics and
leading clergymen to whom it was read in
manuscript It is said to bo almost dramatic
in certain of its iucidonts, whilo its grouping
aud character skotches aro particularly attact
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Ayer's Sarsaparilla
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ular, being in great
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"Ayer's Sarsaparilla is selling faster
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recommend it." Georgo W. Whitman,
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" I am safe.'iu saying that my sales of
Ayer's Sarsaparilla far excel thoso of
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"Ayer's Sarsaparilla and Ayer's Pills
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"We haveisold Ayer's Sarsaparilla
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"I have sold y6ur medicines for tho
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Thero is notHing'so good for the youth
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R. L. Parker, Pox Lake, Wis.
"Ayer's Sarsaparilla givosthe be3t
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er's Sarsaparilla.
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tf '-r
A BOOMING CITY,
arusrciE, iktiaa.
The Natural Gas City or the West-Its Ad
vaulasos for the manufacturer, Merchant,
Investor, and Speculator Free Fuel ITreo
Iiight Naturnl Beauty Natural Advan
tages and Natural Gas is Calling tlio
Citizons of tlio World to tliis Favored City
An Inviting Field for Investors,
Tho world is familiar with tho phenomenally
rapid growth of the West. In one brief generation
wo havo looked in nmnzciuent at tho flight of vast
herds of buffalo and hordes of painted men before
the advancing caravans of the emigrant. Seen the
locomotive climb chsunois-lilce over tho cliffs and
very crests of tho Rocky Mountains, seen a wob of
steel spread over tho wilderness by the great spider
of commerce. The tcpec3 of the Indians swept
awny to make room for tho factory, church and
sohoolhousc.
Amid the roar of mill wheels, the din of factory
whistles and clattor of the wheels of trade, the
people of the East havo swept with their telescopes
the far West for tho glitter of gold, and the broad
domain of the Hoosier State for fruits of ogriculture
alone.
One city at least in this State of golden group3 of
grain and great herds of cattle has caught the eye
of the East, and the query comes, what new won
ders has nature's storehouse given to enrich, now
fortunate, to be mighty, Muucie, the manufacturing
city of the West.
It is the flame that shoots from nature's boundless
reservoirs, lighting upIWuncie's future with untold
benefits, bringing costless fuel and setting tho
wheels of a hundred factories in tuneful motion.
NATURAL GAS.
Its origin is shrouded in mystery. No man
knows how it is made or from whence it comes. A
well is sunk from 900 to 1,000 feet, nnd the Trenton
limestone is struck ; penetrating this rock a few
feet, the gas comes gushing up with nn almost irre
sistible force, and when lighted throws a terrific
flame high in the air. Sometimes the volume of
gas is so great that it is difficult to control, although
this is now reduced to a science.
Natukat, Gas Display, Mcscie, Ikd.
Natural Gas is found only in a few favored locali
ties of the world.
The Chinese discovered it two thousand years
ago, and used it in their porcelain furnaces. It is
also found to some extent in southern Russia.
In this country it has been discovered in Penn
sylvania, Ohio, nnd Muncie, Indiana. The latter is
the largest field in the world, and manufacturers are
now seeking this city of free fuel and splendid
shipping facilities. The use of Natural Gas is but
in its infancy. The world as yet has not roalized
how great and valuable are the Natural Gas fields,
although capitalists arc seeking every opportunity
to invest, and in many cases aro piping it fifty
miles and more to some of our large cities.
Natural Gas is tho king of fuels the mighty
spirit of boat. It comes as the latest and most
wonderful gift of Nature to man.
The gold mountains of tho Pacific, the mighty
Hematite vein that traces its iron way from New
York through Alabama; the great black diamonds
of the broad coal-Jietds of America, &ink into in
significance when compared to Natural Gas.
MUKCIE, IKDIASA.
Two years ago the glad tidingg went forth that
Natural Gas had been discovered at Muncie, then
a thrifty county-seat with 7,000 inhabitants, backed
by a county of unusual richness and fertility of soil ;
but with the discovery of Natural Gas a new era
dawned, nnd Muncie began to loom into promi
nence as n manufacturing city. Factory after fac
tory came, attracted by the offer of free fuel and
free land, until during tho past eighteen months
eighteen new factories havo cast their fortunes
with this charming city winch has grown from
seven thousand tofoui teen thousand within two yenrs.
Muncie has the finest courthouse in tho State out
side of the capital ; a beautiful high-school building,
besides four others, twelve churohes, five hotels,
rows of brick and stone buildings, miles of brick
and stono sidewalks, splendid water-works and
sewerage system, paid fire department nnd mac
adamized streets, fringed with beautiful niaplo
shade trees.
Twenty splendidly graded and graveled turn
pikes radiate from Muncio'a center like tho spokes
of a wheel from its hub, forming charming drives
and penetrating everywhere the wealth of agricul
ture. Historic White River, upon whoso banks
tho Delaware and Miami Indians settled a century
ago, forms a half circle around tho city. It was
here that Tecumseh, that wily Indian chief, made
his last stand and fought till overpowered by tho
hardy early pioneers, and was driven weat across
the Mississippi.
Thirty-three mighty Natural Gas tcclls, within a
radius -of two miles of Muncie's center four forth
100,000,000 cubic feel of gassier day, only about ouo
third of which is now consumed. The amount of
saving in fuel and light to. Muncie's residents and
manufactories now aggregates the enormous sum
of $500,000 annually.
The supply is inexhaustible. Centre Township,
six miles square, in tho center of which is located
tho City of Muncie, will supply gas in abundance
for a thousand wells, or two billion cubic feet j)er day,
enough for a manufacturing city of one million in
habitants. Taking these facts into consideration,
who can anticipate Muncie's magnificent future?
Conservative people estimate its population at
50,000 within fivo years; others at 100,000. There
has been no wild "fcooni" iu real estate, nnd values
are exceedingly low when compared with western
cities of Icis brilliant prospects. Prices havo grad
ually advanced, and each year will now undoubt
edly sco nn advance of from fifty to one hundred
per cent, in real estate; especially will this be truo
of lands immediately adjoining the city.
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
Among tho prominent nnd large manufactories
located htic during tho last eighteen months are
History of tho 9th X. J.
"The History of tho 9th N. J. Vetoran Vol
unteers," au octavo volume of ovor GOO pages,
superbly illustrated, and written by Gou. J.
Madison Drake, a Captain of that famous com
mand, will bo issued iu tho Spring. The 9th
served from" September, 1861, until July, lSGo.
It was composed originally of 12 companies
(sharpshooters), and during its term of four
yeais was under firo 133 days. It lost nearly
300 ofltcera and meu by death, and over 600 by
wounds. Its first participation iu battle was at
Eoaiioko Island, and its last glory at Goldsboro,
N. C, which city it captured iu 1805, its colors
waving over the Courthouse thoro for nearly a
month.
lVhcro is Corp'l Jones!
A brass medal has been loft at this office,
which is about tho sizo of a silver dollar, and
has tho bust of ' Little Mack," with the fol
lowing inscription : " Maj.-Gcn. Georgo B. Mc
Ciollan. WaroflSGl." On the obverse the fol
lowing is enrgaved : " Corp'l James Jones, Co.
G, G6th N. Y. V. Malvern Hill, Fair Oaks, An
tietatn, Fredericksburg." Either Corp'l Jones
or any of his friends can secure tho above
mentioned medal upon application.
Not Posted.
IKew York Weekly.
Mrs.llcnpcck "Tho paper says Gen. Bou
Innger was in lovo with an American girl
while ho was in this country, and that ho pub
licly said tho other day that tho only truo
liberty iu tho world was to bo found in Amer
ica." Mr. Honpeck "Yes; But he didn't marry
tho girl."
The Muncio Nail nnd Iron Works, cm ploy hi 350
hands nnd saving $10,009 annually in fuel. Huncie
Pulp Co., employing 250 hands, and saving $15,000
in fuel. Ilemmiugrny Glass Works (table wars).
300 men, and saving 20,000 yearly in fuel. Ifuring,
Hart & Co., window glas3, 250 men, and saving
W
-ryfSUi
luf'WX'Mj'i.' ,
Court House, Mcncib, Ind.
S15.000 in fuol. C. II. Over & Co., window gla33,
175 men, and saving S11.000 yearly in fuel. Ball
Bro3. & Co., fruit jars, &c, 150 men, Rnd saving
510,000 yearly iu fuel. It is estimated thai th fifty
four factories located here save annually 5230,000 iu
fuel. What manufacturer using coal can hopato
compete with these figures when fuel costs nothing?
Mr. Darnell, President of tho Mnncie Nail & Iron
Co., says he is making a nail out of pig iron so
much finer by tho use of Natural Gas that experts
cannot tell it from steel.
Window glns3 made by Natural Gas is finer,
clearer and gets tho preference in the market over
that made by coal.
New manufactories are now being located in
this beautiful and enterprising young city, and it is
fair to judge the future by what has been accom
plished in tbe past; over fifty large establishments
will locate here within two years.
SUPnUIOE RAILROAD FACILITIES.
Muncie transportation facilities are perfeot
Three great trunk lines crosw bore, oflfering an
outlet to every point of the compass.
Tho Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus & Indian
apolis, or "Bee Liue," the Lake Erie & Western,
and the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati &. Louisville. The
two former furnish through transportation east and
west, nnd the atler running north and south,
crosses nil tho great trunk lines running from the
Atlantic to the Pacific Coast.
A belt-line of railroad skir st:e southern and
eastern part of the City, and connects with the
thrco linos of road, affording manufactories facili
ties for loadingnnd unloading freight at the factory
door. Muncie is fortunate in being a central oily.
It is the centre of Centre Township, in the centre
of Delaware County. It is a great railroad centre.
It is the centre of tho Indiana ga3 fields, the mo3t
extensive in the known world, and mark3 the cen
tre of population of the United States.
THE MUNCIE NATURAL GAS IAND IM
PROVEMENT CO.
Organization of a Large Company Capital
Stock, $2,000,000.
The eagle eyes of Eastern capitalists are ever in
search of a favorable field for investment. They
scan each day the horizon of the world for new dis
coveries. The gorgeous fiamo that gushed from
Muncie's wells soon attracted their attontion, and
an expert was sent to look over the field and make
a report.
Suffice it to say that it wo3so favorable tbatstep3
were taken to secure all the desirable property pos
sible, and a company was formed with a capital
stock of 2,000,000, and the following officers elect
ed: Hon. Leon Abbett, Ex-Governor of Now Jersey
President.
Mr. E. G. Rideout, New York, Vice-President
and General Manager.
Mr. S. C. Goshorn, Muncie, Ind., Secretary.
Mr. Wji. Harris, Union City, Ind., Treasurer.
Mr. James M. Woods, New York, Assistant Gen
eral Manager.
Mr. Jamhs A. Bishop, Cincinnati, 0 Direeior.
Mr. Nicholas Ohmer, Dayton, O., .Director.
Mr. AY. S. Hall, Findlay, O., Director.
Anthony Block and Offices or the Muncie
Natural Gas Land IiipRovEJicxT Co.,
Muncie, Ind.
The Company own and control nearly 2,000 acre3
of land in and adjoining the city, and the main
streets run through it. The belt line railroad also
passes through the properly, and street-cars will
soon be running. Broad nnd beautiful avenues
are being made, and the land has been laid out
into house and biuiuesslots, factory sites, and large
sales arc being made daily.
The Company is also taking steps to secure other
valuable gas lands, and will in time control thou
sands of acres of Use most valuable nnd greatest
money producing lands iu the world.
as inviting field foe. capitalists.
No city in thiij great country of ours is attracting
so much attention, or presents such splendid op
portunities for capitalists and investors as does
Muncie to-day.
Property is literally dirt cheap when the fact is
considered that the conditions are ripe for a phe
nomenally rapid advance in prices. The contractor
and builder is here presented with a field which
has seldom been equaled. A house a day is the
record of building the post year, and yet there are
required three hundred to meet the demands of
tenants, and it is estimated that at least 1,500 will
bo built during the coming year.
The purchase of lots and building of houses for
rent will pay a net profit of from 20 to 25 por cent,
annually, and thoy can berontedos fast as built.
THE REAL-HSTATi: INVK5TOU AND SPKCULATOR.
It is an admitted fact that more money is made
in real estate than any other one thing in the world.
Tho real estate of the earth is its mightiest wealth.
Go read the records and history of New York,
Boston, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Dulutb,
Kansas City, Wichita, Denver and Birmingham.
Substantial and rapid fortunes have been made in
nheso places, as if by tho touch of a magician's
wand.
Property in these cities (and hundreds of others
which might be mentioned) has advanced fimt
hundred to tun thousand per cent. History repeats
itself, and Muucie of to-dny offers as great and
grand possibilities as did any of these cities.
prospective rROKrra.
Capital does not seojc employment until it ia as
sured that its invebtinent is of a substantial and
safe character. It must also be reasonably certain,
of fair remuneration.
E YOU SIdK?l
Da you hawS,
spit, cough,
hareaticlcliitz
in th t limit
sleep badly ? Do you a uuetln.es have spots before yoar
pyes? Is your vision ini j aired? Isyour hfailHtufftjU up
wheuyouhawac iKI.uitd do joti generally feel otudr
abla at tune. If yu suffer f.om any or alt these
svmptoras, send Wcenteto II. 1). t'0II.1IAN. Three
livers, l ifh.. who will send you a simple article
w inch is inoe'ins with great success as a curative.
Tli uwnds haw lien um-d brlti use, an. I vou need.
Hull'rr no lousei. Retains full strength for'one year.
Whole familj can use it.
Mcution The National Tribune.
"We will make you a present of a bulhlSn? lot adjoining
one of t::e most promising tlti s of the West and pay the
taxes ou It for two jenr, if you will do a slight service
for us iu your town, bend in yournaiae.aad we will
write you lull nartictihir-i. Address.
THK SOUTHWEST CO . AM Wabash Ave., Chicago, 11L
Mention The National Tribune.
i-laoY Mmn
ror our ncwSMrt, substitute for Bustle; Babj's Diaper
Smiportor; H lloo-' Supporters, Our nsrentat Cnr
1)omInlc.IM..in:! sSfiOinciiowefk. ..AIES,
SUl'WA' CO.. --ST. V fthtluruiua L. Chicago. IU
Hcullon Th- National TrlbUbb.
u""flff&S B&:
BIS Bargains. "-IEs Caiatojpje.au
1PJ&
-. MCU3 l UUUUU1C1UJ IfVV. 4AJW91 JTC&J
y G. U.W. Bates, Importer, Boston, Alaa.
.Mention The Katlocal Tribune
m xitKSKimMiMm
"WAHTED-ADDKESSES.
"BTTAN r ED 1st Batt.illou, 13th Regulars-The uamaa
V V and addre-riea of commit to eoiupleta Jtoster fur
our fortltooiulug Ilhtory. Our Association Reunion will
he at 3Illivaukce, Wis., last week in August, with the
cumin? .N.ulonal U.A.R. KncampnienL Address
tiv-25 i03KtH I iiOBK, Dubuque, Iowa.
- 3J-Sc&?!C9e!toJJ-
oil
CapJUUsfa of Uhs age la wlifek we bow Mve aro
more progretMV. more enterprising, ad have n
broader field for operation than Uwpaat. agntfd
enterprises are the order of the iay, md enphftl if
ever ready to grasp that wfefeh premises to pa
largest dividends.
This Company has a field or BsHmitod p(piMH-
ties. It is in the hands of men who, wMh oe
servative from a financial standpoint, are & to
grasp a situation and able to control ft with a mas
ter haHd.
The Company intends to employ O0C0 of Ha
capital in building- houses and supplying: gas q
consumers, believing that this amoootso employed
will pay 25 per cent upon the invastmeat.
aSTIJCATKD VALUE OP OOHPUnr3 XmUTDS.
Good judges estimate the value of the Company's
lands to sell out in house and baotnoao ietea4i3tf.
000,000. ThtefanotteseaHponanyietWowaiidea
or prospective value, but upoa the prJees atwMeb,
it will sell and is selling at to-day.
&3t
w
Muncie Nail and If os Co. Masckactory.
No account of the value of tiie inexbauaUbte and
untold wea'th of Natural Gs which undecUeB Ms.
land is taken into eoasideratiotv. and it weald be
difficult to compute it. This Company has -eafctea
and resources wbieh should make it worth fWjWO,
000, and that at no Hatant day.
STOCK OF THB COMPANY.
The Company offers two prepoeitioag to invest
ors: First, Mock in th Cmpay; Sumtd t Amc m
business Ids qftke Company.
The capital stoefc of the Company is $S09jM9i M
vided into 20.CQO shares, par value $100 per stoic
Of th original $2,000,000, $l,39i,0 has ah tatty hm
substrilntl end paid far by JEwrfcrn mnd Bfelera
cttpQaiisto. Of the remaining $116,COO, a portJoa fer
offered on subscription, for a short time, at 3R per
share, after which the priee will be nitnmoil te
$75. Thiawthe lowest fig h re at which the stock
hod ever been offered or sold, and the Company
are sanguine beyond ail doubt, that this stoek will
command par within 90 days.
Ali stoek is issued fnH paid dud mh nnfiinilf
By the investment of $300,009 of its capital in
building improvements aad supply rnggaateec
sumers.the Company can pay an aantml dfoMead
of 6 per cent, upon its entire capital stoekT kavteg
money received from the sale of Iota tor the pay
ment of ezira dividemh. Extra dividends will be
paid until purchasers have received the aeomt of
31C0 for each share of stock held by Hum. Thesaleef
lots the first day tbey were offered asaosated la
S11.O0O.,
The sale of lots ought to increase the anmiel
dividend to at hast 25 por eenl., and the Company '
believe they will be able to pay faaek the original
investment of stockholders wftftia too years, tmd
still have a splendid diaidcnd-pyig proceriy lefi.
The Company respectfully refer to appesded let
ters. Should there be an exaess of atsbserifttioe,
those of latest date will be rejected.
Clees's Office, Delawark Co.,
Muncis, lN.T March 27. 183.
Dear Sir: I have been a resident of the Ciy of
Munice for several years past and am welt ac
quainted with the people, its past history and
future prospects. Its rapid increase in population,
wealth and manufacturing industries, bespeak foe
it a grand future. It is the best City in the Iadfaaa
Gas Fields. Property here has rapidly increased
in value owing to the great interest the public have
manifested in Natural Gas and its possibilities. I
am acquainted with the property owned by the
Munice Natural Gss Land Improvement Co. It is
good property and cannot fail to be profitable te-Rs
owners aud investors. I am personally aeqhaiated
with many of the officers and men connected with,
said Company and know them, to be men of in
tegrity and financial standing.
liespecifally, O. J. Lotz,
Judge of Circuit Court.
Cmr of Mctncte. Indiana,
Mayor's Office, Moroh 27. 1S80.
Dear Sir: I have a personal acquaintance will;
several of the offleers and members of the MHnete
Natural Gas Land Improvement Company, and re
gard them as men of integrity and financial abil
ity ; they have a good financial standing here;
I have lived here all ray life, and have seen this
City'3 advancement and eronth from a small ?i$.
lage. Muncie is well located in a good agricul
tural region; has excellent railroad faeirWea, aad
aa abundant supply of Natural Gas.
The real estate owned by said Company here is
good and well located, and oeriate to advance
greatly in value. There is every reason to believe,
and no reason to doubt, that investments in the
stock and in tbe lots of said Company will very
soon prove to be very profitable.
Yours, respectfully. Frank Ellb,
Mayor of the City of Menem, Ind.
A. SAFE AND PROFITABLE INVSSTMHirr.
Nothing can bo more safe, solid and substantia
than an investment in Muneie. whether it be in
house or business lots or stoek of the Company.
Loss is impossible, and the prospect of large and
certain profit is all that the most earefal and con
servative could ask for.
The indications are that the advertisements of
Muncie's advantages, the locating of factories and
Improvements upon the Company's property will
give it one of the biggest booms known in the his
tory of cities, and from one hundred to one thou
sand percent, will be made by those who are fortu
nate enough to invest early.
Saving banks and insurance companies may Ixh.
bonds depreeiate and railroad stock become worth
less, but an investment in'real estate in tbe ateple
and secure soil of mother earth is as permanent
and lasting as time.
Here the rich capitalist can invest his teas of
thousands, the thrifty merchant, mechanic or
farmer his thousands, and the laborer his hun
dreds, with the absolute certainty of large and re
munerative profits.
PRICES OF LOTS.
No price on residence or business lots caa bo
given that will hold good for any length of time.
but the company is now selling; desirable business
and house lots at from S&0 to S0. Sfcze of Iota are
40x125 to 50x125.
These prices are sabject to advance witaent no
tice. Sale of lots the first day they were offered
reaehed 11,000. Early purchasers wBi secttfe the
profit made by any advance of prices by the Com
pany. A beautifully-illustrated pamphlet, giving: the
history nnd development of Natural Gas, a descrip
tion of Muncie past and present. Its maauftictwriag:
industries, natural advantages, and brilliant pros
pects, will be forwarded upon application, tegeiae
with plat of the Company's lams, maps.
The Company would be glad te seenfftreJfcfeto
representative men in al! eities aad towns to rep
resent then.
Full partiealar3, pamphlets, terms, &et, caa bo
had by calling upon or addressing the
MUHGIE NATURAL GAS LAND
IMPROVEMENT CO.,
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45 3ROADWAlc HSW YORK.
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