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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06
A PROFESSOR OF TArTooING.
New Department. Young Woman Who
tainted Under the Operation.

A New Departure-A Young Woman Who
Tainted Under the Operation.
New York Letter.
II have been doing this kind of work"
said the Professor, who looked more like
laboring man than an artist, "for ten years.
l have tattooed seventeen people who are
upon exhibition in this country and Austria
liza. The designs upon all of them are-the
same thing in the end Goats of arms, shields,
flags and the like are the regulation designs.
l am taking new departure with this one.
l am making him a religious subject"
81 thought most all of these people were
caught by wild Indians and Tartars, and tat
tooed as a means of torture"
80 they are-I am the wild Indian and
Tartar"
How about the original Costentenus?"
''Well, it's fact that he was tattooed by
the Tartars, but how it happened to be done
has never been told right He was caught in
Tartary STEALING ShaWis, and they tattooed
stripes upon him."
''fve had" continued the Professor,
'some of the incest ladies in New York come
to me 20 be tattooed. Some of them have
their lovers names pricked upon their arms.
Sometimes they are taken by a verse of
poetry, and have that priCked in. Lots of
them have carriers pricked in, with fancy
bow-knots on the sides. l had one young
lady come to me last spring. She wore a
a photograph of a good-looking young fell
low, and she wanted it pricked in just be-
low the neck. You can't prick in a photo
graph small and have it look anything like,
because you can't keep the ink from running
a little. So 1 told her there wouldn't be
room 10 prick 1t in there. She asked me if
had place where she could fix herself and
l took her into my wifes room. In a few
minutes she came out again, with her veil
on but her back was barred. Put it on
there she said, and l did so. 1 had been
working about an hour when she became
sort of still like, and 1 found she had tainted.
called in my wife TO bring her to, and then
went ahead. 1t took me nearly four hours
to do the job, but it was good one l never
saw her face, and [ don't know to this day
who she is. I suppose she uses two mirrors
now. The tattooing is done with eight or
ten of the finest cambria needles bound to-
gether and ground fiat upon the sides till
they are as sharp as razors. The needles are
dipped in Chinese inks and then are inserted
rapidly through the skin. Once done, it can
never wholly be removed. The designs may
be spoiled by blistering, but the coloring
matter is in the flesh, and will show through
forever
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06
He Saw widows.

Detroit Free Press.
Officer Button, of the Union Depot. picked
up the other day memorandum book evil
IDENTIFY lost by some one attending the State
fair. All the entries were made in a bIsi-
ness-like manner, and some of them are
readable The first entry is:
Shall take $1G with me to the State fair.
Second-class hotel good enough for me.
Beware of pick-pockets. Keep your eyes
open for a good-looking widow. View the
animals, and don't forget to take two clean
handkerchiefs along"
The second entry reads:
Fair up to the average Saw widow in
the car going up. Didn't seem to like my
style Somebody has stuck me with a bo-
gus halfdollar. Saw another widow on the
grounds. Rather too stout. Viewed the
animals and was kicked by a steer"
Third entry-"Good attendance. Slept on
the floor Jam on the street cars. Passed
the bogus money off on a bootblack Saw
widow at the hotel; most too lean. Went to
the theater last night; cant remember the
play saw several widows, but no chance TO
make an impression"
Fourth entry-"Big crowd on the grounds.
Beat my way in. Saw widow on the fence.
Most too boisterous for my locality. Saw a
horse race; one horse beat all the Others.
Viewed the machinery, and was hit on the
ear by a loafer. Saw widow viewing
headless rooster; mouth most too large for
my part of the State. Slept IN a barn for
nothing"
Fifth entry-"Saw widow in the postof-
fee Blind in one eye. No good Big jam.
Tried to beat my way in, but couldn't Saw
a horse race. Saw a widow on the grand
stand Bowed to her. Cold cut viewed
the big OK. Saw widow in Honey Hall.
Raised my hat. Got left. Feel blue. -"
As that was the last entry il would seem
as if he gave up in disgust and started for
home. A person supposed to be him saw
widow" at the depot on Friday afternoon,
and became so obnoxious that she hit him
over the head with an umbrella and two or
three men reached for him with cow-nide
boots
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When Lord CoIeridge came down from
breakfast yesterday morning he was accosted
by a rough-looking son OF the old sod who
had been waiting for some time at the hotel
door.
Are yez Lord Coleridge, yer Honor"
Il am sir" replied his Lordship with dig
nifty.
Lord Chafe Justice av England?'
"The same, my good man."
81 hav case befoor Squire Antony wud
like yez to plade fur me-"
Lord Coleridge smiled family and moved
off toward the reading room, remarkihg that
he did not have the time.
"But yez must do it," urged the man in
search Of counsel. I'm Mike Flynn, av the
Saxth ward, an a bloody duffer has brat suit
agin me fur bracken doom his fince wild my
express wagon. 81 Keck told me yez wud
take the case fur me-"
At this point the clerk came to the rescue
of his Lordship and Mr.. Flynn, Of the Sixth
ward, was invited to take walk,
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voice. At last the Captain came out of
doors.
"'WilI you get me ladder, please said 1,
1 want to get down from here
"A ladder, JASON, shouted the Captain,
the little girl is on the root
For the love of heaven, girl, how came
you there? said my father, as landed upon
the ground, and began shaking the SCOT from
my clothes
L went up there through the chimney,
papa. But you had better put up the horse
you will have to groom him yourself o,night
and then l will tell you all about it.
The Captain led me into the house, for
was trembling violently.
Now, said father, being absent only
moment or two, without letting me have
time to mop the smut from my face and
hands, now tell US what this meaus-my
little girl climbing the ridge-pole like cat
at midnight?'
I'm few moments matters were ex-
planned.
Thomas. the villainp calculated my
father 'Tll have him if l have TO hunt the
two continents for him, and he shall have
his deserts
He kept his word Thomas got term in
the State prison.
when l gave the captain his money L
should have burst out into hysterical sob
bling, only | remembered the SCOT in time to
prevent shading myself in black crayon, and
Captain Boswell believed that stature and
bulk were not always certificates OF the best
materials, and"-
"And," finished Dan. our jester, sit may
be said, Mrs, Boswell, that you actually hue
to his arms
She smiled and bowed as the sonorous
tones of the driver came in among u.s.
Stage ready, gentlemen"
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be widow between this and the time lt
takes to sweep me up!' and MT. SPooPen-
dyke seeing that has vile had a deatH grip
on the ladder, took the picture from the wall
ana began to descend cautiously.
snail take the picture GEAR! asEeq
Mrs. Spoopendyke, letting go the ladder ana
holding up her hands Tor the painting
Mr.. Spoopendyke turned to hand 1t to her,
and losing his balance once more came TO
the moor with acrash.
Got it2" shrieked Mir. Spoopendyke, as
the ladder again toppled over on nm, ana he
saw repetition OF his former mlshap.
Ihink ye got the measly picture? COT IT.. no
ton that We saved enough 10 colIect the IN
surance on? If the. picture IS safe, he con-
tnued, IN su6dued and melancholy voice.
II the picture IS saved never mlnd me- IN
all right am meas1y virgin ana my
lamp Is hlled and some running over on IHe
carpet Never mind the step ladder. Where
L am now going l snail mop around on oou
gasted wings, and Will do the Masters Will
without any idlot OF VIE TO holq Lhe golI'h
stars tor me Goodby' dear. Nhen Iney
ask ior me, tell EN- III d SaihIeu anger WIN
IeaChers lot stlrrupS ana gone 10 lnaC
realm where the measly pictures cease
from troubling and the dod gasteu
step ladders 40 not break IN ana corrupt.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06
THE BOOTH BROTHERS.
A "Reminiscences of the Assassination of
President Lincoln.
New York Journal.

New York Journal.
Junius Brutus, who was buried yesterday,
is the first of the brothers to die since the
tragic end of John Wilkes Booth, eighteen
and a half years ago, and the event has
brought to mind some "reminiscences of that
great tragedy.
When John Wilkes Booth committed his
crime his brothers had not seen him for some
months. The last occasion on which they
had acted together was in the previous year,
at the Winter Garden, where the brother who
is just dead also played. At the time of Mr.
Lincoln's murder the two other brothers
were in Boston. Junius Brutus was man.
ager of the Boston Theater. He had gone
home and was in bed when the telegram
reached him of the accusation that had been
made against his brother. Not believing it,
he rushed to the telegraph Office and sent
dispatch after dispatch without any result.
Then he went round to the newspaper Of
fees to make inquiries, but could get no posi-
tive news. 1t was before the days of inter-
viewing, and everybody respected his grief
even the terrible reporter.
Edwin Booth was attending a dinner at
Boston, which l believe was given in his hon
or, at any rate he was just about to rise with
a champagne glass to reply to some toast. 1t
was at the Parker House. Suddenly a waiter
came in and interrupting him handed him
dispatch. Mr.. Booth pat down the cham
payne glass and asked to be excused
moment as the message was of the utmost
urgency. He opened it; turned deadly pale
ana sunk in his chair with his head on the
table exclaiming: "My God! my God!'
There was great excitement in moment
Somebody picked up the dispatch and read
it, and then, one by one, the people left the
room. At about o'clock, the two brothers,
Edwin and Junius, met both of them crushed
with the waight Of the terrible calamity.
They went away together and what occurred
between them will never be known.
The late Junius Brutus Booth never men
toned his brothers name again, and was
deeply moved if ever the subject was preached
in his presence. He accompanied Edwin
when the remains of John Wilkes Booth
were removed from Washington to the fam
lily tomb at Baltimore, and was present at
the refinement of the bones of his unfortu-
nate brother
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06

"A LOVe-CnaS6.
There was p man in Kankakee
Who took the notion he would woe,
So, packing up his gripsack, nc
Proceeded straight to KickapOO.
But there arrived much to ms pain,
His disappointment and chagrin,
He learned that on the previous train
His girl had gone to Hennepin
Then wildly on the cars he flung his giipsack,
and proceeded, too, by way OF Bnda ana Che
nav and Pekin, Neponset Pinckneyvllle and
5treator, Wataga, Niles and PlanO-seekin' his
missing girl. but failed to meet er
In vain he raved, in vain he swore-
In vain his Wild delrious whoopin'-
He did not find her at ChenOa,
Wauconda, Cairo or MacOupin;
Nor yet at SomOnauk he spied her
So, with a mingled moan and SILVER,
Betwixt Kinmundy and Oneida,
He met his death in Apple river.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06
Classifying the Suicides.
insurance Chronicle.

insurance Chronicle.
During June, July and August, 1888, ATS
persons in the United States committed sui
eide, against 514 during the same period last
year. The ages vary from six to ninety-fou r
years, the greatest number at any single age
twenty at the age of fifty.
Among the leading causes were: Business
trouble, %; dissipation, 81; family trouble,
II insanity, So; love trouble, 25; sickness,
81. With regard to condition, 1913 were
Bachelors, 1879 husbands 81 wives 80 maids,
Us widows and 81 widowers. The means
we're specified as follows Shooting 147, pois-
Dning ITO, hanging 104, drowning SO, and cut
ting the throat 80. Cassed by nationality,
1856 were Americans $50 Germans. 4S En-
glish, 80 Irish, etc. The,principal occupations
we're: Farmers 92 merchants 80, saloon-keep-
srs 10, and laborers IA. BY sex, 1854 were
male and 121 female.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06
MAY Their Tribe Decrease.


When words of honest birth have bastard grown
Through lawless lack of welded rite with facts,
Until their birthright-meaning has been lost
Through wantoning with what they would ex-
press,
Then may be heard those people called sour
best"
And families of theirs "among the first"
Because, forsootb. In all their aims, they have
A jackdaw's taste for hiding shining things
That save their trading worth for food and
Are worthless as the jackdaw's foolish hoard.
"The best and firs!" does this tell truth of those
Who heard and guard pile Of glittering gauds!
And with a watch dogs snarl say: "This is
mine!"
Albeit their fellow creatures freeze and starve
For fire and food their barter might procure9
Would blood of theirs, put to the CHEMISTS test,
A difference give from that of those who freezer
Or would their tissue under surgeons knife
A finer fibre show, or prove more sweet
In the foul mouths of hungry graveyard worms9
How are they "frst" and 'best" who lack not
will
To hide the sunset splendors of the sky
From common gaze, in that they're ruby hued-
Tc fence from sight the autumn's changing
leaves
Because among their tints CLEANS that of gold,
So dear to their ashestos-fbTed hearts9
How better than the hardened hand of toll
The soft and etching PALM" however gl~ed
Which from warm PHYS eyes yet fails to hide
Hands like the clutching claws of birds of prey?
The studied smile and honeyed words of those
Who something like their shining things can
match,
Or who can count them rod for rod of fence
with which they close tue corntields of the
LORD,
Are but veneer like that of precious wood
Which hides the cracks and flaws Of common
deal.
Mavhap splendid sham that meets the eye,
But TO the test of worth a vanished fraud.
Better the days of Sparta's iron coin
Than present age of harsh and grinding greed.
Ihold it truth from out truths deepest well,
Aud plain beyond their own dispute, that they
Who hoard and hide the things that life must
have
Beyond a warrant of the coming years
For those bequeathed to their providing care,
While gaunt ard hungry Want stalks through
the land,
And like spectre scowls by fireess hearths,
And, icy-eyed, keeps guard DER sleepless beds,
But steal and hide the fax and clothing fleece,
And rob the common larder of the Lord
Ran ID House
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06
English in One Lesson.

New York sun.
1T is said to be difficult to teach Spaniard
to say cockroach. A tutor says that it is one
of the hardest words the Spanards have to
learn. To Illustrate he called upon young
Spanard, who is struggling with the mys-
teries of the language, to pronounce the
word An expression of sadness passed over
the olive-tinged countenance of the Spaniard
as he thought moment, and then hesitat-
ingly said "Crockarocha."
mo; cock roach" repeated the tutor
"Cokarocha," said the Spaniard.
"Trv now; c-o-c-k-r-o-a-ch, cockroach."
'Kokrocha" said the Spaniard.
"Say cock"
"Croka."
'Now roach"
"Rocha'
'Now cockroach"
"Crockarocha."
'Now tell what it is"
'Smalla bugga."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06

When was young 1 said to sorrow,
"Come and will play with thee"
He is near me now all day,
And at night returns to say
81 will come again tomorrow
will come and stay with thee"
Through the world we walk together;
His soft footsteps rustic by me,
10 shield an unregarded head
He hath built a winter shed;
And all night In rainy weather,
L hear his gentle breathings by me.
Aubrey Thomas De Vere
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06
A Prelude.

hundred buds into blossoms grew
The blight killed some ere the night-wind blew;
5Ome fingered and gained but an il-repute,-
One only grew TO the perfect fruit.
hundred seeds from the branches fell
How many were lost cannot tell.
Some rooted and throve for while All me!
One only grew TO the perfect tree
send thee hundred songs of mine;
And little care for the ninety and nine,
0 friend of my youth: bless my art
For the one that will flourish within thy heart
Samuel V. Cole, in the Critic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06
Loves Comfort.

Dear Heart take heart, thy love will come
again;
Some future sun shall dawn upon thy bliss,
And thou, forgetting all the past's dull pain,
Wilt greet thy lover with loves happy kiss.
Parting is death, but death that lives anon.
The vanished year-we sigh not for 1t now,
For summers breath bids us forget what's gone;
And thou wilt smile at grief yet-even thou
For he will come again and touch thy hand,
And lift thy head unto his loyal breast,
And thou who yesterday throughout the land
Walked desoate shalt hear his love contest,
And thou and he will walk the world once more
Till time shall die upon life's dusky shore
Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06

The following story of Henry Irving was
told in London the other day by an Ameri-
can actor:
Irving" said he, "has the reputation of
being a little near as they say here, in
small money matters One night last month
hanson, and at he allighted he handed the
cabby his exact fare, one shilling, emitting
the customary gratuity of tbruppence or six
pence. The cabby very solemnly took the
coin looked at it cross-eyed and said: Beg
pardon Mister Hirving, but don't you play
'Shylock?"
why fellow" asked Irving, in his sub
cellar voice.
cause, SIR" said the cabby, eff you're as
good a Jew hon the stage has you har hoff,
you must be great hactor." And the cabby
rolled away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06
DANDRUFF

Is Removed by the Use of Cocoaine,
and it stimulates and promotes the growth Of
the hair.
BURNETr's FLAvORING EXTRACTS are the best,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06

AN exchange says: There are more puns made
IN DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup free of charge than
ire paid for by the owners. A good thing de-
erves the notice Of the press.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06

Goats milk is said to be great beautier
of the complexion, and many young ladies
are drinking it OIL that account
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06

MEssRs. DoLPH e. CARPER, druggists, Wilma
mac. Pulaski county, say: Browns Iron Bit
ters takes the lead of anything we ever han
died"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-06-27
THE BEAUTY OF NAPLES.

"See Naples and die" was the epitome Of
ancient admiration for the city, situated on
the most glorious range of water-washed
hills in the whole world. Let anyone who
has ever entered New York harbor on sun.
ny day when its emerald ampitheatre was
bathed in the shimmering haze that comes
of the transparent atmosphere of sea and
sky commingled, imagine a more compress.
cd mise en- scene, where, by single coup
Joel, as it vera, the transcendent beauty OF
the combination comes at glance. SOME
idea of the terrestrial glory of Naples will
then be realized-but not ALL by any means.
For, to imagine all, you must have the pur-
ping sea, with its mirage.like creations sus'
pended over the Isles Of Ischia and Capri /;
you must see with the eye of the flesh the
symmetrical parterres that sweep in grace.
ful curves on either hand of Naples. Nor is
this the least. Glistening in the soft sun
shine the eye catches glimpses of sequester-
cd hamlets, of palaces grouped among the
tropical foliage. orange groves, cedars OF
Lebanon, olives, rose plantations and all
manner of gorgeous growing things that
lure the eye and luli the senses to repose
The translucent air, .aion with the odor oil
millions Of fragrant blossoms, sleeps the
senses in a dreamy languor The picturesque
scarlets of the Contadine Qen,ale peasants,
and the not less striking red, blue and gold
of the fishermen and vineyard laborers fill
In a picture that makes mere description
poverty stricken and burlesque.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-06-27
REDSKiN POLITICS.

Yesterday the Indians on Rancho ~
had lively sport in their sweat-house." A
large crowd of people from town witnessed
the dancing The Diggers kept up their hor-
rid yels until late in the night. This
sweat-house" is built III the shape of a
hill, or mound, an entrance being had from
a hole in the top. 1t is built of heavy lum-
Der and covered with dirt. The air inside
is almost sitting, but the Indians stay in the
house for several hours The occasion OF
the demonstration yesterday was the election
OF a medicine man, and the Indians were
,igged out in their best dry goods. This
election business with the Indians is con.
Quoted "on the square," the best man, phys
ically, taking the office. There is no chance
for casting illegal ballots, and they don't tri-
de with great register The two applicants
take their places in the :" sweat-house," and
at given signal they commence dancing.
1t is not graceful gliding waltz but it is
something after the style of the Highland
Fling" the Indians jumping and kicking un-
til person would think they would jerk
their limbs Off The man who can stand
this work the longest is the best man, and
is elected. Yesterday the fun commenced in
the forenoon, and was not finished until mid
night. The Jumpers gave out several times
and had to be rubbed and bathed by their
friends, and finally one of the bucks quit, say
ing he had all he could stand
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-06-27
DELICATE QUESTION.

This interesting question has been put to
us: "Ought man to borrow cont to 90
oonrting inf' We really do not know. or
course if he borrows n coat that is better
than his own he may be guilty of imposing
on the girl of his choice false notion of his
wealth and importance. If we adopt the
maxim that all il fair in love such strata
gem is certainly excusable, though man of
nice moral perceptions or delicate sense of
honor would not resort to It, So far MS we
know there is nothiag illegal in such con-
duct The English Parliament once passeda
law Furnishing women who enticed men into
matrimony by means of paint, powders,
patches and false eurls, but we never heard
statute against gallants borrowing a coat
in which to lay seige to the affections of a
fair damsel--if he can getany body te land
him one. The desire of man to nppea.
well in the eyes of woman is almost irresist-
able, and perhaps We may pardon his ami.
sble weakness 30 long as he does not steal a
coat to do his counting in. Perhaps some of
our esteemed contemporaries know more
about this matter than we do