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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-06
ECCENTRIC.
Peeuliafities of Beethoven the Com.
poser-He Orders q Dinner and For.
gets to Eat 1t.

The Turks believe that madman
is inspired of God. The more crazy
a man is, the more they vensrats
him as a saint. The life OF many .
man whom the world recognizes a.
genius seems to favor the Turk
ish belief. Dryden says:
''Great wits are sure to madness near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide"
The life of no genius" better il
lustrates the poets lines than that of
Beethoven, the composer. He was
as eccentric as he was great. When
composing, his mind was SO absorbed
that he seemed like a somnambulist.
Once he ordered his dinner at q res
taurant, and then forgot all about it,
in the concentration of his mind upon
the famous Sixth Symphony, on
which he was then at work. When
at last the meal was set before him,
he said, absently:
''Thank you, I have dined," and
placing a gold piece in the hand Of
the astonished waiter, he left the
room.
When nervously excited by his
work he would rush out of the house
and take walk, and his square little
figure was familiar sight in Vienna.
Beethoven had no settled home,
and constantly changed his lodging
place. The other dodgers in the
houses where he lodged admired his
genius, but they found him so un-
comfortable person to live with that
they called him madman.
When composing he had a habit of
cooling off his hands by pouring cold
water over them-keeping a pitcher
by his side for that purpose. As he
never took the precaution to set .
basin to catch the water, the plaster
ing in the room below became wet
and fell to the floor. OF course, its
occupant complained.
He slept little. When q new
thought came he would rush to the
piano and give it expression, no mat
ter what hour of the night it might
be. As his deafness increased he
played more loudly and hesaily, and
would beat out the time with his
feet.
Like other men of genius, he had
the habit of pacing his room, "roar.
ing and bowling" las one of his pu-
pills said to him while trying to ex-
press his conception. But at the
l.ast remonstrance from his landlord
he would secure room elsewhere
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-06
VARIETIES.

He kissed me-and knew twas wrong
For he was neither kith nor kin;
Need one do penance very long
For such tiny little sin?
He pressed my hand-that was not right
Why will men have such wicked ways?
1t was not for a moment quite,
But in it there were days and days!
There's mischief in the moon, know,
Pm positive / saw her wink
When requested him to 90;
meant it tool think.
But, after all, I'm not to blame.
He took the kiss; do think men
Are born without sense of shame!
wonder when he'll come again!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-06
MINERAL DISCOVERIES IN TEXAS.

The Galveston News has the fol-
lowing from San Antonia: The party
Of ore hunters to the Chinati, Carrizo
and Diabolo Mountains, who left here
on the 2Sth of April last, returned
last night, elated with the wealth Of
the mineral lands of the State. The
party consisted of Gen. Charles For
man, general superintendent of the
famous Comstock mines, of Virginia
City, New; Col. H. B. Andrews, vice
president and land commissioner of
the Galveston. Harrisburg and San
Antonio Railway; Lieut.. John r.
Bulls, United States Army; Mr.. &.
Corner, civil engineer and surveyor:
MIR. Jackson, an Englishman, and
Gen. Russ. president of the Pecos
and Rio Grande Mining Company.
who joined the party from Dallas,
over the Texas and Pacific Railway.
A special car was furnished the pros
pectors by Mr.. Town, of the South
ern Pacific.
At Maria, twenty three miles south
west of Fort Davis, the party found
an attachment of six mounted sol
diers, with three extra saddle horses,
an ambulance and four mules, a
wagon with six mules and four pack
mules, with twenty days rations,
furnished by Gen. Vincent. as per ar
rangement with Col. Andrews.
Fifty miles from the station the pros
pectols struck the mountains, which
seemed to the ore hunters to be all
metal-copper, iron, sulphate OF sill
yer and lead being found in abun-
dance. They report as a noticeable
fact that the country is covered with
rich gramma grass to the topmost
peaks, which are capped with snow
all the winter. The party prospectcd
the Chinati, Carrizo and Diabolo
Mountains in the order named. At
the close of each day they returned
to camp loaded with rich specimens
OF silver ore. There are many pri
vate persons who have located some
choice mineral places along the Chi
natl range, but most of the country
is located by the Sunset and Texas
and Pacific Railways. The largest
camp in that section is operated by
Mr.. Noga, who is working the mines
in the interest of q California com
pany. lie has spent $4,000 upon
having 1T tunneled 600 feet into the
hill, and claims to have 100000 tons
of ore ready to be shipped or worked
up there, as the company best choose.
The ore will average over sixty ounces
to the ton, some of the best ore yield
ing nearly $1,000 per ton. The pros
pect ors report better and richer leads
close by this mine. Gen. Forman
predicts that rich mines of paying
quality will be worked in the near fu
ture. and at no distant day these
mountains will be alive with miners
and mining camps. Good camel
coal has been found eight miles south
of Carrizo Pass, in the Eagle Springs
Mountains, and great quantities have
been taken out and piled for ship
ment. The lead is from seven te
eight feet thick, in a red stone found
alton in the heart of the mountains
An old lady want, to know wha
is meant by "mean time" Oul
| watch keeps it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-06

It is Of w. w. Story, poet and
sculptor, that Roman newspaper
says: THE frigid indifference Of the
American public has forced him to
live abroad, and, by long intercourse
with foreigners, he has come to pro-
nounce his native language with .
decided foreign accent"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-06

A fashion item says that ''the Bos
ton young man is beginning to wear
eyeglasses and knee breeches." Well,
the one necessitates the other
The average Boston young man needs
the eyeglasses in order to see his legs
Mule riding is the latest English
craze 1t became fashionable by ac-
cident, the Duke of Edinburg having
been seen riding on fine mule,
which he captured in Egypt.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-06
WHAT MAY BE DONE.

What NIGH; he done if men were wise
hat glorious deeds. my suffering brother
Would they unite, in love and right.
And cease their scorn for one another?
OPPRESSION heart might be mbued.
With kindllng drops of loving kindness.
And knowledge pour from shore to shore.
Light on the eyes of mental blindness.
All fraud and warfare, lies and wrongs,
All vice and crime might die together;
And milk and corn. to each man born.
BE free as warmth in Summer weather.
The meanest wretch that ever trod-
he deepest sunk in guilt and sorrow.
Night stand erect in self-respect.
And share the teeming world tomorrow.
Wha; might be done: This might be done
And more than this, my suffering brother
More than the tongue, e'er said or sung
Ii men were wise and loved each ether
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-06

When the Sunday school superin-
tendent asked his class why Moses
smote the rock, a little fellow sung
out, Il reckin he missed the Teller he
aimed at"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-06

At this season of the year the hotel
clerk of the city arranges to hire .
diamond pin and paralyze the peo-
pie at watering places.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-06

An old lady want, to know what
is meant by "mean time" Our
watch keeps it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-06

Mr.. Walter Besant's story, $50
They were Married" has been drama
tized and will soon be played in Lon
don
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

W. f. A Bernhamer has been appointed adj
| ministrator of the estate of Aaron Hoffman.
20 The semi-centennial anniversary of the First
Baptist Sunday school viii take place at the
church tomorrow night. aerf-r-
81 In the Circuit Court yesterday, the damage
suit for SANDER of Theodore Trucksess against
John Guedihoffer was decided In favor of the de-
PENDANT
An arctic hare, entirely white in color. is
hanging over a saloon door near the posuofhce.
The animal was massacred at New Ulm, Mimi,
and is curiosity.
A meeting to arrange the programme for the
unwilling of the Morton statue will be held at
Postmaster Wildman's office tomorrow after.
noon at O'Clock.
The decennial anniversary of the W. G. T. U.
will take place at the Central Christian Church a
week from next Sunday, when the adjourned
programme will be carried out.
Hiram Burt was arrested. yesterday, on a
warrant charging him with enlightenment, for
keeping S13, which he is alleged to have col
lecfed from the sale of shavings while in the
employ of Louis c. Walters.
VIM. Spence has filed suit for damages, asking
So, 900, against the j., NJ. & l. railroad. He
claims that on the 21st of December. 1888, he
took the train from Indianapolis to Louisville,
and was put off the train without giving cause
therefor.
Isaac Booker, professional cook, aged thirty
eight, has been adjudged insane He thinks he
is in hell, and has been there for some time on
account of his sins. 1t is probable that he re-
Gently arrived from Chicago and hasn't noticed
the change
At the crossing OF Illinois and First streets,
who're the street railroad company's seraper has
piled IN the snow to a height of about five feet,
there is cheerful sign surrounding the crest,
"Railroad cr0ssing-lOOk out for the cars, -
which isn't so bad.
The passenger trains yesterday arrived and
departed on their usual time and travel is
again moving on smoothly, the only exception
being the jeff. The GAO p. NJ, train yesterday
u. NJ
then took no baggage below Columbus the
wreck has not yet been cleared from the track.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

days, and last night the express trucks at the
Union depot were piled three stories high with
every conceivable size and shape of box, barrel
ana bundle. The expressmen say that the num-
Der of packages handled this year is greater
than last any preceding year. though they do
not think the packages Will average so large.
An express wagon will leave BecR's gun-store
for the Hepburn rifle range ON College avenue
at O'clock this morning, Those who go out
later can take the Massachusetts avenue street
car line. The shooting house will be kept warm,
and those not having guns. and desiring TO
shoot, will be furnished with guns free OF
charge.
Yesterday was a busy day among the stores,
which were crowded from early III the morning
until o'clock at night, with eager buyers.
number Of stores were jammed so full Of people
that they were compelled to close their doors 10
keep wOud-be customers out until they could
attend to those already within. The stamp
window, money order and registered letter de-
partments, at the postoflice, were crowded all
day long The Christmas-card business was
even larger than last year, and the carriers said
that the number of packages delivered TINS
Christmas is greater than ever before. Forum
ately this increased business has not all peen
crowded into or two days, but has Deeh
scattered over four or five days
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
Christmas Notes.

St. Paul's Cathedral Sunday will cele.
brate it's Christmas festival this evening at 7
o'clock. For the past six years, on this day, ii
has been customary for the classes of this school
to provide dinners for poor families, and the
custom has been observed again this year. The
programme for the music this evening is as fol
lows: Opening, ''Gory to God In the highest, 81
Farmers mass; Venite, w. T. Sudde: Glorias
sudde and Mozart; Tie Deum, Mercadante; Jubi
late Mozart; anthem. Adeste fdeiio novello:
Kyrie,. Bitumbaeh; Gloria Tibi Pleyel; anthem
"Shout the glad tdDgs," Richard Wagner; Offer
toy, Costa. The choir is composed of MRS. PHI
Wuest, soprano Mrs. Anna Jones and Miss Jen.
ME Null, alto; #. W. s. Belcher, tenor; George
L. Rascmg, organist; Frank II. Raschig, basso
and director.
The Christmas festivities at the Blind Asylum
were keenly relished by ALL Everyone had
presents, those not receiving presents from
home being provided for. so that no child was
disappointed. To-day there will be q grand
Christmas dinner, with turkey and the usual
trimmings.
At NJ. to-day Christmas will he duly cee-
brated at the Germans Orphans Home. There
will be a programme consisting of singing by
the children, Rotations, speeches, and distribu-
ton of presents,
| The express companies have been doing an
enormous transportation business for the hoh-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
Gossip from New York.

The retirement of Mr.. Willard was accepted
with general satisfaction, but speculative circles
have grown to be so skeptical that they don't
expect much go Cd from the change OF admins
tratiOn 1t is said that the two new presidents
are intimate friends of Mr.. Willard If, however,
the rumor be correct that Mr.. Endicott and Mr..
Coolidge are going to work the Oregon Trans
continental company in the interests of the
Burlington g. Quincy company some advantage
might BE secured, for the Burlington & Quincy
was always admirably mana ed, and has ample
facilities for protitably using the Northern Pa
cfc after it has obtained the controlling interest
in 1t by purchase of sufficient amount of
Oregon & Transcontinental stock.
The precariOus position of the Union Pacifcis
not likely to improve for some time to come
Not only are Washington dangers to be averted.
but Mr.. Vanderbilt and the Northwestern peo-
pie are to be subdued. 1t appears That they
think very seriously of extending their Western
outlet to Oregon, where junction with the Cen
trail Pacific is to be made, 1t is even said that
the extension is TO be built on joint account by
the Northwestern and the Central Pacific. II so,
goodbye Union Pacific.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
The Ryan Insanity Case.

The habeas corpus proceedings instituted to
secure the release of Hon. James B. Ry an from
the Insane Asylum came up in Judge Howes
court yesterday, and superintendent Fletcher
filed return to the writ setting forth that he
had acted only in an official capacity in strict
conformity TO the law, and to the best of his
knowledge and belief Mr.. Ryan is a person of
unsound mind. To this Gordon & Bailey filed
exception, claiming that the return was insult
ficient inasmuch as it did not set out the char
acter and nature of the proceedings of the in
quest in full, and the case then went over until
Thursday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
PERSONAL.

Ford Woods, of Springfield, o., is at the Grand
Hotel.
A. L. Lockridge, of Greenoaetle, Ind, is at the
Bates.
Hon. D. W. Henley of Hampton, Ia, is at the
Grand Hotel.
Isaac T. May, of Anderson, Ind, is at the
Bates House.
]. L. Caldwell, of Lafayette, Ind, is at the
Bates House.
]. W. Hoover and son, of Fowler, arc at the
Grand Hotel.
D. H. Alexander, of Upton, Ind, is at the
Bates House.
Charles E, Thompson, os Gosport, is at the
Grand Hotel.
Judge j. r. Gray, of Noblesville, was at the
Bates yesterday.
W. t. Kelsey and T. e, Smith, of Frankfort,
are at the Grand Hotel
W. T. Brush and wife, of Charlottesville, were
at the Bates yesterday
s. G. Kennedy and Miss Rosa Darter, of Craw-
louisville, are at the Grand Hotel.
NJ. H. Shryer and wife and W. H. Singer, of
Bloomington, Ind, were at the Bates House yes
terday.
M. L. Adams, Katie Lowe Kennedy and j. A.
Steele, Danville; George Hulty, Ladoga; j. W.
Meloy and r. II. Meloy, New Richmond, Ind;
Joshua Morris and L. A. Dyke, New Castle. are
at the Grand Hotel.
F. G. Piper, Haverhil E. b. Sellers and J..
Breesley, Monticello, Ind; John W. Kern, Omar
N Davis ana j. C. Blackdge, Kokomo Ind;
Mrs. VIM. Fortune, Boonvile, Ind; Thomas D.
Snyder, Chicago; David E. BEEN, Spencer, Ind,
and Charles F. Kennedy, Rushville, Ind, are
registered at the Bates House.
Washington special to Cincinnati Enquirer:
Senator Harrison and his wife and daughter
lett last week for Indianapolis, and the ladies
will not return here before Jan. 90 They will
open their house in Indianapolis and then go to
Omaha, to be present at the wedding, on the 9th
of their son and ex-senator Saunders's daughter.
They will give the young couple an entertain
ment in indianapolis before returning here, and
then Mr. Russell Harrison will bring his bride to
Washington before taking her to his home in
Helena, Mon, where he is superintendent of the
assay Office The trousseau being prepared for
the bride-elect is of surprising magnifcenee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
Talk About Ties.

''The railroads of this country" said an official
of one of the trunk lines running out of New
York, "pay nearly $6,O0O,OoO year for cross
lies. The timber used is oak and chestnut in the
East. and oak, cherry, locust, maple and ash in
the West and South. The best ties are made of
white oak. More than 225, 900 acres of forest
are needed to supply these ties every year, and
consequently the necessities of railroads in this
one item alone form considerable item IN the
destruction of our forests. The country along
the line OF our road alone annually supplies us
with hundreds of thousands of oak and chestnut
ties, ana thus far we nave not been compelled to
go out of our own district for our supply. One
county in Pennsylvania alone PilSe) furnishes
a large proportion of our ties, and has
for many years. There is not a station in
that county that is not supplying depot for
ties. L have often wondered where they all
come from, for the contractors who operate in
that county, after more than twenty-five years
chOpping and hewfng in her forests never hest
tale 10 contract or the delivery of as many ties
nS are called Tor. They are brought in as far as
twelve miles from the railroad. Besides the
large number that we annually receive, there is
u railroad on the other side OF the county which
also depends on Pike county for large share of
us ues For more than twenty years, also, uB
co the time that we adopted coal instead of wood
as fuel, Pike county furnished the road with
many thousands of cUrd-weod every iyear-oaR
chestnur, pine, beech, birch, maple and hickory.
6esides these drafts on her woods, tho eouRty's
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
Kennedy VS.. the Western Wisconsin Po


NEW YORK, Dec. 24-Judge Van Verst. of the
Supreme Court, has given decision in the suit
OF Harvey Kennedy against Henry H. Porter,
president of the Minnesota & Omaha railway,
Roswell p. Flower. David Dows and others. The
plaintiff alleges that In January, 1878, he and
the defendants formed pool for the purchase
and sale and general dealing in common and pre-
ferred stock of the Western Wisconsin Railway
Company. Porter was TO act as manager and at
the dissolution of the partnership each co-part-
ner was to pay receive ratable proportion
of the losses or profits. The capital was $780,
600, which Porter invested in the purchare of
10000 shares of preferred stock and 36,S50
shares of common stock OF the Western Wiscon-
sin Railway Company Porter claim ed to have
acquired for himself Is, 425 shares of common
stock at par value or $1,000, 900, free from any
claim in favor OF members of the pool. The
plaintiff in his suit charges Porter with an ac-
countability for this $2,400.000 of common
stock and with 10000 shares of preferred. The
judge ordered Porter to make the accounting
sought for,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
Work on the South PennsyIvan ia.

The first track on the South Pennsylvania road
was laid a week ago at the Kietatinny mountain
tunnel, near Roxbury. Work is being pushed
ahead rapidly ON the two tunnels which are
known as the twin tunnels. The one on the Kit
tatiDny is 1850 feet in length, and the one in
the Blue mountain 4,76O, making the two 5000
feet The opening between them in Gunter's
Valley is only 500 feet. The machinery used in
drilling, &c, will cost 100000. A night force
is TO be put on as soon as possible, and the work
of digging the tunnel will be pushed forward
without delay day and night The tunnel VIII
be lighted by electric lights during the work,
and the burners at the mouth of the tunnel viii
hundred feet in circumferepce, The distance
from the level of the track to the top of the
mountain in a direct line is 600 feet, 1t viii
take about two years and q half to finish these
tunnels, but it is expected that trains will be
running down as far as the tunnels before that
time. ~ !. - L-------- -.-.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

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This book brings us the large stores OF the
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
Frank Loner Discharced

Frank Lopez. the janitor and student of the
Eclectic Medical College, who was arrested on
the charge of having been instrumental in steal
ing the body of Alfred Bristow, about three
weeks ago, was discharged by Justice Woodland,
yesterday, after preliminary examination.
Tie evidence against him was purely circum-
stantial, and not at all convincing,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
Presentation to Clerk McLain.

just before the close of business hours at the
county clerks office yesterday evening Captain
A. ]. Joyce, in behalf of the employees, present.
ed Clerk McLain an elegant gold-headed cane
appropriately inscribed and engraved At last
accounts both parties to the transaction were
exchanging the compliments of the season.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
GRATEFUL-COMF
II p u SIS COCO A.

BY thorough knowledge or the natural laws
which govern the operations OF digestion and
nutrition, and by careful application of the fine
properties of well-seleeteG Cocoa, Mr.. Epps has
provided our breakfast tables with q deIcatey
Favored beverage which may save us many
heavy doctors bills. 1t Is by the udicOus use
of such articles OF diet that constitution may
be gradually built IN until strong enough to re-
sist every tendency TO disease. Hundreds of sub
tie maadias are floating around rs ready to at
tack wherever there Is a weak point We may
escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves
wei fortified with pure blood and Il properly
nourished frame.-fCivll Service Gazette.
Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold
in tins only Ns-lb. and H. by grocers, labelled
thus: JAMES EPPS IL CO., Homeopathic
Chemists London, England.