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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-21
A Tough sparrow Story.

Boston Herald.
A chubby brown sparrow flew up from the
ground in tine Common, carrying in its beak
a soda biscuit. He few but a few feet before
he dropped the biscuit, when another sparrow
seized it and carried it few feet further and
40 one after another carried it along until the
last sparrow dropped it plumb on horse-car
track. Then away they all few, as if their
object had been accomplished. Pretty soon
along came car and, passing over the
cracker, ground it into crumbs. Then down
swooped the whole flock of feathered philos-
ophers and made good breakfast.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-21

AMOS QuITo's puzzles are very meritorious.
Our Marshall friend should not write too
hastily.
WI LLA.-Very thankful for the matter 1t
shall appear as rapidly as possible.
E. l.. M.-Matter all used. Would be pleased
TO receive a fresh supply.
Our Eastwood friend should he careful TO CON
fine his definitions TO the dict 'onary.
FAITH proves her "faith" by her works, ana
mas our thanks for both. ". II. G.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-21

FALL ladies' VINO may be troubled with nervous
prostration; who suffer from organic displace-
tnent: who have q sense OF weari'uSs and feel
ing OF lassitude: who are lang ,lid m the morn
ing, in whom the appetite for food is capricious
ard sleep at proper hours uncertain, shonld
have recourse TO Mrs. Plnkham's Vegetable
Compound.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-21
Joke at Old Oceans Expense.

New YORK Trlbune.
There were all sorts of invigorating tonics
in that air and most of the 1000 people
who visited the beach in the course of the
day seemed content, when they had eaten
their dinners, to sit on the shore and take
deep inhalations of the life-giying air. A
sad-eyed individual seated on bench on the
shore remarked to his neighbor, as that the
German Ocean out there2'
mo. Why2'
"It seems almost too tonic"
He was put in palace care and sent home
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accomplished, the pet of wide Giro f
friends, who call her Wait" is the sole j.
port OF those two women, sisters of the I'll
General. She talked to me modestly OR
early years, and her beautiful eyes filed ia
tears as she spoke of her two old frIends
should write her name, it would not Ia
strange oH9 here, for all the city knows b
Ida Henry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-21
Original Puzzles.
NO. 788.

(Respectfuily to Hope)
l, Sublimity; 2. One of certain class OF theo-
loglans; 8. One that delivers by extending the
hand; a. Fine, deeply-colored clay; .. A plan
etary deity of the ancient Babylonians and As
syrians; g. A letter; z. A marble 8. A deeiduons
tropical tree; 8. A flint arrowhead; 10. A city
DIAGoNALL-Left down: Distilled or ardent
spirits; right down: Encourages
CENrRALs-A pOstoffice of Sacramento county,
California. AMOS QUITO.
SILVER LAKE, Ind.
NO. 769.-ENIGMA.
Go Old Kaintuck, with regards.)
NY whole, of twenty letters, lsan old saying.
NY l. 2, 3, means in new form;
Ny 8, g, z, 6, 8 is to burn filth;
NV 10, II, IL, 49, Ia, 10 Is the almond fur
My 16, II, 10, H. 20 means dextrously.
FLYING DUTCHMAN.
NO. 790.-cRoss WORD.
In main, not in hurt;
IL viii, not in Bert;
In tame, not in wild;
In pap, not In child
In rain, not in dew;
In green, not in blue.
My whole Is a kind of canoe.
MARSHALL, Ill. FLYING DUTCHMAE.
NO. 791.-JoINTED WORDS.
l. Join Ireland to one of Dickens's heroes, and
make peculiar crystalline substance, z. Join
a proposition to gold coin formerly current in
Britain, and make q famous bridge. 3. Join n
fab found in the Severn to a petition of for
elQners to the Emperor of Chiua and make the
peanut. 4. Join a useful, sharp Instrument to
the god from whose name We Obt ain the wor,l
Thursday, and make a breast-plate. 5. Join Il
Spanish title to a household god, and make bit OF
bacon. WI Liza.
ArrIcA, Ind.
NO. T92.-CRoSS-Ho
Inape, not in monkey;
In jackal, not in donkey;
In mad. not in huInoF
In hear also In rumOr;
In hint, not in talk;
In crow, not In hawk;
In worth, not in fame;
My whole Is writer's name.
dedicate this TO U. L. Z. L. NJ.
traders. POINT.
NO. 793.-NUMERIcAL ENIGMA.
Tam composed of II letters.
My 6, IS. II, is au animal
My g. 3, 6, IL, H. means TO go out
My IL, 10. 10, 10, 8, 10 girls NAME
My z. 2, d. IA, il a linear measure.
Ny 3, 3, z, 10, ia a city OF South America.
My Is, l, g. 5, 3, H. is space of time.
My whole was the name OF noted author
HICKORY GROVE, Ind. ERMINA.
NO. 794-DoUBLE AcRosTIc.
(Five.letter wordsJ
l. A variegated stuff 2. A Scripture name.
3. To accord TO sounds.
PrInals-Through.
Finals-Right.
Combined-HIdden.
EASTWOOD, KY. OLD KAINTUCK.
NO 795.-QUADRUPLE CROSS WORD.
with regards to E. l.. NJ
My first is in bilge, but not in mast:
My second is in rudely, but not in fast;
My third is in Walton but not in Reede
My fourth is in straw, but not in feed;
7 My fifth Is in George but not in jack
MY sixth is in burned, but NOT in black;
My+whole was a famous author
AMOS QUITO.
NO. 796.-BROKEN WORDS.
ITO Uncle Will
In, ancient Heliopolis, the city of the SUM-
There, stands a granite o6elisk which storms
ssflve beat upon
Rfainly. on this well-worn shaft, may even now
4 be read
The nameo of him who reigned, but has five thou
s sand years been dead.
From this name break prefix, a Roman coin
a fragment, and homo VIII be left
WI LILA.
ANSWERS in three weeks.]
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The Uses of salierIlc Acid.

For the treatment of both hard and soft
corns DR.. Trail Green speaks highly of the
Use of salioylic acid. He has adopted for
mula recommended by DR.. Gezon, which is as
follows 6alicylic acid, thirty parts; extract
san9bis indica, two parts; collodion, 24o
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-21

WHEN the organs of secretion beoume inactive
By reason of GOLD or other cause, the infsTnma
tory material should be removed and healthy
action restored Ayers Pills accomplish Jhis
quickly, safely and surely. Mich serious stick
moss and suffering might be prevented b.
promptly correcting such arrangements which
often develop iuto settled disease,
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THE YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
THE PUZZLE DEPARTMENT..

tEvervthing relating TO this department must
be addressed TO W. II. Graifan, West ScarbOr-
ough. Cumberland county, Maine. Original con-
tributiOns aud answers to each weeks puzzles
are solicited from ALL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-21

Donkey carts, profusely trimmed with rib
bons and tinklng with silver bells, are
quite the rage at Long Branch this year.
They are generally driven by pretty young
Girls
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-21

MRS Lulu WATSON, l9I West Market str.
indianapolis, says Browns Iron Bittera cud
hsr OF general debility aud weakness.
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l. We offer "a Sorrow OF Secret" for the first
complete list of answers
2. For the next best list we offer pack of
cards.
8. For the next best list we offer good mag
aZlne.
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BY Faith, Indianapolis Nos. 761 to 40 inelu-
sive.
BY Wi Lila, Attica, Nos. 765. 766. 1853.
BY Nancy, Cincinnati, Nos 100, 7G9
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Answers to Puzzles.

Answers to Puzzles.
NO. 764.- MAINE
Italy
NAPLES
DALTON
ATLANTA
NEWARK
Austin
O-SWEGO
No. 765.- DAIS
ANITA
TIE NJ
SAMP
No. 766.-LinOleum.
No. 49, B-E-tF-I-T
R-A -(Rl Err
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Ar ~ Sc
D-A-(T-E-S
NO. 16S.- ID
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DIV ERS
DIV l. Sc
No. 769.-Si-on.
No. 100 ANNA
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RAILWAY TIME TARTE


Trains marked thus: T. c., reclining chair ~
s., sleeper; D., parlor car; h., hotel car.
t9ee Line) c., c., c. & Indianapolis,
Depart-New York and Boston Express,
daily. s-...............--..- $40 m
Union Accommodation. CLIO an
Dayton, Columbus and New
YORK Express. 1925 an
Adluerson and Mlchigae Ac-
ua ommodation HOO am
wabash and Muncie Accom-
Nn mod X. n.;,;;........,...-. 5:55 pm
rev York and Boston, daily,
eo;;.;::::...,. 715 pun
BRIGHrwooD DIVISION.
Daiiy----.----,. $40 am. 2:25 pm
DaHy -------..--. 6:lO am. $40 pm
Odiiy ---------- 1923 am--.. 5:55 pm
ArrI Dhliy $3.50: --..11 100 am-... 7;l5 pm
New Orleans and
81. Louis Express, daily go. $50 am
Elkharf and Goshen EXPRESS 10:50 am
South Bend Express .-.... 2:15 pnu
Union Accommodations. . 400 pu
Boston. indianapolis and
southern Express ,.....-- sos pu
press, daily ..-.--.-----.-----1O55 pI
bRIGHTWoOD DIVISION.
Daiiy---------.- SOB am. 455 u
Dally 1850 am. SEQ d
DAILY 2;15 pm 6O5 II
Oaiy $3.50 pm 1905 IN
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Trains marked thus r. c., reclining chair ~
g., sleeper; D., parlor car; H., hotel car. =
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should not shrink from meeting you with your
own weapons. Contemptuously
WONG CHIN Foo,
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Madison & Indianapolis.
DaDRrt-Sautherp &pFess, daily, g.. 4:l5 am
Louisville and Madison EX-
press ..--.... ...-........ 7:40 sm
p. c.....'.- -, ..-.....-....-.. ago pm
Louisville Accommodation,
daily, r. e..-.....-.-......... s,Sepm
Arrive Indianapolis aud Madison
Mail 1000 am
indianapolis, st. Louis and
Chicago Express, daily. p 11:05 am
New York and Northern Fast
Express, 7. c.--...-----..-.--. o:oOpln
st. Louis, Chicago and Detroit
Fast Line, daily, s-.---.--.-. 10:45pln
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
LOOKING WEST.
From the Chicago Herald

1t is stated by well posted insiders, that
matters of grave Importance are are brew
ing in the management of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul railway. About
six weeks ago, S. s. Merrill general
manager of the line with the members of
his family and several friends. among
them certain well posted eastern capitalists
starting from Milwaukee in special car
for San Francisco. They travelled through
the west over Union Pacific, Central
Pacific, Southern Pacific, Mexican Cen
trial, Denver & RIO Grand, Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe, Atlantic & Pacific
and.other roads and only returned last
week In an interview with a Herald
correspondent Mr.. Merrill said he re
turned web pleased with the west and
its grand resources. While he was gone
stock rumors were started concerning
traffic alliances for his line with certain
southwestern roads, but Mr.. Merrill
refused to give any information on the
subject
The Herald has now learned that
there is little doubts that the purpose of
Mr., Merrill's visit to the west, and par
ticularly to California, was the building
or, rather extension. of the Chicago, Mill
wankee 81 st. Paul toSan Francisco,
and an active competition with the Union
Pacific Burlington, Santa Fe, Southern
Pacific and Northern Pacific California
routes Il is known that this road is now
engaged in extending their line to Dead
wood, d. T.. and the track is laid to
Chambee ID. T. 1t would take little more
to build it on to the Pacific coast. 1t is
stated that Mr. Merrill, while west, ex-
amined the country to see where the best
paving route from Deadwood west could
be located, and that he canvassed chances
for such an extension among the western
railway men. He is said to have con
suited while in San Francisco, with prom
inent Pacific coast capitalists as to the
prospects of their taking bonds of the
line. There are said to be several big
Eastern capitalists, at present holders of
st. Paul stocks and bonds in the scheme.
The matter will excite much comment
and discussion on all sides. Mr.. Merrill
has never been week away from his du
ties before since his connection with the
St Paul road, and hence the importance
attached to the matter.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
A Heroine and a Mouse.

A Minneapolis lady, who had oeca-
sion to go down stairs late the other
night, thought she heard burglar at
work on one of the windows. Her first
impulse was to scream, her next was to
trip up stairs and awaken her husband,
but her pride came in and she made up
her mind TO take all the credit of driv-
ing off the burglar. Still she heard the
scratching sound and expected every
minute to see a burglars hand pushed
through. She grasped the sharpened
steel to rap him on the knucLles with,
and felt herself almost q heroine as her
courage rose to the probable emergency.
But suddenly the brave woman's cheek
blanehed, a look of absolute terror
seized her, the steel dropped from her
nerveless fingers, she rushed from the
room screaming at the top of her voice.
Her husband ran to meet her. and as
she fell half fainting into his arms, she
said: .sOh. that horrid mouse. The
herolsm that don't quail at burglar
goes down before mouse like wax ia
the fame of candle.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
DECORATION DAY.
Proclamation by Governor Hamilton Of
Illinois.

/ STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE De
PAKTMEET. SPRINGFIELD, May 10. 1888
Whereas prompted by impulses of loyal
devotion OF the welfare and perpetuity of
our country as now represented by pre-
served union OF the States, and moved by
feelings of profound gratitude to the
soldier heroes who defended the Union
against the assaults of armed treason and
hallowed its soil with their blood; and,
desiring TO forever hold their brave deeds
| in grateful memory, the patriotic people
of our country have by common consent
| adopted The custom of setting apart one
one day of the year to be devoted to the
eommemoration of the noble lives and
deaths OF these gallant soldiers, and,
WHEREAS, The Legislature of our State
has recognized the fitness of this custom
by creating the Both day of May a legal
holiday.
The1etore, /. John M. Hamilton, Gov
ernor of the State of Illinois, do hereby
call upon the whole people of the State to
observe Wednesday, May Both instant, as
Memorial day, and | request them on that
day to lay aside their ordinary business
pursuits and, joining together in their
several localities, celebrate the day III the
true spirit which suggested the beautiful
custom, thus renewing in the hearts of all
deep sense of our obligation TO the
sleeping heroes, and recalling for the bene
fit of the present and rising generations
the impressive lessons of the memorable
struggle for liberty and union which
claimed the sacrifice of so many noble
lives
In testimony thereof | hereto set my
hand, and cause the great seal Of the
State to be affixed Done at the city of
Springfield the day and wear above writ
ten.
(Signed) JOHN nj. HAMILTON.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
The "Bull Dog
Is COMING
Geo. w. d. HARRIS,
Real Estate
Insurance Agency.
FOR SALE.


terms.
Fine corner lot 60xI5O for residence or business
purposes
Small lot on 10th street for $3.50 90
Nice residence dry cellar, shrubbery trees, barn
able terms.
House of ten rooms and bath room hot and cold
water fine barn, corner lot, 5Ox137 nice location
terms easy.
A good house rooms nicely located on 18th
street
Five rooms and bath room, lot 6Oxl5O within 4
blocks of postoffice.
Nice Residence on the bluff
Large dwelling and grounds well located, for
boarding house, saloon or summer garden in lower
part of city
Nice brick residence with fine grounds and out
buildings outside city limits, on street car line
Eighty feet front with two good buildings. next
toe X q passenger depot, on Moline avenue.
fine location for boarders, restaurant saloon meat
market or any kind of business.
81, 900 will buy fine business corner lot sOx
100 with dwelling and barn. on 9TH avenue.
81, 600 will buy good house and of land
on Milan street railway
$3.50 will take good house, rooms, with barn
in Greenbush; terms easy.
5000 will buy house and lot well located
$3.50 takes acre of ground with house barn
frnit, etc, on the bluff.
5 Acres on the bluff with new house barn etc:
all kinds of fruit cheap, on easy terms.
&40O takes house and lot on 5th street
viii sell, exchange or rent saloon and dwelling
well located for business.
VIII exchange for good city property so acres
improved and 30 acres unimproyed H. Rock Island
county, and go acres in Iowa.
INSURE your property with Geo. W. d. HAIR
RIS; Standard. Reliable Companies represented.
No. 1920 SECOND AVENUE,
apl-9-d1y Under Harper Honse.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
OF your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth? If so,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. It's value is incalculable
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces inflammation. and
gives tone and energy TO the whole sys-
tenn. Mrs Winslow,s Soothing Svrnn
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one Of
the oldest and best female physicians and
nurses IN the United States, and is 70,
sane by all druggists throughout the
world Price % cents per bottle.
feb 2S -m-w-s- m 1-y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
q SILENT PARTNER



At supper one evening Mr.. Topnoody
after praising his wife's fine biscuits and
good coffee, began to talk on municipal
affairs. in hopes that Mrs. T. would take
hand, and she did.
My dear, he said edo You know the
city is going 10 appropriate Sl.Oou,0OO to
clean and repair the streets2
Il did see something about an appro-
priation. or whatever you call it and a
man named Ingalls,, but thought it was
something going on in congress or the
senate, or cabinet or something
Il believe so, but this matter is right
here at home aud I'm glad TO see the pros
pect of reform at home, and cleanliness,
we need it, not only in the streets. but
everywhere else"
Are you ready to do your share III
cleaning the city, Topnoody?"
Ave, that / am, ready and willing;
more am eager to do my humble por-
ton - and he swelled all up with munic-
ipal patriotism.
every wei, then, Topnoody, go ont
there in the backyard and begin, It's
too dirty to think of and I'VE been at you
ever since last spring to help your poor,
struggling wife in her efforts to make
your surroundings respectable. like To
see you men blow about cleaning the
streets when you leave your wives to
paddle around in ferry-boats in their own
blely ards. They are all alike. Topnoody
and you are more alike l believe, than
any of the rest of them. Bah ut your street
cleaning and yonr .million-do appropri
tion, when If your wives didn't make you,
you wouldn't even put on clean shirt
oftencr than once in three months | like
to hear men talk, but don't want TO hear
anything from you, Topnody, until you've
disinfected that Backyard
Topnoody is at present only silent
partner.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17

The Boston Globe has the following to
say of Robson & Crane, who appear at
Harper's Theatre next Monday night:
As was expected, a full house greeted
Messrs. Robson Il Crane, those excellent
comedians, who appeared in Forbidden
Fruit at the Globe Theatre last evening.
The seating capacity of the theatre was
more than occupied. Robson 81 Crane
are no strangers TO Boston audiences and
they received "a welcome last night which
shows how high is the appreciation here
of their capital acting. As Cato Dove
and Sergeant Buster. of the firm of Buster
Il Dove. counsellors at law, last evening.
they were exceedingly funny. The au-
dience was kept in a continual roar from
the beginning To the end of the perform
ance, and every moment of the time was
enjoyable. The supporting company, as
a whole, was unusually good
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-17
A SDanish Inn.

All the region for miles and miles
around ARGOS is thiclSlyS planted with
olives, which gave pleasing aspect to
this billy country. 1t was late twilight
when we come Gathering into the an
cient town, and were set down at the
house where the diligence stopped,
which seemed to be presided over by
three old women. We were surrounded
at once by curious and helpful popu-
lation all eager to seize our pieces OF
luggage and bear them to parts I'M
| known. The driver, who was our
| friend, appeared to be having confer
ence with the old woman as TO whether
they should have the plucking of us, or
would send us to the regular posada, to
which we wished to go In the grow
/ ing darkness it was impossible to see
/ where we were, or where the posada was,
and it required all of our vigilance to
keep track OF our luggage. After a
great deal of confusion, we found our
selves transferred, bed and baggage, to
the posada, which was almost exactly
opposite, in debt to half the loafers of
| Acros for their valuable assistance.
| The posada, the best in the place, show
ed no sign of light or life. We entered
| the stables, and made our way up a
stone staircase to the hotel apartments.
No obsequious landlord or landlady
welcomed us, but we at last discovered
tall, sour-faced maid-of-all- work,
naughty and dirty, who condescended
to show us couple of clean but utterly
bare little rooms, and undertook to get
us something TO eat. We felt humbly
obliged The stranger in Spain. at
most inns and elsewhere, Is treated as
if the most acceptable thing he could
do would be to take himself speedily
out of the country. Our apartments
were furnished with Spartan simplicity;
the guest is allowed a wash-bowl, but
no pitcher, and the water given him in
the bowl is supposed to be quite enough
for his needs; but the bed, though the
mattress is made of uncomfortable Jumps
of wool, is scrupulously clean. Our re-
past was all that we could expect. The
person who is fond of tasteless beans
will find Spain paradise. In this land
of olives, those served on the table are
bitter and disagreeable, and the oil in
which everything is cooked, is uniform
" rancid. But it should be confessed
that the oil is better than the butter,
when the latter luxury is attainable.
Something seems to be the matter with
the cows | do not wonder that the
Spaniards are at table a temperate and
abstemious race 1t is no merit to be
abstemious, with such food and cook
ing.
The wine at ARGOS, however, was
sort of Manzanilla, that made us regard
any food with favor. 1t was a medic
inal draught, with very strong flavor
of chamomile; very useful sort be-
lieve, in the manipulation of the market |
sherry, and exceedingly wholesome So |
long as man can drink this wine he
will not die. l should recommend the
total abstinence society to introduce it
into our country. Charles Dudley Var |
qler