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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07
TWELVE PAGES.
REnKY ZONES.

1t is with sigh of profoundest sorrow for
che unjust apportionment of worldly favors
that the mind turns far aside from the mad
ding crowd of politicians to muse upon the
spectacle of Becky Jones languishing in her
solitary prison cell. In painful yet noble
contrast to the thousands of free men con-
vened for the express purpose of talking,
stands out in the minds eye, this one heroic
woman, suffering chosen martyrdom for
silence The too-prevalent tendency to ill
timed fippancy and levity has, in various
quarters, presented the case of this glorious
woman to the laughter, sneers and jeers of
a hght-minded public; but to all be-
ings breathing thoughtful breath her
incarceration for the maintenance of a noble
principle is vastly more than ''matter for
flying smile" Unparalleled in history will
this incident go down the ages, pointing to
new fields of victory for women, as well as
to unfading laurels for the hitherto almost in
conspicuous family by the name of Jones.
The most biased champions Of woman's
merits must admit her Unborn fondness for
iingual exercise. 1t dates from the garden of
Eden. If Eve had not talked to the serpent
he could never have wheedled her into taking
the fatal bite. This feminine tendency to
converse is not in all cases by any means
discreditable idiosyncrasy, and far be it from
our intention to depreciate it in toto. Man is
not by nature very laxative being
Within certain limits, and with suf-
fcient provocation, and on congenial
topics, he has been known to wax occasionally
fluent; but if the thousand and one little
social themes, whose agitation and discussion
keeps life from stagnation were left to his
tender ministration, existence would indeed
be dull. After days toll at the bread and
butter mill, how stale, fiat and improbable
would be the life of the average man if he met
at his Preside, a silent partner with no budget
of lively chatter to drive away duh care and
furnish the mind new vigor for the morrow.
Small bearing, indeed, on the political ques-
ton, have the petty details of the neighbours
new hat rack, or the white washing of the
kitchen, but they have a mighty influence in
forming the varied domestic landscape, which
alone makes life worth living. That woman
can talk and does talk the heart Of every
honest man must rejoice; but when she can
talk, and for reasons satisfactory to herself
won't talk, he should throw up his hat in
her praise and glory in her colossal self-con-
troll. Hail to thee Rebecca of the house of
Jones! Born to talk, yet capable of holding
your tongue! Pioneer in a glorious field for
womanl Mistress of myself, thou art fit to
rule! Run for Congress, and our vote is thine!
Name the postoffice of thine aspirations, and
thou shalt have it! Altar from thee the tu-
multi buzzes, but DER thy brow, the plumes of
victory nod! In fancy we visit thy prison;
''rhe narrow walls expand and spread away
into kingly palaces; the roof lifts to the sky
and unseen fingers work the ceiling in rich
blazonry and write thy name in burning let
tiers over all" Immortal Becky Jones!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

HERR SCHSIEY. student at Berlin, pretends
to have made the discovery that when a needle
pricks certain small spot on the lower border
of the upper third of the septum cords, quite
instantaneously the movements of the heart are
arrested and forever set motionless in death. i"
This is valuable discovery. Hereafter, when
man is stabbed or shot in the upper third of the
septum cords, it may be concluded he is dead.
In case of doubt it can be settled by post
merriam
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

THE New York Evening Post has referred
several times during the week to the erratic
conduct of the Indiana delegation in first
agreeing to present the name of General
Gresham to the convention and afterward de-
gliding upon Senator Harrison as their unani
nous choice. The Post evidently has exclu-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

IF anybody be credulous enough to believe
the story put forth by certain New York
paper that Blaine had declared in writing that
be did not want the nominations this time,
since Republican could not be elected, it
line for such note, Or any note written by him
this year on the subject of politics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

ANOTHER member of the senior class of Har-
ward has died suddenly. His death is attributed
not to overstudy, of course, but to overexertion
in the athletic sports of rowing and base ball.
The fact that he was member of the Pi Eta
society may also help to explain the matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

SHERMAN, N. Y, is not good place for de-
faulting cashiers Mr.. Sheldon, cashier of a bank,
having disappeared with all the funds, the de-
positors have pasted on the closed door of the
concern the following legend: ''If George Shell
don comes back we will shoot him dead"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

IT is safe to say that no delegate visitor will
linger in Chicago over Sunday and will consider
himself lucky to have money enough left to ride
home on after paying his hotel bill They were
strangers and Chicago took them in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

Miss NIvIsoN, matron of the ''home for
foundings," near Hammonton, N. j.. at which,
since January, twenty-one of twenty-three in
fants have died, declares that they ''had all been
baptized" This Is very consoling.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

ing himself as trader He was denied. He
should have traced his ancestry to Pun Kin Pi,
which would have insured him hearty welcome
down East"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

DARK compilations are said to be coming int
favor. This does not refer to the complexion o.
dark horses, because dark horses are not in favor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

WHAT Mr.. George Alfred Townsend fippantly
alludes to as the ''holy better element found
several cold days in Chicago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

might have-been are greatly outnumbered by
the individuals who "told-you-so."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

CHINAMAN named Pun Kin arrived at New
York from Havana. the other day, and attempted
to gain foothold on American soil by represent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

MASSACHUSETTS politicians affect to believe
that their State doesn't like Mr.. Blaine. Tht
people will vote for him, however, just the same
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

Mr.. BLAINE is said to be fatalist. Fate i
not unkind-when one has a majority of votes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07
A PEN SKETCH.

More than anyone in Congress certainly and prob
ably in the broad land, Logan resembles North
American Indian. His form is erect his complexion
swarthy and his hair long and jet black His eyes
dark and piercing, not furtive but searching. He
stands fully six feet in height. OF late years
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31

Mr.. Sharperson looked rather abashed
at this, and indeed began TO feel that If
his suit for the rich Widows hand was
to have any chance whatever of success
it must be urged with more vigor. He
aroused himself by great effort and
with some warmth:
THAT showed it more"
Come" the widow thought with
some complacency, 1--WE are getting on:
it is something to elicit speech of that
length from him.
Aloud she sad:
Every well. that showed it more, if
you will. How am I to Judge" she
continued smiling. and CHANGING up III
a manner which no man with blood IN
his veins could have resisted, chow am
l to Judge by what see."
For reply Mr.. Sharperson committed
the most remarkable deed of his entire
lie. He rose from his chair with the
utmost elaboration, took a step across
the wide hearth rug to the side of his
hostess, threw his arms about her neck
and kissed her with great heartiness
and apparent satisfaction.
Mercy cried Widow Widgin,
making Intellectual efforts to disengage
herself. ''Who gave you the leave
to kiss me? l never saw such i'm
pudence.
But the other having once tasted the
sweets of her lips apparently enjoyed
them far too well to abandon the feast
SO easily and he proceeded with JUNCTION
to kiss her again.
IL declare" she exclaimed, yielding
with good grace to what she evidently
could not help, by the way you go on
one would actually think we were
engaged"
Whereupon the lawyer gazed at her
with great satisfaction and proprietor
ship shining in his twinkling black
eyes.
1--WE are," he said. "-Quincy 7own-
send IN Boston Courier.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31
The Dangers OF the Looking.Glass.

1t would seem as if the catalogue OF
perils to which we are exposed while
peacefully resting in our boudoirs, OF
sleeping the sleep of the Just in our bed
chambers, is never to be complete.
Every few days we are startled by the
discovery of some unsupported source
of evil, and learn with alarm that our
feeling of security was baseless, and
that the enemy was working destruc-
ton under the guise of friend. The
wall paper. the carpets, the upholstery,
the furnace, the fresh-air f1ue and the
area drain have all had their evil &C.
tons brought to light, and now the
aged mirror, which seemed to be an
angel of light, is shown to have worked
deeds of darkness. DR.. Neukirch,
(CentrdlblaH fur K7inische Medicin,
March Is, 1881 reports having met
with several cases of chronic mercurial
poisoning. manifested by severe stomat-
tits, with pains in the lower jaw, swell
ing of the sub-msxillary glands, ptyal-
ism and fetid breath. The presence
of mercury in considerable quantity
was also detected in the urine. In two
cases, of man and his wife, the cause
of the trouble was in a looking-glass
hanging in the bedroom, the wooden
back OF which was dotted with thou
sands of minute globules of mercury.
The apartment was heated dm;ng the
night. In another instance the source
of poisoning was mirror forty years
old, whose back had become weak. and
from whose face the quicksilvery fresh
ness was. fading. The aged culprits
having been summarily removed. their
victims speedily recovered. Thus has
yet anothec of our trusted friends been
proved false! And now we must either
destroy our mirrors while they are yet
young and innocent, or else keep a
watchful eye on them and brace up
their backs the moment the signs of de-
crepitude become apparent. If worse
comes to worst, we can at least take ref
uge in the FURNISHED steel of our fore
tatdegs.-Asdicst Reesrd
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31
Jeffreys' Bloody Assize.

The cruelty which characterized the
sentences passed by this hateful Judge
(Jeffreysj upon the prisoners brought
before him was always apparent. Never
did he once err on the side of mercy. If
he condemned man to the gallows OF
to transportation he was always care
full to add TO the severity of the SEN
tence by some brutal remark or ribald
jest rs to the prisoners antecedents.
When his victim was allowed to escape
out of his hands no one doubted that
the Judge had been freely bribed, or
that by no manner of straining could
the law be called upon to deal out pun
ishment. From the monstrOus record
of his pitless ruling on this occasion
history lsas taken care to pick out a
few Of his decisions as ind cative OF the
temper and conduct Of the man. Upon
convicted of uttering ''sed tious words,
sentence was passed of Imprisonment
for seven years, with a whipping during
that period of once fortnight at the
different market towns in his county.
The Clerk of Arragns had the courage
to interpose in mitigation of this awful
Judgment, while the women in the gal
lery sobbed audibly out of sympathy
with the prisoner. The punishment
is not half bad enough for him.
growled Jefreys; mot all the interest
in England shall save him." Fortunate
ly the lad was seized with smallpox,
and, softcned by ruinous bride, the
Judge RENTED the sentence. One
of the girls who had been found
guilty of embroider.ng the colors given
to Monmouth at Taunton was so para
lyzed by the ferocity with which judy
ment was given against her. that scarce
ly had she returned to her cell than she
fell on the floor corpse Seldom was
a woman sentenced to whipping with.
out some coarse Joke being made as to
the exposure that must necessarily en-
sue. III may be cold morning to
strip in said he, ''but we shall try
and keep you warm, madam. See
that she is whipped-whipped soundly
till the blood runs down! Well tickle
you, madam A prisoner with some
knowledge of the law made a technical
objection to the course being pursued
at his trial. "Villain! rebel" cried
Jeffrey's. Il think see thee already
with a halter round thy neck The
prisoner was convicted. "Let him be
hanged the tirst,' laughed the Judge,
.'for if any with a knowledge of the
law come in my way l shall care to
prefer them" One rebel begged for
mercy on the ground that on the eve of
Sedgemoor he had sent important in
formation to Faversham, the General of
the Kings forces. ''You deserve a
double DEATH said the Judge, not
without reason; lone for rebelling
against your sovereign, and the other
for betraying your friends" We are
told that he particularly piqued him
self upon this bon mot. To repea the
stories as to this circuit which history
has preserved would be to fill a goodly
volume. ChroniclerS differ with respect
to the number of Monmouth's follow
ers hanged and transported after this
western revolt. According to the Of
fetal list before me, forwarded to the
Treasury, three hundred and twenty
were sent to the gallows ana eight hun
dred and forty transported.-Gentle-
mans Magazine.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31
No Longer a Desert.

One more miracle has been wrough,
III the Orient. The whole length and
breadth of the great Algerian desert.
ARID and almost without vegetable life
for years, is now a mass of living green.
Dry, sandy Sahara is luxuriant, grassy
garden, rich and refreshing as New
England orchard.
Notwithstanding the deliberately form
ulated scientific theories, which ar.
ranged for continued dryness in Algeria,
until the reluctant inhabitants were
forced to leave the country or die OF
thirst, SO dismal an exodus is not likely
to take place at present. Last winter
the rainfall was beyond precedent. SC
far as the memory of the ''oldest in
habitant'' goes, and copious thunder
storms continued all through the spring
months and even into the summer.
Such wet season there never was in
Algeria before, and in consequence this
seasons crops will constitute plentiful
abundance personified. The one fear
of the farmers is that the rain may last
throughout the summer and interfere
with their harvests.
Rain in winter is frequent enough in
this naturally dry climate, but it is sell
dom excessive The only harm it has
lone is to dissolve the raw, sumo dried
brick of which the houses are built.
Scores of families have seen their homes
melt under their very noses without any
means of checking the destruction.
Even the French garrisons lost their
barracks and were compelled to accom-
modate themselves to tent life. This
soluble Algerian brick, called ''attob, :"
corresponds exactly with the ''adobe"
of the Mexicans and Spanish Ameri-
cans. Philologi SITS, in fact, pretend to
trace both to common Arabic origin.
In support of the theory or fallacy
that the desert is gradually creeping to-
ward the sea-coast is the fact that count
less ruins exist in Tripoli and Tunis,
marking the places where considerable
vegetation once was but now is not.
The truth is, however, that their de-
sertion is not due to any natural phen-
omena hut wholly and entirely to the
depredative invasons of nomadic Arabs,
who finally killed off and drove away
all of the unfortunate inhabitants of the
present ruins. The wells with which
the latter sustained vegetable growth
in their region are now filled with dry
sand. They could easily be opened
again and made just as serviceable as
formerly. The taxes, too, were dread
full enough to discourage any race or
people and probably had some in
fiuence upon the depopulation.
The constant decrease of the wood
land is dangerous to every interest and
should be leg1slated against By pre-
serving the timber now standing, by
planting more, and by taking advant-
age of the same opportunities that have
% wonderfully increased the rainfall in
western North America, the great
desert of Sahara could be redeemed
from Its supposed perpetual aridity and
become one of the greenest, richest
gardens in all the earth. 2. Sun.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31
Ale Buford Seslps . Nan.

In the spring of 1854 or 1855, ran up
to Lexington to stk.u the races al the
center of Eden's Garden, and of course
General Abe and Colonel Tom Buford
were there with theirinvlncible thorough
breds. Colonel Tom, from sudden
quarrel that grew out of the excitement
of the race course one afternoon, played
a?dueton pistols with an adversary, whose
Aame cannot now recall.
General Abe, his brother, and I were
standing about forty or fifty feet off when
the fusilldade began. and remained ap-
parently unconcerned. for though his
brother was holly engaged, the old hero
vas willing, according to the rules of
kentucky chilvary, to see fair fight
and let the best man win. Colonel
Tom struck his adversary once or twice
in several shots, not seriously wounding
him. When all the chambers of his
enemy's pistol were emptied q friend
who stood near, and not having the fear
of Brother Abe before his eyes, ran up
and thrust fresh weapon into the hands
Of Tom Buford's assailant. General Abe,
believing too firmly in flair play to
thus permit two men to combine against
one, and that one Brother Tom" at
once jerked out knife of glittering
blade and made rush for the too-busy
interloper. More quickly than it takes
to tell it General Abe, with one hand had
seized the poor fellow by the hair, and,
like flash Oflightning and with the dex-
terity of an Indian, made circular in
cision on the crown of his head. and.
giving the hair a sudden twist. lifted off
as neat d scalp as one would unergo a
days ride to see.
'.Now," said General Abe, as he
coolly tossed his Indian trophy to one
side, NOW 60 / guess Woods hair
restorative won't bring out the wool. on
your head again SOON" The frightened
fellow, never having experienced that
kind of warfare, gathered his head in
both hands and ran off yelling as if Cap
tain Jack and all the Modocs were close
upon his heels.
l was Mortified. it being the first scalp
had ever seen taken, and riding home
that evening l asked General Buford
how he could do such barbarous
thing.
He ought to have attended to his
own business he replied. Il was will
ling, though my brother was engaged,
to keep hands off and let 'em fight it
out, and when he ran up and handed
his friend a pistol to kill Tom with, l
would have been justified in killing
him. Cor. Nashville World.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31
THE KITCHEN CLOCK.

Knitting is the maid O. the kitchen, Milly.
Doing nothing, sits the chore-bOy, Billy:
Seconds reckoned,
Seconds reckoned:
Every minute,
Sixty in 1t.
Milly, Billy,
Billy, Milly.
Tick took, tock-tick,
Nlck-knock, knock-nick,
knockety-knOck, nickety-knock"-
Goes the kitchen clock.
Close to the fire is rosy Milly,
Every whit as close and coy, Billy:
Times a-fying.
Worth your trying:
Pretty Milly-
Kiss her. Billy!
Milly, Billy,
Bnly, Mily,
Textbook, tock-tick,
Now-now, Quick-quick!
knOckety nick, nickety- knock"
Goes the kitchen clock.
Something's happened: very red is Milly.
Billy boy is looking very silly;
Pretty misses,
Plenty kisses:
Make it twenty,
Take q plenty.
Billy, Milly,
Milly. Billy,
Right1eft, left-right,
Shippety-nick. rippety-knock'
Jumps the Kitchen clock.
Night to night they're sitting. Mily. Billy:
Oh. the winter winds are wondrous chilly!
" Winter weather,
Close together;
wouldn't tarry,
Better marry.
Milly, Billy,
Billy, Milly,
Two-one. one-two,
Don't wait, 'twont do,
hnockety-nlck, nicketyknock"-
Toes the Kitchen clock.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31

-''Old Man. writes to the Boston
Globe: Every evening pull off your
left boot or shoe first. and in the morn
ing put on your left boot or shoe first
This simple habit has been known to
cure the toothache." 1t has also been
discovered that the toothache will wear
away itself if the patient can endure it
for month or two.-N. y Graphic.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31
ComDanv ShoDs.

Mr.. M. NJ. Shoffner, Postmaster and JUS
tice of the Peace, Company Shops, Ala
nance Co., N. c., writes, he has used st.
Jacobs Oil for rheumatism, cuts, swelled
ankles and knees, pains in the back and
sore-throat. One or two applications in
each case has always cured, and he be-
lieves the Great German Remedy is the
best in the world. "As long as can get
it," he adds, +" never intend to be with
ont IT,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31

Apple Cheese: TO cash pound Of pulp
add two ounces of butter, the juice and
rind of half q lemon, the yelks Of two
eggs and white of one; boil agsin gent
y until it th;ckens. This makes . de.
lic;ous filling for tarsaeh Or open ssEts.
.-Boeton 0)eba
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31
Regulars,

One Of the strongest proofs of the value
eases of the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, is
the fact that it is used aud prescribed by
Irregular" physicians. Philip G. Ballou,
n. D., of Monkton, VT, says: stake it
all in all. it is the most successful remedy
have ever used,0
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31
nopea TO NJ cuReo.

''Mr. Brooks near Albany was hopelessly sfaicted
with Cancer 1t had eaten through his nose into his
mouth and throat The time Of his death only .
question very short time. He prayed for death.
mis- suffering was 80 great s. s. s. has had wonder.
we all feel of his being perfectly cured In time
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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31

JOHN A. SMITH, the largest merchant in
Gainesville, Ga, says: 81 suffered for
years from the combined effects of Fry
sipelas and Eczema. l continued to grow
worse under medical treatment and by
taking medicine containing Potash. s. S.
s. cured me thoroughly and absolutely.
My appetite. strength and flesh returned
Is was cured with it."
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31

a great library according to Mr..
Winsor, the librarian of Harvard Col
lege, should preserve every book and
pamphlet printed. The worthless tract
of to-day may prove invaluable to the
historian writing in the year 1000. Two
hundred years after the execution Of
the Marquis of Montrose the account
books kept by his agents were discov-
cred. From these the biographer of the
Marquis drew much of the history Of his
hero's early life.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31

An anxious inquirer asks: Where ID
tho best place for saltwater bathing" In
the saltwater, dear friend.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31

GIVE thousand molecules can sit COM
fortably on the point of q PIN" Herein
he molecule differs materially from man.
-NOrTisto,on Herald.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-07-31

ELDER Bentley, " of Norwich, Conn.,.
lately deceased at the age of one hum
dred, attended $500 burials in his life
time and married 6l4 Couples. -Hsvs-
ford Rsss,