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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-02
LAwRENCEBURG's NEEDS.
Senator Harrison Taking Practical Steps to
Secure Relief.

Secure Relief.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. l.--Senator Harrison pro
poses to go to the improvement of the Ohio and
Miami rivers, about Lawrenceburg, in a prac-
tical way. The only way to do it is to have the
Secretary of War order survey and have esti-
mates made for the needed improvements and
to have levees constructed so as to permanently
prevent an overflow. This cannot be done by a
simple declaration, but will require systematic
work Senator Harrison will see, if possible
that provisions are made in the river and harbor
appropriations bill to have the proper surveys
and estimates made, then it can be known def
nitely how much money will be required to
make the needed improvements He has
laid before the committee a petition
of the Common Council of the city of
Lawrenceburg asking for an appropriation of
$15O,OOO, with view of Strengthening levee for
the defense of the city against floods in the Ohio
and Miami rivers and also protecting the naviga
ton of the Ohio river In presenting the peti
ton he stated that Lawrenceburg, with popu-
lation of some six thousand, has very important
manufacturing interests, and pays from its dis
tilleries from million and a half to two million
dollars annually to the United States. If the
policy which seems to have been adopted in our
legislation of protecting cities, and even farms,
from overflow by levees on the Mississippi river
is to prevail there, he can see no reason why it
should not be extended to this city, situated
upon one of the tributaries of that river, which
has suffered most disasterously in some recent
floods by overflow. Senator Harrison thinks an
engineer can be sent to Lawrenceburg and that
if good report is rendered all the needed i'm
provements will be made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-02
CLERKS FOR ooNGREssMEN.
The Vast Quantities of Work That Some Of
the Committees Perform.

The Vast Quantities of Work That Some Oi
the Committees Perform.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL don't exactly favor
the proposition to give each representative a
clerk at the expense of. the government" said
General Rogers, of Buffalo, but l can assure
you that had no idea of the amount of work
that can be piled upon man before | came to
Congress. 1t is an actual fact that 1 have not
had time to either keep up my correspondence
or even read my papers since l returned from
the holiday vacation. l am assigned to two COM
mittees that are usually considered unimportant
ones, claims and printing. Before the first
of these committees we have no less than 600
bills. Now, it may be considered that the com
mittee war claims is an unimportant one by
those who know nothing of the work before it.
but assure you that to listen to the evidence in
l600 cases, and to endeavor to do justice to all
of them, is not the kind of job to be laughed
at, and | think that some plan should be adopted
whereby it would be impossible to load down tho
committees with these old cases. which have, in
many instances, been adversely reported year
after year"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-02
SLOW WORK IN CONGRESS.
Two Months of the Session Gone, and Moth
ing Accomplished.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. About every other day
we hear that Morrison, some other member of
the ways and means committee has prepared
tariff bill which will be submitted to the full
committee at its next meeting, and that the out
come will be an immediate discussion of tariff
legislation in the House 1t is now two months
since Congress met, yet not single measure of
importance to the country at large has been re-
ported from the committees. The committee on
appropriations, which promised to have three
bills ready to report within a week after the
holidays failed to get ready a single one. Not
even the pensions appropriation bill, which
weeks ago was said to be all ready, has yet
made its appearance on the House
calendar. The shipping committee has not yet
finished the hearing the Dingley shipping
bill, and the committee on commerce has still
before it the Reagan interstate commerce bill.
'Shall we retaliate upon France and Geamany
by excluding their wines for the interdict
against our pork, is the question which is at
tracing the attention of no less than four com
mttees of the House. namely: commerce, agri
culture, foreign affairs, and ways and means,
The Departments of Agriculture, the Treasury
and State are pondering ever the problem
German citizens of America are around with
gloomy looks upon their countenances. Have
we got to 60 to wan with the Vaterland to pro
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-02
THE RIVER CONVENTION.
The Managers Preparing to Bring Greai
Pressure Upon Congress.

The Managers Preparing to Bring Greai
Pressure Upon Congress.
Special 10 the Indianapolis journal.
WAsHINGToN, Feb Next week the friends
of the Mississippi river will meet here, to urge
upon Congress the policy of appropriatinG
enough money to reclaim the lands along tho
banks of that unrestfui stream or as they pus
it, to improve the navigation of the river 1t is
expected that at least thousand delegates will
be in attendance, and that the 'InAuence'
brought to bear will be great enough to induce
Congress to throw in few more millions, by
threatening to kill the river and harbor bill un-
less they get what they ask for. Already the
headquarters of the committee-which is the
polite name for lobby-are in full blast at the
Ebbitt House. Clerks are busily engaged day
and night, attending to correspondence and other
routine duties, and the speaker of the day has
been secured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-02
DAKOTA TERRITORY.
Shall 1t Be Divided and the Southern Half
Admitted as State?

a.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WAsHNGToN, Feb. l..-This afternoon the
Journal correspondent found General Coburn
and Senator Harrison in the room of the com
mittee on Territories, of which the latter ie
chairman. They were discussing the probability
of Dakota Territory being divided this winter
and the lower half admitted as a State. Senator
Harrison expects the matter to come before his
committee at an early day. Dakotians have in
him true and ardent friend. He believes Da-
kota has ample territory and population to make
two States, and that at least the southern half
should be admitted to Statehood this winter
large and strong delegation from the Territory
will arrive here in a few days to urge this propo
siton. They expect Senator Harrison to help
them 1t is believed that Dakota has now fully
$4,000 inhabitants, a larger population than
any State in the Union had when admitted to
Statehood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-02
RETALIATORY LEGISLATION.
Indications That General Brownies Bill win
BE Passed


BE Passed
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1-'Concerning the Amer
lean hog and affecting our expectations of pork,
there are two propositions before the House com
mittee on foreign affairs, said Representative
Perry Belmont of New York, tonight. "One
is a retaliatory measure, the other the appoint.
ment of inspectors, to inspect our meats as they
are packed at the packing houses. | am decid-
edly in favor of the retaliatory measure PROPOSE
ton, for an inspection LAWS but another scheme
to create an additional army of ofiice-holders"
Mr. Belmont. who is considered the real head of
the foreign affairs committee, says he desires a
statement from Commissioner Loring as to the
number of pork inspectors that will be required
Loring thinks twenty would be sufficient. Bel
mont thinks the number required would run up
into the thousands. He believes the retaliatory
bill introduced by General Browne of Indiana,
is the one that should be passed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-02
FOREIGN LABOR.
Opposition to the Importation ofLabor tnde.
Contract.

WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-William Martin, Of
Pittsburg w. N. Lynch, of Whceling and j. J.
Morgan, of Allegheny, representing the Anal
gamated Association of Iron Workers. john
Castillo, of Pittsburg, representing the Miners
Association of the Pittsbrrg district, and I.
Campbell and J. Slicker, of Pittsburg, represent
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TYPE E.

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tect the hog of our adopted country, is the ques-
ton which agitates them. Gloom rests over the
capitol, and little business is being done by this
great Congress which was swept into power on
the reform tidal wave.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-02
GOLDEN DAYS
Are these to all who have the good fortune be living
OF sojourning sufficiently to the
WHEN

To enable them to take advantage of the transeenden
bargains in Clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods in
which all departments of this establishment abound
1t is of course familiar truth that prices at the
WHEN at all times at least 10 to % per cent be-
low all competitions but the pending opportunity there
to supply yourself with seasonable apparel for half
the sum required by ordinary prices elsewhere is SO
striking, novel to consumers, so raught with ad-
vantage to the public that would be strange indeed
if selfnterest did not corresponding rush for
these bargains.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-02
AN IMMENSE SUCCESS.

The fine WATERBURY Stem-windng Watches which
every purchaser of SUIT OVERCOAT the amount of
$1,000 over have been the of attracting immense
trade Rain shine cold weather made differ
The people focked where they could buy wel-made
CLOTHING greatly reduced from former prices and receive
good WATCH in the bargain.
Not only the people of this city and State have taken ad
vantage of this opportunity but also the people living in the
adjacent Stae sending in their orders by mall have shared
the benefits of the great sacrifice sae with WATCH
free.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-02
GRAND HOTEL.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Passenger Elevator and all modern conveniences
Leading Hotel of the city, and strictly firstclass
Rates $3.50 3 and So so per day. The latter price
including bath GEO. f. PFINGST,
Proprietor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-02
WHEN INDICATIONS.

SATURDAY.-W Warmer and fair
Wedther.
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Mr. Phelps spoke in favor of the bill, and in
regard to General Garfeld's connection with the
matter he read the joint resolution introduced
by him for the appointment of board of re-
view, and stated that he had priva te letters of
that gentleman which he could twist into an ap-
proval of this bill, as the other gentlemen had
twisted private letters into disapproval of it,
Porter had his faults, but he was not guilty of
treason If the members will forget that wound
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-01

New York city has 1873 regularly in.
corporated clubs.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-01

There is nothing worse for domestic
animals than to scare them half to death.
Fright uses up the vital forces more than
work, more than the growth of flesh or
fat, more than anything else, unless it is
persistent starvation.
We have had two men working for us,
with teams, on the same farm at the
same time. One would take his horses
from the stable when they had been re-
freshed by a few days rest, and were
feeling well, and because they were
pretty frisky while they were being har-
messed, and the off horse did not keep
the furrow we'll at the first send of,
would get out of patience and veil at his
team till finally they would break into a
trot, when he would throw the pillow to
the full depth into the first hummock he
could find. bring the team TO a full stop,
and by this time they would be well in
a lather and quiycring with excite
ment. After he had yelled for a few
minutes, and the horses had become
fully frightened, they had used up
enough strength to move the pillow for an
hour
The other man knew better. When
he observed, while "hitching up" that
the horses heads were carried high. and
that they were feeling first rate, he would
say to himself: There is good head
of steam on to-day, and shall be able to
get good days work out of these fell
lows if | save it all to be used to the best
advantage" Therefore he would speak
in as quiet a tone as possible, would
move gently about, and aim to get his
team alield without the risk of any rum
pus or excitement, and would bear with
few Irregularities, such as getting ont
of the furrow and pulling by fits and
starts a few times. The consequence
would be that when they were warmed
up to their work, they would move on
smoothly and at the same time quickly,
and at the end of an hour there would be
a row of nice fresh burrows to show as an
equivalent for the ''stcam" the other man
had used up in mere fret and fume and
worry and passion.
AS it is with larger animals, SO it is
true of fowls; if you at all times exercise
kindness toward them, they will doubly
repay you for all your care and kind at
tention.-AmericaH Poultry Yard
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-01
Treatment of Tree wounds.

Valuable trees that have been wounded
or mutilated are often sacrificed for lack
of the discreet surgery which would re-
pair the injury they have suffered and
Professor e. a. Sargent, of the Bussey
institution, has done good service to
farmers, fruit-raisers and landscape gar
deners, by translating from the French
the following practical hints, which we
give with slight abridgmcnt:
Bark once injured or loosened can
never attach itself to the trunk and
whenever wounds, abrasures, or sections
of loose bark exist on the trunk of tree
the damaged part should be cut away
clearly, as far as the injury extends
Careful persons have been known to nail
10 tree a piece of loosened bark, in
hope of inducing it to grow again, or at
least of retaining on the young wood its
natural covering. Unfortunately the re-
suit produced by this operation is exactly
opposite to that intended. The decay
ing wood and bark attracts thousands of
insects, which find here safe shelter. and
abundant food, ard increasing rapidly,
hasten the death of the tree. In such
cases instead of refastening the loosened
bark on the tree. it should be entirely cut
away, care being taken to give the cut a
regular outline, especially on the lower
side; for if portion of the bark, even
if adhering to the wood, is left without
direct communication with the leaves. it
must die and decay. A coating of coal
tar should be applied TO such wounds.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-01
Household Recipe. and EEints.

Paper labels may be removed from
bottles by wetting the surface and hold
ing for an instant over any convenient
flame. The steam penetrates the label
at once and sOftens the paste.
Green tomatoes rfied are preferred by
some people to the egg plant, and it may
well take its place: cut the outer slices
off, and then cut the inner part in slices
about half an inch thick, roll them in
flour, and fry in butter; sprinkle pepper
and salt on them.
To give to soup peculiarly appetizing
flavor and brown color, fry some break
fast bacon, and in the fat obtained from
this frying brown sliced vegetables,
which are to be added to the soup The
pieces of bacon may also be allowed to
boil with the soup stock. A very simple
way to make coloring for a soup is to put
half a pound of sugar in a sauce pan, with
a tablespoonful of water. Set it on the
stove until the sugar is melted; then add
half pint Of water Let it boil few
minutes, strain it, and use a little to color
clear soup.
A pretty way to dress up the small
sofa, the back of which is divided in two
parts, is in place of two tides to make
long and narrow scarf. This may be of
any handsome material, but it must be
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-01
Last of the Pequ0ts.

In the picturesque and rugged town OF
North StoningtOn, Conn, the last rem
nant of the once powerful tribe of Pequot
Indians live on a State reservation set of
to them more than 100 years ago. They
are about half civilized, and are rapidly
diving out, the victims of the white mans
cupidity and meanness. Their houses
are Shanties and bark huts, and they sub
sist by farming, hunting and fishing.
Their little village is on the shore of Ian
tern hill pond. and to the east of them,
on the mountain side, is the old Indian
burying ground which contains the ashes
of many thousand Pequots. 1t has been
the tribal cemetery for centuries, and it
is an object of great interest to every
one Lately it has been cursed with pale
faced relic hunters, and the Indians have
been put to much trouble to keep them
away. Recently "A stranger stuck a spade
into the large mound over the tomb OF
one of the Pequot kings, the one which
is said by the Indians to be the grave OF
Sassacus, and had dug in four or five
feet before he was discovered. Instantly
he was the object of pursuit of half
dozen Indians with their dogs and shin
ing revolvers. He fled to his boat rap
idly rowed across the pond and 50 es.
capped from them. The Indians have
reyerently He'd up the grave. They
threaten to shoot the first of the vandals
they find proving about the cemetery
hereafter. Troy Times.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-01
Mind. Reading.

The editor of London Truth says:
Stuart Cumberland called upon me one
day last week to explain to me how he
succeeds in finding pins and other such
manifestations. ~ If person will con
centrate his thoughts upon an object,
and if any one-whose perceptive facul-
ties are properly trained-takes his hand,
the operator will be, Mr.. Cumberland
explained, inevitably drawn to the sept
where the object is Thought read
ing, thcn," said, sis muscle reading"
"To certain extent, he replied, but
not absolutely. You have to watch for
other Indications; for instance, if | find
myself close to the article thought of,
the hand of some subjects gets hot, in
others the pulse quickens. You must
watch these indications as well as the
muscles" But surely you must have
had a confederate when you tied your
self to man by string and
found an object concealed by him"
"No," he said, Il could feel the
string dragging one way, and l followed
the indication. When | came near the
object the string trembled. This is the
simple explanation of the mystery"
"And do you mean to say that you can
take hold of a PERSONS hand with one
of your hands, and with the other write
series Of numbers that he is thinking
of" "Certainly not" he replied; 1.-THE
persons hand must grasp the hand with
which write; my hand remains almost
passive, and he, without knowing it
himself, writes the numbers" "Well,"
| said, Il will think of something in
this room, and we will see if you can
discover it." | thought of little card
case that was lying on the table. Mr..
Cumberland blindfolded himself. "Why
do you do that" | said THAT my own
thoughts should not be diverted from
what l am doing" He took my
hand; in q minute or two he APP
preached the table, lowered over the var
ious articles upon it, and finally placed
my hand on the card case. | had thought
all the while of this article and could
feel my hand involuntarily drawing him
toward it. 1t would take person a
long time to acquire Mr.. Cumberland's
powers of perception: but any one can
realize how the trick, if may cal! it so,
is done, by thinking of some OBJ cct on Il
table, and getting a friend to grasp his
hand and try to discover it. He has only
to concentrate his thoughts upon the OBJ
ject and the exact place where it is, in
order to find that his hand re,ists when
ever it is sought to divert it from the di
rection toward the object which it, ap-
parently of itself, strives to approach.
In fact, the thought acts upon the mus
cles much in the same way as the desire
to grasp something causes the hands to
grasp it. In both cases the muscles in
voluntarily obey the brain.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-01

long enough to tie in loose and grace
full knot; this is to be placed at the top,
and in the center of the back, and the
ends are TO be spread out and must be
fastened in place to the cushions of the
sofa If fringe is used to decorate the
ends, it should be soft and silky, and not
be in balls; if made with taste this is a
pleasing change from tides.
Pound cake made after this receipt is
excellent: One pound of sugar, one of
flour, one of butter, (or if you do not
wish to have it so rich, use three-q quarters
of a pound of butter) and ten eggs;
flavor with lemon, Bake in a shallow
tin, dripping pan with paper on the
bottom will answer; put in enough
dough to make the cake when baked two
inches deep. When it is cold lift the
paper from the tin, cut the cake in pieces
about three inches long and one and a
half or two wide, and frost the top and
sides. These make delicious little cakes.
You may, if you choose, frost part of the
cake with chocolate icing and part with
plain lemon-h favored frosting.
Ink stains may be removed from a
mahogany table by putting a few drops
of spirits of nitre into a teaspoonful of
water, touching the part stained with
feather dipped into the mixture; imme-
diately the ink stain disappears, the place
must be rubbed with a rag wet with cold
water, or there will be a white mark
which will not easily be removed. Ink
stains on silver Or plated articles may be
removed Immediately and eifectually
without doing any injury to the things,
by making a little chloride of lime into
a paste with water, and rubbing the stains
until they disappear and afterward wash
ing the article with soap and water. Ink
stains may be removed from colorcd table
covers by dissolving a teaspoonful of
oxalic acid in teacupful of hot water
and rubbing the stained part well with
the solution. Ink stains may be taken
out of anything white by simply putting
a little powdered salts of lemon on the
stain, damping it, allowing it to remain
about five minutes, and then washing it
out with soap and water, when the stain
will disappear. Ink may be removed
from boards by applying some strong
muriatic acid or spirits of salt with a
piece of rag and afterward well washing
the place with water