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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

THE time will yet come when all the relatives
near and remote of a man who has committed
murder Will rise in their might and demand, for
their ownself protection, that the ground of his
defense shall not be emotional or any other kind
Of insanity. The list Of uncies and
aunts of young Mutt who have been held up to
the gaze of the world as Predetermined or down
right crazy is appallingly long but there is
nothing to show that these imbecile kinfolk are
not of equal intelligence and responsibility with
their neighbors. No one possessed of a relative
likely to shoot somebody can too carefully curb
any little eccentricity he may have of his own.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

Mrs AsToR's ball was to celebrate the one
hundredth anniversary of the departure of the
original Astor from Holland. In order to give
the affair an old fashoned air it was arranged to
have log fires built in the various fireplaces of
the house. The suggestion comes little late.
but in order to make the thing more realistic a
peddler's pack of skins should hang by the chin
new lamb.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

ETY. is to rigidly discountenance the employ
ment of blood thirsty slang and to make the
useless bearing of arms disgrace.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

her bare feet. The custom in Jersey is to allow
ladies towear pillow shoes after their fftieth year
Margesser is procrastinator.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

Mrs. CHRISTINA UFFERT, of Trenton N. j..
has been rudely awakened from pleasing dream
by the rough hand of the law. For several
years she was the wife of Edward H. Uffert and
two children were the result of the union. From
some cause they separated some months ago
and Christina concluded that she was as good
as single and acted accordingly. The husband
had the bad, taste to keep an eyeson her and was
not long in finding that a musician named Tim
norman had Rugged and kissed his wife It
awas held that Zimmerman had the right to kiss
and hug the defendant and that she had the
right to be kissed and Rugged. The court, how
ever was not sentimental and declared that it
was all wrong for anybody, but young folks, like
those in Flatbush, to act in that manner, and
granted the husband absolute divorce An
appeal will be taken and will he watched with
interest by breathless community
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

c1NoiNNATI-J. Q. Havl,ey & Co., 154 Vine Street.
5I0UIsvILIE-G T. Dearing,4 northwest lcorner
Third and jefferson streets. y l-Ill..I
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

NAVY and army officers enjoy much leisure
which they frequently employ in the cultiva
ton of the fine arts. This privilege has often
been noted half enviously by men less favored
as to time. These persons will be more envious
than ever when they hear about young naval
officer in Washington who spends his spare
hours in making fancy work He is an adept at
macrame lace and crazy quilts, and makes
elaborate pieces for charity fairs, besides little
gifts for his young lady friends at Christmas.
He can perhaps be induced to make quilt to
cover up the navy and keep the frost out
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.
TUESDAY, JANUARY %, 1884.
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
IIONDON-American Exchange in Europe, 449
Strand.
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NEW YORK-Fifth Avenue and Windsor Hotels.
WASHINGTON D. lC.-Brentano's, 1o15 Pennsyl,
vania Avenue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

PARTS-American Exchange in Paris, 80 Boulevard
des Capucines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

THE latest suit for damages is that of fat
girl who wants So, 900 from dime museum man
ager who failed to keep his contract with her.
She says she was promised $40 per week for life,
instead of which she was turned out into cold
world at the end of three weeks time The mu-
scum man says he made no such contract be-
cause how was he TO know but she would shrink
away into an insignificant two-hundred FOUNDER
before year. She was not very fat, anyway,
he said not weighing over 400, and he did not
want a fat woman so thin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

ST. LoUIs-Unioh News Company, Union Depot.
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CHIcAGo--Palfner House :. -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-22

EDoUARD REMENYI, writing for the Current
under the stilted heading of Thoughts, Aphor-
isms, and Studies" gives vent to the following
which, had it appeared in any issue of the
country press, would have met universal and
unqualified condemnation as the veriest non
sense and twaddle:
Il was once in Colorado, and saw the Garden
of the Gods-that marvellous spot to be found
among the innumerable marvels of this contin-
emit. After contemplating this miracle of nature,
l visited the house OF General - at Glen Eyrie
Eagles Nestl, outside of the Garden of the
Gods. The General was not at home, but
found his aifable, spirited, and lovely wife and
large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen from
the East After lunch, / strolled about the gar
den with the hostess. We reached a wonderful
spot where Enthusiastically shaped rocks stood in
splendid groups, as if giant sentinels of the gar
den. / involuntarily exclaimed in unbounded
enthusiasm
What pleasure it must be when one can
say "Those mighty rocks belong to mel"
You are mistaken replied the fair host
ess. They do not belong to me. 1 belong to
themr
Il stood speechless, in admiration, before the
lady. Finally, collecting my thoughts, L solilo-
quized half aloud thus.
That is right. Still, the rocks must feel proud
at having such fair janitress at their command"
Whereupon peace was Immediately restored be-
tween us.
''The flight of the human mind is incommen-
surable-the idea of belonging to rocks! Such an
idea, too. spoken by a lady.
st is all the more lofty"
1t is a marvel how such stuff is tolerated. The
man is evidently so thoroughly drowned in the
sea of egotism as to be unconscious of how ride
ulous a writer may make himself. In his own
imagination he is lifted to higher intellectual
plane where psychic emotions supplant the
more groveling operations of the mind. To the
prosaic beholder of this outburst of verbal pyro-
technics it is asinine and unworthy of serious
consideration. If Mr.. Remenyi has correctly
represented his ''affable, spirited and lovely"
hostess they should have been yoked together
and drowned in the interest of common sense
and coherency just after, or before, the idiotic
dialogue above quoted The world to-day needs
sense, not gush
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-11-20

the Professors statement. one of the
members Of The society declared the
results thus reached to be the mCst
important discovery yet made i'll Am
crican archaeology. Several of these
mounds were what are called "altar
mounds and in these the valuable
and instructive relics were found.
These, in number aud variety, were
sufficient in themselves. il none others
had ever been found, to give very
distinctt ii might almost be said COM
prehcnsive--idea of the civilization Of
the social state of the ancient mound
builders. Among other things found
were articles of personal adonment,
such rs earrings Of pearl and brace
let's OF metal. The precise advance Of
the art Of working metals is thus dis
closed. The metals had been wrought
by hammcring the ore Molten work
was beyond the skill, or rather the
knowledge of the artiiicer. The met
als were iron, copper. silver and gold.
This is the first time gold has been
found in the mounds. Tho gold, and
in some instances the silver, was used
for plating an inferior metal, being
hammered thin and clinched at the
edges. Most significant Of all, per-
hups, was little statuctte, which not
only presented the human form in n
shapely it might also be said artistic
contour, but showed also the earrings
and the drapery of the waist which
were fashionable in the American pre-
historic times. Some of these relics
must originally have come from the
Florida coast, from Lake Superior
and from the Rocky mountains, midi
eating thus citer extensive migration
or Accommodation The idea
tions are that the cremation of the
dead was pracsiced by these natives,
and that an altar mound is significant
of some great sacriiicial ceremony,
and that these trinkets and relics,
some Of which pertained to the use
ful arts, represented an Offering on
the part Of these people, equivalent,
in comparison with our scale Of val
ues. to hundreds of thousands OF dol
lars. Mechanical News.
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-11-20
A FOrty-Eight Hours FurlCueh.

\ clerk in an Austin store informed
his employer that his sister was going
to get married, and he wanted fur
lough Of forty y-eignt hours to attend
the wedding, which was to take place
out in the country somewhere. The
merchant could not well spare the Scr
vices of the young man for that length
Of time, but finally consented to let
him go, on the condition that he
would return promptly at the cxpira-
tion of the two days.
'As soon as my forty eight hours
are up III be back" said the young
man, hunying off TO catch the train,
and that was the last his employer
saw of him for six solid days. when he
walked in, gripsack in hand, and II
heaming smile on his face, remarking:
Back on time
.Back on time" roarcd the exasper-
ated employer. "Do you call six days
fortycight hoursw
"Of course j co; what else do you
call it?'
Have you lost the use Of your mon
tai faculties, or are yon trying, sir. to
take unwnrranted liberties with me?"
"Why / am surprised. / told you
l wanted foityeight hours recreation,
didn't ] ,"
"Ccrtainly, and I gave it 10 you"
"Just so. And work in the store
eight hours day, don't ~
"Of course
"Wcll, eight into forty eight goes
six times, and I've been gone eight
hours day for six days, SO you see
I'm ON time II there is any one
thing ] know better than anotheri il is
how to be on hand at the Appointed
hour"
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-11-20
Mound EHillrlS.

AT the annual meeting of The Bos-
ton Society Of Natural History, Il
highly interesting statement was
made by Prof. Il. ". Putnam, Cnra-
tor of the Peabody Museum of Har-
yard University, concerning his rc-
cent explorations Of certain mounds
in the Ohio valley. The subject WIS
illustrated by drawings hung upon
the wall, and by photographs. The
explorations, in which he Wa3 assisted
by Dr. G. J.. Metz, OF Madisonyilic,
o., were made last year, and were re
strictcd to ono particular mound field
OF tract upon the borders Of the Lit
tie Miami river, in Mndisonyillc, about
twenty miles from Cincinnati. Ii is
to be regarded a3 ono Of the fclicities
Of the event for the work and its re-
suits constitute an event in the full
significance Of the word that, being
situated 50 near to one OF the great
cities of the land, it has happened
that no persons ilnpelled BY eroidle
curiosity have hitherto dug into these
mounds in Il random way, and thus
practically destroyed them in respect
to their special value to the nrchmolo-
gist. 'tho excavations now made were
conducted ON tho most improved
methods Of science. Nothing worthy
Of notice has escaped observation and
record, and every re!c has boon care
fully preserved for scientific purposes.
In tho brief discussion which followed
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-11-20

Gen. Grant. who is writing an ac-
count Of his battles, said recently that
he enjoyed writing more than hc ever
enjoyed anything else in his 'ife.
Moro than fighting" he was asked,
and he laughed and answered heart
lily: II never liked that"
Tn Switzerland you can send almost
anything through the mails. Trunk,
gripsnck, hat box, bag Of potatoes it
is all one to the Swiss postal author
tiles, as long as you pay the postage.
And it is very rare thing for any
thing to be tampered with or to mis-
carry.
Americans who have been residents
Of Mexico for years are constantly
passing through from the interior en
route for the States. They all assert
that the country is in an agitatod con
dition Political strikers are getting
in heavy work. Robberles and mlr-
ders, official and unofficial, are more
common than ever before, and a gen
orally unsettled feeling and expect
ancy of a crisis prevails.
"For my own part." writes John
Fiske, Il believe in the immortality
Of the soul.-not in the sense in which
I accept the dcmonstlable truths Of
science, but as II supreme act OF faith
IN the rcasonabcness of Gods work"
Coming from Mr.. T'isko,' remark,
the Boston Transcript, 'this is surely
Il remarkable statement, for Darwin
wrote of the vague and contradictory
probabilities of a future life"
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-11-20

The gravel road.bed was as hard
and dry as constant travel and long
drought could make it. At the place
of the explosion it was scooped out
several feet and across the entire
width. One barn snid to be eighty
rods from the explosion, was twisted
out of place, so violent was the force
OF the explosion. To better un-
derstand the position of Mr.. Clark at
the time, it is proper to state that the
seat of his wagon was elevated two or
more feet on the front end of the wa
gon box. This placed him above tho
horse and his load back of him, SO
the explosion was back Of and beneath
him, and the scoopins Gut Of the road
bed and annihilution of the horse,
wagon. tin cans that contained the
glycerine. and all there was of Mr..
Clark except his face proved. What
became of all the materials that were
SO violently and instantaneously sun
dercd and destroyed? And what is
the philosophy Of the method?
My own idea and explanation is
simply this: The force Of this agent
is SO great at the instant Of the cxplo
sion that perfect vacuum is formed
by displacing the atmosphere, and the
limits Of this vacuum are measured
by the quantity and qaulity nitro
glycerinc.
II this proposition is the true one,
the mystery is solved by it, as no ma
terial substance can retain its form in
Il perfect vacuum. For the instant OF
the explosion the laws Of grayitatiou
and cohesive attraction are suspended
and the laws of compulsion Of chemi-
cal ailinities net, to drive every form
Of material back 10 primitive elc-
ments; the fluid portion Of organized
life to vapor or gases, the solids of all
substance, to atoms, infinitesimal and
therefore not visible to the natural
eye.-Cor indianapolis News.
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-11-20
A WlERD STORY.
The Death OF Man and Tree, and
Some Queer Condolences.

In front Of the house, 1913 Steiner
street, stands weeping willow tree,
to all outward appearance dead and
in the first stages of decay. Every
leaf has fallen from its boughs and
twigs, and IT forms Il striking contrast
to Il sister willow diagonally across
the street, which is fully clothed in
green and presents most vigorous
and healthy appearance According
10 those who 1.-Two in the vicinity the
decay and death of the tree were
marked by coincidcnt features in the
life and death of the man who planted
it, which, to say the least, were very
mysterious. Two gentleman have
communicated the case TO The Call,
each being unknown to the other, and
therefore each being unacquainted
with the fact that the other had SO
communicated. Their story is that
some fourteen years ago B. j. Collins,
a painter by trade, changed his resi-
dcnce from Bartlett street in this city
to 1918 Steiner, taking with him Il
small weeping willow tree. He set
the shrub out on the outer edge of
the sidewalk, directly in front of the
house. He guarded and cared for il,
and il grew and liouriahcd and spread
| its branches wider aud wider and lift
ed It's head higher and higher from
the ground until il became a splendid
| tree and an crnamcnt to. the block
Collins took considerable pride in ii
and often remarked that the tree
wonld die when he did; but this was
always accepted as a pleasantly, and
no one paid any more attention to it
than would be given any other odd
conceit which person might have
concerning something in which he
took considerable pride. About two
months ago Mr.. Collins was taken
sick, and two weeks ago died. AT
tontion was called to the tree during
the latter part of Mr.. Collins illness,
and it was found to be rapidly she'd
ding It's leaves, A little inquiry and
comparison of notes showed that the
leaves had begun 10 withcr and fall
/ about the time its owner took to his
bed. and within few days after his
funeral it presented the appearance Of
being dead, and certainly looked SO to
a reporter of the Call when he visited
the place yesterday. One Of the gen
tcmen rcfcrred to above said that
the life OF the tree went out with the
| life Of Collins.'
The model Of an apparatus for lift
ing vessels over shoals, for which a
patent WIS issued n lS40 to Abraham
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-11-20
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The material for this dcpartpqnt iras; len sc-
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Chicago. Show printing. lii he ads, l~t<rv hesds,
envelopes. cards. counter checks, receipts ETC.,
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We respectfully ask all business mt n 10 cSll and
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Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-11-20
BELvA IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
A. Cabinet Meeting of tho Period
When Women Shall Rule.

on her dress. The Attorney General
took ont her knitting and said: "Wcll,
l might as well be working. No tell
ing how long we'll have to wait"
Eager attention on part of Cabinet
interrupted by the servants announce
mont:
"Her Excellcncy, the President of
the United States" A
"Good morning, ladies'"
"Good morning, Mrs. President"
All in chorus. "Oh. what Il lovely
dress"
YES, snid the President. II
thought | would wcur it down and let
you all see it. II is pretty, isn't it?
just look at the hang of the train"
''It's perfectly magnificent" said thc
Secretary of War. "Thosc fine pleat-
ings of crepe dc chine give il such
lovely finish. But isn't il just little
short i'll front!'
"Why, of course" said tho Prcsi-
dent with aspcrity. IL have them all
made that way SO as to have to change
when l ride the tryccle."
II hope it's all silk said the Attor-
ney General, sticking her knitting
needle through her back hair, while
she rubbed piece OF the dress be-
tween her thumb and finger. Did
yon save me piece for my crazy
quilt?'
"Oh, yes" answered the President.
aifably. "And now let's got to bust
ness, ladies. / haven't much time
this morning. | have to sit for my
picture at one o'clock"
"The most important business l
know Of" said the Secretary Of State,
SIS TO decide on d Minister to the
Court of st. james. You know Low
ell has asked to be recalled"
"Oh, yes; forgot all about that"
said the President. :.M hom shall we
send"
IF it had only been earlier said
the Assistant Secretary OF the Navy,
rellcctively, Il would have gone my
self, but the season is over by this
time and then / get 50 horribly sea
sick
ut will be hard to get anyone tc
go," observed the Secretary of War
Il am told that the climate is so damn
that your hair never stays in curl al
ALL
is that so?' asked the President
npprchensivcly "Wcll. wemust send
some one "And thcn," the President
went on, ''lhcrcs Germany 10 provide
for"
"Oh, what's the use of sending an,
one TO Gcrmans, Mrs. President 2
asked the Secretary of War.
"Oh, don't you know" said the See
rotary of State, there's Herr Mos
and pork and Laskcr and Bismarcl
and all those things to talk about p
II know tlcrc was color calico
Bismarck some years ago.' said th'
Secretary Of the Treasury, meditntiye
~, ns she sorted her crcwels. ''but j
was hideonsly unbecoming."
''But there's new red brown thi
fall" said the Postmaster General
eagerly, E" that's just perfectly loyel,
for Il dark complexion, though thin
myself nothing wears rs well as til
old seal brown
"Speaking OF seal brown" said lii
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy. ''ho,
about the commissioner who was (
he scni TO Alaska 10 provide Us Wit
sonlakin doliuaAs' H., getting plett
cool; Tie frost Touched my tHboroso
last night" National Republican.
Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-11-20

The model Of an apparatus for lift
ing vessels over shoals, for which a
patent WIS issued n lS40 to Abraham
Lincoln, will form portion Of the
Patent Office exhibit at the New Or
leans exposition.
II is said that the Astors alone own
$500 houses, all Of stone and iron.
The lowest rental they get is $500
per nnnum, ard the highest 100000,
which some Of thcir enormous down
town buildings bring.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-04
The Red River Valley the
Grandest Agricultural
Empire On
Earth.
The Picturesque Park Region, Prolific
Prairies, Majestic Rivers, Crystal
Lakes, Greenest Pastures
On the Globe.
From st. Paul to Everywhere Over the Man
iteba System--An Immense Ar
terry Through Fertile
Fields.

The third excursion Of the st. Paul job
bers' Union leaves the city at 7:40 this
morning to pass six days in the Land of
Golden Grain in the midst of the ripened
harvest. To the inland tourist no incident
of the delightsome midsummer can offer
more Of promise, nothing so sure to regale
all the senses and fill the mind with pictures
and visions tnat are an impress for a life
time. AS an invited guest upon this expe-
dition the GLOBE has the pleasure of pre-
senting in its issue of August 4th, prelim-
mary etching of the enterprise, to be fol-
lowed with daily reports of the movements
of the party, who, as the guests of the Man
itoba railway system, will participate in the
memorable visitation.
The matter which follows upon this page is
not only of absorbing interest, but it is of
great historical value, and renders this edi-
ton of the GLOBE meritorious and worthy of
attentive reading and careful preservation.
With this preface the reader is invited to the
feast spread before him.