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The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19

How Glass of UngalIant Clinical Students
Was Suddenly Brought to Terms.


One bright woman brought $50 young men to
terms by very ingenious performance at med
ical clinic at Blockley Almshouse, last week.
Three of the fifteen students at the WOmans
Medical College occupied seats in the lecture
room, and while waiting for the lecturer, who
was belated the class indulged in some noisy
demonstration, which was finally directed in
the way of playful banter to the women present
Suddenly Miss A. NJ Field, one of the female
students who is widely known as an eminent
missionary in China, arose, and as she began to
speak the noise was changed to respectful silence
"Gentlemen," she said, Il have been for eighteen
years missionary in China. The Chinese have
no medical science, and superstitious rites are
chiefly relied in the treatment of disease
All the people are in need Of medical aid but the
women are the neediest A Chinese woman
would under no circumstances go to a male plry
sician for the the treatment of any disease
peculiar to her sex. She would be prevented by
her own womanly delicacy and by all the notions
of modesty held by those around her. She
would suffer life long agony rather than violate
her sense of propriety. Her father her brothers
and her husband would even let her die
rather than allow her to be treated
by male physician. Full of sorrow
for the sufferngs of those womeen haYe been
looking in Christian America TO see what hope
of help for them might be here l have been
glad to find that in some of our great medical
schools earnest and self-sacrifcing women are
fitting themselves for a work of mercy in Asia
and other lands. Unless such women learn to do
such work well there is no physical salvation for
those afflicted ones. And in behalf of those
women, who have no medical care while they so
sorely need it, L ask from you the courtesy of
gentlemen toward ladies who are studying medi
cine in Philadelphia
As Miss Field sat down she was greeted with II
cheer and member of the class rising, assured
the ladies, in Il very gallant speech, that no an
noyance to them was intended. The timely re
marks of Miss Field had touched the inboln
courtesy of the young men, and taught them a
lesson they will probably never forget.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19

Philadelphia Call.
Henry" said Mrs Harriet Beccher Stowe to
her renowned brother. Il understand that you
visit the theaterS occasionally"
"Oh. yes" responded Mr. Beecher Il take
them III once in Il while"
Have you ever witnessed the dramatization
of my Uncle Toms CabnF"
NO, indeed, he replied, with wink across
the table at his wife. II am very fond of the the
ater, but am not quite so far gone as all that,
you know
NOT said Mrs. Stowe c0mposedly. and then
for moment she was quiet.
by the way" she resumed, 'in regard to
your sermon this morning on cleanliness being
next to godness, | was very much impressed by
the manner in which you handled the subject"
Yes" replied Mr.. Beecher, cautiously not
knowing what might be coming.
You placed the matter, thought in d very
clear light, and think that. with some elabora-
ton that sermon could be made into very
powerful lecture You receive $500 night for
lectuling, do you not"
Those are my usual terms he answered,
glancing at her uneasily.
1T would be appropriate you know A
minister Of the gospel, a representative of godh
ness, as it We're, advocating cleanliness, with $500
worth of filthy lucre scattered aboutn his differ
ent pockets"
And just then Brother Halliday who was
present, stealthily called Mr. Beechcrs attention
to very pretty girl who happened to be cross
ing the street, and the reverend gentleman be-
came all at once lost to his immediate surround
inOS
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19
Boston Globe.


They evidently like each better than molasses
candy. The young man with the high water
tlowsers and the elongated dcoat-tals is of timid
bashful disposition, and fancy has not yet
screwed up his courage sufficiently to declare his
love The blushng young creature in the green
dress and the pink bonnet. is as 'willin'" as
Barkis, and has been medtating for several days
past whether il would be unmaidenly for her to
avail herself Of the sweet privilege which custom
has given to girls in those delicious years which
can be divided by four and not by 100 She
would like to encourage Harry little if she
could, but she wouldn't do anything that wasn't
proper for the world Just now she is in a be
wildering condition of doubt Thus unused the re
porter watching the innocent pair as they picked
their way hand-in hand over the sloppy side
walk, going up fremont street yesterday after
noon. At Winter street, where the water flooded
the roadway, they paused an instant in dsmay.
Then the young lady raised her skirts, display
ing pair of substantial rubber boots and
bravely started to wade across, accompanied by
hcr devoted swain Half way over she stepped
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19
Joshua Il. Giddings rs Duelist.

Giddings had made some fiery remarks on abo-
lition and the South on the floor of the Senate
In this he drew Southern senator rather roughly
over the GOALS. The senator became very angry,
and sent him a challenge. He would have an
apology or blood Gddngs accepted the chal-
lenge. but he wrote that he was unacquanted
with the use of the pistol or other fire-weapons
AS challenged party, he had the choice Of the
weapons. He would name raw-hides, tough
long and wirey. The two combatants should
have the thumbs of their left hands bound tightly
together, and, with raw-hides in their rights,
should castigate each other until one gave in.
The Southerner refused to accept the challenge,
and the matter dropped Had he accepted it,
Giddings, who was tall muscular fellow, would
have cut him to pieces.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19

Anaheim Gal Gazette.
One ostrich egg for ten guests is the pattern
at the California ostrich farm. Gone, two
three four five, six, seven, eight. nine ten
said Dwight Whiting, counting the guests he
had invited to spend the day at the ostrich farm
with him. Il guess one egg will be enough"
and having given utteragce to this expression
he wended his way to the paddock and soon
brought to the house ostrich egg. The tri-
umph of the feast was the egg. For Il whole
hour it was boiled, and though there was then
some misgiving rs to its being cooked, the shell
was broken, for curiosity could no longer be
restrained. and three pound hard boiled egg
laid upon the plate. But aside from its size
there was nothing peculiar about it. The white
had the blush tinge seen in duck eggs and the
yolk was of the usual color. 1t tasted AS it
looked-like duck egg-and had no flavor pc
culiar to itself But it was immense AS it
takes twenty eight hen eggs TO equal in weight
the ostrich egg which was cooked it is evident
that the host knew what he was about in cook
ing only one, There was enough and to spare;
- -
and before leaving the td.,o paIty uIuuI-
nously agreed that ostrich egg was good.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19
A Smart Drummer.


VHIH5s'7 OVUTIvF
AS the train slowed up at station a CONNER
cial-looking man, who had been noticed in earn
nest conversation with another party of the
same general appearance, was heard to remark:
"Smart! He's the smartest drummer you ever
met anywhere. He's smart enough to sell sls-
penders to dog" The other commercial-looking
-ton, aud everybody thought the conversation
was ended, wien 1onesomelooking individual
on the opposite of the car remarked; ''It doesn't
take very smart man to sell suspenders to a
dog" Even the sleepy passengers aroused at this
startling remark by the lonesome looking indi-
vidual, and the commercial man asked in some
surprise: why uot!' Because it doesn't "
what would dog want with suspenders}" $40
keep up his pants softly murmured the lone
somelooking individual, gazing out across the
voice. And the astonished brakeman sighed
so loud as to crack every lamp chimney in the
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19
HOW SHE KEPT THE SECRET.
a Woman Tells Her Husband About New
Society.

- NOhi'ah EtiIN AESI t2hablidi ttbpub = ANtW
Society.
New York Morning journal.
We're bound to he equal to you men, said the
Masons wife I'VE formed a secret society of our
own last night
Indeed said the worshipful master, com
poSedly; then | hope. my dear your project
will be successful Is it u benevolent society or
what"
That's none of your business. It's a secret
society, and we've sworn by solemn oath not to
divqlge anything relating to it,
~ cry good my dear observed the woIshipful
master, returning to his paper I'm sure do
Mt W sh you to violate your oath
1T wouldn't matter if you did. | wouldn't.
on keep your secret close enough-and to think
Of that stupid Mrs Furbelow she could recollect
neither the grip nor the sign 1t took us an
hour to teach her When gave her the sign
lsuits the action to the world she would make it
TINS way, ha ha! Her stupidity would have been
eXasperatlng, it it hadn't been Tdlcuous. and,
a. for learning the grip why. She would have it
that IT. was this way-giNe me your hand min
ute-there. she would have it that way. while it
was this way: and tho password! She couldn't
keep 1t in her memory for two minutes Over
and over again told her it was BE Just and
fear not and she would have it. Swear not at
all. or Do unto others as you would be done
by ha! ha! We almost despaired Of getting il
through her head. but we managad to make her
understand at last. Oh, yes; we are going to
have a fourishing society, and we can be rs
secret about it as you men caI, be about yours
Then the lady went off to attend to her house
hold duties and the worshipfu master hid his
face behind his paper and smiled.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19
Awful Dissertation of Society Badge.

Warrentown, Ga, Clipper.
One day during the holidays Mr.. P. B. Walk
had his attention attracted to the badge of
the Phi Delta Theta society adorning the lapel
of a negro's coat. Being a member Of this fra
ternity Mr. Walker was very indignant, and ap-
preaching the negro. demanded to know how he
came by the badge The negro manifested
good deal of I-wish hI-was away fromhere symp-
toms, and failed to give any satisfactory expla-
nation as to his right Of ownership. Taking
him by the collar Mr.. Walker de-
manded an immediate surrender of
the badge, which was hastily complied
with Examining the badge. Mr.. Walker was
confronted with most singular coincidence for
it bore the name of w. d, Walker-identically
the same, initials and all, that of the negro.
Knowing, however, that the negro could not be
the rightfu owner of such an emblem, he con
suited college catalogue which he had in his
possession, and soon found the name of w D.
Walker and his poStoffice. letter to this gem
tleman soon brought sequel to the mystery to-
gether with his thanks for the recovery of the
badge. The gentleman in question, shortly af-
ter leaving college went to Atlanta to attend
writing school, and having occasion to need the
badge, which he had left at home wrote to his
father requesting him to forward it by mail
The badge was sent as requested, but was re
ceived by the W. D. Walker aforesaid, who was
in Atlanta at the time.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19
A Great Actress Compliments Another.

Interview with Clara Morris.
And now what is your opinion of three great
foreign actresses-Bernhardt, Mrs. Lanstry and
Ellen Ferry"
ELLEN Terry and Langtry | have not seen,
but Bernhardt What can you say about her ex-
cept that she is great, grand, and her voice
What a wonderful thing it is Ever since
heard her it seemed to me there are but two
words to properly describe it, They are crystal
and angelic Her voice doesn't seem to be hui
man. And the tones the range! Some of the
notes are as deep as amau's and yetso soft You
marvel at seeing it come from such Il thin body
Mary Anderson has Il wonderful voice. 1t re-
minds me of an organ, so rich so round so
swelling But with her yQu are pot surprised as
with Bernhardt, as you expect it to come from
Miss Anders0n's magnificent throat."
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19

We peer into the darkness and find naught
But darkness great impenetrable, still;
Immensity past any finding out, until
Each one alone into its midst be brought,
Perhaps to know the fullness Of it all
In short moment. Many times year
We at our work pause awe-struck when call
From out the Unseen bids some worker near
Obey and come. This darkness will be spanned
One day by Gght-we, too shall understand,
Laura NJ. Marquand, in Harper's Magazine.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19


A food there is that flows and falls,
Where elms their pendant branches lean,
Or high above its rocky walls
The frs are ever green.
From Memphremagog's FURNISHED skein
OF silver, tangled in the hills,
Its downward leaping course is taen,
Amid the roar of mills.
Not thus. of old, the old man knew
The happy Magog. wild and free;
When, flood to flood, the waters grew
Rejoicing to the sea.
The rise of trout, the dip of wing,
Its own glad song to rock and glen,
Or stealthy tread of some wild thing,
Alone disturbed it then.
And yet the river seems to feel,
Though bound in traffic's prosy ways
And harnessed to the creaking wheel,
The joy of savage days.
And ever more the poet stream,
That chafes like Pegasus in pound,
Renews its old, delightful dream,
While all the mills go round;
And laughs from rock to rock along,
Or rests within its little lake,
Fair as the iris joy of song
The mists of echo make;
And thence again with eager shout
Takes up its winsome bonnie way,
As graceful as the Dream and trout
That in its waters play;
Till leaping down from higher lands,
II joins st. Francis broader tide,
Where Sherbrooke in her beauty stands
The welded streams beside.
With spindle's hum and shuttle's noise,
The foundries -clang, the forges fame;
Here toll is king and men rejoice
And bless the Magog's name
"Even thus" I cry, "the humble bard,
Who fain would only shout and sing
Must turn, to win the worlds regard,
And do some useful thing.
"Nor yet withhold his tuneful voice.
But sweeten labor with strain,
Whose tones shall linger and rejoice
When he forgets his pain"
j. S. Parker, in Sherbrooke (Canada) Exa1
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19
A chIcngo Mife,s NYnrning.

Philadelphia Call
''Will you be home to dinncrl' asked Chicago
woman of her husband It's he was about starting
for business.
NO, think not" he answered II expect to
be very busy. Besides. new saloon is to bo
opened just around the corner from my Office,
and will drop in there and get little free
lunch"
well" said his wife, while wave of fear
swept across her face "be careful not to get
hurt in the rush
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19
Pnre and EFeotive Hair DTagsin .

CocoAlNE, Il compound Of Cocoanut Oil, beau
tifes the hair and is to allay all itching and
irritation of the scalp.
The superiority Of BURNETTs FLAvoRrNG EX-
TRACTS consiets in their perfect purity and
strength.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19

New York Times.


Anything more innocent than the fraternity
as it is in this country could hardly be desired.
Its secrets are few and simple. Those of them
that are connected with beer and oysters have
been repeatedly revealed by incautious brethren
and although it is claimed that freemasonry
still possesses one important secret in connec-
ton with mixing the lemon juice with the sugar,
it is believed by the best Judges that there are
really no Masonic secrets worth mentioning
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19
Browns Bronchial Troches

For Coughs and Colds: There is nothing to be
compared with them. REV. o. D. Watkins,
Walton, Ind.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-01-19

A food there is that flows and falls,
Where elms their pendant branches lean,
Or high above its rocky walls
The frs are ever green.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-04-05
JURY LIST.
SrATg OF LOUISIANA, I
PARsM or RAPfDES.

srArs OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF RAPIDEs. 81
.DEIT KNOWN AND REMEMBER
d cd thst OH this the 3oth day Of
January, A. d. 1884. that We the un-
designed Jury Commissioners In aud
fbr the said Parish and State, duly ap-
pointed and sworn according to law,
ingether with George o. Watts, Clerk
IF the 18th Judicial District Court IN
and for the said Parish and State, and
sx-offioie member of said Jury Com.
nisslon, who was also sworn as the
law directs, did meet in tue Clerks of.
fec In the Court House. Town of Alex.
sudris. La, under provisions of Legis-
htive Act No. al, approved March 9TH.
1877. aud did then aud there draw
kom the General Venire Box the
names Of ono hundred and ton 1lOJ
qualified electors to serve as jurors at
and during the ensuing jury term Of
tho April District Court. beginning the
lat Monday and tho 7th day Of April,
4. d. 1884
names Of Fly Jurors to serve during
the Fist Week April Term District
Court. Monday 7. 1884.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-04-05
T. TRAY NOTICE

TAKEN UP BY CHAS. BROWN
i in Alexandria Ward, and es-
trayed before me, TWO BROWN
MARE MULES, no marks or brand
about six years old and Is hands
high. The SAID mules will be sold
under the estray law, at my Office
in Alexandria, on Saturday, oath of
May, 1884, unless the owner sp.
pears and proves title and pays ex-
penses as the law requires.
w. C. McGIMSEY,
Justice Of Peace, Alexandria Ward.
Mch 25-tds.
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ST. JOHNS
VEGETABLE LIVER PILLS

The true Liver Medicine and real
remedy for Torpid and Cougestive
Livers. Prompt relief is obtained
by their use; they obviate the use
Of Mercury, and being entirely Veg.
etable are perfectly safe. Price, Is
cents . box.
Apply to HENRY ST. JOHN,
Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Chy.
mist, 10 Exchange Hotel Building,
Alexaadria, La.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-04-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
S H ERIFF'S SALE

IS 81 E RIFFS SALE.
In the matter of Nary E. Fellops,
Interdict, for Family
Meeting, dc.
No. 29l9-District Court, Rapides
Parish, La.
PURSUANT to a commission and or.
der of sale issued by the Honora-
bic the 18th judicial District Court,
in and for the Parish and State
aforesaid, in the above entitled and
numbered suit, commanding and au-
thorising me to sell, on the terms
and conditions hereinafter express
ed, the following described proper
ty belonging to the above, named
Interdict-I shall offer for sale at
public auction, at the front of the
Court House door, in the Town Of
Alexandra, La, between the hours
prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, tho 10th day of
APRIL, A. D. 1884,
the following described property,
to-Wit - H1 E
The undivided half Of a certain
tract of land situated on Old River,
in the Parish of Natchitoches, and
known as the Fellows plantation,
containing about two hundred and
-seventy-three end 65-100 acres, and
being the same property acquired
by Joseph Follows from B. W.
Bullitt, and being the S-W quarter
dissection II, Township II, Ranger,
and lots one and two; and NV
quarter Of Sc quarter of Section 2,
Township s. Range 7, together
with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon; the said tract of
land being subject to the following
deductions end reservations, ex.
changed by Joseph Fellows with
W. P. Morrow, by Act passed be-
fore VIM. Payne, Notary Public,
November Is, 49,, and described
as fifty-one and 70-l0o acres, to be
taken from the Western portion of
fractional Section No. IL, in Town
ship s, Range 7, commencing at the
S-W corner Of Lot No. 3, Section
2, 20 chains from the corner of Sec
3 2
tons -- and running thence
10 IL
South 81 West to Old River,
thence up Old River to line be.
tween Sections 10 and II, thence
North to corner Of --, and the
10 IL
further deduction and reservation of
a piece of land of the first describ-
ed tract supposed to contain twenty
acres, said lands being in the rear
of lands of Achille Prudhomme.
TERMs-CASH.
The property will not be adjudi-
Gated for less than the sum of one
thousand dollars.
d. G. PAUL,
Sheriff and ex.offcio Auctioneer.
Mich. 15-td..
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-04-05

List of Thirty Jurors to serve during
The Third Week Of the April Term
District Court. said service beginning
April 2ist. 1884.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-04-05

List of Thirty Jurors to serve during
the Second Week Of the April Term
District Court, beginning said ser
Woe on Monday, April l4th. 1884.
, 1884-11-18
The Democratic Leader.
c ~BfAvERICKs.
Unbranded News Notes Picked VI
About the City.
Milton MOBILES to.night.

Milton MOBILES tonight.
Lore and Laso by Milton MOBILES and
his comedy company at tho Opera House
tonight
Light SNOW storms were reported by tho
signal service yesterday at Salt Lake,
Denver and North Platte.
Mr.. NJ. Sachs went West the othsr day
in an emigrant car. When he learned
that Cleveland had been elected, be re
turned in a palace coach.
Invitations are out forthe celebration Of
the crystal anniversary of the marriage of
Mr.. and Mn. NJ Sachs. which will be held
at Library Hall Wednesday evening.
Messrs. Sachs K Kabis have sent a
complimentary ticket for their grand
European excursion next Spring to Presi-
dent Elect Cleveland. He can go sans ex-
pense if he wants to.
The Signal Service Office reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
25'; lowest, l9'; mean temperature, 22';;
mean humidity, 90 per cent; highest
velocity of wind, -; melted snow, 90
There is some talk Of holding a Demo-
cratic celebration in the Opera House
Wednesday evening. The celebration is
contingent upon the weather and some
minor, but at present undetermined de-
tails.
An apprentice boy named Fred Eden,
working in the Union Pacific shops at
Evanston, lost an eye the other day by
the flying head of a rivet, which struck
him squarely in the eye. He has been
sent to the hospital at Ogden
1t is getting along towards that season
of tn, year when the paragrapher writes,
"Oh, the snow, the beautiful-bif, bang
and his CORY remains were thrown out.
The present Interpretation is that the CORY
remains we're those of the paragrapher.
A helpless and almost dying man was
found lying in tho SNOW near the stock
yards last night by Officer Deitrick. The
man was taken to the hospital. He would
doubtless have died before morning had he
not been discovered and removed to com
Portable quarters.
Gotleib ziesIer, a clerk in the drug
store of Dr. Harrison, at Evanston, COM
mitted suicide the other day by taking
morphine. He left a note explanatory of
his intent to Kill himself, and after search
ing for several days the sheriff found
Ziegler's body about three miles from the
village.