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The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
HEARTRENDING DOSES.
The Innocent Drug Clerk Relates Some Ter
rible Ipecac Incidents.

The Innocent Drug Clerk Relates Some Ter
rible Ipecac Incidents.
National Republican
Talking about ipecac,p said the clerk at an
uptown drug store last night, II could tell you
some good things about that useful drug if you
would promise not to use the names which will
give you to show that they are not snake
stories
The requisite assurance being given by the re-
porter, the yeracious chronicler began:
"A gentleman high up in official life here, but
who seldom drinks anything stronger than beer,
keeps small bottle of whisky in his room in
case of emergency. He boards with his wife, in
private hotel not far from here, and his rooms
are seldom locked. His wife reported to him
one day that the whisky was turning white, and
| asked what could be the cause.
Upon an examination being made it was found
that the contents consisted of water, with bare
flavor of whisky. He had it refilled. after NUT
tering respectable piece OF profanity, directed
1 at the supposed culprit, a stout colored woman,
/ who acted as chambermaid Again the whisky
| commenced to bleach. This time the lady
/ brought the bottle here and, after relating the
/ circumstance, asked me to arrange q dose of
ipecac sufficient to render detection speedy. She
! was anxious that the results should follow
1 Quickly so as to prevent the thief seeking a
| secluded place first I obeyed and put enough
Of the drug in to turn Jumbo's stomach.
| Two days after the lady came in here, looking
| so white and scared that thought she had taken
the dose herself She asked, in great anxiety,
if there was any danger of death from drinking
the doctored whisky. / assured her there was
| none, and then she told me what had happened.
They had as neighbors in the hotel an
army officer and his wife, both very
nice people-but the latter had been taken with
violent vomiting the bottle was nearly half
emptied.n After showing some ladies all the
tooth brushes in the store and selling them ten
| cent box of lily white, the clerk resumed:
ssYou know Dr. - Well. he had habit Of
calling in every morning and taking a pretty long
| pull on our sherry wine bottle-there it is, you
see. labelled Vini Xerici.' Well, the boss did
not like to say anything as the Doctor sent in
quite lot of trade, but he often discussed some
means of putting . stop to the practice. One
morning, just before the Doctors time for call
/ ing noticed that the bottles containing sherry
| wine and ipecac wine had been transposed.
ut was my duty to replace each in the right
niche but didn't. ! went down in the cellar
instead. In came our medical friend, and heard
| the jingle of the glasses as he selected four
| ounce graduate. In less time than it takes me
to tell it there was firstclass breakfast on the
! sidewalk He comes here still. but never touches
/ a bottle and believes to this day that put vi
the job, but did not I only let things be-"
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
coincidences and Dreams.
/. Buckley, in Home science.

DR.. j. NJ. Buckley, in Home Science.
That most people dream is perhaps PROPOSE
ton that needs no proof Most men dream. /
dream every night from fifty to five hundred and
fifty dreams Note also the fact that the themes
on which the dreams reyolve are few, such as
home, friends, religion. business, travel, and
ones pet plan, whatever it may be.
The dreams are not under the control OF viii.
If these be the few centers around which the
thoughts revolve, it follows that the great ma
iority of dreams must run in the line of these
central pivots of thought Hence, the matter OF
your dream, nine times out of ten, is about the
husband and child, and parent Granting these
two propositions, is it wonderful that there
should be an absolute correspondence between
the images made by the mind and the
uall Every dream can be analysed. No
dream has ever been dreamed, of any
kind, containing one idea or image not in exist
ence and known to be in existence before. Com
binations most remarkable have been made but
every combination is capable of an analysis.
man may dream of a diamond palace, which ap-
pears to be a new conception, but the concep-
tion of palace is not new; neither IS the con
ception of a diamond You may say that man
cannot make up a dream. You resort to analysis
and find that the elements are all there. The
instances in which dreams are absolutely full
filled are rare hold that the wonder is, not
that there are many, but that there are not more
condolences considering the number of dream
ers and Of dreams. When you find dreams and
dreamers you will discover some remarkable
condolences These do not prove anything
more than does an ordinary dream The pro-
phetic value of such occasional agreements is
not to be regarded as of the least account
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
His Circulation Was Good.
1Arkansaw Traveller.

"A
Newspaper men are sensitive. Not concerning
their dress, their piety, their ability to pay
debt, but Of their circulation You may say that
he dresses like q tramp, and may thrust insinu-
atoms at that sensitive organ, the nose, and
smiling benignly he will forgive you, but let
fall an innuendo besmirching the circulation
of his journal, and all ties Of friendship which
may have hitherto existed between you are
severed with the passionate swoop of the knife
which so we'll knows war in the extreme
There is Colonel Harquies, for instance
He rather likes personal abuse, and upon
his private life severe criticism has no
more effect than an autumn drizzle falling on
the back of hard-shell turtle; but you must not
hint that his paper does not carry in its hip
pocket wad of great influence. Several days
ago the Colonel was taken violently i'll. He
ragged in the delirium Of high fever, and his
wife, becoming alarmed, sent for two prominent
physicians. When the medical gentlemen ar
rived the editor was almost wild, wallowing in a
tragic daze. One of the physicians approaching,
took hold of the Colonels arm, and turning to
his companion said:
"Circulation very poor
.sWhatln exclaimed the editor, springing up,
''poor circulation Why, confound you, work
sixty quires Get away from here, you scoun-
drels, and with loud imprecations and demon
strations of violence, he drove the medical men
from the room
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
The Monks Prayer.

One eve knelt in Franciscan church,
And one / need not name, beside me knelt
And PRAYED The twilight cast sacred gloom
Der nave and chancel; sculptured saint and saint
In painting shadowy, spirit-hke appeared,
Her face alone shone clear and angel-ike,
And looking upward to red light
Which burned before the host, tender light
IN her own face betokened angel smiles.
The sound Of children chanting childhoods hymns
OF praise to Mary hoated down from stalls
Up near the holy place. Two monks, in cowls
And girded with the threefold cord, before
The altar knelt in silent prayer.
She too,
Dear one prayed silent Heart told heart she prayed
For me, o love- long since in paradisel
This night / vigil keep and kneel alone
Where once those brothers knet o. love, lost, lost
love
As walking through fair wales Of rest with him
IN sacrament adorned that eve by us.
Thou lookest down upon priest in prayer
Renemb ring that calm night of peace and love-
RAmemb ring him who loved and loving, died
To all the world for thee-this night my saint,
Ny loved one! pray for him who knelt with thee.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
Unto the Perfect Day.

The King of the day leans into the west;
The trail Of his robe has left us oppressed.
Since the noontide's glare Of hot, surging light,
NBreathless we've hung the frstwave Of fighti
In splendor ablaze, binding in glance,
He slowly moves through the burning expanse.
Now the hem Of his robe strikes the water still,
And the cool and the breeze start up, until
As we breathe, and drink and browse, we forget
The long, long waiting from moon to sunset
Andwe thank Thee, o Father. for this sweetestrest
To taste its full richness, the long day was best
Ida May Davis.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
The ms Of q Millionaire's Life.
Boston Herald.

boston herald
Being known as a millionaire is awkward. It
was impressed upon me by one Of Vanderbilts
sons. "A waiter had served him and companion
with lemonades, for which the charge was half
dollar and then hung about. plainly disappointed
because some of the change had not been left on
the salver After he had at length withdrawn,
his behavior was commented on by young Van
derbilt
ssIf / thought he knew me, y said he, IT sup
pose I'd be just fool enough to give him dime.
or quarter, perhaps, in order to save myself
from being thought stingy. You've no
idea how much Of a quandary my faith
er is put into by such things as
that Think it over He is always recognized
at sight Everybody knows its all one 70 him
whether he tips waiter with a nickel or .
double eagle, so far as his money is concerned.
But that isn't the point. If he fills every hand
that's put out to him, folks say that he's splurg-
ing shoddying making vain show Of his
wealth. On the other hand if he doesn't let
anybody take advantage of him, but tries to get
for his money the same that other folks do, he
Is accused Of disgraceful meanness. As 4 mat
ter of fact, / guess the governor does the mo
dunn liberal thing, but that's far from being a.
easy as you might think.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
Swearing After a Prayer.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
An elderly lady, with delicate features and re-
fined manners, entered the custom house yester-
day with timid steps. 1t was evident that she
had never been there before, and she seemed be-
wiIdered by the whirl, hustle and clatter of the
rotunda The door-keeper directed her to the
desk where she could transact her business
This was of nature that required an OATH
you'll have to swear to this. madam said
the deputy collector to the old lady. Her pious
countenance became very thoughtful and
troubled at this announcement. She said moth
ing, but anxiously watched the deputy collector
make out her papers. This done. he said:
'sDo you swear to this. madam9"
The old lady had clearly made up her mind
So, with sweet but hesitating voice. she re-
piled:
God have mercy on me; -- it
s'The deputy collector was dumbfounded by
this reply but glance at the lady assured him
of her sincerity She had mistaken swearing
for profanity
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
Pass the Toothpick.

New York Mail and Express.
Al friend wrote me from the Catskiil Mount
tains an amusing letter, in which he related an
incident that occurred at one of the farm-houses
where there we're some New York boarders
The farmer and family at whose house my
friend was boarding considered the toothpick an
indispensable article after dinner. Thinking
that economy in all things is nesessary to ac-
cumulate a fortune, he imagined that the board
ers were possibly not provided with toothpicks
and called out to his son at the dinner:
Johnnie. pass the toothpick.
The boy produced the calledfor article and
proceeded TO make the best possible use Of it
himself, and when he had finished with it.
offered it to the person next to him, who
happened to be my friend It Is needless to say
the tO0thpick went no further. This is one Of
the few general conveniences Of q country
hostelry that could be easily dispensed with.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
Lines to a First wife.

stand, dumb, by the side of your dear dreamless
head.
Sweet, tonight,
And my heart is as cold this heart that is dead
For the light
Has gone out Of my life and my soul-joy is past
Grief's in place;
And stand here and feel-nay, know-Im the last
OF my race.
But I'll hold you and clasp You again to my heart
Dearest love-
We shall meet in some wonderful time ne'er to part
Up above;
You viii know me, you-and wen wander along,
Side by side,
Through the dear land Of peace and Of love, and of
song,
Ny dead bride.
John e. McCann
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Compromising wl.h Hls ConsoIenee.

Carpet Trade and Review.
a well known New York carpet dealer went
down the bay fishing the other day, but luck
was still entirely empty. To make the thing
more aggravating withered old chap whose
sailboAt was close by had been hauling up fish
after fish apparently with the greatest ease
Our friend did not like to 60 home with nothing
purchase from q luckier angler a basketful Of
fsh and palm them off as his own catch was an
expedient not consistent with the high stand
and of morality in the carpet trade. But, after
some cogitaton. way was found for getting out
Of this difficulty. Approaching within few
feet Of the old fisherman, the carpet man made
a bargain with him for q basketfui, but with the
understanding that each fish bought must be
thrown to him and he would endeavor to catch
it A. he explained, bis conscience would not
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
About RnIes for Health.

The man who lives by any set of rigid rules Of
dietary formulated for him by others; who
abjures animal food because vegetarians seek
to prove that it is not right for man to
eat it; who abandons fruit and vege-
tables through dread Of diarrhea who
forces himself to monotonous and unva-
rying dietary, or who takes food by weight
Is but fool for his pains and will soon reap his
reward in sickness On the other hand, it is
impossible to write four letters large enough to
express the foolishness Of the men or the women
who viii continue to eat what they know is hurt
full to them, either because they like it, because
others recommend it, or because they perceive
that others take it with impunity.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
TWO BAD GIRLS.
How They Sought to Paralyze Their Father,
and Failed.
San Francisco Chronicle.

and Failed.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Girls have a certain pluck in undertaking
wickedness which is quite disproportionate to
the danger incurred As a fact, what a girl inn
agines to be an adventure of great daring gener-
ally ends in being mere uninteresting expert
ence. Two young ladies Of my acquaintance
had long sought to paralyze the male parent Of
one of them by some simply ld-blooded horrible
exhibition Of crime. The female parent had
proved too easy of paralysis and they had given
up bothering about her. The old gentleman was
the only one whose blood they proposed to make
They finally struck upon deliberate piece of
criminality which they made up their minds
calmly to invite him to witness They occupied
one bedroom. They went out and bought
packet of cigarettes, which they with great fear
and trembling managed toconvey into the apart
ment, where they hid it in anticipation
of the coming dangerous design. After din
ner they sat down before the fire, lit cigar
cite apiece, stuck their feet upon the manteE
piece, having previously dispatched the servant
to request the male parent to come to their room.
They were in a state of bodily and mental ex-
element. Neither of them spoke They were
each wondering how it would end. They were
positive the old man would be absolutely knocked
speechless first. Then he would walk up, pluck
the cigarettes from their lips, box their ears,
and send them to bed. They would dare him
they would defy him. AS they heard his
steps on the stairs they grew nervous, but
they had put their lips to the cigarette they
had plunged headlong into vice, and they would
not weaken. The old gentleman came in. They
smoked away defantly waiting forhis outburst
He came up to them He looked at them. Then
he said:
q don't know why you shouldn't, if you want
tor and walked out again.
The two criminals looked at one another, then
at the door, then at one another again. They
did not say anything. They threw the ciga-
rettes into the fire and felt that as votaries Of
vice, they were distinct and decided failure.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
. Carcassonne.

-, .laI
How old am \, mel m elgney years'
I've worked both marc ara ana long long
Yet patient as ny ? iiIe n mas s peen,
\ II almost seems wrong;
4 a dream ,s, nao wnen ei ilIe was ea new
Alas, our dreamsl da tney come not rus
n. pno9gn y 1910 - ~ .t iaIr Sssrcsassoiei
InaS ioVeiy clSy--Sarcassonne'
az
One sees u oimly from gne nelgne
Beyond gne mountains 9, D.ne;
Fam would walk hve weary leagues
Through morn and evening We sl = aew.
But bitter trosts would raia a. nlgnS, ng.,4
And on the grapes that yellow OnghT
could not go 70 Carcassonne'
never went 70 Carcassonno'
,,..
They say It is as gay an tirnes
x As holidays at nome.
The gentles ride IN gay atSire
And a1i IN the sun eacn glloeeop y pp splre
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
Secure.

The winds bow hard. What theni
He holds them in the hollow of His handi
The furious blasts will sink when His command
Bids them be calm again.
The night is dark. What then2
20 Him the darkness is as bright as day;
At His command the shades viii flee away,
And all be light again.
The wave Is deep. What then9
Tor Israel's host the waves upright stood;
And He whose power controlled that raging Hood
Still succors helpless men.
He knoweth all; the end
Is clear as the beginning to His eye;
Then walk in peace, secure, though storms roll by,
He knoweth ALL o, friendl
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
snnshine and shadoyy.

He came-the day was dull and dead,
The skies were cold and gray;
The slanting rain beat on the pane
And blurred the tossing bay.
But oh, SO dear his tender tone,
His smile so sweet to- see,
That in my heart the sunlight shone
And all was fair to me.
He's gone-the day is fresh and fair,
The skies are warm and bright,
The robin sings; the blithe bee wings
Ger fragrant fields his fight;
But dim,an blurred through fearful eyes
The sunlit bay ] see
For on my heart shadow lies
And all is dark to me.
Walter Learned, in The Manhattan for August
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
Salvation for wealthy bachelors.

Pastor-Yes, my dear sir, there is high au-
thority for believing that riches, if not a sin,
are at least bar to entrance into eternal
bliss.
Wealthy Bachelor-Dear dear! did not sup
pose that passage about the camel and the needle
was to be taken literally.
Pastor-But it is.
Wealthy Bachelor-I must reduce my wealth,
allow it to be returned to general circulation and
once more become poor.
Pastor Noble mani Will you found memor
ial churchl
Wealthy Bachelor-oh, mol / shall get mar
riad
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
The Most pificult Thing.

PhiladeIphia Call
intellectual occupation murmured Boston
maiden, gazing rapturously into the admiring
eyes Of a country editor; 'your own mental
faculties for tools and the whole universe for a
workshop. Now tell me" she added, what do
you find the most difficult thing connected with
your noble professionp
Paying the hands, said the editor
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
Hamaon,a Logs and Looks.

When Delilah clipped off Samson's locks that
mighty athlete at once became as other men.
Il Il could be proved that the possession Of lux
uriant hair would enable men to tear open lions
Jaws, Hiscock "a Co. would be driven wild in the
effort to supply enough Of Parker's Hair Balsam
to meet the demand. AS it IS the Balsam pre-
vents your hair from falling out, and restores
the original color if fadel or gray. Besides, it is
> great addition to the toilet table, simply Is
dressing
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
Adding Insult to injury.

Boston Transcript.
Look here, now, exclaimed the young man,
looking aghast at the mirror. you've gone and
shaved off my mustache! Wouldn't have had it
done for $50.
II beg your pardon" said the barber, 'but
really, you know, didn't notice that you wore
one.p
Then the young man looked great awful look
at the wretched barber and went out into the
open air Of day and longed to be a red-handed
murderer
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
Broke Aer Pipe.

Atlanta Constitution.
II wancher to be pow'ful ,tickler wild dat
pipe, warned Aunt Gincy to Uncle Sykes, as
the latter picked up her clay pipe and hmped
around the house to his favorite seat against the
chimney.
He had been gone only a few moments, when
Aunt Gincy heard terrible rumbling on the
outside, followed by negro woman running in,
and crying mournfully:
'sOh Aunt Gincy, de chimbly done fall, an
kill ole Uncle Sykes!n
With pain distorted countenance, and terror
blended in her gaze, Aunt Gincy looked passion
ately up, and moaned
"Dar, now. bress de Iawd; an I bets q dollar
dat hit done broke my pipe all to pieces
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

She danced with me!
All, ecstasyi
What rapture thrilled my pulsing blood,
As with her on the floor stood,
And daintily
She danced with me.
She danced with me,
And certainly
She seemed the fairest sweetest bors
Until she stepped upon my corn,
Oh, jirnminyf
She danced on mel
George Little. in Judge.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
"A Pnrtrait.

Madame, at the sound Of Gabriel's trump,
Would give no vulgar start or jump,
But slowly rise, with tranquil grace,
Lay all her pinion plumes in place,
Make them secure with safety-pins,
Account TO Heaven for her sins,
And take the Paradisic road,
A charming angel ala mode
Edith Lapham, in the Century "Bric-a- Brac. !,
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
pidn,t Charge For I'D.
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution.
aWaiter!n
Eyes, sah
''There's little chicken in this boiled egg you
brought men
Waiter eyes the egg curiously to satisfy him
self, and then answers assuringly
Oats all rite, boss, don't s'pose de ole man1l
mex emmy extra charge for de fowell.p
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
Edifying Discussion ofBase Ball.

Louisville Courier-J onrnal.
It is pleasant to sit in street-car and hear
two honest citizens discussing base ball. In
print their conversation looks as if they are mad
but they are only talking in the most friendly,
ordinary manner. This is about the way the
talk runs "By --, it was the best pitching |
ever saw" "But did you ever see such lot Of
,- chumps as the out field Of the home
team2 60 me if / ever did!n 20 ! they
were all drunk I'll be -- if Hecker can't rat
tie any - pitcher in the Association when he
gets on first baseT That visiting club can out
bat our club all to 49,. Nobody but Hecker,
by -, can keep them down" 60 my soul
if don't bet $40 90 they don't do us up to-mor-
row like they did day. IF you'll give me
odds Of FIVE to one III bet you by -, they
whitewash orr - club tomorrow and so on
and so on Who does not love the national
camel
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26

permit him to take home and exhibit fish he had
not caught He managed, however, to catch
every one, and went home to enjoy well-de
served ovation from an admiring household.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
Al Small Rox,s Fortune.

New York Graphic.
A little boy in Carksville Pa, has six grand
mothers living When he grows up he will
know how to sympathize with the Mormons
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26

Burlington Free Press.
4 came up here to get the air. said a city
school maam, who had engaged board at Yer
mont mountain farmhouse
We'll, by gosh, you won't get him!" remarked
the son of the family, sotto voce. as ne picked
up the milk pale and went out to. milk
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26

AvER's Cathartic Pills promptly relieve the
stomach. correct foul breata and a. nnpleasant
taste, and cure constipation.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-26
a New Use for stuiTed Poultry.

FhiIadeIphIa TR1Idsfml5I7
It's the swell thing now TO have stuffed
turkey cock in the drawing room, but sometimes
they use them as ornaments forthe dinner table,