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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-20
Dorsey on Arthur.

Interview In 81. Louis Post Dis patch.
do you think Mr.. Arthur could have been
electedl'
THE best answer that 1 can make to this is
that we And it easier in our country to round
up common and tame beef than lively and active
steers We prefer an easy round up, but the
difficulty is the beef is good when you gee IT. v
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The Kicker Has No Influence.


Speaking of the principles of govern
ment, you know that Cicero says
Smith-"KckerO, you mean"
Jones-''No, don't. L mean Cicero"
Smith-"But he was called Kickero"
Jones-"Oh! well, if he was kicker it don't
matter what he said"
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How conlsIing Worried against Blaine.

Interview with Utica Democrat.
Tho Conklin men bolted Blaine more generally
than any one expected they would. They were
closely organized. They had headquarters in
Mr. Conkling's law Office, where De Angels,
John Brandegee, Charley Everetts and two or
three others carried on as regular campaign
against Blaine as the Democrats did, holding
communication with Stalwarts in every part of
the county They did their work so quietly,
however, that the Blaine men never suspected
how seriously they were undermining the Re-
publican canvass. We saw that we were going
to lose heavily from the Irish voters, and if it
had not been for the bolt of the Conklug men
we would have been in poor shape in the county.
Our loss from this source is especially seen in
the towns of Florence, Forestport and Kirkland,
where we had always been strong. Cleveland
has brother in FOrestport aud the State is
doing some large canal work there, the work
men being under Democratic control, but, not
wthstanding that, our vote fell off heavily Our
largest gain from the Stalwarts was in the town
of Whtesboro. where United States Commis-
sioner c. NJ Dennison lives. Dennison was
true to Blaine, but he was not able to stem the
tide of the Conkling men against him.
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roar like thunder reYerberated down the valley
and the stump was blown into 10000 pieces.
Investigation developed the fact thatthre shells
were imbedded in the stump and exploded from
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SENATOR EDMUNDs.
He Is Happy in the Belief shat He Assisted
In the Defeat of Blaine.

In the Defeat of Blaine.
Washington SPECIAL.
There is one Republican who bears with eaua-
nimity the fajinre of the Republican ticket. This
philosophical Republican is St Jerome Ed
munds. He could have saved the Republican
ticket If he had been so inclined 1t is the gen
eral opinion that if Edmunds had made a single
speech in the, State of New York toward the
close of the campaign, he certainly would have
had enough Influence with tire independents TO
have carried the State beyond any question He
was urged at different times during the cam
paign to come forward and support the ticket
He was smoked out in his own State only once
He presided at tho Burlington meeting simply
because he feared retaliation at the hands of
some of his party managers. He came out to
help himself. In Vermont party lines are
strictly dram, independents being unknown in
that State. Mr. Edmunds appearance however,
was much more damaging than would have been
his silence. Ii Mr.. Blaine would have been sue
cessful the Vermont senator would have Jared
badly in his own State. The Republican leaders
in chat State have been in secret revolt all during
this campaign A conspiracy was formed to pull
down this Green mountain joss from his sena-
torial pedestal 1t is possible that this cembina-
ton against Edrnunds will succeed. II is clear
however, that Edmunds is stronger with Grover
Cleveland successful. Mr.. Edmunds is delighted
with the result of the campaign. He feels
tain that Blaine's defeat will force tho Republic
ans to nominate him four years from now. He
is enough of hypocrite to capture all the high
kicking independents He also drinks behind
the door In style that will charm all the Pro
hibitionists. If he is nominated he can count, Of
course upon the regular Republicans. This Is
St Jeromes dream. He has worked as delio-
erately to produce Blaines defeat as did Roscoe
Conkling
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ILLINOIS.

Pieces by an Engine.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DANvIILE, Nov. 19-John Swain, formally
of Terre Haute, was run over by switch
CINE on the Wabash road at Litton, one mile
west of here to-day and cut to pieces in horri-
BILE manner. Swain had been in the employ Of
the company two years He leaves widow.
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The Rhod Island senatorship,

PRovIDENcE, Nov. 19.-Gov. Brown to-day
appointed VIM. p Sheffield to the Senate to
succeed Senator Anthony until the assembling
of the Legislature in January. when senator
will ba eteeted
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because they tend to render the complexion
fairer, and fair faces do not require dark coiors
because the opposition would be too strong.
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A few nights ago a field of dry sage on the
battlefield Of Missionary Ridge became ignfted,
and soon the flames were spreading with light
ming like rapidly. A stump standing In the
battlefield blazed up, and In few seconds q
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Brovn's Bronchial Troohes

For Coughs and Colds IL 90 not see how It Is
possible Tor public man to DO himself Ia water
witAnnt this admirable aid '--Rov Il N. Dov-
eua, Poeasset Mass.
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Steamship News.

QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 1a-Arrived: Oregon,
from New York
LONDON, Nov. 1a-Increased premium has
been paid the insurance companies upon tho
steamship Moselle, from Southampton, the Sd
inst, and overdue at ST. Thomas.
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GRAND HOTEL,
INDIANAPOLIS. M

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Passenger elevator and all modern ccnyeuicncOA
Lcadnr Hotel Of tho city, and strictly irstolass.
Rates. So So and %. 90 pei day.: Tho latter priSs
noiuding bath. GEO. y. PFLNGST
Proprietor
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A Lurid Dawn.
PIttsburg Commercial.

Pittsburg Commercial.
There is reason to believe that it is beginning
TO dawn upon a great many former Republicans
who voted for st, John that they 'played h-R
and fell in this time.
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Philadelphia Press.
All Gaul is divided into three parts-and the
greatest of these is Carl Sehurz
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Girls supporting themselves.

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps has a vigorous
paper with the above title on the subject OF
self-supporting girls, in the May 81. Nicho-
las. Her sentiments on this topic are forci-
bly, shown by the following extract:
Girls, first make up your minds that
YOU will be something All the rest will
follow What you shall be comes more
easily and clearly in due time. A girl of
thirteen can not decide, with any discretion
or any assurance, whether she Will be a
sculptor or waSh-woman, a farmer or a
poet; but she can decide distinctly whether
it is her wish or her duty, after leaving
school or college, to remain dependent upon
her parents or to fit herself for a Selt-pro-
viding life. The education by which you
mean TO get your bread and butter, your
gloves and bonnets, is very different af-
fair from that which you take upon your
self as an ornament and an interval in life.
The chemical experiment which you may
some day have to explain to pupils of your
own is quite another thing from the lesson
that you may never think of again.
The practice in bookkeeping which may
some time regulate your dealings with
live, flesh-and-blood customers, becomes as
interesting as new story. The dull old
rules for infection and enunciation fairly
turn into poetry, if you hope to find your
self great public reader some coming day.
And the very sawdust of the French or
Latin grammar becomes ashes of roses to
the stout little fancy that dreams of brave
work and big salary, in some foreign de-
partment at Washington, or tutoring girls
or bows for college All over the terrible
ocean, among the lawless sailors, the men
with wives and children to work for are
those who lead the gcntlest and cleanest
lives. So, on the great ocean of school
life, the girls with aims to study for are
those whose labor is the richest and the
ripest All. you will never realize till you
have tried it what an immense power over
the life is the power of possessing distinct
aims. The voice, the dress, the look, the
very motions OF a person define and alter
when he or she begins to live for reason.
fancy that | can select in a crowded
street the busy, blessed women who sup
port themselves. They carry themselves
with an air of conscious self-respect and
self-content which a shabby alpaca can
not hide nor a Bonnet silk enhance, nor
even sickness or exhaustion quite drag
out -
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-24
Inadin. Bullets With Air.

VIM. f. Chamberlain, of Norwich, Conn,
has after fourteen years of experimenting,
devised what he calls perfect air-gIn.
The term is a missioner, as the invention
does not relate To guns but 70 prolectlleS.
Mr. Chamberlain does not load gun with
air but he loads the bullet. and he thinks
the invention would do away with the Use
of gunpowder. The various parts of Mr..
Chamberlain's bullets are three in number.
The exterior of the proiectile is a hollow
steel shell Part two is Il steel end-piece,
which screws into the shell. leaving the
chamber above the end-piece to be charged
with air The end-piece is hollow except
at the upper end and has four equidistant
air holes at a point on its stem. A steel
pin fits exactly into the hollow of the end
piece the end Of the pin being flush with
the bottom Of the bullet when il Is ready
for use. 1t is held in place. when the bull
let is charged. by a delicate wire pencrat-
ing the rim of the end-piece. In charging the
the bullet with the end-piece is screwed in
tight. and air is forced into the chamber by
an air-cngine invented by Mr.. Chamber
lain. The pin is then sent in and the wire
is fastened The bullet may be fired in any
breech-loading gun of the right bore. The
fall of the gun hammer breaks the wire
holding the steel pin, and drives the pin
past the air holes, the air charge ruSleS out
around the smaller end Of the pin against
the gun breech, and the bullet Is hurled
from the gun. The report of the air dis
charge is, corrcspondingly, louder than that
of powder BY adaptation Of the same
principles a cartridge is made for throwing
Shot The air-charged bullet, Mr. Cham
brrlain says, may he made to lit the small
est rife or the largest cannon. The yeloci-
ty with which it is thrown depends OF
course entirely on the pressure of air with
which it is loaded. Mr.. Chamberlain has
fired a rife bullet, loaded with 100 pound
air pressure, half a mile accurately. The
shells will stand, he says, 1000 pounds
pressure. He proposes to make cannon
balls that may be fired thirteen or fourteen
miles, the long-range possibilities of the
projectile being limited only by the cohe-
sive power of the steel. He ayers that his
charged proiectilcS are ready for use after
any lapse of time. and that there is no
danger of the bursting of the piece as
| over-preSSlre of air merely starts a seam in
| the metal, instead of shivering it. For
rifle or musket shooting leaden bullet Is
uSnJ
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Nnudonism in Alabama.

We have before us something of a curl
osity in the shape of voudoo or conlure
BAG. Negroes in this section even III their
most enlightened circles, have never gotten
rid of that lowest order of superstition COM
mon to the race since the birth of their
most ancient forefathers, which Is firm
belief in and practice OF what has been
called voudooism. The little bag we have
before Us was picked up on Broad street, III
front of the Selma furniture store few
DAYS since 1t contains rabbits foot,
piece of dried coon root, dubious plant
that grows spontaneously in Southern
forests. also some other herbs and roots
dug from the woods, and some small par
ticles of parched tobacco The rabbit foot,
perhaps, possesses more powers OF s0rcery
than any other instrument in use among
the black magicianS of the South.
Numbers of negroes Ill the South
carry a rabbits foot in their pockets
or concealed about their persons
as constantly as the plow-boy carries his
knife There is not one negro ont OF every
hundred that will allow another person,
white or black, to approach them with the
enchanted foot. They will almost go INTO
| spasmS of terror and will fight as Tor dear
| life, rather than come in contact with a
rabbit foot in the hand of another person.
What there is about the foot of an ordinary
rabbit, or more properly speaking, hare
that sways such powerful influence lof
! the negro iuggler is something we can
understand, but that it does is settled
fact. There is an old negro at labor for the
city now who was arrested and tined Tor
vagrancy several days since. He claims to
be a voudoo doctor, and many negroes IN
town actually fear him as they would a
rattlesnake. Perhaps the bundle OF trash
before us is the property of this same old
superstitious negro, and if so, according tG
the doctrine of voudooism, his magical
powers are all loSt.-[Selma (Ala.) Times
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CHILDREN'S FASHIONS.
Latest Frivolities for the Youngsters
Ideas in Frock and Jackets.

rClara De We're in Commercial Gazette.1
For seaside dresses this season little girls
will wear JERSEYS. with kits in the same or
a contrasting color. with or without sash
drapery Sometimes belt of flannel,
stitched on both edges, takes the place of
the sash. passing through upturned tabs
of flannel, which button on the jersey.
Where TWO colors are used in the suit it is
pretty fancy to have the sash of plaid in the
TWO colors. The newest kits in fine fan
mel or cashmere are laid in very wide plaitS,
and each of these is trimmed with. braid in
a figure like Masonic square, formed of
three rows of braid in graduated widths
The new plaids are Yerv much used for
plated skirts to be worn with Jerseys
Brown and green red and green, shaded
browns. with a dash of brilliant color red
and blue are the popular combinations in
these. the Jersey to complete the suit being
in one of the shades of the plaid.
The newest jerseys for children are fitted
to the figure by seams down the back and
buttons in front. like those for ladies, new
departure, which renders them still more
convenient than hitherto. There is a fancy
for plaids this season in all children's
dresses-plaids of all sorts and sizes, from
tiny checks to blocks and irregular plaids
from an inch and a half to two inches
square great many LouiSines are used
for full dress toilets for these frivolous little
people
Charming costumes are of bright checks
made entirely ON the bias; skirt, round
bodice. and scarf drapery, with yoke and
cuffs of velvet on the skirt, and belt OF vel
vet fastening under an ornamental clasp of
steel. or carved wood.
A lovely dress for a girl of thirteen Is
made of plain and figured cream-colored
nuns Yelling The skirt of the plain, made
with a series of side-plaited tiounces, six
inches each in depth. The polonaise of
the figured nuns yelling is draped high
over this skirt with long loops of red rib
! bon. the prevailing color of the figure being
| red Fancy curly-haired, dark-eyed girl
| dancing across the lawn to meet one in such
| dainty dress at this For younger girl a
pretty dress is of pale blue mouSselaine
! with figure in darker blue. The dress is
! in one piece, cut on a Princess foundation
and Stimulating polonaise opening in
! front over Moliere vest, and draped back
! from the plated skirt. very high with dark
blue ribbons. Other very pretty dresses are
| in male blue. pink or cream surah with box
plated blouses falling low over silken
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insanity and Intcmperance.

Lord Shaftesbury. in his evidence be-
fore the select committee of 1888, says:
In the year 1S43 stated that a large pro-
portion Of the cases of lunacy were ascrib
able to intoxication, ,and that remark APP
plies equally to the present time, for it is
applicable to all times that habits of in
temperance in so many instances lead to
the development Of insanity. We shall see
how large proportion OF the cases OF
lunacy is ascribable to intoXicatlon, but we
shall draw, moreover this startling conclu-
sion, that if thousands are deprived from
this cause of their reason and inCarcerated
in madhouses. there must be manifold
more who though they fall short of the
point of absolute insanity, are impaired
in their understanding and moral per
ceptions" His lordship added that
he had communicated with medical
authorities, and the general con-
sensus of opinion is that an immense
proportion of cases of insanity arise more
or less from the use of strong drink. | 60
a step further. and hold that there is
abundant evidence 10 prove that to disSipa-
ton, drunkenness and moral depravity,
either directly or ConSequenhally by trans
mission To the next generation, Is to be
charged an immense proportion OF the in
crease of lunacy. No person of authority
will. | think, be found to deny that evil
and corrupt living in the parents bears
fruit in an unhealthy state bo'h OF
body and mind in their offspring.
In the lower animals the transmission not
only of generic qualities but everf of iudi-
yidual singularities is a familiar fact; so
with mankind il is not TO be expected that
a pure stream will issue from 4 polluted
source; and how foul and corrupt that
source must be any one who sees the habits
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-24
WheedIing 4. IL. Stephens.

Judge Harris. of Virginia, tells this story
of former day " was in Congress with
Mr.. stephens, and we were booked for
speeches on the same bill Ny anxiety was
considerable when found that my time
for addressing the House was assigned inn
mediatelv after him. There was always
much curiosity to hear what he had to say,
and | feared that nobody, or very few,
would remain to listen to me as second
fiddle performer In this emergency | re-
sorted to bit of delicate tiattery. APP
preaching the old gentleman with a
most reverential aspect and engaging
smile said Mr. stephens, | want
to exchange places in the order OF speak
ing with you. Any man can precedee, but
no man can afford 10 follow after you in or
atory. This stroke of compliment and d.
plonacy did the business. The Georgia sage
beamed all over with pleasure, and replied
that might lead off. So l contrivcd to
get for myself large audience assembled
| to do him honor, and had the spectators
when fresh and turned them over rather
wearied to the wonderful Old man, who
never could refuse any favor if asked Ill
dcxterous way Washington Core
| spondence Augusta Chronicle.
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. LEAp.YEAR pnEMMA.
Miss Jennie is a winsome gir,-

Miss Jennie is winsome glr.-
The fairest lass OF many,
And would be n heartless churl
Did not love Miss Jennie
But when into my listening ear
Her tide of passion gushes,
I scream and run away tor fear
She'll see my tell-tale bushes.
Miss Susie is so sweet and mild.
And loves mech, so dearly
| can't reject the little child
'Twould drive her crazy nearly.
But as she hangs upon the gate
And sings her hopeless sorrow,
| mgrruur: 1t is getting late,
Please come around tomorrow.
And there is rosy, romping Bell,
And there is proud Ophela,
And pensive. lofty-minded Neil,
And prattling little Della.
And | am wooed by Eloise,
And courted too, by Jessie,
While Maggie falls upon her knees
And ditto charming Bessie
There's still anothcr-homely she
The gaunt. uncouth Eliza
When first She came a-woOing me-
Oh, how l did dcspise her
But as she fondly fingered near
There fell, like dripping honey
This sweet assurance on my ear
She had heap of money
SO. though 1 sigh for Jennie cur!s
And Della so impaSSioned,
And banker for the other girls,
So swcetly, grandly fashioned,
If seems decreed that | should part
From all these charming witches,
And sacrifice my manly heart
To gaunt ELIAS riches.
Cincinnati Saturday Nigh
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OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
Little Diuy-DalIy.

| don't believe you ever
Knew any one so silly
As the girl IN going to tell about
A little girl named billy,
Dilly-dally billy, oh, she is very slow.
She drags her feet along the street,
And dilly -dallies so.
She's always late to breakfast
Without u bit of reason,
For Bridget rings and rings the bell
And wakes her up in season.
Dilly-dally billy how can you be so slow
Why don't you try TO be more Spry,
And not dillydally so?
lis Just the same AT evening.
And it's really quite distressing
To see the time that Oily wastes
In dreaming and undressing.
OFFICIALLY Oily is always in huff;
If YOU hurry her, or worry her,
She says. There's time enough.
Since she's neither sick nor helpless,
1t is quite serious matter
That she should be so lazy that
We still keep scOlding III her
Dilly-dally Oily, it 5 very wrong. you know,
To do no work that you can shirk,
And dilly-dally so.
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A Word TO the Bows,

A gentleman advertised for boy to as
sist him in his office, and nearly fifty APP
plicants presented themselves before him.
Out of the whole number he selected one
and dismissed the rest Il should like to
know. said friend, g on what ground you
selected that boy, who had not a single
recommendation. You are mistaken,
said the gentleman, he has great many.
He wiped his feet when he came in, and
closed the door after him, showing that he
was careful gave up his seat to that lame
old man, showing that he was kind and
thoughtful he took off his cap when he
came in, showing that he was polite and
gentlemanly he picked up a book which
l had purposely laid upon the floor, and
replaced it on the table, while all the rest
stepped over it or showed it one side, and
he waited quietly for his turn without
pushing or crowding. showing that he was
honest and orderly. When | talked with
him noticed that his clothes were care
fully brushed, his hair i'll nice order, and
his teeth as white as milk, and when he
wrote his name | noticed that his finger
nails were clean, instead of being tipped
with Jet like that handsome little fellow i'll
the blue jacket. Don't you call these
things letters of recommendation? l do
and | would give more for what can tell
about a boy by using my eyes ten minutes
than all the letters of recommendation that
he can bring me"
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A SouND MIND goes very seldom with
out Il sound digestion, and nothing con-
tributes toward it more than the use OF
Angostura Bitters, the world renowned
appetizer and invigorator, manufactured
only by DR.. J. &. B. Siegert Il Sons.
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WHEN a man is cscorting his wife and
children to the depot, where he will bid
them good-by for month or so in the
country, he should be careful to provide
them with a bottle of Aliens Lung Bal
sam, the best remedy in the world for
c,ughs and colds.