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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

THE steamship Oregon has again lowered the
record, crossing the Atlantic from New York to
Queenstown in six days, twelve hours, fifty four
minutes, beating the Americas time by one
hour, twenty four minutes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

I have carefully observed the attitude and
movements ofthe Democratic party for twenty
years In my judgmentit has learned nothing
andforgotten nothing. So far as lean perceive,
It Is not only swayed by the same principles,
but, to large extent, guided by the same
men.--PREsIpENT CAPEN, Of Tufts College Mass
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

els there any good reason why Hendricks
should be selected from forty-five millions of
people to be the possible head of Govern
naent which he did his best to destroy?"-GEo
w. CURTIS IN 1876
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a mile or two away The train would stop, her
lover would meet and greet her and they would
go on together to Already or whatever mosquito
ridden spot represents that place in New Jersey.
1t was a neat plan, Mr.. Adams thought when it
was disclosed to him, but he had one better. He
boarded the train himself at the home station,
rode on to the next, aud when the lover stepped
to the platform to welcome his sweetheart the
father was at hand "I1l take charge of this
said he picking up the valise. you can go on,
this lady is going home with me- And the
brakeman went on and the young woman went
home and is there now, while Mr.. Adams com
placently regards himself as great general aud
is looking out for another chance to head off
clippers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

ANOTHER Virginia girl beautiful, of course,
has eloped with negro dwarf, who left behind
a wife and four children to accommodate the
girl white husbands or noneu does not hold
in Virginia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

In Bible printed in Geneva in 156l-62 the
following misprint occurred; Blessed are the
placemakers for they shall be called the chi
dren Of God" If Mr. Thomas A Hendriekss
party was addicted to Biblc-reading it would un-
doubtedIY adopt this version
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

SINCE the new prohibitory law went into eff
feet in Iowa bottled cider has become immensely
popular. tits put up at Milwaukee, in the neigh
borhood Of breweries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

GENERAL KING is fine witness. Won't
some other member Of Governor Cleveland's
staff investigate the charges against his
chief9
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

THE Salvation Army is growing more intrepid
1t proposes sending a detachment to Saratoga.
About the next move will be to tackle the DEM
ocratic headquarters. Succeeding there. Beel-
zebub would stand no show at all.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

THEY are trying to ruin the Rev Mr. Ball, &c
Buffalo, now, by saying that he is .'Free-wiH
Baptist There is no doubt that he has win
to do what he regards as his duty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

IT is a question whether it is better for a
Wall-street man that he remain alive and 60 to
Canada after his defalcation is discovered and
be great man, or die, like j. Ogden
Wotherspoon, and let the embezzement be de-
tected afterward- There is an element of un-
certainty about the enjoyment in the latter case
which will probably lead the majority to prefer
Canada
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

HERE is a pointer for the temperance people:
1.-THE cholera scare is said to have caused .
marked diminution Of drunkenness in France
The daily average Of arrests in June by the
police for being drunk and incapable was 10
On the LIST of July it had declined to 104, and
was only ifty-four on the 18th Of that month
the smallest number on record since the present
police regulations went into force"
1t will thus be seen that cholera is not an UNI
mixed evil, and in the event of other prohibitory
measures failing might be introduced into in
temperate neighborhoods with good effect
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

Mr.. Blaine has what may be called the
American instinct. GEO. WIN. CURTIS, in Harpers
Weekly, Nov. S, 1881
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

pendent newspapers, full of matter about their
presidential candidate which is well fitted for
the reading Of women who do not understand
the language
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

A REPUBLICAN judge elected to the Court
u Appeals in Kentucky Turn the rascaIs
out
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09
''Then pay the reverence of old days
To its dead fame;
Walk backward, with averted gaze,
And hide the shameit

And hide the shame!
The author Of these lines is John Greenleaf
Whittier, from whose poem, 'Ichabod,,1 sup
posed to refer to Daniel Webster, they are
quoted. Mr.. Whittier, in letter published
in yesterdays journal, says:
Henry G. Lodge, Esq:
Dear Friend-As do not know the name Of the
treasurer Of your committee, will you hand him the
inclosed checka am not prepared to abandon Re
publicansm and go,oyer to party whose principles
and measures have constantly opposed for the last
quarter Of century. Trusting that the dear old
Commonwealth will give the usual majority for the
Republican ticket this fall remain truly thy friend
john G. WHITTIER.
We prefer to take the opinion of the author
of the poem rather than that of little prig
like the present conductor of the Springfield
Republican.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

GROVER CLEVELAND has taken to the woods.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09

AND the campaign has just begun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09
IN the Cincinnati Enquirer of yesterday is the
following notice:

following notice:
'tAcToN CAMP MEETING.
stOn Sundays, August 10 and IL, 1884, the G.,
l., St L. & G. railway will sell tickets to the
Acton camp grounds twelve miles east Of In
dianapois) at the very low rate of one dollar FOL
the round trip, including admission to grounds.
Train leaves Grand Central passenger station al
6 A. NJ standard time)."
In the Lafayette Journal of yesterday is the
following notice:
IA SUNDAY TRAIN TO ACTON.
IA Sunday camp meeting train is to be run
from here after all The c., l., st. L. & G. rail-
way viii run special train to the Acton camp
meeting on Sunday next for the very low fare Of
81 round trip. The train will leave South street
depot at o'clock in the morning and return al
$40 o'clock in the evening"
When the eoncience of the Acton trustees
had been raised from stupor into something
like sensibility by the denunciations of both
Christian and non Christian people who were
scandalized by the violations of law and the des
ecration of Sunday committed under their aus
pieces and for their benefit and by their con
nivance and consent, they let it be known that
this year the gates would be closed between 1C
o'clock A. NJ and 4 o'clock P. NJ on Sundays
and that no trains would be run on Sundays from
east of Greensburg and west of Indianapolis
From the notices above reprinted, it may be
inferred that the Acton conscience, having beer
on an unnatural tension, has relapsed into it,
customary and normal condition. and that the
treasury Of the association will be replenished
with the dimes that come from s'the seekers
after religion upon their trains. We are
afraid that we were too credulus the other day
in erediting Acton with reformation But We
shall see
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TWELVE PAGES.
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL
REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS.
National Ticket.

NalOudI IICk6Is
PREsDENT-JA1fES g. BLAINE of Maine.
JOHN A. LOGAN, of Illinois.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09
SPEAKING Of the. Republican party the

SPEAKING of the, Republican party the
Springfield Republican says;
'fWhy are the veterans who rose with en-
thusiastic self-sacriice to the paramount obi
cations of the Abolition times dumb now or
shutting apologists in the face Of another
crisis just vital to the health and life of the
Nation, the all-embracing question Of official
honor and the honest discharge of public
trusts. 1t should be theirs to say of the Re
publican party
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Biily's Girl.

A gentleman sat in the rear corner
seat in Broadway car on Sunday eve
ming, reading. He felt hand on his
shoulder as the car was turning into
Clinton place. Looking up he en-
countcred the face of the conductor, a
tall young fellow with soft blue eyes.
The conductor coughed little. in
clined his head toward the gentleman s
ear, smiled. blushed and stammeringly
whispercd:
"Would you-be--good enough to
move forward littlep I-a-lady
friend of mine is going to get on at the
next corner-and-and want to have
q chance to talk with her."
The gentleman said, "Why, GER
tainly," and went out on the front
platform. As the car bowled into Uni
versiiy place. handsome girl in black
got on and sat down in the seat the
gentleman had left. The conductor
rang up fare on the register for her.
Then he retired to the rear platform.
leaned in ut the open window, and
talked with her.
The driver turned around rs the
handsome girl got on. and looked at
her admiringly. He then twirled his
thumb significantly toward the rear
platform. winked ponderously at the
gentleman and said:
That's Billy's gal. She sits on
here every Sunday night. You see.
Billy has SIGH long hours that he amt
got time to go sparkin' hisself. so the
gal has to 70 sparkin' him. He's goin'
TO cit married next month"
When the gentleman got off the car
at Thirty-eighlh street, Billy and his
sweetheart were still sparkling. y
San.
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The Limits Of Speed.

The statement recently made Of the
amount of coal consumed by the vari-
Gus transatlantic steamers in making
their quick passages makes 1t pretty
evident that unless some great improve
ment is made in the direction of econo-
MIXING fuel or of applying power we
shall. very soon reach the limit OF speed
to which steamers making long trips
can hope to attain. The statement is
that the steamer Oregon burned in her
quick trip across the Atlantic, during
which she averaged little less than
eighteen knots an hour, 1877 tons OF
coal day. The steamer Aurania,
which sailed ut the same time, but
which had longer trip. going ut an
average speed of less than seventeen
knots per hour, burned 240 tons per day.
The assumption is that it was the
nincty-sevcn additional tons of coal that
enabled the Oregon to make her quick
trip. Some little time ago. i'm treating
this subject, we asserted that when a
certain average speed had been attain
ed by steamer, putting this at twelve
knots an hour, for example, all in
crease over this demanded Il geomctri-
cal increase in the quantity of fuel con-
sumed, and the experience of these
two steamers very thoroughly sub
stimulates the ground we then took.
II it needed nearly hundred tons
of coal extra day TO gain little over
one knot al hour, it would be safe to
assume that it would have required
quite three hundred tons additional
coal TO have gained two extra knots an
hour 1t will be seen that ut this rate
of progression vessel would need to
be converted into a species of coal
furnace in order to make much quicker
trips than those now being made, and
hence could not carry either passengers
or freight TO any great extent.
II is the compound marine engine
that alone makes the present high rate
of speed possible. The old Arabia and
Persia used TO burn $50 tons of coal
per day when making an average speed
OF twelve or thirteen knots per hour;
but steamers have since been built, In
consequence of the mechanical inn
provement referred to above. that
averaged this rate of speed per diem
with consumption of coal hardly over
one-tenth of that formerly required.
But if some corresponding Improvement
is not made in the application or con-
servatism of power, we are not likely
to see much quicker time on the ocean
than has recently been made,-Boston
Globe.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-09-05
Your Own Sister and Someone Else's
Sister.

Many Young men are always very
ready To accept invitations TO other
peoples home circles. They are very
much moro attentive to other peoples
sisters than their own! A young man
should be found in his home. and
spend sufficient time there for his in
nuenee TO tell upon the family and for
him to cultivate manly dispositions
that will be blessing TO him In years
10 come.
Many young men are like crows;
they come back TO their nests TO roost,
and ut the dawn OF day they haste TO
other fields. Young men. don't waste
your strength and your influence. and
your brains in anybody's company
when you ought to be In your family
circle, In the house of your father and
mother. think 1t Is duty and obli-
CATION that you should be attentive TO
the requirements and needs Of your
sisters. Why not sometimes take your
sister outp take her for walkp Why
not sometimes take her TO q concertP
Why not sometimes bring home pres
cuts and give them to hera Why. when
YOU come home, should you be sullen.
and silent and morosc, as though some
body had been treading on your corns
all day. Why not come home and tell
those who have been shut up all day
some OF the incidents that have hap
pened during the day, and BIO bright.
and merry and cheerful, and so con-
tribute your share TO the family Joy,
and you will have 1t all back again In
n sisters love.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-09-05
How the Kisses pwindled Down.

A recently deceased Frenchman kept
novel record. Twenty years ago he
married, and on his wedding day took
the original resolution to keep yearly
account of the number of kisses ex-
changed with his wife until their union
became severed by the death OF one or
the other. just before he died he con-
fidcd his account to friend for publi-
cation. During the first year of welded
life the kisses exchanged reached to
colossal figures, 80. 500. or hundred q
day on an average; but in the follow
ing twelve months there was a notable
decrease, not more than 10000 being
inscribed on his register. while tho
third year shows a still greater falling
of. average number Of kisses being but
ten day. And after lapse of FIVE
years further reduction Is recorded,
and the account keepers task was
simplificd. for only two kisses were ex-
changed during each twcnty-four hours
-'one on rising. and one ON retiring
TO rest" Later on, during tho last ten
years OF his married life, they ''only
kissed each other on leaving for or re-
turning on n journey" and no had lit
tie trouble making up his annual do
nestle statistics.
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How Clay Took His Defeat,

The following interesting incident
was related many years ago by Mrs.
Robert Todd, of Kentucky, the step
mother of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, and
has never before been printed:
The Todds and Clays were always
on intimate terms, and in 1874 were
living near each other in Lexington,
XIV. Henry Clay and James X. Polk
were then rival candidates for the
Presidency, the chances. as was gener-
ally supposed. being strongly in favor
of the great Wing leader. As it turned
out, however. the contest was much
closer than had been anticipated, and
finally advices from other States showed
that the result hinged upon the vote of
New York. There was no telegraph in
those days, and news had to come by
the slow course of mails. The New
York mail was due in Lexington about
10 clock in the evening of a certain
day, and II was known would tell the
story of victory or defeat AS 1t hap
pened, young lady relative of MIR.
Clay was to be married on the same
evening, and insisted upon his presence
though under the circumstances he
would much rather have remained ut
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Todd attended
this memorable wedding party, which
was not large, and composed almost
exclusively of the family connections
and intimate friends-all ardent Wings,
and of course deeply interested in the
pending political event
As the hour for the arrival of the mail
approached Mrs. Todd saw two or
three gentlemen quietly leave the room,
and knowing their errand watched
eagerly for their return. When they
came in she knew by the expression of
each countenance that New York had
gone Democratic. The bearers of the
bad tidings consulted together mo-
mcnt in a corner, and then one OF
them advanced to Mr.. Clay. who was
standing in the center Of a group. and
handed him a paper. Mrs. Todd, aware
of what 1t contained, fastened her eyes
upon him. He opened the paper, and,
as he read the paragraph which sound
ed the death-knell Of his political hopes
and lifelong ambition, she saw dis
tinct blue shade begin at the roots Of
his hair, pass slowly over his face like
a cloud. and then disappear. Without
saying q word upon the subject which
must have monopolized all his thoughts.
he laid down the paper, and, turning
to a table, filled a glass with wine, and,
raising 1t to his lips with a pleasant
smile, said: 81 drink to the health
and happiness of all assembled here"
Setting down the glass, he resumed
tho .opyars n ton aa IL nafbinp had
occurred, and was. as usual. the life
and light of the company. But Mrs.
Todd said that as soon as the contents
of the paper were known, "a wet
blanket fell upon everybody" and in
half an hour all the guests had depart
ed with heavy hearts feeling that
gallant Harry of the West" had
fought his last Presidential battle and
lost the prize forever.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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The Choice OF Occupation.

Parents often complain TO mo that
their sons who have been 10 school all
their lives have no choice OF occupa
ton, or that they choose TO be account
ants or clerks, ins toad of manufacture
ers or mechanics. These complaints
arc invariably unreasonable; for how
can one choose at all, or wisely, when
he knows SO littleP
] confidently believe that the deycl-
opment of the manual elements in
school will prevent those serious errors
in the choice of vocation which too
often wreck the fondest hopes. II is
not assumed that every boy who enters
Misunderstanding school is TO be a
mechanic; his training leaves him free.
No pupils were ever more unprejudiced,
better prepared TO look below the sur
face, less the victims of false gen.
tility. Some find that they have no
taste for manual arts, and will turn
into other paths-law, medicine, Or
literature. Great facility in the acqul-
sition and use Of language Is often nc.
companied by lack of either mechan-
ical interest or power When such a
bias IN discovered the lad should UNI
questionably be sent to his grammar
and dictionary rather than to the labo-
ratory or draughting-room. On the
other hand, decided aptitude for handi-
craft Is not unfrequently coupled with
II strong aversion TO and untitness for
abstract and theoretical Investigations.
There can be no doubt that, in such
cases. more time should be spent in
the shop, and less In the lecture and
recitation room. Some who develop
both natural skill and strong intellec-
tual powers will push on through the
polytechnic school into professional
life, as engineers and scientists. 9th
rrs will find their great usefulness, rs
highest happiness, in some branch OF
mechanical work, into which they will
readily step when they leave school.
All will gam intellectually by their ex-
perience in contact with things. The
grand result will DO an increasing in
tcrest in manufacturing pursuits,
more intelligent mechanics, more sue
cessful manufacturers. better lawyers,
more skillful physicians, and more use-
iul citizens. Popular Science Monthly.
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One OF the Gettysburg Stories.

While in Gettysburg last week had
an interview with Mrs. Peter Thorn,
who was at Gettysburg at the time of
the battle there, and was told by her
the following, which / think has never
yet been printed. The story has been
corroborated by n number of people of
that place, and / have every reason to
believe it 10 be true. Mrs. Thorn lived
in the house at the entrance of the
Borough cemetery. The house was used
rs headquarters by Gen. o. o. Howard.
Mrs. Thorn's husband was away from
home at that time Serving in the One
Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment of
Pennsylvania Volunteers, and stationed
in Virginia), leaving her with two
quite young children. During the first
lay of the fight General Howard want
ed some one to show him and tell him
about the different roads leading from
Gettysburg, and asked u number of the
men and boys who were in the cellar
Of the house TO go with him and point
them out. But these persons were all
fearful, and refused to go. Then Mrs.
Thorn showed her courage and patriot
ism by voluntarily offering to show the
roads. This offer was at first refused
by General Howard, who said he did
not wish a woman to do what men had
not the courage to do. Mrs. Thorn
persisted in her offer, saying: Some
body must show you, and can do 1t.
was born and brought up around here
and now the roads as well as anybody"
Her offer was accepted, and. with the
General and his horse between her and
the fire of the enemy, Mrs. Thorn went
from one place to another pointing out
the different roads. When passing
along the line of troops the General
was greeted with: "Why do you take
woman for guideP This is no place
or her." Il know il" said the officer.
.'but could not get man to come;
they were all afraid" This answer to
them started cheers for Mrs. Thorn,
which lasted several minutes, and
showed that our soldiers admired the
courage shown at such a time. -Letter
10 the Waterbury fCt.) american.
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A wooden Statue Of George WASH
ington was erected In 1894 in the old
Battery Park. where 1t stood until l843.
when alterations were made in the
park. and the statue was sold ut public
auction for $3.50. IL was bought by
Mr.. Jaques, a gathcrer of relics. and
removed 10 South Norwalk. Conn.
When Mr.. Jaques died in 1860 the
statue was sold to A. Decorate. Of
New York. for $500. On Tuesday il
was again sold Mt auction for $500 to
David j. Schiii. \ tobacco dealer at 273
West One Hundred and 1wcniy-lilih
street. who will erect il in front Of liii
store az n sion
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Notice of Final Entry.
U. s. LAND OFFICE. HELENA, M. T.,

U.S.. LAND OFFICE. HELENA, MT,
August 10, 1884. I
Notice 10 hereby given that the following
named settler has died notice of his intention to
make final proof IN support of bis claim and
that said proof will he made before the Probate
Judge Of Deer Lodge county, NJ. T., at his office
in the town Of Deer Lodge, on Saturday. the 9th
day of September, A. d. 1884, to-wit;
MICHEL MERSIE,
Of Warm Springs p. o Deer Lodge Co., M. r.,
Who filed Pre- Emption Homestead Application
No. 1895 for the wy of the sen and EH SWA
of sec. No 20 in Township No. 8 North of Range
No. 10 West.
He names the following witnesses to prove his con-
tnuous residence upon, and cultivation Of said tract
viz
Esee Girard OF Warm Spring p. o., and George
Barbeau, Samuel Maturin and Charles R0uieau of
Deer Lodge p. o., Deer Lodge comfy, NJ. t.
7s9 ct PARKINSON. Register.
o. B. o'Bannon, Atty for Claimant.