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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-09
SUMMER FRIENDS IN ARKANSAS.
Sad Disappointment of Andy SpilIers When
He Visited Judge Gaplin.
Arkansaw Traveller.

Arkansaw Traveller.
Several weeks ago. while Judge Gaplin was
out on a fishing excursion he took shelter, dur
ing rain-storm in the house of old Andy
Spillers The old man, aware of his guests high
position, made extra efforts to entertain him,
and, after the storm had subsidized, accompanied
him to the creek and caught string Of fish for
him. The jurist expressed in warm terms his
gratitude, and upon taking his departure said:
"My dear sir, should be pleased to receive a
visit from you in the city, and let me say that,
should you come thither shall deem it pleas
ure to entertain you"
Jedgel" Nonsense, my dear sir l am only a
man, and I beseech you have no hesitancy in
approaching me-"
''Oh, amt afeerd, ledge. don't hang back
for nobody" You are right" exclaimed the
Judge. Goodbye, and don't forget to call Upon
The other day old Spillers came to town, and
hearing that the Judge was holding court, he
said to his companion: Come on, an less see
him. l amt no summer coon, let me tell you,
an I'll show you what portant man 1 am. Oh
you stick to me an you'll find yourself all right
among these town folks"
When they entered the courtroom the Judge
was engaged in delivering an important ruling
I'm the of Hamilton VS.. Chadson," said he
''the court and, l think, with much wisdom,
held"
Hello, Jedge" exclaimed old Splllers Every
body looked around, and the jurist, shocked al
speaking, considering the influences which
brought him to Arkansaw, the carpet bag
lowered his spectacles and gazed in the direction
whence came the voice.
"Hello, Jedge," repeated Spillers, pressing
forward
''Mr. Sheriff, arrest that mani"
"What, you don't know me- L reckon. Dun
forgot cid Andy Spillers2 Don't you ricolleck
O. how we had TO drive the cob stopper inside
the jug afore we could git at the lickerl Don't
you know how I cotch the fish for youl"
These expressions fell like burning Goals on
the Judge He was candidate for reelection
on the Prohibition ticket, and had upon return
ing from the county, boosted of his skill as
fisherman
"Where is the sheriff." demanded the Judge.
Gone out" some one replied
please call him" 'tJedge, you can't put up
no SIGH joke on me. Come on, Ben and less
lift him from behind his box"
leave the room" roared the Judge
'What" said old Spillers, stopping and gazing
in surprise at the judge. EFF hadn'ter thought
that my comp'ny was welcome 1 wouldn'ter
come. Reckin you've forgot how you soaked
my Ticker, Fine man. come out in the country
an git on hurrrh an beg Teller to come to
see you, an when he comes fling up yer head
an snort like fveyear old" The sheriff ar
rived and seized the old fellow
Don't put him in jail, Mr. Sheriff, but see
that he goes home" That's all right ledge
Reckin you'll come out thar when you wanter
git on another rip-snorter. Good bye, old turn
coat Ketch YOU out my way, an I'll mop up
the face Of the yearth with you"
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Trawling in the North Sea.

A London paper saws that trawling for fish on
the shores of the North sea has now become so
vast an industry that some alarm has been
raised, lest the continuous dragging of the bot
tom of the sea, by the immense fleets of steam
and sailing vessels, should exterminate the edi-
ble sorts of saltwatSr fish The line fishermen
say the mesh of the trawl-net is so small that it
Us impossible for the enormous quantities of fry
Shat are drawn into it to escape The conse-
equenee is that not only are the large fish cap
'tured, but the young, for which no market can
he found, are destroyed. Travis vary in size
Some are 70 feet long, and have a beam of from
rs to 80 feet with trawl-heads of 400
weight. In deep water these REQUIRE 20
ffathoms of brides and $50 to 200 fathoms of
q to II inches trawl warp. The size of the mesh
of the trawl varies from 81 inches down to IA
inches square. 1t is admitted that the supply of
soles has greatly fallen off, that they have be-
aoTne searcer and dearer, and it is stated that in
some places they do not even pay for the trouble
and expense of catching. In tho winter of 1874
when the Silver Pits were first discovered soles
were found in enormous quantities. single YES
sol getting as many ton and ton and a half
IN one night. The price they yielded at thar time
Rgas from 10 to 10 shilings n trunk while the
same quantity would realize from "a TO
30. 1t is pretty evident that the cause of this
aiminution in the takes is due to the destruction
fry. Soles resort to the large estuaries to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-09
DISPENSING PROHIBITION TICKETS.
Reason to Believe that They Did Not All Go
in the Box.

New York Dial
At one of the polling places in the Twenty first
ward, Brooklyn, election day, q good old
white-haired man stood up all day, wearing a
prohibition badge, and holding a bag of Saint
John and Saint Daniel" ballots as the boys
DRY total abstinence had about thirty applica-
tons for tickets, but there is reason to believe
that they did not all get in the box
One wag, with an aspect of meek humility and
reverence stretched out his hand for a bunch of
temperance tickets, and they were gladly fur
nished him, the dispenser saying This will be
another vote for the good cause. We are doing
much more than l anticipated here"
"Oh, are your asked the recipient, the ex-
preston of his countenance suddenly gaining a
worldly expression, as he continued, Il want
this for my scrap-book"
A young man wearing look of exemplary pi-
ety. and eyes that might have been Redeemed by
burning the midnight oil over theological studies
or shedding barrels of tears over his youthful err
rors, was the next applicant.
This is my first vote, too" said the young
man.
"That is right; am glad to see you starting
off in the right path, said the adherent of St
John, benignantly
A young poll-worker, wearing fiaring red
Democratic badge. snickered audibly and re-
marked in a whisper; "Look what straight
face he keeps He was up at the Hoffman House
with the gang, last night, whooping it up for
Cleveland. He amt been to bed yet, and he's
living on cocktails" The last speaker paused
moment and then said rehectively: ''St. John
will get about twenty votes in this election dis
trict That's Just twenty nails in Blaines coffin.
the boys to put down whisky" And he paired
OFF" with young Republican poll-worker, and
pointed for an adjacent side door to lessen the
curse O. rum" by about four fluid ounces.
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Colors in Silks.



AS usual, black is the standard color. The
woman who can afford but one handsome dress
season wisely chooses this as always suitable,
always fashionable, and least likely to be recog-
nized through all possible mutations. She who
can indulge in several costumes is equally certain
to have one or more of them black, and every
well-selected bridal outfit includes at least one
handsome black suit for street and afternoon.
Next to black in the color scale comes red,
which, in all its tints of rose ruby, garnet-ox-
blood-and dahlia, is extremely popular. Brown
holds its own, with seal, golden browns and red
dish browns for the favorites Olive is also IN
high favor. There are many blues, and gray has
not yet lost its prestige of last year, when every
body wore it. Yellow is relegated to even
ing wear, and for this is very popular.
Harmonies in black and gold, dark blue
and gold, red and gold, etc, figure
among French fancies and brilliant brunettes
array themselves in canary color or shine re-
splendent in white and gold. There is to Dor
row the aesthetic term, great feeling for shot or
chene effects Many of these are exquisite,
combining not only two but three or even four
tints. Red, gold and gray gives the effect of a
sunset cloud; gray and red produces the new
shade known as smoked rose red and gold,
blended with bronze, suggests contiagraton;
brown and gold, with a touch of green, the
plumage of some tropical bird. Lighter tints
show blendings of pink and Ecream, blue and
cream, lemon and rose etc Many of these shot
silks are brocaded with velvet figures, small or
medium sized, in one OF other of the tones of
the fabric, and sometimes, to increase the col
or effect, all the shades Of the groundwork are
brought out in the embossed velvet figure, which
always on these goods stands out in full relief
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-09
FASHIONS OF THE HOUR.
Peaked bonnet brims grow in favor.

Peaked bonnet brims grow in favor
The pelisse of plush or velveteen is all the rage
for children.
A charming baby cloak may be made of meri-
no embroidered all over with sprigs.
One of the new colors is stormy sky" gray
with yellow glare over it; it appears in change
able silk.
Poke hats of velvet with fat, close crowns are
fashionable, but are so unbecoming to most faces
that they do not find much favor.
Beads are still among the most fashionable of
garnitures and wonderful embrolderies are
shown in jet, pearl, amber, crystal, gold and in
steel.
Plush, which for some inexplcable reason has
been rather below par for the past two seasons,
is now again in demand and almost rivals velvet
in public favor
Young ladies are wearing one or two rolls in
front Of the puffs of hair on the crown and
thread them with gold chains that end at the
side in golden aigrette
The "Tam O. Shanter" cap, modified in outline
is again a favorite head-covering for youthful
people, and darkdyed velvet, in any of the new
street shades, is the favorite material for its
construction.
Very large caps are made for babies this win
ter These are mostly in velvet, with lace or
embroidery decorating the edges. The newest
styles have the cape slashed to show the deep
collar beneath
A pretty bonnet in the turban shape is made
of deep-blue velvet, with gold cord twisted into
brim and a cluster of gold milk weed in 'front.'
over bow of the velvet, while at the side peep
two tiny dark-blue humming birds.
A stylish suit has basque of seal brown
nonparen with vest of curved cross rows of
mixed gilt and mohair braid. The nonpareil
skirt is untrimmed in front but falls in wide
kilt pleats behind. The drapery is of rough
cloth in pointed peplum shape
Many ladies' especially slender ones, both for
comfort and looks wear an inside jersey which
is deliberately decorated with embroidery or
braid work. This makes a protective upper
any other covering except the inevitable pelerine,
of velvet or other material
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Redwood City Gazette.


George W. Cox was over on the coast few
days ago and has brought back with him quite a
curiosity in the shape of fragment of an aba
lone shell, with an infants foot shoe and ALL in
cased in abalone in the interior of the shell.
The shape is perfect, and indicates a very young
child. The sole of the shoe is seen; the toe is
worn, and particles of the stocking may be
picked out with pin or needle. The buttons
are covered with albalone, and show and the
button hole where one of the buttons had been
pulled off is seen; also the little tassel at the
ankle. The body of drowned infant must
have been carried along by the tide and the foot
passed into the open shell of the shel-fsh, which
the meantime the fish covered the foot with its
secretions. The ankle shows the decay and rot
ting off of the member, and was not covered
over with the shell. 1t is reported that woman
and her child were drowned off the coast about
seven years ago. and it Is supposed that the foot
is that of the child.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-09
SMOOTHING TRUE LOVES COURSE.
A Scheme Which May Prove Popular Among
| Bashful Young Persons.

Charleston News and Courier.
At recent wedding reception in South Caro-
lima, young lawyer begged leave to offer new
scheme of matrimony which he believed would
be beneficial, He proposed that one man in
the company should be selected PRESIDENT that
this president should be duly sworn to keep en-
tirely secret all communications that should be
forwarded to him in his official department that
night, and that each unmarried gentleman or
lady should write his OF her name on a piece of
paper and under it the name of the person they
wished to marry, then hand it to the president
for inspection, and if any gentleman and lady
had reciprocally chosen each other, the
president was to inform each of the result, and
those who mad not been reciprocal in their choice
kept entirely secret" After the appointment of
the president communications were accordingly
handed up to the chair, and it was found that
twelve young ladies and gentlemen had made re-
ciprocal choices, but whom they had chosen re-
manned a secret to all but themselves and the
president.
1 was passing through the same place a few
days ago, and was informed that eleven of the
twelve matches had been solemnized, and that
the young gentlemen of eight couples of the
eleven had declared their difidence was so great
that they certainly should not have addressed
their respective wives if the above scheme had
not been introduced.
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MRS. LoCKwoop,s VOTE.
How the Bulletins Were Received by tho
Ladies of Astoria.
Nan "

New York Morning Journal.
The Office of the Long Island Bugle Blast for
womens rights was crowded last night with
ladies interested in the election of Mrs Belva
Lockwood. The street in front of the Office was
impossible Hundreds of ladies' who could not
get into the Office brought chairs footstools and
umbrellas and sat in the street in front of the
Office, watching the returns as they were bull
letined.
The first dispatches were very favorable Tt
was reported that Illinois had gone for Belva
Lockwood by 10000 majority. Then in rapid
succession dispatches were received and put on
the bulletin board stating that Wisconsin, Con-
necticut and Rhode Island had elected Mrs.
Lockwood with big majorities In the midst of
the cheering which eLsued Miss Albertina
Wantaman, one of the most successful farmers
in the State and president of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Man Haters, arrived in
state of great excitement.
Its lie" she gasped, ''Tain't true. Take
down them dispatches"
She was greeted with Kisses. One lady re-
marked: Il bet pair of garters with her that
dear Belva would be elected, and now she wants
to go back on the returns, the hateful, old thing"
AT this juncture Miss Wantaman succeeded in
commanding the attention of the ladies, and in
a few words told them that the telegraph
operator, young man who is noted for his
practical jokes, had written and sent the dis
patches himself
'Oh cruel, cruel MANI murmured the ladies
in unison.
The dispatches were taken down. While the
admirers of Mrs. Lockwood were awaiting
bona fde dispatch they recounted to one another
the bets which they had made.
Miss Willin de Marie had box of caramels,
pair of black kid sixteen button gloves and a
paper of hair-pins on the general result The
editor of the Bugle Blast had made a wager
with Miss Wantaman of three pairs of silk hose
to one pair the State. The latter lady said
the editer could very well afford to lose, as she
got all her hosiery for nothing for putting the
dry goods man. This could not be proven,
though.
At midnight dispatch came which stated au-
thoritatively that Belva had received four votes
in the United States
'Oh, then she can't have very large ma
jority," said Miss Wantaman; maybe she amt
elected at all, broke in Miss Willin de Marie.
ooh, how can you say so9" said the editor of
the paper, as she took out her caramel box and
put couple of caramels between her peariy
teeth. The crowd then dispersed, satisfied that
Belva was elected,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-09
FINANCIAL LAND COMMERCIAL
MONEY AND STOCKS.
New York Market Opens Strong but Closes
at Lower Prices.

New York Market Opens Strong but Closes
at Lower Prices.
New YORK, Nov. 8.-Money easy at oil pei
cent, offered at the close at 1 per cent
Prime mercantile paper &c per cent
Sterling exchange quiet; sixty days, $I79a
sight $464.
Governments firlner
Railways firm.
State securities steady
In the early hours of business at the Stock
Exchange, to-day, the market was strong and
prices rose 301i per cent, Missouri Pacific.
Union Pacific, Illinois Central and the CHANGERS
being most prominent in the rise Missouri Pa
cic rose II, to 81; Illinois Central Il, to lis;
Union Pacific II, to 49s: Northwestern /, to S5s;
St Paul ), to 75a; Lake Shore !, to 66s, and New
York Central Z, to 854. The shorts were large
buyers, and the borrowing demand was brisk.
bbacikaawanna lending at ll6@5 and Union
Pacific at 1872 1854, At l o'clock
there was change in the temper
of speculation, and the bears made
drive against the whole list. The grangers,
the trunk lines, Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific
and Pacific Mail were the greatest sufferers
Union Pacific fell off l., to As; Western Union,
Il, to 57s Northwestern, Is, to S35; st. Paul.
Is, to 73s; Lackawanna, 81. to l0l4; Lake Shore.
q, to 63s; Missouri Pacific l., to 90s Kansas
& Texas, H. to 14s; New York Central, Il, to
83s; Northern Pacific preferred, /, to Az and
Pacific Mail, o. to 49,. The market left of
weak. Compared with last night, the closing
prices are to per cent lower except for Cam
ada Southern, Missouri Pacific, Denver, Texas
Pacific and Reading, which are to per cent.
higher. Michigan Central brought SO, against 81
at the last previously reported sale.
Transactions, 26l00O shares to-wit 10000
Lackawanna, 1000 Lake Shore, 20, 900 North
western, $4,000 New York Central, 81 900 ST.
Paul, 49, 900 Union Pacific and 81, 900 Western
Union Mail and Express The operations in
mining shares were very moderate Bulwer at
80 058, Eureka 800 Father DeSmet 420 64O0,
Navajo $50, Standard 50, Robinson 30, and Sutrc
13.
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The People Who Make Bets.

observed on election night some of these
wager fools, who had been for six months using
one monotonous argument. They would go
around the hotels with narrow foreheads and
restless eyes, jabbering at strangers, clergymen
and persons who do not speak the English
language, Bet you" The lunatic asylums will
presently be filled with these persons, who will
be seen at the cages of their cells mumbling
Bet you"
You can even now make remark to them on
the beauty of the day, the transparency of the
atmosphere and the lusty vigor in the climate
and they will reply, bet you" Among these
persons l saw Bacon, partner OF Dorsheimer
and old Dudley Field, and he asked me the news
Wednesday night Said 1: THE Associated
Press night man has just telegraphed George
Adams, of Washington, that Blaine will get the
State by clear majority" He looked up with
a sort of lost countenance and said, Bet you /"
[ told him to go around to the poolroom and
find his peers, that never bet money.
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Bancroft as a sehool,master.
Paris "reminiscences.


George Bancroft, early in life, was one of the
principles of the Round-hill School for Boys, at
Northampton, Mass, and nearly all his pupils
were from the South. On certain day some of
them were disorderly, and, in the absence of his
partner, Joseph G. Cogswell, he ordered three
or four of them to be confined. The scholars,
nearly 200 in number soon rallied and liberated
their comrades. Bancroft heard their frantic
shouts Fearing what they might do, as they
were seen approaching his mansion, he left it by
back door, and made precipitate retreat down
the hill upon which the school was situated, to
the village. Hatless and terrified, he presented
himself to the sheriff, and demanded aid to as
sist in suppressing the Instruction, and it was
not until that worthy functionary, with two as
sistants and posse of citizens, started in com
pany, that the historian would return to his fire.
side Reaching the school, everything was silent;
the juvenile rioters were in their rooms and
order reigned in Warsaw They understood
how to quiz their amiable teacher.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-09
A Curious Way to Wealth.
New York Post.


About two years ago, young man of Russian
descent and Cincinnati birth was standing one
morning Partisan boulevard wondering
whatever was to become of him. He had only
two francs in his pocket, and had already tried
in vain every means he could think of for get
ting living. While he was contemplating the
black prospect for him, gentleman stepped up
to a newspaper kiosk close by, received copy
of paper costing two sous, laid down a frame
for nothing that this young man had been born
in America, since to witness this mys-
terious transaction was for him the same
thing to realize that there was place and
fortune for a middleman between the
two parties to it, The explanation as he learned
afterward, was that the gentleman was an artist
that the old woman carefully searched each
mornings papers for any remarks upon his pic
lures, and that when she found one he gave her
franc for the paper containing it. What the
apple was to Newton, or the deer's scull to Geof-
troy Saint Hilaire, this monetary spectacle on
the boulevard was to Henry Romeike: in so far
at any rate, as it pointed the way to fame He
managed to get to London, invested his last
penny in copy of the Daily Telegraph during the
picture season, cut out the notices of artists
works, and positively pedded them from studio
to studio. The next day he was in q position to
buy several papers, and the next week large
number, and to extend his operations to other
persons and artists AT the present moment so
accurate was his idee mere, and SO skilfully has
he followed it up, that his handful of newspaper
snippings has become nothing less than "The
Artistic and Literary Correspondence, and Uni
vorsal Compendium of the Press with Offices
where score of clerks, male and female, are
busily engaged all day long in cutting up great
heaps of newspapers, FASTING the cuttings upon
printed forms, and mailing them literally to all
parts of the world.
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General Grant on Hugh McCuIIoch.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
General U. S. Grant: Il wish the Commercial
Advertiser would deny the report circulated by
some papers that 1 used my influence with the
Senate to get it to reject the nomination of Mr.
Hugh McCulloch for the Treasury portfolio. l
never said a word to anybody about the matter.
On the contrary, 1 think that under the crcum-
stances the appointment was an admirable one.
l confess 1 do not like Mr.. MeCulloch but that
is entirely personal matter. President Arthur
could not have done better. He has only a short
time to stay in Washington and a man fit for
for the position would hardly accept it who lived
in a remote part of the country. Mr.. McCulloch
lives in Washington, has filled the office with
perfect satisfaction, and is familiar with its de-
tails