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The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
PRINCE LEoPoLD's sP1RrruAI1sM.
lie Promised to Send Back Message, but
Fails to Connect.


London Society.
A new spiritualistic medium has arisen and
numerous members of the royal family have
honored him with their visits. The late Duke of
Albany was so much impressed with what he
saw at one seance that he went to the trouble of
having special double slate made, framed in
with patent Bramah lock. Armed with this.
he presented himself one morning at the nae
dum's apartments and a small piece of pencil
having been dropped between the states, they
were duly locked 1.-THE key besng attached to the
Dukes watch chain), and under these conditions
conditions which would appear to preclude all
possibility of fraud--the pencil soon heard
grating over the surface of the states. and, when
the key was applied to the lock and the sides
opened, there was long message The late
Duke always considered this a crucial test and
from that day was a firm believer in the truth of
direct spirit writing"
So convinced, indeed, was the Duke of Albany
Of the possibility of departed spirits communi-
eating in this way with those on earth, that be-
fore his departure on that fatal journey to Can
nes-with. perhaps some foreboding of what
was to happen-he deposited the slate he had
had made with the medium, promising, if any
thing happened, to communicate written mes
sage on this particular slate, and thus establish
direct proof of the correctness of the phenom-
ena.
For many days after his decease attempts were
made to obtain the promised message, but up to
the present date, none has been received. and
the believers in spiritualism, for reason well
known among themselves. confidently assert
that none will be received until some long period
has elapsed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
Ladies as Billiard PLAYERS.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
"It is not a fact that ladies play much and well
at billiards, although know it is popularity sup
posed that they DO" explained the manager of a
large billiard table mandatory this morning
with the exception of Nine. Patti do not
know of one prominent actress or singer who is
devoted TO the game, and 1 guess PATHS playing
is most frequently done in the columns of the
newspapers. 1t is e good advertisement, you
know, to have the papers every now and then
come out with statements of the extertness of
this and that person. In PATHS ease, Nicolni
is the devotee to the game, and Patti buys the
tables for him Nicolini ordered and bought
that $500 table although Patti paid for it, The
fact is ladies do not take kindly to billiards. and
they almost invariably play wretchedly 1t re-
quires more time, nerve, calculation, and adapt
alton to be good billiard sharp than most women
are capable Of Oh, of course the daughters and
wifes Of rich men frequently go into the billiard
room during the absense Of the gentlemen of
the household, and take turn at the table. but
they don't care much for it, and never become
better billiard than base ball players. A woman
is as awkward with billiard ball as with base
ball Though some French women play billiards,
American women won't go into billiard halls.
An attempt to get ladies to patronze new pri-
vate parior just opened win prove failure am
afraid, for ladies viii not go to billiard place to
play 1t can't be kept up"
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15

Egypt Letter to London Daily News.
The only primitive costumes we saw was on
the first day after leaving Assouan on the left
bank-the country of the Kalabseh-where the
young ladies simply wore round their loins a
fringe composed of thin leather strips. The
married ladies were clothed to the feet Curl
ouslv enough, the women on both banks hate or
dread being looked at through a glass. One
saw run away, screaming as hard as she could;
others at once cover their blanching faces
with their hands 1t is fact not generally
known that dark-skinned ladies blush white
Others again anathematize you according
to a fashion extending all ever the
East and even among tho Greeks Of
Constantinople by holding up their hand, palm
outwards, and jerking it towards You This !
am told means, may five devils seize you. If
they wish to emphasize the spell, they put up
ten fingers. Others say this is a protection
against the evil eye. At some villages, en-
couraged by the soldiers who flung biscuits
from the decks, lads and girls frantically
along the banks screaming for them. to the
great Indignation of the land owners, over
whose crops they ran riot. In vain these
colored gentlemen stood in the way, Ainging
mud and stones at them They scrambled by,
and continued the chase as long as biscuit was
flung or until dead beat.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15


If the election of Washington was unique
his arrival was no less So He was the first
President and probably will be the last to reach
the seat of government in an open boat Going
back TO his election, it may be mentioned that
Congress sent one of its members to notify him,
and, as It was a four days journey, the mes
senger reached Mount Vernon by the 1lth.
Washington was soon ready, and made the
journey on horseback, attended by his suite
which included Tobias Lear, his favorite secre-
tary. He was welcomed everywhere with the
highest honors and his route lay through Tren-
ton, which was the scene of his first victory. On
reaching New Brunswick he found barge of
state awaiting him, each of its rowers being the
captain Of ship. In addition to the crew was
the committee of reception, which included the
magnates of the nation, and this barge the
first President was conveyed to this city. 1t
was a rather slow voyage of fifteen miles down
to the mouth of the Rariian, and then from the
Staten island channel (better known as the Kill
Kulll, was heavy pull of eight miles. but. slow
as it might be, it was better than land carriage,
and six hours after leaving New Brunswick the
first President landed at the foot Of Wall street.
The same distance is now made by rail in less
than an hour. He reached the city just seven
teen days after his election and his inaugura-
ton took place just a week after his arrival He
was the only President elected and inaugnrated
in this city, and New York has responded to the
honor by erecting statue to the Father of his
Country on the very spot where he took the oath
of Office.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
A Munchausen Rnt Story.

Cunoquenesseng News.
A large number Of rats established themsclVes
in a hayoft, about midway between the floor
and the top of the hay. The owner of the
premises, hearing a continuous squealing noise
in the loft, took a fork and removed the hay
from the place whence the noise proceeded. and
uncovered a nest of about twenty rats SeverI
of them ran and were caught i,y
the dog but bundle of sixteen full-grown All
mails remained on the spot. Their tails
were plated together, something after the
fashion of a whipeord By picking up one of
them the rest adhered and could not be shaken
apart 1t was supposed by persons who saw
them that in order to avoid the cold the rat
cupying the top of the pile sought warmer
place by creeping underneath, but, not having
room to draw his tail after him. it was left
sticking out; the next rat did the same and %
until all had changed their position, a',I
every individual rats tail was entwiaed into tho
curious knot that held them together If th"y
had not been discovered and killed they mast
have starved as they could not have separated.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
Niagara at Work.



''Yes, we have operated the Buffalo telephone
exchange for the past ten days with electricity
made at Niagara Falls" was the interesting re-
mark made by the manager of the Bell Telephone
Company. "a great many people have urged
the feasibility of utilizing the Niagara Falls for
water-power purposes. claiming that in them
was power enough to drive every machine
operated in the State-if it could be connected.
The company has two wires to Niagara Falls.
Only one of these has been used at night As
an experiment, we placed u generator in the
the paper mills of Quimby & Co, of Niagara
Falls, which runs at night and connected the
machine with our twenty miles of wire. The re-
suit has been a success. If you ring up police
headquarters at midnight tonight, your answer
from the central Office will be made by cleo
tricity made at Niagara Falls"
''How many telephones are supplied from the
new powerP
eve have about 1900 instruments in use in
this city and connections with about 300 towns
and villages, which have an aggregate of 5000
instruments. Yes it is perfect success. Won
derful, you sayf Why, nothing is wonderful
with electricity"
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
How to Remove Scars.


Scars are always unsiehtly and are often
painful or incOnvenient account of the pro-
pensity to contract they become older DIR.
Ward of New York, asserts that they may be
removed by manipulation, which he directs to
be employed as follows: Place the ends of two
or three fingers on a scar if it be small one,
and on the margin If it be large, and vibrate the
surface on the tissues beneath. The surface it
self is not to be subjected to any fricton all the
motion must be between the integument and
the deeper parts. The location of the vibratile
motion should Oe changed every ter or fifteen
seconds until the whole scar has been
treated, if it be of moderate size If
the scar be the result of large seald or
burn the margin only should be treated at frst:
the advances toward the center should be de-
ferred until the nutrition of the margins has
been decidedly improved Only alittle treat
ment should be applied to any one spot at the
same time, but the vibrations should be repeated
as many as twenty times day, but never with
sufficient frequency or severity to canse
pain. If the scar becomes irritable suspend
treatment until it subsidies. In the course of
two or three weeks of faithful treatment the
surfaces of the sears of moderate size become
more movable and will begin TO form wrinkles
like true skin when pressed from side TO side.
All these changes are due to improved nutrition,
consequent upon better blood eiFculation-the
development Of entirely new sets Of blood YES
sells in the eicatricial tissue.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
a Weeping Tree.

Charlotte, On. ca Observer.
The people abaut Rock Hill are at present di-
viding their attention between politics and %
mysterious plum tree that has recently been
discovered in their neighborhood- and which
possesses qualities that mystfy and astonsh
the people The tree is an ordinary plum tree,
yet all day long there hangs about it sort Of
mist or fog, and the grass under 1t Is CON
stantly wet as with drops of dew. The citizens
cali it the rain tree" Mr. John Rudisil of
this city yesterday returned from Rock Hill,
where he had been on business. While there he
heard the people talking about this tree, and
having his curiosity excited he concluded to in
vestigate the matter. When ne arrived at the
tree the sun was shining bright and hot aud all
the earth was parched, yet from the tree hung II
mist that resembled fog Mr. RudisI stood an
der the tree for about five minutes at the end
of which time water stood in drops on his haJ.
He says that the tree really drops water, hut the
cause is something the people can't understand.
This curious behavior of the tree was discovered
about two weeks ago and has been noticed
daily ever since
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
Where women are Old at Thirty.


I1VtIVI 10
The government Of the house of the Brahmin
is strictly in the hands Of the man; Of the
father during the youth of the family, and Of
the eldest son after he nlarpies. The son always
takes his wife home to the parental roof, and,
as the sons marry. additions are built to the
house until it become, a village in itself. In
this place the women are imprisoned literally
buried alive From the day Of their marriage,
which is at a very early age, they never see
more of the outer world than the narrow ex-
panse of the sky and cloud that looks down upon
them between the walls of their prison home.
No men are allowed to enter the house but the
members of the family and the priest, except on
very rare occasions, and then unseen by The
women. Married at ten years. for spinsterhoOd
is abominable- at twelve, they are old
at the beginning of their fifth lEstrnm. They
die of sheer old age at about thirty.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
a Relic of Harry Of the west.v

Louisville Coufier-Journai.
Mrs. Colonel Alexander residing near the city,
on the Work house road. is the owner of Il very
magnificent trunk, which possesses an additional
value as a relic. During the memorable and
hotly contested race for the Presidency in 1874,
between Henry Clay. of Kentucky, and james
K. Polk, of Tennessee, a number of ardent adj
mirers of Mr.. Clay, being thoroughly sat-
isiied in their own minds that he would win the
election and become President of the
United States. ordered Tor him the finest
leather trunk that could be made.
1t was manufactured in this city. regardless of
cost, and is marvel of elegance and Durability,
being especially designed to convey the clothes
OF Mr.. Clay, as President to Washington City.
1t is splendid piece of handiwork and contains
remarkably correct likeness of the grand old
Kentucky "Commoner" wrought in hand in the
leather But, alas! The best laid plans O. mice
an men, gang aft aglee." The election came on.
The vote was very close. AS in the recent con.
test New York was then the battlefield, and
New York gave Mr.. Polk a majority of about
5000, insurng for him her electoral vote and
his election to the presidency. Under the cir
cumstances it decided not to present the
trunk to Mr.. Clay but to rattle II. Colonel
Alexander WIS induced to take chance and
drew the prize
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
The Woman in White.

San i Franclsc0 IngIeslde.
1t is said-alackaday!-th white STOCKINGS
are to be worn again. 1t must be true. for Efo
Ellsler, who is said to have developed into q
famous dresser, wore white silk pair all
through La Belle Russo a white stocking is
hideous thing. A pair of them makes two OBJ
vious and wretchedly misplaced high lights in
an otherwise admirable picture. If L were
man and had to live in house with white walls
and be married TO a woman who wore white
stockings, should consider myself justified in
making a beeline for parts unknown. If, ia
addition to the white walls and the wife with
white stockings owned marble topped table
and a white marble mantelpece l should robe
myself in a white shroud and join the noble
army of ghosts A bit of white in the right
place is an excellent thing-say the high light
on a convex surface a bit of powder on the
feminine nose; but it is subverting the natural
order Of things TO bring woman's ankles into
prominence by dressing them in white.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15

Walter Cranflls puzzle will not prove very
hard for our solTers to solve.
May THANK you for the cross word May
we not expect to hear from you often2
S. K. Rank Figures s, 8, i2 were omitted
from your enigma published above. Please be
careful.
Uncle Theo.-Figures 19. Is, % were omitted
in your puzzle published above. Please be care
full. We can ind use for all the puzzles you
may send us.
C. II. B.-'Flats" are puzzles which contain a
word or sentence for the answer and are usually
in verse, as the charade, enigma, anagram, nn-
merieal etc. Form puzzles are constructed of
words alone arranged in various geometPical
shapes, as the diamond, square, rhomboid, pyra-
mid. etc
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
A Hint for Thanksgiving.

There is no joy like the JOY of doing good; no
happiness like that which springs from kind
words spoken and generous deeds done Begin
to-day to make others happy For Jesus sake
be thoughtful, gentle, and kind to all with whom
you are associated. Meet frowns with smiles
for cross words give loving speech and you will
he happy. When Thanksgiving Day comes, re-
member the poor, the desolate, the afflicted, and
the sick. A eheery visit handful of flowers, a
pleasant book, basket Of fruit a thanksgiving
pudding, or more trihing gifts, will make the
day enc of joy to them and to you The life
which is devoted to serving others, for Ch1ist's
sake, is one long, glad thanksgiving
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
Original Puzzles.

NO. lS33-ENIGMA AND DOUBLE ACRoSTIC.
Thirty letters.)
Ny !, 20 q, % 81, 6 is great Snowman.
My Is, 8, 10. 4. Z, %. 6 means conceit
My 16 10, II, 80, /. 23 IL, .. is a garment.
My "A, 5, 26, Is, IA is earnest.
My 9, Z, 3, "a is ii number.
My IL, II 10 Adam furnished Eve.
My 25 10, 49, 10 is otherwise.
My whole constitutes FIVE words of six letters
each.
My prifnals name a book.
My finals name ancient scribe
SALEM, Ind UNCLE THEo.
NO. 1334-CRoss-woRD ENIGMA.
In evening, not in night;
Ia darkness. not in light;
In whole, also in few;
In slipper, not in shoe;
In new, not IN old;
In bought not in sold;
In cow not in pig;
In wagon not in gig
In truth, not in he;
In whine. not in cry.
My whole is a faVorite American actor
JEFFEisSoNrLIA.E- Ind. MAY L.
NO. 13a5-ENIGMA.
One of Trowbridges selections, of twelve
letters.
The >, 3, 5, 4, 3, 10 is place of rest.
The 6. 7, l, > is the New York correspondent
to Cincinnati Enquirer.
The 3. 4, 8 is girls name.
The IL, Z 10, is the editor of the New York
Sun.
The ., 3, 4, l. 10, 5 is an expensive cigar.
The 8, Q, II is genus Of quadrupeds.
LIBERTY, Ind. S. K. RANK
NO. l336-sCUARE
J. Was President of the United States ,.
Debt 3. To decrease. 4 An article OF priests
wear. 8 A compound of iron and carbon.
lNDIANAPOLIs, Ind. EVE LINwooD
NO. 1337-DIAMoND.
I. A consonant. 2. a title Of man of high
rank. s. A benefactor L. To bend the head
.. cousonant WALTER CRANFILL
PENDLEToN, Ind
NO. A33S-HIDDEN SENTENCE.
tSnggesting the necessity of industry
Do you see that bird! the tomtit mean. Pete
ran down the hill Hayti delights the traveller
Eve Linwood got a raw aitch bone for dinner
Flo, come yourself. or send Flora. Flying
Dutchman offers good puzzles | am a native
Hoosier. UNCLE THEo
NO. 1339-sQUARE.
My first, exclamation for sorrow.
My second, the name of girl.
My third means elsewhere.
Ny fourth means to intrigue privately.
Ny fifth means kettle-pins RUTH DAVIS,
KING HTsT0WN, Ind.
NO. 1340-sQUARE.
l. A lake. 2. A fllet under the ovolo of a cap
ital. 3. The muse who presided over history.
1. The top of pump. Pearl. AND RUBY.
INDIANAPoLLS, Ind.
Answers in three weeks.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15

And applying his theory to the human race, the
professor demonstrates that badness is mark
of intellectual superiority. 1t is result of in
tellectual fermentation in the brain which grad
ualy bdlges out the upper surface of the sknll.
Badness is not simply loss of hair, as is vulgarly
supposed; it is caused by the excess of cerebral
energy, which forces the skull through and causes
it to grow above the hair.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
Cashmere shawIs.


EVeFy OIIItT oaIufuaF
The best cashmere shawls, the long shawls
with plain ground crimson, purple, blue, green,
or yellow-green are best-neyer cost less than
9130 pair, and are never sold singly. The next
kind, or square shawls, much more frequently
imported into Europe are either loom worked
or needle worked-needle work being the more
origha-and they cost from $50 to ESQ in tho
Puniaub without freight or interest or profit
to the importer, little facts which we commend
to the attention Of women who think they can
buy the "best cashmeres' at Els or even fl0 a
shawl
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15

New York sun.
The new minister was requested by one Of the
deacons to preach sermon explaining certain
needs of the church, and to ask for generous con
tFibutions.
Certainly" he said. "Will week from Sun
day dols
"Yes, said the deacon
livery well; ] win make an announcement to
that effect at the close of the morning service
Deks Sunday"
"Oh, don't do that" protested the deacon.
"Why mott"
"Well, you don't know this congregation as
well as | do; and if you should make such an
announcement I'm afraid there might not be
much Of a turnout. Well just spring it on
them
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
Puzzles Too Hard,

Editor Puzzle Department.
1t seems to me the real merit and interest in
this department are in many instances destroyed
because of the intricacy of many of the puzzles.
1t is of infinitely greater merit to compose an
answerable puzzle than otherwise. Thus, IA
gutter in candle" Producing wood and leaving
fire." Having the structure of a reed" and
.Snake-shaped' offer no cleg to the word de
sired. Let definite meanings be appended SO
the mystery of the puzzle may be reachable.
UNCLE FHEe.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
The croeoaile,s Leeches.
Egypt Under Mehemet All


The crocodile lay quite motionless on the
bank, with his capaciops jaws wide open, wait
ing to have the leeches picked out of his jaws
long believed to be a fable of Herodotus, till
confirmed by modern naturalists Our boatmen
caught young bird of this species lit is gray,
with short bill and long legs which for con,
siderable time continued to be our amusing com
panion on board.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
Comfort for the Bafdheaded.

There is "a German professor who maintains
that the reason why the sheepis SO intellectually
backward ard stunted is that the strain which
the growth Of his coat imposes on his organism
absorbs its entire stock of energy and leaves
none to support the mental functions. And so
it is with tae bear The sagacity of the animal
world is, the professor insists, the attribute of
the hairless creatures, and he instances the ele-
phant and the serpent in support of his theory
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15

By S. X Rank, Liberty Nos. 1905, 19oG. 1907,
1903, l3lL
By D. A. Cloud. Indianapolis; Nos. 1905, 1906
1907, 1903, 1899, 1871, 1912.
By Dutch and Pete, Marshall Ill: Nos 1905 tc
1872, inclusive.
By Maggie Bishop Indianapolis Nos. 1905 to
1872, inclusive.
By See u. IT,, Haywood, H.: Nos. 1906 1906
1907, 1903, 1903, 1911, 1912.
By viii c. A, Noah: Nos, 1906. 1906, 1887,
1909, 1911
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15

gus on a square pedestal lin honor of Gray" in
a field adjoining the churchyard where the
Elegy was written. Visitors to Windsor Castle
will remember Stcke-Pogis being pointed out to
them from the castle battlemeuts.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
READING FOR THE SABBATH.


Impossib]e-thee eagles fight!
A body lift itself ia air2
Yet see, he scars away from sight.
Can mortllls win the immortal shared
To answer it were woldy strife
Life only is the proof Of life,
Duration. circumstances. things
These measure not the eternal state;
All, cease from thy vain questioIings
Whether an after life await.
Lift thou from self TO God, and see
That immortality must be!
Lucy LarC0n.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15
THE YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
TIE PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.

Everything relating to this department must
be addressed to w. II. GRAHAM, West Scarbor
ough, Cumberland county, Maine. Original
contributions and answers to each week S puz-
zles are solicited from all
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15

WE understand that parties are endeavoring
to push other similar remedies into the market
by spicy advertisements. DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, however takes the Lead and the drug
gists are selling more than ever before. Price.
25 cents
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15

Some Interesting facts are recorded as to the
mortality of Ceylon, especially as regards deaths
by violence. No fewer than thirty persons are
killed during the first quarter Of the year Tor at
he rate of 120 per annum) by bites from snakes,
be cases being those Of halfelad natives sleep
rs in the open air One person fell a victim to
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15

First complete list of answers, a book
Next best list, pretty Xmas card.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15

l. Dutch and Pete.-"Poor Organ Grinder" I"
2 Maggie Bishop. Shadows and Sun
beams.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-15

No 1305-Morpheus.
No l306-Terra-p1n
No. l307-Dot your is and cross you ts.
No l3oS-Jordan, Egypt Rahab, Italy, Caleb,
Hebrews, Oive-Jericho.
No 1909. Rood door. > Dot, tod, 3.