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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
About the Goodness of Man.

Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.
Indeed no, my son, one man is not as good as
another. Not by long chalk he isn't. A young
man of your age ought to know better than to
say such thing 1t is a very pretty bit Of
democratic sentiment, but it isn't true When
you have heard that assertion shrieked out in
resonant tones that fairly echo back from the
clouds, on the Fourth of July, if you will follow
the orator home and observe him clearly, you
will perceive that he didn't and doesn't believe
what he says, and doesn't live upon his own
platform. Now, don't misunderstood me- l
am not talking politics, L know, my son, that
you are as good as any man that walks the
earth agree with you most heartily so far.
We are as good as other men, The back of our
hand and the toe of our foot to the sanderer
who says we are not. But are other men as
good as we are? There is where the gazelle
comes in. That is what tries your democracy.
just think that over little when you are fixing
up your next Fourth of July grafton. 1t will
stand a great deal of thinking over. l tell you,
my son. if all men were really as good as each
other, and we all thought so, this world would
be too perfect to live in. You ask Mr.. Blaine if
man is as good as another. Ask him if he
thinks Dr. Burchard is good man as Mr..
Stephen Elkins. All no, my 10y, one man is
not as good as another
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
A REAL GOOD FISH LIE.
a Story that Bears Marks of Genius in Con-
ception and Narration.

Hoxawottamie Herald
Our genial felow-townsman, DIR. Gimp, was
called from his bed at o'clock this morning to
attend patient suffering from q most eXtraor
binary complication. He found Mr.. John Jun
kin almost dead with CHAMBERS. and at the same
time horribly bitten and macerated After re-
lieving the inhuman sufferings of his patient,
DR. Gimp succeeded in extracting from him the
extraordinary circumstances under which he
narrowly escaped death.
Mr. Junkin was driving home in his gig about
3 o'clock, yesterday afternoon, after spending
the day gathering horse chestnuts in the hills
His horse became very restive and thinking the
noble animal might be thirsty, Mr.. Junkin
sought out the Hoxawottame tarn, deep pool
surrounded by gloomy cliffs. On one side only
is there an approach for wheeled vehicles, and
when Mr.. Junkin drove down the shelving bank
his beast snorting with delight at sight of the
translucent water, the shades of evening were
already falling rapidly over the hills.
When the horse had waded in until the water
came up to his belly, and was eagerly swiIling
the crystal fluid, the animal suddenly gave
snort of mingled pain and terror and plunged
violently to one side. His uneasiness increased.
and in a moment the agnnized beast gave vent
to shrill shrek. By this time he had plowed
the water into foam, on which dark-red fleckS of
blood were seen, and had so far slipped into the
tarn as to be in danger of drowning his master.
Ever and anon shadowy mass would rise nearly
to the surface, and CLEAN of white teeth could
be seen. 1t was a monstrous Dutch carp. Mr.
Junkin was thoroughly alarmed Suddenly the
great fish swan to the surface, and, leaping
over the dashboard, bit large fat
piece out of the mans calf. The taste of
human blood seemed to infuriate the
gigantic perch, which lost all control of itself
and bit off one of Mr. Junkin's fingers lacerated
his left leg in eleven Places swallowed the heel
of his right boot, and gashed him in the side.
The wretched man defended himself as best he
could with his buggy whip, which he applied so
desperately that the carp roared with rage. All
the while the horse stood stock STILL uutering
low means of fear. Half dead, Mr. Junkin
dragged himself to shore, leaving the gig and
now expiring steed to the mercy Of the ferocious
fish
Hosea Perkins, Hans Apfelbaum and lingo
Smith will drain the tarn tonight. They will be
well armed and expect to find beautiful gold
ring in the carp's nest into which it is believed
Mr. Junl<in inadvertently drove. In consequence
of the appropriateness of his name, lingo Smith
will enter the water first.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
The New English Pastime.


The new war-game ''polemos," first publicly
played in London on Saturday afternoon, favor
ably impressed the onookers, although some of
the conditions of the afternoon were against it.
1t seems to require familiarity with military
operations and terms not possessed in gen
eral. but this is claimed, not without some show
of reason, as an advantage for the game from an
educational point of view The mimic battle
field can be spread on billiard or dining table
and the tin soldiers so familiar to children are
made very attractive to 'grown-ups" by a
code Of rules based upon the strategy and move
ments of an army in general engagement II
would be easy, l imagine. to get up consider
able excitement over the contest, which may be
waged by two or four persons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
To a Street-Car Mule.


stand upon the busy street
And watch the currents of this sea
OF human forms run in and out
While the snow drives so furiously.
Each one of all the hurrying t,lrong
Shall by some friend remembered be;
The poorest has some ray of hope
Piercing the duh clouds of misery.
Poor beast, does this glad hour bring nought
Of better fare, of sympathy,
Whilst thou amid the sweeping storm
Dost drag along so wearily2
Through all tho year without complaint
Thou hast been dashed thy weary way;
Do no anticipations bright
Fill thy poor heart for Christmas days
In all the warm-clad human forms,
Each hurrying past so joyously
Is there no heart forgets itself
A moment, while it pities theei
/ count him all the more a man
Who shows his kinship with the least
Of natures children, plying thus,
AS well as man, the helpless beast.
If, after death, thou hast no hope
From our hard-bound theology,
We ought. then, to repay thy tolls
By dealing kindly here with thoe.
Anon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
The Origin of Christmas Gifts.
Pittsbure Dispatch.

The custom of Christmas gifts grew out of a
very old religious rite. When it was the rule to
have shrines in almost every house and at given
points along the highways, it was customary on
Christmas morning to lay upon the shrines sums
of money for the poor, bouquets and written
benedctions. Travellers priced the latter and
the poor were grateful for the first. The
bouquets and trihes we're tenderly regarded by
those to whom they were given, after having
served as votive offerings to some saint Then
there was something SO sacred about them that
they were not given carelessly and unmeaningly,
and they were priced accordingly. Intrinsic
value was scarcely regarded at all A faded
rose, leaf or trihing trinket was priced just as
highly rs gem. 1t was not the thing itself,
but that which it suggested, that was priced
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25

Iwatoh him, with his Christmas sled:
He bitches on behind
A passing sleigh, with glad hooray
And whistles down the wind
He hears the horses champ their bits
And bells that jngle-j jingle
You Woolly Capt. you Scarlet Mitts
You miniature Kriss Kringlel
almost catch your secret joy
Your chucllings of delight
The while you whizz where glory is
Eternslly in sight;
With you 1 catch my breath, as swift
Your iaunty sled goes gliding
Der CLASSY track and shallow drift,
As behind were riding
He winks at twinklings of the frost
And, on his airy race,
Its tingles beat to redder heat
The rapture of his face,
The colder-kesner is the air
The less he cares a feather
But, there! he's gonel And gaze on
The w;ntriest of weather!
All, boy still speeding DER the track
Where none returns again,
To sigh for you, or cry for you,
Or die for you were vain,-
And so, speed on the while I pray
All nipping frosts forsake you
Ride still ahead of grief, but may
All glad things overtake you'll
james Whitco mb Rilel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25

Fnegende BIatter.
Poor Tutor-"Know We what I do when
hunger have} Then draw | at home on my slate
with chalk white sausage. When l right Sc
we're hunger have, draw l two. Then drink
once from my mug of beer, eat piece of bread,
and rub from the sausage on the slate piece
away. Then drink I again. eat again a piece of
bread, and rub again from the slate piece of
sausage away, till the last morsel away is. So
picture l myself in have the sausage really
eaten. Behold you, it is all only imagination
in the world -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25

New York Letter.
The men sat at opposite sides of desk in the
hotel writing room. Stratton did not recognize
Colfax, but estimated him to be willing ac-
quirer of practical knowledge.
II think you a stranger from the West, ,
he blaSdly remarked
And think, Judging from what l have seen
of your efforts to make the acquaintance Of sew
eral gentlemen" retorted Colfax, that you are
steerer for a bunko game"
Poor old Stratton looked and doubtless felt as
though he had been grossly insuled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
Too Valuable for Cabinet Timber.

Washington Special,
Prominent Democrats are far from being sat
listed at the prospect that Senator Bayard may
become a member of Mr. Clevelands Cabinet.
He is one of the few men on the Democratic side
of the Senate chamber who would be able to eff
fcctually champion tine cause of the administra-
ton, should the minority find themselves face to
face with the Republican majority In party
struggle, and to thus remove him from the Sen
ate, they claim. would seriously weaken the ad
ministration side of every question that came in
issue On this ground it was urged he should be
allowed to remain in his present place
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
After Diphtheria.

Diptheria is a terrible disease, requiring the
greatest medical skill to effect a complete cure
Even when its power is broken, it cings to the
patient with great persstency, and often leaves
the system poisoned and Frustrated. just here
Hoods Sarsaparilla does a vast amount of good,
expelling impurities from the blood giving it rich
ness and vitality, while it renovates andstrength-
ems the system.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
An Adequate Explanation.


In box at the opera two ladies' are bringing
their opera glasses to bear on third-a bru
nette of mature years made beautiful with su-
perh diamonds.
Look" said one; it is the Countess x. Her
hair is jet black, and am sure it was gray last
year"
Very true my dear. But you forget that
she is in mourning. She lost her brother some
months acOn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
Leap Year Privileges.



Aunt Jane, is it quite true that lady may
ask gentleman to marry her if it is leap yearl'
Yes, my dear; quite true"
But if he don't want to marry her. Aunt
Jane. what must he do then2"
He must give her new black silk dress, my
dear, and then she understands
"Oh! Aunt Jane! Aunt janet Now l know
why you have so many black silk dresses
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
Johnny Gets the Wrong End

Pittsbnrg Chronicle-I elegrarh.
"Ouch!' exclaimed young Johnny Jarphly, who
was receiving reminder" You got the
wrong end, Nah! you got the wrong end of tho
ruler! That end has got the brass tip on it'
Its poor rule that won't work both ways"
phiosophically replied Mrs. Jarphly, as she adj
justed the stick to his derelictious
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
HUM0R OF THE DAY.
She Misunderstood Him.
Anon.

NortlstoWn herald.
He had an auburn haired girl, and promised
to take her out riding. She met him at the door
when he drove up. and he exclaimed, Hello!
readyP She misunderstood him, and they don't
speak now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
A Hard C.
Texas Siftings.

CORRESPONDING of the principles of govern
ment, you know that Cicero says
Smth-Kickero, you mean.
Jones-No, ] don't; l mean Cicero.
Smith-But he was called Kickero.
Jones-Oh WE'LL if he was kicker it don't
matter what he said
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
The Distressed Doggie.
Philadelphia Call.

Boston Girl-'O, please don't perambuate so
fast. Poor little doggie is so Frustrated to be
hardly cognizant of his surroundings
Her Escort-"O, don't worry about your dog,
He is not tired"
Boston Girl-'Not tiredi Look at his pendent
tongue, and just see now he unmentionables."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
MARRIED.

BOLEE-HARRIs-Y Yesterday, Dec. "a, 1884, by
Rev, John Alabaster, D. d., Mr. George w. Bolen of
Kansas City Mo-, and Miss Margaret living Harris
of this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25

If suffered to progress. often results in iueura-
BILE throat or lung trouble. Browns Bronchial
Troches" give instant relief
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
AGENTS WANTED.

TNLECTRIC LIGIITS-WANTED, AN ACTIVE
AZ and responsible man to act agent in the in
PRODUCTION Of the Van Depoee system of electric light
ing. Special terms and exclusive territory given.
References required. Address Van Depoele Electric
Manufacturing Co., 203 Van Buren, street, Chicago
A GENTS-ANY MAN OR WOMAN MAKING
"A less than $40 per week should tryour easy money
making business Our SO cyeopener free TO either
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SIS in one day; ayounc maa $40 on one street An
agent writes: Your invention brings the money quick
est of anything over soil" We wish. every person
seeking employment would take advantage OF lib-
era offer Our plan is especially suitable for inexpcri
enced persons VINO dislike to talk The free print
ing furnish beats all other schemes and pays agents
800 per cent profit A lady who invested 81 declared
that she would not take 700 for her purchase. Write
for papers; it will pay. Address y. il. MERRILL s.
CO., Chicago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25

L'OR RENT - NEW HOUSE-NEWLY FUR
Il nished : rooms, SlS North Illinois, cheap to q
small family. 4. A. GOODWIN, ~ Thorpe Block
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
ANNOUNC EMENTS.


w ANTED-PERSONS TO DO WRITING AT
w their homes. Good pay. Send 10 cents for
paper, etc, to j. IL. NICHOLSON, 90 Clinton Place
New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25

XETANrED-MEN AND WOMEN TO START A
w new business at their homes; easily learned in an
hour; no peddng; Zoe to SOC an hour made daytime
evening Send loc for 20 samples and package
of goods to commence work Address II. g. Fay,
Rutland, Vermont.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25

VA FOR EIGHT PERSONS IN
w u strictly private house; other boardersj
within five blocks of the postoice; five rooms re-
quired terms moderate, in advance: references ex-
changed. Address PEARCE GILES, 1409 Olive
street. st. Louis, Mo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25

Then the star drew in the slender silver wires
along which it had heard the hum of an awaken
ing world. For the sun had sent forth its
myriads of goldenwinged messengers to start
the wheels in great factories to paint the earth
with brighter colors to softly touch the eyelids
of the sleepers And one gtternG spirit tripped
became golden as she passed. Looking down
she saw blood-stained staring face in the
shadow of the corn. With shudder she darted
toward the house and i'll at the broken window
The dust in dark corners sparkled at her coming;
the cobwebs elistened like spun gold, and the
dingy walls were frightened Fondly she lin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08

the residence of Mr.. William Kitz-
miller, is the station of Dobbin. This
is at the mouth big Spring." from
the West Va. side, where the com
pany also have built water-station.
AT the fording of the river. by the old
Doooln's road Ito Balkwater) is the
station Of Hambleton. Here Mr.. Lew
ering is conducting his numbering op-
eratlons. Keams station is opposite
Mr.. VIM. Arnold's, and is the last
I'LL the road reaches Fairfax, its pres
ent terminus.
Inc Immediate purpose of the COM
pany, as we understand, is to push
the road on as soon as the elements
permit, to the mouth of Beaver, on
Blackwater, where will be built the
town OF "Davis"; whence a wagon
road is to be built across Browns
mountain to the Canaan settlement.
A branch road, it is also understood,
VIII be extended from Fairfax or
vicinity to some three or four miles
down on the North fork of Black.
water, where very superior eight
foot vein of coal has been opened.
1t will be observed that stations are
distributed at convenient distances
all along the line, it being the policy
of thecompany, as Senator Davis as
sured the writer. to build up the coun-
try by sffording convenient shipping
facilities and reasonable rates all
along their line. So mote it be.
RAMBLER.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08

sawyer" and run through a machine
which rips them into the proper
thickness, after which they are pass
ed to another machine which "edges"
them. leaving them widest in the
middle and tapering.narrower at the
ends so as to give a "bilge" to the
hogshead when "set up" The slaves
are then wheeled out into the yard
where they are cribbed up into high
piles and left standing for several
months to season" after which they
are wheeled into the Shook shop
where they are taken in hand by
skilled workmen who set them up in
strong hoops of the same dimensions
as a sugar hogshead and set over a
hot fire on circular CRATE on an iron
floor without any chimney, and made
so hot that they often catch into a
blaze. The effect of the heat is to
soften the wood so as to bend more
easily. The "knock down." as it is
then called, is next taken from the
fire and a wire rope passed around
the top and drawn by means of a roll
Ter and ratchet worked by an adjust
able lever until the slaves are drawn
up tight together and chopped" after
which it is again placed over the fire
until the slaves become "set" in their
proper shape. They are then ''cham-
pered" at the ends, the hoops knocked
of, the slaves of each hogshead tight
ly hoped up in separate bundles.
which are then called "shook," in
which shape they are shipped all
the way to Cuba, where they are
again set up" in hoops which are
also shipped from this country, heads
put in them and filled with sugar.
From Cuba they 60 to all parts ofthe
world, many of them finding their
way back to their alive land, where
their lingering sweetness attract alike
the lazy hoy and the industrious bee,
neither of which realize, or care, how
they were made or from whence they
came. JUNIOR.
This article, written by fourteen
year old pupil in the Oakland Public
School, will be found interesting and
instructive to some of our older read
ers, as well as "the soys."-l Ed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08

Mr., HI. R, Duckworth paid US a
visit last week, and left substantial
reminder of his presence.
Sheriff Hamill arrested Absalo m
Duvall, on Saturday last, on charge
of larceny, and lodged him in Jail In
default of bail.
For SALE-A double barrel,
Misunderstanding shot gun, powder
flask. shot pouch. and wad cutter.
Price, S1O.5O. Address F. P. Arnold,
Oakland, Md.
Mr.. Albert Combs, residing near
the Red House, this county. will sell
his personal property, consisting of
horses. cows, young cattle, farming
implements, household goods, &C., on
Tuesday, March 18th.
Mr.. Peter Feeny, OF Huttons
Switch. this county, had his back
painfully injured Tuesday, while
working at the ice house at Lake
Youghiogheny, by a large piece of
ice falling on him.
See woman in another col
umn, near Speer's Vineyards pick
ing grapes from which Speer's Port
Grape Wine is made, that is so highly
esteemed ny the medical profession,
for the use of invalids, weakly per-
sons and the aged. Sold by Druggists.
We received a communication
this week from Lindale, which was
not accompanied by the name of the
author, and will therefore not be pub
lished. We always demand the name
of the author to any communication
for publication, as a guarantee of good
faith.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
The Military Celebration.

Arrangements are being completed
for the military celebration here on
Easter Monday. The programme in
brief is as follows:
The citizens of Oakland announce
to the people of Garrett county that
in honor of the home company Gar
rett Guards) they have invited the
military companies fAllegany cOun-
ty to visit Oakland on the above date
to participate in street parade, bat
talon drill, target match and other
military exercises. The committee
respectfully invite the people of the
county to attend and witness the GEL
ebration. The main features will be
reception of the visiting military !;
street parade; battalion drill team
target match for the championship,
flor which ten teams of six men each
have been entered y dress parade |;
awarding the prizes =; exhibition drill
by LIST platoon of Company B,
The days exercises to be followed
by a grand dress and military ball at
the Glade's hotel.
Committee of arrangement.-D. E.
Offutt, J. B. Brant, r. It. Browning,
Col. J. w, Veitch, Capt. E. III. Ward.
well, 1t. T. ]. Peddicord, Surg. E,
H. Bartlett. 1t. H. w. Combs, Sergt.
King Delawder.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
In MemOriam.

At the regular session of the Oak
land M. E. Sunday School March I'd,
1884, the following preamble and res.
olutiOns were unanimously adopted :
WHEREAS, God, the advise maker,
giver and dispenser of all things. in
his great wisdom, has been pleased to
permit death to enter the house of
Bowie and Virginia johnson, and re-
move from the family circle, Ralph
Reverdy and Richard Thayer, their
oldest and youngest children, and
from our school two of its members,
therefore he it
RESOLVED, By the NJ. E. Sunday
School of Oakland, That, while we
submit with reverence and humble
resignation to this evidence of Divine
will, we recognize that, in the death
of our young friends, their home sus-
tains the loss of two promising, ODE.
dient and loving sons; two kind,
happy and affectiOnate brothers, and
our school two of its brightest, most
interesting and beloved scholars.
ResolUed, That we sincerely and
truly sympathize with the bereaved
family, relatives and friends in this
their sore trial and affiiction and com.
mend them to Him, who has said
"Suffer little children to come unto
me and forbid them not, for OF such
is the kingdom of Heaven" for that
grace and strength which comfort and
support in every time of need.
ReSotUed, That by this visitation
we are again forcibly reminded of the
certainty of death and the uncertain
ty of the time thereof, that it comes
to all, the old and the young alike,
''in such an hour as we think net"
and that all should hasten to make
that spiritual preparation necessary
to live the life of the righteous. and
in the end to meet with the apprOba-
ton of the great Judge and Ruler of
the universe-our God.
Resolved, That this preamble and
resolutions be spread upon the min
utes of the school, that the same be
published in the local papers and that
a copy be presented to the family of
the deceased.
Jas. A. Hayden,
A. g. Sturgiss,
w. p. Townshend.
Committee.