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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
ROUGH ON WASHINGTON.
Why Parton Declined TO Write Life CT the
Father of His Country.

New York Citizen.
l was once told by a distinguished gentleman
with whom Parton, the author was intimate,
that Parton went to Virginia about thirty years
ago to gather material Tor a life of Washington.
to be published by the Harpers. After a brief
time he returned, sought the Office of the
Harpers, and Said Quizzically: "'Twon't do, cit
izen Harper; another bubbles burst l can't
write the life Of G. W.. at least from the records,
and letters, and traditions that literally
and courteously placed at my disposal III Fairfax
county and other archives"
why not? What is the reason?" inquired Mr.
James Harper to whom nothing was impossible
Simply because I've got wife and family,
and because | don't want to mob of en-
ragged patriots sack and destroy this magnificent
publishing establishment, and hang me to
lamp post"
Mr. Harper gave an alarmed and sympathizing
glance at his book writer as he retreated behind
a wide table, and touched bell for stout porter
to be on hand.
'Mr Parton" he exclaimed, 'this is dreadful.
never before heard that you INDUCED to the
point of what have heard the young men of my
family call the jim jams; but this certainly looks
like it. Explain YOURSELF"
Well the fact is Mr. Harper. George Wash
ngton illustrouS character as he was and ever
will be in history. saint He was wise
and prudent in council, brave but only skllful in
battle, digni6ed in demeanor, and he brought
the colonies through their troubles. But he went
to cock fights, horse raceS-ganbled on both;
close in his money affairs as to be almost
penurious was hard in his dealings with his
neighbors; never genial or generous toward his
interiors and tenants and two of his letters, in
viting Alexander Hamilton to Mount Vernon
and reciting its attractions, were-we the fact
is, it would very much have annoyed Mrs. Wash
ington"
THAT will do, Mr.. Parton" interrupted Mr..
Harper, bushing to the roots OF his ears. II
am glad to see that you retain your usual sound
Judgment. We don't want another life of
Washington. Come up town and dine with
me-"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
Beecher's Unpleasant Work.
New York Times.


| found the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. one
day lately, busily toiling away over proof slips
of his recent sermons on evolutions. Beads of
perspiraton danced on his brow. and he was
giving devoted attention to pitcher of lemon
ade. Mr. Beechers mood wasn't merry. He
was indeed the picture of very sad citizen I
thought it was the weather. and offered the
regulation coin of condoling rhetoric. He
stopped me short. 1T isn't the thermometer
that troubles me-" said the Plymouth Pastor
Il am old enough to be used to the weather. but
/ am not old enough, and never shall be, to find
anything but misery in this work of revising
sermons. Some preachers dote on it, They are
never so happy as when they can take up a
pencil and 60 over their sermons changing
erasing, interiiniDg. adding. polishing 1t is a
great annoyance to me. It's renitentiarv work,
and no man who has not been tried and con-
victed of horse-stealing should be obliged to
undergo the penalty. 1t is easy when l have a
thought to give it expression To dress up that
expression afterward tempts me always to envy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
a DISCOURAGED LAWYER.
He AbarGons Practice and Resolves to Stick
to Farming.

He AbaIGons Practice and Resolves to Stick
to Farming.
Bill Arp, in Atlanta Constitution.
met John Branson the other day, and asked
him how he was getting along.
Poorly, William" said he. "poorly. [ have
liked to persisted to death for the last three years
trying to farm, but the prospect is better now,
and feel hopeful. thought that farming was
just the poorest business in the world, and that
1 would sell out and quit, but didn't. | tried
nabors didn't have anything to law about and
couldent stir up more than one little case a
month and get nothing for that. They were too
dogond poor to pay me fee. Why, Teller
Cassvie to defend him in little
case that your nabor Freeman had
against him. Freeman was sueing him for fiji
teen dollars for rent, and the Teller owed it but
dIdent want TO pay, and so | had only dollar
and quarter in the wide world and ten cents Of
that was pewter. l paid fifteen cents out Of that
for railroad fare to Cass station and then
walked two miles over to the court ground and
tried the feller's case ard gained it on tech
nicality-that is to say, thcowed it out of court
because the suit wasn't begun right, and that
put my client i'll for the jury fee of one dollar
and he didn't have the money and like a blamed
fool paid it for him and pnt the pewter dime
of on EN- in the bargain, and that left me ten
cents and took the Teller out in the bushes to
take his note for five dollars, and l asked him to
give me lien cow or a mule or a wagon or
something. and [ found out he didn't have any
Of those necessary articles nor nothing
else, aud wasn't likely to have any,
and I felt as mean as a dog for taking
his case and paying out my dollar. and Freeman
came along and said he was much obleeged to
me for gaining the case and paying that dollar
ard he hoped that would get it back again be-
fore Gabriel bowed his trumpet, and so | got
powerful hungry and went over to free niggers
mouse and bargained for a dinner for ten cents
and they gave me some collards ard fat meat
and a pone of old-fashioned cornbread that had
the finger prints away down in the top crust,
and | eat up everything they put at me, and
then took the big road without saying good
bye to anybody, ard walked every blessed foot
of the way, seven miles to Kingston, and by the
time got home was ready to sware off from
ever practicing law in justice courts any more.
| tell you. William Arp, fellow had better stay
at home and tote water and feed the chickens,
and churn and make I've soap and help his wife,
than foolng around a justice court My dollar
and quarter is gone world without end, pewter
dime and ALL and my heels were blistered for
two weeks"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
INCUBATED BABIES.
An Experiment Which VIII Be Closely
Watched By Parents.

LONDON Letter.
Most of US in our walks down Regent street
have staid for a moment to look in at the lively
chickens basking in the blissful warmth of the
glass incubators. We fear the time has not yet
come when English matrons will consent to
bring up their babies in glass houses, but it may;
and fathers-young fathers, at any rate-would
hail such an innovation with delight In France
they are already experimenting in this direction
Two ncubated babies, for instance, were
recently introduced to the notice of the
Academy of Sciences aged respectively, six
weeks, which had been so far raised by means
of An incubator and feeding bottles of a new pat
tern. One of the diminutive creatures which
were born as nearly as could be ascertained in
the sixth or latter part of the fifth month";
weighed 1920 grams at BIRTH lost 10 grams
and now had recovered to 955 grams The
other weighed ], 100 grams when it came into
this vale of tears and had since gained 400
grams, Both had been placed in an incubator,
the temperature of which had been kept up be-
tween So and 9S6o Fahrenheit. During the
first three days they had been given eight grams
of warm milk every hour. The dose of milk was
increased the fourth day to ten grams, given
every three hours. Since then the amount of
milk had been gradually increased The
scientist considered they had successfully
passed the most critical period of their rearing,
and pointed to their kicking and lusty crying as
unequivocal sign of vitality.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
ABOUT DREAMS.
The Nature of Them Depends on the Position
of the Sleeper.

Every Other Saturday.
French physician, DR.. Delaunay, tells some
interesting facts about dreams. These en-
bodied in a communication to the Societe de
Bio!ogie of Paris. 1t is we'll known when per
son is lying down the blood flows most easily to
the brain. That is why some Of the ancient
philosophers worked out their thoughts in bed.
Certain modern thinkers have initiated this
queer method of industry. During sleep so
long as the head is laid low dreams take the
place Of coherent thoughts.
There are, however, different sorts of dreams;
and Dr. Delaunays purpose, in his original
communication, is to show that the manner of
lying brings on particular kind Of dream.
Thus, according to this investigator uneasy and
disagreeabe dreams accompany lying upon the
back. The fact is explained by the connection
which is known to exist between the organs of
sensation and the posterior part of the brain.
The most general method of lying, perhaps, is
on the right side; and this appears to be also the
natural method, for many persons object to lying
upon the side of the heart, which, it has been
more than once asserted, should have free action
during sleep. Nevertheless DR.. Delaunay's
statements hardly harmonic with this opinion.
When one sleeps upon the right side, that is to
say upon the right side of the brain, ones
dreams have marked and rather UNPLEASANT
characteristics. These characteristics. however.
are essentially those which enter into the popu-
lar definition of dreams Ones dreams are
then apt to be illogical, absurd, childish,
uncertain, incoherent, full of vivacity and
eAaggeratlon. dreams Wnlcn come from
sleeping on the right side are, in short simple
receptions. They bring to mind very old and
faint remem ORANGES, and they are often accom-
panied by nightmares. Dr. Delaney points out
that sleepers frequently compose verse or
rhythmical language while they are lying on the
right side This verse, though at times correct
enough, is absolutely without sense. The moral
faculties are then at work, but the intellectual
faculties are absent
On the other hand, when person slumbers on
his left brain, his dreams are not only less alb
surd. they may also be intelligent. They are, as
rule concerned with recent things, not with
"reminiscences. And since the faculty Of artIcu
lated language is found in the left side the
words uttered during such dreams are frequently
comprehensive.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
Scene at q Pennsylvania Camp Meeting.

Phade plia Press.
At half past 2, Captain Kelso Carter, principal
of higher mathematics in Hyatt's Chester Mill
tary Academy, took for a text from the book of
Hosea the words, 'Ephraim is "a cake not turned"
and preached from them a remarkable sermon.
He said that many Christians of to-day were
only half turned cakes done only on one side
and not baked through. We want to get turned
over and done all the way through He then
preached the doctrine of sanctifcation, and, whom
through, asked all desiring this state of heart to
come forward and kneel at the altar. A score
knelt at the altar-rail, and some startling scenes
followed.
A. middle-aged man, with black whiskers,
jumped to his feet and exclaimed:
Give got it! I've got it! Glory, glory, elory!
He threw out both arms. moved his face
heavenward. and shouted GLORY" till he was
hoarse Then he clasped brother about the
neck and Rugged him. Then he danced and
shouted, and jumped up and down; then climbed
to the platform and exclaimed
'Im turned over! Glory! I'm baked on both
sides! Glory to God" and he went all around.
shaking hands with everybody. A woman, also.
received the influence. and the dense crowd OF
people drew up closer. climbed on the seats and
pressed I'D around the altar.
Several more made their way to the altar rai
and Father Stockton said: I'VE going in for
Pentecost. We are going twenty knots an hour.
and if we keep on shall have Pentecost
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
GIRL TYPE-SETTERS,
Not So Accurate, but as Nimble-Fingered and
More Trustworthy than Men.
Paul Hamilton Hayne.

New York sun.
At the tall type cases that were ranged or the
top floor of a William street law and newspaper
printing Office, side by side with the male com
positors, who were busy at work with their
sleeves rolled up score of young women stood,
swiftly sticking type in FURNISHED composing
sticks. They worked with great dexterity and
a bystander who looked on critically could not
have detected that the men exeeed them any
in the swiftness with which they picked the
types from the case and dropped them in place
in the sticks. Their ages ranged from seventeen
to twenty-three years, and they were all plainly
but neatly dressed. They kept their eyes on the
copy before them, and attended strictly to bust
ness all day long
They all first class compositors," the
proprietor of the place said, "and some Of them
closer to their work. The proprietor was vet
eran printer himself. and said he had taught
lots and lots of girls to stick type in his office
during the last ten years. There must be
somewhere in the neishborhood of 500 girl com
positors in the town now he added, ''and most
of them make a good. living at it, Harper
Brothers and other big firms employ squads of
them in their composing room on certain grades
of work"
How does their work compare with men's9"
Every favorably A little more care has to
expended in reviewing the proofs than in the
case Of men, but in other respects the women's
work is about the same. The need of watching
the proofs more closley. though, makes a
but as rule the difference is not
more than two or three cents per thousand ems
less than the rate paid to the men, You know
male printers are like sailors in their rowing dis
DC sitions, and they like to go off and have a
good time sometimes. and they have tho GOOD
time irrespective of the demands of business.
They change about from Office to Office a GREAT
deal. too. and for this reason boss printers very
often prefer to employ girls, especially when the
lob on hand is something to be done with a rnsh
with eli latp on
the girls every time to come to work promptly
and regularly every day"
us there any jealousy among the men on &C
count Of the employment of the women2'
Not the least l never heard comDositor
utter word of complaint against the competi.
ton of women
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15

BROOKLYN Union.


Victoria Morosini. the daughter Of Jay
Gould's private secretary, who ran away with
her fathers coachman, is to sing at the Casino.
She is young woman with a great deal of as
surance. She has good voice, much better
trained than the average comic opera singer, and
it is believed that after she has had the requisite
amount of experience she will have prosperous
career on the stage. She and her coachman hus
band have been to Paris and used up pretty
much all of their money, and now she must 60
to work to provide for them both There
only TWO wings n coachman can do. He has
served as waiter and coachman His wife does
not want him to 60 back to either of these call
ings and he himself does not desire to. She is
very much In love with HIM. Their spooning
when she was singing in concerts used to amuse
the people at the hotels where they stopped and
on the trains where they were passengers
When they were in the Gays they wound their
arms around each other. and cooed and billed ut
terly Indifferent to the presence of other people
In the hotels it was the same-they were al
ways squeezing each others hands and kissing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
How BronZes Are Cast.
English illustrate Magazine.

English illustrated Magazine.
To make the matter clear, will suppose that
one of the first artists of the day has modelled a
statue which is to be cast in bronze The statue
is a seated female, half draped. She has bare
feet and raised arms. The drapery is full of
narrow, deep folds, designated to show and en-
phasize the movement of the figure. The statue
is cast in plaster as as the model in clay is
finished, and is handed over bronze
founder-"art founder" he will probably
style himself. The first thing he will do will
be to cut off the arms because it is so much
easier TO mold them separately. Then he will
probably cut off the body at the line of the
drapery; then he will, likely enough. cut off the
plinth. Ali these pieces he will mold and cast
separately. They have to be then cleaned up
lines LETT on them by the of the mould,
the latter having been made of many pieces.
fitted to each other in the same way as piece
moulGs made in plaster.
The seams left on plaster casts by these latter
are familiar to everyone. If there has been deep
or intricate under cutting in any part. in the
hair, the ears, or the draperv, probably this has
been quietly filed in by the founder-to the
destruction of the artists work-in order that it
may be easier TO mould. ] know of one instance
in particular where very important national
monument was treated. to the digust of artists.
The nation was none the wiser. All these pieces
having been cast and scraped up must now
be put together. This is done partly by means
Of screws and rivets, partly by braZing the parts
together. according TO circumstances These
joints have then to be worked over with punches
and files, in order that the exact line of jointure
may be concealed; indeed it is often requisite to
work over several inches either side to effect
this purpose. Sometimes, what between the
lines of the mould that have to be removed. and
the joints that have to be worked over, there is
but little left OF the touch of the original artist
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
At a spirituaIist Camp Meeting.

Philadel phia Times.
After his lecture Dir. Fletcher experim ented
with invisible spirits, whom he beckoned upon
the platform and conversed with He told their
names to the audience, described them. and con-
viewed messages from them to persons present
The majority Of the crowd were manifestly in
credulous But some left the meeting, and went
straight for the tents of the mediums, where
they expended a few dollars in irving to get
introduced to their departed relatives and
friends. One of them was seen to leave tent
with shadow on his face deep enough for a
widows veil
'Fve seen herr he exclaimed excitedlyto some
Of his friends
''Seen who?" they asked.
my Maria. Oh she lovely
''What was she like, Billl'
Like. Why, she like what she always
was like. only she had on black silk dress, and
my Maria always wore colors But saw her.
What are you laughing at, thought" he angri!y
asked of his friends.
'Well, the dress business is too much for US.
Bill Spirits don't want clothes in the other
land. Come on-some ice cream will put you all
right"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
The Four Great Moseses.
Hebrew Journal.

HtDIVW
Moses, the son of Amram, he who has brought
the children of Israel out Of Egypt; who broke
the chains of slavery; our great law giver, was
our first Moses.
Moses ben Mailman, known as Malmonides
who lived in the twelfth century, scientific
investigator writer of philosophc works; a
student of medicine, and rich in Talmudical
learning he was our second great Moses.
Moses Mendelssohn. born in 1929, a modern
thinker and pursuer of the philosophy of the
former, who was full of Jewish piety and
yet succeeded to raise the social elevation
of his Jewish brethren, he was our third great
Moses.
Moses Montefore. whose death we now mourn
who was principally known for his unbounded
love for all mankind but most particularly for
his unlimited philanthropy toward his corelig,
ionists; he put into practice the teachings of his
three great predecessors, and was our fourth
great Moses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
Gullins the Musical Public.

The perseverance and ingenuity displayed by
me Ordinary composer to popularize his work is
proverbial, but here is an instance where all
such labor and talent has been ecipsed by a
stratagem of which there is no like record in
existence. Some years ago, when the fever for
strauss dance music was at its height and the
Blue Danube" waltzes and other nonnIar wei
by that author was in its prime. a shrewI
Yankee realizing the fact that snug fortune
sould be made from the sale of a new comnos
zion ''by Strauss" wrote and composed a
pleasing set of watZes in the characte style
of that German composer gave them unioue
title page and printed thereon in large. glowing
letters the words, ''Strausss Autograph
Values" while beneath, in small aud insignia.
SAINT type, appeared his own name as composer
The public, ever vigant for something new
and. pretty" and equally ready to lie duped.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
BIG SNAKES IN JERSEY.
Deadly COpperheads Crawling Through the
Gloomy Shades of Death.

Philadelphia Times.
Many mountain pilots, as the thick as, yer arm
copperheads are called have been seen in War
rem county, New Jersey this summer, especially
in a place appropriately named the Shades of
Death, a gloomy valley between two steep noun
tain sides, shrouded with hemlock and mountain
ash. The Shades of Death are about seven miles
north of Hackettstown. Old Billy HEM lives
near the place. He is an authority on snakes
and whip poorwils. lie has painted big rock
on the mountain side white, which he says
draws 'em, and at dusk the whip poor wills come
and sit the rock and sing. He had job
recently to cradle a neighbours oat field He
worked one hour at the contract and then quit
He said he didn't mind lending helping hand to
get the crop in shape to stack but he'd be
eternally gurnshoed If any man could hire him
by the day to cradle mountain pilots. He claims
record of nine he ones and four she ones killed
while he was at work.
ElwIrl Fo vier Bill, farmer in the vicinity,
then assumed the responsibility of knocking
down the field of oats. He says he is the best
GRADER in old Warren. except his uncle. He is a
very strong man, and has made a standing offer
to bet % cents that he lie OF his back On the
floor and raise up his grandmother in her
rocking chair with ore hand, only taking hold of
one rung. He went down and looked at the
oats, and said no hadn't travelled for six years
with Dan Rice's circus for nothing, and that he
was still slick enough to jump out of the reach
Of pilot. Mr. Bird had not made four swings
of his cradle before he jumped four feet off the
ground and yelled out, Il ken clean EN- and n
big pilot was seen to tumble back disappointed
the ground. About five rods further on he
again Gafted into the air, and repeated the act
eight times more before he finished the first
swath. When he alighted the last time he
shoudered his cradle and walked over and told
Mr. Smith, the owner of the property, that if he
wanted his oats cut he would have to lay down
spring boards or else let him finish the job on
horseback. Bird says the oats are yet standing
with snake walks like ratbt-paths all through
them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
The GrasshOpper.

Shuttle of the sunburnt grass,
Fifer in the dun cuirass,
Fling shrlly in the morn,
Shrliy still at eve unworn;
Now TO rear now in the van,
Gsyest of the elfn clan;
Though l watch their rustlins flight.
] can never guess Alright
Where their lodging-places are;
Mid some daisy's golden star.
Or beneath roofing leaf,
Or in fringes of sheaf,
Tenanted as soon as found.
Loud thy reveille doth sound.
When the earth is laid asleep.
Aud her dreams are passing deep,
On mid August afternoons;
And through all the harvest moons,
Nights brimmed up with honeyed peace,
Thy gainsaying doth not cease.
When the frost comes thou art dead;
We along the stubble tread.
On blue, frozen morns, and note
No least murnur is afoat;
Wondrous still our fields are then,
Eiter Of the elm men.
Edith Thomas.