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The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05
THE FOREIGN PERIODICALS.
A Noble Gnelpl,.
Temple Bar,


The chief of the Guelphs spent nearly ali his
solitary day attired in fantastic, flaming dress
ing gowns, selecting from among the thirty
waxen simulacra of his face the wig. the
eyebrows the complexion of the day. Dyed.
rouged, curled and scented. the Duke of Bruins
| of his famous chocolate colored car
riages: dined at some fashionable restau-
rant, and spent the evening at the little
theater where authors counted necessary
vehicles for the exhibition of ankles At home
| If home his gorgeous folly could be called
-he kept no kitchen A cook was necessarily
poisoner in his eyes. He mixed his morning
| chocolate himself; his milk was brought from
surban farms in sealed silver can, and his body
servant was compelled to drink and digest ere he
himself touched it. He was d'aileurs, mod
est man at glass and platter. He drank moth
ing but small beer, and his worst orgies
were formidable feasts Of fruit and ices He
used TO give a louis now and then in order to
| walk round the cellars. of the Cafe Tortoni and
eat ices as he chose, dipping his own spoon here
and there as the fancy found him. He had al
ways two or three bonbonnieres in his pockets
for his personal use. He offered nothing to la
| dies; he never allowed his equerries, his oldest
servitors to smoke in his presence. And
| this was his life, these his habits, during the
twenty years OF prosperity ungrateful France
owes her second Cesar The Caesar
plebiscitum that made him Emperor The fa-
nous pact between the pretenders in London
was found in Paris to be absolutely impracti-
cable. And by degrees the successful Emperor
dropped" the Duke He became compromis
| ing friend, even for the empire He the
laughing stock almost the eyesore, of Paris.
Surrounded by bireling sycophants, he lost all
taste for the society of his equals. He shut him
| self up with his diamonds, fopdling them fool
| ishly like the misers of old romance.
His diamonds and his lawsuits were
| the last joys of the last Guelph. He
had lost all human sympathies He had re-
nouIced friends, family, personal dignity. He
| would order his negro servant: Draw your
sword and cut through the canaille." He re-
fused all communications from his daughter and
her children and in the most scandalous litiga-
tion of this century he contested for four years
his grandchildrens right to a penny of his
fortune. That fortune-the most useless
that ever was in human hands-was to go
to the Prince Imperial-so long as the en-
pire should be prosperous. Directly after.
Sedan the will shamelsssly revoked,
| and the news of the revocation came to the
Emperor during his last walk at Chisehurst
from Camden-place to the station. And the
end. at Geneva was worthy the long, frivolous,
foolish unfortunate life. He spent months there
during the worst crises that have shaken modern
Europe, fondng his diamonds and dressing.
He left his millions to the capital of Calvinsm,
because it was the only one likely to put up his
statue in public place, even at the price he
paid for the perpetuation of his incommensura-
Bile and lifelong folly.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05

o Easter queen of all the days
That wear the Church's crown,
Upon our troubled human ways
Thy calm, fair face looks down.
Thou cams this morning through the fields
And spoke some magic word,
And all the plain. where harvest yields,
With pulsing life was stirred.
The jacqueminot and tulip gay
About thy pathway pressed
But the golden-petaled lily lay
In triumph on thy breast
The messenger of death stopped low
To kiss thy conquering feet;
Life, trembling, seemed at last to know
Her victory complete.
Thou earnest to the sleeping town
And where the mourner lay,
And Joy rose from her prison brown
And rolled the stone away.
Thou hast the urn whose spices blend
To sweeten all the year.
o Easter, queen, new courage send
To us who worship here.
o Easter. queen of all the days
That wear the Church's crown,
To form thy fairest aureole rays
Heaven sends its sunlight down.
Arthur Wentworth Eaton, in Youths Companio
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05
He Didn't Press His Suit.

Yonkers Statesman.
"A New York clothing firm gives away silver
watch with every suit of clothes sold," said
Crilasonbeak to Miss Fussanfeather the other
evening
''Yes, / believe these places where you get
tick with your clothes are very popular with
the young men," quietly replied the lady
Il wonder if the watches will run very longg'
suggested the young man, q little confused
WELL from what papa tells me, said Miss F. !,
whose father, by the way. is tailor, ''if they
run anywhere near as long as some of the Gus
toners accounts, a man will only want one
watch in a lifetime"
Crimsonbeak held his bath and went out.
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hotel and call him. The bailif ran across the
street to the hotel and found Lincoln sitting in
the Office with his feet on the stove, apparently
in deep study, when he interrupted him with.
'.Mr. Lincoln. the Judge wants YOU" "Oh, does
her' replied Lincoln; well, you go back and tell
tho Judge cannot come. Tell him / have te
wash my hands" The bailif returned with the
message, and Lincoln's client suffered nom
ns,sAn
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05
When Are Women Old?



lately asked in an assembly of French women.
who are said 10 be even more afraid of vieillir
than the women of other countries although
from the nervous conceament of their age one
should imagine evep in this country that not
10 remain eternally young was thing to be
ashamed of. with the first gray hair" sue-
gested one of the ladies, and ''When she ceases
to inspire love- thought another. The decisioa
was finally put to charming white-haired mss
tron of some seventy years, who at once replied,
What do l know about ita You must ask an
old woman to answer you such q question. y
Which shows shat ut least one among the ladies
had the right receipt for remaining young
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LONDON WorlQ.
The king of Persia is very careful of his health,
and his French physician, DR. Tholozan, is ever
within call, so that the unfortunate doctor Is az
great eadabout as his master His Majesty en-
joys very fair health, a slight paralysis
having n;v g.ns. as yet ,;t been his only ailmsnt
plain roasts and boiled The King is an early
riser, or A. NJ. being his usual time in sum
mer. This gives him long day, but he breaks it
by siesta 1t is the royal habit when tired to
be shampooed by his attendants, and it is
thought no indignity for high official to be told
TO assist In the kneadng process. Shampooing
is real art, and is carried out to scientific per-
fection by some of his Majesty's more confiden-
tial servants. The chief barber is a man high in
Office
At IL o'clock the royal breakfast is served I'd
is a solitary meal. The King is squatting on the
ground; some fifty dishes are set before him.
His majesty selects the simplest and quenches
his thirst with butterinilk or iced sherberts,
which are served in delicious profusion in mag
nifcent china bowls. Dead silence is observed
by the few favored courtiers who stand around
the walls OF the apartments. The royal buffers
silently hand the various dishes AS the Kiag
eats he addresses those whom he may deign to
honor with his notice, and these fortunate ones
bow low, and answer in humble alternatives,
MAY be your sacrifice, asylum of the universe
So it is.' 1T happened exactly as your Majesty
language is used by the royal princes in adj
dressing their father, and they would not pre-
sumo to attempt to sit in the royal presence; but
as in Persia no son would sit in his fathers
presence unless ordered to do so, this is more
due to filial respect than the awe of majesty
The king rinses his mouth and wipes his
hands over golden bowl and then he rises aud
the meal is served to the princes. On leaving
them it goes to the courtiers and lastly the roy
al farrashes pick the bones and literally lick the
platter clean The royal dinner served about .
p. m, is repetition of the breakfast; generally
it is enlivened by the playing of the brass bands
or by the music of the native musicians attached
IN fha eor1yt
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Abolish the Honeymoon.
Madge. in London Truth.


So Princess Beatrice's honeymoon is to bs
spent in the Isle of Wight! After this 10 will be-
even more than ever the resort of couples newly
wed. But the honeymoon is now becoming an
institution of the past It has of late been grow
ing shorter and shorter, and will be quite
obsolete. In another fifty years antiquarians
will be puzzling over what it was. Now, my
dear, l fancy that people will get on all tha
better without it, All the married peopla
I know intimately have told me that they
had tiffs during the honeymoon. OF course they
had. Thrown entirely upon their own resources
and deprived of society, what other pastime was
left them but lively little domestic breexei
And then, ito kiss again, with tears!" Very one
sided tears you may be sure. There is nothing
like the ordinary routine of daily life for soften
ing the trials of matrimonial unions, feel sure.
Every one has his or her moods and lenses, and
to have to discover them in heap, as it wore, i'm
the solitude deux of the honeymoon. is a much
more terrible experience than it would be if the
couple were at home and not left entirely
to their own devices. Besides, it is very impoli-
tic for either husband or wife to let the partner
of life become bored; and not Cleopatra herself,
with all her infinite variety" could have pre-
vented q modern Anthony from experiencing
that fatal sensation on a wet day in the conntry,
in Switzerland, in Rome, or in fact anywhere
away from his club, his pet chef and his own
particular haunts.
Let us, therefore, abolish the honeymoon
Let the wedding trip remain, but it viii be en-
joyed ever much more if undertaken sfter a
year and day of married life, when each part
ner to the contract has learned the great un-
written clause about bearing and forbearing
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05
The Mighty Nimrod.

To see fellow of a summers morning
With large fox-hound of slumberous eye,
And slim gun. go slowly lounging by,
About to give the feathered bipeds warning,
That probably they may be shot hereafter,
Excites in quiet kind of laughter;
For though am no lover of the sport
OF harmless murder, yet it is to me
Almost the funniest thing on earth to see
A corpulent person, breathing with snort
Go on a shooting frolic all alone;
For well know that when he's out of town.
He and his dog and gan win all lie down.
And undestruetive sleep till game and light are flown!
Park Benjamin, in Boston Journal.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05
A New Story of Mr.. Lincoln.

Chfist1an Un1On.
who went on the stand and swore positively that
q certain debt due him had never been paid
The attorney for the defendant simply produced
q receipt in full signed by the plaintiff prior to
tho beginning of the case He had to admit the
signing of tho receipt, but told Lincoln he sup
posed the man had lost it. Lincoln at once arose
and left the courtroom. The Judge told them
to proceed with the case, and, Lincoln not ap-
peariDg Judge Treat told o bailin to 60 TO the
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05
was Hunting Chestnuts.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
Say. l saw robin over in Allegheny Park
this afternoon said the Casual Caller last night,
as he dropped into the City Editors room. ''Shall
| make a note of it for you9"
Eyes, grufiy responded the Argus eyed scoop
recorder.
Say; how'd better put itF said the G. c., af-
ter wrestling with the matter for some time.
You might say that the robin was hunting
chestnuts.' said the City Editor, and silence
reigned supreme for the next fifteen minutes
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05
A Sea View.

Far out upon the deep watch the place
Where sea and sky sweet communion hold
To where the gray, thick mist looms like q bold
And towering cliff high in the midst of space;
The guls and seamews with rapid pace
Wheel their low fight ACROSS the waves that fold
Them almost in their bosom till the old
Glad sea bespangles them with white foam lace
watch the clouds float through the broad blue aisle
OF heavens amplitude and hear the speech
Of. oceans utterance that fills the while
The silent air with sound made by the reach
OF crested waters they sweep and pile
Their eircling waves upon the yellow beach.
William Tyler.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05
Secrets Concerning Love.

Mr.. Henderson supplies two timely cautions
from border olk-lore. A girl can scarcely do
worse thing than boil dish-clout in her crock
She will be sure, in consequence to lose all her
lovers, or, in Scotch phase, "boil ali her lads
awa';" 'and in Durham it is believed that if you
put milk in your tea before sugar. you lose your
sweetheart" We may add that unless girl
fasts on st. Catharine's Day November 25), she
will never have good husband. Nothing can
be luckier for either bachelor or girl than to be
placed inadvertently at some social gathering
between a man and his wife. The person Sc
seated will be married before the year is out
Song, play and sonnet have difused far and
wide the custom of blowing off the petals of a
flower. saying the while, HE loves me loves
me not" When this important business has
been settled in the affirmative, hint may be
useful for the lover going courtng If he meets
hare he must at turn back. Nothing can
we'll be more unlucky. Witches are fond of that
shape, and he will certainly be crossed in love.
Experts say that after the next meal has been
eaten the evil influence is expended, and the
lover again HE forth in safety In making
presents to each other, the happy pair must re-
member on no account to give each other knife
or pair of scissors. Such a present effectually
cuts love asunder. Take care, too, not to fall in
love with one the initial of whose surname is the
same as yours. 1t is quite certain that the
union of such cannot be happy. This love secret
has been reduced into rhyme for the benefit of
treacherous memories:
To change the name and not the letter
Is change for the worse, and not for the better.
This loyelore belongs to the northern my ythol-
ogy, else the Romans would never have used
that formula, ''Ubi tn Caius ego Gaia"
These directions and cautions must surely have
brought our pair Of happy lovers to the wedding
day Even yet they are not safe from malign in
huences but folklore does not forget their vel
fare If the bride has been courted by other
sweethearts than the one she has now definitely
chosen there is fear lest the discarded suitors
should entertain unkindly feelings toward her.
To obviate all unpleasant consequences from
this the bride must wear a sixpenee in her left
shoe until she is 'krked." say the Scotch. And,
on her return home, if horse stands looking at
her through gateway. or even fingers along the
road leading to her home, it is very bad omen
for her future happiness
When once the marriage knot is tied, it is so
indissoluble that folk lore, for the most part,
leaves the young couple alone. 1t is imperative,
however that the wife should never take off her
wedding ring. To do so is to open door to in
Vulnerable calamities, and window at the same
time through which love NAV ffy.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05
The English Soldiers Shilling a Day.

Edinburgh Review.
When Lord Cardwell announced that the
soldier would in future obtain clear shilling,
there was great rejoicing. which was converted
into the strongest indignation when it was found
that what was really meant was that the soldier
was to be only partially clothed and fed, and
that from the shilling all deficiencies had to be
made up The feeling that they had been de-
ceved has since been ranking in soldiers
| breasts most of all, recruits, when they find
that the clear shilling really means only clear
sixpence consider that they have been swindled.
The argument that the soldiers serving at the
date of Lord Cardwell's announcements, and
those who have since enlisted. deceived them
selves and could easily, on looking into the mat
ter have ascertained what they really were to
receive, is foolish. In dealing with the litter
ate class. from which we draw most
of our recruits, there should be no ambiguity
about the terms, no possibility of msunder
standing for the lower orders are naturally sus-
picious, and soldiers are proverbially sensitive
about their pay. Besides, we have, as practical
men, to deal, not with that which ought to be
but with that which is. Under the existing sys-
tenn soldier is provided by the state with
uniform, including boots, renewed periodically,
but he is often required to pay out Of his own
pocket for a new pair of trousers, serge frock
or forage cap, while it is evident that his two
pairs of boots annually not sufficient and the
cost Of additional boots and repairs to those
which he possesses is betrayed by the man him
self He also, on enlistment is furnished with
u Tree XII Oh nSctSSttrcS. uDuerclOtn-
ing, knife. fork and spoon, brushes backing,
braces, razor, towels soap, etc. This kit he has
to keep up at his own expense. 1t is plain from
the above that the soldier is not clothed
by the state The result of this arrange
ment is constantly recurring stoppages,
which often leave the soldier with only Id.
day pocket money, cause great irritation and
discomfort, and are fruitful causes of desertion.
Neither is he fed by the state, for all he obtains
in the shape of rations is pound bread and
three fourths pound meat daily. The balance,
in the shape OF groceries, vegetables. milk, etc,
is betrayed out OF the messing fund, for which
4d day is stopped from his pay In addition
he is charged with washing at 3D. day. hair
cutting Id month, and barrack damages, for
which he is lucky if he gets of with Id. month.
If he belongs to the library the subscription is
| Sd. month. We indorse Sir Frederick Rob-
| ert's recommendation that whatever sum is
| called pay should be free of stoppages. so that
| the soldier may know exactly how he stands,
and the captain and eolorsergeant be relieved Of
much clerical work and time consuming ac
| counts. As the most careful infantry soldiers,
under fairly favorable circumstances, clear ID .
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05
Breaking the Ice


We were skating on the river,
Meath the trees,
She and i;
And my heart was all a-quiver,
For at last I'd dared to give her
Hand squeeze
On the sly.
Side by side we flew together,
Swiftly gliding
Der the ice.
What cared for winter weathers
Light her hand as any feather,
So con6ding
And SO NICE
Then kissed-and do you wonder?--
Nothing 10th,
Her dirnpled chin
With crack like summer thunder
Burst the brittle ice asunder,
And we both
Tunbled ini
-Someryille Journal.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05
How They Dust.
Chicago Current


The modern housekeeper sweeps her carpet
with closed doors and dry broom; this transfers
the dust from the carpet to the furniture and
pictures. When the dust has fully settled it is
idusted off with dry cloth or bunch of
feathers; this sends the dust back to the carpet.
The doors are then thrown open, for the parlor
is now sweet and clean. The sleepingcar porter
is wiser for he dusts in the morning and lets the
guests carry it home.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05
The Poet Hugo's Eighty Third Birthday.
Do


From morning till night deputations kept ar
irving at the poets house, which was filed with
flowers sent from all directions. In the evening
there was a grand reception. Nine Lockray,
the poets beautiful daughter, and George and
Jane, her handsome children. did the honors
with perfect gracel Ten thousand persons
stood before the door and enthusiastic
ay sn6dsed the sa poets s.n name a .sne victor
hundreds-many of them in working -dress-were
permitted to enter and shake hands with him
But the crowd constantly increased; and, after
speaking few words from the balcony, the poet
retired at 10 o'clock" Ii will be observed from
this excerpt that Hugo is called only 1.-The poetD
1t is curious that, in this country. nine ont of
ten persons would, in referring to Victor Hugo.
describe him as "the novelist while In France
it is always s'the poet"
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why He was Thankful.

Philadelphia Call.
Bub-Are you going to be iny new papaf
Accepted Suitor-Yes, my dear child.
"Have you got your wig yetl'
''Wig? Why, no; don't need a wig. Why do
you askl'
My other papa always said he was so thankful
his hair wasn't fast to him."
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05

THE PEASANT AND THE DOG.
A peasant who was awakened at midnight by
the barking of dog under his window threw up
the sash and called out:
'HOw now-what is the dangera'
''Fhere is none"
Then, why do you bark and disturb my slum-
bersg"
For the same reason that You play the fiddle
and keep me awake-for self amusement"
Moral:
When the piano next door becomes unbearable
buy your boy drum.
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day, 1t would be desirable to FIX his pay at thai
sum, and for the state to defray all charges cons
nected with the items above mentioned, unless
Of course, in cases of carelessness and waste
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The Ohio Agricultural Experiments Station
reports that potatoes raised from large, whole
seed ripened nine days earlier than those from
seed cut 10 single eyes.
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Macon Telegraph.
Secretary Garland very properly refuses to
wear cawhammer coat. The sight of claw
q plug of Gravely tobacco and tooth brush
worn in the hippocket, is not calculated to i'm
press the Supreme Court favorably.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-05
The Season Now Over.


Harper's Bazaar.
She referring to the light)-''Which do you
prefer, Mr.. p, gas or oill'
He-"Ah, weally. if you'll excuse me, I've
pwomised not to take anything till after lent. !"
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THE WISE JURYMAN.

IhE WISE JURfMAN
A juryman who had assisted in reaching a
wise conclusion in several cases of importance
was complimented by the lawyers on his wisdom,
and he replied:
Really deserve no praise for what you men
ton, for was sound asleep during your argu-
ments."
Mora1
The less lawyer the wiser the verdict
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American Fables.

Detroit Free Press.
A carter whose vehicle was stuck in the mud
piled the lash over his mule in the most vgor-
Gus manner, and finally called out:
''Alas! that | should be the owner Of such o
cheap beast"
But you must remember" replied the mule
''that my fodder consists of the very poorest
quality"
Moral:
ha,, .1e obo
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WHIMSICALITIES.

Now the faithful funny writer
'Mong the dust of ages pokes,
For the summers work preparing
Resurrecting base bal jokes.
st. Paul Herald.
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Carefully around his top
The urchin winds the string;
He sees the fast approaching cop"
But wants just one more sling;
He let's it go with might and main
1t is his ferewen shgot
For through a basement windowpane
The top doth gaily scoot.
Puck
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INTERNATIONAL BIBLE LESSON.


Paul's Shipwreck. Acts xvii, 27-44.
GOLDEN TExT.-Then they cry unto the Lori in
heir trouble and he bringeth them out of their dis
resses Ps. evil, %.
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Cheap hands turn out cheap work.