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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09

st. James's Gazette.

Eccentric addresses to individual students are
traditional in the University of Edinburgh, and
it may be worth while to save from oblivion an
extempore Grafton which heard from my father
as having been delivered by the professor of
Latin in his day. whose son was the famous
Professor Christison, so long an ornament of the
Edinburgh School of Medicine. Having detected
student winkiug IN the class, he ordered him
to stand up, and spoke as follows: mo smirk-
ing. no smiling, and, above ALL no tipping of the
wink; for such things are hurtful to yourselves,
baneful to the republic, and will bring down the
gray hairs of your parents with sorrow to the
grave. Hum by the way, that's very pretty
sentence. Turn it into Latin, SIR Judging
from my father, who had just left "Old Pillaus'
and the high school, Professor Christison turned
out excellent scholars. doubt if many students
of the present day could give an impromptu
rendering of such a sentence, or if many profess
sors could afford to mix their classics with such
q sturdy vernacular.
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The Two Maries.


Last NIGHT there were four Maries,
This NIGHT there'll be but three;
There was Mary Beaton an Mary Seaton,
An Mary Carmichael an me.
Oh, little did my mither think
When first she Graded me.
That would dee sac far frae hame,
On hang gallows tree.
They'll tie napkin round my cen,
An they'll no let me see to dee;
An they II ne'er let on to my father an mither
But I'm ava DER the sea.
l wish / could lie in our ain krk-yard
Aneath the auld yew tree,
Where we pu'd t he gowans an thread the rowans,
My brothers, my sisters an me.
But little care l for nameless grave
five hope for eternity;
So III pray that the faith O the deein' thief
May be granted through grace unto me-
From Old Scotch Ballads.
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Postmaster-G General Brown.
Boston Budget.


Postmaster general Brown died suddenly at
Washington on the 9Th of March, 1859 One day,
some four weeks previous, he was at the depart
ment, signing up his official journal, his clerk
standing on his left, turning over the pages as
each signature was affixed. Mr. Marion, then
the efficient and vigorous Third Assistant Post
master general, having under charge at that
critical period the important responsibilities of
the finance division, entered the room to obtain
Mr. Browns signature to draft. Turning to
the right he cheerfully signed the paper, and
Mr.. Marion was retiring when the head of the
department remarked: Marion, / wish you
would come in and see me when get through
with this"
Being then long after the usual Office hours,
Mr.. Marion turned and sad do you wish me
TO see you again to-day, STRIP YES" replied
Mr.. Brown; II want to know if you have set
your house in order; for, in month or less, we
shall have neither habitation nor name
nere.r Mr.. Marion, with a conviction that his
official house was always 10 order, paused d mo-
ment and with surprise and a smile, remarked:
my house in oriera"
Yes, sir-your house in order; for in month
or less we shall neither have habitation nor q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09
Low Necks in the White House.

Washington Letter Boston Courier
While her husband was President Mrs. Grant
often wore a low necked dress while receiving by
gas-light She had very plump pretty, white
her. Mrs Belknap, while her husband was
Secretary Of War, Mrs. Robson, while her
husband was Secretary of the Navy, and
Mrs. Williams, while her husband was
dresses at evening receptions held by the Presi-
dent and Mrs Grant, whether they were receiv-
ing with them among their guests. Last New
Year Senator Don Cameron's wife and General
Sherman's youngest daughter-M Rachel--who
came together, and both of whom had been in
vited by President Arthur to receive with him,
each wore low necked dress, although the re-
ception began at IL A. NJ. Within the recollection
of the writer, who has attended White House
receptions since 1863, the only period when low
necked dresses were wholly discouraged there
was while Mrs. Hayes was the presiding lady.
She never wore one or permitted any one over
whom she had any influence to do so. Though
she had young girls constantly visiting her, only
one of them ever ventured to wear decolete
gown while at the White House, and she did
so but once. Knowing Mrs. Hayes's dislike of
dress made to show the whole of the neck,
ladies refrained, as a rule, from wearing
frocks made In that way at the state dinner par
ties given by the President and Mrs HAYES.
though ordinarily that evidence of being in full
dress is considered indispensable at a formal
dinner party. When President and Mrs Grant
gave, March 3, 1877, state dinner to their sue
cessors, Mr. and Mrs Hayes, Mrs. Robson
(whose husband was then Secretary of the Navy
was the only lady present in low necked gown,
pains having been taken by Senator Sherman's
wife, whose guests the Presidentelect and Mrs.
Hayes were from their arrival in Washington
until they moved into the White House. to tell
the ladies asked to the dinner of Mrs. Hayes's
prejudice against decollete toilets. The latter
lady usually had the waists of her evening and
reception dresses cut shape in front, and filled
in with lace.
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The Power Of Prayer.

Arcbd6acOn Fafrar.
Praying always" lEph. vi, 1877 The soul
breaths it. it will retain till the last its gen
ial warmth and crimson glow; but let the air
stagnate around it, and fake on fake, the white
ashes will gather over it, and the fire will die
away within it, and under these ashes it will be
What the breath of wind is to the glowing brand,
that prayer is to the soul. Let the man or the
live prayerless life, and all the light, and
the fire, and the glow, all the wisdom, and gen.
crosby and love viii die away from. it, because
with the dead, white embers of its own selfish
ness and pride. it, too, will be cold, and dead,
and hard-a useless thing, half consumed with
impenitence and sin.
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Setting q Bear Trap.

Pittsburg ChroncIe-Telegraph.
Bismarck lat the 'phone)-Hello, there, GraM
vile, how is the market2
Granville-Feverish; very feverish.
Bismarck-Looks like WARE
Granville--Well, rather; the iingoes are bulk
ing the market for all they are worth. But say
there, Blssy. how about that Turkish story?
Bismarck linnocently)-What story?
Granville-Why, the rumor that you are ins
fuencing Turkey against the empire Of India
Bismarck-S-h-h h! mustn't mind that, Granny
I'm only leading the Gar into trap-a beaI
trap, don'tcherknow.
And then the Chancellor called off, and
fastened to inform the Emperor that every thing
was lovely, and Germany was bound to come ii
(short-long) on a rising market
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09

Of them in Italy. with 1856 societies; Germany
Ave, with ISIS societies. France four with
2,292 societies, and England Ave. with 2,O42 soci-
cites, the latter including all English speaking
lands, making 10. 701 branches of the order in
the world according to statistics taken few
months ago. Every member is bound to i'm
plicit obedience to the orders of the general So
ciety, without hesitation and without question.
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name here" 'Well, Governor" replied Mr.. Mar
ron, iii the storm comes can stand it as well
as others. and then, pleasantly, left the room.
Three weeks afterward Mr. Marion died, and a
few days later the Postmaster general was taken
i'll. As his devoted wife stood weeping at his
bedside he opened his eyes, extended his arms,
clasped her to his heart, imprinted farewell
kiss upon her lips, and died
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09
Scattering an Illusion.

Boston Transcript.
The weird illusion that five-legged calves and
two headed chickens have for the visitors TO mu,
seums viii suffer some diminution when it Is
announced that the making up of these mons
strosities is regular business. The method
are simple Calves which had only the regus
lation number of legs during life, are invested
after death with another leg OF head, or tail,
as the case may be, set in by an ingenious taxi,
Cerrnist
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09
A Foul Proceeding.

Boston Courier.
II had quite WOW the other night" said the
dude, as he attempted to twist into a cnrl thu
first half dozen hairs that were struggling int(
life on his upper lip
s.Ahl indeed" said his girl; with whom
prayl"
with my hated wival, Smith," he answered.
you did not como to blows, hope"
I'VE did wather In fact, he stwuck me ON
the mouth"
''Oh, that was altogether unfair"
mot at all. stwuck him first"
Nevertheless, it was unfair for him to strike
you on the mouth. 1t is not right to strike a
mustache when it's down."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09
Original Puzzles.

~~~O"~
In rope not in cord;
In pope also in lord
In love, not in sorrow;
In to-day, not in tomorrow;
In barter, also in buy;
In efigy not in guys
In you not in me;
In US. not in we;
My whole, a Greek historian.
New BRUNSWICK, Ind. DIAMAD GAINsLEY.
NO. 1563-NUMERIcA ENIGMA.
My whole, composed of twenty-three letters,
is saying
My 10. ls 8, 3d. 5, 10 is city in the United
States.
My Is, 81, IA. 8, z, IL is a coloring matter.
My IL, % 16. IL, 20, 13 is to measure Jobs.
Ny 10. l, 8, 2, 6, II is girls name
Ny 10, 4 is an animal.
GALLON. o. DoDo.
GEOGRAPHICAL DIAGONAL PUZZLE.
No. 1864 Il. A village of France; 2. A river of
Scotland; 8 A town of Italy; 4. A city of the
Diagonals, left to right a town of Morocco; right
to left, city in Massachusetts, MAY BLOSSOM.
Boston, Mass.
NO. 1565-DIAMoNDs.
tI) l. In bab; 2. Very; 3. To behave; f. One
who mingles; 5. Thrown in; g. Kidney; Z In
rear.
IL) l. A letter; 2 A tunic; g. Nimble; d. Full;
5. A disease of sheep; 6. Effort; T. A letter
SALEM, Ind. UNCLE THEo.
NO. 1566-CROsS- WORDS.
a.
In understand, not in know;
In rhnoceros, not in roe;
In diameter, not in sphere;
In hattcry, not in jeer;
In juvenile, not in old;
In interpret, not in told;
In endeavor, not in try
In purchase, not in buy;
In emnence not in hill;
In hogshead not in gill;
In gigantic not in small;
In embankment, not 10 wall;
In quarrel, also in brawl;
My whole Indian chief
m)
In residence not in cage;
In frontispiece, not in page;
In grasshopper not in fly;
In expiration, not in sigh;
In nightingale, not in crow;
In antagonist, not in foe;
In amphitieater, not in hal
In elocuton, not in call;
In majestic not in tall;
My whole is valuable metal.
ELLETTsvILLE, Ind. w. T. BROWN.
NO. 1567-METAGRAM
Ny whole is a voice. Change my head and
became to sail round, disease, to hough Jobs. J,
and to turn sour. DODO.
Answers in three weeks
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Foot Notes.

w. T. BROWN gives us acouple of pretty tough
cross words
PEARL AND ETHEL-Please continue to mail
us your solutions and perhaps you may win the
prize.
UNCLE THEo is thanked for the two diamonds
inserted this week.
EAGLE EYE-We should be pleased to receive
a fresh supply of matter from you very soon.
Make the puzzles as easy as you please
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For instance.
klyn uninn
Grieying for a Friend.
Brooklyn Union.

Brooklyn Union.
At an amateur theatrical performance at thu
conclusion of an imprisoned passage by thu
'.leading" gentleman, young lady concealed he3
face with her handkerchief and wept quietly:
''Why do you weep?' asked her escort, WITH
concern. ''There was nothing pathetic in thosa
linesn
II KNOW lit" she replied, between the sobsf
but the gentleman who d-delivered them il
a ff-frlend of NINE"
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taken during the year was IS30,417 ouintald
showing Newfoundland to be the largest and
most valuable cod fishery in the world. Next q
1T comes that of Norway, with an annual caxcZ
of zoe, 800 quintals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09

BY Pearl and Ethel, Upton: Nos 1887, 1888,
1912, l543 1916.
BY Adam OCrat, Walnut Hill. Mass Nos.
1887, 1888, 1910, 1541, 1872 1913, 1915, 1916.
We award the book to Adam O'Crat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09
Staring the Bear Out of Countenance.

Detroit Journal.
Ever hear about the time 1 was chased by
bear out West, when didn't have weapon Oh
any sort about me, Blucherl"
II never did. How on earth did you manage
to escape, old fellow2'
countenance."
''And did it workw
Admirably"
That's very strange-very strange, indeed
How on earth do you account for it,"
I've sometimes thought that my choice of q
seat may have had little something to do with
it. selected the top of the highest tree on thd
the entire range!"
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Along in July.

When the soft winds blow
And kiss away the snow.
When the blue birds sing for the dear warm spring
And the little brooks run,
And Jump in the sum-
Then well go a-Maying, through the Meadow
straying.
Maying, Maying, Faith and l!
Rose Terry Cooke.
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TILE YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
THE PUzzLE DEPARTMENT.

Everything relating to this department must
be addressed TO W. Fl. GRAHAM, West Scarbor-
ough, Cumberland county, Maine Original
contributions and answers to each weeks pug
zles are solicited from ALL
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The Effect of Example.

Col. 7. W. Hggiuson.
am acquainted with man who became ut
terly broken down from drink but took the
pledge and kept it for ten years At the end of
this time he was swept back by simply seeing his
clergyman take one glass of wine.
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Poetical Nnnsense.

'Tis sweet to be remembered
Is what the poets sing;
But when you come right down to prose
It's quite a different thing.
For instance,
If the court in search of jurors
Should not call you to its mind,
The fact would not Cypress you
Nor sour you on mankind.
Or,
If the magistrate who fined you
For night out with the boys,
Should not know you at party,
There'd be no cause for noise.
So,
The truth is that these poets
Often write deal of rot.
Which, in lieu of sweet remembrance.
Had much better be forgot.
-Rrn0klvn Ilninn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09

The catch Of Goldfish off the Newfoundland
banks during 1884 was the largest on record. The
worth 81. 440. 600. Americans take large guam
tity, but no returns are kept The whole amount
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TO Consumptiyes,

Or those with weak lungs, splitting Of blood,
bronchitis, or kindred affections of throat or
lungs, send two stamps for DR.. r. v. Pierces
treatise on these maladies Address the Doctor,
Buffalo, N. Y.
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HUMoR OF THE DAT.
The Mugwump.

The mugwump is an Eastern bird,
A funny sort of fowl;
BE tries to ape the mocking-bird,
But initiates the owl.
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- n
Vitality of Great Men

Is notal ways innate or born with them, but
many instances are known where u has been
acquired by the persistent and judicions uso q
4 DR. harters Iron Tonic 4
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A Game for a Prize.
Puzzles Answered.

We offer amusing game for the best list o
answers this week.
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Answers to Puzzles.

Answers to Puzzles.
No. 1537--Wick-low.
No. 1538-Violet. acacia dahlia laurel.
No. 1853 DC G u LIT
CO r o IA
E-X P G-N
LIMP I'D
90 l. 1 TIE
TIE d U-M
No. 1540-General Gordon.
No. 1541-Maiden-hair
No 1542-1. Pear 2 Fig g. Peach. 4
Date
No 1543-Dariole
No 1914 B o S ON
OBJ LIE
S OIL d
OLIVE
MEDE S
No 1545--Chiffonier
No l546- ELDER
LOOS E
ORION
E S 0 r A
rem AC
No l547- R
PIG
POOL s
r % TOUS
LORE
SUE
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1t has been said that true religion will make q
man more thorough gentleman than all the
courts In Europe. And it is true You may see
simple laboring men as thorough gentlemen as
any duke, simply because they have learned to
fear God, and, fearing Him, to restrain them
selves, and to think of other people more than
of themselves, which is the very root and essence
of all good breeding
scented with toy monkey. very much astonshed
his young and greatly admired aunt the other
evening By ending his prayers with "a-monkey'
instead Of amen" His aunt was greatly
made you say thatl" The young philosopher
answered: Il say 'amonkey,' because / like
monkeys best; you say amen because you like
men best
Dom. live single hour of your life without
doing exactly what is to be done In it. and going
straight through it from beginning to end.
Work, play, study, whatever it is, take hold at
once and finish up squarely and cleanly. Then
do the next thing without letting any moment
drop between 1t is wonderful to see how many
hours those prompt people contrive to make in
day: 1t is as if they picked up the moments
that the DRAWERS lost
The new temple of the waldensian Church has
Just been opened In Naples 1t stands at the
junction OF two streets and not far from the To-
ledo, the great artery of Naples. 1t is neat ed-
fee, containing under one roof, besides the
chapel, which, with its galleries, which will hold
400 persons rooms for schools, and residence
for the pastor on the topmost story. From the
towers which crown the building, a superb view
may be had of the Bay of Naples, of Vesuvius,
and Of the country districts.
One hundred and seven colporters Of the
Presbyterian Church, working in III Presby-
feries, have visited during the year more than
B0, 900 families for religious effort; organized
270 new Sabbath. schools; held prayermeetings
And made addresses in thousands Of places;
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Ashamed of her Mother.
[Yonth's Companion.


In travelling, chance words and incidents
sometimes open to US whole volumes o.
tragedy. For example, take the following
fragment noted some years ago by passen
ger on a railroad train in the west, on which
a fatal accident occurred A little blonde
woman, very much overdressed, was langnid
ly nibbling cake and slipping champagne a,
her un b in the palace-car, when her hus-
band entered.
"Daisy," he said, "your mother is getting
on the train"
"Oh. good gracious, W here?" she exclaimed,
angrily.
He pointed to a tall ungainly woman, in
shabby clothes. going into second-class car
Had not better bring her into this carp
he said There are some rough fellows in
that one"
"Does she know we are on the tramp
mo"
ssThen never mind. | can't introduce
mamma to the Schallers," glancing at some
of her companions.
| The train rushed on, and the woman who
had married out of poverty into fashion
able set, while she laughed and jested with
her new friends, wore an uneasy face that
showed her terror lest her mother should
disgrace her. Her husband said presently
.Your mother will want lunch, Daisy.
Suppose r
ooh, let her alone! She always takes 9
brown paper parcel with chunks of bread and
Bologna sausage. She likes that sort Of
thing"
An hour or two later Earring crash re-
sounded through the Pullman cars. Womer
shreked, and men rushed to the door as the
train stopped brakeman met them
keep your seats, gentlemen. Broker
rail only"
Anybody hurt?
"Four or five people. One old lady's {
a-d,in.' heard her calm for her daugh
ter that's on the train: Macy Maggy! jus,
now. Take keer, maam!" as a little woman
rushed past him.
The old woman lay on claybank. Some
men were holding her tenderly enough. A
physician who happened to be on the trait
kneeled beside her. Her daughter threw her
self down and dragged her head upon he
breast. The woman's lips were opened, ant
her eyes stared as if searching for some one
But she did not call for "Maggy" any more
"Do something!" cried her daughter, wild
lly. snake her speak TO me! Mother
mother! it is Maggy! Maggy!"
MADAM" said the doctor, ''you are to-
late!"
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grandfather's cruel treatment of her
sainted mother. for even the most abieo
poverty could not suppress her pride, anu
she tor time refused, but at last gave in
and told him her mothers whole story.
''And," she continued bitterly, mamma
died of consumption, the result of hard
work, exposure, want, and neglect, while
her hard-hearted father was reveling in
plenty and comfort, and she now occupies
a pauper's grave?"
The old mans face had twisted visibly
during the narrative, and at the compile
ton he completely broke down and sobbed
like child Becoming more composed,
he said pleadingly:
"If | were to tell you that her father
had repented and instituted vigilant search,
advertised, and tried every wav in the
world to make amends would you forgive
him? am your grandfather; you would
not, you could not condemn me now?"
E,hel's surprise knew no bounds. Her
grandfather and uncle found and pleading
her forgiveness. She, the poor working
girl and occupant of that miserable attic.
She could scarcely believe her senses.
Yes, her mother would have forgiven
them, and should she not be doubly, aye
trebly, willing to do so! 1t was indeed a
happy reunion.
| From being poor shop girl, residing
in an attic room, and receiving barely
enough upon which to exist. Ethel, by her
accident, was transferred to home OF
wealth and affiuence. and as soon as hel
ankle was sufficiently we'll Mrs. Dare was
raised from pauper's grave, put into the
family burying- ground, and had an ele
giant monument erected to her memory.