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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-14
A Loving Daughter.

The following incident, from the Philadelphia
CALL may be of the made up kind, but we
doubt not that there are many fond and foolish
Mrs. Butchers in the world; and are there not
among our readers girls who recognize In Mary
counterparts of themselves
Hard at it, / see. Mrs. Blucherq"
EYES, Mrs. Brown; this is my wash.6ay, and
looking after family of ten don't leave much
time on my hands"
us that Mary's voice hear at the piano in
the parlorP
Eyes that's her. don't see how I'd git along
without that gal, nohow. Arays on these days,
when hev the tiringest work, she picks out her
incest pieces, like Sweet Rest By and By ?
Clouds away and sing EN- for me while I'm I'm
running the duds through the first water
faint every gal as d be SO thoughtful can tell
you.p
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-14
Meteorological Lore.

Eyes, sir said the meteorologist, "thunders
storms are natures safety valves; they promote
health by purifying the air We should ALI feeA
better if we had more of them in the sumner
1--WE can have more of them if we want them,~
remarked bystander.
'How sol" inquired the meteorologist.
by having more Sunday school picnics."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-14
Deficient in English.

N YOrk sun.
Frenchman Ito Kentucky citizen)-ven zW
friend ask you invite to take drink vSsAy,l
vat you say in Anglaisl
Kentucky Citizen--Don't care if do.
Frenchman-Duncar fido, QUIZ But ven you4
refuse re invite, zen vat you say in Angaiss
Kentucky Citizen-Well-er-I guess youava
got me now, Frenchy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-14
A New Conundrum,

pray tell to me the difference DEAR
Said Edward TO his lass,
There is between store cashier
And the teaeher of a cass?"
The damsel smiling said, II viii;
This difference you win fnd
The store cashier, he minds the till;
The teacher tills the raind. T"
Boston Courier.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-14
What Caused the Enthusiasm.

Philadelphia Call.
Mrs. Montgomery-'My dear, what does 10
enthusiastic applause by making base hitFs
Mr.. Mile probably struck the umpire
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-14
Sunrise.

Nights darkness merging in orient fama
A flush. a tinge the sunrise is its name.
1t smiles across the world from sea to sea-
Where dewy dawns have get to wakened be;
Where songs triumphant make earths arches ring
The pecan Of world awakening.
-E. s. L. Thompson.
Sunset.
One fame of glory over all the sky
Type of the Masters thought;
One glimpse of blessed Immortality
From heavens canvas caught.
10. b. l.. Thompson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-14
LONG ABOUT KNEE DEEP In JUNE.

Tell you what like the best:
Long about knee-deep in June,
Bout the time strawberries melts
On the vines--some afternoon
Like to jes' git out and rest,
A lnot work at nothin' elsel
Orchards where I'd ruther be-
Needn' fence it in fer mel
Jes' the whole sky overhead.
And the whole world underneath
Sorto' SOS man kin breathe
Like he ort, and kindo' has
Elbowroom to keerlessly
Sprawl out len thways on the grass
Where the shadders thick and soft
sthe kivvers on the bed
Mother fixes in the loft
Allus when they's company!
III.
Jes' sorto' lazein' there
S'lazy at you peek and peer
Through the wavin' leaves above
Like teller ats in love
And don't know it ner don't keer!
EVERYTHING you hear and see
Got some sort o interest,"
Maybe find bluebird nest
Tucked up there conveniently
Fer the boys. ats apt to be
Up some other appletree
Watch the swallers skootin' past
Bout as peert as you could asst;
Err the Bobwhite raise and whiz
Where some others whistle is.
~.
Ketch a shadder down below,
And look up to find the crow;
Err hawk away up there
'Pearantly froze' in the air!--
Hear the old hen squawk, and squat
Over every chick she's got
nt-lke,-And she knows where
That-air hawk is, well as you!-
You jes bet your life she dol
Eyes a-gGtterin' like glass,
Waitin' till he makes pass!
Pee-wees' singin', to express
My opinions second-class,
Yit you'll hear EN-, more or less;
Sapsucks gittin down to biz,
Weedin' out the lonesomeness;
Mr.. Bluejay, full O. sass,
In them baseball clothes o his,
Sportin' round the orchard jes'
Like he owned the promises.
Sun out in the fields kin sizz,
But fat ON your back, guess,
In the shades where glory is!
That's jes' what I'd like to do
Study for year or twol
Plague! eff they amt sompin' i'm
Work at kindo goes agin
My eonvictions!-long about
Here in June especially
Under some old apple-tr
Jes' a-restin' through and through,
Ieould git along without
Nethin' else at all to do
Only jes' wishin' you
Was a-gittin' there like me,
And June wuz eternity!
VII.
Lay out there and try to see
Jes how lazy you kin bel
Tumble round and souse your head
In the clover bloom, er pull
Your straw hat acrost your eyes,
And peek through it at the skies,
Thinkin' of old chums ats dead
Maybe smilin' back at you
In betwixt the beautiful
Clouds o. gold, and white and blue
Month man can rally love-
june, you know. I'm talzin' of!
March amt never nothin' newt
April's altogether too
Brash for me. and May-I jes'
Dominate its PROMISES
Little hints o. sunshine and
Green around the timber land
A few blossoms and few
Chip birds. and sprout err two
Drap asleep, and it turns in
Pore daylight and SHOWS agin.--
But when June comes-elear my throat
With wild honey! Rench my hair
I'm the dew! and hold my COAT!
Whoop ont loud! and throw my hiatt
June wants me- and Ina to sparel
Spread them shadders anywhere,
I'll get down and waller there,
And ehlscsed 10 You at thass
james Whitcomb Riley
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-14
A Magic Feat.

Should boy be asked "How can an egg be
put in bottle2' he probably would reply:
Break the shell and pour it in"
But an egg. with its she'll unbroken, may be
put in bottle, and this is tho way to do it:
Soak fresh egg for several days in strong
vinegar. The acid of the vinegar will eat the
the lime of the SHE'LL so that, while the egg looks
the same, it really will De soft. Select bottle
with the neck third smaller than the
egg. With a little care, you will have no
trouble in pressing the egg into the bottle Then
into the bottle pour about half as much lime
water as it will hold, and let it stand. The lime
will be absorbed by the shell, which will become
hardened again.
In this manner you will have az egg of natural
appearance in small necked bottle OF course
the lime water should be poured off before the
egg is shown. Then those who do not under
stand how it was done will wonder at it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-14
A Little Coward.

Jimmy Howard was twelve years old, and
away from home for the first time in his life
His mother was an invalid, and his parents had
sent him to boarding school. He had expected
1t would be grand fun, and he had enjoyed his
first day very much, but it was ended, and here
he was in his room with four other boys and he
had promised his mother to read few verses in
his Testament, and pray every night.
Il can't" he said to himself, II know these
fellows never pray see how full of fun they are.
But you promised" conscience whispered
Mother never half knew how hard it would
be, or she would never have asked me. Why,
shouldn't wonder if they threw their shoes at
me. There wouldn't be any comfort praying
that way. Ill just jump into bed and say my
prayers there, and I'll read my Testament to-
morrow when they are not looking"
So he quieted the voice of conscience and
slipped into bed, pulled the clothing over his face
to shut out the clatter, and tried to pray. But
he was not happy and the words would not come
Presently it grew quiet, and he heard one of the
boys say, John, its your turn to read tonight.
$50 tbs" was the answer,
And then he listened as John read aloud the
fifth chapter of Ephesians. This is my verse,
boys" John said, as he finished. 'Be not drunk
with wine, wherein is excess; but be filed with
the spirit"
'That one about 'redeeming the time is
mine" said one of the others.
Seems to me that one about foolish talking
and Jesting comes home to US pretty well. |
never knew that was in the Bible did you,
John2'
Eyes, mother read it to me once but it is an
awful hard one to live up to-"
What is your verse;" he asked of lazy-look-
ing boy, who was lounging on the foot of his bed.
II haven't any," he drawled out
where's the new boy?" asked John. Then,
seeing where he was: II say, Jimmy Howard,
amt you ashamed of yourself to get into bed
without saying your prayers?"
ayes, am, sure as you're alive" the boy said,
rolling out II am regular little coward; I
thought you'd all laugh at me- and I couldn't
stand it,"
And as he dropped upon his knees with the
others, he remembered a Sunday school lesson
of several months before about the prophet
Elijah under the junper-tree, bewaing the fact
that he was the only one who did not worship
Baal, when there were thousands in Israel who
had not bowed the knee to that false God.
The next day Jimmy Howard wrote to his
mother full confession of his wrong, not for
getting to tell how he had been comforted,
while begging for forgiveness, in the thought
that the great prophet Elijah had at one time
been just as weak and cowardly as he
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-14
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE LESSON.
SECOND QUARTER. LESSON XII. June 81.
Christian Progress. Peter i, Ill.

GOLDEN TExT.--But grow in grace and in the
knowiedge of our Lord ard Savior Jesus Christ
Peter iii IL.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-05-09
AT GETTYSBURG.

President Cleveland and Party On the His
tOric Battle Ground-The Exercises OF
the Day and Tour of Interesting Points
of the Memorable Conflict.
GETTYsBURGH, Pa, May 5.-The train
from Washington, bearing President
Cleveland, Vice-President Hendricks,
Secretaries Endicott and Lamar, Post
master-General Villas, and about two
hundred veterans of the army of the
Potomac on their visit to the battle field
of Gettysburg, arrived here at noon yes
terday. There were but few incidents
worthy of mention on the trip.
At Baltimore large crowd had con-
gregated, but the President, who was the
center of observation, sat in his car read
ing a paper, seemingly .oblivious OF the
fact that large crowd was gazing at him.
At other points along the road crowd Is
had assembled, but they only caught a
glimpse of the President.
At Hanover, Pa, there was short de-
lay, caused by the breaking of the driv-
ing spring of the engine. Another en-
CINE was obtained and the train pro-
ceeded without further incident to Get
tysburg, where it seemed that the entire
population of the town and surrounding
country had assembled to meet it. As
the train drew into the depot National
salute was fired. Governor Pattison
of Pennsylvania and Congressman Swope
boarded the car, and after few remarks
by Ex-Governor Curtin the crowd ma de
an opening, and the President and party
proceeded to carriages in waiting. The
party were then driven to the National
Cemetery, where Governor Pattlson, in
behalf of the State of Pennsylvania, made
an address of welcome. Hon. Martin
McGinniss, on behalf of the First Army
Corps, responded
Ex-Governor Curtin then addressed
the crowd, and reviewed the history OF
his connection with the war and the part
Pennsylvania troops took in it, particu-
larly in the battle of Gettysburg.
After the exercises were over here, the
President and party spent the rest of the
afternoon in driving over the battlefield,
visiting the points of interest, where the
positions of the contending forces were
At SIX O'Clock the President, Vice-Pres
ident Hendricks and the remainder of the
Presidential party, started for Washing
ton, evidently pretty well tagged out by
their journey over the battlefield.
Most of the visiting veterans will re-
main here until tonight.
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DANGEROUSLY INSANE.

Vicious Attack of a Maryland Woman Upon
Her Husband During Violent Fit of In
sanity.
BALTIMORE, Md, May Barney Call,
his wife and five children, have lived in
Canton for the past three years, earning
a livelihood by keeping fancy goods
and grocery store. Recently, Mrs. Call
has shown unmistakable signs of insani-
ty, but it was not until Thursday night
that she was considered as fit subject
for lunatic asylum. The family retired
about eleven O'Clock. At midnight
Mrs. Call arose ana her husband, noticing
that she stared vacantly about the room,
asked her what the matter was. For an
swer she made sudden and savage at
tack upon him. Being very large wom-
an and much stronger than her husband,
she soon had him at her mercy. She
threw him upon the floor and seized is
it in a dreadful manner. She
then fastened her teeth in
his breast and badly lacerated the flesh.
Mr.. Calls face was scratched out of all
recognition, and when the neighbors, at
tracted by his screams, rushed in, the
blood was streaming from his wounds.
The frantic woman was overpowered
and when she gazed confusedly at her
husband, the sight seemed to recall her
tottering reason, and she suffered herself
to be led into an adjoining room.
Early this morning she had another
spell. She imagined that her children
had been stolen away; and armed with a
heavy billet of wood, she attacked three
police officers, who were near the house.
They finally succeeded in Handwriting
her. She was removed to Spring Grove
Insane Asylum last evening.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-05-09
THE PUBLIC DEBT.


Monthly Statement of the Public Debt
Total Receipts of the Government for
Ten Months-The Actual Amount of Gold
and Silver In the Treasury Vaults.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2.-The pub
lie debt statement for April was pre-
pared at the Treasury Department yes
terday, in both the old and new forms.
Approved copies with all details will not,
however, be ready for distribution until
to-day. According to the old form OF
statement, the reduction in the public
debt during the month of April amount
ed to 5,464, 59G.3s, while in the new form
the amount of reduction Is placed
at $4,S37, 339.71 This discrepancy
amounting to S627, 256.67, is due to the
fact that in the new form two items, ac-
crued and unpaid April interest on Pa
cifc Railroad bonds amounting to
$29S, O37 Sc, and the amount of increase
during the month in fractional and minor
coins, amounting to 1929, 2l9.u are
treated-the first as liabilities, and the
idGlcl do dooOISj uhaNdlaOlO AOl uOOp ~
duction.
In the old form, the available cash in
the Treasury is shown to be Sl55, Sl6, DAB,
and in the new form the net cash balanc e
in hand is placed at S23,957, 42l. The
difference here is accounted for by add
ing to the net cash balance, reported in
the new form 800, 100000 reserve held
for the redemption of United States
notes, regarded in the new form as Il liza
bility, and about $50, 900 fractional
silver and minor coin, treated in the new
form as assets unavailable for the reduc-
ton of the debt
The Treasury now holds $l65, 900, 900 in
gold and about $ll0, 000,0 900 in silver fol
gold and silver certificates outstanding,
against $ll6, 0OO,0 900 gold and $ll3,OOO,0 OC
silver month ago.
Customs receipts for April were $l4,-
640,974, about half million less than q
year ago; internal revenue receipts,
$1,000, 337, nearly a million less than ir
April, 1884.
The total receipts of the Government
from all sources for the ten months OF
the current fiscal year amount in round
numbers to $26, 100000, against $685.
6OO,OOO for the corresponding ten months
of the preceding fiscal year; while the
expenditures for all purposes for the ten
months of the year foot up 81
100000, against $2,lSO,OOO for the
ten months of the preceding year. Com
pared with the corresponding ten months
of the preceding fiscal year, there ha:
been falling off in customs revenue this
year amounting to about $l4, 900, 900, ant
in internal revenue receipts of nearly
100000.
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CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Twelve Chicago Firemen Engulfed in Fail
ing Debris-Two of the Number Crushed
to Death-Brave Rescue OF their Remains.

Twelve Chicago Flremen Engulfed in Fail
ing Debris-Two of the Number Crushed
to Death-Brave Rescue OF their Remains.
CHICAGO, ILL, May AT 11:10
o'clock last night flames were seen issu-
ing from the rear windows of the third
story of No. l6l South Water street, and
an alarm was turned in The fire had Sc
cured good start before it was discov-
cred, and was breaking from the roof and
windows before an engine appeared. The
buildings Nos, l6l, 1872 and l69 is four
story brick OF rather inferior construction
and good food for flames. TWAS occupied
by commission houses solely. The fire
originated from some unknown cause in
large quantity of bale hay in one of
the houses. The smoke was intense,
and the flames travelled quickly. A good
fight in the alley drove the fire to the
front, where it was met by half a dozen
steamers sent there by second alarm,
which was turned in five minutes
after the first. The further
progress of the flames was prevented
by the tlremen gaining an entrance
through the windows, and the adjoining
buildings were saved. Early in the night
ten or twelve tiremen took up position
on the third floor of No. lGl to eXtin-
guish the embers that dropped. The
heavy weight on the fourth floor, in-
creased by the deluge of water from the
pipes, OyertaXed the floor, which
gave away directly over the
heads of the fremen, who found them
selves engulfed in mass of debris.
When all the engine men were supposed
to have been eXtricated, it was suddenly
discovered that two of them were miss
ing. Fifty men lost no time in Chamber
ing up the ladders, and with hooks and
picks dragged away the debris until their
two comrades were found. Both were
dead. The weight which had suddenly
borne them down had crushed their lives
out.
AS soon as possible they were carried
down the weak stairway and taken to a
drug store, where a physician left no
doubt as to the futilty of hopes for their
recovery. Both men were knocked sense
less and then asphyxiated by the dense
smoke.
The losses on the buildings will reach
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
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A TERRIBLE FATE.

Father, Mother and Child Burned to Death
In their Dwelling-Another Child Fatally
Injured-Two Others Escape Unhurt.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, May 4.-By the burn
ing of the dwelling of John A. Logan, at
Waterloo, early yesterday morning, Mr..
Logan, his wife and son lost their lives,
and other members of the family were
probably fatally burned. 1t is supposed
that all were asleep. Mrs. Logan and
youngest son were upstairs and were
overtaken by smoke before they could get
out. Three daughters, who slept down.
stairs, escaped. Before the fire depart
ment arrived the house was nearly de-
stroyed. The body of Mrs. Logan was
found lying partly out of the second
story window burned to a crisp. In the
second story was found the dead body OF
Mr.. Logan, with his youngest child in
his arms. The eldest daughter was so
badly burned that small hopes of her re-
covery are entertained. The cause Of the
fire Is unknown.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-05-09
THE MISSOURI EDITORS.

Interesting Programme for the Annual
Meeting of the Missouri Press Associa.
tion-A Trip Up the Lakes Probable.
MEXICO, Mo-, May 1.-The following
programme is announced for the meeting
of the Missouri Press Association, to be
held at Columbia on the I'd and Sd of
June:
Annual address, ]. Linn Ladd, of the
Rails County Guide.
Poem, Colonel Jake Child, of the Rich.
mond COnSerUdtor.
Essay, Mrs. Susie Mex. Fisher of the
Pennington Times.
Address, j. Ii. Turner, of the Carroll
ton Record.
Select Reading, Miss Minnie L. Rus
sell.
Treatise on Printing Machinery, Col
onel r. p. Yorkston.
Practical Printing, Major j. A, Hudson
of the Macon Times.
Advices from Columbia are to the eff
feet that the people there are making
every preparation for a gala time for the
newspaper men, and as it will also be
commencement week at the State Uni
versity, it is expected that Messrs. Bay
ard, Blaine and Elkins, who are to adj
dress the graduates aud several societies
of the College, will also take part in the
exercises of the Press Association.
President r. NJ. White, of the Ledger OF
this city, is daily receiving applications
for membership.
The route tor the excursion has not as
yet been fully agreed upon, but it is quite
likely the party will go up among the
Northern lakes.
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LATER PARTICULARS.

NEW YORK, May 4.-The terrible fire
tenement house on First avenue early
yesterday morning, caused the greatest
excitement among the residents on the
East side of the city, and all day long the
scene of the disaster was visited by
thousands of people.
The building in which the fire occurred
is five-story double tenement, and had
only recently been built There were ten
families in the building at the time of the
outbreak, and, unfortunately, there were
no fire escapes in the front of the build
ing, the only escape being in the rear,
and the inmates residing in front were,
on account of the flames and smoke, I'M
able to reach them.
The following is list of the dead and
injured;
THE DEAD.
Mrs. Minnie Kretchner, age thirty -four;
Richard Kretchner, age eleven; William
Hurley, twenty; Elizabeth Hurley TWEEN
ty-three; Christina Kerner, forty-eight
Joseph Humphrey, thirty-seven; Henry
Humphrey, four months, and q servant
girl named Mary.
THE INJURED.
Mrs. Kate hamburger, aged twenty.
eight, and her daughter Kate, aged six
wears; Mrs. Ida Enrich, forty; George
Hurley, forty-nine; Elizabeth Hurley,
ffty-6ve; Albert Kerner, fourteen; Chris
tina Kerner, twenty-three; Kate Kerner,
twenty; William Flanagan, sixteen;
Kate Lamphul, seven, and Sophie Kerner,
eleven.
Coroner Martin has taken charge of the
case and will commence an investigation
early in the week.
Mr.. Roehich, who, with his wife and
three children, occupied the top floor,
was the only tenant who escaped without
loss. Immediately after the fire was dis.
covered, he closed his doors and windows
| to keep out the smoke. He then took his
wife and children to the front window
and passed them one by one down the
ladder erected by the fremen. Mr.
Roehich said tonight; "The fire
cut off all egress by the stair,
and fire escapes. The wood floorings o.
the latter, and the boxes and wash-tubi
stored thereon burnt like finder, anC
made the iron work of the fire escapes 81
hot that it was impossible to get down
II the people had only shut their doors
and gone TO the top of the building nom
would have been killed. l saw Mrs
Humphreys this morning, and she salt
! that Humphrey set the place on fire."