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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-07
The City Of Serinagur.
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
Serinagur, the capital and chief city of Cash
mere, which has just been partially destroyed by
an earthquake, was founded in the sixth century
by Pravara Sem. It extends for three or four
miles along both banks of the Jhylum river,
which is there only hundred yards wide and
is spanneG by seven wooden bridges on stone
piers Many of the city thoroughfares are ca
nails, and these, with the rivers, are crowded with
boats Of all descriptions and floating bath
houses. Extending for six miles around the
northeast side of tie city is the beautiful Lake
of Dial, dotted with islands on which are groves
of plane trees, and also with floating islands.
artifcially constructed, on which are famous
melon and cucumber gardens. The blue lotus
flower also abounds there. The streets of
the city are narrow and filthy The houses are
mostly of wood and mud bricks three or four
stories high. The Governors house ia huge
fort at the southeastern corner of the city, and
there is temple said to be capable of holding
60, 600 worshippers. Apart from these there are
no public buildings Of interest. The city is the
center of the shawl trade, one-fourth of
the inhabitants being engaged therein. The
manufacture of articles of papier- mache
and painted woodward is also an i'm
portant industry. Some silk is produced,
and large quantities Of fruit are raised. Silver
and copper wares are manufactured, and lately
good deal of paper has been made. In 1875 an
industrial exposition of the products of Cashmere
was held there. Ten years ago Serinagur had
1872, 600 inhabitants, two-thirds being Moham-
medans, and the remainder mostly Hindoos.
But the famine of 1873 reduced the population
to less than $4,000. and it now is probably not
more than rs, 900.
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rainbow colors in the border. Another way is
to hem the scrim both ends; in one hem run a
PINK satin ribbon to full it on and to serve for
strings Hemstitch the other hem and en-
broider spray of pink flowers on one ide Turn
the other corner over on the right side of the
material, and fasten with bow or pink and
dark green ribbons
The New York Mail and Express says lamps
are to be burned in fashionable houses, and, what
is more, filled with good cotton-seed oil, which
gives clear, lovely fame, without the poison OF
gas, or the pungency and risk of kerosene. 1t
has been discovered that compilations wither and
fine wrinkles appear early in the dry, deleterious
air OF gas-lit rooms Candles are pretty, but
must be used with care, and fashion returns to
the stately olllamps, gorgeous In Limoge
enamels, painted Dresden and pierced bronze,
really the most ornamental form of lighting and
the least tax on housekeepers Cotton oil bids
falr to be as cheap as the better grades of kero-
sene, with the advantage of a practically mex
haustible supply. The next thing will be to
offer perfumed oil that diffuses a fainst incense
through the room The change will not deprive
US of the graceful chandelier which can be used
with. pendant lamps or strings of cressets, such
as burn in oriental churches.
The Caterer gives the following directions for
making raspberry jelly: Take any desired GUAM
tlty OF fresh, ripe raspberries and currants, in
the proportion of three parts of the former and
one of the latter Place the fruit in stone jar
and bruise the berries slightly. Then place the
jar III oeep pan OF DOlHng water, set the pan on
slow fire so that the water may boil gently, but
do not press or squeeze the fruit. When the juice
flows freely from the berries, place piece of
muslin over fine seive, pat the sieve over
large bowl, and pour the juice, as it flows from
the fruit, into the muslin, allowing it to strain
through. Now put the juice into an enameled
preserving pan, and for each pint of it add one
pound of loaf sugar. Set the pan on the fire
and boil very gently until the jelly is done,
carefully as It rises To tell when ,e cooked sou
enough, dip out little of the jelly and put it on
plate or saucer. If it stiffens the jelly may be
removed from the fire and poured into small jars
or jelly -tumblers which, when the jelly becomes
and set away in dry, airy place. until wanted
for uSe
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A BRUTAL son.
The Victim of His Violence Pleads for Him in
Court.

The Victim of His Violence Pleads for Him in
Court.
Chicago Herald.
"He's the best son God ever put breath in
your honor"
The speaker was little woman bent over and
feeble with age. residing at 1873 Wentworth ave-
nue.. The prisoner, al stout young man on whose
sinister face an insulting smile was playing, as
he toyed nervously with the blottlng pad.
''Raise your veil, madam"
Officer, raise the lady's veil"
The bailiff did So gently but firmly, the
little old woman demonstrating, disclosing pair
of terribly discolored eyes, the blush black lines
running far down her cheeks.
HE didn't do it, your honor; he didn't do it."
But you swore before me when the warrant
was obtained against your son that he did it"
That was In passion, judge. 1t would be
heartless mother who would prosecute her own
child"
''He struck you then. did he not?'
Eyes, your honor, little tip; but it was all
my own fault. He was not to blame l went to
his house. 17S Green street, and asked him for
money, which l had no right to do, and made
him angry
'.And he struck you!"
"Yes-that is-no, your honor I fell down
stairs a short while before that and may have
hurt myself /"
But he blacked your eyel"
''He just gave me a little tip, that's ali, SIR"
In reply to question by Justice White the
prisoner said he had nothing to say.
And you stand there and admit the charge OF
beating your mother in such brutal mannerW
"Well, she made me mad. She wanted money
and / struck her."
Eyes, your honor; have a bad temper and 1
had no right to ask him for money" the little old
lady interrupted excitedly.
You confess you struck herl"
II reckon" with grin.
you're not sure about itl"
''She ought to be-" and his honor looked at the
badly disfgured but kindly old face of the mans
mother.
"Were you drunk"
81 don't know"
No answer.
Zone hundred dollars and costs, and William
p Stewart was taken down amid the pleadings
of his mother and the wrathful imprecat;ons of
his virago of a wife, on the devoted head of the
justice
1t was feared that Stewart would escape pun
ishment because of intimidating his mott err and
it was only by subpoena that she was brought
into court to testify.
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Newport Exclu SiveneSs.

Now York Mail and Express.
Cottages are not renting rapidly at Newport
this year." said an old Newporter 49,, 900 a
year places renting for ST. 500, and the real
estate market is altogether depressed. Mr. and
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Astor, Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre Lorilard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Goelet and indeed all the old
timers, will be there, but of the class who take
cottage for this season and who may be in Eu-
rope or in California next season, there will be
very few examples 1t is really curions how
many nouveaux riches come to Newport year
after year, try to get into society there, fail
to do so, and never come again
The natives of Newport are GER
tainly educated to the point where
they look upon any freak of fashion without be-
traying vulgar interest The most curious and
outre equipage, for instance, never startles them
into the slightest manifestation of surprise. If
a cottager there chose to harness up white ele
plants TO his drag, he might parade the streets
absolutely safe from comment l do not know
of another summer city where this is true
Long Branch and Saratoga still retain rural
flavor, and their inhabitants still smack of the
plowed fields. At Newport there are fashion
able people all the year round. There is no de-
velopment of fashionable life which is not IA
miliar to Newporters. They have seen more
than many New Workers, so that the incuriosity
which | have mentioned is quite to be ex-
pected."
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A clerk and his country father entered there's
taurant the other evening and took seats at q
porter The old man bowed his head and was
about to say grace, when waiter few up, singe
ing: II have beefsteak, Goldfish balls and bull
heads" Father and son gave their orders, and
the former again bowed his head. The young
touching his parents arm, exclaimed, in low.
nervous tone: Father it isn't customary to do
that in restaurants" "It's customary with me
to return thanks to God wherever / am" said
the old man. For the third time he bowed his
act Of carving his beefsteak and bowed his head,
and there wasn't man who heard the short and
simple prayer that didn't feel profounder respect
for the old farmer than if he had been President
of the United States.
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Sunday Base Ball at Bruce Park.

Indianapolis Independent.
This column is in favor of the American Sab
bath and per consequence, in a general way, it is
forninst Sunday amusements, but il went out to
Bruce Park last Sunday to see the crowd and
the game between the Clevelands and the Slug
gers. In point of numbers the crowd was large,
tradesmen and clerks were there, with a slight
sprinkling of roughs A few travelling men oc-
cupied the front seats, and in the shade of the
amphitheater there was at least one prominent
member of one of our leading churches. There
he sat, with his regular Uriah Heep countenance
garnished with look of Christian resignation
that was cooling to the gaze of a poor sinner. If
this column ever processes Christianity, it won't
use the Jack of Spades for pTayer-book mark,
nor look upon base ball when she's red hot on q
Sunday
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Mark Twain's Early Days.

New 1ork evening Po6t.
The mother of Mark Twain, who is eighty-tw,
years of age, and living at Keokuk, Iowa, has re-
Gently been interviewed: Sam was always a
good hearted boy" said Mrs. Clemens, ''but he
was very wild and mischievous one, and do
what would, we could never make him go to
school This used to trouble his father and me
dreadfully, and we were convinced that he would
never amount to as much in the world as his
brothers, because he was not near so steady and
sober minded as they WERE" II suppose, Mrs.
Clemens, that your son in his Ooyhood days
somewhat resembled his own Tom
Sawyer, and that fellowfeeling is
what made him so kind to the
many hair breadth escapades of that celebrated
YOUTH "Ah, no." replied the old lady with a
merry twinkle in her eye, he was more like
Huckleberry Finn than Tom Sawyer. Often his
father would start him off to school, and in
little while would follow him to ascertain his
whereabouts. There was large stump on the
way to the chool-house, aud Sam would
take his position behind that, and as mis-
father went past would gradually circle around
it in such way as to keep out of sight Finally
his father and tho teacher both said it was of no
use to try to teach Sam anything because he
was determined not to learn. But never gave
up He was always great boy for history, and
could never get tired of that kind of reading, but
he hadn't any use for school houses and text
books
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much alike there and here In Norway. every
holder of public Office is obliged to declare his
adhesion to the Lutheran or state church, but
this requirement does not prevent persons who
disbelieve the doctrines of that church from OBJ
tanning official position. No scrutiny is made OF
much the same light as some of the planks im
our political platforms-made only to be trodden
on. Some of the Norwegian liberals think that
1t would be better to repeal the law creating re-
iiglous tests than to encourage hypocrisy and
double-d dealing by its retention
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At the Musicale.
San Francisco Chronicle.

San Francisco Chronicle.
They were sitting round as they do, you
know, at musicales. There had just been song
and the pent-up protest found vent in carefully
demonstrative praise and compliment. There
was more than buzz of conversation, there was
Babel, for everybody was afraid of the newt
able next and wanted to keep it away as long as
possible. Then fair young girl who had been
sitting in the back ground was approached.
will you not play something for us, Miss
Jenkinsl'
''Oh, am so nervous. No, I'd rather mott"
she answered, rising hurriedly and going
to the piano, afraid she might be taken
at her word. She tried to look like lamb
being led to the slaughter when she was escorted
to the piano, but the expression of sheep watiDgs
to be slaughtered which spread itself over every
face in the room was far more genuine She
played, and she played, and she played Finally
she got through. There was very enthusi astioi
applause. They were glad it was over.
Miss jenkins plays charmingly, don't you
think sol" said lady to a gentleman standing
by her.
"Ya.as. What was that pretty thing she
playedl7
II am not quite sure Something, think by
Opusn
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ter led them to secure a copy. II was written a
few days after the memorable trial trip and reads

~ uey 70 "as0T ZIG A0mofaoio 1Tidi u'p ouu Aeooo
as follows:
NEW YORK 22d Aug, 1907.
My Dear Friendly steamboat voyage to Albany
and back has turned ont rather more favorable than
had calculated The distance from New York is 80
M lies. ran it up in thirty two hours and down IN
thirty hours. The latter is just five miles an hour
mad light breeze against me the whole way going
and coming that made of my sails, and
the voyage has been performed wholly by the power
of the steam engine. overlook many sloops and
schooners bearing to windward, and passed them as
they had been at anchor.
The power of propellng boats by steam is now fully
proved The morning left New York there were not
perhaps thirty persons IN the city who believed that
the boat would even move one mile hour or be OF
the least utility. And while we partly off from
the wharf which crowded with spectators, l
heard number of sarcastic remarks. This is the
way you know, in which ignorant men compliment
what they call philosophers and projectors. Having
employed much time, and money, and zeal IN &C
complishng this work. it gives me, as it will you,
great pleasure to see it so fully answer my
expectations 1t will give quick and cheap convey.
other great rivers which laying open their
treasures to the enterprise of countFymen. And
although the prospect of personal emolument has
been some inducement to me- yet feel infinitely more
pleased In rejecting with you on the immense advan-
tage that my country will derive from the lnven-
tion However will not admit that it is half so i'm
portant the torpedo system of defense and attack
for out of this will grow the liberty of the an
object of infinite importance to the welfare of Ameri-
ca and every civilized country. But thousands OF
witnesses have the steamboat in rapid move
ment and they believe-but they have not ship
of war destroyed by torpedo, and they do not be-
leve. We cannot expect people in general to have
knowledge of physics, or power of mind sufficient to
combine ideas and reason from to effects But
in case we have war and the enemys ships come into
our water, it the government will give reasonable
means of action will soon convince the world that
have surer and cheaper modes of defense than they
are aware Of Yours, etc., ROBERT FULTON.
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How Maxwell Was Caught.
Paris Morning News.

Faf1s MOFHIDg NtWs.
Tho telegraphic message which ran down Max
well, the ST. Louis trunk murderer, pursued a
long and devious course. The dispatch travelled
from st. Louis to New York, and New York to
Cape Breton by land lines, cable to Valencia,
Ireland, thence by land across Ireland and cable
underneath St Georges channel to London, by
another cable London to Lisbon. thence by cable
to the island of Malta, where it was repeated
anrougl w. ga ~ - ,anu mes
meath the Red sea to Alden; by cable again under
the Arabian sea to Bombay, and land wires Bonn
bay to Penang on the Malay PENINSULA cable
again to the island of Java, where it was repeat
ed through another cable to Port Darwin, north
Australia; land lines took it to Sydney, whence
it again took to the water by the south Pacific
cable to reach Wellington, New Zealand. From
Wellington it went by land to Auckland The
murderer was caught. and will shortly be on his
way home.
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suggestion to Clerrymen.

There is great deal of true religion in
nature, solemnly remarked young clergyman
while calling upon lady of his Congregation
the other evening There is, indeed was tho
quiet reply I'VE should never forget that
Quite true. We should also remember while
we are about it that grass is cut very short at
this season of the year.
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Had a Hare-Lip.

Had a hair-lip-rJoney had:
Spilled his looks, and Joney knowed it;
Fellers tried to bore him bad
But eff ever he got mad,
He KEEP still and never showed it.
Druther have his mouth, all pouted
And split up, and like it wuz,
Than the ones at laughed about it.
Purity is purity does!
Had to listen ruther clost
Fore you knowed what he wuz givin'
You; and yet, without no boast
Joney he wuz jes' the most
Entertainin' talker ivin'
Take the Scripturs and run through 'em,
Might say, like a auctionier,
And nd argy and review EN-
AT wuz beautiful to hear
Hairlp and impedment
Both wuz bad, and both agin him
But the old folks where he went
Feared like, KNOWN his intent,
'Scused his mouth fer what wuz in him.
And the Children all loved Joney-
And he loved EN- back, you bet!-
Put their arms around him only
None had ever kissed him yet.
In young company, someway
Boys nd grin at one-another
On the sly; and girls nd lay
Low, with nothin' much to say,
Er leave Joney with their mother
Many and many time he's fetched e.
Candy by the paper-sack,
And turned right around and ketched 'ep
Maxim mouths behind his backi
S'prised, sometimes, the sluis he took
Ill L IL L.
Like ishs mo1th nd look
When he'd ben ierked off the hook
And plunked back into the worter.-
Same durn feller-it's su'prisn,
But it's facts-'at stood and cherred
From the bank that big baptizn,
Pike bridge accident occurred!
Cherred fer Joney while he give
Life to little Children drowndin'
Which fttenest to live
Him at cherred, er him at div
And saved thirteen lives? x They found one
Body three days later, foated
Down the bayou, eight mile south,
An discolored-up and bloated-
On'y knowed him by his mouth.
Had hair-lp-Joney had
Folks at filed apast all knowed it
Them at used to smile looked sad,
But eff he thought good er bad
He KEEP still and never showed it,
Druther have that mouth, all pouted
And split up and like it wuz,
Than the ones at laughed about it.
Purity is as purity does!
james whitcomb Riley.
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Good might.

Goodnight! Goodnight!
Far from US the day takes fight,
But like touch from heaven fanes
The goodness of God remains.
1t guards us, dear, Alright
Goodnight! Goodnight!
Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
But that m ay mean us sorrow.
Our eyelids now droop to close;
Shall we see the dawning rose!
Vain hope perhaps we borrow
Tomorrow! To morrow.
From the French of Victor Hugo.
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The Wrong Kind of a Temperance Lecture.


Atlanta Constitution.
A fne-looking drummer for wholesale liquor
house recently had comical adventure while
passing through Baltimore. One night after
supper, he was stroing down the streets when
he came to a stairway up which a crowd was
ascending grave-looking gentleman seized
the drummer by the hand, saying: Come along,
title, and thinking 1t unnecessary to make any
explanations in the crowd, the liquor man
allowed himself to be drawn along by his
conductor He followed him to a platform
and taking the seat offered him found himself
facing brilliant audience of ladies and gentle
men, To his surprise he found that he had
blundered into temperance meeting Several
good speeches were delivered, and finally the
gentleman who had carried the drummer in re-
marked that Colonel Blank was with them, and
that although obliged to catch train he would
address them briefly. The introducer finished
with an inclination of his head to the drummer
and that perpexed individual saw that he was
in for it. 1t was, no use to talk about
case o. mistaken identity so late in
the day. He advanced to the front of the
stage, took drink of water and sailed into
his subject He INDUCED in few general
remarks, and made the crowd laugh by telling
few of John b. Coughs old jokes He then
wound up by saying that intemperance was
mainly caused by bad liquor. and that people
sat down. A dead silence followed and the chair
man growled, That was remarkable ending
to your speech, Colonel; one would think that
you were in the whisky business yourself" The
drummer reached for his hat edged toward the
wing of the stage, and quietly informed the
meeting that the chairman was right. He stated
who he was and how the mistake occurred The
bowls of the audience warned him that it was
time to leave. and he cut his speech short and
"slid" at 2:40 trot
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Chicago TflDune.
General Logan has written the following letter
in answer to certain inquiries of old soldiers:
CHICAGO, May IS, 1885.
j. d. Remington:
My Dear Comrade-Your letter received. Appreciate
your kind congratulations and fatterng predictions
for the future. In to your question viii say
that was wounded three times and was hit several
times by spent balls causing temporary 1stncness
Very truly, JOHN A. LOGAN
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Ofiice-Seekers in Norway.

Boston Advertiser.
The Norwegian clergyman and poet Jansen,
who is visiting Boston, gives some interesting
illustrations of the way in which the ofice-seek-
ing spirit warps moral Independence in his coun-
try, and thus shows that human nat ure is worry
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Illness of DIR. r. III. Hamilton.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
Hundred of devoted friends, in this city and
throughout the country, will be deeply panied to
learn that the distinguished surgeon, DR.. Frank
II. Hamilton, who was so prominently before
the Nation in connection with President Gar
fields case, is seriously ILL., For some weeks he
has been troubled with distressing cough, and
his condition is such as to create the grayest
anxiety, although he is not confined TO his house.
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WHIMSICALITIES.
Like Papa's.

We'll my young gentleman, how would you
like your hair cutp
.oh, like papa's, please; with little round
hole at the top"
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Ablutionary Studios.
B arlington Press,

Burlington Press.
Boston will have to look out for its aesthetic
laurels. Down in Biddeford, Maine, people are
so heightened that instead of saying bathroom,
they speak of ''ablutionary studios"
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No Danger.
Chicago Rambler

Proprietor of restaurant (who has been late
~ marrled)-Sam. want you to be careful ana
see that my orother-in-law, Mr.. Jones, does not
pay his checks
Sam (the head waiter)-Yes sor will, sor.
He's very careful about that himself, sor.