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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
Embarrassing Statistics,
Rochester IN. II. !, Courier.

Several manageable young men Of Rochester
are in a terrible pickle. They have heretofore
given as reason for not marrying that they
could not afford the luxury About month
ago several manageable young ladies put their
heads together and prepared document proving
they provided for the future, you see) can live
we'll on 80 week. Having disposed of rents,
fuel and provisions, these artless girls turned
their attention 10 clothing, and the document
aforesaid states that the woman who cannot
dress stylishly and save money ON $50 year ia
not worth the marrying Then these girls made
copies of the original and sent one to each Of
the eligible young men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
Long Life.

If could live full round thousand years
To see most wrongs made right and hear the cheers
That never come till late
And then come grudginglv by fate-7 !. 4 ~,
We might all learn to live life WE'LL
While as it is. if short or long. can tell
The whole grand mystery is sealed;I q. % b
Imprisoned each TO live-fate unrevcaled-
The strongest fall;
IT'S so III life to all.
And yet, with other worlds unseen,
That dot the sky. beside which ours is mean
And smaller than the rest
Who knows, but He knows best,
1t may not be that His years are of days
Moments are weeks soft, and lives like plays
Spread out, brilliant scene,
While less than star acts often come between;
Though short or long. if hearts be loved well
ha. JOY will be that life! Its years will tell
The glad'ning tale
While all lives unloved, fail
Detroit Commercial Advertiser.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
Suppressing a Mutiny.
st. Louis Republican.


William FL Lytle, the author Of the poem,
ing, Egypt, dying" was the man for mutineers.
At one time during the war was sent under his
command, with several pieces of light artillery
among them two or three howitzers, in a brigade
that went out on raid some place near Shelby
vile, in Tennessee. When we started out the
wagons were used to carry the soldiers KNAPP
sacks etc, and when we had gathered together
what forage we wanted the wagons had to be
used to carry it, OF course the soldiers then had
to carry their baggage, and when the order was
given to do this one regiment refused to obey,
and said they would not touch their knapsacks
Colonel Lytle marched the men over to where
the knapsacEs were and again ordered the men
to take them up. Again they refused. was
stationed on little eminence short distance
away and presently here came Colonel Lyle gal
Looping over to me, with his sabre out and his
eyes flashing.
Captain Edgarton, said he, twill you let me
have those howitzersp
Certainly answered, and gave the order
for the guns to move.
Coming over right in front of the mutineers
Colonel Lyle gave the order Attention! Load
with canister! Take aim!'-and then in an
undertone bidding the gunners await in readi-
ness the word fire. spoke to the mutineers,
saving: "You - take ND vour
knapsacks, or, - -, Ill wipe you off the face
of tho earth" Not man in the regiment
moved, and Lytle waited fully minute. NOW,
- you," said Lytle, I'M give you one minute
to pick up those knapsacks!' Slowly, first one
and then another. and then a third, picked up
his knapsack, and before the minute was up
there was not piece of baggage on. the ground.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
Not His Property.

Texas SiftingS.
will you be kind enough to take that grip
sack off that seatl" said countryman who got
on a train at Luling.
No. sir, don't propose to do anything Of the
sort replied the drummer, who was sitting on
the other side of the seat
do you say that you are going to let that
grip sack stay right there2n
Eyes, sir; do"
''In case you don't remove that grip sack
shall be under the painful necessity Of calling
the conductor"
'.You can call in the conductor the engineer.
and the brakeman if you want to- Perhaps YOU
mad better stop at the next station and send a
special to old Jay Gould himself about it."
1.-THE conductor will put you off the train"
81 don't care if he does / am not going to
take that grip-sack from the place where it s.~
The indignant passenger went through the
train, and soon returned with the conductor
$50 you refuse to remove that grip-sack, do
your asked the conductor.
II do"
Great sensation.
why do you persist in refusing to remove
that grip-sackT
Because it's not NINE"
''Why didn't you say at once2"
Because nobody asked me-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
WILLIE WINTERS WAY.
How He losses His Hair and His Poetry In
Frenzied Abandon.

How lie losses His Hair ana HIS Poetry In
Frenzied Abandon.
New York letter.
A theatrical dinner of welcome or farewell
without poem from Mr.. Winter would be
something unknown in New York. There is
not an actor Of consequence who comes or who
goes that Mr.. Winter does not welcome with u
poetic kiss or part from with poetic tear If
you have not seen Mr.. Winter at one of these
dinners reading his verses, you have missed a
sensation. 1t you have seen him once you
have seen him always. When Mr.. Winters
turn came, on Monday night, he arose from his
chair and prefaced his poem by speech of
dreary prose- to which his hearers listened
good -humoredly. Then. with toss of his head
which threw his iron-gray hair out in
all directions, and gave it the appear
ance of an angry mop, he pulled his
manuscript from the breast pocket of his coat,
threw his right arm as far up in the air as it
would 60, brought it down suddenly, and ran his
fingers through his hair from the nape of his
neck upward, thus bringing it il all its profusion
over his eyes Then he began to read. Each
stanza was written on q separate sheet and as
he finished it he threw it aside over his shoulder
anywhere, regardless of where it might land,
the idea seeming to be that poetry to him was a
thing of such easy accomplishment, that once
read there was the end of it. He could write
plenty more of the same sort and took no ac
count of this. The table and the floor were
strewn with these bits of white paper. decorated
with Wilrie's peculiar chirography, and when he
came to tho last sheet he whired it as dexter
ously as Heller would fling card. Then, tax
ing up his glass of champagne he flung
the liquid down his throat, and
threw himself exhausted on his chair
while the banquet hall rang with APP
plause over this grand and spontaneous effort
The young men present. to whom Mr.. Winter
was well known by reputation. but who had
never witnessed one of these poetic frenzies,
made frantic efforts to secure the bits of paper
on which the verses were written. and extracted
them with great difficulty from the forms of ice
cream and glasses Of champagne into which they
had fallen. You should not throw the little poem
away in this reckless manner" said Mr. Irving,
with his hand on Willies shoulder; but Willie
only smiled modest smile, as though so trivial
thing was hardly worth perpetuating At the
same time, however, it was lying in cold type in
the columns of the Tribune, perhaps at that
very moment being rolled off the press Mr..
Winter and his verses are an institution of these
dinners, and they are valuable as giving variety
to the monotonous round of speech-making, as
we'll as interesting in showing how successfully
and continuously this poet can improyise on the
same theme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
WOMEN WHO PLAY POKER.
A Game Which Is More Amusing Than Pro
gressive Euchre.

gressive Euchre.
Washington Letter in Boston Traveller
The craze for playing poker has broken out
among fashionable ladies in Washington. The
doings of the Army Poker Club, where the lives
and regulations of so many officers have been
blasted, are matter of general knowledge and
gossip. but during lent, when it was so wicked to
dance, the fair danes have consoled themselves
with the clatter Of the chips and excitement Of
''the draw" 1t is stated that one young society
belle recently lost over 5000 at five sittings
This is quite large sum in game where bet
ting above % cents was prohibited. The favor
tie game among the young ladies, however. is
the penny ante, fivec limit This is al
most exclusively confined to ladies who have
only limited or moderate amount of pin money
each week, but there is said TO be "a heap Of fun
for the spectators Very few gentlemen are ad
mitted to this game. A much more refined and
respectable form of amusement has been estab-
lishcd for tieir enjoyment. The poker parties
where both sexes play do not use vulgar chips
or still more vulgar money: that would be carry
ing the thing too far. Elaborate and costly
favors are provded-paid for, of course. by the
gentlemen--and then the entire party sits down
to game Of freeze out This is a very p0pu-
lar and entertaining style of amusements and is
played quite extensively. Some of the lady
players have become adopts at the game. One
of the most demure-looking young misses in
town recently defeated an ''old stager" ar party
given at certain fashionable residence. and
when, few evenings later he came back for
his revenge, she won enough Kid gloves to last
her year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
Where We Get the Asphalt

=
never look at an asphalt pavement or roll
along over its smooth surface in carriage with
out thinking of the curious island and the still
more singular place from which the material is
procured. In about the center of the Island of
Trinidad, dot in the Caribbean sea- just off the
coast of Venezuela, there is an asphalt lake. It
is said to about 100 acres and is apparently
inexhaustble. Il is black, sandy substance,
and is believed to be crude, rotten petroleum.
A singular feature Of the substance is that al
shough about 5000 tons are taken ont of this
LIKE annually il constantly fills up so that there
Is no lessening of the supply. This singular lake
Of paying material is owned by the Venezuelan
government but leased to company in Wash
ington, of which man named A. l.. Barber is
president They have feet Of schooners run
ping 70 Isindad, and having = monopoly Of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
The Bible of John Rogers, the Martyr.

New York Sun.
There is in the possession of the Potter fam
iy of Rhode Island said a distant relative Of
that family living in this city "a Bible, which
is not only notable for its antiquity, but for the
history connected with it. 1t belonged to John
Rogers, the martyr. During the prosecutions
of the early martyrs, he hid it to keep it from
falling into the hands of Gardiner and Bonner,
or their spies. John Rogers was burned at the
stake more than three centuries and a quarter
ago. After his death the Bible fell into the hands
of his eldest son, descendants of whom came to
America iii 1885, bringing the book with them
This was the family Of James Rogers, who, in
travelling through the New England wilderness
carried the Bible in his bosom and used it for a
pillow. 1t was believed that it was an amulet
that kept off the devil and the Indians. 1t de-
scendsd through three generations of the Rog-
erses ia this country to Judith Rogers, who mar
ried Thomas Potter of Hopkinton r. l., In
1853. Tie Bible has been in the possession Of
the Potter family ever since. II y Matthew's or
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
For Complexion Maniacs.
New York Advertiser.

A young lady who was much worried about
her complexion asked the advice of vegetarian
friend al to the best means Of improving her ap-
friend She took wildly and fed on nothing but
parsnips washed down with copious draughts of
dandelon tea for one month. Towards the end
of the twenty eighth day she was nearly as pref
ty in color as butterine Yet somehow or other
the tint didn't please her. and after consulting
her vegetarian lend again, the young lady sub
sisted for two o., aths on picked cabbage and
raspberry vire1ar neat. Slowly, but surely, her
color changed till she became good copy Of q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
The War Cloud

AT Lafayette, day or two since, Judge Boise
was seated between two honest grangers, such as
ne ,magines himself to be. One Of them was
Judge, he said: 'The thunder cloud of war
looks very dark on the Eastern political horizon
Yes said the Judge 1.-The cloud looks very
black well. Judge said the second farmer,
who had only half comprehended the matter nm
der discussion, I'VE need rain"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18

YOU can't beat DR.. Pierce's Compound Extract
Of Smart-Weed. composed of best French bran
dy, smartweed, Jamaica ginger, and camphor
water, as remedy for collie or cramps il the
stomach diarrhGa. dysentcry or bloody fux.
cholera morbus, or to break up colds. fevers and
infammatory attacks. Also an unexcelled lin
imsnt for man or beast
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18

What are you singing, Sweet Heart! Sweet Heart!
You with the breast so brownl
What are you singing Sweet Heart Sweet Heart!
Stop-let me write it down.
The little brown bird sings in her nest,
Up in the pine tree tall,
So sings she there while the worlds at rest
And the little ones brood beneath her breast
Up in the pine tree tall
If your song is finished Sweet Heart Sweet Hearth
You my little brown bird shall be.
I'D build you nest, Sweet Heart, Sweet Heart
With the love bear to thee.
Edith Grant in Every Other Saturday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
Never Joke Your Wife.

Albany Argus.
do straighten up, John, and have some style
about you," said his wife, you are growing
uglier and uglier every day."
Cant help it my dear" he replied APOLOGIZE
cally. ut is said that man grows more like
his wife,
When the neighbors separated them they did
not resemble each other a particle, for her
hustle was riding the back of her neck, and he
hadn't enough hair left on his head to build .
birds nest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
Never Known to Catch Anything

Merchant Traveller.
sAre you going to send that man down among
those rotten tenements" asked visitor at the
New York police headquarters.
'Of course. Why notp asked the officer Ia
charge.
Because there is small pox there.
"Oh, he won't catch it."
ssWhyl Has he had itr
mo; he's detective"
"Beg pardon; didn't know that"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18

red sunset. Still not satisfied, she varied her
nourishment more, and existed on strawberry
ice and turnips for six months, when she
assumed a lovely pink and white hue. very
tasty tombstone has just been erected to her
memory by her vegetarian friend.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
Too Little.

The chair was hardly high enough.
Her head came just above the table;
Her little fist pencil grasped
And scrubbed as fast as 1t was able.
sI'm writing stories," she explained,
And down the busy head bent lower;
s'Ah, read one to me, dear. begged;
And then the dimpled hand moved slower.
ooh. Auntie'-and the baby face
Drew back then, swift the blue eyes lighting
SID love to. only I'm so small
don't know how to read my writing
Wide Awake.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
Wants thu Facts Known.

Mr. Editor: and my neighbcrs have boon
led so many times into buying different things
for the liver, kidneys aud blood that have done
us moro harm than good, / feel 1t due your
readers to advise them when an honest and
good medicine like Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic can
DO had Yours truly. AN Obj SUBSCRIBER
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18

Cranmers Bible, and II IL not divided into verses
Its arrangement Of chapters differs materially
from that Of the King James version. IL con-
tains the Liturgy of the English Church in the
reign of Edward VI 1t was printed about the
year 1520s
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
He Struck the Wrong Man.

'Td like to strike you for $50 to-day" said
Hardup to young Hyson, Saturday afternoon.
"By Jove, said young Hyson, who was little
short himself, you may do it for 500 Give
me the money, and say whore you want to strike
men
Hardup struck out
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
The Head of Niobe.

Lips that withheld the anguish she had known,
Perpetual pathos in the voiceless stone
The eyes decreed in dead Olympian years
Amournful immortality of tears.
William H. Hayne, in the Atlantic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
The Diaerence.

Boston Beacon.
Yale-"Whatis the difference between an idiot
and pretty girlp
Harvard with alacrity, having just read Lam
poon)--"The one is immensely simple and the
other is simply immense"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18

Your system is now more susceptible to the
benefits of areliable medicine than at any other
season Take Hoods Sarsaparilia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
Spring Sports Among the Boys.

Hartford Post.
Spring sports are all the rage with the boys.
and the Tuffboy and Smallface gangs are quite
like rivals in out-of-door exercise.
We jes' got those fellers hot remarked
Jimmy Tuffboy at the table. ave run 'em
down an finally drove em into their zereba"
Into their whata'
Into their zereba dad
What in timenation is zereba!'
Don't you knowl They have zerebas in the
Soudan. But Charlie Smallface's woodshed is
good enough zereba for US to A zereba 10
a hole to drive fellers into, dad"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
She Slew Him.

she slew HIM.
Merchant Traveller.
He was tiresome beau. and the girl couldn't
get rid of him to save her life. The other even
ing he called, and during the conversation, or
rather near its close, she said:
Il dreamed about you last night"
sNol" he exclaimed, with a smile as big as the
mouth of river after thaw.
Yes. dreamed you had proposed to me-"
"And-and-" he hesitated, bushed looked
appealingly at her, and put out his arms in q
dazed sort OF way, "and what did you think
II thought thought" she also hesitated
and blushed, and then stopped
'Well my-my-what did you thinkl" he
stammered in impatient hopefulness
II thought it must have been the mince pie
ate before retiring that gave me the nightmare
The Louisville Girl and the Memphis Man.
Memphis Sunday Times.
Louisville girl who was visiting here short
time ago scored a signal triumph over fresh
young society man of this city. They were sit
ting upon sofa together and as the converse
ton progressed he allowed his arm to gradually
fall down until he had it around her waist.
She arose very indignant and he made the fol-
lowing explanation and apology: II hope you
will not think anything of this. 1t is just a way
| have. All tho Memphis boys act the same
way, and you will have to get used to it. hope
you will not take any ofense at it, as its just my
way
She left the room. but came back in few
minutes with married friend, and sat down on
the sofa again Soon she began to yawn and
give every ostensble proof of being thoroughly
bored. Finally she said: I'm dreadfully
sleepy, and hope you'll go home. You mustnT
take any offense at this. All the Louisville
tiresome, and you had better 60 home at once
Don't be offended at this 1t is simply way I
have"
He stood not upon the order of his going.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-09-02
New Publications..

~'ali.1 = ueW t1uk Tic Congo. and
IN Founding # ih, Fro state is full
= arguments for 'ptaI abstinence. in fact
showing 'As wisdom and necessity of
prohibiting tIsr admission of intoxicants
n'H tle NV >'a'e IL pontedly declares
- 'aaH9 4 the ~lifiil,u deaths of Euro
ls-4a> attributed ID tA. climate are direct
.t 'rar'tal, Ia thrir r., kl,.>~ disregard of
n.la1'a'n >"u>c in regard - clothing, food
ti.t the 'N,h'mpcreI greed for strong
tr,uk. H. eifc- mann Instances to prove
Lii Statement liz ,ay> that any liquid
IA : exciting. or l. others may term 1t,
y. .aratin1 mn>f 'r avoided by the I'M
>.5> q. EafHioau II he values his life,
whether it bc iile e5mmonly considered
inneau'u> la2er mill pil>rn watery clar-
~ YIu prl.Haire. or any other innocent
a.ur or 5ccr. oihrrsi >e the slightest in
discretion tn least unusual or spasmodic
Industry. may III one short hour prove
'ta.. Viii IL OH lhr Congo where men
tHu>t WORK aIal hodii8 movement is com
la.>prt Tie Very atmosphere seems ia
"a. - nueH WIZ rim their faith on whisky
~ AMI rraniy They Invariably sue
eGliI4.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-09-02
POETRY.
Put Your Heart In II, Dear.

Is dis the Ies,un hard. tire problems so decr
Is the sd hill of lcunns 50 thpfay and steep
HAT tn irpa' is coming on your forehead again.
i1"esn, Willie darling, that ei.e- npther pun
Let M whisper aolatm, Willie boy, m vaur a.
la'"nqacf hand lr--an-, pa, heart in then, DIR.
Naa h4te the piano, TIN, weary strurn. tun,
Though Y"ar ever So happy out dur with drum
But prftioing daily, and taking such care
HAT each littIc note is struck tull, md far
Make YOU er"sz and discouraged. Ny Willie com
herc.
Let me give You my secret, put hcar in il, dear.
\ 'hIng done by half, child, is Away hall dom,
\ shame 10 he seen, under God faithful sun,
That SETS us It's beautiful pattern of work.
Without loiter or hurry ur stopping To shirk,
While sunshine reminds YOU, 50 brave and so clear
Whatever Your task he, put heart in it, dear
II YOU weed in the garden or 20 for thu mail
Feed Phonto or Brindlo, let none Sc You fail
In any small dut, but loyal and true,
Let father and mother depend upon you
And this is my council, worth stopping to hear,
Worth trcasuring, Willie, put heart in it, dear
Put heart in tho work and put heart in the play,
Step ON, like soldier though rough be the way,
Laugh eaily AT trials, and never retreat
If your case be right one, disdain defeat
Pray always, and then marching forth full of cheer
In strife or in labor, put heart heart in it, dear.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-09-02

TIM KIND OF l.tN>tll HI. WNNrru.-
Il like Il LAW suit hc said ~ hc entered
the central station Yesterday and placed
his hat on two chairs. Do You want To-
site >omchudV;' Dot liner exactly |
want a law>ui, dot viii make >omcbody
suffer. vha> made a fool OF again "
How was it, "Nhcll. | hat in my ST.
loon a stuffed wolf pul him in New
York and pay 50 lie was my sim. YOU
know | keep him oil a shelf. ind every
body who comes in speaks of how nice
he looks. YES, I've seen him" Vel,
dis morning two fellows come nit biz
dog, und one Of dem SAYS. Bill, dot
NhaS a hig dog of Yours. hui III bet he
has no sand IN him. He runs away from
dot stuffed wolf Don man Bill he
looks up nd .rin> und says. "Nhcl. |
dunno. | 90 You der drinks dot he daau'
run AWAY" Il nd 81 | like To see der fun
und | puts der wolf down ON the floor.
Bill he tells his dog To sick EN- und- ind
-Nhcll. like >omrpudN to Kick me.
Then the dog didn't rum" Dot do4
>hump> in on my Wolf. und in one minu,,
dot specimen Was all torn up dit kind.
ling wood md Was so ont Of pocket
| Hey: What Kind of treatment vha> dol
ON IA man who pays tlNe> in two ward'
und Was headquarters for Il campaign
cmhf" Ill was too bad. Can | >u,
nNbody:" Hardly" ''noc> nopoly pa,
me S2i:" II guess not 'Nll right
captan-all right. puy> me anodcr vol
right away, | hat him stuffed init dync
mite. Ellrcy time dog comes along
put dot Wolf down und call sick EN-
und if | don't be shquarc peforc VIA
six months older You may pellet Was
goat Dot vhas me, captain. | Nha
good hearted, but draw der line on >tulic
wolves"