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The Nice Man.
Blakeley Hall, in San Francisco Argonaut.

Blakeley Hall, in San Francisco Argonaut.
There was a nice man in our. car coming up
from New Orleans. He wore the garb, the
smile, and the cravat of the bucolic clergyman,
and he had a loving family with him.. There
was, indeed, more love to the square inch in
their compartment than In any other / have ever
seen. They were perpetually tangled up in each
others arms, like so many cells lying in a square
box, with the pleasant looking head and long
neck of the nice man rising from the general
level and beaming upon the other passengers.
There was the nice man, his wife, hersister, and
a large, fat, blubbery son of about twelve
years. who loved and foundered all over
his ma. When a quiet whist party.
made up of the somewhat diverse elements
of a Mexican ranch owner, an English civil en-
gineer, a Chicago m and myself, was
convened in my experimentation happened
to be directly opposite that the Loving Family
CONSERVATION, horror and despair appeared
urcr the face of the nice man. After a short
co. .ation they began to sing hymns at US.
FClr heads were raised from the general level
of entangled, i~ntertwined and clinging bodies,
and eight eyes fixed on us while they sang. It
was positively the worst singing / ever heard,
not excepting sundry vocal performances Of the
Salvation Army. We stood it for a long while,
then the Chicago rumm laid down his hand,
looked over at the Loving Family and said, ar
gumentatively and right in the midst of a verse:
Say! Drop it, will you2 This amt a bar
racks, neither is it a church, nor a sanctuary.
It's a sleeper, that's what it is, an we've all got
equal rights here. You an your family's making
the hull car tired. Even the engine is losin' it's
grip, an I've made so many s~tar-eyed nukes so
far in the game that my partner here's just as
tired as the engine. So you'd better drop it
seeG Drop it, and drop it now. My back
aches!"
With this concise statement of his sentiments
the man from Chicago resumed his hand. The
nice man looked panied, but not angry. He
spoke soft words, and presently disentangled
himself from the rest of the loving family and
wandered up and down the car. During the fol-
lowing two hours l played a game called
forth several bursts Of ley criticism from my
partner. l was interested in the nice man. He
had given the drummer's pretty wife, who sat at
the other end of the car, a large orange, then a
paper, and finally he had seated himself beside
her, and she was revenging herself on the drum
mer by talking brightly to the nice man.
The following morning, while we were all
dressing, after an uneasy night in the berths, the
train glided into the tunnel. At the same mo-
ment we heard the voice Of the drummer ex.
claim:
Here, come out Of thero-aye hcarls
1t was a long tunnel, aud there was "a great
deal Of confusion at the upper end Of the car.
When we slid out into the light again the par
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02
The Largest Diamond in the World.
Fall Mall Gazette.

4 UT UTWTT
The Amsterdam firm Of ]. Metz is busy with
the erection of q special workshop, in which the
cutting of the largest diamond of the world in
shortly 20 be commenced. This diamond. which
has recently been found in South Africa, weighs
color and brilliancy to all the other famous
diamonds of the world, the largest of which,
the Grand Mogul, . is in the possession of the
Shah Of Persia, weighing, after being cut, $50
carats; next in size follows the ''Orloff," of 1875
carats, which adorns the point of the Emperor
of Russia's sceptre; the English .Koh-i-noor,n
originally weighing 116 carats, but in its present
form reduced to 1929 carats. The Regent
one of the French crown jewels. weighs 1861
carats. The time spent in cutting this last
jewel was two years. during which time diamond
powder : the value of ESQ was used The
Star of the South" which has been cut at
Amsterdam, weighs l25 ZIG carats.
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Original Puzzles.

NO. l5oo-NUMERIcA ENIGMA.
twenty-five ~letters.)
My 5, 3, s, l, IL is the strong point.
My Ia, A, II, %. 20 is one who loses,
My 2, G, 10, Is is to pledge.
My 10, Is, 10, 81 is a wading bird.
My IA, Is, 8, IL is a rich earth.
My whole is a saying.
CHICAGO, III. GEO. l AN.
NO. 1556-cHARADE.
While We puzzlers now are guessing,
Find this out. A public blessing;
1t bears the news to the east and west,
To the north and south, and finds q rest
In many homes, both rich and poor.
Afford;ng a delightful armchair tour.
When recollections fond to Woodwork
Presented scenes of childhood mirth,
My last he saw-and pond, and mill,
The bridge and falls, familiar still.
Of the oaken bucket he loved to tel,
That hung moSS-coyered In the well.
The year that Burns bid life adieu.
Beheld the birth of an American, who
An eminent historian became;
Spanish deeds he did proclaim.
He is my whole. AT sixty-three
He left his work to posterity.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. EVE LINWooD.
NO. l557-cRoss-woRD ENIGMA.
In inundate, not in flow;
In machine, not in hoe;
In curve, not in bow:
In ~stockage, not in pen;
In children. not in men;
In thousand, not in ten:
In disposition, not IN way;
In peninsula, not in bay;
In seldom. not in rare:
In trouble, not in care;
In establish, not in make;
In utensil, not in rake;
In distant, not in far;
In planet, not in star.
My whole was a noted French painter.
ELLETTSvILLE, Ind. W.. L. BROWN.
NO. 155S-DIAMOND
1. A letter. 2. That which comes unexpect-
eddy. 3. A fabulous monster with many heads.
A. The young of a frog. 5. Flat on the face. 6.
A liquid. Z. A letter. DIAMOND GAINsLEY.
NEw BRUNSWICK, Ind.
NO. 1~559-PYRAMID.
1. A letter. 2. To rest. 3. Verse. 4. Divers.
5. Letter for letter.
The centrals name a French measure of capac-
ity. DoDO.
GALLON, O..
NO. LOGAN ORDER.
A Cincinnati merchant tells his clerk to pro-
coed to Pittsburg, and he would send him writ
ten orders there. The clerk finds a letter, on ar
rival, only containing the following mark ().
He understands his order, executes it, and an
swers in the same style by the following sign e..
What were the orders, and what the answer?
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. ZORILLo.
NO. 1~561-REvERSALS.
/. Reverse to scold. and make a falsi6er. 2.
Reverse Wolfram, and max 100 thousand. 3.
Reverse a coin, and make to stuff. 4. Reverse
to lop, and make shelters. 5. Reverse a tract Of
low land, and make to think.
SALEM, Ind. UNCLE THEo.
ANSWERS in three weeks
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Making Them Come Down.

Natl0naI KepubIican.
AT a colored church on the outskirts Of the
city, Sunday afternoon, the preacher notified the
congregation that he must have So before ne
when returns were made So. so was in the pot
whereupon the preacher said he must have SLov
more before no would preach. the nat waS
passed around the second time and the ~ mans
up, when the congregation was treatou " onsS4
the best efforts Of the pastors me-
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Pittsburg CommerciaI-GaZette.
Our own notion is that IL the people of New
York, Brooklyn and Jersey City. who are ex-
pected to Immediately .bask in this new efful-
gence of Liberty, have not appreciation enough
Of the enterprise to comply with the conditions,
let the Frenchman keep his hardware or seek
out some locality where the illuminations Of
Liberty are less plentiful, and hence more val
uable than they are in this country. II Egypt,
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Foot Notes.

PEARL AND ETHEL-As you copied the eng
ma No. 1888 in giving it's answer we mistook it
for an original puzzle, and SO placed it with our
accepted puzzles last week. Examination shows
our error.
w. 7. BROWN obliges us to re-write his enig-
mas, as he wrote upon both sides of his paper.
Mr.. Brown writes finely, and if he would let his
work appear upon only one side of his paper his
articles would be f~aultless,
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Poetry per Kiiogram.
II
landau Truth-

In Germany the postotfce values poetry at 8
very handsome price, If the weighing be carefully
managed. Judged according to the average i'm
t~ellectual standing, the Excursion would
weigh about q ton, and. seeing that no one has
ever finished Bulwer Lyttons King Arthur, il
would be priceless from . posi- official point Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02

TALLY dressed drummer was revealed showing the
partially dressed parson against the side of the
car. He had caught the nice man edging his way
into the ladies' dressing room.
It is a popularity Of the nice man that he is
always happy. Is it because he is always sue
coSoful9
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02
The Sense of Hearing.

So acute is the sleeps sense of hearing, it is
said, that she can distinguish the sound of her own
same time; and the lamb, too, is able to recog-
nize it's mothers voice, even though it be in the
midst of q large flock. This is almost equal to
the sense of hearing in a Democrat who is called
by Cleveland to accept Office.
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view. Prose, being of greater specific gravity
mark per kilo, but even at this price there
are many English and more German writer's
who could make a good thing out of lost manu-
scripts.
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THE 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 puz-
zles are solicited from ALL
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light Of Liberty for $3.50, 300 it would be dirt
cheap. Let either New York pay for its own
benefits, or let statue and all go to Egypt, or to
any other sea washed country for aught we care.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02

By Solver. indianapolis: Nos. 1928, 1881. 1888.
By Eagle Eye, Walnut Hill, Mass: Nos. 1881,
1882 nearly 1888, 1885. 1886.
By Midget, Columbus, o.: Nos. 1928, 1880,
1881, 1882. 1888, 1884, 1885.
By S. H. NJ, Indianapolis: Nos. 1923, 1882,
1888, 1885.
The little book is awarded Midget.
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Vitality Of Great Men

Is notal ways innate or born with them, but
many instances are known where 1t has been
acquired by the persistent and ~judicious use Of
DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic.
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The Prize.
Puzzles

We will present a small book to the best puz
zle solver this week.
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Answers to Puzzles.

No. 152s-Hu(e)go.
No. 1529-A quick brown fox jumps over the
lazy dog.
No. 1530-Blast furnace.
No. 1531-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02
FOR THE SABBATH.

Thoughts After Prayer.
What though we hear no voice
In answer to our prayer.
Something subdues despair.
Something directs our choice,
And we are led as we had sought,
I'm word, in action, and in thought"
o, soul that waitest still
To hear the Voice Divine:
As on the printed line
Thou look st to find Gods will,
Look at thy life, and there find wrought
The blessing that thy lips have sought.
Edwin Il. Champiin. in Sunday School Times.
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No. 153U-BlaStf furnace.
No. 1881
Sad soul, dear heart, and why repine?
The melancholy tale is plain.
The leaves of spring. the summer flowers,
Have bloomed and died again.
No. 1852
l. Liverpool. 9. Paris. 8. Madrid. 4. Dub
lin. 5. Charleston. 6. Frankfort. z. Arch
angel s Leghorn. 0. Brooklyn.
No. l533-Nathaniel Hawthorne.
No. l534-Ottawa.
No. l535-Mango- bird.
No. 1896
EUGE \
URAL
G. A L.
E L Ia A
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-09
MARTINS FERRY

Charlev Welch leaves to-day for Colum-
Lus, q where he will re-enier the State
Hind Institute.
RobcIt Duyali leaves to-day for Romney
W. Va.
The Mruncrchor Singing Society, lately
organized by some Of our talented male mu-
sicians, is hourishing nicely. They now
have thirty members with nine applicants
to be considered next meeting night. VIM.
lippberdt is President ard v, Il.
Schaher. Secretary with P'o'es-
tr Ernest Geigcr, Of Bridgeport,
musical director Their meeting place is
u the hall in the third story OF tn" new
y ne cellar building. -,
Arch McNichols and Denny Callahan will
row a skiH race from the Top mill landing
70 the .E.tna what aGd return, on Saturday,
'or $25 a side.
Joshua Hartley, of Benwood, brother of
George Hartley, OF the Standard ad.'Ion,
S ly ng dangerously i'll.
Yesterday afternoon Andy HclIreR Tas
tried for assault and battery on the person
Oft. C. Martin before Squire Mitchel! and
WAS bound over % Court in the sum OF so.
William Hood and William Burch were
arrested early yesterday morning a
The home of George Hercels on
Nixons Run. These are the last OF the
crowd wanted for breaking into Alex
Rims smoke house, and several other simi'
lar fences last winter and spring They
lad hearing before Squire Mitchell yes
laY afternoon, and upon waving an exami'
nation were bound over 10 court, IN the sum
of SiCO. Ths makes eleven inmates in the
county iail from Martins Ferry. .,c,,.
Mis- Lena Vermillion. Of Smithtield, lS
ht guest {: Miss Lizzie McdiIl: -.
Several lar-a casks arrived for the Otio
W:-n Compau Yesterday.
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ROUGE AND TUMBLE.
\ Big. Bad Man Attempts Ia DO Up Two
Society \ ouug Alcn.

\ Big. Bad Man Attempts I" DO Up Two
Society oung 0lcn.
Two well kuosu society gentlemen, Ie
sizing in Bridgeport had an exciting
Ii lie adventure out the National
road on Sunday evening. They
b d been calling on friends at Leaf
and started for home st hait-past ten clock
As the buggy was passing the marrow bend
il the road, close to Judge Thomp-
sens resideEcc, powerfully
built man sprang at the horses
head and seizing the headstaI brought the
rig 10 a sudden stop lie then ordered the
occupants to dismoult, las he said the horse
righifully belonged to him, but had been
stolen. and that he intended 10 secure
/ m then and there. One Of the occu-
pants possess, Of considerable muscular
power. Jumped to the ground and attack
I'd the m n With the bat On o. his buggy
whip. The li,hwaJ men was staEEer
ed hy the heavy blo VS. OF the
,rraped gentleman and fell back for an in-
stsrt but recovering closed with his antag.
cuist. and Graphing with him they rolled
into a ditch AT the side Of the road hight
ing and tearing Ike thoroughbred terriers.
r. highwa7mnn ae-ncd 70 De rapidly over
powering his az ag5ris'. rhen buggy ap-
prcached IRON The nelghboEhood OF Leather
wood. bearing two other society
men, one of whom is also well
Known for his skill in handling his dukes
The newcomers were driving speedily BY,
when an appeal for help from the fallen
champion caused the stronger OF
the two TO 20 10 his
friends assistance. In the di-k-
less he mistook his friend for the foe, and
was doing him up in scientific style when
the laters cries caused him to remedy his
mistake. The stranger made a steady fght
AGAINST his two assaiiants, but getting
wors,td retired some distance and bgsn 10
hom ard the tuggje' With boSlder'. The
discretionary powers OF the WI
an champions caused th+m
10 enter their rigs and desert
the field Dat not before bad hole was
k ocked in the top of the Bridgeport rie
~ one st'night sho. Of he
ecker The insecure copdit n
nf the National road on the ou I;jr's OF he
ci,v is such that :he feminine Popust on
of our suburban villa ges are afraid 10
venture out for dive in the eTeling,
without the protection Of manly arm,
lacked as they are in most instances, oy
- cs,ib.e smith i NessOn.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-09
Ryan AND SULLIVAN

The Boston Slugser Secures More Time for
Training.
\aw YORK. September N.-Jrrre Dunno,
manager Of the Su'.iyan-Ryan tournament,
as soon as be heard Of Sul'ivans escapaie
in Boston. started for hat city in hurry.
He found the chsmr.on our riding with
Tom KELLY. When spoken to a6ou, the glove
contest with Ran he said: 81 have been
misunderstood TO say | wanted this match
OIL. All Ia,kis more time in which to train.
On their arrival at q hotel the articles were
brought out and the date changed from
September Is TO September % Duune
then came home and went down to Park.
vile, L. where Ryan is training and told
RYAN What he had done. Ryan said Il an
,lad the contest Is not of, as | have zone
- a yrea, deal OF expense 70 train, aud |
ON satisfied 10 postpone it 50 as to give
sullivan tair chance 20 recover from mis-
5-ui.rs. am ready at any time to 90 on.
Sullivan VII start with his trAln"t or
...,.r ut-r. h-. will train
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THREE STRANGE DEATHS.

4 Young Lady >uspiCioned of Poisoning
Two Persons Besides Herself.
UEANA. lrL, September s.-There is
much excitement at ST Joseph this coun-
y, over ih,se ny ysterious deaths which have
occurred within a short time in one family.
Nr. and Mrs Hiram Peabody were promi-
reut and hoDored residents Miss Belle
ua,,v daughter Of Ro5ett Hasty, and a
Young woman OF fine character and pleas
a., manners, lived with the Psaboiy
family. a. was said to De engaged 10 young
S,las PEABODY louug Pea5ody's plren,s.
particularly his mother. we're opposed TO
.hrs marriage. owing to Miss Has'y's poor
health ON August ID Mrs Peabody died
yer7 suddenly Of what appeared 10 De neu-
raI,ia OF The stomach. On August lTth
VI. Peabody died with the same symptoms.
Du S-u'-w5er ls,. Miss Hsstr and Young
,l,.s PEABODY were takra with the same
symptoms aud the Young lady djsd, while
the Young man had recovered.
Sir,~ ,aa, .'w- suspicion has been ava
suuei 5v the alleged discovery OF a pack.
*. Of "a, poison pinned to an uGiecgar-
u-u- which Mss u4,,y had laid Oft Just
before death. Il Is thought that the latter
aai poisoned Nr and Mrs Peo5oiy with
the hopes o.marryiug ne son. and then con-
g..drd to sill him and herself On Sunday
u Clergyman refused to preach her funeral
s-r..I until the matter was cleared up. An
lay=,.l.ati0u will De- made
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were avoided, for after the collision all the
visiting and attendant yachts ran up close
to the Puritan and Genesta and several
fouls occurred.
The Puritan Ruled Out.
New York, September S.-The Puritan
was eRiirelY at fault for today's collision
OF the Scotland light ship The Geuesta
was on the starboald tack and had the righr
Of way The Puritan was on the port ia K
and in attempting to cross her bow less than
one minute before the starting signal was
given, touled her. the Genestas bowsprit
going through the clew of the Puritan
mainsail close TO the boom, making hole
two feet Square The leach aud foot rop-s
Of the sail held the end of the bows pi
which was broken oil close to the stem
head. The committee then ruled the Puri-
tan out and told Sir Richard Sutton that he
might sail over the course if he wished The
latter promptly declined the offer with
thanks. No one was hurt Both boats
were towed to Staten BLAND and will prooa.
bly race on Friday
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-09
The WABASH COMPROMISE.
Why the knights of Labor Wished to Avo
General Strike.

Why the knights of Labor Wished to Avoid
General Strike.
CINCINNATI, September S.-Hon. I. V.
Powderly, Grand Master Workman, and
Frederick Turner, General Secretary and
Treasurer Of the knights Of Labor, arrived
in this city this morning. Speaking Of the
troubles between the officials OF the Wabash
system and the knights which threatened
such serious consequences, Mr.. Turner
said: ave gained our point in the West
Of course we would have liked very much
could we have made better terms, but we
took q little less rather than have the trouble
continue and develop into general strike
"Sach strikes bring to the front class of
preyiDg men who live of labor troubles, aud
who commit acts for which the Knights are
blamed. We don want any more such
strikes. Better take very little and avoid
them. We were satisfied that Mr.. Talmage
had nothing to do with it, but that it was
those in minor positions. All the employees
discharged are 10 be taken back. All this
is much better, as | say, than general
strike.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-09
POLASD CIiINAs

W. R.neheart Wintersyille, Jefferson
c,upfy, O.-Four head; fue specimens
Red B.Cs, Ohio county, ". Va
Twenty head. One boar in this exhibit
took the swesps,9ka p-ize last year -Four
inc months pigs were al-o veri,able 'dai'
sizes.
Milton Kennedy, Bollaire, O.-Abont ten
head of this species, in addition TO Others
mentioned else%htre
A. T. HENDERSON, Maynard, OAi;-Sev-
.,al head Of very fine anima's.
ENGLISH Y0EESHIREs.
!. G. Paxton. H,ustonville, Wash nl ton
county, O.-Two bars, so" and five flgs'
CHESTER WHITES.
". Dist y Son, Locust Grove, Ohio
couLty-Number unknown.
= McCammon, Caudor, Washington
county, Pa-Ten head o! fine amin IIs
Milton Kennedy, Bellaire, O.-Tel head
A. Y. Henderson, Maynard, O.-Several
head Of remarkably nice animals.
SUrFOLES
Oliver Watkins Maynard, 0 -Four head.
W. L. Geo.ge, Bannock, Belmont county,
O.-Ten head.
Many other swine are on exhibition, but
n the absence OF their owners from the
Gems, data regarding them could not be oo-
rained yesterday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-09
PRESTON TEACHERS
Assembled in Institute-A Large Enroll
ment-Ths Exercises.
Special % fts Rs2Lst-

Special 70 ne RsyiSteT.
kNGwOoD, W. Va, September S.-The
Preston county Institute convened in the
Court House on Monday, September 7th
promptly at ? p. N. The largest number
o. teachers ever assembled in Institute in
this county. The Institute was called to o.
der by the Superintendent, B NJ. Squires.
Aiter the choir sang, the Institute Was led
in prayer by Doctor Felix Elliott.
The County Superintendent introduced
the conductor, Prof F. V. n. Painter, of
Salem, Va who delivered an excellent sd
dress OF welcome and on the object of the
Institute.
The enrolment OF the Institute was taken
by MesSrs. Farley DeBery and A. NJ Moore,
secretaries appointed by the Superintend
eut. Whole number enrolled los. The
Institute is graced by the presence of forty
female teachers.
The Conductor then took up the subject
OF Language Lessons" He gave an ex,
cel.ent talk on the principles OF Language
how they should be taught He gave meth
Ods in general, methods relating to Gram.
mar, &c He devoted about thirty min
utes giving many interesting and beneficial
illustrations on the blackboard. Recess for
ten minutes. After recess the choir sang
the song Twilight is Falling The Con-
ductOr gave an interesting talk on the sub
Ject What Teachers Should Know" lie then
placed ten arthmetical questions on the
blackboard, taken from the PEABODY State
examination Of Virginia % be solved BY
members OF he institute during the session.
The evening session consists Of declsma.
tons, Rotations, ora'ioas and a social re-
union Of the teachers.
II is also an apparent fact that the peda.
gogue Of Preston county, improves with
their intellectual qualities as regards mem
bers, and the institute bids fair TO be the
.rauGsst ever held in the county.