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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
Some Georgia Snakes.

Atlanta Constitution.
In playing baseball at Cummings last week.
Maui Kelly started to pick up the bali which had
been knocked into weeds When his hand was
within two inches of what he supposed TO be Ihd
ball, he discovered it was rattlesnake in TIA
coil
w NJ I.anier living III the upper part of Bull
lock county, went ont some days ago to shoot
some hawks that were catching his wife'S pool-
try, and while looking up in the trees fer
hawks nest, stepped over rattIesnake threo
and half feet long The snake was not cooled
and hence did no strike Mr. Lanier spraug
aside and gave his snakeshp a load Of shot
After hunting around for half an hour more fer
hawks he returned to the same place and found
another snake longer than the first one with
eleven rattes Another load of shot and another
dead snake.
In Emanuel county, recently. while Mrs
John Lanier, with three little children ana the
faithful little yard dog. were going TO nelgtf~
boris house she came upon very large rStus-
snake lying in the middle or the ROAD Withous
any prelimlnaries the dog sprang on 10 MN, ana
the snake struck him savage blow, completely
prostrating him: again the dog went Tor the
snake, and was again Knocked down ana THIS
was repeated six times when the ilttie DOG, with
his head fearfully lacerated by the snakes fangs,
and bleeding profusey gave up the fight. Mrs.
Ianier could not kill the snake. The little dog
was alive ut last accounts.
Monroe Adams who stays at Laing's ice depot
in Americas. killed huge snake at the back OF
Wheeler's field, northeast of the city. on Thurs
day 1t was q rattesnakes pilot and was three
and q half feet long. 1t measured two inches
across the head. and the spread of it's jaws was
four inches. Two hooking birds and a half
digested rabbit were among the tedbits that the
said serpent had RECALLED himself previous to
his sudden demise at Monroe's hands. Speaking
of snakes. there is only one way of distinguish
ing the pilot from the real RATHER and that is by
the rattles, and many people who have studied
their habits think that the pilot is the female Of
the crotalus horridus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
Thoughtful PRAYER.

Rev. ii. COttrill. ID. ID.
With st. Paul his prayers were themselves
quite as much part of his work for God as his
preaching the gospel or his suffering for the
truths sake. And though in this, AS we'll as in
Svery other part of his work, he-or. as he says.
Not |, but the grace of God that was in me-
labored more abundantly than all who either
went before him or have followed him in the
work of witnessing for Christ, yet this, at least
IS certain, that can only follow his example in
his work for God in proportion as l follow it in
regard to prayer 1t is very profitable to con-
slider how much preparatory thought the apostle
must have given TO his work before praying;
how he must have considered the various cir
substances in regard to which the assistance
and direction of God were needed for it: the spe-
eial dangers, and temptations and difficulties to
which il was liable. Thus shall realize better
how truly PRAYER is itself work, not only for
God, but with God, and in God And if l need
a general rule for my continual direction in my
work for God let me remember that the most
general and the most practical of all is that
which St Paul has given rs and exempllied in
bis own life: Continue steadfastly in prayer,
watching therein with thanksgiving
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
When Jack Is Tall and Twenty.

When Jack is tall and twenty,
We know what Jack will do,
With girls so sweet and plenty,
He'll find him one to WOO.
Aud soon the lovers twilight
Mil hear story told,
And Jack will die or fly sky high
For sake of hair of gold.
Hearken Jack. and heed ME
Ponder what I say!
TITS fools are sold for locks of gold,
For gold viii turn to gray.
But Jack if truth be spoken,
Is simple Jack no more;
IF gold his heart has broken,
Tis scarce the gold of yore.
He wots of dover for daughters
Not all in ringlets roll'd;
To beauty steeled, his heart viii yield
To stamped and minted gold.
Hearken Jack and heed me-
Ponder what sayi
If gold hath wing. as poets sing,
Then gold may flee away.
When Jack goes forth a-wooing,
If Jack has heart or head,
And would not soon be rueing
The hour that saw him wed,
He wi not pine for graces,
Nor cringe for wealth to hold,
But strive and dare by service fair
To win heart of gold.
Hearken Jack, and heed me-
Ponder what / say
The gear will fly, the bloom viii die,
But love will last for aye.
FREDERICK Langbridge, in Good Words.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
American Presbyterianism.

The Presbyterian churches in the United
States make good show as to numbers There
are FIVE great divsions-the Northern Assembly,
the Southern Assembly. the United Presbyte-
riap Assembly, the Cumberland Presbyterian
Assembly and the Reformed Church. Taking
them in the order named. the first has 1914
churches, 5,341 ministers. and 6l5, 942 communi-
cants the second has 2.040 churches and 127. 101
members; the third has 859 church es and 81 637
members the fourth has 463 churches and
l22, 249 members, and the fifth and last has $40
churches and 8l888 members. Total, IL, S54
churches and 1924 306 members.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
DR.. George Macdonald.

DR. George Macdonald seems to have passion
for many roles He writes poems. novels, lay
sermons and we hear of him neuring now on the
stage and now in the pulpit. On the forenoon
of Sunday, 10Th nit, he occupied the pulpit of
his friend. Rev. Walter C. Smith, Free High
Church, Edinburgh In the auditory were the
Lord Provost, two lords of session, several pro
fessors of the university, and large proportion
of the literati of the Scottish capital. DR..
Smith conducted the devotional parts of the SER
vices
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
FOOh Notes.

DODo-We thank you for the articles.
DENNIs-Your work shall appear.
Thanks.
GRACE-Use less number of obsolete words.
Please call again soon.
A. p. UZzLER-Your acrostic is very good.
We shall expect to receive fresh batch of
puzzles soon.
MARGARET-You are very welcome Please
let receive your answers every week.
Busy GIRL-We trust you viii keep busy i'll
answering the puzzles. Please call often.
DAMoN--We have not heard from you for
some time. Hope you have not forgotten US.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
CheaD RELIGION.

Christianity does not make religious duty
sasier than Jewish religion did-on the contrary,
It makes religious duty harder. its claims cut
1eeper into our life it asks far more. Judaism
asked tenth; Christianity asks all we have.
We can MOTT is the soberest truth-we can
not have one benefit of our religion in its proper
Salue without giving ND all for it, FIVE have
any thing which is too good for Christ if to any
elaim of his We answer 1T is too much" we
bave no lot nor part in him. Cheap religion
hat Is what ails too many of us-because the
cheap religion is q spurious article
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
BEADING FOR THE SABBATH.
kim Alfredo PRAYER.

The following prayer, which is an excellent one fol
lie ones TO learn and repeat. was composed by kint
red, of England. who lived just one thousand years
Il
As the sun doth daily rise
Bright'ning all the morning skies
SO to Thee with one accord
Lift we up our hearts, o Lord
Day by day provide us food,
For from Thee come all things good;
Strength unto our souls afford
From Thy living bread, o Lord
BE our guard in sin and strife,
Be the leader of our life;
Lest like sheep, we stray abroad
Stay our hayward feet, Lord
Quickened by the Spirits grace,
All Thy holy will to trace,
While we daily search Thy Word,
Wisdom true impart o LORD.
When tie hours are dark and drear,
When the tempter lurketh near,
BY Thy Strengthening grace outpoured,
Save the tempted ones, Lord.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15

Hannah's. where did she get it FRONT / will tell
You. You have picked up shell, have you mott
by the seaside and you have put it to your ear.
and heard it sing of the wild wavesl Where did
it learn this musica In the deeps. 1t has been
tossed To and fro In the rough until it learned
TO talk with a deep. soft meaning of mysterious
things which only the sat-sea caves can com
municate. Hannahs poesy was borE of sorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
A Pagan Relic.

A famous stone which once stood in front of
the chief heather temple at Bau. in the FIJI
Islands, and which was made use of for murder
Gus purposes, has been transformed into bap
tismal font and placed in the quaint Christian
church of the place. 1t is the stone against
which. in the days of paganism, the heads of
victims of cannibal orgies were crushed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
Puzzles Answered.

By Margaret, indianapolis: Nos 1913, 1649,
1850, 1852 tpartiallyl.
By Adam O'Crat Walnut 11il Mass: Nos
1648. 1919 1850. 1851. 1862 tpartiallyl
By Faith, Indianapolis: Nos. 1648. l649, 1850
1861, 1862.
BY Busy Girl, Marshall, H.; Nos. 1913, l649
1850, 1861, 1862 partially
By r. c. D., Indianapolis: Nos 164S 1649
1850
We award the book to Faith.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
Hannah's Song.

Wv Z. IT. NpuTEtOh
"And Hannah prayed, and said: My heart re-
tOiceth in the Lord my mouth ia enlarged over
my enemies; because | rejoice in thy salvation.
There 10 none holy ~ the I-ard for there is none
besides thee; neither is there any rock like our
6od' Il Sam. ii. ], % That sweet soag Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
THE PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.

Everything relating to this department must
be addressed to w. IL GRAHAM. West Scarbor-
ough, Cumberland county Maine. Original
contributions and answers to each weeks puz-
zles are solicited from ALL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
Prizes.

of answers.
2 For the next best list we offer small book,
or pack of cards
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
Accepted Puzzles.

BY DODO: Two double acrostics, drop-letter
proverb numerical enigma, metagram, amputa-
ton.
BY DENNIS: Numerical enigmas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
Answers to Puzzles.

No. 164s-1nn pen dense Independently
No. 1910 Skin-f
NO. 1650-Guatemala.
No. l65l-The initial letters of each line of
poetry give the word Huamapta
No. 1861. Line. 2 Late g. Lash. 4.
Lame. g. Rise g. Dwarf.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15

If you cut off weeds and brush in this dry, hot
August weather. the stumps will be discouraged
about making a new start
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15

wall frowns as it looks at the silent lake and the
low coast opposite. deserted, save for farm
house here and there
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15
Original Puzzles.

Original Puzzles.
NO 1670-CoMPoUND AcRosTICs.
Cross words, six letters each.
/. A plant. 2 A town of Tuscany. 3 A
reader. T. To register. Initials, an animal:
finals. plant ombined, plant
E. DEDHAM, Mass A. P UzzLER
NO. INTERPRETATIONS
l. Backwards, and get behind. 2 Silent, and
get an Indian. 3 Dead. and get to rest f.
To extend, and get to impeL .. Leaving out.
ana get the act of sending. q. A foreigner,
and get claim DODo.
GALLON, O.
NO. 1672-CHARADE
Come first old Tom, thou need not fear,
Why arch thy back in wild alarm!
No savage dog next thee here
Nor whizzing boot-jaek do thee harm.
Secure from Ills cat flesh is heir to
In safety curl at my feet
Nor teave that spot thou must not dare to,
While for thee whole milk and meat.
MARSHALL, Ind. DENNIS.
No l673-A MONUMENT.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-15

THE man should not seek the Office but the Office
the man"-Vide MIR. Clevelands campaign speeches
passim.
The St. Johns herald., 1885-09-10
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Mexico.
 [ Snow has been seen on the sum- init of the Sandia mountains, in New Mexico.
 One of the novel features of the Albuquerque fair will be the cow boy tournament.
 A telegraph line has been com- pleted across the desert from Calico to Daggett, California.
 And now some crank wants the bodies of Generals Grant and Lee buried in one common grave. --Ge.>As-Eso5 5No----A1---.v-7,-4T tai population of 5,970, being the largest town in that territory, About $12,OO0 is paid out each month to employees at the Billing smelter near Socorro, New Mexico.
 The Navajo Indians are said to have 100000 head of sheep, 5O0,- 900 head of horses, and cattle in proportion.
 Yellow fever is raging in the cit ies of Mazatlin and Tehauntepec, Mexico, and also in some of the smaller cities.
 Walter M. Wilson, late private secretary to Attorney-General Gar land, is now stenographer of the third district court of New Mexico. The southern Utes are reported as in a starving condition, and un- less the government comes to their rescue they threaten to go on the war-path.
 James T. Holland, of Aberdeen, Texas, shot and killed a stock broker named Davis, in New York, last week. Holland claims that the shooting was done in self-defense, and looks upon his arrest as mere formality.
 The gold bullion, valued at $19,- 900, which was stolen from the Magdalena mine, in Sonora, Mex ico, has been recovered by a com- promise with the thief, by which the latter secures large slice of the booty. \
 The resignation of Major Llewl- lyn, agent for the Mescalero Apach- es, has been accepted by the presi- dent. Mir. Llewellyn had been agent for these Indians for several years, and is reported as being a very efficient officer.
 Tom Ashton, a bunko steerer who formerly piled his vacations in New Mexico and Arizona, is now in jail at Fl Paso, Texas, with fair pros pect of lingering for few years in the penitentiary. He beat and kicked Chinaman, who will pro- bably die.
 A recent decision from the gen. eral land office, at Washington, says that the grant to the Atlantic & Pacific railroad company did not become effective until the map des- ignating the line of the road was filed in the general land office, and the depositing of such map in the office of the secretary cannot be construed as filing in the com missioner's office.
 The New Mexico Stock Grower, speaking ln regard LO the Zun1 h. dian lands which are now being used as stock ranches by Ameri- cans, says that Commissioner Sparks has determined that the boundary of the Zuni Indian res- ervation in New Mexico has been wrongfully construed, and without inquiry or survey he will simply so change the line as to restore to the Indians a large tract of land re- gently taken from the reservation by executive order, and upon which Mir. Tucker, of Illinois, and a num- Der of others, including some prom inent army officers, have asserted extensive claims. The exact results of this change cannot yet be deter mined. John A. Logan assisted to engineer the little scheme through l 4Io Is,,oo
The St. Johns herald., 1885-09-10
TERRITORIAL NOTES.

The assessment roll of Cochise county foots up $3,3S5,0O0.
 Tombstone has a restaurant chris tened "Can-Can." Can you?
 The public schools in Tucson will open on Tuesday, September 15.
 The district court of Yavapai county has adjourned until Octo. Der 5.
 Several parties in Mineral Park are making business of chicken stealing.
 The district court calendar for Yuma county contains only four criminal cases.
 E. w. Aram, who was member of the thirteenth, is now practic- ing law in San Jose, California.
 A car load of silver ore, recently shipped from Kingman, netted the owner over $1, 300 clear of all ex- penses.
 There is a saloon in Nogalls so near the line of Mexico that you have to leave the United States to get to the door.
 The canal enterprises on the Gila and Salt rivers are bringing thous- ands of acres of agricultural land under cultivation.
 The sampling works at Kingman have passed into the hands of the Pueblo Smelling and Refining com pany of Colorado.
 A thirty ton smelter is being erected at Cerbat, and it is the in- tention of the owner to reduce ore 
 at the low price of SIP per ton. The credit of the recent killing of the Apaches in the southern part of the territory belongs to Lieutenant Day, of the Ninth cavalry, and the scouts in his command.
 The mines about Tombstone are reported as turning out very su- perior grade of ore, and eonse- quently that camp is in very fourishing condition. One hundred German families are expected in Yuma in few weeks, whose intention is to colo nize a large section of country on the Colorado river, north of that place.
 Long-Necked- Charley, a notori- ous horse thief who for the past two years has stolen numberless animals in Arizona and New Mex leo, has been sent to the peniten- tiary for two years.
 The United States fish commis- sioner says that a large supply of breeding carp will be brought to Arizona this winter, and that the distributing car will pass over the Southern Pacific railroad.
 The Salt river valley is capable of producing all kinds of fruits, vegetables and grains that can be grown in any country, and all that it now needs to make it's thrifty in habitants happy is rapid commu- nication and low freights.
 David Nicholson and a compan- ion in attempting to journey from Yuma to the Paymaster Mining Company's mine, a distance of six ty miles, became lost and after wan dering about for three days, with out water, were found by a searching party. Nicholson was 
 dead and his companion was in a dying condition, and only about a hundred yards from water.
 A territorial exchange says ''that a cave has been discovered in Apache county that is 1000 feet long, 15 feet wide and about 12 feet high. At the point farthest from the entrance is said to have been found about 168 clay dishes beautifully painted and no two alike. The aborigines of that sec ton of country seem to know nothing of the cave or it's con- tents." Undoubtedly the effects of on ovar dose of watermelOnS and
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-12-18
REMOVAL
Removal
.Reagso1dlI


On account Of our removal
into our new Store we propose
to offer our entire stock of Gen
eIal Merchandise to the Public
at such low prices that notwith-
standing the present hard times
and scarcity Of money, will en-.
able everybody to buy our
goods.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-07-10
SUICIDE AT WESTON.



WESTON, O., July Con the morning
Of the Fourth very sad affair occurred In
town. Miss Minnie Ames, about 10 years
of age, took dose of slrychnine, from the
effects OF which abe died in about thirty
minutes. Ds Pennington and Williams
were called and did everything in their
power to save her, but the deadly poison
had too nearly done its work. She was
peculiar girl and had threatened TO poison
heraeii before, but no one thought she
would do 1t. The strychnine had been
purchased some years ago by the family,
and kept In n safe TO poison rats with, and
a short time ago was taken ont TO poison
some mice, when IL was all used except a
little that stuck to the hottie. The girl
put water In the bottle and rinsed II, and
drank II. As to what led her 10 commit
the act ia not known, but rumor says n
young man IL mixed mp with II and that
her folks were intending to send her TO the
reform school. The family have the sym
pathy oi The neighborhood.
In jnsiice 10 the memory Of the pool
dead girl, Mrs. G. e. Ames, her adopted
mother, writes to the Bee. stating tina
Minnie was not subject for the Reform
School, bnt Of the Insane Asylum. Month
ago the girls mind had been seriousl
afflicted and she had been so informed b.
Toledo physician, whom her adopte
mother had consulted,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-07-10

II Is sad to believe that the once de-
tenders of our laws have become nm or
ganized body of violators of law. But in
no other light is it possible to regnri the
action Of the Grand Army Of tie Repub'
lie in shipping liquors to Portland, Maine,
ior their more hilarious holi,lny-making
in entire conlravention of the sentinen,
of the State rs expressed by the people but
few months ago in amending their con-
stitu,ional law. The Law and Order
League has been prompt TO meet this In
vasion from an unexpected quarter, and
will seize any liquor consignments TO mem
bers of the Grand Army. This is fine
testimony to the efficiency of the law, 81
often called in question: Union Si9na'.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-07-10

The w. q. T. U. ladies OF Boston, Mass
nave been gathering few incls M to the
cos; of this luxury of liquor drinking in
that cilv, and find the following: "Thp
appropriation for police, almshouses, hos
pilnl and court expenses, nine-tentls o
which are produced by the liquor bnsi-
nes., amount to 50 1924, 1865. Nine-,entl,f
Of this is paid by the iaxpayers.-Er.
Citizens of Perrysbmg-ciiizens of Ohio;
what is true Of Boston holds good here
How much longer are you willing to be
taxed to keep IN exiaterce lers OF death t
ruin your own boys? The people nt the
ballot box order these things. Voters, re.
member your responsibility. Think wheth
er ynnisre voting 10 perpetnate, or to re-
move the blight Of drunkenness from OH,
fnir land.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-07-10

The Seventeen Year Locusts. On
the "hgh bluff" OF Catawba Island may
now be heard a musical noise, such M IL
heard Only once in seventeen years. The
air is filled with humm:ng, aometling
like the approaching of long railroad
train. The mu.icinns are "saventeen year
lncusts," thousands OF which may be seen
on n single limb of tree. They nre large,
clnnsybugs which H,nnt about with energy
Tor u few weeks, then fall to the ground
and die--becoming instantly nm empty
carcass or mere shell. Before death The
female bug drills holes in the bark ot trees
Tor the purpose of laying eggs, and the
only damage these locusls (they are really
II species OF harvest flies or June bngs)
have ever been known TO commit was the
breaking Of .wigs from trees. They never
eat consequently are not destructive To
vegetation. The chief alarm Of thei, pres
ence grows out of their name. The insect
has been known in this country since 1858.
and has been seen At regular intervals since
then, ihongh il does not appear ut all
,pl laces ia Tie same year. In each locality
where il has appeared, however, il recnrs
at intervals Of about seventeen years. The
rwig III which its eggs have been depo'ii-
ed falls to the ground, where the young
halcl, ont aud once hunt for the roots OF
tree, their only meat and drink being the
inicr; and on finding IL they begin lheir
seventeen. year lunch. Sometimes they
get so thick around Tree that they eat
the life out of it.-Port Clinton Nems.