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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-25

army to admit him at any time within our lines
to come to General Grants headquarters. 81
was captured several times" said the Doctor
lust as General Grant had predicted, and upon
showing this slip of papor I was invariably
treated az guest and not as prisoner. It
might have enabled me to make $50 900 at one
time in cotton speculation, but the temptation
never overcame my regard for the confidence
and esteem which prompted such magnani-
nous act on the part of General Grant"
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Tax disciples of good old Izaak Walton are
never so happy as when indulging in their ia
vorite pastime of fshing Unfortunately, how
ever malaria is frequently acquired on the
river. 1t therefore behooves fishermen, ana
others who spend their time on the river to De
we'll provided against this infection. They can
feel perfectly secure If they keep Mishler's Herb
Bitters on hand. 1t is invaluable for malaria,
chills and fever ague and all complaints OF q
similar nature
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A True Wife.
Blshop Lay.

7 know nothing so Christian as to love lost
and hateful thing for the reason that it is lest
and hateful; to cling with unalterable affection
"a dishonored man. Names and dates can be
furnished of sundry instances. This one is au-
fhentic: A lovely young woman. respected, hap
by, discovers that her husband is defauter,
Just ready to abscond with his felonious gains.
10 a moment her arms are around him. do
not hee,' she says. sResssert your manhood and
accept the consequences Of your error / will
stand BY you and spare your lot TO the bitter end
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THE YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
TUE PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.

Everything relating to this department. must
be addressed to w. r. GRAHAM, West Scarbor-
ough, Cumberland county, Maine. Original
contributions and answers to each weeks puz-
zles are solicited from ALL
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Wants the Facts Known.

Mr.. Editor and my neighbers have been
led so many times into buying different things
for the liver, kidneys and blood that have done
us more harm than good, l feel it due your
readers to advise them when an honest and
good medicine like DR.. Harters Iron Tonic can
be had Yours truly, AN OLD SUBSCRIBER
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A Book.
Foot Notes.

A book is offered for the best list of answers
this week.
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Answers to Puzzles.


No. 1519.-An ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure.
No. 1520.-Push-kin.
No. 1921
CAPTAT NSHIP
LIB ERATOR
PICURE
VEINS
ELI
LAMED
ANEMO
Nal RATION
d E r. A N CEMENT
No. 1522-Paulserl
No. l523.- st Nd
C-L R-A
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No. 1924 D'OIT
GNAT
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Eyer
No. 1525.-Scot-free.
No. 1926. Personiication. g Palladium.
g. Interlineations. 4. Indissoluble s. Floccil-
lation. g. Occultation. Z. Nationalize. g.
Luminiferous.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-07-22
HOW TO DESTROY MOTHS.

II Is time TO look out for these pests, and
we print these excellent hints from an ex.
change 1.-THE destruction of moths ia
q ss Ssf Ssso rg q seoaesa @tf and
their depredations are not to be renedied
after they have once made inroads. Houses
heated by furnaces are especially predispos-
cd to have moths, but every housekeeper
must be on the watch for them, for from
the time that the windows begin to be left
open the trouble begins. Heavy carpets
sometimes do not require taking up every
year, unless in constant use. Take out the
tacks from these, fold the carpets back,
wash the floor in strong suds with table.
spoonful of borax dissolved in them. Dash
with insect powder, Or lay with tobacco
leaves along the edge, and tack. All moths
can be kept away and eggs destroyed by
this means. Ingram or other carpets, after
shaking, are frightened by sprinkling
pound of salt over the surface and sweep
ing carefully and thoroughly. 1t is also an
excellent plan to wipe off the carpet with
borax water, using a thick flannel cloth
wrung tightly, taking care not to wet it,
but only to dampen. Open the windows
and dry the carpet before replacing the
furniture. Other wooleps, including blank
cts and wearing apparel, must be beaten
and brushed and folded smoothly. Be care
full to clean every spot with ammonia and
water, not too strong, and dark woollen
cloth. Tie pieces Of camphor into little
bundles and put ono In each article. Wrap
The article in o newspaper, rs printers ink
Is o great preventive Of moths, and sew
Them up in strong sheeting bags, labelled,
10 that it will not be necessary to oper
them during the summer except for use
This Is good way for those who do moi
possess cedar boxes, and the articles need
have no other care IL every spot is treated
as directed and the garments are not left
hanging in the closet too long before pat
ting away for the season.
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A SIMPLE REMEDY FOR HEADACHE.

We desire TO call attention to simple,
and at the same time wonderfully efficient,
treatment for headache. We lay no claim
TO originality, nor do We know who thu
originator was, but having used II for year
or more, and in many cases with remarkable
results, we feel disposed TO give our indorse-
ment and desire to make II more generally
known. The remedy Is nothing more nor
less than solution Of the bi-sulphide Of
carbon. A wide mouth glass stoppersd bot
tie is half filled with cotton or fine sponge,
and upon this two or three drains of the So
luton are poured. When occasion for Its
use occurs, the mouth Of the bottle is to be
applied to the temple or as near as possible
to the seat Of pain SO closely that mono Of
the volatile yapor may escape, and retained
there, four or Ave minutes or longer. Foi
= minute or 90 nothing Is felt, then comes
sense Of tingling, which in few minutes
three or four usually--becomes rather Sc
we're, but which subsidies almost Immediate
Iy II the bottle be removed, and any redness
Of the skin that may occur will also quickly
subside. 1t may be reapplied, II necessary,
several times In the day, and 1t generally
acts like magic, giving immediate relief.
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TRAVELLING FASTER THAN LIGHT.

Uncle Nose owns several shanties in Aus
tin. which he rents out; but one of the ten
ants Is rather slow in coming up with the
rent, so old Nose had to make him pas
toral visit. just. as he was coming away
from the house old Nose, having failed to
collect the rent, met Jim Webster.
"Jim," said the old man, (which am
de fastest trabbeler you eber heerd tell
about2n
"Dey say dat de ray of light trabbles
more dan 100000 miles second, but Ineb-
Der time hit myself, replied Jim.
Oars q man in Austin what can glib de
ray OBJ light fifty yards start and beat it
wust kind"
"Gway, ole man. Lynn is catchin' and
haint been yaccinnated since de wah.
What kind OBJ cholera microbe am you
a-gibbin' dis heah darkey?n
" Hit am jess as tole yeri Gabe Snod-
grass, what owes me four mumfs back rent,
can outtrabble de ray OBJ light"
"Did yer see him do it? What time did
he make ?'' -
~ went to de front door, and jess as his
wife opened de front door seed Gabe
slide out dc back door. Ia Gabe at home p
says |. He's done gone to San Antonio
says she. Hit am eighty miles to San An
tonic, and he must hab made do trip while
was lookin' at him slide out de back doah.
Jess fetch on yer ray OBJ light, and eff ii
don't hab to hump itself den I'm liar.n--
Terds Sifyiflqs.
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TO RECLAIM TIDE MARSHES.

The reclamation Of the tide marshes has
been thought subject of sufficient impor-
lance for volume issued at the expense of
the Department of Agriculture, and 1t IL
said that more than 10, 600 square miles, or
an area greater than that of the State of
Vermont, might be added to the arabic land
of the United States by retaining not only
marshes on the ocean, but also those on in
land waters. The public domain Is not yet
so nearly exhausted that IL is necessary 10
raise submerged soil in order to expand our
arabic area, but there is much profit In the
reclamation Of many marshes, and there
are other considerations than profit to sup
port the work of reclamation, especially in
New Jersey. 1t would contribute greatly
to the healthfulness of large part Of that
State If the great marshes which lie within
q few miles of New York were converted
into good farms, and our city would derive
much advantage from the change.
In Louisiana syndicate Is engaged in the
reclamation of 1,0o0,00o acres Of marsh,
and the average expense will not exceed 81
an acre, It is believed. Dykes need not be
@ ne than Two dss AN and e protect
snnlosed will be much more fertile than that
of higher land. The expense of cultivation
can be reduced by the uss of steam plows,
operated by power from barges foated in
the canals required for drainage, and cer-
tain crops can be made to yield vast re-
turn from Investments in tide-marsh farms.
II Is to be hoped that enterprising capitalists
will soon see sufficient inducements to per-
suade them to undertake the conversion Of
the unsightly Jersey marshes into fertile
fo~
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-07-22
HOW MANY CRIMINALS REFORM.

Charles Dudley Warner paid noteworthy
tribute to the work of the Elmira Reforma-
tory, in his paper before the National Con-
ference Of Charities and Correction, in
Washington. He was member of COM
mission which recently investigated that In
stitution, and therefore bis opinion deserves
especial attention. He admits that no has
aata IA bb Be ss @ ia but when he
found that so per cent. of the persons dis
charged from the Elmira Reformatory take
their places in the world as self-supporting
citizens, and do not return, while go per
cent. of those discharged from the punitive
institutions of Connecticut are brought back
to prison, he concluded that tho $50, 900
contributed annually by the State of New
York for the Elmira institution Is well ex-
pended. HIS statements should direct the
attention of the whole nation to the import
auce of providing instruction and enoour.
agement for convicts who may be disposed
to reform, and especially for young convicts
who have been sentenced for the first Of.
fence. In England m attempt Is made to
separate young offenders from habitual
criminals, and although no prisoner is re-
ceived in convict prison for less than FIVE
years, very thorough classification is made,
and each convict is able not only to shorten
his term year, but also to earn other adj
yantages by good behavior. *
When prisoners enter the Elmira Reforma-
tory they are placed in the second grade
and wear citizens clothes, with chance to
make nine credits each month--three foJ
conduct, three for work and three for study.
A perfect record at the end of six months
secures promotion to the frat grade, with its
suit of blue. and perfect record for an
other six months brings parole, which is
followed by full discharge as soon as the
holder has shown that he can be trusted.
Less than seven credits means transfer to
third grade and red prisoners suit, but IN
Allowance Is made in cases where the credits
are seven or eight, II failure to reach perfec-
lion is not from lack of disposition, and
promotion la the result. The system which
has so favorably impressed Mr.. Warner resta
upon a principle which should be at the
foundation of the discipline Of all our punt
tive institutions, and doubtless Its adoption
would demonstrate that very many criminals
may be induced to reform.
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Same time, was entertained by Susan in the
little honey suckle-twined arbof at the back
of the garden, with tete-a-tste tea service,
berries. And Lefty in the very black alpaca
gown which Susan had before worn, and
the self-same cherry ribbon in her hair,
came gracefully in to welcome the new
eomef.
81 am so sorry pa and ma are not al
Aome," said she. And my sister is par.
ticularly engaged"
g have not had the pleasure of meeting
FOUR sister yet" said Mr.. Hewitt.
g No ?" with bewitching arch of the
eyebrows. :" think you would like her"
Butt said Mr., Hewitt, with puzzled
look, show can have been so mistaken
could certainly have declared that your
eyes, Miss Endicott, were-blue."
my eyesl Blue !" echoed Lefty.
"Why, they are brown. Real hazel brown"
Mr.. Hewitt colored little. In his pocket
lay copy of verses inscribed To the Blue
Eyes of the Maid Love-" And it would be
no easy job to alter it to the keynote Of
brown" on account of the number Of
"hues" and "dews" and q muses. - he
had literally sprinkled in its rhythmic
waves.
The poetry is spoiled" said he to him.
self. But the girl is prettier than ever.
After ell, there is magnetic glitter b
brown eyes which one looks for, in vain, in
the colder orbs OF blne.n
Mr.. and Mrs. Endicott came home late
that night. Uncle Upton had concluded to
defer his mortuary ceremonials for the pres
ant, and had declared with scant politeness
chat he didn't want oil the relations he
ever had in the world swafming around
him." And to them Mr.. Hewitt proudly
confded the fact that Miss Endicott had
promised to marry him, In case her parents
consented.
Why" cried the honest squire, 81
thought it WINS Susy that"
Pa, do hushl" whispered Susy herself,
who, seated in the background, with Mr..
Whitmore close to her side, had but recently
been presented, by Lefty, to Mr.. Hewitt,
the gentleman that saved pa and mas life,
in the Susquehanna River"
And the squire's sentence never was fin
ished.
Mr.. Hewitt went down to the hotel and
composed . second poem. all In favor Of
velvety-brown eyes " this time. And he
never knew, until the honeymoon had wax.
ed and waned, that he had seen two differ
ent Miss Endicotts upon those two success
siye evenings.
So you cheated me, eh 2" said he, ten
derby drawing bis young wife to his side.
|" cried saucy Lefty. Why, You
cheated yourself never said word |"
AT all events" said the bridegroom,
am entirely suited with the bargain"
So was Mr.. Joseph Whitmore. And
Susan declared ecstatically that g Lefty was
the dearest, darlingest sister in oil the
world |"
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CUBAN RAlLWAYs.
curIo.Islss D Hfavsl b DC An.IlIe..

About the only instance of competition
which have encountered in Cuba Is that
between the two lines of railway extending
trom Havana to Matanzas. In general, rail.
way fare liz phenomenally high. The tariff
from Havana to Cienfuegos on the southern
coast is $l6 in gold, and the railway com.
pany held meeting not long ago to ascer.
tain, If possible, why the receipts don't ex.
coed the expenses. But first-class fare by
the longest of the two routes to this city ia
only $1.10, and by the shortest 81. so. Sec
cond and third-class fares are proportional
ly cheaper. The long route has a train
which pushes right through in two hours
and forty minutes without stopping, save
two or three times at railway functions.
Tourists ordinarily make the trip out by
one route and back by the order
A railway trim In Cuba is not such a curl
osity as one in India, Burmah, or even Eu
rope. The rolling-stock was manufactured
In New England and shipped here o few
centuries ago. 1t consequently has vener-
able but withal familiar look to any one
whose experience runs back to the primitive
sort of coaches and engines that character
lied the early history of railroading in our
country.
It Is in the third-class coaches that you
get the best glimpse into real Cuban life.
You see the negroes and the Cinnamon,
and the poor Cubans and the Spanish sol.
diers oil mingling on common level. You
see every peasant, black or white, stow some
live chickens away under the seat, and you
wonder, as have done score of times. /
have seen two-thirds of the wealthy Cuban
passengers on steamboat take chickens
into their first class cabins. When the train
stops at station of some importance, in
rush men and boys with various kinds OF
native fruits for sale, country cheese, light
ming bugs, and above all, lottery tickets.
The lightning bugs are principally purchas-
cd by tourists as curiosities, for the Cuban
lightning bug IL he could be trained to
systematic illuminating habits and brought
into the United States, would soon bank
rupt the various electric light companies.
When 1t is time for the train to start a
wrinkled, emaciated Chinaman rings a
hand-bell lethargically, and the engine pulls
out.
The first-class car is put ut the rear of ths
train, and is nearly empty except in the
tourist season. On one railroad there is q
machine in the forward end of each coach
displaying placard that reads, "Proxima
Estacion, -" It would not be amiss If
some of our railroads thus announced to the
eye as we'll as to the ear the name of the
next station, but Imagine some way would
be found in our country of having the NOV.
ing wheels of the car operate the machine
instead of sapping the life-blood of the tired
conductor. -Matansas Correspondents Of
the NeW Orleans Times Democrat.
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4 sHARp-slcHrzD ENclnrER.

Keep sharp lookout while on the run p,
echoed an engineer. g Should say we did.
The man that tries to run an engine with
out keeping bis eyes peeled gets left sooner
or later. I've heard about fellows out West
that would start out on a run with board
reaching across from the drivers seat to the
areman's, and a deck of cards, but I never
tried that. Just TO show you how necessary
it is for man TO keep his eye on The rails
ahead of him let me tell you little story.
" l was running along one night in Ohio,
some years ago. It was q blowy, rainy,
nasty night, and in times like that o man ia
doubly watchful. For hours never took
my eyes from the wet glistening rails ahead
of me, except, of course, when we stopped
at stations. All az once saw in front OF me
how far ahead couldn't tell-a glimmer
of light. 1t was just spark. barely saw
1t before it disappeared. Was IL q lightning
bug2 hadn't seen any that night. What
was III That couldn't answer. But my
Instinct told me to stop the train, and stop
did. 1t was mighty lucky looked at il
that way, for that glimmer Of light was
caused In the oldest way. You couldn't
guess ii in week.
A farmer was walking along the track
when he discovered short bridge so badly
washed out by the freshet that to run upon
it with train meant wreck. He tried to
start fire with paper and his clothing, but
couldn't do IT, He had one match left. He
kept that until I got close to him, his plan
being to strike that match, hold it in his
hat, and wave it across the track as he had
seen the brakemen do when they wanted to
signal stop. 1t was his hope that I would
see the blaze before it was blown out
He no sooner struck the match than out
went the blaze. 1t was merely fash, but
saw it, and the farmer had saved the train.
What II hadn't made it rule to keep mr.
eyes peeled along the rails every minute
while running Pr Chicago Herald
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THE GREAT PYRAMID.

Mr.. J. B. Bailey, of Reading, writes To
the 50. James GasettS az follows with refer.
ence to the desirnbility of exploring the
Great Pyramid
Now that Great Britain Is dominant al
Cairo, would II not be good plan to clear
away the sand and rubbish from the base Of
the Great Pyramid, right down to its rocky
foundation, and try to discover those vast
corridors, halls. and temple, containing
priceless curiosities and treasures with which
tradition in all ages has credited the Great
Pyramid This wonderful building, of
such exquisite workmanship, was erected
many years before any Of the other pyra-
mids, which arc only humble limitations,
built by another nation, and also for other
purposes; for neither King Cheops nor any
body else wns ever inferred beneath this
mighty mass Of stone. The smaller pyra-
mids also exhibit neither the nicely Of pro-
portion nor the exaotncss of measurement,
both of which charaoterizs the first pyramid.
From internal evidence IL seems to have
been built about the year 2170 b. O., q short
time before the birth Of Abraham, more
than 1000 years ago. This--one of the
seven wonders Of the world in the days of
sncient Greece--is the only one Of them all
still in existence. The base Of this building
covers more than thirteen square acres Of
ground. It's four sides face exactly north,
south, Gust, and west. It is situated in the
geographical centre of the land surface OF
the globe. It was originally ASS feet high,
and each of its sides measures 762 feet. II
is computed to contain 5,000,0 900 tons Of
hewn stones beautifully fitted together with
q mere film OF cement. And these immense
blocks Of stone must have been brought
from quarries 500 miles distant from the
site of the building. Thepresent well-known
King and Queen chambers, with the various
passages, might also be thoroughly examin.
cd by means Of the electric or lime lights
The Astronomer Royal Of Scotland some
years since closely and laboriously examin-
cd all that 10 at present known Of the inter-
ior of this enormous building. He states
that measurements in the chambers, etc.,
show the exact length Of the cubit of the
Bible-namely, twenty-five inches. This
cubit was used in the building of Noah'a
Ark, Solomon's Temple, etc. He also main.
tains that the pyramid shows the distance
Of the san from the earth TO be 81, BAG, 900
miles.