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The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-29
4 Dog who Didn't Believe in Spfrfp.
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Several years ago there were quite a
number of sp~iritualists in the city OF
Ripon, and they used to have "seances'
almost every night, listening to commu
nications from friends in the spirit land,
through raps and things.
One day it was announced that a noted
medium from the East would visit the
town, and the spiritualists arranged for
a seance at the stone house owned by a
nurseryman, which was large enough to
fill the bill. Quite a crowd of believers,
with a few unbelievers, gathered at the
house, and after some preliminaries thr
noted medium turned down the ligh,
and all was still.
He went into a trance and was taken
possession of by the spirit of an Indian
chief who had recently died. First he
began to murmur words in the Indian
tongue, then sing, and finally he got up
and began 10 dance a wal dance, kicking
the floor with his heels, yelling, eli, alb,
yah, YAH" and whooping it up.
The country dogs in that section al
ways hated Indians "worse than pison,"
and they would bark at them when they
came to town. The nurseryman had a
big brindle deg that WAS asleep liz the
Kitchen adjoining the room where the
seance was taking place, and the door to
the kitchen had been left open. Towser
woke up and listened, and then got up.
He evidently thought the house had
been attacked by a hostile tribe, and
feeling that they would all be scalped,
he thought he owed it to himself to save
the women and children, at least.
Towser looked in the door and could see,
by the dim light from the fireplace, the
spiritual chief just bowling and dane
ing around, while the audience sitting
around seemed ~paralyzed with fear.
That was enough for TOwser, and with
O howl that fairly raised the roof be
jumped into the enter of the circle and
took a large mouthful of medium, in
Guiding considerable pantaloons. He
took hold where a dog almost does take
hold of a man, and he shook that
medium until all the Indian in him re-
turned to the spirit land, and he was a
demoralized citizen. The medium
yelled murder, and the women tainted,
and then the owner of the dog called
him off, and Towser went back into the
kitchen with pants cloth in his teeth,
looking over his shoulder as much as to
say, "If there is any more trouble with
Indians in there you will find me under
the kitchen table"
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Venting Their Enthusiasm.

The conditions OF college life which
formerly gave rise to frequent riots be-
tween town and gown" have long
since passed away.
The conditions, also, which once gave
rise to numberless minor forms of dis
order, exist now to a far less extern. than
ever before in the history of the college.
What, then, is it that has produced this
change? Surely it is Dot from any in
born love of culture and order which in
Auences college men now, but did not
then. The Yale man of thirty years ago
was as much of a gentleman as the Yale
man of to-day.
No, it is not this. But it is the system
of athletics which we have-this fine
system of sports and games, which has
afforded us a legitimate channel of vent
ing our enthusiasm and love of sport,
which were once grossly misdirected.
Ard this would seem to lie not the least
reason why athletics should be encour-
aged and upheld in Yale college, and in
the other colleges of the country, in
order that manliness and comparative
good order may characterize the college
rather than lawlessness aud turbulence.
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know I'm too old TO learn. wife; my lessons and
tasks are done.
The d=-s Of Hfe.s evenin' giis,en in the Iishs Of
To the grave by the side Of my fathers they'll
carry me soon away.
But 1 wanted 70 sec ho~ the world had grown.
so I hobbled 10 school to-day.
I couldn't a told twas sehool-hOuse: it lowered
I cared on the noble structure tall dim grew these
old eyes
Ny thoughts went back to the log house-the
schocl-house oflong ago,
Where I studied and romped with The merry boys
~ho sleep where the daisies grow.
vas startled gu, Of my dreamin' BY the tones Of rs
On these ears that are CROWN deaf the sweet notes
rose and fell
l entered the massive door, and sat IN the prefer
ed chair
An old man. wrirkled and gray, in the mlds, Of the
young and fair.
Like a garden Of blOonin' roses, the scboolroom
appeared to me-
The children were all SC tidy. their faces 50 full Of
gIee:
They stared az me when | entered. then broke DER
the whIsperin' rule.
And said with a smile TO each other "The old
mans comm to school,"
When the country here vas new. wife. when I
was a scholsr-lad.
Our readin' and wrifin' and spellin' were bout all
the studies We had.
We cleared up the farm through the summer. then
travelled through woods and snow
To the Jog house IN the openIu. the sehooi-house
cfiong ago.
Now boys go to school in a palace and study hard
Latin and Greek;
They are taught 10 write scholarly essays; they
are drilled on the stage TO SPEAK
They 90 into the district hopper, but come out OF
college spout:
And this IS the way the schools Of our land are
grindin'ourg great men out
Let EN- grind. let EN- grind, dear wifel the world
needs the good and the true.
Let the children out Of the old house and trot EN-
into the new.
III cheerfuliy pay my taxes. and say to this age of
mine.
All aboard all aboardl 70 ahead II you leave the
old man behindl
Our system Of common schools IS the nations glory
and crown;
May the arm be palsied ever, that is lifted to tear
II bigots cannot endure the light Of our CLOWN
skies,
Let them go to Expressions shore. where Liberty
bleeds and dies.
I'm glad I've been to-day to the new house. large
and grand;
With PRIDE 1 think Of my tolls in this iberty-iovin'
land,
I've seen a palace arise where the old log school,
house stood.
And gardens of beauty bloom where the shadow
fell IN the wood.
To the grave by the side of my fathers they'll car
ny me soon away,
Then IN go TO a higher school than the one I've
seen to-day;
Where the Master of masters teacheth.-~here
the scholars never grow did,
From glory TO glory III climb to the beautiful col
lege ~ oofd
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the eyes. denote a person who is totally
deficient in the science of figures, whilst
eyebrows that lie close to the eye at their
termination show mathematical talents.
When the hair of the eyebrows is
rufled and growing ia contrary direc-
tions, 1t denotes an energetic, easily irri.
tated nature, unless the hair Of such we
brows is fine and soft "a combination
sometimes, but not often, seen,) i'm which
case this ruffied growth would only indi-
cate an ardent but tender disposition.
When the eyebrows are formed of
short hairs, all lying closely together and
leaning one way, il is q very decisive
sign of a firm mind, aud good, unerring
perceptions.
Eyebrows that bend downward close
to the eyes, so ~ almost 20 meet the eve
lsshes when they are raised, denote
tenderness and melancholy. This beau.
tiful statue of Antinous has this form Of
eyebrow.
Angular, strong. and sharply inter.
rupted eyebrows close Ia the eyes always
show fire and productive activity. |
have never seen Il profound thinker with
weakly marked eyebrows, or eyebrows
placed very high on the forehead. Want
of eyebrow almost always indicates a
want of mental and bodily force. The
nearer the eyebrows are TO the eyes, the
more earnest, deep, and firm the char.
acter; the more remote from the eyes,
the more volatile and less r~esolute the
nature.
Eyebrows lighter than the hair show a
weakness aud indecisiOn. Eyebrows much
darker than the har denote an ardent
and passionate but somewhat inconstant
temperament.
Eyebrows the same color as the hair
show irmness, resolution, and constaDcy;
but in judging of the eyebrows it must
be remembered that if form and color
give different indications, the form (as
this also means that of the brow gives
the most important indication, the color
and texture of the eyebrow being second
airy to its position as regards the eyes
and forehead.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-29
A DEPOT SCENE.
How Virginia city People BID Their
Friends GOOd.Bye.

The following is taken from the Viz.
ginia City Chronicle: 1t is worth four
dollars of any mans money to be on the
Virginia City evening train just before
it leaves the depot. You are always GER
tain to see three or four families leaving
the city for a day or so, and all their
frie nds and relatives are on hand to say
goodbye.
In the first place the family just on the
eve of leaving is surrounded on the plat
form by forty or fifty people who want to
shake hands and help get the baggage on
the cars. Then there is a great scramble
and iostle and kissing as the engine blows
off steam, and when the crowd find it is a
false alarm they talk a few minutes, and
then another kissing carnival begins.
Occasionally an outsider. perhaps 3 Com
stock reporter or San Francisco drum
mer, seeing how promiscuous things are
getting to be, rings in and kisses a pretty
girl, and she, thinking that it must be
some old friend whose face has grown
out of her memory temporarily, takes it
in good part and wants some more.
After four or five false alarms the fami-
ly gets on board the rear car, and then
for ten minutes there is a crowd jammed
in the aisle like a pack of terriers in a rat
pit, and the ceremony of saying "Good-
bye" again begins. First they all kiss
the old lady and then they shake hands
with the old man and kiss him a few
times, but don't over-dO it. Then they
all stand round and begin to cry as they
wait forS the train to move. When a
brake slips they fall to work to kiss for
the last time, but the train don't start
and they begin to talk.
"Now, Flora, don't forget to write"
Say, Johnny, what did you say your
address was?"
"Oh, my, I forgot to bring down that
little hood for the baby. I'll send it by
express"
Lord sakes, bat you forgot those GIN
ger snaps for ma"
"Oh, gracious, where in the world are
those keys?"
Have you got that lunch basket all
rightp
with the picked peachesr
"And the preserves"
"And the bottle of milkw
"And the hard boiled eggs?"
"And the grape jellyr' etc.
Then the engine bumps the smoking
car up against the passenger and the real
fun begins.
"Oh, Auntie, must you go?" and they
fall upon Auntie with a shower of
smacks.
Now, be sure and write, (smack).
Give my love to Jenny and cousin Sarah
(smack)."
Gust let me have one more for luck
(smack).
ooh, l forgot TO kiss the baby; here,
quick" train jolts and she misses the
smack). Then the women folks make a
rush for the door, and half q dozen young
men rush in, like birds ~swooping to their
prey, and grab the pretty girl of the fami-
ly. They catch her and kiss her and
drop her one by one, and drop off the
rear of the train, all except the last. who
makes a sudden rush for the platform,
decides that it is not safe to jump, and
saunters back to ride as far IS Gold Hill,
while the others climb slowly up Union
street, and say:
"Well, we've rid Of that crowd at last"
and the old dame in the lead says,
Thank God!" with considerable fervop
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lPhiladei phi Post.

AuliauCifuia AOct-I
When the eyebrows are far from each
other at their starting-point between the
eyes, they denote warmth, frankness and
impulse-a generous and unsuspicious
nature. A m or man having such
eyebrows would never be causelessly
jealous. Eyebrows, on the contrary,
which meet between the eyes in the man.
ner so much admired by the Persians
denote a temperament ardent in love, but
jealous and suspicious.
Eyebrows somewhat higher at their
starting point, and which pass in a long
sweeping line over the eyes. dropping
slightly downward at their termination,
show artistic feeling and great sense of
beauty in form. The Empress Eugenie's
eyebrows are of this form, which gives a
sweet and wistful expression to the face,
and which some old writers have as
serted to be the sign of a violent death.
Eyebrows lying very close to the eyes,
forming one direct clear line on strongly
defined cyclones having the same form,
show strength of will and extreme deter
mination of character. This sort of eye.
brow appears on the bust of Nero; bu:
then its indications of determination are
deepened with cruelty by the massive
jaw and the developement of the cheek
bone by the ear. This form of eyebrow
in conjunction with other good indica-
tons would mean only constancy in
affection and power of carrying out a pro-
ject despite all difficulties.
Eyebrows that are strongly marked at
the commencement, and that terminate
abruptly without sweeping past the
eyes, show an irascible and impatient
nature.
Eyebrows slightly arched show aensi-
t~iveness and tenderness of nature; but
eyebrows that are so much arched as to
give the appearance of being raised in
astonishment give an indication Of a
weak and silly nature completely with
out originality or will power.
Eyebrows that are straight at their
commencement and are gently srched as
they reach the temples show a pleasant
combination of frmness of purpose and
tenderness of heart.
Eyebrows that are very much raised
at their termination, 30 as to leave much
space between them and the cornerB OF
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Early -RafIrOadfng.
From The Railway Age-I

| lFrom the Railway Age-I
! will contribute to your collection Of
railway history some recollections of the
old New Castle and F~renchtown Rail-
road.
Its location was as follows: Extend.
ing from Frenchtown, Md, a point ON
the Elk River, to New Castle, Del, on
the Delaware River, the road was sixteen
miles long more or less. The track was
of fiat bar iron laid on wood ~stringers.
1t commenced operations in the year
1881 or 1882. The first locomotive, the
John Bull" came from England in piec-
rs. A man came over with it who was
six months in getting it together and in
getting it into working order. 1t had
only two driving wheels and had no cab.
The engineer, old John Point, drove it
standing out In the weather, and be
used to be covered with snow and sleet
sometimes in the winter.
About 1888 the track was relaid with
the Z iron rail, fastened with long barb
ed spikes, about 10 inches in length. The
cars were upon the plan of a stage coach.
the passengers sitting face to face, the
doors being in the sides. They ran On
spoke wheels without any brakes. The
cars were hooked or coupled together by
links and hooks. The buffers were FORM
ed of the side sills extending past the
end of the car, the ends being cushioned
| with hair covered with sole leather. The
breaking up of the train when heal the
station -Frenchtown or New Castle
was done at signal of the engineer BY
raising his safetv-valve. Then the old
iarky servants (sIaves) would rush to the
train, seize hold and pull back, while the
agent would stick a piece of wood
through the wheel spOkes.
As to the organization, the list of off,
GERS were those of theC chesapeake sndDei-
aware Canal Company. Capt. r. III. Barr
was the General Agent at New Castle,
and be used 10 sell the tickets to pas-
.engers, have them seated and collect the
tickets Just before starting the train.
Capt. Barr died at the advance age of IS
years.
The trains had way stops now way sta
tions) and were about one hour and q
half making the run. The connections
we're with steamboats, running between
Baltimore and Frenchtown and New
Castle and Philadelphia. Those between
Baltimore and Frenchtown were to my
recollection the George Washington and
MarthaW ashington-pumpkiD-bow craft.
Those running between New Castle and
Philadelphia were, l believe, Bolivar,
New Castle, Ohio and Robert Morris.
This road was kept up and run until 1852,
when it was abandoned as a through line,
and the rails were taken up 10 within
even miles of New Castle, these seven
niles forming o portion Of the present
Delaware Railroad, now part of the pres
mt Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bald,
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II never told you," interrupted my

~ never told YOU" interrupted my
friend.
"Oh. neither you did (smiling), but do
you know | could have sworn you said
your name was either Jones or Smith,"
My friend was beginning to grow angry
at the mans GOODNESS and impudence,
but when the fellow asked him point
blank what his name was he replied:
"Newp
"New, ehf" said the visitor, as be
wrote it down and drew stars before it
and after it on the paper. "Mr. New,
how is your father?"
This further rlled the young merchant,
but be did not allow his temper to ge.
the better of him, and he told the fell
low politely that his father was a physi-
clan and not connected with the firm,
and as far rs he knew, not acquainted
with the inquirer. Therefore he could
not see the ~pertinence of the question.
Then you are the only New in the
tirmy" was the ext question.
Eyes, sir"
"Mr. New, what did you tell me was
the lowest price for those worstedsf"
"Forty-six and a half cents, sir"
"By Jove, you've a good memory, you
said that before"
"Of course l did," fumed New; "don't
you think know my own b~usiness?"
you ought to-" was the response;
sand you may be able to tell me how
many cases Of those goods you have in
the store"
Look here, sir" said the young man
exasperated at his visitor manper, "Ive
a sight more than you are able to buy"
The shabby looking fellow smiled grim.
ly.
Put down the number" he said.
New seized the pencil and cbalked
down in rapid succession: 1.-TWO hun
dred cases of red, 600 cases of blue, 1000
cases black, 400 cases brown, 500 cases
green, 500 cases purple"
The old man added it up.
-Four thousand cases." he said; lis
that all?"
New stared at him aghast.
That's all" he said.
"Tll take them. Ship to Cleveland,
Shelly & Co., Chicago, Star line, fast
freight. You are a member of the firm,
and the bargain is made"
With that the fellow left the store,
and my young friend, with weak voice
and shaking knees, told me that he had
not one-third of the goods in the place
that he would have to buy them at q
much higher price, and that the firm
would loose something like $4,000 by
the operation. This is a fact; and the
whole thing occurred just as l have re-
lated 1t. See what it is to have a great
buyer, and see what it is to have a yourg
inexperienced and irritable man in the
firm.
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Adjective FIae.

Boston Consmescial Builetmz
"The cause of the fire was q detective
1ue."
This line so frequently appears in the
reports of c~oniag.ations, that we think
that some prompt remedy should be TAX
en- toward having "fues' thoroughly
made and not defective"
We do o intend to suggest an Gin.
spector of fues," but that in every case
where a fire really occurs from this
cause, the builder Of the aforesaid hue be
mentioned by name and the defect"
pointed out.
Doubtless injustice is frequently done
in ascribing fires which really originate
from the carelessness of those who have
charge of the heating apparatus of stoves
and houses, to defective fues." 1t is a
very easy phrase with which to cover up
the gross neglect OF those who go off and
leave their furnaces with the full draught
on, or neglect in other ways to prevent
extraordinary concentration of heat.
Let the insurance companies, for in
stance, spare no effort not only to ascer.
tain the cause of the fire, but to have it
published; and in most cases such public
ity might tend to limit carelessness.
Thus the stating that the sire occurred
owing to the imperfect manner in which
the fue was built by Slur & Veneer
under the superintendent of j. RUSH
emof, architect, there being no protection
against the furnace smoke-pipe," etc.
Let us also have the names of those
who put in pillars into theatres with no
supports beneath them, or who construct
elevators hat are unsafe. A few suits
of law against such individuals and the
publicity of the matter would tend to
render those who perform similar work
to be more cautious of the manner 10
which il is done.
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UP CHIPS.

Now. Susan ut the wood pile.
With rosy cheeks and lips.
And with her pretty apron on.
Was picking up some chips.
Jake came along, and hating.
And lifting up his hat,
Aud growing quite familiar.
They both began to chat
As Susan there vas standing with
Her AKRON full Of chips.
He seized the happy moment,
And kissed her rosy lips.
She threw her hands up to her face,
Repelling the ASSAULT
And spilled her chips, but only said:
snow, Jake, that was your fault
Jake threw his hands above his head,
Took 70 his heels to run.
And looked for dogs, or squirrel shot
Fired from her dsddy's gun.
But Susan turned and softly said.
(The best Of things 10 nake.)
"Fm picking up the chips right here,
Most every morning. Jake"
1.-THE Bsltimorear
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(Psn Mall Gazette

A Partisan newspaper has been teach
ing its lady readers show to be attract
ive." Surely the readers of the Vie
Parisienne ought to be in no need of ad-
vice such as the following:
"Look confident and Indifferent; ex.
press yourself simply and with a voice as
sweet as possible. Be keenly alive to
everything that passes, yet appear alb
sent minded; know as much as possible,
yet please by asking questions. Having
read everything, appear ignorant; heard
all, always express surprise; desiring
everything, ask for nothing. Be light.
hearted to preserve your beauty; be in
dulgent to attract smypathy"-and so
on.
These laws-some evidently anti-blue-
stocking laws-are laid down as absolute,
with one exception. BLUSH neither for
shame nor for pleasure" to which is
added: eff you can help it." Verify,
the coed old saying holds good still: oil
faut souffrir pour etre BELLE"
There are, however, some clauses
which might with equal advantage be
applied to both sexes. For instance:
do not force wit; always listen attent-
lively; be charitable for your own salts
faction; be frank and you need never be
afraid of the truth; see things at a
glance; judge quickly and think more
quickly still in order to KEEP q cool
head"
But wise as these Jaws are, and how
eve much the world might be benefited
by a more general application of them,
they belong decidedly to the category of
precepts more easily preached than prac-