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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-01
MINOR MATTERS.
Appointments Made Yesterday by the Pres
ident and the Postmaster-General.

Appointments Made Yesterday by the Pres
ident and the Postmaster-General.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-The President made
the following appointments to-day:
John G. Thompson, of Harrodsburg, KY. to be
Surveyorgeneral of Wyoming, vice John w. Mel
drum, resigned.
To be Registers of the Land Ofice-Samuel c.
Williams. of Querida, Col, at Del Norte. Col; Nathan
lei ii. Harris, of Vicksburg, Miss, at Aberdeen. D. IT,;
David Webb, of Covington, Ind, at Salt Lake City,
Utah; Frederick A. Mcdonald, of Oregon, at The
Dalles, Ore.
TO be Receivers of Public Moneys. Massie Mar
tin, of Opelousas, La at New Orleans, La: VIM. Gar
rard, of Lawrenceville, H., at Cheyenne, w I.
for the district of Delaware.
Presidential postmasters were appointed as
follows:
AT stockbride, Mass, Charles H. Willis, vice H. L.
Plumb. commission expired; Lenox. Mass, e. Nc
Donald, vice Thomas Post, Office become presidential;
Collinsville, Ill, Charles A. Hartman, vice Sarah II.
Nelson, suspended; Lexington, Mich, c. K. Ressegui,
vice Feyette Brown, not commissioned; Carthage,
Mo-, George Blakeny, vice A. T. LOOMS, suspended.
The Postmaster general to-day appointed the
following fourth class postmasters:
Ohio-At Norwich, l.. D. Wilson; Brewer, George
F. Fuller.
ninois-At Johnsonville, Sam uel II. Cook; Merna,
Michael Goul; Fullersburg. Algernon Ford; Spring
hill, w. II. Fuller.
Serious Illness of Senator John F. Miller.
Washington Capitol.
A friend of Senator John F. Miller arrived hero
from California, yesterday, and says that it is ex-
.trely doubtful if he ever comes to Washington again.
His condition is very alarming, as his constitution
seems to have given away entirely from the effects of
the wounds he received during the war, and ali his
vigor is gone. The Senator is now at his country
residence in the Napa valley, in the northern part of
California, and is under the constant surveillance of a
physician who has been treating him for a long time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-01

the prosecution of offenders. Among a number of
saloons visited yesterday by a committee. but one
was found closed, and to-day indictments will be found
against a few of the offenders. One of the members
of the committee stated that there would be no trouble
with the ~frst-class saloons, The owners seemed per-
fectly willing to close up Sundays.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-01
Elevator Not;ca.

The l., D. & S. elevator. at Moorfeld, former
ly Westerly, is open for business as a public ele-
vator. class A, under the management of the
undersigned. 1t solicits a share Of the business
Of grain-shippers. and guarantees that the con-
duct of the same will satisfy it's patrons.
JOIN HURD, Manager.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-01

YOUNG maiden, if you'd boast those charms
That win a lover to ones arms,
And that may never let him go,
Twill be through Sozodont, whose powers
Give to the breath the balm of flowers.
And leave the teeth as white as snow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-01
NEW PUBLICATIONS
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
THE CENTURY
For DECEMBER

FIVE ILLUSTRATED ARTICLES.
"The City of Teheran, " by S. G. w. Benjamin,
San American Lordship,' by G. P. Lathrop,
"The Monitors" by Captain Ericsson,
"The sLamia' of Keats"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-01
ELECTRIC LIGHTS

Are fast taking the place of all others in factories,
f%oundries, machine shops and mills. Parties having
their own power can procure an Electric Generator
and obtain much more light at much less cost than by
any other mode. The incandescent and storage sys-
tenn has been perfected, making small lights for houses
and stores hung wherever needed, and lighted at will,
day or night. Parties desiring Generators or to form
companies for lighting cities and towns will please
write us for information. BY permission we refer to
j. Caven, Esq, indianapolis.
THE BRUSH ELECTRIC &C Cleveland. O,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-01

DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL, OFFICER
w AcrrrNrnrnAr H. -

WASiINGIUN, DEC. J., I a M.
Special Indications for Twenty-four Hours from z
A. NJ. for indianapolis and Vicinity-Cloudy and
local rains, stationary temperature.
For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Cloudy weather,
local rains, no decided change in temperature, variable
winds.
For the Lower Lake Region-Cloudy weather,
with light rain, no decided change in temperature,
variable winds.
For the Upper Lake R~egion-Cloudy weather.
local rains or SHOWS, slightly colder, followed by
slowly rising temperature, variable winds, generally
southerly.
For the Upper Mississippi ~Valley-Cloudy weather,
local rains, stationary followed by slowly rising tenn.
perature, winds becoming variable.
For the Missouri Valley-Fair, warmer weather,
variable winds.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27
Animal Vanities.

This intelligent appreciation SfRper
sonal appearance among birds and beasts
is n of the most interesting facts of
science; and those who have read the
works of u great Evangelist of Nature
cannot fail to remember how conspicu-
Gus a part the admiration of beauty and
'tmanliness, y so to speak, has played in
the origin of species. Song and plumage
are, as a rule. the weapons with which
birds contend for their DANES. Often,
of course, the conflict descends into a
%ferocious, bloodthirsty duel for posses
sion of the charmer; but more often the
rivalry is peaceful, and the sweetest and
strongest voice oil the most graceful and
most vigorous person carries off the prize
of love. We read how the rock-thrushes
of Guiana, the bird of paradise and others
congregate in their curious lists, their tour
naments before beauty, and each male in
turn comes forward and displays with
most elaborate care every fragment of his
gorgeous plumage, emitting no single
point that may tell in his favor. They
likewise perform strange antics before
the lady, which long custom, perhaps,
has told them are agreeable to the sex;
and eventually she pairs off with the
most attractive partner. Wherein, if
modern society, with its needs of birth Or
money or official position, is put aside,
does the procedure of the rock-thrush
differ from unsophisticated humanity 2
To this day, in some parts of the world,
when it is known that q belle would wed,
the beaux of the tribe come forward,
rugged out in every ornament they can beg,
borrow, or steal, and, parading in her
presence, perform just the same antics
that the birds do, and, strange to relate,
the girl is captivated, just as the thrush
is, by the most agile jumper or the most
beautiful or vigorous person. Thus,
after all, animal v~anities are perhaps our
own too.-Loadon Telegraph.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27
.sstrlsy n. q Court Recsptton.

The bouquets carried in the hand
we're not of the gigantic sizeso much
noticed last year and a good many
we're arranged as fans. The best
dressed women had carefully matched
the flowers on their dresses with those
DC their bouquets, which gives the
finishing touch toa perfect toilet:thus
i bouquet Of ~walldewers accorded
with a train of the shade known as
@WallfioWers," and q train trimmed
with variegated S was matched to
j nicely by those carried in the hand.
&c is curious that ladies do not satisfy
themselves of the rule of court presen-
lation before the moment arrives, as
many were doubtful whether to go
with gloves off or on, and some were
inquiring II the Princess's hand was
To be kissed or not, and SO on. The
authorities seemed to have been very
sharp to pounce upon any deviation
from the strict regulation as to court
attire for gentlemen.-LondoD World.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27
Putting Walters ON Roller Skates.

Anovel and original idea is being ex-
pcrimentea on by the proprietors of the
Paxton Hotel at Omaha. Having OBJ
served the rapidity and ease with which
persons move about on roller skates, ii
occurred to the Kitchen Brothers, propri-
etors OF the Faxton, that possibly dining
0 walters, with the requisite amount
Of practice, could Herewith facilitate
table service. With this end in view,
the head waiter drilled his crew, and a
few days ago the first experiment was
made. A patron of the house writes us
that with the exception of two of the
boys, who came down with the trays,
everything passed off well.
The proprietors declare their intention
of giving the scheme a thorough trial,
and the head waiter says he can and will
make a success of this new style of ser
vice. If the skates can be made noise
less and the walters become expert
skaters, we do not see why, at least, in
large dining rooms, the roller skates can.
not be made very useful. The project is
at least worth a fair trial, and the pro.
prietors in question are to be commended
for taking the initial step toward a posi-
BILE improvement Of dining room services
-Chicdgo Hotel Rhporter.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27
The Reward Of Kindness.

recent Louisville (Ky.) letter tells
this romantic story: Miss Fannie G.
Porter, daughter of Mrs. Porter, post
mistress at Russelvilie, KY, has just been
married at Ocala, Fla, to Mr.. Glenn
Dickey, of Colorado. There is quite a
romance in Miss Porter's life. Over a
year ago, late in the evening, she was
walking with some young lady friends,
when an old, ray-haired, ragged tramp
approached the party. Her companions
screamed and ran away, but she walked
leisurely along and returned his saluta-
ton. The next day and for several days
afterward the tramp took up a position
in front of the postofice and spent hours
watching Miss Porter. Finally he came
to the window where she was writing
and spoke to her. She responded pleas
antly, and, taking courage from her
courtesy, the old man asked her name.
aPlease write it out for me- he added.
She did SO, and he placed the sheet of
paper away in his pocket.
"You are a good girl, and a mighty
pretty one, too, Z the old man continued,
land / like you. Don't you know that
you are the only person that has treated
me with any kindness for years9 They
say / am old and crazy. but don't you be-
lievc 'em. I have got lots of money, and
I am going to leave it all to you.n Miss
Porter's mother coming in at this point,
he repeated his remarks to her, and,
shaking hands with both Indies, left.
Time passed on, the old fellow had
disappeared, and no one thought about
him. A few months ago the sheriff of
Logan county, Kiss Porter's home. re-
eeived a letter from a certain town in
Kentucky. The letter said that a tramp
was found dying in the woods near there;
that he had been taken in and cared for;
that q letter was found in his pocket
which explained that money sufficient to
say his doctors bin and burial expenses
could be found hidden away in his
clothes. Tie sheet of paper containing
Miss Porter's name was also found, and
with it instructions to send all the papers
to her; also That he had SO many thou
sand dollars In a bank in Tennessee,
naming the town and bank, and that it
was his wish that Miss Porter should .ac-
cept ii. Miss Porter a short while ago
received d letter offering her $$3, 900 for
her interest IN the old mans estate if she
would forfeit al1 claim to 1t. The offer
was not accopted, andse the affair rests
for the present.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27
If We Had No Heart.

Ii we had no heart VIC would have nc
troubles. We could laugh and be merry
and sing, without a heart. We could
eat a good dinner, crack agood joke and
enioy the %iolities of life with no need OF
such a superfuity as a heart. We could
sit down to a banquet and emulate Hello,
gabulus in gluttony and Cleopatra in ex-
tr~avagance--if we wished-unannoyed by
a thought of the misery of the starving
thousands by whom we are surrounded
daily. We could discourse most elo-
quently of soups, eonsommes, potes, ,tricas-
sees, and all the p~rovocatives of a de-
PRAYED appetite, without a single reiec-
ton that the cost Of the viands on which
we were gorging to repletion, would adj
minister comfort to hundreds of perishing
wretchcs.
In brief, view the moderated man in
all the varieties of existence, and he is an
object of envy. lie foots it lightly down
the dance of life, the gayest of the gay.
He sheds no tears, he heaves no signs.
Sorrow sets not on his brow, care
blanches not his cheek; and, while it is
the fate of other men to bend beneath
the pressure of affection, he stands i'm
pregnable 10 all the assaults of adversely.
st. Louis lhagaziae.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27
Architectural Idiosyncrasies.

Few men can plan a house without
making a mistake somewhere.
The poor man who has but a cabin to
build. cannot make so great a display Of
architectural ~Iunacy as his rich neighbor
who ''crects' a mansion; but he can put
the windows and doors in the wrong
place; and build a smoky chimney" and
he generally exercises that liberty. II
the house consists of two rooms, he puts
the kitchen door on the north side, so
that the wind in winter rushcs in upon
the guide wife every time the door is
opened, while she prepares the food for
the family. The door of the front room
is put on the west side, SO that the after
noon sun, in summer, can shine in and
make the room as uncomfortable as pos
sible. And similar inconvenience are
experienced in more pr~etentious struC-
lures, also.
Man, whosoever thou art, that intenoA
building a house, think, oh think, before
thou beginnest it. Remodel and re-remod-
ell thy diagram. Weary not of studying
and improving it. Consider every con-
v%enienCe which would attend O window
here or a door there. When at last thou
hast formed what seems to thee a perfect
plan, study it over once more, carefully,
then put it in the fire, go call thy wife,
and, with her assistance, form another
and a better one. Study and discuss this
with her, until she has talked thee over
to her opinion regarding every particular
then build with care and precision, build,
st. Louis Nagazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27
Game Laws for Boys.

The following conversation from Maui
rice Thomson's new serial, "Marvin and
his Boy Hunters" in the May st. Nicholas,
gives a lucid explanation of the necessity
for laws for the protection of game:
"Why is it against the law to shoot
larks and robins:" said Hugh; II don't
see why it's any worse to kill them than
it is to kill quails."
"Why is it worse to kill a horse than
it is to kill a pig?" inquired Uncle
Charley.
because a pigs good to eat and a
horse isn't, quickly answered Hugh.
''Isn't there a better %reason?n said
Uncle Charley ;''isn't a horse more useful
to us as a servant than it is for food, even
if it's flesh were delicious?'
"Certainly," said Hugh.
"Well a meadow lark is a very useful
bird to the farmer. 1t eats great num-
bers of insects, eggs and larvae that
would work great harm to wheat, corr
and orchards; then it's flesh is not very
good; while a quail eats grain, and its
flesh is excellent food. Do you see the
difference?"
lildG uOSS SStIH lCdoolidDlC, IN
Hugh; Il hadn't thought of it in that
way. A meadow lark is like a HORSE
it helps the farmer make his crop by de
stroying bugs and things; and the quail
is like a pig,-it eats corn and wheat and
gets fat, to be killed and eaten"
Uncle Charley laughed.
81 see you apply a theory in a very
nractical eort Of wavn he remarked.
But the law protects all kinds of harm
less birds, the flesh of which is not prof
table for food" he continued, "out of
fear of the influence that the mere wanton
slaughter of birds would have upon the
morals Of the people. If a boy is allowed
to be cruel as he grows up, he is likely
to devc!ope into a dangerous man. l
think there is Il great difference between
u moderate indulgence in tield-sports,
md the abandonment of ones self to the
brutal and indiscriminate slaughter of
birds and animals"
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27
LADIES
Anscdote Of MRS. Carlyle.

when Jane Welsh, who married
Thomas Carlyle, was a girl, she was SO.
full Of life and energy as to be a match
for the boys in running and Ieaping.
One of the feats which made her FAM
u in her native village was the ease
with which she could surmount a
wall seven feet high around the GENE
terry. Years afterwards. when she
had become an old lady, she revisited
the village, but walked the streets
without being recognized by any of
The companions of her youth. A sim
gle action, however, betrayed her. She
had made an arrangement with
she sexton to be at the cemetery at
early morn to unlock the gate. She
was present earlier than the appointed
hour, and after some time grew i'm
patient, for she was eager to look
on the graves Of her revered parents.
In her vexation ut the long delay she
remembered the feat of her girlhood,
lad though the suppleness of youth
bsd gone she managed to repeat the
lat with tolerable ease. One of the
oil residents saw it, and soon after.
nf2ting her ventured to ask: "Is not
tn Jennie Welsh? I thought it must
besEou, for there was never another
girl in town who could get over the
wa in that fashion,"
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27
Teaching the Poor to Cook.

The New York Cooking School is
tfhing cooking to young girls and
men not able to pay for their instruc-
Il n. Two courses of lessons are being
zen, ON Monday and Wednesday even
inSs, in she Wilson Industrial school.
Twelve girls attend to the preparing and
cooking, while Others gather around,
watch the details and listen TO IT, in
struction. The whole course of cooking
each article is gone through, from the
act of making the fire to eating the
cooked food. Economy in the use of
provisions is also a part of the instruc-
Fon. A reporter of the Times visited
the school one night and saw the prepare
ton and demolition of a feast of eggs.
On a blackboard on the wall were the
works: ''Bill of fare-Poached eggs,
baked eggs, omelet, scrambled eggs,
bread" Beneath this was an analysis
of the composition of bread. On another
blackboard were written directions for
preparing the egg dishes. In the center
of the room was q long table covered
with eggs, salt, butter, dishes and
utensils. On one side of the table were
twenty plainly clad, but bright looking
girls from twelve years old up. On the
OF aer side were the directress and her
tt zee assistants.
The directress told the class what to
de-! and they fell to work on the eggs,
being closely watched and directed as to
details by the assistants. When the ON
elets, poached, scrambled, and baked
eggs were all cooked, the class feasted
a, d made merry with them. Then they
sing a song about going to market and
choosing their meat. Then the long ia
be was taken away. a small one was
bought, and the mysterious operation of
making bread was begun. The ingre-
dients were mixed according to the direc-
tons on the blackboard, and then the
girls, under the direction of the assis-
tants, took turns in kneading the dough.
While this was going on the direc-
tress asked questions about matters pre-
viously studied.
"How many can tell" said she, "what
to do with q roast when it is first brought
home!n
Up went a dozen hands, and o little
girl explained hat it must be washed
with a wet towel, not put in a pan
of water lest the juices be drained out
of it.
"NNhat is necessary first in cooking
it?"
1T must be sealed up to keep the
juices in"
"What seals it?'
Cheat, which forms a hard crust Oh
the outside"
Yes; SO you must have a hot fire and
cook it. fast at first. Do you cook it fast
all through" :
mo; the inside should be tender. and
must, therefore, be cooked slowly"
Right. What nation ezcels us in
cooking2"
The French"
eyes; and how do they cooke"
Slowly
And thus the directress went on until
the bread was kneaded. Then the girl
who had previously drawn the loaf by
lot took it home to follow the directions
which were given the class for setting it
to rise and to see how it would come out.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27

LLNA
We recommend to all women who
an fortunate enough to have a piece
o. la d at their command to cultivate
a~Eegetable garden, says IN Exchange.
The culture of Strawberries, raspber-
ries, blackberries, ~gooseberries, cur
rants and golden vegetables is as de-
lieltful and profitable as anything in
watch a woman can engage. She may
sprinkle her garden well with flowers.
All the better for that. A snowfall
In this corner and q rose in that, a
dahlia bed there and a moss border
here, will not be cute of place. Only
let the substantial and useful consti-
fute the chief part. A touch of the
ornate, like a ribbon on a good bonnet,
IS not in the least Objectionable. In
~ the schools the girls study botany.
It is healthful, pleasing and useful.
The principles of horticulture are the
principles Of botany put into practice.
Farmers study agriculture; why should
not their wives and daughters study
Horticulture? The employment is both
healthful and pleasant. What woman
cannot raise beets, tomatoes, onions
lettuce, and furnish her own table
with them? What woman cannot
plant a raspberry bush. o. eurrant, or
gooseberry, and attend to it well. The
experiment is both pleasing and pro-
ftable.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27
The Heroic Mother.

We see a household brought up well.
a. mother who took alone the burden
Of life, when her husband laid it
down. without much property, out Of
her perjury. BY her planning and in
dustry, night and day. by her fulllness
Of love, by her fidelity, bring up her
children; and life has six men, all OF
whom are like pillars in the temple of
Cod. And D, do not read to me of
Tia campaigns Of Cesar; tell me
nothing about Napo.eon's wonderful
exploits; / tell You that, as God and
angels look down upon the silent his
ofy Of that woman's administration,
md upon those men-bnilding processes
mich went on in her heart and mind
foHgh d score Of years, nothing ex-
Enal 10 outward development Of
kingdoms, no empire buildings. can
9npare with what she done. Nothing
compare in beauty, and wonder
~aifableness, and divinity itself,
hs client work in obscure dwellings
faithful women bringing their
children to honor and virtue and piety.
tealyUu, the inside Is larger than the
outside The loom is more than the
fabric. The thinker is d than the
thopghe The builder is more than the
ntlldang-Hengy Ward Beecher.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27
A New Danger to Dudes.

"Here, conductor, this young mans
tainted
The words were uttered in a tone of
great excitement by a stout in q
Columbia venue car, and as she spoke a
slim youth who was seated beside her in
a corner of the car fell forward and
dropped in a heap upon the straw.
A doctor was hurriedly summoned, and
after a disappearance of about ten min
utes the young man and physician came
out of the room, which had been kept
closed, arm in arm. The young mans
face was still pale, and he walked with a
very perciptible tremor. The doctor said:
"That is the fourth case this month I
have seen of the deadly effects of wearing
tight trousers, and had that young man
not been attended to promptly he might
have been in great danger"
"Tight trousersW queried a bystander,
incrcdulously.
Eyes, sir; tight trousersl Why, you
cannot imagine how often we doctors
have to treat cases of illness brought ON
by no other cause. Take that young
man. for instance; his trousers were at
least four sizes too small forhim; not too
short, of course, but too tight, and for
hours and hours he had been walking
about with a pressure of at least 275
pounds to the square inch on his olexii
viVisectori arteries, which are situated in
the calves of the human leg. This ire
mendous pressure forces the blood into
channels not able to carry it without
undue straining, and although the VIC
tim feels no pain, he is liable at any mo
ment to topple ove in q swoon, and I'M
less relief is promptly given q long and
serious illness is likely TO follow. It is q
similar trouble to that experienced when
it was the fashion for ladies to wear very
tight sleeves, except that u the case Of
tight trousers the material is heavier, the
arteries larger, and the result apt togbe
more dangerous and d~ificultto relieve q
Philadelphia Record.