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The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22

Somebody crawIs into mammals bed
Just at the break Of dsy,
Struggles up close and whispers loud:
somebody's come TO stay"
Somebody rushes through the house
Never once shuts door.
Scatters her playthings all around
Over the nursery floor;
Climbs on the fence aud tears her clothes
Never a bit cares she;
Swings on the gate and makes mud-pies;
Who can somebody be?
Somebody looks with rougish ewes
Up through her tsngl I'd hair;
somebody's me, she says; "but then
Somebody doesn't care"
II Detroit Free Press
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22
StOekfngs.
philadelphia Post.l

Two centuries ago not one person in a
thousand, probably wore stockings, and
now scarcely one person in thousand is
without them.
The honor of inventing the first stock
ing machine belongs TO William Lee, an
English clergyman, who made pair of
hose by the frame in the presence Of
King James l. But such was the preju-
dice of those times that his invention
was frowned upon, and he went u
France.
Here he met with no better succees,
and died in Paris. in great poverty, of q
broken heart. His machine, however,
won its way, and was in general use for
two aud half centuries. 1t is now su-
perseded by beautiful piece of mech
sn;sm called the circular hosiery ma
chine. One girl attending upon its rev.
olutions can produce material in a single
day for 240 pairs of stockings
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22
ONE AND TWO.

II you TO me be cold,
Or be false 10 you,
The world will 20 on, Thick,
Just as IL used 20 do;
The clouds will firt with the moon.
The sun will kiss the sea,
The wind 70 the trees will whisper.
And laugh At you and me
But the sun will not shine so bright.
The clouds will not seem 30 white.
To one a. they will 70 two;
SO / think you had better be kind,
Add had best be true,
And let the old love 60 on.
Just As it used to do.
Ifthe whole Of page be read.
IL . book be finished through
Still the world may resd on, 1 think
Just a. 10 used 20 do
For other lovers will con
The pages We have passed
And the trescherous gold or the binding
Will glitter unto the last.
But lids have q lonely look,
And one may not read the book
IL opens only TO two,
So think you had better be kird,
And had best be true.
And let the reading go on.
Just as IL used 70 do.
five who have sailed together
Fit out Of each others view.
The world will sail on, think,
Just as il used to do,
And we may reckon by stars
That fash from different skies,
Aud another Of Loves pirates
May capture my lost prize.
But ships long time together
Can better the tempest weather
Than any other two;
so think you had better be kind.
And had best be true,
That we together may sail,
Just as we used 20 do.
-lBoston Transcript
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22
REFRESHING Genius.
IChicago Herald


The whirligig of journalism, like
everything else, makes change, and the
style which used TO make the whole city
sbudder now falls, if it even gets up,
like the "thud" which long became OBJ
solete.
Now and then new reporter flashes
up and undertakes the old style of some
worn out and tired out and played out
brother who, in bis day, was called the
"crack reporter of the staff" The de-
ccptive man is doing space work on q
weekly or magazine. How this thought
crept over me the other day as / over
heard an old city editor SCATTERING the
hopes and ambitions of Young man
who had meant well enough, although 1
did think he might have worn his
reportorial star under the lapel of his
vest, as used to be the custom, instead Of
trying to flash it up as young men do .
scarf-pin.
"You say here" said the city editor,
as be pulled a clay pipe that was black
and strong, "that the 'evanescept beauty
of the avenue was lured from her fathers
mansion by the villains sinister smiles
Now, my dear fellow, this is not what ]
want. Besides nv objection to its wordy
construction, must say that the time
when villains with sinister smiles lured
the Chicago beauty has gone by. The
Chicago girl-to speak after the manner
of the gang-is no chump. She knows
the villain as soon as she sees him. He
was here before the fire. You can't fool
a Chicago girl any more with sinister
smile, or any other kink of a smile, no
matter whether you are a villain or not
So we'll draw the line there.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22
A LADY WITNESS In A DIv0DCx

TEzchsngel
Sometimes lawyer meets bis match
On the witness stand. Not long sincs
there was breach of promise case in N
Ohio town. The usual bully-rAeging
lawyer was there, but an unusual witnes
in the person of q country school marn
met him.
"Ah, Miss" said the lawyer, when she
had taken the oath, will you state your
nsmef'
Elizabeth Martin" shs responded
quietly.
"Your occupationr
Teaching school,"
SLOW old are your" he next inquired.
with side-long smile at the crowd.
"Old enough to know that that's none
of your business, "she answered as gently
as ring dove cooes.
COLLECTION sustained" remarked the
court.
The lawyers face fell, but be braced
up and went on, but without the smila
do you know the nature of an oathg'
he asked spitefully.
"Oh, yes, / heard you damn the court
yesterday on the street, for ruling against
you. and / knew you were not saying
your prayers"
The court looked at the lawyer, the
lawyer looked at the ceiling and the wit
ness looked at ease.
"Confne your answers to the cass.
if you please" said the lawyer. snow,
will you Il the Court if you know the
PLAINTIFF
Eyes sir, q w her."
"What do you low of herr
"More good thssl l do of q lawyer,
sir"
"That's not what wa: to know"
Il presume not, Sit" continued the
witness softly.
~ want to know" shouted the sxas-
perated questioner, bringing his fis. down
or the table, eff you know anything
about the case before the court"
"More than you do, possibly"
"Well, tell it to the court, and have
done with it."
Thanks. / know, Your Honor, that
Joseph Hill, the defendant, asked Mary
jackson, plaintiff, if she would be his
wife. 1t was done in my presence"
'Indeed? Isn't that rather an un-
usual way of popping the question:
81 don't know, sir have had no az
perience. happened to be present, be-
cause l came into the room Unexpectedly
and found the plaintiff sitting in defen-
dant's lap, and he, TO show me that she
had right to save the furniture 10 that
way, asked her again TO be his wife, - he
had already done week earlier"
"By the way, Miss Martin, how much
does the plaintiff weight"
zone hundred and forty pounds, sir"
Chow do you know so exactlyf'
"By the weigh, of course" she smiled,
and the lawyer went of on another tack.
"Did you think the defendant was
telling you thetruth?'
"Oh yes; you know be is not law.
yer"
"The witness will confne herself to
the facts" interrupted the court.
"Very well, Your Honor, shall pay
no more attention to the statements of
the attorney"
"That will do" said the provoked law
yer, "the witness may stand down."
"May it please the Court" she 10
marked, "the witness would like to sit
down."
"The sheriff will please provide tho
witness with chair" said the Court
''She seems to have sat down on every
thing else in this court room, and the
Court sees no reason why a chair should
be exempt"
The witness smiled placidly, and took
the chair to await another call to the
stand.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22
Louisville Courier Journal

Two Chicago young men were out in
a boat. A storm came up. Death seemed
certain.
Tom" said one, 'if we ever get out
of this shall never utter another oath 60
long as live. Do you know any prayer,
TomT
Ton knew one, and they prayed.
They reached the shore in safety, and
then they Rugged each other and dsroed
for JOY. After they had quieted down q
little. Tom" said the one who had re-
eolved to be good, looking very thought.
full, sit was q id narrow escape, wssn't
it7''
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22

An Athletes Directions for Rapid
Speed.
Boston Globe.l

boston Globe.l
"Can you give me any directions fo
runningi" was asked of a well,knowr
athlete of this city.
"Yes- Keep your head well up, breathe
through the nose and not the mouth, keeI
the chest out, shoulders thrown back
body bent forward slightly from the hips
and elbows in. The trouble with mos
people is that they breathe through the
mouth and thus exhaust their wind. Il
q man, unaccustomed to running, keep,
his mouth shut, in little while he Wi
feel pressure on his chest as though {
weight were placed upon it, but if hs
keeps going he will soon breathe freel
and get what is called second wind,
then he can run as long as bis muscle
holds out"
Having obtained this information, the
reporter decided 10 observe how people
lid run, and selected the depots as the
best place for observation.
The first person who appeared in the
field was q short fat man, with bis
mouth wide open and his face very red
from his exertions, aud his arms work
ng in every direction.
Next came two men carrying trunk
and endeayoring to run, but as the
trunk struck their knees every time
hey put on steam there was hardly a
chance to put in any professional work.
eli! Catch on TO the dude perambula-
in o, why did its mother let it go out
,lone," yelled a bootblack. Aud, sure
enough there was genuine specimen of
dude, with boots, pants, coat, collar
,nd hat complete, poking the toes of
lis boots into the cracks of the sidewalk
and thus "perambulatin' along.
Still another specimen in the form of
big-hearted, big listed and last-hut not.
east, big footed down Easter" making
The very floor of the depot shake, but
'gittin' thar" all the same. and tum-
bling on to the platform of the last car
ust In time.
A school girl appeared next on the
scene. with bag of books as large as
herself, which impeded her so much
that an impartial judgment could not
De formed, and she seemed to care for
ner hairpins more than her style of
locomotion.
'Do people ever chase trains out
here and fall Over?" was asked of the
ira~-tender on the Fitchburg Road.
mo, not very often. The people that
FALL in here are mostly those that loaf
round the depot during the day, get full,
walk out here and tumble ill., I've fished
out about thirty of them; but if you
want to see some running go down to the
ferries"
Acting On his advice. the reporter made
his way to the ferries. On the way be met
two urchins playing tag. leach with piece
Of bread and molasses in his hand. When
near the ferry landing, two women were
seen performing some wonderful evolu-
tons which can hardly be classed under
The head of running, but were evidently
made with that motive.
OF the several people the reporter saw
not one had been running according to
the rule laid down by the athlete.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22
THE Log CABIN WHERE I WAS
BORN.
IF. E. Huddle. in Through Mail.

r. 4. nuuulcs IL lufOu8u Ehhit-J
Visited it last week for the first time
in 10. these many years-the old cabin
in which / was born. 1t is degraded to
base uses. No longer the dwelling. place
of man, it has fallen to the humble posi-
ton of q store room for the improved
machinery ased by the man who owns it
snc all the land over which / roamed
when a boy, chaing the gaudy butterfly
even as have chased bright but fleet
ing hopes q thousand times since / am
grown.
There, in the corner where my cradle
stood, fascinating in its new red paint
and glis.ening varnish, there, where my
mother so often kneeled by it and prayed
heavens choicest blessings on me, her
first-born, there, where she sang those
sweet old lullabies when ] was restless
and sleepless, and soothed me to quiet
and restful slumber with her sweet and
gentle voice-there, in that mouldy old
corner whose rough, oaken floor and
every knot and gnarl are sacred to the
fondest memories of all my life, lies a
pile of broken castings and scraps of iron
and steel of every kind and character.
Cold, rust-eaten and broken are they
fit symbols of the things that we're but
are no more again forever.
And here-here in this little room
where the great bed once stood with its
high, turned sycomore posts and heavy
foot-raiI-here where saw my dear old
mother lie week after week, struggling
20 live for my sake and the sake of my
brothers and sisters-here where |
kneeled when larger grown and bowed
my head upon the pillows beside hers,
while she laid her soft and tender hand
upon my head and prayed that heaven
might smooth my pathway through life
here where / stood weeping as she
sweetly smiled upon me and asked OF me
. promise-oue too sacred TO be named
here in this hallowed spot where that
good mother died-where her sombre
coffin stood, chilling my heart ard open
ing the fountain IF my grief on the fol-
lowing day-here lice heap of barley.
It IL . At emblem OF the harvest Of joy
she reaped in heaven for her ooble sowing
here on earth.
And these old wallis. once peariy white
Ase snok ed and dingy, and the ceiling
ouee thought 90 high, 10 low and huH.
kerhnnh's - every sense Of pride tr
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22
Interview in the New York Tribune

l sometimes think that newspapers
make men unsocial. Indeed, ! know they
do. Men no longer 90 to each other for
information, but look for it in their news.
paper.
In the early days of civilization before
the newspaper era, men gathered together
as the Athenians did, anxious to hear
some new thing. In the early days of
this country the cross-road store was the
news center, where men gathered in q
social way to communicate the news to
one another. But the newspaper changes
all that.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22
SOapst0ne for Walls.
THE Milestone


The latest invention for covering walls
and ceilings is called "soapstone finish"
and is mainly composed of pulverized
steatite. 1t takes high polish, is pearl
gray in tint, presents the best possible
surface for painting, either in oil or in
er.color, and will neither crack nor
chip.
1t is claimed to be a non-conductor
and non-absorbent, and can be washed
without injury. Nails can be driven
into 1t without damage. When sub
jected to heat, and moisture and chemi-
cal fumes, it is said to give no smell; it
also does not turn yellow with age. 1t
is recommended for hospitals, factories,
cellars, markets, closets, paDtries and
kitchens, and is pleasanter 10 the eye
than ordinary white-wash or cheap
paper.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22
The Religious Press.
REV. n. X. Thompson.I

The religious press in not entirely q
success. Naturally il is devoted to de-
fending the doctrines of different demon
nations. The secular press is the great
educator. Its perfect fairness must be
conceded by all. It's lightning-sped
cylinders do not cry out against the poor
because they are poor. Were il not for
the press the Gospel preached in this
city to-day would be confined to the
church valla By the courtesy OF our
crest papers II b spread all over the
world sad does untold missionary work.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22

Only looking over the manuscript,
find there is great deal about hogs in
the scientific column this week. / can
only account for this on the ground that
| have been travelling nearly all the week
10 company with two or three English
noblemen, who own $50. 900 acres of graz
ing land and whole eternity of wire
fence In Colorado.-C Burdette
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22

There is sacredness in tears. They
are not the mark of weakness, but of
power. They speak more eloquently
than thousand tongues They are the
messengers of overwhelming grief, OF
deep oOptrition, and Of unspeakable
lore.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22

baltimore SUM-

the conductors of electric lighting com.
panies can be put under ground in Euro
pean cities, the skill of American electri-
clans is certainly to he presumed equal
to the task of accomplishing the same
thing here.
According to Mr.. David Lessels, an en-
inent telegraph engineer of London, tele.
graph wires were put under ground in
Glasgow as long ago as 1865, and of the
electric light wires at present in use in
London, according to the same author
ity, few or none are above me surface.
In Mr.. Lesseps opinion there is no more
difficulty in the use of underground tel
egraph wires than in the use of subma-
rine cables.
In Glasgow the wires are run through
castiron pipes, and the pipes placed I'M
der ground. Railroad tunnels are also
used to contain the wires, and when this
is done the wires are placed in wooden
boxes fastened to the wall. There was
never any difficulty experienced in work.
ing the wires thus placed.
In Edinburgh the wires were placed in
iron pipes, single pipe containing twen-
ty-two wires. They worked with perfect
success.
In London the system of Government
telegraph is the same as in Edinburgh
Mr.. Lessels, as quoted by the Boston
Herald, states his belief that ain London
there are thousands and thousands of
miles" of wire under ground. Some few
wires, perhaps, stretching from housetop
to housetop, but these are chiefly for
telephone purposes. The electric light
systems which it is said to be "scientifical
ly imprscticable" to operate underground
in American cities, operate without diff
Guilty underground in London.
The Anglo-American Brush Light As
ISOLATION have underground conductors
from their works in Belvidere froad into
the city about St. Paul's and Cheapside,
the wires being contained in an iron pipe.
The Maxim Company, which lights Vic
toria street, has its wires underground in
an iron pipe. The wires through which
the same company lights Pentonville
Hill are placed in an iron pipe filled with
asphalt.
The wires of the Jablochoff Company.
which lights up the Thames Embark
ment, are also on. of sight, and expert
ence has shown that they work as well
IS when strung on poles through the air,
to the great risk of life and property.
In word, either incandescent or arc
lights can be operated by wires placed in
pipes and laid underground. In London
the companies always make use of sub
ways where they exist Where they do
not exist they either construct them or
place their wires in pipes, which ramify
through the city much in the same man
nsr ~ the ordinary gaspipe.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22
The Amount Of Water Trees Absou

DR.. j. M. Anders in a geological sur
vey report, gives the results of his in
quiry a. to the quantity of water pumped
from the earth by trees.
He finds that the average exhalation
from soft, thin-leaved plants in clear
weather amounts to about one and q
quarter ounces Troy, per day of twelve
hours, for every square foot of surface.
Hence a moderate-sized elm raises and
throws of seven and three-quarters tons
Of water per day.
In the report the facts are applied to
what is going on in America, where SER
tain inland fertile districts are becoming
converted into deserts by wholesome
clearings; and in other places, such as the
plains of Colorado, where only i've or six
years of irrigation and planting have al
ready produced and maintained that the
deserts of syria and Africa are the results
of cutting down trees, and that original
luxurisnce may be restored by skillful
replanting.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22
lExchange.l


Parson Bangle became Disguised with
the untruthfulness OF mankind, and
preached vigorous sermon in denuncia-
ton of society falsehood He declared
that lies told out of politeness were just
as wicked MS those told with the deliber-
ate intention of deceiving. In fact,
these society lies got folks into the habit
of lying. and they readily pick up the
other kind. The sermon made great
impression. Many of the congregation
resolved to reforn. Coming out of the
church, Deacon Jones said to Judge Bad
ger, who sits in front of him:
Judge, hope you didn't mind my
putting my feet unde- your pewf'
The judge WAS about to reply, "Oh,
certainly not" but he thought of the ser
mon, and answered.:
Il did, though; your old hoofs took
up all the room, and were fearful nui-
sance."
WELL" said the deacon, "the hair-oil
you use smells 80, il nearly forced us to
leave the pew"
They glared at each other. and just
then Mrs. Badger and Miss Jinkins came
along. Miss JinkiDs had asked, How
do you like my new bonnet9" ooh, l
thought it just love" replied Mrs. B.,
and then che thought of the sermon, and
continued. NO, didn't either. 1t is a
horrid thing, wouldn't be seen with
it." And Miss Jinkins got mad and re-
piled:
swell, if / were you, I'd not wear
dirty stockings to church; and if l
did. I'd keep 'em out of sight"
While these honest conversations were
going on, Mrs. Smith had said to the
next door neighbor, Mr.. Murray, Il
hope the crying of our baby last night
didn't disturb your And Murray re-
piled, "No-that is-yes, l wanted to
brain the brat" And then Mrs. Smith
called him a wretch. and wept.
Their the clergyman came out and
asked young Symonds how he liked the
sermon. Symonds said, 1T was a grand
ef-er-no, parson, it was blamed nom
sense"
"Sirr said the parson, and he drew
himself up indignantly. Just then
Smith and Murray, after telling each
other some truth, clinched, and Deacon
Jones was trying to hold Miss Jinkins
from scratching Mrs. Badger. 1t took
tremendous efforts to stop the rows and
prevent q scandal, and, as it was, every
body went away mad with everybody
else. The parson went home and medi-
lated in gloomy frame of mind for
three hours, and finally concluded that
society lying was wicked; but he wouldn't
preach against it again. It's altogether
too handy q sin to be given up.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22

The Rev. DR.. Baldwin, of Boston,
thinks not. He says: Ny own convic-
tions are that the youth of to-day possess
even more real, heartfelt, sincere, Godlike
reverence or repect than in the past.
Thirty to fifty years or more ago the
so-called reverence was too often q rever-
ence of compulsion, whether applied to
God, to the church, or to parents The
word theL was too often "tbou shalt
and "thou shalt not" 1t was upon this
foundation that the child's heart was
educated in too many homes, and by
much of the religious instruction given
to them.
Reverence, in its full degree,is matter
of education and surrounding influences.
Let this fact be ever kept in mind in our
churches, Sunday schools, and homes,
and by all who are in any way engaged
or interested in the religious and moral
education of the young men, and the
young women of this country will be so
fully imbued and possessed of the real,
true, heartfelt, genuine spirit of rever-
ence that the charge, if made, could not
be based upon facts, that young Amer
lea is irreverent."
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Hands Up.

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