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The state journal., 1885-01-10
Wedding Bells.

Again the merry wedding bells
chime in favor of some Of the
s;burg's" fair ones. On Christmas
day the happy couple, Mr. J. NJ.
Riley and Miss Alice johnson sailed
into the sacred harbor of matrimony
under the pilotship Of the pastor Of
the Ridge Avenue Methodist church.
The state journal., 1885-01-10
OCCAS ASIONALLY,

The Industrial Conference to be
held at New Orleans has been post
poned by order of Hon. B. K. Bruce
to February 18th.
The state journal., 1885-01-10

r. j. johnson, OF Carlisle, was in
the city last week
The state journal., 1885-01-10

On Tuesday nigh: last the family
of Mr.. Warner, on the corner of State
and Spruce streets, were, through
forgetfulness, nearly suffocated. After
retiring at a late hour, the stove in
the lower room was filled with coal,
which was wet. Through forgettul-
ness the stove was left open, by which
means the house was nearly filed
with gas. When the family arose in
the morning the children stumbled
around, and the parents experienced
a strange weakness, which was
quickly accounted for by the smell OF
gas. There is no doubt had they
slept an hour longer none would have
ever awakened in this world. Let
this be warning to all housekeepers.
The state journal., 1885-01-10
" Swim Out"

Philadelphia and other large cities
with their crowded thousands, have
societies and associations of all kinds.
These do not consist of old men and
old ladies, but of the young elite.
Why should Harrisburg be behind
all others? We have ladies and gents
perfectly capable of forming a good
society or club. Harrisburg's resi-
dents are blessed with talent enough
to have good debating society
Some have dread of the name "mis.
sionary," because it means gift, but
a gift of your talent to those around
you has just as much intrinsic value
as your money. Remember a talent
unexercised is a talent worthless.
All may not write, all may not speak,
yet an effort either way will be of
benefit, both to you snd to others.
Young men hate to show their ignor-
ance before ladies, and ladies yiui
Uersa. Now, why not let our young
men start Debating Club, or 'Li-
ceum," as they are termed, and then
those that are not well versed in par
liamentary usages and public speak
ing in general, may learn what it is
from those that are. Those that are
versed may improve their talents. |
am sure, young men, your parents
would applaud this effort to a greater
extent than they would your efforts
to paint the town a crimson, nightly.
The state journal., 1885-01-10

a convention was held in this city
during the week for the purpose of
securing necessary legislation in
changing tie present control of third
rate cities. Delegates were present
from Scranton, Reading, Lancaster,
Altoona and Allegheny. An address
was adopted and will bs presented to
the Legislators.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17
a signal for War,

"Hey, Rube!" called out ground and
lofty tumbler from the stoop of Union
square dramatic agency, says the New
York Herald, and at the cry some haf-dozen
gentlemen who had graduated from the
sawdust turned around, clenched their fists,
and tried to look savage.
The tumbler laughed
"You don't understand that hail, do
your" he asked reporter who was with
him.
"No; what is it,"
"That's circus lingo" said he. "'Hey,
Rubep is a sort of grand hailing sign of dis
tress among the profesh on the road. How
1t came into use don't know. / suppose
1t was started In some old-fashioned row
under the canvas, and has lasted up to this.
Anyway, I've heard 1t in my life pretty
often, and every time there was blood on
the face Of the moon"
"What does 1t meanYh
swell, 1t signifies to a circus company,
from the star rider down to the caravan
driver, that he must hustle around, get q
bale stick or something, and then use 1t for
all he's worth. 1t is not easy for a person
In New York to understand the trouble
circus men meet with in country districts
Sometimes they bring it on themselves, l
admit, by cutting up too much with the
country folks, and causing bad blood that
way. But, as a general thing, you'll lind
that the hay-seed roughs and the game
birds of the factory towns will try
to pick quarrel with the circus
hands. and then there is no end of
rows between them. One would think In
| the old days that circus company was
made up Of your later-day pugilsts,and was
going around for the express purpose of
lighting the best men at every stand they
had. In those times 1t was customary for
the country fellows to get together and beat
the admission, carry the entrance with a
crush, and do what they felt like inside.
Well, sometimes they succeeded, and got
in all right. Then new responsibility fell
on the ringmastcr or whoever was master
of ceremonies. He had to put all
the hands on their guard and
prepare them for action. A little
GOODNESS and some deception were neces-
sary. He never stopped the perform
ance. That would have given the intruders
cue for raising mischief The exercise,
kept right on, but when the ringmaster wa:
ready he just went out In the sawdust
where he could be heard, and shouted, al
though he wanted one Of the boys: Hey
Rusbn Every one knew what that meant
and In twinkling every soul who
could bear arms, so to speak, WA
equipped and ready for the fray
Then, II there was occasion for 1t,
bouncing act was performed that knocked
your metropolitan shows of that kind int,
, the shade. Sometimes there were down
, But generally the circus people came OF
. all right, The cry Of Hey, Rube = pu
, them on the alert, and they were neve
caught mapping That's why all the old
timers on the road are stirred up when the
, hear that cry.n
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17

The use of petroleum refuse us fuel be-
gan ut Baku, where enormous quantities of
the crude oil had been suffered to run to
waste for years before this mode Of utiliz-
Ing II was discovered. As the refuse, called
ustatka there costs only 60 cents a ton on
the spot aud ~ one ton Of It is equal TO n
ton aud a half Of coal for making steam, IL
rapidly came into favor after mechanical
skill had devised proper methods of apply
Ing H. AZ the present time the single firm
Of Nobel Brothers, at Baku, turns out
steam marine Of the Caspian, to-
gcthcr with the locomotives Of the Trans
caucasian railway system and several of
the railways uf southeastern Russia, burn
Il alone, In applying the oil II is pnlvorized
by Jet uf steam In very simple way, and
by this process the combustion Is perfect.
There is NO smoke, no SCOT, no cliuker, no
residue whatever, and no waste. The flame
Is entirely under control, can be raised or
lowered instantly, and as instantly eXtin-
gulshed Wherever coal is scarce and dear
the astatka furnishes an ideal fuel, and
while the flashing test Is much lower than
that NJ refined petroleum, experience shows
that IL can be handled without any danger.
ON the Caspian large steamers fully laden
with OH have burned this fuel for ten years
without single accident.
The Russian experiment has now been
transferred 10 California, where the Central
Pacific Railroad Company has recently in
troduccd crude petroleum into nearly all its
steamers, including the Oakland ferry
boats. The oil is obtained in the state,
some Of II at Ventura, aud some from wells
not long struck near Livermore, on the
line Of the Western Pacific branch. The
method Of application is practically identi-
cal with the Russian namely, by steam
jet The nozzle is fattencd so that the
pulvcri4cl oil Is blown In sheet of flame
into the fire box and under the boiler tubes.
The san Francisco Chronicle states that the
results 80 far have been most satisfactory.
On the freight steamer ThOroughfare "the
cost of oil ~ fuel was found 10 be A per
cent. less for the first five months than
for the corresponding period a year ago"
On the great transfer steamer Solano the
saving has been less hitherto; but as the
oil costs = for 100 gallons rs against s.
ton for coal, aud rs 100 gallons Of oil
make as much steam as a ton of coal
| the general average of economy is obvi
Ously high. 1t Is already demonstrated IL
| fact by these successful tests that no region
I which possesses petroleum., or can obta!r
| 1t economically, need be dependent upor
| coal for fuel for manufacturing and trans
| portatiOn, and IL is equally certain tina
| eventually the refuse oil will be utilized TO
| household fuel as has been already done IL
! some parts Of Russia.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17
Women AT Night.

Itisa popularity n these latter nights In
Washington that ladies often walk the
streets unattended. once they could not do
so without being lusulted, That was wrong.
This h right
We have Issued forth from our barbaHsm.
Ia q true state uf society woman should be-
as free ~ man, shame ~ any member Of
the masculine order who would cause the
least alarm 10 any Of the feminine, Are We
not their friends Are We not their pro-
tcctOrs God says 10,
What reasons may require women 10 be
abroad hy uight-how can We know Mat
ters NJ lie aud death may De- involved. But
n Ices, stll the world should De free 10 all
who luhahit a.
II this be- only a dream " what may be IN
some future age, let me indulge the dream
aud, though / may not see u realized, per
init me 20 depart from the world believing
| that such reasonable contamination shall al
Last arrive. ), D.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17
DIGGING FOR GOLD.
An Indiana Man Crazy over tho Sub
ject of Hidden Treasure.

louisville Courier-Journall
Isaac Mace, an aged hermit, who has lived
near Lexington, Scott county, Ind, for the
past fifty years, was sent to the state insane
asylum Thursday. For years he has sup
ported miserable existence by digging aud
washing sands Of gold from the small
streams IN the vicinity Of that village. He
has long been considered Of unsound mind,
and, on account Of his queer habits, has
been summed by the people OF Lexington,
and looked upon with awe by tine super
stitlOus. lie wandered about the streams
In search Of the precious metal in summer
aud winter alike From his incoherent
muttcrings II was apparent that dur
ing his sane moments he had found
what he considered "A silver mine, and, be-
ing 50 oyerioycd at the discovery, his mind
was unbalanced. IL is supposed he was
never able to locate II again, and that he
has since been constantly searching for the
Lost treasure.
There Is an old story told around the fire
sides " the Scott county farmers that sill
about 1900. Since that time frequent at
tempts have been made TO locate It, but no
trace could ever be discovered.
Mace was the first man to discover gold
sand IN a small stream, near Lexington,
about nine wears ago. As soon ms IL became
known the widest excitement prevailed,
aud the whole population forsook their
farms aud workshops and started in quest
uf the coveted ore. The excitement blew
over IN a short time, as nobody else was
ever able To ind any, and the field was left
entirely 30 Mace. lie raves continually
about hia lost treasure.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17

No story Of the house of Lorretto, but
one OF church here in Washington.
To begin at the beginning, which is al
ways the best way.
When was boy, "long, long ago." my
favorlte summer resort was on the roof Of
my paternal mansion. 1t was not lofty
edinCe, and the trees that llourshed around
II were higher, alIOrdlng me pleasant shade
on my shingly throne. There read poems
and romances, there attempted perilous
verse, there my first artistic disposition be-
gan to develop itself. Reclining against
the huge chimney, fashion Of ancient archi-
lecture, the most picturesque object within
my view was the steeple of Il Baptist
Church, situated on Tenth, between Il and
Y, the site now occupied by the national
medical museum, and once by FOrd's
Theater, the same In which Lincoln was
assassinated.
That steeple was the object of my fire.
/ quent sketches.
Ford came, and the tabernacle went ia
| Eleventh street, between and ii, where
| II now stands; but the browning point OF
/ the sacred old Tenth street building ac'
| cOmpanied II, being the little temple on the
| tower which may now be seen every day.
This little temple originally surmounted
the iirst Baptist church in Washington
That church was built by Parson OBADIAH
Brown obadiah means being defined, {
servant Of the Lordh), a stout aud merr,
gentleman, who did not believe that eartl
should DO rendered miserable In order Il
make heaven desirable.
Good old man, remember him well, an,
whenever his Falstafllan image crosses m
mind, which II does often, have kinder
q more loving feeling toward all humanity
y. ID.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17

FASHION NOTES.

Draperies, as well as bodices, shows revers.
Pulled sleeves are seen on Paris.made dresses
Turbans are the correct hats for windy days
Flat vests are worn with bodices with Jacket
fronts.
Light colors prevail over dark in table dec
orations.
sashes are fastened on the right side with
large buckles.
Pointed toes for mems shoes have quite gone
out of fashion.
new trimmings,
Fashion IN mems shoes again strongly in-
clnes 10 broad toes
Quilted silk trimmings are used on some Of
the autumn costumes.
High collars have a fall of lace, above which
the linen collar appears.
Ribbons with velvet aud plush stripes and
with ringes are popular.
Children will wear great deal Of navy blue
combined with scarlet,
Watered silk andribbOn are extensively used
in Europe for trimming,
Blue bToCade combined with bronze velvet Is
worn by elderly persons.
Small pulls are irequen ly used instead OF
the protective foot plealing
Even little girls dresses are made with plain
skirts bordered, not bounced
Nothing In nature, the ladies say, is prettler
than pretty girl baby's foot.
Thibet cloth, with bouce borders appears
among light woods for fall wear
Tucked ana shirred bonnets are MS fashion.
able rs they We're thirty years ago.
The most fashionable ladies everywhere are
wearing low.heeled, sensible shoes.
Small bronze buttons, in imitation of ancient
coins aud with floral designs, are Ryorites.
Spite Of many innovations in the couture,
the close English style of hair dressing still
prevails,
The fronts of black silk dresses, as well as the
plastrons, are covered with pendant buttons Of
| Ut or silk
Bonnets OF black lace have small brims COW
cred with Jetled lace and pink aigreltes las
tened with small pins.
Plalds and stripes continue in favor strlpes
being In the ascendant They will be worn
under plain overdresses,
In place of slippers, which afford but little
support to the foot, deml shoes are again much
worn with neglige toilets.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17


You can talk all you please about big
feats IN milrouding,' said western con
ductor, "but | guess We can beat 'cm all,
our trackmen have been engaged for some
time In strengthening ont the track and
shortening curves. Our superintendent Is u
hustler, / want YOU 10 know, and the other
day he determined to reduce the distance
between Smithyile and Union i've miles.
He did Il, and in one day, toO.'
"In one dayF
ayes, sir; In one day, 1t isn't every road
that can afford Improvements Of that mag
nltude. But our line Is making money now,
and the superintendent said We had used
that long track long enough
"But how did he manage to do the job 50
qulckY Must have taken several thousand
men,
son, no: one man did the whole thing,
II took him about ten minutes. You see
when our road was first built traffic was
light aud profits doubtful, So the distance
between stations was put down ON time
cards at frsm one TO tive miles greater than
Il actually was. OF course, all passengers
were charged cents mile according Ia
the schedule distance. our directors de,
clared many u dividend on the strength OF
those extra miles,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17
A Different object.


Monslgnor Capel had suit in London
once, In which he engaged poor fellow, n
young lawyer beginning his practice. One
day the monsignor received a bill OF the
usual kind. He was charged for being
called upon when he was out and when he
was In he was charged for interviews had
with his secretary, when the lawyer, having
nothing else 20 do, thought he could earn
six and eight pence by chatting about the
case. lie was charged for every conceivable
thing, and he protested.
"Thcse calls take time" said the lawyer,
"and time Is money!
ayes; btu make thousands Of calls on
people In the performance Of my labors
Suppose | charged for them
"You forget, monslgnor. You are work
ing for n heavenly rev ard. | am working
for purely earthly one.n
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17
AQUATIC AmenitIes.


That victory does not always secure abid-
ing peace and content is demonstrated anew
In the growls and recriminations which he
gin to crop out after the triumph Of the
Puritan. IL Is no secret that Sir Richard
Sutton deemed himself sighted and neg
lected while here. The New England yachts
men aver that they were shabbily treated,
and this fact is alleged to account for the
Puritan's absence from the Brenton's Reef
and Cape May races. Members Of the New
York Yacht Club are reported to be grum-
bling at the cost OF the reception rendered
to Sir Richard Sutton and at the presump-
tion Of Mr.. j. Frederick Tams in ordering
IL. Capt, Aubrey Croker, the Puritan's
skipper, was not invited TO the banquet,
and there Is dissatisfaction all around.
Mr. j. Frederick 1'ams Is the distinguished
tar who direC ed the whole contest, aud
who felt himself TO be by several sizes a
bigger man than Nelson at Trafalgar or
Farragut at New Orleans. IL was he who
exemplincd his culture aboard the COM
mitteo boat one day by exclaiming petu-
lantly, "Dear mel there are more reporters
than gentlemen aboardm The secretary
Of the club, Mr.. Mlnton, ably
seconds Mr.. Tams by explaining why
Capt. Croker was not invited to
the banquet; they looked upon him as
professional, n mau who earned his living
by his skill as a navigator-in fact ga sailor
man." aud they couldn't afford to ASSOC
ciate with him at the festive board. II is
extremely interesting TO note these nice
distinctions among our amateur tars. IL
they 90 ahead IN the same style, they will
probably keep the international trophy here
without much expense for the rapacious
foreigners will not be eager 10 come here, and
the BOstonians will keep their Purltans ut
home, and the ohtruslye newspaper men
will he shut out from the society OF Mr..
rams still II does not look well TO be
kicking up a scandal over the expense Of
that banquet. IL cost something IN the
ncighborhood Of 500. should Sir Richard
sutton hear Of the grumbling II might sud
denly occur To him 10 mail check for the
whole amount To Mr.. Tams, and, falling In
this, we have no doubt that the sum can be
raised by popular subscription.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17


The following acrostical poem was written by
! lady whose age Is 81 years. Her handwriting
however, is as plain, round, and beautiful II,
hat OF an accomplished young lady In hel
Gems. She is the daughter of old DR.. Samue
Adams, who kept n store in Beaver in 1904, anC
he widow Of James Wilson, and mother OF Mr.
). b. Wilson, OF Beaver Considering her age
rs merit:
Up, rise ! inspiring muse, arise,
Assist my feeble voice
Let's sing of one, who good and wise
Became our peoples choice.
You see him in the din of War,
Mid conflict, strife, and danger.
Secure, invincible he stands,
To self and fear Il stranger
See him in time of peace, refuse
The hardearned homage due,
Each show of vain parade disuse,
Such folly to subdue.
Such is the man whose virtues more
Than can 'numerhte;
Such is the man our nations power
Hath raised to rule the state.
Great though he u.s. yet should he ask
For knowledge from above,
Rightly to rule and govern well,
In wisdom truth, and love.
sand rs king in olden times
Who highland power attained,
Naught but All understanding heart,
lie sought and more obtained.
To him may God give evermore
Whate' er cun here be given;
That when this life of care Is DER
lie may find rest In Heaven.
NJ. A. WILSON.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17
Native and Foreign Art.

lhlN tllul'l
1t is often said that art is catholic, and
that 1t doesn't matter what country q pic
ture comes from, II the picture is good.
This is our opinion, exactly; but when 1t
comes to choice between mediocre foreign
pictures and ilrst-class native ones, we be-
come Calvanistic in the rigidity Of our de-
votion to home art. We want all the very
best examples Of the very best painters We
can get, be they the production of French
men or Fiji islanders. Butwe do not want
the made work turned out by machine to
glut the market, which constitutes the bulk
Of the foreign art which comes to our shores.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17

TOOmhs never said he would call his
slayc-roll ut the foot OF Bunker Hin mOnu,
ment, nor has he lived to see Bunker Hill
ideas dominate in this country and convert
his own Georgia into the Empire state Of
the SOUTH Georgia was the Empire state
Of the south long before the war, and as for
the Bunker lin ideas-wcll, baked beans so
fur is more Of an experiment In this section
than dominating fashion, What Toombs
did say was that the Boston people were
the only people who ever erected II monu-
meht 10 their defeat,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17


Those who travel on the street car, us
am sometimes compelled To do remarked
the old colonel US he leaned ON his gold.
headed cane aud bowed % an Atlanta Con
sttutiOu reporter, "iind out good deal
more about female character than they
ever would In drawiug-rOoms. In
the Old days. he continued, clearing
his throat little, "pOlltuucss was recipro-
cal. A gentleman who showed his desire
to he polite to a lady was certain % meet
with some response His attempt, however
awkward, was rewarded with some ao-
acknowledgement smile or how, and
sometimes both, But what you young gen
tlrmen are pleased To term your new civil
izatiOu has brought about great changes.
"Ah, you may smile, but II Is true The
fine flavor of the old times is lost / am an
old mnn and II costs me something Of an
| effort 10 rise in the street ear aud offer my
| seat 10 a lady when ! know that she will
not appreciate the small sacrifice that
| have made, feel better satisfied, how,
| ever when remember that some Of you
| will never know what We have lost In the
way of the small cOurtesies anu amenities
OF life,n
well" said one Of the younger passon
gers, "when / give lady my seat neve
look around to see whether she thanks INT
or not
Precisely so,n replied the colonel "lol
inherit your disposition, but the spirit Of I
Is acquired from your surroundings, II I
commercial, purely commercial IL ha
grieved me TO see some Of the ladies smll
supcrcilIously when | take OF my hat q
receive their fare. feel that am tcrrih
out Of date. But cannot learn your ne,
aud SLOPPY tricks Of dlsposing Of wOmr
MS II they were 50 many bundles, Perhap
the snubbings | receive are good for M,
but shall never cease 10 grieye that ou
paclty,n
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17
The Insignia of Their onlccs.

II lllINHO NFN'rl
Police Justice--''lou We're drunk last
nightyn
Prisoncr-"Yes, your honor, hut it's the
and
"What do you work atty
"I'm hricklnycr, sir
"Show me your hands,
The prisoner showed pair Of horny
hands,
"All rlght--you may go. show up the
next prisoner, All, sir, are you a hard
working man, tOOY
"les, your honor, and I'm the president
Of the Laborng Mans Agitation Associa-
ton"
Gbnm t,,, N,ur t,upup ~
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-10-17
Acknowledged the Corn Crop.

lllttsDurg Chronlclc'I
"The corn crop Of the United States vii
be an immense one this year, remarked Il
grain broker TO a customer this morning.
"IIominy bushels ?" querried the Gus
toner.
about one and half billion"
"A-maize-ing.n
eyes, 1t will add to our property greatly"
this crop"
Then the broker got tired, and his corn's
talk ceased.