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Rescued from DEATH.

William J. Coughlin, of somerviEe, Mass,
says: "In the fall of 1851 wa taken with
bleeding of lungs followed by a severe cough.
l lost my appetite and flesh, and was con1ned
to my bed. In 1877 l was admitted to the
hospital. The doctors said | had a hole in my
lung as big as a half dollar. At one time a
report went around that was dead. I gave
u hope, but a friend told me Of DIR. VIM.
Halls Balsam for the Lungs. ! got a bottle,
when, to my surprise, I commenced TO get
well, and to-day 1 feel better than for three
years"
For a cold in the head, there is nothing 81
good as Piso's Remedy for Catarrh.
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MONROE, Mich, September %, 1s75.-Sirs.
| have becn taking Hop BjtteIs for iat.arn.
nation of kidney aud IL oder, il ha7 Gora
for me wtat fur doc-ols failed 10 do-cu 81
me. The effect Of the bitteIs seemed lAc
magic to me. ". IL carrier
The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-19

That an oil devoid of all irritating properties,
that never becomes rancid. should make an
excellent Hair Dressing. Such is CarhclEe'
Made from pure petroleum; all Druggists
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No uso 10 worry about any liver, kidney or
urinary trouble, especially Ir gifts dlsea@9
or diabetes, as Hop Bittors never fails O. d
cure where a cure is possible.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-19

had severe attacIs Of gravel and kidney
trouble; was unable to get any MEDICINE II
doctor 10 cure ne until l u@ed Hop BIT es
They cured me in a short time. Z. Il. ATT.
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Unhealthy Or il active kidneys caus" gfn-tl,
Bright's disease, rAeamat;san, aud II ; o.te OF
otlier serious az GtEal Diseases, which ~ante
prevented with Hop Bittcrs if taAcI IN tlD'c.
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the only

My little s.c&y, pury baby was c~i.an@s"
into a great bouncing 10y AID l VS. raised
from a sick bed by using E1lp Blrtera q shirt
time. A ysUNa AiorHEa.
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A19Wel. Tlafn

80 sne'e person living who erer sa,, , =.
'gde' oulousness, Nervousness ~ a eeso
e'a' OF any disease OF the sto,n"aI " neural
My tiat Hop Bitters will not car ever or
Of paraly sis aud headGCII-
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A Washington correspondent has
been ciphering with Congressman S.
w. T. Lanham of Texas, and finds
that the eleventh district of that state,
which he represents, contains over
l22,0W square miles. He writes:
''These figures convey but a vague
impression Of it's magnitude. It will
be better understood when l say that
it is as large as the combined area
of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
land and Ohio. This seems incredible,
but it is true, as the reader may
ascertain for himself. These states
are represented in congress by sixty
M members, and the same area in
Texas by Lanham. It will be under
Stood that this district embraces the
western and northwestern part, near
ly half of the state, which is but
sparsely settled. Many of the counties
are as yet unorganized. The entire
state of Texas has an extent of
262,29O square miles. To realize what
an empire it is, if We add to the ten
already named the great states of New
York, Pennsylvania and Indiana, the
whole thirteen would still lack 10000
square miles of equaling Texas. 1t is
larger than the whole of France, with
her 100000 people. 1t is larger
than England, Ireland, Scotland and
Wales combined. There are three coun.
ties in Mr.. Lanham's district, each of
which is larger than Massachusetts
and Connecticut together. The three
counties-Pecos, Preside and Tom
Green-have a considerably larger area
than the state of Indiana, which has
1919 counties"
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PuREsr AND BEST ooD-IIvER OIL, from selected
i;vers, on the seashore, by CasweD, Hazard &
Co.. NY. Absolutelypure and sweet. Patients
who have once taken it prefer it to all othere.
Physicians declare it superior to all Other oils.
CHApPED HANDS, face, pinples and rough
skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by
Caswell, Hazard q Co., New York.
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The Richest woman i'm the word.

Perhaps the wealthiest woman in
the world is the Russian Grand Ouch
ess Catherine, widow of the Duke
George of Mecklenburg-Strelitz She
inherited, through her mother, one-half
Of the fabulous wealth amassed by the
Empress Catherine II, and her son
Paul, the other half having descended
to the reigning family. The Grand
Duchess makes good use of her riches.
She is not only q patroness of science
and art, but maintains at her own ex-
pense several hospitals in st. Peters
burg, providing also talented young
physicians with means for scientific
journeys and Investigations. Near her
palace she has established an eating
house for INDECENT students.
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'Rough ON Cou1h~.,s

A charming resolvent, matchIef for ~ cs9gnffhh e'
fallible nerve conqueror, Samaritan
Rev. MR. Greenfield, Knoxville, Tenn, says
marian Nergine cured yson of epileptic fts
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Women,s 12mp,oyments In Europe.

81 uXArAAS A-AAt ESso4R hkcAAtS 4h
Great numbers of post-ofices in Eng
land are managed ry women. | said
10 one in Londor: "You manage this
as well as a man." 1--WE are said to do
It better" she replied, because, people
say, we are quicker and more patient"
All through Norway and Sweden
Women's names are often on the BUSH
aess signs. They are most efficient in
;ome of the Stockholm banks. In one
provincial town q woman is manager
If the State savings bank. / was told
often in Sweden that girls were pre-
terrell in stores, because they "never
Kentto the till to get money to spend in
rink or on dis-eputable women
Dyer 10000 women are employed in
agriculture, over 10000 in mines and
manufacture, over 1900 in medicine,
md two or three score in law. A
married woman rightly, as in Switzer-
and, has the same privileges in work
Is If she were single. If i'll she hires
i substitute. Two sisters carry on a
goldsmiths' and watchmakers' trade.
Over 10000 wone are engaged in the
matchmaking trade Switzerland. doing
much of the finest work. Flotsingen,
Wurtemburg, has a brigade Of forty
swo water carriers belonging to the fire
department., each of the four squads
commanded by a "female corporal
they have a regular drill. Most OF
the wax matches are made by women.
A ball Of cotton is wound off two large
cylinders, passed several times through
j pan Of melted wax, until sufficient
coating is obtained, then cut, put into
frames, dipped into the composition,
dried and boxed. All matchmaking is
unhealthy, but greatly improved of late
In France nearly all the book.
:ng clerks at railways and signal clerks
ire women, not for the sake of econ
amy, for they are paid usually the same
is men and sometimes higher, but be
cause they are temperate and can be
trusted, -Nep York Independent.
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MATTERS.

So small would be the money outlay,
SO inconsiderable the labor required, to
insure for the next generation a wealth
of timber land equal to that of which
we have the benefit. and shade and
shelter trees in even more adequate
supply, that it is a great wonder amid
all the forcible facts brought forward
against the rate at which forest de-
struction is goi4g on, there has been
no more genera movement in favor
of tree rlantir !. In Germany and
Austria, for up : rds of half a century
says The Sci41tifc american, the
number of to- planted has borne a
good proportloo to those annually cut
down, and it Icertain that this is the
case now, yes by year. In France,
Italy. and En'!land, also, tree cultiya-
ton is now gSteral, and is held to be
a most Important matter Of public
concern. Buhhere, with the charac-
t~eristic impr(S idence which has come
to be considehtd a marked feature of
American chaoncter, we are destroying
our great viEd'n forests with a rapid
ty never befo, e equaled in any other
country, andll without taking any
measures toe insure their future
growth.
The Medic. . distract gives s~tatisti-
cal results of the use of the conUeuse
(brooding h ny, or nursing box for
children who are weak at birth. The
apparatus, as introduced into the Paris
Maternite by DR.. Tarnier, consists of
a wooden box divided horizontally into
two compartments. The lower of these
contains Il metal case of water, heated
by a lamp, while the upper one is de-
signed to receive a basket containing
| the child. The heated air rises into the
upper part and passes out through holes
in the cover. 1t is furnished with a
Uheet Of glass through which the chitd
may be watched. The idea is to keep
the infant protected from draughts
and at an wen and slightly raised
temperature until it arrives at normal
strength. This is commonly effected
in from ten days to six weeks. Tho
infant may be taken from the conveuse
without injury for the few minutes
necessary at stated hours to dress or
feed it. AS a life saving apparatus,
the c0nreuse has a remarkable record.
In the Maternite, for two years before
it's introduction, in 1881, the mortality
of infants was IS per cent. In a SIM
liar hospital the mortality for 1882 is
given at 66 per cent. After the intro
duction of the co1areuse into the Ma
ternite, the infant mortality averaged
but SO per cent.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-19

Weakness. Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual
Debility, Cured by Wells'Health Renewer,$1.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-19

Mother swans Worm Syrup.
Infallible, tasteless, harmless, cathartic; for
e erishness, restlessness, constipation. 25c.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-19

Happiness, like youth and health, is
rarely appreciated until it is lost,
The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-19
IT Stands In Reason

Phoenix Pectoral cures cold and cough.25c'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
FRANCES SILK INDUSTRY.
The Business Almost Ruined by America
and English Competition.

Inc BUSINESS Almost Ruined by American
and English Competition.
Special to the indianapolis Journaf.
WASHINGTON, Oct. PA very deplorable
condition of affairs is reported from the silk
growing districts of France That once famous
industry has been almost ruined by the enter
prise of the Americans and Englishmen, who
have begun the growth of silk on "a successful
SCALE and which has almost destroyed the
French exports At one time France employed
upwards of one million hands, and produced
over $lO0. .000 600 of manufactured silk goods an
nually. Scarcely more than half is the number
and the sum of labor and product now. The
prices of silk however, have been so low, and
the profits the French say, are so small that
they have no attraction, and many are abandon
ing the industry of silk-raising. Prices of mul-
berry leaves the essential food of the silk
worm, have also greatly declined that millions
of trees about Lyons have been uprootei aud
the soil planted with other and more profitable
growths. What is true in France in this respect
is also true of Italy and Spain
In 1868 raw silk, best quality, was worth $13
pound anywherein in France, but now it has slow
market at Sc per pound A grege silk, second
quality, which cost $1160 the pound in 1868, can
now be purchased for $4. rs. The silk production
in the United States has more than doubled in
eight years.
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OHIO'S RECENT ELECTION.
The Cincinnati Count Completed and the
Result Sent to Columbus.

C1No1NNATI Oct 24-The case of Julius Dex-
charged with perjury in making an affidavit for
the arrest of man for illegal voting. was called
before Justice Gilligan oday, but there was no
testimony produced, and after waiting two hours
for witnesses the case was dismissed
The official count Of Hamilton county has been
completed, and the result was sent to the Secre-
tary Of State tonight Certificates of election
ally known until this afternoon and suits were
brought by the Republican candidates for the
House of Representatives to restrain the clerk
from issuing certificates to the Democratic can
didates. The claim is made that certificates is
sued before the count is declared-.hat is,
signed and deposited with the clerk-are
void. and that these certificates were
issued before the additions were completed,
which alone could determine who were entitled
to certificates. Charles Evans brought an
action of mandamus to compel the clerk to issue
to him certificate of election as Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas. In this case, also.
Judge Huston received his certificate yesterday,
and his commission expected by him from
Columbus to-day. Judge Buchwalter did not
announce his decision in the Injunction before
him affecting the four senators. nor has he
named a time for the decision. He gave notice
in the beginning, however, that he should take
a sufficient amount of time to enable him to
reach a satisfactory conclusion, after examining
the authorities cited, and weighing the argu-
ments.
from all the counties in Ohio shows that Foraker
has plurality of 49, l58 for Governor; Leonard,
Prohibition, has %, 064 votes, and Northrup
Greenbacker, 2,963
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A NEAT AND SUCCESSFUL ROBBERY.
Newspaper Clippings Substituted for Bank
Notes of the Value of 81 900.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Fort WAYNE, Ind, Oct. PA farmer named
Craig who recently purchased farm in this
county, called at the Office of the American Ex-
press Company, today. for package of money
that he was expecting from his brother, who
lives in Ono, Wis. This money he was to use
in making final payment on the farm. The
package which was received here on the 22d,
was handed him. 1t was shipped from Chippewa
Falls, Wis, which is the most convenient rail
road point to ONO, and left the former point on
the Goth or 21st. Mr.. Craig receipted for the
package, which was supposed to contain about
four thousand dollars, and it was opened in the
presence of w. P. Chapman, the express agent,
and Geo. Terrence, the real estate agent who
made the sale of the farm. When the package
was opened it was found to contain slips of paper
cut from Milwaukee Sentinel The surprise
of all the parties can only be imagined, and all
they can do is to await further developments.
The theory advanced at this end of the route is
that Mr. Craig handed the money to another
party to express, and that it was never ex-
pressed This theory is supported by the fact
that a common envelope, addressed in what is
supposed to be Mr.. Craig's writing, enclosed all
the papers. and this envelope had been opened
at the end. then doubled over and placed in a
regular money envelope of the express company,
and was regularly sealed at four places with
standard stamp of the company at Chippewa
Falls
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duced. The trees grow at an elevation of 5000
feet, and, though occasionally exposed to the
frost, are not injured by it.
Cinchona has been grown in Guatemala only
about seven years ago. and two years ago the
government became interested in its production.
and securing the services Of an experienced
planter, introduced the plant on large scale 1t
grows in the same climate with coffee. The
trees grow thirty feet in height. and the outer
bark is generally taken off by scraping process.
1t is the outer bark which contains the aikaloids
from which quinine comes. Sometimes the
trees are cut down and the trunks scraped clean.
The stump soon shoots out new branches, and
another tree is the result few years later 1t
is believed the United States can grow her own
cinchona, and produce her own quinine. She
would reduce the prices very materially if she
could
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MANNING AND THE LADIES.
The Fair and Talkative No Longer Call on the
Secretarv.

The Fair and Talkative No Longer Call on the
Secretary.
Speciai to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Oct. A.-The man who runs
the elevator in the south end of the Treasury
Departm ent, leading to the Secretarys apart
ments. said to-day that there were not near so
many representatives and senators going up and
down with him as there were two weeks ago.
"Most of my passenger are ladies'" said he,
''and they come up by great elevator loads every
few minutes, jamming the Railways and push
ing the men about as if they had right to the
passageways."
do they 60 in to see the Secretary" asked.
"Well, should rather guess not" bluntly
answered the elevatorman "The Secretary of
the Treasury has issued orders to admit no
women to his presence. When he first came he
permitted them to come in, just the same as
men, but he soon found they were taking up
most of his valuable time and were proving in
corrigble bores. tell you these Washington
women can come just as near talking Secre-
tary blind any other person. AT the end of
few days he said he would see no more women
in his Office, and would not allow them to come
in; that he would be hanged if his right arm
hadn't been parayzed, almost by the talk of the
buxom and beautiful females. Now the ladies
never 60 in as they pass by"
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General and Personal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct 24-Judge E. " Long, of
Warsaw. appointed Chief Justice of New Mex
leo, will start home to morrow.
Capt. A. F. Mcmillan, chief of division in the
Treasury Department, will go to Munce, in %
few days, to spend week or two with Maj
John F. Wildman, his brother-in- law. siY
Judge Buskirk. of Indianapolis, has applied
for the position on the examining board of the
Pension Bureau vacated by Hon. w. A Curry,
of Indiana. He is indorsed by Vice president
Hendricks and Representative Bynum 1t is
said that the latter is not worrying about the
natter very much, however.
Harry E. Burnam, of Indiana, clerk in the
Pension Bureau, has been promoted from 5000 to
ST., 900 year.
Mrs. Carr, of Columbus, widow of the late
Judge Carr, arrived here to-day, to accept posi-
ton in the government printing Office
Postmaster-general Villas this morning re-
ceived a telegram announcing the death of his
sister, at Madison, Wis. He will leave here to-
night or tomorrow morning to attend the fu-
neral.
RearAdmral Edward Simpson has been de-
tached from the Navy Advisory Board, Of
which he was president, and has been ordered to
duty as president of the Inspection Board.
Civilservice Commissioner Thoman rendered
his resignation to the President this afternoon.
1t will be accepted. though it may not take
effect at once Mr.. Thomans resignation was
the resule of a direct intimation from the Presi-
dent that it would be very acceptable. The re-
organization Of the commission will proceed at
once. It will be completed just as soon as the
proper men can be found.
j. w. Crampsey, OF Dakota, has been reap
pointed Indian agent at Devils Lake, D. 7.
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CINCHONA NURSERIES.
Successful Cultivation of the Quinine-Pro-
ducing Tree in Guatemala.

Successful Cultivation of the Quinine-Pro-
ducing Tree in Guatemala.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. A-There is probably no
article i'll the materia medica so universally pop
ular, the world over, as quinine 1t enters into
almost every civilized household in the world
and anything relating to its production and sup
ply must attract attention. am afforded some
interesting information on the subject of culti-
vation Of cinchona from which quinine is ma0e,
by Consul. general Whitehouse, of Guatemala
In Guatemala there are great cinchona nurser-
les, and quinine is produced in immense auanti-
ties.
The cinchona tree is grown in about the same
manner as the apple, pear, peach and other fruit
trees are grown the United States.
The product of the tree is in
the bark, and they are stripped of
their covering when about fve years old. Some
of the trees produce from forty to fifty pounds
of green. or fifteen to twenty pounds of dry bark.
The wounds made by the removal Of the bark
soon grow up, and another crop Of bark is pro.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
OUR EXPORT TRADE.
Consular Reports Urging Government Assist
ance of Steamship Lines.

Consular Reports Urging Government Assist
ance of Steamship Lines.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Another large bundle
of reports from consuls and government agents
in foreign countries has been received at the
State Department, on the subject of stimulating
the American export trade. AS usual, they all
recommend government assistance in the estab-
lisnment of steamship lines to various foreign
ports, and, without exception, opinionate that it
is impossible to build up a trade in the majority
of places in Europe without American steamship
lines; also, that the steamship lines cannot be
established without a subsidy from this govern
ment 1t is stated that lobby is being formed
in Washington for the purpose of procuring sub
sides for American commercial steamship lines,
to portions of the extreme continents, and that
English ship builders are interested in procuring
these subsidies. Should Congress 60 into this
thing of subsidizing commercial steamship lines.
the greatest care will have to be taken that we
do not play into the hands of the English after
all, by subsdzing lines which are owned or con-
trolled by English parties.
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Rough Treatment of victoria's Son-in- Law
An Ignoble Flight.

LONDON. Oct M.-It is now evident that tha
parliamentary campaign will not pass off with
out serious rioting in many quarters. as party
feeling, which already runs high, daily grows
more bitter.
The Marquis of Lorne, the Liberal candidate
for Hampstead, went down to Brentford, town
seven miles west of London, to de-
liver campaign speech. While addressing
the electors mob assaulted him with rotten
eggs, and some of them, gaining the platform.
smashed his hat over his head. The supporters
of the Marquis rushed to his aid, and fight
ensued. The noble Lord now became so
thoroughly frightened that he hastily departed
from the scene ran through the streets
in drenching rain to the rail-
way station, and Immediately departed
for London. Meanwhile, the row
continued, the supporters of the Marquis being
severely handled, and becoming discouraged at
the dssertion of their champion, they retreated,
leaving their contestants masters Of the field.
Tho latter seized the platform and passed reso-i
luton condemning the policy Of the Liberals
When the Queens son-in-law made his appear
ance as the Liberal candidate foy Hampstead, il
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
MINOR MATTERS.
Secretary Manning's Reasons for Asking tn
Resignation of Mr.. Coon.

Es
New YORK. Oct 24-Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury Coon, being interviewed yesterday,
said: II notice in the papers that Mr.. Manning
refuses to talk upon the subject of my reslgna-
tlon. but do not know why he should. l don't
see any reason for secresy. On last Tues
day. Mr.. Manning came to me and
requested that hand in my
resignation. I assented. and in that interview
verbally resigned my office. Upon reaching New
York l wrote out my formal resignation, ad
dressed to the President, the place was one to
which he appoints, and mailed it to him. The
request was not surprise, because it has been
in measure anticipated. In my conversation
with Mr. Manning, / asked him
if there was any fault to be
found with the manner in which had per-
formed my duties. He renlied that everything
was perfectly satisfactory to him, and that there
was not the slightest complaint to be made
against me- personally or officially. He repeated
that there reasons for his action
that I would understand. meaning, of
course, that it was political move
entirely and 1 did not question
him further as this explanation was satisfactory
to me. do not find fault with Mr.. Manning
for his action l am Republican, and was in
the way; was told my place was wanted, and
that settled it. My relations, personally, with
Mr. Manning. have been pleasant in every way,
and we parted friends though of different po-
litical opinion.