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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
"Nobody's Child"

Christian Standard.
A lady visiting an asylum for friendless orphan
children. lately, watched the little ones go
through their daily drill, superintendent by the
matron, a firm, honest woman, to whom her
duty had evidently become a mechanical task.
One little fodder hurt her foot, and the visitor,
who had children of her own, took her on her
knee, petted her, made her laugh. and kissed her
before she put her down. The other children
stared in wonder.
What is the matter? Does nobody ever kiss
youY' asked the astonished visitor.
No. That isn't in the rules, ma'am," was the
answer.
A gentleman in the same city, who one morn
ing stopped to buy a ne wspaper from a wizened,
shrieking newsboy at the station, found the bow
folio wing him every day thereafter, with a visit
fu; face, brushing the spots from his clothes.
calling a car for him.. etc.
d you know mes" he asked at last.
The wretched little Arab laughed. mo. But
you called me my child one day. I'd like to do
something for you, sir. l thought before that /
was nobody's child"
Christian men and women are too apt to feel.
when they subscribe to organized charities. that
they have done their duty to the great army of
touch, a kiss, a kind word. may do much toward
saving the neglected little one who feels it is
''nobody's child, teaching it, as no money can
do, that we are all children of one Father.
When Christ would heal or help the Door ont
cast, he did not send him money, but he came
close aud touched him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
An Outdoor Insane ASYLUM.

II. ID. Varigny in Popular Science Monthly.
The celebrated Belgian colony of the insane
at Gheel has nothing in its external appearance
suggestive of the ordinary lunatic asylum; it's
inhabitants give no superficial Indications that
a large proportion of them are madmen.
If one would conceive what Gheel is, he must
imagine a town of five or six thousand souls,
in no way different from other towns of like i'm
portance, surrounded by a number of hamlets
containing altogether, Perhaps, about as many
more inhabitants. These people have been.
from a very remote period, in the habit of taking
insane persons to board in their houses. The
lunatics live in constant contact with the family
of their host. They share in their labors and
their pleasures, if so inclined and their means
permit it. They come and go, in the endowment
of an almost absolute liberty. 1t has, however.
been found necessary for the good of the patients
and of the settled population to organize admin
istrative and medical services, in order to pre-
vent dangerous and improper persons from being
sent to the colony, and for the care of the men
tai and physical affections of the patents, and
for securing to them proper accommodation and
treatment; and an infrmary has been established
for those who need medical care. But the ad-
ministration makes very little show. The whole
of the Gheel district is an asylum, and the
streets and the surrounding country are the
promenade of the lunatics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
HE THAT RUNS MAY READ.
Discovery of the Man Who Paints His Re-
lisiOn On the Fences.

Discovery of the Man Who Paints His Re-
lision on the Fences.
New York World.
The mysterious being who has been p~arading
through Bergen, Passaic and Essex counties,
New Jersey, painting sentences of warning on
rocks and fences, visited Rutherford yesterday.
He is George Mayer, a m~edium-sized man, about
twenty-five years old. He was armed with a
paint-p pot and two brushes. and when seen he had
just finished one of his startling sentences. 1t
was painted on a rock near the roadside. The
sentence was:
Repent. or go to hell"
Il have painted a great many warnings" he
said, 'in New Jersey, and have saved a good
many souls | hope; if one out of every thousand
who reads them is saved, | shall be rewarded.
No, | have never been molested-tha is as far as
being arrested; but [ have been laughed at and
jeered at and warned away. The time will
come, though" he said, as he turned to fresco a
board, when the people will cease to laugh at
me-"
With quick righteousness he swept his brush
along the rough boards. and the startling SEN
tence, "Repent; the world is dying!" stood out in
bold characters.
Il have painted, he continued, ashe critically
surveyed his work, in almost every county in
this and other States. 1t is all | do. When |
go to work at anything else the Lord tells me to
go back and | generally do it. / cannot stop to
do what | may, must warn the people" He
said he was doing good work in Passaic county,
but to be successful in his endeavors necessitated
two or three visits. He hopes to save every one
in New Jersey. He is continually on the road
and sleeps and eats everywhere and anywhere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
Concerning Dogs.
San Francisco Chronicle.

q r HCIbC NHTOHICT5.
A fashion paragraph says that 'tdogs this
season are decorated with ribbons to match tho
sashes of ladies who own them. and have their
favorite perfume rubbed into their coats" This
is one of the most important statements the
fashion world has made for a long time. The
favorite perfume of dogs is one which has always
given a great deal of annoyance, and the public,
l am sure, would be delighted to find out how
the ladies succeed in rubbing it into their (fhe
dogs) coats. 1t usually comes out. 1t is like
consuming your own smoke, and if every dog
can be fixed so as to consume its own favorite
perfume the animals will become much more
popular. and rise in dignity, self-respect and
social position. Keep on rubbing it in until it
disappears, and. if it can be managed anyhow
that the feas can be rubbed in too, the addition
to human comfort will be simply beyond OK
preston enormous.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
Blew Himself to Pieces.

Christian Union.
A dog was blow to pieces lately at Pembrey.
Carmarthenshire under the following circum-
stances. Several scientists were making expert
ments of dynamite in a barren among the Welsh
hills. The charge of dynamite, with "A FIVE min
utes' fuse attached. was thrown into the water.
and the power of the explosion was judged by the
volume of water forced up by the coneussion.
While the operations were proceeding, a sports
man. accompanied by his dog, appeared on the
scene, and, as another dynamite charge was
thrown into the lake, the animal instantly sprang
into the water and seized the explosive, which it
quickly brought ashore. The sportsman shouted
to his dog to drop the substance. but the animal
ran in the direction of its master and the expert
mentalists, who Immediately fed. and the dog
was only Kept at bay by a continuous shower of
stones. The charge ultimately exploded, and
the poor animal was shattered to atoms, its mas
ter and friends narrowly escaping with their
lives.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
Propagating Chrysapthemums.

New York Commercial Advertiser
A lover of chrysanthemums says that the prop
agation of these royal flowers should be made
in November. The cuttings require two months
TO root when placed over gentle bottom heat
They may then be put il threeinch pots in a soil
composed of three parts Of we'll rotted soil and
one part of ~decomposed COW manure mixed with
sand. as they increase in size, place them In
larger pots. a twelve-inch pot being the right
size for towering plants. They require much
water during the summer months, and must be-
watered twice a day. Once a week an applica-
ton Of liquid manure is beneficial. Chrysan-
themums cultivated in pots give the finest
blooms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
That Was His Impression.

LeWiStOn JOURNAL.
An anecdote is told of one of the most learned
of Maine scholars. He can read twenty seven
languages, and is a cyclopedia of literary intelli-
gence. His knowledge of books and their con-
tents is equaled by that of few men in the world.
Professors of the leading universities and
colleges continually consult him.. He has a re-
firing disposition, and, like all scholars, is very
cautious in his statements. When asked a
question in regard to a matter about which he
may be perfectly informed, he never gives a
positive answer. but invariably says: MY i'm
preston is that it is so and So" Withal, he is
somewhat absent-minded, as close students are
apt to be. Some friends laid a wager one day,
as a result of which one of them abruptly and
soberly said:
Professor, what is the first letter of the
English alphabet
my impression is that it is A. he seriously
replied.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
zone of U.s."
London Letter.


Miss Fortescue. the nine days wonder of the
London stage, is not, | believe, altogether for
gotten in America. In England people some
times speak of her. and the following story,
which have not yet seen In print, is going the
rounds of the clubs: When Miss Finney. known
Electrically as Miss Fortescue, was staying with
the late Lord Cairns as the bride-elect of the
present lord then Lord Garmoyle), the papers
were gossipping about Tennyson's elevation to
the peerage. Miss Fortescue, gorgeously
attired in a satin dressing gown, and
very much ''got up" sat at breakfast
listening to the late lords reading of the days
news. ''Oh!" said the actress, all smiles and
rouge, "how interesting, to be sure! Tennyson
a lord! Why, in that case he will be one of us.n
She spoke with feeling, almost amounting to
gush. All the blood in her veins so soon to be-
come blue-all the patrician qualities of her
sylph-like nature found their utterance there.
Zone of usl" There was the point. More than
a poet, more than a dramatlst, more than
a great man-one of us-actually lone of us. y
Poor Miss Fortescue! How she must feel the
sting of that anedote when she hears il, as she
sometimes does, from the lips of her intimate
friends.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
The Small Boys Little Trick.

Detroit Free Press.
A boy on High street, west, placed a big apple
on the front steps, and walked across the street
to see who would take it. A gentleman who had
observed the action said:
"You shouldn't do that, my son. Some poor
boy may be tempted to steal"
That's what I'm fishing for, sir. I've hoI-
lowed out the inside, and filled it with mustard
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
Counted Them Herself.
Buffalo Commercial.

Buffalo Commercial.
Bereaved Widow Ito undertaker)-Have you
not made a slight mistake in your billa Mr..
Mould?
Mr.. Mould think not, madam.
Bereaved Widow see you have charged for
fifteen carriages. / am quite sure there were
but fourteen. | counted them on leaving the
church, and also at the grave.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
The Winged Hat.


Angelina has a hat
With wings on every side;
Slaughter of the innocents
Those pretty wings supplied.
Sign of barbarity,
Sign of vulgarity-
That winged hat.
The little bird of beauty born,
With joy in every motion,
By cruel hands is slain and torn
For vulgar within and notion.
Oh, the barbarity,
oh, the vulgarity-
That winged hat.
Bridget, too, like Angelina,
Wears a winged hat.
With colors loud, she is quite proud,
Her gait tells you that.
Type of vulgarity.
Type of barbarity-
That winged hat.
Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25

distributed as follows: Europe, 5.407, COZ: Asia,
245, 900; Africa, AS. 900; America. 800, 900; Aus
tralia, IL. 900. Nearly a third Of the Eurocean
Jews live in Russia. Austria and Hungary
come next. In the three Scandinavian king
doms, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, thero ara
1000 Israelites all told.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
Not Effective Enough.
Pittsburg Chronicle.

~Pittsburg Chronicle.
MY dear" said Mrs. McSwiliigen to her hus-
band, Il see that some musicians favor dividing
the connecting bards of the ring finger of plan
lists. What do you think OF it2p
what is the object of ito"
''To give the fingers greater play, and so i'm
prove the music"
"Well, | don't think that is effective enough
mo? Well, what would you suggest"
Il would suggest dividing the vertebrae at Tho
upper part of the spinal column
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
Where He Would Turn.
P%ittsburg Chronicle.

FIttBburg ChfOnlcIe.
Sammy remarked a Kentucky Sunday
school teacher. suppose you were seized with n
terrible feeling in your heart and felt your young
life rapidly passing away. to whom would your
thoughts turn in that last moment2" II guess
it would turn to pap's two-gallon jug. That's
the way he turns when he gifts one Of than
spells.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
THE YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
A. CohWeb.

4 spider spun his shining web
Where tall green grasses grew;
he darted with the flmy thread
Like a shuttle, through and through.
A child espied the cobweb where
1t glistened in the sun:
mamma, mamma! / do declare
The spiders wash is done!
"'Tis Monday morn, you know. Behold
The spiders aprons hung!"
Two tiny fly wings. green and gold,
On the dainty cobweb swung.
Youths Companion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
Where He Got His Experience.

Philadelphia Call.
Postmaster-"So you want a place in the FAST
delivery department."
Applicant-"Yes. sir. My delivery was al
ways pronounced not only fast, but remarkably
effective"
We want an effective delivery, of course.
Where did you get your experienced
"In the box"
"The boxf' with a dazed air.
Yes. l pitched two years for the Red Stock
ings."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
Rosina vokes's Bracket Husband.

Boston Herald.
We are very glad to see you back in Boston,
Miss Vokes-but l suppose l must not call YOU
by that name nowq'
"Oh, l assure you / don't mind it in the least;
for, indeed, | am almost always called so, even
at home. And when | have acted in charity per
tormances or anything of that sort it has always
been Rosina Vokes.' in great big letters meas
uring with her hands1, and Mrs. Cecil Clay
very small, in brackets, you know. l call him
Brackets most of the time now" with a saucy
little nod towards her husband and a ner--
laugh. Hello, Brackets" and this time We Ill
laughed with her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
WHIMSICALITIES.

There was a young housemaid named Cholmode,ey.
Who left her last place looking glolmondeley,
But she was surprised
When she here advertised
And got a new place, quite ium-tolmondeley.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
All About n Fire.

san Francisco Chronicle.
When II. S. Croker had just begun TO realize
the result of the fire on Bush street, ten days
ago, he received a telegram from his people In
Sacramento: Telegraph particulars of fire in
the store" With grim humor he sent back this
dispatch: mo particulars; no store"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
A Nursery Fable.

A baby once cried for the moon.
So they got a toy moon for their pet,
But the babe wasn't satisfied yet;
1t set up another wild tune,
And cried for the star-spangled dipper.
Did they promise to haul down the skiesf
No; they tired of it's heavenly" cries
And made it see stars with a slipper.
Will III. Wall, in Babyhood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
Two Great Facts.
PHILADELPHIA Times.

Philadelphia Times.
Not until the millennium comes will a raEes
force protect, and when the millennium GENES
there will be no need of protection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
Mackin's Belt.

National Republican.
The belt or the champion bailot-box corr1pte<
is to be shipped Immediately fron Chicago -,
Cincinnati
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25

cts, paper-racks, ETC., carving them out of white
wood, and. after scattering, giving the whole q
coat of pure copal varnish.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25

The jews of the world numbered G. 1877, COZ
last june, according to statistics gathered by
the Geographical Society Of Marseilles, and were
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
to a Rule.

Titusville Herald.
A writer has disco vered that persons in cap
tivity live a very short time. This may he a
rule, but we know of some married men VINO
have attained a remarkable age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
rhe Days Are Gliding Swiftly By.

Philadelphia Times.
The trials of our leading swindlers will prob
ably come off by and by, and meanwhile the
present generation is passing swiftly away,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
He Had Deceived Her.

P~ittsburg Chronicle.
He belonged to the militia. She thought he
was a soldier. 1t was through this mistake that
the trouble all originated. Having seen him
with his uniform on she did the Desdemona
racket the next time he called and wanted to
love him for the dangers he had borne. Were
you ever III a mad, wilk attack" she asked in an
awe stricken voice. Cant say l ever was,n hs
replied flippantly. 81 have never been in an at
tack but last month I had a tack in me-" WHAT
she cried, rising from her chair. That's what
it was" continued he, getting up also. 'Ie
wasn't a mad, wild tack, but was Just one Of
those plain, ordinary zinc carpet tacks and
Enough exclaimed she. You have deceived
me. You are but a Carpet knight. Co."
A Tale of a Fish.
MiddleboroN News.
When a man doth wish to angle,
A hook like this he loves to dangle:
J
He has a line 80 good and strong,
And catches a fish about so long:
~
Before he gets home the fish doth grow az
And he tells his friends that it stretched out so:
But his friends who have a-fshiug been,
Know that the man has lied like sin,
And they simply sit, and smile and grin.
o o o D
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
BY a Star Route.

B0BtOn NtCOTu.
A brother Of Postmaster-general Villas Ia to be
married soon. 1t is q frst-Sfass matter. =
National Republican., 1885-09-10
TWO CIRCUIT COURTS.
The Means to be Adopted 20 Reduce
the Law Calendar This Winter.

The Means to be Adopted 20 Reduce
the Law Calendar This Winter.
While the work in most Of the courts is
well up, and gains very little, that of the
circuit court is far behind, and many cases
are not likely to be reached for trial for
months, II not for longer period. The
next term Of the court commences In
October next, and at that time the calendar
will number between 200 and 800 cases, in
cluding appeals, on which trial will be
asked. When Justice Cox took the court
at the beginning OF the present year he found
q very heavy calendar and set about reduc-
ing IL, and, being very expeditions In dis
posing Of cases, without preiudicing the
rights Of parties, probably would have sue
ceeded to reasonable extent had not an
unexpected drawback been encountered.
The calendar owes its extended length to
several causes. The litigation here in
late years has greatly increased,
suits than has been usual with IL,
while non-residents with the growth Of the
city and increase Of business have found
grounds upon which TO institute litigation.
Coupled with this fact was another that
many OF the causes OF action involved large
sums Of money. Eminent legal talent was
retained on both sides, and In some in
pess ~ tbe trial and rnacbina n veriic7
These epga menis of tho court were at The
ayncnso and 10 The detrimcnt of other
sn}tors who were eompelled To await their
turn for n hearing and ns was cxnccted the
close of tbe term when reached, found
many there still waiting.
oxbanstion of Tho onEronrintjon IN meet
Tho exnenses NJ Tho pflice of Tho Irnited
states marshols Notice was sent ont earlv
last snring that This fund was running low
and hat thoro wouid not ho sniiicioni
National Republican., 1885-09-10
TIE COON AND THE CLERKS.

Trouble at the Navy Yard over the
Depredations of II Toothsome Quad
ruped.
There is coon in the navy yard that is
giving the clerks In the equipment store
an immense amount Of trouble, mental and
physical. The coon first made its presence
felt about two weeks ago, when 1t was
found that a pile of papers, orders, &C.,
had been chewed up aud scattered over the
floor. 1t was first suggested that a goat
had done the work as being most probable,
but as no goat was around rats were sug
gested, and then the matter remained a
mystery. Every morning for several days
the depredations were found. Log books,
mucilage brushes, writing paper, pens, and
everything that was chewable succumbed
to the inevitable until pool was established
and bets were taken as to what destruction
would show up In the morning. At last
on Monday some one captured q coon in the
cellar of the building, and the mystery was
solved. The animal was then securely Gagged,
as was supposed, in q wooden box with
Stats, and preparations were under way for
a coon stew. On the following morning,
however, when all the clerks had left their
lunches at home, expecting feast Of coon,
the cage was found lying about In the shape
OF sawdust, and the coon was invisible.
Since then the circus has gone on as usual
Every morning there is some evidence Of
the animals presence that makes every one
turn pale. The last feat Of the coon was to
get access to bottle OF red ink. This 1t
upset and got smeared over its feet, and
with its pedal attachments dripping with
the fluid II walked every place coon could
walk, and especially on books and valuable
documents. Hunting is daily exercise in
the equipment office.
National Republican., 1885-09-10
WORK AND WAGES.

The Knights Of Labor in thisc city added about
400 10 their membership during the month Of
August.
The lntcst form Of the Chinese invasion Is in
the direction Of the printing c.iicc. one or
tM o institutions In California Rrc now run by
Chinese labor and IL the enterprise is success.
iul II Is proT osCd to try the matter east
The Federation Of Trades has raised the boy.
colt II had placed on Mr.. j. |. Hall, cigar
manufacturer. Mr. Hall has agreed to all that
the Cgnrmnkcrs' Union demanded Oi him,
and will hereafter run strictly union shop.
A resolution of thanks to Con W. s. Rose.
Grams for using his influence with Architect
Clarke IN regard TO having the capitol opened
TO the visiting Knights of Labor last sunday
was passed By the Federation Of Trades Tues.
day night.
The argument in the case Of the stonccutters
of this city against Architect Clarke, of the
capitol, will be heard by Secretary Lamar In
few days. Mcssrs; Hay and Miller counsel
expected here daily.
The Knights Of Labor are now turning their
attention to the preparation and drafting of
bills in relation to labor matters to be laid be.
ioic Congress There are several things dc.
sired which can only be accomplished through
legislative enactment and that the knights
prof Ose to secure II possible.
The labor press Of the country In discussing
the question Of organization almost invariably
refer to Washington MS Illustrative of the high
hNhlNt VI NbHplNl'lltN lllht hlu9 wv Nplhlht'l'
This city is way ahead Of other places, but the
fact Is possibly due 10 political conditions The
workingmcn here are not brought into mutual
nntngOnism during election time, and us they
are deprived Of the right of selecting the pub
lie servants to administer their local affairs
they are compelled to combine closely, in or.
der that they may secure for themselves such
treatment as they think should be given them
The fact that they urc deprived of suffrage the
workingmCn consider a great evil, but ou. OF
this evil has come great good for them.