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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-01

which if it was intended to alright the ignorant
and superstitious people into forsakng the devil
and embracing the faith, probably answered the
purpose, but certainly it could have no other
merit This painting is kept in separate room
and is only to be just after the clock strikes
the hour of noon. And this striking the hour of
noon was the principal attraction to myself, a
sinner, along with other sinners and saints in
the church. AS have said the clock itself is a
wonderful piece of art, showing, among other
things, the solar system, seasons and various
astronomical phases presenting an outward
surface of twenty feet across by thirty feet in
height. Above the dial and Immediately over it
stands dumpy little figure in red and blue,
looking as though he was of the Hans
League Burghers, round and capacious of
abdomen, with hammer in his hand, by the
side OF bell AS the hour and minute hand meet
to greet each other on the dial, there is a pre-.
monltory whirr of cogs going round, and cords
slipping, the arm of the little burgher goes up
with spasmodic jerk, the hammer descends,
and the stroke of one rings out in the great
church. just above the bell is figure of
Jesus, and on either side are openings leading to
the interior of the clock, which are closed by
doors opening from the middle outward. just
as the first stroke of the hammer the bell dies
away and the arm of the little figure goes up
again ready to make the second stroke, the two
doors fly open, while the procession of the
apostles passes out and around on the left of the
Savior, and as each one passes by. he halts,
turns bis face to that of the figure of Christ,
and makes jerky little bow wheels back and
passes into the door the right. There were
but eight of the twelve present the day wit
messed the procession four being entirely I'M
accounted for. The church and clock are of the
fifteenth century.
There are many other places of interest in and
about this quaint and curious old town, among
them the wall built for defense, two gates of
which are still standing in good preservation, the
place of execution. the ship captains community,
and the Rathhouse cellar, but have so multi
piled my words already as to require too much of
your space. 1t is ali historical ground-where
ever you turn you confront some event in the
worlds great drama; a church, a castle, a
remnant of a WALL a monument. a cross, tomb
perhaps, bnt all speaking one language-the
language of the fierce and long struggles between
religious faiths, the soldiers ambition. the
merchants pride. All are commemorated now
in common story and common glory. M.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-01

Labouchere's Truth

1t is stated that breakfast is on the table at
8, and, of course, everybody is expected to be
present" The Queen breakfasts in her own
room, and alone about g. and royalties STAY
ing at the Castle cake their meals at any hour
they please, either in their apartments or in the
small dining-room. A family breakfast is un-
heard of at court, and the only meal to which
persons not of royal blood are invited is dinner
There is the same rigid etiquette at Balmoral as
is maintained at Windsor The Queen walks
after breakfast for short time, and is then usu-
ally absorbed in business and correspondence
till luncheon. A messenger leaves London every
morning for Balmoral being sent three DAYS a
week from Whitehall and the other three from
the Palace He arrives at the Castle at day
break, and the boxes are sent back by another
messenger who leaves about and reaches Lon
don next morning
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A London Missionary.
Philadelphia Press.

PhlladelpAla FreSS.
One of the most noted of many eloquent
English preachers is now in the city. the guest
of the clergy of St. Clements. He is Rev Ar
thur Henry Stanton, of ST. Adams, the coadju-
tor Of Father Mackonochie, the we'll known ritu-
alist. VINO became so prominent few years ago
through his fight with the Bishop of London over
the use of surplices, stoles and candles. Mr.
Stanton is forty years old, a man of ascetic ap-
pearance, and one also of good family. He de-
votes his life to the very lowest classes, who
thlckiy populate his parish He accepts no
salary from the church. He founded and is
president of the Pestmens League-'postmen"
in England are "lettercarriers" here. The league
is an organization with number of club houses
where the letter-carriers can congregate when off
duty The good habits engendered in the men
by the league was officially admitted by that
champion of red tape, Lord John Manners
when he was Postmaster-general Mr.. Stanton
is hero among London boot blacks newsboys,
beggars and thieves. Hundreds of them owe
their conversion to him. He believes in going
to the thieves to convert them and not in sitting
on a monument growing gray waiting for them
to come to him. AS saloons are the places where
such people assemble, Mr.. Stanton goes to the
saloons Seating himself among the ribald
crowd, he begins to talk. Gradually they be-
come interested in him. His witty talk, engag
ing manners. his store of anecdotes and his sym
pathetic smile make them his friends, and he
soon gets few to go to his church. Then the
rest is easy. st. Adams is a conversion mill
whose wheels are always grinding, and Chris
tians made there out of ruffians and thieves
by the score. Mr.. Stanton is quite republican
in politics, and talks his ideas from the pulpit
The dream of his life. he says was to come to
this country and see the workings of q great re-
public. He believes in the confessional but will
not confess women. His sister, Miss 4. Stan
ton. is a good artist. whose work is often shown
in the Royal Academy
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Tested.

Patience! Oh my soul let not thy courage fail
Remember thou no honest effort shall be lost;
Remember thou these tests ara worth all that they
cost
Only he who still endures shall yet prevail.
Courage who would know the worth of life must test
1t ALL Doubt not the fruit will surely come though
late.
They make best use of their success whove learned
to wait.
Unto all Gods people there will come rest.
They who live must taste of death. With clearer
sight,
And deeper, larger. view already thou canst see
The battle is worth mere than victory win be.
Peace unto them who have learned how to fight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-01

The Quarrel with Her Husband, and why
She Went the Stage.

The Quarrel with Her Husband, and Why
She Went on the Stage.
New York Special
The recent London law suits which resulted
in the declaration that Mrs. Lantry paid her
husband salary on condition that he does not
modest her, has caused some comment here,
where the facts of Mrs Langtry's social ostracism
while in this country are still remembered A
prominent New Yorker, who has considerable
knowledge on the subject said to-day:
Some two or three years ago, Mr.. Langtry
you may remember, came to this country. but
refused to give any very satisfactory reason for
his visit During his stay in America he was, for
the greater part of the time, my guest. He talked
with me very freely. and feel at liberty under
the present circumstances, to give publicity to
the facts gathered from him. According to his
story, the first discovery of Mrs Langtry
in the Island of Jersey was made by
the Duke of Bedford. The Duke was
very much struck by her beauty and
paid her great deal of attention. At that time
Mr.. and Mrs. Langtry were living in affluent
circumstances on an income which amounted he
claims, to 45, 900 pounds. On his return to Lon
don from his visit, the Prince of Wales heard so
much from Bedford of the extraordinary beauty
of Mrs Langtry that at mis- request that gentle
man accompanied him on trip to Jersey for the
purpose of meeting the beauty. The Prince was
as much pleased with Mrs Langtry AS was her
friend, and he suggested that she make her de-
but in London society, Offering to make it his
business to request certain ladies in London So
ciety to act as her sponsors. The offer was ac-
copied by the lady, whose head was already a
little turned by the attention her charms at
tracted. None of these proceedings were looked
upon with favor by Mr.. Langtry, who foresaw
that he was about to bid farewell forever to his
quiet, peaceful life
Mrs. Langtry's London life was always dis
tasteful to her husband His wifes extrava
gance soon wiped out fortunes. Mr.. Langtry
told her he was ruined financially. This farce"
he said. is played out. You married me for
better for worse; for richer for poorer You
have had all the fat. You must now take the
lean. l have sufficient influence to secure gov
eminent appointment. We will retire from So
cety, take small house. and settle down to-
geher like respectable people for the rest of our
lives"
Mrs. Langtry refused to 60 and declared she
would go on the stage first Mr. Langtry in
formed her that if she did so he would not live
with her. She retorted openly that the only man
she ever cared for Sir George Chetwynd
and ended by running off to the Continent with
Chetwynd, where they travelled under an as
sumed name Naturally, when they returned to
London the doors of society were closed. Mrs.
Paget, the daughter of Mrs. Paran Stevens,
knowing these facts, saw to it that Mrs. Lang
trys introductions were ignored and that she
not received in society in New York. At
this time Mr. and Mrs. Langtry separated. I'm
der the laws OF Jersey there is no such thing as
a divorce.
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Grants Anecdote of Braxton Bragg.

General Grants Chattanooga" IN November Gen.
1t was known that Mr. Davis had visited Bragg
on Missionary Ridge a short time before nv
reaching Chattanooga 1t was reported and be-
leyed that he had come out to reconcile seri-
Gus difference between Bragg and Longstreet
and finding this difficult to do planned the cam.
paign against Knoxville. to be conducted bv the
latter general | had known both Bragg and
Longstreet before the war, the latter very we'll
We had been three years at West Point together
and after my graduation, for time in the
same regiment. Then served together in the
Mexican war. knew Bragg in Mexico and met
him occasionally subsequently, I could we'll
understand how there might be an irrec-
oncllaole difference between them. Bragg
was remarkably intelligent and wel-informed
man, professionally and otherwise He was also
thoroughly upright. But he was possessed of
an irasclble temper, and was naturally disputa-
tlous A man of the highest moral character
and the most correct habits yet in the old army
he was in frequent trouble AS a subordinate
he was always on the lookout to catch his COM
handing officer infringing upon his pTerogatlves;
as post commander lie was equally vlgilant TO
detect the slightest infringement OF the most
trivial order | have heard in the old army an
anecdote told characteristic OF Bragg. On one
occasion, when stationed at post OF several
companies. commanded by field officer, he wac
himself commanding one OF the companies and
at the same time acting post quartermaster
and commssary He was first lieutenant
at the time; but his captain was detached on
other duty AS commander OF the company he
made requisition upon the quartermaster--
himself-for something he wanted AS quarter
master he declined to fill the reauisition, and
Endorsed on the back of it his reason for SO do
ing AS company commander he responded to
this urging that his requisition called for moth
ing but what he was entitled to- and that it was the
duty OF the auartermaster to All it, The quarter
master still persisted that he was right In this
condition OF affairs Bragg referred the WHO'S
matter to the commanding officer The latter.
when he saw the nature of the matter referred,
exclaimed: MY God! Mr.. Bragg, you have
quarreled with every officer in the army, and
now you are quarreling with yourself"
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THE HOSS.
A Hitherto Unpublished Poem by Benz. #
johnson, of Boone.


Hitherto Unpublished Poem by Benz
johnson, of Boone.
The boss he is a splendid beast;
He is mans friend, as heaven designed,
And, search the world from west to east
No honester you'll ever fnd
Some calls the boss "a pore dumb BRUTE"
And yit, like Him who died for you,
I say, as their charge refute,-
'Fergive; they know not what they dol"
No wiser animal makes tracks
Upon these earthly shores, and hence
Arose the axiom, true facts,
Extolled by all as Good boss sense"
The boss is strong, and knows his stren'th,
You hitch him up time er two
And lash him, and he'll go his ZENITH,
And kick the dashboard out fer you;
But, treat him allus good and kind.
And never strike him with stick,
Ner aggervate him, and you'll find
He'll never do a hostile trick.
A boss whose master tends him right
And worters him with daily care,
Win do your bidoin' with delight,
And act as docile as you air.
He'll paw and prance to hear your praise,
Because he's learnt to love you well;
And, though you can't tell what he says,
He'll ncker all he wants to tell.
He knows you when you slam the gate
At early dawn, upon your way
Unto the barn, and snorts eiate,
To git his corn, er oats, er hay.
He knows you. as the orphant knows
The folks that loves her like their own,
And raises her, and finds" her clothes,
And schools" her till womern-grow
claim no boss will harm man,
Ner kick, ner run away, cavort,
Stump-suck er balk er ''catamaran,"
Ef you'll jest treat EN- like you ort.
But when / see the beast abused
And dubbed around, as I've seed some
want to see his owner noosed,
And jest yanked up like Absolum
OF course theys difference in stock
boss that has a little year,
And slender build, and smaller hook,
Kin beat his shadder mighty near!-
Whilst one that's thick in neck and chist,
And big in leg and full in flank
That tries to race, still insist
He'll have to take the second rank
And have jst laid back and laughed,
And rolled and wallered in the grass
At fairs, to see some heavy-draft
Lead out at first and come in last!
Each boss has his appointed place.
The heavy boss should plow the soil
The blooded racer he must race
And win big wages fer his toll.
never bet-ner never wrought
Upon my felow-man to bet
And yit, at times, I've often thought
Of my convictions with regret
bless the boss from hoof to head
From head to hoof, and tail to name!
l bless the hoss, as 1 have said,
From head to hoof and bacl, again!
l love my God the first of all.
Then him that persisted on the cross;
And next, my wife, and then fall
Down on my knees and love-the boss.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-01
THE NATTER OF STATUES.
Why Has One Been Erected to the Men,
DRY of the Late William E. Dodge.
Questionable Business Transactions Among
Business Men of New YOrk-The Crook
and His Schemes for the Gullible.
Correspondence of he Indianapolis Journal

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-One evening a
gentleman whose name has been famil-
iarly known in society, journalism and
politics, returned home late, threw himself into
an arm chair by the fire and exclaimed: well,
for the first time in my life I've seen Jay Gould
and where do you think I met him2"
I'm sorry" said his wife, "that at your time
of life you should get into such bad company;
but where was itl"
cat William E. Dodge's house. answered our
gentleman. HE was invited there to meet a
number of clergymen from all parts of the coun-
try"
'Clergymen"
eyes; and must say that he succeeded in
making himself very agreeable both to Mr..
Dodge and to all the ministers"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10
MODERN ENfBALN1ING.
How the Bodies are Preserved by the
Aid of OIL.
Fronl "a Roston Transeript.

From, the Boston Transcript.
"Litellke is term that should never be
used in describing the appearance Of a
dead body" said Mr.. G. E. Bennison, OF
this city, to a caller this morning. II was
his chemical fluid that was used to en-
balm the body of Gen. Grant. "There is
no such thing as giving the face litelike
expression. The features may hold their
roundness and correct form for
long time, but they are lifelike
never. The light of eight in
candescent lamps glaring on living face
would give it CHASTITY appearance, and
bring out the slightest imperfectiOns.
What should be the effect on an inani-
mate countenance? The fact is, the en-
balmer, in endeaYoring TO preserve Gen.
Grants face from the slightest change
possible, has probably Over-applied the
air-excluding enamel, which under tue
strong light gave the appearance de-
scribed in the dispatch. No harm can
result, as the enamel can readily be re-
moved with alcohol, and reapplied in the
correct proportion.
Il have no fear of the decomposition Of
body if the embalming process is sue
cesstully carried out, as in the case of
Gen. Grant. There will be an
eventful drying up of the remains, as In
the Egyptian mummy, but no mortitca-
tion is possible. The fluid used has
proved its excellence in numerous in
stances, and there can be no mistake"
In regard to the method Of embalming
bodies with this compound, MIR. BennisOn
SAYS: "rhe old methods described in the
books and pursued until recently, and
even now in some instances, are cOnspicu-
GUS by their absence. The body remains
intact. IncisiOns are made only into the
lratW waT nj hwa .EF .E
times into the carotid arteries with q me-
tallic tube, through which the fluid is
forced by means of an ordinary bulb syr-
inge. The fluid, after filing the arteries,
permeates every vein, asslmilating with
and coagulating the blood contained
therein, and is now absorbed by every
tissue. When this is accomplished, the
only other process is the filling of the
cavities of the body with the compound
through incisions between the rios with
larger tube and the,same pump. Then the
performance is complete, with the excep-
tiou OF watchttil care OF the face, as
with the enamel.
SIN the embalming of Gen. Grant only
the first two named arteries were opened
to receive the fluid, the use of the third
being found unnecessary. Before the en-
balming process was begun, slight dis
cOlOratiOns were discovered under the
right ear and near an eye, but the blood
was let from the head through an incision
in the jugular vein. and replaced with the
fluid, efecting a complete restoration OF
the complexion on the parts that showed
signs of change.
IA letter to me from Mr.. Sullivan,
dated Monday night, expressed the high
est satisfaction with the continued good
appearance of the body. The slight
blush tint under the eyes that has been
mentioned lie as common in life as in
death, especially in persons Of clear skin,
and Gen. Grants skin was remarkably
fine"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10

light, /. sol n or electric, is ree0gnized,
whether thef oOlbTs are eXposed TO or pro-
tected from thelaiiS atna the activity of fhe
RAYS increases III tAe following order:
Yellow, blue, green,9 grunge vScNt, red.
Following closely up the discovery that
the hypOdermic Injection OF thelne the
active prinrIples Of tea, Is q potent anti
dots in opium poisoning, comes the report
that nitrate OF amyl is still more efficient.
A man who has taken two ounces of
laudauum was resuscftated after pulsa-
ton at the wrist had ceased, respiration
fallen 70 Six per minute, profound Coma
superVened, and the eNtremities became
cold and cyhnotic, by putting a napkin 10
his u6sttiis, Upon which 30 drops OF the
nitrate bad been sprlnkled. After tw0ih-
halations had been given be lookedup and
asked what was the matter.
The, question often occurs, at what
height can men liver A recent traveller
in Asia, 1Ir. Weber, states that III the
mountains OF Thibet he has lived for
months at the height Of more than. $4,000
feet above the ocean With the following
results: His pulse, normally only G3
beats per minute, seldom fell below 100
beats per minute during the time he lived
at that altitude. His respTatiOns were
often twice as numerous as under Ordi-
nary circumstances. A run OF 100 yards
would quicken both pulse and respiration
more than run OF 1000 yards at the sea
level, and the higher the altitude at
which he resided, the greater he found
the difficulty of walking or running fast
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10
A TRAVELLED LOG.
1t Saves in the German Ocean the Life of
the Man Who Cut 1t in Elk County.
from The DhfIddekDhsa Press

the Man Who Cut 1t in Elk County.
From me PhiiddelDA3a Press.
According to the Williamsport San and
Banner, Charles A. Ardell, Of that city,
has received a letter relating a most in
credible story. The letter lie dated ''Umea,
Sweden, July 16. 1885" and is from Geo.
Nosjoerin, logger in ArdePs employ six
years ago up in Elk county. NOHj0erin
writes that a few weeks ago he was
wrecked with the brlgantine Christian in
the German Ocean, on his way to Umea.
The vessel turned bottom up and Nos
joerin, after floating several hours, found
refuge on log.
"What puzzled me somewhat, though
says the writer, was that the log rolled
very little. After being on It several
hours j discovered the cause OF this
through a half way turn IL made. / saw
that the butts of two heavy limbs, about
one loot i'm length each remaining on the
log. at once remembered having assist
ed to send such a log from your camp 10
the water. You gave it the name Of the
SADDLE log" but told me TO cut of
the saddle. l neglected your order.
and remember well that II went into
the water in that condition. / felt
confident that IL was the same log, and to
cLnyince myself that IT was, / swan 70
one end Of II, when / was delighted to
find the we'll known clover leaf mark of
Mr.. Coleman. Of WilliamspOrt. From
this you no doubt are iully convinced that
the log floating In the North Sea is from
your camp and that 10 escaped from the
Williamsport boom. IL bore me up safely
on the water, Judge, about twenty hours
before i was rescued by a Norwegian
barque, which almost ran over US.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-10

over pail to drain. When they are
well drained spread or stretch carefully
over board 20 dry. When little damp
have one ounce each of saltpeter and
alum pulyerized and sprinkle on the flesh
side OF each skin, rubbing in we'll. then
lay the flesh sides together and hang in
the shade for two or three DAYS. turning
the under skin uppermost every day un-
I'll perfectly dry, then scrape the flesh side
with blunt knife to remove any remain
ing scraps OF flesh. Trim of projecting
points; rub the flesh side with the hands.
They will be very white and handsome.
suitable for door or Carriage mat. They
also make good mittens. Lambsklns. or
even sheepskins, if the wool be- trimmed
of evonly TO half or three-fou rtbs inch
long, make beautiful and warm mittens
for ladies or gentlemen, and the girls with
little practice can make them.