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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14
RARE AND CURIOUS PENNIES.
a Complete Collection of Specimens of all
the Cents Coined in the United States.

Brooklyn Union.
SCISSOR of one the most complete and finest col
lection of United States money in the country.
The collection of cents embraces specimens of
every coinage from the first to the last, all in fine
condition The first United States cent bears the
date of 1893 and cents have been coined in every
year since then, with the sole exception Of the
year 1915. The first cent had on the diverse
female head with loose flowing hair. The head
faced the right, not the left, as do the heads on
cents of the present day. In 1896 what is called
1.-The fillet head" was adopted the hair being
loosely tied The 'fillet head" appeared upon
all the cents until 1903 when q head known to
collectors as 1.-The turban head appeared The
"turban head" faces the left. The word Glib
erty" appears upon the cents of this class but
what is distinctly termed "the liberty head
with the hair bound with band bearing the
word Liberty" is first upon the cent of
1876 running through all the rest of the series of
large copper cents, the last of which was issued
in 1857. In 1856 the coinage OF what is known az
''the eagle cent commenced This is small
nckle cent, bearing upon the diverse the figure
of a flying eagle. Eagle cents coined in
1856, 1857 and 1858 The eagle in 1859 gave
place to female head, wearing an Indian head
dress of feathers.
In 1864 the material of the cent was changed
from nickel to copper This was the last altera-
ton. The rarest Of tho cents are those of 1899
and 1904. The former is valued at s. 10 $25, &C
cording to condition, and the latter at So to $15.
Mr.. Gee remarked: Il saw an unusually fine
1904 cent sold in New York, month ago, for
5000. II was an uncirculated cent which mad
been kept in a box of cotton, and was perfectly
bright. There was competition at the sale" The
cent of 1909 is another rare cent ordinarily we'll
preserved specimens of which worth 81 80 to
So An uncirculated specimen would bring $40
to $l5 Any of the cents prior to 1900 is worth,
in good condition, from $3.50 to S.. The large
coppers of dates from 1916 to 1857 range in value
from ten cents to ST apiece. The eagle cents of
1857 and 1858 are common, and command no
premium but that of 1856 is rare. Ia urcircu-
lated or proof condition it is worth from s. to So
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14

the other side. She rolled over and plowed her
dome into the soft ground almost up to the
boiler. Reilly was killed, and the engineer and
fireman badly hurt. When the engine was
raised there was a big hole left in the ground
where the dome had buried itself, and it got to
be quite landmark
in the summer, ten years later, Bob Logan
was running the Oakland and one day he was
backing toward Sharpsvile. AT exactly the
same spot where the COW had appeared on the
track in 1871 big hog came slouching from the
side Of the railroad and put itself square in front
of the tender, The truck struck it, and the
tender was raised off the rails, and it rolled to
the position it had been thrown in before, and
the engine pitched off the other side and tumbled
over so that the dome buried itself in the hole it
had made in the ground when it was thrown
down the bank ten years before. The fireman
was crushed to death at that time The odd
part of this locomotives end is that it exploded
almoston the same spot where it met with its
two former mishaps."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14
A Butter Test.


''By that means l convince my customers that
don't sell oleomargarine, said a white aproned
butterman, pointing to two China sauce boats
that stood in a conspicuous place on his counter
in the Farmers Market. In each sauce boat lay
little coil of common lampwick, one end of
which hung out of the nose of the vessel. "Now,"
said tho dealer, pointing to two firkns, zone of
those contains oleomargerine, made in Connect
cut, and the other holds salt-packed butter from
Ohio. See if you can detect the genuine from
the imitation The reporter tried and failed
In flavor, smell and appearance they were iden
teal.
The butterman continued: "The oleomarga-
rne will deceive nine buyers out Of ten, but
will expose it for you" He dropped lump of
the oleomargarine as large as an egg into a tin
cup, and in another cuphe placed similar sized
piece of the salt-packed. The cups were held
over blazing little charcoal furnace until their
contents were melted. Then the oleomargarine
was poured in one sauce boat and the butter into
the other. The wicks were lighted Both burned
readily, and the butter sent up a faint and pleas
ant smoke. From the oleomargarine, however,
came the nasty and unmistakable stencil of burn
ing rancid grease. 'fsSince | began showing the
difference between butter and oleomargarine. y
said the dealer, as he snuffed out the wcks, my
business has doubled"
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full aud trenchant pen as Margaret Fuller; and
that woman should be chosen to such work,
and command the services of such writers,
speaks no less powerfully Miss Fuller, besides
editing 1t, contributed very frequently to its
pages. In 1874 she was called by Horace
Greeley to position on the staff of the New
York Tribune. He did this in order to raise the
plane of the Tribune's criticism. How
we'll she performed her work may be
judged from what she had before accomplished.
Her writings here We're collected under the title
of Papers on Literature and Art" and III his
"Recollectons," Mr.. Greeley has left on record
very thoughtful appreciation of her. Space
does not permit me to enlarge further upon her
American life. Most tender testimonials 70 her
intrinsic worth and genius might be supplied
from the letters of her friends. Her services
were great, and they were rendered at a time
when most people are thinking about begin
ming Dissolving her connection with the Trib-
une she proceeded to realize the dream of her
life-a trip to Europe. Italy became to her a
beloved land. In the inspiration of Rome '!all
mean things were forgotten in the JOY that
rushes me like a flood" She
saw the uprising of young Italy against
achievements gloried. She found in Mazzini a
patriot whom she delighted to honor. Unfalter-
ingly she stood at her post among the wounded
in the hospitals of Rome. She sacrificed all
things in behalf of Italian liberty. But she
gained husband whom she loved, and child of
whom she wrote. '.All the solid happiness
have known has been at times when he Went to
sleep in my arms" But to Margaret Fuller the
real happiness of domestic life came too late for
long continuance. Her chequered and many
sided career was to have an end in harmony with
its progress. In the wild waves of the Atlantic
her life ended only. as we trust, to enter upon a
larger life beyond. And so, having gathered
together the materials which he has woven
into most tender and appreciative biography,
Mr. Higginson closes with these words: "And as
for Margaret Fuller Ossoli. her life seems to me,
on the whole, triumphant rather than a sad
one, in spite of the prolonged struggle with Ill
ness, with poverty. with the shortcomings OF
others and with her own. In later years she
had what Elizabeth Barrett, writing at the time
of her marriage to Robert Browning. named as
three great desiderata of existence, life, and
love, and Italy She sharedin great deeds; she
was the counselor of great men; she had hus
band who was lover, and she had a child.
They loved each other in their lives and i'll
their death they were not divided. Was not
that enough}" +. TEENDLEY.
UNION City, March 10.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.
His Personal Habits and Tastes, and the
Quality of His Talents.

Mr.. q. +. Clarkson, in Iowa State Register
General Harrison was neither gourmand nor
a glutton, but was delicate in his taste, and alb
stemious in his indulgence at the table. The
writer has frequently eaten at the Generals
table, and he at the writer's table, so that our
knowledge of the demands of his appetite are
net merely hearsay. Nor was General Harri-
sons sickness, which terminated in his death
brought on by over-eating large quantities OF
indiceStible food. He was always an active, en-
ergetic man, and from boyhood to the last week
in his life rose early and, when it was to be
done, engaged at the early dawn in necessary
outdoor work. And when there was no such
work he usually took n long walk before break
fast This had become a part Of his life, and
when no came to Washington, he continued
the practice The week before his DEATH
in pursuance of the practice of his active llfe
and his habit of early rising and exercise, the
General took walk, as he frequently did, across
the long bridge to Georgetown. About the time
he started to return he discovered shower ap-
preaching, and FASTENED his steps to reach tho
White House before the rain. He worked HIM
self into perspiration, and heavy dash OF rain
wet him thoroughly before he reached protec-
ton The next day he was quito indiSposed
which was quickly followed by pneumonia or
bilious pleurisy, which baff1ed all medical skill
and terminated his useful life after an illness of
eight days. These are facts and he was not
killed by 'Hoosier cook giving him his favor
tie cabbage, cucumbers and picked pork
The charge of gluttony is only in accordance
with the false statements which have followed
President Harrison ever since his nomination
over Clay and Webster at the Harrisburg con-
venton in 1870 The admirers Of those two en-
inent statesmen never forgave Harrison
his friends for preferring him for
President to Clay and Webster And
as q consequence the untrue and silly
jokes told by Webster at times when he was too
far excited by stimulants, about Harrisons
inaugural and his ideas of government are re-
peated and resurrected continually. And they
are generally, as in this case, connected with
Webster's version. General Harrison was a fine
classical scholar, and after his graduation at
college, studied medicine. In his conversation,
speeches and all of his state papers the purest
specimens Of the English language were used
He was laborious student and had few equals
in his acquaintance with history, English litera-
ture or the popular sciences. And yet he is con
SANITY traduced as an ignorant imbecile He
was descendant of rare family His father
was Governor of Virginia, represented that
State in the Continental Congress, and Was one
of the signers of the Declaration of Independ-
ence. The ancestral line extends back into
English history some centuries prior to Crom-
well, under whom Harrison's great grandfather
was a distinguished marshal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14
A Magazine Editors Mistake.

New York Correspondence Rochester Herald.
Magazine editors are often charged perhaps
sometimes justly, with showing Partially in their
acceptance Of manuscripts; but far more often
the case is the reverse, and manuscripts are ac-
copied purely on their merits, without the edi-
tor knowing or realizing who the author may be-
The following experience Of Mr.. Glider who is
the editor of the Century, is a case in point: He
was sitting at q dinner next to a charming young
girl, whom he knew slightly as clever young
woman with somewhat decided ideas which she
spent great deal of energy In carrying out
"What are you doing now9" he asked interest
edlv Of his bright neighbor.
Nothing. really nothing in particular just
now" was tho reply; except, perhaps, some
verses have been writing"
80 my dear child don't do that, cried the
editor in a tone of horri6ed regret. 'Why do
you know you are really wasting your time; peo-
pie can't get . cents for five thousand verses to-
day"
Cant theyr--with sad surprise II can,
though" she continued, 'for received $50 for
some / wrote last month";
my goodness!' exclaimed Mr. Glider in mild
amazement, ''who paid you that?'
"Why you did," cried the merry girl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14
A Fatal Locomotive.

Wikesbarre (Pa.) Correspondence New York sun.
II hear that locomotive, known as the Oak
land, blew up, the other day, on the Sharpsvile
railroad, and killed her engineer. said Abel Gar
rett, veteran railroad man, ''and that reminds
me of two singular accidents that happened to
the some locomotive. In the spring of 1871
Charley Greene was her engineer. He was back
ing with her toward Sharpsville. Besides the
engineer and fireman, wegher in one of the
Mines named Reilly, was riding in the cab
When two miles from Sharpsville, n COW sud
denly ran out of the woods and jumped on the
track in front of the tender. The tender struck
the cow and both 1t and the engine were thrown
off the track. the tender tumbing down the bank
on the one side Of the track and the engineer on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14
An Insane Horse.
phiIadalnhia Times.

A hiehlyprized pet horse, the property of An
drew Clarke, of Fifty first and SAMSON streets
is now being treated at his owners stable for
insanity. Nero, as the animal is named, has o
most remarkable history. and his extraordinary
illness and the attachment Of his master have
caused the case to be much talked of in West
Philadelphia. For two days past the horse has
shown signs of continued nervous excitement,
and yesterday he was declared to be crazy from
congestion OF the brain, brought on by indges-
ton and other stomachic troubles. Nero is a
bright bay, standing nearly seventeen hands
high, and is descendant of the celebrated Lex
ington. He is twenty-eight years old, and has
been in the possession of his owner since he was
q two.year-old colt. Nero served his master for
three years in the war and was twice severely
wounded BY his speed and endurance while
carrying important dispatches, he saved Mr..
Carke's life moro than once
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14

about the greatest pluralist in the church. for he
not only holds the Archdeaconry of the East
Riding, and residentiary stall in York Minister
1000 year, but he is also Vicar of Scarborough.
where there has for some time been strong
feeling that the living should be filled by
clergyman holding no other preferment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14
Take It This Month.

Spring rapidly approaches. and It is important
that every one should be prepared for the de-
pressing effects of the changing season. This is
the time to purify the blood and strengthen the
system, by taking Hoods Sarsaparila, which
stands unequaled as a spring medicine and has
Endorsements of character seldom given any
proprietary medicine A book containing state
ments OF the many wonderful cures it has &c
complished will be sent upon application to G. I.
Hood & Co., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass One
hundred doses one dollar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14

BREAD, biscuits, cakes, ctc, raised with some
pure baking powder like DR.. Prices Cream
Baking Powderl will do as much to generate
force in our veins and reyitalize the intellect as
any other article Of diet the planet affords us
Housekeepers have learned the excellent effects
of DR. Prices Cream Baking Powder by expert
monts in tho oven.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14
A pisease Whleh Oaice- Hunters Nav Cation

Indiana cattle are reported to be suffering
seriously from "a peculiar swelling in the hind
quarters, which becomes feversh and looks
bruised" There is reason to say that Mr.
Cleveland's manner of disposing of Office seekers
is likely to send good many Democrats home
from Washington with an impression that they
have also caught something of that kind
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14
The Duty Of State Legislatures.

Legislation in every State should regulate the
sale and use of the many poisons resorted to by
women in their desperation to obtain beautiful
compilations. There exists in Dr. Harters Iron
Tonic every requisite to accomplish the object
without injuring health or endangering life
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14

A decided novelty for the table Is now dis
played in the shape Of little wooden clothes
pins, ebonized and painted in some bright
design and which are INTENDED to take the place
of napkin rings, the edge being stuck into them.
They como in sets of six, each one having q
different design on 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-14
The Queens Preacher.
London Truth

LONDON truth.
Archdeacon Blunt is to be appointed chaplain
inordinary to tile Queen, to fill tho vacancy
caused by tho preferment of Dr. Butler to the
Deanery Of Gloucester. Tho Archdeacon is
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-06-26
His Fame Reaches England.

'.Seribble, brothers scribble.' . for
even thrones, principalities, and pow
ers are not denied you in these days.
Has not the throne of the Sioux, which
recently became vacant, been COME. red
on an American journalist, a certain
Mr.. Stanley Huntley? This lucky mon
arch has. it is said, already given or
ders to well-known London firm to
construct spec ally for himself a throne
of unique des gn. while he has also or
dcred from the same house a crown
seepter, and regal all complete. As
soon as these a-e ready. his Majesty
VIII be duly installed Under the melli-
fiuous title of Wan-Peyli- Wan Khan.
He has already issued a proclamatio.i
to the United States Government. n
VIII ch he expresses the hope that they
VII continue to recognize the independ-
ence of the Indians and refrain from
molesting them. This is something
like promotion. We NAV well leave
peerages to men of letters when thrones
are given to us gentlemen of the
press. Pail Mall Gazette.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-06-26
RoIHoW.


Chinese City with Novel Smells Rivaling
the FAR Famed Smells of cologne.
Hollow is not an attractive town
The streets OF the suburb outside the
wal, are even narrower than those 81
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.a,ni s1ua.. "" 20 - ' A1u9n
dirtier, anu tne Vlsltor, VINO mas already
some knowledge of China, detects a
few var eties of bad smell that impress
hrm with the idea of absolute novelty.
Tho ;nbab b;tants show tho n,;red tv,a,
- ',l.. s s.'.I - 80" -. - -, = r.
o : ON en anu s1 nv az WIN slc.l
Ilo genous eieLaen.s as nase' uu, I :
many ehousanus VI cars peen nnu II <
tneif way mere l.1m .no na'uiahu VI
the peninsula = OF amer Inu q, or tne
Isl lsianos .nas ne 20 1ne soutawaru OF ~
!hey are Well-o'sposed ana iar less GU
nous rl man .ne onlnese OF ma,niana MAI s.,e CIT
les. | no snops contain sucn IN hese
goods as are sulteu 70 . PoPulalion OF
tnls class' WIN oaus anu enus ol Euro-
pean anu AneIican nosions wnicn nave
Wi1nin y. .n.aty years tn iouao 1hell way 70
tne most rTsireu 1 slllaSes N tile in.eIlor
Q! As a. ne nnaIhe.s max d I'oeral
uisp.ay u nsn anu poIA' WITH eln: y con
ueIeo .no uie' ~ onana' anu
n Wlas can ,L;a NOV 20 seen c se-
mnete' A st-shane :
lloi sa1 az sne nsn .ai.s .a mn.on 70
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-06-26
SILENT PIANOS.
Mute Instruments that Reduce the Strain
Upon the Players Sense Of Hearing.

Mute Instruments that Reduce the strain
Upon the Players Sense Of Hearing.
Josefy, the pianist, practices hours
daily upon dumb piano; Won Bulow
carries one with him in his travels to
keep up his practice; and Liszt is said
to use one assislnously. The object OF
substituting silent instrument, which
is said to be growing in favor with mu-
sicians, is to subordinate the sense of
hearing in practice, and to protect the
player from the nervous fatigue pro-
duced by the use of that sense, at the
same time that the senses of sight and
touch are employed. A skilled musi-
clan said recently that the exhaustion
from practicing upon q piano was
greater than most persons imagined.
lie doubted whether street t-paver was
as much exhausted by days labor as
man who is obliged to practice all
the afternoon. He favored the use of q
piano that made no noise. He had
heard a physician say that the nervous
headaches OF young women in mus Cad
conservatories were largely due to the
din of practice, and it was often thought
that this nose impaired the musical
sense. The mute piano makes the per-
/ former depend upon his eye and his
touch, and enforces more attention to
| the score, so that he will be able to Of
| notion of the music upon sight read
ing.
There are some mute pianos in New
York and several in Boston. The first
one sent to this country came from
| Weimar, and after the model of this
one others were constructed. The
mute piano has full keyboard and has
| the appearance of an ordinary piano,
| but there is neither sounding-board nor
| strings within the instrument. The
keys are weighted with lead and pro-
| vided with springs which cause them
to quickly go back to their places when
/ touched. The tension may be rcgu-
lated so as to correspond with the
| piano to be used tor playing the music
i with sounds. Then the touch need moi
be Var.ed and the sounding piano need
not be used except to correct errors in
the shading of notes. 1t is further
claimed that it is economy to use q
| mute piano, as an expert will play
havoc with good piano in two Oh
three years hard practice.
The muscular and nervous strength
required in modern exhibition playing
is surpris ngly great. Faellen. of Bal
timore, has SO worked upon the mus.
cles of his fingers as to be able to sur
prise his acquaintances with feats o
digital strength and nerve. Caireno
with very small hand, can crush the
fingers of strong man without movins
her arm. This power comes from lons
practice, which. to the devotee, is linn
| tied only by endurance, and it is ex
pected that the mute piano will in
crease practice. and accordingly de
velop more brilliant and difficult piano
play ng The instruments are mex
| pensive, but are made only when or
dered. A piano manufacturer sayi
that they should not cost over 1926 o.
$50. as one can easily be made out of ,
cast-off instrument. IN. Y. Sun.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-06-26
MRS. NARY a. LTvERMoRE.


a few years ago the health or Mrs. Llv-
ermore became SO impaired That she was
1orce1 to retire from the lecture neld;
HOW ana ny Wnat means sne Wa IestoLe0
to health Is related In an interesting letter
to Drs. Starkey g Palen, OF Phlladelpnla,
dated Feb. 4 1884. From this letter we
make the following extract:
-Four years ago this spring, at tne emo
OF very severe and exhaustive winters
work, found myself utterly broken dotcss
an health. MY superb constltstiez had
hitherto carried me triumphantly through
every task had imposed on myseif. 61t
iUnS n0ac coDtptetety pTostT1tsd ac1tn no
p0tceT or recaIpef0tt0n: could sleep DuL
two or three hours OF lne twenty .Iour, ana
then only IN semi-sistlng position. De-
cause or dlfncdlty OF breatning-Sa.Ue ere0
erc4uti1ti7gly from sc1dttc0 ana neural.
giG Of the sto4anch-e experienced the tor
| Yne7t of indigestion, and the train OF stts
that f0Lt01c. and acG6 hsTGSSed Oy 0pttcCtt
Illusions, schich aceTe O source Of great
discomfort, although I knetc them to De
illusions. Ny mental depression tcas as
severe as my physical pr0strGtiOn. be-
IieUed the hopeless fqacntidisns, tClslch 4
had dreaded, had come to me, and my
chief aim was to hide myself from friends
and acauaintances who were afflicted on
nv account.
s.Mv physician recommended trip to
Europe. The change brought no radical
| Improvement. While in England some
American acauaintances told us of the