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The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-18
OLD HICKORY'S WILL.
Copy of the Document Admitted to Probate
in Washington.

- =
in Washington.
Washington CriticI
A certified copy of the will of ex President
Andrew Jackson, which was filed some time
ago, has been admitted to probate in this
city. The object of probatlng the will here
is said to be the iniatory step to proceedings
to recover some valuable and historical pa.
pers of Mr.. Jackson, from which to write q
history of his life. The papers were left for
this purpose to Francis p. Blair. and he left
them to Montg0n cry Blair. The latter in.
tended writing the history, but died before
doing SO. His son, Woodbury. Blair is the
present custodian of them. The person in
stituting the proceedings is the son of An
drew Jackson, jr., the adopted son of the
ex-President. The will VS. that the test
ator when he died had only limited supply
of this worlds goods but an inexhaustible
supply of loyalty and patriotism.
His requests consist principally OF histori-
cal relics, such as swords, pistols and other
arms. The document also settles his birth.
pace beyond doubt. Upon this point there
has been considerable dispute, Tennessee and
south Carolina and some other States claim
ing the honor OF his birth. In the will be
speaks of South Carolina as his native State
Each bequest of sword or implement of
warfare calls forth an eloquent passage ex-
horting the recipients to never draw it with
out occasion and TO never sheath it without
honor. To bis nephew, Andrew Donelson,
he isIG the sword presented to him by tbs
State ct Tennessee, with the injunction that
he ever fail to use it in support of the giori.
eus Union agsinst 'foroign enemies or do
mestic traitors" To his granddaughter
Andrew jackson Coffee, no leaves q sword
nre ented to HIM by the Rifle Company OF
New Orls aus, with similar njunc tion about
its use. The pistols of General Lafayette,
which were presented by him to General
George Washington and later to him (the
testator), he bequeathed to George W. Lsfay-
cite. Toere were several other historical
relics CT the same nature, which were all dis
posed Of with iniunctious to use than in the
defense and honor of the country.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-18

and fripges galore. bat no greater number Of
interests would have been represented.
The exposition is too great to attempt o
description; suffice It to say that il is we'll
worth visiting in the short period yet re-
naming before its close. Then there Is
much of interest to the Northerner in the
city itself, and the resorts on Lake Pont-
chsrtrain are delightful. It is June
weather-rarest, sweetest June days
not unpleAsantly warm and the nights are
cool. Though to-day is the last of the State
celebrations at the Exposition, Iowa taking
the last turn at the spsech-making and mu
tual congratulation, the exhibit of other at
fractions will remain till the close. The
glorious Mexican band, as the gushing
girls call IT, the seventy odd performers play.
ing in such perfect concert, as one man; IN
great organ under the hands of it's master E,
walls and sobs, and laughs and prays.
and tells the old stories of love ana
hope, grief and death; the realistic
battle of Sedan still RACES; the magnolia,
the rose, the horeysuckle and the jasmine
ere in bloom, and there are great clusters OF
our fragrant white garden lily sweeter aud
lovelier to ma than even the famed magno.
liza; ard the white-cspped waves of the lake
chase each other and break against the shore.
FLORENCE M. Atkinson.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-18
THE RAILROADS.

1t has been positively decided by the Mich
igsn Central management to put on new fast
trains between Chicago and New York in
connection with the New York Central Road
on May "a.
Hard times seem to make no difference
with some Of the big Western roads, for they
advertising matter. The Northern Pacific
and the Chicago, Milwaukee and Sc. Paul
have distributed some OF the neatest folders
thus far this season.
The Nickel-Plate is IN the hands of Re.
csiver. Gays the Railway Magazine. The fact
should be borne in mind that the Receiver,
d. w. Caldwell, is Vanderbilt man, and the
central idea of the whole scheme is to get
back, through skiliul manipulation. some OF
the money which was originally lost through
the purchase.
Although the Central Iowa Road entered
into an arrangement whereby twill compets
with with the Burlington Road for passenger
traffic, it has signeda contract with the same
road whereby the latter will carry all the
Central Iowa's freight from Marshalltown
and points south thereof to Chicago, the
came being delivered TO the Burlington at
KeitbsbuIg, Ill. at present the business
goes to Chicago over number OF lines.
1no IblllObQ SCmmleolOuSIS VI tuo Ot8sc
of New York have undertaken work which
promises to be of the greatest practical
utility and value. They propose to examine
and test, through competent engineers and
with the cooperation of the railroad COM
Panies, every one of the 3. 5000 bridges
iron and wood In the State. In their report
for 1885 they announce that this examina-
ton has been in progression over year, and
that by 1856 the board will be ready to re-
port the dimensions and strain OF every truss
in all these bridges. New York is the first
Stsse TO attempt this project, which was
suggested in 1875 by the American Society
of Civil Engineers, who appointed q commit
tee to prepare standard tables of safe strains
to be allowed on wood and iron per square
inch in tension and compression. The ac-
curate calculation of the strain on a partic.
ulsr truss requires thorough technical edu-
cation, especially where the truss is of com-
plicated form, rendering it difficult even for
experts to test the strain. Owing to this fact
the trusses in iron bridges are now made of
as simple form as possible.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-18
A Dropping Lilly.
ST. Joseph mol Gazette.

Eighteen years ago, while In good health
which has still not failed him, Joseph Lilly,
a wealthy farmer of Daviess County, went
to bed, where he has since remained, under
the hypochondriacal delusion that should
he get out of his bed ne would die. During
all rbis time neither ridicule nor entreaty
could prevail upon him to leave the bed for
. single moment. Before the development
of this singular idiosyncracy he was very
active and ambitious to succeed in life. He
still conducted his farming while lying in
bed, his wife seeing to the execution of its
orders. Once his house took fire, but ever
the peril of being burned alive did not
shake his faith in his delusien. He passes
his time in conversing with friends and in
reading the papers.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-18
THE RECORD.
showing the Marriages, Births and
Deaths During the Past Week.

ALTAR.
Robert Farris, Minnie Banks.
William 6. Cogill, Lille Hawkins.
Samuel Pattison, Josephsne Vergls.
6usiave eimonson. Bertha Fashion.
Albert Johnson, May BROOKS.
Jonr Brown. Gertrude Neck.
oscar Jones. Katie khem
Lewis Taylor. Agnes Rhem.
John Collins, May Ward.
Treal Ismmert, ;say Beamer.
Patrick Jooney, Maggie Coinody.
CRADLE
william and Minpie scnudeger-boy.
David and Belle Grifhn-girl.
Fred and Lizzie Wsgnorst-girl-
sims end Lizzie Irick-boy.
William and sue Perkins-b0y.
Otto ana Minns Minister boy and girl.
Newton and Addie Houk-girl.
e. and May VOnders-bJy.
Edward end Lizzie 6chmltt-girl.
:. and Belle Socenherger gin.
illism and Barbara Mschse-girl.
% NJ and Elizabeth Estes-boy
John and Rose Suhr-girL
Henry emo Minnie Blake boy
AlexaDde and Emma Hutchison-boy.
Harlan 2. and Sarah Miller boy.
John and Elizabeth arnbart-boy.
W. H, and Catherine and Louise falOott-girl.
Martin and Ella Styer-boy
Nike and Maggie Clemens-eirl.
Anton and Matilda Albin-boy.
Julius and Kate Gantner-girl.
Fred and W. S1hr-girl
Fred and Bertha Ottenbach-girl.
Milton Milton and Francis Ab'ernethyogrl.
hlCDElUS-COy.
Heinrich and Ida Knopf girl.
Robert and Molle Lee-boy.
ToxB.
Frank Hawkins. months, spasus.
Anna Wellman, 81 years. bronchitis
Carrie Burnley, IL years, Inflammation OF
uteIus.
Eoith Bushnell. l. years. tunor
Ellen etaley. 81 years, Inflammation OF gall.
kliZa Price. % years, y phoid pneumonia.
Amelia LObbe. p We ars, consumption.
eaTah A. Briggs. 3S years, rheumatism.
Henry Cushing, 40 years. Bright's disease.
Emma Libeau. SO years, consumption.
loa MARQUIS. years, dipntneria.
Sophia G. FRANKIE, years. scarlatina.
George Bruce. S3 years. pulmonary catarrh.
Sophia Hillman, 40 years. cancer.
lilly Thiecke, years. scariatina.
Marguerite Dawson, II years. bronchitis.
Maggie Hunter, years, scarlatina.
Thomas Lewis, 81 years, pneumonia.
Madeline Knouss, So wears, tumor.
William Notter, IA months, pneumonia.
Alma Watters0n, SO years. consumption.
John Carter 10 years. consumption.
Cora Heller. years, meningitis.
Marsh Adams, AZ years, scirrhus OF liver.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-18
Real Estate Transfers.

The following deeds were recorded on satur-
day. May l6. as reported by steeg & Bernhsmer,
abstract compilers. Il and Is Thorpe Block. Tele-
phone. 1.04S:
William Landlord and wife - Thomas C.
Landlord, warranty deed TO part OF
the east half and soutb half OF the south
west quarter, section 16 township Is.
feukc oUJ W
Mary Sawyer ana husband to Frederick
Brandt. warranty deed to lot 40 In
70 the city Of Indianspoiis So, 90
James A. Roosevelt ct al. t0 Desdemona
n. Rowland, warranty deed TO lot in
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-18
PieIce's subdivision OF lots 2, 8 and In
square Is Of brakes addition to the city

tyuhre 10 Oh Oruke a0Cltlcu 10 the city
Oh lnolanapOlS l.eOO W
Alexander jameson ana wife 10 Alex
ander Jameson. Jr., warranty deed 10
part of the southeast quarter, section
Is. township Is north OF range cast. $500 90
Frank VanCanp 10 Patsey Patterson,
warranty deed TO lots l37, 133. 139. 140.
las, IA. las. JAG. 147. las, 149. $50, Isl,
49, 153 and 154 in Samuel J. Patterson's
addition TO the city of Indianapolis. 500 90
Arthur J.. Wright and vile TO Henry w.
Reman, warranty deed 10 lots IS and
16 in section 1 in Martindale & Stilzs
addition 10 the city OF Indianapolis. $50 90
William Wallace, receiver, 10 John +.
Meyer, receivers deed to lot II in Cliff
ford Place in the city OF Indianapolis. 225 %
Elijah 3. Martindale and wife TO Periee
J. Chambers warranty deed to lot Al
IN section / OF Mzrtindae's Hill Place
addition to the city OF Indianapolis 49,. 3l5 90
Cborles A. Dryer, trustee. to Charles L.
White CT al. trustees deed lot in
Ketcham Place IN Haughville...... $1,000. 200 90
John J. Curtis TO Alvin ID. May, warranty
deed 10 lot 3 in Edwards subdivision
of block 1l9 in Johnsons heirs addition
to the city of Indianapolis 7s5 90
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-18

@None genuine without q bunch OF
green hops on the white label. Hhun all the
vile, poisonous stuff with ''Hopn or "Hops''
IN their name,
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-18
Downright Cruelty
NIT yourself and family to

''Sufier'
With sickness when it can be prevented
and cured so easily
With Hop Bitters!.l
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-18
conveyanees. TO- conslderation..........s 1900 90

Transfers for the week ending May 16 1855,
at O'Clock o. m, as reported by Steeg IL Bern
hamer. compilers of abstracts to real estate in Ma
rien County Office, II aud Is Thorpe Block In
dianapolis, Ind. Telephone 04S.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-18

8uu CuIcu SD easily
With Hop Bitters!,!
Having experienced great deal OF
"Troublew from Indigestion, so much so
that came near losing my
Life
My trouble always came after eating any
food
However light
And digestibIe,
For two or three hours at time l had to
90 through the most
Excruciating pains,
And the only way ever got'
Relief"
Was by throwing up all my stomach con-
tanned. No one can conceive the pains that
had to go through, until
sat last"
was taken $50 that for three weeks
lay in bed and
Could eat nothingi
My sufferings were so that I called two
doctors TO give me something that would
stop the pain. Their
Efforts were no good to me.
at last heard good deal
About your Hop Bittersl
And determined to try them"
Got q 5ottle-in four hours 1 took the con-
tents of
One
Next day was out of bed, and have not
seen
''Sickp"
Hour from the same cause cince.
l have recommended it to hundreds of
others. You have no such
Advocate as l am."-Georgs Kendall
Allston, Boston, Mas.
Columbus Advocate, Texas, April 81, 49,
Dear Editor have tried your Hop Bit
tiers, and find they are good for any COM
plant. The best medicine ever used in my
family. 81. TALENER.
SNone genuine without q bunch of
green hops on the white label. Ehuu all the
wsla ID ttr--n - ftrv---,,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-03
Micheal Angeles Mistake.

In the central square of the Capitol
at Rome, surrounded on three sides by
buildings. stands very large bronze
statue of Marcus Aurelius, once Emper-
or of Rome mounted on a spirited
horse. This is the only equestrian sta
tue which has been preserved in per-
feet condition out of the many that
decorated ancient Rome. Michael An
gelo, who designed the buildings which
ut present stand on this hill, was very
fond OF this statue, and especially adj
mired the horse. One day, while he
was studying it. he forgot that it was
not alive, and wishing to see it in
another position, he cried out, "Cam I"
which means, go on. After looking at
this horse Tor some time. one might
easily imagine that shout or a touch
OF II whip would make it jump 81.
Nicholas for NoUeD6er.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-03
An Unwritten Bit of French History.

Lord Houghton has been thrown
with Prosper Merimee, who was resid-
ing with the imperial household at the
Villa Eugene, at Biarritz, and COM
meuting upon life at the villa, he said
Merimee had told him that there were
no books there, nor any one who would
have ever read book if there had
been. The Emperor had been taken
very i'll the night after his visit to the
Magenta, and as many as three hot
baths day had been prescribed for
him. This desperate treatment Lord
Houghton told me had been accom-
panied by equally heroic political
measures. In anticipation of fatal
termination of his illness, commits
sion had been made out and placed in
the hands OF Fleury. who was in at
tendance upon the court, appointing
him Minister of War, so that in case
of the EDperor's death Fleurv could
have control of the army before the
event would be permitted to transpire
in Paris. and the Empress was to be
proclaimed Regent simultaneously
with the announcement of her widow
hood. As a curious confirmation OF
this story. not II single member of the
cabinet was at Biarritz. Even Fould,
the Minister of Finance, was not sent
for, though he was at his country place
at Tarbes. II comparatively short ride
from Blarriz. How fortunate for the
Emperor had this proven to DO his last
iilness!-iion. John BtgetoW, in Har-
per'S Monthly for November.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-03
Stock Exchange Lingo.

The technology of the Stock Ex-
change is too large for full quotation.
Conversions are the exchanges of
bonds for equivalent shares of stock,
such bonds being called .'converti-
bles." Collateral" are securities OF
any kind pledged for borrowed money.
Pledging them is termed "hypotheca-
ton" A good delivery is of GER
tiiicates of stock or bonds legally is
sued. bearing satisfactory power of at
torney on the back or appended. and
transferred agreeabiy 10 the laws of
the Exchange. A .bad delivery" is
the opposite, and involves the right OF
appeal to the Committee on Securities,
and thence to the governors. differ
ences" are money balances paid where
stock is not transferred--which seldom
happens. TO lend flat" means with
out interest To water stock is 10
increase its quantity and impair its
quality. To '.pass 4 dividend'i is not
to pay it. There are other slang
phrases used in connection with the
business of stock privileges, which is
not recognized" by or done publicly
at the Exchange. Privileges to receive
or to deliver securities are bought and
sold outside the institution. Russell
Sage is the king operator in these pc
culiar transactions. Stock privileges
are ''puts" and "eIlis. or comDin;.-
tions of both. A ..putn is the privilege
OF putting or selling 10 the one who
sells 1t certain quantity of a specified
stock at 4 designated price within a
fixed time. A '.call'' is the privilege
OF calling for or buying certain stock
at y specified price within u given
time. The seller of the put must be
ready to buy, and of the call to sell,
whenever called upon. A ''straddle"
is the option OF either buying or sell
ing; it combines the put and call in
one, and differs from the "spread" in
that the market price at the time OF
purchase is filled into the latter while
in the ''str.ddle' the price may vary
from that of the market, by agreement
or otherwise. The cost of stock privi-
leges varies with the length of time
they have to run. the difference be-
tween the prices named in them from
those current on the day the privileges
are sold, the activity of the market,
per cent. to three per cent. of the
amount involved. Experts affirm that
they have duplex charactcr-tnat of
policies of insurance and that of tick
cts in a lottery. In exceptional cases
only are they means OF profit to any
but those who issue them. Even the
latter-with the exception of the
shrewd operator now so conspicuous in
the business, and possibly not even of
him-are likely to come to grief, AS the
large majority of their predecessors
have done. The gain of tho holder is
dependent, first, on favorable turns in
the market, and next, on his ability
and promptness in utilizing them.
Keen intellect. provision. nerve, watch
tulness, and tigerish spring at oppor-
tunity must unite to prevent the loss
OF what is invested in them. .Don't,n
is the best advice to those who seek
advice about fooling with them.-R
Wheattey, IN Harper's Ha9azine tor
A0rember.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-03
Stories of Lyman Beecher.

DR.. Beecher came to Litchtield from
Easthampton, Long Island, in 1910,
and, judging from one of his letters,
had hard load to carry, for he speaks
of sixteen of the best years of his life
spent here at Il dead lift of boosting.
He at once set himself at preaching for
a revival, and here he forged the SER
mons, some of them afterwards deliv-
cred in Boston. which made New En-
land ring with the notes of orthodoxy
and sharply defined the issues between
it and Unitarianism. He was not, how
ever, a bitter controversalist in his
preaching, preferring to rest his cause
on clear statement of its principles,
followed up by u tervent appeal TO the
feelings. rather than to advance by
direct attack. That he knew when not
to reply is Illustrated by the following
anecdote: Going homcward one even
ing with heavy folio under his arm
he saw what he supposed to be a rab-
bit run across the path and stop by the
roadside. 1t was moonlight and he
could not see very distinctly, but
thought to himself I'm have shot at
you, anyhow So, when he came
alongside the supposed rabbit he hurled
the book at the mark, but received in
return Il point-blank shot of an unmis-
taxable character which required him
to bury his cloths, books, and every
thing about him in the earth in order
to lee me prcscntablc. In after lie,
being asked why he did not reply to II
certain person who was abusing him
through the press, he replied: Il
I u "a. ha
had the best OF it. made up my mind
never TO try it again. >
The following anccdotc of this in
dependent nau was communicated 10
my inform MI many years ago by an
eyewitness and Ii is believed has never
ueen III print: 1t was about the Time
that d.. Beccher removed from Litch-
iirId 10 Boston that he came 10 New
Haven, or perhaps 1t was Hartford, it
matters not, travelling III the old family
cnaise mentioned in his letters us that
N winch he took his wedding journey.
He nad with him his wife and IN
lant enid. On leaving the Place there
was not time 20 dry Il certain garment,
if ii may Uc caiIed sucl;. belonging TO
the uuLnt I'll every wc.l-Ordered baby,
lEd the same was accordingly p nucd
for that purpose 10 tie back bar oil the
cgasc. SO that the doctor drove out of
town with co'ors flying, passing the
90, rdinL scauo, whore Que OF his
d3u-uteFs q think. Hsrr.ei,) was a
l4upii. much to the modification of the
poor giri, 10 whom. for the moment,
her ialher' greatness WAS lost in his
rcceutricity. = correspondent Sprug-
Ped hepttb tcea.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-03
Mr.. Reechcr on Cnolsing.

At concert given for the benefit OF
the Working Girls Society, Mr.. Beech
err, after describing the object of the
society to be the education of the
working girls in useful branches of
knowledge, such rs dress-making,
cooking, type-writing. millinery. etc,
said: "Of drcss-making, there is no
need for me to speak. 1t comes by
nature. But cooking: In all the eff
forts that are being made known to
economics and lift up the ignorant and
the working classes of the community
there are great many fundamental
elements that must enter in. But the
oae neglected element of economy is
cooking. 1t is astonishing to think
what sort of things we have to eat,
and in what condition. consider the
kitchen as being the devils own or
ganized kingdom against the kingdom
of health in the human family. The
want OF economy springing from the
want of knowledge; the gross food,
the greasy food; the want of delicacy
and of regard for the finer elements of
health and life--it is amazing, it is
pitcous, it is heathenish. The heath
ems i've better than we do oftentines
in that regard. We do not want any
French morality. but we should like
some French cuisine--the art of one
onion TO make dozen soups, every
one of different flavor; the art of
rendering the poorest meat and the
cheapest, such as are within the reach
oi all. into such tasteful aud relishful
dishes rs shall perfectly satisfy The
men that gorge themselves with pork
and rude beef and all that; and to
teach young women how to wisely and
economically aud delicately to cook rs
to lay a foundation under their future
married life that viii avail very much.
would not hold back any moral or
religious element, but the Kitchen has
a great deal TO do with grace in civil
lied circles.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-03
Grant Cuantp Nerala,
A November Evening.


The autumn night is dark and cold;
The wind blows loud; tho year grows old;
The dead leaves wbirl and rustic chill;
The crickets chirp is long and shrill.
The skies that were so soft and warm
Mutter and bode of gathering storm.
And now, within the homes OF men
The sacred hearth-fires CLEAN again,
And joy and cheer and friendship sweet
Within tue cuarmod circle meet.
Tho children watch with new delight
The first fire. dancing redly bright,
That drives away tn" dark and cold;
And Cruces slender finxers hold
a braided fan from Mexico,
To make the broad flames flare and glow.
Alert. alive, they leap and run
Like nerce bright streaiDers Of the sun;
They shine on Roberts placid face,
And tint the pensye checks of Grace,
Aud chase away the doubtful gloom
from every corner Of the room.
y pleasant thouRht.-that far and near
Are gathering round each hearthstone dear
Bright fac 8, happy smiles, and eyes
sweet win the summers memcries!
q holy atari fires of homei
Tho far and vide the children roam,
Your charm for them shall still endure
With love so strong and peace so sure.
-Celia Tbaxter. in 81. N cholas for Novem-
Der.