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The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31
Insurance statistic.


An old citizen of Austin was awakened by tho
ringing of the fire bells. Hedressed himself and
went out into the street
"Where is the fre?' he asked of a fireman.
who was hurrying past.
"Down ON Austin avenue near the corner of
Twenty-fifth street."
Let me think who lives down there mnsed
the old man. why there is nobody in thGt
neighhorhood whose house is insured. That fire
is not going TO amount to anything so nd
went back into his house and in five minutes
he was snoring as loud as ever The fire, as hd
supposed, was only a chimney on fire.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31

lege, Amherst Mass; South Carolina
Military Institute, Charleston. 8 c.;
De Pauw University. Greencastle, Ind; Uni
versity of Californa, Berkeley. Cal; University
consin Madison: Maine State College, Orono,
Me-; Agricultural and Mechanical College of Mis-
sissippi, Oktibbeha, Miss. Rutgers College, New
Brunswick n j.; Pennsylvania State College.
Center county, Pennsylvania; University of the
Champaign, H.: Agricultural College Of Texas
Bryan. Tex; Michigan Military Academy, Or
chard Lake, Mich; Bingham School, Orange
county, North Carolina; Southern Illinois Uni
versity, Carbondale, Ill
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No Question of yeracity

Texas Siftings.
What did you mean by telling that infernaL
lief"
"What lier
'sYou said you were with GRAFT at the battle
of Bull Run. Grant was not at Bull Run az
ALL"
wasn't he?s
"No he wasn't"
'Well, then, there amt no lie out for WASN'T
there either
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A Dangerous symptom.
Philadelphia Call.

Philadelphia Call
Wife-"Well, Doctor, how is my husband"
Doctor-"Getting along finely. He is net IN a
critical state at ALL"
Sorry tc hear that
"Well, that's queer"
Indeed it isn't; it's sign hes pretty sick"
"Why, madame, in what wayf"
when he's we'll he's mighty critical, can tell
you"
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Proof Positive.

"We have held consultation" said doctor
to his patient, "but unable to agree as tn
the exact nature of your disease Three of the
physicians of one opinion. while am of an-
other"
"But, doctor" said the patiert anxionslys
''how win the matter be settled9"
'Oh the autopsy will show who knows bestN
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31
A Level-Headed Girl.

New York Sun
"Say that You will be mine, dearest Ange.
lima"
II wil upon one condition"
'Name it. my adored, and if it were to get you
the moon-N
"It is easier than that; in brief simply this
that you will invite me to spend month in youE
fathers house previous to our marriage"
'Of course certainly; but why make such a
strange requests"
''Well, / wish to learn to cook like you1
mother" !
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Running for a Train.
New York Sun.

Stranger Tin great haste. with valise in hid
hand)-Can you tell me the time sirl
Citizen consulting his watch)-I can give ycu
town time, if thatll do; but it's twenty minutea
slower than railroad time.
Stranger shooting ahead)-Town time went
do. I've got to catch a train
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WHIMSlCALITIES.
BROOKLYN ui

DfUOkfyn UHIOH
Star-eyed Goddess-Well, Henry, we havs
found four-leaved clover at lastl
MIR. Watterson--Yes, but it's very little onek
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what 1t lis Coming To.

He-'Will you be my wife. OiaribelT She
with pleasure, Henry" He-"I suppose YOU
can furnish references from your last husbands
She-"Oh, yes; that is, if | happen to see him,
/ haven't seen him since we were divorced. But
can refer you to my second husband whom
You know, believe; and if you will kindly keep
the place open until i can write to my first, e
think can give you the best of recommendae
tionsn
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He Named Them Quickly.



$50 yon have got twins at your houses" said
Mrs. Bezumbe to little Johnny Samuelson Yes
man. two of 'em.' 'What are you going to can
themW Thunder and Lightning" Why
those are strange names TO call children" We'll,
tf ats what pa called em soon as he heard
they were in the house"
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Stall in Doubt.
BrooklYn Union.

ID Un1OH
AS they left the church he resolved that be
would put the important question on the way
home
tShall we cross the square, Miss Clara hd
around itq"
'SOh / think we had better cut across ii, said
Miss Clara; Its much nearer that way"
The important question is still open qnas&
tion
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Scarcity of Quail,
New York Sur

Bring quail on toast waiter"
Sorry. sir, but we're all out of quail.n
''Whatqn
''Yes sir; very sorry sir"
That's strange"
''Yes sir; but since the war was made or
the English sparrows, quail have been ser5
scarce, SIR
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31

In the care of eggs, while waiting for hatch
ing, place is preferred that is neither hot nor
cold damp nor dry. IL the eggs are to be kept
but a little while, turning them every day will
answer any box or basket being sufficient.
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boston Transcript.
Mr.. Jenkinsons wife must be awful jealousF
said Miss Smith, ..He gave me his seat ia Tho
morse ear and when l thanked him he begged
me not to mention it.r
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Losing His Interest.

"How is Brother B., Doctorp inquired MIN
lister; II haven't seen him at church lately. Id
used to be very constant attendant, and took
great interest in religious matters is his lung
trouble worsel"
"Oh. no." replied the physician. HE was
afraid that he had consumption, but it turned ont
to be a false alarm. His health is perfect"
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31

IAN Proper questions of general interest will be ad-
nitted 10 this column and answered, If possible
n the answers cannot be given the questions will be
printed to invite replies from the outside. The column
In for the mutual pleasure and profit of readers
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31

SECOND QUARTER LESSON x. June7.
God's Message by His Son. Hebrews, !, 1-S;
II, IA.
GOLDEN TExr.How shall we escape, if we neglect
10 great salyafioue Hahrouo
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Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-31

water, Isle OF wight, or NO. Sb Eaton square,
London, or Aldworth, Sussex. He is rich in
homes, owning three. Austin Dobson is first
clerk in the Office tcivi service) Board of Trade
London. Robert Browning lives most of the
time in Florence italy. Robert Buchanan has
for years been intimately connected with the
Contemporary Review, London, in care of which
periodical he may probably be addressed. AL
gernon C. Swinburne's address We are unable to
give, but a letter addressed London would reach
him.
HAWKS AND wooDcHUcKs.
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal
What is vaoodchuck and what is the premium on
what is itl ASUBsCRIBER.
NORTH MANCHESTER. Ind. May 25.
The woodchuck, which is a species of marnot
Is generally called the grounding in the West
and South. County commissioners in their dis
eretion can offer rewards for the scalps Of
destructive animals and for hawks and owls
No rewards for animal scalps are offered in this
county. In some counties rewards are
paid for hawk and owl scalps- In
this county. until the spring of 1884, 80 cents a
head was paid Tor the scalps of these birds. 1t
was then discovered that the scalps were being
sent IN from adjoining counties, and the com
missioners revoked the bounty.
MILITARY INSTRUCTORS
TO the Editor of the Indianapolis JournaI
Give list of the colleges in the United States at
which United States officers are stationed military
instructors. A READER
LAFAYETTE.
Iowa State University, Iowa City; Cornell
. College sat. Vernon, Ia; Allegheny College.
Meadyille Pa, Union College, Schenectady. N
"; Cathedral School of ST. Paul, Garden City,
L. l.; Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. Ohio
State University. Columbus, o.; Pennsylvania
Military Academy, Chester, Pa; Vermont Uni
versity, Burlington. Vt; State Agricultural Col
Iege Manhattan. Kan; East Florida Seminary,
gainesville. Fla, Hampton Institute, Hampton.
Va; Agricultural and Mechanical College. Lex
ngton, Ky; Massachusetts Agricultural Col
Daily Republican., 1885-05-05
England and Russia.

Notwithstanding the probable peace
full solution Of the dispute between En-
gland and Russia, the preparations for
an appeal to arms goes steadily tor
ward. large orders for war stores are
being given, additional steamers are
being inspected with a view to pur-
,asing, the armies are being strength
ened, and the money raised TO meet
prospective expenses. While England
can raise vast sums Of money on com.
paratively favorable terms, giving
that nation great advantage in this re-
spec., the credit OF Russia seems to be
ut a very low ebb, a loan having been
made in 1922 a. discount of As pei
cent, while others have been put OF
the market at a discount of 81 TO IS pa
cent of their face value.
Raising large sums at such a ruinou
rate would soon lead 10 bankruptcy. -
The activity in England, however, ma,
soon abate, as it is said the Admiralit
in England has issued an order to sto
the further charter of ships of sma
capacity intended to be used for tn
transportation Of troops, and this ma
presage the stoppage Of further wa
preparations, in which case there wi
be general decline in the price of pr
visions and grain to something like u
prevailing rate before the recen. az
vance occurred. In that case man
spectators will experience a loss
funds and the activity which has bee
imported to almos. every branch
trade will measurably subside.
Daily Republican., 1885-05-05
The MayOralty.

The most important question anon
the Democrats az the present time is
whether the Celtic or the German ele.
ment shall prevail in the contest for the
nomination for Mayor. 1t is just pos
sible that the struggle may become
something like the one that took place
between the Kilkenny cats.
To the Ogle guards as we'll as the Over
alls, Swallow tails, Germans as well as
Celts, we appeal to guard well the ballot
box and see that the man who gets
the most votes at the nomination shall
not be counted out, as was Esquire o.
Neill few years ago, and the voice OF
the majority thwarted and set at de-
fance. There should be honor among
politicians as well as among other men,
and those who would stoop. to stuff the
ballot box, or set aside the will Of the
majority, deserve to be exposed and os.
tracised, if rot doomed to term Of i'm
!, prisonmeut.
Daily Republican., 1885-05-05
SPR|NG,1BH s

1900 ladies calico wrap
pers, 49c., Toe, 75c., &c.,
ST and SI.25.
1877 misses calico dresses,
at IS cents apiece.
2IS boys cambria waists,
2 sizes, at 40 cents.
20 doz. ladies' gauze I'M
derwear, 20 and 25 cents.
IS doz. gents gauze shirts,
at IS cents.
so doz. gents balbriggan
gauze shirts, at Soc, worth
double.
40 doz. gents muslin
drawers, at % cents.
50 doz. gents jean draw.
ers, at 80 cents.
as doz. gents peppera
ljean drawers, so favorabl,
known at the reduced pric,
of AS cents.
! 80 doz. gents merin1
shirts, light weight for sprin'
luse, sos.
An immense lot of ladie;
fine muslin underwear, cor
sisting of skirts, drawer:
chemise and gowns, at abou
, cost of material.
Il We shall in a few day
open another lot OF "ou
/, Guihet'' celebrated blac
= silks. The last lot was clio,
eIed out in ten days.
Daily Republican., 1885-05-05
WANAMAKER'S.
son.
son.
Southeast from the center.

son.
Southeast from the center.
Those wraps are not going
so very fast not more than
two-hundred are gone-two-
hundred out OF six. 1t
shows we were right in put
ting them down to halt.
-Four hundred left-as good
a stock as one could ask tor.
No trade. We don't call it
trade at Observation-Disclosures
at that. Of course we have
all the trade there is-no
cause of complaint.
Jerseys lively; and prices
clear up that is, a fair pro-
fit.
We don't pretend to un-
derstand how it is that jer-
seys 60 at full prices faster
than wraps at halt.
1901 and Chestnut.
Ruches from Nottingham
eighteen styles, most OF them
new and wonderful anc
those not rew are wonderful
another way. We say some
times cur ruches are cheap
because we make them; but
some of these will stop oul
making. 8 to 40 cents g
yard. Might as we'll see
them.
Southwest from the center.
A sort of goods that We
manage about as well as any
one that is rarely managed
we'll, is hard to advertise
shoes.
Why hard to advertise
Nothing to say except thai
we get good proper shoe:
and sell them with care anc
moderate profit. And that
isn't a peppery tale. We used
to get together the wrecks
of bankrupt stocks and sell
them for next-to-nothing-
that made a peppery tale. II
answered our purpose. But
lit doesn't agree with the
sort OF trade we are doing
|now.
| Ready-made or to mea
sure, we know of no plac
where shoes can be got wit
equal advantage. We know
OF no place where the trutl
about leather and work i
told SO freely.
By the middle Market.street DOR.
! JOHN WANAMAKER.
Chestnut, Thirteenth and Mark,
streets, and City-halI square,
Daily Republican., 1885-05-05
We Have ) ust Received

another large consignment Of fine goods
in novelties and latest materials in
trimmings, new shapes in fancy coloIs
in Canton and Milan straws, rich styles
in rough chips, French chips and loop
braids; very stylish fancy bonnets in
all new materials also lot of genuine
imported fine French flowers, that are
very handsome; vii he sold at bottom
prices. Mrs. r. S. KIRBY, 200 Kint
street, one door below old stand.
Daily Republican., 1885-05-05

II seems to us that every inducement
should be held out to influence persons
70 dispose Of their butter, chickens,
vegetables and other produce Of the
farm and dairy in our city. To at
tempt TO conane them Ia . space not
suffi Client for their accommodation, Dc
hardly in keeping with the enterprise
exhib ited on every hand IN this pecu-
liArly utilitarian age. The greater the
amount Of produce brought to our city,
the lower will be the rate at which 1t
will be sold, and the cost Of living will
be .correspondingly reduced. Besides,
the greater number of farmers and
truckers who come to our city to dis
pose of their produce, the greater will
be the trade in dry goods and gro.
ceries.
Every farmer, after disposing OF his
produce, expends a good portion Of his
receipts therefrom for tea, coffee, sugar
and other articles Instead OF legis-
iating 10 deter these people from
coming TO our city, the Council should
legislate to induce them TO coEae in
larger numbers. 1t would be an ad-
vantage to our city to have market
wagons extend from tie Christiana to
the Brandywide on both Madison and
King streets, if the farmers should find
such extension expedient or desirable.
Between the ordinance 70 prevent fore
stalling and the ordinance TO limit ths
space for the occupancy Of farmers, it
really see ms as though the object was
to drive trade away from our city in
stead OF legislating to bring it to it.
Whilst other cities are doing so much
TO attract visitors and business
men, we should not pursue dog In
the manger policy. but be liberal, gene
rous and accommodating, or when tot
late we may lament the folly and short
sightedness which have been exhibited
in the recent market ordinance. W.
presume that at the next meeting o
Council the arbitrary provisions in re
gard to the space to be occupied will b
modified, and all farmers who wish t
stand on the streets TO dispose of thei
produce will be allo wed to do 30.
Daily Republican., 1885-05-05
|RUSSELL'S BEE HIVE,
306 Market Street.
Philadelphia, Wilmington 1 Baltimuu Railrssi
MARCH c0fh ISSH

Trains leave Wilmington rs follows:
For philadelphia and intermediate sta
tions 0 ~, 20, 10 80 IA. m; 50, 10, 10, . IS
Philadelphia texprpss), =, SIS, 347, 80
TO- $40. 900, 10, 947. zoos, IL So r. M
II II, IL IS, Is, & -, 80 ~, 9 SO, As y. IN.
New YORK, 2 10, 10 $ Il. 30, o 10, I %, ~ g.,
10 05, IL 70 a. m; az II, 81, . 30, 4 90, -
90, -, 20. ~. 40 p. N.
For West Chester via Lamokin, 40 and
10 a. m :; . 80 and 0Op N.
baltimore and interim d late stations, 10 %
a. m &; 6 10, IL Al D. m.
baltimore and Bay Line, 90 n m.
Bsltlmore and Washington, y. 4 Al, sol,
~ 10, 10 20 a. M !; 90. II II, 4 6S, 90 o. m
Trains for Delaware Division leave for:
| New Castle, Il, $ IS a. m y 80. 50, 3 20,
625p H.
harrington. Delmar, and way stations, $ IS
l a. m. and II IS p. IN.
Harrington and way stations, IS p. m.
Express for Seaford, 8 80 y. ~.
| Express for Dover and Delmar, 8 ~ a. m
weekdays, and II SO p. m. every day.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
| Philadelphia and Intermediate stations
!0a N; II o. noon. 80, ! H. . 30 p. IN.
L Philahel' ha and New York, 90, Ib. 3 4,
la m; 8 ~, 0 asp IN.
For ~est Chester, via Lamokin, 8 10 a. m
3Op.m.
baltimore and Washington, 70, al 0.
flo 90 IN. Baltimore. II Il p. IN.
l For further iDforina ioa Isseena e-s arc re-
Ition 49,
Trains marked thus ~ are limited express
upon which extra fare is charged,
I'll !. K. WOOD,
General Passenger Agent.
'HARLEs T.. PudH, General MANAGER.
Daily Republican., 1885-05-05

Ii City Coupeilnan receives $3.50 :
% salaries in ten moEths, how much
would that be for one month One
tenth Of 1896 SO Of course, which Is
s36.sS. Then II he gets 1865 for one
month, how much will he get in twelve
months? Why twelve times S3G.63, OF
course, which is $780, Sc. This is within
"A cents Of what we said on Thursday
last was that City Councilman 3 salary.
What is there wrong about that With
the extra meetings that mark the close
of q Councilmanic year, the salary will
be over $40. Our only error was in
stating that said City Councilman had
received that much salary when he was
only in process Of receivingit in month
ly instalments. Will the Times deny
that a Democratic City Councilman has
not received an average salary of $50. 63
a month ? Will it have the uanliness
to say that his salary even at that rate
will be within Al cents OF what we said
it was The citizen voters know wha,
is meant and will see through the little
subterfuges of the Times TO mislead
them
Daily Republican., 1885-05-05

The success which has attended inoc-
ulAtion to prevent smallpox and kim
dred diseases has led to the experiment
in Valencia. Spain, Of incubation to
prevent cholera 1t Is said that the In
fusion Of the virus produces q tumor on
the patient who becomes greatly pros
trated from the effect OF the same In
twenty-fou holrs, and recovery follows
in forty-eight hours. Should the ex
periments prove satisfactory the cholers
will no longer be regarded with ~
much fear as the pestilence that walk
eth in the darkness and snaiteth 81
noon day. Cleanliness and other sani
tary precautions however, viii prove
much safer personalities than snocula.
ton, and on them our people should
place their chief reliance. In cholera,
as we'll as in most complaints, On ounce
of prevention Is worth a pound Of cure.
1t Is the height Of folly TO rely en- any
unseen protection from danger which
human agency can srevent and to at
tribute to Providence evils for which
the sufferers are solely responsible.
Daily Republican., 1885-05-05
Visit CrossleY's sewing ma

Visit Crossley's sewing machine par
lors, 623 Shipley street, the leader in
the sewing machine business in this
city. You will not be persuaded to
buy. We employ no canvasser's to prey
upon the public, but will sell you just
the machine you want, and give you
the benefit of the can vassers commits.
sion. We keep in stock everything per
tain ing 10 sewing machines. VIM. F.
Crossley, 623 Shipley street.
Daily Republican., 1885-05-05
The whipping Post.

An acs providing for a certain mum
Der of lashes on persons convicted o.
beating their wives bias been rejected
by the Ohio Legislature. This actor
was based on the opinion that fiogginl
has brutalizing tendency, and not OF
the ground that this class of offenders
did not deserve such punishment. a
similar act has been discussed in Ken,
lucky, and has been fAvorably com
mented on. Whether it will pass thu
Legislature or not remains to be seen
Wife heaters deserve to be beaten il
return for their brutality, as they car
then understand and appreciate tn,
force Of bio VS., and the wife need no
suffer in consequence as they do wher'
the penalty is fine and imprisonment
A good whipping will do more towar,
breaking up cruelty to wives than an,
other punishment that can be devised
and we think trial of it could be pre-
fitably made in more States than one
notwithstanding the fear that the re
spect that man should entertain f.
hi mself would thus be lesssned, an
his nature become more brutal.
Daily Republican., 1885-05-05

Twenty years experience as practical
paper hangers and wall papers is after
all the secret of Rosin < Bros success
In business. Their rare taste in select.
ing material has enabled them TO offei
to the public very fine line of paper
hangiugs, which are now on exhibition
at go w. Second street.
Daily Republican., 1885-05-05
LAWMAKERS.
PHuADlLPHIA, May 8, 1888.
Book News for May j.

tOd0y Will llS SAlLilPSS a.
kah,a-hundred books. We
print three-thousand a month
tor the sake of giving these
glmpses at current books
and their prices here. We
should have a hundred thou
sand subjects, if book-buyers
everywhere knew how to
use it.
Odd maxims prevail in
book-selling What is the
nominal price of a book +?
Tn e manufacturer makes it ;
though it is none of his bust
ness, tor he is one or two or
three removes from the sell
Ter. The common bookselI-
er thinks he must ask the
publishers price. The buy
er needs to know oar price.
Knowing that, he can gen
orally buy at a reasonable
price; not knowing it, he
has nothing to 60 by.
We are booksellers. Sorry
to say 1.-THE rule Of our
craft is not very lofty. Book
News is doing our best to
make it higher. We make
profit enough on books and
sell them just as we sell
everything else, at fixed
prices. Booksellers all ought
to do the same. We know
no better way to help ones
craft than to lead it to worth.
Ter service-unless to force
lit. We do a little Of both.
| Now don't imagine that
we print Book News from
patriotic motives altogether.
The subscription price is al
most nothing. That OF itself
ought to show our purpose.
1 Book News in the hands Of
book buyers, and the trade
is ours SO long as booksellers
Istick to their ways.
Send postal or, better.
drop in. WED a grea,
. deal rather you'd drop ii
: and get a free copy once Z
p month than subscribe ane
e stay away.]
n Near the Thirteenth.street door.
81 Those silver-head sill
umbrellas-We didn't ge
n the " two or three-hundred
to Saturday-we only got
y hundred-another hundre'
u comes today. Ten o'clocl
g. 3. today. We begin to sell q
F. ten o'clock to give the hur
dred people who want then
=, most, an equal chance to &c
er here.
=. Three dollars.
, ,er West of Arcade, tenth counter; 10
y" Chestnut.
A dress-pattern of rougl
OF gray stuff with plaid OF darl
;e5 er gray for S3.5o-the who.
dress'pattern for $3.50
:, wonders. Where do the
I come from
y By the Thirteenth street door.
A series OF fancy ladie,
cloths OF about the weig
IS, and width and quality OF Il
plain and notified ladie.
cloths that we have BET
selling for IS cents for tv
or three months. The pla
Z. are still at IS cents, thouE
is as fully worth a dollar as al
dollar cloth in the sto,
The fancy cloths are as go'
lit is close work to S,
g them at a dollar. Let's t
to give a notion OF them.
: Checks eight or ten to t
inch. Brown and brown W
a tri1e of gray.
Pin checks. The colors
one are plum and brown a
. o. gray.
Pin cross-stripes OF bla
3. and gray, brown and or
. maroon and gray.
Re -" Cross.hatching Of gre
lsli land gray-by cross-hatch'
Daily Republican., 1885-05-05

Persons in want of furniture at bot
tom prices, would do well TO give j. A.
Cannon call at his new store, 5Os
Shipley street.