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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-16
ALI Street Slang.



Stock brokers have dialect of their own that is
caviare to the crowd. Like the trademarks and
"ehop" terms of merchants * must be explained
to be ineligible to the multitude. 1t is pithy,
puDgent, sclntiiating. and sometimes rank 1t
precisely characteriZeS every variation and as
pect of the market A broker or operator is
''long of stocks" when carrying" or holding
them for rise; loads" himself by buying
heavily, perhaps in blocks composed of any
number of shares-say 600 or TO- OO0-boueht
in lump, and is therefore bull" whose nat
ural action is to lower his horns and give things
hoist Ee forces quotations" when he wishes
to keep up the price Of stock; balloons"
it to a height above its intrinsic value by i'm
aginative stories. fictitious sales and kindred
methods takes "a flier." or small side venture,
that does not employ his entire capital; ''fies
kites" when he expands his credit beyond judi
cous bounds ''hods the market" when he buys
sufficient stock to prevent the price from declin-
ing: ''milks the street. when he holds certain
stocks so skillfully that he raises or depresses
prices at pleasure, and thus absorbs some of the
accessible cash in the street; buys when the
market is sick" from speculation; keenly
examines ''points"-theories or facts-on which
to base speculation; "unloads" when he sells
what has been carried for some time; has
swimming market when all is buoyant; "spis
stock" when he throws great quantities upon the
market. either from necessity or to break"
e., to lower the price. He saddles the market"
by foisting a certain stock upon it. and is .'out
of" any stock when he has sold what he held of
it
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-16
Fashion and Prices.


Two hundred aud twenty-five dollars was the
price which the polite salesman of fashionable
uptown tailoring establishment said the other
day suit made in such and such a way would
cost lady visitor.
''Bother!" said the lady; II won't pay any such
price. want something like this have on, and
l only paid $50 for it."
''Oh, of course. you know" replied the sales
man in a deprecatory way. and with profusion
OF bows. "But these American made goods"
Why" interrupted the lady, I bought this
suit at your branch house in Paris only month
ago. Is all the extra price here dutyY'
The salesman was fairly extinguished, and
could only gasp out: "Oh, you know. well, of
course as an old customer. we can do it little
cheaper for you; say $175."
mo"
''Well, say $3.50"
No"
81 think we could do it for 1926" was the last
offer; but the lady had bowed her way out, and
left the store.
The incident is only illustrative Of what some
people will pay to be fashionable and how other
people always stand ready to let them do it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-16
Canon Farrar and the Reporters.

Archdeacon Farrar said, at dinner party the
other day. that the enterprise and compre-
hensiveness of American newspapers made an
amusing study for him. Knowing the power of
the press. he would be civil to its representa-
tives. even If courtesy and geniality were not
second nature 10 him. He has been a great ad
mirer OF the modern reporters appreciation Of
picturesque detail since he had little adventure
in Baltimore. He was called on by a
reporter there at night, just after he
had returned from lecture. He was in
his dressing gown and stockinged feet His
black slippers were not at hand, and he put on a
pair OF Partisan low-cut shoes that he had re-
ceived as Christmas present and found rather
more ornamental than useful. Then he went
down stairs and had chat with the visitor.
The next day he found in the papers, not only
a faithful account of what he had said. but also
graphic description of himself, in which the
reporter took oc x,sion to express his amazement
that SO mild and respectable clergyman should
trot around in red shoes, adorned with gold flow
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-16
HIS CHECKS WE'RE RED.
Particular Reasons Why the Old Sport Didn't
Take Part in the Came
V;.lc huro n \


Take Part in the Game.
vicksburg tMss.) Letter.
Cal Osborne. a grizzly gambler, who in the
good old days of 'befo' the wah" won and lost
many dollar on the big double deckers on the
lower Mississippi sat on a bale of cotton at the
wharf one day last week. There were large
rents in the hack of his ruset coat, and his
trousers were infirm with age.
''Times are not what they were." the old sport
moaned as he tossed piece of red faro check
into the river and strOked his chin with vevety
hand. But saw some pretty hard days in the
Cos, though, and my present condition sortlo car
ries me back to particularly memorable day in
1863. 1t was Of a Wednesday in June of that
year, if 1 remember right, that I
boarded a steamer at Memphis. l had
Natchez but this fact did not worry me any
There were plenty of suckers IN those days, and
as was pretty cute in my line of business, the
idea of not being able to rake in hundred or
two on trip never entered my head. We had
gone down the river perhaps five miles when
spotted young. smooth looking fellow dealing
faro out of hand. There were five Indianians
in the game, and as / watched the bets. | con-
cluded that the layout was just too soft for any
thing. But, AS [ said before | didn't have a
copper, and, what made it all the more discour-
aging. had pawned all my jewelry in ST. Louis
several weeks before
IL saw that the players were using kernels of
corn for checks. and had also seem while wait
ing iOr lille UOdb 10 StdE6 at mempnlS. tDdL she
carried a good-slzed cargo of corn in the ear
Now, here was my opportunity. l moved away
from the game. feeling as though there was but
few short.steps between myself and opulence
Sueaking down the boiler deck, found an
open hatchway, and. thrustng this big right
hand into the boats hold, fshed up an ear of
corn ! damned the cob into my coat pocket and
crept up stairs like thief. Smelling the corn as
/ went. 1t was not more than minute more
before was looking over the shoulders of the
players. The game getting interesting and
the men were piling up the corn on the cards at
o great rate
NOW. here was my time
81 scooped up handful of kernels in my
pocket. and slapped the seeds on the queen. The
dealer looked at the kernels a second, and, with
out raising his head. said in tone of voice so
frosty that 1t chilled me to the bone:
Stranger, l don't remember of issuing any
red checks
Il took in the situation at glance. and. with
stage cough. skunk away to the bow of the
boat and cursed my luck. When that boat
reached Natchez, l sat on the wharf two whole
days watching them unload that corn, and | will
eat this old hat if there was another ear of red
corn in that whole cargo. Talk about hard luck
friend, that was little more agonizlrg than the
kind am playing in now"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-16
Letting the Load Down Gradually.

Hartford Post.
II say pop" exclaimed Jimmie Tuffboy, as he
plunged in at the door, I've got government
sit.n
"A what, young manlo
IAN /. D. S. Sit"
James, you must not disturb your fathers
equilibrium by such statements" said his moth
err What have you gota"
We'll, you see, I'm Independent O you folks
now. I'm down at the p. O. and take immedi-
ate delivery letters and get eight cents letter"
''How many letters have you delivered to-day2"
''None at all. First day. so they didn't work
me very hard. By day after tomorrow expect
to carry letter."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-16

THE JOURNAL collects the news from all
parts of the world, regardless Of expense. and
prints it in an attractive and intelligent man.
ner
THE JOURNAL adheres politically to the
Republican party, because it believes that the
principles of that party are right, and that
twenty four years of successful and honorable
administration entitle it to the respect and
confidence of the people
THE JOURNAL has a special correspond
emit at Washington, who will send the fullest
reports of news from the National Capital.
THE JOURNAL has special correspondents
in all the principal cities and towns of the
State and country at large, and prints every
morning the completest news columns of any
paper in the State.
THE JOURNAL of Monday will contain
the reports Of the sermon preached by Rev.
DR.. Talmage in the Brooklyn Tabernacle, the
Sunday before.
THE JOURNAL always contains the COM
pletest and freshest railway news.S
THE JOURNAL prints complete and &C
curate Financial and Market reports-not only
of indianapolis, but of all the principal mar
kets of the country.
THE JOURNAL is the only paper in Tndi-
ana that prints the full reports of the Western
Associated Press, supplemented by special re-
ports from all the principal towns and cities
of the State and the country generally. Thesa
reports embrace the whole world, and cover
every important event.
THE JOURNAL is newspaper, and as
such commends itself to the people of all
classes, parties and conditions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-16
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. FRIDAY. OCTOBER le. 1885

contribute monthly to Harpers Magazine. be-
ginning with the January number. an editorial
department having a relation to literature
responding to that which the Editors Easy
Chair" has to society. The new department will
probably be styled the Editors Study" 1t
will be purely literary in its character, as large
in scope and as flexible as the Easy Chair" 1t
will not be 3 review of books, but discussion
OF literary topics suggested by the salient feat
ures of current literature in America and Europe.
The three editorial departments will thus be I'M
der the charge of George William Curtis, w. D.
Howells and Charles Dudley Warner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-16
las Good as New

Are the words used by a lady, who was at one
time given mp by the most eminent physicians.
and left to die. Reduced to a mere skeleton.
pale and haggard not able to leave her bed
from all those distressing diseases peculiar to
suffering females, such as displacement. leucor-
rh9a. Inflammation, etc, ETC. She began taking
DIR Pierce's ''Favorte Prescription and also
using the local treatments recommended by
him, and Is now. she says, '.as good as new"
Price reduced TO 81. By druggists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-16

ers like those of matre de ballet Archdeacon
Farrar cuts out al, the pretty things about him
that appear in the newspapers. and sends them
to his wife. The cuttings already would make q
big volume,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-16
W. ID. Howells and Harper,s Magazine.

NtW AuYertIBer.
The Messrs. Harper have concluded an en-
gagement with w. ID. Howells by which all the
new writings of that anthor-his novels. short
stories, descriptive sketches and dramatic pieces
will be exclusively at their disposal from the
beginning Of next year. Mr. Howells is also to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-16

Observe your horse when he is drinking at a
brook, is an Arab maxim If in bringing down
his head he remains square without bending his
limbs he possesses sterling qualities and all
parts of his body are built symmetrically
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-16
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL

Is twelve-page paper, and is sold in every
town and city of the State of Indiana and sur
rounding territory. The price Of the paper liz
FIVE CENTS. The columns of the SUN
DAY JOURNAL are full Of the best itera
ture Of the day, from the leading writer's OF
the world: All of the best writer's of Indiana
contribute to it's columns. We have also ar
ranged for the Sunday Journal for series Of
original stories from the pens of the mos'i
noted writers in the world. We have already
printed stories written by 'Ouida," William
Black, Mrs. Oliphant Joseph Hatton, Miss
M. E. Braddon and Hugh Conway. We are
now printing one by the eminent author,
Wilkie Collins, entitled THE GHOSTS
TOUCH" This feature win continue in the
SUNDAY JOURNAL throughout the year
1885.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-16

THE WEEKLY INDIANA STATE JOURNAL
Is the best Weekly in Indiana for the farmers
and country readers All the best features OF
the Daily and Sunday Journal are transferred
to its columns, and it has, specially prepared
by a competent editor, review of the newsof
the week, and complete Farm and House
hold department The price of the Weekly ID
ONE DOLLAR YEAR. Special terms 10
agents. For terms Of subscription and adver-
Using for any Of the issues Of the Journal.
address JNO. G. NEW s. son,
Publishers The Journal,
Corner Market and Pennsylvania streets, In,
dianapolis Ind.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-25
Report of Grand Jury.

Hon. John p. Hoyt, Judge ID Judicial
District:
SIR We the Grand Jury of Thurston
and Mason counties for the December
term of the above entitled court, would
most respectfully report to your Honor a
full account of our proceedings as such
Grand Jury. We have been in session six
days, during which time we have cx-
amined six cases, have found five true
bills and one not Il true bill. We have
examined the county offices and books as
far. as we were able on so short time ut
our disposal, and find no cause for com
plant.
We find the court house and offices
therein entirely too small and would re-
commend the County Commissioners to
replace the court house with new one,
suitable, with offices, as soon as the
county funds will admit. We find the
Jail in good condition but would call the
attention of the County Commissioners
to the condition OF the well and drainage
in the Jail yard. (Signed)
j. s. DoBBINS, Foreman.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-25
Weather Report.

The S. Signal Office furnishes the
STANDARD with the following weather
report for the week ending Dee. oith:
BAROMETER.
Average height during week, %. Sc
inches
Highest, 80. l6 inches.
Lowest, 29.57 inches.
Range, SO inches.
TEMPERATURE.
Average during week, 1856.
Highest, 525' on Saturday.
Lowest, 34.S0 on Sunday.
Range during week, H..
Total rainfall during week, 1.52 inches,
Greatest fall in one day, AZ inches on
Thursday.
Mean relative humidity, "a per cent.
Prevailing direction during week, S.
Highest hourly velocity, IA miles on
Monday.
Total miles Travelled, Az.
WEATHER.
Two fair and ) cloudy DAYS during
week Light rain fell on all days during
week
EDGAR MCGOvERN,
Sergeant Signal Corps.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-25
TACOMA, W. T.
Right Rev. J. A. Paddock, ID. d.,
RECTOR.

DY munilicent gift of $4,000 from Mr..
ID &. Il. Wright, of Philadelphia. for
the endowment of the Institution, with
the generous contribution of $4,000 Ivy
the citizens of Tacoma, and the liberality
OF Christian men and women i'll the East,
commodiOus and we'll appointed build
ing has been erected and a College found
ed for the education of the young men
and boys of this Coast.
Tho building stands on high and
healthy site, surrounded by spacious
grounds, is heated with furnaces, is sup
plied with hot and cold water and bath
rooms, and is thoroughly ventilated.
The dormitories have been arranged so
that each boarder may have room by
himself. Teachers occupy rooms adjacent
to the pupils, and at all times. exercise
fatherly care and watchfulnesS over
those committed to their trust. At meals,
teachers and pupils sit at the same table,
forming one family.
Professor John TAFT takes charge of the
Institution. He brings an eminent repu-
tatiOn and large experience ana Will be
assisted 10y thoroughly competent instruc-
I tors in every department.
Mrs. TAFT will, herself, supervise the
household, and parents may with conf
dence entrust their younger sons to her
! mOtherly care. -,
The remainder of this school year will
| be divided into two terms, of twelve
weeks each.
The first term will begin on January
7th. 1886, and end on March 3lst.
The second term will begin on April list,
and end on June 23d.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-25
Our Advertisers.

A merchant might as we'll ate mpt
to conduct thriving and profitable
business without II sien-board, as to
expect to obtain his share OF trade
without liberal use of printers ink,
in these times Of close competition.
Some marage to plod on without it,
but they generally adopt some other
and less direct means OF inviting
custom, and thus manage to make
both ends meet, when by n systematic
uso OF tho business columns Ct the
newspaper, their net savings would
bo vastly increased. All the emf
nent examples Of business thrift
provo the truth Of this assertion.
No live business man attempts to
disprovo it, with the many marked
evidences OF results constantly in
Wow. The secret of success or fail
ure, is in knowing how to advertise
holiness aud liberality in method,
being quite as essential as persist
encc in execution.
The STANDARD refers with pardon
able pride to lite teeming columns of
announcements OF our enterprising
business men, and it cannot refrain
in this last issue of the old year, in
giving each friendly tap on the
shoulder, as just recognition of
their widc-awake policy. While it
benefits the paper, and gives it and
the country prestige abroad, it serves
no less useful purpose of putting
money in the till or pocket of each
patron. With the greetings Of the
season, we thank one and all, for
their liberal patronage the past year.
Go Ia Bales x DcFrcse, next door to
the Postoiiicc, ior anything you ever saw
or heard 81 in your life.
II you want to borrow money in sums
from one dollar to hall a million,
call un Mr.. Allen {. Mason, Tacoma,
". T.
Ladies in want Of anything i'll the line
II fine millinery or furnishing goods
should not fail To give Mrs. Eugley an
early call.
The German Bakery is stocked. as us
ual, with every variety OF PLAIN and
fancy pastry. Nuts and capdies are
thrown in for change.
Mr.. G.. Noschka, the merchant tailor,
stands ready, with measuring tape IN
hand, to take your external dimensions
for that dressy suit OF clothes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-25

OH and reliable stand which 10y - many
yciI> la, figured as oi4u OF our business
institutions.
! Everybody knows, or ought To- know
Alexander Farquhar, the owner "i the
biggest store and warehouse in The Puget
Sound country. The best pull We can
give the veteran dealer is to simply refer
t" his advertisement found i'll another
column. Read il carefully. and then
take a stroll through the immense c-tah
! li>hmcni.
DIR. Geo. r. Whitw"rth will undertake
t" cure You Of Your bc>citin. aimcHt i'll
the least possible time, through the
pleasant routine OF the Homeopathic
practice II You want Il pain cNtr .'tt'i
from any part of your physical 'in-s,
lose no time in calling upon him. Office
in lsrael's building
Mr.. ID. W. Page, OF the Columbia Fish
Market, tells no fish stories but what are
strictly true. His Columbia river stur-
geon are shipped on schedule time and
do not cease Hopping before they are laid
upon his tables. HOLSTERS, oysters,
claims and ducks are some OF his outside
shows. Give him a call and get more
than your moneys worth.
The "Olympia Grocery Store" is a
new establishment but its proprietor
claims that it is second to none in town.
Mr.. Oppenheimer is too we'll known l.,
need an introduction to our business
community or to the people of the sur
rounding country. He is entitled to Il
generous share OF patronage. Sicrc in
| Mckcnnv's Building Main street
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-25


- - t,u." l~ ,l1.,L hy a i.,,n'ii.A
h'pnot OF iuz-n or more varieties
~ y 'wer~ rich,d IN the open air,
bocomhor - b. by Mrs. W. y. Hor
ton. 81 E,stsilc This confirms, il.
uuml-'akah.o manner, the mlldness
claimed iur our winters. While in
the Eastern. VI, ld,e anl Western
States. stow - thlee feet deep. aud
tho 'rGur, inr below kcio, We have
u rl,n-Hut alienation If sunshine
md shower. with the temperature
ranging from 81 to 90 4, yices.
In the matter 81 tho four China.
men. vino were held by Justice
kcaIv on the charge of visiting
opium dens fpr the purpose of emok
lus aud ~ .ufLg piium. III" court
assessed So line and costs and in
default committed them to the city
JaIl Tho q" Bing" case was taken
uoforo judge Hnyt on writ of hab
las corpus and was argued by Israel
aud McFad len for the petilion"r
After holding the matter two ur three
laws. tie Jljge oh Tuesday morn
iug. decided the case by refusing to
discharge the prisoner. This deter
mines the authority Of the city to ar
rest aud PUNISH all persons, whether
Cinnamon OF American, who visit
opium dens fur the purpose OF smok-
ing aud iuhalinP opium.
Ia" Alvin 30. Nn Gomez Go. ;"
performed To IN unusually large
house Saturday. night. 1t came we'll
Advertised The diamonds, exposed
IA Mr. Simons,ns show window,
during tho day. and the superb band
IA their gorgeous uniform in the
evening. contributing quite rs much
as the posters and newspaper adver-
tising to produce this result. The
play was simply farce, evidently
designed to give expression to Mr..
DAVIS conception Of Yankee charac-
tor. and If tins were it's only purpose,
1t might lust as well have never been
written, so far IA it served the pur-
pose Of holding up the mirror to
nature which is the object Of all
legitimate dramatic representations.
As "a burlesquc, it might rank with tho
higher efforts OF tho burnt cork pro-
fossion, but ms portraiture OF those
marked characteristics which dis
hnguish tho Yankee from the re-
nsinlcr Of mankind, it was by no
means brilliant effort nor can Mr..
Davis rank with the stars OF lesser
magnitude who have attaind emf
ncnco in the profession. The disap-
poin,mont occasioncd by this failure
to meet popular expectation. was,
however. fully compensated for in
the extraordinary excellence Of tho
orchestral music. 1t was, without
exception, the best that has ever
been heard in Olympia. Every per-
former seemed to DO thorough mas
ter OF his instrument, and the per-
feet accord OF all and the exquisite
ryihm which flowed in grand UNI
broken sea OF harmony, fairly en-
trnnced all lovers OF music. The
solo performance on the cornet was
especially worthy Of commentator.
II anybody ever heard the "Carni-
val Of Venice" more artisically or
sweetly rendered. he must have had
the rare opportunity Of listening, to
some one OF the Old Masters. The
writer's opinion may be summed up.
briefly: The play was undescrving
Of criticism; the performance fair; and
tho diamonds may have been paste.
but the music was all wool, yard
wide aud tho Same on both sides"
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-25

CHURCHES, schools and public halls can
secure Il bargain in chandeliers. W,
have from two to six light, extension Oh
stationery. Call Oh or address
If BALES Il DEFRIES.
Next door TO =. o., Olympia, w T.