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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

The New York World is not half as ortho-
dox as it might be if it chose. For the Kelley
Aunder it has tie greatest contempt, and
aow it excoriates the President because it is
reported that that august parsonage has or
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27
A Sad Probability.

Philadelphia Record.
The President would, perhaps, be quicker
about turning rascals out il he could be sure he
wasn't turning rascals in, as he has done In sew
eral conspicuous cases where he placed implicit
faith in petitions and recommendations signed
by prominent Democrats.
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RoCHEFoRT's cry, "Pain or blood" will be
SPAIN" is French for "bread." "Bread or
blood" is all old-time cry among the sans
e~nlotteS
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A Good Enough Pain.

New York Graphic.
Inasmuch as nobody knows positively whether
Oliver Pain is dead or alive, Henri Rochefors
has contrived to make a very lively good enough
Morgan out of his mysterious disappearance.
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k 1 the Census.
Chicago News

OnICHRO NtW5.
The Minneapolis papers complain that one C.
c.. Tyler was counted twice by the ST. Paul CEN
sus taker. Probably Mr.. Tyler is a newcomer
He'll know better next time than to let himself
be counted only twice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

THE coming of John L. Sullivan is of such
importance that the news was telegraphed Of
his departure from Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

ANYBODY who cares to know what Democ-
racy looks like after the cuticle has been re-
moved, can be gratified by reading Senator
Eherman's Mt. Gilead speech.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

Mr.. KELLEY will probably be with us to-
Day. The ship in which he sailed from Eu-
rope is due in New York this morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

THE complaint against John Sherman has
been that ne is a 'cold" man. The speech he
made seems to be warm enough.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

MIR. TILDEN is the Presidents political spou-
sor and godfather. -St. Louis Republican.
This was written grandfather" but the
intslligent'compositor changed it, and as usual
spoiled it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

The States geological cabinet is said to be
wofully deficient in specimens. Why couldn't
some of the ancient Democratic fossils be stored
therel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

THE murdered Preller is becoming almost as
ubiquitous as the murdered Pain. It's a fip-up
if either be dead.
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What Holds Them Together.

PhlIadeIph1A Press.
The Charleston News gives the real reason
why the Democratic conventions indorse the
President. 1t says they don't want to quarrel,
in their famished condition, with the only pantry
in viow
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27
Wrecked In Strange Waters

Philadelphia Times.
Boston has beaten New York again. Some
how the great metropolis can't metropolize whcn
it leaves the guileless shades of Wall street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

MIR. SHERMAN'S balm of Gilead is warranted
to warm up the brethren who have been COM
Slaining that he is a "cold" man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

For a ''cold" man j ohm Sherman makes {
red-hot speech.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

SENATOR SHERMAN opened the Ohio cam
paign yesterday. He did it with a soldering
SnnD
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27
Perhaps He Wishes 1t Had.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
Perhaps DR.. Leonard's all would have killed
him If he hadn't dipped his toast in it
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

THE Atlantic coast seems to have corralled
MI the tornadoes this year,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

AN Oregon paper talks of a citizen of that
State who, while running to escape a nest Of hor-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

INDIANAPOLIS needs a Council that will
work for the up-building of the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-27

A DUsKY Falstaff must be at the head of
That mysterious army in central Africa.
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Telephone Calls.
Business Offce......238 Editorial Rooms......24 2
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nets, was shot in the back. An accident Of that
kind could not happen to a real live Hoosier.
He'd run too fast for the shot to catch him.
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, 1885-02-12

Cincinnati Commercial 0azeftcl
A corner closet Is the latest wrinkle among
people who mako housohold decorating a
speciality. The arrangement Is 50 simple
and the effect so pretty as to appeal toevery
woman WI has possibly n corner 10 spare In
any room in the housc. Have q board cut
70 At the corner exactly, measuring from
tho point outward two feet Tho top may
be covered with material which Is to be used
for tho curtains, or the wood may be stained
In imitation OF walnut The under side OF
tho board Screws in double hooks, such as are
used In wnrdrobes. having two or three rows
Of thom with a sufficient space between each
row. Wooden brackets or supports ars
strongly nailed 10 the wall, and on those,
screws downward, the shelf Is 10 DO securely
fastened by screws or nails. The distances
between the floor and shelf should b FIVE
and a half or SIX feet, the draperies or cur
tasns arc then TO be tackled across the edge
Of tho shelf by brnss-hsadsd tacks-
Two curtains. separated In the middle. are
necessary. and may be OF double-fnced canton
flannel. In any color that hnrmonizss with
the furniture Of the room; or they may be Of
any material, from Oriental tapestry to
ehintz, as the surroundings or tastes Of the
person may dictata. The top Of tho shelf
should b dlled with some shapsly vase or
ether bric4t-brac, and the effect will DO I'M
commonly good. II corner can not be
spared, a straight shelf will answer the pur-
pose, though in that case the curtain should
be carried across tho front and around the
sides Of tho shelf, although here the effect Is
less pleasing than In the corner cupboard.
These cupboards are 30 wonderfully con-
veniont that one Is mora than repaid for the
little expense and slight trouble necessary
for their construction
, 1885-02-12

HAA4 AaaI
Speaking OF sweeping. allow me just hero
70 say chat thore il a right and a wrong
way 10 perform this very necessary part Of
homework. just As there is right and a
wrong way Of doing everything, and the
right way, though II seem the longest 10
look at In the end will DO found the most
expeditions, and a hint or two on this sub
jet may not come amiss 10 some one who
has not reached that happy place whsre she
has nothing more TO learn Chain and
tables and all light articles should DO busted
and placed In another room. Pictures,
hric-a-hrnc, and all heavy articles after
being busted should be carefully covered.
IL takes but n very few moments
20 do this. and the saving In
strength n peace Of mind is
czrpet-swecpsr, 70 over the room first with
stiff broom. Begin at the corners and sweep
round the room toward the center, and one
who has never noticed or been particular In
the manner Of holding the broom viii find
that IL makes . great difference In the
amount Of dirt stirred up. II the handle OF
the broom IA inclined toward the body In
stead OF being held nearly upright Tho
sweeping accomplished. and IN an ordinary
household twicc a month ought to be sufHo-
lent for such a thorough sweeping as
this. Eve minutes daily uss Of tho carpet
sweeper sufiiclng for the rest Of tho tins, the
next thing Of course Is replacing the
furniture. This Il soon done, and
n carr has been exercised very little busting
now remains TO be attended To- but that
little must be thoroughly done. for dust Is
ono Of the few things that Il viii not do 10
neglect It Is eAsily dizlodgsd before IL bs-
comos solid, but once allowed to obtain a
foothoid. what at frst ~as hardly more than
a shadow, soon takes form and substance
, 1885-02-12

THE COST or LIVING IN THE CITY,
AND THE WHY"
Some Of the Ways Of women-suEEesffons
for Kitchen and Dinine-Room-A
Daughters szcrincs-fre.ci,-
en- wfves-WeaIth-


lChlc1Eo tcHaI
The ALettsrn from tho People, = which have
appeared from time TO time IN our columns,
ave demonstrated pretty plainly that .
family can BE- well fed at an expenss Of
about g. or less per week for cnch adult psr.
son In tho family. Several persons have SAINT
thu items and prices, which show that they
nave solved tho problem OF economical Nv
ing II their neighborz have not Il need mot
be aid thai such bills Of faro do mot include
many daintiss or luxuries, but the food Is
good enough and abundant enough for any
penon. rich or poor.
But there Is one thing tina lieI at the very
bottom Of all frugal living that mono OF the
latfer-writsrs touch, and which explains why
one family can live well on t2n week each
and another finds IL hard 10 make twice that
sum sat the table. It does not make so much
difcrnnce how much food goes into a house
a. how 10 goes out; and II Is an old and truo
maxim that "A woman can shovel out Of the
back door with a teaspoon moro than . man
can throw In At the front with = scoop
nhoveiH In ono Of our suburbs live two
men receiving exactly the same salary.
They nave families Of the same number Of
adults. they 20 In the same society, purchase
their family supplies at the sams store. and
they live equally well, yet one 4 saving
money, owns HIS own place, and has a small
bank account. while the other ia q rsntsr and
has hard work TO keep his children comfort
ably clad.
The alley in the rear OF these gcntlemen's
residencss tails the whole story. Behind the
latters house are leaves Of half or sour
brad, large pieces Of msat-which support
the village dogs-plss OF potatoes allowed
10 frsezs In the house. and crockery enough
10 build a wall. The former has no use for
an alley, for what few crumbs @fhll from
the masters table are fed 10 four or Eve
hens. which supply his table with eggz Tho
wife or servant OF the one throws into the
alloy food Of nearly A. much value as the
other requires for his entire family. In this
lies the secret OF success with ono and tho
miserable failure OF the other.
One man declares ho can save money on
1900 a year and another says it cannot DO
done, but whether 10 can or not does not de-
pend % much on the man as the ono who en-
ginsern the kitchen 1.-THE house. wifes time
Is devoted to birds, plants, dogs cats. and
fancy work or rkntins rinkz, while a Tsufon
or Celt runs the kitchen, IL Ia not only pos
sble, but probable, that . 1000 viii fan 70
support the family and leave a margin for
books or the savings bank.
IL IL true that many men wasts their In
cons on cigars, beer, and billiards. but the
wonder Il, judging from the nppearnnce Of
back alloys, that mors man arr not driven
to despair and suicide rather than 10 their
daily toll They are victims OF q teaspoon
In the hands Of n wife or a servant too lazy
70 economire as they should
, 1885-02-12


The suicide OF a young lady schooi-teacher
at Kmporia. KaA, has brought 10 light a sad
story. Miss Mary Larick, the teacher, was
a stranger in tho community. She was not
very social, vas morbidly sensitive, and
dressed stability. Her ~neighbors began to
criticiss and find fault The complaints
caused the superintendent OF schools to notify
the Objectionable teacher that her resigna-
ton would DO accepted. Miss Iarick bowed
20 the inevitable and kindly said In her let
tar OF resignation that II she failed to give
satisfaction the fault must DO her own The
next day she took morphine and died. leav-
a isttor containing minute directions regard
ing the disposition OF hor effects
After her death II became known that she
had been not only supporting hersolf, but
that she was tho main stay OF an aged
father, and was educating q young brother
at an eastern college, Little by little 1t came
out that the poor woman had practicsd the
most heroic self-deninl During all the cold
weather she had never had q fro In her
room, and her bed was without blanket or
sufficient covering. When the people Of
Emporia found out these facts they began
to dimly understand why the discharged
teacher broke down I'M the midst OF her mis-
fortunes, and put an end to her pain, an
guish and wretchednasz The dead ~oman's
funeral was the occasion Of considerable dis
play, and the church was packed with poo
pie But public sympathy came too late.
After LIES atful fever the self-sacrihcing
daughter and sister dsops well.
, 1885-02-12

Tho reported resolution OF the widow Of
Mark Hopkins to erect a palace at Great
Darlington, Mass, has turned attention to
our millionairos OF the female sex. 1t Is
difficult to enumerato them all at once Mrs.
A r. Allen, OF ST Louis, pays taxes on fl,-
1877, 900, and Miss Bernice Morrison, OF tho
same city, Is taxed at 1904. 900. A cattle
queen named Rogers, near Corpus Christi,
Tex, WINS 10000 head OF cattle and Is worth
over 81 1000, 600. She Is the financial agent
of tho ranch, keeps the pocketbook and
oversees the stock, while she sends her sec
ond husband to the Texas legisturs
Catharine Wolfe, Of New York, the
daughter OF old Peter Wolfe, who
married LoriIiard's two sisters and got a.
Oo0.0 900 with zach OF them, has an income OF
$780, 900 a year, and she owns real estate to
the amount Of about %, 00o, 900. She Is about
IS years old, and plain in in all her habits.
She is single, too, and lives alone In a big
house. Mrz William Astor is worth 81, 0O0,-
700. and Mrs Marshall o. Roberts, the wife
Of the mining king, who died some years ago.
Is said 20 have assets which will foot up 49,
100000. Mrs A. T.. Stewart might DO added
TO the list. The wealth OF women Is more
likely to attract attention than that OF men,
because the latter are far more apt to dis
tribute it In various speculations and thus
deceive the public as to tho aggregate
amount
, 1885-02-12

MA = jill ANFAH
There are q great many handsome men In
Texas The frea, outdoor life, with much
horseback riding, gives them good forms
clear eyes and complications There is a
great deal Of native intelligence and good
thinking.
The women among tho well-to-do classics
appear 10 live mostly indoors. Even in
cities very few are seen on the street or In
the stores. Thsy are not as often rosy
checked as the mon, but much oftener
powdered. Living with doors and windows
opon a large part OF the year. and in houses
all tho year that let IN the air on every side,
IL seems strange that they do not look
fresher. At one place. where tho railroad
missed the own a mile, and all the stores
had boon taken TO the depot, we asks1 how
they got to the stores through the mud
"0h, we never go; tho mon go on horse
back and they do tho buying"
So, It Is not Uncommon to sec men buying
dress goods, stockings and other articles for
women's wear.
Good help Is scarce, and the women usually
do the housekeeping in a few rooms, every
one Of which has ons or more beds In IL
Their timidity Is 80 great that they object 70
twoNtory houses, because tho wind blows
For recreation many dip muff and read
stories Old muff- dipper look smut a. colored
Among the poorer classes women work In
the hslds at cotton raising. Hoeing and
picking are done by hand. and what one
man can plant and pillow. several hands arr
required to hoe Ind pick. But raising cot
ton Is cloan farm work. There are no briars
to scratch, nor jules 10 stain the hands. Tho
stopping Is tiresome, but less 20 than pick
Ing strawberries Children arc valuable
pLckers, being nimble and Of suitable height
We have seen little girls who had picked
hundreds Of pounds, with sunbonncts and
mits on In the hot sun, who were not tanned
At ALL In years when the crop Is good
wages arc high, and many well-to-do women
go out and pick cotton They arc paid by
the hundred pounds
, 1885-02-12
"moacr AND moaoew.-

A Young Man Who was raraiyssd on 40
count Of = Nciehborheod Disagreement
fchiosxo HersidI
When thu Rock Island train from the west
pulled tn at the depot the other morning
thrcs msn helpod q young fellow out OF q
sleeper and carried him into tho sitting
room.
~cnazy." said an old apple woman. who
saw him.
aNot a crazy hair in his head. madame"
replied ono Of his attendants @Just para
lyzsd; that's all"
BY this time quite a crowd had assembled,
all looking At the rscii ming agurs and won.
dsring what was the matter with him. To
relieve tho curiosity OF the bystandsrs. and
at the same tims TO deliver the speech which
he had been preparing for several weeks. the
man said.
A1his lad and all Of US Is from Hog Ranch.
Nsbraska. We don't ask no sympathy. and ws
don't want no help We'p we'll healed. II
there's a hospital in this town which cures a
man who's paralyz,d that's what wore
after. This young man IA the last OF four
who had a disaxrcemsnt In our naighbor-
hood three months ago on the subject OF
pronouncing the word which is spelled
m-o-rK-ue. Our fne young friend says tho
word Il morgew, and we a. fell In. The
gang from tho up-country says It Is morg.
.Morg. says my dear young friend here, ia
United States. Tho word must DO pro-
nounced In French. and morgew IL Ia
That's quite correct says We At that In
slant Big Jim Poppin sprnng into the
middle Of tho floor with two guns,
and says he's I've been brought up TO
talk United States, and United States she
ia II anybody thinks he can come the
French act on ma hos got 10 grow Just
then this sweet young man drew his wep-
pins. and Big Jim dropped like n steer. The
rest OF them came on. and for a little while
/ couldn't tell whether Il was murg or NOR
Kew, but presently. we restored order and
found that the three gcntlsmsn from above
was laid out. and our promislng young
friend hero was paralyzed with a bullet that
hit him on tho crazy bona We tried TO
curo him ourselves. and no Is cured, all but
tho paralysis-that Ne couldn't reach. II
there's nobody bore that has any objections
wen move On now 10 the hospital and zee
what can b done"
Tho crowd dispersed and the three men
moved Oh with their burden.
, 1885-02-12

Wn- Pur KELLOGG. who WA made
United States senator from Louisiana, as
a part Of the swindling bargain by which
the ELECTORAL vote of that state was given
to Haycs, now proclaims that he is pre-
pared to prove that President Arthur was
the direct n Of the defeat
Of Jim Blaine for president He
threatens to tell the whole story one Of
these days. This viii be q great relief to
the Rev. Rum. Romanism and Rebel
lon" Burrhard, who has been saddled
with the responsibility Of Blaine's de-
f..t
, 1885-02-12

IulI1t UoFHon IN HAFpera bAEaFI
Thers h nc medium through which dissass
can enter tho human system 20 readily and
bs 20 long unnoticed as the water used for
drinking and cooking. When the sourcs Of
the water supply Is 50 located as to b ex-
posed to contamination from drainage or the
refuse Of manufactures, IL should At ls--t be
Uttered before It Il used. and II possible il
should b bollei. The boiling will destroy
all animal and vegetable lifo which may ex-
ist IN partly stAgnant vatsnL Boiled water
Is inapid from the escape Of the natural
gases and b air which IL loses during the
boiling. Tho air can b returned 20 a de-
gree by repeatedly pouring II from ON vcs-
s~l 10 another. holding them at a distance
from each other. and its rrfrcshing property
thus restored Even n less palatshls, the
watsr treated in this way Is q perfectly s.fs
beverage at all seasons
, 1885-02-12

grief of heart TO the careful h~oussksspsr.
An ftis may be remcdird by never putting
plates ON the range, on the shelf over the
range. or in the water to warm. Have boil
ing water always in the tea-ksttie when
cooking. II Is constantly being needed.
Have a large tin pan or small wooden tub
close at hand. As soon as the dinner Is
ready to be dished put the plates that viii
DO needed INTO the pan or tub and cover
them with boiling water; when all Is ready
to DO placed on the table tax out the plates.
wipe them on a frcsh. clean cloth, and they
will DO placed before the host rs hot as he
will care 70 handle, and yet not hot enough
to urn the band This prevents all posi-
-bility of defacing tho plates and insulei
perfectly clean dishes, with none Of the dis
agreeable rcminden Of soapy d~ish-watcr,
which Is so repulsive.
, 1885-02-12

Bradlaugh. Labouchere, Ashmead Bart
lett, Whistler. Henry George. Zadkiel,
IL R. Haweis, Pears soap, Madame Bla.
vatsky, W. H. Mallock, Oscar Browning,
and innumenbIe other celebrities make a
respectable showing. As one Of the Pull
Malls correspondents remarks, taken
that all are equally great, no man can Sc
lect the greatest"
, 1885-02-12

IBonI1o AndreVs IN In CuFrenL1
Mr.. H. W. Taylor. In his recent papers On
~Ths Cadence and DscAdsnce OF tho Hoosisr
Fiddle.r intimated hat the violin IA Of
Scotch origin. but. as an additional instances
Of the lack Of originality Of modern inven-
tions, IL has lately been discovered that an
instrument resembling the violin OF thu
present. day was invented by Ravana, king
u Ceylon. 5000 b. Ca period 20 remote,
considering the improvements made, that
a family resemblance would be hard 20 trace
with any dcxr>e Of satisfaction; and n an
nquity il tho ne plus ultra Of violin rsspscta-
bEity. the fact that "a string stretched across
wood and ct In vibration by q horss hair or
some kind OF fber has becn known to almost
every nation OF the earth" takes precedsncs
Of relationship TO the violin as improved by
str.divnrus
, 1885-02-12


Like other American smokers, Mr..
Clemens Is ~unceasing In his search for a
really satisfactory cigar at a really salts
factory prics, and, first and last, has gath
cred n good deal OF experience In tho pur-
suit Tits rotated that, having entertained
n party Of gentlemen one winter evening in
Hartford, 10 gave to each, just before thsy
lsft tho house. ono Of a new sort OF cigar that
be was trying 70 believe WIS the object Of
his search He made each guest light it b
foro starting. Tho next morning he found
all that he had given away lying on the
snow beside the pathway across the lawn
Each smoker had bssn polite enough TO
Emoks until he got out Of the house, but
evsry one gaining his liberty had yielded to
the instinct Of self-prsssrvation and toased
the cigar away, forgetting that IL would Be
found thsrs by daylight Tn testimony OF
the next morning was overwhelming, and
tho verdict against the nav was brand
acosntod.