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The Oft Told Story

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| am very grateful, and am always glad to speak
good word for Hoods Sarsaparila- "-MRs. J. S. shy
DER, Pottsville, Pa
Hoods Sarsaparilla
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24

WHEEzING Whispers. Almost everybody is
hoarse. There is somsthing in the air that pro-
vokes coughs and colds and reduces the voice to
a husky whisper Fortunately Hales Honey of
Horehound and Tar can be obtained of any
druggist and no hoarseness or cough. however
obstinate, resist its curative operation.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24
Advice TO Mothers,

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup should always
be used when children are cutting teeth. 1t re
lleves the little sufferer at once it produces nat
ural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from
pain, and the little cherub awakes as bright as
button 1t is very pleasant to taste. 1t
soothes the child softens the gums. allays all
pain. relieves wind, regulates the bowels and is
the best known remedy for diarrhea whether
arising from teething or other causes. Twenty
FIVE cents bottle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24
Steamship News.

LONDON. May 23.-Arrived: Gellert. from
New York, for Hamberg. The steamer Morse
man, from Boston. has passed Kinsale.
NEW YORK, May 23.-Arrived: Leasing from
Hamburg; Republic. from Liverpool. The
United States steamers Tennessee, Galena
Swatara. Yantic and Brooklyn arrived to-day.
QUEENSTOWN, May 23.-Arrived: Pavonia
from Boston; Aurapia. from New York. The
passengers on the Aurania. including Dalys
Theater Company, who are on board, are all
we'll
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24
Boy Drowned.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
VINoENNEs. May 23-Charley Payton, aged
about fourteen, and a son of Engineer Payton.
of the o. & Nj. railway, was drowned this after
noon in Kelso creek, near the city, while bathing
in company with bis brother and others. He
swan across the stream once. and attempted the
return trip but he exhausted his strength and
sunk before aid reached him. The body was
quickly recovered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24

At half-past o'clock yesterday morning at
Detroit John Ka.ousky, aged twenty-six, an
employee of the Peninsular stove works, while
returning from dance. was assaulted by four
men, one OF whom plunged knife into his
right side. The knife penetrated the liver, and
recovery is considered impossible. Louis Cry
wezsky who had threatened Kalousky, has been
arrested on suspicion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24
The Texas Way of Saying "Good Morning. y

CoTrILLA Tex. May 90 "A few miles south
of here, this morning, G. w. Cronshaw shot and
instantly killed Alexander Irving, in the pres
ence of neighbors. Cronshaw surrendered him.
self. and makes the rather remarkable statement
that it was customary with Irving and himself to
greet each other by swapping their revolvers.
He supposed his revolver was empty. Both
Irving and Cronshaw are young men of wealth
and well connected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24

Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
We cannot too highly commend the determine
tion of Rev. Sam Jones to undertake to convert
the Concord School of Philosophy. People who
boldly stand M and assert that the Henceness
of the Wherefore is due to the Thingness of the
Sweet Afterward cannot be reformed too soon
for our common safety.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24
Another New Comet.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, May 23-Professor
Brooks of Phelps, N. Y, discovered still an
other comet last evening, in right ascension las
determined at Warner Observatory this evening
at 10 o'clock). ii hours, 81 minutes Is seconds;
decination north 8 hours, So minutes, Is
onds. 1t is large, but faint. with slow motion
southeast
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, May 23.-Louis Dunkle, young
travelling man in the employe of E. c. johnson.
wholesale paints and glass, left last night with
several hundred dollars of his employers money.
johnson and Detective Reising left last night
for St Louis to intercept him. 1t is understood
he left for California kilograms have been
sent in every direction describing Dunkle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24
Bakers Demand shorter Hours.

KANSAS CITY, May % -Journeymen bakers
of this city, to the number of $50, formed
union few weeks ago. and to-day struck for
ten hours work instead of twelve, and an ad-
vance in wages. The men were earning from Sc
to $lS per week, ard . Lard
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24
- ACHING BACKS

~ IAOA ~ ~ 1xAOLA y,
AAA Weak Backs. Pain. Weakness and Infam-
1l nation of the Kidneys. Shooting Pains
SS through the Loins, Hip and Side Pains. Lack
fwv of Strength and Activity relieved in one
m mute and speedily cured by the Cutcura Anti-Pain
Plaster. new, original elegant and nfallible anti.
dote to pain and Inflammation. At druggistss zoe;
five for 81, or postage free of POTTER DRUG AND
CHEMICAL CO., Boston, Mass.
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Murdered by Tramps.

CAIRo. May 23-J. K. Walton. one of the
weathiest men in Union county, was found
shot through the head 1t is supposed to be the
work Of tramps
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24

stituted a search in an oldfashioned bureau,
where he found numerous articles of jewelry,
valued at nearly $780, which is thought to have
been stolen.
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IHARLY Closing Association entertainment at Pfaff-
IA Inns Hall, Tuesday evening, May 25 Address by
Rev. Oscar McCulloch. The following wellknown tai.
Cit will assist: Mr.. NJ H. Spades. Mr. John Lpman
nox, Master BERTHE Febelman. Mrs Leon Bailey Miss
Dora Messing Mrs. J. A. Collins the Apollo Musical
Team. the Sver-toned Quartet Admission, 25c.
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She entered the room with a very grand
air, and in fun dress, As It had been in vogue
some thirty years previously, wearing an elab
oratc turbau head dress. AN Adelaide coored
satin gown. white gloves and gold spangled
fan, all IA lttl, faded and worn and soiled,
but showing that Mrs Parnel considered
that she had come to AN orthodox evening
party and understood what was expected on
such occasions.
Honor huIriedly conducted her to the seat
Of honor, explaining that she felt it so kind
Of her to come and help them entertain their
guests, who were for the most part people i'll
humble life.
Mrs Parnell looked rather disagreeably sur
prised and drew herself up "A little haughtily
for IA moment But she had only time to say
that, although she had not been accustomed
to mix with her interiors, she had no objec-
ton to do So for once, and under the circum-
stance of being invited to assist in entertain
ing the good people, when, after little scuf-
fling in the passage, the door opened, and,
assisted by a friendly push from Sally old
Mamie entered the room
To figure as one of the guest, for whom she
had helped to prepare was Just at first too
much for old Namie'S philosophy. There was
certainly "A great contrast between Mrs. Par
nell III her faded grandeur ana Mamie IN her
short, Ncant, well worn mcrlho gown. her
PLAN muslin cap, her sleeves 700 snort 10
cover her bony wrists and her hands bearing
witness to life of toll. Her only lrcpara-
lions for company seemed to nave been mat
or turning down her cuiis, winch were usually
turned mp, putting on an old fashioned collar
with "A trill reaching to her thin shoulders,
and pinned ON awry, with brooch of Cam
den Town cneraiS and diamonds purchased
for her 10y Sally in honor of the occasion.
SO far all was going ON propi'iously; and
no sooner was Mamie indicted into her COM
Portable chair by the fire in the back room,
whore SIN sat with hand planted upon each
knee, md her eyes turned complacently to-
ward the well spread table, than the little
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ffe gauut wolf of famine still proNA
through the streets of great cities and ou
lonely country roads The foraci tongue al
the hydra headed devil of SANDER strike lnvs
and there doing its blasting work the
north wiud sting, through the heggar'- rags
The hot breath OF disease ain leaves it~ uiicn
track OF sorrow in the house, of the rich and
the novels Of the poor and the old, od nGl'-
plot, Death, is as formidable rs ever. Oh,
no, there is no danger of the grin old world
getting too good even for day, but through
the lcadcu sky there gcom such stars of
promise that one can almost forget that
Chris mas trees are sawed oil at the bt,' and
have sticks for roots.
Speaking of Christmas trees said the
cynic. 81 saw the most miserable caricaturc
of one to-day that could L. imagined 1t was
n cast of limb from some Dives umbrl9cuu,
one small Lazarus had dragged it home,
set IT, up near the front window in the pai'r-
mai shauty and strung it full of his miserable
p1,sc>.ious There wasn't an article worth a
penny in the lot The collection was the
most depressing one ever on exhibition. Small
chunks of nothing wrapped in greasy payer.
clusters of old buttons found on the Sidewalk
from time to- time, bits of leather, nails, Whit
tied sticks pieces of cuiOIod glass, and small
china doll with both arms and "E- broken
OH comprised the assortment Beng "a
cynic, I'm not much given To emotional
ecstasy. but | could have Wopt over tbs
soriou, burlc-quc of Christmas cheer And
that, about what Chu-'Wao means to hmll
the people The buster and plen-ur" of the
well to do only emphasizes the dl>tres, 81 the
poverty stricken. The Christmas angels ar"
not impartial They fly swiitly over the
/. 1.,-f Ia
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80 spirit dear cannot see
The sign Divine
That lifts the heavy gate for thee"
so angel. see my agony
For sign Divine


Isn't 1t a httl" queer tina; as We grow from
youth to manhood the Objects change which
bring Us pleasure! The amount of happi-
ness realized varies but little. There seems
to be IA certain amount of the article implanted
i'll us; no more, no less. The boy, sled gives
place to the richly capurisoucI j. Ugh, the toy
house TO the imposing residence, the toy
watch to "A real one, the toy boat to an ocean
yacht-but the first yielded quite H. much
pleasure the last.
The Christmas gifts and pleasures OF youth
brought as much happiness as houses and
lands, honors and fame do i'll after years
Our happiness is all relative anyway We
enjoy 10y comparison. The boys sled is big
enough to til his mind. The mans Yacht is
merely toy, which has Its use for time
ana then ceases to amu~e. Christmas is a
reality to the yomg-a definite pleasure
point To the full grown boys and girl, it is
an attempt to arouse the old cnthus. SIN, the
belief III Santa Claus. the enjoyment in gift
giving and gilt receiving. 1t come, and goes,
and they try hard to persuade themselves
that the! enjoyed it with an old time 1est
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81 shall say you did not pass this way" was
the eager interruption.
"Nay," said the blessed mother "you must
speak only the truth. Say: They passed mo
while | was sowing thi, corn"
And the traveller, pursued their journey
The next morning the sowcr was amazed to
lind that hi, corn had sprung up and ripened
IN the night. While he was gazing at it In
astonishmrnt, Hcrods officers rode up and
questioned him.
Eyes, | saw the people of whom You speak,
said he. "'rhey passed while | was sowing
this corn"
Then the officers moved on feeling surs
that the persons seen 10y the Sowor were not
the Holy family, for such fine ripe corn must
have been soWn months before
RUTH O-CONNOR
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desperate need, having Just struggled through
a long illness in an attic of house where
lodged johnny and his mother The latter
a sailors widow, oi1y just contrivcd TO keep
body and soul together 10y working for the
city warehouses; and the little tailor and his
wife got their living 10y patching and botch-
ing for people as poor as themselves.
Although every one else jcstcd about the
little tailor and his wife clnging to the belief
that they would again see their son, who had
gone abroad to seek his fortune, and had not
been heard of for years, Honor did not. The
belief helped them TO bear their privations
better than they might otherwise have done,
she thought.
And there was Grace Fairic, the national
school mistress a gentewoman, who had been
quite alone in the world since her mothers
death; and poor little Annie, the drunken
cobbcrs daIghtcr and the good natured old
soldier, with the bullet in his lee, who helped
everybody The ladies were almost afraid
they would be Obliged TO send "A separate in
viiation to the bullet, it vas such an inpor
tart factor in the old mans life.
Then, there was Mrs parnch who was
"gcntce" They were uncertain whether she
would come, for, although She had now the
recommendation Of being poor and lonely,
She pri.lol herself upon having "onrc moved
in a different sphere She taIkcd of her
father having been an agent for something or
somebody, and alluded to her late husbands
"ayocaiign-" in way which, if slightly in
definite iad its effect in Paradise row.. She
thought a great deal about keeping up the
"distiuctun of classes and the proper oh
servanccs of ctiquctto: and she told Aunt
Margaret that she had serious doubts as to
whether she could call upon her and Honor,
until she heard they had piano and taught
French.
Nobody refused and 10y o'clock on Christ
mas afternoon they had everything prepared.
1t was cold Christmas weather, so the cur
tains were drawn, n bright fire was burning
in every room. chairs and couchps, hired for
the occasion from the broker round the
corner, we're plentiful, and Honors piano
forte at the further end of the sitting room
OPENED ready for use There was certain
fitness even in the hired furniture The
small srttre for the littlc tailor and his wife Z.
the faded crimson easy chair--so fitting a
throne for gentility- for Mrs. Parnell: the
big, high shouldcrcd one, So admirably
adapted for the poor lodger, who, rulnor said,
did not like to he looked att the pretty little
lounge fun of dimple~, with stool at its
feet for johnnie and his mother; the old
fashioned one with the cushions for Mamie:
and the straight backed one with the arms
for the old soldier: they all seemed to have
been specially designed to suit the different
dioSynCracics of the quests.
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CHRISTMAS AND THE CYNIC.
A Pes>imist aud Optimist Talk it
Over.

A Fes>imist and Optimi>t Talk it
Over
"Thcrc is more brothcrly love and uphftin.
of spirit in a GOOD fat turkey than i'm oU thu
Christina, stories that ever were pcnnod.
said the cynic. "Holdav literature is mot t.
my taste # is usually of forced growth
Written tn fl, TIM. day. il ha, n flavor of IN.
naturah.,s,. The hero of the christina,
story is either translated ON that dnl. or he
has a streak Of pcrfrctIy phenomenal luck.
It's never 50 in real life Ia fact, pleasure is
more eyasiv4 on Christmas than AT any other
time. not withstandine all the cxtravagaut
sentiment set anuat about the good viii busi
ness"
To which the optilnist rerli,d. But isn't il
n good thing to have even the stulir, come
out riphtl lis pheasant 10 know that make
believe peopln find one day IN the wear low
Gus. There are so many wet blanket, nuns
around on the other 3GI.
81 would rather have my slice of GOOD will
cut up and given 10 me every now and then
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that night when we was scrouging' tosce u.
'lumiuaiions. and she said she'd sooner %
deal have me TO take care OF her than ,t...o
Jackson; for Steve was well 10 do i'm tnr
world set up for himself. with hots. ard
cart and all complete, in the green grocery
line a master man. lie was better G.Hu.
Of man to look at, too, for it's no usD iu
trying to make believe rs was ever 50 hi,u
some as she thought me"
Mrs T"oblcs wa, next asked to speak.
just then Sally hcrkoned Honor out of the
room, aud whom she re-cntered, which She
did before Mrs PEBBLES began to talk there
vas a lool, on her face telling that something
unusual had happened. She put her hand on
the hac, of a chair, aS if to steady herself. and
said Mrs Pceblcs,l think there IS somohody
AAre vino eNn tell NOur story lor Won.
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Then despair possessed the workmcu;
when that toisomn day was done.
Mour9fllly Tiny plodded homeward;
fingered there the Silent one.
How he laborrd in the starlight.
Willie cool night winds round him stirred,
Whilr the world in silence sluuUer-d
Their is no recorded word
But the first faint flush of sunrise
Showed the beam set in its place,
While the stranger met the workmen
With a smile upon his face.
Speaking low, in accents gentle,
Like some distant anthems strain:
"UnlesS the Lord doth aid in building.
All the work Of man is vain
As the mstS drift from a Landscape.
Swept the dimn'sS from their sight;
Knew they then twas Christ, the Master.
Who had labored through the night
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Which the dear Christ in His downward flight
Smiled ou as Il' passed it by
"QuicE ~ h'll it caught the wonderful CLEAN,
50 hr-tt that If pierced all space.
1t could not Glucose hut light the whole world
And point tp the slorirI face"
My little girls eyes were full Of thought
As she asked me this question grave;
And ], like one Iu tine presence Of kings,
Was an aWcd and Silcucrl slave.
She weighed my wisdom and found it void,
All yes it was very plain
From that day forth must ahdicate,
And br oracle uc'rr again
So said, My darling cannot tell;
Perhaps II was n you say,
The beautiful star caught it, wondrous light
As the Christ sped ON His way
But If it is 50 or not, ] think
II has r',rr sunk quite ont of isht,'
And Sh cried ont quick in her Joyous way,
"Oh. let us go find il ton night ''
All little ono. We are NOT shepherds, or wise,
But may We mot see ms they did
Not with our eyes, hut down in our souls,
The star nn, quite YELLED or hid
But shniue clear. with living light
With "A u.,rt th1tl never dim,
Til pi,rces cen through the outer night,
And leads us straight to Him
ALICE e NEs,
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from his hrnI aud his face rs white H. the
dead Mr., Pccblcs gaspcd, but could not
speak. for To-, following Honor into the room
was tail, good looking Young man with
frank blue eyes, brown beard AMI brou2ed
facc--ther own Tom, the long hoped for,
long absent son, who had returned on Christ
mas night, exactly aS absent sons frequently
do in books, hut very rarely in real life. He
fell ON hi, knees before Mr., Pochlc, eobbmg
in her lap, while the hid tailor was wildly
shaking hands with everybody. The happ-
est moment had come for all three OF the
PEBBLES family Their story had told itself
Grace FHirlio. the little schoolnistrcss
said: Il am obliged to acknowledge that |
owe the happ,-t moments have ever eXpe-
rienced to the receipt of letter that came
to mo one da. when was terribly in need
of tn" help It brought over the poor
lodgrr', fac" stole an expression of almost
angelic joy. but only Aunt Margaret noticed
it,
Then thova turned tc little Anue-fecble,
prcmaturciy DID, sad faced little Amnie-who
sat gazing reflect yely into the lire and then
said: Il member once father said lac would
give me ii worse hiding than ever when he
came home, cause | waited for him outside
the public, and when he come he f, n asleep
and forgot to give it me. If that viii do,
miss
Little Anne Poor little Annie, How
could she know that thi, story which She told
so simply in So few words was the most pa
thetic that had ever been written:
Then it was HOnOr'> turn to talk She had
just begun her story-a fairy story-when,
glancing up, her face eNprcNSe establishment,
confusion and happine>S all in an instant.
There. standing iu tn door. mauuoucrd,
was Sir Edward Du,art. Anyone who UNI
der,tood tho language of faces would know at
once hy glance at Iiuuors that her happic,t
moment hod come; that her story. too. had
told itself, for only one thing could ave
brought Sir Edward Dusart To her from
Uncle Brysou', ON that Christmas might And
wasn't it curious that tine schcmiug of the
BrysonS to keep him from again meeting
Honor had brought about the very thing
they had tried to prcyeutt And isn't it al
ways SO: Behind Sir Edward came Mr. Red
mond, vino, after greeting everybody, said
something to AUNT Margaret which seemed
to make her face radiant and caused her to
tell tn story of her happic,J moment with
her eyes only She was, not Honor, who
had been the cau-c oi his visit, there, an in
the lcwc~t words possible ON that Christmas
night he made this plain to her; aud later,
when addressing few words of good will
and good wishes to all before the cu,iou,
company rose from the table, he said this was
| one of the happc-t moments of his life
But Just after he and Sir Edward had be
come one OF the company MIR. Williams, the
| poor LOGGER, was seen making his way toward
the door holding his handkerchief up to his
face He was telling Sally to excuse him to
her mistress, rs a sudden attack of neuralgia
| obliged him to leave rather abruptly. when
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FEET.
The httlc tailor, Mr. PEBBLES, Hus then
called upon 10 tel his story well if !
must, must, he said but I'm afraid it
will make the missus hit vain when | tell
the company that my happiest moment was