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The Indianapolis journal., 1886-01-10
Care of the Hands.

Good housekeeping.
If the hands are stained, use handful of clean
sand in the water, rubbing it on the stains. This
sand can be rinsed off and kept in a dish for
daily use. Oxalic acid will take off stains, but
it is rank poison, and dangerous to have about;
it also makes the hands exceedingly harsh They
must be washed thoroughly in tepid water to in
sure its entire removal, then rubbed with glycer-
rine. The use of too much glycerine makes the
hands most and cold clammy, and very disa-
greeable to the touch. Never hold the hands near
the fire while rubbing with glycerine, it dries
in places before paRetrating leaving the hands
harsh
Many housekeepers have rough hands in win
ter, which grow very painful. cracking open on
the kDuckles, the cracks extending into the
palms of the hands. They take their hands out
of hot soapsuds or starch, to hang out clothes in
the wind. If they did not use hot water and
the hands were thoroughly dried before going
out, this would be avoided A pair of white
woolen stockings cut off rounding at the ankle
and sewed across, with thumb sewed in, make
a very comfortable pair of mittens for hanging
up and taking off clothes. Pin them fast to the
sleeves with large safety pins before going out
having first stretched the arm upward, then they
will not come loose ard the wrists will be pro-
tected. After bringing In the Clothes if the
mittens are put in the clothespin-bag they will
be kept clean and in the right place.
Hands are injured in very cold weather by
lack or protection at the wrists, as large veins
and arteries exposed The blood is chilled
in passing into the hands. Every one cannot
have handsome, white and shapely hands. but
every one can have clean and comfortable
hands.
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Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution.
Lawrenceville is to-day dry town, and be-
came so recently under circumstances that were
intended to bring about far different state of
affairs 1t seems that one of the members OF
the present Council of Lawrenceville has for
years been a retail dealer in spirituous liquors.
and would to-day be III the same business but
for the incident which the Cons titution is about
to relate.
A short time ago, at meeting of the Council,
this member made an effort to have the license
of $3.50 reduced to 5000. The Council sat down
hard on the movement to cut down the license,
and the member in question: got mad and moved
to make the license 81, 500 This motion caused
quite commoton in the Council chamber, and
produced a general discussion, in which nearly
all of the members took lively part. When
the mayor put the motion to the Council to in
crease the license to 81, 500 the motion was lost.
The dealer was not satisfied with the result and
made another motion to make the license ST. 500
The mayor put the motion to the body,
but before it was voted upon the mover asked
leave to withdraw the same. At this juncture
Prohibition member jumped up and insisted
upon the motion being put. The mayor, under
the circumstances, could do nothing else than
comply with the request, and put the motion
before the Council. Much to the surprise of the
mover the motion to make the license 81 500 was
adopted. Since then Lawrenceville has been a
dry town, and the increased license made it So
1t is said that the chances of Lawrenceville re-
naming dry good, and for the first time in
her history the citizens of the place can't buy o
drink when they want one
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Prior Soundness.

TO the Editor of the Indianapolis journal:
VIII you please allow an old soldier to say a
few words in defense of his class in the army
through the columns of your paper. A soldier
served faithfully three years, got an honorable
discharge, but he contracted good deal of in
jury in the service Out of pure sympathy the
surgeon of the regiment made application for
pension on this accent for him, but it was re-
jected on the ground that the soldiers injury
did not originate in the service. Now sir. was
that just mercifu2 If two men came to your
rescue, when your life was in very great peril,
ana saved it, would you greatly reward and pity
one man because he was sound when he came to
your relief, but turn your back on the other be-
cause he had small injury on his person when
he came to your assistance2 / am sure that you
would not, because this would be considered the
highest ingratitude if both men had been
equally'disabed in the combat How then can it
be right for Uncle Sam to turn his back on the
old boys who stood so faithfully by him when
he needed help so badly2 They did not complain
nor think of backing out when they were paid
fifty cents on the dollar, and the merchant got
three prices for mis- barrel of -four
CANNELToN, Ind, Jan. 4. VOLUNTEER
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THE HAMERSLEY TWINS.
The Famous Contest in Which Becky Jones
Figured Brought to an End.


New York Special.
Surrogate Rollins ended famous contest over
the $4.500,0 600 left by Louis c. Hamersley by
admitting his will to probate thus cutting the
widow OFF from anything but an income from the
property. A queer old society man, full Of
quaint manners and old-fashioned chivalry, was
the father of Louis Hamersley. So was the son,
when he reached manhood They were known
except in each others company. They dressed
alike, walked alike, talked alike, and affected
alike funny stoop of the shoulders. Men
called them the "Hamersley twins In all
things they were chums; even their names were
exactly alike, except for the sir" and ''sr" To
carry out the similarity further, they both died
in 1883. and within few months of each other.
Borden Hamersley, who was brother Of the
father, was also curious character. Not long
before his death Louis Hamersley, sr., went 20
San Franciscofor bottle of water from the
Pacific. When he got back he gave great
feast at his house, at which each of the guests
represented some figure in mythology, and the
father was the god of the Pacific, while the SON
was arrayed as the god of the Atlantic Borden
Hamersley was Neptune. basin OF water
from the Atlantic was produced, and with elab-
crate ceremony the water from the Pacific was
poured into it. The Hamersley twins spent
their later years in just such freaks as thai
supper.
All these jollities ended, however, when the
old man died, in the winter of 1883, for the SON
followed in the fall, leaving behind him fais
young WHOM. LII was supposed Lnab SQ6 WOul0
inherit the whole estate. but when the will was
read it was found that she was merely left the
income from it, and that on her death it was to
go to his cousin, j. Hooker Hamersley, or his
male issue. In case there was no issue tho
widow was to be allowed to name the charitable
institution to which it should revert
The Hamersley family fought the will at once.
and the litigation that ensued made the Hamers-
ley case one of the most remarkable ever before
the Surrogate. Bales and bales of evidence were
introduced to show that he was of unsound
mind and Becky Jones, his old maid house,
keeper, made herself conspicuous by staying
whole year in Ludlow street Jail rather than ten
the secrets of her dead masters household
Surrogate Rollins has held the case fos decis-
ion for several months and to-day decided that
the will should go to probate, inasmuch as thers
was no evidence to show that Louis Hamersley
did not know what he was doing when he dis
posed of his property Ii the decision had been
adverse. Mr.. Hamersley's widow, who was de-
fendant in the case would have got one third OF
the estate as her dover. She gets nothing but
the income for life as it stands.
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JAN. 9.
Prohibition In Kansas.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Jou rnal:
notice article in your paper. signed by r.
E. Goodrich, of Shelbyville. dated Dec. Is,
which does Kansas great injustice. In the gen.
tlemans article he says he finds open saloons,
doing a thriving business, in Cherry Vale Inde-
pendence. Kiowa, Kingman, Saratoga, Lake
City. Medicine Lodge, and many other places.
Now there are open saloons in those
places, nor anywhere else in Kansas, ex-
cept in three of the border towns next to the
Missouri line; and the late decision of Judge
Crozier, of Leavenworth city. will close them
up Lower down in his article he admits that
men have to go to the drug stores and
claim that they have tooth ache, or some
other kind of ache. to get whisky at ali.
Then, Immediately following he admits that the
citizens of Kansas have to send to Kansas City,
Mo-, for their supplies and get it in half-car lots
all being consigned to individuals, for family
use. Now, 1t strikes me that If such were true
those saloons, OF the druggists that are so very
accommodating, would do very moor business.
He then winds up his absurd article by saying
that it is the general opinion in that State that
If the constitutional amendment was to 60 be
fore the people for another vote it would be de-
feated. Now permit me to say here that have
been acting with the Republican party in Kansas
for the past eighteen years, and have kept my.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-01-10
THE VALUE OF ADVERTISING.
By an Outlay of Five Dollars Man Finds All
His Relations and Some Other Peoples

Pittsburg Chronicle.
Some time during the month of September
the writer was accosted at the postofice by a
gentleman who desired his opinion as to whether
conciseness and covered all the information de-
sired to be conveyed 1t was sort of personal
intended for insertion in an English weekly
newspaper, and asked for information to the
advertisers relatives, from whom he had been
separated for about twenty years. The writer
expressed the opinion that the little card COW
cred the ground very nicely and fully without
expensive waste of words, and the ad. was sent
over the ocean, together with the money neces-
sary to secure its publication three times about
pound sterling, Or FIVE dollars of our money
Then the matter was forgotten. Meeting the
advertiser this afternoon, the question was
asked "Well, sir, how did you fare in advertis-
ing for your friends abroadT'
"Excellently," he replied. '"The first time it
was published received about two dozen letters,
and altogether about seyenty-fve responses to
my advertisement. Among the first to come
was one from cousin. who told me that my
dear old mother was alive. She had long thought
me dead, and when informed that was living
the shock of JOY was almost too much for her.
She wrote to lne as soon as she was sufficiently
recovered, and we now corresponding regu-
arly. Her second husband, my step-father. has
been dead since 1876. and she is now living with
her sisters family. | am thinking seriously of
going over after her and have her spend the re-
soon as can arrange my business to get away
II presume l must have got letter from
pretty much every person of my name in Eng
land many of whom are not related to me in
any degree, SO far as can understand, while a
number were from utter strangers, A good
many of those who wrote thought / was huntn z
up heirs to fortune left in this country by some
of our name, and the letters were sometimes
amusing and sometimes sad.
One poor fellow wrote that he was low in
fortune. with wife and five children to care for,
and another in prospect. and hoped l would be
able to do something for nim. A woman wrote
that she thought her son was married to
relative of mine as the Christian
names in my advertisement were scriptural,
and she had observed that scriptural names
seemed to run in her daughterin-law's family
There were letters from clergymen, lawyers.
doctors and people in nearly all stations in life.
Agencies which devote their talents and energies
in hunting up the next of kin, were the alert,
and sent me huge bundles of certificates of their
success in such work, and proffering the services
to aid me in my search for my family, for a
a consideration of course. Am satisfied that
advertising pays9 Of course am. l never in
vested S. to such good advantage in my life 1t
served to reunite me to friends long parted FROM
and renewed loving ties with those nearest to
me in this world SO that have every reason to
be pleased with my experiment"
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-01-10

Art Amateur.
M. Bracquemond has just finished an etching
after Meissoniers famous picture LA Rixe,"
the original of which is in Queen yictorias pri-
vate picture-gallery at Windsor. An engraving
of the painting was made about the year 1859,
but it did not please the artist. who refused to
pay for it, but was compelled by the
courts to do so. The plate was de-
stroyed. One of the few copies that
were struck off is in the possession of Mr. s. p.
Avery, through whose courtesy. it may be re-
membered, the Art Amateur, in the summer of
1884, gave fulI-page reproduction of it, in the
course of q notice of the works of Messonier of
which there was an exhibition in Paris at the
time. in the Rue de Seze. Many will call to
mind the subject-for photographs of it are
common-who do not recognize the title. Two
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-01-10
How a Good Young Man Was Sold.

They are telling rather good story of New
York clergyman who thought he would be like
the divine in Miss Mobiles novel, and would be-
like the other young man, and he bought some
thing very pretty and, half in exultation half in
humility, showed it to an elderly lady Of his
acquaintance, asking her if it would do. To his
horror and vexation instead OF praising his good
taste. she looked at the marvel of costly lace
and Chinese silk with a smirk, and when he had
finished telling her how lovely he expected Dull
cinea to look in it. she fairly shrieked with
laughter. Left to himself in big New York
shop that good young man had been beguiled by
a clever saleswoman into buying a nghtgown.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-01-10

self well posted since the enactment of the
pruniissiitorv law. and | am quite sure that
every intelligent, wellinformed nm IN our
State. irrespective of party. will say that if the
vote was again submitted to the people it
wouidcarry by more than twice the majority it did
before. While the drugstore clause is defective.
the called session of the Legislature this winter
Will remedy that. Prohibition does prohibit in
Kansas, and the law is rapidly growing in favor
all over the State. AARON HUDDLEsToN
ACKERLAND. Kan Jan t.
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men who have quarreled in tavern
are being separated, the sword OF one being
wrenched from his hand. One hundred copies
or Bracquemonds plate with Meissoniers ire
marquee in dry point on the margin are
already subscribed for at 5000 each. Thus.
$50 900 is secured for the etching, before any OF
the o. iinary impressions have been taken The
price paid for the painting by Louis Napoleon.
who presented it to Prince Albert was only ons-
fourth of that sum- The market value of ia
Rixe7 to-day is probably not less than 800, 900.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-01-10

Boaton Journal.


Say practsed 1t. not I practiced it. The
erroneous use of one for the other is seen even
in our best magazines more than Is pleasing
Say. both of them were here. not they both were
here; they gave me only two apples, not they
only gave me two apples. Say OF an unJustly-
blamed good man, his character Is good, not Bis
reputation is good. since ones reputation may be
very good while his character is very bad Say,
you will be likely to meet him, not YOU will Be
liable to do 30.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-01-10
"Break, Break, Break"

BREAK, break, break"
On the hard wood floor, oh, maidl
And would that my tongue could utter
The words that should not be said.
0 we'll for the Kitchens range,
That it's fastened tight to the WALL
well for the wall itself,
That it's fixed so it cannot fall
And the dishes all move on
To the ash barrel out in the street;
But, OBJ, for the sight of my Dresden vase
AS it stood on the window seat!
"Break, break break"
All over the house. oh, maid
But the tender grace of the vase that is smashed
Will neer from my memory fade.
Life.
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Had Grown Practical.

BOston>Ifanscflpt.
1t was on the eve of the twenty-ffth anniver-
sary of their marriage. Said she: II do hope il
any body is going to give US anything it will be
in money. When we were married we were ig-
norant, and we didn't find out Immediately that
seven sugar spoons and thirteen ice pitchers were
not essential to marital bliss: but think we've
been married long enough by this time to know
how to pick out our own presents
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-01-10
Loves Calendar.

The summer comes and the summer goes;
Wild flowers are fringing the dusty lanes,
The swallows go darling through the fragrant rains
Then all of a sudden it SHOWS.
Dear heart. our lives SO happily fow
So lightly we heed the flying hours
We only know winter is gone-by the flowers,
We only know winter is come-by the snow.
IT. e.. Aidrich.
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yother side of de barn in her stocking, 'twoud
done her moro good dan all de padded alligator.
back books dat ever wuz printed. An Miss Bos-
tons Ant low dat ef she'd foun' couple dozen
aphiies dat she could put in q cage an squeeze
aere legs until dey leak honey-dew. it would
pleased her good deal bettern q cat-head
1natch-safe! Mr.. Skipiack say dat eff he'd
knowed dat dey wouldn't be nothiu'
more'n lot of stale peppermint candy
In his stocking he'd stayed in de groun an
been q wire-worm a while longer. Sary Ann
Weevil tossed her head an clare dat Of dere
can't be 70 fresh pods of beans or peas put into
her stockings she won't have nothin' more to do
with ary Christmas tree, an Tommy Mole
cricket say he been whettin' his teeth for a
piece of Christmas turkey instead Of pair of
brass candle-sticks, an Brer Stagbeetle look
sorry an say dat Christmas jes' suit him 'zactly
of dere had been any candy hung on de tree
FUR him. Miss Lizzie Gl0wworm fiirted aroun'
nu' ,clared to gracious dat a scrap bag won't take
de place of good fat snail in her min an little
Miss Lady Bird smile an sigh, an say dat dey
amt no juice in % Why Should the Spirit Of
Mortal Be Proud or de Boss Girl fur her.
Daddy Longlegs say dat one drink of spring
branch waters worth more to him den all de yell
1owlabel brans of champagne, let alone de bot
tie Of sweet cider he foun in his stocking, an
camiky little ole Billy Cricket say dat Ell he
had his druthers, he'd druther have one tender,
Juicy spear of grass dan two sets OF Emerson!
Ole Miss Mouse, who was dc onliest varmint dat
took han in de Christmas tree. sot dere with
her head tied up in hankercher, an say dat if
dero's any nourishment to be got outen o table
scarf she don't know it, and den Billy Cricket
5os laugh out loud nm holler: Cheese de
racket an den dey all tu'n mp dere noses after
hearin' what dat dey all thought of one mothers
Christmas gifts, an crep' off to dere homes with
cut sayin' goodbye. an dat's de las Christmas
eoin's derell ever be 'mongst de bugses, sure.
An tell you. honey il would be the same
smongst white folks ef dey al. jes' knowed what
4sey thinks Of one mothers Christmas presents;
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General News Condensed
Rr;de,nr The "Chasm" in Ohio.

Cows Wilson of West Virginia, Lee OF
Virginia and Foraker Of Ohio, were in Gin
cinnati the other day as guests OF the fes-
tival association, they spoke in the cham
Der OF commerce. Gov Lee referred to the
late war and it's events, which he said
should be consigned to forgotfulness, or il
remembered at all should be thought OF as
evidence OF American valOr and fidelity.
No men could he brought to face such
storms OF shot and shell as were
poured upon the Southern soldiers
unless they believed their cause was
just. Now Virginia's aim was to take
her place in the American Union and by
her helpfulness in advancing the interests
Of the common country to become bright
and flashing jewel
His remarks were warmly applauded.
Gov. Foraker said:
He was delighted to see the earnestness
OF the greeting given to Gov Lee. ltwould
show HIM that though Ohio's sons had
fought Virginians, it was not through hate;
rather Ohio loved Virginia so well that she
would not allow her to separate from the
Union. The war had settled their diGferen-
ces for all time, and now the common de.
sire OF patriots everywhere was to build up
the whole country.
Loud applause followed.
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Called a Tom Boy.

Only few years ago there was not
a college in the land whose doors were
open to women. To-day there are
many colleges where young women can
enjoy the same educational advantages
as are accorded young men. The ieel-
ing no longer exists that a woman mas
no need of an education. 1t may %
difficult for the present generation %
believe that less than hundred years
ago it was so unusual thing for . girL
even at the common school, to advance
in her studies as far as her brotnels'
that ifone attempted to do II, she ol.en
became the butt of ridicule- Inc lol-
lowing true incident in "Reminiscences
of Wilmington serves as an llius'rs-
ton:
In the earlier history of Wilmington
there was a school taught by Master
Wilson where the boys and girls ac-
quired the rudiments of an educa''0''
A girl who advanced as far In aritnme
tic as simple division was quite pronV
ient--for girl Farther than tins y ~, J
considered waste OF time, which nao
better be spent in making pa.en
work, spinning. knitting and the IA 4
"For what use,'' said these simple y.
layers, "can it be for woman 70 kn'"
morep'
There was one girl in Master wilson 7
school who showed unusual ionu,ss
for ..figurin'," She persuaoeu = ~ !.
parents to allow her to keep on WIZ !
class of boys through the double l''s =
of three" ]" But for this perseve elanss
she was teased good deal, ana W !,
called "the tom-hoy with her big sla's'
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Retirement and Promotions.

Mai. Lewis Merrill, Seventh United States
cavalry, has been placed upon the retired
list by order Of the president. The retire
tion of Miner will promote Capt. Spauld-
ing of the Second cavalry, to be major
OF the Seventh cavalry and Capt. Madden
of the Sixth to be major OF the Fourth.
These promotions will make Capt.
Adams, of the Fifth, the senior captain
of cavalry, and upon June IL Col Sturgis,
OF the Seventh, will retire on account OF
age, and will make Lieut. Col. Forsythe, OF
the First, colonel OF the Seventh; Major
Arnold, OF the Sixth, lieutenant colonel OF
the First. Capt. Adams promotion will
give Lieut.. Greedy his captaincy, and thus
make him eligible for appointment as
major and assistant adjutant general, vice
Benjamin deceased.
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DR.. Dio Lewis Will.

DR.. Dio Lewis, who died at Yonkers, n.
Y, left the following directions in regard to
the disposition Of his remains:
Although am adverse to the somewhat
unpleasant novelty which as yet cremation
involves, my very strong conviction IS that
it is the right disposition of the dead. /
leave directions that my body shall be
cremated, and that the ashes shall not be
put into an urn but into the earth, over
which my wife may lovingly plant forget
me-nots. direct also, with my dear wife 8
assent, that all funeral parade and ex-
penses shall be avoided and that my re-
mains be placed in a pine casket for re
moval to the cemetery. l desire, also, that
no flowers may be sent by my friends.
The incineration OF the remains took
place on Monday the cath inst, at Fresh
Pond, L. /.