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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-11
Changes in the Holy Land.
York Commercial Advertiser.

New lork Commercial Advertiser.
An interesting account of the discoveries and
general results Of the recent geological and geo.
graphical expedition to Egypt, Arabia and west
ern Palestine was embodied in the annual ad-
dress delivered by Professor Hull +. r. S., be-
fore the Victoria (philosophical Institute, in
London, on MAY 28 The speaker, who had
charge of the expedition, described the course
taken by him, which. to considerable extent,
was the route ascribed to the Israehtes. He
gave an account of the physical features Of the
country, pointed out evidences of old sea margins
200 feet above the present sea margins, and
showed that at one time an arm of the Mediter-
ranean had occupied the valley of the Nile as
far as the first cataract, at which time Africa
was an island ian opinion also arrived at by an
other OF the Institutes members, Sir w. Daw-
son) and that at the time of the exodus the
Red sea ran up into the Bitter lakes. and must
have formed barrier to the travellers progress
at that period. He then alluded to the great
changes of elevation in the land eastward of
these lakes. mentioning that the waters of the
Jordan valley once stood 1892 feet above their
present height, and that the waters Of the Dead
sea, which he found 1850 feet deep were once
on a level with the present Mediterranean sea
margin. or ], 292 feet above their present height
The great physical changes which had taken
place in geological time were evidenced by the
fact that while tho rocks in western Palestine
were generally limestone, those of the mountains
of Sinai were among the most ancient in the
world The various geological aud geographical
features of the country were so described as to
mako the address a condensed report of all that
is now known of them in Egypt Palestine and
Arabia PetrHa.
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OeIrOlt rTeo fress.
In the early days of Michigan. when many of
the postofces carried in the hats of the post
masters, postmaster in Livingston county was
out in the woods day and lost several letters
from the hat. A day or two after that pioneer
named Bailey came to his house and inquired if
there was any mail for him.
"There was a letter for you, Bill. but I've lost
it," was the reply.
"When!n
"Tother day in the woods.'
well, want that letterlo
"But We can't get 1t. I'm sorry lost it. but
that's all can do"
ssThen I'll have you removed from ofice'
'I4ook a-here. Bill Bailey said the official as
he began to skin off his coat, II was appointed
to hold this postoffiee. and I'm bound to do it.
AS a.private citizen / have no hard feelings agin
you; but as postmaster lost letter writ to you
by your sister in York State as representative
of this great and awful government / want to
say to you that if hear two more words of sass
from your throat I'll suppress the instruction
by hanging you to the nearest tree, so help me
God, STRIP
Mr.. Bailey was. however. permitted to make a
hunt In the woods for his letter, and he found it
and the instruction was suppressed
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Cassell's Family Magazine.
The history of Guernsey furnishes a curious
and perhaps instructive instance Of the kind OF
uses that paper money may serve. IL was de-
termined to build meat market, and E4,e0d
were voted to defray the cost. Notes were issued
by the authorities for that amount, and were
guaranteed on the whole of the property of the
island; said to be worth "a 0e0, 000r These
notes were worthless outside of Guernsey, and
so they were never exported. They were one
pound notes, and were numbered from one to
1000. With them the contractor was paid; he
paid his workmen in the same money and those
that supplied him with materials. Tradesmen
took them for goods landlords for rent and the
authorities for taxes. I'm due season. to ouot6
from Jonathan Duncan, 1.-THE market was COM
plete. The butchers stalls, with some public
rooms constructed over them, were let for an an
nual rent of f400. At the first year of tenancy
the states called in the first batch OF notes. mum
bsred from one to 400. aad with the E400 Of real
money received for rent redeemed the f400 Of
representative money expressed by the meat
market notes AT the end Of ten years all the
notes were redeemed through the application Of
ten-years' rental and since that period the meat
market has returned clear annual revenue to
tn estates, and continues to afford accommodate
ton without having cost farthing in taxes To
any inhahitant
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manship, and very costly The perpisxing aues
ton now is. shall she retain these gifts or return
them to the donors9 Some have been sent from
great distance. and the givers are travelling.
One gentleman, who is about to make tour OF
the world, sent set of silver candlesticks hold
ing fifty candles each, the branches extending
cut at least three feet These would be most
burdensome things to take around the world,
should they be returned. If Miss Grant does
not return them, whenever she may marry will
the same people be expected to make other gifts,
credit! Miss Adele Grant has returned all the
gifts she received from Earl Cairns-the rings of
sapphire and diamonds, cats-eyes and diamonds,
and ali the other elegant and expensive articles
Of jewelry, including diamond horseshoe.
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Good Deeds Get Into prin. as q Rule.

Detroit Free Press.
If any man imagines that good deeds worthy
of mention do not get into the newspapers, it IS
an admission that badness attracts more atten-
ton than goodness for there is scarcely paper
issued which does not publish some story Of hui
man virtue as well as OF vice. Now it is the res
cue OF child from ander the heels of a runaway
horse; now the salvation of railroad train by
engineer, fireman or vigilant watcher on the
track; the rescue of victim from q burning
building the erection and dedication of an
edifice for the poor, the friendess, the afflicted.
Day after day in the midst of public calamity
the newspapers publish long columns of names
and figures with the amount of money contrib
uted for the relief of suffering Not week
passes In which dozen incidents of bravery of
beneyolence of graciousness. Of self sacrifice are
not chroniced and applauded in the newspapers
The newspapers delight in eulogizing the Peter
Coopers, and Reuben Springers, and George
Peabodys. 1t often gives columns Of space to
the discussions and proceedings of men who de-
vote their time and money to prison reform, to
State charities, to the care of tho insane, to the
healing Of the sick. II any one is impressed, aQt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-11
Pickle-Arak,nc on Long Island,

New York Mail and Express.
growing Long Island industry, especially in
Queens and Suffolk counties is the raising of
cucumbers for picking In some sections the
farmers have given over their entire farms to
their cultivation. and they find ready sale at
the large pickle factories which have been es-
tabiished at Greenlawn, Jerusalem, Farming
dale and other points. Califower and fiat cab
bags are also purchased in large quantities for
picking at the factories. OF the caulifower
taken much is unfit for anything but picking
and fiat cabbage is made into sauerkraut The
factories on an average make from 10 000 900 to
Ia, 000 900 pickles each year. Manufacturers say
that people eat ten times as many pickles now as
they did ten years ago, and the consumption is
steadily increasing. This year the farmers have
planted larger acreage of cucumbers than ever
before.
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General Arthur Growing Weaker.

New York Tribune.
Ex-President Arthur's health has not been i'm
proved by his trip to New London. While 1t
does not appear that there has been any positive
change for the worse. the tendency of his dis
ease has been to weaken his constitution gradu-
ally, and he is not as strong now as when he was
in this city, shortly before he went away. An
intimate friend of the General who had talk
with him on Wednesday said yesterday that his
mind appears to be bright and cheerful, but as
he has knowledge of his own condition, and
feels that he is losing ground, the idea has de-
pressing mental effect. and he is exceedingly low
spirited at times. He has the old trouble with
his digestion, and food Of the simplest kind
causes him great deal of discomfort Though
situated where the air Is cool and bracing, and
the heat of the summer is not felt, the attacks of
insomnia are frequent interfere greatly with
his rest, and retard his Improvement He has
lost flesh during the last two weeks. and is now
much emaciated and the once vigorous body is
now enfeebled, and he takes but little exercise
His friend was alarmed by his condition. and
thought from the Generals appearance that he
could not bear the struggle great while longer.
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Crown Princess of Psussia, $4,000; Duke of
Edinburgh f25. 600. Princess Christian Of Schles-
wig -Holstein, 10000, Prince Louise of Lorne,
$4,000 Duke of Counaught, $4,000; Princess
Beatrice, wife of Henry of Battenburg, $4,000;
Duchess Of Mecklenburg Strelitz, $4,000; Duke
of Cambridge, f12, 600; Duchess Of Teck, $4,000;
Duchess of Albany. &c, 900. The total annuitics
of these royal baruacIes amount to f543, 900,
nearly 50. 100000.
RUSSIAN GOLD.
To the Editor Of the Indianapolis. Journal:
VIII you tell me the true name of the metal
called Russian goldE It has biuish-white cast.
COLUMBUS, Ina. L.
Watts Dictionary of Chemistry, a very
thorough work Of its kind, contains no such
name. Telluride of gold is gray in color, brit
tie and easily fusible mass Russia is one Of the
main gold fields of the world gold being found
on the eastern TANKS Of the Ural mountains for
500 miles.
THE GUILLoTINE.
To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journaw
Who invented the guillotine2 SPENCER
koKoMo Ind.
As early as 1555 similar instrument, but of
ruder form, was in use in Scotland. DR.. Gull
lotin, about 1875. recommended its use IN
France. from motives OF humanity, as substi-
tnte for the gibbet. .snd his name was applied to
it as grim joke. Tie Doctor was imprisoned
during the reign of terror, and ran some risk OF
being subjected to its deadly Office. but he es-
capped and lived to become of the founders
of the Academy of Medicine at Paris He hated
cruelty, and was much esteemed for his mild
virtues.
sICILIAN vEsPERs.
70 the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
Please give schoolgirl short account of
the Sicilian vespers. MARY.
CRAwFoRDSvILLE, Ind.
The massacre known by this name began at
Palermo, Sicily, March 30. 1882 The French
who occupied the island had become hateful to
the natives On Easter Monday the chief con-
spirators. who had resolved to exterminate the
French, were In session at Palermo. At the
same time, while the French were engaged in
festivities, a Sicilian bride happened to pass by
with her train. She was observed by one Dro-
Chef a Frenchman, who, advancing toward her,
used her rudely Under pretense of searching for
arms A young Sicilian, angered at this affront,
stabbed the Frenchman with his own sword. A
tumult ensued, and 200 French were at once
murdered. The populace ran about crying,
'Let the French die" and, without distinction
of age, rank sex, they sla ughtered all of that
| nation they could find, to the number of 5000,
the massacre extending over the whole island.
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How This Very Popular Game May Be Made
Moral and Dienified.

Moral and Disnified.
Chicago Correspondent San Francisco Post.
A great many persons will be pleased to know
that there is a genteel way Of playing poker.
Until very recently did not suppose myself
that there was any other way of playing the
game than to sit in, either dub away" ones
own money or to win the money that the other
fellows dubbed away" But the Social Half
dozen, a North Side poker club, in
augurated by Colonel Louie Schaffner of
the Grand Pacific has game that is worth de-
scriting. Ladies can 'sit as well as the men,
Indeed, it was part of the ColoneIs plan that
they should ''sit In" so that ia the Social Half
dozen they have always held just half the mem
bership. When the play begins all the nicetes
of the game are enforced, excapt that the
winners do not pocket their stakes, and yet
the losers must always pay up. The win
nings-everyhody' winnings-go into the
hole in the center OF the table at the end of the
game This is the fund OF the SOCIAL Half
dozen. All sorts of dispositions are made Of it.
Theater parties have been got up out of it
times without number. In a score of cases it
has been donated to charity. The sufferers from
the German food lit is an old gaspe, you seel
got $40 from the Social half dozen; the sufferers
from the Ohio foods got contribution; dozen
other charities have had donations. 1t is clever
idea, isn't itl The most gentlemaplike AND lady
like poker programme, to certainty, that
ever heard Of
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Beer Displacing Whisky-Drinking.

utHuIHK E6IdIU-
of Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester Blontgomr
cry, Bucks, Berks. Lehigh and Scuylkill coun.
ties. consumed $31,000000 worth of beer last
year shows that in spite of hard times there ara
still good many people who have an occasional
nickel to spare. and that, notwithstanding tho
growth Of prohibition sentiment there is still
considerable internal irrigation. The fact, how
ever, shown by the report. that drinkers are for.
sakipg the fiery and fght-producing whisky fos
the rQilder. more peaceful and less harmful haas,
ought not to be diseeuraglng to reasonable tenn
perAnce people.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.


sHARTLE-The funeral of Mrs e. Y. Shartle viii
take place at p m. Monday, July ~. from tho
family residence, 333 North New Jersey street,
Friends of the family invited.
JACOBS-Frederick Spencer infant son Of Charles
P. and Amanda s. Jacobs on Saturday morning, Of
whooping cough.
Funeral at family residence to-day Sunday at 4 p.
M. Services by Rev. DIR. Jeffery.
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OF course it is understood that we had no
formal celebration. But good many people.
visitors and Others took holiday all the same.
That they enjoyed themselves was plainly APP
parent They had a good time in a rational
way. They saw the sights, drank milk Shake.
egg phosphate and seda-water and the African
Nobody made bowling idiot of himself No
body wanted to fight Everybody keptin good
humor
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An Oasis in the Desert of Texan Journalism.
whitney Messenger.
Last Sunday we hitched up our buggy and,
with the madam and small fry, drove out to see
our friend, j. Nuckols and family, up eight
miles on the Cleburne road. We enjoyed the
morning fine, and at noon Mrs. Nuckols sat us to
one of those good country dinners that can only
be had on a wellregulated place. Spring chickeas
good fresh milk and butter. and vegetable bill
of fare-oh how we did eat and enjoy it.
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A Bellies Bewildering Plight.

New York Town Topics.
The fashion of silver for wedding presents has
come in again. Miss Adele Grant received
enough to fill several large packing cases, mostly
OF antiape silver OK the most elaborate work
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with the s'good column but with the good
columns" of the newspapers. 1t is because he is
too absorbed in reading an account Of the last
murder or the latest scandal
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$l.49

Buys choice of our finest Manila hats. Formef
grice $3.50 and So All go this week at only
81. AZ MODEL
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QUERIES AND ANSWERS.

IAN proper questions of general interest win be adj
ntted TO this column. and answered il possible. If
the answers cannot be given the questions viii be
printed to invite replies from the outside. The col
hmn is for the mutual pleasure and profit OF our
ReaderS.l
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AYERS Ague Cure is o warranted specihc for
al malarial diseases and hillary derangements
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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-05

The Washington correspondent OF
the st. Paul Globe takes the following
gloomy but probably correct view OF
Dakota's chances :"The house conmitte
on territories has substantially agreed
to put a q~uietus on the Harrison bill fol
the admission of Dakota. That bill will
20 on the calendar adversely reported
The Springer bill will 90 on favorably
reported. The house can then pay lis
money and take its choice. The com
mittee has not yet had a formal vote
but will take one on Monday next. The
general belief is that i'm the rush Of
business connected with the %appropria.
ton bills, Dakota will be neither admit.
led nor divided, but will be left glori.
ously alone"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-05

The Rapid Journal says, that Rapid
parties who have recently returned
from the east, say that the amount OF
inquiry regarding Rapid is simply won
derful ; and, as has been repeatedly
stated before by this faithful Chronicler
of favorable notices for Rapid that if it
becomes known and it no doubt in.
varibly does } that there is a Rapid
man on the train, he is at once sur.
rounded by a double bow knot OF
earnest questioners, who eagerly seek
for all information possible regarding
that modern mecca Of the great North
West While nj inquiry whatever is
made for any other town in the bills.
1t is difficult to determine the object OF
such unreasonable, inconsistent and
fictitious statements as above quoted.
That the writer believes that no town
but Rapid is known outside Of the Hills,
when he can but be cognizant of the fact
Of Deadwood alone being visited by
more people from the east than she is,
can not for a moment be entertained
That he could think that such a silly
and unwarranted statement would be
accepted by any body, either here or
abroad, we cannot believe, hence the
difficulty in locating the object Of the
writer in making u statement SO utterly
ridiculous as to be discredited by him
self, and universally disbelieved by his
readers. A more liberal view Of bis
local surroundings, and a trife more
regard for truth in his comparisons with
adjacent points, would doubtless be
good for what ails the Journal man.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-05

Work at the silver camp still progress
es. At the Twin Lode work has been
temporarily suspended pending the re-
suits of a full line of samples of the ore
sent away for tests. At the Minneapolis
lode John Il. Trueax has made an open.
ing thirty-ive to forty feet in depth, il
still going in and is getting out a char.
acter of rock somewhat different from
the others. He is Of the opinion that il
is superior to any heretofore discovered.
Samples of this ore have also been sent
to Omaha for test. Work on the Count
ess is awaiting the daily expected arriv-
al Of Mr.. Ryan, from Cheyenne, under
whose supervision the work will be
vigorously prosecuted.-News.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-05

The Rapid Republican has appointed
the public to act rs referee in the mat.
ter of publishing a fictitious interview
with which he has been charged by the
Chronicle, in the mean time, pending
his plea. which he has not yet volun
teered, the fact remains in all its hide
ouness, that Judge Ohenbacher was
misquoted all the same, the empty and
utterly harmless fling at the Chronicle
having no bearing whatever upon the
case in point. Don't do it some NOR,
Dan, and evade future embarrassment.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-05

The Northwestern, through its Black
Hills extension, will secure the control
OF the transportation to market OF the
products OF an entirely new American
industry. in the shape of pig-tin. The
Harvey Peak Tin Mining company will
at once put in operation an immense
mill in Pennington county, Dakota, and
the output will reach five tons of metal
tin daily. A favorable contract for
transportation has been made, and the
pigs will be brought to Chicago direct
from the mine over the Northwestern's
line.-Chicago Times.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-05

Cy Robins hitched up his broncho
team in Rapid the other day, prepare
tory to returning to Custer; jumping in
to his buggy, he applied the stick, but to
no purpose, as one Of his broncho's sat
down on the whippletree, positively
declining to leave the doomed city.
Many suggestions were made by the
~bystanders as to the proper method of
changing his inclinations, some of
which were extremely novel in their
character, such as filling his ears with
gypsum ; squirting the tincture Of hy-
draulic lime in his eyes giving him
three coats of gumbo administering
two drops Of Rapid well water ; APP
preaching him from the rear with q
birds eye view of Rupid, showing him a
late illustrated map of the Rapid coal
fields, all of which failed to move him a
peg. Cy was compelled to buy another
animal, leaving behind the over conf
dent broncho, who being thoroughly
convinced Of Rapid being the Rail road
terminus for years to come, could not be
induced to quit the camp.