The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-19

next morning he was taken before the provost
marshal, who CHANGED to be Col. j. J. Key TIE
Colonel asked him a Der of questions con.
corning Kentucky families among others Of
members of his wifes family who came from
about Bardstown. Father Jarboe knew all abouk
them and answered correctly. He was dis
charged and came to Louisville Colonel Kew
was Catholic. / baptized him myself in this
city at St Johns Church, while he was going to
the front. Father Jarboe is now at Nashville"
Said ex-City Clerk Magner. ~ have just cot
back from Minneapolis The street-cars there
have a system that, to great extent takes the
place of q conductor. All round the car above
the windows is a brass carrier A nickel put in
there travels down the side of the car and pops
into the fare-box under the drivers eye. They
give six checks for quarter. They are made OF
celluloid and are about the size OF a nickel OF
course, when change has to be made, visit 80
the driver is necessary, but it is far better than
here, where everybody has to act as conductor
"In 1876" said Hon. Sim Coy. leaning back
and resting his boot-heels on q convenient cane
seat chair. "we Democrats brought in good
many voters on you. Two carloads came in on
the Bee-line the night before the election. and
were left on switch near the Massachusetts,
avenue depot until morning, when they would
the most good. C. G. Gale, of the Beeline, a
hrst-class Republican, lived on the avenue then
hes living down in Texas pow-no great dis
lance from the switch. Early on election morn
ing Little Bigham of the Eighth ward waddled
out to see the men. 1t was early-hArdly day
highland he was much surprised to see that
Mr. Gale was up.
What are you looking for, Mr. Bighamq he
inquired
Nothing said Bieham, moving on.
i was going to say continued Mr.. Gale, If
you were looking for those two carloads of men,
that they are now about forty miles out on the
road. had a locomotive hitched to the train,
and moved them very carefully / don't think
any of them woke up
Little Big came back without another word"
II arrived in Indianapolis said Mr. Walter
Fletcher to a Journal reporter, ''on the 18th Of
July, to spend part of the summer. I was
walking side show. was so fat / weighed GAG
pounds. swore I would down obesity or die
L commenced the task of reducing my flesh
rather timidly, but l kept on persistently, and
in hfty-four days / have thrown off tnirty-three
pounds, which is within fraction of twothirds
or pound day. Bantings best work was
about five pounds a month. but he did not have
any such climate as that Of Indiana Compare
his walks around foggy old London with mine
through the broad, handsome, tree planted ave-
nues and streets of Indianapolis. / have been
in the handsomest cities of the world. and
nowhere have found such walks as here For
instance, at 4:30 o'clock in the morning
started from Military Park east on New
York street to Delaware, south to Market east
to Arsenal avenue, south to Washington, east to
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, north around
Woodruff Place, to Massachusetts avenue down
to New York street. aud west to Military Park
Another pleasing walk was from Temlnson Hall
north on Delaware street TO the Exposition
building. west to Meridian street and south to
Washington street. Every summer shah here
after spend in indianapolis. because know of
no place so pleasing to walk about in. Here is
my method of working off obesity: Get upat
o'clock A. NJ, take sponge bath in cold water
rub well with q rough towel, lunch of tea and
toast walk of from three to six miles. and re-
turning, another severe rub. For breakfast eat
any kind of meat, excepting fresh pork tea,
toast bakers bread, boiled eggs, tomatoes, rice
sour wine or coffee, without sugar. no cakes, bis
cults or anything starchv. A sleep of one hour
may be taken For dinner eat fish, but no soups or
broths-beef, lamb, veal, bacon, corned beef.
ham and all kinds of vegetables excepting pota-
tatoes, beets, carrots and parsnips no buildings,
pies, cakes or creams and no milk at any time.
For supper may be eaten all kinds of ripe fruit,
tea toast, cold meats or steak; for drinks take
water, catawba or lemonade After supper
brisk walk of half an hour should be taken, fol
lowed by another rest and then go to bed
am healthier and stronger in every way than
when began this system. When leave the
city tomorrow. will weigh thirtv-six pounds
less than when 4 came here I would not advise
any one. however. to begin this course without
first consulting physician"