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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
A Gentle Wife.
Rev Sam JOnaa

Rev. Sam Jones.
Above all qualities m the world for wife is a
spirit of gentleness. Gentleness. A gentle
spirited wife. / heard this incident once, and it
impressed me very much: Five gamblers sat
gambling, and the clock struck IL, and !, and 2,
and directly one of the gamblers spoke up and
said Gentlemen, you can play on if you want to
but my precious wife is at home right now watch
ing and waiting for me to come. | have got
the best wife in the world" We'll, said the
others, every man thinks that" "Well," said
he, my wife knows I am out gambling, and
who am with, / expect, but she's so good that
if l was to take you four men to the house right
now, and ring the door-bel, and she came to the
door, and was to tell her to go and cook supper
for all you gamblers, she'd do it in a spirit
of gentleness and with smile or her
all exclaimed ''Wen, you all come
and see." And he took the gamblers to his
house. rang the door bell. and his wife let them
in Immediately and her husband introduced ner
to all the gamblers, and said: wife. we've been
gambling until late, and we want you to go and
prepare supper for u.s." And wife said: Illus
band, the fire is out in the stove and cook has
gone home but if you'll all be seated and patient
l will get it as soon as | can, and with smile
on her face she prepared the supper, called
them in, and she waited the table with
smile on her face; and when they had finished
the meal, one of the old gamblers said "Your
husband told us before we came what you would
do. but we didn't believe him, and now l want to
ask you this question: How can you be such a
wife to such husbandp And she said Gen
tlemen. have prayed for that for twenty
years that God would save his soul, but
have lost all hope that he
will be saved He is going to world of tor
ment and I'm going to make his life in this
world as pleasant to him as l can.' The gambler
looked up and over at her husband, and said:
"Sir, how can you be such man with such
wife as that" And the husband jumped up and
said Gentlemen hear me. My wife has
won me to her Savior tonight. and / have set
tied the question. / give myself to Der God
and her Christ to night" and the incident goes
on to relate that her husband afterward COM
menced preaching, and that he was the preacher
that won these other four gamblers to Christ.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04

and this is his first charge. He was graduated
from Princeton College in 1881 and the Theolog-
ical Seminary at Princeton last year. By ac-
cepting the of this pastorate he assumes the
care Of the Oldest and wealthiest church OF the
denomination in the city.
The latest year book of the oldest Presbyterian
Church in the world-that of the Waldensians-
shows state of things which is the reverse of
discouraging. There are, it appears, 10000 COM
municants, 50 churches, &c missions seminary
with three professors and sixteen student. a col
lege of seven professors and seventy five students,
a female high school, grammar school, three
hospitals, one orphanage one trades school, go
primary schools. with G,500 pupils; ITO schools,
with $500 pupils and several religious periodi-
,,s. The government as we'll as the doctrine
d the Waldensians is essentially Presbyterian,
and, all things considered it well deserves the
distinction which is here given 1.-THE Oldest
Presbyterian Church.
In the eleventh chapter of his autobiography,
now in course of publication, Mr.. Ruskin gives
some interesting "reminiscences of his student
life at Oxford Among the men who command
ed attention at that time, and who we're exercis-
ing molding influence upon the young minds
at the university, was DR.. Pussy To Ruskin
he was mot in the least picturesque or tre-
mendous figure, but only a sickly and rather i'll
put together English clerical gentleman. who
never looked one in the face or appeared aware
of the state of the weather" The Dean,
though venerable to me from the first in his
evident honesty, self-respect and real power of a
rough kind, was yet in his general aspect too
much like the sign Of the Red Pig, which after
ward saw set up in pudding raisins, with
black currants for eyes, by an imaginative gro
Ger in Charities fair and in the total bodily and
ghostly presence of him to me- only ro-
tundly progressive terror or sternly enthroned
and wicked Anathema."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
The Toy Savings Bank.
Burdette, in Brooklyn Eagle.

Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.
Down with the little toy savings bank I be-
lieve it teaches children to be selfish. / hate to
see a child, sweet, innocent child, with dmpled
hands and laughing face, clutch the penny or
the nickel you give it close in its little fingers
and run first to drop it in the greedy misery
savings bank" and then come back to thank you.
We teach the child to be selfish when we give IL a.
penny to drop in the missionary box and fifty.
cents to buy toy for itself; to dole out a
penny a week for charity, and keep the savings
bank rafting full But haven't q savings
bank in my home? Indeed. I have.
And I'd like to see you or any other man, except
one of my dear friends, the Vanderbilts, pour
money into the top of that savings bank as fast
as tho Prince draw it out at the bottom
That's the way to run bank Make her useful.
Milk her! "Mr. Speaker said the California
legislator, ''may ask how much money there
is in the State treasury The Speaker esti-
mated about 100000. Then, said the member,
II move to rake herr What good does the
money do locked up9 If you don't spend it soma
thieving alderman will get hold of it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
The MaeIstrOn.

Harper's Young People.
When was boy, twenty-five or thirty years
ago, used to read.in my geography, with kind
of shudder. of an awful whirlpool, called the
maelstrom, off the coast of Norway, which
sucked in vessels that came anywhere in it's
neighborhood and out of whose mysterious cen
ter nothing could escape alive What is the
reality on which this story was founded9
DIR. G. c. Tiffany takes pains to tell in a
recent account of trip to Tromso, this: ut
is the one humbug of Norway. 1t is simply a
dangerous current at the south end of the Lotto
den islands, between the islets of Moskenaes and
Nprno When the wind blows from certain
quarters, particularly from northwest. and
meets the returning tide in the strait, the whole
sea between Moskenaes and N@rno is thrown
into such agitation that no ship could live in
it. In calm weather, however, it is crossed
in safety three-quarters of an hour before
flood tide What gives it the name and
appearance of whirlpool is that the Set of the
tide is changed at its different stages by the
narrow limits within which it acts.~.Its move
mont is at first toward southeastaNls6 Utter
foodtide it turns from south toward the south
west. and finally toward the northwest so that
it takes twelve hours to complete the circle of
its movement Rather slow motion for such
fast character as a whirlpool"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
The Gymnasium.

DR.. I. De Witt Tamage.
II want also to applaud the gymnasium. In
twenty nine years Of professional life have only
missed one service through sickness, and / at
tribute it to the gymnasium, as for many years
Regularly exercised. 1t used to be considered
wicked place, place for pugilists to get up mus
cle-a training school for manufacturing
Heenans. Now what do you see there2 College
professors swinging dumb bells; millionaires
turning summersaults lawyers upside down
hanging by one foot; doctors of divinity with
coats off punching bag-sending out blows as
If in a controversy and the bag opposing
bishop; dyspeeptics on rope ladder; old age
dancing itself young. All its better than all
the curatives of earth, better than all the plan.
tation bitters st. S. T. A. IS and U. Y. G.'s and
all the other board-fence literature in creation
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Eccentricities of scotch Clergymen.

London Truth.
noticed last week that certain Scotch min
lister had announced from the pulpit that some
members of his congregation had conspired to
murder his wife. I was possibly mistaken in
ascribing any Importance to the episode, for it
seems to be a popularity of Scottish clereymen
to make the most astounding allegations and in
situations against each other and against mem
bers of their respective congregations with
out meaning anything in particular A
short time ago. for instance, the Rev.
Mr.. Thompson. of St Stephens, Edinburgh,
caused some little excitement in the Free Pres
bytery of that city, by suggesting that the Rev
William Balfour ought to be shot for the part he
had taken in the dsestablishment question. Yet,
last week. the Rev. Thomson and the Rev. Bal
four exchanged pulpts in the most affectionate
manner possible, the former gentleman oficat-
ing at Hollywood Free Church. and the latter at
ST. Stephens. have little doubt. therefore,
that the aforesaid minister and those members
of his congregation whom he recently accused of
conspiring to murder his wife will soon be ex-
changing fraternal greeting over glass of toddy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
Odds and Ends.

Colored straw sailor hats will be worn by chill
dren.
Striped pongee is employed for trimming plain
pongee dresses
Indigo blue and cardinal red embroideries on
white grounds will be used for summer dresses.
There are variety of designs, from the simplest
to the most elaborate.
Long. slender waists are to be fashionable if
the dress makers can erect 1t, this summer and
the short basques have high bases, to give the
appearance of length, and tapering bands or
velvet are set on each side of the silk waist.
Big bows of ribbon are to be- tied on the handle
of the parasol or else on the ferule, next sum
mer Somewhere the bow must be. or the
owner of the parasol will be suspected of not
knowing what is what
Pompadour sateens and foulard cambrics worn
as French polonaises, or as corsages and tuncs
over skirts OF plain fouard or surah killed or
lace trimmed. will be highly favored for after
noon toilets all summer
The very thin, transparent cotton stuffs are to
be made with double waists this summer. but,
by a triumph of common sense, the opaque ma
terials have no lining and are really cool The
double thin waists necessity with double
skirts, of course, but they are not very COM
Portable.
There will be no abatement in the rage for
lace dresses the coming season, and besides the
regular piece lace, with edgings to match, which
have hitherto formed these elegant and airy
toilets, are added lace-robe suits imported in
boss, colored in pale yellow. nuns gray. ecru,
coffee color. golden brown, and black.
The wooden man.les shown for spring aud
summer wear in Paris have absolutely no trim
ming except clasp at the back of the waist
and another at the throat The back Is close
fitting. The sleeve is formed by the doubled
end Of scarf, which, passing over the shoulder,
is united to its fellow at the back under the
clasp.
Among hundreds of conceits in pearl, bronze,
gold, ivory, amber and silver ornaments for bon
nets and bonnet strings are small merry
thoughts in diamonds. and then there is gold
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
Household Hints.

Powdered rice is said to be very eficacious in
stopping bleeding from fresh wounds.
It Is claimed that cistern water may be puri-
fed by hanging in it a bag filed with charcoal.
When the burners of lamps become clogged
with char put them in strong soapsuds and boil
awhile to clean them.
Colored silk handkerchief fo- gentlemen are
now declared to be obso~te The proper shuen
is white, be it cambria or Chinese lawn.
The creases can be taken out of velvet and the
pile raised by drawing it across hot iron over
which wet cloth has been spread. If there are
pin marks over which the pile refuses to rise,
brush it up with stiff brush and steam it, re-
peating the operation several times Narrow
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
The Latest Styles at The Hub.
Boston Record.


A certain very stylish young lady. who drives
good deal, got into horse car in the exclusive
suburb where she lives, the other day. wearing
her now coachmans jacket of rather gay red
CLOTH trimmed effectively with brass buttons.
She was going to make morning call on friend
only a few streets away. and, as she wished to
show the young lady her new accoutrements, she
wore her gay jacket, and rather striking hat
which goes with it. Scarcely had she seated
herself in the car when an eager-voiced old
woman sitting near said socially:
'tYou belong to the Salvation Army, don't
your
The swell young lady was little startled, but
she said ''naow" coldly, and turned little away
from her neighbor.
s'But you must" persisted the old lady.
"Them's Salvation Army clothes"
Fortunately, by this time the car was at her
friends corner. and, stopping it, the prosecuted
wearcr of spring fashions hurried out and into
the house and into her friends arms, where, af-
ter 'good cry she to a sense Of the cs-
sentially funny nature of the situation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
UNFOLDING the Law.
IIarper's Bazar.

Harpers Bazaar.
Excited Citizen-Here, Iwant pistol to shoot
myself with.
Mr.. Isaacstein [insinuatinglyl-My trent you
yant VIM of dem peatiful silver plated rewolf
wers nit dat ivory handle und gold mountlng5
vich sell at cost brice-twenty two dollar-sd
Lslp me-
Excited Citizen-No, no; I've only got a dol
lar. Gimme pistol for a dollar. quick.
Mr.. Isaacstein (ndignantly)-My trent. ven
you dalk aloud killing yourselluf, dat against
the law, und have you arrested.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
Getting Tired of Evancelists.

western Christian Advocate, Cincinnati.
1t is highly commendabe in church to crowd
the house to hear the evangelist, but it is a
shame to leave her own pastor to preach to
empty pews. And vet there are people who not
Only do that, but follow the evangelist with full
some laudaton, and their own minister with
cynical criticism They stand by the evangelist
In such a way as to make failure impossible, and
then praise him for his success, while they desert
their own pastor until success is impossible, and
then criticise him for failure which they made
inevitable. We have word to say against
evangelists. We know some of them well. and
esteem them highly in love for their works sake.
All we say is that when the churches are be-
trayed by the noise of the evangelist's triumph
into depreciation of their pastors they do what
no good reasons justify and manifold and strong
reasons condemn. Help your own ministers.
Northwestern Christian Advocate, Chicago.
We reiterate it: revivalistS and evangelists
who ara not pastors should be amenable to annu-
al conference authority. The very best and the
most successful special workers should be ap.
pointed to that work. AT present any pastor
can employ any rover, and thereby endanger the
churchs reputation. When q sweeping revival
begins the special revivalist springs into sudden
notoriety through the newspapers, and in two
weeks his reputation" is wider than that of the
pastor who has preached for quarter century.
If now, the revivalist falls morally, the blow
hurts the church tremendously. The very make
up of the case attracts adventurers, who leap
into sudden fame and a ministerial JOB" for
which they may have been looking half life
time. Never before have evangelists had more
to do, and never have they done moro, than now.
Therefore all the more cause for care in engag-
ing the right and genuine helper in revival work.
Beware Of refusing proper pastoral help, and be-
ware also of harboring and indorsing the wrong
man or woman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
War Prices i'm the South.

GAINESVILLE (Ga.) Mall
A few days ago party of gentlemen were dis
cussing high prices in the South during the latter
part of the civil war.
II paid $50 yard for suit of gray cotton
jeans" said the first speaker, ''and the suit Of
clothes cost me 1850 after being cut and made"
1.-THE biggest trade made during the war;
said No. 2 twas $50 for a spool of cotton thread"
And l." said No g. ''paid $l5 for a shave"
How could man carry enough change in his
pocket to buy anythng9" I ventured TO ask.
They stuffed it in their hats, boots, pockets.
or most anywhere it would STICK replied No. i.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
Ocular Demonstration.

San Francisco Chronicle
He was sitting with his wife. He was quite
uncomfortable for he didn't want to be there.
She was criticisng the fair and beautiful display
of female humanity
Just look at Mrs. in front of us there.
Why does she venture out in such a low-cut
dress!"
The husband took long look at the figure, and
said
My dear, knew you were wrong You told
me once that woman had no backbone
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04


Coarse Hominy-This is otherwise known as
cracked corn. Wash it we'll and set to soak all
night. In the morning drain and cook soft in
boiling water, sailed. East with sugar and cream,
or cream only.
Potato Rolls-One cup Of potato, mashed or
whipped until smooth and light with two table
spoonfuls of butter and two cups of lukewarm
milk, one tablespoonful of sugar, one scant cup
of -four, one-half yeast cake, dissolved in warm
water one teaspoonful of salt-an even one.
Mix these together using but half the -four over
night, and leave them to rise. Early in the
thoroughly, and let rise for an hour and a half;
kneading, set III pan, and leave in a warm place
for half an hour before baking. Send hot to the
table.
Fried Pigs Feet, Breaded-Buy the pigs feet
ready picked from your butcher. If they have
only been kept in brine, soak three hours and
boil until tender. While hot, cover with boil
ing vinegar, in which you have put a tablespoon
full of sugar and half dozen whole black pepper
corns for each cupful of vinegar. Do this the
day before you cook them for breakfast Before
frying, wipe each piece well, roll in beaten egg
then In cracker crumbs and cook in plenty or
cleared dripping or lard Drain off the fat and
send to table hot.
Buttered Toast-Slce the bread nearly an
inch thick, pare off the crust, and toast quickly
over a clear fire, buttering each piece lightly
as you take it from the toaster Lay in hot
dish until all are done. AS soon as the last
slice comes from the fire, send all to the table.
Should a corner seorch, scrape before you butter
it. The whole surface should be of light yell
low brown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04

tiny pearl horseshoe. A diamond mouse on
bar is odd, and very pretty is the folded note id
white enamel depending from diamond pigeon
bar of music shows the treble clef in gold, and
the notes in diamonds, and good sized horse-
passed through. Ladies who can afford the ex<
pense buy these pretty designs in pure JEWELS
but they also come in Alaska diamonds and ini@
tation colored stones at small cost.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
The Wise Small Boy.
Boston Record.

Boston Record.
That the administration of justice is often af.
fected by extraneous circumstances is a truth
which becomes evident early in lfe
The bright six-year-old son of genial clergy.
man of the historians acquaintance had been en-
gagged, with some of his friends, in wrong-doing,
and he was called into the house under circum-.
stances that seemed ominous.
did you get licked" inquired one of his mat
ter-offact companions the next day.
"Well yes, | did" admitted the young philoso-
pher; "but l should have got off all right if,
liked
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
A Sufficient Reason.
New York ;;lIIi-

New IOrK Gun.
Visitor from out of town addressing the
school)-In the year 1925, my dear young
friends, several boys walked from Salem to Boss
ton and back, distance of thirty miles, to hear
Daniel Webster speak. If there were no rail-,
roads or means of transportation to-day, would
the boys of the present generation undertake
such journey, do.you think?
Small Boy latter long sience)-No, sir.
Visitor-Ah! and why2
Small Boy-Because Mr.. Webster is dead
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
READING FOR THE DAY.
At yespers.

As The sweet breath of june enchanting night
Lureth the body forth the fields to roam,
So lures thy voice my willing soul to come
The way thy presence toucheth with delight.
More gen rously than mornings sun doth dgbt
The east sky's MIST that hane-tints HEAVIER dome,
Thy anthem lights my spirits sulen home
And leads my feet by faith where is no sigh
IL thee and that thou low st to love prove m.
A soul ia time its earth -shard hath outgrotY4
If while thy voice hear my peace be sign
Of that more blessed peace reigns round tod $
throne;
] wait not death to find lfe's ills decline;
ny grateful heart proclams they now are flown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
A Brave Young Woman.
Harper's Bazaar.

Harper's BaZar.
Young Lady-(in Sixth-avenue restaurantl
Are you keeping Lent, Clarap
Clara--llooking bill-offare) "Oh, mys
yes We are High, you know"
Young Lady-''What have you given upW
Clara Meat ITO waiterl sYou may bring.
some whitehall broiled chicken and cream
hashed potatoes" Ito friend.l Eyes, | have
given up meat entirely until Easter. Papa
thinks I'm very brave"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
A Parallel Case.

/
The Knights of Labor want to parley with Mr..
Gould AS to get the strikers at work again,
and Mr.. Gould wants the men to 20 to work so
that ne can parley with the Knights of Labor.
There is parallel case up in Vermont at this
season, when the snow cannot go off anti
warmer weather comes, and warmer weather
cannot come until the snow is gone; but, ihen,
the bare ground appears somehow after awhile.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-04
He Said Shoulders.

San Francisco Chronicle.
They were sitting at the opera. A few rows
off was a picture of a woman in full toilet They
always call it full toilet when the figure is toe
big for the dress. Running over toilet would
perhaps be better.
II DO think said the Girl to her best beau "E
do think she's got the lovelest. neck in the
world"
"Yes, by Jove, and what beautiful shoulders.n
George! Don't be improper"
And he shut up