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Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-29


 An ordinary sitting of the House of Lords is dull and dreary ceremony. The hall is lofty, and in the dim light of an English af- ternoon reminds one of some stately vault where the remains of the ancestral institu- tion may be imagined to repose. A few struggling gentlemen seated on the bench es, some mumbling remarks made, some antiquated form gone through in the dark ness-a new peer is perhaps presented in his robes, or bill comes up from the Commons and the august assembly adjourns. The business of the House is carried on by 30 or 40 peers, and these, with rare exceptions, maintain the debates of the session. The uniformity of costume is broken only by the lords chancellor as he enters or leaves with his robes and his train-bearer, or the ghostly bishops who sit on benches by themselves, in their lawn sleeves. The mover and sec onder of an address that is offered to the queen at the opening of every session are al ways in levee dress-for they are supposed to stand in the presence of majesty, though majesty never is there-but otherwise the peers are plainly clad, the older ones, as a rule, unfashionably, and more than half of them wear their hats. All is dismal, decor ous and funereal.
 1 every seat, and the peeresses' gallery crowd ed. When an opportunity occurs to signify their opposition to Liberal measure the lords turn out in force, and if, as once in very great while happens, the sitting is late, the wives and daughters of peers come in from dinner in laces and diamonds, while the peers themselves on these occasions are often in evening dress On the floor. After some bill to which their lordships are opposed has passed the House of Commons, the patricians proceed to set forth their arguments elabor- ately, and sometimes violently. have been present at as heated discussions in the aris- tocratic chamber as every witnessed in the American capitol.
 When the bill to disestablsh the Irish church was debated, the prime minister, Mr. Gladstone, stood on the steps of the throne in an excited House while Lord Sails bury denounced him in terms 'arro- gant man," and every one turned to see how he took it. For there is no admission to the floor of the House for ministers who are not peers. Privy councillors, the eldest sons of peers and members ot the diplomatic corps may stand on the steps of the throne; and, if the session is long and they become fatig- ued, these personages often sit or squat in extremely undignifed positions behind the railings that surround the sovereigns seat. In this way the prime minister who has
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-29

but some were still grewsome. Dead faces were made to writhe, arms twitched, hands clenched and eyes rolled in their sockets But with all this there was an sctual in- crease of knowle edge in a field that offers possibilities enough to stimulate any stu dent who looks in this way for the exact part that is played by the material brain in the processes of life, including the func- tions of thought.
 Now in all these experiments one diff cultv has been the short time after death that was available for the tests In a few minutes the nerves and muscles lost the power of responding to an excitant The latest attempt to meet this difficulty is de- scribed in the Revue Scientifque for Novem- Der 18th, and summary of it is given in Science. The first experiment was made with the head of criminal who had been decapitated. To prolong the period of sensi-
 bility 1t was arranged that the carotid artery of dog should be united to one of the care
 tids in the severed human head. The other
 carotid was at the same time injected with
 defbrinated blood at a suitable temperature.
 Owing to unexpected delays it was seventeen
 minutes after death before the connections
 were made. Through an opening in the
 skull pair of electrodes were brought to the
 frontal parietal region on the left side this
 being more than twenty minutes after the
 decapitat1on. Then the transfusion of blood
 began. The face assumed natural color, there was regular and marked "contract1on of the muscles on the opposite side of the face," and Ca movement of the lower jaw which caused a strong chattering pf the teeth" This movement could be excited up to forty-nine minutes after death During the time of successful stimulation the pupil of the eye contracted or dilated as light was moved towards it or away from it. In l a later experiment with another subject there was partial failure said to be due to the 1 fact that the man had furiously resisted when the time for his execution came, and ] that resultant neuro-muscuiAr exeitability prevented the orderly action of the electrical stimulation" In this instance, however, | stimulation of the cephalic end of the me ! dulla produced movements of the tongue It is chiefly as tests of hypotheses or ap-
 parent results of other inquiry that such ex- | periments have value, and their usefulness in 1 this way is likely to prove very considerable
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NEW METHOD OF CURE. NO MEDICINES '!

Mrs. Laura P. HOlbrOOk and Miss
 Helen L.. swan, Christian Scientists.
 "AVE removed from 1, ,173 Chapel street to 214 ri Grown street, where they will welcome old patients and friends and any who desire to benefit cases successfully treated This method of cure should not be confounded with Clairyoyance. Spir- itIIaIism MesInerisYn Faith Cure. Consultations free Monday evenings and Wednesday afternoons Best of references given. Office hours-10 to 12 a. m 8 to D. m. ja14tf
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-29
Sorrows .f a Ease Ball Club Manager,


 think that base ball business is the mean - est profession on the face of the earth I don't mean the players, but the running and management of a club. It is an awful pull on man, and is enough to turn his hair gray after he has been year at the business
 You are always in hot water You don't more than get one thing fixed up, and think that everything is lovely, and prospects for smooth sailing, when the first thing you know some manager will make grand kick that can be felt from Boston to St. Louis, and then away go all your plans, and before you know it you are fiat upon your back. Oh yes, it is fine occupation for man who wants to train himself for the insane asylnm
 Some people have an idea that it is reg ular picnic to run base ball club, but six months year would slightly change their opinions, I think. Base ball managers, as a rule, are kickers from the word Ego" If they are not when they first go into the bus mess, it won't take them long to learn it. The cause? Why, the simplest in the world. The first to jump on you are the players, and they keep it up during the whole season. They quarrel about this and that, and if you say anything to them they get mad and won't play. Then there kickers all around you. The manager of the team that, :" you are playing with wants to sit you, and every man with whom you have 8 speak ing acquaintance, no matter where he meets you, will want to know why you didn't do this and why you don't do that. Then again if one of your players makes poor play casionally, every greets you with, 'tThat was an awful bad break that so and so made and why don't you fire him?" Then again you will find people who want to run the club for you and say: |" If were you, I would just put such player at third; he can't pitch at all, and this fielder and that catcher should have other positions At the end of the base ball season you can imag- inc what you have to go through with. Why, it is simple enough to make man wild, and the only thing that surprises me is that kase ball managers live as long they do
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-29
J. N. ADAM & CO.,, 886 and 088 CHAPEL ST REEF Specially
 Interesting.

For a week, beginning Mon day, the 1st of February, we shall devote extra space in our store to the display of Linens and Made-up Underwear. Of the latter we have bought very largely and on very advantage ous terms, and we would like to have the opportunity to con- vince those who have not been in the habit of buying ready made garments, that they can be bought at very nearly the cost of the materials and nOth- ing sacrificed in the quality of the work. We also undertake to agreeably surprise those who have already given up the mak- ing of their underwear by the cheapness of our new stock. The prices will be less than Sixth Avenue prices about which we so often hear. In fact the manufacturer said to us that if we sold the goods as we said we would "it would raise the biggest racket ever was. " Well-we will raise it.
 In regard to Linens. Our special early importations are nearly all received. The goods are splendid. l he value excel lent. Towels, Table Linen, Napkins, and all kinds of Ma pery from the best Scotch, Irish and German makers. Our intl. ,,oota and c1oca Connection wifi h these foreign markets enables us to present the, goods at prices free from intermediate profits, and to offer to our customers all that the middlemen were wont to claim. Please do us the r. vor of an early examination.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-29
ELECTRICITY THE SPARK OF LIFE
Grewsome Hut Useful Experiments
 with a Murderer,s Head.

With Mufderer's Head.
 From the Hartford Courant.l
 In the hundred years since Calvin made his little experiment with frog and caused it's dead muscles to contract by the applica- tion of electricity there have been many at tempts to make electricity act the part of the spark of life, whatever that may be. They have varied from the first uninstructed eff forts to make 6 dead body simulate the movements of life to the more recent stud ies in exciting certain portions of the brain, and tracing the exact effect on muscles al- ready known to depend more or less for the movement on those particular parts of the brain. Some, especially of the earlier ones, were horrible and ghastly, and did not yield scientific results of any great value. Those that came after were made with the help of such advanced knowledge as limited the in quiry and made it more fruitful in nearly the same ratio Some of them were innocent,
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-29
The Chinesa nItni.ter

lNaSn1nSton LSLtSf Tn Springfield Republican
 The Chinese minister is man of 60 who was governor of one of the provinces in China. After he had made his fortune the Emperor saw that he was getting rich too fast and, much to his disgust, exiled him here on a salary of $25, 900 year and all expenses paid. For the Chinese government is liber- al. If a dinner is given at a legation the government pays for it, and the same if he travels, or keeps a carriage, while all expenses of the legation are defrayed from home
 When he came here the minister left his wives at home, but after while he had sent over from China little thing, not more than IS years old, and she is the only woman at the legation. She is kept very secluded, and on- ly allowed to visit the house of Mr. Bartlett, formerly correspondent of the Republican and now secretary to the legation About once week she is driven over and spends the afternoon with the ladies of his family, but they are not allowed to admit others 10 see her. Then she trips back to her carriage, if a woman with such little feet is said te trip, and is not seen out again for another week. 1 have known ladies who had an idea of the day she would visit Mrs. Bartlett to spend the whole afternoon in neighboring window to get a glimpse of her. When the Chinese want to please people they send them some of the finest tea, which comes direct to them, not in great boxes which you see, but in small cases holding few pounds This is the finest tea that ever comes to this coun- try, and those who are lucky enough to receive package prize it very highly It is little stronger than the tea you buy in the stores, and so much more fragrant and pleasant to the taste that it hardly seems like the same plant And l doubt very much whether it is.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-29
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-14
Life Prisoners Paroled.

The Governor yesterday paroled Moses Davis,
a convict now eighty-three years old, who is
serving life sentence in the Michigan City
prison for murder committed in Clinton county
thirteen years ago. He was good citizen, it is
claimed prior to his conviction, and has con-
Quoted himself in way to win the commenda-
ton of the officials since he has been in prison.
He is now in very poor health. and his release
from confinement or parole is on condition that
he will remain quietly at his home in Clinton
county.
vile prison. has also been released by the Gov
ernor on parole, so that he may return home to
assist his mother, who is quite old and in such
feeble health that it is expected she will die
soon. Ditman was sentenced in March, 1868, and
has, therefore, been in prison eighteen years
Either of the men may be returned to prison at
the pleasure of the Governor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-14
l90 The offerings were very light for Satur-
day; market about the same:
Elsewhere.

KANSAS CITY Feb. 13-The Live Stock Indicator
reports: Cattle-Receipts, 772 shipments none. The
market was active and firm; exporters, So 10 .25
good to choice shipping, $4.6005.00; common to
medium, 81 00045O stockers and feeders; So 00O
$780, cows, So. 2503.3O.
Hogs-Receipts, 3, Ut; shipments, 1653 choice
shade higher; medium to common steady; good to
choice $4.0O04.15; common to medium, So 600
1896
Sheep-Receipts, 425; shipments, none. The mar
ket was quiet; good to choice, &3.0003.50; common
20 medium, $202.75.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-The Drovers Journal reports:
Cattle--Receipts, 8, 200; shipments 500 The mar
ket steady shipping steers, $50 to LOO lbs,
$36O05.75; stockers and feeders So. 2504.35;
cows bulls and mixed 81. 95 I'd; bulk So. 1903.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments, 6,00O. The
packing and shipping $4. 1504.50 light 5000
420; skips, $2.9003.6O.
Sheep-Receipts, 300. The marketwas steady; ma
tives $20475; Texans, $20350 lambs, $405.
EAST LIBERTY. Pa. Feb. -Cattle-Receipts,
22S shipments, 1913. Nothing doing; IL carloads OF
cattle shipped to New York to-day.
Hogs-Reeeipts. 3, 900; shipments, $500. Market
active; Philadelphias, 81. 4O0450 Workers, 50. lO
04. 20 % carloads shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1900; shipments,
l,4OO. Market fair and unchanged
ST. LOUIS Feb Observation-Disclosures, 600;
shipments, 600. The market was strong and firm
at yesterdays prices.
Hogs-Reeeipts, 1000; shipments. 800. The mar
ket was active and 5010c higher; grades range from
1915 to So
Sheep-Receipts, 760; shipments none. The mar
ket firm and unchanged.
CINCINNATI, Feb 13.-Hogs firm; common and
light, S3.6504 10; packing and butchers, $4. a
4.A3; receipts, 700; shipments, 1000.
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x. Of p.

No. Sc had work in the second rank on Thurs
day evening.
Indianapolis will be we'll represented at To
ronto next August.
Castle Hall is said to be one of the finest lodge
rooms in the country.
Oscar T. Burnett, an old and prominent
knight of Evansville. died in that city on
Wednesday ofparlysis.
Excelsior, No. %, conferred the Page and Es-
quire ranks on Friday evening. and received a
number of applications.
Major Ross, Captain Wiles and "Snacka"
Thompson graced Excelsior, No. Is, by their pres
enee on Friday evening
The Kokomo Division of the Uniform Rank
are making extensive arrangements for attend
ing the tournament at Toronto next August
Olive Branch conferred the Page and Esquire
ranks on last Saturday evening, and had work
in the first, second and third degrees on last
evening.
Members of Excelsior Lodge, No. %. are re-
Quested to meet at Castle Hall as early as con-
venient on next Friday evening, in order to
transact regular business before the assembling
Of other lodges
The anniversary entertainment on next Fri
day night. at Castle Hall, corner of Pennsylya-
MIA and Market streets. will be grand affair
Supreme Chancellor John Van Valkenburg, and
other supreme officers, will be present, besides
the grand oficersand number of knights from
different parts of the State The amplified
third rank will be conferred on six candidates in
the new hall, especially fitted for that purpose
by a special team. This hall was designed by
DR.. w. E. Heiskill, and is said to be the finest
conception of the ritual in the United States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-14
Sex. dividend
The weekly bank statement, issued to-day,
shows the following changes:
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Centers.


Two Great Centers.
NEW YORK. Feb. b. - Nour-Receipis.
9s19 brls; exports, 1882 brls market dull; sales,
10000 brls; common to good extra Western and
State. $3150355.
Wheat-Receipts, $3.50 Blu; exports, none; spot
dull; options opened 4c better, later declined
403c, and rallied to the best prices, leaving off
firm. Sales l. 16s 900 bu futures, Il, 600 Blu spot;
No. 2 spring. Sale; ungraded S90931c; No. 2
red, Ollie in store; No. white. 95lc ungraded
at 9lac; April, 92s a 92sc, closing at 92Sc May,
93a G944c. closing at 94!c; June 94a oslo, clos
ing at 959c; July, 95s a 953c. closing at 95se;
August, 95sc
COrn-spot lower and less active; options,
higher and closing firm. Receipts. 100000 blu;
exports. 800 Blu; sales, 104S 600 bu futures, l6S,
600 bu spot unGraded, 47050c rejected, 45c;
NO. B 46s 047ac steamer. 48sg0494c elevator,
48t 4ssc February, 4894S4c March, Alto May;
No; :. nominal ina steamer white, 4s4c: No. red.
February, 53s 054c, closing at 53sc; March,
50s 5osc, closing at 50sc April, 49s a SOC; May,
Asl0 49c. ''
Oats lower: receipts, IS, $50 Blu; exports, none:
: mixed Western, 81 a 39ac; white Western. 40 5a45e
Hay steady and fair demand
Coffee-Spot fair Rio quiet and steady. on
tions quiet and steady; sales, u 900 bags: March
6.600 65c; May, Coco; June, Csc; others IN.
changed. Sugar frmer and quiet; fair to good
refining, 81 al 4c; refined steady; granulated 68c
Molasses quiet and steady.
Petroleum quiet; United closedat 76sc Tallow
dulf and nominal Turpentine irmer at All a. 2c.
Eggs quiet and steady; receipts, 6l2 packages;
Western 22ac.
Pork quiet mess, sfo5001l. Lard a shade
lower and dull; Western steam, spot. at 6374c:
March, G.35 06 86c; April, $3.50 44c; May, $50
0651c; June, 6.5796-5se; city steam, 6.25@
6.30c.
Butter quiet and frm Western. I2035c; Ell
sin Qfr nu;a AZ nd
CHICAGO, Feb. B.-To-days session on
Change was the mort spiritless witnessed in
many months The ductuation in the price of