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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
"With Sherman"

Pttsburg Democrat.
Colonel Hazard told US a couple OF stories of
Sherman which are new to me. He was in the
same car with the hero of Georgia, on their way
homo from some army reunion not long ago.
The seat beside the General happened to be
vacant for time, and Colonel Hazard, passing
along the aisle. stopped and said:
General, may share your seatp
Sherman glanced up through his iron gray
brows, and responded somewhat YEARLY:
f'Yes-if you amt just going to say you were
with me-"
Hazard hadn't more than fairly seen the point
of qualification until stranger came up full of
enthusiasm, and, reaching out to shake hands.
exclaimed
General Sherman, how do you dol Natural
as life. swear. / was with you, General: was
with you when we split the heart of the Rebellion
in twain"
II knew it," was all the answer he got but as
soon as he moved away the old General broke
out emphatically: ''They were all with me >
and they are all with me- yet. By heavens if /
had even half as many able bodied men with
me- as say they were, the war wouldn't have
lasted week."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
HE HAD 'EM BAD.
Experience of n Sleeping-Car Conductor with
Man Who Had Mother-in-Law.

Experience of a Sleeping-C Car Conductor witt,
Man Who Had q Mother-in-Law.
Atlanta Constitution.
A very bad case of motherin-law developed on
the Airline train few days ago.
Mr. L. l.. McCleskey, assistant general freight
agent of this road, was in the smoking-room of
the sleeper, when gentleman entered, and,
after cycling him moment, said:
Are you the CONDUCTOR
mo, sir, was the reply.
"Please send him to me- then, for / must see
him at once"
Mr. McCleskey went out and told conductor
Fred Hodgson that gentleman in the smoking
room wished to see him at once.
The conductor went into the smoking room
AS he entered, the man said
Shut the door, and sit down, sir"
Mr.. Hodgson shut the door, and sunk into a
seat opposite the passenger.
Can | do something for your he asked in his
pleasant manner.
YES" was the reply.
what is it?"
"Do you ever pray9"
Sometimes, but not as often as should"
''Do you feel like praying nowp
II do not"
my friend, are you married mans"
Il am, sir"
ANY chidren!"
Eyes, one little girl"
You have motherin-lawW
''Yesn
linen. slr, you Snail pray rlSnJ mere ana rlgnb
now" said the man as he put his hand into his
hip pocket as if to draw pistol. Mr.. Hodgson
saw that he had a crazy man to deal with, and
that he was getting into close quarters. He at
tempted to slide out of the door, but was pushed
back into his seat by the man, who continued:
81 was happy king once, but I went to
live with my mother-in-law, and she has run me
crazy. You must pray with me, for we both
have mothers -in-law. My God! friend at last!
VIII you pray with mes
''Not now"
you shall. BY the eternal, you must pray!
II can't"
Then will make you!'
II can't"
"You mist, for we are both in h-ll of fix,
and it will take prayer till daylight to relieve
Get down on your knees!"
My friend, wait just little while"
NO, sir right now, and be quick about it.
Get down."
And as he uttered the last words he threw
shining pistol into Mr. Hodgson's face, but that
gentleman grabbed 1t aud took it away from
him. Assistance was procured, and the man
was carefully watched to Charlotte, where he
got off the train 1t was found that he was suf
fering from temporary arrangement of mind
probably superinduced by mother-in-law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
Poverty.

The city woke. Down the long market place
Her sad eyes wandered, but no tears they shed.
In her bare home a little child lay dead
Yet she was here, with white impassive face,
And hands that had no beauty and no grace.
Selling her small wares for a bit of bread
Since they who live must eat, though sore bestead
What time had she to weep-what breathing space!
Poor even in words, she had no fitting phrase
Wherein to tell the story of her dole,
But stood, like Niobe, thing of stone,
Or mutelv went on her accustomed ways
Or counted her small gains while her dumb SOUL
Shut in with grief. could only make its moanl
Julia g. r. Dorr, in Cougregationalist.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21

Wall Street News.


did you tell me, sir" ne said, as he entered
the Office of prominent citizen of Indianapolis,
that wheat would be dollar bushel inside Of
four weeksl' why, presume did" "Well,
and I've lost So, 900 by following your advice
That's too bad--really too bad; this is the
fifteenth or twentieth time have made wrong
prediction on wheat. and believe I'll give il up.
Come around some day next week and asks
me what think of hops. always predict falks
of 10 per cent. in hops"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21

The patriarch of the Jardin des Plantes, in
Paris is fat old pigtail baboon. who has sur
vived the fall of his patron, the Emperor Napo-
leon, who used to pay him weekly visit. He is
as bald as Mormon elder. and is so jealous of
his rivals pair OF pet spider monkeys in a
neighbcring cage. that he rarely misses chance
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
A Story with q Moral.


At a theatrical entertainment, a few weeks ago, a
young lady with three-story hat sat Immediately
in front of newspaper man. Noticing that her
exaggerated headeear INSTRUCTED the journalists
view of the stage where a temperance lecture
or ascriptural panorama, or something was TAX
ing place, the young lady, with sweet smile,
removed her hat and placed it in her lap. The
newspaper man was profuse in his expressions
of thanks. The next day he caught severe
cold, contracted the pneumonia, and died a week
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
The Paper Hat.


The paper collar is an acknowledged weakness
of all the nations who starch their shirts, and
this year is to witness another innovation in the
form of paper hat. The scientific processes
which evolute billiard ball from tissue paper
and camphor gum and car wheel from COM
pacted pulp may be relied upon for further
revelations and revolutions. Paper is useful
articla
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
The Spring Races

At home are having race,
Io find out of which or of whether
The one will be coming out first
An empty coal-bin, warm weather.
The bin is just two lengths ahead.
But il now at the END of his tether,
Young March has brought up, there may be a chance
But wouldn't stake high weather
Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
Tommy Gray.

] am six years old
And like play and fun.
/ mean to grow up
Like George Washington.
So when mother said,
Who ate all the piel'
] spoke like man,
And said: 1T was /" a.
But she didn't say
She'd rather lose the pie
And know that her boy
Would not tell lie.
She just shut me up
Where couldn't see,
Then sent me 20 bed
Without any tea.
Ella Ball, in Babyhood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21

John Ruskin is In trouble again. He writes
the Pail Mall Gazette that his shelves are load
ed with books on natural history, bur could
find nothing about shrimps. except that they
swim in the water or lie upon the sand in shoals
an1 are taken in multituGes for the table.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
A Sensible and Able Widower.

WHEHIuRtOu LeLttr.
Ex-Governor Long, of Massachusetts,, is much
commended for his sensible choice of second
wife, With his wealth and high social position
he might have made brilliant alliance. He has
chosen quiet and finely educated, but not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
The Progress of Science.

Raleigh Observer.
There really seems to be no limit to the posi-
bilties of science. The London Times for in
stance, in its birth notices, announces 'To Lady
, daughter; by cable" What nextl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
And This from Boston
Boston Herald

Boston Herald.
isn't great why is it not more to his credit to say
he belonged to one of the newest families in the
State than to use the familiar phrase that he
'caine from one OF the oldest families in the
Commonwealth He did not choose his an
cestors
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21

later. When his will was read it was discovered
that he had added codicil, giving the young
lady who sat in front of MIN in the theater 81 =
047, 468. There is moral in this.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21

Love seeketh not itself to please,
Nor for itself hath any care,
But for another gives its ease
And builds heaven in hell's despair.
William Blake,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
Recommendation of Religious paper.

Burlington Free Press.
A Williston woman begged her husband to
subscribe for certain religious paper, on the
ground that it was not pasted or cut, and made
the best hustle Of any paper published.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21

religious services every Sabbath afternoon, and
on Saturday their house is thrown open to the
Jews. Members of all creeds come to listen,
especially to their sweet congregational sing
ing, which is quite unknown here among Mos.
lens Jews, and Catholics. They once befriended
a large body of refugee Temenite Jews, who
are accustomed to offer up in their synagogue
this prayer
Gle who blessed our father Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob, bless and guard, keep and help Hora-
ito Spafford and his household and all that are
Joined with him. because he. has shown mercy to
us and our children. Therefore may the Lord
make his DAYS long in righteousness and joy. and
may the Lords mercy shelter them In his and
in our days may Judah be helped and Israel rest
peacefully, and may the Redeemer come to Zion.
Amen"
They are entirely free from free,love vagaries,
though living as a community in one large
double house. commanding magnificent view
of old Jerusalem and the country round about.
They appear nkeehomelike, with almost
Quaker modesty, and thoroughly unassuming
An attendance on their services and converse
ton with them cannot but impress one with
their sincerity. Mr.. Spafford is earnest
and eloquent In expounding the Bible.
failed in my several interviews with them to
detect eccentricity in their actions words but
their views are peculiar and not in consonance
with prevailing thought However simple and
pure their creed, excellent their theories, and
high their aspirations it is difficult believe in
their practical success; that they can battle with
the world for physical existence high a
spiritual plane, or that they will soon behold the
new Jerusalem.
My dear Mrs. B this is my promised letter on
the old Jerusalem and the lew Jerusalem; on
holy writ and mans eccentricity; on wailing
Jews and pious pilgrims. In addition, it bears
much love from all my family to you and yours,
and regret that you and Mr.. B. could not be
with US amidst the Holy Land, and among the
wonders and beauties of the Orient
The examiner., 1886-06-19
BREVICIES.

The Boy1ston Iron foundry, at Roxbury, Mass, was burned Monday night.
 General M. P. Merrill, of the militia. died at Lawrence, Mass, Monday, aged 60 years.
 A meeting of the fruit and Vegetable Growers Association will be held at Col umbus. Ohio, June r.
 The Schooners Republic and Clayton Frame, which came ashore at Seabrlght Monday night will probably prove total losses.
 Luther M. Frank, the 13-year-old son of Jugde J. l.. H. Frank, of Dayton, Ohio, was killed by being hit in the breast with a baseball.
 August Sharper at 123 30 Monday night, shot and instantly killed his wife's step- father, Joseph Edgecombe, at Houston, Texas.
 Judge Shephard, of Chicago, has issued an order allowing the receiver of John B. Jeffrey Printing Company to take new work and purchase materials.
 William Close was fatally overcome by fire damp at Fort Wayne, Ind, while cleaning out an old well Monday. Horace Gaston. who tried to rescue him, perished also.
 William Barrows, of Macoupin, ILL, ac. ccmpanied by his wife and baby, tried to ford Hurricane Creek. The wagon was overturned and the child and team were drowned. t
 News comes from St. Georges Bay oi the loss of fishing schooner and all on board, near Seal Rocks. The schooner was struck by an of-shore squaI. She keeled over and sank immediately,
 A joint proclamation issued by the American, British and German Consuls recognizing King Malleton as the rightful If ho Co1v TSlondc is he to have effectually disposed of the claim of Tomasese.
 A double tragedy was enacted at El Paso, Texas, Tuesday night, being the second double killing within 8 month. George Williams, colored, formerly porter on the Texas Pacific railways, shot dead his wife and himself.
The examiner., 1886-06-19
GOVERNOR HILL.
KKls Work on Important New 2Ork
 Bills


 ALBANY, June 16.-By constitutional pro- vision all bills that do not receive the guv- eanors signature within thirty days fail to become laws This year tho limit expires June 18th. The list of thirty day bills in- cluded all that had Eeen in the Governors possession for less than ten days at the time of adjournment.
 All the printed statements in regard to the Governors signing or vetoing bills are gratuitous- The only bill of importance upon which action has been taken since Saturday Is the one allowing the appoint ment of the excise commissioners of New York city by the president of the Board of Aldermen, memorandum of the veto being taken late yeste rday afternoon. At the same hour this afternoon the Cover. nor will file a still longer memorandum relating to the bill for the election of four- teen aldermen. at-large in New York city. The most searching inquiry fails to dis. cover definitely his action; it is believed that he will veto the bill.
 Although neither the Governor nor his private secretary will commit thetnselves as to the formers intention on Senator Reilly's bill making 8 labor day of the third Satu day in September, yet It is evi- dent the bill will be rejected because the engrossing clerk in the final lines wrote ssmade" instead of ''hereafter made"
 It has just been given out that the Gov ernor will make public his final action on all bills today. Gov. Hill, with private Secretary W. G. Rice, leaves for Boston on the $40 train tonight. He will take an early breakfast and then go to Ports mouth, New Hampshire, where he will be the guest of MT. Frank Jones' Wednesday he will go to Concord, New Ham pshire Thursday evening he will return to Bos- ton.
The examiner., 1886-06-19
Two Blind Men.

There was once in Rome two blin q men, one of whom cried in the streets of the city: "He is helped whom God helps" The other on the contrary cried: "He is helped whom the king helps" This they did every day and the emperor heard is so often that he had loaf of bread baked and filled with gold pieces.
 This gold-fIled loaf he sent to the blind man who appealed to the emperor's help. When he felt the heavy weight of the bread he sold it to the other beggar as soon as he met him. The blind man who bought the bread carried 1t home. When he had broken it and found the gold he thanked God and from that day ceased to beg But the other, continuing to beg through the city, the emperor summoned him to his presence and asked him .sWhat hast thou done with the loaf that lately sent youf"
 .I sold it to my friend because it was heavy and did not seem well risen."
 Then the emperor said: "Eru1y he whom God helps is helped indeed" and turned the blind man from him.-FS. A. H., in The Congregationalist.
The examiner., 1886-06-19
THE EXAMINER, SATURDAY, JUNE 1o, 1sse
POISONED WATER.

The report of the State Board of Health shows a condition of things in the water supply that is absolutely appalling. One family alone has had three deaths, the origin of which can be traced to this source. The effect may not be immediate but are none the less sure. In the course of few weeks or months, loss of appe- t1te, headache, loss of sleep, tired feelings ana the thousand and one symptoms that Indicate the approach of disease are cer- tain to be felt. The smaller towns have a water supply of more or less injurious character, while the farming community often draws it's water from wells that are simply drainages from barns and out houses.
 When all these things are taken into consideration, the surprise is not that there is so much sickness, but that there IS so much health. The evil is not avoided by drinking liquors, mineral waters or any other connections, for they too ire ordinary water. The only way to avoid the evil effects is by keeping the health unimpaired. All have observed that the evil effects of poisonous water are quickly manifest in some cases and much less ill others This is owing to the fact that one person is in good health while the other is not. A man, woman or child who is wig orous, and whose body is properly toned, above named. A gentle stimulant to the digestive organs and faculties, a strength imparting preparation. a nerve building compound is what the public require, is what the people will have. This is pre- cisely what Hoptonic is, and the great favor with which it has been and is being received clearly shows it's value Being composed of peptonized beef hops and malt (the three best known invigorants and tonics), it accumulates albumen in the body so completely as to most cer- tainly counteract the first approaches of disease.
 If the inhabitants of Michigan desire to preserve their health unimpaired in spite of the severe climate, bad water and other health enemies that surround them, they must use some standard stimulant that imparts vigor while adding strength. All heads of families, and those who value their own happiness as we'll as that of their friends, should give this subject the most careful attention and investiga, ton.
The examiner., 1886-06-19
THE NATIONAL CAM K.

NEW YORK, June 16.-Harry Wright scored the game at the Polo grounds yes terday between his Philadelphia team and the New York Club. AS it proceeded, and he added goose egg after goose egg to the credit of his club, and added run after run to the credit of the home team, the look of disgust on his face became more and more plain. Harry's whole heart was centered in his young pitcher, Casey. He had wanted to see what this young man could do against the New Yorks.
 The game was contest of pitchers with poor field support. The New Yorks made some bad blunders. which, however, oc- cured at such points as to not be very damaging. The inability of the visitors to bat the pitching of Keefe accounted tor their loss of the game. The score: Philadelphia 0 o co 0 o 0 1-1 New York .-1 0 8 01 0 0 o .-5
 The Indians think more of beating their Brooklyn foes just now than winning the championship, and the continued success of the team caused great joy h their camp last night The game was played at Washington Park, and the Metrop opolitans had little trouble in winning. The score Brooklyn 211oo 800 or Metropolitan % 0 5 9 9 1 .--10
 At Newark:
 Newark o2s 0 % 2-S Jersey City 0 o 0 O--O
 Other games:
 League At Boston--Boston, g.; Wash ington, Pitchers. Radbourne and Barr. At Detroit-Detroit, 7; Kansas City, ?. Pitchers, Getzein and Whitney. At Chi cago-Rain.
 American Association At Baltimore Baltimore, 8 Athletic, pitchers Kilroy and Matthews, At St, Louis-Rain.
The examiner., 1886-06-19
THE PRISCILLA WINS.
SHE SCORES A VICTORY IN A
 GREAT RACE.
Puritan Second-Atlanfic TEfrd-A
 Splendid Race-Everybody
Delighted.

NEW YORK, June 16-The Priscilla won the race. Notwithstanding that the Puri- tan rossed the line at the start before her, the Priscilla oyerhauled and came in ahead of her. The Atlantic was third.
 Priscilla won by five minutes lead. and Puritan beat Atlantic by one minute and and thirty seconds.
 The time of starting as taken by one of the committee on the Luckenback, of the special class was as follows:
 B-Priscilla, 10. .43!45.
 C-PHritan, 10.41.0o.
 D-Atlantic, 10.43.33.
 The next boat over was the schooner Republic, followed by J. P. Earle's crack yacht Oracle, with mainsail and spinnaker drawing finely The cutter Clara, with her red bottom and old weather-beaIen sails and new jib taut filled with the breeze, next crossed. The Vivid, Gin derella, MT. Iselins new sloop, and Stella came next in a bunch. The new sloop Crocodile. Roamer, Adelaide, Rival. Thistle, Bertie Concord, Athlon, Daisy and Penquin followRd in the order named. The Daphne and Ilderan went over together and the little Curlew just got over at 1O5915 and was the last boat timed
 The Merlin and Nomad were below the stake boats trying to stem the ebb tide. and both passed over the line as the judges boa's followed the racers down the bay.
 The time for the first class schooners, as taken on the Luckenbach, was as follows
 1. Tidal Wave, 1O.44.02.
 g. Montauk, 1o.45.4S.
 3. Republic, 10.5 32.
 4. Crawling, 10 45.05.
 The her boat, Billiard Maker Collen- der's SperauZa, did not start.
 At elev en A. NJ. they were headed for the NaGxpws and rapidly approaching them outward bound. The white-bodied Puri- tan was leading, but right behind her came tho Priscilla and Atlantic. The lit tie difference in the start made the lead of the Puritan comparatively nothing.
 Looking from Fort Richmond the yachts seemed to be opposite and passing Quarantine station, and, as taken from the shore, passing that point they were in the following order:
The examiner., 1886-06-19
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The examiner., 1886-06-19
A Wise Po.tpone,nent.

Editor (to office boy)-Jabes, dake this article ub stairs ad dell the foreman do sed down (Ah-ker-chewl Ah-ker-chewD a proof as sood as possible Gro gentleman waiting)-Whad cab I do for you, sir9 (Ah-ker-chewD
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The examiner., 1886-06-19
In LoYa Wi,h Neture,s Reauttea.

The grim old sergeant in Wilkie Col lins' novel, ''The Moonstone," had a weak ness for roses, and after time, when age had dulled his enthusiasm for hunting clews to crime, he withdrew to rural retreat and devoted his days to the culti- vation of his favorite flower. The venera- ble historian, MT. Bancroft, has similar passion, and the Cincinnati Graphic doubts if all the reputation that he has won as writer of American history pleased him more than the fact that he has developed new wonder, the ':AmeIi- can Beauty" to grace the court of this royal family of flowers.
The examiner., 1886-06-19
APubiic Benefaction.

How to laundry linen as it is done in Troy, N. Y
 has been kept secret long enough; it can and should be done in every family. The ELASTIC that is put up by men who have practical knowl- edge of the laundry profession: It requires no cooking, keeps the irons from sticking and linen from blistering while ironing, and gives shirts, collars and cuffs that stiffness and beautiful polish that they have when new, which, everybody knows keeps them clean twice as long. Beware of imita- tioos. See that the name y. c. HubInger & Rr0., New Haven, Conn are on every package.
The examiner., 1886-06-19
Happiness and BIe ssedness.

"HappinessS tg the earthly word ssblessedness' is the k evenly cue. Hap piness may prove to be superficial appearance; but blessedness is deep as the abyss Happiness nipples like flow ing brook; but blessedness is a springing we'll Happiness may be wholly human but blessedness hath the divine element in it. Happiness is transient; blessedness is eternal. Happiness may be in our con- ception of things blessedness is Gods yer dict. Gods truthful statement of Q mans condition