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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
The Rev,valist and the Wrong Man.

Revivaist Ito nervous young man near the
door)-"My dear young friend, wouldn't you
like seat nearer the platformT
Nervous Young Man-''Yyes; / would like to
get little further up.n
Revivalist tfervently)-"Come with me, sir.
1t fills my soul with gladness to see young man
like you interested in our glorious services.
Come with me, my dear young friend, and don't
be frightened It is grand privilege to expert
ence a change of heart"
Nervous Young Man-'fWell-er this isn't exact
" change of heart; it's change of route. The
reporter who is up to this kind of business Is of
on toot, and I've been assigned to take his
nlacev
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
SOCIETY In CHICAGO.

Mrs. Marshall Fields Japanese German-An
Event of Extraordinary Note.
New York Telegram.
But the ball of balls was the Japanese german
given by Mrs. Marshall Field, in honor of her
seventeen year old son. All the furniture in the
two lower floors had been removed and reap
pointed by a staff of Japanese artists. The lower
hall represented Japanese village, in which the
hanging gardens, pagodas, and wealth of pink
foliage were admirably depicted. The floral de-
signs were made to Mrs. Fields order, and sur
passed anything Of the kind evor attempted in
America. In the largest pagoda the musicians
were secreted. and during the evening
nothing but Japanese selections were rendered.
There were hangings of imperial satin in black
and gold embroidery, scrolls and screens Of
priceless value, portieres of ivory, woods. BAN
boo and beads imported especially for the occa
sion. and the window hangings were mastery
specimens OF needle painting. Many of the
Japanese gods in ivory and bronze were placed
in odd corners. with richly-carved screens for a
background and bits of silk for relief The
lors were either canopied with tufted satins, or
hung with lanterns and parasols The chief
ornamentation in the ball room was Japanese
tree in full blossom. the cost of which was vari
ously estimated below ST. 500.
The german was opened at IL, the favors for
which included embroideries, silk scarfs screens,
smoking caps, fans, parasols and all sorts Of
vases, boxes, baskets caddies and japaned
goods besides dolls aud Chinese figures
of padded silks, feathers and lace.
The little folks came from New
York, Philadelphia, Boston. Baltimore, Cincin
natl, San Francisco and the fashionable avenues
Of Chicago. All were costumed; the boys in
houri, obi and braided cue, and the little girls in
flowing draperies, with coiffures la Mikado
penciled eyebrows, banded feet and vermilioned
lips and cheeks. Some of the dresses were
hand painted, others had colored trimmings and
birds, butterflies. storks, scorpions and flowers
wrought in colored silks and threads Of gold,
silver and copper Of the most exquisite needle.
work. Several of the toilets were imported, and
all were historically correct as well as artistic.
Some fifty ladies aided Mrs. Field in entertaining
the little Japs. Just before the children showed
signs of fatigue they were arranged in tableaux
before the paeoda in the landscape hall and pho
tographed copies of which will be sent to each
of the invited guests some time during the
year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17

Brescia and Savonarola will end in being sancti-
fed by the Church of Rome, and who knows
whore Leo XIII will end il he continues his
present policyp
The church in which the American Episcopa.
iians used to worship in Paris has been purchased
that formerly held services in an upper room
connected with the Church of the Oratoire. The
membership is made up of Englishmen. Irish
men, Scotchmen and Americans.
The four years that have elapsed since the first
permanent organization of a Baptist church In
Utah have been years of unusual prosperity
Every department of the work has been greatly
blessed. The schools have increased in numbers
and interest and the prospects for the future
are most encouraging.
Old lady Ito street gamin): Little boy. don't
you want to join the Sunday school, and grow
up to be a good manr Little boy: What Sun
day-school is itp' Old lady: ''The Methodist. !"
Little boy: mo tried the Methodises last
year. an didn't git nothin' but stick o. broken
candy an apple. I'm gon to try the 'Piscopal
this year"
According to the tables prepared for the ALI
gemeine Missions Zeitschrift. by Dr. r. Grunde-
mann, Professionalism has in all the world mis-
sions as follows Stations. 2. LAG; missionaries
foreign, 2,675; native. 23,317; adherents. 2024
45l: communicates, 60O pol; baptized last year,
60,217; number of schools, IL, 500; pupils, $40,
032 expenditures in dollars. 81, 526, $50. 70.
The Free Church of Scotland has just sent out
the son of Scottish lord with his wife, the Hon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith-Falconer, commence a
mission among the Moslems at Alden. They go
at their own charges. Mr. Keith Faconer has
been much interested in efforts in behalf of the
Mohammedans, and has chosen this point as a
most hopeful field for his self-denying labors-
The Fjians have just been celebrating the
Jubilee of the introduction Of Christianity into
the islands. By way of commemorating the event
the Rev. j. Calvert. for nearly forty years mis-
sionary among these people, has prepared a vol
ume entitled bible Pictures for Our Pets" and
the Religious Tract Society of London has en-
gagged to distribute among the islanders three
thousand copies Of the work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
A Story Which Seems to Have No Moral.

Atlanta Constitution.
There are some abnormally sharp young men
up North. Here is an instance. A young New
Highlander landed in New York with nothing but
his carpet-bag and license to practice law. An
old lady fell on him in the street, breaking his
arm. The cause of the disaster took him to her
house, nursed him and insisted on his taking
vacant room and becoming a member of the
family. The young man remained in his pleas
ant quarters, opened law Office and began to
make money. There were two daughters at the
house, both very plain. The elder had a little
fortune of $l4 900. and the lawyer engaged him
self to her with the mothers consent. After
awhile he made money so rapidly that he laid
his plans to leave the house and cut the acquaint
ance of the family. just then the younger
daughter inherited $1,000 The lawyer paid
court to her, and they became engaged secretly.
One day the old lady was on her death-bed, and
urged an immediate marriage. The young
rascal hurried of, secured license and preach
or, and returned. When everything was ready
the bridegroom without word joined hands
with the younger daughter The ceremony was
over before the other girl found voice and pro-
tested. The dying mother saw what had occurred
and went off in spasm How matters were
patched up no one knows, but the woman who
was treated so shamefully still lives with her
sister and brother-in-law. The man who played
30 base part is very prosperous and o leader in
society Fortune has smiled on him at every
turn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
Loves Ghost.

Is it the ghost of dead and ruined Love
Which haunts the House Of Life, and comes by
night
With weary signs, and in its eyes the light
Of joys long set9 Ihear its footsteps move
Through darkened rooms where only ghosts now
rove
The rooms loves shining eyes Of old made bright.
1t whispers low, it trembles into sight;
bodiless presence hearts alone may prove.
I say. 'Sad visitant of this dark house.
Why wanderest thou through these deserted rooms,
dreadful gimmering light about thy brows!
Thy silent home should be among the tombs."
And the ghost answers while thrill will fear,
I'm all the world have no home but here"
Philip Bourke Marston, in The Athenaum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
She Was Against 1t.

Boston Record.
There is debating society at the Harvard An
mex where grave questions Of sociology and eth
les are discussed by the young women The
historian heard two Of them talking very earn
estly the other day about their next meeting.
and he asked one of them:
What subject do you debate next timer
"We are thinking of discussing the seculariza
ton of Sunday" she replied
"Ah! and are you against it,"
"No indeed! Or wait-yes am, too. Oh
always forget which way it meansw
If you had heard that dreadfully mixed up re-
ply of the young sociologist while her cheeks
grew as red as FIRE, you would have thought it
delicious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
It Wasn't Polite.
B0s ton Record.


The small boy who teaches theology to the
historian was very bad indeed at the table the
other day. so naughty, in fact, that his sister
said to him seriously:
''You seem to get worse every day. Are you
ever going to be any betterqs
ITO morrow" asserted the small boy with en-
gagine certainty; I'm going to pray to God
tonight when / 60 to bed to please make me
good and then IN get up early in the morning
and be good all day."
You'd better pray now, and begin right off,
God can hear you now just as we'll as at bed
time"
''Oh, maybe he can hear me now. but amt
going to pray now. Taint polite to God to pray
except at bedtime'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
General Burnside's Early Days.

I received a letter recently from John L.
Evans, of Butler county, Ohio. correcting state
ment Of mine that Caleb Smith had appointed
General Burnside to West Point. He says: II
am very sure you are mistaken when you write
that Caleb B. Smith appointed General Burnside
as cadet at West Point. The fact is that he re-
ceived his appointment through Judge Smith, II
have forgotten his initials He was the author
of q large and entertaining book. published about
the year 1850, on the bar and courts Of Indiana,
and was at one time in the United States Senate
IL am not sure whether it was for full term
or not He was for number Of years
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17

circuit judge, and while performing his duty
at Liberty, Ind. became acquainted with the
boy, Ambrose X. Burnside. who was then learn
ing the tailor trade with Mr.. Stoops. judge
Smith was pleased with the boy, and got him the
appointment to West Point My father lived at
Liberty when / was small boy and I played
many day with little Ambrose Burnside. He
had q little home made wagon, thatI often rode
in out to the old saw-mill on the outskirts Of
Liberty was the smaller and I would pull
the wagon down the hill, and Ambrose would
pull me up the hill. am now an old man,
but my recollection of the boy is perfect
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
The Savings of the Frugal Wife.

Boston Commercial Bulletin
Long and YEARLY had his anxious wife waited,
when at last the husband entered and, with his
frame convulsed with anguish, threw himself
into q chair and burying his face in his hands,
groaned:
1--WE are ruined; to-morrows sun will see the
proud name of Jinkins among the list of bank
rupts."
Then outspoke the noble wife:
Say not so, my dear Peter; oil is not lost.
We have gone without ice for the last three
months, and here is the money you gave me for
the ice man" and she placed $50 600 on the table.
The worn, weary face of the husband lighted
up with JOY as he exclaimed:
Maria, you are daisy if we had gone with.
out gas for the same time / would have retired
from business"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17

one quarter inch hem stitched margin. The ten
dency is for slightly wider full-dress ties than
were worn last year. those one inch in width be-
ing chiefly worn, although some few extremists
ask for ties having width Of one and one. quar-
ter inch. The latter is generally worn with an
extremely high collar With regard to the eye
let's in shirt bosoms, some few good dressers
whose taste cannot be impugned demand as
many as four in which to insert their white en-
amelled studs. Pearl-gray gloves, with black
embroidered backs, should be worn at the opera.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
An Ideal Shattered.

She sits beside me in the square old pew:
Two little gray gloved hands devoutly hold
Her dainty prayer-book and her hymn book too
Warm sunbeams fall aslant her head's bright gold
The preachers words sound very far away
The SWEET voiced singers chant unheard by me.
watch my darling upward look and say
Within myself: "Oh, I would were like thee!
All else forgot thy thoughts have flown above;
Too pure. too high for earth and such as l."
just then, with touched eyes. my little love
Leaned close and whispered with smothered sigh:
THAT girl In sealskin just across the aisle
Thinks don knowi plush! Well, should smile"
Omaha Herald.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17

see through the mist hanging over the snow,
light far up on the hill
Like hand reaching out for my own here below.
With jublant thrill, and grasp that know,
Till feel not the dark the chilli
For the home of George Gray,
1t is not far away
With the light at the low window-sill.
Old George keeps face that is always as bright
As his hearth, with its rudy red fame.
And his home it is high on the shore of the night,
1t CLEANS like beacon with warmth in it's light,
For hearts, like my own, that are lame,
Who may warm and may stay.
Who may then go their way.
And go ever blessing his y.
Dear George! when see through the mist and the
years,
Your face, as it beamed on me then,
Through the drizzle of rain, and the darkness of
fears,
My soul it grows warm and my heart melts in tears,
ASH pray for you again.
For feel, yet to-day.
You not far away
As pray for you over again.
Song.
My love hath many voices
And every one is sweet;
All, how my heart rejoces
At the tingle of her feet
As she dances through my Dreams
She an airy fairy seems,
With very many voices, that are sweet.
That are sweet
With very many voices, that sweet.
My love hath many roses
And every one is sweet
That on her breast reposes
Or slumbers on her cheek
And her eyes, they shed a light
Like the fire-hies at night,
Through the lonesome hours when all the witches meet
Witches meet.
Through the lonesome hours when all the witches meet
My love hath strange devices,
Yet every one is sweet;
l can see her as she rises
Like siren from her seat
To tighten up the shutters,
While my heart behind her futters.
As wait to fling it underneath her feet.
Meath her feet,
While wait to fling it underneath her feet.
Allan Bottsford.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
Her Foolish Fears.
New York Life.

New York Life.
Young Wife-There's gentleman in the par
Tor. dear. who wishes to see you.
He-Do you know who it iss
Y. W-You must forgive me, dear, but that
cough of yours has worried me so of late. and
you take such poor care of your health, and
and, you don't know how anxious I've been, and
land, oh, If were to lose you, my darling!
lBurts into tears.
He-There, there, dear. Your fondness for
me has inspired foolish and unnecessary fears,
I'm all right; you mustn't be alarmed. But I'll
see the physician, of course, just to satisfy YOU
Is it DR.. Pellet?
Y. W.-Nno. it is not doctor. it's a-a-life
insurance agent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
why She Didn't Call.

Harper's Bazaar.
Mrs. Popular Ito Mrs. Jeunesse) --"And how
is Mrs Smith, that lives near you? OF course
you know she has a child very i'll with scarlet
fever"
Mrs. Jeunesse (animatedly yes. indeed,
I know it. but don't dare to 20 and see her"
Mrs. Popular--"Why not? There is said to
be no danger Of taking the fever, you know,
after one is sixteen"
Mrs. Jeunesse-"Oh, bat then, you know, I'm
so young in my feelings!"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
A Careful Widow.
New York Times.

New York Times.
II can furnish a stained wood coffin, madam, y
said the undertaken to the widow, that cannot
be distinguished from the genuine mahogany,
and comes much cheaper"
1.-THE stained wood will do" replied the grief
stricken woman, and then she went into dry
goods store.
WHAT quality Of Grape, MADAME" inquired the
dealer gently.
''Th-the best" said madam. with difficulty re-
pressing a sob.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17

1.-THE victory is minel' quoth she
HE loves me--that / know;
Heart-free am /, and joy tosee
His naughty head brought low"
''The victory is mine!'' quoth lie;
'She loves me--that is plain;
I'm quite heart-whole, and sport twill be
To rule her sweet disdain."
'Ha" chuckled Cupid looking on,
With wickedest design;
'These stupid mortals both are gone,
The victory is mine.'
Emma Carlton, in The Current.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
President Eliot's idea.
Boston Record.

boston hecoru
A Sunday school attachment to our public
schools as suggested by President Eliot is nell
Their practical nor desirable
They undertake already to teach too many
things that are known. To add to this alb OF
things that are unknown-at least to the COM
prehension of ordinary teachers-would be to
make confusion worse COMPOUNDED.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17

The foregoing remarks are prompted
by keen sense of duty to my child and myself
Concerning the future, which your friends think
lies before you would earnestly urge you to go
out and capture it, and haul it into the wood yard
properly identified and labeled for apprasement.
have never known girl to fatten on futures,
and don't want mine to try it. Yours for the
present tense, CYRUS PETTIGREW
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
WHIMSICALITIES.


Texas SITtIngs.
Old Mrs. Hayseed. reading from q newspaper
lin the new play at the Third-avenue Theater,
New York, the heroine of the piece wears
nothing but simple rosebud in her hair"
Mr.. Hayseed-"Goshw
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17

Chicago Inter Ocean.
When the Hon. Jefferson Storts Of the st.
Louis bar, was disbarred the other day. he re-
marked, theatricaly 81 60. like Marius, but
like him, will return to gaze upon the ruins"
Doubtless he intends to return to St Louis ten
wears hence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
A Hint to Theatrical Managers.

Harper's Bazaar.
Miss Clara--Are you familiar with Dante's
''Divine Comedy" Mr. Featherlyf
Featherly-No; have never seen It. The fact
is Miss Clara think this comedy business is
being overdone. The sooner the stage returns
to the legitimate drama, the better it will be for
the profession.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
READING FOR THE DAY.

Even suc7i is time: which takes in trust
Our 20 18th, our joys. and all we have!
And pays us naught but age and dust.
Which, in the dark and silent grave,
When we have wandered all our ways,
Shuts up the story of our days,
And from which grave and earth and dust,
The Lord shall raise me up, trust.
Sir Walter Raleigh.
Heaven is the magazine wherein God puts
Both good and evil; prayers the key that shuts
Ard opens this great treasure; { is a key
Whose wards are Faith, and Hope and Charity.
Would'st thou prevent judgment due to SIM
Turn but the key. and thou mayest lock 1t In.
Or wouldst thou have blessing fall upon thee!
Open the door, and it will shower on thee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
Both Are Guilty.
Atlanta ConstituI

Atlanta Constitution.
The truth of the matter is, that under law
that prohibits the sale of liquor the purchaser
who makes a violation of the law possible Is
equally criminal with the man who sells it IL
liquor selling is criminal this parties to the sale
the buyer as well as the seller-are criminals
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
Two Letters.
Louisville Post.

In conclusion, dear sir. I renew my
request for your sanction of my marriage with
your daughter My friends all say have a great
future before me- and / feel so, too Yours
anxiously, BRoMwELL STOKES
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-17
Some Juvenile "Compositions. >.
Boston Record.

Boston Record
And little girl Of fourteen in one of our
grammar schools wrote on the subject, ssThe
Skeleton in Amor"
''Longfellow has written poem about tit
was dug up near Fall River. First they thought
it was Northman; then, later, that it was only
an Indian. Still, nobody ever could rightly tell,
as it died few hours later
These will do for the girls. Here are COUPLE
from boy-a small boy and Cambridge boy.
They reveal truly remarkable talent for deriv-
ing amusement and instruction from animate
creation:
''THE POLICEMAN.
Policemen is N. G. 1 no Cop and he kicked
a small Teller threw Gate for Putin mud on to
milk Mans hors, and putin some of it into his
Eers. and so when the boys mother come out
with some hot water to put on the cop he got
scarf and run Feerful fast"
''THE CAT.
IA cat likes to live more than any 9TH
er Animal in the world. Three boys tucked
cat into Bearal and put some shavings in too
and tide string round the cats Leges and Cow
erd Bored over the Bearal aud burnt up the
shavings You'd Laugh to see that Cat go round
without any hair on her one of her eyes is open
and one of EN- amt OPEN"
Blue-grass blade., 1886-02-13
DuROODE-GRATZ.
Some Animqdyersions on tho hmbrogGo

| bought a new weed scythe
last summer. 1t was a daisy
cutter, and death on weeds.
When l got through the weeds
| tackled some elm sprouts in
a fence row. They had been
cut down several times with an
AK and were as hard and knotty
as the dickens. | went for
them vigorously, and never
thought about any thing but
downing those sprouts until |
had cleaned out the whole ca
poodle. Then l dropped the
little end OF the sneed upon
the ground and started to put
my arm over back ofthe brig hit
new blade to rest on it, and
saw it was capped from point
to heel. Maybe you think
didn't moralize over that some.
II you do you think a mistake.
Dollars were mighty scarce,
was eight miles from town,
and had more weeds to cut, and
honor bright, | like to have
cried. But | had a boss grind,
stone, a regular hummer.
unrigged that blade and put i,
on that grind-stone, and with a
nice pedal ! made it buzz
When ! got through it was as
good as new, and when | swung
it over my shoulder again, ane
walked out into the woods, il
Blue-grass blade., 1886-02-13
TheiCOmpany Org anixed.

The Lexington Grooved Picket
Fence Company was organized yes
terday under charter. The officers
are: President, H. 9. Clay; Vice
President, j. NJ. Hooker, Jr.; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, @. p. Harp;
Superintendent, j. G. Smith. Di-
rectors: j. G. Smith, j. A. Stucky,
H. @. Clay, ]. Nj. Hooker, Jr., Q. p.
Harp. The capital stock is $12, 900,
divided into $50 shares. The Com
psny will commence operations next
week as all the machinery will be in
place by Wednesday. The Csmpa-
ny will manufacture the Bremmer-
man patent fence, which has created
such favorable impression here.
Enough orders have already been re-
ceived to run the factory month,
turning out $50 rods per day. The
factory will be the old Keller ware
house, near the q. s. freight depot.
About forty hands will be employed.
Branch factories will be established
at other points in Kentucky, the
Lexington Company having the en-
tire State right. We are glad to
note the addition Of another impor-
tant manufacturing enterprise to
those already possessed by Lexing-
ton. The Company is composed of
live, energetic and good business
men, who are bound to succeed.