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strongly advised, for once, to get up in the morn
ing and see it. The class, as body, felt the
justice of the reproof, ard determined to free
themselves from that stigma. So, the next morn
ing, as the comet made its appearance in the
sky at the accustomed time, it was greeted with
the blare of hundred or more tin horns of all
descriptions in the hands of as many boys on the
roofs of the commons-two long rows of board
lighthouses at the ends of the campus To say
that the people of the vicinity were thoroughly
aroused is not too strong to put it. The professor
who gave the advice was deeply Disguised with
the way in which it was carried out, and the re-
suit was a lecture at prayer that morning, in
which he declared himself assured ''that boys
haven't any sense"
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Obituary.
ODltuArys
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


LAPoRTE. Ind, Dec &c Sidney S. Sabin,
probably the wealthiest man here. and president
of the First National Bank, died this morning of
bowel trouble. aged about seventy-two years.
He had resided here for over half century, and
leaves only AZ aged widow to inherit his half
million.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26 William Y. Stur ges better
known in the commercial world as Jack" Stur-
ges, died yesterday, in this city. For more than
year he had been in feeble health, the result
of complication of diseases which the doctors
could not clearly define. Mr.. Sturges had an
eventful career, and though just in the prime of
life when stricken with disease, he had held q
prominent place in the commercial circles of the
country He became most noted through the
great corn corner Of July and August, 1874 in
which he was the most prominent figure. He
had but little of his former possessions left at
the time of his demise The body will be taken
to Saratoga for burial
Sr LOUIS. Dec 25.-John Moffat, one of the
best known temperance workers in the country
died here to-day Mr. Moffat was corresponding
secretary of the Christian Temperance Union,
and general agent of the Temperance Berevo-
lent Association. He was born in Glasgow in
1928 but came to Canada early in life He
moved to Monteagle, Tenn, in 1869, and came to
St Louis two years ago. He was nephew Of
the famous missionary, Robert Mofat. and was
a cousin by marriage of Livingstone, the African
explorer.
ST. LOUIS. Dec 25.-Capt. George III. Rea,
one of the oldest steamboat men in the West,
and for several years president and large owner
in the Mississippi Valley Transportation Com
pany, died here yesterday, aged seventy years.
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Letter from Hot Sprin SIS.

respondence Of the Ind polls journal.
Hot SPRINGS, Ark, Dec 23.-The weather in
this remote section Of the Southwest up to date
has been very enjoyable; rains SHOWS or
billiards have yet put in an appearance, but the
warm sun has really been delicious for those
fond of outdoor exercise. The taran tulas, cent?
pedes and mosquitoes have gone into winter quar-
tiers, preparatory to the next summers cam
paign but the house flies still linger in the din
ing rooms to remind us of the mild weather we
enjoy near the close of bleak December. The
past summer and autumn have witnessed won
derful Improvement In the city of Hot
Springs. Elegant blocks of new brick
buildings have sprung up, as if by magic,
to take the place of the frail wooden structures
devoured by the flames, and, what is most en-
couraging to the capitalists who put their money
in these buildings. they are all rented at high
prices before completed. It ls evident, there
FORE that some people have confidence in the
future of the city, and are willing to risk their
money in such ventures.
The hotels and boarding houses are still run
ming on the summer schedule, but are expecting
rush of visitors as usual, after the holidays,
and then they can charge winter prices and
make UP for the slack times of summe They
know how to get even with their patrons and
will get there
There is, I am sure, an Improvement in the
moral tone of the city. There is much less gam
bling than formerly, and the Sunday laws are rig
idly enforced against saloon keepers who violate
them, and the barber shops, generally under the
control of colored men, are regularly closed on
the Sabbath: and what is more, tobacco and
whisky are placed on par, as they should be,
and neither sold on Sunday. Why should the
smoker be allowed to purchase his comfort on
the Lords day and the drinker be denied the
PRIVILEGE Neither of these can plead ne
cessity but ask to be excused because of
nervous habit common to both,
tensions toward prohibition, and yet her stats
tics show but one saloon for each l. 100 of popu-
| lation while in the par excellence prohibition
| States, Maine Kansas and Iowa, the drinkeries
average one for less than 500 of population. 1t
| is no wonder that people are always asking the
| ST. John cranks: docs prohibition prohibit
| They know very we'll it does not, but the moral
pretense enables them to hold up a little party
Of their own, and thereby get revenge for
farcied injuries. They to have a
special antipathy to the Republican party. Is it
because that party has always been foremost in
the enactment of laws calculated to promote
good N orals in societyi
There is great awakening in this State on
the subject or the construction of new railroads.
and many projects are talked Of This is not
surprising when we look at the map of the State
and see a region of country larger than New
England, which has been settled much of it
sixty years. and yet has not single railroad
into it. 1t is no wonder the State has slow
growth compared with younger members of the
Confedoracy. NJ L. BUNDY.
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necessity or provIaIng morally for this purpose.
Besides this too, Samuel J. Tilden, the departed
saint of the Democratic party, earnestly recon-
rnended some action Ia this direction by the
Democratic House 1t was about his
last recommendation. Randall, however,
as chairman of the appropriations committee,
refused to allow dollar for new Notifications,
and. although the Senate insisted upon an ap-
preparation for the purpose. Randall was strong
enough in conference committee to prevent the
Endorsement of the views of the Sage OF, Grey
stone 1t is the same thing this year. The
fortifcations bill has not yet been perfected,
but it is safe to say that when it leaves Mr..
Randalls committee it will not provide for more
than few hundred thousand dollars for the
purpose OF patching up and preserving the
works already in existence.
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MINOR MATTERS,
The Hon. Mr.. Faulkner's Generous Treat
ment of the Employees Of His Division.
Special to tho IndiananoIIs Journal

Tne Hon. Mr.. Faulkner's Generous Treat
ment of the Employees of His Division.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec 26-The Hon. Chester r.
Faulkner, of Indiana, chief of the record d.
vision of the Pension Office, is very proud of
his force of employees. They are among the old
est and brightest men and women in the GOV
ernments service, and are well known for their
uprightness and proficiency. Many of them are
white-haired, and have held high position in
knows, and he ia proud that his force composed
Of about one hundred persons. has SO many dis
tingue personages in it. The day be-
fore Christmas the chief decided to
show his appreciation of the employees under
him, and invited the Commissioner to visit the
room at certain time during the afternoon
Mr.. Faulkner had surprise for his employees
and he desired General Black to enjoy it. When
the General entered the room of the chief the
employees were called up in a row to receive him.
After each one was presented TO the Commits
sioner by the chief, the former made little
Christmas speech to them. he complimented
the clerks for their fidelity and efficiency. and
praised Mr.. Faulkner for his official zeal and
capacity. The chief responded, speaking in
strain something like this
Mr.. Commissioner, Ladies and Gentlemen of the
Record Division: 1t does and you good to hear
these words of praise from such excellent Judge of
human character and official business as our honored
Commissioner. We have been with each other in
these rooms for more than year. and want to say
before the Commissioner that there is not division
under the government that has so MANY good mon
and women in it, keeps its work up TO the scratch
WE'LL The critics may criticse and the grumb!ers
may grumble. but there is no division that has done
better work or is orouder OF IT. Ladies and gentle
men, have prepa red little treat for you. it being
Christmas which wish you would accept, with the
compliments of the chief.
messenger was called, and two large bas-
kets brought forth. and each of the veterans
was presented with tin bucketful of candy and
a couple of fine oranges The party then broke
up, wishing the generous and kind hearted chief
merry Christmas.
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TO temperament But that Is not all Those
gray hairs and wrinkles, that eyesight of less
keenness, that disinclination to leap walls, and
those fraudulent halts to survey the rearward
landscape. are enemies whose assaults are b y
no means regular. They come at very differ.
ent times to different people. Adolphus at
sixty despises speetacles Triptolemus at thirty
is bald. The hair of Horatius at sxty-five lie as
afluent as Hyperiou's. and as dark without
unguents as the ravens plume. Let facts speak
to candid world. Why should that gray heard
Paul Pry called Time blare through speaking
trumpet that the brave Valentine
Gas wild his thoughts and gay Of wing
AS Eden's garden bird
is just az old as old toothess, lettering decrepit
Orsonl
Every well-regulated citizen of the world is
interested, and more vitality interested with
every closing year, that upon the point of age
all men shall be left to their merits, and shall
not be measured arbitrarily by that Procrustean
standard of years 1t is notorious that men
grow wiser every year, and it is observable that
the more years they have the more they
look with doubt and questioning upon
the Family Record. Those leaves of births fol-
lowing the doubtful books of Scripture, regis
tered with such painful and needless particu-
larity of dates, partake of the doubtfulness Of
their neighborhood They are mere intercala-
lions, new books Of the Apocrypha. Yet they
often cause young fellows of seventy to be &C
cused and convicted of being old men.
Since, then, we cannot stop the fight of Time
let him pass. But he must not calumniate as he
passes. He must not be allowed to stigma
TIE vigor, ard health, and freshness of feeling
and the young heart and the agile foot as old
merely because of a certain number of years
This is the season of good resolutions. The
new year begins in a snow-storm of white
vows. So be it. But let our whltest VOW be,
after that for whittier life, that age shall no
longer be measured by this arbitrary standard
of years and that those deceitful and practical
octogenarians of thirty shall not escape as young
merely because they have not yet shown the
strength to carry three score and ten with jocund
elasticity
Then happy New Year shall not mean good
night but good morrow.
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Catarrh al Dangers.

To be freed from the dangers Of suffocation while
lying down. to breathe freely sleep soundy and undis
turbed to rise refreshed head clear brain active and
free from pain ache to know that poisonous putrd
matter defles the breath and rots away the delicate
machinery of smell taste and hearing; to feel that the
system does not through its veins and arteries suck
up the poison that is to undermine and destroy
is indeed blessing beyond all other human enjoy
ments. To purchase immunity from such fate
should be the object of all afflicted But those who
have tried many remedies and physicians despair Of
relief or cure
Sanford's Radical Cure meets every phase of Ca.
tarrh from a simple head cold to the most loathsome
and destructive stages is local and constitutional.
Instant in relieving, permanent in curing safe,
nomical and never-failing.
Sanford's Radical Cure consists of one bottle of
the Radical Cure one box of Catarrhal Solvent and
one Imroved Inhaler, all wrapped in one package,
with treatise and directions and sold by all druggists
for 81 90.
POTTER DRUG & CHEMICAL CO., Boston
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Eyes, Ears, Nose.

81 have suffered with catarrn in my head for yess4
and paid out hundreds of dollars for medicines wae
weak, and my eyes that could not ssW
or read much. 1 began to take Hoods Sarsapagitia
and my catarrh is nearly cured ths weakness @
my body is all gone, my appetite is good-in fact,
feel like another person Hoods Sarsaparilla Is tks
only medicine that has done permanent good
Mrs. A. Cunningham Providence r. /.
III GODS Sarsaparia cured me Of catarrh, soreness
of the bronchial tubes aud terrible headache. r.
Gibbons, Hamilton, O.
Il have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla for catarrh, and
1t has done me great deal of good. recommend Is
to all within my reach Hoods Sarsaparilla has beea
worth everything to nle."-L4uther D. Robbins Ease
Thompson Conn.
N. BE you have decided to get Hoods Sarsspa-
rilla, donot be induced to take any other.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists 81; six for 3d. Prepared only
by @. /. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
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The New Year.

George William Curtis, in January Harper.
The relentless punctuality, the unwearied ur-
gency of old Time, who turns his hour glass with
such a sonorous ring on New Years day, seems
sometimes little wanting in the best breeding.
FURNISHES so unnecessary register The slow
whitening and thinning of the hair; the gradual
incision of wrinkles; the queer antics of the
sight. which holds the newspaper at further aud
further removes, until at last it is forced
to succumb to glasses; the abated pace
in walking; the dexterous avoidance of
stone walls in country rambles; the harmless
frauds lurking in the expressed reasons for fire.
quent pauses in climbing a hill to turn and see
the landscape-frauds which the tears of my
Uncle Toby's good angel promptly wash away;
the general and gradual adjustment to greater
repose all these surely are adequate reminders
and signs of the sovereignty of time Why
should he be greedy of morel Why thump and
rattle at the door, it were, the 1st of Janu-
airy ard bawl out to the whole world that we are
year older and that makes
The worst of it Is that it is positive inter
ference with the just play Of the fundamental
truth that age is not justly measurable by the
mere lapse of time. Some people are never
young, others defy aga This, indeed. is due
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A M0SsBACK VAIL.

Official AnnounceIne emit that Jeffersonian Sim
piicity Is Thing of the Past
o. o. steaIey. in louisville Conrer-Journai,
Is the statement true which is SO frequently
made here by Republicans that when the Demo
crats so-calied assumed charge OF the govern
ment at Washington. Jeffersonian simplicity
va,isbedq must confess IN all franhness and
candor and with deep and sincere regret,
that | believe that 1t Is Your CORE
spondent came to Washington the year after
Garfield was murdered Mr. Arthur was Presl-
dent. Mr.. Folger Secretary of the Treasury Mr..
Howe Postmaster general fall three dead now.
rest their souls In peace) Mr. Teller,
Secretary of the Interior; Mr. Lincoln, Secretary
of War, and Mr.. Chandler, Secretary OF the
Navy These men, it is true. were mean lie
nuhi;cans hut they were courteous and accessi-
ble There was never an hour OF the DAY or
night that they could not be- seen when they
were in the city. Your card was never returned
by the usher with 'I'he Secretary is engaged,
or vThe Secretary is not receiving VlsitorS 10
dav and again. This is exclusion day. as oc-
ours so freaueutly under the present aomlnlstra-
tion. T
Il seerns to me only few weeks ago since 1
could take in newspaper row ana the ao.e!s,
apc raik 70 Cabinet officers there TO De Iouno
minplinp with the boys. and as 1t were, inc
.comrnon herd If l wanted TO see Secretary
Teller nearly any evening after o'clock, could
6nd him ..perfectly at homo" in the New York
Tribune office chatting with Major Clark o,a FOR o,
Secretary Chandler / would go down to one OF
the Chicago bureaus generally the Inter ocean
Curtis held forth For sna
~peneraI Gresham made the Courier ournsl
bureau hs evening hsadauasrser was AIS ,Vs
ready to receive his friends, the newspaper rep,
resentatves In those days news came chiefs Ii IS
without the asking from the government chie.o,
Tines have changed. 1t takes time anu Worry
now TO see Cabinet officer and the ,hep are
compelled to- The pleasure and sociaolli'y % !
the visits have flown It is now re%are ren ~
stern duty. There are not ten newspaper rople
.sentatiyes ont OF the $50 In Washington wne
know Endicott by sight, ana nos y. o". 10 Var
V v1a.I lS S.asn ~ ey 60 they
get no news and NJ Ia d;s.
These are facts 800 caya
greeable facts. a 80. "a
menL on the contrs p"; ~
administrations. ~ aa,.a,
New York Tribune 'AV
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The Ares. of the Alleged Cummings.

CHICAGO, Dec 26-The only DEVELOPMENT to-
day in the alleged capture of Jim Cummings,
the train roober. was a statement on the sub
ject from w. A. Pinkertou. He said The
various statements made by the newspapers in
regard to the identity of parties arrested by me
on Friday last are false aud ridiculous No
men were arrested on Friday in the neighhor-
hood of Halstead and Madison streets; no men
were arrested in the company of women; men
were arrested who had in their possession large
sums of money-in short, the newspapers that
published these statements are simply making
themselves ridiculous.
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We Unskillfui Tobogganer.
He cnILeth for his Iady lore.

lie cdHeH1 JOf ms t0dy tore
The lanterns are shining, my love- my dove,
:. Away to the slide let's be jogging;
For a ride [ am pinng, my dove, my love-
And I've brought out my little t0boggan;
So put on your blanket coat. quick as may be,
And come to the slide and toboggan with me-
Come ride on my little toboggan.
The north wind is blowing my love- my dove,
1t is splendid tobogganing weather;
So let us be going, my dove my love,
And slide and toboggan together.
Oh! hasten. my peerless one off let US jog
And dash down the slide on my little tobog,
Dash down my little toboggan.
They sa Gly forth and reachthe slide.
At last off we're whzzing, my love, my dove,
And down the steep slide we are dashing;
Hear the air pass US fixing my love, my dove,
AS on we go slashing and crashing.
We're nearing the bottom; aha we are there
But where's my tobogcan. and whore are you, dear?
Where's my love and my little toboggan!
Emery es. from snow-heap and gases wildIv around.
What can have occurred my love, my dove,
With something must have colhded;
I must have been fiurried my dove, my love,
And must have unskifully guided
My vehicle made from the bark of log,
My little toboggan, my little tobog-
But where the deuce is my toboggan!
All now espy you, my love, my dove
But who in the mischief's that Teller
Who walks so close by you, my dove my love!
It's that brute of a clerk-that teller.
All! woe me unhappy now homoward I'll jog,
For my love have lost, and my little tobog
Yes, all smashed is my little toboggau
MORAL
Young fellows, give ear: ere you go to the slide
With your girl learn to steer, for duffer
No lady for, and if you can't guide
Your toboggan, you'll certainly suffer,
As my hero above. whose unskillfulness cost
hal IF MA cPyrl unHhA dc hnr hA lnct-
He lost his little toboggan.
Montreal star.
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ssReduc,ion in Brewery Employees Wages

sDecial 10 the InulanabOIIs JUHIHAi.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. pa reduction in
wages of from Is to 20 per cent will DC inaugu
rated by the beer brewers here tomorrow. The
employes held a meeting to-day and discussed
MANS of retaliation. The meeting broke up
without coming to any definite decision, out IL Is
hal;avea the men will pick OUT one brewery and
order strike there, aud endeavor TO boycott it
If successful, another will be attacked. and so
ON until wages are restored. 1t is understood
that the Brewers Union will support the men In
case a strike is ordered.
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HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS

ON THE MoNoN ROUTE IT,. N. A. c. RAILWAY
The Monon route H., N A. & O. railway will sell
excursion tickets between all points its lines in
Guiding Chicago at fare for the round trip. Tick
cts are gcol going Dec. "a, 25, 81, and JAM l. and
are good returning until Jan. s. 1897 inclusive
Tickets be procured at 26 South Illinois street.
JAG South Illinois street, Union Depot and Massa.
chusetts avenue DEPOT.
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Advice to Mothers.

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always
be used when children are cutting teeth 1t re.
lieves the little sufferer at once; it produces nat
ural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from
pain, and the little cherub awakes as bright as
a button" 1t is very pleasant to taste. 1T
soorhes the child, softens the gums, allays ali
pain. relieves wind regulates the bowels, and is
the best known remedy for diarrhea, whether
arising from teetning or other causes Twenty
FIVE cents a bottle.
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Special to the indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-Mrs. Nathaaiel Will
son and Miss Wilson, late of Connersvile, now
of this city, have issued cards for tea from to
o'clock on the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec.
90. Miss Wilson will make her debut upon this
occasion.
Mrs and Miss Voorhees, announce that they
will receive on Thursdays after Jan. l.
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A Consulate for DR.. wal,iue.
20 the indianapolis Journal.

Special Co tho Indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 26 DIR. Willoughby Wall
ing, of indianapolis, son-inlaw of Hon. William
Fl. English, is to be given consulate. 1t is not
determined where the Doctor will be sent, but
probably toNBarcelona, a position now held by
Fred Fl. Schenck, of Lafayette, whose term ex-
pred last May. The pay of the station is about
s., 900. and it is pleasant and important place
in southeastern Spain. Dr. Walling was here a
few days ago, and is said to have the indorse-
ment of the Old-line Democracy of the State.
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Prize Stories.

The Youths Companion maintains its reputa-
ton for publishing the best serial and short
stories, as we'll as striking stories of adventure
The next volume will contain the eight prize
stories selected as the best from over 5000
manuscripts sent in competition. The first serial
story to appear, beginning in January, will be
"Bnd Brother" IN eight chapters. fully illus
trated. Every one will want to read it. IL
81. Is is sent now, it will pay for the paper to
january 1888
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WE return thanks to our many customers an
friends for their liberal patronage of the pas
year and solicit your patronage for the coming
year. aud wish you all merry Christmas and a
happy New Year. Marcy "The" Jeweler, So
West Washington street
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Bad Bows at Andoyer.



few years ago the professor of the academy.
while hearing recitation, incidentally spoke of
a comet then visible between and o'clock in
the morning He asked how many of the class
had seen it. No one had seen it, aad ell were