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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-07
FASHIONABLE FLOWERS.

Spring Blossoms Now the FavOrites How
They Range in Price and Popularity.
New York Morning Journal:
Spring flowers, now in bloom in the hot houses,
are the favorites this month although most of
them are expensive. The late spring blooms
such as clover blossoms buttercups and daisies,
are very scarce, but snow drops, jonauils cro-
cuses and tulips of all kinds plentiful and re-
tail for So and So dozen.
The red and yellow notified tulips, called poll
parrots" have faint woody fragrance and make
handsome center pieces for dinner-tables or
plaques and stars for ball room decoration Scar
let tulips in both the single and double varieties
are unusually large this year, and look like lilies
when the petals are turned back. A few placed
in blue or yellow jar make an artistic bit of
coloring for the drawing-room or dinner-table.
Yellow calendulas which resemble chrysan-
themums, among the early spring flowers,
and are very popular just now for corsage bou-
quets. large cluster costs from ST. to So.
The Jacqueminot roses now grown by florists
are exceedingly beautiful. being much larger and
deeper crimson than those grown in the early
winter The blooms cut for hand bouquets have
stems almost % half yard long, from which the
thorns are removed and the cluster fastened by
broad red crimson ribbon. The leaves are left
with the roses.
The new rose. the American Beauty has be-
come great favorite. 1t is very large ard a
lovely pink in color, the petals being particularly
heavy and closely set A perfect specimen of
quat costs in the neighborhood of $50.
At recent reception the doors were orna.
mented with panels of pink roses and hyaclnths,
falling in long, loose garland. The effect was
very pretty.
Belts of pink and red roses are worn with ball
dresses Garlands OF roses and other flowers
bodering the decollete bodice are also in fashion.
At a debutante luncheon given last week the
favors were pink and white hyacinths formed
into the monogram of the hostess and held by
pink satin ribbons embroidered with the date.
Pale pink crush roses are made into lamp and
globe shades and used at entertainments. The
heat throws out the perfume and makes a large
apartment very fragrant, but the roses soon
wither
Forget-me-nots are among the most expensive
of cut flowers at this season, and very small
cluster costs one or two dollars
Russian violets have found new use. Two or
three of them are placed in each fingerbowl at
dinner parties. and lukewarm rose water is
poured over them before the bowls are passed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-07
LLOYD WORKED 1T RIGHT.

He Got All the Profit There Was Out of the
Company's Big Cinder Heap.
Scranton Pa Letter in New York Sun.
Many years ago the Lackawanna Iron and
Coal Company began to dump the cndcrs and
other refuse from it's steel mill on Il piece of low
land a short distance south of the main business
part of Scranton. The refuse was at first
emptied out of the cars from the summit of the
ridge, and the heap grew the tracks were
moved to the edge of the deposit the top of
which was constantly kept level. Inthe course
of few years the refuse covered several acres,
and was from twenty. FIVE to thirty-five feet
deep. There was, nevertheless, scrap iron and
steel in the huge pile, but 1t was not thought to
be worth much. and the managers of the COM
pany were glad to get rid of it at the lowest pos
sible cost and in the easiest and quickest way.
The area covered by the refuse was called made
land" and it was the intention of the company
to utilize it for building lots some time in the
distant future About this time man named
Lloyd came to Scranton from the lower part of
the State. He sought out the general manager
OF the company, and told him that man could
make good wages picking scrap iron around the
edges of tho dump He brought the Interview to
a close by saying to the manager
''Will you give me FIVE dollars ton for all the
iron can gather around thereF
mo sir" replied the manager.
will you give me fouri
mo, SIR
'.Wil you give me threel"
mo. Sir
''Will you give me two and a halfF
'Yes"
So Lloyd went to work picking up scrap iron
and piling it in heaps along the foot OF the Dump
and at the end of the first month he had enough
picked up to bring him $780, Lloyd made little
more than that amount the second month with
out working at all hard. He was a cautious per-
son. and he was afraid that the company would
cancel the contract its manager found that he
was getting rich too fast, and so he took it easy
for some time. He ransacked the sloping side
of the dump pretty thoroughly each month, and
as fast as the cars were tipped up and emptied
of their contents he took good care to rake out
all the small pieces OF iron before other loads
of refuse slid down the slope and covered them up.
Everything went along nicely for eight or ten
months, and Lloyd was doing we'll that he
neglected to be as cautious as he had formerly
been One would have said that there was
big bonanza for him ii the thousands of tons of
refuse in the heap. At any rate he thought that
he might as we'll work it little liveier than he
had done. He cleared $500 one month, and that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-07
xhe Modern school-Teacher.

IL was Saturday night, and teacher sat
Alone he's task pursuing;
She averaged this, and she averaged that,
- VI all that her class was doing
cne reckoned percentage-so many boys,
AND so many girls all counted;
And marked all the tardy and absentees,
And to what all the absence amounted.
Names and residence wrote in full
: over many columns and pages
Canadian, Teutonic, African Celt,
49, And averaged all their eyes,
Inc date of admission of every one,
And cases of fagellation
ana prepared list of graduates
For the county examination.
Her weary head sank low on her book,
= AND her weary heart still lower;
FOR some of her pupils had little brains.
=, And she could not furnish more,
she slept she dreamed-;t seemed she died,
And her spirit went to Hades
ana they met her there with question fair:
State what the per cent of your grade is!'
Ages had slowly rolled away,
Leaving but partial traces
And the teachers spirit walked one day
In the old familiar places.
mound of fossilized school reports
Attracted her observation,
As high as the State-house dome and as wide
AS Boston since annexation.
She came to the spot where they buried her bones,
And the ground was well built over;
but laborers digging threw skull,
once planted beneath the clover.
disciple of Galen, wandering by,
Paused to look at the diggers;
AND picking the skull up, looked through the eye
And saw it was lined with figures.
Gust as thought" said the young NJ. D.,
How easy it is to kill EN-!
Statistics ossified every fold
OF cerebrum and cerebellum"
Its q great curiosity. sure" said Pat
by the bones you can tell the creature"
Oh nothing strange" said the doctor, that
Was nineteenth-century teacher
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-07
Come Not.

Come not, when am dead,
To drop thy foolish tears upon my grave,
To trample round my fallen head
And vex the unhappy dust thou wouldst not save.
There let the wind sweep and the plovsr cry;
But thou, so by.
Child if it were thine or thy crime,
care no longer, being all unbest;
Wed whom thou wilt, but am sick of Time
And desire to rest.
Pass on, weak heart, and leave me where lie;
Go BY, go by.
-Tennysnn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-07
The Land We Long For.

Where billiards are unknown;
A land that feels no freezing blight;
Where blasts have never blown.
-Goodall's Sun.
A land where men who deal in coal
Will never dare to come;
A land where icemen can't cajole,
And plumbers cannot plumb.
\ A land where creditors we fear
Well meet, oh nevermore
A land where we shall never hear
The cry of Shut the door!''
New York Journal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-07
who Clara Belle Is.

New York Letter to Minneapolis Tribune.
One writer, however whom believe to be the
soul of originality is Mrs Stephen Fiske, other
wise Clara Belle" otherwise the "Giddy Gush-
err" of the Mirror.
This lady, who is heavy masculine, and en-
lowed with terrific embonpoint, is travelled, cui-
tured and strong minded, although showing the
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-08-05

THE result of the vote for Congress in
this county shows that Belmont county
bad really no candidate for Congress, but
that the sentiment of the people was in
accord with other counties of the dis
trict, that in justice and equity the nom-
ination should go to the candidate from
Guernsey. Colerain. Goshen, KiTkwood.
Somerset, Union, Richland, Warren,
Mead, majority of the delegates in
Pease, Belmont Ridge precinct of Flush
ing township, were carried for Taylor.
and possibly other tOwnships-a MAORI
ty of the delegates from the county. 1t
will not do for Mr.. Poorman or his
friends to charge the result to "boodle, >
for the Republicans of these townships
are not effected by that sort of stuff, but
are as conscientious and pure people as
live. There was no demand for Mr.
Poorman's candidacy, and the people left
to themselves would have unanimously
accorded denomination to Col. Taylor,
so that whatever sore places have been
made, or whatever i'll effect the contest
may have upon the success of the Repub>
lican ticket in the county, is due alone
to that candidacy. 1t is true that per-
sons have right to ask for public prefer
ment, but when they do SO against what
is the clear judgment of the people, ap
parentiy without a test. they alone are
responsible for the consequences. The
mere fact that an individual imagiues
that he should be nominated for ofice,
does not require the populace to rush to
his support, and he should not complain
if for good and sufficient reasons, they
see fit to choose another. The people
have right to their opinions, and they
ought not to be blackguarded and threat
ened and bulidozed, because they have
the audacity TO express them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-08-05

THE Senate exercised its prerogatire
in few instances during the past week,
in rejecting some of the Presidents ap-
pointees; among the number vetoed was
Postmaster Rosetta, of DeKalb, Ills,
who was unanimously rejected. Rosetta
was malignant enemy of Gen. Grant,
and even after the General was dead. his
venom0us spite could not rest. He
wrote and published an obituary in which
the Great Commander was alluded to as
a tyraDt, and compared to Julius Cesar.
While it is not known whether or not
the p0stmastership at DeKaib was given
to him as a reward for this obituary, it
is evident that the Senate does not be-
lieve in providing Government places
for such cattle.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-08-05
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

JULY 26-Senate-Bills passed: Rela-
tive to investigation regarding convict
labor; providing for deficiencies.
Resolutions adopted: Calling on the
secretary of the interior for information
as to progress made by the surveyor gen.
eral of Louisiana in satisfying and ad-
jnstlng land claims in that state; re-
questing the President to communicate
Information concerning the alleged de-
tention of A K Cutting, an American
citizen, by the Mexican authorities at
Paso del Norte; also, whether any adj
ditional United States troops have been
recently ordered to Fort Bliss.
House-The day was spent discussing
the committee report on Senate bill for
feiting certain lands granted to the Pa.
cifc railroad.
JULY 27-Senate-A number of bills
were reported and placed on the calen-
dar.
After an executive session the Senate
la6journed.
House-Considerabl debate was in>
dulged in regarding Senate amendments
to the river bill.
The House substitute for Senate bill
relative to forfeiture of land along the
Northern Pacific railroad was agreed to-
July 2S-Senate-Bil passed: Max
| ing appropriations for Notifications and
ordnance.
House amendments to river and har-
bor bill were taken up, some concurred
in and further conference ordered.
House-Conferres on the Northern Pa
cifc forfeiture bill were agreed to, as al
so 10 the sundry civil bill, and in disDu-
ted sections a conference was again or
dered.
July 29-Senate-The day was spent
discussing the Morrison surplus resolu-
ton.
House-Bill passed: Appropristing
$4,000 for the erection of a public
building at Jefferson, Tex.
Various diiiatOry measures were
brought up to the block the way Of the
interstate COO merce bill, and pending a
vote on pension bills the House adjourn
ed until o'clock for the consideration
of private bills.
July 80 0-Senate-Resolution adopt
ed: Relative to surplus moneys in the
treasury.
House-Bill passed: Making an ap>
preparation for completion of public
building at Santa Fe.
Several votes on passing pension bills
over presidential veto we're taken, none
receiving the required two-thirds vote.
AUGUST 2--Senate-Bills passed: Pro-
vidiDg for the expectation of tobacco,
cigars and snuff without payment of tax
rs under rules and regulations of Treas
ury department; for the relief of Vim II
Wheeler; authorizing the construction
of railroad bridge across Missouri
river.
House Conference report on sundry
civil bill agreed to and further confer,
eDce ordered.
Resolution adopted: Extending until
August the provisions OF the joint res
olution providing temporarily for the
expenditures of the government.
Resolutions offered: '-Of recapitula
ton, accommodation, modest lauda-
tion and hearty congratulation by the
majority of the House" this gave rise to
lively debate, and the resolution was
finally returned to its author; calling on
the secretary of the treasury tor inform>
alton respecting the coinage of the Stan+
dard silver dollar.
Bill introduced: To prevent the ac
QUESTION of real property by corporations.
Bill passed: Increasing the pension of
soldiers who last an arm or leg in the in
the service.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-08-05
From IFS lbs. to l6l lbs.
To the cuticura Remedies Owe My
Health, My Happiness, and
NV Life.

A day never passes that do not think and
speak kindly of the Cuticurs Remedies; seven
years ago, all of dozen Jumps formed on my
neck ranging in sizs from cherry stone to an
orange; tue large ones were trlghtful to look
at, and painful to bear; people turned aside
Wnen they saw me, In disgust, and l was
ashamed to be on the street or in society;
physicians and their treatment and all medi~
cines failed TO do any good; in a moment of
diapair / tried the Cut1cura Remedles-uuti~
ezra, the great skin cure, and Cuticura Soap,
an exquisite skin beautiher, externally, and
Cuticura Resolvent, the new blood purifier,
internally; the small Jumps (as cali tbem)
gradually disappeared and the large ones
broke in about Two weeks, discharging large
quantities of matter, leaving two slight scars
IN my neck to-day to tell the story of my suf>
fsring; my weight then was lis sic<ly pounds;
my weight now Is l6l solid, healthy pounds,
and my height is only feet inchos; in my
travels praised the Cutioura Re edles north,
south, east and west; TO Cuticura Remedies
proninunJ New YORK druggist asked me the
other day, DO you still use the Cuticura REM
edies; you look to be In perfect health? Ny re-
ply was. L do and shall always; have never
known what sickness is since l commenced
using the Outicura remedies Sometimes am
laughed at by praislng them to people not &C
Quainted with their merit, but sooner or later
they will come TO their senses and believe the
same as those that use them. as dozens have
whom have told; may time come when there
shall be a large CutIcura supply house In every
city In the world, for the benefit of humanity,
where the Cuticura Remedies shall be sold
only, SO that there will be rarely need of ever
2l0 Fulton Street. New York, N. Y.
CUTICURA REMEDIES
Are sold by all druggists; Outicura, soc; Resol>
vent, 81. Soap, Csc. Potter Drug and Chemical
Co., Boston, Mass.
Send for How to Cure Skin Diseases
pIREPLEs Blackheads, Skin Blemishes and
iiti Baby Humors. use Uuticura Soap.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-08-05

THE Supreme Court of New York was
recently treated to learned dissertation
on base ball, by an eminent attorney,
who thought that the Judge needed
some instruction on what the great
American game really is. The counsel
was trying to convince the court that
New York had right to charge all
games a theatrical license, and although
the court failed to see the matter in the
same light as it appeared to the attorney,
the following extract from the latter's
argument will be found very edifying
"YOur Honor may not be familiar with
the game of base ball as it is now plays
ed. The contest goes on as follows
Two sides play, nine men being on each
side. The duty of one side is to strike
the bail with the bat and then rotate
around the field, stopping as they go,
trying to elude the men on the other side
with the ball. The other side tries to
get the ball at one of the bases and stop
the runner. The leaps, jumps and
slides in the games are clearly acrobatic
in their nature. Such exhibitions, where
fees are charged. should be under gov
ernment supervision" The attorney is
doubtless right when he says that "the
duty of one side is to strike the ball
with the bat" This duty, plain as it is
to a non-prOfessional. seems to be largely
ignored by many OF the clubs now play
ing what is supposed to be base ball.
The suggestion of the New York lawyer
is a wise one-an attempt should be
made to strike the ball With the bat" at
least once during game, "'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-08-05

THE Senate Committee on Pos tofices
and Post Roads, in its rummaging into
removals. suspensions and appointments,
discovered that a Republican postmaster
in Indiana was summarily ousted be
cause he had been engaged in euchering
a Democrat out of Office" 1t was the
height of offensive partisanship, it seems,
for Republican to eucher Democrat
out of Office during Republican admin
istration. but the Democrats who are
using their best endeavors to eucher Re-
pu5licans out of Office by false charges,
in obedience to Villas remarkable circu
lar, are not. Extensively partisan at all /;
In fact, they are only doing their duty.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-08-05

THE Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
on last Thursday, celebrated its centen
NAL. On July 20, 1856, the Gazette was
first issued by John Scull, being the first
paper ever printed west of the Allegheny
Mountains, and fac simile of one of the
first numbers of this crude newspaper
venture, was printed in the magnificent
centennial number of the Commercial-
Gazette, besides photographs Of ancient
buildings. old inhabitants, and much his
torlcal news of great value. This jubilee
number of the Commercial Gazette is a
remarkable evidence of enterprise, and
reflects great credit on the management
of the paper of to-day, which has given
it place in the front ranks of journal
ism, far in advance Of anything that
could ever have been conceived by the
originator of the Gazette of 100 years
ago
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-08-05

The following comments On the won
derful reform financial policy of the
Democratic Administration and Demo-
cratic House are from the New York
Sun. Democratic paper: "In the SIX
teen months from Msrch 8. 1885, to June
so, 1886, the present Administration has
reduced the interest-bearing national
debt by the sum of $5O,143,9OO. In the
sixteen months preceding March 5, 1885,
when the present Administration came
into power, "a Republican Administration
had reduced the interest-bearing debt
of the country by the sum of $116,297.-
600. Tit any wonder that the Demo
cratic leaders of the House of Represene
fatives are dissatisfied with this record,
and that they should seek to improve it
before next autumn's elections?" And
the New York World, another Demo>
cratic journal. adds its approval to the
Suns criticism. and calls it sound argu-
ment." But what else could be expect
ed frem the Democratic party, when its
Iecord is borne in mindP
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-08-05

THE surplus resolution of Mr.. Morris
son, passed the Senate by vote of AZ to
20. but even its aut hor will scarcely re,
cognize it now. When it was first offer.
ed in the House it required the Secreta.
ry of the Treasury to buy United States
bonds at the rate of 10 millions month
so long as there were any funds in the
Treasury above SlOO.OOO,OO0. That
meant that the bonds must be paid fol
in silver worth rs cents on the dollar, OF
that the Secretary must pay out gold as
long as it lasted, and leave the cheap
silver for the redemption of United
States notes. The resolution was soon
amended so as to exclude trust funds
and other generally unavailable funds
from consideration. The Senate Finance
Committee next changed it so that the
Secretary was allowed to use his discre.
ton in the matter, AID the Senate itself
annexed clause adding trade dollars
TO the obligations thus to be redeemed
1t is hardly possible that the measure in
its present shape will pass the House
again in time to give the President d
chance to give an opinion.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-08-05
DELEGATES
TO THE
Judicial Convention.

In accordance with instructions of the Bel
mont county Republican Convention, the CON-
mittee to select delegates to the Judicial Con-
vention of the Second Subdivision of the
Eighth Judicial District, to be held in
BELLAIRE, Tuesday, Aug. IL, 1886,
Through its chairman, has reported the follow
ing delegates TO the convention, viz:
CoLERAIs TP.- G Cope, VIM Sharon and
Stewart Adams.
FLUsHmG-Jesse W Hollingsworth, Henry
Stanton and Geo Mcconnell.
GosHES-T E McKisson, VIM E Dufey and
4 N Kildow.
KIRKwooD-A S Taylor, Geo W Upton and
VIM NJ Armstrong.
&. MEAD-Henry c Fish.
PEAsE-John Cochran, Cray, Il W Smith,
Ellis, ,Hoyle, L W Inglebright, j W Bucking-
ham, David Thoburn, E Mcdonald, Warren
Holister, F G Robinson, B McConnaughey and
W Howells.
PULrNEY-J B Smith, ] A Gallaher, Jas C
F Anderson, Josephus Gorby, F Kelly, NJ NJ
Mercer, Fred Eberlee and Chris. Bippus.
RIcHLAND-W D Hof, C W Carroll, Rev
Thomas Balph, Henry Daniels and Robt Clark.
SMITH-William B Simpson.
SoxERsET-Wm Wharton, Jacob Jackson.
UNIoN-John Bond, Albert Poole.
wARREs-H W Baker, E T Petty, Samuel
Jones, j T Schofeld, ] H Watt, Eli Moore,
II 7 Shepherd.
- -WssHISsToy-DeWitt, DanfOrd, and R W
Lindsey.
WAYNE-A G King.
WHEELING-John Harvey.
YoRk-M N Scott.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-08-05

The Pittsburgh Chronicle, speaking
of 9roasting ears" remarks: A good
many people are prejudiced against
green corn, or roasting ears" as an arti-
Gle of diet, believing its use to be pro-
motive of bowel troubles. Nothing could
be farther from the truth. Properly
prepared and eaten, corn is positive
cure for dirarhea. Plucked when at the
proper stage, well cooked and each row
of grains cut through the center before
eaten. no vegetable production is more
wholesome or nutritive than corn. The
splitting of the grains renders it easily
digestible, while at the same time free
ing the starch and other elements which
are very soothing to the bowels. No
article of summer diet deserves TO be
held in higher esteem, and few are cheap
er than corn, when at its very best. 1t
is production peculiar to tie United
States. and is not esteemed at its real
Valua