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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07
PLEASANTLY SURPRISED
After Many Trials Success Comes at
Last.
Mr.. J. r. Thornbury. of 255 West Seventh
Street, Cincinnati. Tell His Story
in Plain Language.
rcincinnati Commercial Gazette


Ell have never been strong" said Mr.. Thorn
bury TO the writer, 1T seems If all the time
| have been steadily failing. A cough would
bother me on slightest exposure, each time
seeming to be worse than before
.sMy throat began TO trouble me-. began &c
have restless nights, and in the morning would
feel tired and worn out before the days work
was fairly begun. NY throat would choak up,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07

AUGosTURA BITrERs do not only DISTINGUISH
themselves by their flavor and aromatic odor
above all others generally used, but they are
also a preventive for all diseases originating
from the digestive organs. Beware of counter
fei.s. Ask your grocer druggist for the gem
uine article. manufactured BY Dr. j. G. b
Sierget g. Soma.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07
Reading Railway s.rike Almost at an End

offcs tomorrow and get their money.
Reading Railway Strike Almost at an End.
Special to the indianapoIis JournaS
PHILADELPHIA, March General Master
Workman Powderiy arrived in this city to-day,
and remained at the general Offices, No. II North
Broad street. all day. This evening a promi-
nent member of the executive com mittee of the
Reading strikers had a conference with Mr.
Pow1erly, and presented the real position of the
strikers. It was said that the end of the strike
was not far distant, and that forty-eight hours
would probably be the limit OF its
existence. Upon what grounds the settlement
will be based, or whether the strike will merely
be called off, Mr.. Powderly would not say, but
the strikers are evidently wearied with their
fruitless exertions. 1t is thought that the lead
ers will make some arrangements with the man.
agement of the Chicago, Burlington g Quincy
road by which all the striking engineers on the
Reading system will be given employment aud
free transportation TO the West.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07
Miner Killed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL. March 6.-Joseph Rull . miner,
while at work at shaft near Asherville. six
miles southeast of Brazil late yesterday,
stepped into unsupported at the mouth
of the shaft and was precipitated to the bottom,
being instantly killed. He was 6fty-one years
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07

who sounded the key note of the campaign in
Henry county. and gave the large and enihusi-
astic audience present of the finest political
speeches that has been heard here for some time.
He smoke encouragingIy of the work of the
league, and the part It would take in the cam
palgn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07
Lincoln I.sagur sc Sew CASINO.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
New CASTLE, March G. The first meeting OF
the Lincoln Lsaeue, OF this city. was held in the
court house here. this evening. The meeting
was addressed BY the Hon. " Dudley Fonlke.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07

A new forage plant. called the asperset, from
Germany. which is said to thrive on the dry.
sandy locations. where but little rain falls. and
which is highly relished by all classes OF stock,
is expected 10 be introduced into this country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07
A Bic Firht Imminent

LONDON, March Ga dispatch from Masso-
wah says that the italian outposts have sig
nailed the enemy along the entire Italian line.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07
Liable 20 cause Hard Feelinr.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
There is talk circulating in Democratic circles
of Indiana liable to make hard feelinea We
cannot well afford to have any hard feelings
there next November,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07

EVERYTHING which belongs TO pure healthy
blood il impaired by Hoods SarsAparilIA "A
trial viii convince yen OF its nasr.t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07

AYERS Sarsaparilla will remove that tired
feeling and give new life and energy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07
QUIET AMONG THE STRIKERS.
[Conclude d from FIRST Page. !

take the bull by the horns and suspend the
workmen before they could avail themselves
of the opportunity offered by the c., B. e. @.
difficulty. They were notified to call at the
offce tomorrow and get their money.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10

From me Ne,O York Sun.

FIOW nc NtU IUN OHW.
II young William II. Hearst, the editor Of
the San Francisco Examiner, runs over from
Paris to London, he will see the name Of the
lady to whom he was formerly engaged in
prominent letters all over the dead walls of
London. Miss Eleanor Calhoun and the son
of Millionaire Hearst were engaged to be mar
ried three years ago on the Pacific slope. Miss
Calhoun is the grandchild of the historical
Calhoun, and remarkably handsome and
popular young woman. Her reputation is be-
yond reproach, and she is received in the best
circles Of London.
Young Hearst Tilted her. His action was
very severely commented upon at the time,
and the unhappiness of 1t affected Miss Cal
houn so deeply that she left the Pacific coast
and took up her permanent residence in Lon
don. The fact that Miss Calhoun missed
marrying the son Of twenty mlllion-dollars is
no longer source Of regret to her, for her
success on the stage has been ample, and a
tour of this country, under Mr.. Abbey's man
agement, is only question of time.
| Rather good story is told about a dialogue
between young Hearst and his father in the
Hoffman House last spring. The Senator was
complaining to several friends of the way a
| jockey Of his had thrown a race at Sleeps
| head
at lost me a pot Of money! said the Sena-
| tor, with doleful shake of his head.
"Ot course 1t did" said young Hearst,
quickly. "Your racing stable will cost you
half a million OF dollars year running It as
you do now. 1t is too big and expensive for
any man,
The young mans tone was brusque and
sharp. His father raised his eyebrows thought.
fully, and then said. dryly:
81 dunno. 1t will cost devilish sight lesE
than the Examiner, after ALL"
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10
Personal AND SOCIAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. David King will not occupy
their summer home at Newport next season,
as Mr.. King will visit the Paris Exposition of
1859.
Captain r. o. Selfridge and family will
spend the winter in Boston.
Mrs. 5. 5. Lee of Baltimore, will give re-
ception on the 18th instant to Miss Sarah
Fenner Lee.
Mrs Chief Justice Fuller and her daughter
will be lat homen on Mondays throughout
the month.
The receptions of the previous week will be
continued by Mrs. Batchford, Mrs. Field and
Mrs. Harlan.
A series of receptions and teas will be given
during the season by the Misses Bayard This
winter Miss Nellie Bayard, the youngest
daughter of the Secretary, will make her
debut.
Attorney-General Garland will open his new
residence TO the social world this season, the
occasion being the debut OF his charming
daughter, Miss Daisy.
Invitations for party next Saturday even
ing have been issued by Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio
King.
The position of diplomat to Japan, 1t Is said,
has been refused by Mr.. de Pedroso OF the
Spanish Legation.
Representative aud Mrs Lee OF Virginia are
quartered for the winter at the Ebbitt.
Miss Annie Vogel has returned from New
York.
Miss Mamie Redfern has returned from
visit at the North. Mrs. Redfern entertained
a number OF friends at supper last evening in
honor Of Mr.. Vennig of Paris.
The Aid Society of the Garfield Hospital Will
meet Friday at the residence OF Mrs Ford
Thompson, s0i Seventeenth street.
Mrs. c. S. Fletcher is at home Tuesdays at
Dos II street northwest
Mrs. Mary Wilson will be at home Friday
afternoons.
1t is expected that Mrs. Porter Heap and
her son will spend the holidays with her pa.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Beale of George
town.
A musical and literary social was given last
week at the residence Of Mrs. A. G.. Hail. 1905
| II street, in honor of Mrs. William IL. Ingra-
ham Of Portland.
| Mrs Senator James X. Jones gave an en-
! ioyable party at her residence Saturday even
| ing In honor Of the birthday anniversary Of
| her daughter, Miss Mary Jones, who will sail
for Paris on the 2Gth instant to complete hel
musical and literary studies. Dancing was
kept up until 1880, and a collation. followed
Among those present were the Misses Plain,
Miss Stout, Miss Tyler, Miss Tallmadge
Messrs. Seawell, Mr. Won Rosenberg, the
Messrs. Lamon, Mr.. De saussure Trenholm
Messrs Hodgson, Brainard, McSeran, Dick
son, Frank Trenholm, and n. o. Messenger.
Miss Clora Stout of Helena, Mont, is spend
ing the season in Washington, and is now til,
guest Of Mira. Senator James X. Jones.
Mrs. General Ward b. Burnett is seriousl,
III from hemorhage Of the lungs aud the en-
tire loss OF her voice and the use Of her righ
arm.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10
The Man, Not the Emperor.

Mrs. CrdWtord's Paris Letter, london Times.
met this evening Bavarian Grafin, fresh
from Munich, and bound for Madrid. "What
did you think" | asked her, ''of the young
German Emperorg' "Well," she said, "ho's
hard to read. He's changablo as a bit Of shot
silk. There are times when he looks n ram
rod OF stiffness, coldness and hardness. His
mode of saluting at such times is curt and un-
pleasant the eyes stare and-must | say 1t p
glare. They are, when he is in his stilf i'm
perial mood the blue CLASSY eyes of the High
lander ut the tobacconist's door. There are
other moods when he is all fun and heartness.
| saw him laugh himself into violent fit OF
coughing. He romps with children pokes in
the ribs and tickles princey lads, flirts with
the ilirty ladies, and is tickled with the merest
straw. Blood easily flies to his head aud sets
his thoughts in tange. He hates bookish
people and artists. They bore him. What he
best liked after dinner was to get away to his
own room and smoke with the young princes
OF Bavaria and the Duke of Genoa. They
laughed aud talked far into the night. The
princes smoked pipes and drank beer. The
Emperor smoked cigarettes and quaffed
seltzer water. My impression Of him is that
he is at once crafty and impulsive He means
well, and will sin and repent a good deal be-
fore he has got much older"
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 49, 1888.
PRoGREssIvE RELIGION AND PRO.
GRESsIyE EUCHRE.

Progressive ouchre' Is the latest Chi
cogo sensation. 1t was simple child
born of social necessities and would have
died natural death as other ephemera,
but Bishop Fallows of the Reformed
Episcopal Church found it and attacked
1t from the pulpit Made a martyr of it,
in fact, and, as usual, friends came to the
rescue. Now people who never played
progressive euchre" in their lives are
sittingup nights "shufliing the boards
and it is the popular sensation of the
town. The Bishop In his sermon against
it confessed that he did not know the
game well, but thought he knew enough
of it to talk intelligently about it. He
didn't know enough about it, however,
10 know that it was loaded. And there
is where he made his mistake. His argu-
ment was that "the game is played in
warm, close rooms in winter time. 1t
necessjtates sedentary position. Both
the body and the senses are confined, for
If the game is TO be of any interest it
must be played with absorbing attention.
Instead of affection being cultivated by
it. sometimes it causes serious disaffec-
ton. If played at all with zest, it tries
the temper gricyously. Is not the game
totally unproductive? Are you wiser,
better, stronger at the close than you
were at the beginning? What is the So
cial benefit? Is there not squandering of
timer
All Of which may be true but it is not
convincing.
Society is bound to herd together and
society isn't always fitted to talk lntelli-
gently and entertainingly for two or three
hours, hence some other resource must
be adopted, and Progressive Euchre"
has grown to be very popular substi-
tute for higher order of intelligent as
socation. The Bishop apparently over
looked this fact. In any event, he
slashed away at a popular amusement
and gave it such boom as it has not
enjoyed for years. The Bishop will, per-
haps, feel called upon to inquire if there
is such thing as Progressive Religion"
in Chicago.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10
The Houses Work Was Done.

Ntlp YORK Letter 3H Boston Gdzefte.
heard the other day Of certain woman
who was not in what is called Society" aud
who, good soul, had not ambition that way
rs far as she was concerned, but she had a
daughter and she wanted that daughter to
make a good match What did she do 10 ac-
complish that end? She bought her house
In a somewhat exclusive ueghborhood, fur
nished Il in good style, and set about to enter
tain. Her principal guests were men. 10 be
sure, and among those who camo was one who
had rubbed elbows with the coaching set,
therefore no was the most desirable, lie ad-
mired the girl; ne admired the elegant home;
lie proposed aud was excepted.
A graud wedding followed, with q wedding
breakfast and reception at the "homestead -
After the bride and bridegroom set out upon
their journey, the old slipper was carried OF
on the coach top, the house was closed, aud Is
now Tor sale, and at a sacrine. Its work Is
done, and the mother has retired to more
modest quarters. / ought 10 give the street
and number OF the house, for II might do as
good work for other mammas with marrlagea-
bic daughters, but would not like 10 betray
the worthy woman who devised the scheme
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10
SLIPSHOD,S HARD LUCK.
He Bought His wife Duci--How II
Was Changed into n Brick.

He Bought His wife u Duck--How IL
Was Changed into Brick.
Crooked Leg slipshod, or Augustus
Francis Slipshod, as he was called before
he fell and broke his leg, was man who
never forgot his dear wife. He ha d
some faults, It's true. In fact, some of
his acquaintances once tried to weed the
faults out from the virtues and claimed
the latter could not be found But that
was perhaps base libel Mrs. Saman-
tina Slipshod loved duck. Duck, roast
duck, done to brown crisp, was her
ideal dish. So Mr.. Slipshod always
managed to bring duck home on her
birthday. Yesterday was Mrs. Slipshod's e
thirty-second birthday, and Mr.. Slip.
shod purchased fine mallard duck for
the occasion. But he fingered at con.
venient bar. He drank bad whisky and
smoked worse cigars. Still he clung to
the duck as closely as the whisky clung
to his brain. Staggering along the street
he leaned against lamp-post and
| rested. As he rested his eyes closed, his
brain reeled, and the smoke from o cigar
| tlirted coyly with his hair. Buthe clung TO
the duck. Then two bad boys appeared.
| They had a brick and knife. The
neck of the fine, fat mallard was soon
severed and the brick fastened TO it, OF
course, Mr. Slipshod never dreamed Of
bad boys. He was in q too ethereal state
for such nonsense so ne rested and clung
to the duck. lie started home. He
staggered and stumbled, but he reached
his residence at last and left his little gift
on the parlor table for his wife, while he
went to sleep on the sofa. When Mrs &,
Slipshod found 1t Mr.. Slipshod was i'm.
mediately awakened by thump OH the
head. The brick had struck him. This
morning he had headache; his temples
throbbed, and there was a big lump on
his Uranium. But he has been unable to
explain to his wife how it happened that
he bought red bat instead Of mallard
| duck
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10
Powerful secrnt orhers.

IN the Uuited States there over 200 fratonal,
benevolent, social, Insurance, political, re-
lglous Temperance and other secret orders
Fol- owing "a the official membership OF some
OF the more prominent American organiza-
ilons: Freemasons, 10000; odd Fellows,
Nughts OF pythias, 2lO. 900: Good Templars,
NO,y{2; Ancient Order OF United WOrkmGu,
l9lSIG, knights Of Honor, III, ,75G; the Royal
ATganum, $1,000; Improved Order Red Men,
I3,OOUi American Legion of Honor, 81 ,6Gl,
hinights aud Ladies of Honor, 40, 200; Sons Il
Veterans $1,000 Ancient Order of Foresters,
$685. Daughters Of Rebekah, 90, s5S; Knights
o. the Golden Eagle, $4,000, and Order Of
Chosen Friends, 29,27l. Tie total number Of
Masons In the world Is estimated at 100000
5000.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10
Lost His Head ina Dream.

IRON tde N. 4. StGf.
A prominent Worcester business man passed
through an experience in dreamland a few
nights ago that is puzzling the local psycholo-
glsts and will add interesting data for the So
ciety for physical research. He had an idea
he ought to shave, and proceeded to do So
Just before he began work IL occurred to him
that 1t would be the easiest thing In the world
to take off his head and placing 1t on the
table, facilitate matters. IL seemed In the
dream that this was allowable for q certain
number OF minutes without endangering life.
So he hung up his watch to count the min
utes. The operation continued until some
errand called the man across the room, and
he returned to find his head was missing
lie looked at the watch and found the time
wac near when he must have his head In the
proper place If he cared to keep It, Then he
''lost his head' in two ways, and rushed frau
tically about the room, looking In every
available place. Just as the minute hand
was about to cross the fatal point the Wor-
cester man woke up and felt for his head, and
was relieved to find 1t there.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10
THE MYSTERY EXPLAINED.
Millnrd Fillmore, Signor Blitz and Hen
That Talked English.

From me- fouih'S Companion
In the first quarter of this century a
party of travellers were ionrneying down
the Missouri in a steamboat. The river
was covered with floating ice and
provisions were scarce, but the men
were young, possessed of much more
wit than money, and able to extract
plenty of fun out Of the danger and
privation.
One evening two of them, a school
teacher and Frenchmau whose, ,occupa.
tion no body could discover, went ashore
TO buy provisions at n farmhouse The
teacher offered half dollar to the
farmers wife for a motherly old hen
that was scratching about the yard. She
refused with torrent of abuse.
His comrade who was lounging over
the gate, whispered, "Oher another
bit"
Five bits?" said the teacher.
The woman hcsitaled, when, to her
| amazement, the hen squeaked out:
IN not worth itl'
The teacher started back in dismay
Thief armcr's wife regaining her courage
chased the hen and caught it up in he
arms.
Take two bitsl It's all I'm WORTH
it said, Tapping wildly in her arms.
She ran, pale with terror to thu
Frenchnan and put it in his hands
screaming Take it awayl It's be
wicthedp'
The young man threw the money bacl
to her and carried oil the hen.
Many years afterwards, among tht
crowd in the East Room of the Whit,
| House which attended one of the recep
tions Of President Fillmore. was th,
kindly old Signor Blit2, well-lSnown tC
all the children of the Eastern States a
a ventriloquist. When he was introduced
to the President the two men looked a
each other moment and then burst int,
a laugh.
"You never thought to see me here"
said Mr.. Fillmore. "Now, for the frs
time, understand the mystery of tn
| old hen"
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10

The supposed remedial agency of the odor
OF COWS and COW stables in cases of cousump-
tion is to be tried at Reinickendorf, near Ber-
lin, on unique scale. A vast circular build
ing has been erected, In the basement of which
several hundred COWS will be kept, and the
odor of the stables viii be conducted to the
rooms in the upper stories In the centre OF
the building is large yard, for which whey
cure, bathing rooms, ETC., are planned.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10

WE FELT sure when Colonel Waiter.
son had read Colonel shepard's war edi-
torial he would say something, and he
did. He says the Southern people had
better hide their sheep and lock their
hen.houses before Colonel Shepard turns
himself loose in that locality. There is
q suggestiveness about this which is posi-
tiYelY painfnl
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10

/ ISN'T so VERY surprising that a
mahworking on $l5 week in bank
can rSe enough money to buy ticket to
Oahau 1t would be more surprising if
he didn
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10

If Mr.. ELIJAH HALFoRD of Indian
apolis will please write card for publ
cation, stating whether he does or does
not whistle, he will be doing a great
favor for various newspaper people
whose uncertainty on the subject is
likely to result in serious mental abcrra-
tim
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10

The PORE has finally decided that
Catholics in Italy shall be allowed entire
liberty of action in elections. The Pope
is becoming commercially progressive.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10

The B. &. o. has established quicIse r
train service between Washington and Phila-
delphla than that for which others charge M
extra fare. No extras are charged on the
h. e. o.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10

THE Comier-JournGL asserts, with en-
phasis, that the Republican leaders have
a scheme of bOulererSement on which
they are bent" 1t is to be hoped the
gentlemen referred to will get straight
ened out before the 5oulegersement grows
raoti,,a
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10

The DEMOCRATS of Mr.. Perry Bel
mont's district in New York are unnat-
ural. They do not abhor vacuum.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10
THErRIKE or THE MAJOR.


lhey uGy ~ the lobby of Congress.
Did iia ard Martin OF loxas;
AN ~ iII'"o,r,ti9d Martin each Happened
~ '''"' question that Yexes
~, ,,,t. I he Major;
40 ''' extiuguishiug gas,
II made bimlor very mad.
:, nSSe Ma \ outrageous bad,
~ naaJc him q orbs flash fire,
4, ,n@jc him cltis foe Il liar,
And slug the yGis hghllhg deck
Then H0rries drt man ID the neck,
ASH he'd DO himdeep, long breath,
Rut he rcpressed hle DEATH
Ana calmly stood trst for gore
In journalistic hero on the ilOor
Because he knew hoes
Would be, II he, shoGSt the news
And slay Texas Con'e The van
man.
Aud so the battle enc
Alas! Alasl Alas.
The quosupn's stlll un,
How Martin squelchel
Aud everybody w0ndersgas!
Why Harries didn't wh
1t up for Mayor Martin
And give himself 5000
on ali the other ielloWs
Who hustle for the news
In shape Of big sensations
Or striking Interviews
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10

SECRETARY BAYARD will not accom-
tny our war expedition to Hayh. This
lsluthentic.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10

No "IEBEL of the South" can be thor.
oughly converted unless he becomes a
Republican.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10

SINCE Mr. Cleveland's defeat, Brother
Gray Of Georgia doesn't know whether
there is New South or not.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10

"THE Revised Version" OF the tariff
is the only orthodox one among Repub
licans.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-10

"SEE NAPLES AND DIE has given way
to see gray hair and dye.