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The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22

Written for the Indianapolis journal.
The Soldiers Reason Why.
Well, jim what years have passed away since last we
wore the blue.
And elbows touched together in the famous grand rs
That we are growing old and gray tbs easy to believes
You've got crutch to tell the tale and I've al empty
sleeve.
sa. alone the other night beneath the spreading tree
Our battles camps and marches al came rushing back
And as though. them over jim small voice seemed
TO say
You proved that you loyal once: prove it again
today
Tho from the sane c.nteen we've drunk in shadow
Tho we have fought together, Jim, your party was
But now I've left my party camp to enter it more
And marching with you, Jim, as have marched
before.
cannot vote for Cleveland Jim; he did not wish
When side by side day after day. amid the battles
he'll.
We bsred our breasts between him and the loyal Ma
tons foe,
And now when he my ballot asks firmly answer:
Too many pension vetOes. Jim. with insults freely
He'd even cas-. dishonor on the empty sleeve own
six months at hungers gate lay in rebel prison pen
land then.
And when read the vetoes Ger and all their insults
note.
wonder how soldier can for Grover Cleveland votes
How he hesitate to choose before the day is done
Between this soldierhater and our own Ben Harrson
Amid Resaca's battle smoke saw, and so did you
little man who led the way clad in the army blue
We followed him with shoutngs, Jim, right in among
the grav,
And now that same brave little man leads us again
day.
He will not veto pension bills. Thank God. he loves
the boys
With whom he shared the hot campaigns, their dan.
gers and their joys;
His hand is raised against the British freetrade
foe,
Ard when we strew old comradea' graves he'll not
Gfshing 60.
Protection to our hoes~ old boy. is now my battle
cry,
And Justice to the veterans who went forth to do
Our comrades, Jim, all DER the land from valley, hil
and plain,
Are marching to the music of the Union once again.
So this is why your comrade old, who wore an army
Into the box for Cleveland jim will put vote;
I've made my choice. and am proud to tell you that
Who leads me to the fght again. brave Ben Harrison
Then let stand together J old soldiers tried and
true
feel az eager for the fray as when wore the blue;
Let Harrison ring out the charge in stirring bugle
notes,
Aud Cleveland, jim, be buried in million soldier
votesi
CAssrowN, o. IT. q. Harbaugh.
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
WHY LETTERS ARE REGISTERED.

They Go Pretty Safely, Though the Govern.
msns IL Not Responsible for Them.
New York sun.
"'What Is the use Of registering lettersp is
the question most frequently asked OF me- said
Superintendent J. j. Phillips. of the New York
registry department. yesterday. "You see, il a
registered letter Is lost, the governments cannot
be held responsible for the loss. and the amount
lost cannot be recovered. IL you'll look tt IL q
momen. you will see that that is perfectly fair
1t is not possible for the gov
eminent or its representatives. to know
what is the amount of money in |. registered let
fer. and, of course, 1t 10 impossible for any one
but the sender of the letter TO tell how much he
or she ought TO receive In case OF loss. OF
course. the government isn't going to pay man
money merely because the man says he lost it
and has no proof Of the amount
"The result Of this state of thinRs,' continued
Mr.. Phillips. 'is that people continually ask me
what's the use Of registering. The reply 10 that
registration is a safe way to guard valuable
packages from loss, because o registered letter
may be traced from one registry station TO an
other until il reaches its destination. Poetmas-
ters and clerks think twice before stealing let
ter when they remember 1t can be traced to
their hands.
People Who send letters get very nervous il
they dou't get news by return mail of the re-
cept of the letter, and they rush here to find
out what's the metter. usually learn from the
senders in cases Of delay that they have not put
VI Tue euNelOpc tue slfeeL buG mousse uumOer OF
the person addressed In such cases postmast-
ers always hold the letters until called for. This
is a common practice here in New York II a
registered letter should come here addressed
TO 'Chauncey NJ. Depew, New York city, the
letter would be held at the main ofice. The
reason for this is that very many business msu
prefer to send their own messengers for reg
istered letters 10 the general postoffce rather
than have tbs letters delivered by postman at
their own door-not for fear that the postmsn
would confscate them, but that their own serv.
ants should misplace and lose them
1T should be added that tha little fimsy slip
of paper which is given as receipt by the clerk
when the letter is registered should be pre-
served. as by means Of il the missing letter may
be quickly traced. Few persons keep these re-
ceipts. They are either lost or thrown away,
because they are supposed to be merely form.
A missing letter sent months ago was quickly
traced to-day by means of the receipt 1t was
found to be in the hands of the postmaster at its
destination in distant city. but the recipient
had not called for it. He was business man
and he never went to the postozice"
"What is the loss Of registered lettersT
'Not taking into account fires all cars
and robbery of mail cars, the loss is next to
nothing. and you can send one cent or 800, 900.
or any valuable thing that will go in letter. It
is becoming more popular a. prejudice against it
dies
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22

palate that plugged watermelon makes il is re-
markaols that not many people have eaten IL.
and that you can't get IL readily at the hotels
and restaurants. Once in awhile some chef
puts forth watermelon fritters freezes the
fruit. but even II these forms were not costly
and difficult to obtain. they would soon tire the
appetite. With watermelon soaked in wine it
Is different IL you like the fruit in its plain
state. you will probably like 1t better with claret
and brandy. and II you like 70 eat lots OF it plain
you will want still more of it plugged"
A good wine TO use instead of claret 10 the
Italian sherry eolored wine, called Marsala
Perhaps with dinner where much claret has
been drunk the Marsala would go better, as af-
fording contrast in taste. IL you get genuine
Marsala you will have something good and you
can reflect that the wine comes from that cele-
brated spot in Sicily which, now kncwn as Mar
sals. was originally Lilyboem, the place where
the Carthaeinians had their chief fortress in
Trinacria
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
Outdoor Tea in Summer.

New York Mail and Express.
Out-of-door tea is pretty notion for the sum
mer and all manner of contrivances to make il
unique are now in vogue. set Of tea things
designed for lady Of original taste was recently
finished as follows: For the cloth. large table
mat OF rushes braided and treated so as TO re-
tain the green. For plates for the guests,
daiuty china. shaped and colored to present the
likeness of oak leaves plated into sylvan rests
for the food. For bread plates. fruit dishes,
ETC.. more china Initiating wooden trencbers,
quaint birch bark receptacles, leaves pinned to-
eether into horns of plenty and SO on. no two
devices resembling each other. The water
pitcher was big water bottle. and the small
cream jug patterned from the pitcher plant
Each pat OF butter for each guest rested in the
heart Of a daisy blossom. The napkins, as was
meet ~ n such an outfit, were mats Of woven
rushes ike the table cloth. The knives and
forks " jre trencher weapons. rustic In shape.
though If good and true metal. The effect was
net bat though farfetched. but the custom Of
eating cut Of doors will hold till fall
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
Xyise Worfia of I.incoin-

There Is no landing place on the stairway from
labor up to capital. Theres are no bolted
doors along the ascent IL is treason to make
out an irrepressible con fict between them. The
fact WAS never put better than By Mr.. Lincoln
N his fret annual message. There 10 no such re-
laiion. be said. "between capital and labor as as
sumed. nor is there any such thing as q free
man fixed for life in the condition Of hired Ia
oorer. Both these assumptons and all infer
>nces from them are eroundless. Many inde-
pendent men everywhere in these States few
years back in their lives were hired laborers
The prudent. pepniless beginner in the world
with which 90 buy tools or land for himself,
then labors his own account for another
while. ard at length hires another new begin ner
TO help him. This is the just and generous eys-
tenn which opens the way to all. and consequent
energy, and progress. and improvement Of con.
dition TO all
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22

PhiladelPha RECORD
There are only two red headed men in the
Kirk kbride Insane Asylum of the l65 persons
who are being treated there at the present time
Accordisg to DR.. Edward n. Brush. who 10 the
superintendent of the institution. the old the
ory relative TO the susceptibility Of liRht-haired
people to insanity was exploded years ago.
tour of the asylum showed that AL the inmates,
except about four. were ofdecidedly dark com
plexion, and even the four exceptions were by
no means light. In the female deparment OF
the asylum the same fact was noticeable. and
but few light-complexioned women were to be
seen.
cit ussd to be popular opinion among The
uninitiated that most insane people were light
haired" said DIR Brush. 'but that is not go
The reason for this false supposition / canuo,
understand, nor can j account for the fact tha,
we have SO many dark haired people here.
suppose IL comes in q natural way, though
because there are great many more dark peo
pie than there are light ones.
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
Mental Effect of Hot Weather.


One of the most interesting studies bearing
upon this subject (of the relation of mind TO
'matter) is found in observing the effects of a
high temperature upon different organizations.
The nervous. sensitive, egotstic man, when the
thermometer ranges among the nineties. is
chiefly intent upon publishing his perpetual dis
comfort Instead of sitting still and cooling his
mind through work or genial diversion, he
moves busily about telling everybody how hot 1t
is with gestures and CALCULATIONS to match He
is q mental radiator, bent upon transmitting his
own conditions to other minds, and without in
tending 1t is generating mis- own discomfort
within others.
On the other hand the man Of even tempera-
ment, of cool mind avoids all mention OF phys
ical and thermal conditions a hot day. His
purpose is to get bie mind as far away from
them as possible. He hears his nervous friend
fling down his pen spade and declare that IL
is too hot for work To him congenial work is
the very bea means Of keeping his attention
AWAY from physical discomfort One feels com
paratively cool in this mans presence. He is a
partial refrigerator and transmits his own condi-
tions.
The mere physical temperature of man on
hot day is not the measure Of discomfort In
this busy season hundreds of New England
farmers toll in open fields in the hot sun in such
excessive perspiration that hardly dry thread
is found on them through the day. But If one
is accosted On the roadside and reminded that IL
is terribly ho: day. he will generally reply
with truo Yankee drollery that IL Is splendid
weather for corn. The farmers mind is on the
hay and corn crops instead Of the heat His
mind is kept cool by oopgenial labo: and the
promise of good crops.
What 10 true of man is true Of beasts. One OF
the most painful sights to person of kind
heart is to see the distress Of horses that pull
the street-cars on a scorching day. These ami
mails receive the best care and treatment by the
companies, and their muscular strength is not
overtaxed so far as mere work is concerned A
horse doing the same work on q country road
would not perspre much. II is tho tremendous
strain upon their nerves caused by constant
fear of losing their feet on the smooth pave
ment when starting the car that chiefly induces
their sweat and semi-torture. Even with q
horse IL Is the condition of mind that largely de-
cides its power to endure heat and work.
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
Lilies.

We might have known q soul so white
Was Gods, was Heavens, by holy right,
And never could be ours;
We might have known could not keep
The child whose thoughts were grave and deep
And pure as lily flowers.
Too good, too fair. too pure for Us;
But when keen anguish pierces thus,
The bleeding heart will faint;
And We must madly wish awhile
That she could barter for our smile
The pam.bran Of the saint.
We cannot say we feel il best
That she was taken from our breast,
While such hot pulses stir;
And thinking of the new turned sod,
We cannot ali at once thank God
That he has gathered her.
We can but look with bitter tears
Backward and forward Ger the years.
Gods will our life has crossed
We can but let that will be done,
We can but pray that she has won
Far more than we have lost.
God may be good to as. and give
Such comfort will let us live
In peace from day to dayl
But Joy viii only dawn that hour
Wherein we see our lily flower
In regions far away.
All the Year Round.
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22

else white A sheet it appeared TO the feminine
eye. This she proceeded to spread. not vitnous
some signs OF embarrassment. but WITH > isir
degree Of composure in the corner belonging ior
the moment to her. Seating herself carefuiiy
in the middle of the whiteness she drew up fne
surplus about her, and there the gown was as
scrupulousy protected IS il the judicious young
woman had been mistress OF coach and iour.
There was some staring which flushed her cneeks.
but il was worth dress-makers bill to keep ner
best dress immaculate.
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
DOCTORED WATERMELON.
An Infusion Of Wine and Brandy Makes the
Fruit Taste Good.

An Infusion OF Wine and Brandy Makes the
Fruit Taste Good.
Now that the watermelon season is on in its
full glory. and the story that strike had stop
ped the importation has turned out untrue, q
word may be in season as to how to prepare o
melon for eating. There are many ways of eat
ing the splendid fruit, and the recipes generally
given are long and intricate. There is one
method so easy that almost anyone can follow
it. Get good melon, and if you can't tel for
yourself bv that intuition which is the best
guide in such matters. then trust to your
green goods grocers judgment Have the
melon put on ice over night ard in the morn
irg see that its surface is wiped dry. Then cut a
slit with long knife straight iron, one side
into the very heart of the melon. Let the slit be
an inch and q half wide. Cut three other Sits
50 that you can lift cut the plug thus made.
Pour into the hole some good claret Letit
spread through the red sponey fruit, and pour
some more wine in until you have succeeded in
getting In at least pint of the grape juice.
Then plug mp the melon aud put IL back in the
refrigerator. After an hour or so you can put
in the rest Of quart of claret
The melon will drink up the wine, and every
part Of the sponge will become saturated. if
from hour 10 hour the position Of the big egg
shaped fruit be changed from side to side and
from end to end The wine should be put 10
from six 10 eight hours before dinner time. An
hour or 90 hour and half before dinner take
out ths plug and taste the fruit You will find
il surprisingly delicious, and yet perhaps the
flavor will be not quite so pronounced az you
would like il. In this event pour In from half q
pint 10 q whole pint of brandy. See that the
melon is closely plugged and wrapped up, and
have it turned at least twice and kept on the ice
for the next hour. 1t will then be ready for
serving.
Somstimss IL is pleasant to surprise guests
with plugged melon. Say noting about wine
having been put in the fruit, aud when IL is
brought on the table take thst IL in the cut
ting any extra juice comes from the fruit that
some Of It shall 60 with each piece OF melon.
There ID an odd little Italian restaurant in q
place in this city where its existence would
never be suspected, where one night, not long
ago. plugged watermelon was served. No one
except one Of the diners knew about IT, When
it WAS brought on and the party began
tasting what appeared 10 be ordinary water
melon there was instantly noticed change in
the dem-Anor Of every one They shifted In the
air and looked at each other. and then shifted
again. There was suspicion then that the
watermelon was Of more than ordinary kind.
But after two or three mouthfuls some one re-
marked the peculiarly rich taste and the exquis-
lite aroma. and then the secret was out There
weren't many people in the party. and the
melon Was . fairly big ons. but il was oil eaten.
every bit of IT.
Notwithstanding tbs splendid offering to the
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
An 1904 Dollar.

Provide3fs Journal
Mrs. Constant Tourgee. who is visiting her
niece at Pawtucket, has in hor possession one of
the rare silver dollars of the coinage Of 1904,
whose whereabouts have not been publicly
known until very recently The history OF this
coin 10 interesting. Mrs Toureees maiden
name was Elizabeth Pierce. and she Was the
daughter of Joshua Pierce, of North Kinestown n
Upon her eighteenth birthday lshs is now in
her seventy-sixth year, her father gave her this
dollar. which he received at the close of the war
OF 1872 as part payment for services in that war
and which he bad kept since tha, time. and she
has faithfully observed bis injunction to always
ksep
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
Economy in u Ssreet-Car.

New York Letter
Economy fails to be appreciated at it's true
worth sometimes They haven't done laughing
yet At the devics OF petty girl In Broadway
horse-car the other day. She wore the daint-
easily soiIed She WAS bound very evidently
for ths scene Of some afternoon festivity and
had no spare money with which to hire q car
riage. The car seat was dusty. and after elanc-
ing at IL she did not Immediately sit down. In
stead she united a bundle Of some size carried
on her arm, and out dropped yards Of something
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
CAssrowN, o
q for the Sunday Journal.
Among the LIly-Pads.

ten for the Sunday Journal.
Among the Lily-Pads.
Like rainbows in the limpid skies
That ripple in the river,
With flashing wings the dragon flies
In airy circles quiver,
Where, like Q cloud of silver light
That hints of golden lining,
A mass of lilies. feecy white,
With yellow hearts are shining.
And all the sandy shadows glass
The water-spiders sailing,
Where weeds and reeds and river grass
In tangled threads are trailing.
In deep, translucent pools the shoals
Of tiny minnows swimming.
Dart down where dewy stargrass bowls
On mimic banks are brimming.
And with their lofty canopies,
The ardent sunshine screening,
Among the swaying willow trees
The sycamores are leaning.
Its laden sprays above my boat
wild grapevine is swinging.
And in the reeds with mellow note
A hermit thrush is singing.
So what though in the torrid air
The tiger-lily fiushes.
Ill,ride on yonder ripples where
They drown the dripping rushes.
-Evaleen Stein.
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22

New York Sun.
Mr. Isaar.tsin (as Coney islsndl-vss you
bound to 90 IN dot water. Rebeccs. NIT dot dan.
gerous underfowf
Mrs lsaaestein-Ya. Jacob, vot for puy my
seuf q bathing suit1
Mr.. Isasestein (nervouslyl-Vell, Rebecca,
You choosi leave dose tiamond rings NIT me.
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22

Bible s,udy.

"rhy word Is . lamp unto my feet" said the
psalmist Of old 1ou want your lamp TO burn
- briehtly ~ possible. You trim the wick; you
vssb, dry. and polish the glass chimney; you
kosD the shade clean. Lss the dust gather. and
che smoke make its sooty DEPOSIT, and tho wick
becomes crisp and hard and black. and the hight
upon tne epen page N iickerine and weak The
lang = yeuz friend. but u mus, take good
eaeo ~ - lt will treat yCa a. you treat il.
VIA ~ Bible brines to .-ou will depend in
loeeo u>osnso upen what ycs bring 20 il You
mny n1vo oguub. o. ioa eranAry full TO
buG11E - - you eho9 There u gold on
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22

its surface, there are jewels in its mines, there
royal pearls in its depths All are not
equally equipped for its study; but every one OF
us can DO nis utmost in its patient loving study.
and no lsbors will bring surer. or richer
-
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22

The Exposition Universelle de TART Culinaire,
avail led the highest honors To ASGosrURA Brr-
TKRs as the most eficAcious stimuians to excite
the appetite and TO keep the digestive organs in
good order. Ask for the genuine article, manu-
featured by DIR. J. G. B. Siegsrt 81 Sons. and
beware Of limitations.
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22

ly. My boy. think I have confirmed you be-
FORE The lad opened his great. wide eyes and
replied, You % q liar" Wilberforce knew that
this Was only the ordinary way clown knew
how TO deny what was not true. So be Was told
10 kneel down. and he was confirmed
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
Changed His Tune.

There are no flies on me-" he cried,
In tones of confident warning.
But he pitched his tune different key
At o'clock in the morning.
-Wsshington Critic.
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22

For people to expect a cure for Indiges.
ton, unless they refrain from eating
what is unwholesome but IL anything
will sharpen the appetite and give tone
to the digestive organs, it is Ayers Sar-
saparilla. Thousands all over the land
testify to the merits Of this medicine.
Mrs Sarah Burroughs. OF 24s Eighth
street, South Boston, writes: "My hus-
band has taken Ayers Sarsaparilla, for
Dyspepsia and torpid liver, and has
heen greatly benefited"
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22

A Hkmpsbire lour IL do not know better
word appeared in country church among the
candidates for confirmation by Bishop Wilber-
force. The Bishop felt sure be had confirmed
him before. 10 hs leaned over and said very soft
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
A Chance for = whIm.

New York sun
Old Lady tstopping open street car)-Ys don't
allow no smokin' on this car. do vel
Conductor-Certainly. madam; take one Of the
back seats. Step Lively, plsase
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
The WaiI of the Non-Part,san.

Or, Is there q spot in this glorious land.
This blest land of freedom. this land beautiful,
Where fellow can get a good paper in band
That isn't discussing the tariff on wool
Chicago Mail.
The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
A Confirmed Dyspeptic.

c. Canterbury, Of 141 Franklin ST.,
Boston, Mass, writes, that, suffering
for years from Indigestion, he was at
last induced to try Ayers Sarsaparilla
and, by its use, was entirely cured.
Mrs. Joseph Aubin. Of High street,
Holyoke, Mass, suffered for over q year
from Dyspepsia, so that she could not
eat substantial food, became very weak,
and was unable to care for her family.
Neither the medicines prescribed by
physicians, nor any Of tie remedies
advertised for the cure Of Dyspepsia,
helped her, until she commenced the
use of Ayers Sarsaparilla. "Three
bottles of this medicine" she writes,
"cured me.''
Ayers SarsapariIla.
PREPARED BY
Or. j. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass
Price 81; six bottles, IS. Worth s5 bottle.