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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-28
Honsehold Hinfa

Delicious filing for pie is made by stewing
some prunes until they very soft; remove
the stones, sweeten to your taste, and add for
one pie the weli-beaten whites of two eggs; beat
with the prunes until thoroughly mixed; bake
with two crusts. or, if you can get it, use
whipped cream in place of the upper crust.
A pair of white canton flannel mittens will
be found very comforta BILE when one has to go
into cold rooms TO do chamber work They are
easily washed and kept clean White wool NIT
tens are best for hanging out clothes, they do
not SO soon become dampened through as the
cotton ones. Very few women can afford to risk
the danger to their health which handing wet
clothes out of doors cold wint-r day means.
Thew should every precaution they can TO
avert colds and properly protect themselves. A
loose fitting warm jacket and hood should be
worn The latter especially should not be
omitted. Il is better to walk half mile bare
headed with the mercury below the freezing
point than to stand outside on such day with
the blasts whistling about ones for ten
minutes.
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]. w. Drexel, who died quite unexpectedly in
New York on Sunday night, was one of the
party associated with Mr.. Ingalls, in atraighten-
ing out the snaries of the Chesapeake s. Ohio
road Such is not the case. Tbs deceased was
father of the Drexel associated with MIR. In
gals.
When all the Illinois Central lines have been
completed. which will probable be within the
next twelve months, the company will operate
1900 miles of road. Their extensions seem to
have been well Planned. They may be briefly
stated feeder to their southern line. two
as feeders to the Illinois Central proper and
is said to be in better position to-day for COM
manding and holding traffic shan ever before in
its history.
last. President Barnard, of the o. e NJ. re-
marked that when the Chicago. Burlington g
Quincy road turned freight over to them at
Beardstown, 1T was not delivered TO them as G b.
& @. freight but @. e 81. business Tne C., 3.
IL @ had derived all the revenue il would get
from hauling it before turning it over to them,
and what came after was o. 81 III revenue. The
older engineers caught on to the idea and came
ous fat-footed against striking, Cutvoting the
hot-headed Ones
Persons in position TO understand the sit
uation state thar the Cincinnati Il Ohio
River Southern road, which is now operated
between Lawrenceburg ana Aurora by the c.,
l., St. L. & G. road. will within the next few
from Aurora. and that thu niuety-two miles be-
tween Rising Sun and Madison, Ind, viii be
built by another syndicats, probably during the
present summer. But the opinion prevails that
eventually it will be operated by the G., J., St.
/. 81 G. through TO Madison.
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miscellaneous items.

Tue Western nail-works, at Belleviile. H..
will soon resume operations and will roll nail
plate from old steel rails.
The earnings of seventy. three roads. the sec
ond week in March, were So 922. 654, a decrease
OF $90,526, or 226 per cent as compared with
1887.
The contract for doubling the track Of the
New York, Pennsylvania q Ohio between
ed to Plttsburg parties. the work to commence
at once.
The management Of the c.. B. q @. evidently
propose TO continue to operate the road, strikes
or strikes. They have just contracted with
the North Chicago rolling mill for 90 600 tons Of
steel rails
The mania for reducing expenses by cutting
down the force of employees is extending over
Eastern as we'll as on Western roads On East
lines it reaching officials, espe cialy in en-
cheering departments.
A company has been organized to build road
from Wiona to Fort Dodge. Ia, and thence to
Kansas City, the object being TO make direct
rail route from Kansas City to the chain of
northern lakes and Green Bay.
The lessees of the Cincinnati Southern road
are at their old tricks again. Trade and Traffic
transfer the ownership of the property to them-
selves until they either succeed are held for
conspiracy against the rightfu owner. the city Of
Cincinnati
The Mexican Central and the Mexican Inter
national are INDUCING in a rate war, copying
after American roads. The latter road Is haul
ing freight at So car less than the Mexican
Central -hile sits route is COL miles the longer
from Tesreon, Mexico, to San Antonio. Texas.
The rumor that the Lackawanua & Western
is to pass under the troll OF the Corbin syndi-
cate. which was sent out from Boston, is denied
by officials who know what is going on. One
can hardly imagine that the wealthy board Of
directors, being the wealthiest in this country.
would give up control of this valuable properly
to any syndicate which can bs formed
The Chicago, Burlington q Quincy. after
having some time ago announced advance
in freight rates to all points on its system, be-
ginning April L. yesterday postponed indefinitely
the restoration. The ostensi BILE reason is that
the company has. far, owing to the switch
mems strike, found it impossible to move
freight in any quantity, and therefore it's pat
rons have not had the advantage that the cut
rates have given competitors on other roads.
1t is stated that the congressional committee
is generally disposed to sustain and approve the
course of the interstate commission, although a
minority is not entirely satisfied with the method
in which the long -and-short-haul clause has
been administered Despite the anomalous
condition of affairs under that section of the
act. the committee has decided that il cannot
be improved by any of the amendments pro-
posed The decision is virtual acknowledge
ment OF the impossibility CT dealing with the
lonc-and -short-haul question by any legislation
definite and arbitrary in terms and generally
applicable
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government had purchased for coinage, IL had
m ade profit of more than S35. O00.000.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman. COMMITTEES OF
FIVE Senators to attend the funeral of the late
Chief justice. at Toledo O., was ordered; and
Senators Sherman, Allison. Evarts, George and
Gray were appointed.
Mr. Sherman suggested ths.s in the absence OF
these Senators further action or discussion. on
the bond bill should be suspended and Mr.. ii Gar
asked and obtained unanimous consent TO have
the Senate proceed. during theremainder of the
week. assuming that there would be no business
20 attend to tomorrow and that there would be no
session Good Friday, to the consideration or
bills on the calendar.
Mr.. Palmer moved that che bond bill be re-
committed TO the committee on finances. The
motion was entered, and will be pending when
the bill is taken up again next week. After an
executive session the Senate adjourned TO meet
at 1130 o'clock tomorrow.
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AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


j. y. Turner Succeeds n. 3D. Taylor.
RpeeIAl to the INDIANAPOLIS journal
RIcHrosD. March 2T-The undercurrent IN.
NOR that Superintendent j. j. Turner formerly
Of the +. & ", now Of the G., St. L. & p, with
headquarters here. was TO succeed Superintend-
ent f. b Taylor, of the F.. Fl. w. & C., which
got birth when Mr.. Taylor was made general
manager, is now an established fact He goes
TO his new position next Sunday. and @. ID. Ben
nett engineer of maintenance of-way under Su-
perintendent Taylor, with headquarters At Pits
burg is TO come here as Superintendent Iur-
ner's successor Bennett was formerly here as
an assistant engineer under Bent, and subse-
1uently at Logausport.
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WANTED-sTTUATION
GITUATION wANTED-A PRACTICAL PRINT
- e., with twelve years experience. wants posi-
ton foreman. Can give the best of reference.
of good habits. Address q. A., care of journal.
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Morocco. Ind. Dee. 10. 1s87.-.In the spring of
1883 my wife commenced coughing. We thought it
merely cold and that it would soon wear off
but day after day passed without any improvement
called in the best physician I could procure He
said that her lungs slightly affected. but she
would be all right in short time. He treated her
until fall, and as she seemed to be better.
suited another physician, no doc.ored her for fe-
male complaint. with success but she soon re-
lapsed. But to shorten long story, after trying
other physician we decided that change of climate
necessary. the doctors said it was con-
sumption in the first stages in the fall of 80
went to Florida, remaining there till April, SO,
when returned with little better health but
cradle less money.
While at her fathers house one day he advised her
to try Warmers Safe Cure" He had been using it
for lame back and had half bottle hand, which he
gave her to try. She was we'll pleased with the
effect that procured her more and now after
having taken less than dozen bottles no other
medicine she is in better health than she has been for
years and she says it is all due to Warmers Safe
Cure"
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FUNERAL NOTICE.
SULLIVAN-The funeral of Mrs. Letita Sullivan
will take place at St. Paul's Church, on Wednesday
morning at 10 O'Clock. Friends are invited.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

w Of fine kansas land. wi tn small incambranee,
for 0.000 s1oek clean merchandise. Address j,
=. YOUNG, Decatur, Ii.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29
A HOUSE NOT MADE WITH HANDS

The full capacity OF the lungs is about 32G
cubic inches.
The human skeleton consists of mere than
200 distinct bones.
Each respiratory duct is one fourth of an
inch in length; of the whole about nine
miles
About two-thirds OF pint of Dir is inhaled
and exhaled at each breath in ordinary re
spiration.
There are more than 800 separate muscles
in the body, with an equal number OF nerves
and blood vessels.
The weight OF the heart is from eight 10
twelve ounces lt beats 100000 times III
twenty-four hours
The skin contains more than 200 600 open
ings, which are the outlets Of an equal mum
Der u sweat glands.
An amount of blood equal to the whole
quantity in the body passes through the
heart once every minute.
The stomach daily produces nine pounds
Of gastric juice FOR digestion OF food; Its
CAPACITY is about five pints.
A man Droathes eighteen times a minute
and $500 cubic feet, or about 315 hogsheads
Of a!r every hour Of his existence.
The average man takes five and onehali
pounds Of food and drink each day, which
amounts to one ton Of solid and liquid nour
'shmont annually.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-29
MAxIMs WORTH RENE MeeRlNG

Despair is the gateway to insanity.
We never thoroughly know man until We
hear him laugh.
True and uniform politeness is tine glory OF
any young man.
Originality is the faculty Of adapting al
old idea to a new occasion.
Fame, like lightning, generally strikes the
man who is not expecting it.
A mans bearing wins ten superior women
where his boots and brains win one.
II a man stands before woman with re
spect for himself and fearlessness of her his
SUIT is half won.
Argument will pull wise man down to the
level OF fool, bus 1t never raises fool up to
the plane Of wise man.
Thorough appreciation of good woman
Oh the part OF a young man Is one OF the
strongest recommendations TO her favor.
When q man ventures an opinion he will
find some one who opposes it, Hence man
without opposition is a man without opin-
ions.
A young man who with any degree Of earn
estneSs declares that be never intends 10 marry
confesses 70 a brutal nature or perverted
morals.
The more Of n man you become, and the
more Of manliness you are capable OF exhio-
ting in your associations with women, the
better wife you will be able TO obtain.
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IynrI1 fnr the Carfonn,>t.

Frank Beard, tho caricsturist and Chalk
Talk lecturer, speaking OF the comic picture
papers. remarked the other day: "Nonc OF
them has yet attained that degree Of power
and usefulness that can be reached by such
wonderful engines Of public sentiment If
their conductors would only widen the scope
q their activity. They are given over, week
after week, 10 politics and jokes. You sec
little elso in them. Undoubtedly, they exert
prodigious influence In politics but ] think
oil the secular papers magnify the public
interest " political matters. The American
people think Of many things besides politics.
Hundreds of great social abuses are Gcvel-
oDel every year, against which the hulnor
and satire OF the cartoonist could be directed
with immense effect, and TO the unbounded
satisfaction of tie public. The reading mat
ter Of some comic papers is often very IN
ferior in style, aud usually withou, the
slightest moral purpose. IL consists oily Of
jokes. Now, without belittling either aga
cious political thrusts or genuine huiaor,
should think that the field limited to these is
small and unsatisfactory These criticisms
seem just; they certainly were good p'itured.
They impress mo as having great deal oil
point. IL certainly is true that 20 social
matters OF the serious sort none OF tho comic
papers give more than spasmodic glance -
New York Tribune.
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Mainsprings Of Watches.

II wish you would correct an error
that has been going the rounds of the
press, said q watch manufacturer IN
the reporter The item | refer IN
states that the watch repairor is moro
rapacious than the plumber, and
charges $50 for putting in main.
spring that costs him Scents and takes
him twenty minutes TO insert. As a
matter Of fact, the mainsprings in or
binary use cost $50 per dozen and
can be inserted in twenty minutes
providing tho rcpairer meets with 10
accident But his profits cannot 10
Judged in that way. Tho mainsprinr
of "a watch is of such delicate work
manship that | have known q skilled
hand TO break as many as fifteen m
putting one in a watch. This VIII
show YOU that the rcpaircr Is often
out of pocket through q job. 4 pc
cuhar thing about mainsprincs Is that
they are very susceptible TO Gtmos
pheric changes. Except when they
meet with an accident most spring
break during the months 81 March.
April and May No one can assign
reason for this, bat it is fact too
well known TO watchmakers 10 D.
questioned. New York Evening Sun.
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RELIGIOUS cleANiNos.
II Il proposed to hold another general mis-
x;ouary conference at Shanghai in 1870.

70 Il proposed to hold another general mis-
xionary conference at Shanghai il 1870.
The statistics Of the Upper Iowa Methodist
conference show I.7j6 probatio1ers, 2S,2Tl
members, les local preachers, Sl churches,
valued at $3.50 1914. and Id parsonagos,
valued at ti6i,065
The president Of the Connecticut Y. p. 8.
c. f union recently defined model prayer
meeting thus: "Held by anybody, carried on
by everybody, monopolzed by nobody, riak-
ing every ine present somebody
A little over half century ago the Lu-
theran church OF America numbered less than
900 pastors and only 900 congregations. Now
it numbers about 4, 200 pastors, 2, 400 ccngre-
cations and GOO, 900 communicates
The Waldensian church in Italy which has
been in existence for nearly 700 years, has
81 pastors and employs s. men and women as
evangelists, Bible readers, teachers, etc, OF
whom So are converts from Catholicism
In the German Qowa) Lutheran synod,
during the past two years, 81 900 have been
contributed by the churches to carry on their
various educational and mission projects
This synod also supports 2l0 congregational
schools
Rev. Hugh o. Pentecost. who recently re-
tired from the ministry, has taken out a
working card with Typographical society
No. 1903, of Newark, N. j., and will probably
return TO the case, at which he spent his
early life.
The christian" denomination is develop
ing a comn,endable interest in missionary
work. There were contributed last year for
home missionary work slS3,290, for foreign
missionary work 0,559, and besides these
sums the woman's board expended 81, 542 IN
home and foreign fields.
The Romish church in Quebec receives on
the average annually from the people Of that
province the enormous sum Of 100000
Sine owns 900 churches, valued at s37, OOO, 600,
900 parsonages, along with the palaces of the
cardinals, archbishops and bishops, valued
at 81, 900 600, II Summaries, worth 100000;
II classical colleges, $4,000; 80 boarding
schools and academies, $1,000 600; 300 con-
vents, 81 oO0, 600; 90 hospitals, s4,00O00o-s
total Of Sol ,2l0000.
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lowed. When the roll was finished forty
men had conc 10 the forecastle, and there
they stood, logged and determIncd-at
least SO they tried to appear. though u
was very evident that some OF them
wished they were safely ont OF the scrapee,
for there was danger to them III the look
of the eagle eyed chief.
The commodore caused the marines to
be drawn up across the waist, facing for
ward, and when this had been done he
assembled the gangway ladder and turned
towards tho mutineers.
Now, my men, want you to return to
your duty. Those who are willing to do
30 may lay aft. Marines, attention.
Ready Aim!
The marines cooked their rifles. and
brought them TO their shoulders, me
nuzzles covering the closely huddled
pack upon the forecastle. Most OF the
mutineers paled and trembled. This was
worse than running tho batteries OF
Vicksburg.
"Look We" pursued the commodore,
drawing ont bis watch. II will give you
lust one-half minute-not one second
morel In thirty seconds l shall tre!
Now, report for duty or stay where you
are!"
Perhaps five seconds passed, during
which a stiffness like the hush of death
reigned upon the dial of his watch, and
his lips were ready 10 pronounce the
fatal word. The spirit Of insubordina-
ton was growing weak in the presence
of q power that held life and death at
will. a few seconds more and my two
stokers broke from the gang and came
aft, and they came not alone. Through
the gap thus opened others followed
followed in a continuous line-until the
forecastle was vacant. Every man had
reported for duty.
Porter put up his watch and stepped
down.
Captain" said he, as no came upon
the quarterback, Il have an order for
YOU, and Will assume all responsibility
in event Of its execution. The first man
Of your crew who refuses to do duty,
shoot him on the spot!'
But our captain had no call for turn
ing his pistol against his own men.
They had discovered what mutiny really
meant, and had no desire TO experiment
therein again--at least while the broad
pennant Of Commodore Porter was IN
sight.-New York World.
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Necessity Of Thorough Ventilation,

If single ounce Of cotton he burned
in a room, it will SO completely saturate
the chamber with smoke that ono can
hardly breathe, although there is but a
single ounce of foreign matter in the air.
Should an ounce Of cotton be burned
every half hour during the night. the air
would be kept continually saturated with
smoke, unless there could be an open
door or window for it 10 escape. But
the sixteen ounces of smoke thus formed
By the cotton burning are far less poison
Gus than the sixteen ounces of cxhala-
tons from the lungs and bodies Of two
persons who have each lost n
pound in weight during the eight
hours Of sleeping. For while the
dry smoke is mainly taken into
the lungs, the damp odor5 from the body
are again absorbed into the lungs as well
as into the pores of the skin. n little
more thoughtfulness would impress upon
every ono the importance and necessity
of having sleeping rooms well ventilated.
Air should be admitted III not only dur
ing the day, but whilst we are asleep
Another very important item Of the
health Of our beds is that every morning
after getting up the sheets, blankets and
other coverings should not be rearranged
without being left about for few hours
1t would be a'great advantage if they
could he aired for that space OF time.
This may seem trifle, but trlhes make
up the sum Of our health, comfort and
existence. Herald Of Health.
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The Cure, OF Angina Pectoris.

Angina pectoris agony Of the breast
carries off many people, the las, o. nom,
according to the newspapers, was the
novelist, Rev. T. P. Roe, who expired in
one dav because of its crushing anguish
EMai. Gen. George b. Mcclellan lac
cording to the published reports Of that
tme) likewise succumbed after twenty
four hours Of uncomfortable pain. Just
how these patients were treated am UNI
able TO say, bat Dr. Richardson, a Lon
don, long before Gen. McClellans death,
had received a prize of 25,0e0 francs
from the Academy Of Medicine in Paris
for having discovered an almost inlalli-
bic remedy for angina pectoris by the
administration III very small doses OF
1-lC0 to 1-25 Of grain of nitro glycer-
inc. This discovery entities Ok. Richard.
son to tho never ending gratitude OF
every suffering man, woman or child
afflicted with angina pectoris.
| know o number of persons who
always carry tablets Of nitro-glycerlne
with them, and am equally certain that
all these people. by tho use OF nitro
elycerine, are living in comparative
comfort, who would otherwise have
fallen under the insupportable torture Of
that form Of heart neuralgia the most
dreadful Of all pains.-Dr. Montrose a.
Fallen in Belford's Magazine.
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"Our dnninutivc size IS Iot'ln MFR
nifty. Abstractly considered / am just
as large as you are all dimensions are
relative, and especially IN intellectual
beings is it impossible To fix any abso
lutte standard of size. Physical health
is. of course, a grand consideration,
but muscular strength or corporal size
is n matter Of the least possible I'M
portance. Your Brooklyn bridge could
have been built as well by men three,
four or five feet tall as by men OF SIX.
Your greatest physical achievements
are not the result Of muscular power
Of individuals, but of brain power
Even your absurd and wicked battles,
the ONLY place where mere bodily
strength is held TO be Of any CCnse-
ouence. are won, ii won at ali, by
brains rather than by Drawn. On,
no; large bodies are Of no benefit to
q race. OF course the largest indi-
yiduals in community have GER
tain advantage over their smaller
brothers. but AN increase IN the aver
age physical stature OF a race cannot
be considered an improvement, rather
the reverse. 10 takes less to clothe,
feed and provide shelter for small peo-
ple than for large ones, and IS the size
Of the earth is limited, it IS evident
that the smaller the inhabitants, the
greater will be the inheritance Of each,
and. as have said, a race OF giants
would accomplish no greater material
results than have been achieved ny
the smallest races of civilized men,
When YOU look at US Alright" he con
cluded, you VIII see that we are nc
smaller than you are. THE Man IL
the Moon" in Good Housekeeping.
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"Everyboly norrovys."

Haggard is sensitive. lie has pub
licly denied having borrowed from
Moore in writing She, and from a
Frenchman in writing Mr. MeesonH
VIII" He is very sensitive, so that
his friends havo 10 come 10 his defense.
This is not worth the while. Every
body borrows, either consciously OF
unconsciously. Ideas are current coin 4.
and he only is original who can stamp
his personality on few. II he hayo
no personality, lie never can be orig.
inal. When Longfellow was charged
with having plagiarized, he answered
nothing His publisher fretted, and Mr.
Longfellow simply said Does our
book sell well" The publisher assur
ed him il did. Coming in again. tho
publisher pressed it on him that some
thing be done. Does the book sell
wellf' repeated the poet II is all ho
would say. He never entered on a
line Of self defense. II would havo
been folly if he had. The public does
not continue 10 buy what il believes
has been stolen.-St Louis Globe-Dem
ocrat