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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06

One of the Features OF Church Life In
Little Canadian Town.

One of the Features Of Church Life In a
Little Canadian Town.
Buffalo Courier.
Buffalo is populated chiefly by Highland
one of which is new, and was built to take
the place of the other, but such is the ven
Grafton of the wOrshipers for the old kirk
that once a month they repair to the old
building and hold religious services.
AS the town is so far from Buffalo, the
''ArOunder" feels that he would not be viO-
lating confidence in relating an incident in
the clerical disposition of the pastor, Wat
son by name. 1t was hot Sunday in june
let us say. The sermOn-which had lasted
an hour by the sand-glass-was nearly
through, thank Providence. At last the
final words had been spoken, and, though
the Scotch Presbyterians. in their sense of
duty, would not admit it, yet nearly all
breathed not one, but many signs of relief
The pastor arose and announced that the
congregation would sing the twenty fifth
and thirty-sixth paraphrases. The choir
rose and the little cabinet organ pealed
forth as well as it's shaky condition would
permit. Suddenly the pastor arose and
stretched forth his hand.
Excuse me, excuse me" he said, depre-
catingly. II have something mair to say"
congregation did likewise, and for half an
hour the good old man edited his hearers
with beatifc visions of the life to come.
While precisely such an occurrence had
never happened before, the congregation
took it as somewhat matter of course and
listened attentively, more or less spell
hound
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
Mr.. Hayseed Sees No Bunco Men.

New York Weekly.
Mrs. Hayseed-Did you see any o them
sharpers in the city?
Mr.. Hayseed-NOt a one, Miranda; not q
one. But met some old friends never ex-
pected to see again. Do We remember old
Mr.. Bigcrops Well, / met son of his.
Thought both those boys was dead an lynn
out there in the cemetery; but this one said
he was snatched by grave robbers, and just
as they was sellin' his body to medical
college he came to. Good enough for book.
Miranda, good enough for book; and /
told him he ought to write it, and he said
he guessed he would, and he'd
dedicate the book to me- as his
fathers old friend. There's one
queer thing, Miranda. This mans hair is
black, while the Bigcrop boys had red hair,
but he said it turned black from fright.
He's way up in society, Miranda, and intro
duced men named Vanderbilt, Astor, Gould,
Drexel and ever so many more. tell you,
Miranda, these young fellers spend money!
Some bills for cigars and things came in
while we were talking, hundreds o. dollars
worth, an they whipped out the cash like
breeze. One of 'em happened to run short,
and so / lent him all had, but he said he'd
send it by express tomorrow l tell you
what, Miranda, a smart man like me is just
as safe in the city as in the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06

a sw0on. The devil, who, it seems. had a
advantage of the opportunity, and, seizing
him with his talons, was hurrying him
away through the air. ST. Colum Gill; look
ing up, perceived the fend on the wi ing
bearing his prey, and when he was flying
of the cross in the air above his head,
which 80 astonished the devil that he let
go his hold and dropped the priest, who
providentially fell at ST. Columns feet
This deliverance was SO gratefully re-
ceived by the priest that, after short dis
course, he became a convert to Christianity,
and when he had dedicated his temple to
the Christian service he bestowed it upon
order Where he led a monastic life and
became an eminent professor of the faith.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06

graphed, often the full bare arm and shout
der, without hint of clothing-or inst the
hint of short lace sleeve with buXom
arm issuing from it. Some nol-profession-
ais are beginning to share the craze.
The latest and decidedly the greatest of
Monkey which closed a four months run
at the Bilou Opera-house, New. York, last
night, will be seen at the Grand next week,
with the original cast, which includes
Charley Reed and Flora Walsh Mrs. Hoyt).
If Mrs. Langtry is to play Lady Macbeth,
and the ushers of the Fifth-avenue Theater
are to wear Highland kits, why not let
Freddie Gerhard play the bagpipes between
the actsf How much more attractive 1T
would be if one of the ushers performed
Lady Macbeth, and if Mrs. Langtry ap-
peared in kilts.-Eddy's Squib.
Lew Morrison introduces novel idea in
his spectacular production OF Faust"
During the garden scene Nj. Morrison, as
Mephistopheles makes flowers bloom where
all was barren ground. With yeOf the
hand he causes the flowers to open, disclos-
ing miniature variegated incandescent cleo
trio lights. 1t Is most novel as well as
beautiful effect.
Florence ST. John is one of the English
stars who Will brave the American contract
labor laws and come to this country next
season. She was for many years an ac-
knOwledged leader of light opera in Lon
don, but 1T is likely that her matrimonial
escapades contributed quite as much to her
fame as her voice. Mrs. Kendall, of Lon
don, and Mrs. Bernard-Beere will also come
over next season.
Fanny Davenport seems to be moving I'M
der peculiarly lucky star this season. A
short time ago she bought some land in the
suburbs of Chicago, known as the Grant
estate. 1t belonged to the late General
Grant, and was purchased by Miss Daven-
port for $4,000. Last week she received a
letter from her attorney inclosing an offer
of S5O,S 500 for the land, Miss Davenport
will probably sell the property and invest
the money in other real estate in Chicago.
Mary Anderson's sister is beginning to
enjoy some of the reflex glory of the young
tragedenne. The sister, according to a
great many observers, is even prettier than
Mary herself and is certainly younger and
plumper. She is constantly to be seen
about the theater, though her manner is
very unobtrusive and retiring. When she
attends performance of "a Winters
Tale" she is usually the most soberly and
dimly-attired young woman In the audi
ence, not that there is any reason for so do
ing, for the wealth of Miss AndersOn's fam
lily at this time is very great. They have
always been a retiring and modest sort of
people, and the characteristic seems to
strengthen as the family increases in pros
perity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
Haunted Nearly One Hundred Years.
MA.

Jersey City Special.
The General Hill House." historical
mansion at Harrisburg, Warren county,
New Jersey, has just been demolished. 1t
was built toward the close of the last cent
ury, and was still in good state of pres
eryatiOn when torn down. The house for
years has had the name of being haunted.
and strange noises, it is said, could be heard
in its vicinity at night. On this account 1T
was uninhabited. Hundreds of people Wis
tied it, and sometimes they really did hear
blood'curdling sounds from the vacant
rooms and big stairway. There is a story
of crime connected with the Hill mansion.
General Hill was commander of the mill
tia in the year 1899, and drills were held at
which whole communities gathered and
went through the manual of arms. On one
of these occasions, Sept. 25 in that year. a
soldier named Uriah Albertson did some
thing that greatly incensed the commander.
He ran away and General Hill pursued him,
overlook him and ran the end of his sword
into his eye, penetrating the brain and
causing instant death. Threats of violence
were made by the soldiery, but the General
escaped unframed. He was tried for murder
and acquitted, but so the legend runs, he
was pursued by phantom day and night
until the hour of his death, which occurred
a few months afterward from remorse. He
would never allow the light in his house to
be put out. Supernatural appearances are
said to have been seen on the premises as
long as the mansion stood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06

French Walnut Comes from Asia-Ebony,
Rosewood and Mahogany.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

Philadelphia Inquirer
French walnutis the costliest of all cabi-
net woods" said dealer to a reporter yes
terday. 1T does not come from France at
all" he continued, but grows in Persia,
Circassia and Asia Minor To work the logs
into veneerS we first steam them until they
are almost as soft as butter, then we fasten
them to an iron beam, which revolves
around a finely tempered knife with q razor
like edge, of the same length as the log.
Every time this beam turns round it moves
a fraction of an inch nearer to the
knife, and a thin sheet of wood is
pile on the floor. These sheets are LILO of
an inch in thickness. but frequently we
shave off veneers as thin as IT'S to the inch.
The veneers used on furniture are some
what thicker, the thinner ones being used
on picture frames. They are backed up
with paper before being glued on. Thelat-
ter are also used to some extent for cover
ing walls"
nut'n
81 have known it to sell as high as So a
pound. At the Paris exposition one 'burP
was sold at 5000, and its weight did not
exceed 200 pounds. A burr, you know, is
alarge tough knot or excresence that grows
nut is a small tree, crooked and dwarfed in
its growth. Its value is entirely in these
curious tough and contorted humps that
grow upon it."
How do other woods compare in value
with the French Walnut
Next to it ebony is probably the most
valuable. Some ebony sells for $3.50 ton.
Size is the feature that counts in this wood.
Rosewood and mahogany are always in de-
,nand. The best mahogany comes from San
Domingo. Next in value are the mahoga-
MES of Cuba, Honduras, Mexico and Africa.
Fair-quality rosewood will sell in the log
for from to cents pound. French wal
nut can occasiOnally,i If poor, be bought for
as low as cents pound, but the finer
burls readily bring hundreds of dollars.
Great care, however, must be exercised in
buying these burls, as their value is often
lessened by the existence of hollOws right
in the heart of the wood, the result of de-
cay or malfOrmation. Sometimes these hOl-
lows are filled by fraudulent dealers with
foreign substances. Manure, pressed to %
requisite degree of hardness, is much used
for this PURPOSE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
The Way 1t Shows in Vermont.

Rutland (Vt) Reporter.
Sunday. the 9th inst, the dawn broke
with another snow-storm, the tine white
fakes were softly falling. Silently, mys-
teriously they fell, all nature seemed
hushed, listening to catch the sound of the
falling particles. All down chasms and
ravines the weird palpitating motion ami
mated the wide expanse of hill and GALE
The temperature was above freezing, but
falling, until the earth was covered. The
wind held its breath and the falling snow
accumulated on the trees of the forest, and
the wilderness was sheeted as with a
shroud.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
Gossip of the Stage.

Tony Hart is still in Worcester, Mass,
but is unable to see visitors.
Annie Pixley's new play by George Jes-
sop is named ''22 Second Floor"
Lillian Russell is to have $500 a week
when her engagement at the Casino begins.
Miss Minnie Msddern is now writing reg
ularly for an Eastern literary syndicate,
and her articles are widely copied.
The Haverly- Cleveland minstrels have
twelve Japanese acrobats. including four
kids" who do wonderful act, with them.
Emma Abbott is introducing "Home,
Sweet Home" and the ''Suwanee River
into the ''Yeoman of the Guard with i'm
mense effect o..
Professor Miller and the Grand orchestra
are making hit with their nondescript
piece, "a Trip to Coney Island" which is
encored nightly.
Gilbert & Sullivan's new opera, "The
Woman of the Guard" has been secured
for the Grand the latter part of next week,
when 1t will be given an elaborate presen-
tation by the New York Casino Company,
with the original scenery and effects.
Mr.. Lewis Morrison, who plays Me-
phisto IN Faust" at the Grand, tomorrow
night. last appeared here rs Iago with
Salvini as Othello and previous to that,
In that beautiful play, Legion of Honor
he is one of the most finished actors on the
stage.
CudrleS Wyndnam, through his agent,
Mr.. Moore, is booking his proposed tour of
this country for next season, which will
cover thirty weeks, and will probably begin
az the Globe Theater, Boston. 1t is expect
ed that David Garrickn will be the only
play presented.
The final retirement of Sims Reeves is at
last at hand. He will make farewell tour
OF England next year. beginning in March,
and ending at Newcastle in December. on
the fftieth anniversary of the date of his
operate debut as Gypsy John in Guy Man.
nering," which was made in that town.
Nine fully equipped English dramatic
companies, will appear in America next
season. They are Henry Irving, Mary An
derson, Grace Hawthorne, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kendall, the London Gaiety Burlesque Com
pany, Charles Wyndham. Wilson Barrett,
Osmond Tearle and Mrs. Bernard Beere.
The latest craze among the actresses is
she hand-and-arm photograph. They spend
DO end OF money posing their hands TO have
pictures taken of them. Almost always
they hold something in the hand that is to
be plctured-a wine-glass, diamond ring
Just touched by two dainty fingers, a visit
ing-card. or a silver coin. Those who are
proud OF their arms have them photo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06

Mary" said Spra tt to his wife, the other
day. I've just been reading mighty
sensible piece on the folly and actual harm
learning to speak, and hereafter we want
to speak TO our baby Madge in a plain,
simple and sensible way"
And when he kissed baby Madge good
0s oal hS old bessin Sa oo is popsy-
wopsy's owny-own itty darlin' soogar
lumpums, is MT oof 1t dess is the seetest
old baby in zis whole big old world, so it
is. Goodbye. popsy's little peshus blossom
wossum; dood-bye.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
Pepi's Revenge.

Fnegende Blatter.
"Ma, may speak,"
'Yoq know that you areforbidden to talk
at table, my dear"
Cant just say one thing9'
paper, then you may talk"
Papa lays down his paper after breakfast
and asks: "Well, Pepi, what did you want
to sayf"
Il wanted to say that the water is run
ming in the bathroom. and the tub is leak
ing over like everything"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
Popular Preaching.
Time.

First Preacher-How do you manage to
succeed SO well among the cowboys out
West7"
Second Preacher-There were six hundred
"Gentlemen, I'm going to tell Won about a
man, five feet high, who floored a giant
eleven feet high" Then spoke of Goliath
and David.
"Wellw
when / finished they gave three cheers
for David"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
What Did He Mean?
Puck.

Il hope, Mr.. Templecourt," said the lady,
as she rose from the chair which had vi
brated with her voice for an hour and
half. that haven't been taking up too
much of your valuable time"
Not at all, Mrs. Chatty," returned the
lawyer, glancing YEARLY at the pile of let
tiers on his desk Il assure You that this
time has been of no value to me whateYer.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
A Slight Advance.

And so you think that You deserve an in
crease in your salary, MI. Bookeper," said
old Whitgoods, as the clerk stood before
him, pale with the courage of desperation.
Yes. sir" he replied; land have waited
until the new year before speaking"
II am glad you did," returned the mer-
chant; for it gives me an opportunity to
meet your wishes. / will pay yOu the same
amount for 365 days work this year as YOU
got for S66 days in 1888. Good morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
The Devil Scared by a Saint.
rom Keatings History Of ireland

The Chronicle relates that when st.
Colum Gill was in Ireland there lived a
pagan priest in the county of Tyrconnell
who sFscted temple OF great beauty and
other curiosities of art and workmanship
he made an altar of fine glass, which he
superstitiously adorned with representa-
tions of the sun and moon. 1t happened
that this priest was seized with sudden
distemper which took away his senses, and
he was without motion. as If he had been in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
Under the Green.

Lord MacEnoch (who is taking in the
sights of New YOrk)-Haw! What's that
gween light down there, Mr.. Forundred?
Forundred-Sign of a police station, me
Lud.
Lord acEnoch-Fawncy! What power
the Irish are in your politics!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
Surely Insane.

Jpdge-Well, Deacon, you are charged
with stealing hen from your neighbor, Mr..
Jones. What is your defense!
Deacon Wheatly-Insanity, Jedge, in
sanity.
Judge-Insanityf Why, / never knew
you were insane.
Deacon Wheatly-I was insane dat night.
shuah, Jedge; cause MistaE Jones seq dat
big roostah was in de same COOP an 1 neb-
Der looked i'm.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
The Shortest Way.

Time.
Teacher-How is Pompeii pronounced!
First BOy-Pompey /.
Teacher-Next!
Second Boy-Pompey-ai-ai.
Teacher-Next!
Third Boy-Pompee.
Teacher-Next!
Fourth Boy with ineff;,ble scorn)-I
don't pronounce it. / just say "Hercu.
laneum."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Shakespeare or Edison.

New York Weekly.
His Choice-Proud father (showing off
his boy before company)-My son, which
would rather be, Shakespeare or Edison.
Little son latter meditation I'D rather
be Edison.
Eyes, why?"
"Cause he amt dead
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06

On the principle that the thicker the veil
the prettfer it makes the girl look, Boston
girls are said to have adopted the Hading
veil with enthusiasm. On the other hand
Pittsburg. Our girls are not afraid Of
showing their faces.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
Well Equipped.

Charles, what do you intend to do
now?n
Don't know, uncle"
what have you been doing9"
studied theology five years at Wesley
University"
Then you should become novelist, my
hoy -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
The PitfaI of Marketing.

Young Houselseeper. Ito butcher)-You
may send me some ducks, think, to-day.
Butcher-Yes' m; canvas-back, supposed
Young Housekeeper (who knows nothing
they might be tough. Send just plain ducks
without the canvas-backs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
RAYS CROSSING, Ind.

Written for the Sunday Journal.
Waiting.
Sometimes, like burst of sunlight,
There flashes over me
Strange sense of shadows lifting
From everything see;
A throbbing sense of power,
Till, for a little space,
i seem to touch more truly
ALI light and life and grace;
A something that seems bearing
My soul in airy fight,
And lifting it and drifting
Into q bluer height.
But when i'm clearest cadence
My Weakened being sings,
A sudden leaden languor
Seems sinking on its wings.
And can only struggle
In baffied, helpless pain,
So waiting till it pleases
The light to break again.
Yet still my soul does whisper
1t shall not always feel
This weary weight Of weakness
Upon its piniOns steal.
Then surely 1t must happen
I'll sing q sweeter song;
And o, / pray its gladnesS
Delay not overlOng!
-Evaleen Stein.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06

Sleep.
You may some day do deed
To strike you from the list which slumber keeps
or those ii loves.
CT not TO doctors then;
Nor send witch women to the fields for herbs:
But find where children haunt, and there unman,
And with them laugh and play, and when at last
They lay them down to rest do you the same.
Then Innocence, which keeps the golden key
OF sleep, and waits on them, win wait on you.
From GEN. Lew Wallace's "Commodus"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06

Written for the Sunday Journal.
Lesbia.
The setting sun burns low adown the West,
And fires the evening mist with urid, FURNISHED
splendor;
The slumb'rng palms by signing winds earessed,
Repeat their prisons i'll accents soft and tender.
Row, gOndolier,
The stars appear,
And thrO' the folds OF heaven sweetly glisten;
The water-nymphs are passing far and near,
And to thy happy descant wait and listen.
Sing unto me the old-time, sweet refrains,
And wake the silvry echoes sleeping mid the
mountains;
The songs of shepherds on the sunset plains,
To signing, lOve-lOrn maids beside the c0rk-tree
fountains
Sing, gOndolier,
UnclOuded, clear
The burning moon thrO eastern palms is shining;
And, DER the wave, like Hopes serene career,
Her track of splendor creeps, beyond dlvining
Affair upon the bOundless plains of uight
Thy low and plaintive song in softest echoes
dying,
Brings back the isle Of my own lost delight,
Amid cerulean waves of ocean sweetly lying.
Cease, gOndOlier,
To memory, dear,
The happy scenes of life thou dost awaken;
The way of life is clouded DER and drear
To one who wanders there, alone, fOrsaken.
-Alonzo L. Rice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
Written for the Sunday journal.
A Rhyme of Little Girls.

"A Rhyme OF Little Glfiss
Prithe tell me, don't yOu think,
Little girls are dearest
With their checks of tempting pink,
And their eyes the clearest!
Don't you know that they are best
And of all the lOvliests
OF all girls with roguish ways,
They are surely truest,
Sunshine CLEANS through all their days,
They see skies the bluest.
And they wear a diadem
Summer has bestowed on them.
Lydia does not care cent
For the newest dances.
She is not on flirting bent,
Has no killing glances,
But without the slightest art
She has captured many heart.
Older sisters cut you dead,
Little sisters never;
They don't giggle when they've said
Something very clever,
They Just get behind chair,
browning, smiling at you there.
Florence, Lydia, Margaret
Ora gentle Mary,
They form friendships that, once set,
Never more can vary
Stanch young friendst they are and true,
Always clinging close to you.
Buds must into blossoms blow,
Morn so early leaves usD
Maids must into women grow,
(There's the thing that grieyes us)
Psyche knots of flying curls,
That's goodbye to little girls!
Meredith Nicholson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06

Written for the Sunday Journal.
Time Is Well Spent.
Time is well spent
That brings my heart content
Gold is well paid
When care thereby Is stayed.
Deeds are well done
III they cheer any one,
The world well lost
If peace Of mind 1t cost.
Albion Mary Fellows.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
Written for the Sunday Journal.

Age.
Earth's fleeing beauty never grows with age,
But, like a flower, bursts from out its cage,
Lingers glorious moment, fades and dies;
But with the SOUL its works and memories,
1t Is not so.
Does not the poet. full of years that cloy,
Sing full sweet, nay sweter. than the boy
Dreaming OF love and fame and greater things,
Who ventures first to try his budding wings
OF fedgling song!
Think you the artist throws aside his brush
As useless, or would ever think to blush
At his life work as childish when he's oldl
That the great fire of his soul grows cold
Through press OF yearss
Does not musician, when his youth has flown,
Frame sweeter melodies in clearer tone,
And weave with steadier hand and surer skill,
The chords that all ourhearts' deeplongings thrill
In nObler songsi
And cen the sculptor old i'm art and fame
Works with a keener insight, nober aim.
Draws from the chiseled stOnemore perfect grace
Than any airy dream OF form or face
OF youthful days.
The notes we whisper now, in later years
May grow to mighty songs, clay that so slight ap-
pears
Turn to enduring marble, and the lines
We family trace may come in LIES good time
To living art.
Youth is not ALL nor age; the rounded life.
finished Whole not cut in many parts.
Life is a steady fame not fitful darts,
Richard X. Lyon.