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The Elixir of Life an Old Compound.

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
The elixir of life, now agItating tine pub
lie mind, is not a new thing under the sun
by any means. Away back in the history
of devoted inquiring and perplexing prob
lens, the alchemist was struggling to bring
before the world a formula by which all
matter could be turned into gold, and d
compound could be formed called the elixir
of life, which would cure all disease and
prolong human life indefinitely. The birth
place of the Investigations was Egypt.
From the Egyptians the Greeks and Romans
caught the inspiration of this absorbing
and m~uch-longed-for accomplishment. 1t
was considered to be the ultimatum of all
discoveries. Life should be eternal and
youth perpetual, and wealth would be the
possession of all. Caligula caused many
investigations and experiments to be made
under his own direction. hoping to become
immortal by unwilling the mysteries
that hung over the discovery. Tho
Arabs took up the great search,
schools in which polypharmacy was taught
with a zeal rarely equaled. The oldest
book on chemistry, according TO ChambersS
Encyclopedia, was written by one of the
founders of these schools. Through Spain
the science, if it may be SO called, of al
chemy was introduced into Europe, where
its subtleties were taken up with renewed
determination to find the end and ain of
it's accomplishment. The monk became
the most devoted workers in the labOra-
tory under Pope John XIII, who himself
took much interest in the progress of the
inquiry. Roger Bacon, a great scholar and
an untiring investigator, gives the first
authentic statements of the work in Eu-
rope. He had great faith in the elixir of
life, which consisted of gold dissolved in
hydrochloric acid. He named it aqua
regia." A statement is made by this author
that some of the elixir was taken by o
decrepit old man by mistake, and
that he was transformed into fresh,
vigorous and brilliant young manhood.
history of Bacon's discovery that but one
cure is recorded. or that but few ever took
it. We infer from this that either the in
ventor would not administer 1T, or that it
produced another elixir compound of spirits
of wine and called it aqua Wit ardens. Par
acelsus formulated another, but we do not
know his formula. 1t Is intimated that he
destroyed his health by taking. his own
compound. Doubtless many lost their
lives in attempting by experiment to COM
pound a real elixir of life.
What will be the result of the new elixiri
We do not predict, but fondly hope that
some new light will come TO extend the
boundary that so dimly defines the limits of
biological research; that some ~rejuvenating
bioplasm will come along the way of this
Investigation. There is a saying on record
that 1.-The days of our years are three score
years and ten. and if by reason of strength
they be four score years yet is their strength,
labor and sorrow; for it is soon cot OFT and we
hy away Shall this edict remain as the
verdict of our destiny on earthi
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 10. j. w. HERyEY.
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dies is entitled 's6amlet for Chsrii y" Miss
Tbompson's company will be entii ely En-
glish.
The likeness between f.. III. Sothe IN n
r. A. Roberts. formerly with MINNIE
Palmer, is SO marked thab severn 10y
wr1gnts are at work on q pay ipr III ers
which they will appear as twln Drotih TO-
Grace Hawthorne has Brought SIN IN
London against A. NJ. Palmer Tor s@'vo
damages, claiming breach OF contract It's
Ing out of the nOn~-p-oduction - y
DORA for which she secured the EnglSo
rights two years.
There are l.5O0 actors in New York to-day
who are unemployed. About one thousand
English actors are coming to this country
to play next season, In companies already
organized, and for whom routes are AZ
ready laid out. 1t looks as though the
American actors were going TO get lett.
From present appearances the coming
theatrical season will be a remarkable one.
Although there will be no great reviyais
the production of standard. plays viii De
conducted on q brilliant scale. Mr.. Booth.
the greatest English-f peaking actor. WI
star with Nine. Modjeska, the greatest En-
glish-speaking actress, In the plays III
which the two are most admired. arranging
these so as TO give Modjeska an even chance
to display her brilliant powers.
Hayden Tilla, on being interviewed in
regard 10 his theory OF voice CREATION, says:
Mature placed in almost every man and
woman the power to sing. She also made
certain laws which govern this power.
When these laws are obeyed the natural
result is a fine singing voice developed to
its utmost natural capacity. When they
are disobeyed the person does not sing, OF
If he does the voice lacks that power,
beauty and ringing tone which it otherwise
would have. This art of teaching people to
sing by these laws may be regarded as
almost a lost art"
Arthur b. Chase, manager of the Booth
Barrett Combination, left New York re-
Gently with his wife. fifteen-months-old
baby and nurse for n trip to Kaaterskinv via
the West Shore and the Ulster IL Della
ware roads. Arriving at Kingston, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chase went into the railroad lunch
room, leaving the nj, SO and baby in a par
lor car. In five minutes the West Shore
conductor called out, "AH aboard, and Mr..
and Mrs. Chase rushed to the train, then in
motion, and got aboard only to find their
coach missing. The car in which the baby
and its had been left had been hitched
to the Ulster &c Delaware train, and was
then going forty miles an hour in a different
direction. Mr.. and Mrs. Chase stopped at
the first station after leaving Kingston,
caught a train back to that point, and
wired the conductor of the Ulster Il Della
ware train to put nurse and baby off at
PhRnicia and send them to a hotel. A
special engine and coach chartered at
Kingston soon enabled the travellers to
catch mp with their lost baby.
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Dazeci.
Puck.

Puck.
Henry, dear" said Mrs. Newbride to her
husband the other morning. Il wish, nf it
won't be too much trouble, dear, that you'd
bring me home a yard of orange ribbon this
evening. | don't want ii so very wide nsor
so very narrow; something between an inch
and an inch and a halt. or, at most, an inch
and three-quarters. will be about right. Be
sure and get a pretty shade of orange, dear;
and I'd prefer it with one side satin and the
other gros-grain. although all satin or all
gros-grain will do; but l think you can
easily get the other if you look around a
little; and be sure. dear, not TO get a pic
quet-edged ribbon, but one with lust a
PLAIN corded edge; and don't get a slazy
piece; and don't get any shade but orange:
not a real vivid orange. either, but a piece
that will look well with pale-green: and
don't pay over thirty five or forty cents for
il: and don't get red or blue or green or
pink by mistake. You won't forget, will
you, deari 1 must nave the ribbon to-
night
Was it any wonder that when the dazed
Henry came home he brought three yards
of sky-blue watered ribboni or that, when
his wife saw IL, she sank into a chair and
grasped out:
.Why-Henry-New-bride!n
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Thatcher, Primrose & West.

The recent announcement of the disolu-
ton of partnership in the famous minstrel
firm of Thatcher, Primrose & West was a
great surprise to the friends of the firm and
TO the local managers of the country. The
degree of surprise was intensified when
Mr.. West stated. in q public interview in
New York. that Thatcher's convivial habits
were directly responsible for the dissolu-
ton. 1t seems that Thatcher was kept
in ignorance of the intention of the
partners to dissolve the firm, while the
others, having formed their plans to
organize n company of their own,
proceeded quietly to engage their people,
countermand orders for next seasons print
ing which had been already given. and to
take such other steps as they deemed nee
eSsary to perfect their plan for cutting
loose from Thatcher. When everything
was complete the senior member of the firm
was informed of the situation, and found
himself utterly powerless TO make a move.
In short. ii seems to ave been a case of
victim. Mr.. Thatcher's connection with
this, the most celebrated minstrel organiza-
ton OF recent years, closed with its
appearance in indianapolis Thursday
New York to endeayor to organize
a company of his own. 1t is now so late in
the season that it may be impossible for
him To get together such q company as he
wants, IN which case he will 20 abroad for
ayear, n return in time to perfect the
greatest minstrel combination yet organ
lied for the season following.
Messrs. Primrose x West are certain of
finding out that their abandonment of
Thatcher was a serious mistake. 1t is I'M
~questi0nably true that his name has been
the chief stock in trade of the company.
Primrose N West are clever performers in
their class, but they are Known as
song and dance men only, and until
which he has sung for the past two seasons,
neither of them was ever heard of as a
specially performer. Thatcher, on the 9TH
er hand is a comedian, and as good a one
as blacks his face to-day. Ii is to see the
man who brings the laugh that people go
TO minstrel performances, and the songs
and dances, the fancy drills, ETC., are the
1ncidentals that go to give variety to the
SHOWS. The company without Thatcher is
like Hamlet without Hamlet. and will pro-
baby be about as melancholy. If Thatch-
ar has the good Judgment to surround HIM
self with a strictly first-class company, he
VIII undoubtedly profit by the move made
ty his partners. and it is safe to say that he
will not give his name To an inferior or
ganIZation. To the lay observer il looks as
though Primrose and West had imagined
II entirely possible for them TO make Just
rs large profits by themselves as they made
with Thatcher, and To divide between
two what has hitherto been divided be-
tween three, but If such is the case it is
more than probable that from their fair
dreams there will come a rude awakening.
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RAILWAY

DENNSYLvANIA L~INES-THE DIRECT AND
Il POPULAR PASSENGERS ROUTES
Trains leave and arrive at Indianapolis as follows;
PANHANDLE ROUTE-EAsT.
Leave for Pittsburg &c N. Y. 4:3o am. 800 pm, $40 pm
" Richmond 81 Columbus 300 am, 400 I'm
AT. from N. Y. 81 Pittsbg. 1140 am. ESQ pm, 1G2O pm
+" Columbus, Richmond, ETC., $40 am, $50 pm
Sleepers to Pittsburg and New York without change
CHICAGO DIVISION.
Leave for Chicago and Northwest u:35 am. lid pm
Arrive from Chicago and Northwest 3:25 AIN, 3l5 pm
j., NJ d l. X. R--eOUTH-
Leaves for Louis
Vile d the South 400 am, s45 am. 325 pm, 625 DIN
Ar. from Louis
vie d the south 1000 am, I1:25 am, 5:45 pm, 1855 pm
l. d v. r. R.-SCUTHWESr-
Cairo Express, Leave. 7:25 am
Vincennes Accommodation, Leave--.....--- 4:30 am
Vincennes Accommodation, Arrive.--------. 1855 am
Cairo Express, Arrive 300 pm
Leave for Bethany, except Sunday, 7:25a q. M, LILO
a. m, 4:30 D. IN.
Leave for Bethany, Sunday only, $50 a. m.
Leave for Bethany, Saturday only, 6:05 D. IN.
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FEMALE wEAKNEss-DYspEPsIA

s@hs suffered for years With m%ss weaM%a and hay been unified for some months for tn .
SIRE ""W'" PAUI %IEGAsT' re Vest 18th street Chicago III U-
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Stage Gossip.

Adelaide Moore has engaged an American
company 10 support her in The Love
Story
Charlotte little. u California actress. re-
places Belle Archer in T.. 4. Sothern's COM
pany this season.
Nate Salisbury wilt again be seen on the
stage at the head of a company of his own
during next season.
Rose Forte. who made "A success last win
ter as Fantasma. has been re-engaged for
next seaso n by the Hanlons.
LYDIA Thompson makes another starring
your OF this country next season. She will
DO seen In burlesque, but in small
comedies, two or three of which will be
each evening. Ons of these come
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and mill ued Jun VAS Chinese remedies could mott gel eMf I have used the RENE
find that al steadny ad surely improving Tits With pleasure that recOmmendG Gu
to hose similarly afflicted HERMAN KIRCHBERGER. la
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CATARRH.

After being afflicted for five years with catarh In its worst form, fife having II
weeks lime I am completely cured IN cheGfuny recommends the Chinese remed
who may desire ID cured. JE MYERS, Engineer Santa Fe 1
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CANCER.

/ have suffered with cancer for more han two years Havet red many docto
nese remedies ave in threew entirely cured me- N L shall be happy to hay
L wIip prove the wonderful result shsm medicines hav wrought n 1 cordially up
ances who may be afflicted to give his remedies a trial
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owHoMu MAY CONCERN For six years I have suffered untold agonies frm RI
form Have spent much time I'M mOney In vain with varous noted physndans Use
1--WE weeks and fnd myself reed entirely from my dreadful sufenngs Ireomme
remedy for this dHeaset a sufferers. ADOLPH MEIER, ZIG Delaware
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RHEUMATISM AND CArARRH.

have been for the past two years a great
know that / am entirely cured of the two affic
any sufferer who is troubled as l was, and I s
dition and its causes.
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BLADDER AND KIDNEYS.

I IaLDE ArD KHDCE1 gu J0s61n, MO
Ihaveh lived in St Joseph fourteen years an pastor Of the German Evangelical
aIst resort o try Gun Was Chinese remedies which have eped her wonderfully m
completed cure her, a
The advocate., 1889-10-19

Chinery that yOu may retain
your homes for your wives and chill
dren, and these American institutions
baptisOd in the blood OF your fathers,
SONS and brothers, from the clutch OF
English despOts
You must 30 lower down, until the
SORTS on both sides Of the broad ocean
arc placed on a level and pay tribute
TO the same despots' until there shall
be no America on this side of tho
water; until the glorions history OF
your fathers shall be blottod out and
the Goddess Of Liberty abdicates her
throne. And whyl Because youare
not mon, but partizan hirolings. -
Chicago Brpress.
The advocate., 1889-10-19
IIARvMsr MXOURsIoNs.

A series Of round trip Excursions have been
arranged Co all points reached by the line Of the
a. T. &S. FIR, Il, company In Kansas, Indian
territory, New Mexico and COlOradoat about one
fare for the round trip. Tickets win be tOld Aug
20, Sept 10 and ~, and Oct 8. 1880. Tickets
will be good returning 80 days from date Of sale
Tickets good going for continuous passage only.
stop over will be allowed ON return trip within
hnaIllmIt, For further information can ON or
address EA. WAGNER Agglt.
The advocate., 1889-10-19
THE GREAT DOLLAR WEEKLY.

TIVE KANSAS CTTY WEEKLY TIMES 10
read by more people In the West than
any other paper published. Whyr Be-
muse II better represents the Great
WrsG than any other paper. IL Is the
cuder In the Oklahoma movement and
~ everything that benefits the West.
II is tho largest weekly newspaper
published IN the world. being IL pages,
81 columns every issue, for only ONE
DOLLAR year.
HA-Every Western man should take
THR TINES.
Sond postal card for inducements 20
subscribers,
THE TIMES,
Kansas City, Mo,
The advocate., 1889-10-19

The most delicate constitution can
safely use DR.. j. III. McLean's Tar
Wine Lung Balm. It is a sure rom
edy for coughs, loss Of voice, and all
throat and lung troubles,
The advocate., 1889-10-19
ENGLISH CAPITAL.

city is making trip through the west
and Northwest, and this is his busi-
ncsa He is acting as an agent for a
wealthy syndicate Of English capital
ists which is composed OF the Lub-
books, tho Barings and other bankers
and capitalists Of England; and he is
negotiating them for all tho bonds
md mortgages in tho state OF Kansas
which can be certified 10 as sound and
nrc not listed. He stated that;
Tho plan OF tho syndicate WINS sim
lar TO that Of tho English brewery
syndicate, although on n much larger
scale. Ihaye just returned from q
trip to England and have my plans
nearly al complete. The syndicate !
represent will invest $8,O000O0 the
first year and each succeeding year
from $l2,OOOOOO 10 $15,OOO,OOO Addi-
tional. Nothing but the best will
be taken. We will purchase oil class
es Of bonds and farm mortgages that
ore not listed. In order TO insure the
mortgages TO tho English syndicate,
oil TINT are purchased must be corti-
fed TO by q New York board Of audi
tors before they arc taken across and
put on tho English market / made a
trip last spring through the western
s'aios offering tho bost opportunities
fot tho purchase OF tho class Of bonds
the syndicate desires to deal in, and /
am making this trip merely to com
plcte arrangements, Kansas, Nebras-
ka Colorado, Washington and Mime
sotn havo a largo amount Of bonds we
want and from here / 60 TO Denver
md from there TO Omaha md Mime
nlolis.
There is but one other syndicate
similar to ours and limits the London
Trust company limited. For some
timo the attention Of English capital
ists has been drawn to western states
and particularly Kansas, and the
syndicate represent is tho orgnniza-
ton which grew out.of a careful invos-
tigatioh Of the bonds md mortgages
OF the different western states.
The above was taken from tho Kan
sas City Times, and though it is the
most alarming and terrible news which
could possibly be conveyed to the
farmers Of that grand stOte, thepOper
publishing il takes it as mNtter Of
ncws Of some interest, but mono Of a
charace or to call them 10 action to
sayo themselves from England's
clutch not so tho plucky "KGnsds
Workman" II comments on this in
folmationin tho following manner,
which is handling tho iOcts without
gloves as they should be handled,
Speaking TO farmers it says:
For years we have boen telling you
tlat you were supporting system
that would impovorish you and pass
your landsinto the hands Of English
syndioatcs. You got mad and kicked
us because we told you the solemn
I-tI
The advocate., 1889-10-19

Ifhealth and life ore worth any
thing, and you are feeling out Of
sorts, and tired out, tone upyour sys
tom by taking DR.. j. H. McLcan's
Sarsaparilla.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-11-11

Are your children subject to Group
n so, you should never be without bot.
tie OF Chamberlaiu's Cough Remedy
is certain cure for Group, and has
never been known to fail, II given free
ly as soon as the croupy cough rppears
it viii prevent the attack. It is the sole
reliance with thousands OF mothers who
have croupy children, and never disap-
points them. There is no danger in Civ
Ing THE Rciaedy in large and frequent
doses, as it contains nothing injurious,
80 cent bottles for sale by Louisa Drug
Co
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nment Required 70 Arm
the Tssih
Eii Proves That esrnsaJ Co
Net 1rust Her Aiiies. ard imposes
Bardens Al ArouBd--Ihs Rseost
Trsatiss ProveaA Bisndor.

NEW fonK. Nov. g. The Herald's
berlin correspondent cables as follows.
Tho same high political arth9ritJ
whoee opinions on thu army bin came
throrRh Sunday gave me another inter
view Monday. Speaking on It's iIts-
national bearings, he said: The army
bill proves directly that we can no
longer trust our allies We are re-
CURED 20 arm % tho teeth, as though
wsr vas imminent Il Is no wonder II
ths French and Russian press now
treats the Drcibund 50 lightly.
A. tbe outset II was hoped that the
Drsibund would have lessened the bur
esns Of the allies II has IA practice
lad the opposite result Devised A. d
barrier against the hSzressions OF
IrAnss aud Russia, IL was hoped I,
Nozld favor peaoafui and economical
dsvslopmsnt Of tho three central pow
era
VIA, has !, really done7 II has laid
nev bnd crushing charges on all thrsa
ADd forced them 10 tho very
Ink OF ruiz Ia order 70 relieve Aus
tta and Italy OF fnancial eTnbarrnss-
nsnts and % enable them % strengthen
thar armies. We have MADE important
commercial Concessions 10 both We
enys much. but W got nothing In 70
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The readers Of this paper will be pleas
dto learn that there is at least one dread
ed disease that science has been able to
cure in all its stages and that is Catarrh.
Halls catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known TO the Medical irater-
atty. Catarrh being constitutional dis
ease, requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
hereby destroying the foundotion Of the
disease, and given the patient strength
by building up the constitution and az
slsting nature in docing it, work. The
proprietors haye so much fsitn in IL
curative powers. THAT they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any ease that IT
fails to cure. send for list of TcstIm-
onials. Address, F. j. CHENEY &
Co. Toledo, O.
o. Sold byDruggist. 75c.
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THE BKsr PLAsTER.-Dampen a piece
OF flannel with Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and bind It on over the seat n pain. IL
Is better than any plaster. when the
lungs are sore such an application On the
chest and another on the back, between
the shoulder blades. will ofien pFe-rnt
pneumonia. There is Do.hing so good
for a lame back or pain IN the side. A
sore throat can nearly ri >sys be cures;
in one night by applyins fanel band
age dampended with f:tin Balm 80
cent bottles for sale by I,sui4a Drug Co.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-11-11

II he lives until November 9th,
next, UAeiA 'hilas Ratlife will
vote tho Democratic ticket. BE
was 100 years of age on July 8, 1892,
and II We are correctly informed, has
always voted tho Democratic tick
ct. Where is tl,srS another voter
over 100 ysars Of age in Kentucky?
Mr.. Ratliffe, while feeble on tie
day indicated, proved bis faith by
his work." and made his cross un-
der the rooster.-Hazel Green Her
aid.
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LIs1oS. Nov S-A ser.ons eiestich
rot occurred saad=y. a. Isroa &c var
aim, in the proriass Of D-q-s- ii Whsch
y IS reported several persons were
kiiicd Thz Ponaiaiiqa Of the ia1n +
ahoat io.Oao. AIT s.noag Inc residents
ars many a>heFusn. ssaaiciraf oases =
vrra elscts,i and psris- ilciinz very
fEh. Anurber Q. Es-.e-aan hs,esie
Sngszed N \ dispute Wsih sa1s labor.
es reSanziag thr r-.c=its o. dsiserent
enniiG1tes =ai from words tAdy son
naSssa % hiovS \ lAryc a.saiasr Of she
fighters were seriously vcuntSi, some
bsiny stabbed. while cthcrs were in
1urcd l,y bsiag hii wish stolsS