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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-08
FOND OF THE DUEL.
Frenchmen Not Likely to Give 1t Up-vanity
the Fault of the Nation.

the Fault of the Nation.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The immediate origin of the duel NAV be
traced back to the times when knights and
warriors, in the absence of all laws. consti-
tuted themselves the redressers of wrongs,
and combated with the oppressor ia de-
Tense of the oppressed. Subsequent TO the
establishment of laws single conbats were
formally authorized between plaintiffs and
defendants, chiefly in consequence OF the
imperfection of the proper legal means of
proving guilt or innocence.
Prohibited in the intervening ages by the
law. dueiling has now found a refuge in the
customs of society. and is supported by the
people against the laws. Thus backed and
sustained, duelling in France is one of the
greatest shames of any civilized country.
Every day ii finds new victims. No man can
escape from the dominion of this barbarous
idol of custom. The old and the young,
the wise and the ignOrant-all, in short,
within the most respectable and enlight-
ened classes of society, are sucked, will
ingly or unwillingly. into its vortex. A
species of assassination is committed daily
under the eyes of the authorities, without
any serious effort being made to punish the
participants.
Practices which have their origin in the
customs Of a people can be affected or
altered by public opinion only. 1t is the
sustained the duel. The same cause alone
can Overturn ii. In Loui XIV's time the
practice became so dreadfully common that
u law was passed making it punishable by
death. This statute produced little effect.
Dueiing continued as frequent as ever,
and the act had to be revoked as a thing
totally unserviceable
When the laws were very imperfect. and
when society was organized in such a man.
ner that the strong had the weak at their
mercy. without the latter having any prop
er help or refuge at command, the duel
might have been considered as n sort of
necessary practice. and public opinion
might have somewhat reasonably branded
with the name of coward the mar Tho
strove TO exempt himself from the custom,
or even him who did not, under pressing
circumstances become the challenger. But
at this day the case is totally altered. The
laws are perfected, and morals are i'm
proved. Conscious of the changed state of
matters. it is surprising that public opin-
ion has been so slow to turn against the
duel.
The custom of dueIling is so thoroughly
established in this otherwise highly
enlightened country, that it will require a
combined and powerful exertion of the
general mind to abolish it. But this Issue,
which legislative enactments have failed
to bring about. can be accelerated by a free
and full discussion of the subject: for the
more closely the nature of the practice is
inquired into the more glarlng will the fol-
ly of it appear.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-08
Professional Exchange of Compliments.

PROFESSIONAL Excnange Oh Sompunients.
Philadelphia inquirer.
When Miss wainwright and her Twelfth
Night Company were. a few days ago,
travelling between New York and Washing
ton. a very MISUNDERSTANDING old gen.
tleman took q seat in the parlOr car facing
the star. and sought TO engage her in con-
versation. He was evidently a leader in
meetings. Addressing Miss Wainwright,
he said:
81 believe You are Miss Wainwright?'
II am so known professionally"
"And you are all actressf'
"Weli. / am on the stage" replied Miss
Wainwright. very meekly and demurely.
for she saw there was fun ahead.
Il hear that o are the granddaughter
of a bishop?"
"And a right good bishop, too" muir
INJURED the actress, recalling a refrain from
the days when she was the original jose
phine, in "Pinafore."
What a pity! What a pityl'
What's a pity" inquired Miss VAIN
wright.
That the granddaughter of so good and
great a man should play the fool in the
house of the devil.o
IL would rather play the fool in the house
of the devil. as you call it," retOrted Miss
Wainwright, than be an uncharitable
bigot in a Westinghouse"
The conversation ended right there.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-08
Lenox Hill Bank Reopened.

NEW YORK. Feb. z.-Mr. Conrad Jordan,
of the Western National Bank, was elected
to the presidency of the Lenox Hill Bank
this afternoon. He Immediately proceeded
TO the Lenox Bank. taking with him &c.
600 in cash. With him was N. j. Smith, Of
the same bank. and the two men arrived
there at 2:30 o'clock. This was all that was
required to make the bank solvent once
mere and open for business. The bank
opened at 3:15 for deposit only, but it was
announced that it will be opened to mor-
row as usual.
r. j. Claassen secured bonds at 5 O'clock
this evening and was released.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-08

the eruptlVe us
S peculiar to
children nothing
else is SO effective
as this medicine,
while its agreea-
BILE flavor makes
it easy to admin
lister.
my little boy
had large scrofu-
lous ulcers on his
neck and throat
from which he
suffered terribly.
Two physicians
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-08

90 to 100 miles beneath the surface, there Is
fluid matter, boiling at a white heat,
which, as il gradually becomes cooled,
contracts. leaving a space between it and
the solid parts, and the heavy weight of
the earth above the vacant place causes the
earth to sink-then you have your earth
uakeu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-08
Reed and the Presidency.

Washington Special.
The Speaker was asked if he really
thought of the presidency. He replied:
mo, not much; it seems to be some one else
who is thinking of 1t. In my Judgment
they might do worse, and they probably
willO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-08

attended him, but he grew continually
worse under their care, and every body
expected he would die. i had heard OF
the remarkable cures effected by Ayers
Sarsaparilla, and decided to ave my
boy try 1t. Shortly after he began to
take this medicine, the ulcers COM
menced healing, and, after using several
bottles, he was entirely cured. lie is
now as healthy and strong a IN boy
of his age."-W William +. Dougherty,
Hampton, Va.
SIN May last, my youngest child,
fourteen months old, began to have sores
gather on its head and body. We ap-
piled various simple remedies without
avail. The sores increased in number
and discharged c~opiously. A physician
was called, but the sores continued to
multiply until in a few months they
nearly covered the child's head and body.
At last we began the use of Ayers Sar-
saparilla. In q few days q marked
change for the better was manifest. The
sores assumed o more healthy condition,
the discharges were gradually dimin-
ished, and finally ceased altogether.
The child Is l~ivelier, its skin is fresher,
and its appetite better than We have Oh
served for months. Frank NJ. Griffin,
Long Point, Texas.
"The formula of Ayers Sarsaparilla
presents, for chronic diseases of almost
every kind, the best remedy known to
the medical world."-D. NJ. Wilson,
N. D., Wigs, Arkansas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-08
The Safest

AND most powerful alternative is
n Ayers SarsapariIla. Young and
old are alike benefited by its use. For
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-08

LIVERY AND HACKS.
L. J. HADLE Carriages furnished for Theater.
all parts city. Eighth 81, bet. Illinois and Aerician.
Telephone 996.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06
!. An Aggmeved Parishioner.

That's the last time I'll ever 90 to
hear that preacher!'' exclaimed the
South Water street merchant as he
returned home from church and threw
himself disgustedly on the lounge.
"Whyp' asked his wife.
sWhen a preacher goes to meddling
in the produce market, y the husband
rejoined, kicking off his shoes and
putting on his slippers, '.he is getting
clear outside of his business
"What has he been doing?''
We're not making any profit on
fruit" he growled, without paying any
attention to the question. prices are
high, of course he continued, kicking
the cat across the room, '.but we can't
help that There wasn't any crop.
That's what makes them high. l give
you my word, Maria, sold out car
load of apples and peaches yesterday
that didn't make So on
What are you driving at. Hiram?''
Il know plenty Of other churches
can help to support, and I'm not going
to give another dollar to that preacher,
not another dollar He talked as if
there was y conspiracy to bull the fruit
market. Preached whole sermon
about it."
ssHiram, whatare you talking about?"
.'He preached whole Sermon"
roared the husband, ION the Necessity
OF Bearing Fruit!''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06
How Cuban Workmen Work.

Cuban worllmen are so addicted to
conversation and gesture that, if left
to themselves, they would lose half
their working hours in social inter-
course. TO prevent this loss, accord
ing to q long-esta blished custom, the
ciggar-workers employ a lector, or
reader who, from his desk in the
center OF the work room, entertains
his employers with the latest Havana
newspapers in the morning. and with
Spanish novels and ballads in the
latter part of the day. Although pay
ment is voluntary and comes in the
form OF a small present OF money
from each operator at the end OF the
week, it is seldom evaded and makes
up a very good salary for the reader.
The owners do not object to this plan,
and sometimes even provide q plat
form and reading desk for the purpose,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06
Picked Up a yellow Jacket.

Chicago Journal: It was only the other
day that an old gentlemen, who no doubt
writes Hon" before his name, was pacing
up and down in the waiting room of the
Erie depot across the river, evidently wait
ing for his train to depart. His mind
seemed to be totally occupied with things
tar away--perhaps with some country fair
at which he had arranged to speak. He
saw the people around him, but needed
them not. In his walk he finally stopped
at window and leaned his elbow on the
sill and looked out. The lower sash was
up, and balmy breeze blew in. Those
who were watching the man saw his lips
move, and now and then he made gesture
with his right arm as if he felt himself to-
be already facing the crowd.
Half an hour previously some woman
whose jaws We're weary with chewing gum,
had LETT the cud on this same window sill
perhaps sought to fire it into the street and
missed her aim. A. wasp in search for
something good had discovered it. He
wasn't making much headWay toward fill
ing up when the Hon" stopped before
him, but his antics certainly proved that he
was tickled with his find. There was an
playing for it when the man suddenly lost
the run OF his speech, grasped Tor it, became
more abstracted and finished by reaching
out and picking the insect up.
There was hush in the depot just at that
moment: It was suddenly knocked into a
cooked hat by a 'w-ho-op!'' and every
body turned to see the Hon" jumping up
and down and waving a hand on high
Some of the people shouted out that the
man had a fit, others that he was drunk,
and everybody crowded forward to see A
tarmerish-looking man, with coil OF rope
Non his arm, solved the mystery first, and he
turned to the crowd and explained:
Neither fits nor whisky. He was jess
fool huff to pick up a yaller jacket by the
toothache for about week to come''
The Hon" had no remarks to add. He
seized his grip and made for the door,
and was in sight only long enough to ask
policeman how to find the nearest drug
store.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06
New Use For Electricitv,

H. L. Lufkin invented an admirable
system Of extinguishing fires by cleo
tricity. Mr.. Lufkin proposes to mod
fifty the present system of automatic
sprinklers by the use Of motor and
pump and a complete system of sprink-
Ter piping. On each floor, or in any
number of places on the floor, are
placed in convenient positions push
buttons for the starting of the motor
and pump, and the opening at the
same time of any valve required. In
a theater, for instance, sets of switches
controlling the entire house, could he
located in any number of places about
the building. On the discovery OF
a fire, say. in one of the dressing
rooms the sprinkler could be started
in the room from any OF the respect
i've switch boards, or in the room itself.
In the same manner the exits and
lobbies could be filled with streams OF
water, which would allow of the es-
cape of the audience, even though the
fire should be raging around them.
The complete AID instan taneous con-
troll Of masses of water thus gained.
and the ability to localize their flow.
suggest possibilities of fire extinction
which will materially increase its ease
and certainty.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06
The Fed Rooms of tbs Orient.

The bed rooms of the Orient are far
different from those of Christendom.
Gully half the women of the world
sleep upon the floor or the ground,
md even the richest of the ladies of
Asia have never known the luxury of
nair mattresses and spring beds. Most
Of these Mongolian beauties don't
know what a feather pillow means,
and there is N the museum japanese
pillow consisting of a lump Of wood
about the size of a Loaf of bread with IL
piece OF soft paper tied on the top Of
it. and SO made that it will just fit into
Yum Yum's neck and prop her head
off the floor. The japanese girl never
needs to shake up her pillow. and It is
her neck rather than her head that
lies upon it The same kind Of pillows
are used in China and Siam. and as
to the average Indian woman OF Hin
dostan, she does not know what a pill
low means. You could buy her whole
wardrobe for Il dollar and halt, and
she sleeps on the floor while her
husband cuddles himself up in spoon
fashion on the bed. The Corean pillow
isabout eight inches square, and i foot
long. ! have seen some that were two
feet long. They are as hard rs though
they were hatirons wrapped in cloth,
and there is nothing comfortable
about them. The Egyptians use larg
err pillows, and the beauties of the
narems sleep on large diyans, and
these are often covered with Turkish
rugs. The richest woman in China,
whose husband died worth $50, O00, 00O,
has q bed fully six feet square. It is
made Of teak wood, and it is covered
with ropes, instead OF mattress.
The old lady lies on Q canvas sheet,
stretched tightly over this, and she
docs not know what springs are. The
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06
CHURCH ETIQUETTE.
Durdette Gives Some Pertinent Points for uni
yersal Use.

Some one asked bob" Burdette for
ga few points on church etiquette. y
He suggests the following, among 9th
ers, as tacitly in vogue in the Church
of St. Incidence, New Chicorkadelphia:
Fall or slide into the end OF the pew
nearest the aisle.
Stop there.
Do not sit erect but lop. Rest one
elbow on one arm of the pew, and sup
port the side OF the face with the out
spread hand. If the cheek be pushed
up in folds and wrinkles, so as to
wholly or partially close one eye, all
intelligent expression will be de-
stroyed, and the attitude of utter and
disrespectful laziness will be heightened
by the charm OF acquired imbecility or
natural stupidity.
Do not rise during the singing of
the hymn. The fact that you play
tennis or base ball all Saturday after
noon, or walked four or five miles
around a billiardktable Saturday night,
SAoAoAOo yOu W llIGl0 resi- sunday
morning. This is a DAY of rest, and
you are no Sabbath breaker.
Take advantage Of the long prayer,
when other people should have their
eyes closed and their heads bowed, to
adjust yourself into a position of limp
and lounging listlessness that you can
endure comfortably through the
sermon.
Extend your legs as far under the
pew in front of you as you can make
them reach without sliding off your
seat.
Gracefully and politely cover your
mouth with your hand while yawning
during the sermon. II the minister is
looking at you, cover the mouth with
both hands, and at the close of the
yawn bring the jaws together with a
cheerful snap.
It is a mark OF the highest culture
and best breeding in refined society to
look at your watch frequently during
the service. After looking at your
watch always turn your head and
gaze longingly and earnestly toward
the door.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06
What Ee Did Vita thu FL .cs,

A religious society worshiping no,
many miles from New London. Conn,
decided to build a new church this sea.
son, and the pastor, among others, was
chosen to solicit funds. He did his
work very zeatously, taking not only
Widows but the children's mites a.
well. This energetic pastor has
class Of children in the Sabbath school,
and one Sunday, not long since, while
instructing them. he compared himself
to the Good Shepherd and then in.
.quired what the latter did with hi.
flock.
One bright-eyed little fellow prompt
" replied: He shears them!" AL
within hearing smiled at this answe,
except the pastor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06

Japanese sleep on the floor. They
have thick comfortables. which they
spread on the floor ut night and
which they pack away IN cupboards
IN the daytime, and these constitute
the bed. The Burmese also sleep on
the floor. but they usually spread
down mats, instead Of comfortab les,
and their pillows are of bamboo. The
same discomfort Of sleeping arrange
ments prevails all over the east. and
there is not . washstand in any Asiatic
bedroom.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06
An Experiment. In sound.

An astonishing experiment may be per-
formed with no apparatus buta piece of
string five or six feet long. a persons hands
beng held over his ears, the string is
passed around his head by another person,
who holds both ends of the string i'll one
hand, and, by drawing the fingers or nails
OF the other hand over the cord. produces
pressions of almost startling intensity.
Sharp peals Of thunder. changing into dis.
tant and prolonged rumbling, are effects
that can be readily given.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06
HEIGHTS OF WAVES.
A Great Deal Of Nonsense Has Been Written
About Them.

- droAt deal OF Nonsense Has Been Written
About Them.
All sorts OF nonsense has been writ
ten about waves ''mountain high.n
The truth is that when ship is plung-
ing down the back Of one wave and is
at the same time heeled over till her.
rail is close to the water. the next
wave looks as If it would sweep COM
pletely over the vessel and therefore
appears as big as a mountain. Lieu.
tenant Qualtrough says: 1--WE find re-
ports OF heights of 100 feet from hollow
TO crest, but no verified measurement
exists OF height half rs great as this.
The highest reliable measurements
are from A to 48 feet--in itself very
remarkable height. Waves having a
greater height than 30 feet are not
often encountered. y The height of
wind waves is governed by what is
called the .'fetch." That means their
distance from the place where their
formation begins. Thomas Stevenson,
author OF the Lighthouse IIIumina-
ton and father of the well-known
writer OF our day, Robert Louis Steven
son, gives the following formula as
applicable when the fetch is not less
than six sea miles: 1.-THE height of the
wave in feet is equal to 15 multiplied
by the square root of the fetch in
nautical miles" Let US suppose that
in d gale Of wind the waves began to
form 400 miles from the ship you are
on. The square root of 400 miles is 20,
which multiplied by 1.5 gives 80 feet
as the height of the waves around the
ship.
Now it is well known that in every
storm there are occasionally groups
of three or four waves considerably
larger than the others. Captain
Lec]1y is of the opinion that these are
caused by the increased force of the
wind in the squalls which are feat
ure of every big blow. Now, waves
travel at a rate which is the result of
their size. Waves 200 feet long from
hollow to hollow travel about 10 knots
per hour; those of 400 feet in length
make q knots; and those of 600 feet
rush forward irresistibly at 80 knots.
Let us suppose, now, wave 400 feet
in length and 50 or 40 feet high rush
ing along at 81 knots. 1t overtakes a
slower wave making about 20 knots,
with a height of 25 feet and length
OF 200. The two seas become one.
forming at the moment of their union
an enormous wave. Just at that mo-
ment they meet one of those steamers
called ocean greyhounds,' which, as
every one knows, never slaeken speed
unless it is absolutely necessary for
safety. She is butting into the storm
at the rate of say eight knots an hour.
She runs plump against a great wall
! of water which seems to rise suddenly
out of the general tumult, rushing at
her with a height of 45 feet or more
and speed of over 80 miles per hour.
There is a fearful crash forward &C.
companied by a deluge, and as the tons
OF water roll off the forecastle deck,
it is found that damage has been done,
and the officers on watch enter in the
log the interesting fact that the steam
er has been struck by a ''tidal wave. "
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06
Eicxs al Cour,t.

What did you say when you we're
presented to the queen ~
''Oh, ] put on u big bluff. / don't
knucele down to roy atty. Ibuzzed her
for q minute and then asked her what
her name was. Said hadn't caught
it. New FORK Sun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06
Au Infant Phenomenon.

Visitor-Can your baby talk any
yeto
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:..mamma?n
Baby Oogle google.
Now say .papa:?'n
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Now say how d ~ do to the ladyp'
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'Bes its title heart. it tan talk mos
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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06
! Avoiding q Misunderstanding.

cCorkle Did / tell you about a fish
swallowing q snake, that saw while
away on my vacation9
McCrackle No; but before you be-
gin I want to ask you one question.
AL right. ~
is this q snake story or a fish
storYp'' s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-11-06

Never talk when Others are singing or do
ing ANYTHING else for your amusement: and
never the instant they have finished begil,
to talk upon q different topic. 's'
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-05-15
Raising Goose Eggs.

Very few men there are at present
engaged in a salaried position who do
not indulge in n on two side issues
for the purpose Of swelling their in
comes. Billy King, the city passenger
agent of the Burlington road, for in
stance. has engaged IN an outside ven.
ture which will doubtless bring him i'm
good money. lie had read good deal
about ostrich farms in California and
OF the vast profits accruing thercfrom,
and lie decided TO go into a similar
business on a small scale. According
ly he has purchased a flock of geese
and "A small plot Of ground on which
TO keep them. He has also engaged a
man to attend TO the flock, and he is
putting goose eggs On the market. Peo-
Pile may think hat there is no money
in goose eggs, but from every one to
whom Mr.. King has told about his
goose eggs there has come a hearty re-
Spouse. Goose eggs appear to be in
greater demand than geese. and it looks
very much as though Mr.. King would
be obliged TO enlarge the little goose
farm he has. People laugh at such an
industry, but there is money in it,
Chicago Herald.