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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-14
Mexican Opals.
Minerals.


The opals are found imbedded II q tough,
red porpbyry-Iike rock, and this opal rock
runs in veins. which thus tar have been
found in only two Mexican states Quere-
tarO and Guerrero, the former on the At
away, bordering on tho Pacific. The Ger
man capitalists, who have raised a consid-
cradle sum and bought tho opal mines. evil
IDENTIFY think the deposits are limited
and that they control the prod
net of the country. The old method
of mining Opals was novel one.
Mexican owners of the mines or veins
would give to any one the privilege of go-
ing into the mine and digging for himself
at so much per day or week. This custom
prevailed until quite recently, and Amer
leans. hiring squad of poems and taking
tools, would go out and do q days mining.
paying IS for the privilege. There was
enough of speculation and uncertainty
about such expeditions to make them en-
tertainlng.
The opal which could be got for 75 cents,
now brinxs from So to SO. according to the
anxiety of tho purchaser.
Not until it has been out of tho mine
several months can any Just estimate of a
stones value ue formed. Probably three
fOurths of Mexican Opals crack during the
period of seasoning. and then they
worth little or nothing. These native lap
diaries and experts have a way of conceal
ing defects and enhancing the luster by
boiling the stones in oil, and many Opals
are sold fresh from this treatment, only to
disappOint the buyer n few months later.
Meyicans do this so we'll that thoy even
deceive those who are experts in gems.
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in on good old-fashioned Democrats. No,
no. Thomas, you can't git in any sich graft
rs that That parrowgraff," said the Col
Onel, with much positiveness, must be
wiped out"
The checker players at the eneine-house
and his cronies at tho drug store and
corner grocery did not forget the Colonel
ton, brought about by his visit to Gray
Gables, and were disposed to resent it.
Now in his misfortune he was again Old
Huck. and one after another the dear old
boys dropped In to see him and minister to
his comfort.
These attentions smote the conscience of
the Colonel sorely. He felt that no did not
deserve them. But what was he to dot
He had boen raised to a position that be
must maintain, no matter what it might
cost in personal loss. Mo- said the
Colonel, with a patriotic glow, which. be
it said to his honor. was succeeded by
deep sigh. II have devoted myself to the
grand old Democratic party and must not
be recreant to my duty"
He sank back upon his pillow. the high
and holy light of noble purpose iilumining
the boys from the engine-hOuse tip-tOed
into the room.
The sufferer languidly opened his eyes.
"HOwdy, Jack" he said feebly, extending
his hand. "Howdy, Huck. old boy: kin
do anything fer VI l see by the mornin'
papers that Adlee Stevenson, of Illinoy.
will be here on the 11-o'clock train from
Looieville, and thoughtyou might like to
know the news"
The Colonel by this time was sitting bolt
upright. The next moment his feet were
on the floor and he began to dress. Il must
see him; must see the noble man who has
been chosen to assist Grover Cleveland In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-14
DON'T BE SWINDLED.

An Experts Testimony How to Detect
Spurious silver aud Gold.
New York Advertiser.
Here's the way we test coins in the
treasury" And the expert swiftly poised
the dollar piece horizontally on the tip of
his forefinger, holing the thumb q quarter
of an inch away from 1t. and gave 1t u
brisk tap with another coin. clear,
silvery ring rounded out Good. but here
listen" and he repeated the operation with
cllnk, that ceased almost as soon as it began.
Type metal and lead nodded. too. That
is wretched counterfeit"
"How do you tell that it was mOldedW
He held the two coins 30 that the hight
struck on their edges. Just compare the
reading. will you, or milling. as most peo-
pie call 1t. In this genuine coin this is
very clear and sharp cut. in the counterfeit
1t is coarse and dull That is because 1t Is
nodded instead of being stamped in cold
metal like the government coins"
why do the couDterfeiters not use the
same cold processl"
1T costs TOO much and makes too much
noise. With a mold. You see, q counter
and if policeman comes in he can shy the
whole outfit out OF the window. But it
takes great power to run a die. Still. some
high-tying cOunterfelrers do use them,
and their work is usually harder TO detect,
though il is never so perfect as that of the
government mint"
Nv hat ia the surest test for counterfeit
coin for popular use?"
"The looks of the reading. as was tell
ing you-the milling. by the way, Is on the
face of the coin and not on the edge, as
most people think. That's the surest and
easiest thing. but. of course, other tests
have TO be used, especially for weight and
thickness. little scale for weight and
measure Is the handiest thing to settle
that Then for plated coin drop of acid
epurted on the edge where the platin "
wears most will chew up the base metal in
q hnrryn
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inrton. The average correspondent will
save time by addressing tie President at
the Executive Mansion. Washington. His
letter will not get 60 the President any
sooner for being addressed TO Loon Lake,
ana. VIII at o more important, will get to
Mr. Halford much later
so long ae the telegraph con meets Loon
Lake and Washington the President might
almost as well be in his office as in the
mountains, so far as anxiety is concerned.
He Is In constant touch with official bust
ness and he is likely TO be summoned at
any moment TO consider some grave ques-
ton requiring quick decision. When he
was at Saratoga. recently. he had to take
MP the Idaho labor troubles and Issue or
ders By telegraph calling out the troops
One thing he will be spared. though.
The Loon Lake telegraph Office is not
open at night, and the President. there
fore, will not be aroused at outlandish
hours to read kilograms. as has happened
more than once in Washington. During
the Indian outbreaks and other unexpected
troubles, the President has been called out
OF bed at 2 and o'clock. and on more than
one occasion be has had to send for mem-
hers of his Cabinet to hold an important
consultation at 3 O'clock in the morning.
As for Secretary Halford hardly night
passes that he is not dragged out of bed at
least once to read telegram or answer q
call on the telephone.
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the Colonel grasped hands 1t was q sub
lime moment For full minute neither
spoke. Who can divine the thoughts or
those two great men as they stood in that
humble lunch room amid the doughnuts,
hard-boiled eggs and sand wiehesy The
General gaZed upon the Colonel and the
Colonel gaZed upon the General. The diff
ference In rank was not too great TO per-
NIT them TO meet as comrades, who had
drunk from the same canteen.
The Colonel, who looked on the General
as one who had stood in toe forefront OF
battle. blushed at his own undeserv ing.
and the General, who looked on the Colonel
as the genuine article, took deeper GRIM
son. though that may have been only the
aftermath of the "commotion OF hospital
ity." which he had Just left in Kentucky:
Colonel, / am pleased to meet you."
General, this is the proudest moment OF
my life.''
Napoleon Bonaparte dated his patent of
nobility from the battle of Monte Motto.
How different the titles borne by the emf
nent men who stood " 18th clasped hands In
the depot lunch-rOOm. while the flies were
beating their wings against the wire covers
that kept them from the cheese and
bologna. Their titles bore no smear OF hu-
man gore. General Stevenson was brevetted
at the Chicago convention. and dear Old
Huck dates his title as colonel from his
lucky visit at Gray Gables.
Colonel" said the General. again press
ing the hand of the hero OF Gray Gables.
lit is with emotions too deep for utter ance
thatI press your hand this day. Your
wounds received in your conntry's cause
i do not care to know whether you wore
the blue or the gray-do you honor. My
endeavor all through the campaign will be
to show myself tho friend of the soldier.
The old soldier can always rely on me-"
Indianapolis post office would about fill
the measure of his am bition when be felt a
touch on his shoulder. Turning round he
met the face and form of Casey.
"Sorry we hurt yez t'other night" re-
marked Casey in q hoarso whisper, but
We see, old man, the b'ys did git little too
gay"
The Colonel shook Mr.. Casey off and
tried to get another word with the General,
bat the opportunity was gone. Aleck
Ayres, Aquilla Jones and John Remarkable
Wilson had taken possession of the Gen.
eral, and the reception was over.
CHARLES DENNIS.
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KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA FRATERNITY,
Which Should Properly Be Called Sorority
One of the Goods" Strongest Societies

Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, whose
dianapolis on Aug. %. is the largest of the
college women's Greek letter societies. At
present it has twenty-f -four chapters, estab-
lished in nearly all the leading colleges of
the United States, and an alumn8 society
in Berlin, Germany. Many of the chapters
are at State universities, Michigan, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Ohio, In.
diana, Iowa. Kansas and Nebraska being
among those represented.
The society enters only cO-educatl0nal
colleges and is called fraternity to show
its resem blance In prlnclple to the college,
mems fraternities. rather than to some
charitable organizations which bear the
names of sOrOritIes.
The object of association is to keep mp
with advanced thought and develop the
individual talent of its members. Secrecy.
which characterizes the Greek fraternities,
is not, In this case. connected with mystery
or with any elaborate ritual, bnt is merely
a safeguard for privacy and independence
of action. Members are required to be good
students.
Among the women's fraternities. Kappa
Kappa Gamma Is generally regarded as the
most radical and progressive. 1t was the
first to form regular government, the
first to publish a magazine. the first to call
a Pan-Hellenic Council and tho first to es-
tablish q foreign alumn8 society.
Owing to the youth Qt the organization.
it has not, as yess x}6nR roll of distin-
guished alumn9. Among those who will
attend the convention are Miss Emily
Bright. A. NJ. Of Boston University, editor
and founder of the Outlook, successful,
magazine; Miss Minnetta I. lay lor. A. NJ,
of De PAW University, probably
the ablest linguist in Indiana;
Mrs. Hartstuff-Ku A. NJ, of
Butler University the first woman graduate
of law In Pennsylvania; Miss Margaret
Wishard Noble. A. NJ, of DePauw Uni
versity. assistant editor of the Chautau-
guam; Rev. Mia Upper. Mrs. KeIly-Fay,
B. NJ, Of DePauw University, the we'll
known pianist. Mss Rosa A. Marquis,
professor Of tho violin at DePauw Uni
versity, will also attend, and Miss Jane
Nelson. the winner of the interstate ora
tOrical prize.
The fraternity badge is a gold key. and
the colors are light and dark blue. The
magazine is the Key. published at Boston.
The convention will be entertained by the
three Indiana chapters belonging, respect
lively, to the State, DePauw and Butler uni
versitles. and will open with q public lit
erary entertainment to be given at Merid-
ian. street Methodist Church.
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his person having struck with great
force as he came in contact with the side
walk.
One eye was obscured by the bandage,
but with the other he wss looking at the
paragraph in Thomas Taggart's constitu-
ton and bylaws for Democratic clubs
which had brought about his misfortune
He read 1t to himself slowly and ponder
ingly:
Section 6, Article 5-Any member who
solicits or demands any money or gift from
any candidate for nomination or election
to any Office shall be expelled from the
club"
"Egadw exclaimed the Colonel las old
Huck he would only have said "b'gosh,"
which would not do ut all for colonel.
~Egad! / don't think can blame the boys
for throwing me out the window. Tom
Taggart has got hold of some blamed mug
wump constitution, and is trying to ring it
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-14
PETTIS DRY GOODS co

doo'th yer summer wages7" and the silly
cricket of summer gone does q little pri-
vate job of thinking If this speculation
fails to bring the tears to your dry eyes
turn to the man who was not visited
with q summer seasons Injuries. The
nervous, industrious fellow who wears the
same old coat from June to Genesis. The
man who takes OFT that coat when it 10 hot
removes his vest when it is hot
ter. disturbs his fiannels when it
is hottest and in installments takes them
oil on again, to meet the liabilities of De-
Der face to face. with a spanked cheek
and pardonable st alactite, If the picture
of this brave spirit, who feeds his babes in
spite of the fashions as he comes down the
street. does not moisten the eye 1t is be-
cause the optician used the wrong kind of
glass in its construction.
ALLAN BOTsFORD,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-14
How Uncle Dick Routed Voorhees,.


Years ago, ont in Indiana, there were two
lawyers who had great fame as ploaders in
criminal cases. One was Richard w.
Thompson, afterward known as 1.-The An
Gent Mariner of the Wabash" and the
other was Daniel w. Voorhees,, the Tall
Sycamore of the Wabash" and now In
diana's senior Senator. Both were from
Terre Haute. but the ambitious VOORHEES,
was about twenty years younger than his
rival In every great criminal case Thomp-
son and Voorhees, were sure to be found,
one prosecuting and the other defending.
until the decision in o murder case at
Greencastle so angered Voorhees, that be
never met Thompson again as an adversary
In court.
Uncle Dick" as Thompson is called, was
Secretary of the Navy under President
Hayes, and also leader of the Indiana
delegation at Minneapolis. lie was by all
odds the most picturesque figure of the re-
cent convention, even if not the most po-
tential. II he had included in his speech
10 the convention, made on his eighty
third birthday, all the "reminiscences of his
long and remarkable career. he would be
talking yet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-14
How tn Walk Through Smoke.

For years." said woman the other
day, Il have never slept without seeing
that n couple of silk handkerchiefs hung
near my toilet-stand. and that the bowl
was half full of water. When / was a
young woman, not out of my teens. was
in n hotel which took lire. / should have
been suffoeated If my uncle. with whom |
was travelling. had not thrown q wet silk
handkerchief over my face. Thus pro-
tected. followed him through the hall
filled with choking smoke. and down the
stairs to safety. i have taught the prac-
tice TO my children and it has become a
habit with us nil. You want good big ones.
AMI they must be wetted thoroughly, then
yon may, If forced. endure the thickest
smoke for q considerable timen
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leaulng the glorious democracy 10 Victory,
and. mounted on a pair of clutches mado
for HIM By one of the boys at the engine
house. he hobbled out and got on car
beaded for tho Union station.
AS the Colonel entered The station he
procession filing into the lunch-room. He
recognized the persons forming this pro-
cesslon as Democrats. and. as he well knew
the lunch-room was run on temperance
basis, could not account for a gathering of
that kind and the evident anxiety of all
10 crowd in. Not without hope that the
demonstration was the natural sequence
or an invitation to take suthin', F" the
Colonel joined the procession.
us that Gen. Stevensonfo asked the
Colonel, as his eyes fell upon u tall gentle
man In a high state OF perspiration. shak-
ing hands with the procession.
That's him. that's Adlee," said an en-
thusiastic little man. who was acting as a
sort of assistant marshal. while Thomas
Tageart wasintroiucing the citizens to the
distinguished guest At last il was the
Coloneps turn.
Col. Adoniram Huckleberryv announced
4f. TAngask General AdlAi btevensou and
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Mrs. sherwood's cart of Entertaining"
1t is considered very healthful thing 10
eat an orange before breakfast. But W no
can eat an orange weili One must go TO
Spain 20 see that done. The senorita cuts
Oft the rind with her silver knife then,
putting her fork into the peeled fruit, she
deiaches every morsel with her pearly
teeth. and continues To eat tho orange with.
out losing drop Of the Juice, and lAya
Down che core With che 1osk stit u IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-14
Fighting for Life.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
Now that the Democratic organs have
begun to defena the protigacy of the DEM
ocratic majority in the House. Republicans
realize that the battle IL half won. Every
Democratic issue has been surrendered and
the wicked old party is fighting not for
victory but for bare existence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-14
TWO NOBLE OLD WARRIORS
Col. AdoDiram Huckleberry and Gen.
Adlai Stevenson Grasp Hands.
Meeting to Make Angels Weep in the Depot
Sandwich FactOry-Complime Upon
Each Others War Wounds

OIL. ADONIRAM
Huckleberry was
in bed propped up
with pillows and
resting comfort
ably. He was bad
" bruised. and
would have TO go
upon clutches for
two or hr e Q
weeks, but f0rtu-
nately no bones
wero broken. A
thick bandage
moistened it b
Ice water con-
cealed the most
serious injury, a
long and deep cut
across the fore.
head, that part of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-14
The New YORK STORE.
ESTABLISHED 1851
FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY
RTMENTS
Offer Some Special Attractions to Early Buyers
FURNITURE.

sale of Odd Center Tables at great discount from
regular values.
sale of Odd Fancy Chairs all modern designs. but
have only one of kind we shall sell them cheap
The leader in Bedroom Suites this week. solid Antique
Suite, valued at $780, the price is SS7.
We have display some dainty designs in Birds
eye Maple and Curly Cherry Bedroom Suites- beauties
prices from $50 to $3.50. Call and see them
A solid Oak Sideboard offer this week at $14.jO
value $18
We the offer on Folding Beds this week. $3.50
for solid Oak Foldng-Bed polish finish, worth $35
Some rare bargains in Spiegel, Thoms & Co.'s Uphol-
stored Parlor Suites. If interested, come early
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-23
Eccentric Wills.

Eccentricity, and nothing else, distin-
guishes the will proved in 1924 of Henry
Trigg, of Stonage, of the county of
Hartford, grocer, who directed that his
body should be committed to the west
end of his howell, to be decently laid
there upon a floor erected by his execu-
tors; and only sixty years ago, it is said,
the bones of Mr.. Trigg still remained
unburied in the rafters at the west end
of his howell aforesaid. A provision,
quite as bizarre, was made in the will of
the philosophic Jeremy Bentham, who
enjoined his executors to embalm his
corpse and dress it in the clothes which
he was accustomed TO wear in his life
time, in order hat he might form the
text of a lecture to be delivered annu-
ally at a literary institute held at a
school of anatomy in Windmill street,
Haymarket.
On the occasion Of one of the lectures
on Jeremy Bentham's mummy the ven
cradle philosophers head fell off and
came to irremediable grief, whereupon
an artificial head was modelled in WAX
by Miss Margaret Gillies, the distin-
guished miniature painter, but the
mummy with the waxen head has long
since faded out of the public ken.-Lon-
don Telegraph.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-23
WHAT HE DOES,

The Old Man of THE GLOBE went to
Kelley the other day. The trouble is we
do not stay long enough when we go.
A few hours at times accomplishes moth
ing. But any way we whirled around
among some of the rooms and talked with
the boys. They are all doing well, and
new ones are going and old ones are COM
ing. This is a new way to use that
phrase, but analyze it and you will see
that il is right. DR. DURHAM is doing
nicely-he has made a reputation as a
gentleman there as he always enjoyed
here-and AS he will always enjoy any
place in the world where he chances to
locate. DR. WRENN is one of the fellows
who treats the boys right and who has
a good word said to him on every hand.
COLONEL WILLIAM OSBORN, the presi-
don't OF the concern, is a man who knows
no rest. Almost any hour Of the day
or night he is in his office, debating let
tiers %entertaing the boys who call 10 see
him on business; explaining to those
auxiously come TO see about some one
whom they want to send, or doing some
thing TO make the institute pleasant and
increase the business. OSBORN had IN
Durham a good tobacco business, and
apart from that he dealt in horses, and
was doing well, perhaps financially bet
: ter than where he is. But he was one of
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-23
Adding Insult to Injury.

ssTalk about adding insult to injury"
said Luvrum. as with the aid of a heavy
cane he hobbled t his favorite seat In
the Rounlers' club the other afternoon,
something happened to me last night
that capped the climax in that direction
so far as my experience goes. | dined
some friends of mine from out of town
last evening. They were old college
chums. YOU know. and as we had not
met for years we fingered long owe the
table, and the loving, cup was passed
steadily around until my friends had to
leave for a midnight train. 1t was a
very hot night. was very much be-
fuddled, and, as is my custom on such
rare occasions, | turned my feet Turkish
bathward. | went down into the hot
room. A strong desire came upon me to
lump into the big cold plunge there
without waiting for the usual scrubbing
by the attendant.
..Ithas been my habit to fOrego the
use of the stairs leading down into the
plunge, and to simply get up on the
marble railing and fall off backward
into the cooling waters. So up on he
marble railing | stepped and threw my
self off. There was not a solitary drop
of water in that plunge. The attendants
had emptied it for the purpose of clean
ing it. Down l went full six feet, and
landed squarely on my back on the mar
BILE bottom. No, l did not break my
back and fracture my skull, though it is
a wonder that l did not.
$50 much for the injury. Now let me
tell you about the insult. AS I lay there
on my back partially stunned an attend
ant came, and shaking me roughly by
the shoulder said, Say, if you do that
again you will be put ont! If l did it
again l would be put out! Wonder if
he thought l did it for fun?'-New York
Timac
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-23
The Literary Ferment in France.

Philarete Chasles relates in his me-
mOirs how n afternoon, as he was at
work in his newspaper Office, a young
man with a military air, looking as bold
as if he were going to the wars, knocked
imperiously at the door, walked in, sat
down and said, without further pre-
amble:
Monsieur, | am Hugo"
Then, after handing to Chasles the
famous yellow covered book with the
password "HierrO" N the title page, he
asked him if he was on his side or not,
and continues:
'Monsieur, not only are we going to
change poetry, which needs a funda-
mental revolution, but grammar also.
What. do you think about our prosody?
French prosody must be completely over
hauled"
So it is in France, where neither centu-
ries nor years count, but only minutes
and seconds, the shock of cOntraries and
the violence of reaction. The French
must always be fighting about some
thing-even for Boileau against Ron
sard, and for Nonotte against Voltaire.
Printers ink must smell of powder,
otherwise life seems insipid and thought
without any SAVIOR. Victor Hugo's visit
to Chasles is typical.-Theodore Child
in HarPer's.