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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-17
THEY ARE CLASSICS
Benz. K. Lyman Indicted for Mailing
Advertisements of I~nterdicted Books.
"%Decameron," "~Heptameron" and Some Of Bal
zac's Stories Among Them-Midnight
Fighters in Police Court.

An Indictment was returned by the last
federal grand jury against benjamin X.
LYMAN. of Chicago. formerly editor of the
Saturday Herald, of this city, and yester-
day Lyman was arrested on O charge of
sending obscene literature through the
mails. Mr.. Hyman, as editor of the Chicago
Weekly, had printed advertisements of
"Boccaocio's Decameron." the "Heptame-
ron of Catherine of Navarro" "Stories
by Balzac," Rosario. or the Female
Monk" that are excluded by law from the
mails.
The indictment recites that the sdver-
tisements informed people that the books
would have to be sent by express Mr..
Hyman gave bond in the sum of $500 for
his appearance. and Is of the opinion that as
the books advertised are ranked among the
classics. he had been guilty of no violation
OF the service: 1t is stated that proprietors
of other weeklies running the advertise
ment have been indicted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-17
That Midnight Fight.

In the Police Court. yesterday morning.
the attorneys In the case rave the right
names of the persons concerned in the
fight in front of the Office saloon early
Sunday morning. The names of the
persons charged with the assault are Will
Hay and Fred Miller. The third man. who
has been looked for in vain, was found in
the Police Court yesterday morning. where
he appeared as q witness. HIS name is
Sam Burnett, and he was arrested
by officers Giblin and Cox for assault and
battery upon y warrant sworn out by
Harry Steares, whose roai name is Will
Stern. Attorney Cockrum, who is defend
iDH the cases against Hay n Miller. says
that if Stern can be prosecuted for swear
ing to an affidavit under q false name he
will be.
Harry Lear, of Cleveland, who saw the
difficulty. testified yesterday morning, as
he was going to leave the city. He says
the trouble started from the fact hat Hay.
Miller and Burnett were standing ID the
entrance of che Denison House bar and re-
fused TO give way to the other two, who
desired to enter. He says be saw no vio-
lence. The hearing of the evidence Will be
continued to-day.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
Looks on the Bright Side of Things.

Devices for bringing this boy to a
sense of the material disadvantages of
wrongdoing have been tried, but his
uniformly happy disposition is proof
against the punitive influence of any of
them. If he is sent to bed early be-
cause he has SO torn and soiled his
clothes as to be unpresentable in the
drawing room, he turns up the next
morning with beaming smile and some
remark about the delicious rest he has
bad. If his diet is reduced to plain
bread and water for the violation of a
rule of the table, he discovers-without
the slightest hypocrisy, mind you-what
uncommonly fine bread the cook bakes,
and how much better water quenches
the thirst than milk or cambria tea.
If he is kept indoors because he has
abused privilege of the yard or street,
he sets cheerfully about amusing him
self in the house, just as content appar-
emily to lie on his back for hour after
hour and indulge in day dreams as to do
anything else, and the chances are that
when it is all over his little voice will be
raised in praise of the comforts of homes
in general and of his own in particular
The only punishment he seems to dread
is a whipping. That has been resOrted to
sparingly and always for some overt
and aggressive act which was wholly
without excuse; never for a mere mat
ter Of habit, however reprehensible.-
BabyhOOd.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
Laws Against Low Necked Dresses.

A correspondent who has been unfa-
vorably impressed by the recent police
raids suggests new field for official ac-
tivity in the protection of public moral
ity, as follows:
| find in my scrapbook a newspaper
clipping where, under the heading of
cold Pennsylvania Laws" appears the
following:
IF any white female of ten years or
upward shall appear in any public street,
lane, highway, church, court house,
tavern, ballroom, theater or any other
place of public resort, with naked shout
ders Ii. e., low necked dresses), being
able to purchase necessary clothing, she
shall forfeit and pay fine of not less
than 800 nor more than 5000"
If this be really Pennsylvania law,
still in force, it seems to me that the pO-
lice officials at a recent ball were derelict
in their duty as cOnservators of the pub
lie morals in not Immediately sending
for officers and patrol wagons when SO
many fragrant violations of the law must
have been visible to them.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
Sacred Cats in Egypt.

Herodotus says that when a cat died a
natural death in an Egyptian house the
occupants of the dwelling went into
mourning and shaved off their eyebrows.
When a fire occurred they were more
anxious to save the cats than to extin-
guish the confagration. Nevertheless,
in some parts of the same country cats
were regarded as unclean animals-fo1
a creature which was considered sacred
in one town was often viewed with hor.
ror as impure in q neighboring city.
That was the case with the crocodile in
Egypt, which in some parts was ruth
lessly hunted and destroyed, while in
others it was made pet of, laden with
gold ornaments and waited upon by
priests.-W ashington Star.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
London Streets in the Time of George II

London streets In the ZINE OF GEORGE IL.
There were certain dangers and in
conveniences walking along the streets
in London in the Seventeenth century.
The finest dress might be ruined by the
carelessness of dustman or chimney
sweep; the custom of exposing meat on
open bulkheads led to many an irrepar-
able stain of grease. Bullies pushed the
peaceful passenger into the gutter-,it
was great time for street swagger;
BARRIERS blew the flour into wigs at open
doorways, causing violent wrath among
those outside; mad bulls careered up
and down the streets; men quarreled,
made ring and fought it out before
the traffic could go on; pickpockets were
both numerous and dexterous; footpads
abounded in the open squares of Lin
coins Inn, Bloomsbury, and Portman;
highwaymen swarmed on all the roads;
men servants were insolent and rascally;
the noise in the leading streets was deaf
ening; in a shower the way became i'm
passable from the rain spOuts in the
l ofs, which discharged their contents
upon the streets below.-Walter Besant
in Harper's.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
A Spider Completes the Circuit.

A correspondent relates that his fam.
lily were disturbed one evening by q
mysterious ringing Of the electric bells
all over the house. Investigating the
cause, he found that large spider had
established itself at a point where the
bell and the electric light wires ran
close to one another, with one leg on
either wire, thus establishing a connec-
tiOn.-Geneva (Switzerland) Tribune.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20

:Perhaps you don't believe that such
message as this was ever sent, but
would show some of them to you if it
wasn't against the rules. We fellows
on the wire enjoyed quite an amusing
incident not long ago, in which Sophia
revealed Johns brilliant scheme of pop
ping the question by wire. We sur
missed that this brace of lovers had been
conducting a correspondence for some
time, which the artful John eliminated
with the following dispatch that was
evidently intended o draw forth an
answer to an entirely different question:
'SoPHIA-Did you receive my last
letter? JOHN
Sophia, in her ecstatic delight, evil
IDENTIFY understood the query in a differ
ent sense from that which the ordinary
reader of the epistle would, and pro-
ceeding to the telegraph Office, left the
following:
'JoHN-Yes. How about next Christ
mas? SOPHIA"
Chicago Tribune
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
Cleaning Buildings bv Sand Blast.

The exterior of buildings is now
cleaned by the sand blast. The front is
covered with staging, and The blast is
applied by system of pipes and nozzles
carried by the workmen. The stream
of fine sand issuing from "a nozzle re-
moves a layer of 1874 inch thick from
the surface of the stone, and a square
foot of surface can be cleaned in ten
minutes. The sand can be employed
over again.-London Tit-Bits.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
Women Piano Tuners.


There is no such thing as "women's
work" nowadays. Women write our
letters, run engines, herd cattle, pilot
vessels, conduct law. cases, are physi-
clans, work at the blacksmith's forge
and do almost everything that men do.
A new field for their activity is piano
tuning, and some women have already
.pre-empted positions in the business.
And there is no reason why women
should not succeed as well, or perhaps
even better, than men in this. They
have delicate, sensitive ears which are
easily trained to detect the slightest
variation in a note of music. The pro-
fession is not one which requires any
great muscular strength, and is clean
and nice.
True, it brings the tuner into contact
with every sort of people. But what
self respecting American girl-and she
must not only be self respecting but
self reliant to undertake to make her
own living-will suffer from this? Given
the proper preliminary training, a
natural aptitude for the business, and
the American woman can make place
for herself in piano tuning as she has in
every other industry she has attempted.
A new conservatory of music in Phil
adelphia will have special department
for female students in piano tuning,
regulating, etc., and it is certain that
the department will always be well
filed with pupils. Success to the woman
piano tuner-and let the men look tc
their laurels.-Music and Drama.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
COMPARISON.

With a frown on her brow
And pout on her lips,
She seems sweeter far
Than most women are
Whose foreheads, vow,
Are smooth all the while,
And who fairly eclipse
a saint with their smile:
With a frown on her brow
And pout on her Epsl
With cold tears in her voice
And deep woe on her face,
She fascinates more
Than a whole motley score
OF maids who rejoice
In the pleasures Of earth,
Whose features show trace
But Of laughter and mirth;
With cold tears inner voice,
And deep woe on her facet
Yankee Blade.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
BY Telegraph.

Said Western Union telegraph OPP
orator the other day: You wouldn't
think that spoony lovers would resort to
such public means Of correspondence as
the telegraph for the transmission of
their sweet little messages of love and
devotion, would you? But they do, just
the same.
''Often certain young man of whom
know, if he does not regularly receive
letter from the future source of his
JOY and happiness, rushes here with a
crestfaQen countenance and files mes
sage like this:
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
What tire Teacher Lacked.

The teacher who took the opportunity
to clean her finger nails while keeping
pupil after school to berate her for draw
ing a comb through her bangs during
school hours has something to learn OF
the consistency of things.-Good House
keeping
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
Uses of Chinese Wax.

The white wax is substance of great
utility in China. 1t melts only at high
temperature, and is used chiefly to cover
candles made of animal and vegetable
tallow, to prevent too rapid combustion.
1t is used also as sizing for paper and
cotton goods, glaze for silk and polish
for furniture.-NewY York Sun.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
The Life of n Thund

Mr. William Marriott asserts thai
thunderstorms, instead of travelling a
rapid rate over the country as one con
tinuous storm, consists really of a serie:
of storms following one another, and i
is his opinion that the average life o.
each is not more than about twenty
miles.-London Public Opinion.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
Doctors, Writing Very Ancient.

Many of the chemical signs are de-
rived from the alchemists, and are also
to be found in works on magic. Some
of them are very ancient, and may be
traced to Roman stenography and to
more ancient sources. The Comte dc
Gobineau has something on the history
of the magic alphabets still used by
orientals in his "Ecriture Cuneiforme. "
Notes and Queries.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20

Swedish women vote in the cities for
municipal councillors and in the coun-
try for members of the county council,
and as the latter body appoints the
members Of the upper chamber Of the
diet the women may be said to exercise
a direct power in Swedish affairs.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20

England now manufactures window
frames of pressed steel, thus replacing
those made of cast iron and gaining in
strength, ightness and cheapness of
manufacture.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20

The Apostles creed is not the crea-
ton of any single person. 1t grew. 1t
is found in practically its present form
in writings of the Fifth century. The
Nicene creed was formulated in 4. d.
325
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20

The sun gives 600, 900 times as much
light as the full moon; 1000, 900, 900
times as much as the brightest star in
the sky and $4,000, 600 times as much as
all the combined stars of the heavens.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
A Cure for E2rache.

For earache, with which little chill
dren often suffer, lay upon the ear
flannel bag stuffed with hops and wrung
from hot vinegar.-New York Journal.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20

Two newspapers spread between the
insufficient covers of bed on q cold
night are an excellent substitute for
The unprocurable blanket or comfort
sbles
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20

My dear, why did you not answer
my last letter? Yours devotedly,
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
DR. j. j. THAxTOS.

with atty wears experience as a General
Practitioner tenders his services 10 the citi-
zens OF Durham. His specialties: Mucous
nsrTjcularl Indigestion. Bronchitis, Scrofula.
Constipation and Headache, Secondary ana
Hereditary Diseases Home at Z NJ hern-
IONS O-fce over Jenes' Jewelry Store. once
hours. cock a. m. 10 l. m. and from p. N.
To u. III
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-04-20
Is Life
Worth Livinq2

That depends upon the
Liver. If the Liver is
inactive the whole sys-
TEN is out of order-the
breath is bad, digestion
poor, head dull or aching,
energy and hopefulness
gone, the spirit is de-
pressed, a heavy weight
exists after eating, with
general dependency and
the blues. The Liver is
the housekeeper of the
health; and Il harmless,
simple remedy that acts
like Nature, does not
constipate afterwards or
require constant taking,
does not interfere with
business or pleasure dur
ing its use, makes Sim
mons Liver Regulator a
medical perfection.
l have tested its virtues personally, and
know that for Dyspepsia, BiliOusness and
ThrObbinE Headache, IL Is the best medi
ciHe the world ever saw. Have tried toIt,
other remedies before Simmons Live!
Regulator, and none of them gave NOR
than temporary relief, nut tho IieguldtO-
not only relieved but cured.
II. II. JONES, Macon, Ga,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-29

ally an immense crowd had assembled
on the streets, the lawns. porches, bad
1 comics and windows. even those Of the
executive mansion itself being crowded
TO excess
A central figure was that Of the pres
ident Abraham Lincoln. who. with
barred head. unfurIed and waved our
nations flag in the midst Of lusty
cheers. But suddenly there was an
unexpected sight 4 small boy leaned
I forward and sent streaming 70 the air
/ the banner Of the boys in gray. It was
m old flag which had been captured
from the confederates, and which the
urchin, the presidents second son. Tad,
had obtained possession Of, and con-
sidered an additional token Of triumph
TO unfurl on this all-important day.
Vainly did the servant who had fol-
lowed him to the window plead with
him to desist. No Master Tad, the
pet of the White House, was not to be
prevented from adding 10 the loyal
demonstration of the hour.
To his surprise, however, the crowd
viewed it differently. Had it foated
that day. no doubt it would have been
the target of contempt and abuse; but
when the president, understanding
what had happened, turned, with a
smile on his grand plain face, and
showed his approval by gesture and ex-
preston, cheer after cheer rent the air.
It was, surely enough, the expression
of peace and good will, which, of all our
commanders, none was better pleased
to promote than the commander-in-
chief
Tad, as he was called at home, was
his fathers idol and constant com
panion Scarcely a day but he could
be seen trudging along the country
roads near their summer home or in
the city itself, his small figure in com
cal ontrast to the presidents tall lanl
form. In these walks they had chats
which were to the boy as precious
memories. His early death was
calamity. for on his return from Eu-
rope he promised everything fine, man
ly and noble his father had hoped for.
A characteristic incident, which he
himself related to the writer, occurred
day or two after his entering, tenn
porarily, a foreign school. A rather
snobbish young gentleman of rank, not
knowing who young Lincoln was, in
quired, as boys will of each other who
his father was. Tad, with the slow,
reflective smile which was his sole point
of resemblance to his father, answered:
"A wood-chopper."
| "0h, indeedr was the rather sneer-
ing answer. And for day or two the
high-born lad turned the cold-shoulder
to the new boy"
Judge of his feelings when very soon,
the American lads prestige being
known to all the school, he found that
he had made himself ridiculous. Tad,
however, was too much of little gen.
tleman not to accept the friendship,
however tardily offered. Harper's
Young People.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-29
a QUEER TRAIN.
II Is Made Up of Velocipede, Express
Wagons and a DOH Carriage.

wagons ~ DbAi NhTFiAkfs
Harry is his own engineer. conductor.
brakeman and fireman His train is all
made up ready to start.
At the head of it is a velocipcde upon
which he rides when the train is in mo-
tion; for how could an engineer take
the passengers through safely without
seeing the track ahead?
While it is not the usual place for the
brakeman, in this case it is very con-
venient, because he can put on the
brakes at the same time that he is at
tending to the duties of the engineer
The engine must be some new motor,
for, lool, as carefully as possible we do
not see any smoke. That really does
away for the need Of fireman
The most inconvcnient part Of having
to attend "a 50 many duties is when the
tickets are to be taken Even that Is
not 50 bad lie stops the trtin. and
then goes back just as an con Iuctors
do, and when he has taken the tickets.
returns to his engine and continues The
trip.
1t is not very long train. Follow
ing the engine is an open baggage-car
something like boy, eXpress-wagon
1t is loaded with baggage Of various
kinds.
Back of this is another ear, similar to
this one and in it are two ladies.
They are no doubt going o. long
journey
The last car very much resembles a
dolls forriara in which mo -,
ladies', elegantly dressed This must be
a palace-car
This train has no smoker. Indeed Il
is not needed, as all the passengers are
ladies'.
The track is not like an ordinary rail
road. 1t is made wholly Of stone and
Is very smooth At a little distance
one could not tell it from stone side
walk Mrs J. S. Lowe in Our Little
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-29
A Leader.

Since its first introduction, Electric
Bitters bas gained rapidly in popular
favor, until now it is clearly in the lead
smong pure medicinal tonics and alter
atives-containing nothing which per-
mits its use as a beverage or iutoxicunt.
it is recognized as he best and purest
medicine for all ailments of st mst h.,
Liver or Kldneys.-It will cure Sick
Headache, Indigestion, Constitution.
and drive Malaria from the system.
Satisfaction guaranteed with eaca boz
tie or the money will be refunded. Sold
by Jos. I. Bennett, Druggist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-29
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

TnF dairyman learns many things by
experience
THE cows milk depends considerably
upon her feed
Dos use beef COWS if YOU want to
succeed at aairyiug.
Cows VIII not a. their best unless
we'll housed and uell fea
II is not a,ways laeanues~ that
makes cow oreaehv it is frequently
hunger
MlLKNG should be done as nearly ut
the same hour IF the Gay as possible.
Cows 40 bettcr WHOM trained to regu-
larity in milking
NfcE people do not buy filthy milk
or butter moro than once from the
same man. Cleanliness is absolutely
necessary to success iu the dairy bust
ness.
We exh4u. s the soil Of course.
tor everything AIKEN from the soil IS a
loss 70 it. but dairy properly man
aSed-all the tualure saved for instance
never Injuries tile soil
A LARGE dairyman, whose cows go
above the '55o-pouna of butter a year
limit advises milking all heifers with
their first calf. clear up Is the time Of
calving. 1t fixes the habit of milk pro-
duction and they viii continue in il -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-29
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
bal eRANpMAMMA,s KITCAEN.

In grandmamma's kitchen things got in a riot:
The cream in pot on I he shelf.
Where everything always seemed peaceful ana
quiet
Got whiuped-for heard IL myself
And grandmamma said-such a queer thing 70
say
That it made some things better . whip them
that way
Some hold. naughty eggs, that refused TO be
eaten
On toast with their brothers may be-,
Were stripped Of their clothing and cruelty
beaten
Right whore all the dishes could see:
And grandmamma said though the poor things
might ache.
The harder the beating the lighter the cake,
The bright golden butter was petted and patted
And coaxed to be shapely and good;
But il finally had to be taken and spatted
Right hard with paddle Of wood;
When grandmamma carried the round balls
away
The buttermik sulked and looked sour all day
The water declared that the coffee was muddy
But an egg settled that little fuss;
Then the steak and the gridiron got in bloody
And terrible broili such mussl
And fiatiron spst at grand ma in the face
And ran away from the quarrelzome place.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox 10 Wide Awake.