The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-10


fog three hours tpying to find somebody
who could speak English; but all he could
get out of them was 'gracias and non
comprende;' then they would 60 on and
leave him standing there like q fool. He
was trying to find his way to the lturbide
Hotel and 1 showed him. He overwhelmed
me with thanks and didn't want me to
leave him. When We parted he gave me
his address and said. Now if
sure and come and see me and ri treat yon
like q white man. He squeezed my hand
and swore again that he never was as glad
to meet any body in all his life. No doubt
he was bitter Democrat. but he didn't
glad to meet somebody who could speak
English" Langston says "gracias" now
every time he turns around and bows his
customers out with "Adios, Senior, adios''
like born Castilian.
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There's been 8 very remarkable rise in
the price of asafetida." remarked w. H.
Schmidt. of the Wholesale drug firm of A.
Kiefer g. Co. For about two years STALL
man e. Fulton. of New York city. the largest
drug-importing house in the United States.
have been working to get control of the
asafetida product of the world, and they
have succeeded. The output of asafetida
in the course of 8 year is from 80 600 to 81, 900
cases, and suppose that this country uses
more than all the rest of the world put to-
gether. For what purposef Well, it is
largely used in hog cholera and in condI-
tion-pOwders for horses and cattle Tie
price has been advanced from Sla cents to
q cents a pound.
"a few weeks ago." said q bystander, "a
neighbor of mine took his fourteen-y ear old
boy to specialist for treatment for
catarrh. The family had noticed peculiar
odor about the youngster. and. in q warm,
close room, this was very offensive. So the
boy was taken to the specialist and treated
for what that person said was one of the
worst cases be had ever seen. The treat
ment. however, did not seem to do any
good. The boy apparently was in the best
of health, bnt the 0dor was as pungent and
disagreeable Is ever. One day, for some
purpose, the mother went through his
she found mixture OF assafetida and de-
cayed fishing-worms. The mystery was
tent" +
Andrew Wallace is one of the oldest and
best-known residents of this city. Many
years ago he was president of the State
benevolent boards. 1t was while he was
occupying that position that the late Dr..
MacIntire, superintendent of the Institu-
ton for the Education of the Deaf and
Dumb, asked the board to furnish tele.
scope and some other scientific instruments
for the use of that school. The Doctor was
strict member of the Presbyterian Church,
and orthodox all the way through. Mr..
Wallace was a Unlversalist. Doctor"
said the latter. You are an educated man
and am not want to ask you a ques-
ton or two. Do you really think this
world we inhabit is round and reyolves on
its axis once every twenty-four hoursi"
Certainly" replied the Doctor.
"And you believe there Is q heaven and
and another placer
"Assuredly."
"And that heaven is above usf'
Eyes"
IAN" ..A the other place below us"
"And the world turns over once every
twenty.four hoursi"
"Well, Doctor. if that's tho case, doesn't
1t occur to you that the spire of your meet
lng-house points to hades about half the
tjme?"
The good Doctor had no reply. Mr..
Wallace was so we'll pleased with having
vanquisbed him that the order for the de-
sired instruments was given withot delay.
1t
druggist of this city who was educated
to the business, and feels that he under
stands it, said the other day: II am going 20
leave Indiana" When asked why. he said:
II don't want to do business as druggist in
o State where any man after selling soda
water for o year or SO thinks himself q
druggist, and Is allowed to engage in the
business. In Illinois and other States no
man can be druggist unless he is An edu-
Gated pharmacist. and there is penalty
for violation OF the law. Selling drugs and
putting up prescriptions is responsible
business. and the public has a right to
know that man who engages in 1t Is COM
petent." He was advised to start move.
ment for the enactment of law on the sub
lect by the next Legislature. and said he
believed he would.
In 1.-THE Humors and Incidents in Vol
ume VII of "Moore's Rebellion Record" is
found the following story. which may in
terest the old boys of tho Eleventh Indiana:
Frank Apple. of Oakland. Marion coun-
ty, Indiana, was lately recruited for the
Eleventh Indiana, and took part in the at.
tempt to storm one of the Vioksburg bat.
teries. The rebel tire was so destructive
that our army recoiled. Apple, the raw
recruit" didn't see the backward move
ment. and kept going ahead until he came
gunner by the collar and brought him
within our lines, saying: Boys, why didn't
you come ont Every fellow might have
got one"
IL tQab Apple ever existed, one wonders
If he is yet plucked. He must have been
of o rare variety.
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THE death of Charles Mayer leaves me
the Oldest man on Washington street." re-
marked DE-. George w. Sloan. "for boy and
man i have been continuously on this
street, in business, and always in the drug
business. since 164s; that's nearly forty
four years. Simon Yandes has been on the
street longer. but as a lawyer. and not as a
merchant. l can close my eyes and Wash
lngton street of forty years ago rises before
me. The change has been great, but have
no doubt the change In the next forty years
will be more marvellous. In all likelihood,
however. shall not be here to see it."
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Councilmen- at-large Murphy aud p. j.
Ryan were talking together, when the con-
versation touched upon each others hair.
My head is getting a little patchey,n
said Martin. the Murphy, touching the
crown of his head.
YES" said Mr.. Ryan, II noticed Won are
going barefoot up there"
you. Ryan7"
Yes; but we Irish have a saying that
hair won't grow on top of brainso
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