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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07

always bought for the parlor. They begin
their family career with the lace curtains
and the piano. The new broom sweeps
clean" When the freshness begins to fade
1t Is used for some less costly carpet-and
from that time it is losing rapidly. 1t
sweeps the steps, then the kitchen. then
the pavement, afterward Is used to
scrub bricks. and finally, when
it Is lopsided and wabbly, an execution
takes place and the stick, once the shining,
Vanished, gaudily -decorated handle of the
parlOr broom. scarcely recognizable in It's
soiled. depleted state. accomplishing ly
eupmits To its very last stage of usefulness,
and stirs the clothes for the washlady. Nor
Is q broom only used for carpets. The
Old woman. old woman, whittier so hight
TO sweep the cobwebs from the sky,
III be back by-and-by, by-and-by
gave an example for the housewife. and
woe to the dust-catching. untidy cobwebs
the broom does not vanoulsh.
The broom-stick is often accused of being
the means OF bringing a refractory hus-
band TO terms. It Is an implement of war
10 the ~neighbors' chickens, and raised
against a tramp il means instant retreat
In the country, after the trees were tapped
and while the farmers were waiting for sap
10 run. they used to make splint brooms.
Long hickory sticks of uniform size were
chosen, and these were shaved from the
bark to the center, tied firmly down
and used for all coarse cleaning. The
same were also used for scrubbing the
decks of river steamboats, years ago.
Whisk-brooms. so generally used for
clothes aud lighter cleaning, are made of
the short corn. and the very short pieces
and cuttings are made in scrubbing -brushes.
A new hearth broom. said by the haut
ton TO possess a quality called style is
seen hanging beside the brass fire-set in the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
MANAGER HENRY J. SAVERS.
Some Of the Popular Songs He Has Written
Raym0n Moore.

Henry j. Sayers, the manager of Thatch-
er's Tuxedo Company. is one of the oldest
minstrel managers. in point of service. as
well as one of the foremost theatrical direct
ors in the country. His customary quiet,
unassuming manner has more to do with
his success in business than anything else,
for victory seldom perches on the banners
of the flamboyant. 1t is not generally
known that Mr.. Sayers is an accomplished
musician N song-writer as well as a man.
ager. He has written nearly q hundred
clever songs of all kinds, senti-
mental pathetic, tragic and comic,
nearly all of which have achieved
great success wherever they nave been
sung. Most of the music in Tuxedo Is of
his composition. and it Is a cOnsplcuousfact
the music was the popular feature of
the show. lie it was who brought out the
der-e." a vagrant melody heard by the man
of the world in the small hours of the
morning, but now sung and whlstled every
where. His greatest success was The
Night Birds Cooi1sn which ran n t through
owns q half interest in Julian Jordan's
beautiful melody entitled 1.-THE Song That
Reached My Heart" He suggested the
idea Of writing au~song which should
Iolcf 10 tHo power t03b nome,
Sweet Home" has on the affections
and concluding it with the chorus of that
ever-lnspiring strain. This was when
Sayers was manager of Thatcher. Primrose
q Vests ministries and Richard j.. Jose,
the great counter-tenor, now with
Tuxedo" made il famous. Others of Mr..
Sayers's popular songs are: Loves An
swer." Goodbye Dearest Heart. When
the Robbins Say Good Night" Look in
Your Heart and Answer" Jack of the
Ninth Brigade" and several scores of
Others Raymon Moore sang his latest.
Katie n Tom" for the first time yester-
day afternoon.
Mr.. ,sayers,, in connection with George
Thatcher. will launch q musical-athletic
comedy, entitled "Outing." on the road
next year. 1t is a satire on fashionable
athletica. Raymon Moore will be starred
next season by Thatcher, Rich g. Harris
in an Irish melo-drama entltled A Amer
loan Prince" written by David Belasco.
The play will be of the class made famous
by the unfortunate BILLY, Seaman, with
lots of music and clever Irish wit. Ar.
Moore has all the requisites to make first
class Irish comedian. with excellent
voice. handsome appearance, and is q good
actor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07

Thus the short ones fall first and each
longer one in turn as the band carries them
along. These are made IN bundles and
dipped in q green aniline dye. By q former
process the corn was bleached. This not
only required time. but made she corn un-
healthfnl for the workers. Another
benefit in dyeing is that whenever
too old corn is used it shows.
for it is of q reddish brown color. and will
not take the dye. The sticks ere bought
all turned and striped. The stalks or fibers
are wired TO the handle. Then all seeds
aud loose pieces are shaken out by o wire
shaker. They are put in o machine. made
Hat. sewed with the colored cords, trimmed
at the ends made up into packages of Q
dozen each, capped with q paper bag. and
are ready for market. Brooms made here
are shipped as far north as the lakes. south
TO the gulf. east through Pennsylvania, and
even west of the Mississippi. Brooms. ac-
cording TO grade. serve all departments,
from parlor carpet. heavy and light. through
to the stable.
III a broom should have any feeling, a.
the fairy tales would have them. how pa
thetic is their transition; new brooms are
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
THE WITCHES WILD sTEED
History of the Broom, Famed in Legend,
Song and Story of the Early Days.
Ills Treated Well When II First Enters the
Household but Ut Once Takes the
Rapid Road to Ruin.

There is scarcely q household article. or,
IS Webster puts il. instrument so common
as q broom, or one more useful lie is al
most as necessary as bread and clothes. and
is q strong assistant toward that cleanli-
ness which is said to. be next to Godliness.
It's existence is as full of experience as If
it had life and was not an inanimate OBJ
ject.
In its first stages il has life. not IN broom
form but as broom-corn. It Is planted,
grows and ripens with Sunshine and air,
warmth and rain. One-half the broom
corn raised in the United States comes
from four counties in eastern Illinois.
which 10 one more proof that Indiana il the
hub and not near the tire of this land
America. The corn is raised as other corn Is,
though it Is cultivated in rows
running but one way and not across lie is
expensive to gather, for this must be done
just &C the exact time and speedily. as
when overripe it is useless When first
gathered il sells by the ton. Less acreage
last year has brought the price from $50
per ton, which it sold for last March. to
$40, for which it sells now. This. of course.
means that brooms will be correspond
ingly higher. There are several broom
factories in town. The progress
OF the corn from the N
il in taken to the factory till it. in the
shape of brooms, is ready for the market,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07

seen carrying something which look like
brooms. Doubtless these s~ame<women had
brooms of some kind, but if they took
them out on parade and had their pictures
taken in the broom brigade, the fashion
was different from the one in this country,
for there Is scarcely a woman from mis-
tress to maid who would be seen carrying
. broom home from market.
The only maids who publicly show how
well they know how to handle q broom are
the sweet girls who. for charIty's sake, per-
onate the house-maid and 90 through a
manual of brooms to music, with cap
and apron. They are picturesque, and
even the brooms look proud and conscious.
Brooms may be common, but their guam
tity. quality and use will raise or depre-
ciate ones standing In the neighborhood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
TRIBUTE TO TIE PRESIDENT.
Judge Moore. at Greensburg. Pronounces q
Warm Eulogy on the Republican Chief.

S pecial &c the Indianapolis Journal
GREEYsBURG, Ind, Feb. 6.-The Lincoln
Republican League Club met this after
noon and was addressed by Judge w. A,
Moore, who urged that it was their duty to
get ready to 60 into the fight TO WIN. He
paid a high tribute to President Har-
rison's administration. and said il ranked
with that of Lincoln's. He claimed
hat Harrison was more popular In Indiana
to-day than be was four years ago. he
between Harrison and Blaine. He was
heartily applauded throughout his speech.
The following delegates were selected TO
the Republican State League: e. G. Lowe.
Frank Hazelrigg. ID. A. Myers. j. l.. Wright
Jenkins, George Anderson. w. ID. Daily.
Luther ID. Hamilton and Merit Webb.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07

NEW YORK. Feb. GA crank who rave
his name as Peter Leonard. aged thirty
years. and his residence az No. 5 New
Cham Oers street. was arrested early this
morning IN front of Inspector Byrnes's
house, at IL West Fiftieth street. He has
and says that Inspector Byrnes has $500 of
his money which the inspector. he claims.
invested in the Louisiana lottery. aud he
wants his money. The crank was taken Co
Bellevue Hospitalf for examination - 90 hts
sanity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07

is interesting. It is one. of the processes of
manufacture going on within a few squares
of almost any inhabitant. and is accepted
with comforts and conveniences without a
thought. care or even curiosity as TO how
these Thousand and odd aids to pleasure
able existence are fashioned for use.
n the most approved broom factories all
the machines are run by steam. The as
sorting of qualities and lengths Is lone by
hand. Each piece is then put in q machine
ana the stalk is cut of. The fbrous
part running along on an endless band
falls into q box. each length by itself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
Troublesome Canadian Roads.

CHICAGO. Feb. 6.-Ameeting was held to-
day by the general passenger agents of the
lines running between Chicago and ST.
Paul. to consider the proposed ~abrogation
of the prorating arrangement now exist
ing between them and the Canadian roads.
Representatives of the interested lines east
of Chicago were present at the conference
by invitation. The difficulty which they
sought to remedy was the cut in the immi-
grant rates from Montreal to Northwestern
points ~ipaugurated by the Canadian Pacific
and the Grand Trunk, by way Of Chicago.
These rates have been squeezed down to SO
low a figure from Liverpool to points
In the Northwest that they are about
a lower : via Montreal than via
New York. whereas the agreed differ
entail is only s1.50. BY it's prorating
arrangement with the Chicago-St. Paul
lines the Grand Trunk was enabled to meet
the reduction via Chicago. The Chicago
lines were opposed to the reduction. and
when the New York lines protested against
the discrimination they decided to put AT
end to IL. At the meeting to-day the propo-
sition was made To continue the present ar
rangement with the Canadian roads only
on condition that the latter restore the i'm
migrant tariff to Its agreed basis. taking
effect not later than Feb. Is. Ii this condi-
ton is not complied with there will be NO
further prorating with either OF the foreign
roads on passenger business by way of Chi
csgo. 1t 10 probable that the Canadian
Pacihc WILL allow the agreement to be dis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
Killed Her sleeping Husband

MILAN. Tenu.. Feb. GA horrible trag-
edy was enacted in Carroll county last
night. Charles Travis and his wife had
been quarreling for some time. A few DAYS
ago Travis kicke his wife from the door.
She swore TO kill him, and last night while
he was sleeping she procured q razor and
slashed and cut his face and throat in a
dozen places. death following in a few
minutes. When help arrived the woman
was covered with blood and was in the act
of shooting herself. She Is now inaana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07

Special 70 tne InuIandpOIIs JUufuHL
RUsHvILLE. Ind. Feb. 6-Rushvillc's
largest hall was much too small 20 receive
the audience that wanted to hear Governor
Chase's address to the teachers of Rush
county to-day. Avery small portion of his
audience, however, was teachers. the re-
naming portion being citizens without re-
gard to party. State Superintendent
Vorhjs was present. and gave practical
talk. Judge w. A. Cullen became eloquent
in his address on Christianity. the Basis
of all Education"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07

for the handle, then at each turn
of the cord or wire several bits OF
the fiber are left free. The wind
ing and freeing continues till within two
inches of the bottom. when the cord or
wire is fastened. A satin bow of green.
yellow or some color to h~armonize with the
corn IN tied to the handle for o finish.
Some peculiar Turkish brooms were
brought here for sale. q few years ago, and
these still ornament the parlors of the pur-
chasers. They were made of q dark-brown
stuff resembling horse-hair. It was very
soft, and probably q vegetable fibre. In
the old Egyptian friezes the women are
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
Franklin College Gets $500

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
FRANKLIN. Ind. Feb. 6-One of the most
devoted friends of the college here was
Mrs. Ellen Forsyth Barnett. the we'll
known leader in Baptist circles. who died
this week. She was o constant adherent to
the church., and took an ardent interest in
its educational institution. By her death
q bountiful beQuest of $4,000 will fall to
the college.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
Letters OF Administration.

Letters of administration were yesterday
issued to Anna NJ. Taylor, estate of Eddie
Z. McDonough, deceased, with bond of
$3.50; to Olive p. Royster. estate of Dorotha
and Andrew Baumann. deceased. with bond
of $500; Charles +. Thornton, estate of
Daniel F. Thornton, deceased. with bond
af Ak 00
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
Thunderstorm In February.

A severe flash of lightning last night about
IL o'clock ran into the switch BOARD of the
Western Union office In this city. knocking
the wires into smithereens. Chief Opera
tor Fuller reported that at least q dozen
wires burned off, and business and press re-
ports were demoralized generally for some
tim before repairs were made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07

DALLAS, Tex. Feb. ATTORNEYS for the
County Commissioners of Dallas comfy
to-day tiledlsuit in the DisirictCourt against
Harry Brothers for S100,0O0 damage for
The petition alleges that the fire as caused
by the defective heating system which had
just been completed by said Harry Broth
ers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
Fifsh District Republican.

A conference of Fifth district Repub-
icans was held at the Denison House yes
terday. Among those present were Jesse
Overstreet and William l.. Prltchard, of
dan. of Martinsville; j. b. Holman, W. r.
McClelland and Julian ID. Hogate, of Dam
VILE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07

The city health department reports that
there are now in the city fifteen cases of
diphtheria. twelve of scarlet fever and five
of measles. There were also sixty-ive
births and t~hirty-two deaths. The death
rate. which was so alarmingly high for
four weeks, has very much decreased.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
In the Criminal Court.

The forfeiture of bon in the case of
Charles Z. Dewall was yesterday removed.
and on o plea of guilty the defendant was
fined 81 and costs. Jacob Quinn was fined
the same amount for getting drunk. John
Leyendecker was acquitted of cruelty to-
ward his etep-son.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07

DETROIT, Feb. 6.-President joy. of the
Wabash railroad. is quoted as saying that
it will be running into Chicago over its
own tracks before the end of the present
year. The money arrangements to build
tie road from Montpelier to Chicago have
New York bought the bonds, $500. 900 in
amount. The Canadian Pacific has 10 part
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
Democratic COUNTY Convention.

The executive committee of the Demo-
cratic county central committee met at the
Hendricks Club yesterday and decided to
hold the county convention at TomIinson
Hall Saturday. April 9. The county officers
TO be nominated are sheriff, treasurer.
prosecutor, coroner and county commis-
sioners.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
Crushed Between the Cars.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HUNTINGTON, Ind. Feb. 6.-While brake.
man III. +. Dale was making q coupling on
the c. * +. work-train west of Huntinp.
ton this morning. he was caught between
the aprons of the fat-cars and killed in
stantly. He leaves q family of q wife and
hve Children. who reside in this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
Permtt

A building permit was yesterday granted
to joseph Zeins for . dwelling Oh Chestnut
street. $1,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07
IMMIGRANT COMMISSIONS.

Roads Authorized TO Pay $40. 10 Per Ticket
on Business West of the Missouri.
CHICAGO. Feb. 6.-Chairman Walker, on
behalf Of the commissioners of the Western
Traffic Association, banded down q decis-
Ion to-day concerning commissions on i'm
migrant traffic to Pacific coast points. It
expresses regret that the dlligent efforts of
the board to effect the maintenance of an
agreed scale of commissions on this busi-
ness a not been successful, and then
proceeds to make q ruling somewhat In line
with that recently promulgated by Chair
man Finley, of the Western Passenger AS
ISOLATION. IL will not. however,
authorize any line. except those
west of the Missouri. to pay in
creased commissions A modification of the
commission agreement of the Transcon-
tinental Association is granted. so that the
lines In that association are at liberty TO
pay q commission or such traffic of not
more q $40. 20 from the Missouri river to
Pacific coast points. Under this relief time
contracts are not allowable. and the lines
arc cautioned against entering into any
obligation which will embarrass them in
resuming the agreed scale, or in dIscor-
ttnuing commission payments altogether,
whenever an agreement can be reached. A
proposition to entirely abrogate commission
payments 10 now under consideration by
the members of the advisory board, pur-
suant to q resolution adopted OF their last
meeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07

psrlors, placed there only for ornament in
this blessed region of natural gas. This
stylish broom is sort of triangular in
shape. The stalks are bound tightly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-07

solved, as its competitor, the Grand Trunk.
would be the principal sufferer from sroh Q
proceeding.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22

How Nero Disposed OF Rivals.

Dritannicus, his brother by adoption,
boy of H. is in the way: he is poison
ed thanks TO Locusta's art. ut Il dinner
given by Nero. Suetonius records the
popular belief that the motive To the
crime was no less a professional jeal-
ousy of his voice than political fear
of his ambition. The first dose only
made the boy very sick, whereupon
Nero sent for Locusta and chastised
her with his own hand. She excused
herself; stronger dose would have
been Il quicker method certainly, but q
more public. LAS it," replied Nero
1.-THE Julian law had terrors for me, y
and compelled her there aud then to
concoct the strongest and most effect
ual mixture she knew. This was
offered to a goat; the goat lived two
hours to their great disappointment.
But when draught was produced by
their joint efforts which proved the in
slant destruction of pig, then an in
vitation was sent to Britannicus. He
fell dead at the first mouthful. That
epilepsy has carried him Off at last
said Nero, and 10 one contradicted
him.
These were strange doings for a
model young Emperor: but of course
Seneca, the Stole, knew of them; there
was no cause for alarm. His young
pupil does not poison only; he dances,
he sings (and that eXecrable) he pro-
duces elaborate euphunistic verse, he
drives chariots. Strange and new rs
it was, what did it matter TO the popu-
lace? No more than the murders of
Agrippina and Octavia mother and
hali-sister, since they conceded with
schemes 70. RENTING the public taxes.
There is no sudden frenzy to account
for the growth o! crime within Nero:
all is orderly progressive, a conscious
rake's progress, from the good young
emperor to tho crowned victor of
Olympia among his claqueurs. ltmay
seem strangely pcrvcrse that Nero
should have been loved, lamented,
adored. He killed his mother, he
killed men by companies; he even,
writes Juyenal. composed an epic
poem-yct he was not loathed nor an
object of repulsion.
Great criminals are mainly admired
rs great. aspiring possessed, Nero who
was none OF these. was not admired,
but loved. Even now" says Dion
Chrysostom, writing in the time of
Trajan. even now the people long for
him to be alive" And women, who
could not have given themselves up to
the vulgar brutaitics of Tibcrius,
chung with real love to Nero. Popppa,
whom Josephus calls Il devotcc a lie.
tined nature. with Il delicate inclina-
ton toward Jewish piety; Acte, whom
some have thought Christian, Nero's
first love, and loving him past death;
the two nurses who prepared his body
for burial; the unknown hands that for
years threw flowers on his tomb-ail
these loved him with varying but with
oyident love. -.NacmHian's MQaaziRe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22
LIES LIGHTS AND SHADES.

a Baltimore sLinster sued n man for
breech of promise VINO courted her for
eighteen years,
John Bright once SPOKE Of Cyrus w.
Field as "the Columbus Of modern times"
who by his cable had moored the new
world alongside the Old.
In Ireland Parneli.e was knocked
down by priest in the midst o. politi-
cal row. believing himself mortally hurt,
the man asked his assailant To administer
the last rites Of the church. and the priesA
complied
prisoner in Auburn prison was ablo
to earn and save about $500. When he
was i'll Warden Durston drew his will, be-
queathing the money to his three children.
He died recently and the warden has been
summoned to prove the will.
Frederick Gleason, an inmate Of the ora
Mems home il Boston, is saii to be the
father of illustrated journalism IN the
United States He was rich and prosper
Gus less than forty years ago, with an in
come in 1851 OF $50, 600 year.
The intellectual mulishness that occasion-
ally clouds the mind of the average jury
was shown in a recent verdict of Schuyl-
kill county jury in Pennsylvania. The
twelve men first proclaimed man inno-
cent of the charge of criminal libel and
then assessed him with two-tbirds of the
costs of the prosecution