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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-06
Made an Impression.

New York Weekly.
Mr.. Saphead (sIghingl-I wish you could
find something about me to like.
Miss Beauti kiDdlyi-Well Mr.. Saphead,
there is one thing about you like very
much.
81 am glad to hear you say 30. What
is iti"
You make short calls"
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A Rivals Iudorsement.

Street & Smiths Good News.
Mr. Richfello who has fallen desperately
in love with Miss Beautil-What u charm
ing girl Miss Beauti is!
Rival Believes. indeed, she's q perfect
angel; she's so self-sacrificing. What do you
think she did last spring.
Really, don't know; something lovely.
no doubt.
Just heavenly She melted up all her
old engagement rings and gave the money
to the poor.
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Quite q Consideration.

Gotling-There is one good thing about
poverty.
DimlIng-Wellf
Gotling-When you order fve-cent
bowl of soup the waiter does not expect o
tip.
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Woman and Burglar.

New York Weekly
Mrs. Winks docking up from the paper)-
woman out West shot o burglar and
killed him.
Mr.. Windshield! WE'LL What was ehe
aiming at!
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A Sure Thing.
New York Weekly.

Sparkle-Your sister is wearing one Of
Miss Pinkie's rings. l wish you'd get 1t for
me. ! want to take the measure. Going to
buy an engagement ring. you know.
Barkle-Ehf Has Miss Pinkie accepted
youf
Sparkle-She will, when / propose. Last
night she asked me how liked her mother.
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MASON, Ill.
Tho Gift.

Life came to mo and spoke:
"a palace for thce have built
Wherein to take thy pleasure:
i have filled IL with priceless treasure;
Seven day. shalt thou dwell therein,
Thy Joy shall be keener than sin,
without the stain Of guilt
Enter the door Of oak"
entered the oaken door;
Within, no ray OF light,
saw no golden store,
My heart stood still with fright;
To curse life was / fain;
Then one unseen before
Laid in my own her hand,
And said: "Come, thou, and kncw
This IL the House OF Woe
i am Lies sister, Pain"
Through many breathless way
In dark. on dizzyipg height,
che led me through the day
And into the dreadful night;
My soul was sore distressed
And wildly ( lonsed for rest
TIN a chamber met my sight,
Far of. and hid. and still,
With diamonds all hedight
And every precious thing;
Not even god might w.H
More beauty there to bring.
Then spoke Life's sister, Pain;
Here thou as king shalt reign,
Here shalt thou take thy pleasure,
This IS the priceless treasure,
The chamber OF thy delight
Through endless day and night;
Rejoice, this Is the end;
Thou hast found the heart Of friend"
r. w. Glider.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-06
A Greenwood Tree

The slender beach and the sapling oak
That grow by the shallow rill.
You may cut down both at a single stroke,
You may cut down which you will.
But this you must know, that as long as they
grow,
Whatever change may be,
You never can teach either oak or beech
To be aught but a greenwood tree.
Peacock.
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Miss Shirley! Why, Graham, what do
yOu meant Are you taking leave of your
sensesi"
Il am coming to my senses. 1 think" he
said, solemnly. Il suppose i know you
You know me nowf Well, l suppose
you do" she said, dlsdainfully. not compre-
hending in the least what he would be at.
''Yes; you believed. | dare say. some
stupid or malignant story about me. Oh,
Katherine. how could you," and he almost
broke down. "how could youf ought not
to have come here at oil. but resolved
that at whatever pain to you and to mo
would have from you the reasons tor your
conduct"
Suddenly the door was thrown open and
the footman announced Mr.. Louis Alan.n
Louis Allen entered the room with an ex-
preston of fatuous self-satisfaction on his
Old-youDg face. Graham had drawn back.
and the smiling. self-satlsied Alan saw no
one but Katherine.
81 have COME" he said. in dulcet tones
81 have come at your bidding, my Kath-
may notp Then, as he was about TO take
her hand and she was drawing back from
him quite amazed and alarmed, his ey es fell
on Graham Welwyn.
"Oh! / beg pardon. / am sure" he said.
''I-l-did not know you had visitors"
$50 far as am concerned Graham said.
with truly tragic dignity, lit does not mat
ter to me. You have asked this lady If
you may call her yours. SO far as am
concerned you may"
He was turning to stalk out of the room
with the solemn grandeur of a Ravensw God
leaving forever the hall In which he saw
for the last time the woman he believed to
be faithless.
Stop Katherine exclaimed - stop,
Graham. insist upon it, Are you both
going madr Then wild ray of guess
work seemed to flash upon her-aDd she
turned TO Alan and ask ed rather fiercely:
Why did you come here. Mr.. Alanfn
because you told me to come" he an
swered with . tremulous bewllderment--
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Swiss House and Stable.

Samaden is a splendid place to study
the type of the Engadine house. with its
green caves, iron balconies and p%rofusion
OF interior woodwork. Most houses are
built of stone, with walls as thick as those
OF a fortress, and narrow windows that
resemble the portfolios of old Fort Lafay-
cite, in New York harbor. The home,
stable and barn form the same building,
and all the folks and animals live under
the same roof in winter time. A large
door opens on a spacious vestibule, big
enough for a wagon loaded with hay to
pass into the barn at the back. The main
room is generally paneled with wood
which acquires a rich, dark color with age,
and in this room are the two most valu-
able pieces Of furniture. an enormous
stone or tiled stove and a colossal ward
robe. Behind the stove a narrow stair
way leads to the sleeping room above. In
winter the stable is, of course, for cows
and horses, but in summer time it forms
a spare room where visitors are received
and bedded. The kitchen is small, but
has a large, open fireplace, over which
hang links of sausages and sides of bacon.
The modern houses in Samaden are built
on quite a different plan, ndhaYe no such
fortesslike appearance as those OF more
ancient architecture. I should say,
though, that even they lack fresh air
and Ventilation. Cor. New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-02-27
steel and IRON Boilers.

In 1857 I made about 125 steel and
about 125 iron boilers; in 1883 about
27O steel and % iron, and this year,
out Of nearly 800 boilers, ! will only
turn out 2 of iron. Of 1872 boiler plate
mills in this country, but two are
making iron plates exclusively. IL the
steel boilers cost more, ] suppose the
demand for them would increase less
rapidly, but the price Of steel and iron
plate Is 50 nearly equal, and the steel
boilers are so far superior in every
way that it may be said that iron boil
ers are out of date. Iron plates lack
what boiler makers call homogeniety
that is to say, evenness of tensile
strength or equality in the matter of
expansion and contraction. That
quality is what makes the steel boiler
valuable, and the lack of it makes the
iron one unreliable. The wrought
iron boiler must go.-Manufacturer IN
st, Louis Globe1Democgat.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-02-27
AN ACHING VOID FILLED.

There Were Vacant Chambers in His
Heart and h Filled Them.
"In every house, Miss Powelson," said
young Mr.. Haybenslaw, with som agita-
ton, 'there is a spare room. 1t IS Kept Tor
the use of some honored guest. In every
heart, too"--and he laid his hand impul-
siyely- on his "there is a spare
room"-
"And we find one, too. in so many
headsl" she murmured.
Mise Powelsen-Irene!" the young man
exclaimed, choking down a large Il ex-
pansive lump of rising signs, Gin my heart
there is a spare room sacredly set apart TOE
you'-
"Only one, Mr.. H~aybenslaw!" she asked
dreamily.
DO not mock me, Irene Powelson! l6
shall be a whole suite if you like. More
than that You shall have thee entire prem
ises if You'll only say SO, and II that lsht
enough we'll tear down and build bigger.
This spare room-this suite OF roonn5'
Arthur" said the maiden softly, that
YOU are speaking of-how-hoW are the5
furnished?n.
In first class modern style, Irene, re
nlipd the Young man, with a business like
ring in his voice. 'Tncle Bullion died
last week"
sSav no more, Arthur" whispered the
lovely girl as she pillowed her rich blonde
head on the young mans heart and listen
ed to the wild thump. Ehumpl that re-
sounded through its spare chambers, III
take themp'-Chicago Tribune.
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A Curious Funeral Ceremony.

One curious ceremony still survives,
and has puzzled the learned. When q
Parsee dies, a dog Originally a fox eyed
dog was demanded, but now a yellow dog
with white ears is orthodoxy is brought in
and made to look upon the body. What
the significance Of this is the modern
Parsis cannot explain, or rather they Offer
contradictory explanations.
Perhaps it is connected with the Parsee
tradition of the dogs of Yima, the lord OF
death, who has two hounds which &C
through the earth scenting out those who
are marked for the grave, and afterward
escort their souls to the place of judg.
ment, guarding them on the way from the
evil spirits. Possibly the bringing in Of
the dog to look at the corpse had its origin
in the idea of securing the attention Of
the dogs of Yima to the just departed
spirit and SO insuring the due protection
of the latter on its last perilous journey
New York Tribune Book Review.
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The world was made when a man was born.
He must taste for himself the forbidden springs;
He can never take warning from old fashioned
things.
He must fight as a boy, he must drink as a youth,
He must kiss. he must lovda he must swear to the
truth .
OF the friend Of bis soul; he4must laugh to scorD
The hint Of deceit in a woman's eyes
That are clear as the wells Of Paradise.
And so he goes on till the world grows old,
Till his tongue has grown cautious, his heart has
grown cold;
Till the smile leaves his mouth and the ring leaves
his laugh,
And he shirks the bright headache you ask him
to quaf.
He grows formal with men and with women po-
lite,
And distrustful of both when they're out OF his
sight.
Then he eats for bis palate and drinks for his
head,
And loves for bis pleasure, and tits time he
were dead,
John Boyle O,ReiIly in Nebraska State Journal
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Worms That Eat Steel Rails.

For the last two years the German
government has been making inqui-
ries into the life, history and ravages
of one of the most remarkable worms
known to exist. This wonderful crea-
ture, whose %gluttonous appetite is only
satisfied after a feed on common steel,
was first brought into general notice
by an article in The Cologne Gazette in
June, 1887.
For some time preceding the publ
cation of the account mentioned the
greatest CONSERVATION existed among
the engineers employed on the rail
way at Hagen by accidents which al
ways occurred at the same place, prov
ing that SOME terrible defect must exist
either in the material or the constitute
ton of the rails.
The government became interested
and sent a commission to the spot for
the purpose of maintaining a constant
watch at the place where the accidents
20 of them attended with loss of
life--had occurred. It was not, how
ever, until six months had elapsed that
the surface of the rails appeared to be
corroded, as if by acid, to the extent
of over 100 yards.
The rail was taken up and broken,
%whereupon it wasfound to be literally
honeycombed by a thin, threadlike,
gray worm. The worm is said to be
two centimeters in length and of about
the bigness of a common knitting
needle. tits of a light gray color, and
on the head it carries two little sacs or
glands, filled with a most powerful
corrosive secretion, which is elected
every ten minutes when the little de-
mon is lying undisturbed. This liquid
when squirted upon iron renders it
soft and.spongy and of the color of
dust, when it is easily and greedily
deyoured by the little insect. There
is no exaggeration, says the official
report, lin the assertion that this crea-
ture is one of the most voracious, fori
has devoured thirty-six kilograms of
rails in a fortnight. Chicago Tri-
bune.
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Art of Marking Books.

There are many ways of marking
books; and you should have the art of all
of them. If you wish to refer only to a
passage draw a bit of pencil line along
the edge, and then set down the number
of the page on a fly leaf. So when you
are through with a volume you look at
the fly leaf and refer to the pages where
there are points of Importance, and you
e ena g d59 f s5sR as g Boot ;pi snd tba Bai has aii bse i
not one passage of note, and not one idea
%qnickened, and not even p%rovoeation
have @ special shelf, ! think, for imbeciles
as we have asylums for idiots.-'E. PIP"
in Globe-D Democrat.
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woman,s Faneiss Concerning Jewelry.

A long time ago, that day when the
world moved at the nod of Cleopatra, the
Egyptian ONE saved all their gold to
buy emeTalds for their daughters, because
the possession Of them not only insured
freedom from all physical ills, but made
IN their hearts an ever spring well of
hope, forcing them to be cheerful, happy
ONE Sometimes the emerald was en-
grayed with eabalistic characters, oftener
It's smooth surface was untouched; what
could not be accomplished by the precious
gem itself certainly could not by the aid
Of a mysterious symbol. Then the Sici
Ian women bought coral for their babies,
believing that II not only brought to
them good health, but c~ounteracted the
effect Of the evil eye and kept away the
wicked spirits. tt seemed for a while as if
the same interest was going to be taken
In coral now that was then, for beautiful
pink coral framed in diamonds was not
only shown in the large jewelry shops,
but was worn by some very smart women.
However, the fancy seems to have died
out; coral is no longer either displayed in
the window or on the Woman Unfor.
~tunately both Of these health giving orna-
ments, the emerald and the coral, are
easily initiated, which destroys their
value in the eyes of the gem coNect
ing woman-.Babn ID Philadelphia
Times
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His silenca Purchased.

Young Man-sir, have comet ie'nand
the hand of your daughter
Banker-Sir? What do yo" meaa, you
Young Man-Her hand, sir. is the prlee
of my silence
Ranker-Myl my! This insolence i I'M
bearable. George, call a poltcsmtI.
Young Man-One momeh I'll You
mistake know nothing Of y1.t lars.
and do not for a moment imagine that you
nave been guilty of any wrong doing he
silence I alluded to is of another sort |
am the Young man who practices on the
cornet in the boarding house next door
Banker-Ohi Take her, my son, and be
happy.-New York Weekly.
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THE OLD LINE FENCE.

Do YOU remember tn old line fence
Dividin' TIL farms ov Jones and Bence,
staked and ridered and ten rails high,
That nuthin' could leap what couldn't fly?
Joe Bence, as deacons only can,
Sung hymns in c~hurch-good sort o. man,
While Jones, he didn't care about
eth meetin's-was good enough without"
Well, Jones, he bought a brindle steer,
An KEEP i'm, too, fur more'n a year.
He had an ugly, crumpled horn
An hanker'd arter BenceIs corn.
That steer want slow in larnin' tricks,
So when TIL fence got out O. fix
He'd throw it with that horn o. his,
An mostly fore tn sun was riz.
TIL deacon's wrath run high an hot
Until, poor man, he quite furgot
His rather pious ''vums'' an vows"
An rally swore at Jones' COWS
One day tn steer was in tn corn,
An Bence, he broke the critters horn;
Lreck'n he didn't mean t. dew it,
He found the stun, was mad, an threw it.
Then Jones, he shot at Simpsons hog,
He said, but killed tn deacon's dog,
Then Bence put pizen out fur rats
An killed Ben Jones' hens an cats.
One day they fought with rake an hoe,
Bence hack'd at Jones an Jones raked Joe.
They claw'd an tore each others shirt,
But otherwise they want much hurt.
Their quarrels went frum bad to wus,
TIL deacon learned to swear an Gus.
An so fur more nor thirty years
Joe Bence an Homes were by tn ears.
The fence2 Well, wen tn farms wus sold
They tore it down, it got so old.
Where's Jones an Bench2 They're cold an st
In yender graveyard on the hill.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-02-27
What Statistics Say.

Insurance statistics lead. to the remark
of a contemporary that Americans of the
middle and upper classes are healthier
and longer lived than Eng1ishmen.
As the old man grows more and more
laundering, if he will grow more careful
it will go far to counterbalance that in
trinity.
Each individual In a partnership is re.
sponsible for the whole amount Of debts
of a firm, except in cases of special part
nership.
One principal part of a teachers bust.
ness is to keep his pupil from being toe
easily satisfied.
Difficulty is the very school of culture
and urogress.-O. Dewey.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-02-27
Very Unhealthy TO Drink.

At a summer resort the other day, a
bright little 4-year-old child amused the
company by his continual cute questions
and One Of his sayings is
worthy of repeating. Looking out of the
window into a rain storm, little Willie
inquired, Mamma, where does all the
rain come from From the heavens. .
'.And do people drink all hat watera'
continued the little fellow. Yes" was
the reply. WELL" rejoined the small
wit, II should think it would be very I'm.
healthy to drink, there are SO many dead
people up therel"-Boston Budget.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-02-27

may be empty but that he has as much gold
in the sunset and as much silver in the moon
light as any person, So in the American Lee
gion of Honor be has as much gold of frater-
nal feeling and as much silver Of protection as
the millionaire, and more than he can
secure in the more costly institutions where
a man must be wealthy in order to be 9 poll
cy-holder therein. The American Legion Of
Honor is every mans Order, tho rich mans
and the poor mans, and herein all may find
that protection for loved ones against the tru.
culent king Of terrogs, whichis secured be
yond the shadow of a doubt, and herein all
meet as social equals, doing unto others as
they would have others do unto them.
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Forestailine Him.

Hello, Shadboltl Fine day, isn't iii
Speaking of the weather, by the way"-
Eyes, | know, Dinguss. Speaking OF
the weather, Old Probs says there is going
to be IA change, and speaking of a change
reminds you that you came away from
home this morning and left your pocket,
book in your other clothes. So did |, Din,
guss, so did /. 1t won't work this time,
Good morning, Dinguss."-Chicago Times.
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Famislled.

New England farmers are proverbial
for their liking for pie. It is a staple
article of food with most of them
they wouldn't know how to keep
house without it." And indeed it is
hard to get along without anything to
which we have all our lives been ac-
customed. An old lady went from
New Hampshire to visit city relations
on whose table pie never appeared.
Her visit had been understood to be
for a month, but at the end of two
weeks she announced her Intention of
returning home on the following day.
why, auntie," said her niece, in a
tone of great surprise, 1--WE thought
you had come to spend at least a
month, and I can't think of letting
you go so soon.n
81 think must, Matte y replied the
old lady, firmly.
But we haven't taken you to half
the places we want to see, nor done
half we want to do for your pleasure.
Surely you're not tired Of us SO soon"
"Oh, no, no. protested the old lady,
Tive enjoyed myself very much,
dear; 8 have all been SO kind and
thoughtful, ! can't thank you enough
for it ALL
Then stay longer, auntie. Why
should you go SO soonan
With the frankness and simplicity
Of many aged persons, the old lady
said:
We'll, Matte, if ] must tell you, !
will. I simply can't stay where folks
never have pie, and don't want any
extra tro&ble taken to make it on my
account, SO I'd better go home where
we have it common.
She did not go home for some weeks,
and pie appeared upon the table at
every meal as long as she remained
Youths Companion.
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a CARD.

WAsHrSGToN, La, Jany. 4th 10.
Messrs. Clements Bros, Fire Insurance S9
Through your agency | have reo.t-
check Tor Sl'OO'oo ON the MechapiesS;e
traders Insurance Co., in full payre0t aa 7
Poltfy y OIL ' nSth Nee on my property destroS,.a
for this prompt settlement. Yours ~ taaHk,
Jan. 9, l992.-3m. DoPRR,
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For Her Precioua Welfare.

Harry, shall / wear a veil u riding
with you this EVENING""
mo, dearest; take my advice and don't {"
"Why mott"
''Maude. You have been eating onions"
"Why, Harry
sit is only for your precious welfag@
that ] speak. Suppose yosr breath shouN
get tangled up tn your veil Yon mighe
die Of suffocation. Merchant Traveller.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-02-27

Syndicates Of English cpl
talists, having bought up almost
all the breweries in this country,
are now making strenuous efforts
to purchase the watch factories.
The reason assigned for the in
yestment of English capital in
the United States is that money
brings a better rate of interest
here than in England, where it
brings on an average of about
two and a half per cent.
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,Judging from Experience,

First Reporter-A fire down street, did
you say?
Second Reporter-Yes. The engines have
just gone down. It's going to be a big
blaze, too.
F. R.-How do you know2
S. R.-Because it's in a %ireproof build.
ing Cape Cod Item.
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A Natural ConcIusion.

You have many degrees, Mr.. Simpson,,
Eyes. am now John Simpson, B. A,
B. s., B. L., LII. B."
"And what are you going to be now that
you have been graduated letter carriers'
--Harper's Bazaar.
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Too Much.

How did you get along on your .excur.
sion Yesterday"
ooh, it was half fair in everything.
We'll, that was NICE
mot so very. We had half fare on the
railroads. and to offset that we had half
fare at the hotels Light.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-02-27
Attention Pension C1aimapt,

At$the suggestion of the Commissioners
Pensions. nh claimants Of pensions who hos
orders tn lrpe~t elsewhere for examination.
ar. inforuief tltatif they return their order
10 the Commissioner, with the request That
they b~esordered before me for medical exam.
marion. their request win be granted.
W.R LASTRAPES, ND
u. ;. Examining Surgeon for Pension.
0pelonsas, Dec DC, 1891 On
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Not Try wicked.

Little Dick-Papa, won't you take me
to the circus2
Papa-My son. don't you know eircuses
are wicked2
YES, papa, but this isn't a regular
show; it's only 10 cents; children, 5
cents"
eeUm-well-er-a 10 cent circus can't
be SO very wicked. Let's go."-Phila.
delphia Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-02-27
Something Catching

The amateur Photographic and the
burglar have very taking ways. and there
is undoubtedly something catching about
the policeman and the fisherman -Har.
per's Bazaar.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-02-27
He nidn,t Want To.

sI don't want terri cried Sammy, aged 2.
Don't want to what?' asked his mother.
Don't want ter want ter" replied Sam
my, with a sad little howl-Harperss
Young People.
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He Knew from Experience

Miss Cutely-What do you regard as the
most difficult step in the progress of a dia-e
mond from the mine to a lady's finger?
Mr.. Jojon-Hustling for the luere to buy
it.-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-02-27
Estimating sis Charactar.

'tTrotter is always as good as his word :,
remarked Passifer.
Yes assented Hojaek; 'sbut his word
is worthless
II know il. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-02-27
physician, Heal Thyself.n

American Wife-What is the matter,
Eugene?
French Professor (returning from les.
sonl-Sacrel lis was tairribble. Eat stu
pid Yankee pupeel of mine will drife me
crazy wiz hees execrable aecent!-Puck.