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The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05
LEARN HOW TO REST.
Absolute RepOse Comes Only with Su-
pfnencss-The Best Couch.
New Orleans Times-Democrat

The art of good looks is a fine art in
deed, and one tnat deserves the encourage
Even those ''aids TO beauty'-in the shape
of lotions, lemon water and skin soaps so
enthusiastically urged upon womankind
from the back pages Of every magazine and
pamphlet in the land, are not to be treated
with topping scorn. They have their
places and use in the general struggle for
loveliness. But why not back up these ef-
forts for comelinesS by common sense con-
Quoted throughout each days wear and
tear?
To begin with. women sit too much and
women stand quite too much Nothing is
so weariSOme as standing about" even to
the well-trained body that has been drilled
into good poise, and sitting is not resting
however cleverly women may delude them
The young girl who desires to keep away
crows-feet and that jaded look all know
SO wei, and to retain the suppleness and
adorable bloom OF extreme youth, should,
when off parade or off duty, as the case
may be. and in her own room, make a
couch or the floor her habitual resting
place.
Absolute repose comes to the tired mus
cles only when the body is in a reclining
position, and absolute repose comes to the
overstrung nerves only when the muscular
system is perfectly at rest-reaxed
The middle-aged woman could, / am posi-
tive WOO back much of the freshness and
lithesomeness of girlhood if she would be
at a little pains to learn how to rest
Five minutes of rest fiat on ones back on
the floor or on hard, smooth couch are
worth half an hour of so-styled rest in
an armchair or in that unrepoSeful tempter
the rocking chair.
Some one has said to the women of to-
day: Never stand when you can sit,
never sit when you can lie down" This
exhortation, applied with some elasticity
is the best receipt for beauty l know OF.
While l have little sympathy with the
gospel of laZiness preached 50 consistently
by some lives. 1 do recommend frequent
daily lapSeS into complete fallowneSS.
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05
AN OPEN ARCTIC SEA.
Seasons When Ship Can Pass from
the Pacific to the Atlantic.
Portland Oregonian.

That steamers can pass through the Arctic
ocean in certain years is the opinion of
Capt. a. II. McGregor, based upon his ex-
perience in the polar regions. Captain Nc
Gregor has seen twenty-three years service
in the Arctic. and commands the steamer
OrcG, owned by the Pacific Whaling Com
pany, of San Francisco. He was in this
city a few days last week, and talked enter
tainingly of his experience.
Last year." he said, mine OF the Pa
ciic Whaling Company's steamers and
ships reached Cape Bathurst, the farthest
point north and east ever reached by a yes
sci of any kind. We had been whaling in
Bering sea, and. having finished what is
termed the outside catch in July, start
ed for the Arctic to finish the season. We
passed along the east shore, rounded Point
Barrow, and then made the journey to the
cape, which is near the Mckenzie river.
We cast anchor and whaled there the rest
of the season. The natives were somewhat
surprised at our appearance, but as they
had seen white men before they soon over
came what fear they might have felt and
became very friendly. They did not differ
in the least from other ESquimauX We
sounded the ocean near the Mckenzie and
found that a boat drawing more than four
feet OF water could not approach within
thirty miles of the river. The land on both
sides was mountainous and covered with
''The oldest native told us that it was
many winters since white men came in
boats. which led me TO believe that no boat
had reached the cape since Captain Collin
son was there in 1856. Captain Collinson and
his party visited the place in small boats
when tney were making a survey OF the
British possessions, but they were COM
PEELED To remain there three years before
they could return.
1--WE could have made the trip from the
Pacific TO the Atlantic last year If we had
so desired, but our business was whaling
not exploring. We found what is called the
breeding grounL of the whales. which lies
between Cape Bathurst and the McKen-
Zie river We left four vessels. the Nor
walk, Balaeva. Grampus and Newport, to
winter there. while the others finished the
Siberian coast. Those that
wintered in the Arctic have been whaling
all summer, but we have had no report
from them and do not know if the ocean
is open again this year. Natives at the cape
whom / questioned told me that the ocean
was fairly open three years out of four.
and that there was "A great big sea one
year in five. Last year what they
termed a great big sea- and they said
that the same conditions prevailed in 1889
a large vessel could not pass through q
fairly op,n sea, so the chances of reaching
Greenland through the Arctic sea are one
in five. From this / am inclined TO the be-
lief that Collnson entered the ocean when
IL was open.
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05
GOURkO AND THE CZAR.
An Episode in the Life of Russia's
Greatest Living General.
Toronto Empire.

Toronto Empire.
General Gourko, whose mortal illness is
reported from Cracow, is only siXty-fve
years of age, but was the most famous
soldier in Russia Gourko had had some
vicissitudes. but none harsher than under
the late Emperor Alexander II. When
Solovieff was unsuccessful in his attempt
to assassinate Alexander II, the Car
picked out GOurko for q post that made
him the guardian of his masters life. The
soldier at once declared the capital in a
state Of siege. and took the utmost precau-
tion against nihilistic conspirators. But I'M
fortunately for the soldier the conspirators
were too clever for him, and during the
winter two attempts were made on the life
of the Car
Quite incensed, the Emperor banished his
guardian, banished him to Siberia, but re-
Tented and kept him under police surveil-
lance on his (Iourko's) own estates. There
he stayed for years, mOroSe and SUilen and
this exile had a remarkable effect on the
man. He was never seen to smile again.
When he came forth to active life once
more he was a changed man. y stern disci-
pima rian before he was ruthless now. His
ruthlessneSS was seen in his treatment of
the Poles. 1t was the present Emperor
who recalled him, and he sent him in 1885
as Governor-general to Warsaw. 1t be-
came q saying in Warsaw that there had
never been a representative of the Car
there so inhumanly severe toward all those
who showed even the faintest tinge of lib
eralism in their political aspirations
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05
An Irish Social Era.
Cholly Knickerbocker.


We are coming to 1t, chappies, rapidly
and certainly-the swinging doors OF the
-Four Hundred must be opened wide To the
elite of Tammany Hall. That is why 1 oc-
casionaly give space in this column to
the Tiger magnates. If these Chesterfields
who rule Gotham are fortunate enough to
escape the fate Of Tweed they will even
tually press TO the social wall the Wander
bits, the Belmonts. the Goulds, the Rock
efellers, the Waterburys and all the rest
OF our newly rich, just as these have
showed aside the knickerbockers the Stuy-
vesants the De PeysterS and those other
traditional families upon whom and in
whom rested the first glory of New York
The Dutch are dead.
a new era is dav.ning-an Irish era!
''Oranje BovenT is giving place 10 THE
Green Above the Redp'
The Prince of Orange is ousted by Brian
Boru,
From Harlem 10 the Fourth ward the
clans are gathering.
Make room for the Crokers, the Gilroys,
the Cockrans and the Paddy DIVERS!
Money is the open sesame to social prefer
ment in Gotham. and if they have it they
will get there.
Why shouldn't they?
Is there anything in our social code to
prevent them?
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05
DEAR ME.
Lieut.. King Tells of the First Time
he Heard the Expression Used.

New York Sun.
Dear me.' has become popular in New
York as retort unexpected. l have dis
covered" said Lieut.. Oscar King at the
LotoS Club, several nights ago, land 1 re-
member the first time ever heard the eX-
preston used in that way Since 1 have
been in New York have heard Wallstreet
men say Dear me- when they lost heavily.
They have said it SO that it sounded like
this expression one should hear it sprung
IN that way on unexpected occasions. For
instance, man gets knock-down blow.
no matter of what kind and he bobs up Sc
renely and says flippantly, Dear an mep
1t seems to have taken the place of the ex-
preston I'm bored stiff
III was IN Cheyenne several years ago
that L first heard this expression used In
an unexpected way. L stationed near
there at the time, and the cowboy broncho
races were on. If you have ever seen any
of these races you know the motley kind
of crowd that gathers for them Cowboys
of all descriptions and various degrees OF
guns. They were out for sport and they
were loaded with dust. The most noticea-
Englishman, mounted on well-groomed
thoroughbred. His horse was a high step
per. and he looked very large by contras st
with the broncos. The Englishman rode
attention Moreover, he wore a pair of
white bags and patent leather boots, with
Such an outfit had never been seen in that
part of the country. He -eclipsed the
cowboys as show, and they didn't like it.
No one. watched their races. Everyone
centered his attention on the very gorgeous
EngliShman That meant trouble for him.
"Broncho Pete, who was willing to admit
that he a bad man, always ready for
a fight, followed the Englishman around,
and just in front of the grand stand he
rode past him with a rush, and fired his
revolver close to the thoroughbreds ear.
The horse did a skirt dance, kicked up q
cloud of dust and then bolted. His rider
missing. When the dust settled there
was the dapper Englishman stretched out
on the ground. Would he shoot? Broncho
Pete waiting to get the drop him
if he made demonstration In that direc-
ton 1t was critical moment from a
Cheyenne point of view. The Englisnman
arose to his feet slowly, looked at his
horse running wild and then at his dusty
boots. He pulled out bis handkerchief and
fecked the dust from his patent feathers.
Then he looked at the grand stand and
said: Dear ah me- There was a whoop
that nearly raised the roof, and since then
Dear an me- has become a standard ex-
preston in Cheyenne for the unexpected"
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05

or merely fascinated subjects may be made
to pass deserve to be considered with live
ly interest. AS ] shall have to explain to
ditions no longer belongs to himself; he is
surrendered, an inert being, TO the enter
prise of those who surround him. He may
be induced to become homicide, an in
cendiary suicide, and all these impulses
deposited in his brain during sleep become
forces stored up silently, which will then
burst forth at given moment causing acts
like those performed by the really insane.
All these are real facts which you may meet
with this very day in ordinary life"
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05
CERTAIN RUSTIC REMEDIES.
"SimpIes" Which Country Folks
Think Better Than Doctors Stuff.
New York Sun


New York Sun.
afflicted with any of the numerous small
ills which make mankind wretched," said
the returned summer visitor, ''he does not
waste much time on doctors lglt goes
straight to the woods or his attiS for ma
ture's own remedies. There is one old man
whom / have met with packbasket on
stool in his mittened hands, going after
yarrow, which, dried, is a standby for
coughs when it has been made into a
wicked looking brew. Fir-balsam, coaxed,
drop by drop, from the 'blisters which
swell on the balsam fir at moonlight is a
sovereign remedy for lung and chest COM
plants.
Gravel weed, by which name they in
suit trailing arbutus. is excellent for the
complaint which, gives it its name, and
bladder root has desirable effect
gans Sage tea, containing a little sum
mer savory, is efticacious for worms in
children, for which belmonia, STEPPED, is
also used. Sunfiower seeds stepped, strained
and sweetened with moldsses, will cure the
'whoop' in whooping cough. Horseradisil
leaves, wilted and bound on the face and
back of the neck, will drive away neural
gia, and nutmeg bored and tied about the
neck will keep it away. The nutmeg must
be renewed about once every six weeks.
Onions sliced, pounded and placed in a
cloth and laid over the affected part will
draw out Inflammation. a red onion, halved
and with one part slightly scooped out and
the cup placed over a carbuncle or boil
will speedily remove the pus, and has saved
life A red worsted string tied about the
neck will cure and prevent nose bleed.
This last calls for some credulity one might
think, but have seen it proved in one or
two instances.
There are many more of these simple
remedies in the North Woods pharmaco-
poeia which the wise ones have at their
fingers ends; and if they are not more
widely used, and money kept in the over
alls of the thrifty native, it is because a
lenient and fortunate fate preSideS over the
incomes of the Adirondack medcos."
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05

He Had a Little Advertising Scheme
But 1t rallied to Work.

Boston Letter in Scribner's Book Buyer.
1t was not of the advertising in newspa-
pers, however, that l was about TO speak.
An enterprising young man OF letters in
Boston has gone a step further. That he Is
young man of some cleverneSs is 10 be
inferred from the fact that he had novel
accepted for publication by a well-known
house; anS that he is a man Of some edu-
cation may or may not follow from the fact
that he possesses "a diploma from prom
inent college, which 1T would, perhaps, be
invidious TO mention. That he is likely to
get on would seem to be evident from his
His novel having been accepted, the
young man armed himself with the letter
from his publishers. and visited a repre-
firm.
"You see from thfs letter." he said in sub
stance, that / am to have novel pub
Hshed by first-claSS house. 1t is a society
story, and it is likely to be read by just the
sort of folk that you want to reach. Now.
what will you give me to have your wine
spoken of In il, as being praised at the
Somerset Club?'
The proposition was novel, but it was one
which, on the whole, commended itself TO
the agents. and after some conversation
they agreed to give the young author a
very pretty sum for advertising their wine
in his forthcoming book. They specified,
however that they would pay nothing until
the book was actually published. and with
this the author expressed himself perfectly
satisfied.
So far all had gone well, but unluckly
for the enterprising novelist, the bookkeeper
of the wine merchants has brother who is
employed in a similar capacity in the house
of the publishers who had accepted the man
uscript upon which the arrangement had
been founded. In moment OF
indiscreet confidence the fomer
bookkeeper related the arrangement
to his brother as an astonishingly
good joke on the publishing house. The Sec
ond bookkeeper felt his loyalty or his pride
or some other emotion, so swell within him
that he could not rest until he had in turn
cCnfided the story TO his employers. The re-
suit may be readily imagined The author
received his manuscript back with a polite
note stating that he had made mistake
in supposing that the publishing house
Was advertising agency; and the whole
scheme came to naught, at least for the
time being.
The last touch in this singular story was
a rather impudent note, which the novelist
wrote TO the publishers, in which he re-
marked that as ne had observed that the
publishers put advertisements, for which
they were paid, into the extra leaves of the
books they published. he was unable to see
why the men who wrote the books should
not turn penny by putting into the books
themselves advertisements which hurt no.
body. The argument did not convince any
body, it is true; but it illustrates the spirit
OF certain class of young writer's in a
manner which struck me as being some
thing unique.
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05
The Fashionable Ten.

The dinner hour grows later in New
York, and afternoon tea is really a neces-
sty for tired woman of society, and not
at all the Anglomaniac fad it has been
called. So long an interval stretches be-
tween the luncheon hour and the late din
ner that some food must be taken to sup
port this mortal frame meanwhile. The
small cup OF delicious creamy Tea, the del
icate little square of thin bread and butter,
the bit of cake Of fairy lightness-these
things give the much-needcd refreshment
without destroying the appetite for the sue
ceeding dinner. And the afternoon cup of
tea offers the pleasantest excuse for the in
formal stroll and call
Pieces of beautiful old silver play large
part on the afternoon tea table, and pa
tient has been the search of fair hostesses
among the famous foreign curiosity shops
for the heirlooms of other times and other
races. Some of these tea-table appointments
represent small fortunes.
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05
X!ySIsL:yEE:X4IIR

From Indianapolis Union Station.
Trains leave for st. Louis 80 a. m. IL 80
a. m, 100 =. m, III 90 p. IN. Trains connect
at Terre Haute for +. x 7. H points
Evansville sleeper on IL 90 p. IN. train.
Trains arrive from St Louis $3.50 a m
450 a M 100 y. M, $40 p. m, 7:45 p. m
400 p m.
. sleeping and Parlor Cars are run on
through trains. Dining Cars on trains 20
and n.
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05
v indianapolis Union Station
T!zGnnSyIVdnid LINES.
Trains Run ty Central Time.

TICKET OFFICES Station and AT corner Illinois and
Washington Streets
TRAINS Run AS FoLLows:
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05

represent in a distorted way, and, as a
result, at the END or couple OF hours L
find myself compelled TO rest, not my eyes
nor my hands, but my face. / do this by
either lying down or by going out on the
my time in looking at things and not at
people, for / find / study their faces at the
expense OF my own. / take a keen delight
pose that l am 80 sympsthetic with It."
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05
They Hurt His Face.


A welI-known caricaturist living in this
city complains OF an ailment that is char
acterstic of his profession, and that is, TO
say the least, unusual II get" he said.
''face-tired; and L mean by that to say that
as / draw, unconsciousy my face assumes
the expression OF the people am trying to
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05

HALLWAY TIMETABLES
The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05
The Danger of Hypnotism.

McClure's Magazine.
Or. Luys says: From the social point
OF view. these new states of instantaneous
less OF consciousness into which hypnotic
The St. Johns herald., 1893-01-05
ANIMAL-S FOR TIE FAIR.
Peru to Send Living Specimens of Llamas,
 Alpac2S and Paco-Vicunas.


 The Peruvian commissioner has made special application to the government at Lima for the purpose of securing a display Of living animals from that country. lie suggests the importance of this matter to all breeders, especially of the animals peculiar to that region, such a9 nalnas, aipacas, paco-vicunas and others, and there is DO doubt a very creditable exhibit will be sent to the worlds fair.
 Willard D. Tisdel the commercial commissioner sent out in the interest of the fair. has returned to the Isthmus of Panama from trip along the northern coasts Of Colombia and Venezuela. He was engaged in securing material for the proposed commercial exhibit, which will undoubtedly be of the greatest in- tercst and value to all manufacturers and exporters in the United States. It will enable them to see at 9 glaace the exact needs and requirements of the people in each region of country, in the kind, quality and patterns of goods for their use. A large number of interest ing specimens have already been ob- tained and shipped to this country for that purpose.
 A most cordial reception has been rendered to the commissioner at all the places visited by him, and the mer- chants have shown the greatest inter- est in the matter, aiding him by all the information in their possession, assist inc him in procuring samples and in every way showing disposition favor able to closer trade relation with this country.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-01-05
TOO MUCH RED TAPE.
Why Men Dislike to Purchase Goods at
 Big Dry-Goods Stores.

Why Men Dislike to Purchase Goods at
 Big Dry-Goods Stores.
 If ever a man so far forgets himself as to make purchase in great dry goods store he makes a resolution on the spot which ever leads him to pat ronizc little stores where he pays twice as much for an article but has it handed to him straight over the counter when he has bought it and is able to go di- rectly out with it.
 Here is little sample experience in big dry-goods store, says the Bos- ton Transcript. Yesterday man, having lost button off his coat, went into a store which lay on his way to buy another button to replace it. A sylph- like young lady of seventeen summers waited on him, somewhat absent-mind- edly, but produced presently the right button. The price of it was five cents. The man took Q nickel from his pocket and handed it to the young lady.
 Think you that the transaction hay ing thus been completed, the man could take the button which he had paid for, slip it into his waistcoat pocket and go HIS NUy NCI CSllily lAOt. AA4S , lady must first make duplicate record of the transaction upon certain com plicated blanks One of these records, together with the button, goes to another young lady not far away, who does them up in little parcel; but the other record, with the nickel, must make a long journey through pncu- raatic tube or leash railway to q distant cashiers desk, and the parcel maker may not on peril of her life de- liver the button to the purchaser until the cashier has duly inspected the nickel and sent back through the same inter- minable pneumatic tube q stamped record showing that the nickel has been received.
 Now yesterday, in the case under consideration, this interesting fum-a- diddlc occupied exactly ten minutes by the watch, during all of which time the man, who had paid exactly the right change for his button, writhed vainly on his stool. All this, Of course, was for the supposed benefit of the house, and wholly at the loss of the customer, not less than twenty cents worth of whose time was sacrificed to this beau tiful system.