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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
DUTIES OF THE BEST MAN.
What He Must Do to Relieve the Ben
edict of Responsibility.

A<AAO
For t~wenty-four hours before the wedding
the best man is the responsible owner OF
the groom. He tacitly undertakes to pro-
duce the groom at the church, clean-shaven,
suitably attired and in his right mind or
else to take his place. If the groom shows
of running away he must shackle
him. Some best men invariably handcuff
themselves to their grooms on the morning
of the day before the wedding as q reason
able precaution against accidents, for when
the best mans confidence has been abused
once or twice IL makes him cautious. He
must be up early the next morning, must
see that the bridesmaids have all received
their bouquets, that he has the minister's
money IN the right pocket, that he has a
wedding ring in each OF his pockets, that
the carriage orders are understood, that the
groom has made adequate provision for his
wedding Journey and that the ushers are
p~resentable and can walk. All this he must
do without letting the groom leave his sight.
When the wedding is over and he has con-
signed his charge to the care of the bride
he takes the groom's place as host, and
sees, in particular, that the groom'S friends
from out of town are suitably entertained
and shipped home at convenient intervals
on their proper trains. Only when the last
of them Is gone can he call his man and go
home to bed.
Is a man ever best man more than once?
Some very popular men have been best
man as often as a dozen times, but usually
one or two experiences are enough to on
vince the eXperimenter that matrimony it
self is a less trying ordeal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09

could In perhaps no other way be brought
into touch with religious influences.
The national organization is divided into
three departments-the Eastern, with head
quarters I'm Boston; the Western, or rather
the Central. with headquarters in Cincin-
natl, and the Western proper, the head
quarters proper, too, in San Francisco.
This fact of having a national organization
gives added interest to the movement in
the eyes OF the boys. And Ii helps to
strengthen the organization, too; for under
the banner OF the brigade in the national
organization any denomination may be
enrolled, and in this interdenominational
feature is found the strength of unity.
To some who have been Interesting them
selves In the movement, especially In the
last five months. this review Of this re-
markable religious enterprise may be car
rying Goals TO Newcastle: but there is a
vast field as yet unoccupied. and I am
convinced that a very large number OF
people who ought to know about the move
ment do not know OF 1t; to those / sincerely
hope this may be abdul. There is every in
dication that the boys brigades OF Amer
lea are to march on to a magnificent vic
tory, and that the enthusiasm of such men
as Professor Drummond is warranted by
the wonderful possibilities Of the movement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
THE MISSOURI RIVER.
Engineers Say This Great Stream Is
Sinking Out of Sight.
Sioux City Journal.

OtOuA lily JOuTHdl.
The recent survey OF the Missouri river
under the direction of the limited States
Geographical Engineering Department re-
suited in a discovery that the stream is
undergoing a peculiar transformation. Dur
ing the survey measurements We're made
OF the volume of water passing between the
banks at various points from Great Falls,
Mont, TO Sioux City. 1t was found that
the volume at Great Falls measured 4,796
cubic feet per second, while at Fort Ben
ton, twenty-five miles further down the
river, the volume was but 4,S31 cubic feet,
q decrease or 400 cubic feet owing 10 the
large number of tributaries emptying into
the river between Fort Benton and Sioux
City a gradual increase was noted, until
at the latter point, where the nnal meas
urement was taken, a flow of ATS cubic
feet per second was reached. In the opin-
ion Of some of the engineers engaged in the
survey the decrease in the volume between
Great Falls and Fort Benton explains the
presence of that great subterranean body
OF water known as the South Dakota arte-
sian basin. The discrepancy can only be
accounted for by the presence OF an outlet
I'm the bed OF the river somewhere between
the points mentioned. Directly below the
upper cataract on the south bank or the
river. about half way between the towns,
is a large pool. in which, If frequent Wis
itors 10 the place can be believed, are to be
found eyeleSs fish of the species said to
inhabit subterranean water courses. In all
probability the outlet, IL one exists, IS To-
Gated at this point, the alleged presence Of
these fish tending To corrOborate the theory.
TTrom here. IL this surmise is correct, il
would appear that an underground channel
r,,nninp i'm a southeasterly direction carries
the water into a basin underlying a large
area of South Dakota, thus forming a huge
subterranean lake, which has recently been
tanned by the numerous artesian wells.
Another queer discovery is noted in connec-
tior with the survey just completed. In
1875 observations were taken In a similar
manner. and, unless errors in calculation
have been made, since that year there has
heen a decrease of fully - per cent. in
the volume Of water in the river. II no error
baa been made and the ratio of decrease
Continues, before fifty years have passed
tho once majestic Missouri Will have
dwindled into an insignificant rivulet.
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In the Battles Front.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
He was sad and sorrowful when he came
TO her for he was going far away To be a
soldier of fortune and he had not yet told
her hat they must separate for months,
perhaps for years.
She met him cheerily. but when she saw
the shadows on his face Il chill came 10 her
heart.
What is IL. Henry she asked trembling.
Dear one" he sighed, Il am going
away"
Where. darling?'' she cried. throwing her
self into his arms.
Il am going 20 the battles front: to
mingle with brave men who are struggling
in a common cause. for l am needed there
"Oh. Henry" she sobhed. you must not
so. You viii be slain and my heart win
be- broken. / cannot let you 60 TO be
slaughtered. darling. I canrot. | cannot"
But. darling" ne said. trying to soothe
her. Il must go. The Brazilian cause
Are YOU going 10 BraZil?' she inter-
rupted
YES, darling" he answered brayely.
"Oh won't that be lovely" she exclaimed
merrily. Let me go with you" and the
heroism of Henry went down in a frightful
slump.
The girl was On TO Brazilian lombard
mentS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
THE TERM AGNosTIC.
How Professor Huxley Came to In
vent the Expression.

Lies Calendar.
The following account of how Professor
Huxley originated the term 'agnoStic' is
from his article in a recent number of the
Nineteenth Century. when ] reached in
tellectual maturity and began to ask my
self whether l was an atheist or a panthe-
list; a materialist or an idedliSt; a Chris
tan or a freetninker; l found that the
more j learned and reflected, the less ready
was the answer until at last / came to
the conclusion that L had neither art nor
part with any of these denominations, eX-
cept the last. The one thing in which most
of these good people were agreed was the
one thing in which [ differed from them.
They were quite sure they had attained a
certain 'gnOsiS'-had. more or less SucceA-
fully, solved the problem Of existence; while
| was quite sure / had not, and had a
pretty strong conviction that the problem
was insoluble. This was my situation when
l had the good fortune to find a place
among the members of the Metaphysical
Society. Most OF my colleagues were lists
of some sort or another. l, who was a
self with, felt like the fox who had lost
his tail. So / took thought and invented
what L conceived TO be the appropriate
title of 'agnostic-' 1t came into my head
as suggestive of antithetic TO the gnostic OF
church history, who professed TO know so
much about the very things Of which 1 was
ignorant, and L took the earliest opportuni-
~ of parading it at our society, to show
that /, too. had a tail like the other foxes.
To my great satisfaction the term took"
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GOOD ADVICE.

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
INDIFFERENCE TO MONEY.
How Daniel Webster Paid $IS for the
Saving of "a Cord of Wood.

VI " SOEO vi WOOL.
Edwin Reed, in New York World.
Webster's Indifference to everything of
the sort is We'll known. One day, having
purchased a cord OF wood for his law Of
fee in Boston. he employed a man 20 saw
A short time afterward the man, not hav-
Ing been paid. called at the office, and.
gaining access to the great lawyer, said:
sawing that wood?" ''Cer-aiaiy," w. the
reply. How much is it?' six dplIars.''
mediately. Waiting two weeks, the man
called again. Mr.. Webster, would 1t be
eenyenient for you to pay ne now tor
much is it, six dollars" Again the
money was paid. But the sawyer was rot
satisfied with this system of double entry.
After q further delay, shrewdly calculated
as he thought. he presented himself a third
time with his little bill, and a third time
received the money, Just as he was dis
way. however. Webster called him back.
My good man." said he its all right;
but don't come again."
The following anecdote. illustrating the
same trait of character, was given to me
by a friend who in the early days of the
civil war rode with Fletcher Webster. lis
colleagues classmate, from WASHINGTON to
Harper's Ferry, and received IL then from
the Colonels own lips:
on the occasion OF one of Fletcher's Wis
it's 10 his father. shortly before the latter's
death, in Washington, il became known to
United States had long been indebted to
Mr.. Webster on account OF salary UNI
drawn i'm the sum of about 5000. The old
gentleman had never taken the trouble TO
go after the money. Fletcher determined
To make the collection. and after two or
three DAYS of hard work in procuring the
necessary vouchers he finally succeeded.
Placing the gold in "A canvas bag and car
rying il home in triumph, he proceeded at
once TO the study in an upper room In the
house. Without a word Of cOmment he
suddenly poured the shining contents of
the bag upon a table wbsrA his f;tther
was writing. Mr.. Webster, looking up in
great establishment. inquired where all
that money had come from. on being in
formed be drew his hand through the pile
OF coin and. pushing a generous share to-
wards Fletcher. said: There. my son.,
that's yours. And now rel ia ~ un'"r the
table for "A black bottle let's take a
drink"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09

What, sweet mistress. should there be
'Twixt thy heart and mine this day2
There no barrier / see
Which Love may not kiss away.
Do thou watt one smile 10 me-
Love will find his way TO thee'
If a rose should bar his path
Thorny, with a jealous frown,
Love such winning favor hath
He would quickly kiss IL
Then would sweetly, tenderly
Bear 1t on his breast to thee
Love will come his own to greet.
Though no light his day adorns,
Through a world OF roses, sweet
Through a wilderness of thorns,
Do thou watt n smile to me,
Love shall find his way TO thee.
Frank l.. Stanton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
The Art of Reading Newspapers.

New York Tribune.
1t is rather remarkable that most peO-
pie who read newspapers overlook a good
many interesting items. There seems to
be a knack about discovering at a glance
what is in a paper. Newspaper men have
ii. for they read dozens of papers to see
what contemporaries are doing and to
make comparisons. Editors read dozens of
papers every day. and if they took as long
about it as the majority of people they
would never get through the first chapter,
but people who are interested in some par
editors TO ask why "such and such "A thing
was not printed, when il was published,
perhaps. as big as life on the first page.
In a vain search for the item-f'story.'
newspaper men call it-in which they are
interested. and then declare positively that
IL is not in the paper. That gives editors
the headache. One OF the first rules laid
down 10 beginners IN the newspaper bust
ness Is read the papers"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09

fermented juices OF several kinds OF grain,
and which tastes like Iiebig's extract di-
luted with brandy. seasons large fishes ad-
mirably. but generally the Japanese prefer
gether in the wrongs No hors d'oeuvre can
beat that obtained from the following re-
cipe: Take out the bones of a very fresh
dorado or sole; cut the flesh into very
small p~ieces-almost mince il. in fact; cut
into thin slices a few fresh gherkins; put
in a pickle dish a series Of layers OF chopped
fish and gherkins; add salt and pepper TO
each layer; sprinkle over the whole a lit
tie vinegar and the juice OF a lemon; let
the dish stand for a few hours before
serving" Try this recipe and you will see.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
We We're deceived.

A wild Juanita, black and tan,
Rode into Wingate on a mule:
Met "A Chicago travelling man:
Who told her as a drummer can:
That she was wildly beautiful.
She smiled, she hoped. she lived! Alas,
She looked into a l~ooking-glass.
"You are a poet" my friend said;
your fame has flashed from coast to
coast,
You will be read when Riley's dead.
And Field has faded. Yes!" he said,
"If not before. You're Shakspeare's
ghost"
But now, I sympathize with her,
The maid; I've seen the publisher.
-CV Warman
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
Cafe de Ia Mort.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
In BRUSSELS there Is now a restaurant
entitled the Cafe de la Mort. the walls Of
Fhe subterranean chamber being hung with
naintings of skulls, skeletons and cross
bones. The chairs are stools, the tables
collins, and the beverage. which costs o
certs a glass. is called microbes \ per-
formance takes place nightly i'm an adj
Joining vault. On the black curtain rising
n man is disclosed standing upright in a
coffin. As the assemblaGe watches, his
white bones are gradually seen 10 shine
forth through his clothes until ne becomes
a grizzly skeleton. A death certificate Is
then presented 10 the principal actor in
this optical Illusion, and the performance
closes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
A Japanese Recipe.


I1dIItT tVhIN-
Fish. is the chief article OF diet OF the
Japanese: dried and salted, il is. with rice,
the only food OF the lower classes; but
every one is very fond OF fish, and there
are thousands OF ways Of dressing II dam
tily. Grabs are killed by making them
swallow a bumper OF sake, which Is prob
ably anything but pleasant 70 them, but
1t called shoyne, which Is made or tho
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
InconseauendnI Conclusion.

7 IIIdUtIDIHL INNNWINs
A man i'm Norwich, y. Y, who advertised
(of course, anonymously for a wife was SO
incensAd at finding in his batch OF answers
an application from his sister that the story
became public, with the result that the two
have agreed never 10 marry. The deter
mination TO remain single may be wise, but
il certainly appears TO be incensequential. IL
there was no harm in advertising. where
was the harm in answering the advertise
ment?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09

France constitutes one OF the darkest
shadows of that monarchists reign The
Jewels, valued at more than $JD0,y0, We're
stolen In 1871 by burglars from the chateau
of Louveciennes, and taken to England,
where, caugh in the act Of attempting 10
sell them, the thieves were arrested, con-
victed and hanged. Soon afterward Nine.
du Barry herself was guillotined by the
reYolutionists at Paris. and the Jewelry.
which had been left I'm the possession or
the English courts, has since that tins
mysteriously disappeared.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09

Life Is Misery

To many people who have the faint Of
scrofula In their blood. The aSonies caused
by the dreadful running sores and other
manifestations OF this disease are bavord
description. There is no other remedy
equal TO Hoods ~Sarsaparilla for scrofula,
sat rheuIn and even. Iorll oil blood dis
ease. 1t Is reasonably sure TO benefit all
who give IL a. fair trial.
Hoods Pills cure all liver Ills.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
THOSE COLLATERAL NOTES.
Third National of New York Files the
First Suit.

Cu1N
The Third National Bank Of New York
brought suit yesterday, in the federal
court. against Cyrus j. Clark and Robert
F. Helm, partners, doing business as
Clark, Helm & Co.. and Edward Hawkins,
receiver OF the Indianapolis National Bank,
asking for $500. This suit IS on q ninety
day promissory note made June 10, 1888,
by Clark, Helm & Co., and payable to the
order of the Indianapolis National Bank.
The bill alleges that before the maturity
Of said note, for value received, the In
dianapolis National Bank Endorsed it in
blank and delivered it to the plaintiff, who
is now it's holder; also, that on Sept. is
the note was presented for payment and
wants $500 attorneys fees. which is in
cluded i'm the amount OF the judgment
asked for; This suit is the first Of the
would be brought. As stated in
Wednesdays Journal. these notes
S Uiis National R0h Up Bank S Ss Collateral fhe ln secariIy
for its own paper which the New York
bank discounted, hence the latter %institu-
The companies in question are willing 10
pay the New York bank the difference
deposits they had in the Indianapolis Ma
Clark. Helm & Co: had about 5000 in the
bank, Bradley. Holton & Co. 1898, and the
indianapolis Excelsior Company 500.
Williams, of '|Meteor" Fame, Sues.
Judge Bartholomew yesterday morning
dismissed the charges of contempt of court
pending against Herbert Albani. The order
restraining the latter from producing his
entertainment under the name of xviii
liams's Meteors' continues to hold, So long
as the attraction is played in this city. I'm
mediateIy after the dismissal of the con-
farOnf cha ROC tho a4tot-netvu for IJar w
Williams filed a suit for damages against
Albini and the firm of Dickson & Talbot.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff is
the proprietor of 'Williams's Meteors,' and
that the word "Meteors' is posted in a
conspicuous place on his play bills. He
holds that the people OF indianapolis are
familiar with his style of advertising, and
that ne has been damaged greatly by the
manner in which Albini has used his pc
culiar trademark" II is charged that
Herbert Albini and Dickson & Talbot have
c~onspired togsther to infringe on the rights
of the plaintiff to the title "Meteors." He
alleges that Messrs. Dickson & Talbot
were Jointly interested in the success of
the show, and that they posted bills which
held out to the public that "Williams's Me
teors" would appear. Plaintiff AYERS that
on Feb. 2 he wrote to the defendants warn
ing them to desist. which they failed 10 do.
He demands damages In the sum of 5000.
Two More Bank Suits.
Attorney Charles MartindaIe yesterday
brought suit in the Circuit Court to collect
three notes held by the Third National
Bank, of New York. One Of the notes was
executed by the indianapolis Excelsior Com
pany to the Indianapolis National Bank for
the sum of 81, 700 and delivered to the plain
tiffs as collateral. The other note was ex-
ecuted by Bradley, HOlton d Co. for 1000.
tional and Edward Hawkins receiver, are
made defendants.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
Madame du Barry's Lost Jewels.

New York Tribune.
Search IS now being made in London for
the magnificent collection OF jewels belong
ING TO the Infamous Mime. du Barry. whose
association with King Louis XVIII OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09

Look TO your int rest. You can buy sal
walton Oil. the great pain cure. for % cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09

SMITH-Mary Hoshour Smith, wife Of J.
W. Smith, at 1870 o'clock p. m, Feb. 6
at the residence, No. l63 North Alabams
street. Funeral Friday, at 2 p. m. Burial
private.
HESS-Died in Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. s, May
Brooks Hess. wife of Herbert Z. Hess.
HILDEBRAND-Bessie Louise, laughter
of Harry L. aud Marguerite Self Hide
brand, Feb. z, 5 p. m. Funeral this after
noon, at $50 o'clock, from the residence,
9A North Alabama street. Burial pri-
vate.
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wANTED-AGENTS.
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POLITICAL.


POLITICAL-For township trustee. NJ. NJ.
Reynolds, subject TO the Republican con-
VentiOn.
POLITICAL-Orval ID. Cosler will be a can
didate for sheriff Of Marion county, sub
ject To the decision of the Republican con-
ventiOn.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT : For
Clerk OF Marion county, t. +. RYAN,
subject to the decision OF the Republican
county convention
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The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-16
4 RA(E MEETING
Chicago Derby to Be
Run Today
,,,,t That is Second to Only One
ID America

June le. The Haw'
's'' xill be the scene this
s,'' If the Chicago derby
oplV to the great American ,l a
,hs star event of the Wash
NIX meet among the turf
r. bs west. Additional In
,,.,,c,ed to the event by
/. No fact that several of the
" ~b;c, will show their mettle
s s,s also entered in the
lam derby, and the sports Will
ely iphaenced in the .s alI ,l. ,s,
X the developments of today
i fOrty-hve entries '1 II lii; i,
n That there VIII
h, over a half doz en-
|. Ei. Corrigan's stable Will
p,ssepted by either Vassal,
Fellow or Daspot, both of the
/ n which are c,ndldates for
american derby. The other
Evil probably be Charles
|s,lty'. Senator Irby. G. B.
s.. Pat, Shredder Il Danne's
c. H. Carmichael 8 Cash
lad j. Z. Cushing's Oakwo ID
n, The distance is one and
he. miles, colts carrying l22
!, geldings ll9, and hliles
| The race is q very open one
Iere will bs no top.heavy IA
! Although a much less
r,ble event than the
frgton Park derby an
be number Of sports and ad.
I Of hor:ehesh left the city on
Prning trains for the track, and
bn Standing room on the out
train; WAS at a premium. 1t
pt IS aristocratlc an assem-
II that which turns out for the
Jean Derby and there was a
b absence at the track of tally.
do;her vehicles of high de
bat the crowd was Big and
hsl its money along, and the
did a thriving business, al.
b The bets were so scattering
vas Impossible to name a ia