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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31
EIita Proctor Otis to Wed.

Miss Ellta Proctor Otis, the fair and win
some. is going to be married in the spring,
and the lucky man who has captured her
heart is Mr. Charles Howard johnson, an
artist on Life and Truth. Miss Otis is an
Ohio woman, where her father was large
Spectator in Southern interests. She made
her professional debut no earlier than 1882
as Mrs. Ernestine Echo in THE Crust of
Society," and scored triumph at once
She has appeared in Indianapolis and was a
prominent favorite. AT one time this city
was her home and she has many friends as
well as admirers here. She Is a bright
pretty and distinguishing woman. She is
Twist" and will appear in Milwaukee this
week. Mr.. Johnson is native of Kansas
City, and his double-page pictures in Life
and Truth have made his name famous all
over the country. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson
will spend their honeymoon in Europe, and
on their return Miss Otis will continue her
stage career. in which she will be joined
nv her husband -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31
PeffiSDryGOOdsCO
ADJUSTMENTS.
EngIish's-.BIack Crook, Tonight

EngIish's-ssBIack Crook Tonight.
The coming to this city tonight of that
famous spectacle 1.-The Black Crook" will
recall to the old timers the BLACK Crook
of 1866 with it's academic premieres it's full
skrted coryphees and its amply-draped
figurantes. Prior to the initial production
of Charles Barras's spectacle there had
never been a regular ballet OF any size in
this country. Lola Montez had fitted across
the stage, and Fanny Ellsler had danced
few characteristic steps, but complete
ballet with prima assoluta, secondi and bal
1erini was unknown. The little the public
had seen of women in tights was confined
10 the performance of "Mazeppa," in which
either Adah Isaacs Menken, Kate Fisher
or Leo Hudson was dashed to the back of
wild, untamed Barbary steed. The SEN
sation can be imagined when all at once
the stage at Niblo's Garden, New York,
was filled with what seemed to be myriads
of women in short skirts in trunks and in
breeches 1t was beautiful spectacle, and
1t appealed to the senses as no theatrical
performance ever had before. The present
revival Is very attractive. The allegorical
ballets are all gorgeous and those with an
illustrative significance are entertaining.
NE European specialties are novel and
clever. This engagement is at popular
prices. 1t Us rare that company SO large
will play at a moderate scale. The Black
Crook remains the rest of this week, with
u matinee Saturday.
Park-'My Aunt Bridget" To-Day.
The laughable conceit, my Aunt Bird
get" which comes to the Park to-day, has
been long before the public, but it seems
not yet to have reached the height of its
popularity. Much depends on the people
employed in the performance and this sea-
son George w. Monroe is surrounded by
one OF the most capable companies ever in
his support. His own personation of Aunt
Bridget Is both unique and droll. The
musical features of the performance are d.
verting. The engagement continues the rest
or the week.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-30
a Dainty for Elephants.

A number of years ago, in a book
which was called Leaves from the
Life of a Special Correspondent, Mr..
O'Shea, the author Of the book, gave
the following description OF an adyen-
ture he had with a herd Of elephants.
Said he: "A young friend asked me
once to show him some elephants,
and I took him along with me, having
first borrowed an apron and filled it
with oranges. Ihis he was to carry
while accompanying me in the stable,
but the moment we reached the door
the herd set up such a trumpeting
they had scented the fruit-that he
dropped the apron and it's contents,
and scuttled off like a scared rabbit
There We're eight elephants, and when
picked up the oranges l found had
twenty-five. I walked deliberately
along the line, giving one to each.
When I got to the extremity Of the
narrow stable TUNED, and was about
to begin the distribution again, when
I suddenly reflected that it elephant
No. Z in the row saw me give two
oranges in succession to No. s he
might imagine he was being cheated,
and give me smack with his trunk
that is where the elephant falls short
Of the human being-so I went to the
door and began at the beginning as
before. Thrice I went along the line,
and then 1 was in a fix. I had one
orange left, and I had to get back to
the door. Every elephant in the herd
had his greedy gaze focused OH that
orange. 1t was as much as my life
was worth to give it to any Of them.
What was to do? I held it up con-
spicuously, coolly peeled it, and ate it
myself. 1t was most amusing to no.
tice the way those elephants nudged
each other and shook their ponderous
sides. They thoroughly entered into
the humor of the thing.-Harper's
Round Table.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-30
The Largest Bottle,

At the Bordeaux exhibition, which
will be opened shortly, will be seen the
largest bottle ever made. 1t will be no
less than thirty-tive metres, or nearly
l15 feet high, and it will represent 4
bottle of tonic bitters. TO the Bor-
deaux exhibition it will be what the
Eiffel tower was to the Paris exhibit
ton in 1889. The bottle will be in the
center Of the grounds, and people will
be admitted to the interior. The enor-
nous doors will give access to the
ground floor, where there is to no q
winding staircase leading to the neck
Of the bottle, at the top of which there
will be a large refreshment room.
Leading to the first, second and third
floors there will be two spacious stair
cases, each OF 16O steps. They will
end about half way up, after which
there will be terrace, with room for
thirty-tive people upon it, whence \
fine view Of the exhibition grounds
and the city will be obtained. The
Whtae will be surmounted by a kiosnI1e
in the guise Of a cork, which will af-
ford shelter from the sun and rain.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-30
Stories About Brave BOYS.

In "the times that try mems souls"
some endure the strain, while others
break in pieces. The annals Of the sea
abound in illustrations of the different
effects produced upon men by sudden
and appalling dangers. An English
steamer, while passing down the tor
tuous channel Of the Red sea, ground
ed on a coral reef, and apparently was
fixed there. Her captain lost all self
control, and, when the chief engineer
asked for orders, could say nothing
but:
"The ship is lost! I give her upw
"Beg pardon, SIR" replied the es-
gineer, who had not lost his head; "but
did I hear you say you gave up COM
mand Of the ship?'
eyes. We're lostw
May take charge, STRIP
Anybody may. She's lost"'
The engineer went to the engine
hatch and called out, "Back her
asteln" With much grinding and a
twist that sagged her, the big steamer
came off. The engineer walked back
to the captain, saluted, and quietly
said:
'Ship's afloat, sir Will you take
commando"
The Kent, an East Indiaman, while
beating against a gale in the Bay of
Biscay, was set on fire by the care
lessness. Of the steward in dropping a
light in the spirit room. Her captain
did not lose his head. He kept the
ship before the wind to delay. the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-30
Toys of Royalty.

The late Gar of Russia was child
ishly fond Of toys, giving the prefer
ence to models Of ironclads. He had
unique collection of these miniature
vessels Of destruction, among them
one Of solid silver, and another so
complete in every detail that it cost a
thousand pounds. His last treasure
was the model Of an Atlantic liner,
which was only 4 yard long, yet an
an absolute copy Of the original.
The Queens favorite toy is a work
ing model Of the heavens showing the
whole Of the sola: system, the celes-
tial poles and the sun. A small model
Of the moon revolves round the earth,
while all the planets, with their sateL.
lites, are fully represented. This
model is the best possible aid to the
study of astronomy, therefore it can
scarcely be classed as a plaything.
Another emperor, William Of Ger
many, delights in the possession Of
the working model of a railway, with
engine, carriages, rails, points, signals
and stations. This he works with the
greatest glee He also takes a vivid
interest in the collection of toy SOL
diers-said to be the finest in the
Notwithstanding to his children,
which is so large that the whole floor
of a vast hall in the palace at Berlin
can be covered with it, Battles are
fought on a European scale, his mai
esty directing operations
The new Car Nicholas of Russia
and the Duke of York are both ardent
stamp collectors, the duke being presi-
dent of the philatelic society. The
stern laws of the English postal au-
thorities have been relaxed in his
favor as to the printing of obsolete
issues, Mr.. Gladstone having COM
manded the express printing for him
at Somerset house of several very rare
specimens
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-30
The PedaI-CIarinet.

Ing tube of the saxophone. A power
full sound in the forte and charac-
teristic and well-defined breadth of
tone in the middle and high rec isters
make it very useful addition TO an
orchestra. y stand is needed to sup
port the instrument. The cioloncell-
piano and Auto-piano are instruments
intended to displace The cello and the
violin with those that have OF the
time or the patience to learn these in
struments. \ Keyboard, which is
fingered the same as a piano keyboard,
is built so that it will fit the finger
board of the string instruments with
mathematical correctness, and the in
ventor, De Vlaminck, has succeeded
in making his Instruments Serviceable
even in quartet work. All the sounds
and effects of the original instruments
can be reproduced just as lrtisIi ,ally,
excepting the sliding sounds. An eN-
pert. who has executed sonaras by
Beethoven and other difficult pieces,
says it has great future. Il is &. cell
lent in its tone quality, and IS impos-
sible to finger Incorrectly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-30
HIS FATHERS BUSINESS.

The Boy Gave Various Accounts of
1t, but the Directory Canvasser
Called Him Il Politician.
When the man who canyasses for
names for the City Directory knocked
at the door on the top floor of Har-
lem tenement house it was opened by
a small boy, bright-eyed and ragged,
with that expression of premature
agedness on his face that makes the
children of the criminal classes look
old enough to be their own fathers.
In reply to questions the boy gave
the name of his parents. Then came
a puzzler.
'What's yer Peppers business?' in
quired the directory man.
Business ?"
eyes. What does he do for a liv-
ing?"
The boy laughed. "Oh.'' he said.
'he steals lead pipe off roofs ard some
times he breaks into houses. Say, YOU
amt a policeman, are you? Well,
that's all right. Pepper amt got no
regular business. Sometimes he lies
along the water front and robs drunk
en- sailors and sometimes he sandbags
people, To-day he's trying his hand
at picking pockets on the Bowery; but
[ guess he'll get pinched, because he
generally does at that game. Don't
put him down as pickpocket, mister,
for he's a regular greeny at that"
The directory man scrubbed some
thing in a notebook and moved away.
The boy called after him, curiously:
What did yer put pepper down as,
mister? The directory man said moth
ing, but held up the book, in which
was written:
JONES, JOHN, politician, 19,2G4 Ave
nue. A."
He then moved off to the next fiat
New York World,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-30

flames coming aft, and waited for thu
peared and ran down to aid the burn.
ing ship. Il. ~ .--.s.
Boats were got astern, and Brown,
q young midsh!pman, was seated on
the stern galley to lower tn: women
into the boat below. Then he saw
that the men lowered themselves in
good order, ana when but two We're
left, this brave little MILDLY salutcd the
captain, saying:
Pass you down, sir?"
you plucky little beggarv exc;aim-
ed the captain, annoyed and irritated
by the boys courage and presumption.
IF you had not done ten mems work
I'd chuck you into her. Over with
you, sir!"-Youth's Companion.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-30
Something Like u Centipede.

Miss Blueblood-My great-grandfath-
err was one of the bravest generals in
the Revolutionary war. He lost
limb on every battle he took part in.
Visitor-Did he fight all through the
war?
Miss Blueblood-Yes, indeed; he was
u every battle. -Philadelphia Record.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-30

kit-Cat in the garden walked,
Looking for bird or mouse;
Suddenly he turned about,
Scampered quickly in the house
kit-Cat is lovely cat
(Once he took a golden price,
Velvet coat of silver gray.
Long mustache and amber eyes
"Quick, quick, Tip-Top," Kit-Cat call
ed
Tip-Top started to his feet.
''There's the butcher" In a flash
Tip-Top darted to the street.
Not 4 sign of butcher there
Only boys just out Of school,
TiD-Top dropped his tail and said,
"Guess I am an April fool.''
Detroit Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-30
YES, HE WAS.

April came that very day,
When, curled in fluffy heap
Tip-Top on the hearth-rug lay,
Half awake and half asleep.
Tip-Top is a lovely dog
Silken ears and eyes of brown,
Tail held proudly like a flag
When he rambles through the towr
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-30
The Needle Book Open,

1HV NVVUIC DUOA VUcHs
for the leaves and stems. One sketch
represents the case open; the other
represents 1t closed, and shows the
tiny spray Of flowers with which the
dainty object is adorned.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-30
A Handy Needle Book.

Cut heart-shaped piece of cloth,
Ind two other pieces, representing re-
spectively the halves of the heart.
Two similarly shaped pieces of silk
Ire placed on each side of the heart
and stitched down on the rounded
edge, thus forming two little pockets
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-30

ments to six octaves. 1t is particu-
ly a bass instrument, and will be
of help in assisting the couDter-oass
Its tone is rich and mellow, and when
played softly it is melodious. It has
the mouth-piece Of the ordinary clari-
net, but ends in the turnedup So und.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-30
He Had Him.

"Curious thing this morning! have
heard Of the sun setting fire to dry
grass, but I never heard of it brealz
ing anything" .... -.s..e. ....#
mo"
''But it did to-day"
What did it break
"The day." r
"F,h?"
''The day-tne break of Judy.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-03-29
NOW Remedx For InsomnIa.

An expert in nervous disorders in
Paris recommended to an American gen
tleman cure for insomnia which was
tried with such success that the patient
has prescribed it to many of his friends.
It is simply to keep your eyes open when
You want to go to sleep and cannot A
person whose brain is too active viii
sometimes close the eyes and vainiy
endeavor to sleep. The very closing
Of the eyes seems to concentrate tie
menal faculties ON business affairs and
other distractions. The theory Of the
French physician is that If the victim q
insomnia will fix his eyes upon some
CLEAN Of light, some shadow, or even
ON the darkness itself, he can relieve his
mind from thoughts that perplex il and
divert attention from himself. Try the
experiment when you are sleepless aud
see how unconsciously your eyes will
close and your thoughts begin to take
possession of you. Struggle to keep
them open and fixed upon an object,
either real or imaginary, and before you
are aware of it the struggle will have
ended and sleep will be victorious.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-03-29

Twenty four years ago electricity n
q mechanical power was unknown
Now $50. 600. 600 are invested in vari-
Gus kinds Of electrical machinery.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-03-29
Electricity Generated In His Mouth.

A curious case has been recorded in
which an electric current was found to
be generated by a plate of artificial
teeth. A patient consulted his doctor
ON account of severe pain in his
tongue. But the sufferer was assured
that there was nothing the matter. He
then paid visit to his dentist, who in
formed him that his teeth were perfect
ly sound. Being, however, dissatisfied,
he called upon an electrician be knew
and asked him if it were possible he
could have any electricity in his mouth.
On examining the teeth his friend found
that two metals were used to fix them
to a composition plate To these metal
wires were then attached and connected
to galvanometer. Then the teeth we're
replaced in the patients mouth and the
metals moistened with saliva. No SOON
or was this done than the galvanometer
showed quite a large current from so
small q source-enough, it is stated, to
cause liberation and severe pain when
long continued upon SO sensitive an or
gan as the tongue. The plate was COW
cred with an insulating varnish, and
thenceforward all the trouble ceased
Industries and Iron.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-03-29
KAsEs u nD-z.-IsT
eERMAN Amy MARRIAGE.
Omcers May Not Wed without the Co
seEt OF Their snperiors.

No German oilcer cia marry without
the consent of his colonel. according TO
Poultney Bigelow in The Borderlard
of Car and Kaiser" and this consent
can be obtained only after careful in
quiry into all the circumstances sur
rounding the proposed alliance. First,
is the yonng lady suitable for associa-
ton with the wives of the other officers?
Second, will the bridegroom be able TO
live respectfully and bring up his fam
lily? Third, are his means, or those of
his wife, invested in proper securities,
so that he is not liable to be expelled by
reason of bankruptcy? The extraordi-
nary social advantages enjoyed by the
German officer and the pecuniary re-
sponsibility growing naturally from
such advantages make his small pay,
which amounts only to about 81 day
in case of first lieutenant, appear even
smaller than it is.
An American lady who had been
spending a winter in Dresden told Mr..
Bigelow that all the bachelors of the
garrison were furnished with a list of
manageable women, each name orna-
mented with the property she might be
expected to inherit This no doubt was
a mistake Oh her part, but it is very
common one. German officers stationed
in desirable towns are very apt to get
into debt and have TO choose between
leaving the army in disgrace or marry
ing rich girl.
Mr.. Bigelow adds: From my own
experience in Germany the officers would
appear to have married for love and to
be happy in consequence, and yet 1.-THE
number of those who get into debt and
fail to secure rich wife is considerable,
although it makes no particular ripple
in the surface. Such men simply disap-
pear and turn up sooner or later in
America, where they take employment as
coachmen. walters, teachers or instruct
ors in riding schools. The change of
life is very violent and is adopted only
as preferable to suicide.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-03-29
TOWER HILL.
The Most Important Eminence and Most
Notable Spot In All London.


Notable Spot In All London.
Tower hill is perhaps both the most
important eminence and the most nota-
BILE spot in all the metropolis. Few of
rs. as we pass it on steamer or cross it
ON our route to the Ankwerkes Pack
age, at the commencement of our au-
tumnal holiday, think what great per-
sons have quietly lived there, and what
others, equally great. have wept and
died upon it. To it, or rather to Great
Tower street, came Rochester to pursue
his trade as an Italian fortune teller,
while the bedizened Buckingham often
walked thither in order to consult a
conjurer, a shrewd, farseeing rogue,
who, when FELTON, bought at the cutters
shop ON the summit of the hill for a
shilling tho knife with which he killed
the dukes father, may have known for
what purpose it was required.
William Penn was born on this hill
in house close to London wall Forty
four years later-that is, in A. ID. 1855
"a poet lay dead, choked by crust
which starvation had urged him to de-
YOUR too grcedily, in an upper room of
the Bull tavern. This was the i'll fated
Otway. At the time when the son of the
muses. lay dead, Betterton, the celehrat-
ed founder of the stage after the resto-
ration. was wringiEg tears from tho eyes
OF the public. not Cor the faInished
dead, but &c bis own fictitious sorrows
ia Venice Preserved.
II was Ia Great Tower street that
Peter the Great used 70 pass his even
incs drinking bot pepper and brandy
with his bon companion, Lord Car
martbon- In tbs neighborhood of
Little Tower street. which can scarcely
b. supposed 10 have been inspiring,
Thumsoa composed bis Summer. In
Grab street. the Supposed lurking place
~ many q mute. ingl0riCns Milton,
mncb haek literary work was effected.
nuns q wbich hassuryived the touch Of
time's destroying hand Gentleman s
MaRa1lua
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-03-29

o. S. GRANT II AT THE president W n o
AGE OF IL. should be in Of
fee IA years from that date. asking that
his grandson, u. S. Grant, be appoint
ed to cadetship at West Point. The
letter was Endorsed by General w. I.
Sherman and is now in the possession OF
Colonel Fred Grant, who says:
II hopo TO have the pleasure OF pre-
senting that letter in the White House
within the next five years, and / further
hope it will have the effect of securing
the appointment, for the lad is full OF
military ardor. and although he does
not say much. being something like his
grandfather in that respect. he is ear
nestly looking forward to the time when
he shall be admitted.
u. S. Grant ii was born in Chicago
July 4, 1882 AS baby he had great
fondness for boy soldiers. and this fact
did not escape the notice of the general
He went 10 school in Vienna while his
father was minister to Austria from
1889 to 1898. There he acquired not
only knowledge of high and low Ger
man, but also became conversant with
the numerous dialects and can talk to
a German in his patois. no matter from
what part of the fatherland he may
come
He is now at school in New York
and stands at the head of his class.
When asked if he would like to enter
West Point and become general like
his father, he remarked: ~ should like
to go there and secure military train
ing. / don't know if should ever be q
general, though"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-03-29

.
Dwight L. Moody in evangelical work.
For four years they remained together.
when DR.. Pentecost returned to the
Congregational church over which he
had formerly been pastor in Brooklyn.
After some yearsof comparatively quiet
work, he decided to enter the evangelical
field in India. and there he did what he
thinks has been the most important
work of his life SO far
When he returned from the land of
the Hindoos. he was for a time in grave
doubt as to what he ought to do next,
since he was simultaneously called to
the London pastorate, which he finally
accepted. and the pastorate of the Old
Park Street church In Boston. At that
time he was supplying the Marylebone
Presbyterian church, and his molina
tions are said to have been in the direc-
tion of return to his native land. Aft
er careful consideration Of his duty in
the premises, however, he decided to re-
main in the British capital, and his la
bors there have been eminently success
ful