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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-15
OUT OF THE ORDINARY,

New York has an Irish population or $780,
AS. the largest Of any city in the United
States.
Toxic. the metropolis of Japan. has a reg
istered population of LII, i55, inhabiting S4l,-
COS houses.
The Coliseum at Rome was built to ac-
commodate 100000 spectators. 1t covers five
and one-half acres of land. and was 10 feet
high.
The gifts to colleges, churches. libraries
and public charities in this country last
year amounted to SOS. 9l3.549. against sl9.-
967.116 in 1894
Our globe now contains lao. 729. 200 :nhab-
itants. according TO the latest statistics.
More than half OF this number are claimed
by Asia alone.
Portugal will celebrate next year the four
hundredth anniversary of Vasco da Gama's
setting out on his voyage around the Cape
Of Good Hope to India.
1t is computed that there are in London
some fifty thousand families in such a
miserable plight that each family has only
one room to live in.
The Italian beggar must receive a license
to escape a challenge from the police. There
are 12,7S licensed peddlers of the confrater-
nifty in King Humbert's realm.
Coleridge is said TO have begun work on
the Ancient Mariner" when he was abou.
fourteen years of age. 1t was printed and
given to the world when he was seventeen.
A red object is not nearly so visible at
a distance as one of white. A red globe a
foot in diameter can be perceived clearly
only a distance of eight thousand feet. and
a blue globe a little further.
1t is estimated that in India. bunting
all Protestant missionaries. there is about
one to every 500,0 900 people. The entire rev.
enue of all the Protestant missions OF the
world is computed at e, lou. ov.
Italian army officers are wretchedly paid.
A sublieutenant's salary is 1.SO0 lire Gao
a year, which. after paying the taxes and
official expenses. Including his uniform, leaves
him about ST a month for his board and
lodging.
Charlenagne's will Is still In existence. II
gives an interesting description OF treasures
these were three tables OF silver and one OF
gold, OF considerable size and weight. On
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-15

OF ali the sovereigns OF the world. the
Shah of Persia Is said to posses the largesl
treasure in Jewels and gold ornaments. 4
being valued at eD.0O,0W. The chief obiec'
in the form OF q pot of flowers. which Il
surmounted. by an uncut ruby the size OF
hens egg. The diamonds In another symbo
bounds. There Is also q jeweled saber. val
ued At 100000. Another thing that TIT
Shah pr11es is q silver vase ornamentet
= aid, are not TO - found in the world
II the collection there y . cube Of ambe
yh ~ fEnd1tton eays fe1l from heaven In tn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-15

MI. Hardtack-Well. what we want is
a nightwatchman that'n watch. Alert ana
on the uui vive for the slightest noise, or
Indications of burglars Somebody that can
sleep with one eye and both ears open.
and not afraid TO tackle anything seer
Nose Jackson (tremulously-I see, boss,
I'll send nah wife around.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-15
The Dining Car.
Life,

r. r. Oficial-Yox may not believe 1t,
but this dining car cost $1,000.
Planetree-How long has it been running?
lust a wick"
ssp,id for itself yety'
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Puck.

Hojack-I don't know what to do with
that dog. I've tried a dozen times to give
him away. but no one will have him.
Tomdik-Tried to give him away, did
YOU? That's no way to get rid OF a doc.
Ask forty-ive or fifty dollars for him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-15
would Be Very Small.


Detroit Tribune.
somebody she faltered. may come be-
tween U.S."
His breast heaved.
whoever would do such a thing" he
fercely exclaimed. would be contemptibly
small"
And with that he moved even yet nearer
to her.
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somerville Journal.

SOmerv1lfe JOufndi.
Indignant Customer opened that puff 1
bought here the other day, and IL is filled
with cotton. You told me IL was down.
Clerk-No, / didn't. 1t was marked down.
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Clerk lin jewelry store)cGoid rings! Yes,
sir. step this way please. Eighteen carats?
Mulvaney-No, sir; Owe been attn
onions, av ut's my o. yure bizness.
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willing to Oblige.

party come to me the other evening. How
do you like my new ringE
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Hardened.
Puck.

81 lust saw a man sip on a banana peel,
and he came up smiling and never said an
unpleasant word"
II guess he must be learning 20 ride a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-15

PUCK.
Employer-vots dot? Didn't I raise your
salary a vile ago.?
Employer-Vell, you tink / must gift you
more wages efery time / make an assign
ment?
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street. and he said I wouldn't do. Guess he
must want a regular professional."
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HUMoR oFFHE DAY.
Judge.

she-Did you sec the Latin quarter while
in Paris?
passed on me.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-15

PUG

Dobbins-I didn't know you had organic
heart trouble. Bright's disease. hereditary
consumption and hardening Of the liver.
Robbins-I haven't.
Dobbins-But. you insinuated as much to
that man who just went out
Robbins-I know. He Is q friend Of mine
and q life insurance agent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-15

Maud-What do you do when a man per-
sists in asking for a dance and you don't
care to dance with him.?
MarielTell him my card is full.
Maud-But supposing 1t isn't, ana ne still
persists?
see that IL isn't.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-15

FIRST FLOOR
Our cloak rooms are crowded with the
I choicest line of spring styles in
SPRING WRAPS, Capes and Jackets.
. TAILOR-MADE SUITS, both tight-fitting
J and REFERS.
SILK WAISTS. all colors and styles.
SHIRT WAISTS by the hundred.
DRESS SKIRTS and UNDERSKIRTS,
I LADIES' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR, COR
> SETS and FURNISHINGS.
, Elegant things in children's NOBBY
] REFERS and CAPES.
5000 tailor-made Suits in all the latest
styles and materials.
We guarantee that our Suits can be
! bought for less money than it will cost TO
buy the material and have them made. We
. also guarantee a perfect fit. and will only
J sell three Suits of each pattern of our fine
High Grade Suits. These are of the finest
imported Novelties and are our exclusive
patterns.
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Clothing Department

100 double-breasted Suits left, which must
be sold. The choice of any of these we offer
at 50. A great many Of these worth So
and s14.
A lot of odds and ends that we will close
out at s.. All worth double the price.
80 Getaway Frock Suits that never before
sold for less than $3.50 will go. for this
week. to close, at S.
Quite a lot of Cutaway Sack Suits. in
broken lots, that must be sold TO make room
for spring goods. These at your own price.
A lot of Suits in fine Worsteds. Cassimeres,
Cheviots and Thibets. in medium weights, at
less than half price TO close.
EXTRA PANTS
We will offer for. the next ten days any
Pants in the French & Thompson stock
for
$3.50
Also a large lot of frst-class Pants go at
$500
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-16
IN BAD LANDS"
Return of Expedition from
Heart of that Barren Region.
Original Type OF the Great Ameri-
can Hog by the Explorers.

NEW YORK, Oct. 13-The strangest of all
earthly spots is the bad Lands of the
West. Until now it has never been known.
But with the return of a successful expedi-
tion, composed Of scientists. it will be re-
eognized as place where prehistoric nature
lies disclosed and where wonders of the
past are associated with the picturesque
ness of the present.
These important finds are the result of a
carefully planned geological exploration of
the bad Lands made by professor J. f.
Tod, state geOlogist of South Dakota. and
five scientists ofthe state university-E. C.
Eckert, r. w. Ellis. z. A. Jordan. b. s.
Payne and E. j. Wallace. These explorers
followed the valleys of the White Cheyenne
and Bad rivers, crossed their divides and
covered the famous trail between the Black
Hills and Chamberlain. From Rose Bud,
Porcupine Creek and the noted fossil ground
OF Indian Draw, they collected above a ton
OF many rare and several new specimens,
which they shipped from Hermosa to Yer
million.
First and foremost. that much discussed
animal, the great American hog, has been
found at last. For professor Todd and his
associates unearthed its remains in the fos-
sill beds of the bad Lands 1t bears in
general outline resemblance to its descend
ant common to this country. There the re-
semblance ceases. for it is almost as large as
medium sized elephant and is armed with
two horns several inches in length, one ON
each side of its long. flexible nose.
Scientists recognize this interesting brute
as the brontotherium, "a compromise between
the elephant and tapir on one side and the
rhinocerous and hog on the other. Skulls
were dug up which measured two and a
half feet in length and nearly as much in
breadth. They are saddle-shaped much
like that of the rhinoceros. the back of each
rising in prominent transverse crest.
Fortunately for prehistoric man. the bron-
totherium was almost exclusively a vegeta-
rlan. 1t was powerful beast and must have
been hard fighter. Had it been carnivOr-
Gus. it would have discouraged immigration
and interfered largely with the census. 1t
abounded in the White river region and was
avery quick herder. The scientists say its
habits were mostly those of the rhinoceros
OF today, but they unite in classifying it as
the common ancestor of the wild and do
nestle hogs.
Above the brOntotherium beds. professor
Todd and the others found plenty of fossils
of creodons and turtles. most of the latter of
enormous size, though some were only few
inches in length. Many skeletons of the
creodon, prehistoric animal combining the
characteristics of the hog and deer, were
as large as sheep.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-16
Near the close of the fifteenth q

Near the close of the fifteenth cen
tury the greatest of ocean navigators
OF his time discovered the Western
Continent and opened a new field of
energy and development to the civil.
lied nations of the earth. As the
nineteenth century draws towards it's
end there are Indications, announces
the New York Herald, that it will pro-
duce Il new Columbus, who will show
the way to the navigation of the air,
MS isabella s admiral led the way to a
more extended navigation of the sea.
Already some degree of success with
flying machines has been achieved, and
such men as Maxim, Langley and
Chanute are pushing on the trials OF
their devices for aerial flight. Posi-
bly, new inventions in design or the
motive power will change the present
plans of these Xperimonters, but
enough is now known to enable us to
foresee the solution at an early day Of
the problem of flying through the air
in a practical and useful manner.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-16
Whiting Down His Party,

1t is Mr.. &. F. Williams, the irrec-
oncilable. His curt refusal to accept
his nomination at the hands of the
Faneuil hall democracy is war-it is
not politics. Ever since the st. Louis
convention Mr.. Williams has appar-
emily been resolving himself into u
committee of one to make the demo-
cratic vote in Massachusetts as small
as possible. He took his first step
in this direction when he began his
series of vehement attacks upon the
late William E. Russell and other
knowledged democratic leaders.
He continued it when he sprang
his Music hall sensation and attempted
to exclude the authorized managers of
his party in this state from the build
ing which they had hired. Now he
caps the climax of bumptiousness by
proclaiming his unwillingness to take
the nomination which the Faneuil hall
delegates, whom he had fouted, so
magnanimously offered him. He car
ries his irreconcilability even to the
point of rejecting the only chance he
has of going on the official ballot ex-
cept through the awkward expedient
OF nomination papers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-16
Said to be Very Favorable,

The special agents Of the treasury
department, who have been engaged
during the past two weeks making an
examination of the Boston custom
house, have concluded their work and
sent their report to the department at
Washington. The contents of the re-
port cannot be learned, but it is said
that it was n very favorable one, as far
as administration Of the ''port"is is con-
cerned. They made certain recommen-
dations of minor nature in regard to
certain details that they think should
be carried out, but nothing of any
Importance. The books and systems
they found in good condition, and the
warehouses were exceptionally free
from criticism. Special agents Smith
of Boston, Stokes of Plattsburg, N Y,
and Crane of Chicago conducted the
examination. BEN MARoATo.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-16
A Business Like Mayor.

The position taken by mayor Quincy
of Boston in his veto of the pneumatic
tube order is commendable on gener"
al principles, without regard to the
particular case in question. The fran.
chise asked for by the petitioning
company was to lay tubes in some 40
of Boston's streets for the purpose of
carrying mail and small packages
from one part of the system to another
by pneumatic power. The mayor in
spite of a strong favorable vote in the
board of aldermen, has vetoed the
order, on the ground that the fran
chise is "A valuable one and that the
city should receive some compensation
for the rights granted. More vetoes
of this character will be for the inter-
est of the taxpayers. The mayors
private secretary explains:
Mayor Quincy will place his OBJ
jections upon the ground that such a
franchise should not be granted unless
accompanied by contract protecting
the interests of the city and securing
some pecuniary return to the city
treasury. The board of aldermen
could not have legally incorporated
such terms in their grant of the loca-
tions in the streets, but the mayor
will suggest method by which the
desired arrangement can be arrived
at, and he has reason to expect that
the result will be that satisfactory
contract will be made with the Bos-
ton pneumatic transit company. The
mayor is strongly in favor of the in
PRODUCTION of the pneumatic service in
Boston if a contract can be made,
properly protecting the rights of the
city and establishing the principle of
requiring pecuniary compensation
for franchise of this character. 1t
is fair to add that Josiah Quincy is
making very satisfactory mayor He
shows admirable practical business
sense in dealing with the peoples
business.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-16
BOSTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. [
Bewhiskered Women.

Some pseudo-scientists of Boston,
have been saying lately that it is alto
gether likely that the woman of the
future, not the very near future per-
haps, but fifty or n hundred years from
now, will be bewhiskered and will
sport Il mustache, side-whiskers, and
even, perhaps, a full beard, just as the
men do now. This prophecy has
aroused some little interest on the
part of both men and women, and it
must be said has not been thought
pleasantly of by either sex. Men say
that they very much prefer women as
they are at present, and the man is
yet to be found who thinks he could
endure with any degree of equanimity
wife or best girl who had anything
even remotely resembling a beard or
II fraction of one.
Statistics do not show that the
woman of today, taken on the average
has any more hair on her face than the
woman of fifty years ago had. Of
course, such great strides have been
made in the application of electricity
for removing hair that many more
cases of women who do possess incipi-
ent mustaches or whiskers are talked
about than there used to be. But
there is no medical men who would
say. and several prominent ones have
been questioned by the writer, that
hair on the feminine face has in
creased.
Scientific men generally laugh at
the proposition, and the favorite ex-
preston they use in connection with
it is ''moonshine. There is not the
evidence that such a thing
will happen III the future, and iudg-
ing from the past and the fact that
women have existed in this world for
5000 years and have been beardless all
this time is considered a good and
sufficient reason why women are likely
TO continue as they are in this regard.
The men who have brought forward
the theory have never adduced any
reason WHY,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-16
THREE DROWNED IN SURF.
Schooner Luther A. Roby Driven
Ashore Below Cape Henlopen.

LEWES. Del, Oct. 3-Early in the morn
ing the Boston schooner Luther A. Roby,
from Cheverie n. S.. consigned to Souder &
Co.. of Philadelphia, with cargo of plaster,
came ashore during the heavy northeast
gale below the point of cape Henlopen, and
almost Immediately went to pieces.
Harry Milby, steward, of Middleton,
Mass; Thomas Sines, seaman, of Boston and
Norwegian sailor, were drowned, and
Wm. H. Maloney, captain, of Boston !;
George W. Hopkins, mate, of Camden, Me-;
Edgar Lewis, seaman. of Brickhaven, Va;
Frederick Olsen, and Alex Melan, sailors,
were rescued by the life savers.
A fierce northeast gale has been blowing
along the coast several days, and the life
saving crews have been on the alert and all
night patrolled the beach on the look
out for vessels in distress. In the early
dawn the schooner was seen driving toward
the beach. The life savers hastened toward
the spot she was heading for, but she struck
before they came opposite to her, and before
they could get their apparatus into working
order the vessel pounded to pieces in the
heavy surf.
The men aboard of her clung to whatever
pieces of wreckage they could grasp, and
struggled through the whirling waters to
the beach. Three of them never reached it.
but the other five, bruised and battered by
the waves, were drawn ashore by the life
savers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-16
NOT INVITING GOLD.
Stream of Yellow Coin Diverted
From the Treasury.
Banks and Importers Think it
Prudent to Hold on to Gold.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Oct. I3-The treas
ury retutns for the first 10 days Of October
show a stationary condition of the gold re-
serve and an increase in the deficit. The
resumption Of gold imports does not seem
to be Attaching gold at present
into the treasury. The banks and
other importers, apparently, con,
slider it prudent TO hold on to their gold
pending the desision of the election. 1t is
possible that decision in favor OF the gold
standard will bring considerable deposits to
the treasury as soon as the result is known.
A decision in favor of the silver standard
is a sort of result whichthe treasury officials
do not like to face. They anticipate in such
an event raid upon the gold reserve which
would tax the full resources of the sub
treasures at New York and San Francisco
to meet. The only limitation upon the with
drawal of gold would lie in the quantity of
legal tenders available for presentation
at the sub-treasury. The amount in the
New York national bank varies "a good deal
from time to time, but usually ranges about
$50, 100000. This amount alone would not
drain the treasury below the point which the
gold reserve has often touched, but it is be-
lieved that there would be a steady flow of
legal tender notes to New York from all
parts of the country, which would soon soak
up the entire reserve like "A sponge.
The bank note circulation has increased
about S650,000 during the past week, and
now stands at 1884 352, ,422 The bank notes
issued during the were 81 ,595. 800 and the
notes destroyed were SS6S. .266 The circula-
tion on Sept. 80 was $233, ,552 .030 and on Oct.
3, S233, 10. 1888. The circulation is now larger
than at any time since 1888, and the live circu-
lation based upon bonds is larger by $685.
600, 900 than at the close of that year. Cir
culation then was in process of rapid retire.
ment, and the legal tender notes held in the
treasury for that purpose were about $751;
600 900. The amount is now less than $19,-
100000. The circulation based upon bonds
is larger at the present time than on any
date since 1886,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-16
Worlds Food Fair.

From the very first day the Worlds
Food Fair which has Just opened at
the Mechanics building in Boston has
been crowded with visitors from all
over New England and it's success and
popularity fully demonstrated. The
constant improvement made in each
fair every succeeding year has made
them grow in favor with the
general public who now thoroughly
appreciates them as of great education
al value as well as a source of infinite
pleasure. The displays this year are
more elaborate than ever and eclipse
even the most sanguine hopes of the
management. Great effort is made by
those having exhibits to explain the
merits of their displays to the spec
tators and interest them in the prac-
tlcal working, rather than to let them
gaze not understandingly even if ad-
miringly. The daily concerts are
greatly enjoyed as they are indeed
rare musical treats. There is an i'm
mense amount of things given away
free every day from peanuts
to bicycles and every one has an
equal chance. The attendance is
phenomenal, the influx from the rural
districts being extremely large. In
fact one cannot but be greatly bene-
flied by visit to the fair which now
is recognized as the event of the year
throughout New England.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-16
Grand Old Man.

The "grand old man" of the Massa-
chusetts courts is Joseph A. Willard,
clerk of Suffolk superior civil court,
who passed his SOth birthday recently.
On the eventful day he was at his
desk, bright and early, before the
opening of the office, busy with his
duties Of clerk, as if he we're
thirty years younger When seen
by reporter he said: "I
can hardly believe myself that 1
have reached the S0-year mark, but L
know it is recorded in the family Bible
in black and white. / am in the best
of health, in fact, as we'll as at any
time during my life. " He then re-
sumed his work which was frequently
interrupted with congratulations from
his fellow-workers in the courthouse.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-10-16

A foreign naval officer of high rank
once said that if the United States
had not single warship afoat it still
would be a naval power as long as it
kept up Annapolis. What this coun-
try mostly needs now, and of that
there is an imperative need, is an in
crease in the number of men in the
navy, observes the New York Press.
At present there are not enough to
man the fleet properly. The cost of
maintaining a modern navy and keep
ing it up to the standard is enormous.
England's estimate for the naval pro-
gram of 1896 called for S98, 900, 600.