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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
SIMPLE AT FIRST.
Ii Is Foolish to Neglect Any Form Of
PfIes-Cure Them at the Beginning.

Piles are simple in the beginning and cas-
lily cured. They can he cured even I'm the
worst stages. without pain or loss of blood,
quickly, surely and completely. There is
only one remedy that will do it-Pyramid
Pile Cure.
Ii allays the Inflammation Immediately.
heals the irritated surface and with con-
tinued treatment reduces the swelling and
puts the membranes into good. sound
healthy condition. The cure is thorough and
permanent.
Here are some voluntary and unsolicited
testimonials we have lately received:
Mrs. VI. c. Hinkly. e01 Mississippi street.
indianapolis. Ind, says: Have been a suf-
ferer from the pain and annoyance of piles
for fifteen years: the Pyramid Pile cure
and Pyramid Pills gave me immediate relief
and in a short time a complete cure.
Major Dean, of Columbus. O. says: I wish
to add TO the number of certificates as To
the benefits derived from the Pyramid Pile
Cure. | suffered from piles for forty years
and from itching piles for twenty years.
and two boxes OF the Pyramid Pile Cure
have e~ffectually cured me.
Most druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure or
will get IL for you IL you ask them to. IL is
81 per package, and is put up only By the
Pyramid Drug Co.. Albion. Mich.
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A PEOPLE OF FEW WORDS

Let your speech be yea. yea. and nay.
nay says the Good Book. for whosoever
IS more than these cometh OF evil" The
Shakers abide by the spirit of this rule.
Their words are few. simple. sincere and
direct. They waste no energy in idle talk:
they use it in thinkin and doing. And
whatever they do they do with their might.
They are content with nothing short Of the
essence and principle OF the things they
investigate. They take pains and are pa
tient. And thus the doors of many strange
truths open 10 them. In this way they
discovered what may almost be called the
unity of disease. A venerable Shaker says
of 1T: 1T is said that one mans meat is
another mans poison. That is but half the
truth Any mans meat il any mans poi
son. under certain conditions. If the grain
never got further than the hopper we
should never have bread. and If bread never
got further than the stomach we should
never have strength. When the stomach
is torpid. helpless and infiamed the food
lies in il and rots. This fermentation pro-
duces poisons which may. and often do.
disorder every other organ and function
of the body. This is Indigestion or dyspep-
STA. with many symptoms and DISCUSSES.
Cure II and you cure nine-tenths OF YOUR
complaints These words were uttered
many years ago. Since then they have
found a remedy. now known as the Shaker
Digestive Cordial. I'll Is made from medicinal
diSests other foods. Taken while eating,
II rests the stomach and nourishes the sys-
tenn The pain md distresses of dyspepsia
disappear Oefo' lt. II prevents. fermenta-
ton and soon RI torres full power TO the di-
gestion- 1t succeeds in the worst cases
name it bears. Any druggist will sell you
a trial bottle for 10 cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
MARK Twain Not a Great Humorist.
Charles Miner Thompson. i'm the Atlantic.

)AAoA 49, hAAA1A AZ SA0
Neither is Mark Twain-bold as the as
sertiOn may seem-a great humorist or a
great wit. The soul of a jest Is immortal.
If il defies definition and analysis. expert
ence seems to show that wnen il leaves it's
envelope of words standing cold and insig-
nificant, dead upon the page. IL usually does
SO only for the brief space which must
elapse before its next incarnation. If the
soul of ones grandam may naply inhabit a
bird, the soul of the dear old lady's favorite
jest may more than happy inhabit a sem
~tence-none too ~sprightly. one. may fear
i'm the corner of the latest comic paper.
Rarely indeed * that perfectly crystaliized
phrase crea' which can Withstand. like
a diamond, H. wear and tear of time. and
eternally imprison the bright sparkle of wit
that it contains. In other words. the speciai
incongruities of circumstance change, and
the jests change with them: only that
humor lives which is expressed in perfect.
limpid phrase ttake no color from tenn
porary thin lives on from age 10
age when & Iorm by such a mastery
cutter of Sc -ces as La Rochefoucauld:
humor SURVIVES when embodied i'm some un-
changing type of character such as that OF
which Cervantes gave the finest time-re-
sisting form. Id Rochefoucauld may he
considered the type of the great wit. Ger
vantes the type of the great humoriSt.
Mark Twain has shaken the sides of the
round world with laughter. but after all
has he. in the mass OF his writings. uttered
any witticism which touches intimately.
much less radiantly expresses. some eternal
truth of life?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
WAR FLEETS DEFIED.
concluded from First Page.)

powers. Great Britain will 'acquiesce" in
the blockad of the Greek ports.
According TO the reports in diplomatic
circles here. the powers nave already been
notified to this effect and the withdrawal
OF Great Britain from the blockade is the
one subject discussed to-day I'm court and
other circles. The Sultan's advisers are
making the best of the situation by point
ing to the fact that Great Britain does not
constitute the whole of Europe and that
so long as the Sultan has the support of
Russia. France. Germany and Austria he
has nothing to fear from Great Britain.
Ii is whispered that France will i'm all
probability follow the example OF Great
Britain. France, ii Is explained. could read
iv take this step without disturbing To
any appreciable degree her accord with
Russia, but it is added hat in any case
the French government would not risk TAX
ing part in the blockade of Greece. which
would be an act of war, without first con-
sulting the Chamber of Deputies, whose
approval OF the coercion policy is regarded
here as being far from certain.
Ii is stated that Great Britain has init
mated to the powers that If Greece is
blockaded steps should also be taken to
blockade the principal Turkish ports. This
latest move of Great Britain in the eastern
game has undoubtedly called a halt for the
present in the coercive measures and may,
il is said. bring about their abandonment.
In the meanwhile. in view of the imminent
danger of a clash on the frontiers of Greece
which may bring about a declaration of
war between Greece and Turkey. Great
Britain has definitely proposed TO the pow
ers hat steps be taken 10 induce both
Turkey and Greece To withdraw their forces
half a mile from the actual frontier. thus
leaving IA mile of neutral ground between
the opposing armies. Greece. il is ex-
planned. had previously made "A similar
proposal TO the Turkish government. but
the Porte consulted with the ambassadors
of Russia and Germany. seemingly the
foremost friends of Turkey at the present
juncture. with the result that the repre-
sentatives OF these powers advised the
Turkish government to decline the offer.
The Turkish squadron. II is reported. has
been ordered to cruise in the Aegean sea.
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Various Suggestions.

Bracelets are being seen now and again
after a considerable absence. They do not
clasp. but slip over the hands with an adj
Unstable spring.
The bodice with long points is seen again
among the evening gowns, and il Isl a very
welcome fashion for the women with short
waists and a stout figure.
All the pretty spring capes are very short.
very full. and very much trimmed. Many
of the charming summer models are shaped
with long Spanish scarf ends, sash rib
bon often being substituted for the material
composing the cape.
Miss Parloa advises that the breakfast
cereals cooked first in boiling water i'm an
ordinary kettle or saucepan for ten minutes,
then transferred to the double boiler. will
be better cooked and more wholesome eat
ing than when prepared in the usual way.
Hats are trimmed very high on one side.
Brilliant flowers. and many OF them, are
tilted over the eyes. The French woman
follows the extreme of this fashion, and al
most c~onceals the tip of her nose under the
brim of her hat.
made i'm the array of ready-made m
of every description now offered by almost
every well-known importing and fancy dry
goods house in our city; and the results OF
this wonderful progress have induced hum
dreds of women TO make a purchase of
these garments who in past years would
not have deemed them worthy of even a
glance OF inspection.
Rubber plants require to be nourinshed.
and if a tablespoonful OF castor oil is oc-
casionally poured into a little trench made
around the stalk and covered with the earth
IL will be found very beneficial to the plant.
And do not neglect 10 give the leaves a fire.
quent sponge bath of milk and water. With
such care the plant viii be able to send out
new leaves during the winter season as well
as in the summer months.
y good example of one of the e~xtravagant
fancies in dress is a hat. parasol. and neck
ruche TO match. for which you can pay $50.
one color prevails in this elaborate trio. and
red and heliotrope seem TO be popular
shades. One set Is in bright red. The medi-
um large hat OF black lace straw has a
profusion of red peoples and a little black
tulle for trimming; black and the same
flowers form a ruche with ends Of tulle, and
poppies decorate the large. plain red par
aSol.
Pique suits are To be very much worn
later in the season, and are i'm the usual
coat and skirt style, in the sailor costume
with a blouse saist and sailor collar. The
coats are very short. with wide or narrow
reyers. as best suits the figure. and are
trimmed with braid. Shirt waists of China
silk, in some plain, bright color. will be
worn with white pique dresses. and some
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or The white gowns have colored linen re-
Vers and cuffs, trimmed round with white
braid.
Sleeves on covert cloth and other spring
Jackets are smaller. but shaped much like
those OF the past season. They are gath
cred. not pleated. into the armhole and the
puffed portion il much broader i'm effect
than IL is deep. There are many new sleeve
patterns sent out by various designers that
cut over very successfully i'm the huge
shapes of a year ago. The backs of the
new jackets are tight fitting. with fun but
not fiaring skirts. merely giving 4 pretty
curve in at the waist.
Among the floral decorations at a recent
English wedding, instead OF a marriage bell
a number of smaller bells of various sizes
were hung together. The BELLS were made
of white blossoms with a small orange
suspended by a white satin ribbon for the
clapper. These bells were huns from an
arch made of green foliage plants. a flight
OF white birds was another new feature
among the decorations. Many OF the birds
were suspended by invisible wiAs and one
or two of them were resting upon the
mounds of flowers or the handles of ribbon
trimmed baskets of blossoms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
At city.

ARKANSAS CITY, Ark, March 25.-The
gauge reads 54.7 feet. a rise OF six-tenths of
"A foot in twenty-four hours. four-tenths
higher than ever known. The levees are
in good condition and four feet above the
level of the water. The water is running
around the head OF the levee system at
Amos bayou The outpour there will. how
ever. affect but a small portion of Desna
county. but 1t will loco Chicot Tensas ba-
sim One hundred and fifty men are at
work and on guard to prevent the levee
being cut by lawless people. The railroad
track is tied up with heavy wire for a
mile and "A half to keep il from washin
away in case of an overflow.
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Why COpernicus Never Saw Mercury.
norai..nI L ArrnlI L. H. AAInr4ia

Il tICiNdl I<ONtil, III IL Atidiltlt-
To most people Mercury is known chiefly
as being very difficult TO see; and to be seen
at all it must be looked for low down in
the twilight sky. at certain specified times.
during certain equally specified seasons of
the year. Seeing him is enhanced by the
rumOr that the great CoPernicuS died with
out ever having done SO.
He is, however. not so difficult to detect
as this probably true fable about Coperni-
Gus has led many tO-suppose. Two impede
ments TO Mercury's observation stood i'm
Copernicus's way: the one that Copernicus
lived very far north: the other that the
mists at the mouth of the Vistula rose
nightly to obscure the twilight Sky. The
latter obstacle is as evident as it made Mer-
curry the reverse; the former will he none
the less apparent when we reflect that the
path i'm which all the major planets travel
is in northern attitudes greatly bowed to
the horizon. In consequence. that path is
subject for a long distance from the sun to
all those atmospheric disturbances peculiar
to the horizon. disturbances which make
observations near IL practically impossible:
and the farther north, the greater the diff
Guilty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
Turkish Preparations for War.

SALONICA, March 25.-It is still rumored
here that Edhem Pasha. commander in
chief of the Turkish forces, has resigned
owing TO the conflicting riders he receives
from the palace and from the war minister
y well-equipped hospital has been estab-
lished here with a thousand beds. Field
hospitals have been established at Elias
soma, Monastir and Janina. as well as at
other points. 1t is reported that an adj
vance is imminent. Fresh divisions are
modifying at PreveSa and Katrina. The
consuls are quitting the frontier districts.
Reinfcrcements continue to arrive from
Feredjek. over 10000 men are now on the
frontier. n thousand horses. with tons OF
provisions. tents and ambulances. are GO
ing forward. Siege artillery was sent to the
but il broke down at koZani
owing to the lack of draft horses. Ten
thousand Martini rifles have been sent to
.Jauina.
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OBITUARY..
Alex. ". kcnaday. Secretary of the
Mexican War Veterans Association.

Mexican War Veterans Association.
WASHINGTON. March 25.-Alexander NJ.
Kenaday, secretary of the National Asso-
citation of Veterans of the Mexican War
and editor of the Vidette. died here to-day.
aged seventy-three years, after an illness
of nearly four years. He was we'll known
10 nearly all the veterans of the Mexican
war. lie was born in Wheeling. w. Va,
in 1924. and was of Irish extraction. His
father was a captain of a steamboat on
Mexican and Southern rivers for ten years
and the son, after "A brief experience in the
composing room of the st. Louis Repub-
ican. served several years on his fathers
boat. He early enlisted in the Mexican war
and served throughout it with credit as a
sergeant. Later the gold excitement drew
him to California, where he spent several
years prospecting and in the printing busi-
ness. In 1861 he married Miss Mary l.. Can
mfr. of New York city. They had five chill
dren. none of whom survives. In 1869 he
came to Washington for the Mexican Vet
Grams Association and had remained here
ever since. attending To the business of the
organization and editing the Vidette.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
Brewery Deal ant Dayton.

DAYTON. o.. March z5.-There is a big
brewery deal on hand here. A EuroDean
syndicate has an option on six of Qayton's
largest breweries and is trying TO iana the
seventh. IL was thought that tie deal
would be closed tonight. but IL has not
been as yet The offer for the six hreweries
Is S.W0.0a. II by some turn OF fortune the
present deal Is not consummated an English
syndicate. represented by ex-Governor
campoeh and Hon, Joe Downing will try
the breweries is holding back for more
money. IL is said by the attorneys In the
case that the deal will be closed tonight
or tO-morrow.
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Serious at yfckSsurg.

VlcKSBURG. Miss March 25.-The river
situation between Greenvilie and Vicksburg
Is becoming serious. To-day great quanti-
ties of material. sacks and lumber were
shipped from this place TO points on each
side OF the river TO be used In raising the
ieyees and in planking them to prevent the
wash OF waves The fight will be one of
the most arduous character. but the leVees
are fresh and strong and il is believed they
will be held. Reports that water is flowing
around the Arkansas levees are regarded
as specially menacing to the Tensas basin
district Boats are beginning to run by
daylight only to avoid inJuring the levees.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
Anti-Fat Experience.
New York Ledger.

WV E<1to0AE
A. L., who is a reader of the Ledger, has
noted the inquiries of certain correspond
ents as to the best way to reduce flesh.
From being uncomfortably stout. weighing
PA pounds, she has reduced herself to 100 by
the following method. which. while ii re-
quires a goodly amount of self-denial and
perseverance. is certainly effective. The
diet is as follows: Beefsteak, broiled; soda
crackers: white or Graham bread thome-
made). toasted: no bakers bread, as il con-
tains sugar or molasses; hard-boiled eggs:
tea. with either sugar or milk, but not
both; lemonade. but not "A drop of water. n
moderate amount of exercise was taken.
and a dose of Epson salts once "A week n.
l.. says she kept to this diet until she was
sufficiently reduced. then ate as others do.
Whenever she finds herself getting too
stout she goes back to the diet prescribed,
and always with the most satisfactory re-
suits. The Ledger has always maintained
that fat is controllable. save i'm cases of dis
ease. The good things of this life are very
alluring, and it takes great force TO resist
temptation. But a strict rule of abstinence
is the only thing that Will win and at the
same time improve and preserve the health.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
Movements Of steamers.

NEW YORK. March 2l.-Arrived: III. IL.
Meir and .Trave. from Bremen: Palatia,
from Hamburg: Cutie. from Liverpool. The
Ohio. which left New York Feb. 8 for an
excursion to the West Indies, arrived to-
day. having covered a total distance of
s,323 miles.
QUEENSTOWN. March 25.-Arrived: Ger
manic. from New York, for Liverpool.
Sailed: Majestic, from Liverpool. for New
York.
LIVERPOOL. March 25.-Sailed: Rhyn-
land. for Philadelphia.
BOULOGNE. March 25.-Sailed: Amster-
dam. for New York.
BALTIMORE. March e5.-Sailed: Num-
chen, for Bremen.
BREMEN. March 25.-Arrived: Havel.
from New York.
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tary or the foreign office. Mr.. George N
Curzon. replying to a question on the sub
Ject of the Cretan blockade as applicable
10 british and American vessels. said that
both British and American ships carrying
cargoes belonging to Engiishmen or Amer1-
cans and destined for the interior of the
Island of Crete were liable to be visited.
searched. and the delivery of the cargo
prohibited II. in the opinion of the admirals.
such delivery was calculated to prolong the
disorders in Crete. Mr.. CurZon added that
the sanction under which the admirals We're
thus acting was that of the powers II: ID.
Davies, Conservative. asked if the United
States had consented to have their ships
searched I'm Cretan waters.
Speaker Gully declined to allow the ques-
tiOn without notice.
Replying TO a question as TO theepossible
withdrawal of the Turkish troops from
Crete. Mr.. CurZon said hat the British
ambassador at Constantinople. Sir Philip
Currie. had been instructed to lose no OPP
portunity Of asking the withdrawal OF
Turkish troops from Crete, (which. how
ever" Mr.. Curzon added. would be great
ly fecilitated by the withdrawal of the
Creek forces -
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submerged and more than forty houses are
under water up TO the flooring Hundreds
OF families are moving furniture into other
houses. The freshet is greater than the
flood of 1S4S. The railroads are still pre-
vented from entering Albany. The pas
senger bridge over Muckalee creek was de-
stroyed last night and the new iron bridge
over Kinchefone creek was washed away
early this morning. The bridge over the
Flint river Is expected to be swept away
at any hour. Thousands of acres of valu-
able land is submerged OH the line of the
river front. Ii is expected that the bridge
mill 0o
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The Way of WOn.an's Progress.
Nan VarU rTr;l,,,o

New YORK Tribune.
An old story tells of a boy who. on being
late at school one winters day, excused
himself by saying hat ii was so slippery
that for every step he took forward he
slipped two the other way.
Then how did you get here at alp
asked the teacher skeptically.
"Oh. L turned around and went back
ward" he answered promptly.
This seems the way of romans progress.
Despite the efforts of many women. they
make no material Roadway. and sometimes
actually appear to go backward. to arrive
at a desirable goal. for after all is said and
done matrimony appears to be still the only
comfortable solution for the unprovided
girls of an average family.
One of the greatest hindranceS to a wom-
ans independent position seems to be that
there are not enough places even for the
men. and. although ii seems to be conceded
nowadays that woman may do all she
wants to-if she can-the outlook is far
from encouraging. and when. As il some
times happens. one of these plucky bread
winners is relieved of her wearisome strug-
gle. and given the haven and shelter Of a
good mans love and protection, her friends
are unfeignedly pleased. They never say. as
they might of Il young man similarly
placed, What a pity to spoil her career"
One must look at things as they are. and
not as what we should like them to he. 1t
is undeniably true that even the women
who succeed do not succeed by a mans
standard-they may manage TO exc out a
subsistence. but they seldom If ever secure
d competence.
There is something quite sad in seeing the
brave girl workers grow older and faded
looking, with their beauty and youth on the
wane. and realize there is nothing before
them but the long. monotonous dreary road
of daily toll. and we fain would go back to
the old idea that a woman should be taken
care of and cherished.
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Seven Hundred We're Massncred.

CONSTANTINOPLE, March %. The
Greek patriarch issues an official report
that there were seven hundred persons
killed. including a number of Greeks, in the
recent massacre at Tokat. The Porte. fear
ing an outbreak here, has arrested eighty
Armenian suspects. To-day ii is stated
that the Sultan is soliciting an explanation
through the Turkish ambassador at st.
Petersburg of the concentration of Russian
troops upon the Turkish frontiers. On the
other hand, thelrumor is revived Of the eX-
istence OF a secret treaty by the terms of
which Russia undertakes TO uphold the in
tegrity of Turkey, who thereby becomes her
vaSsal. 1t is alleged that there can be no
other reason for RuSsia'S unexpected atti-
tude towards Greece.
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The Upper Rivers.

ST. LOUIS. March 25.-According to the
report issued by the local Weather Bureau
to-day the river here will continue TO rise
and will reach about pa feet by Saturday.
The Missouri and upper Mississippi rivers
Will also continue to come up. "A rise of
at least one foot being indicated from
keOkuk south TO Hannibal and about one
half foot from Hannibal to the mouth of
the Mis- auri river by Saturday morning.
the past twenty-four hours the follow
Ing rises have been recorded: Kansas City
and Bonneville. l foot; Hannibal, $40 foot
Keokuk. Ia, clio foot.