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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-13
Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 11.-Cctton easy; sales,
% bales ordinary, 1S-lec; good ordinary, lS-16c
ding. 1-16c; middling fair, 51Gc; receipts lao
bales stock, is, APT bales.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 11.-Cotton steady; middling,
exc; receipts, S. bales; shipments, 16S bales
stock, 2.SSS bales sales. $50 bales.
NEW YORK Sept. 11.-Cotton closed quiet
middling uplands, 7-16c; middling gulf, 11-16c
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-13
THE JoBBTNG TRADE.

CThe quotations given below are the selling prices
OF the wholesale dealers.)
Canned Goods.
Corn. eecQA25. Peaches-Standard s-lb, $500
i7b seconds SL20@1.30: 3lb pie. 75Qb0c; California
standard, g.7542: California seconds. 81. 40l1 so.
Observation-Disclosures. 2-lb. 65@70c: Tasp-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-13
Butter, Eggs and Cheese.

NEW YORK, Sept. -Butter-Receipts, S,4O1
packages. Market very firm Western dairy 10
iSc;. EIgns, 1oc; factory, SQ12c. cheeseIReceiPts
2,2S9 packages Market quiet large white 95sc;
small white. ne; large coored, ,9lsc; small col
ored. 91$c; part Skins, 6lRQ7c; full Skins, Ss@4c
EgEs-Receipts, 1927 packages. Market steady;
State and PENNSYLVANIA, l7Q1Sc; Western 16c
KANSAS CITY, Sept, 11;m,l8utter higher and
Eggs-rhe market is about steady: Receipts are
heavy and eggs are in poor condition The de-
mand is slow; fresh candled Missouri and Kansas
stock Toe.
CHICAGO. Sept. lion the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market firm; creamery,
l2Qnl3c: dairy, 90 15c. Cheese easy at S4@9c
Eggs firm; fresh, Pee
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 11.-Butter unchanged;
fancy Western creamery, lie. Eggs steady; fresh
nearby, lie; fresh Western, 1612c. Cheese quiet
hut steady.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-13

ply was light. The market was active on the
select light grades, while other weights were
steady with the close of yesterday. Packers and
order trade bought. The closing was weak to sc
lower, with all Sold
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-13

pIIttp anu LdIIDs-IIoCtlplS Ilght; shipments
light Nothing here except common and medium
grades held over from yesterdays receipts The
r0arket was dull on that class.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

"King SolOmen's Treasure" only Aphrodis- iacal Tonic known. (See DictOnary) $5.O0 box, 3 weeks treatment. MASON CHEMICAL Co, r. O. Box 747, Philadelphia, Pa.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
edge.
Electro macnetic Voice.

Professor " E Ayrton of London stated recently that there is no doubt the day will come, maybe when you and are forgotten, when copper wires. gutta percha coverings and iron sheath ings will be relegated to the museum of antiquities Then. when a person wants to telegraph to friend. he knows not where, he will call in an electro-mag- netic voice, which will be heard loud by him who has the electromagnetic ear, but will be silent to every one else He will call, Where are you?' and the reply will come loud to the man with the electromagnetic ear, am at the bottom of the coal mine, or crossing the Andes, or i'll the middle of the Pacific. Or, perhaps, no voice will come at all, and he may then expect the friend is dead Think what that will mean &hink of the calling which goes on from room to room, then think of that calling when it extends from pole to pole-a calling quite audible to him who wants to hear, absolutely silent to him who does not.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
WHY so MANY REGULAR
 PHYSICIANS FAIL Q
To Cure Female nls@5ome True Reasons Why Mrs. Pinkham Is More Successful Than
 the Family Doctors.

A woman is sick; some disease pecu- liar to her sex is fast developing in her system. She goes to her family physi- elan and tells him story, but not fA< whole story. .
 She holds something back, loses her head, becomes agitated, forgets what she wants to say, and finally conceals what she ought to have told, and thus completely mystifes the doctor.
 Is it any wonder, therefore, that the doctor fails to cure the disease? Still, we cannot blame the woman, for it is very embarrassing to detail some of the symptoms of her suffering, even to her family physician. @
 It was for this reason that years ago Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass, determined to step in and help her sex. Having had considerable ex- perience in treating female ills with her Vegetable Compound, she encour- aged the women of America to write to her for advice in regard to their complaints, and, being a woman, it was easy for her ailing sisters to pour into her ears every detail of their suf- faripp Over OrA h-,-I-aS %h~.-r--S women wee successfully treEted by Mrs PinkhRm last year. Such are the grand results of her experience.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Hunt Alligators for a Living

"There are men in the swamps of the South who make their living by hunt ing alligators," said a man who has just returned from that region. "Their mode of hunting the saurian is very ingenious as well as successful. In the summer, when the swamps dry out, the alligators, which abound there in large numbers. live in holes ten or more feet deep and inclined or slanting. The weapon of warfare used upon these creatures is long pole. at the end of which is sharp steel prod and hook. This is run down into hole, and the alligator is prodded until he be- comes mad, then he snaps the hook like a fish and is immediately caught. He is then drawn up to the mouth of the hole and is shot through the eye until dead. The teeth are extracted and the hide cut off. Both are sold at some nearby place. Some parts of the alligator are eaten. if it be young."- Chicago Times-Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
REST AND RELIEF.

A piece of machinery run by steam and Overworked will become cranky, creaky and out of gear, owing to some expansion of metal from heat and friction. Stop its work, rub and brighten and let 1t rest In a short while it will be restored and will run smoothly. The human system Is a machine. loo much work aud worry are thrown upon 1t; too much of the heat of daily cares; too much of tue steam of daily business. the nerves become cranky; they are restless, sleepless and twitchy, ana a neuralgia condition sets in. Pain throws the machine out or gear and it needs rest and treatment to strengthen and restore. St. Jacobs OlI is the one remedy ot all peculiarly adapt ed to prompt and sure cure. 90 many have so freely testified from experience and use 10 it's eiIcacy in the cure Of neu- ralgia that It passes without saying mat IL surely cures. IL will be a gracious sur prise 10 many after the free use or It 10 lind how easily pain, cares and worry may be iIfIed, anu how smoothly the hu- man machine goes OH.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

4 crocodile takes SC seconds 10 turn enUistsiy f-Gud
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
A Brave Man.

Nicolas. Chevalier d'Assas, Frencl captain in tue Auvergne regiment, born at VlgaB - :ie Languedoo, while mak- Ing a reconnaissance during the night u Oct. l5, l76O, at Klostercamp in Westphalia, met column of the enemy which was advancing in silence to sus- prise the French army. He was ordered to keep silent or else they would kill him. D'Assas at once cried ont, "A moi Auvergne-the enemy is here!' He was killed on the spot. ot.-Bouillet' Dictiop. ary of History.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

Work on the Ojai railroad is progress ing rapidly. The contractors have pro- vided their force and have one gang working at Long valley. while the other is stationed at the Ayala place, about three miles from town. The culvert builders have completed nearly all of the smal! culverts and bridges. The grading will be finished at this end of the line in about two weeks. when the laying of the ties and rails will com- mence. The cars on the Ojai Valley railroad will soon be ready to convey passengers.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
SHE WAS WRONG.
The Original Poem Wasn't by Cowper a1
 All, but by Some One Else.

All, but by Some One Else.
 There is a woman's literary club on the South Side which is having the hardest imaginable time to keep togeth- CT. Unlike most similar organizations, it is not from want of money that this association of fair students is constant ly threatened with disbandment. A spirit of discontent and rivalry stalks through the meetings.
 The original purpose of the club was 8 thorough criticism of the works of Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Milton, Spenser and Sir Edwin Arnold. But, although this laudable intention was adhered to for several months, after awhile some of them got to writing es- says and other papers to Ee read before the society. The beck trade may not have noticed it, but at that time there was considerable run on concordances, glossaries. books of synonyms and liter ary dictionaries. Ever since then things have gene from bad to worse. It seems impossible to maintain harmony
 The vice president of the organiza- tion, charming young lady, whether considered mentally or from her photo graph. recently wrote rather extend ed poem in very lofty strain. She read it to the club. Amid the general ap- plause which followed there came from several remote corners of the room some thing liso u lE-l-1s- = couple 7f her auditors were heard to say that she bad never written anything like that before; that they GIGa believe any one in the club was capable of 1t; that, in fact, several passages sounded strangely familiar
 Finally one member with glasses and very penetrating expression, address ing the author of the poem, said:
 Didn't you get some of that from Cowper? I'm sure you did" !"
 ''I did nothing of the kind," retorted the vice president, flushing at the &C., cusation.
 "Oh, but remember almost the ex- act linesP' persisted her accuser.
 "How dare you say sop returned the poet hotly.
 But we'll get the book and look. |" persisted the other.
 You're mean, mean thing" said the vice president, bursting into tears "I didn't get this from Cowper at all. And now that you're so smart I'll not tell you where did get it. "-Chicago Tribune
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
A LESSON IN ECONOMICS.
Young Woman Gives a Young Man
 Some Valuable Tips.
Again 1t is a Washington girl.

Some Valuable Tips.
 Again 1t IS Washington girl.
 This time she appears as an angel ot economy to young man who needs that kind of angelic administration about as much as any other young man In the Capital City, and she is just as successful as if she were trampling hin, under her scornful heel and making him feel how utterly helpless man is in conflict with the irresistible.
 By Jove " he was saying, "this sort of thing is simply intolerable!"
 What sort of thing?" she incurred. with admirable poise
 "Why, 1 have just had to pay a mes senger 40 cents to deliver a note up town for me, and he was gone less than half an hour. It would be cheaper to have hired cab and horse and driver, and still cheaper to have sent it by mail under a special delivery stamp"
 "What was the note?" she asked, womanlike, before she thought.
 "A response to an invitation to din- ner."
 Forty cents is cheap for good din- ner, :" she smiled.
 "But couldn't go, "-Le walled "It was a declination, and the 40 cents on top of that. Really, though, this mes- senger service is a rank imposition and should not be tolerated. Twenty five cents au hour is aur'e. with -'-rl rt-. tauCes at 10 Cr I5 cents The .alvel- fence is easily worth that, but more than that is plain ext0rtion and the greed of monopolies.
 You have my sympathy. You are the more entitled to 1t because you don't seem to know any better Now, why aren't you as bright as man l know, who hasn't any moro money than you have? When he has note or a book to send to a girl. he doesn't waste 40 cents on grinding monopoly -oh, that's what it is," she laughed as she noted his look of surprise, ''we have call in our house, and am con- pelled to use it sometimes-but he docs a much better thing. He just adds 10 cents to his 40, slips around to the flor ist's, orders 50 cents worth of yiOlets sent to the girl, puts the note in with the flowers, and there you are. See? Only 10 cents out, and think how much in-for girls do love flowers, even 50 cents worth"
 The young man began gasping for air.
 "Or," she went right on, eff it is the season when flowers are more ex- pensive than messenger service, just substitute candy for flowers. You can get something perfectly lovely for 60 cents, and to add book or pleasant note to it makes it we'll worth the girls kindest thought and your 20 cents ex- tra. Now, is the plan clear to your stu pid brain?''
 Whether it was or not the young woman that very afternoon received delightful note of thanks for valuable information, accompanied by 50 cent bunch of yiolets from we'll known florist. ist.-Washington Star
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Medical Students.

The ratio of medical students to the population in this country is about twice as great as it is in Europe Tie reason of this curious difference is found in the greater ease with which a diploma can be obtained in the United States, the medical schools of Europe requiring much more complete previous preparation and compelling the studenta to undergo longer course of study be fore he is eligible to degree.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
SLAIN BY POISON.

Not the poison that the covert assassin ad- ministers in the drink, the food, or some other guise, but the poison of malaria shortens the lives of myriads. There is safe and certain antidote. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which not only fOrtifies the system against malaria, but roots out it's seeds when they have germina- ted. Dyspepsia, constipation, rheumatic, liver and kidney trouble are conquered by the Bitters.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Acids and the Teeth.

It is dentists word that acids are quite as injurious as sweets to the teeth, unless their traces are promptly remov- ed. Oranges or apples eaten at night need the brush as certainly as do candy and other sweets. If persons would be careful, too, what is taken before a teeth filling appointment, those with sensitive teeth will find some mitiga- tion to their suffering. Acids that set the teeth on edge are particularly to be avoided
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

The air Is so clear in the arctic re- gions that conversation can be carried on easily by persons two miles apart. It has also been asserted on good authori- ty that at Gibraltar the human voice has been distinctly heard at a distance of ten miles.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Onto the Game.

Hey, therer' cried the dark-visaged man; you've forgotten your umbrellar'
 No, you don'tr' exclaimed the man addressed. If it was mine you wouldn't say word about it. This is a scheme to trap me and I'm on to it." North American.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

Mrs. Farmer--Don't you never do no work?
 Tired Tomkins-Well, say; if yer knew w'ot hard work it wuz fer a col Iege-bred man ter keep his temper w'iist answerin' ungrammatical females yer wouldn't ask dat-Judge.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Fragile.

He-Miss Roseleaf's complexion is very delicate
 She (without the least touch of mailce, Of course)-Very; I've known a single application of soap and water to rum it.-Judge.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Beyond the Limit.

First Coryphee-They say that Blanche is to marry a man old enough to be her grandfather.
 Second COryphee-Why, everybody knows there is no such man.-Petit Journal Pour Rire.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
The Barrier.

Say" said Weary as he looked up from the clover in the fence corner. "How do they git at the gold up ther in Alasky?"
 "By washin," replied Wearys pard. "Cnunt me ont. .n said Weary.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Trv;ro to Defraud Her,

Horton-How is it that you always put on such a long face and talk so dis :ouragingly when your wife happens to be present? And at other times you ire of the most enthusiastic prosperity boomers 1 know of?
 Henley-I promised her away along ast spring that I'd get her new seal skin sacque this fall, if business picked ap.-Cleveland Leader.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

Ihe moro man knows Che more he is inclined to De modest Fielding
 4 Californian claims to have invent ed a new machine which Iauuders col lars and cu1s wItAOG. producing a saw edge
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

What missing wordf-no SAFE although SahHirg's Be' powder and tea
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Invisible.

Gladys-Look at Miss Shapeley, Tom, she has just come out with her new bathing costume.
 Tom (who is slightly near-sighted)- Well, why don't she put it on.-Up To Date.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Oh. Charityi

"But. my dear" gently remonstrated her husband, "I thought l gave you S5 to buy a sofa cushion for your fancy table at the fair, yesterday"
 "Why, but, John, dear, this $5 is to buy it back. Judge.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
An Even Th;n0.

"Yes," said the minister, stormy weather keeps almost as many away from church as fine weather"
 What do you mean?"
 "Why, in fine weather they go out on | their WheeiSrAPuck.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
This Is Rather Dcen.

Jones-Brown is getting lower down in the world every day.
 Smith-Is it possible! How do you account for it?
 Jones-He's digging a well.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
TI.e srinister,s NIIstake.

Tn a rural parish iu the Mearns SD Aberdeen divine. who had driver over in a hired vehicle, occupied the pulpit. Only one person attended service, and the minister auCloEized for the length of his discourse. Ills auuIence slgnImou his approval of his preaching, and the minister continued. Guess his conster- nation when he discovered his audience consisted of his driver, who had been engaged by the hour. r.-Edinburgh Dis patch.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
A Saint.
is good-natured. is heY"

'"He is good-natured, is heT
 "Good-Atured! Why, I've known that man to wear smiling face when he was speaking of tearing off a porous plaster!'-Scottish Night.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
High Enough Now,

Do you think clothes will be much higher under the Dingley law?
 If they are it will be difficult to see some of the bicycle skirts at all."-Chi- cago Evening Post.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Personal Art.

"This puts another complexion on the affair."" said the society belle, as she blended her red and white on the facial palette.-Geveland Plain-Dealer.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
A Disgrace to His Craft.

Raggsy-Say, we've got ter scratch Woggsy off our list.
 Scraggsy-Why?
 Raggsy-I seen him readin' der "want" ads in der newspapers.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
T0uOh IuCk,

we all have burdens to bear"
 But some of us have double load; have to walk the floor with twins every night."-Judge.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
No Rest.

'T presume now that you son has completed his education, he will take a rest for awhile?
 "Lord love ye, no" said the old man. "He has begun on mine, now."-In- dianapOlis Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
An ExcnsabLe Iea1onsr.

'Tt flE- 44r wit ,nvy." remarked tie man who wants un appointment 'to see that schoolbOy trudgiDg 10 his studies"
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Looking for Fossils.

Miss OIdun-That gentleman over there has admired me all the evening. Who is he?
 Friend-He's a collector of antiqui- ties.-Up To Date.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Onite Another Thing.

Mrs. Smth-HOw long have you known MT. Jones?
 Mrs. Jones-Three years.
 Mrs. Smith-Why, I thought you were brought up together from child hood?
 Mrs. Jones we were; but we've only been married three years.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
He Certainly Wnn1d

IOm-Wnat would you think if ! were to kiss you?
 May-Fd think you would regret the many opportunities you have wasted.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
HUMOR OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
 OF THE PRESS.

Odd, Curious and Laughable Phases of Human Nature Graphically Por- trayed by Eminent Word Artists Of Our Own Day-A Budget of Fun.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Novelist's Best Effort.

Novelist-Do you like tennisf
 The old lady gives perfunctory an- sWer
 Novelist-The only tennis like is Tennysor. or.-Noman.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Taking No Chances,

"Why do you wear those black glasses?"
 There's q woman in our neighbor- hood who tOl7 her husband that wink ed at her, and Pm taking no chances % Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Lucky.

Physician Examining a corpse)- Three wounds! The first is fatal, but the two others, luckily, are not serious. -Fliegende Blaetter.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Consistent.
laze, mum, there's a book

Bridget-Plaze, mum, there's book agent outside as wants to see you.
 Mrs. Upright-A book agent working on Sunday? The wicked, wicked man! Tell him Pm out of town and won't be back until to-morrow.-New York Her aid.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
What It Means.

Bacon-What does it mean when you
 Egbert-It means she doesn't carry them on her face.-Yonkers States man.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
New Source of Worry,

First Policeman-What, only been married two weeks, and looking wor- ried already! Why, what's wrong, old man?
 Second Policeman can't think of any place to hide my club so my wife won't find it.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
sisterIY Admiration.

A raw Scotch lad joined the volun- teers, and on the first parade day his sister came with his mother to see the regiment
 On the march pass Jock was out of step.
 "Look, mither," said his sister, they're a oot O step but GOT Jock. !" Glasgow Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
As La suN MENr DowN-

Two soldiers lay on the battlefield At night when the sun went down. One held a lock of thin gray hair. And one held a lock of brown One thought of his sweetheart back at
 home,
 Happy and young and gay, And one of his mother left alone, Feeble and old and gray. Each in the thought that woman cared Murmured a prayer to God, Lifting his gaze to the blue above, There on the battle sod. Each in the joy of a woman's love Smiled through the pain of death, Murmrred the sound of a woman's name, Though with his parting breath. Pale grew the dying lips of each Then, as the sun went down, c One kissed lock of thin gray hair, And one kissed lock of brown.
 .TOssSv. TAlL-
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

It is estimated that the turkey trade of the United States exceeds $12, ,000, 900 annually. The greatest of the turkey growing states are Illinois, Pennsylva- uia, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas. Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

Piso's Cure for Consumption has beer a God-send to me.-Wm. B. Mcclellan Chester, Florida, Sept. IT. 1895.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
An Impossible Economy.
'eBut if you must reduce yo

aa-z why don't you discharge -o--- private --cretGryY
 What. Ana meet aH nose creditors personally? | should say not."-Chi- cago Journal
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Then He Hurried.

'Well," he said, at last, after they had been silently gazing at each oth- for a long time. "I think I'd better
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

Singers. actors and public speakers since the introduction of the electric and are less likely to catch cold, their throats are not SC parched and they feel better This is due to the air being less vitiated and the temperature more eveu
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
Where She Shone,

Miss Passay-I have been called the handsomest woman in many an assem- hlape
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
"Dis am foul weather, deacon" "Who said was gwine fo' chickens?" Cincinnati Enquirer.
No Joke.


the mOther-in-law jokes you used to be so great on. How is that?
 Office HumOrist-Oh, I've got one n0w.-Loudon Piel-Ne-Up.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18
V.AIUTlr K-,-v,,- 4 HT.u~r,-

Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.. Hrll's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surIaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-12-18

Cleverness is serviceable for every thinO sufficient for nothiro -A-r,iol