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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19

sion stopped at the house of the injured
man and waited while the coffin was taken
inside, where the lid was unscrewed in or
der to give the invalid a view of the dead
mans face. Then the march to the ceme-
terry was resumed.
speaking of Sand Coulee. 1t struck me
while was there that If l wanted to COM
NIT suicide ] would go there to do 1t.
don't mean that life becomes such burden
in the coal country that the ties that bind
are more easily severed than elsewhere,
but that 1t affords unsurpassed facilities
for a cheap and happy dispatch. It's a
wonder to me that some of the many pep
pie who annually launch themselves into
eternity from Butte do not take the Sand
Coulee route.
Down in the coal mines there is one
passage that is three miles long. and in
some of the chambers air does not seem to
circulate. Upon the walls there is a gath
ering of moisture, and if you puff cigar
in one of these chambers the smoke will
seek the walls, where it clings with an UNI
dulating movement like spray of weeds
under running water. The dew on the
walls is white damp and the dead air of
the chamber where it is found is poisonous.
In a few minutes a. feeling of drowsiness
steals over man who breathes it.. and be-
fore long he is asleep and dreaming deli
ciously-So those say who have been resuS-
citated. But the sleep is akin TO that OF
the lost traveller over whose numbed limbs
the arctic snow eddies and drifts, for. UNI
less help comes soon, there Is no awaken
Ing. II, however, the veniuTesofme ex-
realizes his danger in time and manages to
stagger out into the fresh air, he has an
experience to undergo which may cause
him to regret that he did not remain inside.
Every bone and muscle aches with the In
tolerabe pognancy that is known to con-
yaiescents from yellow fever. The treat
ment is simple but effective. Being nearly
dead, the sufferer is nearly buried. A hole
is dug in the soft earth and the victim Is
made to stand up in it, while the dirt is
thrown around him until only his head is
seen above ground. This seems to draw
out the soreness and in short time the
patient has fully recovered.
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English travelling conveniences.

Robert p. Porter's Letter
leading London newspaper comes out
to-day with a demand for a third-cia ass
sleeping car. / have already spoken OF the
absurdity of delaying any longer such a
convenience to the travelling public, more
especially as hardly any one travels any
thing but third-class nowadays. And now
the London g. Northwestern Railway mas
cars on the trains running through London
and Liverpool. Don't for moment imagine
that this means long open car, IKE our
own dining cars. This latest agony consists
of number of little boxes with doors run
ming off a narrow passage the length OF the
car For your Englishman, whether ne rlues
frst-class or third, delights to congregate
by himself. If four Englishmen enter
Compartment" as the sections or an Eng
lish railway carriage are termed, each VIII
newspaper IN front of his face as barrier,
and silence reigns until they each alight at
their respective destinations. Robert Barr.
in his latest novel, THE Mutable Many,
admirably describes TINS -. Eng in5i SIN
retired tradesman and the manufacturers in
a large way have given an excluslVeness
which it would never have attained mao IL
been a mere resort of noblemen, or a place
for the housing of the working classes,
he savs. fsIt IS the rich and retired trades
man who has given England its reputation
as cold and dignified nation. Nothing can
compare with q hrst-clasS compartment
from Surbiton for frigid eXclusiVeness.
Sometimes an unfortunate uu ne VI ~
coming from his estates In the southwest;
chances upon the Surbiton contingent, ana
makes an innocent and friendly remark, 10
be frozen into silence by the icy stare Oh the
other five occupants of the compartment.
With the advent of this latest cubDy-nole
atrocity goes a-glimmerng all hope OF ever
seeing our Pullman coaches introduced ON
the English railroads.
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odds and Ends.

Plaided and shot silk Russian blouses will
be worn with English serge skirts through
out the autumn season.
Some of the very smart fur garments for
the coming season have frilllng OF rich
lace arranged inside of the collar, with ruff
fles to match at the edge of the nartng
sleeve cuffs.
Elderberry syrup is a good remedy for a
cough. To a pint of the juice of ripe berries
add pint of molasses and boil twenty min
utes, stirring constantly. w hen cold add q
pint Of French brandy and seal tightly.
Coats will show fewer loose shapes. More
close fitted ones will be seen, and, according
to the height of the wearer, will be from
eight to twelve inches below the waist.
Some quite long ones are shown, but will
not be generally worn.
The increasing vogue skirt trimming has
not Influenced tailors TO any great extent.
While handsome braids are used somewhat,
most of the skirts are made perfectly plain
and quite narrow, the newest ones being
only three yards and half around
The Recamier bodice made by French mo-
distes has a seamless back, a bias front,
and is cut in low, rounding shape, the edge
exquisltely draped. 1t is quite long WASTED,
but this effect is changed by soft, wide
silk sash that is wound twice around the
waist, falling in long ends at the left side.
No one color nor any one shade Of any
color can be named that won't be worn.
in demand and blues, plums and puppies
cannot he classed under this head. Black
will be worm but more colors will be seen.
Inc latest SndueS VIII DC pIOWHS, green's
and reds, decidedly leaning toward the gar
nets.
There are many dishes that are injured
by the overheard use OF eggs and certain
dishes which are far better when they are
left out. AS rule, all table breads which
are baked at an intense heat, such as turns
the albumen of the egg to the consistency
of leather. are hopelessly toughened when
they are made with eggs. Almost all pan
cake or any cakes baked on the griddle are
better without eggs. Corn pancakes are an
exception. Without eggs they are too ten
der to turn well.
Gray gowns and gray skirts of handsome
material with pretty silk fancy waists en-
suite, will be worn all the season by both
matron and maiden. Many of these gray
gowns are relieved by trimmings Of white
or soft daffodil yellow but little deeper than
cream color. Canvas, Henrietta cloth, eta
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PUZZLED THE SAVANTS.
wise Men of Washington Were Filled
with Alarm.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
In one of the many glass cases in the
Smithsonian Institution at Wasnllilsiont tbs 10
one. i'm the words of the late President
HAYES that Jared the Washington monu-
ment" and therein lies the story.
During centennial year Congress re-
solved to provide the necessary FUNDS Tor
the completion of the monument, when up
to that time had been worked at only Whlle
the several smaller appropriations lasted.
1t was discovered however, That the orig
inal foundation was likely to be incapable
of sustaining the enormous weight OF mar az
BILE necessary for carrying the shaft 800
feet above terra firma. A new foundation
was, therefore, needed, and architects
thought a solid concrete bed Ito Ieet square
and nearly fourteen feet in thickness would
accomplish the strengthening desired;
During the operation of replacing the OLD
foundation it was considered eXpedlent 10
provide means for noting carefully the
Slightest vibration of the walls, lest the
monument might be in danger OF collaps-
ing Accordingly q heavy weight was sus-
pended by stout thread from the apex 10
a pan of thick syrup located on the base,
so that no chance draught of air would be
likely to sway the weight An ingenious
continuance was so attached to the weight
that the slightest vibration of the smart
would be faithfully recorded, ana ITS lnse-
curity would at once be an established fact.
One morning a few months after these
careful precautions had been taken there
was a great &C mmotion among the work
men, A compl, te record of numerous per-
turbations and tremblings had been writ
ten the index, showing cOncluSlNely
that the mammoth obelsk had Jared,
swayed and settled during the night.
Scientific heads were obviously shaken.
After much persuasion one of the men
finally consented to go TO the top and ex-
anime into the cause. The astonishing re-
port came into the midst of the anxious
thrOng below how an owl in seeking shelter
in the lofty tower had somehow managed
to catch its wings in the thread and was
still hanging there. suspended TO the in
terror of the monument, and innumerable
happings and struggles of his owlship had
all been recorded by the index as testimony
against the stability OF plumb-latd marble
blocks and solid concrete.
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young man. For what purpose? Why. that
you may become an olympic conqueror, bur
1t is not to be accomplished without sweat"
But patience does not mean passive SUBJ
mission or contented resignation. 1t is not
stoicism nor Indian fortitude. Even the
sufferer from bodily pain needs an element
of courage and the power of a triumphant
faith. The patience ef Job was not passive
yielding to misfortune. 1 imagine Job is
commonly pictured as patience on a monu-
ment." Not so; he stoutly battled through
all his misery and finally conquered. Pa
thence means grit, grip, pluck and the en-
DURANGO of Christ.
When you get into tight place." writes
Harriet Beecher Stowe, and everything
goes against you till it seems as if you could
not hold on q minute longer, never give up
then, for that's just the place and the time
that the tide will turn
o, brothers and sisters, struggling and
hoping in this wonderful world OF smiles
and tears, victories and defeats we need
patience with ourselves, patience with one
another, patience in the home patience on
the street, patience at work, patience in
life and death, patience everywhere.
no great work of art was ever created
in impotence. The 'Iliad' and the Dec
alogue' were not the work of day. They
came at the end of centuries of thought
and work, not at the beginning. Industry
science theology, medicine, education, civil
hzation, Christian society--these are built
up slowly and patiently. God did not create
the world in a minute nor a day. He has
been patiently working from the dawn of
time, and it is not yet midday as he meas
ures His infinite work.
Humanity Itself has been slowly educated
in the divine school of history through
countless centuries, and with all our
achievements we are still far from the
Christian ideal. If God is patient with the
world, with humanity, with us; If He bears
and forgives our repeated and needless mis-
takes and sins, cannot we take a helpful
lesson to our hearts from the divine pa
thence and be more Christlike in our little
lives? Let US wait for the great day of the
worlds redemption, not in sleep in our
tents, but in vigorous battle on the field of
duty. And when the mystery of life presses
hard upon us, and We can see no ray of
light to dissipate the gloom, let us not
think that heaven is heartless and faith
mockery, but let us hold fast with patience
till the mists and shadows roll back and
we can stand in the sunlight of Gods eter-
mel day.
Then, as. we raise the song of Harvest
Home" shall we hear the Lord of the
harvest pronounce the gracious words,
well DONE"
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SO ExasperatinE.
New York Evening Sun.

New YORK Evening sun.
"They won't take us seriously she said
with a sigh they referring, of course, to
men. mo matter how seriously we take
ourselves nor how we endeavor to impress
them with our seriousness it is of no use.
Only the other evening 1 was arguing with
a man about something or other just what
1 don't remember now, but 1 know it was
he did and that l had much the best of the
argument. At first he deigned to answer
me with some sort of respect, not at all as
though / was his equal, of course but still
with certain amount of consideration. But
as the conversation progressed and he be-
gan to see that l was getting the better of
him he just laughed and pooh-poOhed and
pretended to be amused. l could have borne
even this, though, but just as I.was putting
the very tassel to the cap of the argumen-
tative climax he leaned forward and said,
Don't quicker your forehead like that; it
isn't becoming"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19

woolens in these neutral tones are made
use of, and gimps, narrow frills braiding,
and rows or ribbon, either satin, faille or
velvet are the chosen trimmings.
An old-style pier glass, with a shabby
frame is thus transformed in a certain
drawing room to simulate an open door and
apparently increase the deficient size of the
apartment. The mirror is placed standing
upon the floor. Curtains of a soft silk are
arranged from the center, draped back to
entirely hide the frame, and with a straight
line above. They fall, on either hand, over
the sides to the floor. The illusion is COM
plete. In front of this apparent opening
stands wicker jardiniere filled with grow
ing ferns. This stand is enameled in white,
with gold lacquer
The most delicious wheat pancakes are
made of four cups Of wheat -four. sfted,
with two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar
and one of soda. Put about three-quarters
of a cup of butter through the flour. add a
teaspoonful of salt and one of sugar. Grad
ually beat nto the flo r quart of rich mix
If the cream tartar is omitted and nice
sour milk can be obtained use quart of it,
and delightfully."- tender cakes will result.
Some discretion must be used, however,
and the milk used must have reached full
acidity to require an even teaspoonful of
soda. Do not spoil them with eggs.@
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
HIS LIBRARY CARD.
How an Ascending Defaulter Was
Traced and Captured.

Cleveland Leader.
A manager of a branch office of one of the
big packing houses in Chicago was found
to be short in his accounts and the day this
fact was discovered he disappeared. His
bond was furnished by the Baltimore Com
pany, and Mr. Macbeth was sent to Chi
Cago to take charge of his books, and, II
possible. secure his arrest P1nkerton en-
tire force was put to work on the case,
and the city was searched for two days
without revealing any trace of the where
abouts of the missing man. Mr.. Macbeth
and Billy Pinkerton went to the absent
managers office to look over his books and
personal effects in hopes of finding a ciew.
They ransacked a private desk without
finding anything to which they attached
any Importance. and Pinxerton had turned
to leave the room when Macbeth spied IN
one corner of the desk a public library card
issued in the name of the man for whom
they were looking. He observed by the en-
tries on the card that several books had
been taken from the library within a period
of a month"; and that the date of the return
of one of the books correspondent with the
date of the issuing of another. lie put
this card in his pocket and left the Office
in company with the detective. After they
were in the street, the detective said:
''Why did you take that library card?
II have an idea" Macbeth answered, and
l want to go at once to the public library.
An examination of the card showed that
the missing man had procured fourteen diff
ferent books, and a comparison of the num-
bers on the cards with the titles of the
books, at the library revealed the subjects
he had been studying. The first book taken
was entitled "A Trip to Nicaragua" the
second, "A History of Nicaragua" and
nearly all others related to Central Amer
lea.
HE has gone to Central America" said
Pinkerton.
That's right" Macbeth answered, land
it's not yet too late to catch him at New
Orleans"
kilograms were sent to the Crescent City
giving full descriptions of the man. and the
next day he was arrested in the office OF a
steamship company, while waiting for his
turn at the ticket window. He would have
sailed few hours later for Central Amer
fna
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No One to Live For.
wohankind.


Cynics sneer at charity and laugh at that
love which gives it's life and all for another
Pessimists proclaim without ceasing that
man is essentially selfish. Economists af-
firm that self-interest is the handspring of
all human endeavor And even the priests
of god of love would sometimes bride the
race to life of Righteousness by promise
of a personal salvation.
Seeing the struggle for existence, looking
at the universe as a battlefield, we are al
most persuaded that cynic and peSsimist
are right. But wherefore the battle?
The earth closed to-day over the form of
a woman. AS her neighbors, who had
borne her to her last resting place, turned
away they said:
1T is just as well. She was ready to go.
She had none left to live for
No one to live for, further existence was
a blank. Unconsciously they had given ut
terance to the whole philosophy of life
philosophy all men have been quick to feel
and quick to deny. The man or woman
''alone in the world" free from care" has
ever been the most pathetic, the most
pitiable creature mankind has known The
pathos of the life on earth of the Man of
Sorrows waF not that mankind refused to
love Him, but that they rejected His love;
not that they crucified Him-prophetS have
been stoned, martyrs have been burned,
thousands have died upon the cross-but
that they spurned His love. 20 Jerusalem,
we would mott" This was His agony, and
this the agony Of every man and woman
left without real daily work for some of
their fellows. No one to live for, we must
die, even as He died.
We live for others. Every mans life, the
family, the state, society gives the lie to
the pessimist who sneers at love and laughs
at the golden rule. The old sailor back
from many voyages with many strange
oaths and the memory of a sweetheart in
every port-none with him now-spends his
last days in fashioning whole fleet of men
of-war from bits of wood for the amuse-
ment of his landlords grandson. The es-
capped convict with the dogs of the law
close upon his heels stops to pluck the red
orchard he skulks through The castaway
on a desert island goes mad.
No man is sufficient unto himself. We
live for others.
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TRAGEDIES OF THE MINES.
Curious Accidents That Have Hap
pened to Delivers.
Butte Miner.


I'm this line of work we come across some
curious accidents and narrow escapes, said
Deputy Mine Inspector Frank Hunter the
other night. "One thing struck me long
ago, and that is how much ii takes to Kill
a man sometimes, and how easily the thread
of life is often snapped.
Down in Colorado knew fellow who
plunged down SEQ feet in a single comDart-
ment shaft. He went to the bottom, but
did not break d bone. OF course, he was
pretty badly Jared UP and good deal
frightened, but he was all right again in
day or two. When he fell he went down
feet first, and a big oilskin that he wore
chute. He said the last part OF his descent
was so much slower than the first that he
hardly thought he was dropping at all. ana
half expected to remain suspended In the
shaft, like Mohammeds coffin.
Nearly always when a man falls any dis
lance he turns over if he starts feet down
ward. and finishes his plunge head hrst.
have seen a number of cases where the man
fell with his boots or and was found Dare
footed when he was picked up. l. suppose
this is because the blood goes 70 ms mead,
making the feet smaller, and, besides, the
pressure of the air upon the heel counter
acts as a bOotjack.
the Diamond the other day. Mr.. Hunter
went on, refectively. Il mean the death OF
Matt O'Hara in the waste mole OF the 4VO
IL is my belief that If O Hara mad been two
feet farther in he would have escaped Sc
rous injury. as the rock only fell a rev
inches 1t Just happened TO catch him In
such a way as 20 break his neck / know OF
a parallel instance where a rock weighing
COO or ZOO pounds fell from height of eight
feet upon man and ne Is awe Today
though badly crippled.
4 mad TO go over to Sand Coulee last
week TO investigate an accident in which
one man was killed and appetizer had three
ribs broken. At the funeral of the dead
man a request was received from his n
iured partner, who was confined to his bed,
that the remains might be brought TO his
bedside so he could take one last look at
them Well. after the service the process
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summer Missionaries.
philadelphia Times.

FnlIaueIpnld IIIiltS
One of the chief responsibilities devolving
upon the summer tourist is in the line of
missionary work Unconsciously, whether
she will or no, this duty is thrust upon her
Strangely enough. though, it is not in the
interests of her fellow-tourists. 1t is the
Inhabitants of the various places that she
visits who are so benefited; those individ-
uals who, having all their lives long dwelt
within stones throw of the objects of
interest which the tourist has come so far
to see, are as grossly ignorant OF them as
well, as the tourist is Of the objects OF in
terest in her own town. The curious part
of Il is that these aborigines are so salts
fed with their ignorance. They positively
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Another of six years replied: II should like
to live well dressed and have a. hat and 10
out walking" A little girl of nine said:
work, and always be served" To the ques-
ton, How would you like to die?" the
answers frequently alluded to family life.
A boy of six said: 81 should like to die in
bed with my mother" One of ten an
swered: 81 should like to die at eighty-two
years, with my parents by my side" One
boy of eleven would like to die with the
hope of finding my parents and brothers
and sisters" A boy of thirteen said: II
should like to die all alone, leaving no
were some small boys who wished to die
on the field of battle and others who did
not wish to grow old because they would
wished to die and have "a fine funeral. ;"
One or two were more religious: Il should
like to die kneeling before God" Il should
like to die and go with the Lord and the
angels of paradise, with my hands crossed
on my breast
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'I know the sunshine of this hour,
Warm as the glow of early May.
Will never wake the dying flower, .
49, -BOk(

IT know the sunshine OF this hour,
Warm as the glow of early May,
Will never wake the dying flower,
W. BOXER.
A flock of geese along the lane,
That stir the dust to sudden storm;
Along the west the sign of rain,
gust of wiEd from meadows waCm;
These usher in the cherries morn,
Accompanied by the sadder sounds
OF hunter with his alien horn,
Re-echoed by the baying hounds.
Sunfiowers fire their yellow flame,
And partridges begin to drum;
The crickets in the grass proclaim
The autumn of the year has come.
The fields of buckwheat for the bees,
Like ocean waves, around the hill,
Unruffled by the faintest breeze,
Stretch far away serene and still.
OF rirened apples few are left,
And to deceive; the hollow-billed
Woodpecker in a silent theft,
The pulpy cove has deftly drilled;
These fall untouched in silent noon,
And hidden in the russell grass,
Afford to swarming flies boon,
Or thievish wasps that chance to pass.
The woodwall sings, the lorn doves COO;
The hilly pathway SCARED with tracks,
Skirts dreamy meadows onward to
Where swallows swim with sunny backs;
And then where wains full-loaded through
The gate have passed. the sweet kline stand
The clinging wisps of hay they chew,
And wait the millunaid's pail and hand.
RAYS Crossing. Ind. -Alonzo L. Rice.