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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
COME TO CHURCH.

These invitations attracted attention and
were quickly quoted all over the town. At
evening our workers would take the organ
on top of the boat and hold a song service.
A pan Of red fire burned at the top of our
hagpole would illuminate the place and
attract people, so that sonnet times we had
slmost the entire population for an audi
While speaking from the deck in Utica
noticed a man on the telegraph pole. He
was listening attentiVely. The next morn
ing he came to see me early. From his
high station he had heard me say that
Christ can save any one. He asked if that
included a hopeless drunkard, or was it
only preachin'? Several months afterward
he called again at the mission while in
gospel message while on that telegraph pole,
and Zaccheus like. he had come down and
5oyfully received the Christ
After the open air service one was held
in the cabin which would seat about eighty.
This was generally crowded. Many of the
smaller places have no regular church serv-
to the nearest town. In such places good
work was done. At one such place woman
was converted who became anxious for her
vacation, was enjoying himself, and came
to our church in liquor. He was converted
in Syracuse Returning to his home ne and
minister to hold special meetings. re-
vival followed and a little church with
from the seminary was engaged to preach
and this last winter fifty were added to the
membership.
The workers did personal work in house
to house visitations. saloon york held meet
.fngs in shops. at quarries, brick yards and
other places in the towns visited. All day
long the work continued transparency
with Scripture texts was kept burning all
night so that passing boats received the
word day or night.
THE CHURCH BURNED.
after one seasons work the boat was
moored ct the market square, in Syracuse,
and the work continued through the win
ter. We were looking forward to an
other seasons work. The boat had
been transferred to the Oswego
canal and was being painted, when
one night a lumber yard caught fire, and the
flames spread to the boat. There were
three persons on board They were aroused
by the roar of the flames and tried to es-
cape to the land, but the fire shut them
of. They attempted to swim to the shore
on the other side, but only one reached it
alive. Two persisted in the waters. Thus
ended In a sad tragedy the history of the
gospel canal boat Good News Since that
time we have been unable to resume the
work. The way seems now open to take
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
Shoe Department
'IES' $3.50 SHOES, ~

LADIES' $3.50 SHOES, s.. 4S.
This is an unusually good value-but it's
for an unusual purpose-to get you &C
quainted with this new Shoe of ours. They
are made of French Kid in Chocolate and
Black, Silk Vesting. All-leather Tops, hand
turned soles. stylish round toes--again we
say an unusually good value at $2.4S.
LADIES SHOES %1.95.
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Misses and Children's Spring Heel
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Boys Tan Lace Shoes, coin toes, war
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Mems Dongola Bicycle Shoes, 81 25
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
CRISP BACON
he Who Did Not write shakspeare,s
Plays.

"A mans nature runs either to herbs or
weeds. therefore let him seasonably water
the one and destroy the other"
In other words. cultivate your powers and
put aside the things which rob you of
strength and energy. which can be turned
into money and fame.
or course the crowd float along and
don't care much what happens so they can
deaden the body with narcotics like whisky
coffee and tobacco. but there are those who
have the divine desire TO amount to some
thing ia this world. and to such these words
are addressed
If you have constitution enough to stand
whisky coffee and tobacco well and good
il not. trade them Off for success. and that
only comes as re suit of energy enough to
apply oneself
II coffee interferes in the least with your
digestion. nerves or heart drop it. Success
Il worth more than coffee
Use the food drink Postum. 1t has much
the color and taste of coffee, but is made
OF powerful pure food elements that sustain
and nourish body and brain. ard the bever-
age Is Of most toothsome character.
Sold by grocers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
GIBBUD's ODD CHURCH
1T Is, OR RATHER WAS, A FLOATING
EDIFIcE ON THE ERIE CANAL,
And the Typical Evangelist in Charge
Through a MegaphOne.

The oldest church in America is made
possible by the Erie canal, that famous
New York waterway which has made and
unmade more political regulations than any
other highway of commerce In the world.
It should be explained, however, that just
at this time this raging stream does not
make shis odd church possible since the
church was recently burned. In the con-
hagation two men were forced to take to
the water and were drowned An effort is
now making to re-establish this queer place
Of worship.
The pastor" of the church is II. B. Glib
bud, Of Springfield. Mass, the same who
breaches during the season to the cram
berry pickers on Cape Cod, another queer
Church" by the use of the megaphone. He
is typical evangelist, starting out without
salary or any means of support. and trust
ing to the Lord whose cause he advocates
to provide him food, raiment, and pillow
for his head.
Evangelist Gibbud does not in his odd
Erie canal church, insist upon having his
congregation present in order to preach to
It. He uses gospel trumpet. This church
floats, and goes anywhere between Albany
and Buffalo. He devotes much time to the
country districts. A farmer in the lot a half
from whence comes a blast sounding not
unlike a call to dinner. 1t comes from the
canal The farmers attention secured,
voice, earnestly if hoarsey, calls out:
Lay not up for yourself treasures upon
earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt,
but lay up for yourself treasure in heaven.
For where your treasure is, there will your
heart be also.''
A factory girl in the village comes to the
window upon hearing a horn blast, and
from the big end of a horn which nearly
covers a man standing on the deck of a
gaily decorated canal boat below proceeds
the startling invitation: Come unto me all
We that labor and are heavy laden, and /
will give you rest
The burned church was former circus
transport. The proposed new church is to
be a specially constructed floating edifice,
part church, part parish house, part lecture
room and part boat. Mr. Gibbud is an
original talker as well as worker Canal
boatmen and boatwomen have few privi-
iegeS, he said Most of them travel day
and night, Sundays and all other days. We
visited what boats we could along the canal,
and furnished hundreds of their occupants
with religious reading. Our work was not
however, confined to these boats. The
canal as you know, runs through villages.
The towpath is used by many as a road
and our driver was able to give thousands
CT tracts to passers by. Papers were
thrown to the farmers and to factory OPP
erattves, and both were given many texts
through the gospel trumpet.
URGENT INVITATIONS.
This trumpet is a huge megaphone. 1t is
fully four feet long and two feet across at
the end. In the large cities we hung cut
signs. One read:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22

Horatius at the bridge, and he
Who fought at old Thermopylae;
Great Samson and his potent bone
BY which the Philistines were slone;
Small David with his wondrous aim
That did for him OF giant frame;
]. Caesar in his Gallo scraps
That made him lord OF other chaps;
Sweet william. called the Conqueror.
Who made the Briton sick OF war;
King Hal the Fifth. who nobly fought
And thrashed the foe at Agincourt;
Old Bonsparte. and Washington.
And Frederick. ard Wellington,
Decatur Nelson. Fighting Joe.
And Farragut, and Grant, and, on,
A thousand other heroes l
Have wished / were in days gone by,
Can take their laurels from my door,
For l don't want EN- any more.
The truth viii out; It can't be hid:
The doughty deed that Dewey did.
In that far distant Spanish sea,
Is really good enough for me.
The gr1mmars bad. hut. oh. my son.
I wish I'd did what Dewey done!
John Kendrick Bangs, in Harpers Weekly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
To Maria Christina.
(From All women.)

l.
Lady, who guardest for a tender child
A doomed and wrath-beeaguered heritage.
For thee, for him. tho million hearts engage
Their troth, yet to defeat be reconciled
Let pass the brave inheritance, defled
With blood still unavenged from age to age;
Free the fair isle, whose wrongs naught can
assdage
Save Freedom-by no promises beguiled.
Whoe'er may strike thy manumitting hand
Dare thou the deed, o Queen! Free the fair isle.
Somewhere, for thee and for thy helpless charge,
The wooing Peace with silvery bough shall stand;
While, far in realms beyond the sunsets smile,
The grateful waters lap an island marge.
But If thou be unsceptered and discrowned,
Such royalty forever shall inhere
In this, thine act, the world shall seek thy peer
Among its sovereigns, nor thy peer be found.
Are not all women by one fealty bound
To war against war (be it far or near)?
Constant the dreaming and the waking fear
That now weighs w'omanhood, the world around.
Free the fair isle and three-fold be the balm
From Pyrenees to Calpe tears shall cease
To wives and mothers of thine own demesne;
And, underneath the Antillean palm,
The dark-eyed mourners shall be filled with
peace;
And women of my shall bless thee, Queen!
Edith NJ. Thomas. in New York Mail and Ex-
press.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
Which Road9

If you could go back to the forks of the road
Back the long miles you have carried the load;
Back to the place where you had to decide
BY this way that through your life to abide;
Back of the sorrow and back of the care;
Back to the place where the future fair
II you were there now, a decision to make,
oh, pilgrim Of sorrow, which road would you
take?
Then, after you'd trodden the other long track,
Suppose that again TO the forks you went back,
After you found that its promises fair
Were but delusion that led to snare;
That the road you first Travelled with signs and
unrest,
Though dreary and rough, was most graciously
blessed,
With balm for each bruse and charm for each
ache
oh, pilgrim of sorrow, which road would you
take?
Hartford (Ct) Religious Herald
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
Another Purist at Large.

Chicago Tribune
What is your objection to women's clubs.
professor? Haven't they as good right to
organize themselves into clubs for good
fellowship, mutual entertainment or instruc-
ton as men have?"
20 yes. madam I don't question their
right to do anything they please My OBJ
lection to women s clubs, II l have any, is
that nearly all the club women happen to
be acquainted with pronounce 1t progr' m."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
7Ae
"A Yard
In Basement
Special Sale of SiIverware

Rogers Quadruple Plate knives and
Forks, a set .%202
Rogers Knives and Forks good
goods and warranted, set.........:s 1 .0S
Rogers Teaspoons, same designs as In
Sterling Silver a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
Same designs in Tablespoons @1.02
Fancy Shell and Scoop-shape Silver
sugar smells ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Butter Knives to match. &c
Solid White Metal Teaspoons. .....,.lc
Large size Nickel Alarm Clocks
Large size fancy Stag-handle Carving
mile anu Folk ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS e&C
New line OF Sewing Machines on sale
Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
Summer Underwear

Ladies' Sleeveless Vests, taped necks,
Pink, Blue, White and Ecru. 1Oc
Ladies Ricbeleu Striped Vests, deli
cate Pink and Blue tinctures. ......... 1 &c
Ladies' Summer Vests, half sleeves,
Bleach and Ecru ..................,.....15 c
Ladies' Ribbed Bleached Summer
Pants .......... ..........................1
Ladies' Summer Union Suits, 45c
anu DC
Infants Summer Sleeveless Vests. &c,
&c and Observation-Disclosures. &c
Infants Ribbed Vests with sleeves. .... 4 DC
Mems Jersey Ribbed and Balbriggan
Underwear, Blue Brown and Ecru. .26c
Mems Fine Balbriggan Underwear,
usual soc value, a suit. .75c
Mems finest Balbriggan, summer
feece-lined, summer WOOL garment. DC
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
Two Lining Specials

Yard-wide, Fancy Striped Taffeta Lin
!ngs, YARD ........................... DC
Yard-wide Percasilks, for Innings, all
the new shades, a yard. SC
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
Millinery News

MISSES AND CHILDRENS Leghorn
Hats, with fancy braid edges. 90. 3Sc
SHORT-BACK SAILORS, fancy mixed
and plain braids, worth up to 75c... .33c
UNTRIMMED HATS, made of fancy
bEaids on wire frames, all colors,
worth up to S1.9S; sale price. Csc
DAISIES, 6 in a bunch, with brown
and yellow centerS ........................S
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
New White Goods

Lace Stripes, new effects, a yard. ......1 DC
Bird's-eye Effects, very neat............1Oc
$500 yards of best standard Dress
Prints, a yard OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
Notions
Center Aisle, Main Floor.

serviceable Umbrella al a cheap
price, natural wood handle. ........ ZOO
English Gloria Umbrellas, new style
handles. steel rods ................ oRc
Hoyt's Perfumes. 2 bottles for..Hcs
Pearl Shirt Waist Sets, worth 2Sc.....14c
LADIES' SUITS. made of AI-wool Coverts
and Storm Serges, Russian Blouses and
Rox-front Jackets; Skirts neatly braided,
velveteen faced and lined with soft-finish
percaline-suits worth up to $40:
choice of this northumberland 2
SUITS. made of finest English Storm
Serges. Russian Blouse Jackets, all silk
Satin Skirts. neatly braided. Black Cadet,
Navy and Green, S14 to $40
.'...s.'. q <AcS
MANUFACTURER'S sale of Shirt Waists
800 in this lot-made of Percales. Cling
hams and Madras Cloths. Plaids and
Stripes with detached collar, worth from
81 to 81. rs, divided into z lots,
at OSc ana .....,...,.',...... .-.....-,s; Do
WASH SKIRTS, 3Oc.
Made of good quality Homespun and vail
ued at 7sJc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
Monday Will
Be 7Hc Day
on the
Bargain
Counter.
Wash Goods Times

2S-inch Black Crepons, SC values, the
nice crincky kind, a yard.
4O-inch Batistes, usual &c quality,
all the newest Powered stripes,
ydru s............ ..a.'......s.'....'.s lOC
36-inch Percales, new line of light,
dark and medium colors. .................6c
Several new lines of Organizes will be
placed on sale Monday at, yard. 1Oc
All the newest designs in American and
Imported Organdies yard, 26c
allQ IL BIG
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
New Ladies' Ties

sik-fringed Bow Ties. ..................25c
New lines of Silk Puff Ties, white and
all colors, SOC d......................25c
Ladies' Silk String Ties ..............S 60
Ladies Linen Collars, all styles. 1Oc.
for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22

46-inch Jacquards, 75c values.
46-inch Silk-finish Henriettas, SOC values....
46-inch Figured Brilliantine and Sicilians,
Atwood Satin Berbers, worth soc. ..........
AllWool Granite Cloths, were 75c....,......
Black Silk Stripe Novelties, were SOC.
The Mena star., 1898-05-18
MAJOR GENERALS ASSIGNED.
President Mckinley Decides Upon the Task Which Each Will Perform-Fitzhugh
 Lee Goes to Tampa

WASHINGTON, May 17 The war de- partment is rushing ahead in it's prepa- rations for the mobilization and thorough equipment of the volunteer army, and the progress which is being made is most gratifying. The impor- tant development of the day was the definite selection of the corps com manders The following is the as- signment of general officers:
 Wesley Merritt department of the Pacific; John s. Brooks department of the gulf; Will liam M. Graham. headquarters at Falls Church, Va. James F. Wade. Chickamauga; John J. Coppinger, Mobile. Ala; William R. Shafter, Tampa, Fla Elwell s. Otis. with Gen. Mer- ritt, department of the Pacific. James H. Will son. Chickamauga; Fitzhugh Lee. Tampa Fla. 1; Joseph H Wheeler, Tampa, Fla
 Reports received by Adjt. Gen. Cor bin up to ten o'clock last night indi- cate that 81, 900 volunteers have been mustered into the United States serv- ice. 1t is expected that, unless some thing unforeseen occurs, all of the 125,- 900 volunteers will have been mustered into the service and be in their perm a. nent camps or en route thereto by the end of the present week
The Mena star., 1898-05-18

~nv nas thrilled and enchanted great audiences all over the world, dropped dead of heart disease on San Fran cisco stage. He was born in Poland GA years ago.
 Kansas City, Mo, was visited by severe hailstorm on the evening of the 14th and the result was thousands of broken window panes, smashed sky lights, ruined trees, tangled tele- phone wires and other damage. The hailstqnes were as big as goose eggs and glass was in demand when the storm was over
 Two men engaged in laying sub marine mines in the main channel near Sandy Hook, N. r., were run down by the French liner Touraine and were drowned. Six other men had a narrow escape. The Touraine did not make any attempt to rescue the men by lowering boats, but went on it's journey, and the six men who escaped drowning were saved by the merest chance.
The Mena star., 1898-05-18
HAVANA IS STARVING.
The Conditions There Are Said to Be Worse Than at Any Time Since the
 Weyler Regime.

KEY WEST, Fla, May 1.-The con ditions in Havana resulting from the blockade are being gradually brought out by information obtained from fish ing smacks and other small vessels cap tured off the coast. Affairs at Havana now appear to be worse than at any time since the Weyler regime. The fish, ermen who at first braved the blockade for the high price which fish brought in Havana now run the risk not for money, but for the food which they obtain from the sea. A number of these men have been captured at different times by the vessels of the blockading fleet, nearly all of them being released after having been questioned by our officers. They all unite in picturing the state of things at Havana as being pitiful in the extreme.
The Mena star., 1898-05-18
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

The Alabama Great Southern pas senger train was held up by five masked men near Cuba, Ala, at ten D. m. on the 14th and the express car was robbed of S5, 900.
 A Washington dispatch on the 16th said that for prudential reasons the war department would keep secret all news regarding the movements of American warships.
 In all the pulpits of Havana on the 18th Americans were denounced for smelling coast cities without giving ample warning, that the lives of women and children might be saved.
 Nearly every business house in Chip ley, Fla, besides the railroad depot and many residences, were burned re- gently. The loss was very large and many families were rendered home less
 Col. William F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill'), recently appointed chief of scouts on Gen. Miles staff, has placed 400 of his horses at the service of the govern ment to be used by scouts in tracking the enemy.
 The steamer Gussie, which left Tampa, Fla. May 10 with 1000 rifles and 200, 900 rounds of ammunition for the insurgents, has returned, being unable to effect landing with the in- surgents.
 E ward Remenji, the great vioiinist
The Mena star., 1898-05-18
RABlD AGAINST ENGLAND.
Joseph Chamberiain's Speech Has Aroused the spanish Hatred for All That
 Is English.

NEW YORK, May 17.-The Madrid cor respondent of the New York World says:
 Tine burst of wrath against England through out Spain in consequence of the speeches of Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Salisbury is hard to describe Every Spanard. from the highest to the lowest is quite as much exasperated against everything English now as he Is against the Yankees. England is denounced as mean. perfidious selfish and base. The wate of n- dignation against England and the United States Is such that the Spanish jngoes of the press and the people loudly find fault with their queen and her government for not imme- diatey rushing into the arms of Russia and France. for not offering Go Germany any bait in the Philippines short of Manila and Luzon island that could make the kaiser the basis of a continental coalition against the Anglo Saxon countries
The Mena star., 1898-05-18
TO ISOLATE BLANCO.
munications Except Via Key West from the Havana General.

WASHINGTON, May f7.-Gov. Gen. Blanco is to be cut off entirely from cable communication with Madrid and all the world outside of Cuba This was the object of the cutting of the cables at Cienfuegos on Wednesday, which resulted in the hot little fight. The purpose of the government to cut all the cables leading out of Cuba to the south, leaving only the cable run ming into Key West, which, of course, is valueless to Gen. Blanco, as any dis patches he might send over it would come into the United States
The Mena star., 1898-05-18
John w. Mackav,. Son Married.

NEW YORK, May 17.-At the home of the bride to-day. Miss Katherine Duer was married to Clarence Hungerford Mackay, son of John ". Mackay. Ow- Ing to the religious beliefs of the con- tracting parties differing, the bride being Protestant and the groom a Catholic, the wedding ceremony was a home affair, simple and witnessed only by the immediate relatives and friends of the bride and groom. The wedding was solemnized by Arch bishop Corripan.
The Mena star., 1898-05-18
All Their Hope in Cervera.

MADRID, May 17.-Senor Moret, for mer minister of the colonies, scouts any idea of a compromise by Spain. Senor Moret said: Recent events have greatly increased the war spirit of the nation. The greatest reliance is placed upon Adm. Cervera's squadron and up- on the skill of the Spanish admiral. Cervera is not hampered by instruc- tions and the details of his plans are not k nown even to the ministers"
The Mena star., 1898-05-18
Kansas Prohihitory Law.

FoRT SCOTT, Kan, May 1.-The au- thority of district court to require defendants in liquor cases to give bond 70 guarantee that they will not again flolate the liquor law or any law for F5 months, was passed upon by the kansas court of appeals, southern de- Partment, yesterday, and the judg- ment of the lower court assessing neavy fines against nine liquor de- lendants and requiring them to give peace bonds of $500 to $500 each was affirmed
The Mena star., 1898-05-18
St. Louis Team Mnn

KANSAS CITY, Mo, May IT, The St. Lotus Irapshooters' league team won the state championship at the annual tournament of the Missouri State Fish anu Game Protective association which opened at Washington park yesterday. The St Louis four gave the Kansas City team quite a surprise ana made state record, killing 5s out of 60 birds
The Mena star., 1898-05-18
A Hlg Contract for Army Craekers.

ST LOUIS, May l7.-Capt. Duval, of the United States commissary depart ment, has made contract with local bakeries for 610,000 pounds of army crackers. This is equivalent to 30,000 barrels of flour. On each will be printed the words: Remember the Maine" Besides the big contract for hard bread, Capt. Dnval has let a con tract in this city for 2s,000 gallons of vine0ar.
The Mena star., 1898-05-18
Great Britain secondlnr America.

CHICAGO, May 16.-A special to the Journal from Washington says: Ut is generally understood that if the emer- gency should arise Great Britain will send marines ashore at Manila to pre- serve order until the American army arrives, on the plea that she wishes to protect her own interests. '