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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16
QUEEREST OF RAILWAYS.
Engineer Was Boss, and Ran Rack
Two Miles to Get His Pipe

Boston Globe.
Just hold up your umbrella, sir, and she'll
stop at once" was the response given to an
inquiry as to the possibility of boarding an
approaching train on its way from Wade
bridge to BOdwin, two queer old towns in
Cornwall. England. Up went the umbrella,
and. sure enough, the driver shut of steam
and pulled up just in front of the would-be
passenger.
The engine was constructed in George
Stephenson's time. and the carriages, There
were two Of them, first and third class, re-
spectively. The first-class accommodation
consisted of an open truck, such as one sees
daily in New York carting cotton bales or
other merchandise. but provided with some
benches.
The third-class carriage, which vas
neither more nor less than a common closed
van. such as cattle or furniture are conveyed
In, boosted neither seats, buffers nor springs.
Third.class fare was but IA cents, but the
hrst-class passengers were mulcted in the
sum of % cents for a journey of barely seven
miles.
Formerly it had been the custom to sell
tickets at the terminal; little triangular blue
and white bits of pasteboard, with a hole
an the middle; SO that the ticket collector
talso engine driver, stoker, etc.). could file
them away on a string. But, alas!. The
rayages of time spare not even railway
tickets. and eventually they were all worn
out. SO now the fares are collected on
board.
The rate of speed was strictly limited to
ten miles an hour, but incidental delays,
such as picking up passengers, chasing
stray hats, removing cattle or sheep from
the track, took up so much time that not
infrequently an hour and a half or more
was consumed in covering the short dis
lance. Passengers picked up on the wayside
paid no regular fare. but merely tipped the
engineer.
The need Of time tables was unknown. for
the train ran but one way each day and ar
ranged the time of departure to suit in
tending travellers. 1t is related with much
gusto that two commercial travellers once
arrived at Bodwin just in time to see the
train round a curve some quarter of a mile
on. Turning TO the aged station master one
of them inquired at what hour the next
train would leave. Day after Tomorrow
iaconically wer that official.
The astonished drummers hired a cart at
some expense to m their journey.
What was their modification. after pro-
ceeding a couple of miles. to see the train
put back to Bodwin because. as they sub
sequentiy discovered. the engineer had for
gotten TO bring his pipe along.
An interesting function always took place
when an incline was reached. The driver.
having regulated the speed of his iron horse.
would climb out on the front OF the engine.
and. sitting between the buffers. strew sand
on the rails. Occasionally II has happened
that the supply of sand proving insufficient.
the engine would be uncoupled and would
steam away TO the depot In search of more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16
HINDOOs' DISLIKE OF LIQUOR.
II q Brahmin Indulgcs I'm Intoxfcants
He Is accommodated.

Rev. DR.. Francis L. Clark's Travels in
India"
In a Hindo club in the e~nvirons OF Ma
dura the conversation turned on the tenn
perance question.
w Brahmans are teetotallers by "a
ligion, custom, birth and tradition" said
one.
But what happens" said /, when a
Brahman drinks intoxicating 1iQuor?"
He is communicated at once" was the
prompt reply, IF 1t Is known. No Brahman
drinks intoxicants except In a secret and
undetermined way"
But do you mean to say that no liquors
or wines are sold or drunk in your club?'
L inquired again.
That is just what we mean," they re-
piled. mo drop of liquor ever has been
sold, or ever shall be sold, so long as we
are in control. In fact, the question that
Is agitating the club now Is whether bottled
lemonade and soda water shall be sold, and
after a warm discussion IL has been de-
cided by a large majority in the negative.
We do not wish TO introduce foreign drinks
of any kind. Soda is associated with
whisky and brandy, and we will not have
the faint of a saloon about our club. Coffee
and tea are good enough for u.s."
When i said goodbye TO my hospitable
temperance hosts they asked me to write a
sentiment in their club book. My senti-
ment was, II rejoice that there Is one club
on the face of the earth where liquor II
not sold, one clubhouse that does not reek
with the fumes of wine and tobacco"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16
A VI
A business I'm Which She Is Valued
According to Her Adaptability.
ew York Commercial Advertiser.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
The sort of man who says that the woman
of the past was his superior, when ad-
hitting that the woman Of to-day is his
equal. is fond of calling ones attention TO
the fact that in no sphere of labor. mental
or manual, has woman ever excelled the
achievements OF man. As a cook she falls
below the high standard set by the worlds
famous chefs; as a dressmaker she has TO
yield to the artists who clothe the best
dressed women of the universe. Art and
science welcome her as a precocious anna
teur. and the one place which she holds
u~ndisputed is at the sick bed. Patients
and doctors prefer her 10 the man nurse.
Thus speaks the prejudiced man.
In spite of all these bitter truths. even
the gists cannot withhold from
womankind the palm for versatility. She
does so many things we'll hat II she does
not do che thing perfectly this should be
her excuse. or at least her explanation. An
instances: A woman Of no obvious intellect
occupied a prominent position on the stan
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16
GILLETTE'S SHERLOCK-HOLMEs.
The Actor-AuthOr Talks of the Forth
coming Play.
New York Journal.
NJ uv;1l;a- G,II1+&. Hnr ~

New York Journal.
Mr.. William Gillette has been in London
for four weeks and intends TO return to
America in a few days. He is stopping at
the Hotel Savoy. 1.-The principal reason why
/ have taken this brief trip to England
with Doctor Conan Doyle. Mr.. Charles
Frohman had already obtained his permits
sion for me TO make a play, if l could, of
Holmes short detective stories, but an au-
thor does not always like TO have the char
acters ne has invented banded about by
novelist somewhat acrimonious while dis
cussing my work. based Upon his.
1T was an hours ride from London to
Doctor Doyle's country home. / was re-
ceived most cordially. and Doctor Doyle
told me that he had not the slightest OBJ
lection 10 my doing exactly what / pleased
with Holmes and Holiness associates.
Il had prepared a long list of typewriter
questions for him TO answer. Naturally,
am unfamiliar with the lay of the land in
London. and 1 wished to have DR.. Doyle
set me right as to street distances and mat
tiers of a similar nature. He filled in the
answers readily enough. and read the man.
uscript with at least well-feigned interest.
/ remember | had made a marginal note
TO the effect that / wished to work into the
dialogue somewhere the statement of Sher-
lock Holmes that the clew was so apparent
that even a Scotland Yard detective could
see it, and DR.. Doyle laughingly requested
hat I refrain from employing the lines, as
there might come a day when he, too. would
1-NS - 20 SN0N ~
Yard officials"
/ asked Mr.. Gillette in how many and
what kind Of scenes he had separated the
action of the play. and he said: THE first
act represents the interior of the house
of a gang of swindlers; the second dis
closes Sherlock Holiness home in Baker
street. with his pipes and violin lying about
quite handy; the third shows the Classroom
OF the head of the conspirators' making
away place. the back wall of which is on
the Thames This gas-room, by the way, is
a jolly little place, where the victim Is
dashed and forced TO remain in solitary
confinement, while several gas jets are
turned on without the formality of striking
matches. The end Of tho occupant Is not re-
mote. nor is IL as pleasant as a Sunday
at the Star and Garter. The fourth act is
the office of Doctor Watson, who Is, you
may remember. the friend and confidant of
Holmes, and who figures in the drama"
And your principal characters?'
We'll" responded Mr.. Gillette. THROWN
away his cigarette and substituting a Gig
arctic. the most important. as you might
have prophesied. Is Sherlock Holmes. him
self.
1T has been frequently and facetiously
remarked that ! am an inveterate smoker
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16

bar, and there was something so strange
and murderous looking in the way Ii drove
straight out that It made my flesh creep TO
watch 1t. Several laboreTs had been acct
dentally struck by the stream, and in each
case the man was killed as suddenly as If
hit by a cannon ball.
II remember on one occasion some rival
claimants came down from Shasta and took
possession of a cabin not far from the end
of the fume line. Our boss, who was a big
Irishman named Murphy, told US TO turn
the stream on the place. and as we Were
all spelling for a row we lost no time in
obeying. i never saw such demolition In
life. The sfanty flew seven ways for
Sunday, and one of the fellows inside was
pitched bodily through the air and landed
into the river. The distance was so great
that nobody was killed, but all were badly
hurt. and after that our gang was known
as Murphy's Light Artillery. Mark Twain
draws a very vivid picture of hydraulic
mining in Roughing It. and from personal
experience L can assure you he hasn't en-
broidered the facts in the least"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16
IMMENSE FORCE OF WATER.
Some Big Results i'm Its Use for Hy
druuIfe HiuEu~

New Orleans Tfmes-Democrat
A little group of solid citizens were stand
Ing on Baronne street watching a cleaning
gang at work with the hose.
That reminds me OF old days In Cali
fornia- said one of the party. as the stream
veered slightly and sliced on the corner of a
pile OF dirt. Il never realized how much
force could be developed by a jet Of water"
ne continued, until L tried hydraulic min
Ing. II was I'm 1870. up on the Sacramento
river. They had brought a stream down tie
Sierra Nevada mountains I'm a big 'hume'
tnat ended IN "A length OF wire-wrapped hose
and a six-foot nozzle with arms on the sides
Tor a couple OF men 10 take hold of.
They played the stream against a big
piun directly opposite, and IL bored out the
solid. packed foundation like living FIRE eat
1g INTO finder. For a dozen feet from the
nozzle the water seemed like a hard blue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16

New York Evening Post.

AS the utility of gargling in diseases OF
the throat has been questioned by several
physicians of prominence in Europe, a
series of experiments were recently made by
DIR. Sanger. and are described In a Munich
medical journal. The therapeutic utility OF
gargling depends on whether the fluid en-
ployed reaches the mucous membrane of
the pharynx and the tonsils or not. To
determine this fact, the tonsils of a patient
MeIe Painteu win nS5nslsnS nlEe, dnu ne
; The water elected from the mouth was
found To be quite colorless. and the ton
sils still retained their blue appearance.
In other experiments, the velum. a portion
OF the tongue, and the tonsils were busted
with wheat -four. and a gargle given the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16

patient In which iodine was mixed with
glycerine. 1t was found that the velum and
the tongue showed the blue color of the
reaction on the starch, but the flour on the
tonsils was neither colored nor washed
away. DR.. Sanger believes that gargling is
useless, and when a local treatment is de-
sired a swab of cotton wool should be en-
n1oyad
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16
An Ideal water suppIy.

The j. n. Hurry Pharmacy Company
have installed one of their celebrated filters
in The Wallingford MISUNDERSTANDING
In the basement a reservoir which holds
the ice that cools the water pipes while not
coming in direct contact with the water.
This. together with filtered rain water, will
make an ideal water supply.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16

unsettled. AT present this mass OF vegeta-
ton Is the most serious obstacle in the
opening up and future cultivation of the
country.
Another enemy to civilization which the
engineers have encountered Is the relentless
white ant. Anything not made Of iron II
VIII destroy utterly. IL has Teen decided,
therefore,, that the poles OF the transoonti-
mental telegraph will all ilaYe TO be of iron.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16
One Exception.

Yonkers Statesman.
Bill-And you say that they won't allow
a fellow to throw himself head first from
the East-river bridge.
Jill-That's what 1 said. 1t seems to be the
only kind of a dive that the police interfere
with around New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16
She Dared.

Philadelphia North American.
Your teacher whipped vou?' roared Cav
boy. How dared she?"
well" blubbered the boy. "she said she
also licked you when you were in her class,
and she guessed she'd risk It,"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
4. q o. INJUNCTION CASE.
Scheme in Aid of Carrying Out Big
Deal

Charleston, w. Va, March PIPER
sons who claim to possess inside infor-
nation allcge that the injunction suits
brought here in the United States Cir
cult Court to annul contracts with New
River coal companies is nothing more
than scheme on the part of the stock
holders of the Chesapeake and Ohio
purpose Of carrying out q big deal to
develop coal lands which the company
is said TO own in Raleigh county 1t is
claimed that the Pierpont Morgan
Company, Of New York, bought Al. 900
acres OF valuable coal land in Raleigh
county several years ago for the Chesa-
peakc and Ohio Company and had en-
Eineers ut work for some time survey
ing the tract. The land was bought i'm
the name of an attorney of Philadel-
Dhia, who Is promoter of Il West Vir-
Elhia Improvement company. The land
has been leased to four or five mining
companies. 1t Is said the Chesapeake
ana OHIO Company has made contracts
to take million tons OF coal n wear 10
deliver and sell it in the market at n
guaranteed figure, similar to the con-
tracts now existing with the New River
companies that tho United States Cir
cult Court is asked to annul. IT Is
alleged that as soon as the present
cases are settled In court In the inter-
ests OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Com
pany 1t will proceed to so ahead with
the orenng of the Raleigh county
fields. The nearest point of the Chcsa
peake ana ohio line to the coal fields
TO be opened is at Prince 1t is esti
mated mat an extension of only five
mics VIII have to be built to reach the
place of operation by the ChesapenI;o
ana ONO railroad. A bridge will also
nave to be built for the railroad extern
SION over Piney river, along which the
coal fields are located
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
LYNCH 8URG.
BURNED TO DEATH-CHURCH M
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN
JUDGMENT.

Lynchburg. Va, March 15-The in
rant son of Robert Vest. an employe of
the Giamorgan Works, was burned to
death yesterday morning. Mrs. Vest.
who resides in Amherst county, left the
enid asleep in his cradle while she
went to neighbours in search of her
elder children. When she returned sho
found that spark from n log fire I'm
the room had set fire to the clothjnr
OF the cradle and burned the babv to n
crisp. ~
The congregation OF Grace Memorial
church. DR.. John j. Lloyd. rector arc
planning TO improve and enlarge their
church building and to erect on an adj.
joining lot handsome rectorv nj nm
approximate cost OF 1000.
Judge John Paul, in the United States
Court yesterday, decided that tho Com :.
nercial Bank was entitled to tho 81 Oon
ntlance or judgment obtained by Il. Ar
hreadsill against the United States
Impress Company. T.. RUFF. of Penn
SylVania, one of Thrcadgil's creditors
ciaimed That the assignment of Thread,
Eiii 10 the bank applied TO the orit,ino,
Judgment, which was set aside on no
count OF misconduct of the Jury md
NOT ne compromise Judgment. .Iudoe
taul opinion was that the assign
inent OF n Judgment carries with il The
c'"'i' OF debt upon which it Is founded.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
NOANOIX 4.
NEW ENGLAND NEWSPAPER MEN
WARMLY WELCOMED

Roanoke. Va. March 15.-A staff Of
writers representing the New England
newspaper League, under the manage
ment OF c. l.. King, OF Boston, arrived
here yesterday morning and remained
until tonight.
They arc making n tour Of the South
ana ascertaning for their papers Just
what the resources OF the Southern
States are. "
THESE writer's were warmly welcomed
TO Roanoke by the citizens and the
Board of Trade.
Miss Catherine Hawkes., daughter Of
CAPTAIN hawkes., of the Norfolk nnd
y, eS'erh, was married yesterday TO w.
III. Armstrong, OF the Richmond T ,oco'
motive Works. The bride and groom
let on The afternoon train for Rich
mond. where they will reside.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
Another CabinctOmccr

Congress Will soon be called nm, 90
pass law creating a new cabinet nor
iollo. This official will probably he
known iiil,, as Secretary of tho Colcn!es. II
WI VI l, De ms duty to look after the welfare
% Cuba. Porto Rico, tho Philip.ncs ANA
me l-adrone Islands, which were so;znG
~ thc United States in our war with
SPAN. while he Is attending to his
uuUcS Hostcttcr's Stomach Biitcrs will
continue TO attend to rs duties of curin.
Tie SEX Of stomach, liver. laeod and kid.
ncy disorders. just as It has been doing
arc IN building up rundown systems: in
putting new life and v:gor into the blood.
IN Gn:cting, and toning unsirung nerves .
N oVereominS dyspepsia. indigestion and
SonSt'!"tion and in driving ont all ma
iarial poisons and microbes that cause
various forms of fever. Try a bottle II
yor feel out of sorts" ''
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
THE MONTICELLO HOTEL

Is NorfolS's favorite resort. There
are Il very few men in Norfolk. or who
Wit Norfolk. that do not know OF this
everything, and of course they handle the
q: O; TAYLOR Pure Rye and Bourbon
Whistles, they handle them because their
guests insists on having the best. and the
proprietor OF the MONTICELLO knows
that the q; o. TAYLOR Pure Rye and
bourbon Whistles are the very best to be
had.
Visit the MONTICBLLO: sample the
G. O. TAYLOR Whistles: take bottle
nome. and we guarantee you will say
that 1t Is the best whiskcy you have ever
used. either as a beverage or for medici-
nal purposes.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16

Leader, II. w. Cottrell, OF Richmond:
State Board OF Managers, S. b. Wood
fin. j. Il. Fcntress, Hill Montague. the
Rev. T. j. Shipman, Il. NJ. Smith the
Rev. w. w. Hamilton, r. c. Harris. j..
Calvin Moss j. NJ. S. Leath. d. j. Car
penter. G. T. Bagby l.. +. Conway. Jr.,
and the Rev. t. IL. jackson.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16

Mr.. Merle =. Rantz died ut the res
idence of his brother, Mr.. IT. Marion
Bant2, at Winchester, Tuesday morning
at $50 o'clock after n brief illness of
spinal meningitis. Mr.. Bantz was forty
nine years Of age and was n native of
Frederick. Md. lie was connected with
his brother i'm the shoe business
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16

Coal has been discovered on the farm
of Philip Carper, four miles west OF
Winchester, and specimens proved that
the find is genuine. The discovery was
purely accidental, being made during
the digging OF Il ditch to change the
course Of stream OF water.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16

DR.. Charles w. Kent has been in
Vited to take charge of the summer
courses III English at the University of
North Carolina, but has been compelled
to decline, because 1t would Interfere
with his lectures before the Virginia
School of Methods, TO be held this year
in Roanoke
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
M o ST HETILY ENDOSE IT.
portsmouth. IN Frh 90 1ooo

Fortsmouth, Va. Feb. GO. 1899.
FirGinan-Plot:
Gentlemen-tt gives me great pleas
lire to most heartily endorse Your
Home study Circle" plan. as it gives
such rIcli opportunities for the study Of
these interesting subjects. We EXPECT
TO set much benefit and entertainment
IRON the course which you propose Civ
ms the readers of the VirSinian- PHO.
during the coming seventeen weeks.
Il. II. BLANKGNSHIP.
Iastor wright Memorial VI. T.. Church
South. Portsmouth, Va.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16

The Governor will be asked by pc
tition OF some of Buckingham county
citizens to offer n reward for evidence
That Will cause the detection of the par
~ or parties who burned the storehouse
in which old Mr.. Payne lost his life last
fall.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Easc, n powder for tho
feet. il cures painful swollen. smartinc
nervous fee, and Instantly takes the sting
out OF corns and bunions. It's tho great.
Foot-lIase makes light or new shoes feel
easy. II IS certain cure for sweating,
callous and hot: tired. aching feet Try
II to-day Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores BY mail for 2jc. In stamps. Trial
package free. Address. Al lien S. OI.M-
STED, 10 Roy. N. Y.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16

Mr.. George c. Royston. near Lees
burg. has uD TO date ffty-two lambs
from twentY-seven ewes. with twenty
four ewes to hear from. This, taking the
blizzards into considerations is Il splen-
did showing. The lambs have already
been sold at 81 each
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16

Mrs. Ida NJ. Gleason, of Charlottcs-
vile. and a. p. Noel. of Lynchburg.
were married Monday at the Metropoli-
tan Hotel, In Washington, by the Rev.
DIR. Pitzer.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16

MIR. James r. Stuart. 4 highly re-
spectacle citizen, living near Boylton.
died Saturday in the 72d wear OF his
age. Mir. Stuart was n brother OF Pro-
fessor Charles B. Stuart. late of Tex
as. and formerly connected with Ran
dolph-Macon College
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
THE OLD DOMINION
Bret Items of Interest Picked Up
Here and There.

Mr.. Amos Jones, q well-to-do citizen
or Spottsylvania county, died Monday.
ne was a gallant eX-Confederate.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16

a good deal OF the last years crop Of
tobacco has been sold lately in the
Boydton market. The two warehouses
are under the management of young
and energetic men, who are pushing
their business in every way they can
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
Hair Preparations!

EAU DE oUININE b. NJ. & co. 5oo
PINARD'S EAU DE QUININD... 400
COUDRY'S EAU DE QUININE... 49,. 4oc.
CoKE'S DANDKUFF CURE ......... 7oc
AYERS HAIR vIcoR ...... tic
HALLS HAIR REVIEWER ......... 75c
SEVEN SISTERS HAIR GROWER. 3Sc
LYONS KATHAIRU ........ 4Oc.
Prices OH all Patent Medicines at like
prices.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-16
ROYAL ROAD TO LEARNING.

The Virginian-Pilot must be con
graduated on finding Il royal and at
trac,ive road Ia learing in the daily
edition of the Home study Circle"
LOIS V. CORPREW,
Former Teacher OF Language Virginia
College.
III Roanoke. Va.
I16 Levitt avenue, Norfolk, Va.