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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-12

The tenpin race was changed materially
by the defeat of the Calumets in both
games with the Metropoitans. The result
of the weeks games in this league We're as
follows:
Pastime Alleys-Ffrst game Stars, 1,4O0;
Crescents, 1870; second game, Stars, 1870;
Crescents, 1451.
independent Turner Aueys-Ffrst game.
Oneidas, 1856; Deweys, 1854; second game,
Oneidas, LAP; Deweys, 1,400.
North Side Aleys-First game, Columbias,
1,522; Comus, 1908; second game, Columbias,
1,56o; Comus, / 255.
Oneida Alleys-First game, Metropolitans,
1857; Calumets, 1,278; second game, Metro
politans, 1858; Calumets, 1851.
Pastime Alleys-tfrst game, Nationals,
1,471; North Sides, 1910; second game, Ma
tionals, 1854; North Sides, 1,182
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An account of the contest between the
Standard Oil Company and the Indiana
Pipeline and Refining Company. operated
by the Cudahys, was given by Alexander
Mcdonald of Montpelier, yesterday, who is
one of the men interested in finding oil IN
the Standard company does not seem to
have made an impression on the Cudahys
In the effort to secure control Of lines which
the latter fed from.
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follows:
INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES.

In the table of individual averages CT
those members Of the league who are l40
or better Gus Mueller still leads, but the
second place has been taken by Hardie, who
has stepped over Bryson. A number of
names which were expected to appear IN
this table this season are missed. TIE
table is given with the fractions eliminated,
but there are no ties, and the members
rank as given. Hardie is now seventeen
thirtY-seconds ahead of BrYsOn:
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. Thames w. Head
rick, aged forty-two, died this evening from
the effects Of his terrible burns a few nights
ago, when his home was destroyed by an
explosion of natural gas. The man was
burned while carrying his wife and two
weeks old baby and five other small chill
dren from the burning building. Burt Hawk,
an employee, lost his life in the explosion
which occurred in his sleeping room. Head
rick was city contractor.
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Special to the Indianapolis JOURNAL.
NEW PALESTINE, Ind, Feb. n.-Dr c.
H. Kirkhoff, one of Hancock county's most
prominent physicians, died here this after
noon of paralysis. DR.. Kirkhoff was born
in 1S47 and has been practicing medicine
here for thirty years. He leave widow and
two sons.
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old soldiers Fatal Fan.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ENGLISH, Ind, Feb. I-Suston Coleman,
an old soldier, who resides four miles south
of this place, slipped and fell this afternoon,
breaking his right arm and badly bruising
his face and shoulder. On account of his
advanced age his recovery is doubtful. H
is prominent among G.. A r. people in this
section.
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The Rev. Reed wright Dying.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
r ENGLISH Ind, Feb. n.-Rev. Reed
Wright pastor of the Christian Church, is
at the point of death with pneumonia. He
is we'll known throughout the southern part
of the State having been in the ministry for
thirty years.
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Favor the Reform bills.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SPENCER, Ind, Feb. 11.-Interviews with
numerous business men, farmers and other
taxpayers find an overwhelming sentiment
in favor of the township and county reform
bills now before the Legislature. The Sentl-
ment favorable to them is not confined to
any party.
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biggest Man in County Falls Dead.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, Feb. 11-Newton Ikerd,
aged about twenty-eight, dropped dead at
Limestone, three miles west this afternoon,
where he had gone on business. Ikerd was
engaged in the saloon business in this city.
and was probably the largest man in Law
renee county, weighing 325 pounds. He had
been troubled with rheumatism, which prob
ably caused his death by affecting his heart.
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If you have rheumatism my Rheuma-
tism Cure will cure it in few hours; my
Dyspepsia Cure will cure any case of indi.
gestion or stomach trouble; 80 per cent. of
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nervous affections and diseases Of the heart
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Heart Cure.
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Friedrich Buesking and Emma kaufman.
Rolly c. Rinard and Pearl May Davidson.
Francis A. Bray and Lizzie J. Hokesberry.
Addison c. Davis and Mary S. Burns
Robert Shake and Mary E. Howard.
Chester Offutt and Leora Richardson.
ivan =. Clark and Jessie n. Smith.
Lewis Dunlap and Mabel Chambers.
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DR.. Calvin 1. Fletcher viii lecture at the
German House tonight on Cuba and Porto
Rico, hiustra ting, There viii be no adj
mission Zee and the public viii be admitted.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BROWNSTOWN, Ind, Feb. 11.-Omer
Cooley, of this place has purchased the
Crothersville Commercial and is removing
the plant here where he will convert 1T into
q Republican paper.
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Poultry and Other Produce.
prices Maid hr shinners
LIVE STOCK.

Cattle Scarce and StrOng-HOgs Active
and LOwer-Sheep Steady.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. u.-Cattle-Receipts
light; shipments light Receipts were light and
the market was a shade stronger favoring a
steady market for next week
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House and Barn Both Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind, Feb. lion the farm
home of Jacob Haddix, south of Claypool,
fire last night destroyed the house and barn.
The loss is $1,000; uninsured.
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LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Severe Cold weather curtaiIed Trade
Prices strong.

As would be expected with the thermometer
below zero most Of the week, trade was dlsap-
pointing IN IT'S volume. but prices in most lines
nave hardening tendency. sim no material
advances we're established during the week unless
IN fruits. vegetables and eggs and poultry sugar
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DANVIILE. H., Feb. n-Mrs. Mary
Montgomery has secured q verdict for $1,000
against Attorney A. r. Hin. Of Danville,
for STATING that ne had obtained a divorce
for her when he had not. She had married
again before discovering she had been de-
ceiyed.
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VITAL STATISTICS-FEB. II.
Birtha.

Amanda and Garrett Brown. $50 Rural street.
girl.
nue., girl.
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Hogs-Receipts. 2,OOO shipments light The
quality fair. The market opened fairly &C
tive with fair demand from all sources, and all
were sold at decline Of fully sc. There
no fancy heavies on sale.
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II unable to come to the office, write
Prof. Munyon for free medical advice for
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MUNYON'S REMEDIES.
MUNYON'S DOCTORS.

; All other Medicines and Treatments for TWEEN
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HIS THANKSGIVING.

Tinkle-tinkle, tinkle-tlnkle, tinkle-
hnkle.
The leading man engaged In an at
tempt to remove black spot from his
dress cravat by means OF an eppllca-
ton Of white grease paint, paused and
listened
IT'S a mandolin he said. That's
new wrinkle. We've had all kinds of
fiends In this company since we started
out, everything from cigarettes to BIZ
cycles. Who's the musician, wonder?
Oh, say, jerks! jerks! Who's the
band wagon?"
There was step in the narrow pas
sageway that led to the dressing
rooms, and jerks, the property man,
appeared in the doorway. SSH" he
said, mot so loud. The old man'll
hear you"
The leading man started. "The old
man, did you say-not Merriam?"
Eyes, Merriam" IN whisper.
The leading man sat on his trunk,
THAT beats me-" he said. "The An
cient Mariner tinkling a mandolin.
Now I'm prepared to see Father Time
playing sentimental ditties on a jews
harp"
jerks did not laugh, fact which
helped to sober the other man. TITS
no surprise to me-" said the property
man, gravely. 81 says to Mrs. jerks
Just before / left the hotel, says |,
Mrs. jerks, you know what night this
is? Thanksgiving, she says. Why,
right says /, and it'll be hard night
for Merriam
Poor old man. says Mrs. jerks,
a-wipin' OF a tear. Poor old man, |
suppose he'll be playing Of his mando-
lin again That he WILL says l.
HE hasn't missed it, as near as l
can Judge, for thirty years. As sure
as Thanksgiving night comes, just so
sure he gets out that old mandolin of
his and tinkles away. And it's always
the same tune. God! But II does
make my mind 60 back. Ill nevur for
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Tho soldIeri IN Ilntlln.

1t Is not easy for the hearts In
darkened rooms today, mourning song
and brothers to see Gods face In the
gloom, and II we give thanks for
brave men and brave deeds, for the
herolsm that faced death unlinchlng-
ly In the trenches or on the seas, 1t
should be In humility, that the world
has not progressed far enough In Gods
way to be relieved Of the curse OF war,
but we can be unreservedly thankful
for the voices that have rung out in
all the land for peace, Let us be thank
full that never before have 80 many
men and women been pleading for the
right in defiance Of the wrong Never
before have so many thoughtful ones
faced the evils Of the times, the great
underlying causes of sin and misery.
and sought to solve the knotty ques-
lions Of our modern civilization.
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Ito be continued.)
PRINCE OF MoNAco's WIT.


why tho American, Who Had No Tact,
Wlltod.
II noticed an interesting sketch OF
the prince of Monaco" remarked a
prominent New Orleans educator to q
New Orleans Times-Democrat man. ut
is not generally known that the prince,
besides being the greatest gambling
house proprietor In the world, is also
a scientist Of high repute. He has made
a study for years Of deep-sea forms OF
life, owns the best-equipped vessel
afloat for that sort of investigation
and has written several valuable works
on the subject. In fact, some of the
text books used right here in New Or
leans contain contributions from his
pen. His specially is the cephalopoda,
or octopus family, and unklnd people
might detect evidences Of the eternal
fitness of things in the circumstance.
Nevertheless he has made some very
important discoveries and has brought
to the surface scores of strange and
unknown types Of those curious mon
sters called devll-hsh. In connection
with his scientific pursuits I was once
told curious story by Harvard pro-
lessor who once visited the prince at
his home, and l don't believe the yarn
has ever been seen in print, At the
time of the visit a couple Of other
Americans were present and one of
them had the execrable taste to ad-
vert to the gaming casino which Is the
principal feature Of Monaco. I like to
go there to look at the frescoes, he
said, but l keep away from the rou-
lette wheels. To my way of thinking
a man who plays them might as we'll
throw his money In the ocean, That,
my dear sir, replied the prince imper-
turbably, is precisely what he-does. He
throws his money in the ocean. My
entire personal income for the last five
years has been devoted to deep-sea
study. You will allow me- he added,
to compliment you upon your singu-
lar perspicacity.' The American wilted.
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would go and rife Johns study and try
to find It,"
Are you talking about the letters,
Meg, that you took this morning?"
ooh, wise Kitty About one of those
letters. Yes.'
/ looked at her in perplexity. For
many minutes she did not speak again.
II have a score Of love-letters all in
that same handwriting" she said at
last, turning her head to smile at me-
"the only love letters l ever had, or
ever shall have. Preserve me from
having any more"
She clasped her hands behind her
head and laughed.
1T was such foolish affair, so
childish, SO silly" she added, with q
lingering regret in her scornful tone.
l thought l had forgotten all about It,"
Tell me about 1t, Meg"
Tell you about 1t, Kitty? Thank
you, dear, would rather not"
I did not urge her any further.
With her hands clasped behind her
head, she sat looking before her.
Presently she turned and looked mus
ingly at me.
Il don't see why shouldn't tell
YOU" she said. 1T may amuse you.
Poor little Kitty! Life is dull enough
for you; you want glimpse Of COM
edy now and then to make you smile.
Well, smile at this. When | was six
teen, Kitty, lost my heart. | had a
lover-my only lover-laugh, dear"
II don't want to laugh, Meg"
Don't you? Is the story so tragic?
l assure you it's comic, too. used to
play truant from school in order to 90
for walks with him. Was that comic or
tragic or only improper?'/
who was he, Meg?"
His name doesn't matter, dear. He,
at all events, thought that 1t didn't
matter. He called himself Arthur Les
lie. I found out afterwards that the
rest Of the world called him Arthur st.
John"
THAT was Madame Arnaud's name"
I said vaguely.
HE was related In some way, I
Ihink, to Madame Arnaud, 1t was from
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any more'n n mile er so;
They 'ud take things twas given m
an they'd settle thar an stay,
An they'd I'LL the homestid table when
1t come Thanksgivin' Day.
Law me! yes, them times is ended
Little Sary married fust,
An Jim Medders lowed he'd take her
out to ldyho err bust,
An he bustld, an I've ben ascndln'
money ever sence,
Though it's more fer little Sary tibet I
care than the expense,
An then Chrissy went to Texas
Chrlssy alw'ys was our pride,
But he headed or some cattle, an he
hurt his spine an died,
An now Sammys in the city, an that
amt so fur away,
But he's writ US that babys brought
'em their Thanksgivin' Day!
30 we narrered down the table, bein'
by ourselves, you see,
An the turkey'll las forever, jes' fer
Sary an fer me;
An the raislns in the mince pie,
bought fer Sammy's special
taste,
sence he didn't come to eat en-, sorter
seem to be waste.
Yep, the railroads tuck EN- from us,
an we're all alone at last
An Thanksgivin's like | told yeh, jest
a mem'ry of the past;
But we're countin', me an Sary, on a
better place, an then
We will have big Thanksgivin', an
the chlldr'n home again,
A. B. P.
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By Author Of "lIetty," Etc.

before her into the fire with far
away gaze, and started when entered
the room; she looked round at me,
her eyes laughing and yet with some
thing of mingled melancholy In their
depths.
why, what are you doing, Meg" |
asked.
"Thinltlng, dear--an uncommon
thing answered she; and she shook
back her fair, ripping, pretty hair, and
seemed as though she would shake
away her thoughts with the same Inn
patient gesture, "Tve seen q ghost"
she said. 1.-THE vision has been haunt
Ing me all day. Don't look like III
I've seen the ghost OF an old love, Kit
ty."
She spoke lightly, scoiIlngly, and yet
there was an undercurrent of deeper
meaning in her tone. knelt down
upon the rug beside her chair, and she
put her elbows once more upon her
knees and her chin upon her hands,
and again looked musingly into the fire
before her,
you didn't know had an old love|
she said, still In scofIing tone you
didn't know that ! went about the
world with the smallest possible
fraction of heart, did you, Kitty?
On the whole, got on very well. One
enjoys the world better without heart
than with one, think. Pretty bonnets
are more satisfactory than lovers"
Meg" | said, looking closely and
curiously at her, 81 don't understand
you'll don't understand a bit what you
are meaning"
Nor l." said Meg, with an odd little
laugh that was half sigh "A person
who has seen ghost may be allowed
to be half-witted for half a day. saw
a ghost at breakfast-time this morn
ing. / took 1t In from the postman at
the door, 1t is residing now in Johns
study, / suppose. And, II 1t were not
for an old-fashioned idea Of honor, l
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xxx X X n n n \: X X \: N # $S
* &s&ASSk ~ SESESA Observation-Disclosures Js
XXI THOUGHTS FOR THANKSGIVING Elk
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get the first time no played II. You
see, me and Merriam have been to-
gether, off and on, so long that know
his story most as well rs he does him
self, Not that he ever talks about 4.
Tonight, after the show. that instru-
ment II 90 back to the bottom OF his
trunk, and II won't come out again TIL
this time next year"
Tho leading man was all ears.
Thirty years ago | was stage door.
keeper at the old California theater,
Now, the stage doorman amt 80 UNI
important rs some folks think, There's
mighty little goes on that he don't
know something about, lie gets the
flowers FIRST, and he usually secs the
cards, He's a good friend to the actor
when the actors friend to him, and
he can do favor now and then that's
worth the while.
Merriam was Just beginning to
climb up the ladder In those days, He
had come into the stock three years
before as utility, but he was n hand
some chap with brains and ambition
to back his good looks, and II wasn't
long before he got to playing leads,
Say, when Merriam went on as Romeo
at the matlnees you couldn't soc three
rows In front Of you for the bonnets.
Mrs, jerks used to live In q regular
garden those days. for Merriam
wouldn't have none of the flowers
the silly girls used to send him, When
I'd Offer to bring them home to him
he'd laugh, and tell me he reckoned
my wife cared more for flowers than
he did.
but often noticed that he came
Into the theater with big bunch Of
vlolets or roses that he'd bought him
self to give to the little woman who
played opposite parts to him. | asked
him once why he didn't give her the
flowers the girls sent him, instead Of
spending money that way. took a
kind of fatherly interest In Merriam In
those days, Lord bless you, to look
at him now you'd think he was my
grandfather lie looks that old.
well, ! seen how things was going
with him and Nellie Moore, and every
body else seen II, too, When she was
on the stage he stood In tho wings,
and his eyes followed every move she
made. ] remember one OF the women
saying that 1t was worth while to have
man care for you like that, and GER
tainly Nellie seemed to like It, She
came to me one aftenoon--that
Thanksgiving I'm telling you about
and said that she was too tired TO 80
home after the matinee, She asked
me II I'd run across the way and order
dinner for her. Then she whispered
In my ear that she wanted II served
for two, and asked II couldn't Ak a
bunch light on the stage, 80 she and
Merriam could have a coy ThanksgIy-
ing dinner all alone.
"of course done It for her, and
while they were eatin' | went over to
my boardln' house. There was to ba
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real reason for the change, but in the
tomb scene l don't sec how they could
help feeling H.
"ThoBe of uB who saw II from the
wings will never forget It. The women
were In Mysteries and tho stage banda
and ilymen we're nearly az bad, don't
know how Merriam ever lived through
II, but this | do know, He was dle-
ferent man from that night. H0
seemed TO lose all his ambition and he
withered up 30, that when / met him
at a rehearsal two years later, hardly
knew him, He was bent much as you
SEQ him now, and was playing char
acter old men, Every year he dropped
down further, until they wouldn't trust
him with anything better than bits
and servants Yes, sir, and that old
man has played Romeo with the best
of them"
The story was finished, but tho man
dolin still tlnkled, The leading mans
face was drawn, and jerks sat think
Ing, Perhaps the former was thinking
of his own high tide of prosperity, and
of what the future had In store for
him,
But sympathy and curiosity are
closely allied, and soon the two men
were tlptoelng through the PASSAGE
way They paused before tho old act
or's room. A ray Of light altered
through n crack in the thin pine door.
Merriam was dressed and made up for
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| WANT You TO LEARN TT.

| WANT YOU TO LEARN 1T.
a change Of bill that night, 80 came
back early to get my props In shape,
as | had them to attend to as well as
looking after the door, When came
back to the theater heard Nellie
Moore playln' a mandolin. She was
always fond Of music and carried the
instrument around with her.
Nov you try she said, and Mer-
riam answered that he didn't know a
note.
"I'll teach you she said. There's
an air want you to learn and remem-
ber.'
"All right said Merriam, and he
took the mandolin from her. She
showed him where to place his fingers
and kept humming the tune until he
could play 1t with only one or two
breaks. Then she went to her dress
ing room to get ready, and Merriam
sat there drumming until the half
hour was called.
"Ihat night tnere was good deal
Of Misunderstanding, and the word went
around that there was to be a weddin'
at Christmas.
"The next night on my way to the
theater / noticed crowd around the
stage door, and heard talk Of run
away. l hurried up, and as | did so
Merriam came out, his face rs white
as ghosts.
For Gods sake, get doctor,
Jenks!' he cried.
II rushed to the nearest drug store,
and, luckily, found one there. When
we got back to the stage door Merriam
was waiting, and, without word, he
led us to sofa In the wings on which
Nellie Moore was lying. The doctor
bent down over her for minute, snook
his head and said he was too late.
IAN understudy played Juliet that
night and Merriam as usual was the
Romeo. The audience didn't know the
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and 1t again struck me that he did not
read 1t.
Meg came down stairs, gally hum
ming as she came. AS she passed
through the hall the postman arrived,
and she brought in the letters, looking
carefully in perfectly open way at
each one. Suddenly the smile faded
from her face; she glanced quickly at
John with MISUNDERSTANDING, half
startled look.
r. John rose and put out his hand to
take the letters. He was more eager
than usual to obtain them. Meg gave
them to him slowly, one by one.
only three" she said. zone from
Madame Arnaud One from person
who ought to go back to copy books"
John took the letters she held out
to him. She still retained the third.
Let me have the other, Meg" he
said In tone Of tired forbearance.
She put the letter down upon the
table. but she was still holding 1t.
Whose writing is that?' she asked.
Johns face puzzled me. He was
evidently striving against sharp, i'm
patient answer He was anxious to
obtain possession of the letter, and
anxious that Meg should not any
longer examine 1t. Meg, too, was
graver than her wont as she stood
looking doubtfully, first at him, then
aSein at the handwriting on the en-
veIdp
Z II low that writing" she said half
'ehantly
Il think not" said John.
4 Tell me whose 1t is."
tFI am very sorry. | cannot tell you.
1t is a private correspondent"
Meg said no more. She relinquished
the letter meekly, and John took 1t I'M
opened into his study and did not ap-
pear again.