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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
Third Term.

Ex-President Woolsey has written q letter
to a gentleman in Springfield, Mass, in which
he earnestly opposes the election Of any man
to the presidency for third term. He says:
lone effect of breaking once the habit in
question would be the opportunity held out
to a clique within party of continuing their
special influence in the Government by the
election of one who is indebted to them for
his success. In a government like ours such
a clique becomes all powerful and selfish, so
that the sooner ii is disbanded the better.
Another effect is that the president after two
terms would be tempted to accept the offers
of his friends to endeavor to continue him
in authority, and it is such considerations
that have made Limitation to q single term
seem at present to be desirable In the view
of many. And aside from these reas ons, if q
party is to remain in power for Is or "a years
or longer, 1t would be found In all probable
unity to have the smaller changes of policy
likely 10 occur under new administration
made possible, than to have the old fixed
regime OF a single man and his especial friends
continue. Suppose a citizen who
was not natural born should be by far the
most available candidate of party, would it
be wise on general grounds to attempt to
alter the constitution in order to make him
eligible? Even so to alter the national habit
as TO a third term for particular instance,
unless in an extreme case, would be an in
jury to the stability of institutions supported
mainly by opinion"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
He Didn't Want 1t.
detroit Free Press.l

Il hez accidentally Earned" began Brother
Gardner, as the meeting opened, dat de
local members of our club am maxim up O
shake purse to buy me On lie paintin' as a
present. l hope de skeme will stop short
Not dat wouldn't feel honored-not dat
wouldn't be grateful-not dat 1 wouldn't
'preciate de kind motive OBJ de givers, but
kase it would be money frown away. 1 lib in
humble cabin. We hez got some stuffed
green chairs in de parlor. on some chromeos
on de wall dat cost two shillIn's apiece, but
it am no place dar fur an lie paintin'. 1t
would be just as much outer place in my
cabin, and wild my surroundings as lace cur
tains over a smoke house winder. NV green
chairs now harmonic wild my ingram car
pet; my chromeos doan' look pad 'longside
plaster of paris bust of Shakespeare; my
So clock hain't aay too gorgeous for the
chintz lambreqins which de ole woman
made. We are only ole slave
folks up dar, but we know better dan to w ar
seben dollars worth of hat wild two dollars
wort OF butes. IL white women want to
come down town wild a hundred dollar cloak
on, an go back home to carpets full of holes
an bakers bread-suppers, OATS no guide for
my ole woman. II white men walk aroun'
like lords. and yit owe fur last winters coal,
dats no guide fur me. No, gem'len, doan'
upset my house wild an lie paintin'. Doan'
make UP no present. nor muffin. but keep
yer change down in yer pockets, for sore
froats, or q tech Of fever"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
The Near Cut.
New York Sun.l

II General Grant means ultimately TO be-.
come emperor Of the United States. why
should he not run for emperor at once and
be done with it?
Cne of the Georgia papers thinks that the
idea of nominating Blue Jean Williams,
governor of Indiana, by the National Demo-
cratic convention for president is not bad
one. In his capacity as governor he he s
shown himself a most conscientious and
competent official. He is as honest and
trustworthy as the day is long. Such quail
tiles in the White House would be a great
curiosity, to say the least; for during 20
years they have been conspicuously absent.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
Mr.. Tilden and the Income Tax Suit.
TAlbauy Argus1

The Government has postponed its suit
against ex Governor Hlden on the matter OF
income tax until November. The post
ponement is made because an important
point in appeal has not been passed on by
the supreme court. The point is regarded
as one, the settlement of which by final
decision is essential to the judicial COM
pleteness of the. proceeding as a whole.
The suit never had any other basis than
political persecution, and the desire of those
who stole the presidency to add insult to the
injury Of the statesman whom the theft de-
frauded. Over 100000 American citizens
took exactly the same course adopted by Mr..
TIlden. to let the Government, and not
himself, assess bis income. He
alone was singled out for litigation.
Unreasonable despicableness Of nature and
absolute ignorance OF law were required to
qualify q person to conduct such q litigation.
They were found united in Stewart l..
Woodford, easily the most contemptworthy
person now living ever born OF woman.
Governor Tilden, the ablest lawyer in the
United States. very properly preferred TO
have every intermediate point adjudicated
before final issue was joined. That there is
some authority In the law department OF q
fraudulent administration, capable OF the
common justice of allowing him his legrl
right of time to have the case formulated, is
discovery which gives the 6ryt instance Of
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
HAYES. Grant and Bristow,

Essay on Mr.. Hayes in Philadelphia Times
While the question of Inauguration was
still surrounded with great uncertainties,
General Grant, through different channels
had insisted to Governor Hayes that II the
Inauguration was consummated, General
Bristow should not be recognized by the
incoming administration. On the part of
General Grants friends, who were privy to
IL, this demand was coupled with condI-
tons
The reason for this unseemly request,
which under the circumstances was little
less than q threat, was that he had acted
treacherously with General Grant, and had
attempted, through the whisky prosecu-
tions, to break down the administration in
the interest of his own political ambitions
No one, however, knew better than Gen.
eral Grant and his immediate surroundings
that this charge against General Bristow
was absolutely false, and that General
Grant had been fully informed by his secre-
tary of the treasury, at each stage of the
Investigation which preceded the whisky
trials, OF every scrap OF evidence that seemed
even remotely to affect those who were off,
cially connected with the president or
those who were recognized as his personal
friends
The real secret of this bitter hatred is both
interesting and significant now. 1t was the
fact that the reform element which rallied
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
A MOmentous Question.

Did you ever feel sudden twinge COM
municsted to the nerve tissues of your
brain, from your first, second and third
pbalangts and at the same time little dart
of excruciating pain in northeast direc
perfect crowd of aches In the oscals, slight
blister of the cuticle, a terrific jumping sem
sation in the astralagus, especially In the
southern hemisphere of its anterior extrem-
ity, disposition on the part of the cuboid
to get up and howl. the metatarsals all out
of fix and vying with each for first premi-
um ache, snd all your cuneiforms fairly
dancing with jimisms most ecstatic and
every time you undertook to smile find
your expression changed to a chastity, des-
perate grin, together with disposition to
kick somebody, and an utter inability 10
dare to try it on? Was you ever troubled
that wav? No? Then you never wore a
pair of tight boots.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
Appearances Are Often Deceptive.
Oil City Derrick.

When young Swanson entered the parlor
of his lady-love last night, bis watchful and
somewhat jealous eyes detecta d mans hat
under one end OF the sofa on which he and she
were wont to pass the evening. His mind
at once conceived the idea OF a more favored
sutton on whom his oharmer lavished her
smiles, and who had suddenly fed when
Swanson's footstep were heard, leaving his
hat behind.
"Ah, hap thought Swanson, ''some vii
lain has entered my abode Of happiness,
some soul destroying monster. 1 will seek
his hearts blood, nay, 1 will tell her to her
face she is q perfidious woman, and that
will tear my rivals bleeding heart from his
writhing body and cast 1t at her feet"
Turning on his sweet charmer. he was
about to address her as does the hero OF q
dime novel, when the old mans voice yell
ing down the stairway broke the silence
with:
'say, Sal, II you and yer yellow-headed
lover go to sitting on that sofa, don't yer be
getting yer hoofs on my new hat"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
Mr.. Evarts the Catspaw of Fraud.
ALBANY Argus. !

The Evening Post refers to a report that
an effort was made to inveigle VIM. M.
Evarts as president of the Union club, to
preside at a dinner of the club to De Lesseps.
The intent was to enable De Lesseps to cable
that he was entertained by the secretary Of
state. The Post adds:
1.-THE suggestion that Mr.. Evarts would
permit himself to be used as q catspaw in
this manner is simply and absurdly incredi-
ble."
The manner in which Mr.. Evarts docs
permit himself to be used as a cstspaw" was
shown ia the electoral conspiracy. He
pulled the forged certificates out of the fire
on condition that the man who benefited by
them should make him secretary Of state.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
A Man of Ability.
Little Rock ARK Gazette.

John Forester was very correctly named,
for, until few DAYS ago, he had spent his
life in the woods Several days ago he threw
aside his maui, came to the city, and now
handles the somewhat lighter rock hammer.
The story OF Johns downfall shall be briefly
related. Shortly after arriving in the city
he was attracted by sign bearing the in
scription: meals at All Hours" Catering
the place, and meeting the proprietor, he
said:
You keep tavern here, don't your
mo. / keep restaurant"
81 don't know much about your new
nance; but you feed folks here, don't your"
Yes, SIR"
well. 1 want to board here three days, or
1 reckon until 1 get job of some kind 1
see your sign says meals at all hours You
don't mean that do your
Certainly mean il. I'll board you three
daysfo s. }"
"Aud give me my meals at all hours?"
"Yes, SIR"
Here, take the So never set myself up
as a regular eater, but I'll buck agin you for
the next three days. l think that 1 can
stand her about that long. It's IL o'clock.
Give me something to eat"
meal was brought out and quickly dis
patched, and remsrkng that he would he
back on time, Mr.. Forester left. At II
o'clock he came back and ate again. You
needn't stare at me, " he said to one OF the
walters
"You are a regular boarder, are you?"
The regularest one you've got. 1 don't
intend to miss q meal. I've got a chance
now TO git even for bein' hongry many q
time"
At 1 O'Clock John came back and re.
marked as he hung no his hat: I'm on
time. It's1 o'clock. Fetch me in suthin' to
cal" The waiter went away muttering,
and brought in a rather slim meal.
Look here" said John. don't try to go
back on your contract. 1 reckon you did
rather underrate my ability, but I'm man"
At o'clock John came back and took
seat. The proprietor came in and asked him
what he wanted.
~ want my dinner, supper or breakfast
Just what you are a mind to call it."
''You have already eaten here three times
to-day"
II know that"
why do you come AGAIN.
Because it's O'clock"
sit is not supper time"
mo, but it's 2 O'Clock time"
81 don't understand you, sir. What do
you mean"
'sYour understanding may have been in
jured by my surprising ability. Icame here
with the understanding that was to have
my meals at all hours"
The contract has been adhered to; you
have come irregularly."
"No sir; I've come here regular II was
the agreement that was to have a meal
every hour, and l am going to stand up
to it IL 1t packs my stomach as tight as a
green watermelon. You are trying to i'm
pose on me because I'm from the country. /
have made arrangements with q boy to
wake me up every hour to night, and I'm
comm here to eat. That's my business
now, and I'll act fair with you and eat every
time. Give me an oyster can of coffee and
some ball sasssge."
4o
quested him to leave. A fight ensued, and
John was led away by the police. When he
completes bis rock pile engagement he will
sue the restaurant for damages.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
SCHOOL WHIPPING.
A Little Girl Terribly Whipped by Her
school Teacher-The Way Educational
Matters Progress in Louisville.


A Little Girl Terribly Whipped by Her
school Teacher-The Way Educational
Matters Progress in Louisville.
lCourier-Journal.l
The charges brought against Miss Alice
Mccall a teacher in the Portland school, for
inhumanly whipping little girl. Of course
attracted considerable comment yesterday.
A reporter called on Mr. c.. F. Spencer, the
principal of the school, last night, and
learned what be knew of the affair ALI that
he knew vas from the statement OF Miss
Mccall, which was in substance as follows:
The little Adsir girl was sent TO her seat
and told to get her lesson, last Thursday, on
account of something. She went to her
desk, but, instead of studying, began to
drum upon the desk with her hands or play
something on her slate. Miss Mccall called
her to her desk and struck her two or three
blows with her ruler and again sent her TO
her seat. On her way back she succeeded in
throwing slate upon the floor and then a
book. Miss Mccall requested again that she
should get her lesson, but she refused
audibly, and then the teacher called hersup
and gave her a second whipping. She sent
her 10 her seat after this, but afterward sent
her out of the room for crying. As the chill
left the room she said that she was going
home, upon hearing which Miss Mccall went
out into the hall and brought her back into
the room.
Mrs. Adair brought the child 10 Mr.. Sps n
GER to look at and upon investigation he
found that the childs shoulders had been
badly bruised, as if beaten by some heavy
ruler. The little girls statement is that her
teacher got angry because, when another
scholar had received the htad-mark, she
said, "Of course she would give it TO her"
Mr.. Spencer states that il is not his opin-
ion that Miss Mccall is a high tempered
woman, and always heretofore she has been
very discreet in her punishment of the
children. Miss McCslPs case was investi-
gated by the grievance committee of the
school board last night, and 1t is understood
that they will report in her favor and adj.
verseIy 10 the charges referred to them.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
EXPRESSIONS.
| young astronomer,

A love-lorn young astronomer,
Gazed on the world above,
And wondered II the stars he saw
Looked down upon his love.
Just then mis- careless heel
Sid on an orange peel.
stars than ne had before.
A drug store lisa rhubarbsr's shop.
A household with a baby Is founded on
rock.
Facts are stubborn things. Mules are
facts.
High pitch-Thst on the California pine
trees.
dead men kill no czars'' is the Russian
motto.
Why is Zulu belle like prophet OF old !?
Because she has not much on 'er in her own
country.
"Does your mother know your route%
asked a rival when the bride and groom
started on their wedding tour.
Tilden has carried Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania. When he gets it barreled
he means to label it Monongahela.
"Pa the bare wun hund dolls is the way
q halfmilli. naire of Chester, Pa, wrote 1T,
but they don't go back on the check on that
account.
Austin Dobson wrote no poetry until he
was % years of age, and there are other peo-
pie wne ought not to write poetry until
they are IS, if ever.
In Oshkosh, Wis, last year 1000 600
square feet OF logs were sawed up into
matches Are we to infer from this that
Heaven and Oshkosh are synonymous
terms?
When back-bsy Bostonian gets bowling
drunk and goes home and breaks up statu-
airy and kicks the vases off the shelf, the
highly cultured people say he is in an icon
ocla tic mood.
Who wouldn't be a boy? Think of the
fun boys have. No responsibility Clothed,
fed and housed without thought or care
about il. And yet boy is never contented,
and we wouldn't give fly for him If he
was.
us il true, Harry, that you've broken off
with Hsrkaway's daughter" ALAS yes, |
was forced TO, although she is a charming
woman" "Why?' "Incompatibility Of
complexion. She does lot suit my furni-
ture."
Maud Granger is 80 and ought to know
her own mind, and now that she has married
q husband, it is to be hoped she will go on
and support him right along. and not be
getting any divorces or anything of that
kind Atlanta Constitution.
''Did the Rebs help you any in your re
treat?' asked Johnsonbury, somewhat quiz
zingly. "Well," replied the veteran, while
the suspicion OF a smile rippled around his
mouth, az must admit they gave US few
points. Boston Transcript.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14

Opium is the most dangerous drug, espe-
ciaily when given to children In the shape
of q soothing remedy. DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup
10 warranted not to contain opium in any
cious remedy for children teething. Price 25
cents Q bottle.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
A Theory that Won't Answer.
TAIhonu A rUnc

The fact that Grant was surrounded by
peculators, and that he packed the offices
with them, that he promoted them In pro-
portion to their success In peculatiop, and
that they gorged him with presents, inter
feres with the theory that he was personally
untainted." That theory would better be
retired from service
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
A nice Distinction

A nice MISUNDERSTANDING to milk
man: my friend, you put water in your
milk" "0h, no, don't MAN," "But am
sure you do" "Oh, no, mann" "Now will
you say solemnly that you do not put water
In your milk7" 'sWelI, nam, well, must
say that sometimes put some water in the
can, and put the milk in that, but never
mt the water in the milk"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14
HAYES, Little swindIe.

louisville Courier Journal
When Hayes was governor of Ohio he had
State binder. This did not cost Mr.. Hayes q
cent Veal know what good reformer be
ID.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-04-14

A love-lorn young astronomer,
Gazed on the world above,
And wondered II the stars he saw
Looked down upon his love.
Just then mis- careless heel
Slid on an orange peel.
And he saw ten thousand more
Stars than he had before.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-11-18

stood in white gown in the doorway, be,
fair curls tumbling over her face. The
tramp recovered himself with a hearse
laugh.
II beg your pardon,'' he said. "lt'a
your child. of course. III haven't seen
q child for long time"
But his food seemed to choke him. In
few moments he st srted up again IN
agitation and said.
"Madan, am not workman. I am
Jim Floyd, and I was discharged vester-
day from Moyamensing PRISON, where l
have served out q sentence for burglary.
I was decent man once. left nv wife
and my old mother up in Pottsville, and
my baby.
While he spoke his eyes were fixed on
the child with terrible hunger in them.
"Little one" he said, holding out his
hands with pitiful entreaty, ''shake
hands with me, won't you9 I wouldn't
hurt hair in your head.''
The mothers heart gave q throb. The
man was foully dirty, Just out OF prison
full, perhaps, of disease. -,-r
But the baby (surely God sent it, ran
forward, smiling, with both hands out.
Jim kneeled down beside it, the tears
rolling down his cheeks. t:It's so like
Johnny!' he muttered. "It's so like
Join n.y."
''Youl 60 back to Johnny and your
wife and old mother7" said the lady.
He would not promise. "It's too late
to make decent man Of me-" he said,
and presently putting on his old cap, he
went out.
SIX months later the lady received an
ill-spelled letter from Pottsville. II am
at work here,'' it said. "That night I
had planned to JOIN the boys again, but
your little girl saved me. came home
instead. It wasn't too late."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-11-18
What Saved Him.

During the "hard winter of '77,when
thirty thousand unemployed workmen
haunted the streets of New York, driven
to beggary, or too otter, theft, a man rang
at the door of house in one of our large
cities, and asked for something to eat.
He told a glib story Of his discharge from
a woolen mill, and said he had wife
starving not tar away.
The mistress Of the house made it a
rule not to give aims that winter, except
after personal examination of the case
of each applicant.
She went into her kitchen and ordered
a substantial meal set before the man, who
ate ravenously.
He was a young, honest looking fellow,
but there were heavy marks. of dlssipa-
tion on his face. Suddenly he dropped
his knife and fork, and sat star1ng at the
door.
"Who's that9' he cried. "Johnnyl I
Johnnyp'
The LADY,, little girl, child of three,
had followed her from the nursery, and
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-11-18
WOmen's Names.

Anna-bella Is not Anna-bella for FAN
Anna, but is the feminine name, Hoan-
nibel, meaning gilt (or grace) of Bel.
altar, but Grabilla, dying woman. In
its Anglicised form Of Orabel it was
much more common in the thirteenth
century than at present. Maurice has
nothing to do with Mauritius, or a Moor,
but comes from Amalric- -himmel-reich
the kingdom Of heaven. Ellen is the
feminine Of Alain, Allan, Allan, and has
no possible connection with Helen,
which comes from different language,
and is older by about thousand years
at least. Amy isnot from aimee, butfrom
annie. Avice, or Avis, does not exactly
mean advice, rs some seem to think. It
comes from Ed wis, and means happy,
wisdom. Eliza has no connection with
Elizabeth. It is the sister of Louisa,
and both mean the daughters of Heloise,
which is Heelwis, another form of
Louisa, or rather Louise, which is the
feminine of Louis, but this was scarcely
heard of before the sixteenth century.
The older Heloise form of the name,
Aosia, or Aloysia, was adopted into
medieval English as Elesia-a name
which our old genealogists always con-
fuse with Alic. Emily and Amelia
are not different forms of one name
Emily is from Emylia, the name of an
Etruscan gems. Amelia comes from the
Gothic amala-heavenly. Reginald is
not derived from Regina, and has moth
ing to do with Queen. It is Reinalt-
exalted purity. Alice, Adelias, Ade-
laide, Alisa, Alix, Adeline. are all forms
of one name, the root of which is adel-
noble. But Anne was never used as
identical with Annis or Agnes (of which
last the old Scotch Annas is Variety,
nor, as I sturdily maintain, was Eliza
beth ever synonymous with Isabel.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-11-18
River Improvement.

The Mississippi Valley commission,
composed Of delegates appointed by the gov.
ernors of States bordering on the Mississippi
river and its tributaries, at its session in st.
Louis, the 10th, decided to ask appropriations
OF Congress for river improvements as fol-
lows: For improvement Of the upper Mis-;
souri, 100000; Yellowstone, $4,000; dam in
Alleghaney river at Hcrr's Island, near Pitts
burgh, 100000; wing dam and cleaning
channel of the Alleghaney river above Pitts
burgh, $4,000; dams at Davis Island, near
Pittsburgh, 100000; additional for finishing
in the upper Monongahela river, $4,000. A
resolution was also adopted asking
Congress for speedy action on the bills now
pending in both houses to prevent sawdust
and other debris being thrown into rivers. OF.
acers for the ensuing year were elected q
follows: President, Eugene Underwood Lou
isville, KY; vice president John Hogan, st.
Louis; secretary, p, B. Wilkes, Minnesota;