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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13

How the Little Man Fought a Duel and
Barely Escaped Death.
London Echo.

London Echo.
We suspect that it will be news to most
readers that even the solid and sober Theirs
once yielded to the temptation which lies in
wait for every French publicist and states
man, and fought duel. The story is little
known, but its narrator in the columns of
La France guarantees its truth. When he
was twenty years old, and studying at AK,
he was Hospitality received by local family
OF some competence, and fell in love with the
daughter of the house. He made her an
offer OF marriage and was accepted and
though his means were not so large as the
father thought such girl as his might fifty
claim, the young student was at last adopted
as his son-in-law. The marriage was de-
layed, however, until NJ Theirs could show
that he was capable of securing an independ-
ent position by his own eXertions. The future
historian of the consulate and Empire be-
took himself to Paris, in order 10 attempt to
solve the fearful problem of success or fail
ure in public life. The severity of the strug-
gle cooled his passion for the beautiful
Southerner. At first he wrote to her fire.
quent ly, next at intervals; finally, not at all.
The father of the maiden became indignant,
and wrote to the ambitious young man re-
minding him of his betrothal. Theirs made
no reply. The young lady of Provence had
become OF no importance to him. and he
was quite content that she should take
another man for her husband. The father
however, was not satisfied with the silence
of his daughters betrothed and iourneyed
to Paris in order to see whether he was still
alive, and, if he was alive, to bring him to a
reckoning. One fine day, having discovered
the lodging OF the young Theirs, the hot
headed man of the South presented himself
to the faithless lover, and babe him choose
between two alternatives-his daughter or
pair of pistols. Theirs was no fighter, but
he thought it better to "spend five minutes
with weapon which he did not understand
than to spend life with woman whom he
understood only too WE'LL" So says the mar
rator, who does not conceal the extreme self
ishness of the young man. The duel took
place. Theirs, who felt that he was at heart
the wronging party shot purposely in the
air, and he hoped that the angry father, after
the Gallo manner, would be content with a
similar pretense. But the father was not
Partisan. He was determined to revenge his
child and himself His bullet passed through
the hat of the future president. If NJ. Theirs
had not been so fortunate as to be one of the
smallest men in France he would have been
killed. or as NJ. Prudhomme would have
said, ifThlers had not been so little he would
never have been the great man that he after
ward became
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
BUTLER'S WORK.
Why Rare Old Ben Puts Himself Through
the PAGES SO Steadily.

the races SO Steauily.
Washington Letter in Philadelphia Press.
No doubt great many persons are sur
prise6 that Ben Butler is so often mentioned
in connection with law cases. He is q good
deal more than a millionaire; he is nearly
sixty-seven years old; he has a residence
here, one in Lowell or Gloucester and one in
Boston, he has one of the finest private
libraries in the world; he has one of the best
yachts in the country, and he has horses and
dogs galore. He loves books and is a ripe
scholar; he has perfect health-physically and
mentally ten years under his age-and is
Governor of Massachusetts. By most people
he is thought to be the greatest lawyer in the
country. He has been great general in
great war and he was for many years great
power in Congress. One would naturally
think that General Butler would be willing
and anxious to settle down into dignifed re-
trement and enjoy the honors of governor
of the great Commonwealth. He does not
need money, he does not need fame, and GER
tainly no work of his can add to tine latter
Why then, does he take every big law case
that is offered him? You give it up? Well,
will tell you He has been such great
worker all his life that he cannot now in his
old age live without the excitement of work.
We see him in Washington every week or
two in a law case. He does not
care for money in a misery sense,
but the excitement of trial is what
he Graves. 1t is the same passion that ami
mates an old race-horse, though I beg you
will not understand me as comparing GEN
eral Butler to a retired race-horse. He is a
great worker, and as systematic a man as
Charles Reade, who describes himself in his
Terrible Temptation" General Butler al
ways keeps at his elbow shorthand writer
and clerk or two. Every letter or docu-
ment he receives gets his personal attention,
and every one contains its own case. The
letter contains in shorthand notes its answer
never destroys letter, and he is always pre-
pared to answer for every day in the year
that has passed You will never hear of his
complaining or excusing himself for the loss
of documents, or for bad memory. He is
sempeT paratus. And he is a night-worker,
too
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
The First Bowie-Knife.

Hugh Hays in Louisville Courier-JournaI.
James Bowie and two younger brothers
emigrated from Maryland and settled in Mis-
sissippi, near Natchez, in 1925. They were
men of means and well educated. They
opened up cotton plantation. But James
Bowie was naturally of rowing disposition,
and was particularly fond of hunting. In
those days it was no trouble to find game,
and consequently James was in his element
He whitfield out of a piece of cypress what
he thought would be good model for a
hunting-knife, and had blacksmith named
Allison, in Natchez to make him one from
his model. This was the first Bowie-knife.
This believe to he a true history of this
noted knife. He thought it SO perfect for
what he intended it for that he took out a
patent for 1t, and sold the right to a Phila-
delphia firm who flooded the country with
these knives,
The celebrated fight in which four men
were killed, including a brother of James
Bowie. which occurred on the Willow bar,
and in which tradition saws the Bowieknife
was so freely used happened in 1929. two
years before the knife was invented James
Bowie was killed at the taking of the Alamo,
in 1886
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
No Sinners in Boston.

New York Herald, Wednesday.
At the meeting of the New York and
Brooklyn Congregational Association yester-
day, in the State-street Congregational
Church, Brooklyn, the Rev. DIR. Hewson of
Boston, declared that in Boston no sinners
could be found, and even DR.. Duryea had ex-
perienced great difficulty in making converts
there. Rev. Mr.. Lloyd said that nine-tenths
of the church members take a drink when
they want to, a declaration which was re-
ceived with cries of "Oh, no! oh, mol" He
then wanted to know what there is in ortho-
doxy which makes people want to take a
drink any more than in Unitarianism, and
answered by saying that orthodoxy is one of
the dryest things under heaven and is enough
to make any man want to take drink,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13

hands were hard as iron with excessive toll;
when the days of labor were too long, the
nights of rest too short; when the body ate
poor food and wore inadequate clothing
under harsh sky, and when the minds
food and raiment were poorer still To see
the comforts of home coming at last to all
these makes drama of poetic justice out of
common life-a drama of which even Shake
speare did not compose. the equal with his
glowing pen. Of these beautiful scenes our
land is overlooking; but as one may carry so
many flowers into a room as to sicken the
air, so may this beauty of gain sicken that
very soul to which its first perfume gave
life. Our age has carried in these aromatic
plants until at last the cry must come, "Open
the windows or we shall all faint"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
American sympathy with Ireland.

The sympathy of the great majority OF the
people of this country is with the weaker
side, especially as England gives no excuse
for the long years of oppression of the Irish
people or points to any good result as the
object of the same. If England looks to
this government for cooperation in coercive
and repressive measures, she is looking in
the wrong direction. 1t is her own affair;
the condition she is in is the outgrowth OF
her own policy and if it is now proving
faulty she can expect nothing from the
United States beyond the extraditon OF
criminals. Extradition for political offenses,
Of course does not come within the treaty
,tiDulatiOnS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
The o'Dynamite Rossas.


WArSAW
If ODynamite Rosa Can be persuaded to
blow himself up, with the hope of disIocat-
ing with the explosion the tail of the British
lion. we would encourage him by all the
means in our power. 1t will be remembe
that the Nihilsts did not succeed in killing
the Gar Alexander until one of them had
the courage to die with his victim. One OF
the Things that will speedily be accomplished,
though fought not to happen, if the assas.
sins who are trying to cover themselves with
the green flag and stars and stripes are not
annhiated, will be the expulsion of Irish
laborers from England, and a system of dis
elimination against the Irish race that will
cause terrible personal hardships
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
st. Louis Globe Democrat.


The New Albany Qnd.) Ledger says that
heavy immigration from the northern part
of the State, and from central and northern
Illinois, is reported throughout southern In
diana. This is good news. After the move
ment has gone on awhile it will be discovered
that southern Indiana has been redeemed
from the darkness of moss-back bourbonism
and translated into the light of northern In
diana intelligence Continued immigration
into southern Indiana from northern Indi-
ana southern Illinois from northern Illinois,
and southern Missouri from northern Mis-
souri, would be blessing to each OF these
States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
j. Hyatt Smiths Silly Letter.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Droohyn basle.
There is much amusement here over silly
letter written by Rev. J. Hyatt Smith while
he was a Greenback member OF Congress,
which has just been made public during a
newspaper controversy following a suit to
collect money borrowed by the reverend
statesman. The letter is as follows:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1881.
My Dear Frends-Through faithful, noble
T0mpkihs YOU know much of what has passed
that need not repeat it. My good angel has
wrought gloriousy in my behalf. Both the
Speaker twhom made) and Arthur (whcm
saved) confess my power. hold the key of the
position for the future, they know. 1t is the
talk in the capital ana on the street. Tompkins
will tell you all this week. He has done grand
service We shall, of course, adjourn for the
holidays, when hone to see you all in the old
fashioned way. Your dear hOme-wh9ta sOlace
it has been to mel can never repay you. /
start tonight. | am delighted with the respect
paid me in and out OF the House. God bless and
keep you. AS ever, your friend.
j. HYATT SMITH.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
STATE EXCHANGE TABLE.
rhe County Press on the Current
Questions Of Public Interest.
The United States Does Not Want Free Trade
The Relations of Ireland and Great
INSTRUMENTATION.
indications of a Steal in the State House
Contract.

Contract.
New Albany Public Press.
Just why it is that the State is to lose lat
least million dollars" the average citizen
cannot readily understand. The contract
for building a new State-house was say ST.
100000. Bids were open, and there was con-
siderable wrangle and much dissatisfaction
among those bidding for the job. The State
had no means of knowing whether material
and labor would be higher or lower within
the time specified for the completion Of the
building. Had material and labor decreased
:here would have been no complaint from
contractors nor would the contractor have
refunded anything to the State on account
Of the decline in labor or material. The con-
tractor agreed to build the State-house for so
much money, and he run the risk of material
and labor advancing. He was glad to take
The job at the price, and other reliable build
ers were disappointed because they lost it.
The bond was supposed to be good, at least it
ought to have been sufficient Just how
much is to be stolen in the job is not as yet
known, but that there is to be a big steal
seems to be inevitable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
Practical ProhibitIonists.
steuben County Journal.

Steuben County Journal
There are many ardent prohibitionists in
this State who do not favor the organization
OF prohibition party. They are unable 10
find any good such party has ever done
Perhaps some persons at Indianapolis will
call them prohibitionists only so far as party
interests will allow. But be this as it NAV,
it is evident that some who feel thus in re-
gard to the organization of such party have
done as much for the cause of prohibition as
any other persons interested in that work in
the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
The Tariff in the South.
Logansport Journal.

The Richmond (Va.) State, for instance,
announces that one of the most gratifying
facts to the Southern Democracy is that
there is only one Democratic paper of any
sort of influence in the South which has de-
clared for high protection" A statement
wider of thn truth could not be made. Many
of the most widely circulated and influential
Democratic papers in the South are in favor
of protection. Among them may be num-
bered such journals as the Nashville Ameri-
can, the Mobile Register, the Macon Tele-
graph and Messenger and the Augusta
Chronicle and Constitutionaist. The Rich
mond paper must make low estimate of the
intelligence of its readers il it imagines that
It's reckless, assertions will find believers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
WAsHINGroN, Dec, 10, Is
A Nice Little Story Spoiled.

VTITUIIIVIvs
A good parody on the kind of letters sent
to the Indian office from the various agencies
is furnished in the Washington dispatches
This purports to be letter from Blue Horse
Sioux on the reservation, who l.tely lost
one of his eyes in splitting kindling wood
and who requests the Great Father to send
him another eye to make good the one he has
lost. The letter is cleverly written, but it has
one glarng defect-no Indian buck was ever
known to split wood when he had squaw
to do this laborous work for him. Hence we
may safely conclude that Blue Horse is a
fraud.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
The Tyranny of Temperance Workers.

Ulay County Enterprise.
There is certain SAVIOR of tyranny in the
theory which proposes to legislate temper
ance upon and into the people, which makes
the bristles on the average American stand
up. Such policy will ever be met with
resolute and invincible resistance and their
cause never can prevail through the agency
of the ballot-box. The political craft upon
which such party sail, will find that it has
a Jonah on board, and it will be dashed and
tempest-tossed until that faction is in the
whales belly. We do not know what the
policy of the Republican party will be, but
for ourselves we propose to accept no issue
upon this question, and if the men of the
Temperance Union persist in casting their
votes away upon men who cannot be elected,
we do not propose to join them in their
scheme of fanaticism.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
Journalistic Night owls Must Go.

Human nature is generally on the side of
fair play, truth and responsibility, and the
generally falls with the reaction of public
sentiment, which is sure to come. The age
of Machiavellism and cold booded persecu-
tions have passed away. The night owls of
journalism and their venomous brood must
certainly disappear before the rush of light
of public intelligence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
A Satisfactory Sort of Charity.

Persons charitably inclined can find no
better way of extending aid to the needy
than that adopted by Mrs Vanderbilt
spending money with merchants and others
who give employment to a large number of
hands or paying it direct to laboring people
Money thus disbursed will almost invariably
do far more good than ii given ipdiscrimin-
ately to all applicants who have the cheek to
ask for it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
Soldiers in Political Positions
steuben County Journal.

All other things being equal, it is well and
right to support the soldier for political po-
sitions. But all other things are not always
equal, and in this comes the difficulty of de-
Gliding 1t is incumbent on the soldier ele
ment as OH any element or party to always
urge for such positions men of unquestion-
able characters and men best qualified to fill
the desired places
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
ZINC Only Sure Antidote.
Delphi journal.

Delphi JOurnaI.
1.-The ignorant and fanatical element of
the rural districts must eventually come TO
the rescue of the government They are the
only sure antidotes for bummers, black
guards and pimps
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
The Newspaper and Joking.

The newspaper should never be used for
the purpose of personal jokes, whether in
tended as pure pleasantly or tinged, as such
matters too generally are, with the spice of
malice. 1t is better to risk offense by refusal
to publish such things than to give cause for
real offense by their publication.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
Anything for Success,


hOkOmO GhHette.
1t does seems that the Democratic party is
willing to unite with anything and sacrifice
any principles for the purpose of success.
In this State it united with the liquor league;
in Chicago it united with thieves and bum
mers, and in Evansville it united with re-
pudiationists What will it not do?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13

BE it known unto all who afflicted with
salt rheum, itch, scald-head, impetig0 and every
other eruption of the skin, that Glenn's sulphur
Soap will speedily remove such harassing and
dstiguring complaints.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13

gland with her teeming population and the
necessity for vast importations of food and
raw materials for her manufactures, but such
conditions do not exist here, and just the
opposite policy is necessary for development.
Free Trade, the United States and England.
Michigan City Enterprise.
The idea of free-trade is both inconsistent
and impracticabe, and is only kept alive in
this country by the support it receives from
England. To England, the establishment of
freet trade in America would be harvest in
deed, hence their diligence in promoting the
doctrine in this country by supplying our
legislative hall with their paid emissaries.
But for every dollar England would be bene-
fitted, the United States would lose two.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
Free Trade May Be Best for England.

I0umbus Republican,
Free-traders continually point to England
as an example of what free trade does for a
nation. as though policy that is best for
that country must necessarily be best for
this. Free trade may be the best for Eli
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13

DURKEE's SALAD DRESSING is the best thing of
the kind ever sold. With 1t superb salad of any
kind can he made without delay or trouble. 1t
is also one of the best sauces for cold meats
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
No short lengths in Corticelli sewing silk.

FLIES, reaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice
crows, chipmunks, cleared out by "RUugh OIL
Rats" 15c.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
The Republican ticket in Richmond.

hlcnmOnu fAllauluHn
The ticket nominated on Saturday for the
city offices by the Republicans is one that
every member of the party ought cheerfully
to support. 1t is good i'll every part Mr..
Rupe is a gentleman whose capacity to dis
charge the duties of mayor no one will
question. His training for number OF
years as city attorney has given him knowl-
edge of city affairs that new man would
not acquire in half term of the Office. This
Is az advantage of very considerable impor-
lance. Besides he is also a gentleman OF
character and integrity, in whom the whole
community have full confidence OF his
election there can be no doubt, but his ma
jority ought to be such as to show the full
strength of the Republicans of this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13
Mr.. Gladstone and the British Public.
Tnrra Haute Exnrass

Although not always admitted, there are
constituencies in England that sympathize
with Ireland, and millions who have COM
munity of interest. 1t is these who stand
behind every parliamentary measure of re-
lief and redress and it is these who are now
being gradually alienated and made bitter
enemies. Were Gladstone disposed to yield
greater concessions and give color to the
idea that he was forced, his term of office
would he short. The paltering of the gov
eminent with the defiant Beers, its tempori-
zing on the Madagascar difficulty and a back
down in Ireland would altogether be too
much for John Bull, who at heart values
power and. military prestige as much as his
neighbors
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-13

FRANK WILLIAMS, Indianapolis, says: browns
iron Bitters cured me Of dyspepsia"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-05-19
NEAT RIGS.
A Fine Array at Gay & Sons,


1t has not been our fortune TO see fnei
lot of Ottawa manufactured stock than now
can be seen IN the salesrooms Of Gay Il Son.
1t is literally full of fine rigs, many of which
are already sold, but in which any man who
wants good carriage or buggy can find his
choice.
They have a pretty lot of top buggles,
made up in stylish shapes, number of eIe'
giant two-seated carriages and some slide
seat carriages. They have also "A fine stock OF
Timkin's side.bars, with some improvements
not put on by any manufacturer in this vi
cnty. We noticed also some large three
spriug farmers buggies with two seats, a
full line Of the celebrated Gay" road carts,
which are now so popular.
All this work we know by personal obser-
vations to be A No. /. Gay IL Son use the
best stock of all kinds to be fourd in the
market. They buy direct from first hands,
and hence are enabled to give their custom
ers the advantage. The house sell upon
their reputation, and their work is always
found as represented,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-05-19

+. NJ. Clark, foreman OF the Truesdale
Manufacturing Company, Peoria, has been
in Ottawa during the week putting in sta
tionary furniture contracted for by the com
mittee for the new court house The main
court rooms are nearly ready for the chairs
Judges stands, &c, having been put in posi-.
tion. This work is very fine and seems to
give satisfaction to all who have examined
it, including a number of Supervisors. The
is made OF red oak, with maple and
Georgia pine trimmings, and presents a very
pleasing appearance TO the eye. The carpets
are being put down now by Scott Bros. & Co.,
and the final touches and decorations will all
BE- completed before many weeks.