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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
A Trihe Overdone.

Said brisk little lady the other day:
'Does it ever occur to you newspaper people
that the general publlc'-to serve which ac-
ceptably is supposed to be your only aim in
life-that your wide circle of readers, 1 say
has had more than enough of the doings of
stage peopleP I do not say this from high
moral standpoint of opposition to theaters,
understand, but simply because 1 find the
columns of gossip about third and fourth
rate actors and actresses a bore. Have to
print the newsT Suppose you do; is it abso-
lutely. necessary, when ballet dancer leaves
her Husband, the stage carpenter, and runs
away with the leader of the orchestra, to
give detailed account of the causes which
led to that act, together with the probable
consequences to the drama, the whole sup
plemented by the comments and surmises
of lot of corner loafers? Now 1 go to the
theater occasionally-halfa dozen, or per-
haps dozen times year-but because l may
see Lillian Russell sing and firt
it does not follow that should care whether
she subsequently elopes with key or any
other Solomon. The cornetist may have one
wife or seven, but I am less interested in
this fact than in wondering how ne keeps the
top of his head on. A great many respect
able and intelligent people manage to live
without going to theaters at all, and what do
they care about the vulger escapades of very
commonplace persons whom they have never
seen? There are people who are interested
in such things, Ell? Quite likely; but are
they the constant readers who buy and pay
for the paper, or are they the deadhead
hangers-on of theaters? Maybe 1 don't know
how to run newspaper, but know what L
think and 1 have said it, so therel Good
morpinOu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
SATURDAY AFTERNOON VACATIONS

The retail dry goods merchants of Boston
have entered into sn agreement to give their
clerks weekly half-holiday during the sum-
mer months. A similar movement is on
foot in st. Louis and other cities. The ar
rangement effected in Boston is that the
stores shall close at P. NJ on Saturdays thus
giving the employees an opportunity for
little rest and recreation which they now
have only on Sundays. The plan is good
one. and if adopted in this city would be of
undoubted benefit to the clerks, and would
result in little loss or inconvenience to others
concerned. There is no harder-worked class
than retail clerks, and none so closely con-
fined to their posts of duty whether trade be
dull or brisk That they are inclined to
spend Sunday in the pursuit of worldly
amusements and recreation is not to be
wondered at under the circumstances.
Those good people who are inclined to
groan over this fact cannot do better
than to use their influence in providing time
during the week in which the weary sales
men may renew their yigor. Cooperation
on the part OF women who shop is need
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16

"HARPER's WEEKLY says there is book can
vasser IN this city who earned last year by com
missions on his sales not less than S25, 900, and
that he has done similarly well for several
years"
We feel justified in denouncing this statement
as false Such facts, if uncontradicted, will do
much toward encouraging the vice of book can
wasting, and no popular journal can afford to
stand idly BY in such crisis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16


Society owes it as a duty in this land to
make labor honorable. Make it so honora-
BILE that he who works shall be a king. Man
hood labor cannot be made honorable so long
as it must needs enter into competition with
slave labor and with convict labor. We
abolished the former and we must abolish
the other. This is the inevitable logic of
events,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
OUR COLUMN OF MOSAIC.
Short for Cucumber.
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution.
An Alabama correspondent, who signs
himself Truck Man." writes to our es-
teemed agricultural editor as follows: Dear
Sir-What is a cuke? The word is not in the
dictionary" We are very glad the word is
not in the dictionary. There are hundreds
of Georgian words that are not in the die
tionary, and this is one of them. In the
choice dialect of Georgia "cuke' is a cucum.
Der, and the word, curt and picturesque,
will find its way from commerce into litera-
allure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16

Mr.. DORSEY proposes to commence libel suits
against the Washington Star, New York Times,
New York Herald, New York Sun, Philadelphia
Times and Philadelphia Press by way of a
starter. That is the intention credited to him.
II Mr.. Dorsey is in a condition to accept good
advice, we suggest to him that the best thing he
can do is to keep still.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
The Journals Exchange Table.

Bnookville American.
We regard the Indianapolis Journals col
umn of clippings from its State exchanges as
one of the most interesting features of that
able and in all respects interesting news
paper By looking over this column we can
see what the papers of all parts of Indiana
have to say on whatever subject may be be-
fore the public We thank the Journal for
the pleasure we derive from its exchange
table
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16

Two hundred thousand dozen eggs have been
imported from Europe during the past nine
months. They are of excellent quality, but sell
at from one to two cents less per dozen than do
nestle eggs, on account of being smaller Deal
ers think the time is not far distant when a
large supply OF eggs will be imported from China.
In this country, Indiana, Ohio and Iowa are re-
garded as the best reproducing States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16

THE revelry and jubilation and speech
making INDUCED in over the result of the star
route trial is no credit those who participated
in 1t. OF course. the defendants and personal
friends had perfect right to feel satisfied, but
decent respect for the opinion Of mankind should
have prom pied to different sort of expression
than that reported from Washington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
Samuel j. Protests Too Much.
Kansas City Journal.

Watterson is gusher, and he rather over
does the thing by reiterating at the close of
his letter that Tiden is positively not can
didate for the nomination. We have heard
this statement before, some twenty or thirty
times, and we are inclined to remark that
Samuel ]. protests too much.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
UNPROTECTED Industries.

Gath's New York Letter.
Two hundred thousand dozen foreign eggs
have been received at this port during the
last nine months In the fiscal year ending
June 81, 1882, we imported II, 92S, 74S dozens
of eggs, valued at 81 ,S0S, 450i3, or at the rate
of fifteen cents dozen. Eggs are on the free
list. The American hen, like the American
wife, hates to be accused of fruitfulness, and
the indefatigable rooster must continue to
lay the eggs and scratch all day, too.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
morning."

In the course of his address before the North
ern Indiana Editorial Association, at Fort
Wayne, Colonel G. A. Pierce, of the Chicago
News, related this story concerning a great ed
itOr:
"Charles A. Dana, of the New York Sun, used
to employ his powerful mind on a little sheet
called the Harbinger, printed in small New
Hampshire town. He afterwards made such a
failure editor of the Chicago Republican that
the owners gave him $1,000 TO quit. He is now
the successful editor of paper marvellous in its
completeness, and having, with possibly ono ex-
oeption, the largest circulation Of any daily
newspaper in the United States"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
A New State in the Northwest.

The State of Oregon and the neighboring
territory of Washington are filling up rap
idly. The latter has already made faint
demand for admission into the sisterhood of
States but if immigrants continue to take
up the vacant lands of the Territory as rap
idly as they have been doing for some months
past until December next, the knock for
admission upon the doors of Congress will
be decidedly more peremptory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
Let Indiana Step Aside.
Chattanooga Times.

ChattaDOOga IIIle5
Indiana had better step aside. The Demo-
Gratis there closely resemble those of Ohio.
Their finest performances are the killing Off
of heads of factions the tabieau consisting of
suicide by the slayer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16

1T will be well to remember, just at this juno
ture, that Washington City is not the entire
country. There is good deal OF the United
States lying outside the District of Columbia,
and it is a section which, at times, yields consid-
cradle influence in public affairs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
Not Even a Keg.

Philadelphia Press.
The trouble with the Mcdonald. boom ap-
pears to be that its barrel annex, If it has
any, is not sufficiently developed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
Democracy Power To Be Dreaded.


The removal of DIR. Rogers is only follow
ing up a movement begun four years ago in
removing Dr. McIntre from the Deaf and
Dumb Institute and pdtting in his place
dentist without one qualification for the
place. 1t shows that Democracy in power is
thing to he dreaded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
Mr.. Haverly Entirely Correct

New Orleans Picayune.
Haverly denies that he has ever had any
dealings with gamblers. He is probably
right. The gamblers have had all the deal
idgs and all the winnings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
One Sufficient Question for 1884.

Oreencastle banner.
There is an issue for the next campaign. 1t
is this Shall we maintain our present won
derful public and private prosperity and
national security by keeping the Republican
party in power; or, shall we enter upon
chaos by putting the government into the
hands of the Democratic party, party that
has proved itself inimical to everything that
has made the country what it is? This ques-
ton is sufficient for one campaign.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16

THE people of the country are not in tho humor
to hear much loud talk from either side of the
star-route case. They have patiently endured
all that in reason could be expected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16

THE remains of two women OF New York are
to be burned in the LIE Moyne furnace at Wash
ington, Pa. Both expressed desire to have
their bodies oremated after death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
A Small but Ugly Element.


We have in our cities certain element,
not yet assimilated, which is disposed to COM
plain because some are rich and some are
poor, but the great majority of our people
believe in all the rights of man, including
the rights of acquiring and holding property.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
The Question of Sunday Base Ball Games.

indianapolis is now discussing the Sunday
base ball question, and the ball-players are
not meeting with very enthusiastic sup
port Corporations are generally credited
with being soulless, but the president of the
street railway company states that he would
not run one extra car for the benefit of the
base-b ball people
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
Not More Infallible than Other Men.

to.
John Bright is no more infallible than
other public men, his contemporaries. He
has his crotchets, hobbies, prejudices,
tipathies and limitations, as they have But
he is at the core good, sincere. God-fearing
man; he is also one of the greatest orators
who use the English tongue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
A Choice Between Two Ideas.

washington (lnd) Uazette'
As between the two elements of tariff
system. protection and revenue, the former
is more important than the latter. Protection
to American industry without revenue is
preferable to revenue without protection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
The Dangerous Toy-PistoI.


Boston Advcrtiser.
sometimes make mischief but they are as
much safer than the tov-pistol as lemonade
is safer than poison for children to drink.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16

Now that the application of electricity is
known to accelerate the speed OF animals, we
may expect the future candidate to fairly brstle
with batteries-in fact. he will be a regular
shocking machine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
His Chicken Came Home to Roost.


Dr. Rogers went in as the result. Last
taken from the Governor and given to
Democratic Legislature for like clique pur-
poses and DR.. Rogers goes out. His chicken
came home to rcOSt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
A Question THAT is Loaded.

Charleston 1ll.) Plain Dealer.
The tariff question is loaded for Demo-
Gratis and it will be a sad day for them
when they touch it off,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
The American Style.

Upton Advocate.
1t is American nature to patronize Ameri-
can industry therefore protection against
foreign products is one of the duties of this
government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
A Fatal Trial.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
The only persons who seem likely to come
out of the star-rout trials. with improved
regulations are Judge Wylie and Mr. Mer-
rick.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16

NOTHING ordinary ever transpires in Cinoin-
natl, and it is not surprising that the papers
there should speak of custard-pie picnic as
fete champetre.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
Additional Reason for Regret.
Greencastle Banner.

There is scarcely doubt but that the
asylum has passed into incompetent hands,
and that the people of Indiana, as we'll as
the poor inmates, will have additional reason
to regret the Democratic triumph at the late
election.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16

FOUR hundred vassar girls are on q strike
against the faculty. tits rumOred that the use
of gum was interdcted during commencement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
Mcdonald Defeated Hendricks.

New Castle Courier,
We don't blame Hendricks q bit McDon.
aid caused his defeat at Cincinnati, and de-
serves to be punished.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
If So Soon Done For, Etc.

Springfield Republican.
The cabling of Surgeons sermons and
Dragging about it by half dozen newspa-
pers lasted three weeks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
The Sly Old Sage of Cipher Alley

Fort Wayne UuHUlle
Samuel is sly one and is playing the part
of the maiden whose looks, according to this
account he has donned; he is also playing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
Early to Bed and Early to Rise.

Torre nsute Gazette.
Mr.. Tlden was up betimes this morning
feeding his pigs and chickens and catching
the early worm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
WITH EXTRA SHEET.
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
LoND0N-Amercan Exchangein Europe, 449 Strand.
PARIS-American Exchange in Paris, 35 Boulevard
des Capucines.
NEW YORK-Fifth Avenue and Windsor Hotels
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Brentano's l,0l5 Pennsylva-
MIA avenue.
OHICAGO-Palmer House.
DINClNNATI-J &. Hawley & Co., 154 Vine street.
LOUISvILLE-C. Il. bearing, uurtnwes
Third and Jefferson streets.
ST. LoUIs-Union News Company, Union Depot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16
Suppose He Had Been Well.


There were few more than 2OO,0 words
in Mr. Merrick's address to the star-route
iury-and he was the man who was so sick
he couldn't say much.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-16

pend on merit. That is the secret of success,
Try to learn it now, and you will never reg
ret it. Pax vobiscum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-22

Squirrel Island is alive with the sound of
the carpenters hammer. The island is said
to be dotted over with the additions TO
cottages and the new cottages that are going
to make Squirrel more populous than ever.
A traveller from Squirrel says that the spring
work is beginning fully as early if not earlier
than usual. The nests for summers
colony of her people are being fitted up
earlier than usual. blouse cleaning" he
says sis going on apace" and some of the
enthusiastic islanders have pitched their tents
fgura,ively of course-the nights are not
warm enOugh-and are living aud grubbing
it along the south shore and waiting and
preparing for the sunny days. An extensive
correspondence has been started by Western
people in relation to the comforts of a
summers sojourn along the islands of Maine.
Lots of this correspondence has reached The
headquarters of the Eastern Steamboat Com
pany. Dozens of letters from Michigan be-
token Michigan colony among the islands.
And New York has sent double the CORES
pondence of previous years. The plan for a
hotel at Boothbay did not reach maturity in
the winter. A skating rink of large dimen-
sions, is however, being erected at
the 'harbor.'' he Samoset House at
Mouse Island, will open the middle of
June. 1t will be managed the coming sea-
son by the recent proprietor of the Elmwood
at Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-22
Notes on the Collision.

Pieces of the boiler that exploded were
picked up on Five Mile Island, half mile
from the scene of the collision.
Yesterdays Argus says: General Superir-
tcudent Tucker thinks the loss by the collision
was set too high and has telegraphed to Port
land that SO, 900 will cover the loss by the
accident, the loss for damaged freight being
very little
Mr. Charles Smars funeral occurred in
Skowhegan on Sunday afternoon under the
auspices of the Odd Fellows. Over 500 peo-
pie were in attendance at the funeral, some
215 being Odd Fellows. Mr.. Smalls widow
was almost insane with grief.
Road Master Nevins and Is men arrived at
the wreck in less than ten minutes after the
collision. The wrecked cars were fire
when they arrived and would have been en-
trely burned had the men not worked hard
and long to put it out Mr.. Nevins did not
leave the ruins until Saturday night.
Mr. Geo q. Aver is one of our most en-
terprising photographers. Saturday morn
ing he proceeded to the scene of the collision
and before any part of the debris had been
cleared away, took fine view of the wreck.
These views are now on sale at the corner of
Bridge and Water streets. They are very
faithful representations of the ruins.
We are informed by railroad men who know,
that the value of the engines destroyed was
not over 5000 apiece. A new locomotive
can he purchased for 50 900 or $40. 900.
There were ten fiat cars and nine
box cars. Flat cars cost $3.50 each
and box $3.50. Five fiat cars were
destroyed. The trucks were torn Of of the
Other II cars which were damaged reducing
their value about one third.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-22
MYsvrnIous DrAru.


Especial dispatch from Lewiston states
that the fate of Miss Christiana r. Harris of
Greene, formerly of Portland, creates no
little stir. The public are not generally
satisfied with the coroner's verdict of suicide,
owing to lack of evidence to substantiate the
TACT. The lady was unusually well situated
IN life, having good home, abundance of
friends and nearly always enjoyed good
health and appeared perfectly contented
with life The fact of two bullet holes in
ner skull adds to the theory of murder 1t
is the most mysterious affair that ever
occurred In this county and further develop
ments are awaited with great interest
The victim was Miss Christiana r. Har-
RS, daughter of Henry S Harris of Greene.
She was about As years of age and one of the
best known and most highly esteemed ladies'
IN the village. She has been in perfect health.
robust in form, jovial BY nature and always
overlooking with the good humor of viva
cious disposition and cultivated in manners.
The lady had for number of years previous
to 1881 been employed in Portland in one of
the stores Of that city and at good salary.
Two years ago. owing to the i'll health of her
father, who had become partially deranged,
she returned to her former home in Greene.
contentedly and happy.
The old gentleman Harris sat in the house
until O'Clock, when, missing the presence
OF his daughter, he stepped out of doors in
search of her. About six rods in front of
the house he found her body. He had
actually stumbled against it in hi. search.
She was lying stretched at length upon the
ground with revolver of 80 calibre by her
side. Three chambers of the revolver con-
tanned cartridges and two had been discharged
Brains were found oozing from two bullet
holes in her forehead. Life had evidently
been extinct for a number of hours
The pistol had been given her by a friend
in Lewiston for the purpose of self protec-
ton, there being no one but herself and
her father in the house. A teacher in one
of the schools in the village testified to hav-
ing gone into her rooms during the excite
ment prevalent without, and finding the
bureau drawers open and contents disturbed.
Thursday afternoon after dinner she put on
her shawl and stepped out of doors. About
three o'clock a neighbor says he heard pis-
toll shot. He thought nothing particular about
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-22

The follwins il the order of exercises for
the afternoon session, on Friday. May 25th,
At Library Hall, City Building, at 80 o'clock
Meeting called to order by the president
Hon. James W. Bradbury Of Augusta.
Report Of the librarian and cabinet keeper,
Mr.. H. w. Bryant of Portland.
Communication from DIR. Franklin B.
Hough of Washington, d. c., and resolve in
relation thereto, in behalf of the society.
Exhibition of photograph measuring feet
by feet of the map of Sebastian Cabot, lately
discovered and now in the Imperial Library
of Paris, by Gen. John Marshall Brown of
Falmouth
paper on the Bonython family, commu-
nicated by DIR. c. E. Banks of Portland, Ore
gOn, read by Edward H. ElweIl, Esq, of
Deering.
A paper on Robert Cushman, the pilgrim
and his sermon of 1921, by Rufus X. Sewall,
Esq of Wiscasset
Identification of the seal of the Trelawney
patent with the seal of the Plymouth charter,
by James P. Baxter. Esq of Portland.
paper on the Capital Trials of the Dis
trict of Maine, by Joseph Williamson, Esq,
Of Belfast.
At the evening session, commencing at
80 o'clock. addresses will be made on the
life and character of the late Hon. Israel
Washburn.
Ladies and gentlemen are invited to attend
both sessions of the society.