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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
FERDINAND DE LESSEPS.
Interesting Facts in the Career of q Very Re-
markabIe Man.
New York World


Poor old De Lesseps the cable tells US, has
had fall from his horse, and received severe
shock. He has been in the habit for years of
riding. OF early mornings, in the Bots, with his
Young children on ponies around him, their hair
hanging loosely, like Morals gown, in the air be-
hind them. He is almost too old to bear this.
having celebrated but few weeks ago his
eightieth birthday. when the whole family went
to church and a thanksgiving was offered. A
number of friends and relatives met at a dejeu-
ner, and the rest of the day was spent in recev-
ing visits, presents, floral offerings and congrat-
ulatory kilograms. The event makes it inter-
esting to recall that this remarkable mar
was born in a house in the Boulevard du Ro
in which his paternal grandfather still lived, in
1905. The grandfather had walked across Siberia
before the Revolution. He had landed some
where in the Corea from the ship in which the
unfortunate La PerouSe was attempting to cir
cumnavgate the globe. The ship sailed without
De Lesseps. and he was the only one that started
in it that ever came back to France. His son
was sent during the Consulate with Lucien Bona,
parte to Spain to obtain from the Spanish court
the cession of Louisiana and to intrigue against
the Spanish Bourbons whom even then Napo-
leon meant to overthrow. The first object was
quickly obtained. Whyl AS ever! The Queen
Consort fell in love with the handsome brother
of the First Consul, and not only obtained Louis
lana for France. but loaded the ambassador with
the finest jewels the crown possessed. Five mill
ions of francs worth were stolen as he was re-
turning home. but enough remained to him to
realize fortune of about 81, 10000
De Lesseps then took into partnership an
Irishman who had been obliged to fly from Ire
land to Malaga. where he became buyer for a
number of British and American grocers His
name was Kirkpatrick. He recommended the
agent OF Napoleon to propose for one of the two
daughters of wealthy business man the son of
Client grocer. His name was Grebigny and
he occupied a capital position at Malaga so that
he was able to introduce De Lesseps TO the best
families there. The marriage proposed took
place. Kirkpatrick married lie other sister.
who became the mother or the late Countess de
Montijo mother of the Empress Eugene. The
latter therefore, is frst cousin. once removed
of De Lesseps. who, without her aid would new
er have been able to carry against Lord Palmers-
ton his Suez cannl scheme, after he obtained
the concession Of the land it runs through from
Said Pasha, then Viceroy of Egypt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
1t Has Enough Brass About 1t.

1t lis made of tin and brass,
And they say it measures gas
With it's dial;
If you think it is not classed
With the fastest of the fast
Make trial.
True, it has its fastest" DAYS
When the hand with distance plays
Very rough.
But. as each observer knows,
On the slowest days it goes
Fast enough.
1T you burn lamp at night
To decrease the cost of light
You will find
That your bill for gas is less
Than it was before-oh, yes,
In your mind!
1t will be q dollar more
Than it was the month before;
You may boil
But it is the meters way
To get square with those, they say,
Who use oil.
When it makes your wallet weep
Sllvery tears to pay the steep
Bill for gas.
Think what might that grief have been
1t the meter had less tin
And more brass.
columbus Disuatch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20

"reminiscences, for some reason or other the
journey back to Boston takes one through q
country where the soil seems less stony and the
haystacks less solitary. and where even the old
seaports seem not so much deserted, as peopled
with stirring memories.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20

just as wicked as anything But do declare
that woman is such & cheat, swindling poor
working girl of her hard earned wages-that I'm
I'm afraid this is the best part of my
Christmasn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20

anger at the delay
"Oh. how could you how could you2" she cried,
flashing her eyes at her husband. and 'Oh, why
did you. why did you'll" she cried again as the
tears began to come, and she ran round the table
to throw her arms about him and whisper the
rest in his ear. AS she did so something that
glittered in her dress caught his eye.
What is this2" lie said, as he stopped to diser-
gage it.
"Oh!" she exclaimed. "Let me see! It must
be"-and she nearly tore the dress in her feverish
haste to snatch the thing into light-'no it can't
bet is! Oh, it is Josephine's earrings, the
ones she lent me the night of the opera, and that
Mrs. Courcey de Spenser says are hers, and
thought l slipped them into my pocket and
somebody stole them in the opera house.
And 1 slipped them into this fold
instead. Oh. isn't this lovely
Christmas! And oh, Josephine" turning. re-
CARELESS of all the rest to the stately maid who
had just come in again. "Mr. Trench has made
me a present of my old ear rings, you see and
there's hundred dollar bill in my purse, and
it's for your mothers eyes, and rs everybody's
Christmas present was in that bill of course it's
a Christmas present to her from everybody in
this room. isn't it, Harry l never had such a
good Christmas as this in all my life!" she cried
then with chllds gayety. And want to tell
you-what do you think besides, Josephine!
Here are Mrs. Courcy de Sponsors earrings.
her actual ear rings. that she says were mis-
taken for those you lent me. And L want
you to run over to her without losing a
moment, breakfast or no breakfast, and tell her
| sent them with my compliments and L found
them exactly where put them, her own ear
rings, her real earrings-no, you needn't say her
real ear rings. because they're not real, there's
nothing real about them-or about her. either!
They are just pair of cut glass brilliants like
yours Mrs. Courcy de Speneer's diamonds We're
never any diamonds at all !! And I'm sorry-Im
sorry I'm so malicious" she cried, with Harry 9
arm still about her, and the whole family
wondering what the coil could be, Il must be
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-02
ADeservad Compliment.

On Wednesday afternoon and evening,
May 9th, the people of Sacramento Will
tender to Mrs. Margaret L. Croker grand
free floral festival, as slight testimonial of
their appreciation Of her many muniticcnt
gifts and charitable acts to that city, some
of which are: the addition to the city Gene
terry of large tract of land the erection of
an extensive and beautiful conservatory;
the building and endowment of the " Mar
guerite Home" at a cost of $4,000, and,
lately, the presentation to the city of the
'E. g. Crocker Art Gallery" with its rich
contents and ample grounds, aggregating in
value nearly half million dollars. The
exercises will be held in the new pavilion
of the State Agricultural Society. Presenta-
ton of flowers to her by societies and indi-
viduals will be the principal feature of the
festival A fit tribute to a worthy lady.
Contributions are solicited from her nu-
merous friends throughout the State, which
can be sent by Wells, Fargo & Co., without
cost, and should arrive by noon of the day
of the exhibition. Everybody, and all old
especially, are invited to be
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have been given in California, but nowhere
else does it so flourish, or grow 50 fat, as
in wicked Chicago.
A MATTER OF PRUDENCE.

We have before referred to the neglect
of the late Legislature to do its duty in
fortifying the State Board of Health with
means sufficient to establish quarantine
stations upon the borders Of the State in
case of threatened invasion by cholera or
yellow fever. The inaction Of the Legs
lature was due to the stupid and wholly
unreasonable opposition and the persistent
misstatements of the San Francisco press
which resisted the necessary bill under .
nlisapprehension of its purpose, and did
not withdraw the opposition even after the
Board had officially called attention to the
fact that no such bill was before the Leg
stature as the San Francisco papers in
sisted was pending. We have now from
the Board the following letter, which is
self-explanatory. We doubt if ever be-
fore in the history Ct Il State such a situa-
ton existed. The whole matter humili-
ates the people and gives them reason to
call the members of the two houses per-
sonally to account for shameful non-action
and lack of courage to do plain duty
The Board, addressing the newspapers of
of the State says: " As the Legislature, by
its disgraceful parsimony in sanitary mat
tiers has rendered it impossible for the
State Board of Health to distribute gen
orally throughout the State the accom-
panying circular and as the information
contained therein is wholly in the interest
of the people, the State Board Of Health
is reluctantly compelled to appeal to the
generosity of the press to give the contents
of this circular that publicity which it
alone can do. BY publishing in your pa
per such extracts as you may deem peril
nent to the subject, and calling attention
to the necessity Of immediate sanitation in
your town or city, and the advisability,
nay, necessity, of house-to-housc inspec-
ton, you will materially aid the cause of
So far as the REcoRD-UNIoS is con-
eerned, it will publish the circular re-
erred to. 1t has already, and very fire.
luently, called attention to the necessity |
or house-to-house inspection, and will |
continue to insist upon that sanitary
measure. 1t is precautionary provision
hat has met the approval of all sanitary
and the benefit Of which is be-
yond question.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-02
STATE REPUTATION ENDED.

The decision of the Supreme Court of
the United States in the Virginia coupon
cases, which was rendered about ten DAYS
ago, is characterized by the Inter- Ocean as
giving promise Of death to State repudia-
ton. Our contemporary might have
properly employed a stronger term. 1t is
death to the infamy, reputation, for
the Court by a majority Of its members,
decide that while State cannot by usual
litigation he driven to pay its obligations,
it has not the power to refuse its own scrip
when due, in payment for taxes levied by
it. This case apparently runs counter to
the decision of two years ago. in a similar
case, but it IS enough to know that the
Court now holds that State cannot dis
credit its own paper by refusal to accept it
in discharge OF debt for taxes The eff
feet of the decision will he grave 1t will
give new value TO State paper heretofore
supposed to have been successfully repudi-
ated, as in the case Of Mississippi. 1t will
be seen that under the decision every
State, with outstanding overdue paper, can
be made to receive it in payment of taxes
and as every State must depend upon tax
alton for revenue, they will be compelled
to pay any outstanding paper by giving re-
ceipts for taxes paid with surrendered cou-
pons, and thus repudiation IS made impos-
sible.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-02
CLOVER.

Barley and wheat have much advanced.
Whether clover-red clover, presumably
will make an upward march since the
testimony Senator Stanford refers to has
been given to the public, remains TO be
seen. We have no doubt whatever that
General Grant has been relieved by clover
tea, for there can be no reason for his
family deceiving the public in the matter.
Should its use result in cure, there will
of course go up a laugh at the expense of
the doctors. But why should there be any
fun poked at them? They have done all
they could do, unquestionably. 1t is not
capable of demonstration that they have
not saved the life of General Grant. The
true physician is a healer, and avails him
self of every remedial and curative agent
that science or experience develops. Be-
cause clover tea has helped General Grant,
IS no reflection upon the medical fraterni-
ty. 1t simply testifes to what every in
telligent physician will declare. that the sun
of the day of discovery never sets. and
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PRIVATE DETECTIVES.

They have strange ways in Chicago, of
all others the city of private detectives
This class of self-constituted peace officers
take more liberties, as a rule, than regu-
larly chosen officials would dare to venture
upon The whole private detective bust
ness should be put under strict regulative
control Of the law and only those be per-
mitted to engage in it, whom the State
may license, and the licensing power
should only be exercised by thoroughly
competent department of the State. Pri-
waite detectives are quite as frequently
used as mediums to accomplish private re-
venges and deceits, as to promote the
cause Of justice. They report to no official
head, and there is no power to call them
TO an accounting, except by suits at law.
1t Is common thing for two or three i'm
pecunious fellows who have failed in about
all else in life, to join hands and establish
a Private Detective Bureau Their
business, in a very large part is to spy out
the shortcomings Of people, and report to
those who have special interest in having
some Of their fellow men shadowed' In
not few cases the private detective is a
blaci.lnailer and all his gains are returned
from the doubtful methods he employs to
secure evidence for divorce and scandal
cases. There are, Of course, reputable and
useful private detective agencies, but they
are not numerous. In Chicago recently
there arrived from Freeport, Ill, young
couple OF full age and good standing, who
were resolved upon marriage. The young
man met his afianced in Chicago by APP
Pointment, she being accompanied by her
elder brother. The couple were duly mar
ried, and proceeded TO a fIst-class hotel
and openly registered rs man and wife.
For some reason, wholly unnecessary to
inquire into now, certain relatives, includ-
ing the parents of the bride, objected to
the match. Possibly their advice fol-
lowed would have been best for Mr.. Odgers
and his afiianccd, hut that cuts no figure in
the case after the marriage and its con
summation. The relatives referred to. in
their rage, procured the services Of a firm
Of private detectives, and at an early hour
in the morning the firm entered the room
Of the new-married pair, and, arrestine
them, dragged them TO the private detect
i've Office, where the husband and wife were
compelled to remain in close confinement
for several hours. OF course they were
terribly Inundated and felt indignation +
too great for expression. Their personal !
liberty had been infringed; they had been
taken prisoners by force and without any
warrant from an officer Of their country:
they were held in confinement without a |
shadow Of authority. 1t was a shameful |
trespass, and the young husband would |
have been rs much justified IN boring der
ringer holes in the intruding detectives as
if ordinary burglars had broken into his
bridal chamber The detectives" were
simply hired TO do mean piece of work,
and insult and treat with indignity very
worthy lady. 1t is not the first time the
nriyate detective business has been used
for vicious ends, and some examples of it
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-02
CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION

THE temperance ladies are not alone in dis
covering unexpected excellences in the Demo
cratic party. Conventions of colored gentlemen
at Washington insist upon having their pro
cessions reviewed by President Cleveland and
utterly forget to invite the late candidate, Mr..
Blaine, albeit he is only around the corner
IIntcrOoean.
PARTIES in the United States are very nearly
evenly balanced. There is even question as
to which of the two great parties had the
larger popular vote last November, the differ
encc being but few thousand in Il vote of more
than ten millions. 1t stands to reason that an
Administration which draws strength from the
other party without losing from its own, is Civ
ing good Administration for its party,-LS0n
francisco Call.
THERE is no reason why the sailor should not
be as free to manage his own business and earn
in his own why, his own livelihood, as any other
class Of workingmen.-[san Francisco Report
THOUGH India and Russia are the most formi-
dable rivals of the United States, yet it is not
certain that even a war on their confines would
cut Off the grain supply from either country.
Russia is no longer dependent upon the com
merce of the Baltic sea- but can send her grain
by rail into Germany and western Europe the
grain of India now reaches England and France
tthc latter country is a large consumer of In
dian wheat through the Suez Canal Oakland
Times.
THE President has evidently made serious
mistake in supposing that the Government is
for the benefit of the people instead Of the Office
seekers. II is true that such an impression has,
at times, been current in this country, but every
true offce-seeker knows very well that such
ideas this are the dreams of THEORISTS, aud are
not entitled 70 any more consideration than is
usually shown the wild fancies of persons ur-
acquainted with the practical workings of poll
ties St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Foe years the Bourbons have been berating
the Republican party because it became impli-
Gated in population, they said. by welcoming
the assistance OF General Malone against Bour-
bon Democracy The Bourbons were altogether
more repudiators than Malone and his follow
ers, and this was proved, if proof were needed
by the fact that the second and worst ofthe Acts
now declared unconstitutional AID void hy the
Supreme Court, that of March IS 1881. was
passed by Il Legislature in which the Bourbon
Democrats had two-thirds majority in the
House and twenty-five Gus of the forty Senator's.
New York Tribune.
BIZ every cut down in wages suffered by the
mill people, the storekeepers and other business
men suffer proportionately, when this fact is
fully recognized it may lead TO TIE middle and
lower classes working more in sympathy with
each other.-IWestern Trade Review, Denver.
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HIGH LICENSE.

The Philadelphia papers continue to agi-
tate the high license question. 1t appears
to have become clear to the people of that
city, and largely of the State, that it is a
wise measure and more practicable than
prohibition. 1t is an economic measure,
and at the same time goes far in its opera
tioi. toward blotting out the low class of
gin mills. The Philadelphia Press de-
clares that no other question so thoroughly
Or deseryedly occupies public attention.
Regarding prohibition efforts it well says
that the beneiicent results of such labor
lie in the future. By vigorous effort in
the united action of every temperance SEN
timent the high license law can be enacted
and put in force at once. Public econo-
mists, temperance men and the more repu-
table class of liquor dealers favor this ac-
ton. 1t is opposed only by the extremists
of both sides-those who desire to con-
tinue the unlicensed and indiscriminate
sale of liquor and those who prefer to wait
until the more stringent prohibitory laws
can be enacted. Policy, morals and the
immediate protection of society demand
the middle ground, the first step of which is
now practicable
The Public Ledger of the same city sup
ports the high license movement, saying
A high license system in Philadelphia would
be a large help toward furnishing the money
needed for the extension of the Water Works
and various permanent improvements. 1t would |
besides, promote better order in the sale of
liquor. If it does not seem quite fair to make
the people who don't drink water pay for i'm
proving the water supply, the license money
could be appropriated TO some other purpose |
such as the support of almshouSes and prisons |
in which the drinkers may be supposed to have !
more direct personal interest. But the high IL |
cense IS desirable as police measure, and the |
revenue OF & million or two year |
would afford considerable relief, no matter how |
il might be expended.
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that medical science is not and never will ]
be perfect and unimprovable.
CIVIL DUTIES.

| President J. l.. Pickard, in his recent
admirable exposition of the subject, why
Crime is Increasing" quotes from Pres
! ident Seelye: There are probably 1O0,-
coo men in the United States to-day whose
animosity against all existing social insti-
tutions is hardly less than houndless." Pro-
fessor Pickard adds The larger part of
these is found within not more than five
cities. They have everything to gain and
nothing to loose by disturbances in social
! order. But in these same cities the lead
ing business men, who have everything to
lose and nothing to gain by riot, plead
pressure of business as an excuse for
neglect Of civil duties Just in proportion
as occupations require constant and uu.
broken attention, does this surrender of
the polls to the indifferent or the selfishly
interested, or openly vicious classes, pro-
coed to its fatal termination. By way of
episode, might not a compulsory voting
system prove valuable to the republic?'
The question Of Professor Pickard is full
of suggestion, but it is based upon the
error of false assumption. His major
premise is certainly sound, but the sur
render of the polls is not the genesis of the
evil, and resumption Of duty there by the
better element will not prove the remedy
popularity supposed For it is not true that
duty-doing is possible at the polls at all
times. Back of the polls the mischief be-
gins; neglect OF the methods by which the
candidates are presented is the genesis of
the evils growing out of indifference on
the part OF the very people, of all others,
most concerned in good order in society.
The statement of the political boss might
well be thus phrased: Al care not who
does the voting, if only | am permitted to
DO the nominating. Any element you
choose may so to the polls, if only the
element | control and the methods | en-
ploy are guaranteed me in the ward club
and the party primary" The saloon
keeper who dominates the policy of a
great party in California does not derive
his power from the business men and those
who have everything to lose, but from the
element to which that class surrenders,
not the polls, but the party caucus the
primary and the club. 1t will make COM
paratively little difference whether there
be compulsory voting or disbursements
voting, or the voting Of the vicious class
if the better elements of society in both !
great parties will dismount from their
lofty too good " steed and take possession
of the party machinery