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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

WE think Mr.. Murphy uttered great truth
when he said, at the late civil-service reform
meeting, that, if the association had nothing
to do but to quarrel about cross roads post
masters, it had better die abornin' The
truth was not in the reason alleged however
The crossroads postmaster was not involved,
only indirectly; the person directly involved
was the President of the United States. And
self upon principle to which it processes to
be devoted, because even so high an officer as
the President may be within the criticism, it
had better die before it is born. No such cow
ardly funkeyism can amount to anything in
this world
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07
THE Observation-Disclosures SUCCESSION

THE neutrality-suspicious. SlDE-SHOW.
Rev. j. w. Wakefield pastor Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church Of Marysville, and q
member of the Ohio Conference, has made a
public statement to the effect that he over
heard conversation between two men-whose
political relations may be inferred-in which
they discussed all the details of proposed
prohibition political campaign. One of these
men said to the other
1.-The Republicans are united, and if we can
not divide them they will elect a Republican
senator, and if they do they will still control
the Senate. That means for the Democrats
to step down and out in 1885, and stay out
while we live. But if we can get them
divided and carry the State, then we may get
entire control of the government; THEN ALL
HE'LL CAN'T GET US OUT"
After comparing the figures of the election,
which seemed to indicate Republican success,
the speaker continued:
HThis is to be overcome by manage ment,
and our chance is slim. l see, gentlemen,
but one ghost of chance. 1t is this: we
never used it. Now, this is the plan: They
(the Prohibi ton party) have poled 16 600
votes. We must help them to double that
vote next fall. We must get them to nom
mate DIR. A. B. Leonard for Governor. He
being popular Methodist minister, they will
bite at that quick, and will feel fattered to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07
The Springfield Republican saws:


'It is singular that a thorough examination
of the real state of the Indiana township
trustee warrant frauds is still DELAYED. The
matter grows more puzzling as time passes,
and neither County Commissioners, State
officers nor newspapers seem to know just how
the matter really stands There is room for
some clear headed and energetic man to show
what can be done in the way Of explaining
the crookedness, or at least tracing its results"
This is very remarkable, and the Journal
has frequently alluded to it. There has been
a timidity about taking hold of the matter
that is not only marvellous, but suspicious.
Take it in Indianapolis, for instance: Here
an official quietly rests for weeks under a
cloud Of suspicion, and he takes no steps to
force any action that shall tend to clear away
the haze He denounces certain signatures as
forgeries, but makes no effort whatever to see
that the man who has made so free with his
official signature is tracked down and appre-
hended A long time has elapsed, sufficient
in which for those implicated to make such
arrangements for their safety as may be neces-
sary; and then, when, in the due course Of
time, without the slightest hurrying of the
judicial machinery, the grand jury meets,
Trustee Kitz appears before the body and re-
peats his denunciation of forgery against
somebody. While commencing the clearness
and force of Judge Norton's charge
to the grand jury respecting this township
order swindle, and hoping that under its
stimulus something tangible will be at once
done to bring the guilty parties to justice, we
cannot but express both establishment and
indignation at the little less than criminal de-
lay that has characterized the movements of
those most interested. From the beginning
Mr.. Kitz has evaded, has shuffied, has plainly
lied, has juggled with figure and trifed with
facts, has hesitated and halted, until the
public is perfectly justified in entertaining
the worst possible suspicious of his reckless
and profigate management of the township
affairs. They will not want any more Kitz-
ism, or Coyism, or Dowlingism, or Diminish
in the administration of local affairs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

Mr. CLEVELAND means to have ew deal
all around. A new Civil-service Commission
would be of little use to his party without a
clean slate, and he therefore wipes off the
names of those who passed the examinations
waiting for appointments. 1t is the mug
wumps who maintain moststrenuously that Mr..
Cleveland is an earnest reformer, and it is the
eminent Democratic workers who insist that
the President is one with them. The disin
terested observer can take his choice Of
oninionS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

THE taxpayers of Indianapolis are much
moro interested in the result of the election
next week than are the candidates for mayor
and clerk, and for coupeilmen and aldermen
Their interest is relatively small. None of
the Offices are remunerative. Neither are
the politicians" or workers" greatly inter-
ested. There is no patronage to be distrib-
uted as result of success. The people who
are interested are the plain, everyday tax
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

Endorsement of Hendricks" This argument is
altogether TOO fine spun for the average COM
prehension. The large majority of intelligent
citizens will continue to believe that whoever
voted for Cleveland, either as Governor or
President, practically Endorsed the rest of the
ticket. A considerable number of gentlemen
SO voting blundered badly, but, having discov-
cred that fact, the best course to pursue is in
the way of judicious silence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

The good citizen who believes in the i'm
partial enforcement of law and in saving the
city from hummer rule, who does not strike
often and steadily for the law and-order ticket
between now and next Tuesday, will have no
right to rejoice in victory or complain if the
right should be defeated. The time for good
words bravely spoken and hard work conscien-
tiously done is now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

WE mistake Judge Norton if he does not
deal severely with the parties to the Royse
affair. Such a fragrant attempt to defeat JUS
tice merits the severest punishment And it
would seem that some means should be found
whereby the credulity of an attorney III ga
drunken epileptic" could be curbed before it
leads to such lengths as in this case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

ACCORDING to the statistics of Edwin Alder e
Brothers American Newspaper catalogue, there
are in the United States and the British prov
inces total of l6, los newspapers and periodi-
calls, of which Is, 368 are published in the United
States and 737 in the British provinces. They
are divided as follows: Daiies, 1,4l1; semi
weekies, 1888; tri-weeklies. 6i weeklies, IL, 567;
Sundays, 426; semi-monthies, $50: monthhes,
2,OlO; bi-monthlies. 40; quarterlies 14l.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

THE indianapolis Sentinel has progressed so
far in its bar-room and ssSim" Coy methods as
to say that the Journal "willfuliy lies" when
it states the issue involved in the approaching
city election. We do not care TO follow the
Sentinel. Let it wallow in it's own filth to its
hearts content. The decent public knows
whether the Journal lies or not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

payers. They are the ones who will have to
carry the election, if it be carried at all. And
it will not be carried unless the plain tax
payers go to work, and stay at work until after
the last vote is counted and the result de-
clared. Do the taxpayers care to defeat
'sSim" Coy, s'Sam" Dinnin and "Cottrellismf'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

THE Sandusky Register ''waves the bloody
shirt in way that Senator Sherman never
attempted. 1t shows that the six Republican
candidates are all ex-Union soldiers, while
not one on the Democratic ticket wore the
blue. 1t is very wrong to thus revive the bit
Der preiudices of the war;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

Mr.. BoRGARDINa, who could not tell lie
because he got tripped up in advance. is the
only individual who seems likely to get any
satisfaction out of the very peculiar legal (or
illegal) proceeding in which he is involved
Mr.. Borgarding will get bis money back. The
gentleman who kindly drew it from the bank
will hardly get value received
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

THE spectacleof seeing Joaquin Miller de-
nouncing General Sherman as zone squat
hero of his day." and his veterans as "hired
ihordes," is one hardly calculated to drown the
bitter recollections of the war. It does not
demand fair elections, however, and hence is
not 'bloody shirt"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

door Of residence. OF the inmates two wers
men Who went out and beat the supposed roys
terer. Returning to the light they found their
hands bloody and matted with the offensive mat
ter peculiar to smallpox pustules The disease
was communicated to the family. and several
members Of it died. A more horrible incident
could hardly be conceived
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07
The Whole Story.
PHILADELPHIA Times.

PhiIadeIrhia Times.
Columns may be written explaining the causes
of the failure of William Heath 81 Co, but the
plain truth is that the honest advance of legiti.
mate values and the steady growth of legitimate
prosperity are too strong to bs gambled down;
and as the tide of prosperity wouldn't break to
save William Heath & CO., the house of viii.
lam Heath s. Co. had to break before the general
revival of trade and industry. That's the whole
StOrv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

THE New York Evening Post thinks the
Hpassion of shame" finds little accommodation
in Senator Hoar's moral makeup. There is
reason to believe that the Post is not aware of
the existence of this human sentiment through
contemplation of its own mental experiences
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

AN increased attendance is reported at the
meetings of the Indianapolis Equal Suffrage
Society. If these ladies were privileged to
vote next week all apprehensions as to the
possible ascendency Of "Cottrellism" might be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

ARE merchants and business men, and tax
.payers of all kinds as much interested in the
result of next weeks election as are the saloon
keepers7 If they are, they will have to show
it by their acts; by not only voting themselves,
bat seeing that all whom they can properly
influence also vote against Coyism and Cot
trellism in the city government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

THE irregular and unsatisfactory mail serv-
Ice between New York and Brooklyn having
been investigated, and found to be due to the
ineficiency of the Brooklyn postmaster, peace
reigns once more in the mugwump breast of
the metropolis, 1t would have been dreadful
had Paragon Pearson been at fault.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
Election: Tuesday, October 13, 1888.
For MAYoR--CALEB s. DENNY.
For CLERK-GEORGE T. BREUNIG.
The Platform.


The Republicans of Indianapolis accept the issue
made in the platform and nominations of the Demo-
arasc city convention, and in the pending canvass and
approaching election invite the cooperation and sup
port, not only Of the members of their own party.
5ua Of all citizens of whatever political affiliations
who favor
First-The enforcement Of law in the interest of
public order and for the of private rights
Second-The strictest economy in the administration
of the affairs of the city within the revenue
raised from the present rate of taxation and of the
rofundng Of the existing city debt at lower rate OF
interest.
Third-Ths levy of tax of 800 per year upon
ssch saloon in the city, the proceeds whereof shall be
placed in the general fund of the city treasury.
Fourth-The overthrow of the arrogant domination
Of the Liquor League in the politics of the city and
State.
Fffth-A rebuke to the Democratic officers of State
who have prostituted the metropolitan police system
TO the basest partisan ends whereby the ctys good
name has been scsndalized its peace and good order
imperiled and the efforts Of honorable public officers
80 vindicate the law paralyzed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07
To the Best of His Ability.

Philadelphia Press.
St John, in his prohibition -for-revenue-oniy
speeches, speaks of bleeding Kansas THAI
what ST. John has been doing all along--bleed-
ing Kansas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

AN incident worthy of the genius OF Hugo
or Zola happened at Montreal few nights ago
A mar delirious from the awful disease small
pox escaped from his keepers and ran through
the streets. He finally began hammering on the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

MEMBERS Of the Indianapolis bar should
beware of drunken epileptics." They are
dangerous creatures.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07
This Is s.Reform..
Philadelphia Press

Philadelphia Press.
The Civil-service Commission is in a sadly de
bilitated condition. At last accounts il consisted
solely Of a set Of revised rules and Judge lho~
man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

THE Liquor League is fighting for the con-
troll of Indianapolis. Shall it be allowed to
succeed?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07

1sT want to say, In the first place, that
plant myself squarely, fat-footed, with both
feet upon the platform you have adopted
Mn. DENNY's ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-07
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
THE DAILY JOURNAL.

TERMS INVARIABLY IN ADvANCE-PoSTAGE PREPAID
BY THE PUBLISHERS
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-04-30

and season admit, l prepare the au-
tumn blowing by cultivating or har-
rowing thoroughly. thus securing
fine and mellow seed bed. l then
plant in check rows, with the two
horse planter set to drop three to four
grains to the hill. l harrow thor
oughly at least once before the corn is
up. The after cultivation is done with
the two-horse cultivator; one with six
teen shovels preferred. i cultivate
deep and close while the corn is small;
shallower and farther off as it gets
larger. There is no fixed rule as to
the number of civilizations corn re-
quires. 1t is safe to say that it ought
to be worked often enough to keep the
ground mellow and free from weeds,
until the corn is about to tassel, when
it should be discontinued BY plant
ing in rows, the cultivation is more
complete; the entire soil being stirred,
every particle is made to do its work;
when drilled, small strip in every
row is allowed to become hard, rob-
bing portion of the cultivated soil,
besides favoring the growth of weeds
that can be reached only by the hoe.
The soil and locality generally indicate
the variety to plant. prefer seed
grown and acclimated in o. near the
Tlity where it is to be used A va
riety yielding the most sound corn in
bushels the average year. and matur-
ing in from 90 to 100 days, is the most
profitable Every farmer has within
himself the means of changing his corn
to any desired type. BY carefully Sc
lecting the fittest, he can just rs reas-
onably expect an Improvement as the
breeder of horses and cattle can eX-
pect to improve his stock. k.-Letter TO
Prairie Farmer.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-04-30
Water for Blasting Purposes.

The use of water in connection with
blasting in mines and quarries is rapid
ly extending in this country and Eu-
rope. A tube filled with water is in
serted in the bore hole next to the
power cartridge, the tube being of thin
plate or even of paper. The usual
tamping follows, and when the eXplO-
sion occurs, the tube containing the
water is burst, the explosive violence
being increased by the presence of the
water and extended over the enlarged
interior area of the bore hole, due to
the space occupied by the water tube.
a much larger quantity OF the material
to be mined or quarried is thereby
brought down or loosened with q
smaller quantity OF explosive used,
while the heat of the explosion con-
verts a portion of the water into steam,
which, with-the remaining water, ex-
tinguishes the flame and aDsorbs and
neutralizes the gases and smoke gen
Grated. d.-AHd California.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-04-30
A Building of Glass.

A queer building is in process of
erection in Chicago by "A Boston man.
The walls will be of plate glass, aud
there will be very little material in the
whole structure except glass, cement,
and red slate. The building is to be
used for offices, and it is calculated
that Is per cent of the entire space
can be made available, whereas so
much room is taken up in ordinary
buildings by walls, halls. etc, that the
available space is only from AZ to "a!
per cent. The walls of the new edifice
will contain about $40 lineal feet OF
glass. Boston Transcript.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-04-30

business men from the CITY. 1t is Civ
ing new interest to farming and to
farmers sons. Improved stock keeps
the boys on the farm and makes good
business farmers out of them.
If your apples, turnips, onions or
beets are frozen it will not necessarily
destroy them, provided they are not
thawed too suddenly. If placed where
they will gradually thaw, care being
taken not to disturb them, they will
be but little injured, provided they are
afterwards kept in cool place.
There is great difference in value
between a carrot that runs down into
the soil foot and half to two feet
in nearly true taper, and one that
puts the same weight into the first six
or ten inches and then suddenly
shrinks to a fine root that breaks as
easily as cotton thread.
Oats have been hitherto but too
much of a secondary crop, planted to
exc out shortness Ia corn. In feed
ing it will be found highly economical
as well as healthful to cut the oats
and straw together, mix with cotton
seed meal or shipstuff, not forgetting
salt.
Some one said: "Show me coun-
try in which much attention is given
to sheep and will show you pros
porous country" And it is even so.
Systematic sheep husbandry persever-
ed in means solid wealth to the indi-
vidual and to the state.
A writer says that he has found that
ii requires as much food to bring one
turkey to maturity, when the bird is
confined to one yard, as to make forty
pounds of pork. We should think that
would depend on the size of the tur-
key, somewhat.
No fixed quantity of cream can be
depended upon for yielding a certain
amount of butter. Cream varies ac-
cording to the weather ard feed.
Sometimes it yields less butter than at
other times, falling below one week
and yielding more the next.
BY giving cows water ut temper
ature of &C a yield of milk one-third
greater was obtained, according to
experiments made at the Agricultural
College, st. Remy, France.
Prof. Stockbridge says that the
average growth of wood on any acre
of land between New England and the
Potomac, is a cord and half year
for thirty years after it is once cut
over.
Chip dirt from the side of the wood
pile and old ashes are recommended
as one of the best possible dressings
to put around fruit trees.
A much larger area will be devoted
to sorghum growing this year than
formerly.
A barrel of apples will make abou,
ten gallons of cider.
Sassafras poles for roosts prevent
lice, it is said.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-04-30
General Industrial Miscellany.

Oats can be protitably grown for
threshlng, and for the last few years
have returned more cash to the acre
than wheat They are too generally
grown for horse feed in the cities, but
it will be to the interest of all to raise
oats of superior quality for milling
purposes. There are quite Il number
of varieties of recent Introduction,
that are great Improvements upon the
old common Oat, black or white. The
hulless oat is good for milling; the
black Russian can he sown in fall;
White Russian, Welcome, Pringle's
Excelsior, Challenge, Black Tartarian,
Washington and Probstier are all
meritorious. The oat crop to attain
The grain will not stand great heat
and drought. The ground, where at
all possible, should be prepared in
the fall and early winter, and the seed
sown early in the spring.
At this season of the year it is nee
essary that poultry should be fed
vegetables at least thrice each week.
Cabbage forms the best diet, but if
too expensive or difficult to obtain, 4
good substitute will be found in man
Colds, turnips, or even sliced potatoes.
Care should be taken during the win
ter tc see that this description of food
is not frozen. Many careless keepers
of poultry will look into the coop,
and seeing the vegetables lying around,
will say, oh, they have plenty of green
food; no use giving them any more.
whereas very little trouble would tell
them that the roots are perhaps frozen
as hard as stones. Give little and
often; removing the old, before feed
ing fresh.
Considerable interest was mani
tested at recent convention, says the
New York Tribune, in the manage
ment of creamery at Waterville, n.
Y, in which the cream from 1000
COWS, owned by sixty different patrons,
is collected and each patrons cream
churned by itself, and the butter pro-
duct of each weighed, graded and
paid for according to quantity and
quality, or returned to the producer at
his option, if not satisfied with the
grading, with a small charge added
for manufacturing and all the work,
including gathering the cream, being
done without difficulty by one man
and his wife.
1t is poor time to sell sheep or 90
out of business when thousands upon
! thousands of sheep are being frozen
and starved to death in the far west
and when an unusual number is being
slaughtered at all leading markets
Farmers may rest assured that it i:
low tide in sheep husbandry, and now
is the time to take advantage of tht
rising tide which is sure to follow.
Improved stock has fascination
and substantial profit that is popular
izing it all over the enterprising west
IL is attracting the capitalists an,