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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

Mr. JOHN P. ST.. JOHN, in his hundred
dollar lecture on prohibition, commends Pres
ident Cleveland for two things one that he
has made his sister, who is strong temper
ance advocate, the mistress of the White
House, and the other that he returned key
of ''rum" which had been sent him as pres
ent. Such arguments as these are not worthy
of anything over 4 ten-dollar lecture, and if
st. John can DO no better than this he should
be published as fraud. If he can show in
what way the mistress Of the White House
influences the chief executive in regard to his
choice of beverages, and will show that the
returned rum was not up to that connoisseur's
standard, since he is reported to have lately
stocked the White House cellars with the
best brands, then will Mr.. ST. John be earn
ing his money. The Prohibtionists who hire
him are a more simple-rninded folk than the
Democratic party for which he is laboring
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meat-necessities- if telephone is not
worth S. month to man, it can at once be
done without.
The truth is, the patent laws of this coun-
try Intentionally create monopoly, for the
specific purpose of giving high rewards and
large profits to inventors. Ten years ago the
telephone was not even an experiment. It
was dream. Unless large profits had been
secured, in case Of its being a success, by the
patent laws, it would have been an expert
ment yet. Capital does not readily seek in
vestment in patents. Dozens of our citizens
refused to take stock in the telephone com
pany at the beginning, when they were
urged to do so at ten cents on the dollar.
There is, too, the constant danger to
such investments that new invention
will come along any day and render the old
absolutely worthless But the question is
not the propriety of the law passed by the last
Legislature It is question Of the enforce
ment of that law There exists not the slight
est excuse for the City Council to drive the
telephones out of the city. The telephone
company will obey the law, or else not do
business at all. At any rate, until the law is
in force, until it has been violated, and until
it has been shown that the courts are power
less to enforce the law, there can be no reason
for the proposed action of the City Council.
Every man who cares for the future of the
city; every man who is anxious to encourage
foreign capital to come here; who desires to
see new manufactures spring up; to see the
city's trade enlarged and her business increased
from year to year, should protest against it.
We believe that the sober judgment of the
Council and Board of Aldermen will see that
the proposed action is foolish, incorporate,
and, to say the least, very premature. If the
telephone company obeys the law when it is
in force. as construed by the Supreme Court,
that is all that the people can ask. That it
will and must do so is inevitable. 1t is the
duty Of the Council not only to encourage the
telephone company to remain here, but, if it
were not here, to get it to come, The terms
on which it rents telephones might we'll be
left to the company and its individual pat
rons In no event could harm, but only good,
como to the city. The increased fire and
police protection, and increased facilities for
doing business afforded by the telephone, are
worth thousands upon thousands Of dollars to
the city every year.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, JULY IS, 1885.

not complacently antagonize the philanthropic
efforts of the best sanitarans and medical
men in the matter. Over one-eighth Of all
the sickness in the United States navy is
traced to the same cause, and, expressed in
economic terms, amounts to fifteen thousand
days work lost annually to the navy from this
preventiblo cause.
1t is the fanatics, impelled by a false senti
mentality, closing their eyes and ears to the
evils about them, and protesting that it has
no existence, which all who walk the streets
can see and hear that have opposed legisla-
ton in this matter. One of these, DR.. New
ms Of Liverpool, is out in ali octave pam
phlet contending there is no other means of
protecting the erring men and women, or the
innocent women and children polluted or en-
gendered by this vicious class, to say nothing
OF the thousand possibilities of accidental in
lection, save by q general effort toward the
redemption of mankind from these ways that
take hold on death by piety and prayer. The
same class have opposed compulsory vaccina-
ton, and by elaborate pamphlets and period
icals, issued at the expense Of some wealthy
and well-meaning but ignorant and fanatic,
old-maidish, wouldbe philanthropist have
done incalculable injury to sanitary progress,
and been the cause of the death or mutila-
81, A., 6 IL, ell
Not until human nature has undergone
some unexpected and improbable radical
change or the world has progressed in love
and brotherhood to the extent that armies are
disbanded and peace and purity-whose white
wings are seen at times beyond the black
clouds of war and social pollution that have
overhung the world throughout all history
have taken their abode in every place where
men and women congregate, will anything
short of surgical procedure make the vigorous
athletic and passionate men of the armies and
navies of the world, brought up with the pre-
cedent of war and rapine behind them and
about them, be amenable to mere moral
suasion.
When this millennium comes, or when the
effete and blase arstocracy of England's
capital do not have to shudder in craven fear
at the cesspool of incestuous and bestial infamy
which few reporters and interviewers have
stirred up, and the stencil of which is to-day
in the nostrils of the civilized world it will be
time enough to withdraw such safeguards as
the law has the power to apply and enforce in
alike
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MEDICAL, LEGISLATION.

The medical director Of the British army
and navy has submitted his report to the
House Of Commons, showing that of the navy
ia out of every 1000 men have been disabled
every day in the year by some form of
private disease, and that there has been a
notable increase since the cessation of the en-
forcement of the contagious diseases act in
May, 1882. The army health reports show
that in 1882 Of force of 80, O75 officers and
men there We're "A, 008 cases Of disease and in
jury, of V hich %, 397, or nearly one third of
all the sick, were due to these causes, amount
ing to the constant sickness of two entire
regiments.
The uniform experience of naval and mil
itary surgeons who deal with these diseases
all over the world is that the less they are
made the subject Of official investigation and
restraint the more they will prevail and spread
It is an insult to medical experience and the
intelligence of the people to insist that the
discovery and seclusion Of the victims of
these diseases are not measures of humanity
and Christian charity. This is what the ces-
sation OF enforcement of the compulsory ex-
animation clause of the contagious diseases act
amounts to. The British opponents of the
act cannot be ignorant of the effects of these
fearful scourges on the race, or they would
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

tue Albany correspondent of the New
York Post in specializing upon the political
Outcome in that State, divides the voting pop
NATION INTO eight sections one of which lie
dsagnates as straight Democrats" By a
c4rious perversion of the language, a straight
Dsmocrat is understood to be one who will
follow any sort Of devious course to aid his
pasty. The New York Post has found no
difficulty in rivaling the straightest in its
eEorts to prove that white is black.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

PENNSYLVANIA is stirred from city ward to it's
remotest mountain fastness over the nomination
of a State Treasurer, one Colonel Quay The
Colonel appears to be an estimable gentleman
but excites no sensation in the outside world.
unless mild curiosity in regard to the pronun-
citation of his name may be called such Does
he adhere to Webster or does he prefer to be
addressed phonetically9 Does he rhyme with
"fee" or ''pay;" or, if neither of them, is way
the euphonious termination Of couplet bearing
his name at the end of one line2 Information on
this point will crafty those urfortunates who
are compelled to peruse Pennsylvania papers
during the summer months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

FIRST AUDITOR CHENoWETH, gentleman
from Texas, begad is greatly purturbed be-
ca2se of the criticisms of the 'half- way
organs papers-upon his con-
spiracy with '"Gene" Higgins to violate the
civil service law in the case Of Kellar. Judge
Chenoweth assumes all responsibility, and
intimates desire TO go cunning for the
editors CT the offending newspapers. Cheno-
wesh is great man. and the Texas Demo
cssts want to run him for Governor because
he did try to violate the civil-service law
Chenoweth will stay, let George William
Curtis bark as he may.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

THE New York Sun, wishing Mr.. Cleveland
to hear, 'talks to the stone" in the following
suggestive manner:
to the presidency: Study the contemporary
history of your own country, and familiarize
yourself as much as possible with all public
characters, whether their careers are honor
able or ignominious. 1t will help you in your
administration"
This is a pretty hard slap in the face of
Kelley, Meiere Higgins and others
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

TIE grip that justice now has on the
scoundrel Mccarthy, the New York brute and
dive-keeper, should not be relaxed. After
escaping justice in a score of instances, in all
OF which he shodld have been sentenced TO
prison. he has come to believe that he cannot
be convicted, do what he may. The last of
his many infamies was to outrage woman,
Qnd keep her imprisoned in his den for sew
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

IT is reported that an attempt will be made
to disarm the Cheyennes. The Cheyennes
caa summon about SIX thousand warriors.
Their disarmament would be fine thing; but
If the Cheyennes would disarm the soldiers
tho case would be different. While the man
hnnted the bear there was a great deal of
amusement, bat when the bear hunted the
man the sport changed in character.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

Who says this administration is Offering no
encouragement to men of letters! A popular
Wisconsin poet" has just been appointed post
master of his town, and will add to his income
from literature the munfcent salary of 1926
With SIS or $500 year thus assured any Wis
consiu poet should be content
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

Miss ADA c. SWEET, the Chicago pension
agent, has poem in the Current on "Sum-
mer in Town." Miss Sweet is obliged to sum-
mer in town in order to keep some offensive
Democratic partisan from getting her Office
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

THE Boston potato that contained canary
bird is exploded or the story to that effect is.
SO it seems that Eastern lies are no more serv-
icable than those made righs here at home,
which are good enough for anybody. 1t appears
that there was no bird at all, but the substance
found in the potato was in form very much like
one. There were no eyes or feathers, but the
general outline Of bird was reproduced in such
way as to make an object SO strange in itself
as to need no exaggeration to make it interest
ing-all of which is very discouraging
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

encountered for many day; that he was pa
triotic, enterprising citizen, and he MR. Hen
dricks) liked him UNNECESSARILY. Mr. Hen
dricks's evident impression that he has discov-
cred new species would hardly be swallowed
gratefully by people at ali sensitive to the flavor
ing of their doses Of fattery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is going to the
Adirondack woods, possibly with the hope of
cgsning across Democrat who does not want
once, or who, wanting one, has not made a
fe1s Of himself
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

SCHOOL teachers are not commonly addicted
to the use of intoxicating drinks, but such of
them as arc of the male persuasion are not gen
erelly free from the tobacco habit In Pennsyl-
vania, however, educators with fondness for
chewing or smoking will henceforth be required
to eschew the weed. Under new law, hygiene
and temperance are to be taught in the public
schools of the State, and it is held by the
teachers in convention that the eternal fitness of
things demands that the instructor of youth
shall endeavor to live up to the precepts which
he installs into the youthful mind, and that it
will be highly improper for him to take "chaw"
or light cigarette Immediately after descanting
upon the evil effects of nicotine Under this rule.
the average professor will feel more strongly
moved than ever to pronounce his lot an I'M
happy one
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

New Enganders are smacking their lips over
the cheap taffy dealt out to them by Dir. Hen
bricks The Vicepresdent told an interviewer
that the Yankee far exceeded his expectations;
that he found him to be the shrewdest broadcast
minded, biggest hearted individual that he had
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

VAssAR College trustees having cast their eyes
over the country in search of president for that
institution and finally fixed them upon a man,
the trustees themselves are men, be it re-
marked-the New York Post rises to say that it
is about time woman should be placed at the
head of the school which claims to lead in the
higher education Of girls. In the language of
the Post "a woman ought to be better qualified
than man to supervise the education of girls,
and there are enough women of trained capacity
and executive skill among the countrys army of
female instructors to give promise of finding in
their ranks the right person for the Vassar
vacancy-certainly enough to invite search in
that direction on the part of the trustees" The
suggestion is good one, and is the more remark
able coming first, as it does, from paper whose
attitude towards women is usually that of pat.
ronizing condescension as to inferior beings
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

A 500, 900 barn barn, UNDERSTANDABLE farmi
has been destroyed in Massachusetts,. The barn
was remarkable collection of buildings inclu-
ding stables, quarters for common and fancy
stock. grist mill, sawmill, and carriage houses
Although built in 1852, it was always called the
biggest and best-equipped barn in the State. Its
builder was David Leavitt grandfather of Harry
A Leavitt, of Great Darlington, and he spent
500 900 on it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-13

EHE Attorney general decides that the Dol
pisia shall not be accepted by the government.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Csn be found at the following places:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Exchange in Europe, 449
Strand.
PA8IS-American Exchange in Paris, 80 Boulevard
ess Capucnes.
EEW works.. Nicholas and Windsor Hotels.
eEELCAGO-Palm House.
CTssJINNATI-J Il. Havley & Co., 154 Vine street.
INUISVILLE-C. T. bearing. northwest corner
T9ird and Jefferson streets.
ST. LOUIS-Union News Company, Union Depot
aad Southern Hotel.
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THERE is no occasion fol alarm concerning
endemic yellow fever or sporadic cholera. The
kinds that become epidemic are always imported,
the one from Asia, aud the latter generally from
the West Indies
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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
THE DAILY JOURNAL.

Exasxs INVARIABLY IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PREPAID
BY THE PUBLISHERS.
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Telephone Calls.
Bzssiness Office 23s Editorial Rooms. ..-.. 242
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THE SUNDAY JOURNAL.
TIE INDIANA STATE JOURNAL.
fxEEEKJV EDITION

Tcr eopv 5 cen
Oas year, BY mail $2.(
Morris tribune., 1885-12-09
A Model Poultry House,

We have several inqfries lately in
regard to poultry houses and give a
description of one as given by the
Country Gentleman. The building is
about fourteen by sixteen feet square,
and the lower story is used as IL feed
room; and on each of its sides
there are rows of boxes for nests. This
room is lighted, and in cold weather
can be closed tight, so that the fowls
have comfortable quarters. The hens,
geese, ducks and all, ascend into the
upper story to roost, Oh a wide, in
clined plane, with cleats nailed across
to prevent slipping. Small chickens
soon learn to ascend to the roost,
where they are safe from nocturnal
marauders in quest of poultry. The
poles on which the fowls roost extend
the entire length of the building,
about one and half feet below the
ratters; and they rise one above the
other like steps from the plates to the
ridge of the roof. All the droppings
fall on the floor without touching
any of the fowls otS the poles below,
and there is sufficient room beneath
the fowls to walk along and take any
fowl from either of the poles without
disturbing the others.
Morris tribune., 1885-12-09
Put them on the List.

Under late decisions of the supreme
court, all lands owned by railroad
companies in this state, acquired
other than by government grant, and
not used in the actual business of the
road, are taxable. This will effect all
lands IN this county purchased by the
company from any source, and all
lands which the company has con-
tracted to other parties and had to
take back, because the purchaser
failed to make his payments and obs
tain his land, together with all delin-
quent taxes assessed against said
land. The st. p, M. Il M. Railway
co. hitherto has evaded the taxes on
all such pieces. The great part OF
their lands are yet untaxable hut
there are many tracts throughout the
country reached by this decision, and
it behooves the tax payers to look
them up and see that they are made
to pay their share. Let those whose
duty it is to report lands for taxation,
look this matter over carefully and
see that none are omitted.-Benson
Times.
Morris tribune., 1885-12-09

Miss Kellogg has returned from the
East and calls attention to her fine
stock of Millinery and Fancy goods
Just received from the Eastern inark-
cts. The latest styles OF ladies,
and childrens, hats and bonnets. Also
a full line of fancy work material,
Felts, Arrasenes, Emb. Chenille,
Emb., Silks, Filling Silk, Fringes,
Cards, Ornaments etc etc.
Yarns unexcelled, Midnight Ger
mantown, Saxony, Shetland, Fancy
Zephyr. Zephyrs, the most complete
line ever brought to Morris. All are
cordially invited to call and examine
goods and prices. 4omZ
Morris tribune., 1885-12-09
E. B. Woodward the jeweler has a
fine stock of holiday goods.
A Change.


Yesterday morning J. A. Bemis
retired from the active management
of the Metropolitan and
and Fred Bunnell became
manager. Mr.. Bemis, during his
management of the house, has made
it one of the best, if not the best, III
western Minnesota and among travel
ers the hotel is favorably known, far
and wide, Mr.. Bemis has also made
many friends In Morris.
Mr.. Bunnell, his successor, is also
an experienced aid populor hotel man
who will fully sustain the reputation
the house now has. He was at one
time head clerk in the Metropolitan
and has since been proprietor of the
Lake Park House at Lake Park,
Minnesota. Now the people of Nor
ris and the travelling public generally
will welcome him as manager of the
Metropolitan and wish him success in
his new venture.
Morris tribune., 1885-12-09

Levi Goar is a little late in getting
his harvest ting done. He threshed
his parsnips the first of the week and
says the soil was in prime order for
late vegetables. He will dig his
sweet corn and husk his watermeions
between now and Christmas if it
keeps dry and hopes to be able to
NOW his garden during the January
thaW.-MOnteyide Leader.
Morris tribune., 1885-12-09
A big stock Of knives, forks and
spoons at Woodward's jewelry store.
dSuC
Farmers Alliance.

All members of the famers town
Alliance, of Stevens county, will
please meet at the court house in
Morris, on Wednesday, Dec. 18th at
l o'clock, p. NJ: to transact business
of the Alliance and for united action
OH the subject of horse thieves.
CARRINGToN PHELPS, Prest,
NJ. FINNEaAN, V. PRIEST,
l.. J. SCHL ALTMAN, Secy.
Morris tribune., 1885-12-09
The TR1nuNr supplement supplement- which is

The TRIBUNE supplement- which Is
issued for J. E. Danielson's benefit
can hardly fail to attract attention..
This is the season of the year when
merchants can stimulate trade only
by advertising special attractions III
goods or telling reductions in price
and Mr.. Danielson understands this
as we'll as any one. AS Is well Known,
Mr.. Daniels0n has the goods and in
this supplement he tells you plainly
in regard to prices. Now while he Is
anxious to reduce his stock, 1t may be
we'll for people to anticipate their
wants and make purchases while it is
possible to take advantage Of these re-
duced prices. Mr.. Danieison has
found it impossible to name all
articles upon this supplement- which
he is offering at reduced prices and
wishes us to state that those which
are given are but samples. His stock
of boots and shoes and other lines
will be sold at proportionately cut
prices. Call and see Mr.. Danielson
and look over what he has to offer.
He may be able to save you some
money. Mr.. Danielson also requests
those who doubt the genuineness of
these red figure prices to bring their
supplements with them when they
come to trade and see that the prices
which are plainly marked on the
goods agree with those advertised.
Morris tribune., 1885-12-09
LIST OF LETTERS,

Advertised at Morris Stevens Co.
Mimi. Dec. It'll 1885.
Pat Durkin, w. T. Graham, Patrick
Hopkins, J. o. Hamburg, III. b. Hunt,
Mrs. Anna Malvay, Miss Aggie Ness,
John Johnson, Skaarvold, Arthur
Sturtykope.
Persons calling for the above will
please say Advertised"
NJ. T.. ToBPEY, p. M.
Morris tribune., 1885-12-09
MONEY TO LOAN.
Farming Lands and Village Property for
Sale.

Those wishing to make loans on
their farms can get better terms at the
Registers office, Court House, than at
any other place in Stevens county.
In securing loans, farmers should be
as DESTROYS of saving money as in OBJ
tanning any other property. Be sure
you are doing the best you can before
taking loan. If you wish to buy q
farm you will find a long list for sale
at this office. If you wish to sell your
property, call and see what we can do
for you. Ifyou wish to convey or ex-
change your land, call and we will
look up the title to any land in the
county, free of charge. We will make
all necessary deeds, mortgages, alb
stracts etc. promptly, neatly, accurate
ly and for reasonable fees. 1t will
pay you to come to the Court House.
Morris tribune., 1885-12-09

1t will be surprise to many to
know that the amount of damage
done every year by lightning is
enormously increasing. Investlga-
tions into the books of the Fire In
surances of Germany show that dur
ing the last fifty years in Bavaria the
percentage of buildings struck by
lightning has increased at least three
fold. III SaXony the risk in the last
fifteen years has almost GCubIed. AS
yet it is uncertain whethert his steady
increase is due to an increased num-
Der of storms, or to the change IN the
structure of modern buildings.