The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-19


he shot at was hidden from view behind tree,
and he would not aim at it or shoot through the
tree. The chiefs said that if Che interpreters
master would killa wild turkey in that way
they would give the whole party their liberty
Colonel Ellicott was not good rife shot, but
he was able to do many clever things in shoot
ing by means Of mechanical tricks. When the
decision of the chief was given they procured
the turkey and told Colonel Ellicott to exhibit
his power. Confident of his success, he drove a
stake in the ground few feet beyond the trunk
of the tree, with an Ak. Tying the turkey firmly
to the stake, SO it could not move from its posi-
ton, he walked in an oblique direction to one
side of the tree and struck the blade of his AK
apparently with no design, into the ground, and
then made mark on 1t with chalk. Pacing off
the l5O yards, he aimed at the chalk mark and
fired. The Indian chief ran behind the tree and
brought the turkey out dead khe ball. glancing
from the ak, having. passed clear through it's
BODY, with such nicely had Colonel Ellicott cal
culated the angles. It is confidently expected
that Georgia will be knocked out by this story
for perhaps a week. There can be no doubt,
however, of the final result Georgia has tai
emit in this direction chat admits of no rivalry.
TO-DAY Mr.. James A. Wildman ceases to be
postmaster of Indianapolis, being succeeded by
Mr.. Aquilla Jones. After four years term of
service Mr.. whitman retires with the respect
and confidence of all our people, and with
record an official that will not only be diff
cult to excel, but one that will require unusual
ability and constant devotion to the work to
equal Mr.. Wildman took the postoffice at
the hands of Colonel Holloway, who had brought
it to high state of efficiency; but it is doing no
injustice to that gentleman to say that the office
has been so conducted as to keep it in a constant
advance as the servitor of the public. Mr.. Wild
man has attended strictly to business; he has
been man of one duty and the result is that
he turns over the postofice to his successor in
condition that challenges competition with the
best administration of like trust anywhere in
the country. Had the President applied the
same pretended rule to the Indianapolis
Office as he affected to do to the
New York Office, Mr. Wildman would have
been reappointed as was Mr.. Pearson. But
in both instances, as matter of fact, the post
Offices were used for the same purpose; in New
York to pay political debt of tho President, and
III indianapolis to pay a political debt of the
Vice-president. 1t is, perhaps the face of
things, misfortune that Mr.. Wildman main
tanned his own manhood, and allowed all his sub
ordinates to do the same; but most people would
prefer to be the ex-Indianapolis postmaster than
the New York postmaster in esse. Leastwise,
Mr. Widman carries with him universal good will
and esteem. Of course, it goes with the saying
that Postmaster Jones has the good wishes of
the whole community, who look hopefully to
him to maintain the Office at the level it has
attained.
Hon. GEO. FL. PENDLETON was banqueted in
Cincinnati the other night as ga statesman and
a scholar" and he is undoubtedly both Of these.
But in his speech he used the following quota
ton:
'Count time by years!
No. count time by heart throbs-
BY the measure of generous thoughts
BY the doing of great deeds
Even scholar has no right to mange that
way. Bailey wrote
We live in Deeds years. in thoughts not breaths;
In feelings not in figures a dial
We should count time by heartthrobs. He lives m ost
Who thinks most, feels the noblest, the best"
Sheridan. in Pizarro says, "A life spent worth
lily should be measured by nobler line-in
deeds not years." and Mr.. Pendleton seems to
have made up tumble of both Bailey and
Sheridan for his own use. And at the same
banquet, another speaker, abiding to the return
of the distinguished minister after his term of
service, quoted:
ut is sweet to hear the honest watchdogs bark,
Bid deepmouthed welcome draw home.
1t is sweet to know there is eye will mark
ing
And look brighter when come"
Byrons beautiful words are:
g IT'S sweet to hear the watchdogs honest bark
Bay deep-mouthed welcome as we draw near home;
IT'S sweet to know there is eye that will mark
Our coming and look brighter when COME
If statesmen and scholars will quote they
should quote with fair regard for the feelings
of authors even if they are dead.
The sermon to be preached to-day in Brook
Ign by Rev. DR.. Talmage will be upon the sub
ject of dancing. The Journal of tomorrow will
print a full special report. People who like to
read DR.. Talmage's sermons need not wait until |
Sunday next to have this one. Every Monday
morning the Journal prints the Doctors sermon
of the day before-six days in advance of its
contemporaries
Hon. BAYLEss W. HANNA goes to Persia as
minister resident It will make the Crawfords-
vile minstrel sing Mrs. Lofty has her Jewels"
with eyes as large as saucers, when the Shah
shows him his diamonds
2w1ms2z