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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-05

Man is too various. You will meet cases Of need
that you cannot refer to any society. They are
yours-to tax your generosity and also your
ingenuity. The thing / like best about the
Good Samaritan" is this-he did not refer the
case.
Not only put wine. and oil, and money into the
case, but time" which for business man on a
journey is good deal. saw on the bank of the
Platte a company of four ragged men playing
''seven-up." 1 saw them again the other day in
the hands of the police. On the trial the judge
said in effect that poverty was not crime"
Something ought to be invented in this city.
Some honorable place where man willing to
work and out Of work can find food and a bed
and work. Poverty and crime ought not to go
in at the same door
What work do 1 suggest for people willing to
work? That is the question. In places where
people use wood that question is easily an
swered. But Denver is bright enough to answer
any necessary question. Denver is like an
island in a sea of plain. 1t is long way to any
place. A parson here out of money and out of
work is in a desperate plight. AS long as see
men carrying hods full of brick upon plank.
and up perpendicular ladder, and other men
envying them the job shall not say that men
will not work. AS a rule they will. We must
invent something better than Jail for the
fortunate. We must study the evolution of the
tramp, his rise and progress. We must as soon
as possible cease tinkering results and go intel
ligently TO work at causes.
For the minds or the children of this city much
has been done. l think the best thing in Amer
lea is the public school, and the best public
school l know is the one my children attend.
But think we can learn something from the
people who are over the ocean. I mean in re-
spect to bodily training. child will pick up
reading, and writing, and arithmetic on the
street, but not nearly so we'll as at school. He
will, by himself, manage to attain some powers
of endurance. some grace of action. But
children, as l watch them, especially in vacation
season, forced by the length Of the days, their
invented plays are wearisome, stale, fat They
need school of play, system of playa train
ing Of mind Nearly ali the schools of this kind
in this country established and carried on by
Americans of the German race. Their children
do not need this more than ours, not SO much
should say
see avenues for the public spirit-room for it
to walk and work. The motto LET we'll enough
alone" is not in any version of the Bible. 'Be
We perfect is in the old and new. The reason
stated in the Testament why one man praised
God was because he had sound heart. The
reason why another praised God was because he
had a sound mind. The reason why another
praised God was because he had sound ankles.
Now Jacobs we'll was there" Helm his time
took care of himself-and more-left something
he did not find. TO do that is much to be de-
sired by every one of us.
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GETTING IN HIS WORK.
How Member of One Democratic Faction
Talked About Another.

Talked About Another.
Washington Special.
The President rarely gives private interviews
Those who seek ar audience are seated in a long
room, at one end Of which is the Presidents
desk The callers approach in turn and state
their requests in the presence Of q roomful of
people who are waiting to De heard The state
ments made in an ordinary tone of voice can be
heard throughout the room. In order to pre-
vent those in waiting from hearing what is said
to the President, the conversation must
be conducted in a whisper. One day last
week some thirty persons were in waiting when
it came the turn of Mr.. Houston, of Louisiana
one of the 'bosses" of the regular Democracy
of that State, to be- heard. Among those who
were in waiting were Congressman King and
Blanchard, of that State, who represent the
opposing Tor Gibson faction, which thus far has
been the most successful in securing the ear Of
the President, and from whose ranks alone the
federal officers already appointed in New Orleans
have been taken Mr. Houston. having stated
in general way what he wanted, was observed,
according to person who witnessed the inter
view, to turn and whisper to the President.
The latter smiled. 1t is now known that Mr.
Houston, in that whisper, Informed the Presi-
dent that there were some things about Louisi-
ana politics which he wished to say in a tone
of voice which could be plainly heard in that
large room The President smiled his assent
quite ignorant of course of the statement which
Mr.. Houston to make. The latter then,
with very great deal of emphasis said as
nearly as the gentleman who gives the informa-
ton can remember: Mr.. President, l know
that the regular Democracy in Louisiana have
been assailed and UNANIMOUSLY sandered to
you. They have been villifed in whispers by
men who would not dare to speak in the hearing
of those they have traduced" Here Mr. Houston
glanced rapidly and significantly about the
ROOM turning to the spot where the two Louis
lana congressman sat, and added: Il know this.
Mr.. President, and l have come to tell you.
am asking nothing for myself. The regular
Democracy thomSelVeS
those who supported you last year, who bore the
heat and burden of the contest may not be
ignored in favor of those who could not be found
at the hour of need, and who had no service to
render Mr. Cleveland until others had made him
President Mr.. Houston thereupon retired
from the executive Office
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Reform in Kissing.
New York Graphic,

In the matter of kissing we should reform our
manners as nation. There is altogether too
much of it done among us, and unfortunately.
1t is not the hand kissing of the Germans or the
cheek and brow kissing Of the French and Rus
slams We make straightway for tho lips Be-
yond shadow of doubt skin and throat dis
and omnibus" salutation business But, aside
from this, it is vicious custom. Surely there
ought to DO modus in rebus, and people should
modify Cheir transports and content themselves
with the kiss of friendship OH the cheek, the kiss
of admiration on the eyes or hair the kiss of
reverence on the brow. the kiss of gratitude on
the hand, or, safest of ali. the suggestion and
not the actually, by raising ones finger tips to
ones own mouth. And let us hope, too, that
women will. in the catalogue of their wrongs"
include the reprehensibe habit forced upon
them by society of kissing each one coming and
going, couchant ct levant "Shake" is the word.
Palm to palm; holy palmers kiss"
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When Summer Comes.

When summer comes in dull repose
Beside my hearth sit and doze;
Soft verdure lies on natures breast
Low chirps the bird in leaf hid nest
And through my easement smiles the rose.
Yet still my eyelids halfway close
Dim, hazy dreams my senses gloze-
And sleep becomes my willing guest
When summer comes.
why by my hearth these rhymes composer"
Because, you goose, I'm almost froze!
These July billiards. l detest-.
Against them loudly protest
But in this climate-land!-who knows
When surcmer comes!
Poet of the Waste-Hasket.
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help (Bile) also took sick. and remained sick
for two days. leaving us alone to wrestle with
the paper On Wednesday the good wife also
took sick, leaving us the care of the two little
children the care of the sick, the work of the
house, the work of the paper, and our own cook
ing TO do.
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Editorial Apologies.

Aipharetta, (Ga.l Democrat.
We crave the indulgence Of our readers for the
shortcomings we'll as the hardness Of the
Democrat this week. On Monday our best help
(ldal was taken quite i'll, and has remained go
until this time. The next day our other best
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zone more unfortunate,
Weary of breath
Rashly importunate.
Longing for death. "

One must. il a case of this kind organize his
own society of one, without rules, and do some
thing
At some great meeting of ministers lately. one
man was asked what church he represented, and
he answered: ''The church of divine fragments. /"
/ can imagine the membership of that church
to consist of Mavericks" people unassigned
to any existing regiment, with rea.
sons for not being assigned, and still
good soldiers" Make any number of
rules and they do not cover possible humanity.
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Where Love Is.

New York Graphic
DR.. Hammond says: Glove and poetry go to- |
gether." The Doctor is probably posted but we |
would never have thought Of looking for love in |
the waste basket
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DOg-Fennel.


The Quaker pike led down below
To Bethel Church. Along its edge
Is where dog-fennel used to grow.
And pennyroyl grew by the hedge.
l saw some fennel bloom to-day
And George 1t took me back again
Along the trail of memory
To childhood. could see as plain
The church amid the locust trees,
the sohool.house near, and in the breeze
The locust blossoms waving gay.
The toll-gate just across the way.
AS when. in days of childhood fair,
With careless feet wandered there.
To dear old days my thoughts incline!
drink the memory like wine.
And turn away from dust and mol
To fennel bloom and pennyroyL
The trees are felled. The church is gone
The school-house doors are closed for ave.
Adown the drive teams one by one
Come not on Monthly Meeting" day.
The tollgate keeper now no more
Shall take our pennies as we pass.
He sleeps beneath the graveyard grass.
No marble marks his bed of peace
Nor speaks his worth to mortal eyes;
But we muse how where now he lies
We threw torpedoes at his geese;
Or how his cats, tied tail to tail.
Would rend the air with -mourufui wall.
The yellow jackets nest is gone;
Al ~
Sheds where sometimes we used to play
Are taken down and moved away.
At meeting dressed in ''First-Day" clothes
Our thoughts would stray from things divine.
Fen while the preachers voice arose
In long drawn tones, II am the Vine"
Or, while without spoken word
The people waited for the Lord.
long to see the church again,
But time our fondest dreams can foil.
Of old familiar things remain
But fennel bloom and penny -royi.
sometimes feel when there again
With fennel bloom ON every side
That could brush away the tide
OF time, and clear from off my brain
All traces of its years Of toll,
AS easily as there we used
TO brush the dust from off our shoes
With fennel bloom and penny-royI.
And [ could be a boy once moro,
With heart rs light and mind as free
AS when it CHANGED TO you and me
To enter at its open door.
ut, George, the joys that cheered US theu
ill never spring for us again.
nd nevcr more with fennel bloom
D us shall days of childhood come.
nd yet, in truth we need not sigh
, think those days are gone for aye.
Day S we now know are fairer far
Than grew within that virgin soil.
AS roses or as panSies are
Than fcnnel bloom or penny -royI.
r. Il. Pretlow
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DEATHS.

ATKINSON. Died. March >, 1885. at .
O'Clock A. NJ. at his fathers residence. No.
7Ol Tweniy-sixth street HAYES, infant
son of W. T.. and A: w. Atkinson.
Funeral at 10 O'Clock TODAY, March 3.
1885.
FLOYD.-Died at his fathers residence.
936 Brook avenue, Monday. March q SS5.
at 4 o'clock A. NJ. FRANZ LINWOOD. In
FAINT son OF Lucy ID. and " l.. Floyd; aged
three months.
His funeral win take place TO-DAY at 3
o'clock from Emanuel church. Friends 81
the family respectfully invited toattend.
MARTIN.-Died. In st. Charles. Mo-.
February 2sth. Rev. EDWARD MARTIN
H.. D.. son OF the late John Is. Martin. OF
this city.
MURPHY. died. Sunday. March |. 1 $685.
at 500 A. NJ. at his fathers residence
Eighth and Broad streets. FRANCIS. son
OF John and Jane Murphy: aged two years
ard five months.
The funeral took place MONDAY. March
I'd. at O'Clock from st. Peters Cathedral
VERMIILERA.-Died al her resldenc,,
No. 9O5 north second street. ut o'clock A.
VI. Monday, March I'd. Mrs. MARTHA
NERMlIiLERA. at the age of sixty-nine
yeans. after a lingering illness. aud after
surviving her late husband, Philip Nerml-
lera, twenty years.
She died as n true and faithful Christian
and as an humble mother and aGectionate
friend and kind neighbOr On earth she
bore the cross. and In Heaven she will wear
the crown. May she rest in peace.
Her funeral will take place from her late
residence THIS Tuesday EVENING at
O'Clock. Friends and acquaintance of hers
and of her son and daughter Charles r..
Nermillera and Mrs. VI. Church, are respect
fully invited To attend.
Louisiana weekly papers will please COPY.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at his residence.
$50 east Broad street. at $50 p. NJ. March
.. 1885. RUDOLPH WENDLINGER. son OF
Csspar and Madaline Wendlinger. in the
thirty second year of his age. He leaves a
wife and two children to mourn their loss.
Funeral notice hereafter.
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ing which. till this rumor reached mc.
| had not fully comprehcndcd. hare
inquired into the truth Of the rumor
and have It upon altogether reliable in
formation that the rumor is utterly and
entirely false. That no meeting Of the
Republicans in reference to this matter
was ever held, aud that no plano fore
stalling the new Administration has ut
any time been adopted or considered by
them, nor am ] advised Of any :" Radical
trickery" in connection with this ap-
pointment, but am assured reliably and
positively that none was practccd.
Indeed, it is noteworthy fact that
although the Republicans have been in
power for twenty years. four fifths Of
the post-oflices in this county are to-day,
and have been for years. filled by Demo-
Gratis, majority of whom received the
positive endorsation of the Democratic
Executive Committee at its meeting
here on the 9TH Of February.
That my appointment was for the
purpose of defeating the wishes Of the
Democratic patrons Of this Office. or
that it did defeat their wishes. is wholly
untrue, for the following reasons At
the time of my appointment | hal in
preparation an application for the Office
under Mr.. Cleveland. which had received
large number of Democratic sigma
lures, and am confident a larger num-
Der than the petition Of any other ap-
plicant, and since my appointment !
have petition for retention with almost
double the number of signatures that
my mere application for appointment
received. have limited the signatures
to Democratic voters.
never made application for the pre-
sent appointment, nor sough: it in any
way. and only consented to accept it
when voluntarily rendered under the
conditions detailed above, and which
am informed were laid. in compliance
with my special request. before the
appointing power.
Strange. indeed. would it be, and fool
ish to the degree OF stupidity, forme, af-
ter stemming the tide of Republican
power all my life. and editing and pub
fishing the Democratic party-organ Of
this county throughout the last cam
paign, to desert my colors when in the
very presence of victory, or, worse still,
to collide or cOnniye in anywise with
Republicans or others to defeat any OBJ
ject of the victory to the achievement Of
which had so freely contributed nv
mite Of mind and effort. And nv OBJ
ject in imposing the above conditions.
under which, and under which alone |
would accept the appointment, was to
declare to the Republicans themselves
that ! would not, and did not, place
myself under obligations to them in ac-
cepting the office. and to assure my
acknowledgements, who had done me the
kindness and honor to sign my applica-
ton for the office at the hands of Mr..
Cleveland. that ] had in nowiSe abused
their confidence nor compromised my
self, the Democratic party, nor the free
and Independent expression of my little
journal, which shall be found hereafter
as heretofore on the side of pristine
Jetiersenian Democracy so far as my
mental compass shall be able to steer it.
thank you. Mr.. Editor. for the Use
of your columns.
{. /. BASKERVILLE
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FLUVANN1.
Denth OF An AGED Lady Two Accidents.
correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.

Denth OF An AGED Lady-Two Accidents.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
FORK UNION, March =, 1885.
Miss Judith Payne, an elderly lady,
who lived on the public road between
this place and Palmyra, was found dead
near her residence few days since.
Her teath is supposed to have been
caused by disease Of the heart.
Major John s. BowleS, who lives at
Wilmington in this county, lost his
footing on an icy path last week,
and received fall which resulted in a
fracture of his thigh. 1t is a singular
coincidence that the Majors father,
Colonel d. w. X. Bowlcs. who is
over eighty years old, fell near
the same spot and from the same cause
a few days afterwards, and sustained "A
fracture in the hip-joint. The Colonefs
age and immense weight make it i'm
probable that he will ever be able to
walk again. He was for about twenty
years presiding justice Of the county
under the old court system, and after
the war served several years as county
Judge. lie also represented this county
in the Legislature in the days of lang
syne.
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THE STATE AT LARGE.
Fir IN Dtnwtdsic csaasv- fsensrha''e
Ewapr rom D'a'h

Fir IN Dinwtdasc csaatv- scusrtaS'e
Escape Com Drnsh
fCorr~pondenee OF the Richmond Dispa'ch.l
PETERSBURG, March ., 1888.
The fine residence Of Mr.. William
PEBBLES. in Diuwiddie county, some
three or four miles from this city, was
destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
The fire was accidental, originating
from sparks from the chimney or stove
pipe. which were blown by the wind
under the shingles on the roof. II oc-
Cured lust A. the family were preparing
10 leave for church. They were unable
to extinguish the flames, and the build
ing was burned. though most of the
furniture was saved. There was an IN
surancc Of 81 900 on the house in the
Agricultural Company and $500 on the
furniture.
To-day was rulc-day for the April
term of the Hastings Court, and 1t Is
remarked by lawyers that the largest
batch Of suits ever before known almost
was brought for trial at the next
months term. They embrace suits for
damages, suits on bonds, suits to re-
cover money, &C.. amounting in the ag-
grcgate to very large amount, and IN
this particular respect the term prom
Uses to be unusually interesting.
A very remarkable escape from
death occurred on the Petersburg and
Weldon railroad. near the fourteen-mile
post, a day or two ago. The passenger
train which left this city for the South
at noon was running at the rate Of about
forty miles m hour. When passing the
fourteen-mile post and entering curve
a colored man filling the position OF
"wood-passer," who was seated OH the
tender, was thrown off by the lurch OF
the engine and landed in the ditch
at the side of the track. lie
was rolled up into cheap" as
it were, by the violence of his fall, and
it was feared by those who saw him that
his death was certain. The train was
stopped 20 take up the body, when it
was found that the only injuries he had
sustained were sprained ankle and
few bruises. He was carried to Wei
don, where he received proper atten-
ton. and the next day he was able to
resume his trips. In the estimation of
railroad men his escape from instant
death under the circumstances was re-
garded as almost miraculous.
A great crowd Of people attended the
funeral of the late DIR. A. Whitehead at
st. Psul's church yesterday afternoon.
Appomattox Commandery of Knights
Templars, (which the deceased was
member, turned out in full uniform.
Mrs. Tench, wife of the venerable
William Tench, the oldest auctioneer in
this city, and probably the oldest in
the State, died this morning, aged
seyenty-seven years. She had been an
invalid and scarcely able to leave her
house for many years. She had been
married fifty-six years. and, like her
husband, was a native Of Petersburg.
The registrars of this city have not
yet made demand for the registration
books, but it is reported that they will
meet with refusal when they do so, and
probably there will be legal proceed
ings in the case. ROBIN ADAIR.
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Yg ANCIENT CAPIT4L
putting on aietern AIrs-BrIiiiant Recsp-
ton HOG Cholera.

putting on Metern Alrs-BrIiiiant Recsp-
ton Hoo Cholera.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.
WILLIAMSBURG, March 2, 1885.
The reception given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Townsend at their residence on York
river a few evenings since was pro-
nounced by those present to be grand
success.
The ancient capital is rapidly rising
to the level of modern life. The roller
skate fever has at last reached us. and
mex. week a rink is to be established
here by young citizen Of Hampton.
Edloe Washington. leading colored
citizen, died suddenly last night. He
was for many years janitoro of William
and Mary College. and was highly re-
spected by all who knew him.
1t is reported that the cholera is
proving very destructive to the hogs in
James City county, which destruction.
with the mortality to the sheep occa-
stoned by the recent cold weather,
makes the stock-raisers very uneasy.
w.
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THE RICHMOND DIspATcHTU TUESDAY MARCH 8 1886

ease q Mays against uordos--isuit 10
recover sl.000 damages for injury 10
plaintiffs little girl. who was run over
i, s,rees-csr and had her leg broken
was changed to the Circuit Court. Cor
don Is resident of Pennsylvania. and
was rntil recently the lessee Of the
I.ynchburg street railway.
ssncsssaye Tobacco statistics.
lBy telegraph TO the pispatch.l
LysCHBURG, VA. March 2.-The
secretary of the Lynchburg Tobacco
Association reported the sales Of leaf
tobacco for February at s,3Oo,OO0
pounds--about half Of the sales for the
same month of the previous year. The
want of activity in the leaf trade was
made w in sales Of manufactured stock.
a. the revenue receipts were $4,000
more than for the February previous
and three quarters Of million pounds
were shipped from here during the
month.
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are required = elect a. before - ma.
3csity Of all e'cctce--and there viii be
delay uaiiI the vacancy can be i'iled.
No, sir not majority OF IAN
elected" but Of "all the votes cast.
These are the words Of the Federal
law. We quote farther from the law
Tie person who receives a majority
Of all the votes Of the joint assembly.
a majority Of all the members elected
TO both houses being present and voting,
shall be declared duly elected
Certainly the death Of one member
makes a great difference. If the DEM
ocrats would all vote for MORRISON he
would DO elected.
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The Vote.

We have already given the vote on
the silver proposition Of Mr.. RAN
DALL's committee. Bradstreers ana
lyycs it--as follows:
/" The vote, when analysed, reveals a
most surprising srrayal Of the members
itom the New England and Middle
States in favor Of suspension. and abou,
the same unanimity from the West and
South against striking down silver.
Prom the party point Of view the vote
Is full Of interest. II appears that GA
Republicans voted for and 80 against
the proposition. Out Of l52 Democrats
voting lI8 were for more silver. and "a
thought the country could get along for
year At least on the present supply.
The members from the New England
and Middle States were very nearly
unsBimens in favor Of suspendinx the
coinage. Out Of the IS members voting
from the Southern States only IL favored
suspeading the coinage. Out Of l0e
'sesabers voting from the Western States
only "a voted foe suspension. I,