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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-01
A Modern Fable With a Sting to IL


To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
Once upon time there lived swarm, &c bees
in the hollow of a large elm tree. For many
years they worked from dawn till dark, and, as
result, they not only beeswaxd fat, but always
had enough honey laid up in store to carry them
over bad season a long winter. Every year
they turned out new swarm, until, at length,
the woods was so full of bees that every flower
that bloomed within ten miles OF the settlement
was drained of its sweetness by full forty bees
each day, and times began to get hard. The
wise economical and industrious bees saw plain
ly that the only way to meet and beat shard
times" was by hard work. and plenty of it, so
they rose with the sun and set with the same
and worked like heroes for full sixteen hours
day. In this way they managed to keep soul and
body together, and have a little honey to
share with the sick and unfortunate among
them. But many bees got the blues, and lost
much valuable time by stopping work to cuss
worse and worse year by year, until, instead of
having honey enough and to spare half of the
population had to live all winter on half rations
and start out lean and shiyering in the spring in
vain search for honey, long before the flowers
began to bloom.
This state of affairs produced much complaint
and dissatisfaction, especially among the drones,
who declared that the world owed them a better
living and they would have it or sting. So they
called a convention and organized society, and,
just for a joke, probably called themselves
THE Busy Bees
They spent so much time talking and plan
ming and complaining, that they didn't have
much time left for gathering honey, and so times
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got worse instead of better And ssThe Busy
Bees" got tc be Jealous, aud quarrelsone, and
even reckless, and they despised every bee In
the woods who did not join their order; and they
even dsspised and defed their queens, and they
called every body either .'scab" or capital
ist." and hated both alike
At length some of the so-called statesmen--or
States bees, rather-among them concocted
scheme for relieving the general distress, and de-
clared that, if adopted. it would soon make
everything lovely and hang the goose high, SO to
speak. On being asked TO explain, they said
they proposed to shorten the hours of labor, and
allow no bee to work over eight hours day, no
matter how rich or poor, or how industrious he
might be- On hearing this proposition
all the drores capped their hands, and declared
the millennium was dawning but the queens and
most of the real thrifty bees threw up their
wings in horror, and exclaimed, in chorus. "Oh!
foolish Gal8tineS, who hath bewitched you, that
you should offer a remedy which will surely
drive you from poverty down to pauperism in
stead of up to ease and affiuence. Ii it be true
that we can now hardly make both sides meet,
with ten hours hard work each day, what will
ever become of us if we have two hours of forced
idleness in which to waste, rather than gather
honey We who have waxed fat, and laid by
honey enough for rainy day, have worked six
teen to eighteen hours day, and if you will re-
solve to do likewise. instead of to
But the drones laughed them to scorn, and
vowed they would work but eight hours day,
and allow no bee to work longer than they did.
And, strange to say, some of the newspapers
published in their midst, which ought to nave
had better sense, backed them up in their wild
demands, and in fact put them up to it, and
added 80 much to the agitation that, after many
strikes and much tribulation, the drones seemed
to be in the majority; and, for experiment only,
the despised capitalist" and 'scab' fell into
line, and the next winter capitalist, ''scabs"
and busy bees as well, all starved to death.
L l.. SEE
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No Serious Trouble Expected.

New YORK. May 1.-The Tribune, this morn
ine says: ut is hardly expected that the short
hour movement will cause many strikes or lock-
outs just at present The general feeling among
the leading members of the.v various organizations
is that, in the present state of public opinion
regard TO strikes, it would be folly TO try
TO accomplish anything through their medium,
and IN most cases, when an amlcaOle arrange
ment cannot be made between the employers
and the men, the matter will be held in abey-
ance. Much has been accomplished within the
last month in the way of shortening hours of la
Dor. In all the building trades. which
are the most perfectly organized. an
agreement has been entered into between the
men and the bosses making nine hours days
work and eight hours on Saturday The system
of payment by the hour instead of the day, has
also been introduced. In these trades there will
certainly not be any trouble. The trades which
have asked for shorter hours the taiors. who
ask for eight, nine and ten hours in the
different shops: the bakers, who ask for eleven
hours the various kinds of machinists and iron
workers, who wish to work nine hours day,
while the wood-workers, such piano
makers. furniture and organ makers, wood
carvers and upholsterers have demanded
eight hours for days work. These de-
mands have been formulated for some time
In many cases where the change will not make
any great difference in the trade the demands
have been complied with, and the rule will go
into effect on Monday The trade in which trouble
is most likely to take place is the piano max
ing industry. The executive committee of
the united piano-makers union have visited all
the manufacturers, and made request for eight
hours. Some of them have granted the request
STARE that If the request is persisted in they will
shut their factories"
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In speaking of these accessions. President Lyon
aaid I'VE have got some cowboys now. and
they have come to stay. One of them went
acr0ss the street this morning to get his break
FAST and when heard Of il, / called him in and
warned him that he might Get into a row If he
sid not eat with the rest of the men in the sta
blesv
That's what I'm looking for he said. IF
they come any OK their funny business me,
they'll think Holland has got back from Texas
again"
1--WE have sent out West for more of
these men, and when the next crowd gets here
won't have any need of the police. | was out
West In 1851 and saw the boys shoot the spot out
IF an ace of spades as far off you could see
the card know them. They are just what
we want The pickets want to get hold of just
about one of these cowboys and then leave the
business
The grand jury of the Court of General Ses-
sions was discharged yesterday. but not until
Foreman Brown had handed to Recorder Smith
a presentment condemning boycotting. The
resentment severely Condemns Police Justice
We!de, who, when a number of boycotters were
arrested and brought before him for annoying
Cayanagh Sanford & Co., tailors, promptly dis
charged them on the ground that they had not
violated the law. Police Captains Williams,
Mccullough and Copeland had confessed that
they powerless to relieve the boycotted
firms from the nuisance, so long as the police
justices failed to commit the prisoners. In con-
ciuson, the presentment states:
1T appears evident TO the grand jury, repre-
scnting, as they do, the law-abiiing citizens of
this county, that great dereiiction of duty and
great ignorance of law were manifested on the
part of this recognized legal authority OF our
police. Otherwise, we claim that our city would
not have beeL disgraced, after lthose decisions Of
Justice Welde had been given by this nefarious
conspiracy against the people. The grand jury
regrets to reflect upon any officer of justice, and,
notwithstanding the opinion of Justice Welde, a
thorough examination convinces them that this
socalled boycott is an accused exotic and they
urge that every effort of our Legislature. the
bench and the bar the press of the land, and
every American citizen, be taken to aid in ex-
terminating the hydra headed monster dragging
its loathsome length along this continent suck
ing.the very blood from out our trade and
commerce, and which is equally baneful to the
employers and employees"
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THE KNIGHTS AND THE UNIONS.

The Latter Seek to Devise Means for Pro-
tecting Themselves Against the Former.
PITTsBURG April 30.-Tne Commercial Ga
zette will publish to morrow circular, which, it
is claimed, has been sent to the leaders of the
various labor organizations throughout the
country. 1t is signed by P. J. MCGUIRE general
secretary Brotherhood of Carpenters A. Stras-
ser, president Cigar-makers International I'm
ion; j. Dyer. general secretary Granite makers
International Union. and Z. j. Fitzpatrick,
president Iron imolders' Union of North America
The circular is dated April 26, and calls for
conference at an early date, suggesting May 49,
the national and International trades unions in
the country, saying:
''1he object of the conference is to devise
ways and means to protect our respective organ
iZationS from the malicious work of an element
who openly boast that trades unions must be
destroyed. This element urges our local unions
to disband. and IL is doing incalcula-
BILE mischief by arousing antagonism
and dissentlon in the labor movement
Suspended and expelled members of trades
unions are welcomed into the ranks of the
Knights of Labor, and this element uses the
order as an instrument through which TO vent
their spite against trades unions. That this has
been the case can be amply demonstrated by the
Cigarmakers' and Typographical International
Unions. Other trades unions have been more
or less affected"
The circular adds that some plan should be
agreed to prevail on the general officers of
the Knights of Labor to cease their hostities
towards trades unions. The circular is sent to
the leading officers of the general organizations
of the printers, iron and steel workers, brick
layers, hatters glass-workers, teiegraphers. cab
inetmakers, naiiers miners and metal workers.
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Booth Was Drunk.

New York Post, Editorial.
The stage of the Academy of Music, last even
ing presented painful and humiliating scene
the actor who took the part of Iago appearing
in state of intoxication. In the most exciting
part of the play Iago fell among the footiehts
and was pulled out by Othello An audible
groan went through the house. Strange to say,
considerable number of the audience seemed
to relish this kind of dramatic entertainment
for they applauded Iago vociferously and called
him out twice in spite of the Kisses of some and
the silent departure of others. 1t is to be hoped
that such exhibitions as that of last night are
not to be encouraged by the forbearance of the
public. 1t should be added that the greatness
of Salvini was never exhibited to better advant-
age than in the trying scenes of last evening.
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A Hint to Lovers.

London Tid-Bits.
If any man desires to know the character of
his chosen future wife. let him take her hand
and hold it up between him and the light If
considerable interstices and chinks show them
selves between the fingers it is sign of desper-
ate inquistiveness. Mrs Bluebeard doubtless
possesses such il-ftting fingers. If. on the con-
trary, the fingers fit closely together, they de-
note avarice Secret boards, cheeseparing
tendencies, and a candle.end style
of housekeeping may be prophesied
by the light of cherosophy in such
cases This may be one of the instances Ia
which the study is to be found practically useful.
In the same way, young women may be ADVISED
to choose a husband whose hands are naturally
red His disposition will then be cheerful, san
guine, hopeful. The man with dark-colored
hands will prove but an Indifferent companion.
He inclines to biliousness and melancholy. Tx
the hands are white, they denote phlegmatic
disposition. one scarcely more agreeable to live
with than the bilious and melancholy variety.
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Early Portraits of Christ.

w. Fl. Ingersoll, in May Harper.
Years ago the writer saw a picture with this
inscription: 1.-THE only true likeness of
Savior, taken from one carved on an emerald,
by command of Tiberius Caesar, and given from
the treasury of Constantinople by the Emperor
OF the Turks to Pope Innocent VIII, for the
demption of his brother, taken captive by the
Christians"
Further search discovered the same picture
associated with different Incidents. and led to a
study of the pictorial conceptions of our Lord in
sacred art
In the time of Christ superstition had sup
pressed all pictorial Jewish art even in portrait
re, and though skilful and ingenious in all else,
no Jew dared to paint portrait, and no strict
one would even allow his own to be painted, for
fear of violation of the second commandment.
Portraiture was therefore almost exclusively in
heather hands. and consummate as was Greek
art in painting the faces and forms of men. it
had small scope in that little Syrian province of
the Roman world, where painter was an out
cast.
The first pictures of Christ were probably the
work of some of His own disciples, and gradual
ly, as those who loved Him desired His
face with the eye of sense, the less scrupulous
Gnostics, with their ruder form OF Greek art, re-
peated again and again some prototype well
known to them, but unknown to u.s.
Very early in Christian history-as early, in
deed, as we have any history outside of the
gospels-there was some well known ideal. and
many copies, though varying among themselves,
and Africa, not always the same in every
detail, but so uniform in general that
they were distinguished al sight The earliest
known historical mention of such works, though
only incidental is made by Tertullian thorn in
A D. 1907, who criticises picture Of Jesus as
incorrect" and wanting in resemblance"
This implies that there was a correct type,
which a true picture should resemble. Nothing
better illustrates the number and antiquity of
such pictures than the fact that the earliest &C.
clesiastcal historian, Eusebius, in $40, speaks of
them very plenty, and some of them already
very ancient, and associated with traditions of
miraculous origin. Augustine, in the next cent
ury. speaks of "a variety of numberess pictures
and alludes to some Of them as ancient.
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Lincoln and Civil-service Reform.

Brooklyn Eagle.
The following letter, which is made public by
the Times, is of considerable ''contemporaneous
human interest"
"ExEoUTIvE MANSION, Nov. ID, 1868.
''E. NJ Stanton, Secretary of War:
''Sir-I personally request that Jacob r.
Frears, of Newburg, may be appointed colonel
of colored troops and this irrespective of whether
he can tell the precise shade of Julius Csesar's
hair. A. LINCOLN"
Now the principle which would forbid the ap-
pointment of any man to the colonelcy of
colored regiment, unless he could tell the precise
shade of Julius Cesar's hair, is analogous to the
principle which would exclude a man from the
civil service unless he could tell the diameter of
the largest lunar crater, or define the asymptotes
of hyperbola, reckon the latitude of Cape
st. Rogue, tell the order of the geographical
epochs, or possessed information on other kindred
subjects. Therefore, this cynical letter to Mr..
Stanton affords some ground for the awful doubt
whether Mr.. Lincoln, if he were living to-day,
would be very ardent advocate of the competi-
tive examination catechism
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throughs system Of compulsory taxation levied
on his employees, only seeks to provide for the
worker in sickness, accident or DEATH"
This system, it says would make a semi-slave
of the men who. after paying several years as
sessments, would endure many wrongs rather
than forfeit his chances Of benefits by striking,
and says: Taking the interview as whole, it
may be regarded as the grandest combination of
falsehood, deception and cheek ever placed be-
fore the American public 1t concludes by call
ing Mr.. Gould hard names, and asserts that.
realizing that labor canEot be stopped, he is seek
ing to turn il aside.
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A Peculiar Petition.
Washington Special.

Washington Special.
A remarkable protest against the "Moham-
medan dogma of prohibition" was presented to
the House yesterday by Representative Hopkins,
of Illinois. 1t was signed by large number of
citizens of Illinois whose names indicate that
they were of German origin. "Jesus Christ of
Nazareth" say the petitioners, took the wine
cup in his hands and commanded man to drink
in rememb rance of him. Momammed, a slave.
holder and polygamist, prohibited the of
wine making prohibition dogma of his religion. y
They only wish, therefore, to be protected in
their rights as Christian citizens believing the
Christian civilization superior to Mohammedan
civilization
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Points from Reformer Cade's History.

Chicago Tribune.
''There shall be in England seven half-penny
loaves sold for penny, the three-hooped pot
shall have ten hoops, and l will make il felony
to drink small beer. Ali the realm shall be in
common, there shall be money, all shall eat
and drink on my score. and will apparel them
all in one livery" This is the way in which
Jack Cade is represented to have spoken to his
followers in England, but short time after
ward he spoke to himself in the following very
different strain: 'These five days have hid
me in these woods, and burst not peep out But
now l am so hungry that if l might have a lease
of my life for thousand years I could stay no
longer"
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AT q Picture Show.
New York Letter.

New York Letter.
There are certain young artists and their
wives. The men incline to pointed boards and
disheveled hair. Some Of than seem TO have
married modes-pretty girls who look like fury
raised at being, as they innoeently suppose. in
society. These girls are given to big masses OK
curls on the forehead, no corsets a queerness in
the matter of collars, and depressing depressions
whore the hustle ought to be. But they make, l
have heard the best of wives and mothers, and
save their husbands untold money for models.
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Steamship News.

SOUTHAMPTON, April 30-Arrived Ems, from
New York.
LONDON April 30.-Arrived: Grecian Monarch,
Germania. from New York.
QUEENSTOWN, April 3O.-Arrved: Wyoming,
England, City of Chester, from New York
NEW YORK, April 3O.--Arrived: W. A. Schol-
ten. from Rotterdam; Hermann, from Antwerp;
Thingvalla Christianland, from Copenhagen;
Helvetia, from London; Westphaia, from Ham
burg; Werra, from Bremen.
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A Yerltable Rib Van Wrinkle.

Western Christian Advocate
On Monday we received letter addressed ia
Rev. Thomas A. Morris, editor of the Western
Christian Advocate 1t is not delayed letter.
for it bears date of April %. 1886 The writer is
just fifty years behind the age, and yet he asks
for Dr. Morriss editorial opinion on a living
question. In May, 1886 Dr. Morris was elected
one of the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. and nearly two generations have been
born and died since that date. Bishop Morris
himself has been dead for years Who says the
story of Rip Van Wrinkle is untrue?
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What Pa Was Going to Have.

San Francisco Chronicle.
She had lovely foot and her visitors were
admiring it. They were ladies. of course. A
man who is not a shoemaker dares not mention
such thing unless they are alone in a dim cor
ner of the drawing room where nobody can over
hear
''Whas beautiful foot you have, dear"
eyes. Pa says when we go TO Europe he'll
have bust of it made"
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Charged with Child Murder.

NEBRASKA CRY, Neb., April 30-Lee Shellen-
berger substantial farmer, and his wife. wers
arrested this evening for the murder of the farm
er's child and the step child of the woman. The
child was found in celler under their house,
with its throat cut from ear to ear. The evl-
dence shows previous brutally and general
hatred especially the part of the woman
They claim the little girl killed herself, which is
pronounced impossible by physicians.
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MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 3O-On Sunday
there will be a huge demonstration of labor or
CARNATIONS in sympathy with the eight-hour
movement. 1t is not known how many societies
will participate, but it is expected that fully
5000 men will be in line. The police and militia
have been ordered to report as outbreak, it is
feared. may be melted by the socialistic element
participating in the event. The workman seem
determined that the new hour system shall be
adopted
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les and public lands, because Congress has no
control over transfers of real estate in the
States. The second excerpts aliens who an
nounce their intention of becoming citizens. and
allows them to buy land the same as if they
were citizens. The committee intend to pass
this bill through the House, thinking it will be a
popular move IN the West. Itdesigns to pre-
vent foreign nillionaires and corporations from
getting control of the vast tracts of public lands
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GENERAL LABOR. NEWS.

Demand for Increased Wages.
Washington Special.
The union printers are about to strike for so
cents per 1000 ems ard six hours composition.
or time-pay guaranteed. meeting of Columbia
Typographical Union has been held, and de-
mand ordered upon the newspaper offices for the
increase. The union has control of ali the daily
journals here ALI of the newspapers will resist
the increase. as they claim that the newspaper
business of Washington will not justify so cents
for composition with the time conditions de-
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CHANGE of climate and water often affect the
action of the bowels One or two Brandreth's
Pills taken every night are a perfect remedy in
such cases, they also prevent malaria and are q
protection against typhus fever diseases aris
ing from bad sewerage.
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A Satisfactory Excuse.
Chicago Heral,

Chicago Herald.
Jones' of Florida, who com plains because the
newspapers have misrepresensed him, should re-
member that he is a new kind of a fool, and. the
profession is not fully acquainted with him yet.
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st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
A prominent Democrat hopes that the Presi-
dent will be more faithful to his marriage
pledges than to his political pledges
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Furniture Manufacturers Organize.

ST.. LOUIS, April 30.-The furniture manufac-
turers of this city formed an association tonight
and unanimously resolved to operate their fac
tories only eight hours per day after tomorrow.
May 1, on a basis of eight hours wages. They
also resolved that they will tolerate interior
ence TO who they shall employ, or how their
business shall be managed. An executive COM
mittee Of seven was appointed, to which will be
submitted for settlement all differences which
may arise. In case of failure to settle any ser-
Gus trouble general shutdown of the factories
may be ordered at any time.