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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
SENATOR PAYNE'S SEAT.

Ex-Gov. Foster, of Ohio, VIII Not Believe
rhe Charges of Bribery Until Proven.
New York Mail and Express
Ex-Governor Charles Foster, of Ohio wa
reading in his room at the Fifth avenue Hotel
this morning, when a reporter entered
How stands the political barometer in Ohio
GOVERNOR he was asked
1T seems to have falling tendency in regard
to Senator Payne | see they are still harping
on charges of bribery
What do you think of the chargesa"
II don't know anything about them more thaE
see In the newspapers The prevailing opinion
is that there are grounds for charges against the
venerable Senator. 1 have a high regard for
Senator Payne, and great confidence in his in
tegrity, and shall continue to have until some
thing is proven. think he makes mistake by
remaining silent. Many will take this silence
quite contrary to what the Senator intends.
Everybody in Ohio understands that the moss
back Pendleton Democrats were elected
pledged to vote for Mr.. Pendleton. Rumor has
it that 800 bills were as thick around Columbus
as pig-tracks around a country school-house. just
before the senatorial election Boss Mclean
had finger in the pie in ousting Pendleton.
1t was said before the election came of
that some influence together with dark horse,
would De used to defeat Pendleton. Senator
Payne was the dark horse, but what the infuy
ence was don't know. Editor Donavin of the
Columbus Times, charged some time ago that
deal was being made. No one paid any attention
to his charges. Now I believe his charges have
some significance"
Another gentleman from Ohio whom the re-
porter saw few minutes afterwards, said that
in case Senator Payne's seat was declared vacant
Ex-Governor Foster would probably be elected to
Ali his place. Said he: ''There is no doubt that
Senator Payne was elected by the most glazing
and outrageous frauds. It was not done, how
ever. by the old Senator. but by his son Oliver"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY.

About this time Of year the patient reader
of the newspapers may, with great confidence,
look out for solemn dissertations upon the sim
full waste and extravaganza common in Amer
lean households, as indicated by the daily bills
of fare the same being as invariably followed
by editorial lectures on economy, illustrated
by references to the frugal and saving habits
of certain foreigners 1t is not pertinent to
inquire whether the editor is moved to en-
large upon this topic solely through his eager
ness to advance the interests of the communi
ty, or whether the difficulty of meeting his
own family grocery bills in the dead Of
winter brings almost involuntary protests
against the cost of living 1t is enough to
know that, whatever may be the inspiring cause,
this guardian of the public welfare does not
neglect his duty, but adds precept upon precept
and line upon line of domestic economy when
ever opportunity offers. The trouble is that,
as general thing, his own knowledge of the
subject is not commensurate with his zeal, and
the precepts and advice not precisely adapted
to the requirements of the case. During the
present political lull the current of advice is
turned on full head. the various tributary
sources pouring in their offerings as if moved
by a common impulse. A Chicago philan-
thropist, who has been seeking after truth
through investigations into the expenses of
artisans and professional men, has learned
that German mechanic, with wife and four
children, Olives welp and saves money out of
an income of $12 week; a man, on $2l a
week, with nine children and brother-in law
to support, has kept them and paid for a
house out of his earnings. On the other
hand, the investigator found workman, with
a weekly salary of $50, wife and four chill
dren, who saved nothing; and professional
gentleman having an income of $1,000 per
annum, small family and no vices, who is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
MINOR MENTION.

IcE-PAcKING has become so important branch
of the city's industry and trade that it may not
be uninterestiug to note its beginning, in the last
generation. Tradition does not say, and no sur
viving memory is clear on the point, who first
cut and packed ice here but it was done for pri
vate use by some of the old citizens as early as
1910. or before. About 1910 John Hodgkins, the
first regular restaurant-keeper and confectioner
here. packed ice for his cream" manufacture in
a house-mainly excavated half dozen or more
St Johns Cathedral, and he was followed soon
after by others, but there was no trade in Ice
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
How Free Trade Works.

Philadelphia Record.
In almost every industry in England the effect
of German competition is being felt Alarm is
spreading throughout the manufacturing dis
tricts Not only are the Germans competing
severely with them in neutral markets. but they
underselling them in the home market. The
London Post just at hand gives an account Of
leading tool firm losing good South American
order because of German underselling. 1t is
also asserted that Northampton merchants
are now ordering wire nails and screws of Ger
man make. greatly under Birmingham manu-
facturers prices. Manufacturers declare says
the Post that either import duties must be i7n-
posed or the operatives must work longer hours"
And this is how free trade works in England,
in spite of what theoretical political economists
say TO the contrary
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
A MAGNETIC STATESMAN,

That rising Southern statesman, Senator
elect Daniel, of Virginia, on whom the hopes
of Bourbon Virginia is set as the leader who
is to bring her into the supremacy and pros
perity enjoyed 'befo' the wah, is, if an admir-
ing correspondent may be believed, a very at
tractive person. His eyes, "large, dark and
lustrous," are full Of expression. He has
broad, unfurrowed brow, nostrils Sensitive
as those Of race-horse, lips thin and curv-
ing but which "never SMILE" and voice of
resonant depth and sweetness" There is,
also about Mr.. Daniel "much of the tender
grace of a woman" and refinement is
stamped on all he says and does" In addi-
ton to all these agreeable features and char
acteristics the Virginia Senator possesses a
wonderful personal magnetism" It is we'll
understood that no statesman who expects to
rise to the topmost pinnacle of fame can hope
to do so if he is not literally endowed with
lei is equipped with an abundant supply Of
this article, or essence or whatever it may be
called, must necessarily be gratifying to his
friends. It should be mentioned, also, that
the gentleman from Virginia looks, in the
opinion of the correspondent, altogeth-
er like a poet The correspondent met
Mr.. Daniel in Washington, where, it
might be thought he, the Senator, was en-
gagged in consultation with other great minds
over the best methods of lifting the State of
Virginia out of the muddle of politics and the
bog of ignorance and "shiftlessness" into the
high land of intelligence and progress. The
statesman, however, was not so engaged.
Neither was he occupied in enlightening him
self as to the ways and customs Of the dis
tinguished body of legislators among whom
he is soon to shine. He sought no wisdom at
the feet of the solons nor was he found gazing
with his lustrous, tender eyes either at his
torical landmarks or other objects of poetical
interest. The correspondent met this states
man, the pride Of his Commonwealth, the
Moses on whom his peoples hopes are CEN
tered, not in the halls of Congress, nor in the
White House in the act Of advising the Pres
ident, but encountered him in the office of
the Postmaster-general, where he was de-
handing the removal of two postal clerks.
The correspondent omits to mention that the
two clerks were instantly dropped from the
service, probably because he regarded such
assurance as superfuous. Mr.. Villas could
not, of course, resist the magnetic Senator,
and the unfortunate. clerks have, doubtless,
had to 'tgo." The hearts of Virginia Demo
Gratis will throb with pride when they learn of
the efforts which their beloved representative
is making to live up to the traditions of
craftsmanship which have come down through
the century. No doubt will linger in their
minds that Virginia is now in way to be Gre
deemed -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
Can Have What You Want.


BOstOn Transcrlpt.
The beauty of newspaper woodcuts is that You
can readily have picture of anybody in whom
the public is Interested. Thus the dreamy eyed
young woman who does duty as the Hawkville
murderess on Monday becomes the Queen of
Servia Wednesday, and Alfonso's widow Thurs
day. On Saturday she is school girl who died
at Aurora, ILL.,, from swallowing slate pencil,
and on Sunday she is the society belle who ia
about to marry the Count de Blague
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
A Boom for Homeopathy.

Washington Letter 5ftfNsg
Homeopathy is becoming not simply respect
able at the capital. but quite the fashion. Many
of the most distinguished men here have their
family doctors of the new school. DR. Gardner,
who attended the Bayard family is homeopa-
thist Chief Justice Waite is an active layman in
the faith. So is Secretary Manning. The new
Homeopathic Hospital is under the patronage
and management of some Of the most distin-
guished and fashionable people here, and the
practice of homeopathic doctors is increasing to
remarkable extent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
Red Tapeism Illustrated.

An order from the War Department was re-
ceived at the Frankfort Arsenal on Monday di-
recting that the day following its reception at
any military post salute be fred IN honor of
the late Vice-presdent Thomas A. Hendricks
The order was dated Nov. %, 1885, but did not
reach Frankfort Arsenal till Monday. Accord
ingly, yesterday morning at sunrise, federal
salute of thirteen guns fred, followed at
noon by Vice-presidents salute of nineteen
guns. and at sunset thirty eight guns Ia national
salute) were fired.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
The Land of Flowers.

Louisville Courier-Journal.
Just AS a Florida man was writing letter
from Florida for publication. he learned that his
pipes had frozen. To the thousands who have
never read letter from Florida this proved q
sad blow 1t was fully week before the Florida
man resumed his writing. and then, so overcome
was he by the effects of the sudden and unexpect
ed weather, that he forgot to write word about
oranges or alligators.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
From the Land of Perpetual Summer.

Palatka (Fla.) News.
We have heard of several parties being made
severely sick by eating frozen oranges Experts
say the element of poison contained in the peel
is driven into the orange by freezing, and a
sufficient quantity of the frozen fruit could be
eaten to produce death. The poison brings on a
severe and painful diarrhoea and those who
have suffered from it have desire to repeat the
experiment, and all cannot be too careful, and
eat the fruit only in small quantities
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
Where Is A. Harrison?
Lafayette Comet.

Lafayette Comet.
The Indiana Civil-service Reform Association
will give dinner at Indianapolis about the first
of March Covers will be laid for two. Hon.
Dudley Foulke will preside, but it is not yet
given out who the other man will be-probably
Flanagan, of Texas
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
A Ellppant Remark.
Lafayette Comet.

Lafayette Comet
Tempus fugit The Indianapolis Evening Min
ute has succumbed to hard times, and turned an
Its toes to the daisies Hour the mighty fallen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
Making Fun of Whitney.
Baltim ore Herald.

DaItIm ore Herald.
1t was among the probabilities that the gruf
old seadog from Fifth avenue would insist that
perfect war vessel should be able to crawl on
shore and climb tree when too closely pursued
by a superior enemy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
Worth What Ii Cost.
Boston Record

Boston Record.
Each member OF the New York Governors
military staff has spent 5000 on gold braid and
other ''fxings.n But the glory is worth at least
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24

ENGLISH hare with mushrooms Is becoming
quite dish among our English-insane people.
The Irish hair in the hash is de trop.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24

CHARLESTON. s. c., is in alleged ecstasies
over the fact of having been admitted to the
Southern Base Ball League, and talks giibly Of
phenomenal of wizard pitchers. This is merely
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24

Mr.. TALMAdE ruins himself as a candidate for
a place in the holiness ranks by his remarks
this morning concerning perfect men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24

JUDGE ToURGEE is about to take the lecture
field with "a Story -teller's Story" He will not
get many engagements in the South The PEG.
pie there regard him as a tooaecompished
s'story teller"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24

the abc's Of the profession. Later It viii be
'twirlers" and then, or about then, or certainly
not long after then, the interest will flag.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24

IT is Southern negro superstition that if
twig or bush gets caught in a woman's dress and
is dragged after her. it is sign that she has a
sweetheart This partially explains the fem
mime craze for picnics. Do you twigl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24

In rare instances suits for large sums for dam
ages result in a verdict approaching the amount
demanded. An employe of Mrs. A. 7. Stewart
sued for $50, 900 and got $42 500 The first figure
represents what the lawyers will get, the last
four what they will allow him to keep.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24

none was cut and stored with single eye to
sale-till something over forty years ago. when
George Pitts, an 'Old Seminary Boy" began it
by cutting ice on the canal For some years he
had the trade pretty much all to himself, bat the
confectioners soon got to selling their surplus
ice to customers that called for il, and then fol-
lowed Pitts in taking it to their customers And
thus the ice trade started and grew till it now
employs thousand or more men and hundreds
OF teams in the cutting season. and large num-
hands all through the warm months and
aggregates probably 100000 tons of trade in
year. amounting to half million Of dollars in
value.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-10

selves with their own capital" He lives at
 Trenton. where there are potteries, and his plan is to establish another where worthy young men and women may be employed and supplied with board, lodging, clothing and other necessaries by the company at cost prices. It will take them about two years to learn the trade, he thinks, and for that time they will simply earn their living. Thereafter they can be paid at the rate of ten dollars a week for men and five dollars for women. At these rates he calculates that the men can save three hundred and the women one hundred dollars a year. This they can put into the business where it will yield them ten per cent. By this process each couple can have at the end of ten years little fortune of $6. 400 from their wages and dividends. Continuing at the same rate they would have at fifty years of age, after thirty years ot working and saving, a fortune of $50. 900, including their house and furni- ture, and an income from dividends of $2,- 500. They could retire very comfortably on this, or, if they preferred to save $1, 800 year. ly, they could have at seventy an estate of more than one hundred thousand dollars, all saved from wages of ten dollars week. In the meantime the company itself would have grown and fourished so that in thirty-fv years it's capital would be $1 ,105, ,O00, ,000 and its working force 2, ,210,000 people. Nothing could be simpler.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-10
Leaf From a Chicago GIrl,s Diary.


 The people who live in the lower flat ap- pear to be very nice. I think I shall like her. She was telling me last night how she came to marry her husband.
 The servant girl of the people who live in the flat below told our girl that we were to have Tuesday for washday. Monday has all ways been our day and shall be until die
 8:30 8. m.-Have just told our girl to go at her washing and get it out.
 9:30-The girl in the flat below is also washing. Have told our girl to get her washing out first.
 1p. m.-Our girl is down in the back yard out with her line l wonder if that woman down stairs thinks that am going to stand that sort Of thing?
 the back yard. Our girl has end of our line tied to the post. She has it stretched to the other post. Veni, vidi, vici. Sic sem per tyrannis! Home rule in the top flat.
 1:20-The woman in the flat below has told her girl to cut our line I knew she was vixen the first time I saw her. I mean the woman-not the girl.
 1:25-The girl is cutting our line; later she has cut it: Our girl has thrown the ash pan, ashes and all, over the back porch and ashes have settled on the clothes of the wo- man in the fiat below.
 1:30-There are footsteps on the stairs. I hear the rustic of the dress of the woman in the fiat below! There is knock on my door,
 1:5O-She has gone I guess she will not come again. put flea in her which will keep her out of my back yard.
 ? p. m.-Saw messenger go into the fiat below with hat box. I wonder if that wo- man is going to rig out in a new hat before I Oet mine Our Oirl has her p1Othes1iua oT1t again and out washing is all out.
 2:30-I wonder what kind of nat she has-the mean thing.
 3-Our washing is still there
 3:30-I wish I could see what sort of bonnet she has. But I am too proud to ask her forgiveness. Besides it wasn't my fault
 4 p. m.-What's the use of keeping your enemy down when you've got 'em downa Magnanimity is one of the ruling principles of our house. I am going down. I can af- ford to do it because our washing is in.
 , p. m.-I feel better. I went down stairs and kissed her and told her she could have the back yard next Monday all to herself. That broke her back-I mean her pride Then she kissed me and we sobbed it out to- gether. Then I saw her bonnet It is a jewel. It is very becoming to me.
 6:3O-How quiet the house is. Gertie is asleep and Mart is reading his papers. The little motto over the door, f'God Bless Our Home, seems to be living. My new bonnet is ordered and will be here in the morning. It will cost six dollars more than hers. Ger tie has just woke up.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-10
The Birth Throes of the Moon.

The tidal wave set upon the earth by the moon reacts to certain extent also upon the moons orbital period. The moon is dragged forward in it's path by the terrestri- al tidal wave as certainly as the tidal wave is drawn backward on the rotating earth by the moon, and this implies an enlargement of the orbit of the moon and recession of the moon from the esrth. This process must go on until the day and the month both meet in 6 common period of about 1 400 hours But if this be the case the moon must have been once much nearer to the earth than 1t is now. Prof. Darwin carries back his investigation in this direction to time when the moon revolved about the earth in somewhere between two and four hours, and in a position where it was nearly in contact with the earth, and in which it was rotating in the same period-a state which may be looked upon as having been antecedent to the time when friction began it's ''work of grinding down axial velocity and expanding orbital range" The moon then started on its long spiral journey out from the earth. Prof. Darwin calculates that this start occurred not less than 54 ,000,000 of years agol But the most rapid rate of rotation in a fluid mass that would be consistent with spheroidal equilibrium is two hours and twenty minutes. One second of augmenta- tion more than this in the rate of rotation would inevitably cause the rotating mass to fly asunder. The presumption is that the earth did fly asunder from overfast spinning, and that such disruption coinci- dent with what Miss Clerke speaks of as the "birth throes of the moon." Professor Darwin, however, conceives that, in all probability, the lunar-terrestrial system is an exception among the bodies swayed by the sun, due to the circumstances that the moon is proportionally by far the most massive satellite known, and that the in fluence of tidal drag has been concomi- tantly great. No other satellite ever possessed tide-raising capabilities at all comp parable with the influence which is ex- erted by the moon. The separation of satel- lites from their primaries essentially depends upon the attainment of a disruptive rate of rotation-an effect which may be prevented by the secondary effect of the additional ii dal drag set up by the sun keeping down the velocity of the rotation of the primary below the velocity that would correspond with the actual point of disruption. The earth just escaped this degree of retardation, and hence the existence of it's solitary satellite.