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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01
Senator Butler on Pensions.


A reunion Of confederate soldiers was held at
Greenville. S. c.. recently. Speeches were made
by Senator Butler, General Young and q num-
Der of others. Senator Buffers remarks are in
teresting for what he said on the subject of the
government pensioning Union soldiers. On that
point he said:
1--WE have paid our taxes promptly. have not
received and have not expected or asked for the
largesses and gratuities Of the government. So
far We have been able to keep our souls and
bodies together and preserve Cur self-respect
without looking to the national Treasury, and
are better of that it is SO. =
TIE confederate soldier did not fight for
bounties, or pensions, or booty, and. myfriends.
it will be best for US in the end Dependent
bread is the most dangerous food ever eaten by
mortal man. 1t contains a lurking poison.
which eventually enasculates self reliance and
independence. that surest safeguard 10 human
liberty. that proudest boast of a citizen Of O FREQ
republic. 1t is already working most evil eff
feets in many sections Of the country where the
lavish and reckless granting of pensions and
bounties have been put in operation. A friend
who resides In a border State that contributed
about an equal number TO each army informs
and compelled to rely upon his own exertions,
has gone far ahead of his pensioned neighbor in
the race of life in all that constitutes a ~self-re-
liant, self-respectine. go-ahead American citi-
zen. The incousiderate and reckless system OF
granting pensions by Congress has driven. and
will drive, many able-bodied men into the shade
of enervating listlessuess and dependence that
must finally destroy their usefulness as mem-
bers of the community in which they live.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01

CHAIRMAN BRIoEs plan of campaign is
said to be to devote a large amount Of funds
to the establishment and circulation of Dem-
ocratic newspapers. This is a good thing for
Democratic editors who have been nursing
sickly publications for a series of years. 1t
is likewise an e~ffectual way of getting rid OF
campaign funds. The circulation Of newspapers
In general is an excellent thing. but as to its
results in this case, not SO much can be said.
t is a little late to begin to educate the
Democracy in free-trade lore, since even the
uatsxrifsd know that their bread Is not bat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01
Rewards for Liars.

In regard to the eight or nine staple lies, cata-
logued and described on Monday, the Journal
wishes to say that will pay to any man. woman
or child, who will furnish proof Of the truth OF
any one Of them, the sum Of One Thousand
Dollars. This offer is absolutely unlimited as
TO time or locality, and the proof required will
be such only as any prudent business man would
require in o transaction involving . like amount
of money. We are willing to have the proof
submitted to any one or to any three business
men who may be agreed upon. Let the liars, or
their sponsors, come to time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01

The Journal prints a number of letters
on the gubernatorial candidacy this morning,
and we shall continue to do so, SO long as the
letters are in good spirit and compressed
within printable limits. No question is Of
more public and party interest just now than
this, and the Journal aims to serve the party
and the public in the matter to the furthest
limit of its ability.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01

THE free-traders propose to surrender the
control of the American market, incompara-
ers and manufacturers absolutely without any
equivalent whatever. Is it any wonder that
hailed the Presidents message with JOY, and
greeted him as the Moses who was about to
lead them to the promised land, flowing with
milk and honeY2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01

cerely hope may be successful at our next cleo
ton. They are both good aud strong men. 1waf
very much impressed at what a prominent Dem
ocrat said TO me at the store a few days ago. He
SAID: i am a Democrat, and have always voted
with that party. but Mr.. Harrison. many years
ago. taught q Bible class that | was q member
OF. and know OF no truer Christian, no one o!
higher principles and greater integrity than he.
and Tor such a man / will vote aud throw all my
influence. because our politics and our Presi.
dents need eievating. and if the reins of the gov.
eminent are IN such hands it must enhance "a
the good Of the people and the Nation"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01

WHAT'S the matter with Butler, or Wallace.
or Chase, or Cumback, or Steele, or Hovey,
or Shackelford, or Robertson? Nothing.
They're all right, and any one would make
a good Governor for Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01

THE President was gone from Washington
but four days, and can probably catch up
with his pension vetoes before the close of
kha sassinn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01
A Bye-Way Incident.

South Bend Tribune.
In a letter received from a gentleman of ST.
Louis by Miss Anna Studebaker. Mr. Glenn
Studebakers daughter. the Republican candi-
dates are thus mentioned:
Harrison and Morton ought to. and ! sin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01

The Democratic grand army badge with
the picture of Cleveland in the center was
evidently a mistake of the artist. The pict-
ure should have been on the rear.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01
I'VE don't want any
Republicans in our cOun-
4.uo SENATOR COLOUITT
IL u and REPRESENTATIVE
STEWART, of Georgia.

"Yes I was a rebel and q Democrat. but |
thank God l have never been a Republican"
Rev. John A. Brooks, Third party Prohibi-
ton Candidate for Vice-president, at Deca-
fur Ill
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01

tered on the English side. As for converting
Republicans to the doctrine. there is little
hope. They learned to read and reason long
ago, and are too ''iy" for Chairman Brice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01

THE condition Of Mayor Hewitts temper
should warn Sunset Cox against accepting the
Office for himself. Should he do this the funny
Congressman would probably never smile again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01
A Key-No,. thu. win Rsv.rber.ts.

New YORK Press.
General Harrison struck the keynote OF Amer
icanism in his speech of Friday last to the visit
ing delegation from Kosciusko county when he
voiced the demand for homo rule for Dakota
and Washington Territories.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01

down with protection and retain the war
taxes" is the Democratic position.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01

THERE is an abundance of good Republican
timber to choose from next week. The con-
vention can hardly go amiss.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01

THERE is music in the air when Henry county
comes to town-good music, too.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
The Value Of Turpentine.

After housekeeper fully realizes
the worth of turpentine in the house,
hold she is never willing to be without
q supply of it. 1t gives quick relief
to burns; il is an excellent application
for corns; it is good for rheumatism
and sore throats. and it is the quick est
remedy for commissions or fits. Then
it is q sure preventive against moths;
by Just dropping trifle in the bottom
OF drawers. chests and cupboards it
will render the garments secure from
injury during the summer. It will
keep ants and bugs from closets and
storeroo ms by putting few drops In
the corners and upon the shelves; it is
sure distinctions TO bedbugs, and will
effectually drive them away from their
haunts If thoroughly applied to the
Joints Of the bedstead in the spring
cleaning time. and injuries neither
furniture nor clothing. a spoonful OF
il added 10 pail of warm water -
excellent for cleaning paint A little
In the suds on washing day lightens
laundry labor Pioneer Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
Green Grass for Poultry.

Let fowls be confined for some days,
and on giving the m their liberty what
is the first hing after their feed that
they seek forp Grass 1t is aston
ishing how much Of it they will eat !
keep small flock. and believe in high
feeding and have eggs constantly.
When snow is on the ground ! clear
off space of some rods SO that my
fowls can get grass to cal. and be-
iieve that it pays. A hen is a restless
bird and is constantly picking and
seeking for food Az grass plot fur
nishes them exercise and material un-
known to man but adapted to their
egg-producing needs. The talk of
hens being loo fat to lay, don't be-
lieve in. ] give three full meals
day OF wheat and corn with warm
meal with plenty Of fresh warm
water and their liberty. fhave more
eggs than my neighbors and very fat
hens, but none too fat to lay. Half
starved hens can not lay. In order to
produce an egg every day they must
have something to make 1t OF With
plenty Of feed, water. she'll and grass
for relish for the hens. anv one can
have plenty of eggs. Chr. Farm and
Hems
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
ABOUT HORSES FEET.
Useful Informal ton Which VIII BE News
to Most Farmers.

Useful Informal ton which VIII BE News
to Most Farmers.
1t is laid down, says the author of
artistic Horse Shoeing," that the
horn grows more rapidly in warm, dry
climates than in cold wet ones; in
healthy. energetic animals than in
those which are soft and weakly; DUR
ing exercise than in repose; in young
than in old animals. Food. labor and
shoeing also add their influence, while
the seasons are to some extent con-
cerned in the growth and shape of the
hoof In winter it widens. becomes
softer and grows but little; in sum-
mer it is condensed. becomes more
rigid, concave and resisting, is ex-
posed to severer wear and grows
more rapidly. This variation is pro
vision of nature to enable the hoof to
adapt itself to the altered conditions
it has to meet-hard horn to hard
ground. soft horn to soft ground.
In this way is accounted for the in
fluence of locality upon the shape OF
the foot. On hard, dry ground the
foot is dense, tenacious and small
with concave sole, and little but
firm frog; in marshy regions it is large
and spreading, the horn soft and
easily destroyed by wear, the sole thin
and fiat, the frog an immense spongy
mass which is badly fitted to receive
pressure from slightly hardened soil.
In dry climate we have an ami
NAL small, compact, wiry and Wig
orous, travelling on a surface which
demands a tenacious hoof, and not one
adapted to prevent sinking; in the
marshy region we have a large lynn
phatic ere ature, one of whose primary
requirements is foot designed to
travel on a soft, yielding surface.
Change the respective situations Of
these two horses, and nature immedi-
ately begins to transform them and
their feet.
In the ordinary conditions OF town
work and stable management it has
been observed that the wall of healthy
foot grows down from the eoronet at q
rate of about one-quarter OF an inch
per month, and that the entire wall OF
a medium-sized hoof has been regen-
Grated in from nine to twelve months.
CHICAGO yoarsaL
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
A Humorist Rebuked.

Pranking Hus band Ito wife)-I wish
you wouldn't hang my coat up there
on that nail / am not tall enough to
reach it.
Wife Tin astonishment) Wy !
aon't understand you. You have been
reaching that nail without any diff
Guilty. What Ia the cause of your
inability nowp
Observation-Disclosures tomorrow will
be the first of the month.
Wife-Have You gone crazyp What
has the first Of the month to do with ite
Hnsband-W'y. am always short
on the first you know.
Wife with lofty rejection Of the IN
tended joke)-I know that you havan'
GOOD sense, either on the first o.. The
las..-ArkansGU 1raueler.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
iNQUISiTlvE BERTHE.
Doings of q Little Boy Who Was Heard al
Well as Seen.

Doings of o Little Boy Who Was Heard as
Well as Seen.
Mrs. Shamm gave small but very
elegant tea the other evening, and, as
reward for being good for two hours.
she allowed her son BERTHE, aged ten.
to sit at the table with the guests.
AS an example of cold-blooded vii
lainy we give few of the remarks
made by Master BERTHE during the
progress of the meal:
MA" he asked first, "whose spoons
are thesep"
Hush, DEAR" said Mrs. Shamm.
He hushed for second. then:
ma, whose big glass dish is thatp"
Little boys should be seen and not
heard" said Mrs. Shamm. with a
sickly smile that did not conceal from
the guests the fact that there was a
fearful reckoning in store for BERTHE
on their departure.
Say, ma" he put in, interrupting
old Mrs. Moneyweight who was the
special guest of the occasion, shat
amt our silver cake basket. is itp'
'.Bertie. didn't you hear Mrs.
Moneyweight speakingP" chides his
distressed parent.
..Well, TIL be quiet if you'll tell me
whose pretty glasses these are.
They're Mrs. Baxter's amt theyp''
.Bertie?"
'.Oh. ma, / forgot to tell you that
Mrs. Hooker wants you to be sure and
send back her teaspoons tonight and
oh, ma, did you know that Sally
broke one of Mrs. Walkers nice tea
cups. and--oh, what pretty plate
this is! Who does it belong TOP"
The doors had hardly closed on the
last guest when the neighbors were
appraised by sound whose import
could not be mistaken that Berthe s
time of reckoning had come. Detroit
Free Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
VALUE OF AMBERGRIS.
Fortunes Made by Lucky Whalers VINO
Find the Precious Gum,

fortunes MauS ny 1uCHy A-~
Find the Precious Gum,
The Provincetown (Mass.) whale
men have been unusually successful in
their voyages within the past fifteen
or twenty wears. not only IN the
amount of oil obtained, but in that OF
ambergris. Ambergris is peculiar
secretion found in sperm whale. and
is worth its weight In gold. 1t is not
buoyant article, and is only obtain
ed by killing the whale, or the whale s
dying and drifting ashore, when the
lump of ambergris washes upon the
beach after the carcass is decomposed.
The ambergris whales are usually
found near the land, and when the
stuff is picked up On the shore the car
cass of a dead whale is usually some
where in the vicinity. When an ap.
parently healthy whale is killed and
on examination appears to have very
little oil, a search for ambergrls
is made. In appearance it is
dark gray sticky substance, and
very vile smelling. 1t is principally
used in making perfumes to set the
odor. and as a refner. 1t is related
that one afternoon, years ago, tine
schooner Gage Phillips, of Province
town, was drifting on the whaling
grounds, when the man on the look
out that small peculiar look
ing substance was floating off the
port quarter. It was taken on deck.
and pronounced to be some peculiar
kind of West India gum. After being
kicked about the deck for some days.
it was thrown carelessly into the
stern boat. The Phillips fell in with
another whaler and the crews ex-
changed visits. The visiting captain
noticed the gum, declared it was am
bergris and revealed its value. Il
was taken care of, and when the
vessel arrived home the sale of thai
lump of gum added Sc, 900 to the gen.
eral stock of the voyage. An
other captain of a merchant YES
sci, lying at anchor OFT one Of
the islands in the West Indies, discov.
cred lump as large as his two fists in
the possession of negro, who sold il
to the captain for one flannel shirt
and an old pair of pantaloons. 1t was
sold in the States for $500. A whal
ing crew having secured and killed
whale, cut it in two and found dark.
gray mass about the size of a halt
barrel. In the effort to get it on deck
the lead-like mass shot downward into
the bottomless sea, and at least $50.
600 slipped neatly away, leaving
mad captain and a mad crew. There
are living in Provincetown many re-
tired captains who have made fort
unes in the find of ambergris, and sell
dom season passes without some OF
her captains returning wealthy men.
Washington Star.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
KILLING POLAR BEARS.
Frederick Schwatka's Opinion Concerning
Their Fighting Qualities.

Frederick Schwatka's Opinion Concerning
Their Fighting Qualities.
Just how brave, ferociors or danger.
Gus the polar bear may be it is ex'
tremely hard to say, owing to the
variety of disposition and dissimilal
traits it has exhibited in this respect
under the scrutiny of equally credible
observers. One authority says: ''lt
is the largest, strongest, most power.
full, and, with single exception, the
most ferocious of BEARS" the excep.
ton evidently meaning the grizzly.
Yet the many mutilated persons
have seen IN the great West who have
been intimate with the cinnamon
bear of that region. and describe him
as equal in ferocity with. and supe.
rior in activity to- the grizzly would
certainly not be willing to surrender
his claims to those of the polar bear.
Again. the testimony of those who
have shot q helpless animal swim
ming in the sea from the deck of an
exploring steamer is of no more
value than that Of menagerie-
keeper who has poisoned a Gagged
Bengal tiger. / am inclined to place
the polar bear below the cinnamon
and grizzly in bravery, although the
superior of either in activity. His
long, 1.-the, snake-like form. compared
with the bungling carcasses of the
others, would show this without
further argument Or practical demon
stration, yet it has received the latter
without doubt. Those who speak oil
the ferocity produced by carnivor-
Gus diet may think the polar should
excel his omnivorous brethren of the
south. as he is wholly of this type;
yet singularly enough, his system of
dentition is exactly the same as that Of
the other bears. Still. as has been said,
the polar bear has exhibited all degrees
of bravery, from that of the most Zero.
cious disregard of life to the most alb.
ject cowardice. The old Norsemen.
than whom no drawer men ever lived,
came in contact with these glacial
grizzlies when their most venturous
explorers discovered Greenland, and
Eric the Red. their bold leader, is said
to have quarreled furiously with one
of his best friends from sheer envy be.
cause the latter had killed a polar beal
and thus distinguished himself among
those who valued bravery as highly ~
it has ever been held since. when his
chief should have been given this hon
ored opportunity. They certainly re
garded him as a plucky adversary.
Killing BEAR" says Chevalier Rink
once Danish Inspector of Greenland
'.has, in ancient as well as in modern
times, been considered one of the mos
distinguishing feats of sportsmanshil
in Greenland. - Outing.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-07
ouTRAGING STUDENTS.
Brutal Scenes Attending the Closing of til
Moscow Unive rsity.

Brutal Scenes Attending the Closing of the
| Moscow Unive rsity.
The university inspector, Brisgalof,
is known as very narrow-minded.
During concert given by the stu.
tents he said to one of the singers:
you are drunk" Your offensive
expression is not deserved" was the
reply, las I never touch drink" Then
you are dirty scamp!' was the in
spector's reply, for which the student
boxed his ears.
On the morning following the pro-
curator of Moscow, Count Kapnist,
assembled the students and addressed
them, saying: "Who among you
should wish to Justify the proceedings
of your colleague under arrest is re-
quested to rise and say So" There
was no response, probably because the
speech was not clear enough in its ex-
pressions to be readily understood.
Then the Count added: ''Thus
every one of you is a scoun'
drel." That word was followed by
a storm of indignation. "scoundrel
yourself!'' Down with h;m!" Out
with him!'' ..Brisgalof must go!'
THE council is infamous!'' The by
laws must be amendedr' and other
cries were uttered in passionate
vehemence. The greater number OF
the /, 500 students assembled succeeded
in reaching the street. and forming
groups awaited further developments.
Soldiers had been posted near the
university beforehand, and great
many lookers-on were crowded in the
streets. Then Russian savagery was
displayed in its fullest extent. The
cavalry, without word of warning.
CHI arged upon the crowd, wounding,
tramping down and killing a great
number ! saw an old lady with he1
gray-haired protector, whose road lay
through that street. ruthlessly sabered
and trampled down.
The natural res ult of such outrages
was that the Infatuated populace
charged back upon the soldiers, driv-
ing them back by the sheer impetus Of
their own numbers, though with.
out weapons of any kind. Mean.
while the professor of the uni.
versity, afraid of the number Of
students that had remained in the
building. had recourse to their usual
protectors in similar cases-the
butchers of the district, who entered
the hail brandishing their long knives.
Under the countenance Of their
patrons, the professors. they proceed
ed to commit unspeakable outrages
upon whomsoever had the misfortune
to incur their displeasure. Two hun
dred students v,ere imprisoned. The
rest walked the streets in groups sing
ing their songs. At eleven o clock on
the morning following the students
assembled peaceably on the boulevard.
| when the porters and scavengers,
with orders from police headquarters.
appeared and proceeded to renew the
outrages upon the students as on the
previous day, at which scufie one stu
| dent was killed. Then the students
discontin ued attending the university.
--M0scoW Letter.