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Expressions TabOOed.


SOME PHRASES THAT HAVE cRKPr INTO OUR EVERY
DAY ENGLISH.
From the Buffalo Advertiser.
Our clever friend, ''the listener Of the Boston
Transcript, caught wfgging the other day from
hypercrtical Boston person for using the express
sion ut goes without saying" The correspondent
said In effect that he could have no respect for or
dealing with writer who could be guilty OF using
that dreadful imported phrase. The Listener
attack that he promised never TO use the express
sion again Another correspondent, not relshlng
this meek submission to the arrogant rebuke OF
number one, writes that II we are too rigid In our
Censorship OF expressive phrases OF sort or an
other, We Shall have to part Company with a good
many idiOmatic say inys which we are now innocent
enough to think are expressive and useful There
Is, for instance that very contradictory phase, 81
am mistaken" We don't at all mean that we are
mistaken when we say that; We mean that we
mistake. But we continue TO say 1--WE are mis-
TAKEN" and may vita perfect propriety say it, be-
cause usage has transformed and crysualized the
sentence inyO the opposite meal ling Then there
Is the begging the question" Ever body know 8
what 1t means, but what Is II, when one examines
thu phrase, TO beg question? "F0r the sake Of
the argument is an intrinsically bothersome
phrase, but very useful one. "Poor health" IS a
term taboOed by good many literal people VINO
think that tney either have health or do not have
IL, and that IL they have health &c is good. or
II you look in the dictionary for the definition OF
the word .'ravel' you will ind It set down as
meaning "tO unrave," and II you look for 'un-
rave, you Will ind IL means Ito raveL" Madness
lies In the direction OF verbal scrupuousnesS-or
scrupuloSlty, as ChaS Sumner would nave it.
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w hso baby was sicx. ~e gave her Csstoris
Wan NE wa child. ale cried for Csssor.S
Sesn she esssns Mia. shs chung To C.s:orta
Nesr she had Chiidcsu. she nave them css.orss
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The Pessiferons EnglAsA sparrow.
From the Milwaukee wisconAin
Every cloud but the Dakota blizzard has silver
lining. The hope that the daath- dealing Ice scorm.
OF the Northwest would prove too severe for thu
English sparrow has been dispeiled BY the unruf
ned condition OF the little pests after the recent
terrible storm. The question Of food Il the mail
one for the sparrow; II he gets enough OF that hs
Is not troubled with cold feet
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PIRnY o. Com RUf 4 DEADLY CLnAn-A
10 Rivere has arrived q Chililaya, after having
passed nearly year on the Tpuani River, an e
nUens ,n q the nsR,s Re has Zen on
which gave the ancient Peruvians ali their
gold. The paron speaks highly OF the abundance
description, and animal and vermin pests TO be
numerous and deadly. He started into the forests
with over 200 men. OF this number only q feW
have returned with him The Others succunpe0
70 fevers snake bites, &C.
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The Criminal Court Jaries.

JuDaR MoNTG0NRRYS CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY.
Judge Montgomery, In charging the grand
Jurors In the Criminal Court to-day, said
that their oath suggested the character and
importance OF their duties, and after explaining
the mode Of procedure and the requirements Of the
law be said: at Is not expected that you will
usually call and examine the witnesses for the
DEFENSE, although in the Investigation OF serious
crime IL Is probably generally desirable to famine
all the witnesses to the main transaction the act
Itself which resulted In the crime, when they are
not unreasonabiy numerous, and when there Is
not sucient evidence TO authorize the finding the
bill must be ignored" He then said that they
had the right OF the district attorneys advice and
bid them work diligently and I'M diligently, and he
had no doubt that they would at the close Of the
session merit the commentator OF the court and
the public, aud would feel no serious incon-
yenience.
THE PETIT JURY.
Those drawn as petit Jurors were called and ac-
cepted as follows: j. HuntSbury, A. Lepreux, T. +.
Waggaman, Oliver White, Robert Cohen, j. A.
Talbot, c. Turner, Peter Harvey, John Moran, w.
IL Duval @. B. sheriff, g. W. Taliaferro, W. b.
Hibbs, and j. ii. Mitchell The following were ex-
cused or failed to answer: J. A. McGill. +. X.
Ward, c. Early, E j. Wescott, A. Bohn. X. POrtner,
J. T.. Christman, z. r. Ward, John Golden, NJ. God
dard, j. W. Selby, w. Kuscker, {. G. Thorn, G. l..
Sheriff. VI. Platter, and p. Green.
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From Puck.
sand what have you given upfor Lent, Charles."
she softly asked s4I fsss-s
''Sleigh riding" he answered, between his Get
teeth; and the Silence congealed slowly around
him. ~ -
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TAe Csurts.
CorKr II GExxRAl TEEN
To-day, srn agt Hoover: argued and submitted.
TIE COurss.

Corxr II GENERAL Trxn
To-day, Srn agt Hoover; avued and submitted
CRIMINAL cornf-yxdee MONTGOMERY.
To-Day, Laurence Murphy forgery: recornizance
TAKEN James A. Clarke, assault win intenf 10
XIII: recognizance forfeited. venie Flanpinc
grand larceny; on trial Assignment for WesipeS
oay-Henr1etta 6chiemsn, oscar Jackson and
James Hill, James Mccarthy, Chas Zones nd
VIM. Robinson. For Thursday-Nlcha.si l;reen
W. n. Drury, w. Thomas, and K J. henderson,
Eerrry CorKr-Jvdve On.
To-day, Anderson AIT Anderson: sale finally
ratined and reference 20 auditor ordered
CIRCUIT CoURr. No. l-JudOe Racner.
To-day, williams ast- Roney; jury out
CIRCUIT Corxr. No. 2-.y.doe Me,-Sek
To-day. Peter agt Leonard; jury out Nils agt
Boyce: on trial
Police CoCKf-yudge Ssel
To-day, Jane DodSon, colored, CARRYING q pistol:
personal honda John BroduS disordery conduct;
collateral forfeited. Lawrence Foley, obstructing
sidewalk; personal bonds. Clark Gibbs, profanity
collateral forfeited. william johnson, disorderly
conduct; do. James Graham. profanity; s. or
days John b Johnson, d.sordcrly conduct; col.
lateral forfeited Charles Jones, falling TO main.
tain distance between vehicles; do. William
johnson. destroying private property; go or &c
days motifs McPeaAe, profanity; collateral for
feited- John MCGEE, fast diving: do Martit
McGarvey, disorderiy conduct; s. or Is DAYS
VIM. @. Mcdonnell profanity; collateral forfeite ed
William Rollins disor cry conduct; IS or Is days
John Ryan, do. do spencer Snowden. do; do.
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The death Is announced Of Mrx Proctor, widow
Of Barry Cornwall
Frank Hatton has reatgned the presidency OF
self 70 editorial work. A statement published PES
terday that he had retired nom the fress h
ouc1ally denied
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Book ID better bscsuse you sst for fair pree
but you're hkay 10 feel better when you know the prc
wss fAir.
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THE ARTHUR KILL BRIDGE.
Representative Belmont, OF New York, presented
In the House to-day q petition Of numerous citi-
zens OF New York and New Jersey against senate
bill amending the Arthur XIII bridge act so as TO
provide that single draw of 125 feet In the pro-
posed bridge shall be located at the extreme
westerly emf OF the bridge on the New Jersey side
instead OF double draw, as originally specified in
the act OF Congress, which affords space OF 200
feet In the clear on each side or central pier.
TO SUPPRESS ADVERTISING PICTURES OF MRS. CLKvE-
LAND.
In consequence OF having seen q chrome picture
OF Mrs Cleveland. as an advertisement, Mr.
Thomas republican Representative Of Illinois,
to-day introduced the following bill In the House:
"WhereaS the wives, daughters, mothers and Sis
tiers OF American citlZens, Including leading OIL
Gals OF the several states and territories are en-
Titled TO protection from the vulgar and unauthor-
lied use OF their nkenesSeS, produced or repro
duced by photographs Autographs, chrom0s or
other manner or processes for advertising pur-
poses; and
"Whereas the likeness or representation OF the
wife OF the President OF the United States, with
coarse and Questionable inscription hereunder, is
now being used as an advertisement for 5Ome
patent machine at present offered for sale In the
nations capital and elsewhere 70 the detrimenL OF
social decency and morality; therefore
"Be It enacted, &C, That any perSoR or pers0ns,
for themselves or others, or for any corporation,
who shall publicly exhibit, use, or employ the Ike
ness or representation OF any female living or dead
VINO IL or was the wife, daughter moSheT or aaDtef
OF any citizen Of the United States without the
consent in writing OF the person whose likeness Is
to be SO used, shall be guilty OF high misdemeanor
$500 nor more than 81 900, and stand Imprisoned
until the dno and costs are potd."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-27

Actual Truth About Some OF the Reported
Suicides mt Monte Carlo.

Actual Truth About Some Of The Reported
Suicides mt Monte Carlo.
LONDON, July 26. "A correspondent who really
knows what be Is writing about sends inc follow
ing respecting the reported suicides at Monte Car
10: II am very glad to see that you have taken the
trouble to contrsdict some of the lies which are
published in provincial papers concerning Monte
Carlo. A few days after my return from there
this May l was ont driving in the midland coun-
ties and q lady sitting next to me said: Il see
from the papers that there have been forty sui
cides this season at Monte Carlo. How on
earth can you 70 to such a dreadful place. You
gre quite right when you assert that there has
not been a single case OF suicide this season, but
there has been one attempt, which happened as
follows: A chemists assistant from Nice lost.
/ think, a louis. and then went out OF the room,
sat down on q seat IT. the square facing the ca
sine, dramatically drew a revolver from his
pocket. pointed it at his left breast. fred, then
fell down and was Immediately carried of oy
some gen -darmes. A surgeon was sent for and
the would be suicide examined. There was not
q scratch on him, but q small bullet about the
size Of a pea was found sticking in his great
coat. He was sent back to Nice by the next
train, and was the following day waiting as
usual behind the counter. The most revolving
part of the whole thing was to see two men, 1 am
glad to say not Englishmen. rubbing some
money for luck against the supposed dead mans
coat as he was being carried away"
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Novel Election Wager.

EDeClcl TO the lEdlhuapoAf5 JCQTua.
VINcESNEs, July &c. A sensations. and queer
wager was made to-day, and Vincennes is clear
ly ahead in campaign novelties. The first of
the season was the raising of a Republican pole
by ladies exclusively: then the first Republican
POLE raised by colored people in 'ae State was
put up here last week. YesterdsS the novelties
were ali capped and primed by . wager made
bstween Charles ii. Humston, agent OF the
Adams Express Company, of this city, and
Hiram Esliuger, proprietor Of the Wabash sa.
loon. Mr.. Humston is a red hot Republican
nd Eslinger is a Democrat. 4 wheel
barrow is to be purchased. brand
new. and painted in bright colors, red.
white and blue. 1t is to be decorated with fes
looming, and on a given date after the election,
at IL o'clock in the morning, the defeated man is
20 wheel the winner in the whee!barrow from
the Union Depot down Seventh street, thence
down Main street TO the end of the Wabash
wagon bridge, and return, with great eclat, a
distance of nearly four miles. The contract sets
forth that a brass band is TO be secured for the
occasion, together with a drum corps, and
all the Republican and Democratic clubs in the
city will turn out and march In tho procession.
Posters are to be printed advertising the affair
far aud wide. and no effort spared TO make it q
gala day in the history of Vinoenres. These
etlpulations are being drawn mp IN writing. Mr..
Humstou says If Harrison is elected he expects
20 enjoy the one grand surprire picnic of his
life. Gorgeous red white and blue invitations
will be sent out all over the country TO promi-
nent politicians and newspaper men. An effort
viii be made to get the political clubs TO join 10
this curious contest and 10 sgree 20 give a ban
met
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Kansaa RepnblinsuA.

TofEKA. Kan, July 26.-The Republican
State convention this morning effected a perma-
nent organization and adopted the reports of
committees on credentials, platform and resolu-
tons. The convention then proceeded TO nomi-
nate a ticket. w. A. johnson vas nominated
by as a candidate for associate JUS
tice- The FIRST ballot for Governor resulted:
Smith. So; Humphrey, Ill; Taylor. 454; Brad
ford. 81; Johnson. 80; Anthony, 81: Case, 40:
Green. 10; Codding, 10; Long. IL; Murdoch, 3,
G.. T. Anthony. .
Second Ballot -Smith, rs; Hurphrevs. I25.
Taylor, A.; Bradford, -; johnson. 81; DIR. An
thony, 90 Case, A.; Green, IL; Coddins, o. Long,
4; Geo. Tarborn. O.
The convention then adjourned until . o'clock.
The convention reassembled At 2 p. NJ, and on
the third ballot L. V. Humphrey. of Independ-
rnce. was nominated for Governor. Mr.. Hum
phrey is o baoker and lawyer. and has been
Acknowledgements of the State.
The ticket was completed as follows: Lieu
tsnsnt-governor A }. Felt; Secretary Of State.
VIM. Higgins; Auditor. Il. J. Mccarthy; Treas
urer, George Hamilton; Acknowledgements, Chas.
Kellogg.
The platform opens by heartily indorsinc the
platform aud nominees OF the Chicago conven-
ton. IL also expresses the belief that the solid
South will Dc broken, the State ad
ministration, favors homs rule for Ireland, de-
clares for the home "a against the saloon. and
demands the complete execution of the liquor
laws 10 ell parts OF the State; aenouncss The
Prohibition party. favors protection In every
sense of the word, ibdorses the pension policy
recommended By the Winfield Encsmpmsnt. and
heartily indorses the course Of Senators Ipgalls
end Plumb.
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FROM THE POLITICAL FIELD.
An Old Soldier Declines to Desert.


h b. Wilson. an old soldier. of Rensselaer,,
Ind, who still thinks the Republican party good
enough for him, writes TO the Journal. giving
his reasons for declining to join the Prohibition
army Of the blue and gray The reasons are
such as would naturally suggest themselves to a
man who served during the war, and who is
still a Republican from conviction. In conclud-
ing Mr.. Wilson says:
1--WE who were boys in 1861, who volunteered
to go down South with gun In hand, to see our
playmates and comrades shot down at our side
on account of q third party agitation, say no!
We know how Ben Harrison stands He knows
every true Union soldier, especially a volunteer:
After my pension had been uujrstly reduced
from 50 to 81 per month, which ran 90 for about
eleven years; and the Interior Department
would not correct their error, Ben Harrison,
~ our Republican Senator from Indiana. and
Representative SVEN both went personally to
tho department, and had the mistake corrected,
and | got Sc per month for those eleven years
instead OF 81 Il matters not. pension or no
pension, Harrison 10 q gentleman, and WAS q
soldier who helped to save this Nation as a free,
independent people. He loves peace, he loves
sober men and women. he loves honest labor,
and loves to see honest people protected by
tariff or in any necessary way. / gave
over four years of the best Of my life in war,
and came out partly disabled for life. to save
this Union and the Republican principles. Now
let this be enough. / am not afraid TO trust
Harrison and Morton at the head of our gov
eminent, at least four years"
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The Scandinavians in Minnesota.

The Minneapolis Tribune has made an extcn-
sive canvass among the Scaudinavians of that
State to ascertain the extent OF the alleged de-
lection among that people on account of the
tariff and temperance issues. 1t has reports
from several hundred correspondents, and gives
as q result Of these inquiries the opinion that
the Democratic claim has been grossly exae-
Grated. The Trib1ne says that 1t is true there
appears to be some detection from the Repub-
licar party among our Scandinavian citizens,
but, or tie other hand, some accesslons are also
noted. They prefer 10 take chances with such
legislation as will help them, at the hands of
the Republican party, than Jump for the Demo
cratic platform and land, they know not where.
These are the words Of Scsndinavians who
know the working of the protective doctrine
and the sentiment of their own people.
The inquiry developed the fact that the Scan
dinavians are In favor of temperance, but nearly
all opposed TO a third party.
On their presidential preferences the Tribune
says: For Harrison and Morton comes the
word from the lowest corner OF the First dis
trict to the furthest township in the giant Fifth.
For Harrison and Morton from Wisconsin to
the Dakota line. In a dozen towns or more the
fact is incidentally developed that many of the
Scandinavians who would not vote for Blaine in
'S4 are in the line and will work ana vote for
Harrison -
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CURRENT POLITICAL NEWS
Senator Edmunds Warmly Praises the
Republican Candidate for President.
Senator voorhees, Will Soon Speak in Terre
Haute, and Senator Ingalls, Will Note
What He Says-POlitics in Indiana.

BURLINGTON, Vt. July 9-rhe grand Re-
publican rally under the auspices of the Yer
mont State Republican League opened here this
morning. Senator Edmunds and Hon. Warner
Miller appeared 10 q carriage. An attractive
feature in the parade was a log cabin on .
wagon drawn by SIX horses. 1t was
built Of spruce logs. and on the
roof was a live coon. while q
young bear was tied on the platform
The exercises 10 the park began at 12:4o Ex-
Governor Proctor, president of the Vermont
Republican League. presided. A number of
banners or 1910. with other relics Of that cam
paigD. were displayed. Sixty voters of lS4O
took part in the procession. Campaign songs
were sung, and Hon. Warner Miller was then
introduced and discussed the tariff question at
length.
Congressman Benjamin Butter worth, Of Ohio.
next paid a tribute to Vermontis leading men
from Horace Greeley to the present time.
Mr.. J. NJ. Thurston, of Nebraska, the tempo
rary chairman of the Chicago convention, was the
next speaker. After him Senator Edmunds was
introduced, and said:
81 must say how happy I am in the choice of
our sfandsrd-bearer. L know him intimately.
There is not q bad streak or spot in him, and
when he comes 10 the White House, as l think
be surely will. you will have an American in
stead Of an English President. IL Cleveland
had been Lord Salisbury himself, he could not
have been more British than he is. A voice,
'Phelps.I Phelps-oh, be is q bad type OF the
rest III you are Democrats, IS L think some or
you are, what is our gain is your gain, and l do
not think you want to wreck so many mills for
the sake of having one In a bill"
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He SaIuted Our Flag and Paid $50.

San Francisco Chronicle.
When w. II. Perkins, who has recently re-
turned from a European trip. was asked at the
Hotel Oxford yesterday what he noticed about
free trade lie Europe. he said:
"While in Brussels, Belgium, last summer, L
saw some skilled laborers making spiral car
springs, such as we use on our freight cars.
They received GO cents per day. while our black
smiths receive 81 for the cam work. / asked
the Belgian proprietor why he didn't pay more.
He said: y am handicapped. When [ get 500
worth of car springs into New York harbor flor
/ sell my car springs in America) / have to sa-
Lutte your Yankee flag and give up So0.''
Where does that come FROM" | asked.
1T comes off of my mems wages" he said.
But suppose America had free trader
Free trade" ne exclaimed. why. | would
food the Yankees with car-springs. I would
treble my works to morrow"
But wouldn't that break our steel car $ pring
makers upl'
'Yes, for q while
How loneF
"Why, till your men worked for 60 cents per
day. as our men do"
But there are politicians in America" l said,
who advise the laboring men to vote for this
same free trade"
And the men listenl"
Some ignorant ones do"
well" said the Belgian manufacturer, 'in-
stead of listening to a demsgogue who would
decrease their high wages down to the wages of
our poor people, your American laborers ought
to drive such a demagogue out OF the country. '
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A Natural Wonder.

Middletown, Conn , Special.
One of the rare curiosities to be seen on the
streets Of this town is a boy named Mylchreest.
He is about twelve years of age. he was born
without arms. yet he plays ball and peddles pa
pers on the streets. He carries silver and pen
MES In his boots, and can make change as rapid
ly as anyone, picking out pennies aud nickels
with his toes. He never makes any mistakes,
and can tell the size of a coin by feeling of il
with his toes. Young Mylchreest keeps his feet
clean. 1t is indeed a funny sight to see him sit
at a table with a knife between the toes of one
foot and a fork held by the toes of the other
foot, as be rapidly cuts up his food and places
it IN his mouth. During the school vacation
this lad can be seen daily driving q horse at
tached to a heavy wagon loaded with sand or
stone. which belongs to his father. VIM. Mylch-
reest, a builder. The lad holds the reins be-
tween his toes aud handles the whip with ease
in the same manner. He can throw q stone
with considerable force and is very bright and
active. In school ne stands well in his classes.
He is popular with all his playmates and she
public in general.
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King Milan,s Batting Lossess

LONDON, July To- King Milan. of Servia, ID a
most despicaole creature. Some years ago he
went to Vienna for q brief stay. and the fret
night Of his visit he lost $4,000 pounds sterling
at a mobiles club. The money had to be paid
within twenty-four hours and. as the amount
was not within his reach, he went to the palace
and requested q loan from the Emperor. who
gave him the money on condition he would not
play again, and yet the very next night he was
found at the table and did not rise until another
5000 pounds sterling had gone. No application
could be made this time to the Emperor, SO
&C imitar, his most valuable hereditary posses
sion, which had been presented to the late
Prince Milosch by Emperor Nicholas. This
scimItar has never been redeemed and it is no W
in the possession of Herr Bieichroder, q Berlin
hanksr