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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
Getting the Worth of That Ham
Paterson On. Press.


'John, have you charged that ham2" asked a
grocer of his clerk few mornings since.
What ham" was the question in answer.
1.-THE ham that was sold about ten minutes
ago."
II did not know that ham had been sold
did not sell any,"
well, did and I don't remember to whom
sold it. Do you not rememberP
This is the first knew of any ham being
sold"
The grocer thought he had lost the price of
the ham. Not so the clerk He looked over the
list of orders and tried to remember the persons
who had been in the store that morning. Then
he charged the ham to every one of these per-
sons, seventeen in all.
Sixteen of these will kick" remarked tho
clerk, land the seventeenth is the man who got
the ham,"
The proprietor raised the clerks wages and
took drink.
Both anxiously watched the result OF the
seventeen persons to whom the ham had been
charged, just four did the kicking act; the rest
paid their bills without further inquiry, the
grocer got paid thirteen times for the ham.
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Unionizing the Chicago Times.

CHICAGO. Jan. 8-For twenty-four years the
Times newspaper has been known as a "rat
Office" so-called because it was not run under
union auspices For the greater part of that
time union printers could not obtain employment
in it under any circumstances. Originally, how
ever, it was union Office, and was operated as
such with the consent of Wilbur F. Storey, the
founder Of the paper There probably would
never have been a change IN the relations be-
tween the editor and the union had not the for
mer hired pressman named Otis who did not
belong to q union. The other pressmen of the
establishment tried to induce Otis to join hands
with them, and when he fatty refused to do SO
they deserted their places in body.
Then the printers took up the battle for the
pressmen, and demanded the dismissal of Otis.
Editor Storey became furious, and ordered the
union to vacate at once. Only non-union men
were employed on the Times from that time un-
til his death. After that the union began to get
a foothold in the Office. Some OF the men who
had been employed there for years had them
selves enrolled on the union list, and Others
came in and were given employ ment from time
to time. until now there thirty-three Union
printers among force Of ffty-eight all told
There are, besides, forty subs" and doubtless
many of them also hold union cards, and will
be included in the new deal which will oe
summated 20 night, when the composing-room
will be turned over to Typographical Union
No. 16
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
Some Wise Saws.

Addison: The hypocrite would not put on the
appearance of virtue if it was not the most
proper means to gain love.
Jeremy Taylor: To secure contented spirit,
measure your desires by your fortunes not
your fortunes by your desires.
Atterbury: The characters of men placed in
lower stations of life more useful as being
imitiable by greater numbers
Antonius: God overrules all mutinous acct
dents, brings them under laws OF fate, and
makes them all serviceable to His purpose
Ray: Humility in man consists not in deny
ing any gift that is in him, but a just valuation
of it; rather thinking too meanly than too
highly
Longfellow: I dislike an eye that wrinkles
like star. Those only are beautiful which. like
planets, have steady, lambent ight-are lum-
nous, but sparkling.
lavish spenders of your time, but chose such as
are healthful. recreatve and apt to refresh you;
but at no hand dwell upon them.
South: The lightsome passion of joy not
that which now usurps the name that trivial,
vanishing, superficial thing that only eilds the
apprehensions and plays upon the surface of the
SOUL
Felltham: Irressolution is worse vice than
rashness. He that shoots best may sometimes
miss the mark, but he that shoots not at all can
never hit it. Irresolution loosens all the joints
of astate; like an ague it shakes not this nor
that limb but all the body is at once IN a fit.
The irresolute man is lifted from place to
another, SO hatcheth nothing, but adde's all his
actions.
DR. S. johnson: Life consists not of series of
illustrious actions or elegant enjoyments; the
greater part of our times passes in compliance
with necessities in the performance of daily
duties. in the removal of small inconvenience.
In the procurement OF petty pleasures, and we
are well or i'll at the main stream of life
glides smoothly, or is ruffied by small OBJ
stacleS and frequent observation
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Lady Godiva on Foot.
Omaha Rec.

The passengers board the Pullman. sleeper
attached to the Kansas City, st. Joe e. Council
Bluffs train which arrived yesterday morning,
at 9:33 O'Clock. had thrilling experience with
an insane woman between St. Joseph and Pa
cific junction. The unfortunate lady's name ia
Mrs. Julia Morrison. and her home is in Glen
ville Clay county, Nebraska. Some time since
she became temporarily insane, and night
about three weeks ago disappeared Thursday
she was found a. St Joseph and placed under
arrest. That night she, IN company with her
husband and officer from Glenvilie. started
for lincoln, where it is proposed to place her in
the asylum. Mrs Morrison consented to 60 and
seemed perfectly rational. The trio took seats
in the chair car and, strange to say, both of the
men fell asleep. Shortly before o'clock the
passengers in the rear car, which was the sleep
er, were awakened by terrible screams, and.
looking out from their berths were Mortified to
see a woman. perfectly nude running up aud
down the aisle, holding in her hand murder
ous-looking knife Her shrieks simply
terrible, and as she poured forth TRADE of filth
and profanity the passengers became panic
stricken, and many of them tainted away. Three
strong trainmen, attracted by the uproar, came
in, but the maniac drove them out of the car
The Glenville officer and Mr.. Morrison awoke at
this point. The husband entered the sleeper
alone. and, walking up to his wife, said: Julia
drop that knife" She obeyed A complete
change took place in the demeauor of the wom-
an, and she became docie lamb. Her
clothes found on the platform OF the
sleeper, showing that she must have dsrobed in
the cold The unfortunate lady assisted to
dress and was taken back into the chair car.
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InealIs and Lamar.

LAWRENCE, Kan, Jan. S.--The Young Mems
Republican Club of this city has requested Sem
ators Ingalls, and Plumb to their influence
10 defeat Secretary Lamars confirmation. SEN
ator Ingalls,, in his reply. just received, says:
my relations with Mr Lamar personally are
entirely friendly, but there can be no doubt but
that he represents every thing that is bad IN the
past, dangerous in the present and menacing in
the future of the history OF this country. His
nomination is still pending before the COM
mittee the judiciary, of which 1 am mem
Der, and will probably be disposed Of at an early
date. regret to say that, in my opinion, there
10 little doubt of his confirmation"
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THE TERRITORIES.
Mr.. Springer Talks Vaguely About What May
May Not BE Done.

Mr. Springer Talks Vaguely About What May
May not BE Done.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journa:.
WASHINGTON, JAM S-The House committee
on Territories, of which Mr.. Springer is chair
man. met and organized yesterday. This is the
committee which will have charge OF all the
bills relating to the admission of Territories
into the Union. Bills have been introduced
looking to the admission of Montana, Washing
ton, New Mexico and Dakota bill has also
been introduced to divide Dakota, admit the
southern half as State. and leave the north
ern half a Teri itory. Mr. Springer, when
asked what ma be done in any of these cases.
said: Every probably enabling acts will be
passed for some of these Territories; that
is, we may pass act, enabling
some OF these Territories to adopt
State constitutions and to construct the
chinery of State government. preparatory to
recognition as States. The admission of a new
State is q very important matter" continued
Mr.. Springer, land cannot be done in a mere
application or on any mere arithmstical basis.
Somehow an impression has got abroad that a
Territory must have a certain population to
qualify il for admission. Some put it at 100000.
il placed as high as 100000. Then I have seen
il laid down that the population required to
qualify a Territory for statehood was just the
population which. in the apportionment of rep
Representatives. But all these theories
tirely fanciful and arbitrary. There is no law,
rule, and custom about 1t. The adj
mission of State is entirely
matter of legislative discretion. It
is within the power of Congress
to erect No Mans Land into State and add it
to tho Union. There is census qualification
prescribed. The State of Illinois was admitted
when she had less than 10000 population.
Dakota has over 600. 900 now. The Congress, in
it's discretion. may exclude Dakot1 and may ad
NIT No Mans Land"
Mr. Springer is giving a good deal of attention
TO his bill for the organization of the new Terri
tory OF Oklahoma. This would include the pub
lie land-strip known as "No Mans Land" and
the western half of the Indian Territory. It
differs from the scheme which Mr. Springer
submitted TO Congress last year in the fact that
il does not propose to extend the judicial system
of the new Territory over the eastern portion OF
the Indian Territory, which is inhabited by the
FIVE civilized tribes OF Indians. That part of the
Indian Territory is left to be dealt with by the
committee on Indian affairs.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson.
Boston Herald.

Boston Herald
One of the greatest of women philanthropists,
and about whom society knows little. is Mrs.
Elizabeth Thompson of Boston Her income is
about $50 900 year which she receives quarter
w. and it is said that she is often penniless be-
fore the end of the quarter. She has no chill
dren, has no house or home. does not keep
carriage. never goes to the theater, never read
but two novels in her life and never pos
sessed but one velvet dress. She spends her
time and money in charity, and that without
identifying herself with the objects OF her gen.
crosby. When the yellow fever epidemic
reused the sympathies of the North she said
II viii not give cent for present relief but /
will give any money to investigate its cause.
nature, and to prevent it in future. Aud she
did. Congress- authorized the yellow fever
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
MEN WHO RUN THE FLYERS.
Brave Hearts and Cool Heads Needed on the
Fast Passenger Locomotives.


Chicago Herald.
The starting ont of so many limited trains to
the West has caused quite shaking up am on e
the locomotive engineers of the Chicago roads.
Not few ambitions have been stirred on ly to
be disappointed, for only one engineer in a hun
dred of those anxious to get a with the flyer
could be accommodated. Only half a dozen men
on each road could gain the honor which hun
dred craved. A run on the limited is about the
top notch of locomotive engineering. Yet those
who were lucky enough to gain the prizes find
fast runs out of Chicago not SO very fast,
but they exceedingly dificult to make on
schedule time. This is because of the large
number of stops which 1t is necessary to make
on account of railway crossings and other OBJ
structions.
The schedule time of the new trains between
Chicago and Council Bluffs is rather less than
thirty-ive miles an hour, but in MAKING the
trip engineers often find it necessary steam
ahead at the rate of fifty to sixty miles. Be-
tween Chicago and the Missouri river a train
must come to halt about thirty times for rail-
way crossings or other causes that may be de-
pended upon day after day. In addition to these
ing an average of probably forty full stops en-
route. As each full stop is equivalent to the
loss of four or five minutes st the least, little
calculation shows as that the time spent in
stopping and starting amounts nearly
three hours on the trip. This brings the
ming time up to almost forty miles hour, and
as along goodly portion of the line it is impos-
sible to make any such speed account of
steep gradients and passing through towns and
cities at street grade, the engineers find it neces
sa-y to speed up to sixty miles an hour on the
most favorable stretches of the road. The
fast runs out of Chicago all night runs and
it is the night that tries the engineers cour-
age Driving ahead at a mile a minute, into
sea OF darkness which human eye cannot pene-
trate is work such as cowardiy even timid
man could perform.
Among engine drivers there are bold men and
timid men, but only the former were selected for
these fast runs. timio man, prone to shut off
steam for every shadow seen or the track or for
every imaginary danger, for engineers are called
upon continually to beat back their own appre-
tensions, could make time on a run like
one of these limited trains to the West. Some
of the best and bravest engineers in the world
these foot-plates, and in this climate aud
under the disadvantages besetting them they
will find anou1h to try their maLtla
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09

Peoples Church, preached his first sermon, in
the Grand Opera house, before q largo audience.
this morning. He declared that, religiously, the
new church would be founded upon the Apostles
Creed, and its government would be by laymen.
the ideal of such church had come to him
twelve years ago. His course in leaving the
Methodist Church had been pronounced. irregular
and dan gerous. but it WAS not more so than that
of Wesley 10 founding il. Bishop Foss preached
at Christ M. e. Church, introducing the new
pastor. Dr. Holman. He expressed the hope that
no member of the church would make dsparag-
ing remarks about DIR. Smith the mem ers
who went with him, saying GOD bless them all;
may their work continue"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
Proof that Shakespeare Wrote Antony and
Cleopatra.

London Times.
Mr. W. J. Hawker, Bournemouth, says ITO
me- Warwickshire man, the most exclusive
proof that Shakespeare wrote Antony and Cleo
patra' is the line in which Antony salutes the
Serpent of the Nile my chuck This term
of endearment is still heard among the peasan-
try of the Midland counties; and to suppose that
a classical scholar, such Bacon, should have
introduced homey provincialism. 50 English.
ard SO utterly destructive of the unites. into an
Egyptian tragedy is so improbable that pin my
faith to the Stratford butchers inspired son
the author of that robust imagery rather than to
the mantle of the great. but pedantic Veruiam"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
Socialists Have Their yVav.

CHICAGO, Jan. a-The Socialists had every
thing their own way at the annual election of
officers to-day in District Assembly "a, K of L.
George Schilling was their candidate for master
workman, and he was easily elected by vote of
about three to one. Tie conservatives were not
able to combine and gave a divided support to
Albert Christello ane Thomas Randall An
executive committee COM posed wholly of Social
lists was elected, giving that element entire con-
troll of the machinery of the assembly. District
"a has jurisdiction over all the X. of l.. in Chi
cago except those belonging to national district
assemblies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
The wigs of His Late Wives.



An old man named Schmidt, well known in
the Kaiserstadt. had buried two wives. one of
whom had black, the other sandy hair. He
had two wigs made OF the hair and wore them
on alternate days Those who did not know
him we'll never took the biack-wigeed man for
the same as the sandy-wigged man of the pre-
ceding day; and his friends used to speak of the
light and the black days Of the peculiar gentle
man BY his last will the two wigs were to be
placed peaceably together on his head when he
was laid in his coffin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
Steamship NarxR

QUEENSTOWN. Jan S-The steamer Lord
Give, from Philadelphia for Liverpool, arrived
here to-day.
New YORK, Jan. 8-Arrived: Elbe, from
Bremen; Baldomero Iglesia, from Havana;
ThinRvalla, from Copenhagen.
LONDON. jan S-The steamer Bohemia, from
New York, has srriv ed at Hamburg The
steamer La Champagne. from Now York. ar
rived at Havre to-day. The steamer Wisconsin.
from New York for Liverpool, arrived at
Queenstown to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS.

Vandalia Brakeman Slips and Falls, and Is
Crushed to Death on the Track.
Special to the indianapolis journal
BRAZIL, Ind, Jan. S.-V. S Bledsoe, head
brakeman a Vandalia special west-bound
freight, slipped and fell while coupling cars at
p. Nj. to-day. The engine passed over his body,
horribly mangling it. He was about twenty
two years of age, unmarried and lived at Rock
port, Ind. This was his first run.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
Illinois Items.

Fred Weirsit. keeper at the -Four
Corners" at Peru. committed suicide on Friday.
This is the third suicide within a year of per-
sons living in the same neighborhood.
Manning Bros fiour-mill at Quincy was burned
on Friday by fire starting in the eneine-room.
One hundred barrels of flour and 10, 900 bushels
of wheat were destroyed Loss. $50, 900; insur-
ance, $15, 500.
County Judge J. l. Stillman, of Fayette coun-
ty, died in Vandaia Saturday. aged thirty
four years. He the first Republican elected
to this office in Fayette county since 1865, and
was less than six weeks ago married to Miss
Sallie Meek.
The boot and shoe firm of j. Fl. Black & Son,
at Decatur, has been closed MP by the sheriff
judgment note il favor of j. Millkin Sc
Co., bankers, for s 1900 for rent Another
party has claim for 81, 800. The stock is val
ued at abont 1000
A fatal saw mill explosion occurred near De-
catur. blowing the top of Joseph Henderson's
head off, killing him instantly. Several others
were standing around, but none were in ured ex-
cent Henderson. The explosion was caused by
the scarcity of water il the boiler.
There new developments in the assasi-
nation of Deputy Sheriff Boy at Vienna Wednes-
day. The coroners jury are still at work or =
the case, but cannot obtain any clew whatever
to the sheriff's murder. The obseques of the
murdered man were held on Friday at the Chris
tian Church. under the auspices of the Masonic
and Odd fellows lodges, of which he was a
promi nent member.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
Matters aud Feeders ReorganIze.

WHEELING. w. Va. Jan. 8.-The NUCLEUS for
cementing the scattered forces of the old nailers
and feeders for the Ohio valley and the West
was formed here to-day. mass-meeting was
held and the utmost unanimitv prevailed. All
were bent on harmony, and the closing OF the
chasm that has so long separated them. A mo-
ton to organize under the banner of the Anal
gated Association of Iron and Steel-workers
carried by a unanimous vote, and those
present numbering over 200. were at once taken
in the organization
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
Work VIII Tell

Thou canst not grow, how sharp soccer thou
be.
Yet that the grass has grown thou very soon canst
see;
&c. though thou car.ss see thy work prosper
ing, know
The print of every wor time without fail shall show.
friedrich Ruckert.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
Cardinal Ta.chere.u,s Advice.

QUEBEC, Jan. S.-A letter of Cardinal Tasche-
read in all the Roman Catholic
churches to-day, strongly advising all Catholics
not to enroll themselves in the society of the
Knights of Labor. and, If enrolled. to withdraw
soon possible At the French Cathedral,
after the reading of the letter, the officiating
clergymen strongly charged the congregation to
obey the letter. and classifying those who be-
longed to the knights as i'm beetles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09

very handsome portiere and the result Of
much time and patient work was made of bits of
silks, sewn together in long strips and then
interviewer checkerboard fashion. The result
was a rich desirable curtain, such could not
he easily duplica ted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
How to Care for Lawns.

Atlanta Con titution.
s'Let me- give you some advice, said Mr..
Clarence Knowles, about sodding grass for
your lawn. Don't sod il. Don't use grass at ALL
Buy Persian rugs and cover your lawns with
them. You get them for 800 apiece. and
hundred will cover your lava. They
quite pretty as grass, and very much lass ex-
nensiya
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
EXECUTIVE MANSION,


Ny Dear Mr.. Iamar-When | determined to
of the Supreme Court, the personal gratiic
ton afforded by the tender to you of 50
honorable and suitable place and the satisfactory
conviction that important executive duty would
thus be well performed, led almost to forget that
nv faction involved the loss of your conscientious
and valuable aid and advice in Cabinet council which
for nearly three years have muc enjoyed and
appreciated. Your note of to-day forces
template this contingency with the most profound
and sincere regret. But since know that the
ton you now insist upon arises from that
conception of public duty which has always
trely guided yonr conduct in official relations,
strained to accept the resignation you tender,
the discharge of higher and congenial functions
than those relinquished. What ! have thus far
written very formal, indeed. intended this,
Iecause j that the close confidence and the
relation Of positive affection which have grown be-
tween need expression or interpretations. And
yet find il utterly impossible for to finish this
note without assuring you that the things
ing in the position from which you
retire-all your devotion to your country
aud your chief-all your self sacrificing and
tocitude for public interests-al the benefits which
your official service have conferred upon your fellow
countryrnen and all tie affection and kindness
often exhibited toward me personally. shall
stanty remember with tenderness and gratitude.
Yours very sincerely,
GROVER CLEVELAND,
Hon. L. O. q. Lamar. secretary of the Int rior,
Washington.
Although no particular date is mentioned in
this correspondence yet it is understood that
the Secretary will reliuquish his position and
retire from the departments on Tuesday of this
"a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09
rhe snlit Among Sd. Paul Methodis,a.

Sr. PAUL. Jan. S.-Rev. Samuel g. Smith. D.
D., who recently resigned as pastor of tho First
~ T. Church 70 establish what he calls the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-09

of meat because they are cheaper. My children
satisfied with round steak and shoulder,
even if they are not quite as tender and tooth
some as sirloin. They strong and healthy,
and understand that such food is good enough
Il question whether his gardener or his
coachman would be so entirely ready to accept
such doctrine; and if the poor people to whom
stint are like many others of their class not a
few of them would be ill-content with some of
the food-materiais that appear regularly ON his
table,