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The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

TEACHERS of the Indianapolis public
schools have been politely made to un-
derstand that it will not be well for them
to discuss the BecktOld- Williams text
book question. AS the books will not
bear the investigation of experienced
teachers, it is naturally the policy of the
monopoly to cut off free discussion.
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

SCHOOLS begin to-day, and however
the children may feel about it, parents,
as a rule, are glad. The only drawback
felt by the more intelligent among them
is the necessity of buying inferior books
to put into their children's hands.
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

GENERAL GRosvENoR asserted in his
speech at Xenia, O., on Saturday, that
the election of Republican President
last fall had added S155,OOO to the value
of the wool clip in his district and S1,-
250,OOO to that of the State. A fact like
that possesses degree of solidity quite
impervieus to free-trade bubbles.
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09
He's Sure TO BE Lxnched.

GREENWOOD, Miss, Sept. s.-Georee Al
len. one Of the principal leaders in tho late
troubles in LeFlore county. who shot his
own brother because he refused to 60 with
the rioters, has been captured at Indianola.
Sunfower county. A deputy sheriff has
been sent there to identify and bring him
back to the scene of his crimes.
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09
Forgot Something.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Forgetful that free-trade England has
more trusts than have we. the Ohio Demo
Gratis are convinced that trusts are the
legitimate result of our tariff system" In
preparing their platform they evidently for
got to hold the tariff system responsible for
the Western drought, the Johnstown Hood,
and the cotton worm In the South.
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

THE Boston Transcript has this: "There
is a story at the Long-bow Club that the
statue of Hamilton, on Commonwealth ave.
nue., has been seen to blush violently sew
eral times lately, but the story is not be-
lieved outside of the club rooms" Alexan-
der Hamilton. he of the statue, was an an
cestor of Robert Ray Hamilton. he of the
ten-dollar baby sensation, hence the blush.
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

JOHN SULLIVAN says he no longer
feels like living as he has done, and
wants to go to Congress as a change.
Bnt is this refOrmR
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09
Indian TroubIes rxr.r,od

Tishomlngo, Chickasaw Nation, says that
serious trouble is apprehended, growing
out of the proposition TO reject returns of
the recent election for members of the Leg
islature from one or two counties.
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

To the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal:
Please state in your paper what year the State
fair was held at Terre Haute, Ind.
LEBANON, Ind. SUBSCRIBER.
In 1867
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

st. Louis Globe-Democrat

II is a significant fact that those who
now have most TO say against pensions
howIed the Ioudest during the war when
bonnties were offered for soldiers. They
are also the ones who did most sknlking
and practiced most deception to avoid the
n
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

A sEMI-oFFIcIAL addition to the everlast-
ing national-fower discussion is offered by
w. r. Smith, of the botanic garden at
Washington. Smith favors the helianthus
annuus. Now don't all speak up at once
and say the idea is ridiculous. What
Smith really means, in plain English, is the
sunflOWer.
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

formation concerning the loaning of school
funds apply to your county auditor.
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

JUSTICE MILLER, of Iowa, and Justice
Field, of California. are the two men now
on the Supreme Bench who owe their places
to President Lincoln. The other two W HON
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

Baltimore American
A Brooklyn masher was fined IS for in
sulting a woman. He claimed he only
looked at his victim, but the justice very
nroperIy came to the conclusion that an
action of the eye speaks louder than words,
and inflicted punishment.
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

In the case of Ivison, Brakeman g.
Taylor against the indianapolis School
Board Judge Woods holds that the al
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
Who had the majority In the Indiana Legisla-
ture In 1SS0l D.Hc
The Legislature elected in 1880 was Re-
publican.
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

Might Have Met a Worse Fate.
Boston Advertiser.
Julia Marlowe is angry because her pho
tographs are used to advertise soap. She
should not object to this. She might have
been captured by brand Of cisaxsttoA
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

he appointed, David Davis and Noah H.
Swayne. are dead. Justice Miller is nearly
seventy five years old
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09


Hopeful that the Indiana School-book
Company might prove vast improvements
over the old monopoly, the Courier has not
heretofore joined with some of it's partisan
contemporaries in sweeping condemnation.
but recent developments, which have been
brought to our attention, have tendency
to confirm the assertion so frequently made
of late, that the Indiana School-book Com
pany is an organized fraud. We have before
us, for example. a copy of the Elementary
Geography" which is being supplied under
the new regime. A line across the top of
the front cover denominates it the "Indi-
ana Educational Series,v and line across
the bottom gives the Indiana School book
On examination it is found that this
to cover up a fraud. Scalping Oft the
sheet which covers the front, beneath
it is. found the true. inward
another illustrated title page, giving the
name of Sanford Niles AS editor, st. Paul,
Mimi, as the place of publication, D.. ID.
Merrill as publisher, and 1885 as the date.
support of the charge that the books the
Indiana company are furnishing are those
which have been condemned and rejected
elsewhere. There is no denying the fact
Geography" Its literary construction is
abominable, and its mechanical execution
cheap and fimsy. 1t is plain that the COM
pany is not making these books, as they pro-
fess, but they are pasting misleading
sheet of printed paper over the old title
page, and by this means palming off lot of
rejected and worthless books on school
patrons by false pretenses. 1t is surprising
that any set of men should attempt to
practice such fraud upon the public. If
the people are compelled to buy new books
they want new books, and not a lot of
patched up, rejected stuff, the proper place
for which is the Junk shop.
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09
Taking Advantage OF the Law.
pecial To the Indianapolis journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DELPHI, Ind, Sept. flowing to the lim-
tied circulation of the Indianapolis Senti-
mel At this place dispatch from this city
to that paper, published several days ago.
escaped the notice of the people 1t set
forth that the county superintendent and
trustees of Carroll county had "unani-
mOusly indorsed the new school books"
pronounced them superior to the old
books" and appointed committee to wait
upon the publishers of the Delphi Journal.
and demand that they cease their attacks
on the new books" The dispatch was not
seen here until it came through another
paper, in which the matter was approv-
ingly copied. The dispatch to the Sentinel
was q lie from beginning to end. The
trustees and superintendent did not in
dorse the books" did not pronounce them
superior to the old books" did not demand
that the Journal cease its attacks on the
books"
The board did appoint a committee to
wait upon the Journal. This committee
consisted of three Democrats and one Re-
publican, the spokesman being Mr.. Long.
one of the leading Democrats of the coun-
ty. MI. Long presented the business OF his
committee very respectfully. asking as a
favor that the Journal do nothing to en-
barrass the trustees in their efforts to in
troduce the new books, or make their work
more difficult than it had already prov ed.
He said that owing to the Journals criti-
cisms of the books many people refused to
take them. The Journal reminded Mr..
Long that it had advised the trustees to
enforce the law and the people to obey it,
if for no other reason than that the enforce
ment of a bad law was a good way to ac-
complish its repeal. The Journals criti-
cism of the books was specific, and any
charge made could be verified by any
one who would take the trouble to ex-
anime them. Mr. Long agreed as to the
character of the books and the justice of
the Journals position, adding that not a
single trustee in the county. Democrat or
Republican, approved of the books OF the
law. He only desired to do his official
duty in enforcing the law with as little
difficulty as possible.
AS to Mr.. Barnes, our county superin-
tendent, he is too good q school man to in
dorse these books. While he does not talk
publicly, yet it is known he regards the
books and the law as an imposition, danger
Gus to the educational interests of the
State. But he has his duty to perform and
performs it. The law is mandatory, and
simply because the township trustees do
what they are forced to do by the law, the
Democratic press twists their action into
IAN Endorsement of the books"
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

AL communications intended for publication in
MS paper must ia order 10 receive attention, be
acconpanied by he name and address OF the irser
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-04-27
PENNSYLVANIA will vote on prohib

Pennsylvania will vote on prohib
tory amendment in June. The
question is being agitated with great
force, for and against. There will
be a close vote though not a fall
vote, as the election comes in the
busiest season for farmers. Though
a moral question, the whiskey in
fluence brings religion and politics
to bear in the hope of defeating the
measure. Because a Republican
legislature passed the bill to submit
the Amendment to vote, the Oppo
site party is working to defeat it or
political grounds. Among the argu
ments used are the fear of another
whisky war. that the power assumed
is radical and unconstitutional, thai
the amendment will prohibit the
making of wine and cider, for which
Pennsylvanians are noted; that pro
hibition is failure and high license
the best remedy. and the like. 1t il
q question upon which every either
should vote his honest, sober senti
mentS,-for or against as his con
science dictates. This government
of the people has met and managed
graver questions than Prohibition
and there need be no fear that il
will fail in this.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-04-27
From Winchester Leader.

years in the penitentiary, was the
verdict against VIM. Fields, colored
youth Of about 10 years, who was
tried in the Corporation Court this
week for stealing revolver and about
$40 in gold from Judge Parker's resi-.
denee, several weeks ago. -s-S - Z
Bark pealing is the order of the day
along North mountain. All the
young men and some older ones have
been busy since Monday. We are
told that bark runs very nicely. s q
The roailroad tie business will have
to be suspended for time, as farmers
are busy getting ready for corn and
teams cannot be spared from the
farms.
We hear some of our young men
saying they think it will be nice to
take their brides to Martinsburg when
that new railroad is completed; and
from the looks of it at Winchester, /
do not think we will haye to wait
long. So, girls let as be of good
cheer. $40
Mr.. John f. Staub and family, OF
Greenspring have moved to Martins
burg to take up their residence there.
We wish them prosperity in thir new
home.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-04-27

Wheeling divines have been en-
gagged in public dispute over the
theological questions for several
years, and are just where they were
in the beginning. In the meantime
thousands of souls have persisted for
want Of spiritual consolation and
thousands of bodies suffered for
want of food. Christ in all his
teachings didn't promise any re-
ward for fighting over Latin and
Greek texts, but He commanded
His followers to preach the Gospel to
the poor, to give drink to the thirsty,
food to the hungry, clothing to the
naked, and He would accept it as
done unto Him. All the arguments
of infidels and heretics, atheists and
pseudo-scientists, do not make as
many unbelievers in one century as
do in one year these divinely com.
missioned disciples who, taking
Christ for their model, and His writ
ten and revealed Truths for their
guide, dispense their religion by the
dollar full, where it will bring the
most honor and glory, living up to
the world in manner and MEN,
antipodes of Him who sent them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-04-27
Mistakes Concerning Deodorizers.

Attention is being called by DIR. Roose,
of London, an eminent authority on the
subject, to some mistakes concerning de-
odorizers and disinfectants. 1t is simply
useless, he says. to place saucers con-
tanning chloride of lime, carbolic acid,
ETC., in contaminated atmosphere, with
the expectation that the germs floating
about will be caught and killed. The
chlorine doubtless will remove some Of
fensive odors and rapidly diffuse itself
through the room, but to act as a true
disinfectant it must be SO much concen-
trated that the air In the space containing
it would be quite irrespirable by human
beings, though 1t is, when used scientif-
cally, the best of all disinfectants for
purifying the walls of an empty room.
For deodorizing in sick rooms and pas
sages DR.. Roose thinks euchlorine gas
very efficient produced when few crys-
tails OF chlorite of potassium are dropped
into little hydrochloric acid; bromine
is even more powerful as disinfectant
than chlorine, and both are far superior
to sulphurous acid; as to carbolic acid, 1t
Is stated that the spores of the micro-or-
ganisms discovered In cases of splenic
fever have been found to be absolutely
unaffected after lying for upward of three
months IN per cent. solution of car.
bolic acid In oil.-Philadelphia Record.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-04-27
BEDINGToN NEWS.
eft. congratulations.

Left, congratulations,
Excellent weather and everything
looking fine. Trees in bloom, mother
earth robed in green and the air fra
grant with the odor of flowers.
Mr.. G.. w. Marshall, our genial
merchant, is in Baltimore buying
stock for the summer trade.
Mrs. Geo. Robinson, who has been
absent for some time, has returned
home. Geo. says it was very hap
py meeting.
Miss Andrews, of townsville, Md,
is visiting her parents at this place.
Mr.. B. F. Miller, who has been i'll
with pneumonia for some time, am
pleased to note better as are also his
two sons who have been i'll with ty-
phoid and pneumonia.
Mr.. Riner Sperow was unfortunate
enough to badly mash his foot one
day last week. 4lff Lt4tt
A certain young man, l will moi
say who, spent Sunday and Monday
at Winebrenner's Cross Roads.
A terrific rain, hail and wind storm
passed over this section on Saturday
evening, doing considerable damage
w lTulL IEGcSs cGCs OWluS w liz outhS
visitors to the grove were scarce as il
was overfowed and consequently in
bad condition. 80,
Easter services were held in the M
E. Church, South, of this place, or
Sunday. ID N.
Perhaps the grandest entertainment
ever held at Bedington was conducted
by Mrs. Laura Tabler at the close Of
her school on Friday evening last
Plenty of talent from the immediate
vicinity assisted by a reinforcement
from Martinsburg rendered the inter.
esting programme given elsewhere.
Every thing was we'll rendered an6
large and appreciative audience was
held intact four long hours. Many
pleasant incidents occurred to make il
memorable occasion, but among al
the most amusing happened one
young man who mistook married
woman for a single one and yelled
GOOD by Honey" We have beer
thinking of muzzling him ever since
His thoughts evidently were ofsome
thing other than heaven. sa
EDMUND.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-04-27
roMAHAWK NEWS.

Spring fever.
Wheat is looking well. ati.
The farmers are busily engaged in
blowing.
Messrs. VIM. Pearrell and w. w.
Mason, of Md, were visiting friends
here last Sunday. 70 ~
Mr.. Samuel Hedges has moved to
Jones Spring where he will reside in
the future. ss
Miss Florence Mason has gone to
Md. on a visit. G.. is looking rather
sad.
Mr.. VIM. Grub was visiting friends
in this vicinity this week.
Our school closed last Friday. A
large crowd was in attendance, and
had a grand time in general. The
pleasures of the day consisted of dialo-
CUES, declarations, etc. And last but
not least a handsome treat was given
to the scholars. tt -'i
On last Saturday evening during
the storm little child belonging to
Mr.. Jno. Inherst was struck by light
ming. Fortunately the child was not
killed but terribly burned. At pres
ent writing the child Is improving
slowly. ,....-
a SaDDaIn ScHOOi WAS OTSdHlLeu
last Sabbath at Stone Church and the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year Supt., ID. Stuckey;
Assist. Supts., Jno. Mcdaniel and
Rev. w. Hedges; Sec., G. III. Hess;
Lib, FL. J. Kitchen; Treas, Jas. Muir
ply. Meets next Sabbath at 2 O'Clock
p. m. We trust that the parents and
children of the community will take
part and make success of the good
work. t0h f4ft}2t
We regret to record the death Of
Mrs. Thomas l.. Harper, who depart
ed this life on the ed inst. Her re-
mains were Inferred at Stone Church
Cemetery. Funeral services by Rev.
VIM. Hedges. The departed lady has
suffered very much but bore her SUI.
ferings we'll. She was loved by all
who knew her and had many friends,
The entire community sympathize
with the bereaved family in mourn
ing the loss of the departed one.
RIP VAN WINKLE.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-04-27
WiIIiamsport on Potomac,

Mrs. Ann Coyle is a widow, aged
eighty two years, and she resides with
her daughter, about midway between
Cavetown and Oswald's tannery, in
Cavetown district. Yesterday, short
ly after twelve o'clock she started
from home for the purpose of attend
ing services at st. Mary's Catholic
Church, in this city, of which denom-
ination she is a devout member. She
walked the entire distance, arriving
here before three O'Clock, and in such
good trim that she politely but stoutly
declined profered ride in cab ten
dered her by an old acquaintance. She
remained in town over night, staying
with friend, and this morning start.
ed again for home, going as she had
come "afoot back" The distance
each way is about seven and a-half
miles, and the remarkable time in
which she had accomplished this dis
lance would have done credit to
younger limbs and stronger constitu-
tions. We are informed that Mrs.
Coyle is eonstitutionally averue to rid
ing in. any sort of conveyance and in
the opinion of our informant would
not have made the journey on the cars
for the entire Western Maryland
Railroad as a present.-Thursday's
Globe.
How A LITTLE GIRL WAS BURN
ED.-Mr. Thomas Drake is a resident
of Broad Lane, Berkeley county, w.
Va, and is the father of young twin
daughters. On Wednesday last the
children escaped from their mothers
watch and made their way to the
premises of Mr.. Bert Sperow, short
distance from their home. Here they
espied some burning tree stumps, and
prompted by childish curiosity went
up to them, and began playing with
the fire. This operation had not been
continued, very long, when one of the
children uttered a frightened excla-
nation, and it was Immediately dis
covered by her sister that her cloth
ing was afire. The frightened girl at
once ran for assistance, but had not
proceeded far when she tripped and
fell, and by this fortunate means the
fire was extinguished. Otherwise
she would undoubtedly have burned
to death. AS it was, her clothing was
almost entirely burned from her, and
she sustained severe burns to her
stomach and other portions of the
body.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-04-27
p. G. HUNTER,
&c N. Queen st. Martinrburg

The price Of sugar still goes mp
This is sad news to all classes of PEG
pie. Some of these days the country
will become aroused against these
Ubiquitous trusts, and will sit on
them heavily enough to make them
sorry that they ever existed.
The rush to Oklahoma continues.
Towns are springing up like mush
rooms, but the hot days and chilly
nights and the scarcity of water
cause distress. s. T. Compile, while
asleep on a claim near Cottonseed
creek, was shot and killed by the
man who had disputed the claim.
1t is reported that A. B. White, OF
the Parkersburg State Journal, has
been settled upon as the next collec.
tor of internal revenue and will be
commissioned about May 1. j. j.
Peterson, formerly of the Hunting.
ton Republican, is mentioned as hay.
ing the inside track for consulship
to Switzerland.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-04-27

Editor M. b. Reber, of the State
Tribune at Charleston, the seat OF
political war, las had some pretty
tough fighting with the opposition
leaders of high and low degree, but
always comes out ahead. He has
a pen that cuts to the mark, and
is one of the ablest defenders of Re,
publican rights III the gubernatorial
fight now pending. He has been
roughly criticized and as roughly
handled, but justly CLAIMS that his
paper has opposed no one except on
political grounds and it is for that ii
was established. The party of the
state and especially of that county
and district should stand By the
Tribune. ... et-. .- .er.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-04-27

The topics and leaders at the Y. NJ.
G. A. meetings on Sunday afternoons
are as follows for Sunday next and
May. April %, An Inestimable
Treasure. Peter 11:3-9; / Cor. 3:
21-23. Leader, Austin Roderick.
May 5, How to follow Christ, Luke
8: %; 5: 11-2S. Leader, L. NJ. Bender.
May IL, How young man may save
both himself and others. 1 Timothy
A: 1916. Leader, Rev. G. s. Trump.
May 10, How to meet the World, /
John 2:15; Romans 1872; John 5:4-5;
| Corinthians 1881. Leader, George
Knapp. May 26, Work and wages for
everyone. John 5:35.36; Cor. 81 g.
Leader, Rev. Fl. III. Kennedy. The
above meetings will be held at the
new rooms at Ais p. IN. Let every
man come.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-04-27
THE CREW OF THE DANMARK SAFE

The arrival of the steamship Mis-
souri, at Philadelphia with word that
the crew of the Inflated DanIDafk
were safe, caused great excitement
and joy everywhere. The Danmark
with 700 passengers was disabled
on mid ocean, and sunk shortly after
the Missouri took off her passengers.
Much of the cargo of of the Missouri
had to be thrown over board TO al.
low of safely carrying so many PEG
pie. There was a high sea and great
danger in transferring the passen.
gers. AT st. Michaels, OF the AZore
Islands, $50 of the passengers and
crew of the Danmark had to be left,
and the remainder were brought to
Philadelphia. The officers Of both
ships are receiving praise and honor
for their heroic action in saving
every life and Tor the kind treatment
the passengers received. Only one
life was lost, that OF the engineer
of the Danmark, who was instantly
killed by piece OF broken machine
~, the breaking OF which led to the
accident and loss of the vessel,
twelve hundred miles from New
York and 750 miles from the nearest
land,-the Azores. The passengers
were nearly all foreign, and the 800
landed at Philadelphia started for
the West. fsi} tt si