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full belief in personal God if be had

full belief in personal God if he had
not entertained such conviction. In
several of his speeches in the Douglas
campaign he declared that slavery
was a monstrous sin in the sight of a
just and compassionate God" In 1860.
when he learned that most of the cler-
gymen of Springfield were opposed to
his election, he exclaimed: 81 am not
Christian man. God knows / want to
be one. / have read the Bible ever
since sat on my mothers knee. Here
is the New Testament which / carry
with me. It's teachings are all for lib
erty. These ministers know that am
for freedom and my opponents are for
slavery. And yet with that book in
their hands they are going to vote
against me. know there is a
God. and that He hates injustice and
slavery. l know that / am right, be-
cause liberty is right. Jesus Christ
teaches it, and Christ is God.
Douglas doesn't care whether slavery is
voted up or down; but God cares, hui
mainly cares, and caren
When he left his home to assume the
presidency Mr.. Lincoln addressed his
friends and neighbors as follows:
90 to assume task more difficult than
that which devOlved upon Washington.
Unless the great God who assisted him
shall be with and aid me. / must fail: but
IL the same omDiscient mind and almighty
arm that directed and protected him shall
guide and support me. shall succeed. Let
us all pray that the God of our fathers may
not forsske us now. To him commend
you ALL aud ask with equal sincerity and
faith that you will invoke His wisdom and
guidance for ms.
After the battle of Antietam he called
meeting of his Cabinet to present to them
the Emancipation Proclamation, and said:
have made a vow--a covenant-that if
God would give usvictory in battle would
consider it an indication of the divine
will. and that 1t would be my duty TO
move forward with emancipation.
God has decided in favor OF the slaves.
Columns could be filled with incidents
showing the implicit confidence Abra-
ham Line DIN reposed in Providence who
controlled events for wise and beneficent
purposes, but if one desires to read
single paper which will disprOve the
charge that no was freethinker, in the
InRersoll sense, he can read that most
remarkable of state papers, President
Lincoln's second inaugural. The fea-
ture which makes it one of the foremost
official papers of the age is its deeply
religious tone.
Abraham Lincoln may not have
troubled himself about dogmas, but no
mon woe ovor mora davout IN his rali.
ance upon the great power which con-
trolls human acts and events. or whose
conduct was more thoroughly in har-
mony with the truths of the Sermon on
the Mount
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The Hand of Fate.


By the author of "Viofet he rinquer
How he loved her. Wildly; niadlg.
Yet to the struggling poet she was as unat-
tainable as the stars. as far out of reach ter
rapin and champagne. Alone in his little hall
bedroom, the poet bowed bis head upon his
shapely. pallid hand. 81 dare not tell her my
love-" he groaned. "Yet. STAY" A thought had
struck him. Struck him with such force that for
O momen his brain reeled from the conclusion.
"Ha. ha." he shrieked in ecstasy. 1.-The very
thing. She must she shall know the love bear
for her." And with thanks TO the muse. he
seized his facile pen-he always used the facilc
brand-and spurred By the resistless inspiration
of love, he dashed of in burning verses the
alteration which possessed his SOUL Again ne
paused. 'Dare send them TO herr he asked
himself, and deep in his heart he forced to
admit that he dared not. al will send them TO
the Slantury," said he, still communing with
himself. "She told me that her pa was a regular
subscriber" And thus the deed was done. SIX
weeks later he received note from the publish
ers of the Santury. to the effect that his poem
had been accepted and would appear in due time.
Twenty-.hree years had flown away-tweniy-
three years with their burden of joys and sor-
rows. popular songs and Presidential elections.
Kings had died and nations had been born. Grim
Oline had filed the horizon for brief period and
had vanished. Mrs. Marie Higgins, relict Of the
late John Higgins, sat in her boudoir. reading,
with flushed cheek and .moistened eye. dainty
little poem in the current Slantury, entitled
ITO Marie" and signed by Adclbert spraggs
"AT HOME, Tuesday, 10.
my Dear Mr. spraggs: shall be at home
this evening. Will you CALI
"MARIE FiGGINs."
"Who in the world is Mary Figgnsl' asked
the poet of himself, when he received the fore
going highly unconventional misstve. "Oh, yes.
L re,nember. Queer; but had entirely forgotten
her"
"Er-Mrs. Higgins"
"Call me Marie. knew those verses
were meant for me the minute 1 saw them.
Weren't they-dearl"
"Why-yes but that was twent"-
"Say no more. 1 know that you love me-"
And she fell implsively into his arms.
Overheard at the Chromo-Iiterary Club two
weeks later:
"How did that tresome Higgins widow sue
coed in marrying soulful man as Adelbert
spraggs! She is ter years his senior at the
least"
Indeed, l do not know"
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A FEW days since the chaplain of the
Texas House prayed that "the Lord
would open the eyes of those members
who allowed the love of money to be
balanced against virtue" Thereupon,
several members were angry, and de-
nounced that official for criticising their
motives in his prayers. The chaplain
replied that if he was not to pray that
the eyes of members be opened there
could be little use in praying. The men,
Der who remarked that he did not want
his eyes opened doubtless expressed the
views of the majority.
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had TO do so. but he at once made out bill
oil 500 for his services. Mrs A. refused TO
pay it, on the ground that she bad not cot
q divorce. Then the lawyer brought suis
against her husband. The latter's lawyer
moved for q nonsuit on the ground that a
husband 10 not compelled TO pay the debts
life He argued that il was absurd to put
divorces on q par with clothing OF pro-
visions. Tho plaintiff maintained that
there are times when o divorce Is an abso-
lutte necessity OF life, and when n woman
would rather have it than food. The court
took this view and gave judgment AGAINST
tho husband for the full amount of the
lawyers Zee. Perhaps that will cause an
other domestic rupture.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

The trial that Is now going on at La
fayette grows out of conditions for
which there can be no valid defense.
There can be no excuse for the rioters.
If discovered, they should be punished
to the extent of the law. But it would
be unjust to hold the Catholic clergy, in
any sense. responsible for the conduct
of the rioters, any more than to main
tain that the Protestant clergy of Massa-
chusetts should have been held respon-
sible for the burning of Catholic con-
vent near Boston forty years ago. And
in this connection it should be said that
those people in Lafayette or elsewhere,
however we'll meaning, are not entirely
beyond censure for pursuing a policy
which is designed to keep alive an un-
necessary and harmful enmity between
the two wings of the Christian Church,
Protestant and Catholic. They cannot
point to an act of controlling Catholic
clergymen which is hostile to any insti-
tuition of the country. Years ago they
might have done so, but not recently.
There are alleged Professionals whose
religion consists in prejudice against and
hatred of Catholics, and Uice versa; but
the number is small and growing smaller.
No good can come to any cause in en-
ploying an ex-Catholic priest to go
about the country and, with abusive
and even vile speech, assail the Catho-
lie Church. The right is not denied,
but no more good can come from it than
from the preaching of Sam Small.
When Catholic or Protestant lead
ers assail any institution of popular
government, the people will be quick
to find it out. Fortunately, there is not
the slightest evidence necessary to con-
vince fair minded and intelligent people
that either wish to do so. Both churches
are great moral forces, and both are do
ing more than all other human instru-
mentalities to relieve human suffe ring
and to elevate humanity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26
LITERARY NOTES

SIR NJ. L. GRANT-DUFF is writinga mono
graph on Renan. with whom he was init
mately acquainted for over thirty-three
years.
MANY INTENTIONS Mr.. Kipling's new
book, now on the Appleton press. will con-
tain various stories which have already sp-
peared in periodicals. but IL will also con-
tain divers entirely new ones never before
published.
FoR the story. THE Isle of Voices" now
running in the National Observer. Mr.. r
i. Stevenson is said to have been paid at
the rate of $50 per thousand words-which
goes TO prove that it more profitable to
be a successful novelist than an unsuccess-
full poet.
FLAMMARIoN. the astronomer. has been
writing for 1.-The Cosmopolitan" q story
which begins in the April number and is O
curious mixture OF exciting sen aaton and
scientific theory. 1t Is called omega:
The End of the World"-a title which IN
dicates sufficiently its unusual character.
WILKIE CoLLLNs's method of compost
ton as recently described by his publisher
was this: Fret he drafted synopsis of q
novel, then he filled il out, then he finally
went over the manuscript TO make aitera-
tions and additions. These were many. so
Mr.. Collins had the COPY typewritten for
the printers. He had much trouble in find
ing titles for his stories.
"THE Making of q Man." by the Rev. DIR.
J. w. Lee. is enjoying the unusual distiuo-
ton of being translated into Japanese. Tho
work is being done at the instiRation of
American missionaries. who say that the
book is particularly well adapted to the
cultivated Japsnese mind. to which the
physical, moral and intellectual develop
ment of man 10 an absorbing subject.
OF the new three-volume edition of that
nj az IA Ion
don Daily News says: after four-and-
novel. Lorna Doone.' has returned. in q
new edition just published by Messrs-
Sampson Low to the original three-votume
form. The fact is said, and no doubt cor
rectly said. to be entirely unprecedented.
Nix. Benz. r. TUCKER. of New York. will
publish Immediately Emile Zolas latest
story. Modern Marriage" The author
takes four typical marriages-one from the
nobility. one from the bourgeoisie. one
from the small shop-keeping class. and one
from the working people-and describes In
each case the origin of the marriage. its
motive, its contamination. and Its results.
CHARLES ScRIBSER's Sons are preparing
q novel and interesting contribution to the
worlds fair In the form of an Exhibition
| Number" of Scribner's Magazine, to be pub
| lished simultaneously with the opening Of
| the exposition at Chicago. They have
planned to make it as fine an example of an
American magazine as can be produced by
| a house to whom the best literary and
| artistic resources are open. It is not pro-
posed that the text shall relate chiefly to
| the fair. but on the contrary. the lending
| writers and artists have been asked 10 con.
| tribute to the number what they them
| selves think will best represent them The
pages of text and illustration will be large
| ly increased, and the appearance OF the
II - lxAI Ia
| eagerness 10y all readers interested in the
work of American magazines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

NEW YORK reporters followed Carlyle
Harris. the wife murderer. to the door
of his cell in Sing Sing, and record the
fact that the prisoner was abso-
lutely unmoved by the proceedings. $50
dull was he" says one, "that clerk West
lake said afterward. That man may be
a murderer, but he is perfect gentle
man just the same.'n This is in harmony
with the assurance given Mr.. Harris by
an attache of the Tombs. that ne ought
to brace up, for they never hanged q
gentleman in New York yet. Neverthe-
less. it looks very much as if tho "per-
feet gentleman" would be killed by
electricity
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PROBABLY no one will ever know what
was the fate of the steamship Naronic.
She was no ocean tramp, but the latest
result of shipbuilders' skill and
experience. She was Systematically
divided into compartments, and was
equipped with two screws. an almost
certain preventive against being left
helpless by the fracture of shaft. In
short, everything that experience could
devise to make the Naronic strong and
seaworthy was employed, and yet she
was lost. Consequently. ship experts,
with others. will be in doubt as to the
cause of her loss. That she was lost
proves that the ship has not beon built
that is entirely safe.
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measures of protection which it deems
wise and suitable to the case. In the
nature of the case such measures must
be compulsory, because when circum-
stances require it the State must assert
the right OF removing children from
parents or guardians whose control or
custody threatens to make criminals of
them orrender them unfit to become USE
full members of society. Care should be
taken not wantonly or needlessly to in
terfere with the parental relation. but
when the circumstances require it the
State should not hesitate to assert its
authority.
This principle lies at the foundation
OF the law in this State establishing
boards of children's guardians. and it
finds expression in Michigan and Min
nesota in different form. Those
States have what is called the Estate
school, system. Under this system the
taking possession of every child who is
dependent. neglected or abused, or
whose parents are not deemed fit to
have the care of them. Under certain
forms of law such children are sent to
the State school, where they are edu-
Gated and provided with temporary
home until sach time as they can be
provided with O permanent one. The
school is conducted much like a reform
school, except that the element of pun
ishment and the idea of disgrace are not
connected with it. The school plant in
Minnesota cost about $150,000 and the
cost of running it is less than $4,000 a
year. 1t is doing great work in res
cuing young children from the streets
and from vicious surroundings and pre-
pairing them to become useful citizens.
Every State ought to have such law
and such a school. Eventually every
State will have to resort to this system.
The punishment of crime will not pre-
vent it's increase. 1t will be necessary
to adopt. also, vigorous preventive
measures. Under the present system
crime is increasing faster than popula-
ton. 1t must be attacked at the fOun-
tain head. The nurseries of crime must
be broken up. The sources of supply
for tho criminal ranks must be cut of.
The children must be saved.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

lola had written n Lovel which is al
most prophetic in the remarkable exact
ness with which it describes just such
gigantic and fraudulent enterprise
makes him ineligible. The similarity in
the imaginary and real speculation ex-
tends even to the details. The "Im-
mortals" may not care to have among
them man who either knows his fell
low-citizens too well or is possessed of
supernatural foresight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

EMILE lola persistently offers him.
self as candidate for admission to the
French Academy whenever there is a
vacancy. and is as often defeated. Last
week he received but one vote. the sue
cessful espirant being Nj. Challemel-
Lacour. Just now, when the Panama
scandal is such sore subject with lead
ing Frenchmen, perhaps the fact that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

DEMOCRATS who have been in the
presence of Mr.. Cleveland during the
past ten days are thoroughly convinced
that he is not in need of that very zeal
Gus and jealous bulldog which an East
ern exchange has suggested as his as
cio
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

THERE are several hundred patriots
in Washington who expected auditor
ships. cOnsulships and high-up positions
who would compromise to-day on a.
janitorship. The patriot never strikes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26
Tar INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL
SIXTEEN PAGES

LIZ the new district attorney and the
new marshal desire to follow in the steps
of the administration generally. each
must have ason, brother or cousin
for an assistant
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

COMMANDER JEWELL, of the navy, in
q recent address, said that the time had
come when war is practically impossible,
meaning that the implements of war are
now SO destructive that no nation can
afford to put them in operation. Never
theless, every nation which means to
have peace must have q supply of these
appliances and know how to use them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

WHEN the Hon. Jason Brown stated
that Mr.. Burke's action on the coemploye
bill was Endorsed by the present Demo-
cratic Senate, he uttered more truth
than in the sixty speeches he made dur
ing the last campaign.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

THOSE Eastern mugwump editors who
have been led to talk of "the reform
element of the Indiana Democracy" in
connection with the Burke affair, are
the victims of cruel practical joke.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

IT has been said by Edward Atkinson.
the statistician, that the silver crop in
the United States is not worth SO much
as the hen crop. 1t gives the country
much more trouble, since there would
be no free-coinage issue but for the pro-
duction of fifty or sixty million dollars
worth of silver bullion.
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statesman.

MARION CRAWFORD, the novelist, says
he is much impressed by the decline of
tbs drinking habit in this country since
his visit here ten years ago. 1t is evil
dent from this remark that Mr.. Craw-
ford did not attend the recent Inaugural
tion ceremonies at Washington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

1T is authoritatively announced that
Mr. Blaine left all his papers of a public
character in care of Miss Dodge (Gail
Hamilton), Mrs. B.aine's cousin, and
that she will, at an early day, set about
the task of writing the biography of the
"a.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26
BUBBLES IN THE AIR
His Status-

Sarcastic Citizen-I suppose you are just dying
for good, honest work. ehl
Weary Watkins-Well. I amt livin' fer it, sure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26
Some Difference.

"There Is not much similarity between our
ways of earning q livelihood" said the dentist
to the paint manufacturer.
"No," admitted this manufacturer. "there is
not. grind colors while you Gull grinders"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

THE "Ram's Horn" has chan2e the style
of it's head. and. instead OF the unique de-
sign representing q combination of horns.
row presents a plain. commonplace letter
The original head was an ingenious thing,
and helped to give the paper its peculiar
indiyiduality
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26
One Problem solved.

Mrs Easfern-why do you persons wear
such extravagantly large hats, may ask
Alkan Ike-Fer to keep any Teller from lookin'
over our shoulder into q fellef's hand when he Is
settin' in poker game. mum. sabei
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

THE spring number of the Indianapolis
quarterly, Modern Art. fulfiils the promise
of the first issue and is creditable to all
concerned in it's making. The number is
artistic throughout. It's illustrations. letter
press and typographical features being In
entire harmony and of an order of merit not
often reached even in more pretentious pub
locations Of this class. If fault may be
found 1t is with the defective drawing, or
possibly the printing. of two or three head
and tail pieces. The most of these and the
initial letters are excellent. however. The
fr0ntlspiece is a photOgravure from Bos-
seth's painting, "Beata Beatrix." now in
possession of Charles l.. Hutchinson. Chi
cago A full-page illustration is from pen
and Ink sketch by Forsy tn. Mr. j. NJ. Bowles,
the editor. has some notes On Mr.. Hutchin-
sons collection. Louis III. Gibson has a
paper on Decorative Sculpture" and
Katharine Ball discusses Prangs system of
color. The literary gem of the number is
o poem by Meredith Nicholson. entitled
"Melpomene." 1t Is poem of classic
finish, with rather an unusual form OF
stanza and haunting rhy thin In the lines.
Mr.. Nicholson's name is appearing fire.
quent!y. of late, In Eastern publications,
and his work shows a care and thought that
promises well for his future.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

THE Illinois woman who wants divorce
because her husbands first wife's ghost
hangs about the premises and bothers her
offers something new in the psy chIcal line.
If this is a precedent, and the ghosts of
first wives find IL possible to establish CON-
munication with their successors. every
last one of them will DO on hand without
waiting for an invitation. thereby greatly
dlscouraging second marriages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

From . business Standpoint.
Guest-who 10 that man who left just nowi 1
mean the one that was insisting SO loudly that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

none but clean men should be permitted to hold
Office.
Hotel Clerk-He runs Turkish bath establish
ment.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-25
UNEXPECTED FORTUNE.

A Californian Bequeaths n Large Sum of
Money to tho Man Who Had NurSed Him.
New York, Aug. PA sensation was
caused at Railway, N. j., yesterday by
the announcement that John Hough, a
poor old man living in Central avenue
with his married daughter, had fallen
heir to large sum OF money-estimated
at over 100000. The money had
been bequeathed to him by a man in
California whom Hough had nursed
through severe attack of typhoid
fever. Hough shortly afterward left
California and came east, forgetting all
about the circumstances until about q
year ago, when lawyer from Cali
iornia appeared in Railway aud told
Hough that his friend had died and in
his will had bequeathed his entire for
tune TO his former nurse. Hough
laughed at the mans story, and told
him that when he brought him some
proof Of the story he would then take
some notice Of the matter. The lawyer
went away, promising to return with
the proofs,
Yesterday two lawyers appeared in
Hough'a home and produced letters
testamentary from the Surrogate OF the
county in which Hough's benefactor
died; also other documentary evidence
that convinced Hough OF the truth OF
the story, and he is preparing now to
collect what Is due him. Hough and
all the family positively refused to give
any Of tho details OF the case.