The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-24

held by building and loan association,
and she saw that she would be unable 10
keep up her payments, though in time she
could realize the amount from notes which
she held. In her predicament she went 10
Mr.. Gallup She said she did not like 10
ask her friends 10 indorse her paper, be-
cause she had never been compelled 10 go
outside OF the family for this. She offered
Mr. Gallup as security note for 5000, bear
ing per cent interest. some jewelry owned
by herself and daughter, and said she held
a note for a small amount, which would
be due in few weeks and she would bring
him the money received upon II when IL
was paid. Mr.. Gallup remembered the wom-
an as the daughter of man VINO NAG
sheltered him forty years ago, in Howard
county. when he was travelling for the FAR
banks Scale Company. He asked her how
much money she needed. and she told him
$3.50. with credits on her shares in the build
ing association, would raise the mortgage.
He counted out the money and gave II TO
her. ard made the loan without interest
United States Marshal w. II. Hawkins
has been annoyed 90 since his introduction
to the good things Of the Indiana federal
Office by the way people confuse him with
Receiver Hawkins, of the indianapolis Ma
ticnal Bank At he time the marshal went
to Washington to see that his papers were
moving along for his appointment, he was
by some woman in Indiana who claimed
ttat Mr.. Hawkins had kept her out of her
witness fees when he was in the United
States marshaIs Office during President
Clevelan1s first administration 1t was no
great trouble TO explain that IL was dlt-
ferent Hawkins in office before. Occasion
ally he hears of a Democrat who is pretty
tired Of keeping the Hawkins family con-
tinually in Office" but the climax came
when a friend had occasion to visit man
In Ohio during the recent campaign. The
friend told the marshal of an expression
made to him by an Ohio Democrat. Said
the Ohio man in deep whisper after the
big Republican victory:
How in the devil did you expect us to
beat Mckinley when Cleveland is giving
Ed Hawkins all the federal offices he can
concentrate in Indianapolis-United States
narshalship, bank receivership, presidency
of the Board of Public Safety, etc.?'
If any unappropriated crowns are floating
about one can find a fit resting place at
orce upon the brow of Mr.. William Well
irg, stamp clerk at the pcstoffice. A more
patient, polite affable gentleman never oc-
cupied so trying a position. and his ears
must burn, the children say, if the
praises showered upon him by the crowds
who have bought stamps and asked him TO
weigh packages this last busy week have
wildly remembers it's suferings during the
reign OF his Democratic predecessor at that
window owes Mr.. yelling a vote of thanks,
II not n more substantial Christmas offer
ing. From ladies especially gratitude is
DUE for he has patiently and with apparent
cheerfulness licked all their stamps and
placed them in position on the packages.
Men were left to lick their own but the
gloved hands and the yelled faces of the
female patrons won Mr.. Wellings compass
SION, and he saved them infinite trouble
Whether with deliberate purpose or not he
has surely made it hard for his successor
6fnc Of
number of good Union speeches during the
war;" remarked Colonel Holloway. land
he set his mind upon holding a federal Of
hce He had number of letters, but not
many Of them spoke of his qualifications.
He came to me while 1 was editor of the
Journal and asked me to write a letter
commencing him for the office and TO speak
or his qualifications. / wrote a letter in
which L spread it on thick: In the next
campaign the Journal attacked him. One
night Gooding, addressed crowd almost
under the shadow of the Journal building.
and, after reading several articles scoring
him, he pulled out my letter and read it.
People supposed that L was writing the ar
ticles attacking him and the incongruities
raised large laugh. Moral, young man
Wnen you ~put thing in black and white
remember 1t stands long as you live"
Il am up to my eyes in business" said
well.known dentist the other day. IT
work night and day making Christmas teeth
for people,"
"Wha-a-t?'
"Ye-esi It's not uncommon at all for a
man to make his wife Christmas gift of
a set of teeth and now and then a woman
does the same for her husband when she
can afford it,
do the donors order the teeth and put
them In each others Christmas stockings
as a surprise?'
mo; the recipient is notified and comes
to get fitted. but the teeth must be done
by Christmas day Goodbye l have an
engagement in five minutes"
II believe" said Mayor Denny, In a rem
iniscent mood, recently. "that I lived in
the only county in the United States, or at
least in the North that adopted resolutions
withdrawing from the Union during the
war. That was Warrick county large
mass meeting of rebel sympathizers was
passed. They did not seem TO worry the
officials at Washington very much Sew
eral counties along the Ohio river at mas
meetings, declared that in event the South
was allowed TO withdraw from the Union
they. wanted the boundary line to run
north of them
Says a local candy dealer in his adver-
tisement: 1T is our purpose to cater to
the trade who love delicious candies. and
especially the ladies' There is no question
but this mans heart and his advertisement
are all right, and you needn't laugh at the
way he expresses himself