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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
In a recent issue of the Journal / find an
article from the Philadelphia Record in
which the importance of the Spanish
language Is extolled. This may be justified
In application to those who wish 60 do
commercial business with South America.
BY the way, the noble author Cervantes
should not be brought under the same cate
CORY with the cruel adventurer Cortez.
However. 1 think the Importance of the
German language should not be overlooked.
There are Germans in almost all the i'm
portanr commercial business of the world.
The German language Is a particularly
good means of instructing logical judy
ments and for making pupils better under
stand the English grammar, and there Is In
these United States. almost every day. oc-
CASTOR for speaking the German language.
Let me cite what Prof. John B. Peasley.
the meritorious former superintendent of
the public schools OF Cincinnati of late said
before the State Teachers Association Of
Ohio. According to my conviction sad he.
ut would be well for the mental develop
ment OF the pupils OF our State IL all would
study the German language in connection
with the English. 1t would also be more ad-
vantageous for the great American interests
placed on the learning OF the most i'm
portant among the living languages Of
modern civilization In our schools aud uni
yersities. From many years experience /
know that two languages can be taught at
the same time without detriment TO either;
rather with advantage to both. /. therefore,
sincerely hope that this association vii, use
its influence to have the main place OF our
plans of studies assigned to languages. AM
not to mathematics, as hitherto has been
done. No doubt too much Importance has
been placed on mathematics. and. therefore,
too much time Is assigned to IL. Besides, too
much time Is wasted in the solution of a
great number of complicated problems.
which are. beyond the capacity of the pupils
and which they must solve according 10
formulas committed to memory. The reason
given for devoting SO much time and labor
to arithmetic In the district schools, and
to higher mathematics in the high schools
Is this: That they are SO very essential 10
the development of the power of judgment.
On the contrary. l maintain that the study
of a second ~nguag is by far better
adapted to develop the power of Judgment
in the pupil than the study of mathematics
in the manner IL IS generally carried on n
our schools. Massachusetts, has the honor
of having first founded the system of pub
lie schools on this continent. To the Ger
man people II was reserved TO give TO the
civilized world the best methods OF ~instruc-
ton, and the most perfect plans OF studies.
I think very little OF the instruction in a
modern language. IL II - given by persons
who take very little or no interest. IN the
lanRuage In which they instruct. I think
nothing Of the teachers who do not Ike
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

If the lamented Hendricks were alive he
could not just now, safn his speeches.
portray the evils of q surplus equivalent to
IS per capita.-Corydon Republican.
The public interest in the silver question
may be pretty well guaged by looking in
any book store and seeing the number of
the shelves for which there Is no further
demand.-Rockville Republican.
Cleveland and the Democratic party are
engaged in a fierce fight to determine
which is the biggest 1t does not make
much difference which wins. for the Re-
publican party is much bigger than either
or both OF hem.-Columbia City Mall.
Judge Taylor. of Terre iHaute. has gained
a wide notoriety by his hair-splitting de-
cision on the Nicholson law. but he is
hardly enjoying it. If, he is disposed to
do another fool thing he can commence
action against the press of the country
ard. aasrts
Corn Is king. The great crop this year
by all estimates far surpasses any previ-
Gus one and is double that of either of the
last three years. The Howard county
yield will be immense. The acreage is the
largest ever planted and late rains are
bringing II along at a great pace.-Koko-
mo Tribune.
The report from indianapolis that the
friends of ex-President Harrison will not
support Mr.. Trusler for Mayor will not
deceive any one, because 1t will not be
believed. Mr.. Harrisonts friends are Re-
puhlicans who will support all honorable
and competent men On the Republican
ticket.-Muncie Times.
Senator Hill having gone on record as
saying that the mex Democratic nominee
for President must be a good Western
man, will probably be sufficient inducement
to Governor Matthews to get out his boom
danger of its coming in contact with an
early fall frost.-Lafayette Courier.
In all cities and towns in Indiana the
| expenditure for schools has increased very
largely during ten years. 1t is out Of
proportion to the increase in population.
Every city should have good schooihouses
we'll equipped, but IL is doubtful If the
lavish expenditure OF the past few years
will not result in creating a sentiment in
favor of palmer buildings, hence less cost
ly.-Hartford City Times.
The defense of the law of 1873 has been
chiefly negative. There has been little
vindication of it as a positive good. We
claim that it was and is a benefcent law.
| that it's passage was an incalculable good
| TO the country. The men or the Forty
| second Congress builded better than they
knew. II IL had not been passed then or
afterwards We should now be q silver
country like Mexico and some of the
South American States, and gold would
have utterly disappeared long ago. we
should be now in the trough OF an unruly
| years TO get out OF 1t and nnd smooth
| ~sailing.-New Albany Tribune.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

Ali intelligent people have learned one
thing thoroughly since the silver agita-
ton began which they will remem0cr for
years, and that is that all the Profits of
the free coinage of silver bullion would
go to the bullion owners. They know. If
fifty cents worth of silver bullion
brought to the minis by bullion owners
is stamped one dollar, that the bullion
cwner Is enriched another fifty cents.
They ave learned this fact so well
that the larger part Of them are now TAX
ing little interest in the discussion. None
of them will purchase the Horr-Harvey
book. because they know that free COIN
age Will create a large number of sill
yer m~illionaires, and they do not desire
to know more.
1t seems time that the few advocates
Of the free coinage of silver who are
working at the business in this part Of
the country should know hat free
coinage is understood to be entirely in
the interest of the owners and producers
Of silver bullion. that a change OK base
is necessary If they expect to attain any
success. To that end the following sug-
gestion is made: Instead Of giving tie
fifty cents profit Incident 10 coming
fifty cents worth Of silver bullion into
a lega,-tender dollar - the already we'll
TODD bullion owners. let the government
pay the market price for the silver, coin
it into dollars and divide the profit, say
fifty cents on a dollar. among all the
people-a given amount to each person
twenty-one years of age who is an Amer
lean citizen.
1t would not seem that n argument
is necessary to commend this method Of
dividing the profits Of free silver coinage
to the people If we are forced to have
it. The injury of chansinS to n silver
oasis will be general, consequently what
small and even temporary advantage 1T
may have should. in justice. be shared
by all who will suffer. 1t would go but
a little ways toward making up the
great loss to all, but even a little is bet
ter h a nothing. The per capita dis
tribution proposition should certainly
commend itself to those who are always
d~enouncing m~onopolies n trusts. All
those who go about asserting that 'the
rich are growing richer n the poor
poorer should shout for this scheme Of
distribution. Even those represented by
Senator Stewart. now urging free coin
g upon the ground of the public good,
should hasten to give the scheme earnest
support. If, however. they should not.
their failure to do so will make it very
clear that they are advocating the fifty
cent dollar for selfish motives.
The Journal. it may not be necessary
to add, is not in favor of the scheme.
1t insists that the issue of dollars should
be so regulated by law that every dol
lar issued shall have the same purchas-
ing power. All dollars now have the
same power because the coinage of the
cheaper metal is limited by law. Seven
teen years age Mr.. Blaine said that
1.-The outflow of gold would be as resist
less as the tides" when Congress should
provide hat 81 cents worth Of silver
should be coined into a dollar for all
who should bring it to the mints. He
spoke the experience OF his and other
nations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

Legislature. The preparation of these re-
ports devolves some additional
labor on trustees. and their
publication tests the typographical
resources Of some newspaper Of
fees. but the law is a good n Al
ready it has brought to light irregulari-
ties in several townships. and doubtless
will in more. The publication Of annual
reports will enable the people to know
what trustees are doing n will be a
wholesome check on those officials.
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itself. and the feeling prevails that by the
time her Majesty Is able to assert herself,
she win probably have become 30 Russian
hood and others that she viii not feel In
clined to run counter TO the sentiment OF
the ST. Petersburg court
A man. says a writer in Harper's. is as
old as his arteries. II they are soft and
compressible. the deteriorating effects of
old age have not yet appeared. Distilled
upon the earth salts In the blood and expel
them from the body. Apples. grapes and
bananas are rich in nutritious elements,
and do not contain anything which causes
the ossifying blockades in the system
Civilization has demoralized the Samoans.
They have taken a fancy for the large
men-of-war's boats. for which they have
discarded their canoes and in which they
row about from village to village discuss
build the boats they have m~ortgaged their
land, and. instead of making an attempt
to raise money to pay their Creditors they
spend their time playing cricket for stakes
consisting of pigs or kegs OF salt beef.
A steamer running on rails is a curious
sight to be seen near Copenhagen. Two
lakes are separated by a narrow strip OF
land on which rails are laid running into
the water on either side. The steamer,
which is forty-four feet long and carries
seventy passengers, is guided to the rails
by piles like a ferry slip, it has wheels on
either side which fit the rails, and is driven
full speed up one side of the incline and
down the other into the water on the other
side.
The amount paid for Cariyle's old home
in Chelsea, hereafter to be a museum of
Carlyle relics. was f2.0S9. a little more than
$40, 00O. The house used to rent for 500 =
year. and it is not imposing. though 1t has
several stories. 1t contains nine rooms, and
the little garden" in the rear Is a shabby
bit of ground unworthy the name. The
house has been cleaned Git was formerly
tenanted by a woman with numberiess
cats and dogs). the rooms AVE been pa
pered in the style of the Carlyle occu-
pancy. and some pieces of furniture that
belonged to the sage and a few relics, in
Guiding a stovepipe hat. have been placed
in position.
The race of the Beechers represents gen.
ius and longevity, the latter, perhaps, In a
higher degree than any other celebrated
American family. The Rev. Edward Beech
er, who died In Brooklyn on Sunday.
reached the highest point in years of any
of the family, being well turned in the
last decade Of the century. Five of them
still survive, all in advanced years, such as
their venerable progenitor reached, who
was between eighty and ninety at his death.
be reserved, but. however this may be, in
the tables OF longevity the family takes a
high and noble rank, as it does in the line
OF it's various and distinguished achieve
ments. The Gladstone family, in England.
Is comparable with 1t IN both particulars.
but such descents are not numerous any
where, and are deserving Of the honor and
celebration which neither of these has failed
to win.
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A FORLORN ADMINISTRATION.

In the history of American politics
Mr.. Cleveland's administration is the
only one to which the word forlorn can
be applied except the accidental one of
John Tyler. His party. except in two
or three States. has turned its back
upon the Cleveland administration.
Outside of a few mugwump and post
master organs, the Democratic press
practically ignores the Democratic Pres
ident's existence. The first Democratic
State convention called by the silverites
in Illinois denounced the Cleveland adj
ministration. The next, that of Ken
lucky. under unusual circumstances.
gave the administration a q~uasi-indorse-
ment, but a Democratic Senator goes
over the State d%enouncing it. In Mary
and a Cleveland Endorsement was pre-
sented to help out an ti-Cleveland
ticket. The recent Missouri Democratic
convention was dominated by Bland,
who spends his days in assailing the adj
m~inistration. In Iowa this week a con-
vention, which, by more than a three
fifths vote, declared against silverism,
did not indorse the Cleveland admins
tration. Sound money the majority
would fight for, but they would not
jeopardize their cause by attaching to a
declaration for good money an indorse-
ment of Mr.. Cleveland's administration.
Mr.. Cleveland is no longer in touch with
the mass of his party. His foreign poll
cy. his pertinacious adherence to the
Wilson tariff bill, which is now gen.
orally admitted to be the most absurd
proposition in that line which has ever
been presented in Congress, the alleged
currency reform scheme which he rec
commended to Congress in his message,
his secret bond-selling transaction with
foreign bankers. and the general weak
ness and ineffectiveness Of his admins
t~ration, have lost him the confidence Of
his party, the Democratic party. which
has no elevated ideals. The hostility
which the dispensing of patronage Gre
ates against a President would have
died out last year If Mr.. Cleveland had
ltbeen the head of a vigorous admins
tration. but to-day he is more unpopular
with the Democratic party han a year
ago.
yet. with every indication that
the Cleveland administration is utterly
f~orlorn. without a large and effective
following in any State which can give
him an electoral vote, there are those
who discuss his nomination for a third
term as If 1t were a possibility.
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county who. before going out Of Office.
recently, boosted In his cups that he
had bought enough school supplies to
last the township twenty years. The
Tribune says: His heavy purchase of
school supplies and expenditures OF town.
ship funds in other directions during the
last few days of his administration
reached the sum OF $4,000. of which
vouchers for $500 are SUI floating
around in a sort Of helpless ~orphanage,
discounts anywhere over fifteen per
cent" The northern prison is in the
second county from Lake. and it's doors
are yawning for that fellow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

His Activity I'm Politics and His eServ-
ices as Controller.

fces as Controller.
Indianapolis Letter in Chicago Tines
Herald. 81
Preston C. Trusler. the Republican NOM
inee for Mayor Of Indianapolis. is a native
of Indiana, being born at Connersvtlle. In
September, 1852. His father, Col. Nelson
Trusler. removed to this city as district
attorney OF Indiana under President Grant
Trusler was always active in local poll
tics. n he first attracted public atten-
ton by securing an appointment as money
order clerk In the postofice in 1873. He
served as money order clerk for eight
years, and then resigned to become as
sistant cashier of the Meridian National
Bank. Three years sster he was appoint
tinuing as such.for five years and until his
appointment as controller Of the city. two
years ago. He was chosen q member OF
the City Council in 1884 from the old
Twenty-frst ward. and he was reelected
several times and continued in the Coun-
ell until 1891. He was particularly noted
while serving as councilman for the fidelity
with which he looked after the interests
of his constituency, the old. Twenty-fret
ward making rapid progress In essential
Improvements while he continued 10 repre-
sent It. Among Republicans he was re-
garded as a ~stalwart.. being intensely
partisan. and always keenly alert for
expressed by the civil-service reformers
over his appointment as controller. for
to them he represented all that was
vicious In politics. but to the gratt1ca-
ton of both friends and enemies he proved
an admirable officer. He was particularly
serviceable in Placing the finances OF the
city on a better footing. In refunding out
standing Indebtedness at a lower rate OF
interest, and bringing UP the credit or the
city until IL ranked as gilt edged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

Two years ago the Republican nomi-
nees at large for the City Council were
worth several hundred votes to the city
ticket, because every candidate was a
weli-known and reputable citizen. The
most of those candidates were not as
pirants. and some Of them were very
loath to go upon the ticket. If the same
wisdom is exercised this year the Coun-
ell ticket at large will strengthen the
general ticket. The selection of men
who are well known and who stand well
in the community should be the rule in
the nominations TO be made. The same
care should be taken in selecting such
candidates as is taken in the selecting of
the directors Of a corporation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

A Chicago paper thinks the recently high
ly colored story relative to the attempted
sale Of a mystical Colorado gold mine to
some indianapolis people is a sign of i'm
proving times. Formerly" it says. they
sold the ndianians only one gold brick at a
time. Now they find them ready to buy q
whole tunnel full of gold bricks at once
Business isl certainly better" There have
been some gold bricks sold in Indiana by
swipd1ers who had their headquarters in
Chicago. but the amount of money los,
in that way has been insignificant com
pared to the amount dropped in the Chi.
cago Board Of Trade and bucket shops.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

Promoters Of the Atlanta exposition
are expressing the hope that the rail-
roads will not make the mistake they
did during the Chicago exposition. In
that case their delay In giving excursion
rates from the beginning of the EXPOSE
ton caused. general dissatisfaction and
lost them a great deal of patronage. If
the railroads wish to contribute to the
success Of the Atlanta exposition ard
put o into their own pockets. they
should give reduced rates from the be-
9inning-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

. Sunday morning star in 4 week or tva>
sno 4 nsr' rsn; ~nsn ooS,ness t,sens Up ~
Morning Star VIII shine on week dzys as
well For several years the Post had a
monopoly OF the morning field and the Star
the demand. When pending plans mature
there will be three morning and three
having $4,000, OF whom 50 oo are negroea-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

Justice Jackson's district. the Sixth.
included Michigan. Ohio. Kentucky and
Tennessee. This would naturally bring
Don NJ. Dickinson and Secretary Car
Isle In the list OF possible SUCCESSORS.
but the former is probably barred by
the fact that Justice Brown was APP
pointed from Detroit. The appointment
Of Mr.. Carlisle would not be a bad one,
but there would De considerable opposi-
ton to his confirmation. However. the
President Is not confined TO the district
and IS very apt To appoint some person
ff.,m New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

Some Of the Journals State exchanges
are copying an item about a man who
owns a small farm in the beech woods
Of Callicoon Depot. in Sullivan county, -
who has taken to living on grasshoppers.
Now, there is a Sullivan county in this
State, but there is no such place as CALI
coon Depot, and, Of course. no beech woods
back of there. The story, whether true
or not, belongs to Callicoon Depot, Sulli-
van county. New York. The kind Of grass
hoppers that grow in Indiana are not
edible. and the kind Of men that live here
do not eat them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

II we had an administration Of any
particular sagacity Ii would not be long
In ascertaining If Great Britain Is back
ing Spain in the Cuban affair to the det-
riment OF the United States. Such is re-
ported 10. be the case Should such a
combination be made. American inter-
ests would be forfeited. AS the princi-
pal purchaser of Cuba's goods. it is very
important that there should be no com
binations made inimical to u inter-
eats
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4 Chicaso Pest.

STec'al IN CrfcaEO Pcst. -
Ex-conpressman Conn. OF Indiana, who
put $130.C0 frto the workingman's ors an,
the washi ,Efon Times. lat fall AMI who
has since invested an additional ~. 900 In
the enterp Use. OF which 5000 II repre-
xent4d bv plant and equipment. began the
publication CT an Afternoon raper to-day.
He has fallen in love with the editor bus
mesa. Reese tful os th's invasion OF Its pre-
serves the Everine Star. which has long
enjoyed a practical rororoly Of the aft-
ernoon field. viii besin the. publicastoe a.
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The Police Commissioners OF Detroit
have decided against employing detect
ives or officers in citizens clothes as
spies to discover violations Of the liquor
law. The decision is based on the idea
that the prevention of crime is preferable
to its punishment, and that a policeman
in uniform. representing the majesty Of
the law, is the most effective deterrent to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

Philadelphia Record.

When a dead whale came ashore at
Santa Monica, Cal, recently, and failed
to attract the attention II deserved. the
Southern Pacific Railway Company. as we
learn from the Oakland Enquirer, invested
$50 in advertising, attracted 40.000 visitors
from Los Angeles. and took in 10000.
Every city has its dead whale. which only
needs judicious handling to convert IL to
economic ends. In fact, almost every
large store has dead or dying whales upon
its hands at every turn of the seasons.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company
has shown the way to deal with them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

New York Evening Sun.
1t Is a remarkable fact that President
Cleveland's Cabinet is not SO anxious 10
stop ~royalist plots in California for the
restoration OF Mrs. Dominis 10 the throne
Of Hawaii as IL is to stop expeditions 10 AID
he Cuban insurgents. tn late opera
bouffe monarchy has more OF the sympathy
Of the administrator than the men who
rightfully struggle to be free.
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Ambiguous

How are you feeling?v asked the physi-
cian. ~
The patient turned up his eyes and re-
marked in a hollow voice: Il am feeling
rather worse. thank Won. Doctor" and the
doctor was not just sure where the thanks
were Intended to come in.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10

The friends of Quay In Pennsylvania
claim for him a majority Of the dele
gates in the next State convention, and
give the figures by counties to prove it.
And the fight has all been over the chair
manship OF the State committee.