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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-13
MANS VANITY.
If You Can Touch IT, You May BE
Able to Collect Your Bill.

Shoe and Leather Facts.
Talking with a well-known retailer. who
subject turned to dead beats whereupon
ne related an incident in his own experience
that is worth repeating, He said: "A slick
wanted to be trusted for a pair of shoes.
He mentioned casually that he was a
nephew of a prominent coal merchant. who
also operates q freight line, and, as / knew
nothing against the young man, / concluded
1t would be a safe transaction to give him
shoes. He took the shoes away with him.
and | did not see him again for months.
Years Hs kep ein sat he OF g my , Say, sh h has ab been +, f bse
been only very lately that / got the money.
I'll tell you how | did it. 1t was a neat
trick; and worked like a charm. ! had given
up all idea of ever getting a settlement by
simply dunning him. SO | resolved TO try
of a fellow; you dress very well, and nave a
neat appearing foot; you ought to wear our
vantage for you to do so, provided you'd
occasionally let people know where you get
them. Your credit is 1925 g91d enough nan y 4 yo ard
coniidence. / tell you what iii. do. I've
little bill, and I'll make you two pairs of
shoes that will take the shine off of any
thing in town. It's business with me. You
circulate around a good bit. and among the
very people whose trade | want. You ought
to have a pair of russets and a pair or
patent leaInerS. 1OlfiE IddAn diI &C. hlS1S
ured for them now; we've got the d~andiest
stock that a man ever put on his feet. Get
measured now, and when you come for
them you can pay us for the last pair you
got
well sir, he bit like a sucker; he pulled
the cork clean under. He went down TO
the store with me and had his measure
taken, and said he would be IN the follow
ing week to get his shoes and pay for the
last pair. The new shoes were to be 500
and $3.50. or sf4 for the two pairs. | saw
him several times during the week and
said: You're going to have two dandy
pairs Of shoes; don't forget that other bill,
though; | can't let you have these unless
you pay for them, When the day came
he walked into the store IN = orisk sort OF
for me to settle my little bill isn't itT
".WelI. yes.' l said, smiling. 1t Wont
come amiss; I'm hard up to-day
He reached down in his pocket and
ffshed up 81 lot of quarters, dimes and
nickels and passed them over. | counted
it all carefully and saw the amount was
correct. VIII you nave o receipt! l
asked.
NO. not necessary, ne replied, and
then added, Let me see my shoes
LET me see my money, / said. aping
his manner as well as / could. Well, sir, you
never saw a man mashed up so. He was
pulp; you could have drawn him through
4 quill. When you get s14. Mr.. P. /
said, you can ret your shoes. They have
not been touched yet, but we will get them
out for YOU very promptly. when you
bring US the cash. but not before lie left.
and 1 have lost his custom. permanently. /
hope. Blu that fellow has one good trait.
He Is absolutely impartial; he owes every
caught by ~stratagem. and can't help him.
self. AS In hig case with me-
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a. NEGOTIATIONS.
Minister kurino Thinks They VIII
Begin About Feb. l..


WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Mr. Kurino.
the Japanese minister here. says he ex-
poets that peace negotiations between the
plenipotentiaries of Japan and China viii
begin about the list of February. His in
formation Is that the Chinese peace COM
missioners left Picking on the 7th inst, and
he expects they will arrive at Hiroshima,
Japan. in time to begin work by the first
OF nexe month. 1t is expected that Hon.
John w. Foster. who il to assist the Chi
nese ENJOYS in the negotiations. Will be on
hand. Mr.. Kurino has not received any di-
rect information as to who will conduct the
negotiations on the part of the Japanese
government. but he naturally presumes
that Mr.. Mutu. Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Will be the Japanese representative. The
minister says that the newspapers report
that his government has given notice that
IL would not receive Shao, one of the Chi
nese plenipotentiaries. because of the lat
ter's proclamations Offering rewards for
Japanese heads. lis Incorrect.
Japanese newspapers recently received
here continue to devote considerable space
10 consideration OF terrls OF peace with
China. Some OF them. assuming that corea's
independence viii be u~Nn uwiedged and
that China VIII pay an Indemnity, assert
thai. the ccssion % the island of Formosa
rs OF paramount interest TO japan, Public
opinion. according TO one OF the prominent
papers. seems 10 favor demanding the cess
sion hlso OF the northeast of China as
well IN Formosa, the former being re-
gar1ed nv necessary 10 japan In order to
insure the independence OF Corea and the
latter being equally essential for the ae-
curity or Iapan's ava d~efenses. The arch
icpelgo or lQochoo. argues tho paper. IN
part OF the Japanese doininions. considered
FROM every point or View, although China
continues 10 include the islands conipoa-
Ina n IA her possession. IN The annual gov
ernnient renorts. AZ ~ evident. therefore.
TINT were ForfnnEn left Ia China as a haae
of operations she would. when sho had time
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HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Reported Uprising of Natfves-Ex-
Queen LII for

VASN 49,
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE steamer
Australia arrived from Hawaii to-day. The
Honolulu correspondent of the Associated
Press, under date of Jan. 5, says:
1.-The principal topic here is the reported
uprising of the natives. but, so far, it has
not materialized. Trouble seems to have
begun New Years night. when a few agi-
tators warned many of the natives to keep
away from the saloons. This they did not
do, however, as it is the great feast day Of
the year with them. On the 3rd inst. the
police were more than usually alert and
the agitators also, apparently, for reports
OF the gatherings of natives came to the
police station from various directions. The
police arrested four natives, but nothing
was proved against them. Outside of the ex-
ira activity in the police department, the
government does not appear to take any no.
tice of the reported uprising. 1t is said that
one of the natives under arrest has made
a confession duplicating several prominent
Royalists, who will probably be arrested.
A British steamer has arrievd from Yoko-
hama with five hundred more Japanese
laborers for the sugar plantations. These
men are under contract for five years at
$3.50 a month, a reduction OF $3.50 on
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hatch leaves.
to-day, for Washington TO meet Minister
Thurston. After discussing matters of an
nexation, Minister Hatch will decide on
whether to bring the matter up again at
the present Congress. If So. he will STAY
during the session and make a combined
effort with Messrs. Thurston and Hastings.
Mr.. Hatch is president of the Annexation
Club and a leading lawyer here.
= report is current here that, a few DAYS
ago, some of the most prominent advisors
of ex-Queen Liliuokalani Informed her of
the impossibility of restoring her to pow
err by force, and that. acting on their ad-
vice, the ex-Queen forwards to President
Cleveland, by steamer, a petition for an
nexation and, at the same time, asking
the United States. government for a life
annuity for herself, ~ ~
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FOUR-ROUND DRAW.
Fight Between Johnny Van Heest and
Walter EdgertOn.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12.-Johnny Van
Heest and Walter Edgerton, the Kentucky
Rosebud" fought a four-round draw to-
night at the Southwark Athletic Club. Van
Heest had all the best OF the go, and
had a decision been given he would have
been declared the winner. There are no
decisions rendered in the club, however, ex-
cept in the case OF a clear knockout. Van
Heest did nearly all the leading and landed
on his dusky opponent at VIII, but his blows
seemed to lack steam. The Rosebud did
not get in a clean blow in the first round,
and 1t was not until toward the close of
the second round that he caught Van Heest
on the jaw with q stiff right-hand punch.
The third and fourth rounds were but repe-
tftions of the proceeding ones. Van Heest
followed the BUD around the ring and
landed several, hard blows on the iatters
clever in-fighting. and the Eesterner had
all the best of the exchanges. Both men
did some clever ducking. but the colored
lad was too slow in his attempts to counter.
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dhnrscs Against "a sen Cnptnin.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12.-Capt. J. G..
Baker, commander Of the American ship
kenilworth. was held to answer In bonas
for $500 by Commissioner Peacock for
failing TO render assistance to the Amer
lean ship Flora A. sawyer. With which his
vessel colllded In the Atlantic on May 10.
The complaint alleged that Captain Baker
her port OF registry, and that he departed
from the scene OF the disaster before he dis
covered whether assistance was needed.
Captain Baker waived examination and
promptlY gave bail.
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a close watch on him. never once allow
fuslng to hold conversation with citizens.
The three men left during the night. but
their destination Is unknown. The author
tiles at Pierre. s. d.. were notified, and a
telegram was received from Chief OF Po-
lice Zinsmaster to hold them. but the birds
had flown
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TransmigrntfOn

Detroit Free Press.
once upon a time some Wheat undulated
you are not as dear as you were once,''
remarked the Wind.
.tOh." rejoined the Wheat. II can still
make q hog Of myself to do it, l
This fable teaches. among other things,
that diversified farming Is the thing after
an WF
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. Jan. i2.--rhc police
still deny any knowledge of w. W. Taylor,
the abscondlng Treasurer OF South Dakota,
but there are not lacking people who be-
lieve that he Is In this section. The fol-
owing special from Middleton. Tenn. a
ton railroad. sixty miles east OF here. was
received tonight: THE defaulting Treas
ing very closely his description. arrived
nvfN on the night OF the 10th. He was ac-
SoAapaAied by two ctkey a4><A who kept
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Tribune.

OIUClIlfldtI ITlbUne. MI
"A beer company wants me to get UP a
design for an advertisement" said the artist
boarder. .and I hardly know how 70 30
about it,
do something I'm the nude. of course"
suggested the cheerful idiot.
why. of course p
tOh. | thought that something symbolic
ms hrewin' ought to be bare. that'n ALL"
The artist s.iently handed the cheerful
idiot a cigar. However, though the deed
WAS silent. the cigar was loud.
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Killed Da Out Of 100.

NEW YORK, Jan. Ill. *. Palmer ION
United States ana ii tidy sweepstakes to-
day. by y score OF ~ out OF 100 birds. having
made twenty-five birds straight. Work was
secsnd with ~ birds: Davenport third with
NJ, and Ferguson and More rI3d for fourth
with 81 birds each. Thcs .iyideda foa*tn
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Gearrin,s Relief Train.

ATLANTA, Ca. Jan. 1.-THE Georgia
relief train. loaded with provisions and sup
pies for the starving farmers of Nebraska,
is about made up. Ex-Governor Northern,
who has had charge of collecting dona-
tons, announces tonight that ten car
loads of food and clothing have been con-
tributed and that the train will leave
for Lincoln, its destination, Monday.
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st. Tout. contributions.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 12.-Members of the Mer-
chants Exchange to-day donated several
carloads CT flour, grain and provisions, and
contributed a considerable sum of money
for the starving farmers of Nebraska. 1t
will be forwarded immediately.
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Philadelphia Inquirer.
Boy-Papa, Is there such a thing as per-
petu2l motion?
Father-No, but there's a thing that al
ways runs. It's interest on a note.
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NEW YORK. Jan 12.-Mayor Strong has
received an appeal from the Rev. f. f.
Gunsnell, pastor of a Methodist Episcopal
Church and a committee of the Christian
Endeavor Society of Ransom, Kan, for aid
for the people OF that locality who have
been unable to raise any crops during the
past two years on account of the severe
drought. The people are suffering from
want of food and clothing.
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Mr.. Hatch's Mission,

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12.--F. M. Hatch,
Hawaiian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who
came from Honolulu on the Australia to-
day. says that the main object of his trip
is to push the project for a cable between
San Francisco and Honolulu. He says the
Hawaiians do not like the idea of foreign
capital invested in an enterprise which they
think should be purely American. Mr..
Hatch says If capital canno be secured in
this country, it will be sought ~ewher
The. plan of the Hawaiians is to utilize
Neckar island as a station when the cable
is laid, with a supplementary line from
Neckar to Honolulu.
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Aid for Starving Miners.

COLUMBUS. o., Jan. Ex-Governor Me-
Kinley tonight received a telegram from
Professor Coultrap, chairman of the relief
committee at Jacksonville. stating reports
from about half the mining district, embrace
ing three counties. showed from 200 to 1,5O0
families in need of assistance. The Cover
nor decided not to issue q general appeal
for aid, but determined to allow the cities
to contribute in turn. Columbu citizens
raised about $500 by telephone tonight, and
Will send a carload of provisions and cloth
ing to Jacksonville tomorrow.
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Carnetf Lianixed.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. Flames
J.. Corhett this afternoon gave a benefit per-
formance for the Chattanooga Athletic AS
soc,atioi and the ladies Of the city turned
out en- masse TO greet him. Tonight he
was entertained at the Mountain city Club,
the socia' club of the city. He says after
his fight with Fitzsimmons he will retire
permanently from the prize ril.g. He SAYS
he Il confident the fight will occur at Jack
sonviilc In September next,
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Bandit Cook Captured.

NEW YORK, Jan. Especial to the
World from Santa Fe, N. NJ, says: Mar
shall Hall received the following telegram
to-day from Deputy Marshal c. c. Perry,
dated Fort Stanton: Captured Bill Cook,
of Oklahoma Territory, this morning. VIII
take him from here to Roosevelt, thence to
Oklahoma Territory Cook is the leader
of the band that has been teIrorizing the
Indian Territory for the last few months,
and there is a heavy reward offered for his
capture, dead or alive.
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APPEAL 0 AID.
Specimen Letter Received from Me-
braska by ChicaGO's Postmaster.

CHICAGO, Jan 12.-Postmaster Hesing
is now in almost daily receipt of pathetic
letters from poverty-stricken people in Ne
braska, asking for aid of any kind, or for
employment which will afford them a
means of gaining a livelihood. The crops in
western Nebraska we.e a failure and the
restitution is beyond belief to one who has
not witnessed f.- is a specimen letter,
written to Mr.. Hesing, under date of
Haighler. Neb., Jan. s.
Dear Ladies-Not knowing any one per-
son i will first say ladies' For the first
time in my life l ask for help. / am forty
seven years old and hs We always been able
to manage in some way to clothe myself
and family until now. VIII you kindly assist
us by sending anything In the way of CLOTH
ing or bed clothes, shoes, or ANYTHING
which you may be pleased to send. I have
nothing with which to pay you for your
Kindness, but thanks and my very weak
prayers. / live in northwestern Nebraska,
but my nearest neighbor is Haighler, Neb.
MRS. NJ. A. CRABTREE."
Postmaster Hesing left for Washington,
this afternoon, In company with Mayor
Hopkins. The remainder of the citizens
committee on postofice, of which Judge
Tree Is chairman, will leave Monday, TO
urge on Congress the necessity Of immedi-
ate action.
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Plan to Relieve Destitution.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. Fin the House,
to-day, the subject discussed was how to
aid the destitute. Mr.. Conway, chairman of
the special committee, reported bills which
had been considered and the House went
into committee of the whole on the Lam
born bill. This provides that the counties
may issue bonds to the amount of 10 per
cent. of the assessed valuation, the pro-
ceeds to be used to provide grain for feed
and seed. The committee of the whole re-
ported back to the House with the recon-
mendation that the. bill be recommended to
a special for further amend
want
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Foi hsd complications. oily. notify skin, red, rough
hands and ~shapclrss nnls, dry. thin. and falling
hair. and simple baby LlensAh.s II u wonaeful.
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Sold thronehnut thu weird. Price nc. rorrxn
Dsr1 AND IAhM. Co~r.. SOLE pgops., Hossoa.
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LANGUAGE ANp rur GOSPEL

An ingenious aud earnest Christian.
Robert w. Mason by name, has devised
plan whereby the immigrants 10 ouI
shores may get the gospel and the En-
glish language at the same time. Ills
scheme is to print tile New Testament
in a way which shall convey 90 the sim
plest intelligence the sounds Of the Eng
ish words as we use them. His plan
iuvolvesa pictorial alphabet OF the As
elementary sounds Of the English lam
guage, 10y which by means of the small
cuts easily memorizcd, the sounds Of
the different letters are suggested. The
most Important featureof his scheme il
the use of PARALLEL columns in which
are TO he printed side by side the regular
English version and the English pro-
nounciation as indicated by his system
that is to say. the foreigner will see in
one column the English words and be-
side them the explanation how to pro-
nounce them.
A very good idea. The photography
and pronunciation of the English Ian
guage are so fearful and wonderful that
the poor foreigner needs pictorial al
phsbet, the New Testament and several
lexicons TO understand them.
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WHEREAS, upon the application, and at the
request of number of property holders IN
the City of Annapolis. the Chesapeake and POI
tomac Telephone Company of Baltimore City
mas consented to establish a Telephone Elk
change in the said City, and for this purpose.
desires and requires the use of the streets OF
said City for its poles and wires, therefore;
SECTION /. BE il enacted and ordained by
the Mayor, Counsellor and Aldermen of the
City of Annapolis That the Chesape Ike and
Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore
City, be and il is hereby authorized to erect
and maintain in the Streets in the City of An
napolis for period of ten years, such number
OF poles. and in such locations as il shall re-
quire for the proper conduct of its business,
and 20 string thereon all wires necessary, here
for,
SECTION 2. And be it further enacted and or
dained, that the said poles shall be placed in
such locations and he constructed in such
manner as shall be approved by the Mayor
Counselor and Aldermen.
dained by the authority atorefaid, that The
authority hereby granted to the Chesa-
pcake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany of BaltimoIe@ City, is license
only, and not to be construed in the nature OF
a Contract, and that said Company is not here
by relieved from the payment of. but is re
CURED to pay, a tax of two dollars year on
each pole erected in the streets of the City of
Annapolis, and twenty-five cents to the Clerk
for issuing said license; provided, however,
that one license may be issued for all poles to
be erected at the same time.
SEC 2. And be it enacted and ordained by
the authority aforesaid, That this ordinance
shall take effect from the day of its passage.
JOHN II. THOMAS, Mayor.
Approved May 3lst. 1895. sic
Test :-THos. HIMELnEBER, Clerk.
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TINS Reriep OF ReriolrS for June has
an article ON an interesting phase of
student life in the smaller Western col
leges-the oratorical contests. The por-
trait Of the successful competitor in the
recent intercollegiate contest at Gales
burg, H., is given, with extracts from
his Grafton and from that of the speaker
who won second place. The former re-
presented Knox College, H., and the
latter Beloit College, Wis. These con-
tests have been held FOR twenty-five
successive years.
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The approaching city election, while
of purely local importance, is Of the
greatest significance to every Democrat
and taxpayer Of the city, and they
should feel the deepest interest in the
outcome OF the contest. A Board OF
Aldermen will be elected to govern the
affairs Of the city for the next two
years, and they should be men in whom
the taxpayer can repose every conf
dence. The present Board, we believe
have served the city well and faithfully
and are deserving Of denomination ut
the hands of their fellow Democrats.
They are men OF experience and are fa-
miliar with every detail Of the city's
needs at this time. Every member of
them are representative men--men who
have the city's interest at heart and
will serve that interest, irrespective of
their personal or political inclinations.
Therefore, it is right and proper that
they should be returned To their trusts
for another two years. We believe il is
the general desire that the old Board be
renoninated, we have heard but few
exceptions TO the contrary, and IL is be-
lieved when the City Convention meets
there will be no opposition to their re-
nomination. We say this in no dis
pargement to Others who may have as
pirations in this direction, who no doubt
would make efficient servants of the
city, but in tho interest Of good govern
ment, which the city has received at the
hands Of the present Board.
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IL Atlanta wants to attract great
crowds of northern people and even Eu-
ropeans to her International and Cotton
States exposition, she should have Sher-
III Galloway of Ebert county, Ga, give a
series OF barbecues, during the fair,
Sheriff Galloway knows how to cook
barbecue meats and serve the feast in a
way that probably no other man living
does. lie says, in fact, that he is the
only man who understands how to run
barbecue right, Perhaps he is correct.
Certain it is that tie barbecue would be
one Of the most famous features of the
big show The feast would he in the na-
ture of surprise to those vile do not
know barbecue meats.
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Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing TO the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habituaI
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
It's action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
TO all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. ~. NEW Y0Rk, M