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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10
Our Figures of Speech.
Pittsburg ChronicIe-Telegraph

We are sanguinary people. This is ap-
parent even in our figures of speech. They
are unnecessarily cruel When an office
holder is removed by superior authority 1t
is not enough to say that his. resignation
has been asked for, or that his successor
has been appointed. In our unnecessarily
bloodthirsty manner we say "His head has
been chopped off, HE has been decapi-
tated," Ills head rolled in the basket"
1.-THE ak was welded and the head dropped"
or He was kicked out" Expressions like
these have been very numerous in local con-
temporaries yesterday and to-day. But they
are not confined to Pittsburg. The great
slaughter house is in Washington city.
where the ak of the headsman falls at short
intervals and where the swish of the keen
guillotine blade as it descends is. a familiar
sound. A Chicago newspaper of yesterday
had similarly sanguinary headline, in big
letters: "Cuts Off 200 Heads-Result of Po-
lice Examination" In other parts of the
country, too, similar official mortality is
cllronicled in the same CORY fashion.
The student of history who appears on the
scene one hundred or two hundred years
hence, if he forms his conclusions from
newspaper headlines, will wonder greatly
at the small value set upon human life in
the closing days of the nineteenth century,
when man was never removed from office
except with the penalty which was attached
to high treason in the days of the Henrys
and Edwards of England.
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SPEAK ENGLISH.
The Course of the st. Louis Judge
Meets witt Approval.

Kansas City Journal.
The more we think of the matter the
more we are pleased with the decision
of the ST. Louis judge who says he will
not possess an intelligent knowledge Of
the English language. If there is one
farcical feature in the method of gov
our naturalization laws. The ballot is
the birthright of the American citizen
and it is the privilege of the foreigner
what it means and who exercises it with
patriotism and loyalty. But the foreign-
who does not know how to ask for
his ballot in English has no business
lent that when foreigner buys his
ticket in the old country he buys along
with it the right to participate In the
affairs. of the country to which he comes.
to say who shall have a voice in the cleo
ton of the men who shall administer their
affairs, and the people OF this
country have just as much right, to. be pro-
harmful participation in their affairs as
they have for protection against any
eigner who does not care enough for the
right of suffrage to learn to speak the
language is not fit to exercise the right,
and if he is too ignorant to learn the
sion from participation in the affairs of
the country is all the more apparent.
There is no country on the face of the
earth where foreigners are granted such
high time that some curtailment was eff
fected. We only wish that every voter
had to possess an intelligent knowledge
of the Institutions of this country and to
show that he has some conception of the
dignity and the higher meaning of the cleo
tive franchise. But the st. Louis judge
we hope to see a more general application
of the doctrine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10
THE WHIPPING POST.
Men Whose Experience Leads Them to
Recommend 1t for Wife Beaters.

New York Commercial.
Dr. Charles Brewer resident physician can,o of
said: 81 most heartily believe in whipping
as a punishment for. wife. beating. AS a
classes I can say that with some men the
only argument that they appreciate is the
~ Of ERy n life among
selves in prison Superior force IS the only
T with mem uey who Beat their wives The posi-
ton that some hold that physical punish
ment is too degrading for any man Is non
much as beating his wife? No; the man who
raises his hand against a woman Is as low
as he can get. And he is so low that the
only thing that will have any good effect
upon him is physical PAIN But ,na;a,pS punish s5
nv some one who would understand 1t; it
should be condusted humanely and never by
to be in Maryland years ago when | lived
there it was cruel, barbarous punishment.
But such condition Is not thai It IS ts oov
punishment for the wife beaten.
Dr. Henry 1oneI Prison Of Siahe ssoelaton
House of Refuge in Cincinnati and for
natl City Hospital. where he had charge of
many thousands of the worst classes OF
opinion on the whipping post question he
said: '.The whipping post would affect wife
heaters as nothing else possipiy could M! My
beat their wives and children for the ex-
press purpose of being. sent to prison where
they Can get food and warmth aud at the
same time get out of the necessity OF sup
porting their families. for that devolves
upon the city when the head or the house
Furnishing of wife heaters by whipping the
public would be rid of the expense OF su9-
porting many families and the jails would
hold far fewer prisoners. This is not at all
a new idea with me. have made study
of this subject for twenty years and
base my Judgment the opinions OF other
men also as well as my own somewhat
wide experience. OF course. / do not advo-
cate whipping as a corrective. 1t can't be
that Nothing can. But 1t is one may
safely say the best known deterrent. AS
to the mode OF applying the punishment
should say that the whipping should cer-.
tainly not take place in public. Not out OF
for no humiliation or Disgrace could be too
bad for him, but because of the bad effect
the thing would be bound to have upQn tbs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10
Her "Lady Help"


MY husband" said woman with a sense
of humor, had a great desire for an inteli-
gent and cleanly American girl After long
and painfully searching we found such a
treasure-and a treasure she showed herself
about some things. When wash day came
around her clothes We're like drifted snow.
J was ready to give in that the man of the
house had done well to have his way. Next
morning after breakfast I saw Araminta
folding the fat things sheets, towels table
cloths and on with what seemed to me
unnecessary care / about to tell her
so when she turned to me in the most mat
ter-of-fact way, saying as she laid the last
piece in place: Il think can get through in
time to finish the continued story in my
paper. There are only your husbands
shirts, besides the underwear
What will you do with those?' asked.
pointing to the pile before her Why said
she, I'll put them in the chairs and we can
sit on them until they are needed. We al
ways do that at home-that's one way we
get time for the reading and the sociables.'
I declined to become my own mangle-so
Araminta left. Even my husband thought
he would prefer an Irish girl If that was the
effect of native culture"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10
One Woman's Work.

Mrs. Mary Livermore, the suffrage lee
turer, is silver-haired old lady of seventy
odd years. She has been a constant worker
for woman's rights ever since she was thirty
years old, and hopes to see women at the
polls before she dies. She has written q
book, any number of circulars aud pamph-
let's, has delivered thousands of lectures,
and made more speeches than possibly even
Chauncey Depew. She is member OF thir-
ty-seven clubs, and an honorary member OF
many more. To show her versatility she
has. besides leading this active public life,
sible boys and girls, who all married we'll"
kept her home near Boston, helped raise
funds for Sunday schools and meeting
houses, taught school. baked bread and
made husbands life so happy that he is as
devoted lover to-day as he was forty years
ago. What public man ever accomplished
as much as that?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10
HAwrHoRNE's ART.
His English Always Pure and His
style Simple aud Noble.

Style Simple and Noble.
Brander Matthews, In st. Nicholas
At intervals since Hawthornes death ALI
the writings he left behind him have been
published one after another-his private let
tiers, the notebooks he kept irregularly In
efforts he made to shape the story he
finally left unfinished when he died But tina
publication OF these things never intended
for the public has not interfered with his
fame: though they did not add TO it, they
did not detract from IL. They took US in
some measure into his workshop. but thew
could not reveal the secret of his art; thar
died with him. They showed that his En-
gIish always pure and clear, and that
his style was always simple and noble
for an estimate of the author, though they
served to confirm the belief that he brooded
long over his tales and ronances, shaping
each to the inward moral 1t was to declare
silently, and perfecting each slowly until it
had attained in every detail the clearness
and the symmetry which should satisfy his
own most exacting taste.
Many have marveled that Hawthorne
should have been able to write romancea
here in this new country of ours which
seems to lack all that others have con-
sidered needful for romance; but to a seer
OF his insight this was no difficult matter.
Hawthorne was able to find romance nos
in external trapping and picturesque fancy
costumes, but deep down in the soul OF
man himself. Beside this power of enter
he had not only vigorous imagination,
only the great ingenuity In inventing incl.
dent. not only the gift of the storytelling
faculty in a high degree, but also a pro.
found respect for the art of narrative; and
these qualities all combined to make him
beyond all question the most accomplished
and complete artist in fiction whom Amer
lea has yet produced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10
Baseball Notes.


Tony Mullane, an o,d-time player, has
signed with St Paul.
The Chicagos and Louisvilles are billed to
play at Galveston, Tex, to-day.
The Cincinnati management is not quite
satisfied with its pitching department.
Al Orth, who signed with indianapolis
last Year, will play with Lynchburg this
year.
Larry Twitchell will play first base for
milwaukee, since Carey has been drafted
by Baltimore.
1t is claimed that the Cincinnati Reds
was the first professional team, having or
gained in 1869.
The Baltimore players will wear gray uni-
forms away from home and white ones on
their own grounds.
The Civic Federation in Chicago has an
nounced its intention to stop Sunday base
ball by resorting to law.
Every one of the members of the Brook
lyn team are said to have become seasick
on the trip to Savannah, Ca, last week.
Tenny. one of Boston's catchers last year.
has been engaged to coach the Brown Uni
versity team. Tenny is an old Brown Uni
versity student.
The st. Louis team will play ball on
Sunday this season as usual for the bill
prohibiting the Sunday games has been de-
feated in the Missouri Legislature
The Cincinnati team started on its South
errn trip last Friday. The players did not
were to meet at Mobile yesterday.
The grand stand at the bah park will
be refitted with new chairs throughout this
season and will be painted There will also
be separate entrances to the 25-cent seats.
Baltimore means to advertise the South
ern trip, and has ordered one thousand lith-
ographs of the team, to be sent ahead of
the players through the country it will
visit.
Captain Manning, of the Kansas City
Blues, has signed Frank Connaughton. of
the Bostons, for shortstop for the coming
season, and is said to have agreed upon a
stiff price.
Clifford the local second baseman, who
is to be given a trial with the Indianapolis
team. was in the city yesterday and called
on Manager Watkins. He is in fine form and
may prove to be the man the HOLSTERS are
looking for.
Fred Pfeffer, the second baseman, who
has become known throughout the country
by his connection with the meeting of the
magnates of the National League in New
Princeton team. He will join the Colonies
April / in the South
Danny Coogan, the crack catcher of
the University of Pennsylvania team, has
at last signed with the Washington nine.
Coogan is only about twenty years old and
small of size, but he is said to be a better
catcher than many of the experienced play
ers, and will play fast ball with the Sem
ators.
McGraw, Kelley Keller and Jennings. the
Baltimore players who have been holding
out for a larger salary, have received notice
from Manager Hanlon to sign their con-
the Orioles tomorrow suffer the con-
sequences If they fail to obey these or
ders they will be locked and substitute
players will be put in their places.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10
On Dangerous Ground.

Atlanta Constitutlon.
..Jedge.n said the coored witne IS, 'I wish
you please, sub, make dat lawyer stop
pesterin' me-
: .sRut he has right to question YOU"
dat may be, but Use got a kinder rat
tim in my head. eff he worry me much.
fust ting you know I'll tell de truf bout
dis matter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10

unlocking public. As to the means of pun
ishmenf, why think a nice timber rattan
would be Just the thing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10

Aurora. Fort Wayne and Lafayette. The
season will open May with the Illinois
teams in Indiana.
AT the National League meeting In New
York the presidents signed contract that
they would not pay >the fines imposed upon
their players by the umpires. This will
have tendency to make players more
careful about infringing the rules.
John T. Brush, president of the Cincin-
natl team, has been roasted to crisp
brown by the press of the various League
cities for his opposition to the reinstate-
ment of the blacklisted Fred Prefer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10
4 Hint On Hu.band catching.

New YORK Kec0rder.
After ALL girls. the best way to get a
husband is to pick out eligible bach
elor and listen with q pleased air to every
word he says.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10

Before building consult ySrutsch lay
cock, architects, Is West washington street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10

COULDN'T MAKE HER OOl.
'Why, 1 say, look here gasped the
youth. excitedly pointing to the card which
he had picked up when the other laid it
down. ST lived there at that place for
while. and know her. 1t must be the
same one. We all used to wonder what
she did all day every day. She was al
ways there in the evening, and she used to
play and sing sometimes. All the men
were wild over her, she was such good
style; but none of 'em ever got well ac-
quainted. Her name
.sShe never told me her name" inter-
rupted the artist. '.Of course, that's only
her professional name on her card, and 1
get hystericai. Bobby"
Ali right but queer" insisted Bobby.
this business. returned the artist, smiling.
For instance, it's queer that a woman
who posed for me for nearly a, year and
who suddenly disappeared should have writ
ten me letter from England short time
ago, conjointIy with her husband. inviting
me to come over there and visit them next
their place, as fine country house as
you'd choose to see. The letter just limited
al su Ioae f rehabilitation CHA suppose
there's romance back of that
Most of the romances one reads about
older man. fare not fitted to adc-n the
shelves of a sunday school library"
great rot s One Would suppose that an art
lists life consisted mostly in sitting on di-
vans smoking cigarettes and drinking wine
with scantily clad models. and doing one
There may be some artists here who do
They're boys who haven't anything else to
s., ne !, sss wa sn sYs s ssys sss h @s
that s' pose Tor nlustratars sfs juss = much
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-26

Friday afternoon at o'clool, from the house on East Center street. Burial in the Center street cemetery
 Judge Hubbard was culled upon last evening to preside in court which was held in his office The ease was one of assault against Abram Jenkins and his son samuel, the complainant being John Tuth, Hungarian employed at the wheel shop, who owns the farm in East WaIuugrord, occupied by the Jenkins Deputy Sherjtf Booth made the arrest, The evidence and cirlum- stances were such that the case was uollcd upon the payment of $l and costs, amounting to $lG02.
 Christmas passed very quietly here, and as usual was the occasion of many pleasant family reunions The attend- auce at the church services were quite large, and the sacred editices showed up beautifully with their decorations of greens and pines. There was large number who took the afternoon trains for New Haven to take in the various matinees. JH.Aldrige and George Peers had their trotters out on Colony street and showed mp well. The day as a whole was unusually quiet, and the weather was not what is usually expect ed on Christmas day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-26
JEiTITNG FORD.

John Munson, one of our most respect ed and lifelong residents died at 12:45 o'clock yesterday, aged eighty-two years. The deceased had during his long and useful life held many import ant positions of trust in the town and borough affairs, among which were those of first selectman, warden of the borough and for many years treasurer of the Dime Savings bank, and has all ways performed his duties with honor and capability. He had for many years been a prominent member of st.
 Paul's church and filled the several positions in the vestry. In politics he was always staunch republican. For several years he was a merchant and conducted the grocery and dry goods store on Main street now occupied by F. H. Smith. The funeral will be on
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-26
FIFR EtfF'EN.

How ChriStmUs bat ,''s Enjoyed at the
 Home for the Fricndless--Wedding on
 Ferry Street-Christma Celebrations Yes
 t,rday of the Grand Avenue Congroga-
 tienal and Baptist sunday schools
 Yesterday was a day of cheer for the inmates of the Home of the Friendless, the offerings which came to them hay ing exceeded all former records Tor Christmas day. The children of the Qulnnipiac school sent q wagon load of provisions and other useful articles, witch had ben given to them, and rooms and T of Strong school also contributed. The Kings Daughters of the Second church sent a liberal contri- button of oranges. Other glfls includ- ed three barrels of apples and two tur- keys. There were also many ihdiyid- uaI gifts. A fine Christmas dinner was served. but the Christmas tree exercises came off several days ago. The ma tron, Mrs, Hitchcock, has fifty inmates under her care and the household is for the most part in good health.
 The letter carriers were loaded down with Christmas gifts yesterday, ard they brought gladness to many home, They made only one trip. The branch postofice closed at noon.
 Tuesday evening, a wedding was ceie- brated at the re7idenca of F. J. Golf, IF Ferry street, Rev. Mr. J. II. Mason of the First Baptist church officiating The contracting parties were Mrs, Julia E. Bunnell of 61 Atwater stre t and J.. Collins Pierpont q well known ner- chant of Westfeld, Mass After a brid- al trip 10 the east Mr..rand Mrs, Pier p0nt will reside on AtWater street till some time in May, after which they will reside at Westfeld, Mast.
 The Christmas entertainment for the primary department pf the Sunday school of Grand avenue Baptist church was given yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock under the dire3lhn of the su- perntendent. Mrs. Ge6Sge Lovelaad. The program: Singing Ring Out the Glad Tidings, by the children; Christ mas Chimes, Ray Manwaring, Stanley Carle, Charley Blake; singing; The Christmas Story, Villa Burroughs; sing ing, Eva Smith; recitation, Harry Hull; singing, Bephlehems Beautiful Star; The Dream Star, MT, C. A Knowles; singiEg2 Remember the Poor, Morris Hatfield, Earnest Smith; singing, Won dcrful Love; No Christmas for Me, Sa- die Smith; The Call to Salvation, Clara Ames, Margaret Robinson, Carrie Down=r; singing, Rock a Bye Baby, five girls; recitation, Charlie Williams; recitation, Carl Bishop aud Annie Platl; Christmas cheer; Christmas carol.
 Last evening the Sunday school room of the Grand avenue Congregational church was crowded, the occasion being the annual Christmas entertainment for the children. The Christmas Carni- vaI," the program of which has been given in this paper, was eXcellently giv- on and the children were thoroughly delighted. The entertainment will be repeated for the older folks this eve- ming.
 Superintendent Moore of the branch poStolfice says he never had so heavy a postal business in any two days be- fore as on Monday and Tuesday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-26
rLlRnE rEErH SH0r OUT.

Miss Minnie Bassett Suffers from an Acci-
 dental Explosion of q Revolver Chri 'tInas
 Evening
 Tho Christmas festivities at the home of Mrs. Jennie E. Bassett, 162 Winthrop avenue, were sadly marred about six o'clock last evening by an accident which befeI her daughter, Miss Minnie Bassett. The young lady, who Is about twenty years of age, was playing in the parlor at the time. Charles Taylor q young man. was with her, and in their play he exploded revolver in Miss Bassetts face, knocking out three of her teeth. Exactly how the accident occurred could not be learned, as every effort was made to keep 1t quiet, as it was an accident pure and simple.
 The young lady had passed ap enjoy able Christmas until the time of the ac- cident. and it's occurrence cast a gloom over the rest of the day.
 Taylor was greatly grieved over the affain. The revolver, it is said, was loaded with blank cartridges and there fore a more serious accident was avert
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-26
ERiNFoRD's NEW LIBRART.
Wiu Have Cost a Half Million Whom Con

 Wiu Have Cost a Halr Million Whom Conn
 pleted.
 The magnificent library building given to the town of Branford by Timothy B. Blackstone president of the Chicago and Alton railroad, who was born in the town, will be completed in the next few months, More than $SOO,- OOO has already been expended on the structure and when it is completed Mr. Blackstone will have spent half @ mil lion on it.
 The building was begun December 1, 1893, It is a monument to MT. Black stone. It was designed by S. s. Bee man of Chicago, one of the five arch ltects of the worlds fair buildings, The coutractors-the Probost company, also of Chicago-erected several of the larg est of the worlds fair buildings. Wal ter Crane is the decorator.
 The library is on a somewhat hls- toric spot-the site of the girlhood Of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and Mrs. Lucy Stone It stands at the junction of Main and Rogers streets and occupies the highest ground in the village.
 MT. Blackstone has for several years been collecting a choice library, and as soon as the building is complete he will stock the shelves with these books. It is understood that he will continue to add to this collection and that he will endow the library so it may become one of the best in Connecticut.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-26
Anthnry CnrroIl to Lecture.

Anthony Carroll walked into police headquarters last night and announced to the newspaper reporters that on the evening of January 20 he intends to deliver q. lecture at Neru hall setting forth how the city government has been run from 1869 to the present time. He says he is in earnest and will make some interesting statements.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-26
VISIT TO HAMPTON COURT
4 RAMBLE THROUGH THIT HIS~
 TORIC ENGLISH PALACE.

Most Remarkable Grape Vino in tho World -Hampton Court the Tavorite Place of Residence fer the Sovereigns of Great Britain-Thousands of Tamo Deer in the Immense Park.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-26

l suffered from ca- tarrh of the worst kind ever since n boy, and l never hoped for cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to do even that.
 Many aoquaintances have used it with eX- cellent results. Oscar