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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
EVER VIEW AND FRESH.
The Many Persons Who Originate the
Joke About breaking the Camera.

Utica Observer.
81 hope didn't break the glass in the
camera, she simpered, as the photographer
bowed her out of the door.
Then he went over to his desk and picked
up little book that was filled with figures.
iSeventy-three thousand eight hundred and
made an entry.
The door opened again. and breezy young
man. dressed in his best. and peeping over
the corners of his mouth, entered
Il thought would come in and sit for
some pictures, IL you have a camera that you
Certainly certainly" said the photog-
rapher. "Sit down moment" and then he
went over and made another entry in the
sand eight hundred and sixty-fve."
When this negative was secured and the
chappie started out. he laughed and re-
camera"
"Oh, no. said the photographer. gravely.
And then he made another entry in the lit
tie book, and nodded at each syllable, as he
pronounced "Seventy-three thousand eight
hundred and sixty-six."
'T have been at this business about twenty
years ago 1 commenced to keep a record OF
the instances upon which I should her the
alleged joke about breaking the glass in a
man who just left repeated it made the
seventy-third thousand eight hundred and
sixty-sixth. Had he reamned few minutes
longer he would doubtless have sprung ii
two or three more times
1T is the commonest so-called joke In
the world; Next to. is this hot enough fol
you? or Is this cold enough for your IL Is
one of the commonest expressions The ole
and wise, young and foolish homely. hand
some, plain, pretty, fat, lean, tall or short
everybody that can talk-seem to think II
Is a brand new joke, and they are so de
lighted with it that they sometimes roll tn,
chestnut around five or six times In a visi,
here of half an hour. 1 expect to reach a
hundred thousand before the commencement
season is over this year, for pretty school
girls. who are more liable to break a hear
than anything else. think IL great fun Il
accuse each other and warn me about dan
ger to the camera when their pretty faces
are posed in front of it,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

He Quieted n Lot Of Alaska Indians
Who Were Determined to XIII.
Seattle Observation-Disclosures

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
J. F. Solomon. who ran a trading sloop
between Cook inlet and Juneau twelve years
ago. is an old traveller. and has roughed 1t
Mexico o." spesking s' of his experiences in
Alaska, he told a reporter OF a remarkable
Nucheck several years ago.
II spent some time at Nucheck once. Was
The crew with the boat were about the only
white men there al that q ne beside the post
trader and the Russian bishop There were
all Catholics. / had a Russian Finn aboard
quarrelsome fellow, who came pretty near
getting us all cleaned out He was fond Of
plenty. used to. gather clans and put them
In a bucket. He would leave the bucket at
the waters edge. SO the rising tide would
cover them and keep them fresh.
Zone morning an Indian kicked the bucket
over and scattered the clans. This made
the Russian Finn mad, and he went at the
over the place. The fellow fought back, and
the Finn drew small revolver on him.
A number OF Indians had gathered about,
attracted by the noise Of the quarrel, and
when the pistol flashed into view. cries OF
hatred and anger rose on all sides. The
Finn had 10 run for his life. He got into
the house OF the post trader, and the In
dams howled about on the outside like a
lot OF wolves who have scent Of meat.
The bishop l was on hand trying to pacify
demanded the revolver. The Finn was
scared and gave it over without much of a
struggle. The bishop went outside, and.
after holding it up TO the view of the excited
natives, threw IL on the ground. IL struck
on the hammer and exploded. The bullet
struck one OF the natives in the front OF the
neck and came out al the back. The strange
thing was that the Indian unhurt, the
bullet slipping about the neck without pene-
trating vital point. Then there was a
great powwow. The bishop was smart. He
said higher power had certainly guided
the bullet and spared the mans life, TO
make peace between the whites and their
brothers. The Indians took it all in, and
the trouble was tided over. They never
went much on the Russian Finn, however,
and until we had got safely away he never
went alone at night"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
TOO MUCH SMITH.
Social Entertainments Growing Out
OF Having the Same Name.

OF Having the Same Name.
Washington Capital.
1t is emphatically true that Washington so
ciety is funnier than fiction. though there
is a great deal OF story telling about high
good reason. Mrs Hoke Smith, however,
can tel some absolutely true incidents. which
are funny enough to have been made to
OF life, and her way of telling a story adds
story to 1t that is quite irresistible.
One concerns lady by the name of Smith,
who spent this season in Washington and
received a great deal of attention. Soon
after her arrival she attended Mrs. Hoke
Smiths reception. and the wife Of the Sec
latter entered the drawing room 1t was
evident that none of the receiving party
ducing herself she stepped up to one Of the
ladies and mentioned her own name:
Mrs. Hoke Smith
The hostess took 1T for an inquiry. and her
reply was tart in the extreme. She re-
marked that she was not Mrs. Hoke Smith,
and had been regretting that her name was
had been mistaken for the wife of the Sec
rotary Of the Interior a dozen times a day,
and she was making II her object in life
to make people understand that Secretary
Smith was not her husband.
Mrs. Hoke Smith admits that she had hard
work to keep her temper, but her sense Of
the ludicrous came to the rescue, and she
said very sweetly that she was glad to hear
Ii, because" she added, 1.-The Secretary Of
the Interior Is my husband, and Ii would
be extremely embarrassing If he were yours
also"
Then there were apologies and explana-
tions and laughter: but although Mrs. Hoke
Smith was very pleasant and good-humored
about 1t, the other lady did not return the
call. and the acquaintance lapsed But that
wasn't the end of 1t. Months afterward, and
lately, Mrs. Hoke Smith met another Mrs.
Smith at the house OF friend, and in the
course Of the conversation storytelling be-
gan and Mrs. Hoke Smith told this story.
The next development was that the lady to
whom she was telling it was the heroine of
IT, Mrs. Hoke Smith having forgotten her
face. 1t seemed TO be a case of too much
Mrs. Smith"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
THE GROUND OF DISCHARGE.
A Ruling ON a Fine Point of Law by a
Nebraska Justice.
New York Sun.


The major had never read anything more
OF law than the titles on the backs OF the
law books in the. office. of his friend, the
colonel. Nevertheless, when he was obliged
by force of circumstances to defend John
Thorsen on a charge of illegal voting, he
prepared to do his best. There had been an
county should issue bonds to assist in the
building OF railroad. The proposed line
was to cross the old road at right angles,
and the Old road fought the proposition with
all its energy: The major and two others
were employed to stump the county against
the bonds and there. was a red-hot cam
paign. with bitter feeling both sides. At
It's close John Thorsen. a section boss for
the old road. came down from Oregon where
voted against the bonds. claiming Central
City as his residence, because he had lived
there before he went to Oregon. The sup
and retained every lawyer in the town for
the prosecution. The examination was set
down forthwith. and there was no one to
defend Thorsen but the major. This Is how
the major won the case:
Thorsen had taken his wife to Oregon to
board the men in his gang while the work
was going on. The principal evidence against
him was that of young man who had
heard Thorsen say on the day before the
election that that ne did not expect to return to
to his mother-in-law. who was standing on
! the rear platform OF the train on which she
was leaving the town. She was deaf and
Thorsen had to shouts to make her hear So
the young man had heard distinctly what
Tb0rSen had said.
When this testimony was finished the
major gravely addressed the old justice of
the peace who was holding the examination.
miss the complaint and discharge the de-
PENDANT on the ground that this evidence is
entirely hearsay. and cannot be substanti-
ated, Mr. Thorsen's mother-in-law having
left the State and being out of the jurisdic-
ton of this honorable court"
The lawyers for the prosecution laughed,
and the old justice began an earnest con-
su,tation of his law books. At. last he re-
moved his spectacles and sober1y announced
| his decision.
NO" he said, 'T cannot grant the motion
| on that ground. But / do grant the motion
| and / do dismiss the complaint and dis
| charge this defendant on the ground that
| the old lady was a leetle deaf and might
| not a'-heard what this defendant was talkin'
about
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

May n Wheelman Speak 10 Another
when Riding mt Any Time:

New York Sun.
Fine points about bicycle etiquette have
not been settled yet. 1t seems to be the
general opinion that when you riding
wheel you have right TO address
ydsd y w hy may ZONE Up nes,oe y4h pro
ing about It isn't necessary. IL custom
makes a law. to say beg your pardon.
sir. and then make a SPECIFIC statement
abort some topic and then say ''Gooo morn
dng." but you have the right to begin a
general conversation. on some bicycle topic.
of course. and continue to talk as long as
the other man will listen. If you are the
man addressed you have not the right, Sap-
not know yon You must endure the the conc no
versation until you can contrive some way
20 escape the other fellow II he happens to
90 bore. OF course, this applies solely to
etiquette among men.
Still there are limits to this liberty of
speech and action, and this had an illustra-
ton In Brooklyn one day last week. when q
man OF thirty undertook 10 compliment a
man of seventy-f1ve on his skill in riding a
wheel along a crowded highway. The man
OF many years was almost a counterpart
OF Paul Kruger in venerable appearance
That Of itself was sufficient TO attract at
terftlon to him. What attracted further at
ten.fon to him was the fact that when he
crossed Fulton street at Bedford avenue-al-
ways dangerous crossing-he rode with his
right foot on the pedal.
Pretty old man TO be showing off like
that. said one OF the two younger men
bicycists who were coming behind the ell
derby man. See him dodge that wagon.
Wonder If the left side of his wheel is dis
ab1ed?''
They watched loom Paul. as they called
him, get into some more difficulties as he
went northward- He coon lodged in be-
tween the tongue of an ice wagon and the
wheel OF brewery wagon with the skill OF
q small boy The space through which he
passed could not have been more than a
yard and half wide. Still he kept his left
leg on the coasting guard. Few of the most
skilled riders would have dared to take the
chances that he did. Finally one of the two
younger men could stand 1t no longer. He
rode nearer to the old man and noticed that
his left leg was useless and that the only
way "Oom Paul" could ride was by pedal
ing solely with his right foot. His skill was
of such high order that the younger man
drew up alongside OF him and said:
You ride extremely well, sir
wagon that passed between them and
caused the old man to make a skillful
swoop to one side cut off the reply. The
younger man drew up alongside again and
repeated: ~
'.You ride exceedingly well, sir"
The old man turned his head bit, looked
searchingly through his gold-rimmed spec
tacles with thick lenses. and said frigidly:
II am attending to my own affairs, sir
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
SATAN AND THU ANGEL.
Why His Satanic Majesty Couldn't Put
Out the Fire.
New York Evening Sun.


pet notion Of the new education Is to
let the pupil tell story by drawing instead
OF writing. 1T doesn't matter in the least
whether or not he knows anything about
drawing. A story is read to him and he Is
expected 10 illustrate Ii in his own way and
according TO his own ideas. 1t Is this latter
part of the creed that sometimes leads TO d.
verting results For instance. a portion of
'sPilgrim's Progress was read TO a certain
class the other day. that they might inter-
pref IL in crayon. The portion which was
read included that crisis where Christian
watches Satan doing his best TO put out the
flames of righteousness. which in spite of all
his efforts, however, rise higher and higher,
and presently Christian discovers the reason
for this: upon the other side of the fire Is an
angel pouring on the oil of righteousness
against which the water which Satan pours
is as nothing. One of the children illustrated
the situation in this wise: An enormous bon
fire arose in the middle OF the page. its
flames just as red as scarlet crayon could
make them. On one side stood Satan play
ing upon the flames with a modern garden
hose from which issued a copious stream
OF bright green water. On the other side
was an angel OF the conventional type. harp,
halo. wings and all. but whose hand grasped
a big oil can OF the kind common TO nine
tenth century North American households
and in big letters labeled. Kerosene"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
HOUSE
FURNISHINGS

Hardwood Frame Adjustable window
Screens, 19c each. Win fit any window.
Screen Wire. Ike square foot.
Screen Doors complete, ready to hang
75c. Door hung at reasonable prices.
Oil Stoves, Toe, $3.50 and s225
Gas Stoves, Toe. $50. SIS and up.
Ever Ready Lawn Mowers, l-inch size.
$1.9S.
Solid Back Scrub Brush. &c.
Crown Jewel Carpet Sweeper. $19S; worth
$500.
Majestic Clotheswringer. solid white rubber
rolls. SIPS.
Putz Pomade, the best metal polish. 1c
box.
Charcoal-flled Water Coolers. SIS up to
$1,000
Iceland Refrigerators are lined with char
coal and mineral wool, making them superb
or to all others. Get the prices.
Complete line of Spaulding's Baseball
Goods and Fishing Tackle. Horsman's line
of Tennis Goods.
Trunks and Baby Carriages at prices You
will like.
BASEMENT.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

In a contemporary Richard Harding
Davis Is quoted as having said OF his earlier
career: That story CGallegnerD was all
very wei. but IL has reportorial curtness
and capitalization of expression about II
legher' has the thumb marks OF the poo,
pawn-ticketed, free-lunched hack reporter
on It's pages. want TO forget that part
OF my existence. / want TO wipe of the
newspaper shop part OF my life. j vii. sac
rlfice Gallagher and the royalties thereon
II people will only forget that / was once
somo reason to doubt that these observa-
fions were made IN sober earnest. Is there
not some yelled Irony IN them? Even sup
satisded psrsOn that he 10 widely reputed -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
Wrapper Sale

A great purchase of about 500 light
colored Percale and Lawn Wrappers
60 on sale tomorrow at about half
the usual prices. We've divided them
into just three lots.
About 100 plain Percale Wrappers,
we'll made, with full skirt and Vatican
back, made to sell at 81. Sale price
43c.
300 fine Percale Wrappers, with
broad ruffle around the yoke and over
the shoulders. The skirt and sleeves
are made full, Wrapper that always
sells at S1.25. Sale price Csc.
100 fine Lawn Wrappers in beautiful
colors, have ruffles over shoulders and
are trimmed with lace, the skirt made
very full, Wrapper that always sells
at $l.98. Sale price S1.23.
SECOND FLOOR.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

be, It does not seem true that he would talk
so foolishly. II man was ever good
reporter there is no reason why he should
want to wipe off the newspaper shop part
OF his life. There are all sorts OF newspa-
per men. but those who take pride In
their work and enjoy 1t have no notion that
IL is humiliating and that they must soar
beyond IT. AS a matter of fact, how far
has Mr.. Davis scared beyond "Gallegher?"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

PIttsburs Chronicle Telegraph.

PIttsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Tomorrow morning the work OF planting
the free potato patches will begin in the
East End A c. Peterson. superintendent
os the work VIII have charge OF the dis
tribut.on and will instruct those who are
not acquainted with the method OF filling
the soil. Mr.. Peterson was seen at 10 a
m at the East End Office OF the Society
for the Improvement OF the Poor. He said
that the work II going on successfully in al
tn branches.
A-snt at Wlnsblzdls and Friendship avenues
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
The difference.

Chicago Post.
Mamma" said he as he looked up from
his book there's a difference between
knickerbockers and boomers. amt therey'
"Of course there is" she replied.
What is it," he asked.
''Um, well. Willie"
MY boy interrupted his father. when
they're cut so that you can't tell whether
the wearer is coming toward you or going
away they are bloomerA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

Best quality Of Lenses, mounted in solid
Nickel Silver or In rimless frame, for only
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
voc.
SECOND FLOOR.
CROCKERY DEPT.

14-inch Plain Stake Plates, usually sell at
Csc and 3oc, for only &c each.
Glass Vinegar Cruets &C each.
Dark Blue and White Stamp Plates. 10c
each.
Japanese Porch Seats. &c each.~
Half-gallon F1emissStone Ice-water Pitch
ers, DC each.
12-piece White and Gold Toilet Set. Trilby
shape, for 1913.
BASEMENT.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

All the Fancy Ribbons in checks. stripes.
plaids, Dresden and ombre effects, worth up
to SOC, at only 19c yard.
Elegant Dresden Ribbons, 5 inches wide,
a good quality Taffeta Silk Warp Prints,
always sold up to &c. at only 29c a yard.
A better quality at CSC.
Fine Silk Taffeta Ribbons. in all shades,
the newest Ribbon of the season.
CENTER AISLE.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-14
KEELs TO BE ARRESTED.
A Rule to Show Cause Issued
Against HIM.

4 rule 10 show cause was issued Monday
morning against Capt. D Keels, * County
Treasurer, and he will be required TO appear
before the Court on Thursday morning If
he cannot show good cause why he should
not te arrested on the charge eofemte1zlsment
made by the Ora: d Jurc, an indictuen, will
be drawn up at once sud he "ili be tak.n in
70 cus'ody. Solicitor Wilson has acted
pr pity, aud the matter ~iil be fully and
im. -r,ially investigated. If Capt. Keels can
prove .ha, he has not embezz!ed the coun:y's
money be will be viudicated and discharged.
If is prcven hst be has emaezz'ed couaty
funds he will re prosecuted to The full e1'ent
of the law.
A rule to show cause was also issued
agains. Coroner Commander, who was pre-
sen:ed By the Grand Jury on account of
shortage in his accounts when acting as
Sheriff the rule is returDaole on Thurs
day.
The hearing on Thursday promises to be
very exciting and sensational, and es the mat
ter has excited be greatest interest the Cour;
House will doubtless be crowded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-14
COURT NEWS.
The Casas Disposed Of and Sentences
Imposed.

The following cases have been disposed
of:
The Stare vs.. Jim Whitfield, assault With
intent to kill not guilty.
TIE State vs. William Terry, housebreak-
ing and larcency cot guilty,
TIE State 7s. Frank Adams, burglary
larceny, guilty, with recommendation to
mercy; eight years in The Peniten,iary.
The State rs Joe Merriman, murder, gull
ty OF manslaugbter, With recommendation 10
mercy 67e years in Peniientiary
The State vs March Moore. burglary and
larceny, guilty with recommendation to
mercy FIVE years in the Peuirentiary.
The State vs Gordon Allsbrooks, Dallci-
ous mischief not gniity.
The State vs. jim Jackson at.d Ellen Mack,
murder; Jackson guilty Of manslaugater
Ellen Mack, not guilty; discharged. jim
Jackson not yet sentenced.
The State vs Benjamin Welch and John
q. Tbompson, houseoreaking and :arcens !;
verdict, guilty of larceny Sentence
We:ch-2l days in chain gang Thompson
Ia days 10 chain gang
The State vs John Pickett, assault aud
battery of a high and aggravated nature
Verdict, guilty. Not yet sentenced.
State vs Frank O'Donnell, unlawful s'or.
ing and=keeping in his possession con'raoand
spirituous liquors. Mistrial.
State vs. jeff Drayton, housebreakipg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-14
Sam Jones Again.

Sam P. jones .he ro,ed evangelist aud
lecturer, will visit ih;s city Oh October 28b
and will lecture in the Opera House that
evening. The largest crowd ever in-ihe Opera
House, with toe single exception of The
Graded School Commencement, vas when
Sam Jones lectured here two years ago. The
house Vas filed from top to bottom and
macy were forced TO stand throughout the
evening. 1t is exnected that crowd equally
as large wi lturn out TO bear him on the oc-
casion of his second visit to Sumter, and iu
anticipation of this the price OF admission
n.s been fixed at so cents. MIR. Jones comes
uuder an engagement with the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Methodist church.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-14
ALL LICENSES ABOLISHED.
City Council Makes Clean Sweep
Of the license System.

City Conncil met IL extra session Monday
night for the purpose Of taking action on the
license tax s, stem :ha; has causei so much
discussion smorg all C asses Of citizens for
two months pas, ana has kept the tsxpaJers
and saleried men n state of uucertai"ty
and unrest ever since the City CcuEcii made
public irs unprecedented and unequal scheme
of svying tax on incomes Of ssIaried men.
The matter was taken up aod diilosed OF
in a summary manner the entire license s;75-
tenn being abolished, except insofar SO 1t re-
lates to transient acd itin,rant merchants,
agents and trade.e, shows and circuses.
There will be no license tax on any regula.
business or occupation and the license has
been removed from more than one business
that paid license for many years prior to the
inauguration of the general license system
three years ago
The total abolition Of licenses will decrease
the revenue of the city to an appreciaoie ex-
tent and it will therefore be necessary to in-
crease The tax levy on real and personal prop
erty to raise the amount of money required
10 pay The expenses o. the city government
The taI levy will be fixed at the next meeting
Of the Council.
4 letter Of resig milton was received from
Alderman G u. Hurst, jr., who is at present
engaged in business that requires him to re-
side 10 Philadelphia. Mr. Hurst expressed
great regret that circumstances beyond bis
control forced him to resign the position to
which be had been elected By the people OF
Sumter, and that he did so only because he
feltlt to be his duty to do so, inasmueh as it
would be an Injustice to the city and to the
other members of the Couucil to retain a
position, the duties attached to which he
could not discharge. The Gignation was
accepted and special election for his sue
cessor will be held Ut the earliest date posi-.
ble under the lsw
The resignation of Policeman S F Flow.
ers was accepted.
petition from Monaghan Hose Com
pany, No 2. was received and referred to tbe
committee 90 FIRE department The petition
requested that ce; tain needed repairs and i'm
provemen's be made on The reel house or
Liberty Street, now occupied by said Mona
CHAN Hose Company. Doors are wanted OF
the trout and rear of the house, cew
flooring on the fi.s, floor aud the elevation
of the foc7 OF TIE second story. TIE i'm
prcvemenis a.e necessary 10 render tie hons
comfortable and 10 give ioon f,r the neV
apparatus the company is negotiating for.