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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

The following is from the Anderson Her.
AIDS report of reunion of the Wise fam
lily, which occurred a few days ago near
Perkinsville, Madison county, Ind. There
were about $50 members of the family pres
ent, including four generations, the subject
of the sketch being the oldest:
John Wise. ST.; was born in Ross county,
e1ghty-hve years OF age his next birthday.
His parents moved to Madison county In
1924, settling the succeeding year on the
tract of land that has ever since been his
home. To reach the locality they followed
emigrant trail through the wilderness,
as there were no established roads at that
afterwards. A rude cabin built for the
first dwelling of the family, and they en-
orally carving farm out of the dense tim
Der which covered all the land
Young Wise assisted in cutting out the
road from PerkinsviIle to Anderson. In
those days there were many Indians in this
part of the State, and he mad Indian boys
for playmates. He distinctly remembers
one big red man who was a mighty deer
hunter. His name was Jim Buckwheat.
All kinds of wild game were plentiful. Deer
standing in his own dooryard. Wolves We're
thick and constantly prowling about. Mr.
Wise. as boy and young man, was a
great hunter. He made most of the money
selling fur skins with which he bought
the home place of the heirs after his father
ing skins was about the only way to get
money. Once he drove with a load of
wheat, twenty-five bushels, to Cincinnati
where ne sold it for Is cents a buShel. He
invested his money in four barrels of salt
which he brought home and sold out to
his neighbors, clearing $40 on the transac-
ton Salt was worth 81 for sixty pounds.
1t required fourteen days to make the trip.
The roads We're very bad. He occasionally
gathered together some produce, and load
ing it up. would drive through to Richmond
with team of three yoke OF oxen.
There were no thraShing machines then.
Farmers cut their wheat with a sickle and
tramped out the grain with horses or used
a fail The chaff was then cleaned out by
swinging a sheet as the grain and chan
were poured down. so as to get the force of
the current of air.
Store goods OF any kind were almost I'M
known to the people. Such goods We're
much higher in price than now. and there
was no money with which to buy. Home
made Jeans were worn by the men, linsey
woolsey'' and tow linen by the women.
People talk about hard times now, but they
don't know anything about hard times.
such as the people of those early days had
to endure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

If Bryan should be. In that event the cleo
ton of Vice President woE!d ~ & on
the Senate, whose choice IS >ftI"~, <
the Constitution to a selectt1y 'sr,s,Ne
two highest numbers on --s.s So This
would mean either Hobart aud Sewall or
Hobart and Watson, with chances in favor
of Hobart. From present indications, how
ever, this contingency will be prevented by
the overwhelming election of Mckinley
and Hobart by the people
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

In his statement eXpounding the Con-
sttution and law relative to the powers
of the federal government, Attorney
general Harmon gave Mr.. Bryan hard
hit when he said: What 1 have said is
well known to lawyers and students of
the Constitution. 1t is chiefly intended for
the people at large, before whom the sub
ject has now been brought" Evidently
the Encouragement does not class Mr.
Bryan among lawyers and students of the
Constitution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

In the proceedings of the recent sound
money Democratic convention in this city
was its Endorsement of Mr.. Cleveland. 1t
said:
Whatever else is Objectionable about
this boiling Democratic convention now as
sembled in this city, its loyalty TO Presi-
dent Cleveland is praiseworthy and much
TO be admired. The Sentinel fully indorses
the convention iii this respect
Now that Mr.. Cleveland has given his
Endorsement to the whole platform and the
ticket as representing the voice of true
Democracy" will the free-silver organ in
dorse Mr.. Cleveland?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

If workingrnen will take the trouble to
analyze Mr. Bryan's position and advice to
them they will find that under his profess
sions of friendship is a real disregard Tor
their interests and disrespect for their IN
telligence and honor. When he stigma
tizes gold as the rich mans money and
asks worlzingmen to vote for free silver he
implies that cheap money is good enough
for poor men. When he advocates a policy
that would reduce the purchasing power
of the dollar without increasing working
mems wages he implies that they and their
families ought TO get along with fewer OF
the luxuries and comforts of life than they
enjoy now. When he says they are being
coerced by their employers to vote against
their independence, and when he advises
them to put on Mckinley badges and JOIN
Mckinley clubs during the campaign and
vote for Bryan on election day, he insults
their manhood by urging them to De
SneakS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

l.. L. B., Noblesville: The alleged quota
ton from the London Financial News
which you copy has been declared by that
paper a forgery. Since that time clipping
has been published by free-sliver papers
purporting to have been taken from the
Financial News of April So 1894, in which
it is alleged that America would seize the
trade of the world if it should go 10 Sill
yer basis. The alleged article was called
forth by some discussion at that time OF
project to unite the United States ana
other countries using silver IN compl-
nation to refuse to trade with nations
which would not join IN an agreement Tor
international bimetallism. II the LONDON
paper held that opinion then and has since
revoked it by declaring the article Wnicn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

Mr.. Carpenter, in yesterdays letter says
that the silver-mine owners are clearing 10
per cent. at the present price of silver. AS
this is the statement of the owners to him.
it may be accepted the minimum profit.
They want 20 per cent. for a minimum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

Among the many curious features of the
present political situation is the possibility
of the election Of a Popocrat President and
Republican Vice President. In other
words. the election of Bryan would not
necessarily mean that Of either of his run
ming mates. In fact, there are already
enough mixed electoral tickets in differ
emit States to make II reasonably certain
taat neither Of thera would be elected. even
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

A writer in the Chicago Record, who
has had many years experience in Mex
leo in growing coffee and cocoa, says
The fiuctuation of silver is the bane of
Mexico. 1t is the one great drawback to
commercial advancement. 1t is their prayer
to get upon the gold standard-that of the
United States and the commercial states
of Europe. 1t is the hope of Diaz for the
good of his country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

From present indications Kentucky will
probably poll the largest vote for the
sound-money Democratic ticket of any
State in the Union. With such able and
popular leaders as Carlisle Buckner Sem
ator Lindsay and Henry Watterson and
the whole Democratic business influence
of the State, the Palmer-Buckner ticket
will receive a very large vote.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

Mr.. Cleveland's Endorsement of the
sound-money ticket will make the silverites
and Populists hate him worse than ever,
and the country will respect him more
than ever for the enemies he has made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

The new Popocratic chairman, in his ad-
dress to the Democrats, speaks of ''hireling
gold bugs abiding, perhaps, to the hun
dreds of thousands of wage earners who
are opposed 10 the siver-mine owners
Bcheme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14
Department Clerks AGitated.

The department clerks are nightly
Stlfred up over report that candidate
iryan VIII make his visit TO Washington
the 18th the occasion for an attack on civil
service, and hold out the idea that if he is
erected ne Will turn the departments over
20 the muititudes who have been eating
husks on the exterior Nothing would ex-
cite greater enthusiasm among the thou
sands from the Maryland and Virginia
country around and about washington
than the prospect of being given a chance
at the Ito them) fat clerkships that are
now held beyond their reach
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14
Paid in Silver.

Samuel Newman of Lagrange purchased
Mr. Green's flock of sheep for 1920 and
ne belng silver man was paid in silver.
he was paid $40 in dimes. $40 in quarters
siv In halves and the balance in one-dolar
sllEe: pieces all mixed up and Weighing
twenty pounds. Mr.. Newman found Mr.
Green ana he found wheat sack for his
wealth, but the joke was d little weighty,
although legal tender, and he had to stand
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

Great Scot. Some newspaper man has
discovered that candidate Sewal in his
contracts for the shipment of oil for the
Standard Oil Company, exacts gold pay
ments in the shipping contracts! Garry
the news to Watson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

Major Mckinley has thousands of voters
going to hear him, while Mr.. Bryan must
seek his audiences. Hundreds of thou
sands of people read the Mckinley
speeches, earnest and patriotic but few
people of intelligence are now reading the
repetitionS of Mr.. Bryan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

Mr.. Cleveland's Endorsement of the Palm
er-Buckner ticket makes the administra-
ton solid for sound money If Hoke
Smith had remained In the Cabinet he
would have found himself in a very lone
some minority
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

Thomas jefferson in his first inaugural
address enumerated among the essential
principles of our government 1.-The honest
payment of our debts and sacred preser-
walton of the public faith. Mr.. Bryan
sometimes quotes from Jefferson. but he
never quotes this.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

Mr.. Bryan tells the farmers that free
coinage of silver will give them cheap
money with which to pay their debts. He
is careful not to tell them that however
cheap the money may be. it can only be
obtained by the same methods and will be
as hard to get as now. But he puts it as
an appeal to their dishonesty. He says in
effect: You have incurred debts On gold
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

A few evenings ago number of Repub-
lican boys in the Third ward. belonging to
excellent families so far forget themselves
as to tear down and take from the house OF
a Democrat a picture of Mr.. Bryan. Those
boys should be told that the first principle
of Republcanism is to respect the rights
of others.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

In saying that he would be delighted to
mingle with those who are determined that
the voice of true Democracy shall not be
smothered and who insist that it's glorious
standard shall be borne aloft in faithful
hands," Mr.. Cleveland went as far in the
direction of offensive partisanship'' the
proprieties of the situation would allow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL
Can be found at the following places:
-EW YORk-Windsor Hotel and Aston Hol

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORk-Windsor Hotel and Astor House.
CHICAGO-Palmer House and p. o. News Co.
d Adams street.
CINCINNATI-J. r. Hawley & Co., 154 Vine
LOUISVILLE-C. T. Deering, northwest corner
of Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co., $50 Fourth avenue.
ct LoUIS-Union News Company, Union Depot
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Riggs House, Ebbitt
House. Wizards Hotel and the Washington
News Exchange Fourteenth street, between
Penn. avenue and f street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

Those who desire to know what oratory
Is should read Bourke Cockran's Chicago
speech When they shall have done so they
can read one of Mr.. Bryan's to ascertain
the difference between oratory and noise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

The most important fall in prices since
1873 is that in the price of money. The
rate of interest is much lower now than
1T was then.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

Watson is one of those disagreeable per-
Bons who cannot be bought off with money
or promises. Nothing can silence him but
the scalp of capitalist Sewall
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

New York Tribune

New 7 OK Tribune
We gather our ideas from every source
says MI. Bryan. We shouldn't have known
,ilat TINS was your custom, William il YOU
NAOMI told US. You have never seemed 10
s san,a any ideas from experience. for ex-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14
Didn't Like the Name.

NHICdBO Special
Womans free-silver club was formed
mere last night, but they objected to the
name or 'Popocrats, and / hear they
nave decided to call themselves Mamma
crals, as they consider that cognomen
more an keeping with their sex
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14
Willing tn Re Educafed

This is undoubtedly a campaign of ed
ucation,'' remarked Mr. Figg to his visit
or. when Tommy interrupted him with:
Say, paw
What is it?"
Cant 1 stay out of school till it is over
and get my education following the pa
radeS?"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

Those who desire to listen TO senator
Thurston tonight should be In Tomlnson
Hall in good season.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14
In Re Fairy Tales.

What are you reading, johnny" asked
the father.
'tJst a book Of fairy tales" said the
son.
Seems to you are getting too old
to be interested in that sort of thing.
Really" remarked the mother. Didn't
hear you last evening reading the predic-
ton that Bryan would carry New York;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14
ct. LoU1s-Union News Company. Union Depot

Bad money never made good times, and
debasing the currency of a country never
Increased it's wealth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14
No Doubt CT II.
Kansas City Journal

Kansas City Journal
Meddlesome editors are pointing out that
Greeley had larger and more enthmsiasri t
a aug than Bryan. However, Bryan
VIII .oine OUT FULLY as Well in November
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14
No Unidentified Haste.

your Honor said the policeman, dis
felly an half dozen odders was rushin'
de can
'"Scuse me- judge Mr.. Dismal Dawson
took occasion to say, but while it is
fact that we was circulatin the can all
right, dey wasn't the least idee of rushin'
it at any time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

Chicago Post &

aa we r predict that from now untll election
Wy vvst l bryan viii be kept very busy dodging
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
One differences.

Watts-Blamed if / can see much diff
ference between golf and Skinny.
Potts-There is whole lot. Skinny Is
played in English.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

price was 90 cents. When the act was re-
peaIed silver was worth 7OA cents an ounce.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

When lovely woman stoops to folly,
IT'S safe to bet all you are worth
That some ones given her jolly
BY informing her that she positively
doesn't look more than seventeen, and
is moreover, the most beautiful and
accomplished creature that ever trod
the earth.
cleveland Leader.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10

Guentbner was presiding over it last
night with becoming dignity. Fancy
and toilet articles form the stock in
trade of this booth.
The Art Department is one of the
pre- ttiest of the exhibit. The booth is
decorated i'll yellow and white and con-
tairs handsome etchings, water color
and oil paintings and many articles
which are meeting with ready sals
Miss Flora Legrow, MIR. F. W. Carmen,
MIR. Charles II. Jackson, Miss Josie
A udrews. Mr.. Albro E. Chase, Miss Car
RE Pettengill. Mrs. Albro E. Chase,
MIR. John Q. Burke, Mrs. John o. Burke.
Miss Lottie Hodsdon are in charge of
this department..
The fancy goods booth adjoins the art
department. 1t is, for the ladies, one of
the most interesting exhibits of the fair
In it are all manner of fancy work
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10

these lines and is in charge of Peter
Stoneham and A. W. Kelsey.
Next TO this booth and in the corner
near the stair case leading to the gallery
is the hardware department., where all
manner of articles In cutlery, skates,
ranges and stoves and cooking utensils
are to be found on sale. Mr.. John S.
Foss is in charge of this department..
MI. Arthur Floyd did the neatest piece
of decorating in the hall when he had
completed t he evergreen booth on which
the gypsy oracles may Ee consulted.
1t is one of the prettiest things at the
fair and its inmates tw gaily dressed
gypsy queens, add not little to it's at
Effectiveness.
Near by is the drapery department in
charge of Walter ii. Crown of Walter
Corey & Co. Rich draperies of all de-
soriptions, handsome furniture, rugs and
curtains make this booth most charm
ing one.
The druggists have booth all by
them selves and the urbane E. x.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10
THE D ECORATIONS.

Monday had not been born an hour
when the busy Odd Fellows wers at
work transforming City Hall into a
veritable palace of artistic beauty. 1t
required m immen SO amount of labor
to get up the decorations and arrange
the booths and their exhibits but unf 9
the direction of the committee on deco
rntions and the experienced eye of Capt.
George E. Brown everything was pushed
along like olock-work. The result as seen
last night was equ l to anything in
this line ever seen in Portland.
From the center of the ceiling of the
hall radiats to all parts Of the hall scores
of bright colorsd streamers, forming q
canopy over the hall which almost hides
it's ceiling from sight. The walls above
the galleries are also hidden by shields
of bunting tastafully arranged and ar
tistically draped. The galleries are
adoraed with pink and green bunting
and at intervals about it are rosettes of
various ooloIs.
The front of the stage is lined with
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-10
A BURGLAR CAUGHT.
RosenburgS Store at Westbrook
Entered.
GOODS TO THE VALUE or 5000 AND
OVER WERE TAKEN.

Burglary Occurred Last Observation-Disclosures
Kept From Public-Joseph Magee
Arrested for Crime and Makes a Full
Confession.
Westbrook people were surprised to
learn yesterday morning that burglars
had been at work in their CITY the past
week. Wednesday night and again sun.
day night Rosenburg Bros clothing and
dry goods store in the Pride's block Oh
Main street. was entered and goods to
the amount of about $500 were stolen.
The entrance was made by rear WIN
dow. The proprietors thought it best to
keep the affair from the public in the
hopes that thereby they might be more
successful in locating the burglars
The officers were notified ard after
looking into thu matter they were cou-
Tinced that the perpetrators were resi-
dents OF the city. 1t soon narrow ed
down to certain party and the officer
secured warrant and instituted d
search of his apartments The party
suspected Was Joseph MaiIley, alias
Magee. a FIench-Canadian with an au-
savory record. He occupies room with
his parents on Central street. When the
officers reached his rooms the first thing
that attracted their attention was o large
trunk. They proceeded to investigate Its
contents and were gratified to find il
contained portion of the stolen goods.
Several ulstars, suits of clothes and
other articles of gents furnishing were
found, which Mi. Rosenberg was able
to identify as goods taken from his es-
ia blishment The occupant of the room
was soon placed under arrest and Is now
at the city lookup awaiting q hearing
After the officers had left the burglars
home, one of the members of his family
came to the city marshal with soms
mere goods which they stated they had
found concealed in the burglars room.
After getting these articles together.
Mr.. Rosen berg informed the officers tina
these constituted only part of the good
Of which the firm had been relieved
Another party was seen in company
Sunday evening with Mailley, and
warrant was secured and search of hi
apartments were made but no more
goods were found.
The officers have located him. however
and he will be arrested. Mr.. Rosen bers
called on Mailley at his cell last evening
and he made olea breast Of the crime
He stated that he has no "pal' bu
the officers are not inclined to believe hi
statement. Mailley has a bad record
He has served several sentences in tn,
county jail, for thefts, assaults, drunk
enness, etc. About three years ago, IL
a drunken row he stabbed companion
in the neck, but luckily did not inaio,
a dangerous wound.
There have been some burglaries in thi
city the past year, the perpetrators O
which, have not been discovered, Blu
the officers are inclined to the belief tina
Mailley had no connection with these