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The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
INDIANA NEWSPAPER OPINION.

Mr.. Cleveland says he is very well suited
with the quiet life he is living at Princeton.
So is the United States.-Vernon Journal.
The United States Supreme Court has
given abundant evidence in its decisions
lately that it is not "the tool of monopo-
listic greed" 1t has sustained this State
in it's effort to collect taxes from corpora
tions and now il decides against railroad
pooling. IL this keeps on the next Popo-
cratic convention will be at a loss Tor some
thing to say about the supreme court
Monticello Herald
The various products of an Indiana farm,
supplemented with the necessities and del
icacies which may be had in exchange for
the surplus butter, eggs, poultry, etc,
makes farming the most independent OF all
cslllings- The day is past Tor despising the
''smalI things in farming. There are many
farmers now In Miami county who realize
Yard and dairy than they do from the
staple crop.-Peru Republican.
If Ex-Governor Altgeld wants to spread
himself in a denunciation of bankers, capt.
talists and corporations. let him try his
great powers of invective on one Spalding,
president of the defunct Globe Savings
Bank and treasurer of the board OF trus-
tees of the Illinois University by the grace
of John Z. Altgeld, Governor He would
be certain of large and sympathetic audi
ence at such a performance, although it
might express It's interest by giving the
Governor q coat of tar ard feathers at its
Observation-Disclosures Item.
Thousands voted the Republican ticket
in November in the belief tuat the effort
to secure an international bimetallic agree
ment would be made, as pledged in the
ST Louis convention. 1t is, therefore. right
and proper that the commission be appoint
ed. There Is, however, no hope OF sue
cess. The whole trend of civilization and
the lesson of monetary science are for
gold standard and modern facilities for
cCmmGnication and credit exchanges have
sgccasioned less dependence upon a money
medium Of exchange.-Ft Wayne Gazette.
Consul General Gowdy announces a van
doc of cows. pigs. geese. chickens. farming
implements, corn in the ear and hay in
his barn preparatory 10 his departure for
four years residence in Paris. This VEN
due pubique will be held lie 2Ome d Avril.
Owing to his reasonable expectation of oc-
cupation of a personal character in the
blossomy clover field OF Parree Consul Cen
eral Gowdy has sensibly resolved on taxi
ing none of his fine pigs TO the gay cap
ital. AS he so tremendously remarks, with
n saucy little wink, III va dautres. La
flyette Call.
The tariff question has been long and Oft
en- discussed both pro and con. and there
Is scarcely anything new 10 be said upon
the subject. What is wanted now Is care
fui but prompt consideration OF the details
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
THE INCREASE or CITY DEBT

The increase OF the bonded debt of cities
is causing comment by the best newspa-
pers, and well il may, since the figures
representing such increase of the public
debt have reached remarkable proportions.
a recent issue of the Financial Chronicle
shows that during March Sl2019.S09 Of
municipal bonds were issued and sold; dur
ing February, sl2675,f1 were issued and
during the five months since the presiden-
tiai election the issue of bonds aggregated
$50. 7S9. 7t3. against S30,2l9ll0 year ago,
s39, C62, ss6 in the same time two years ago.
and s4s. .726,147 three years ago. The mu-
nicipal bond is coming to be one of the
most important features of the bond mar
ket Thus far all that were offered have
been freely taken at a rate of interest and
a premium which shows not only that in
vestors have confidence in such securities
but that money was never plentiful or
so ready to accept low rate of interest
Whatever effect it may have upon the fu-
ture of cities. the absorption of these
bonds at low rate of interest is a sure
indication of that return of confidence
which precedes the revival of business.
1t is quite remarkable that while the
millions Of people strongly sensitive to
an increase of the bonded debt OF the
United States. and statesmen. or perhaps
more properly, demagogues deplore it as
an evil verging upon calamity, the Increase
Of the bonded debt of city provokes little
or no comment; but no taxpayer feels that
he is taxed for interest on the national
debt except when he is under the hypnotic
influence of a demagogic spell-binder.
With the municipal bond it is different.
The interest appears in every tax levy, as
does the sinking fund if any proper pro-
vision is made for the redemption of the
bonds at maturity. 1t is doubtful if an in
crease of the State debt would cause so
much clamor or afford so fruitful theme
for demagogues as an issue of national
bonds in spite of the fact that the state
levy carries considerable of a tax for in
terest and sinking fund.
Ii is always said by those who favor the
issue of bonds tor city improvements that
the next generation will pay the deDt
While this is true. it cannot be forgotten
that the interest must be paid twice a
year, and that the interest must be OBJ
tanned by taxation. The aggregate mu-
nicipal debt of the cities of Massachusetts
is s10I. 702.s75 or 39 per cent. of the valua-
ton. On this Indebtedness the annual in
terest charges are s., s31 900. amount
equal to the net cost of maintaining the
state government few years ago.
To the extent that current taxation is
increased by issues Of bonds the cost of
living is higher in cities, not only to those
who own the property on which taxes are
assessed, but to those who are tenants. If
the bonded debt of cities goes on at the
present ratio. living in cities will cost more
in future than in the past because of these
debts. This will certainly be the case a
few years hence when these bonds begin TO
mature.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

A Chicago man who obtained quite
large sum of money by forging postal
orders was arrested and s., 800 Of the money
taken from his person. He was con-
victed of the forgeries, but brought suit
to recover the money. The jury found in
his favor on the ground that the money
taken from him was not the identical
money he received on the forged orders
An appeal was taken and the Appellate
Court decided that if the money taken
from him was the fruit of his crime. he
cannot recover it. But a man convicted
of forgery, with the cheek to sue for the
money on any pretext should be banker
with such men as Spalding.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
BAD ADVERTISING
some Mistakes of Some Advertisers
Kind of Advertising That Pays.

If there were no mistakes in advertising
every advertiser would retire in a year.
The perfect advertisement was never
written and never will be written until there
is perfect man to write it.
Ten per cent. of the local advertisements
are close to the perfection line.
Fifty per cent. are of much business
bringing value.
Twenty per cent are worth as much as
they cost.
Twenty per cent. are either worth less
than they cost or nothing at ALL
Probably ten per cent of local advertise
ments repel instead of attracting business.
and certainly 80 per cent. of local adver-
tisements are not profitable as it is pos
sible to make them.
The mistakes Of advertisers may be emu
merated as follows:
First-ToO much matter.
Second-Too little space.
Third-The advertising of too many arti-
cles the same time
Fourth-The advertising of the seller more
than of the sold
Fifth-Exa ggeration and lies.
Sixth-Advertisements to please the ad-
vertiser more than the customer.
There are other mistakes, but these are
the principal ones, and are more or less
made by every advertiser.
The writer was once an advertisement
writer and is the author of ten thousand
advertisements, all of which were fired in
the crucible of public opinion without being
more than scorched. and yet the writer is
positive that he never wrote more than a
few advertisements closely approach hing the
line of unqualified success and his exper-
ence, covering every legitimate trade con-
vinces him that there is nothing harder to
write than good advertisement and that
to write an advertisement successfully il
is necessary for the writer TO step outside
of himself into the world OF his customers
and to breathe the customers air
1t is obvious that the seller desires to sell
more than the buyer desires to buy
Therefore it is necessary for the seller TO
meet the buyer more than half way
If the advertisement is the connection be-
tween seller and buyer then it must be har-
monized with the receiver of the advertise
ment more than with the sender of it,
The advertiser has something TO sell, and
he must write the advertisement i'm his own
interest. but it will be worthless to him
unless it is of sufficient interest to command
the attention OF the wanted customer.
The good advertisement is good bait
hung on the hook of business.
That bait must be adapted 10 the hook
of the customer or the customer will not
snap at it.
If the hook of business so much protrudes
through the bait of advertising ii is certain
that the customer will steer away from it
and never be caught by il.
There is foo muph fina uyr;tinr !, o5,.o,
tisement construction, too much OF inartis-
tic art, too many curves and too MANY
lines which seem to read Well to the writer
of them. . :,
Nobody likes to part with his money
and the kind OF advertising that, makes
him do il is that which tells an honest
story briefly and apparently in the interest
OF the man who is TO spend the money as
well as in the interest of the man who is 10
receive the money.
NATHANIEL c. FOWLER. JR.
| Copyright, 1897. by the Publicity Publish
ing Company
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
MIR. HOLMAN CRITICALLY I'LL.
The WeII-KnOvvn Indianian Suffering
from Shock Caused by a Fall.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April l5.-Representative
Holman. of Indiana. is lying critically i'll
at his home in this city. Mr.. Holman had
a bad fall ten days ago or thereahouts and
his present condition is the result of the
shock The old gentleman has been in frail
health for months and was in poor shape
to Withstand a serious physical INJURY. The
first his colleagues knew of his sickness
was when IL was announced on Saturday
last that he unable to preside over
the Democratic caucus. He is under the in
iiuence of opiates at the present time. Mr.
Holman is seventy-five years OF age and
is serving his sixteenth term in Congress.
the longest House career OF any man who
ever sat in the lower branch of Congress.
There have been many representatives who
served longer continuously than Mr.. Hole
man. hut none who has his record of ac-
tualy taking his seat on a sixteenth term,
so historians saw.
An Associated Press dispatch says MIR.
Holman is still quite weak, but is able to
again take solid food. There Is nothing
alarming in his condition, though ii will
be some days before he can resume his
duties at the CAPITOL.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

Several citizens said yesterday that if the
Street-railroad Company had had man
of tact to manage its affairs it would not
have been put in the present predicament.
That is true; three years ago the company
had the good will of the people; now Its
only friends are those whom it hires. and a
large part of it's employees detest the sort
of service it has put upon them The ncn-
resident stock-waterers who manipulate the
Citizens Company have imagined that the
people of indianapolis would stand their
exactions to pay dividends and interest on
a Capitalization of s., ,000, 900.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Mr.. Anglers appointment.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, April 1.-THE APP
pointment of President Angel minister 10
Turkey is viewed with regret by members
of the university faculty and board of re-
gents for it means that the doctor has sig
nified his willingness TO accept the COM
mission. 1t is thought by those in "A posi-
ton to know that President Angel is be-
ing sent TO Turkey TO straighten out the
existing complications of the Ottoman en-
pire that are of vital interest TO America.
and that his commission is now for one
year. with the probability OF its being ex-
tended the full time of the administration.
The board of regents will meet on the 18th
of this month and will vote a leave Of alb
sence for the doctor who i at present in
New Orleans with his family
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
a Writer'S Income.
Springfield Republican.

1t is estimated that Mr.. KipIings income
while he is special correspondent of the
London Times at SjO0J a month will be
equal to the interest of 81 200 600. In MAX
ing the comparison, however, it must not
be forgotten that an interest account runs
on, no matter what happens while Mr..
Kipling's handsome earnings last only while
he has health, ideas ana reputation. A
literary man who does honest and con-
ScientiouS work more than earns his in
come, no matter how large it may happen
to be for short intervals at the hight of his
career.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
DEHTHBED MARRIAGE.
Cleveland business Man Weds q
Widow Who Is Supposed IN BE Dying.

CLEVELAND. April ia deathbed mar
riage was solemnized i'm the South End this
afternoon. John T. Hobbs, well-kn0wn
business man, and Mrs. ANNA o. Pacey
were lovers years ago, but drifted apart.
Some years ago Mrs. pacey became Wild
oG and gradually Mr. Hobbs renewed his
attentions. She has been i'll several months
and few days ago her life was despaired
Of She expressed "A desire for the marriage
and this afternoon was married to Hobbs
upon her deathbed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

Philadelphia Record.

i u.
1t has been said that the Mississippi is
too big a monster ever TO be put in har-
ness: but some day. when the middle South
west shall have begun 10 grow great en-
gineers as we'll as great piles of cotton
our children or our children's children NAV
see the mighty river under sure control If
the Dutch can hold Holland safe from the
sea we ought to be able TO protect our
selves against one of its tributaries
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

dent has not tried to give force and effect
to the clause in the St. Louis platform
pledging the Republican party to pro
mote" an international agreement. Mean
while. the gold standard is to be firmly
maintained
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-windsor Hotel and Astor House.
CHICAGO Palmer House and p. o. News Co..
zl7 Dearborn street.
CINCINNATI. X Hawley & Co.. LA Eine
street.
LOUISvILLE-C. L. Deering. northwest corner
or Third anc jefferson streets, and LOUISVILLE
Book Co.. 80 Fourth avenue.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Rggs House, EoDitt
House. Wizards Hotel and the Washlns,on
News Exchange. Fourteenth street. between
Penn avenue and + street
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
His Advantage.

Why don't you. do as do, when your
wife asks you about your going on down
town of nights?" asked the fat man. Il
simply tell her the straight truth
Yes said the lean man. but that is
where you have the advantage Oh me.
Your wife doesn't believe "a word you say.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
True to His Friends.
Washington Post.

The great secret of Mr.. Voorhees, won
derful success in retaining the confidence
and support of the people was his absolute
fidelity to his friends. They knew that
he could always be trusted to care for their
interests. And there was no other man in
Indiana whose death would have brought
"A sense of personal bereavement sincere
and deep. to many hearts and homes
as are touched by that feeling now. when
the announcement OF the aged statesmans
death is passing from town to town and out
into the country among the farmers, who
loved him as few public men are ever
loved.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

The ex-Confederate Colonel John S.
Mosby is very punctilious. He was invited
by the Sons of Confederate Veterans of
New York to command them in the Grant
memorial parade. but declined to go until
he was invited by the chief of the celebra-
tion- Quite a number of people will go who
have not received personal invitations.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Insuring the Queens Life.
New York Tribune.

Such enormous sums are being paid Tor
houses and windows i'm London along the
route OF the royal procession on June =
next and so costly are the preparations
made by the people OF the metropolis for
the celebration OF the sixueth anniversary
OF the Queens accession. To the throne that
during the last three months Her Majesty :
life has been insured TO the tune OF nearly
S5.000.000 by shopkeepers. window brokers.
house agents and spectators. who are anx-
ious 10 protect themselves against loss in
the possible event OF the venerable sover-
eign's deafh hefore The date of the iuhiiee.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

a London paper. referring to the trouble
In Hawaii regarding the landing of Japa-
nese immigrants. says that if a rupture be-
tween Japan and the United States occurs
the latter may find the Japanese navy
hard customer TO tackle. Perhaps but, re-
garding the matter from another point of
view, Japan might find the United States
navy hard customer to tackle.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

Ii DR.. Hunter shall continue TO be cam
didate for United States senator when
everybody is satisfied that he cannot be
elected. he will share the disgust which
Bradley
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

President Mason posing in the Federal
Court as a defendant in suit TO enJoln
him from accepting 3-cent fares at the very
hour that his conductors were putting men
and women off of cars for refusing to pay
a scent fare was one of the humors of yes
tardav'S narfOrrnaIlca
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Must Re "a Skeptic.

What did you mean by starting the
story that / was ala unbeliever in the Scrip
tures?" asked the deacon, in great wrath
We'll, deekin,r said the man who hau
originated the report, you know you told
me that all you said about that hoss
bought was as true as Sospill. An you
know how true it was.
..Er-ah" said the deacon.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

The fact that so much depends on the
operation and effect of the pending tariff
bill should make Republicans willing to
give the Senate finance committee time TO
perfect it. The unnecessary delay will be
when the talking begins.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

An evening paper stated that one of the
lawyers OF the stock-watering coterie asked
that ths patrons of the street-railway be
enjoine4 from rendering Scent fares. 1t
was h error; but such a performance
would be no more travesty than other
Nsntics OF the company under the name OF
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

The PopuIist legislator OF Kansas showed
the extent of the corruption in the Legis-
. lature OF that State when he declared that
II was no use TO get ones self into trouble
by testifying against individuals long
as one of those individuals is a member Of
the investigating committee
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

Mr.. Bryan's assault upon ex-President
Cleveland because of his position upon the
money question was a neat way of stabbing
Thomas jefferson in the back. Both JEFF
ferson and Cleveland ADVOCATED a COM
u1erciaI cOina oe ratiO
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Has Tried hut One.

Kansas City Journal
Miss Phoebe Couzins has not tried both
woman suffrage and married life, but she
has tried of them and earnestly ac-
vises her sex TO take the other
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

The defeat of silver In the municipal cleo
ton in Denver is more marked than the
Republican defeat in Chicago. the vote
standing: Wells. silver Republican. 7.l3s
Harrington. Demo-Populist. 7.6i3; McMur-
~. taxpayer. 1885. And yet it is fair to
assume that II IL had been a national cleo
tion and the issue silver the candidate
representing it would have received two
thirds OF the votes
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

1t has come to a fine pass when ii lawyer
OF the Citizens'. Company tells federal
judge that the newspapers have melted
lawlessness by urging an enforcement of
the laws of the State
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

There is reason to believe" says the
Review OF Reviews. that if Mr. Cleveland
had vetoed the Wilson German act, with its
income-tax appendage and its subserviency
to the Sugar Trust and other special in
fiuences. there would never have been any
occasion for the sale of bonds in this time
Of peace" The Review of Reviews is not
Republican but really independent
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
He Wns All Right.

1--WE had better look after the book
keeper, | am sorry to say" said the senior
partner His clothes are much too tine
for his salary. And besides, l have heard
that he plays poker.
Yes" said the junior partner, with the
chastened air of one who knew, that is
how he manages TO wear such good
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
S,irhfIx Mistaken.

Il don't see how you can drink that
stuff" said the man, as he came into the
drug store and found the citizen taking a
glass of soda water. There is nothing
in it,
THAT is just where you are wrong" said
the citizen to the man, and winked con-
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

The return OF Mr.. II. III. Hanna from
Washington. as noted in another part of
this issue OF the Journal marks another
stage I'm the progress OF the currency re-
form movement inaugurated by the Indian
apoIis monetary conference OF last Jan. 12
II would be mistake to suppose that that
movement Is dead or sleeping. There is too
great mass or public opinion and too
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

If the University of Illinois succeeds in
recovering the bonds deposited with rot
ten bank and continues in existence, it
should establish a professorship OF common
sense and business management.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

1t IS due TO Kentucky Republicans to say
that the of those III the Legislature
stand like a stone wall for the caucus NOM
inee. There are only two or three traitors
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

The Journal will continue TO insist upon
the observance of the laws of Indiana even
ii IL shall be denounced in court as an in
otter of disturbance for so doing
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

lit is hardly probable that the president
of the Street-rairoad Company will order
out the militia to enforce payment of 5-cent
fares.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

Ii is scarcely fair for those who capitalized
s., 100000 worth of property for $O00.O00 TO
escape punishment when the get-rich-quick
operators are pushed to grief
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

The real question is: Shall half a dozen
nonresidents manipulating the Citizens
Street Railway ignore the laws of In
diana?
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

Washington dispatches say the President
has concluded that he has been giving too
much time 10 office seekers. Probably they
do not think so.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.


Teacher-Now, a forerunner is something
that goes on before. do you uiderstahd' :
Tommy-I guess SO. Like a necktie.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

Kansas City Journal
Those who think Colorado women are not
fit for war should communicate with the
Colorado men who have sat in political eau
Gus with them.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
4 Puzzler.



1t was an easy thing 10 account for that
airship so long as the vision was recorded
only by the eye, but il seems hard to be-
lieve that there is also ID. Il. camera
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

The new laws of Indiana are in force ex.
cept as TO the street-railroad company.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16

By the way. there has been no deciara-
tion of war In Cuba yet. These formalities
should not be neglected
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-16
Boston Transcript

Uncle Remus Is going TO Japan with
Minister buck as first secretary OF the le-
manners and customs when he returns