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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION.
Thoroughly Practical Instruction the
Need-NO Time for Fads.

New Y Ork Evening Ool.
At don't believe in trying to teach all
these ologies in the public schools, Sald
a plain but practical member or the New
York system, whose duties have made MN
familiar with the family life behind the
common schols. What the boys and girls
who go to the public schools need is usetul
learning, things that are going to be d n,
what nearly every one of them has to 90
the minute they get out of school; yes, and
cut their school time as short as the law
will allow in order to do it. What they
want is the practical instruction, the writ
ing, arithmetic and geography, that they
don't need the music, the drawing, the mod
cling and the other fancy articles that
rich peoples children have time to waste
on. l don't mean to say those things amt
good in themselves and good to know but
/ do say the poor don't need them, and they
do need other teaching that they have pre-
cious little time for. Four or five years of
schooling, and of public-school schooling at
that, aren't very much TO prepare Tor lie IN;
but that's more time than most poor folks
children get. Consequently l say, give them
in that time what they are going to need
stick TO them for life. Spreading them out
over so many subjects is just spreading
them thin and increasing the chances of
their leaving school without being any bet
ter fitted for the life before them than when
TRis practical opinion would seem to be
the prevailing one within the schools among
all those who come directly in contact with
the raw material of public education. The
'OlOgleS are tdcltly OF frankly condemned
as being out of place in a common-school
curriculum by the "ologies" being meant,
of course the bit of science directly taught,
and the scientific principles underlying the
manual training courses as well as these
bugaboos themselves OF the reasons for
the opposition perhaps the most cogent is
that this multiplying of subjects tends to
make what little instruction the mass can
get superficial and ineffective The five
hours Of the school day are subdivided now
i'm the New York schools into many les
sons of thirty TO forty minutes each can
be crowded into them, and the lessons fol-
low each other without digestive pause.
which is Just as essential for the right as
s,nilaton OF mental food as of physical.
Tile three RS. with spelling. grammar. geo.
graphy natural history, modelling
ms, cooking or carpentry, German or French,
and physical exercise follow each other
in a bewildering succession, and with
the mechanical precision OF clock. No
time is lost in passing from one topic to the
other, and to accomplish this a certain
amount of hurry is inevitable. Except for
the Kindergarten tots and first primaries"
there is no recess save the equally hurried
incoming home for lunch and back by
o. clock sharp, bad mark The effect of
this rush shows plainly in the teachers
face at the end of her five-hour day, and
though the children may not show 1t so
plainly. they must inevitably feel it, too.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Christmas Literature.
New York Evening Post.


The Christmas article" together. with
what not, appears to be in it's usual force
this year, like other holiday goods'-like
them, too, in being well fitted, if not sold
now, to be just as takingly labeled East
er gifts" and offered again later. But the
observant can detect a certain sophisti-
Gated quality in the holiday literature of
the present; it is not so deliberately joy
Gus; if for the children; it is all the while
winking at the elders; it is in haste to be
done. The ability to keep it up in the old
sense of long-drawn-out jollity. seems to
be tagging. But this may be only a part
of our general disinclination to prolonged
mental effort. A recent selection from the
British Satirists' shows the line to be mar
rowing ominousy as the present is APP
preached. One explanation is that eve live
in an age of excuses, when righteous in
dignation is felt to be a little out of place"
Perhaps a better explanation is that satire
takes too long to read. Swift wrote for
more leisured people than can now be found.
What we must have is epigram, condensed
impudence; full-length satire we weary of
too easily. So of the old slow-paced litera-
ture of the merry making, "GOd-bless-you-
all'' sort; it has begun to disappear partly
because the audience was seen to be yawn-
ing and whispering to each other, "Wouldt
were dOne.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31

as much of affectionate regard for their
parents may be felt by American children as
by children in other civilized countries. but
the manifestation OF it here is sadly lacking.
The tendency OF the American boy and girl
TO independence of action and feeling IS
excused and pardoned accordingly, but it
SHOULD be remembered that children can be
anectionate as we'll as precocious, even If
they seldom are both
Ex-senator Evarts once remarked that in
this country affection seems to descend
rather than to ascend, In other words, that
the love of the parent for the child is greater
than that of the child for the parent, and
the love of the grandparent for the grand
enid is greater than that of the grandchild
for the grandparent. This, no doubt is true
everywhere, but other nations demand and
secure greater obedience on the part of chill
dren, If not higher regard for their parents.
than we in the rush and push of American
life seem to demand or secure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31

attention to the shooting. Presently Nate
L0chameier and John Householder, from
Ashley. arrived at the stable and called for
their rig, which they had left earlier in the
evening. A remark dropped by one Of the
men led to the suspicion that they were
connected with the murder, and Sheriff
Stroll of Auburn, was notified and sent in
pursuit. He arrested Lochameier and
Householder IN Ashley. and they were
brought back to Waterloo. 1t appeared
held simply as witnesses. Suspicion then
turned toward two tramps who had been
who We're found to have stolen a horse and
ridden away about the time of the murder.
Four miles from town they also stole a
Garrett. Officers along the b. &, O. Rail-
way were notified to look out for them. but
they have not yet been arrested. The town
board will offer 500 reward for the arrest
and conviction cf the murderers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Awarded $os,OoO Damages.

CHICAGO. Dec SO-After trial lasting
exactly seven weeks a verdict was returned
in Judge Seaman's court to-day in the
breach-of- contract case of the Columbus
Construction Company against the Crane
Crane Company. The basis of the suit was
an alleged breach of contract on the part
given the contract for furnishing the pipe
for the line of the Indiana Natural Gas
Company between the latters wells and
Chicago. The Columbus Construction Com
pany originally claimed $1,O00,000 damages,
but later reduced this to 100000. The Crane
Company brought a cross damage suit for
100000 The case is quite a celebrated one.
The trial just concluded the third, and,
besides, the case has twice been through the
Court of ADpealS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Hired Barn Burners.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Dec. 30.-George Cur
tiss and Levi Hoffstutler, of Brown county.
were arrested last evening on a charge of
arson. The men are accused of setting fire
to barn belonging to John Patterson, near
Nashville. They are now in jail at Nash
Willie. Curtiss confesses his guilt, but Hoff-
stutler denies it. Curtiss says they were
hired to do the deed, and were to receive So
each, but were never paid. In his confess
sion he duplicates a prominent farmer, who
will be arrested. Some sensational develop
ments in the case are expected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Safe works Closed.

HAMILTON, O., Dec. 30-The large
works of the Herring Hal-Marvin Safe
Company were closed to-day on orders from
Judge Neilan, who appointed S. d. Fitton
receiver for the company last week. On
orders from the court Receiver Fitton bor-
rowed the money to pay all the employees,
and the announcement was made to the
large force of workmen that the plant
would be closed indefinitely. The former
order of the court to the receiver to con-
tinue the business was rescinded by Judge
Neilan, and an inventory of the establish
ment was ordered. l.. L. Clawson, James
Is. Cullen and Charles GraeSer were APP
pointed appraisers The action was on the
application of the attorneys of William
and Moses Mosler.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31

Weak nerves indicate deficient blood.
Nervous people find relief by purifying and
enriching their blood with Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, the great nerve tonic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Indiana Notes.

Since the safe OF Joseph Goodman was
blown at Jeffersonville Monday night there
has been six successful burglaries and sew
eral holdups.
Rev. c. II. De Voc, who some time ago
resigned pastor of the Richmond Chris
tian Church, owing to some unpleasantness
that existed, has decided to remain.
John w. Judkns, of Washington town
ship, Wayne county, is a candidate on the
Republican ticket for joint representative
from Fayette and Wayne counties
The Seymour Daily Democrat, for the
third time in six months, changed hands
yesterday, Mr.. c. S. Mercer, formerly pro-
prietor of the Brownstown Banner, pur-
chasing the property.
The seventeen-year-old daughter of w. K.
HuXton, of Jefferson township, KosciuskC
county, this morning attempted to kindle
a fire with kerosene. The can exploded and
she was badly burned Her recovery is
doubtful
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Costly Turkey Case.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 30.-A brood
of nine turkeys has been the cause of two
suits, the last one occurring in the Circuit
Court, with nine lawyers taking part in
the case. David Griffin sued David Chris
man. both being prominent farmers. The
jury deliberated thirty-tWO hours and re-
turned verdict of guilty, assessing fine
of 81 and a Jail sentence of one day. The
costs of the case make each of the nine
turkeys cost $34.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
The Presidents Good Example.

The whole country was touched by the
filial affection which President Mckinley
mothers illness reached him. On the eve
of the opening of Congress, with his mes
sage awaiting its finishing touches and the
the news Of his affiiction came. With filiai
devotion altogether too rare in this country
TO the bedside of his dying mother The
permanent value of such an example, set by
the President himself, cannot fully be APP
preciated II might well be made the topic
of a children's sermon in every pulpit in
the land.
Foreigners invariably and often Justly
criticise the apparent lack of Difference that
American children show to their elders. just
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31

BRADDOCK, Pa, Dec. 3O.-The new wage
scale for the employees of the Edgar Thomson
steel works and the blast furnaces has been
made and will go into effect on Saturday
The signatures of the men to the contract
are required on or before Jan. 1. The of
ficials claim that there will be an equitable
adjustment of the wages of the tonnage
men, but the wages of the day men will re-
main practically the same as they were dur
ing the past year. 1t is said that, owing to
improved machinery at the steel department
the cut in tonnage will rate from to 20 per
cent. The wOrkmen are expected to make
equally as much money as they did at the
beginning of the last wage scale, owing to
the facilities for turning out more work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Banker Morris to BE Reindicted.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NORTH VERNON, Ind. Dec. 30.-The in
dictment against John S. Morris, cashier Of
the First National Bank of Vernon, charged
with bribing a member of the Board of
Commissioners, was quashed to-day on mo-
ton of the bankers lawyer. At the sug
gestion of the prosecuting attorney the
court then recalled the grand jury to draw
up good Indictment The motion to quash
the indictments charging County Commits
sioner Beatty with having accepted bride
was overruled. Hon. John Overmyer has
been appointed by the court as special coun-
sci to assist the prosecution in trying the
cases.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31

LAKEWOOD N. J.. Dec. 80. = Richard
Croker was seen tonight by the reporter,
and he said that no official announcement
of Mayor-elect Van WycR's appointments
would be made until later. The following
forecast however, was believed to be in the
main correct: Chamberlain, T. c. II. Crane;
corporation counsel. John Whalen police
commissioners. Bernard j. York, president;
John b. Sexton, Thomas l.. Hamilton, Will
liam E. Philips; dock commits
ers, James w. Boyle. president;
James j. Phelan, Patrick keenan,;
charities commissioner, Manhattan borough,
Francis ]. Langtry; commissioner of cor
rection, Thomas w. Mulley; Health Board,
John w. Keller, president; DR.. Cyrus Ed
son, DR.. William E. jenkins; fire commits
sioner. John Sc9nnel; president of Board of
Public Improvement, Daniel Mcmahon;
commissioner of street cleaning, James
Cartney; commissioners of taxes and as
sessments, Thomas L. Feitner, president;
Edward l.. Patterson. Edward c. Sheehy;
president Board of Education, Charles H.
Knox
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Floods i'm WASHINGTON state

EVERITT Wash, Dec. 30-No Eastern
mail has been received here since last Sun
day. 1t is almost impossible to get any
definite news from the upper Skykomish
valley. The wires are down and the wagon
roads are flooded. The bridge over the
Sulliguamish river at Arlington, on the
Seattle & International, has been carried
away. The track of the Great Northern &
Monte Cristo at Lowell has been under
water for three days, and from Lowell to
Snohomish are numerous breaks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
AccidentaIIy Shot His rather.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSVILLE,I Ind, Dec. 30.-Oren
Stingley prominent citizen of Madison
township, this morning accidentally shot
and killed his father, John Stingley. Oren
Stingley and his son had arranged to kill
hogs and the boy took down the rifle from
it's place in the room, handing 1t to his
father. In some manner it was discharged,
the ball striking the aged grandfather in
the back of the head, as he sat between
two women. He died instantly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31

CITY OF MEXICO Dec 30-The Depart
ment of Communications and Public Works
has received thirty-Seven plans and specifi-
cations from architects and builders both
here and abroad for the new executive pail
ace, which is to accommodate both the SEN
ate and the Chamber of Deputies, and will
cost $500 600. exclusive of land and the
foundations of the buildings. A decision in
the matter will be given early in January.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
MORE wINDOw-GLAss TROUBLE.
Another Strike Threatened and Re-
sumption of Work in Doubt.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 80. = Another
strike of window-glass workers, which may
prevent the general resumption on Jan. 8,
is threatened. After the settlement of the
wage differences the factory of w. p. Jones
& Co, at Eaton, Ind, was started with
cutters and fattsners who are not members
of the league, but who are connected with
the Blowers Assembly of the knights of
Labor. The fatteners and cutters claim
that the men are nonunion, and say strike
will be ordered if members of the fiatteners'
and cutters organization are not substi-
tuted. President Burns, of the blowers and
gatherers. insists that the men shall not be
disturbed, and says if the manufao turerS
discharge them he will order his men out.
From this it would seem that if the man.
ufacturers do not live up to their agree
ment with the cutters and tiatteners they
will have a strike of two trades on their
hands, ind If they do live up to their agree
ment the gatherers and blowers will strike.
In the meantime the manufacturers are
keeping quiet on the matter and refuse to
say what their course will be.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Boys strike at Ball Brothers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 30.-One hundred
small boys employed in factory No. 1, at
Ball Bros fruit-jar glass works on the
night turn refused to work last night I'M
less their wages were increased from $3.50
to 81 a week. The work was badly Grip
pied last night. and the two big tanks are
completely idle tonight. The young strik-
ers are attempting to get two hundred of
their companions to quit work on the day
shift in factory No. l and on both shifts in
factory No. ?. They claim that before to-
morrow night the entire plant employing
$500 hands, will be off if their demands are
not conceded. The boys simply take the
ware from the molds after it is blown and
carry it to the ovens. This work is light,
but requires one person TO each mold and
when the blower has no assistance in this
department he cannot work. This evening
the youngsters issued a proclamation stat
ing that every boy who went to work after
to-day would be given a threshing. The
firm is the largest manufacturers of fruit
jars in the country, making a trainload
each day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31

Hoods Pills are the only pills to take
with hoods Sarsaparilla- Cure all liver ills.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Decamped with sInccabees, FUNDS.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, Dec 30.-It has just
become public here that William B. Loomis,
for four years finance keeper OF the local
lodge of the knights of Maccabees. has de-
camped with from $l,2CO to $1,000 of the
tents funds. He has been gone two weeks.
but stated when he left that he was going
to Valparaiso to organize tent as consid-
cradle of his time was taken up in organic
ing lodges. The tent here is the largest in
the State, having about five hundred men,
bers and it is now known that Loomis
made no deposit of the lodges funds since
the collection of the October assessment.
The lodge here was notified by the supreme
body that it had been suspended for nom
payment of dues, but it has now been re-
instated. LOOMS leaves a wife and sew
eral children here. They now say they
know nothing of his whereabouts. His bond
amounts TO $1,000, but it is question il it
can be collected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Bankers Acouitted.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 80. - Theodore H.
Schintz, lawyer and private banker, who
failed several months ago, with liabilities
aggregating 100000, was acquitted to-day
of the larceny of 81, 900 from Hulda Fontana
who claimed Schintz received the money
from her knowing himself to be in an in
solvent condition. Emil H. Schintz, cash
Ter of Theodore SchintZ'S bank, was also
acquitted of the same charge. Many other
similar charges have been made, one of
the estate of Franz Ertel, it is said, will
be brought to trial at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Mexican Concessions for snIe

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 3O-Eduardo
Chesio has received a concession from the
Mexican government for exploiting natural
products of several uninhabited islands in
the Gulf of Mexico, where there are large
amounts of guano, fruits, woods and medic
inal plants. and also, for a,sponge and coral
collection. 1t is understood this concession
has been offered for sale in the United
States. President Diaz has approved of the
concession for established packing houses at
various points in the republic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
GAS we'll comma 10 Life.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DUBLIN. Ind, Dec. 9O.-The gas well just
east of town, drilled eight years ago to a
depth of over one thousand feet. but which
at the time and up to a short time ago fur
nished only a meager supply of gas, has
within month past shown signs of won
derful increase. 1t now tests over three
hundred pounds pressure and seems to be
constantly on the increase. 1t is owned
by T. NJ Bales.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
George King.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.-George King,
author of numerous religious works, is dead.
He was born in New Ipswich, n. H.,
eighty-six years ago. and was at one time
patent lawyer and capitalist in New
York. For years he practiced law in Roches'
ter, N Y, and afterwards was a large oper-
ator in railroads stocks in New York where
he ACQUIRED a large fortune. He leaves, be-
sides his son, Cameron King, who is a prom
inent attorney, several grandchildren and
relatives in Boston, among whom is Miss
Harriet H. King, his daughter, well known
in Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dee. 20.-A num-
Der of members of the Alpha Phi Women's
Greek fraternity met at the Grand Hotel
in Indianapolis Wednesday and effected a
permanent organization of the Indiana
Alumnae Club of Alpha Phi In Indiana
this woman's fraternity has but one chap
ter, which is located at De PAW Gniver-
sity. Alpha Phi was founded at Syracuse,
N. Y, in 1872, and, besides the active chap
ters, has upon its roll alumnae chapters
at Boston, New York city, Chicago, SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, and Minneapolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Mrs. Reeds Eyes Finally Open.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
RUSHVILLF. Ind. Dec. 3O.-Mrs. Kate
Reed has filed suit for divorce from her
husband, Lon Reed. the much-wanted prize
fighter and murderer Mrs. Reed, who was
Miss Kate Condo, eloped with and married
Reed in August. 1856 At the time he was
under bond for an attempted assault on her.
and would have been convicted had she ap-
peared against him. Reed soon afterwards
figured in a conspiracy in which Jack Hurst
q saloon keeper, was bilked out of 81 600 on
q foot race. About a year ago he killed
a man named Boyd In a saloon at Indian
apolis, and has since successfully eluded
arrest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
Eiderdown Gnrment Mnlkera EniI.

NEW YORK, Dec. SO.-Henry H. Bells
Sons Company, manufacturers of knitted
goods, Eiderdown garments and smoking
jackets, to-day assigned for the benefit of
creditors to M. Marley Platzek The COM
pany has it's plant at Milton, Ulster county,
New York. AT the Office of the attorneys
for the company it was said that the liabil-
tiles would amount to over 100000. The as
sets consist of a large stock outstanding
accounts and real estate in Poughkeepsie
and Milton. N. ".
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
A Bank Quits business.

OSKALOOSA, Ia, Dec. 3O.-The Farm
ers' and Traders State Bank closed it's
doors to-day. The following card from the
directors was displayed This bank will
receive no more deposits, but will at once
pay it's depositors in full as fast as their
claims may be presented" The bank has
found busin SIS Improbable, and it was the
sentiment q the great majority of stock
holders to go out of business.