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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-26
Stole nIorton,s sneeoh.

81 am happy To say that 1 have had no
amusing campaign experiences" said
Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana, who Is a
candidate for the senate TO succeed Noor-
hees- "Such experiences are usually more
amusing TO the audience or other people
than they are To the person whom the joke
is on. L remember a story that is told of
Oliver p Morton and General George
Sheridan. The two orators Travelled to-
gether during one campaign and made
speeches Jointly. First Morton would
speak, and then he would be followed by
Sheridan, who was one Of the brightest
and vittiesU orators have ever heard.
Sheridan had a remarkable memory and
was very fond OF a practical joke. Morton
used 10 write his speeches and trusted
chiefly TO his notes. During the campaign
be delivered the same speech good many
times, and Sheridan had become so familiar
with il that he knew il by heart. One day
when they went before Il meeting Sheri-
dan, whose turn il was To first address the
audience, got up and recited Morton :
speech word for word, to the dismay of the
governor. When ii was the latter's turn,
he did not know what 10 say and had to
plead illness. 1t was u long time before
Morton forgaye Sheridan the trick, and he
had to make a solemn promise not 10 re-
peat it before Morton would agree TO CON
tinue their joint tour. Chicago Times
Herald
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-26
Kissing the Babies.

II was making a trip through the
SOUTH" said Senator Tom Carter of Mon
tana, when L was introduced TO the wife
of man who was running for congress. 1
wanted to be pleasant to her, so in order TO
start n conversation inquired:
Z" So your husband is running for con-
CREST
"'Yes, she replied.
"'I suppose it keeps him pretty busy
ventured
az Yes, was the very short reply
'This rather froze me and somewhat
discouraged my attempts TO be pleasant,
but / came To the front again with what l
thought was q humorous remark:
"'I suppose he kisses all the babies in
the district.
''This was unfortunate. She flared up
angrily.
Don't believe word of it. He hash t
had time 20 kiss his own babies for two
months -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-26
A Typewriter's Fears.

my funniest experience, said General
Russell A. Alger, during IA campaign was
not on the stump, although intimately
connected with the stump / had neglect
ed to prepare my speech, and, thinking ii
best to jot down a few notes, went TO the
stenographer at my hotel and asked her to
take my dictation. She asked whether ]
wanted it taken direct on the machine.
thought thst way would be as good as any
other and began debating. She went right
ahead, but as 1 was in the midst of my
peroration she burst into tears. / won
dered why my eloquence had been so melt
ing and asked what was the matter
Would you mind speaking that all over
again?' she said with eyes full of tears
i forgot TO put any paper in the ma
chineP"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-26
Why He Was In Doubt.

81 met an old colored man in my state, -
said National Committeeman Yerkes OF
Kentucky, during q recent campaign, and
asked him for whom he was going to
vote.
SO Pears to me it's putty nigh on ter de
huntin season. was his reply.
What's that got to do with it, uncle?
asked him.
'''Dis yere chile needs new gun putty
bad, he ventured, with Il sheepish glance.
And what of that, uncle?'
"'I could get a putty good gun fer a
dollar, and ] amt seed none of de candi-
dates yet, and so 1 calc'late dunno who
I'ze Zoin to vote fer. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-26
THE SPELLBINDERS.
HUmOR OF THE HUSTINGS As THEY
HAVE SEEN 1T.

How Moses L. Handy Was introduced.
General Ayers fearful Typewriter.
Senator Carter and TIE Eaby kissing
Candidates. Wife.
The most amusing experience 1 ever
had in a political campaign" said Major
Moses y. Handy, twas in 1884, when
Blaine was candidate for president. l
had been invited TO speak with Blaine and
Beaver at a town in northeastern Pennsyl-
vania. Blaine and Beaver were absent,
but was there. The hall was filed with
an enormous audience in anticipation of
Blaine's coming, when telegram WIS re
ceived that the distinguished orators had
missed the train.
"The chairman was disappointed, but,
having one orator in the person Of myself,
determined not 70 lose the opportunity to
let the assemblage hear good Republican
doctrine. So he got up and began as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen, we expected TO have with
US this evening that great Republican, the
idol of our party, the Plumed Knight, the
Hon. James @. Blaine, our candidate for
president
Tremendous applause
''But Mr.. Blaine could not come. We
expected to have with us this evening that
gallant veteran than whom no man is
dearer to the heart of a Pennsylvania, the
governor of this great commonwealth
Hon. James a. Beaver
more applause.
But General Beaver could not come.
We expected to have with US this evening
that representative of all that Is best in
Pennsylvania journalism, the eminent
editor of the Philadelphia Press, Mr..
Charles Emory Smith
"More applause.
but Mr.. Smith could not come How
ever, gentlemen, we have with us this
evening one of the most popular Repub-
licans in Pennsylvania, an eloquent orator,
a man known TO every one of you, Mr.. -
'And, turning to me, he asked in a
voice loud enough for every one to hear:
Beg pardon, sir, but what did you
say was your name?' "
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-26
His Point of View.

$50 you cheerfully concede that your son
knows more than you do"
Certainly. You don't catch me admit
ting that my father could bring up chill
dren better than l can. Chicago Record.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-26
Bouquets and DeIicacies.

"Your GOODNESS, - he cried, "'win drive
me to desperation. l shall Go MURDER
You know how girls are with murder
ers-Detroit Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-26
At the Poker Game.

Jackson-There goes the last dollar of
my salary. What shall tell my father?
Currie-Just tell him that you saw me-
Truth
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-26
Once a Crank!

ALWAYS A CRANK! Once fool-not neces-
Sariy always fool.
Because you have been trading with some one
for twenty years. that does not prove that you doing
yourself justice.
No one in the clothing business in this town car
res the line of ready-to-wear suits do and there
fore there is house in the that can give you
as good value as we Once you don a suit of
ready-to-wear clothing you will any other
kind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-20
Trouble Brewing.

Not at any time in many years have the
passenger officials of the trunk lines been
more inharmonious than just now. The
question of charging excess fares on trains
which make the runs between Western
cities and the iseaboard in less than the
time prescribed by the board of managers
of the Joint Traffic Association is one
of the disturbing elements; another is the
differential question, which has become a
very serious one through the claim of the
Panhandle for dfferential The latest re-
port indicates that the fast limited trains
of the trunk lines will reduce their fare 81,
which will certainly lead to a passenger
rate war, and between the excess fare ex-
element and the Panhandle's differential
things are becoming considerably stirred up
In the Trunk Line and Central Traffic Asso-
citation territory. An Eastern exchange
saws: Trouble, and lots of it, has again
come to the surface, occasioned by those
very troublesome differentials granted to
the Panhandle road. The matter has seem
ingly reached a climax. and the Panhandles
competitors are indulging in talk about a
speed war, and asserting that they will
continue to make things very uncomfortable
for the Pennsylvania weak sisters, unless
the arbitrators pass the differentials plum
all along the line"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-20
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
~~~<N<N<~>~>~~~~~~>~~~~~~
FREE GRAVEL ROAD LETTING--NO-
TICE TO GRAVEL ROAD
CONTRA TORS

Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids will be
received by the auditor of Bartholomew county
for the construction of ten 40 miles of tree
gravel roads in Sandcreek township, Bartholomew
plans and specifications now on file in the au-
ditors office at Columbus, Ind. Said ten QW
miles are divided into seven divisions as follows
to witt
Section No. is 74S3 feet in length; section No
is 6642 feet in length section No. is $685. feet
in length; section No. 10 is $50 feet in length;
section No. IL is S622 feet in length; section No
Y Is S6lS feet in length; section No. - is $3.50
feet in length.
Separate bids must be filed upon each division
but bids may be filed upon all the divisions as a
whole.
No bid will be entertained in excess of the
estimated cost as reported by the engineer and
viewers. Bidders to file bonds in double the
amount of their bids for the faithful performance
OF the work. with sufficient sureties. two of whom
must be resident treeholders OF Bartholomew
county Indiana.
All the bids must be filed with the county au-
ditor at Columbus, Ind, by 10 O'Clock a. M,
November the 9th 1897, when bids will be opened
and contracts awarded.
All bidders to furnish w. w. Lambert, county
attorney, Columbus. Ind, with a list of the
names offered their respective bonds Cor fur
nish other proof Of the sufficency of the bonds)
before the 2fth day of November, 1887. The
board reserves the right to reject any and all
bids and to award the contracts in accordance
with the law and equity of the bids filed. In the
event that the bonds TO be sold TO pay for the
construction of said roads shall fail to sell as is
provided by law said bidder bidders to
take the bonds in payment of his contract price.
E. B. NEWLY,
H. c. HARRIS.
DANIEL VERT,
Board of Commissioners.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Board
18th day of November, 1897. the city of CO.
lumbuS /. ID. BARRETT Auditor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-20
THE COURT RECORD.


1909. Leschen VS.. Guy. Daviess c. c. Az
firmed. Hackney, il. The fact that a
promissory note is payable in bank and
passes into the hands Of an innocent pur-
chaser will not estop the maker, who is a
married woman, from alleging that the note
and mortgage securing the same is one of
suretyship and hence invalid 2 1t is the
duty of one buying notes secured by
to inquire whether she received in person
or in benefit to her property the considera-
ton for which the obligation was executed.
176OS. Erwin VS.. Valley. Delaware G. G..
Reversed. McCabe, c. il. Sections 6676
and 667S, r. S., 1894. authorizing a recov-
cry of money lost at gambling are not UNI
constitutional. 2. And where the suit is
brought by the prosecuting attorney, after
the lapse of six months ii is not taking
property without just compensation, it
simply passed beyond the reach of the loser
after lapse OF the six months and his fall
ure to bring an action for recovery. 3. And
the action may be brought In the name of
the State. 4. And when the complaint al
leges that the defendants are in
debted to the plaintiff for the use and bene-
fit Of the relatrix Tin the sum of
5000 lost by William A. Valley to
the defendants at gaming by betting and
wagering upon the game of cards known
faro and had received by the de-
PENDANTS for the use and benefit OF one
William A. Valley the husband
TO the defendants. s. The State alone Is the
proper plaintiff. but when the complaint
names a reiator much will be mere sur
plusage. g. But where the complaint shows
gambling. belonged 10 the relator, for whom
the husband was acting as trustee. the suit
Is brought in the wrong name, as the wife
is the proper plaintiff.
1903. Barnard vs.. Shirley. Morgan c. G.
Appellee petitions for rehearing.
Appellate Court.
1886. Irwin VS.. Reeves Pulley Company.
Bartholomew c. c. Reversed. Henley. IT,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-20
Chicnco-St. Pnul Lines nt War.

ChicagO-St. Paul Lines Mt War.
The war between the Chicago-St. Paul
lines has commenced. The Wisconsin Gem
trail yesterday announced that it would
make an open rate of So between Chicago
and ST. Paul and Minneapolis, to become
effective at once. This is cut of $3.50 from
the present regular rate. The Wisconsin
Central announced Thursday that if some
thing was not done by tomorrow to
straighten out matters, it would make an
open reduction in the rates The other roads
did not take 1t seriously, and to show that
1t was not bluffing and that it was deter
mined to fight for it's traffic. the Wisconsin
out giving the other roads as much time to
straighten out matters as 1t had said it
would. The news of the reduction was
surprise to the competitors of the WiScon-
sin Central but they lost no time in declar-
ing that they would make the same rate as
that announced by the Wisconsin Central.
The cut rates have heretofore affected the
business from ST. Paul and Minneapolis to
Chicago more than the north-bound traffic,
trail are operative in both directions. There
is considerable apprehension among the
lines of the Western Passenger Association
lest the trouble spread out of the territory
Of the ST. Paul-Chicago lines and create de-
moralization between Chicago and the Mis-
souri, river The executive committee
Of the Western Passenger Associa-
in Chicago to-day, and an effort will be
made to settle the row, or at least confine 1t
to the territory between Chicago and st.
Paul.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-20
The High-schOoI Supper.

The February and June classes of '9S will
give Puritan supper this afternoon and
evening in High School Hall. Glasses for
two years have given Shakspearean plays
for the purpose of raising funds to pur-
chase some gift for the school. The classes
this year unite in giving the supper for the
same purpose. A regular Thanksgiving sup
per will be served by the girls in Puritan
costumes. There viii also be fair, with
fancy articles and other things for sale.
The committees are: Art booth, Misses
sara Messin, Mabel Whtenack and Fannie
White; candy booth. Margaret McCulloch,
Florence Dunning and Ursula Daggett; ice
cream. Margaret Miner Freda Noelke and
Kathleen Ferguson; flower booth, Belle
Somervllle and Edna Kuhn, chairman: sup
per, Juliette Brown. Martha Allerdice
Eleanor Miner, Andrea Ferguson and Flora
Logan; financial committee, Messrs Fred
erlck Beck and Jesse Wall; donation COM
mittee, George Langsdale, Victor King. Pax
Hibben. Claude Bowers. julius Selig, Elmer
Eckhouse, Jane Ketcham and Margaret
Donnan. The patronage of the general
public is solicited the same as for the
theatrical performances Of the last two
years. The proceeds will be used for the
purpose of a statue. The admission of
rs cents includes the supper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-20
sHERTFF's SALE.

BY virtue of a certified copy Of decree 70 me
directed from the clerk OF the Superior Court OF
Marion county, Indiana, in cause No. 556l5.
wherein Dane S. Dunlop is plaintiff and George
w. Suffer ct al. are defendants. requiring me to
make the sum OF eight hundred and sixty dollars
and nnety-four cents fsS6094l, as provided for in
said decree with interest and costs, will expose
at public sale to the highest bidder, on
SATURDAY. THE nth DAY OF DECEMBER,
1897
between the hours Of 10 o'clock a. m. and 4
o'clock p. m. of said day, at the door Of the
courthouse of Marion county, Indiana, the rents
and profits for a term not exceeding seven years
Of the following real estate in Marion county
Indiana:
Lot number four I'd, in Miami Powder Com
pany's West indianapolis subdivision, as recorded
IN Plat Book 9, Page 49, in the recorders office
OF Marion county.
II such rents and profits win not sell for a
sufficient sum to satisfy said decree. with interest
and costs, I will. at the same time and place:
expose to public sale the fee simple of said real
estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient
70 discharge said decree. Said sale will be made
without relief from valuation appraisement
laws. THOMAS p. SHUFELTON,
Nov. 90 1897. Sheriff of Marion County.
Morrow g. Mckee. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-20

Judge Allen. of the Circuit Court, has a
knotty legal problem under consideration
The case is that of Lavina D. Athons
against Magdalena Schmidt and others, and
involves the title to several pieces of prop
erty in the neighborhood of the Fall-creek
bridge at Indiana avenue, In 1852 the old
Peru Railroad Company owned a plat of
ground which lay between the site of the
present City Hospital and the Fall-creek
bridge. The ground was plated into lots,
and part of the real estate described as
Lot 49, was sold to the Pitts family. From
some cause the purchaser did not receive
deed to the property at the time, and two
years later the railroad company sold the
tract, including Lot 49, 10 DR.. Athon, who
at one time. held the Office of secretary of
state, and for several years was superin-
tendent Of the Central Hospital for the In
sane. DR.. AthOn secured a deed to the prop
erty, and subsequently the railroad COM
pany executed to the purchaser of Lot 49,
a, deed and title bond. Lot 49, included
about one acre, which was divided into
building lots, and sold off by the Pitts fam
lily years ago. DR.. Athon died in 1875 and his
widow brought the suit to quiet the title
to the real estate and to recover possession
of it in 1895. The suit has been pending in
the Circuit Court for two years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-20
FOUR BOXES DID IT.
Remarkable Success of a New Pile
Cure.

People who have suffered for years or
months from the pain and Inconvenience of
that common disorder piles. will look with
skepticism upon the claims of the makers
of the new discovery for cure of all forms
of piles, known under the name of Pyramid
Pile Cure; nevertheless the extraordinary
cures performed by this remedy are such
as to warrant the investigation of any suf-
ferer. AS a case in point the following LETT
ter speaks for itself:
Mr.. Henry Thomas, of substation No. s.
Hosack avenue. Columbus. O., writes as
follows:
Pyramid Drug Company:
Gentlemen-I want you to use my name
If it will be of any use to you. 1 was so
bad with the piles that lost work on that
account. Nothing did any good
read in Cincinnati of the many cures OF
piles by the Pyramid Pile Cure and went
to a drug store and asked for it. The drug
clerk told me that he had something else
that he thought was better. but told him
that wanted to try the Pyramid first.
The first box helped me so much that
tried another and then to complete the cure
used two more boxes, making four IN ALL
| am now completely cured. Have not
trace of piles and I had suffered for four
years with the worst form of protruding
piles.
suffered death from piles, but have
found the Pyramid Pile Cure to be just as
represented. I have recommended 1t to
several of my friends and am thankful
TO be able to write you what good the
remedy has done for me-
Physicians recommend the Pyramid Pile
Cure because it contains no opium. CO.
caine or mineral poison of any kind. and
because ii is so safe and pleasant TO use,
being painless and applied at night. The
patient is cured in a surprisingly short time
with no inconvenience whatever.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is sold by drug
gists at 50 cents per package. and IL there
Is any constipation it is well to use the
Pyramid Pills at the same time with the
Pile Cure, as constipation is very often the
cause of piles and the pills effectually re-
move the costive condition. Price of pills
Is 25 cents per package
Write to Pyramid Drug Company, AL
bion, Mich. for little book on cause and
cure of piles; sent by mail free
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-20
sHERIFF's SALE.

BY virtue OF a certified copy of a decree to me
directed from the clerk OF the Superior Court of
wherein Jacob d. Hoss is plaintiff and Wilson ID.
West ct al. are defendants. recurring me to make
the sums of money I'm said decree provided and
in manner and form as therein provided. with
Interest and costs, will expose at public sale
TO the highest bidder
SATURDAY. THE 9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER.
1897
between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and
O'Clock p. of said day, at the door of the
courthouse OF Marion county. Indiana. the rents
and profits fer a term not exceeding seven years,
il diana.
tho Bruce Baker addition to the city of Indian
apOs.
If such rents and profits will not sell for
sufficient 10 satisfy said decree, with interest
and costs, ] WILL at the same time and place,
expose to public sale the fee simple OF said real
estate. or so much thereof be sufficient
70 discharge said decree. Said sale will be made
without relief from valuation or advertisement
LAYS ,so- THOMAS P. sHuFELToN,
Hawkins & Smith, ATTORNEYS for Plaintiff
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-20
INDETERMINATE SENTENCE LAW.
Supreme Court WIZ Probably Pass on
1t in December.


AT the office of the attorney general 1t Is
said the Supreme Court. will probably pass
on the constitutionality of the indetermin-
ate sentence law the first week in Decem-
Der. Prosecuting attorneys all over the
State are anxiously awaiting the courts de-
cisicn as to the validity of this law. The
measure was adopted by the last Legisla-
ture. 1t takes the power of pardoning pris-
oners out Of the hands of the Governor of
the States and vests the power with board
of pardons 1t also requires the court to
fix the penalty In penal cases instead of the
jury.
In the Supreme Court there are at least
dozen appeals from the decree of State
courts under the inceteTminate law. One
of the first appeals went up from the Ma
rion Criminal Court agreed state of
facts 1t was understood at the time that
this was to be a test case. Deputy Attor-
ney General Moores is preparing brief for
the State which will cover all of these APP
peal cases.
Since the indeterminate sentence law
went into effect a great many men have
been sent to the prisons from the different
counties Marion county has perhaps con-
victed one hundred prisoners under this
law Prosecutor Wiltsie shudders at the
possibility of having all these men dumped
into the Jail again. And 1t is conceded this
is what would happen In the event of the
law being declared invalid by the Supreme
Court. Petitions would be filed in the
counties where the prisoners are located
for the release of the men thus illegally
convicted. All these men would have to be
retired unless the courts should declare,
with the Constitution, that no man can be
placed in jeopardy a second time. In this
event all those who have been tried and
convicted under the indeterminate sentence
law would be free. Opinion is divided among
lawyers as to the probable decision Of the
Supreme Court Some contend that the law
is Unconstitutional and will be wiped out
by the court. Others cite the Illinois law,
which in many respects is similar to the
Indiana statute. The Supreme Court of
that State held the law constitutional.