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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
A Degenerate Paper.
Boston Transcript.


The heinous crime OF being an old man Is
one which drives the New York Evening
Post into forgetting both Christian kindness
and ordinary decency. In the course of an
editorial on "Bimetalism" ii filings the epi-
thet "old man" at Senator Hoar i'm two sep
arate places. I'VE see here how the decline
of the Senate comes about. says the edi-
tor. Scraps of information gathered up on
a summer trip by an old man and converted
into Il speech on a subject of which he
knows little make "A sensation and set
scores OF crazy silverites shouting and pre-
dieting" and again. after advising him to
30 among bankers rather than bimetallsts
for the truth about the double standard. it
adds: But even then Ii would be absurd
for an old and Ill informed man like Mr.
Hoar TO come home and blurt out his half
baked and i'll digested scraps OF informa-
ton in the Senate things which should
now guide American opinion and shape the
policy of the next Congress" In its next
issue. too, the Post again mocks at Senator
Hoar's age in characteriStically delicate
reference to his "garrulous, senile way of
discussing the currency issues. IL does not
however. find Gladstone AT a much greater
age senile, because the Post agrees with
Gladstone as TO bimetallism. Time was
when the Evening Post was edited by "A
very old man-one whose age was rever-
enced. too. as his peculiar crown OF glory.
Time was. too. when the Evening Post was
a model of manners in journalism.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
THE MOTHER-IN-LAW.
A Legislature Has Passed Law
Against Her.
Kansas City Journal.

Kansas City journal.
In Oklahoma bill has just been passed
to prohibit a man from marrying his moth
er-in-lav
Truly. out of the mouths of babes and
stockings proceedeth wisdom" While the
Nation ard the old commemorative have
never dared to lay the restraining hand of
legislation upon the domestic siren, here
comes a new Territory. with half of its
lioness in her den. With no social preten-
sions, but with a great concern for the
domestic felicity of her people this young
Territory has immortalized herself by an
exhibition of amazing courage. The world
cannot but be thrilled by this burst of
righteous s,1 20, apdacity o. glorious Kansas!
thou now?
For years this land has suffered with the
terrible evil Of the intermarriage of moth
ers-in-law and sons-in-law. Until now no
one has presumed to interfere with the in
creasing display of affection between the
wife's mother and the daughters husband.
Men have shown such a tendency TO fiirt
with their mothers-in-law that it has been
almost scandalous to take wife with a
maternal parent living. The first symptoms
of this dangerous regard generally mani
fest themselves In the uncompromiSing in
sstence of the husband that his wife S
mother shall come TO live with her daugh-
affections are soon alienated beyond recall
and in time the wife either pines away and
dies or fees from the husband and children
to make room for another. Then the wild
over marrieS the only woman he ever truly
loved.
The children learn TO call their grand
mother mamma. When other children come
they are at once uncles anu aunts and
brothers and sisters to the older children
The compleXity of this relationship is in
comprehensive TO the young minds but
they puzzle themselves with the problem
until they become veritable walking enig-
mas.
This is why the world is SO full OF people
who do not know where they are at. The
action of the Oklahoma Legislature agains,
this gigantic evil has given us COURAGE &c
speak. There is only one way 10 destroy
the curse of mother-in-law worship, anc
that is by legislation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
Her Scheme.

IF testimony concerning the all-preva-
lence OF masculine expectoration could be
taken from typewriters alone" remarked
one OF that class OF young women some
startling revelations might be made l am
In an office with seven or eight alleged gem
tlemen. who all dictate letters TO me. and
who all expectorate freely all around me.
as sit al my machine. After each man has
departed. / throw blotters on the floor all
around me TO make my surroundings en-
durable. Strange TO say. not one OF these
men has ever noticed how my floor is
strewn with blotters. except in one in
stance. our president remarked: Miss
Mary. you use great many blotters. Ny
response was: Yes. sir: l have to- The col
ored porter finally penetrated the reason Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
Jimmy Sat Still.

Accidents will happen. even in clergy
mems families. but the average clergyman
is not always prepared for the discontinue
which is sometimes extended to him by his
own carefully nurtured children. At Sun
day school service, the other afternoon, a
cody man, who has but one small boy
under his roof tree, was addressing the
scholars on the necessity of family worship.
His own precious urchin, Jimmy, occupied
a conspicuous position on a front seat.
Closing his remarks. the preacher said:
Now. have talked TO you of family pray
ers, and / would like to know just how
many families represented here have fam
lily prayers. 1 will begin with this little
class right here in front, where you can
all see them. Will all the little boys in this
class whose fathers lead in daily prayer at
home please stand up?" All the little boys
in the class save one arose. Jimmy, the
preachers little boy sat still.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
Cages Politics
Pittshurg Chronicle Telegraph.

Il -
The considerations influencing the selec-
ton are so exclusively those relating 10 his
merit that small attention has been paid 10
his record party man. He mas been
called a gold Democrat. but this gives a
wrong idea Of his politics. He has always
been "A Republican. and never FAILED to vote
the party ticket. except in 1881, when, like "A
good many other Republicans. he voted for
Cleveland.
His acceptance OF the position OF secre-
tary OF the treasury entails a heavy pc
cuniary sacrifice. He must resign the pres
idency of his bank and dispose OF all his
stock in IL. The salary attached TO the
office which he accepts will fall much short
OF the expenses of living I'm Washington I'm
the manner In which the social duties OF his
position will require and he will have 10
undertake "A difficult and tnankless task.
He will undoubtedly bring perfect compe-
tency TO the discharge of his financial
duties. and his presence in the Office will
tend TO restore commercial confidence. but
the political opportunities for effecting the
needed reforms OF our financial system
must be provided for him by the admins
tratiOn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
Sarah's Apprehension.

Choice English may be going out of style
in the upper walks of life, but it still holds
its own among the lower classes. particu-
larly those of the colored race. Big Sarah,
the cook, weighs almost two hundred, and
her safe conveyance from place to place,
in slippery weather. is a matter of general
household concern. The other morning the
back yard was frightful glare of ice, and
the lady of the house felt it necessary TO
caution Sarah before she started out 70
market. Sarah she said, you must be
very careful to wear your overshoes when
you go out to-day. 1t is dreadfully slippery
and you know you don't want to fall and
break leg" Nom" responded Sarah's
deep, fleshy voice. Deed / dom deed
don: Use jes bin skeered all dis winter for
fear at I'll fall an fracture my lin 81
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
The Eternal Illogical.

Bits of talk overheard in bookstores are
often startlingly enlightening TO the casual
student Of feminine ways. Two young wom-
en- were looking over a book counter when
the blonde girl suddenly gave large book
a contemptuous toss to one side.
whats that?" eagerly asked the dark
eyed girl-probably on the principle that We
sometimes like very much what other peo-
pie condemn.
"Oh," answered the first girl; its a His
tory of the Jesuits;' hate the Jesuits.
What are the Jesuits, anyway! the Sec
ond girl asked timidly.
Don't ask me-, the blonde said lightly;
II don't know a thing about them-not a
thing: but l just hate them"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
Refreshing

brooklyn EdEIe.
The theory OF Sorosis that the marriage
OF American girls TO European titles re-
duces the chances OF war between the
United States and foreign foe Is delight
fully innocent. OF course the Emperor OF
Germany would never think OF going 10
war with his grandmother in England. even
though the interests OF England and Ger
many Should conflict in South Africa.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14

INV fUIk IIIUuIIt
Here's richness, Ian Maclaren is being
translated into French Several of his sto-
ries are 10 be printed IN the Revue des
Deux MOndes. What they VIII look like In
their French garb Is a matter of some in
terest. They have knocked in vain at the
gates OF English. No one yet has been
able to give good English version. from
end 10 end, or single production OF DIR.
Watson's.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14

my strewing blotters on the floor. He prob
ably apprised some of the men in the office,
for matters have been pleasanter for me
ever since. To all girls who have been an
noyed in this way. 1 earnestly recommend
the blotter systemic attract attention to
any reform helps it on"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
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The Short Line for ST. LOUIS and THE WEST.

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noon, ID. m, u:2O u. m.
Arrive st. Louis Union Station-a so d. m.
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Parlor car on 1910 noon train daily and
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$50
Ticket offices. No. As West Washington
street. No 46 Jackson place and Union Sta
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r. A. FORD. General Passenger Agent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-19
HERS A n W G)UiTTI!
NEW HOPES! NEW OPP
PORTUNITIES!
THE LAND OF SUNSHINE
AND PLENTY.
MILD CLIMATE, FERTILE SOIL.
CHEAP LANDS,

The building of the Kansas City, Pitts
burg & Gull Rairoad-Port Arthur
Route-has opened up "a country III
Western Missouri and Arkansas that
cannot be exec He'd as an agricultural md
ruit growing country. No other count
nv in America presents so many. golden
opportunities to the htHneseeker, manu-
facturer or speculator. 1T is q baud OF
sunshine and plenty, where yon can
work ont of doors II Months in the
wear instead OF 6 months. No hot winds
in summer, no billiards. in winter.
Lands are cheap along this new line oi
road, because this country has hereto
fore been remote from railroud. Climate
mild, pleasant and healthy.
You should also see the new division
town of MENA, POLK CO., ARK.
1t Is Il good Illustration OF what pluck
and enterprise can do-build 4 city 23O0
peoples in 80 days. Mena is sur ouhded
bv tributary country capable OF sus-
tanning q CITY OF 100, 900 people.
Homeseekers tickets-one iare for the
round trip, plus ~ Ocean be bought
at all principal northern and eastern
railroad points on Nov. 18th, Dec. LIST
and 9th, Don't miss these opportuni-
les
For,full information. address
F. A. HORNBECK.
Land Commissioner,
It'll and Wvandotte SITS.
Kansts ny, no :.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-19
We have made arrangements vii

We have made arrangements wit
the proprietors of the National Recorder
published at Washington, d. c., wher'-
bv we are now able to make grand
offer TO our subscribers. 70 any one
paying $1.50'for years subscription to
the NEWS, we will have the Recorder
sent to their address for one year. This
offer stands good for old subscribers III
well az new ones The Recorder is I
weekly Journal and you should have il
in your homes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-19
A Progressive State

No other State III tie Union
offers greater Inducements for
he lOca ton Of industries for
Manufacturing PIants than
WISCONSIN. with it's limitiess
Iron Ore deposits, abundance
of hardwood timber, MINER
Gus Clay. kaolin and Mari
beds. and other advantages.
WISCONSIN Central lines pent-
trntr the center Of the State,
and Manufactures can find eX-
cpllput locations for Plants, q
with facilities for rpnching
markets every where. ReIia
BILE information will b. cheer
fully furnished upon applies
ti0n to w, II. killen. Indus
trial commissioner. MilWau-
Wis.
HOMis-SELitS
will find the lands in Northern
WISCONSIN desirable and spleli
did Hardwood Farming lands
ndiacput-to@th The Wisconsin Cen
til lines can now be purchased
at a very low figure and OF
easy terms.
Write for free Illustrated with
maps to Fred'k. Abbot, Land
Commissioner Milwaukee,
Wis.
II. +. Whitcolnb, Is Johnson.
Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Frt .Agt.
JAS G, Pond.
Gent Pass. Agent,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-19
Everybody Says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won
derfui medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant aud refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system. dlspel colos,
and biliousness. Please bny and try box
of G. G. c.. to-day; 10, 25, 20 cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-19

WANTED A young man OF good
appearance..to represent The Star Ac-
cident Company, Of Chicago, in this city
and vicinity. Good commission allowed
All classes of risks taken. Address,
I. S. QUINCY,
Star Accident Insurance 90.
Chicago, III.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-19
A LETTER FROM TEXAS.
Sweet Water, Texas;
April IS, 1897.

April IL, 1891
Mr.. EDITOR:
Your letter of recent date offer
ing me such fabulous price to.
act as special travelling cores
pondent for Villas COUNTY NEWS
is before me and contents care
fully noted. Your offer is fully
appreciated and I agree with
vou.that travelling in the Sunny
South at this season of the year
and especially in this great state
of Texas affords ample opportun-
tiles to write descriptive articles
which might be interesting, to
people who reside in the land of
snow and ice, had the writer
sufficient time to devote to the
article and sufficient ability to
do Justice to the subject. But
as l do not possess the ability,
and am working on a salary
travelling for the Northwestern
Yeast Co., Of Chicago, it will be
:. impossible for me to accept your
offer, except perhaps | might
contribute something to the re-
lief of your paper when / have
finished my work in the evening,
or am waiting for a. train as |
am now.
A person can hardly realize the
size of this great Lone Star"
state until they travel over it, l
have now been travelling for
more than seven months, visit
ing.a different place nearly every
day. and have as yet visited but
a small number of the cities and
villages Of the state. 1t is $50
miles from the Eastern line to
Elpaso on the west. It is farther
from the southern line of the
state to the northern line than it
is from the northern line to ST..
Paul, MINI. 1t is inhabited by
people Of all.nationalities. AS a
"a rule they are, kind and hospita-
BILE especially those who have al
ways lived here. They are en-
gagged in a great variety of occu-
pations. Nearly all the grains
are grown in some parts Of the
state. Cotton is the principle
crop; it is now just coming up.
Cattle raising is also very ex-
tensive industry in some parts
of the state. The people have
many peculiarities of dress and
manner that attract the atten-
ton of Northerners, one thing
that struck me. quite forcibly was
the fact that a great number OF
farmers wore belt, and also
shoulder braces. 1t was plain to
see the object of the shoulder
braces, but why the belt also, |
could not understand. So one
day as was talking with per-
son from the North whom | sup
posed, at one time, had been just
as ignorant as / was, ventured
to ask him why it was. He
looked at ME and smiled but saw
I was in earnest SO proceeded to
explain it to me in a manner
something like this: ''You see
most of the farmers depend al
most entirely on their cotton
crop, but before the cotton is
grown they must have some
thing to live on, and as the law
of this state does not allow them
to mortgage their farm to get
money to buy provisions with
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-19

BY virtue of and pursuant 80 a ine}gmelt
OF foreclosure and sale rendered ana
entered IN the above named court
in the above entitled action, i
favor Of the above named plaintiff al.
against the above named defendants, OF
the 18th day OF November, 1895, / shn|
offer for sale and sell at pubic auction.
to the highest bidder, ON he Both daE
of April 1897, at tn" front door OF tie
Couru House, IN the village of IEagI"
River, in Villas County, State of Wisc"nl
sin. at half past three O'Clock IN the
AFTERNOONS of said day, the following de
scribed real estate. tO-Wft
Thesouth ea.stquarter OF the south "'F<t'
quarter OF section number four. A4), III
township number forty-onp (4l) north,
OF range number zen (1Ol east i'll Was
county Wisconsin, together with the
buildings, fixtures, boilers, engines, kllns.
racks and brick making machines nnd
machinery thereon situated.
Dated this 10th day OF March, A. d.,
1897. W. A. BRADFORD.
Sheriff Of Villas County, Wis.
Alban & Barnes,
attorneys for Plaintiff
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-19

lIlS1 LlICy nave " A4OA GSdSN
their crop, for about what
they think it will bring. The,
merchant generally takes the
mortgage for forty. fifty or one
hundred dollars as the case may
be then the farmer commences
trading right smart and the
merchant fearing the amount the
mortgage calls for will not be a
sufficient amount to carry him
along till his cotton is har-
vested, just calls the farmers
attention to it by tightening up
the belt about one, hole as the
case may need SO his wants will
not be as great for provisions
and when he comes again he will
tighten it up still another notch
and so on until the cotton is
harvested and Sold lust at
that moment one Of those men
with a belt on passed, there"
said he do you see that man,
just notice his belt you see, it is
let out to the very last notch.
That man has probably just
sold his cotton, but if you see
him after a while you will notice
it growing smaller in circumfer-
ence. {"
Another very noticeable fact
here is that people who own COWS
milk them just whenever they
need the milk and at no other
time. Some times they milk the
cows several times a day, other
j days they donot milk them at all
The most lively animal that is
seen here is the Texas pony and
razor back hog The latter
being built more for speed than
the former, usually will out run
the pony.
Many different kinds Of woods
grow in this state that do not
grow in Wisconsin, for instance
in this locality the Mesquite
grows very plentiful and is al
most the only kind ofwood here
They look like immense apple
orchards stretching out over the
country as far as the eye car
reach, sometimes the ground is
perfectly clean but covered with
grass just like an orchard, Other
times there aresome under brush
In other parts of the state is
found the Boisd Are (pronout c
ed Bode Ark a wood that
said never to rot and whlcE
makes a fine hedge-fence. Just
to show how long it would stay
in the ground without rotting {
man said that while digging {
well that was over one hundred
feet deep he found a piece o
Boisd Arc that was in a fine
state of preservation. Other
kinds are the Sweet Gum, Post
Oak, that resemble the Scrut
Oak in Wisconsin, Yellow Pine
and many other kinds. Very
little Maple is found of any kind
Nearly all kinds OF fruits that
that grow III the United States
can be found in some part O
Texas, besides various kinds O
nuts. Pecans grow very plenti
full in the southern part Of the
state. While. land is much
cheaper aud fruit can be grown
much earlier than in California
and much nearer to market
;, The fruit culture is not carried
on as extensively in this state as
in California, but will probably
outstrip her in that line before
many years.
|
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-19

IN CIRCUITCDUIsT, y IL. As COUNTY
Wallaca Manufacture n@ Com onny,
ca corpor;tion.) Plaintiff
Hattie p. Kathan,, J Il. kathnn, A. Il.
Cusicl and Cynthia Cusick,
IAnfnn6.laf.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-07-16

The largest assortment of sheet music
music folios and instruction books in the
state can be found at 63 Fairfield avenue,
Bridgeport. They sell the best music for
10 cents copy. There you viii also
find all kinds of musical instruments at
the lowest prices. They frame pictures
to order and carry an immense stock of
framed and unframed pictures of all
kinds. They buy, sell and exchange sec
ond hand school books and carry q fine
line of blank books and stationery. They
sell day books and ledgers containing GOO
pages for the small sum Of 81. IL you
wish any visiting cards they will furnish
an engraved plate with so cards for 81.
II you have plate they will furnish and
print 90 cards for soc. Work and stock
guaranteed first class, and all THE BEES
readers are invited to call and examine
samples. Wedding invitations, announce
ments on cards, etc., can be ordered of
The Northrop Publishing Co., 63 Fair
field avenue, Bridgeport, at prices that
will surprise you.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-07-16

REASONS WHY CHAMBERLATN's collie,
CHOLERA AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY Is
THE BEST.
l. Because it affords almost instant
relief in case of pain in the stomach,
collie and cholera morbus. =. Because it
is the only remedy that never fails in the
most severe cases of dysentery and
diarrhoea. Because it is the only rem
dy that will cure chronic diarrhoea. 1.
Because it is the only remedy that will
prevent bilious collie. 5. Because it is
the only remedy that will cure epidemical
dysentery. 6. Because it is the only rem
dy that can always be depended upon in
cases of cholera infantum. :. Because
it is the most prompt and most reliable
medicine in use for bowel complaints.
s. Because it produces no bad results.
8. Because it is pleasant and safe to take.
10. Because it has saved the lives of more
people than any other medicine in the
world. The % and SOC sizes for sale by
f. F. iHawley, Newtown; S. c. Bull,
Sandy Hook; W. n. Hurd, Long
Hill.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-07-16

if it would not be better for him to speak
the name of the one from whom he re-
ceived the contents of the doc Iment
found upon him, adding: at is not too
late vet" And then, in his last extrem-
ity, Davis turned upon him and said
"If I had a thousand lives I would lose
them all here before L would betray my
friends, or the confidence of my inform
err"
He then requested him to thank Gen
Dodge for his efforts to save him, but to
repeat that he could not accept the
terms. Turning to the chaplain he gave
him few keepsakes to send his mother.
He then said to the provost marshal, Il
am ready" assembled the scaffOld and
stepped upon the trap.
Thus passed away one Of the sublim-
est characters known in history, and in
future ages will be pointed to SIS an act
worthy of emulation.
The bust in the Parthenon by the
sculptor, George Julian Zolnay. is be-
roic figure, and one of the most admired
works of art in the building.
Mr. Zolnay has given the work noble
ness, firmness that while it appeals to
the masses on account of its strength,
also has softness that impresses every
visitor. 1t is one of Mr. Zolnay's best
productions.
A number of leading Confederates are
now raising fund to erect monument
over the spot where he was executed. A
large amount has already been contrib
uted for the purpose.