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II by THE TON.

Cohn. a celebrated bactcriologist. says a
single germ could. under favorable condi-
tions. multiply in three days to 4. 172. 600, 00O,-
coo and make q mass Weighing 800 tons.
Science. it will thus be seen. becomes more
and more alarming. Not only does it hold
up TO a terrified world the Individual germ
of malevolent purpose. but it now furnishes
him i'm bulk. a few millions or billions
more or less do not signify, because the
human mind has such limitations that. ex-
cept i'm the matter of dollars. the term mil
ton of germs is another matter. There is
always the hope. If not the possibility, that
the able-bodied human being may success
fully cope with a single member, however
evil-disposed it may be, but when the mi
crObe swells up into pounds and then into
tons il presents a front SO threatening that
unfortunate humanity can only look about
helplessly for a refuge. But where shall
such refuge be found? Is there safety even
in the woods from the diabolical germ that
will grow with the rapidity OF "A SNOWFALL
rolled down hill when a thaw begins? Is
there any germicide warranted to dispose
of a monster capable of attaining a 1900
ton weight in three days? Is there no way
in which unhappy man can escape such
creatures except by SO drenching himself
in carbolic acid or other dreadful anti
septic. that no microbe with a sensitive
stomach will come near him? Heretofore
many persons have felt that they preferred
microbes TO the antidofes. but If the hor-
riblc creatures arc to fall on him b. the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

schoolhouses. The drums were worth
about s. a piece. 1t is TO prevent this kind
OF business that we have a law on the
an itemized statement of their eXpendi-
~tures.-Tipton Advocate.
The Kosciusko County Teachers Associa-
ton is urging on the county commission
ers the advisability of setting aside some
room in the courthouse to be used for the
preservation of curiosities that are always
accommodating. some of them being Of de-
cIGed value. This is not a bad idea. In
every county curioSities and relics of his
torical interest accumulate. and. if pre-
served systematically. would in "A short
time make a most valuable county mu-
seum.-Logansport Journal.
County officials are not so much TO blame
for the high and outrageous public ex-
penses as are the general mass of voters
who do not care enough about il to raise a
rev. Let taxpayers tax more interest in
such affairs, then the officials will cease
buying in such enormous quantities things
they do not need and paying such eXtrava-
CANT prices. What we need is an enliSht-
ened and active civic virtue and pride that
Will not silently acquieSce and allow such
abuses to acknowledgements Banner
Times.
During the recent session of the State
Teachers Association thirty-two out of
ninety-two county superintendent met in
the Criminal Court room at indianapolis,
and, by a vote of 10 to Is, passed a resolu-
ton indorsing State Superintendent Geet-
ing's bill making a State license or previ-
Gus occupancy of the position the neceS-
sary qualification for county superintend-
ents. This ought TO be entitled IA bill to
retain Democrats in Office A majority of
the superintendent now in office are DEM
ocrats, and in many counties throughout
the State there would be practically no
hold the position under this law who would
likely be an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS News.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

commissioners, to be elected by the com
mon councils. became a law without the
signature of the Governor. Finally. in 1893,
came the eliminating outrage. in the shape
of the McHugh bin. which created a board
of Metropolitan police commissioners i'm
every city of the State having moro than
10000 population and less than 5000, said
commissioner 10 be appointed by the Gov
ernor. 1t struck down home rule in all cities
of that class, eleven in all, and placed an
important branch of their local government
i'm the hands of a remote authority. Its un-
doubted object was to give a Democratic
Governor power to build up u political ma
chine and establish a sort of bossism which
could be used for personal or political pur-
poses. as occasion required. That Governor
Matthews has used it for political purposes
and to advance his personal ends no person
will deny. Thus. b. a series of vicious
measures. all on the same wrong line. tine
Metropolitan police bill of 1883. applicable to
indianapolis only, eliminated in the bill OF
1888. embracing eleven cities. The fact that
it has worked reasonably we'll in some
cities is not TO the point. Perhaps "a law
making all the mayors in the State APP
p~ointive by the Governor and removable by
him at pleasure would work an improve
ment in some towns. but that is no reason
for its enactment. The Metropolitan police
law should be repealed, and local self-gov-
eminent restored to the people from whom
il has been taken away. If they abuse it
let them take the consequences, but let
them have il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06
HATEFUL TUNE.


TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 5.-One of the most
peculiar requests ever made of "A town
council was presented in the form OF a
petition by the citizens of Paola this even
ing. The people ask that the Council pass
az ordinance prohibiting the brass bara
from playing "A certain piece of music, one
part of which is in a very high key. The
reason for this strange request is based on
the accidents which happened in that city
recently. An aeronaut gave Il balloon as
cension. The balloon rose TO a distance of
several hundred feet. the band played the
tune and when it struck the high key the
man fell and was killed. On Christmas I'VE
the band was engaged TO furnish the
music fo- a Christmas entertainment in
one of the churches. One part of the pro-
gramme arranged for Santa Claus to come
into the church through the skylight III
the roof He was holdlng TO a rope and
when twenty feet from the floor the ban
struck the high key. Santa Claus fell and
will die from his injuries.
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WICKED AS H. H. HOLMES.
Frank Butter Charged with killing
Many People in New south Wales

VICTORIA, Jan. 5.-When the steamer
G~evanhilda arrives at San Francisco.
whittier she is now en- route with a cargo
from New South Wales. the detectives who
arrived here to-day by the Miowera Will
arrest the criminal of the century. a man
named Frank Butler. with "A half dozen
aliases. who is wanted for one of the most
remarkab bic series OF crimes on record.
which were committed I'm New South
Wales. His trade was apparently butchery
and his practice was 10 advertise for "A
partner with $40 TO go prospecting. take
him into the wilderness. shoot him. after he
had dug a trench that was TO serve as his
tthe victim - own grave. bury the body
and return TO the city TO repeat the oper-
alton. Twice bodies have been discovered.
those of the two last victims being A. o.
T. Preston and Captain Lee Weller. But
Ter assumed the ~latter's name In getting
passage TO America. and these murders
have been positively fastened on him. lie
went about his fend!sh work with the ut
most GOODNESS. Wcller's murder and burial
being within ten feet of travelled trails.
and he went TO the trouble 10 present part
of the murdered mans property TO a. poor
tramp. on whom he expected suspicion 10
fall il the murder were discovered.
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lie money at once i'm giving men work at
digging UP the courthouse yard. and sew
eral hundred thousand dollars borrowed
money! a little later. in order to put more
men at work i'm parks. but il doesn't APP
too expensive. This is inconsistent. The
affair would cost a lot of money and the
benefit of the general public is problemati-
cal. but il would assuredly put money in
the pockets of a lot of men who are hun
CRY for IT," and what more forcible argu-
ment does the News want than that?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06
CRUSADE AGAINST SIN.
Moody, Martinelli. Jones and Murphy
Fighting the Devil mt Bostons

BOSTON. Jan. 1.-The war of four world
famed workers against the world. the flesh
and the devil in Boston began yesterday i'm
earnest when ID. l.. Moody. Archbishop
Martinelli, Sam Jones and Francis Murphy
opened the crusade meetings. The great
est of the meetings was held in fremont
Temple. 1t was practically Il continuous
meeting from 1890 o'clock this forenoon
until late this evening, conducted by MIR.
Moody. Enormous throngs attended. and
many hundreds were turned away. 1t has
already been found necessary to adopt a
system of free tickets TO prevent jams at
the temple. Mr.. Moody was here twenty
one years ago and conducted a months
revival that was the wonder of the times,
and the indications are that the present one
will eclipse the other. Mr.. Moody seemed
to be in his best form as to voice and elo-
auence to-day and was thoroughly charac-
teristic. He will conduct two or three
meetings each day. sunday excepted, for a
month.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

Gen. Francis y. Walker. who died yester-
day. was "A man Of marked ability. He won
his first distinction rs a soldier. having
served with high honor during IN. war OF
the rebellion and become distinguished aft
economist and incumbent of several iInpor-
tant offices. Wherever he was placed he
showed rare ability. His writings have
been valuable contributions to current dis
cussion. and his death is a public loss.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

Sensible Americans do not want the gcv-
eminent TO pick a quarrel with Spain or
embark In a war of sympathy on account
OF Cuba. but at the same time they do not
want the government TO tolerate any viola
ton of the rights OF American citizens.
The State Department should make prompt
and thorough investigation OF every ease of
the kind reported. and the power of the
government should be brought into instant
action TO assert protection where it Is due.
There must be no trampllng on the rights
of American citizens.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

The good people OF Kendallvilie this
State. are somewhat shocked To find that
a prominent citizen. rscently deceased. sold
his body fifteen years ago to a local ply
sician for So. clinchiEg the transaction by
a regular contract. Il was rather an UNI
canny deal. but more reputable than that
OF the Kentuckian who died recently after
directing that his body should he picked
I'm whisky. So far as the legal aspect of
the case Is concerned a man probably has
a right 10 make any disposition of his
body after death that is not opposed to
public health or morals.
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ton he will probably nave TO submit TO be-
coming a walking apothecary shop regard
less of the feelings of his sensitive asso-
ciates. However, if they are all driven to
carbolic acid also, that prevailing odor may
become in time as pleasant TO them as
violets. But it ought to be made a penal
ofense for a scientist to announce the dis
covery of a new VARIETY of germ until he
is ready to tell how to destroy it without
making life hideous not only to the man
pouulaca
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

1t is wei! enough To remember that the
country is still under Democratic rule. If
there are as many balk failures during the
last three months of the Mckinley admin
istration or a small fractional part as many
during the whole of the next administration
a. there have been during the present one.
then let the next administration bc held
responsible and condemned. But it should
not be- Judged i'm advance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06
HIS ACCOUNTS STRAIGHT.
Suicide Of the Treasurer of a Pitts
burg Savings Institution.

PITTSBURG. Pa. Jan. >. Christian
Schauer, jr.. treasurer of the Nations Bank
for Savings. committed suicide some time
last night. His body was discovered this
morning hanging from tbe~fafters I'M the
closet of the Allegheny Gymnasium. Inc
president OF the bank says ms accounts are
straight. the auditing committee having
lust completed the audit Tor the past yeai'
Schauer has not beeD in good healin Tor "A
ihis was the cause OF The suicide.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

The practical consensus of foreign au
thorities that the worlds visibie supply of
wheat is diminishing. with a prospect of
short crops next yeer in some of the lead
ing countries. increases the probability OF
a steady advance in price. Dollar wheat is
among the possibilities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06
rive Children Frozen to Death.

John Petit. of Hunter. were frozen 20
death in Sundays storm. The father has
been in Fargo for three days. but details
cannot be secured. The blockade by the
blizzard il greater than at first
No trains nave reached Fargo from any oil.
rection since Sunday morning. One started
East over the Northern Pacific early this
morning. but has not reached Glynndon
twelve miles away. by noon. Many legisla-
tors are snow bound.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06
Compared in All Reverence.

mo, sah." said the, colonel, There is
nothing like the good old religion of our
fathers. There has been many a substitute
attempted, sab, but the results. sab, have
been ginerally as disastrous as the at
tempts of misguided pussens TO make sub
stitutes 70 the good ola Bourbon. sah.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

Rev. Ian Maclaren Watson praises Yale
College because it is SO English. American
home life because it is so English, and the
manners and methods of the very rich
Americans because they are so English.
Mr.. Watson Is d Scotchman- Is he con-
tempIating a lucrative lecture tour in Lon
don and thereabOutS%
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

Controller of the Currency Eckels does
we'll 20 call public attention To the fact
that latest reports show the national banks
in all the leading commercial centers of
the country to be exceptionally strong and
deserving of confidence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

The collapse of the Bryan lecture tour
scheme seems TO nave relegated that in
dividuaI to the obscurity from which he
sprang to 'electrify" the Populist side of
the Chicago convention. If il were to do
over again perhaps even the Bryanites
would decline TO be electrified.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

Every youngster who reads English will
be delighted to know that the reported dis
appearance of Robinson Crusoe's island is
untrue and hat the veritable cave which
the immortal sto.y describes is still there.
But that drunken ship captain who could
not find the island did give the Juvenile
world a painful sensation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

When two newspapers disagree about the
ACCESSIBILITY of a proposed public work. like
cutting down the courthouse grounds. it is
not necessary that one of them should
make it "a personal matter and become
scurrilous. Still less does such a disagree
ment justify mendacity. The statement
tha the Journal opposed the Australian
baIlot Inv is a falsehood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

MIR. Wanamaker is said to have spent
$15.oO0 on one batch of mail to further his
senatorial! aspirations. With all his expe-
rience Nr. Wanamaker ought TO have
known thai tdis form of advertising never
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

the suicide of unfaithful and dishonest bank
officers. Their tribe cannot decrease too
fast. One may feel sympathy for their
families. but none for them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06
JUMPED A TRESTLE.


CARSON. Ia. Jan. "a passenger train
ON the Burlington road jumped a trestie
entering the city to-day Five people were
badly injured. one of them fatally. They
are: John Surles. conductor: Robert Ad-
kins. Henderson. Ia. fatally. s. w. Lamb.
expressman: Miss May Paul. Henderson,.
curtis Currau. brakeman
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Analogy.

IF this weather keeps on said Mr..
being frozen over"
1T won't be as good as the first freeze,
will it, paw asked Tommy, his infantile
mind bearing recollections of warmed
over meals.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can he found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Nlndsor Hotel and Astor House.
CHICAGC-Palmer House and T.. o. News Co,
cINCINNATI-J. r.. Hawley & Co. ia Vine
street.
LOUISVILLE-C. T. Deering. northwest corner
OF Third and jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co. I'D Fourth avenue.
ST. L~OUIS-C.i ion News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON. y. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House. Miiiard's Hotel and the Washington
News Exchange. Fourteenth street, between
Perm. avenue and + street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

Philadelphians are trying hard to have
music taught in their public schools. 1t is
really distressing to people Of "A progressive
community like this TO see how backward
some of the down-East cities are.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

Now that Col. Tom Johnson has got con-
troll of the entire street-railway system OF
Detroit. he and Governor Pingree can pro-
coed TO contest for the earth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

We gather from the somewhat disjointed
and hystsrical u~ttersncea of the News
that Il Is IN favor OF paternalism in local
eovern,nent. but IL hasn't got itself well in
hand II wants to sosnd sis.co of the pub
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06
A Hero.


He Is q hero
II never saw one who was not an insult
ferable egotist-"
''Of one of the greatest scandals
Introduce me: do"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

In the ~NernacuIar.

Teacher-Wil some little boy kindly give
a more modern version of the saying that
there is no rose without u thorn?
Fiddsy-Dey is no push widout a knocker.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

This is a well watered country. and there
Is a lake for every %defaalting bank officer
who prefers that to "a prison.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06
The Wool Growers' BiII.

WASHINGTON, Jan. After being in
session much of the day and evening. the
wool growers committee agreed upon the
and means committee. Its features are en-
braced i'm the memorial of the Farmers Ma
tional Congress. adopted at its session at
agreed on in this city in December last.
In brief, il asks Congress TO impose on
merino wool and woods OF the mutton
breeds of sheep, unwashed. II cents a
double duty on all il washed and sreble IL
secured. 1t provides that Australian ana
similar woods of light shrinkage In securing.
as shown i'm native condition, shall be
ordinary condition of whole fieeces shall
be subjected to double duty. and defines
what shall be deemed secured wool. One
feature of Importance was added 20 the
bill, namely, asking the imposition of 1 cent
a year additional duty on the merino and
mutton unwashed wool until the duty
reaches Is cents per pound.
The Canadian Hearings.
OTTAWA. Jan. Sc. b. Eddy. OF the
Eddy Manufacturing Company. of Hull.
Quebec, along with ii. s.. Crane, of New
Market, Ontario, appeared before the Tariff
Commission to-day and asked an increase
of the duty on woodenware from p per
cent. to 81 per cent, so as TO make II the
same as the duty now imposed by the
limited States. Mr.. Eddy asked for a SIM
liar increase of the duty on paper bags. He
also asked that an export duty be placed on
pulp wood of 81 "A cord. so as To make ~
prohibitiye-s2 would not suffice. Canada
should attend to its own interests and pay
no attention to what the United states
would say about the imposition OF this
DUTY
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-19
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

A DEMOCRATIC judicial convention
will probably be called to meet at
Ellinwood. on September 18th, to put
in nomination a candidate for judge.
AS Barton county casts over twice as
many democratic votes as both Rice
and Stafford together, the representa-
ton ought to be: Barton 16, Rice 4,
Stafford 8. We hope to have the call
to publish next week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-19
Workmen Attention.

All members of A. 0. q. W. No. 127
are requested to attend meeting on
Aug. Oath as business of Importance
will be transacted; something in which
every member is interested. There
will also be a special meeting after the
regular meeting is closed in which all
members are entitled to participate.
By order of T. D. STRADLEY, M. ".
Attest. W. Z HONNEN, Rec.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-19

Little Fairy, youngest daughter of
Fred A. and Delora Freeland, after a
short life in which she had entwined
herself about the heart. strings of fond
parents, passed to the brighter fairy
land above on Tuesday morning, Aug.
18th, after an illness of but a few days.
The little one was not thought to be
dangerously i'll, and Mr.. Freeland went
out on his run as postal clerk Monday
morning. fondly hoping and expecting
upon his return Tuesday evening to
find the little one better, but God had
called it home and only the cold clay
was left to greet the father on his re-
turn. Little Fairy was 2 years 9
months and % days old, and her earth
ly remains were laid away Wednesday
afternoon, funeral services being con,
Quoted at the family residence at 2
o'clock.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-19
COUNTY CONVENTION.

delegate Convention of the Democrats of Bar
Bansas on Saturday, September 4th. 1897, at II
for the purpose ofnominating candidases for the.
following county Offices VIZ
Sheriff,
ounty Treasurer,
County Surveyor,
County Clerk,
Register of Deeds,
Coroner.
Commissioner for the end Commissioner District.
Each township and city ward will be entitled TO
delegate at large. and one delegate for each 10
votes and fraction over cast for Ira d. Brougher
for Representative in 1885, making the representa-
ton az follows
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-19
TOWNSHIP CAUCASUS.
Buffalo Township.

A caucus of thedemocrats of Buff.
falo township will be held on Sat
urday, Aug. 20, at Dist. 33 school
house, at 8p. NJ, for the purpose OF
selecting 4 delegates and 4 alternates
to the county nominating convention
September 18th.
HENRY F. MILLER,
Committeeman.