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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26
PnhIishera, Nntcn.

The distinctive feature of the new edition
of De Tocqueville's Democracy in AmerI-
ca" just published by the Century Com
pany, is an introduction by President Gil-'
man, of Johns Hopkins University.
The first and large holiday edition of Mrs.
Alice Morse Earle's Home Life in Colonial
Days has been exhausted within three
weeks of its publication. Dealing as it does
with the daily life of our great grandfathers
trationS, ranging I'm character from speci-
mems of samplers to quaint fireplaces and
curling irons, ii is fair example of the
genealogical archaeology which has enlisted
the services of clever writer's like Mrs
Earle.
A new story of the rebellion will soon be
issued by F. Tennyson Nelly, New York
and London. Gods War is a story of
the Army of the Cumberland, and should be
of the deepest interest to the survivors of
that gallant organization and to the de-
scendants of these survivors. 1t comprises,
besides other matter, elaborate and detailed
descriptions, historically accurate, of the
battles of Stones river and Chickamauga
concerning which Mr.. Murat Halstead
writes: There is more real war in this
story than in any one l have read
1t Is the strongest war story yet written
stead says: HE was a boy captain in the
battle of Chickamauga and in the thick Of
the hght-the bloodiest of the war. His ac-
count OF that battle Is one of the most re-
marketable chapters of history / have ever
read
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A SOUTH CAROLINA REFoRMER.

There is a South Carolina reformer, and
his name is Green-Thomas d. Green, of
Charleston. justice of the peace. We are
not accustomed to look to South Carolina
for reformers or reform movements, but
Squire Green has broken the record. This
is the way it happened: A few miles from
Charleston is a settlement called Ten-nlile
Hill. 1t is chiefly composed of the worst
class of negroes, and has the reputation OF
being an exceptionally tough neighborhood.
About year ago it became necessary to
appoint a local magistrate fer the settle
ment, and as Mr. Green. besides having
some knowledge of law, was noted for his
feaElessness, he was offered the position
and accepted it, That he was persona non
grata at Ten-mile Hill may be inferred from
the fact that the first day he went into
office he was shot at from ambush. and a
week later his constable was shot But little
things like that could not deter him from
carrying out his reform policy Finding
that there were scores of men and women
in the settlement who were living together
without ever having been married. as the
law requires since slavery was abolished,
he determined to begin his reform that
line Accordingly, he posted written no
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26

II must begin to appear to the friends Of
an improvement in township and county
government that they will not have a walk
ever in the Legislature. Already those who
profit by loose methods, liberal contracts
and ineffective but costly highway repair
ing are busy prejudicing people against the
proposed legislation. They go to farmers
meetings with misrepresentation and Sc
cure the passage of hostile resolutions. A
few men in each township with keen scent
for perquisites ard on hot trail for the
Office of trustee will be able to make a
vigorous opposition in appearance. They
may be able to influence representatives
and thus defeat legislation which is so much
needed. It is we'll to have this fact of OPP
position well understood at the outsst
When the Legislature shall be in session the
opponents of clean and economical local
government because they profit by the waste
and extravaganza of trustees will have
lobby, as they always have, to defeat legis-
lation looking to more effective administra-
ton.
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THE SENATORIAL RACE.

A. ]. Beveridge seems to be second choice
of a large majority of the members of the
Legislature Hanly and Taylor have lots
of friends in this county, but Beveridge is
not overlooked, by a good deal.-Tipton Ad-
vocate.
The opponents of Mr.. Hanly are counting
upon the failure of the northern counties of
his district, particularly Lake and Porter,
to give him loyal support all the way
through IT is evident now. however. that
they will stick TO him until he is either NOM
mated or defeated beyond questiOn.-Porter
County Vidette.
The surprising phase of the senatorial sit
uation is Mr.. Hanlys apparent lead in the
race Either he is to be very strong can
didate or members of the Legislature are
using his candidacy TO mask their purpose
to cast their votes for another when voting
begins and estimates cease to be of interest.
-Terre Haute Tribune.
Judge Taylor never aspired to be an adroit
politician nor political boss. and his sup
porters concede that his competitors surpass
him in wire-puling ability; but candor COM
pels the friends OF the latter to admit that
in the matter of exhaustive research, famil-
iarity with the money question and all other
subjects pertaining TO broad and compre-
hensiva craftsmanship he is by far the ablest
man Of the lot The fact that Judge Taylor
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tice that all persons within the jurisdiction
of his court who were living together with
out having been legally married must come
to his office Immediately and be joined in
matrimony. The posting of this order caused
excitement which would probably have
resulted in the destruction of the squire's
Office and the abolition of his court had he
not adopted prompt preventive measures.
Aiming himself with Winchester rife and
two revolvers, and accompanied by a con-
stable similarly equipped. he went into the
midst of the mob and told them he had
come there to establish law and order and
matrimony, and he was going to do it. He
must have made this point very clear, for
he had scarcely got back to his office and
seated in the judicial chair before candi-
dates for marriage began to appear, and be-
fore night he had married twenty-four
couples, thus completely eclipsing the rec
ord of the late Squire Keigwin, Of Jeffer
sonville. That night pine coffin was left
at his door with a note attached telling him
that he must leave Ten-mile Hill or be
killed. This interesting communication was
written in red ink and signed 1.-The Commit
tee" The squire kindled a fire with the
coffin and told his constable to go out and
arrest the committee. This he was enabled
to do through the weakening of one of it's
members, and when they were brought into
court Squire Green announced his intention
of sending them to the penitentiary for life
AS they had not yet committed any statu-
tory offense he probably intended to punish
them for lese majesty. His threat so fright
ened the committee that they began to plead
for mercy and tell how much they loved,
honored and respected the squire WELL"
said he II want you to love, honor and
respect this court, but you must not joke
with it. Now you can go, but the next
time one of you comes before the court I'll
kill you. Before you go from here you've
got to marry. Call in your women" They
did so, and in fifteen minutes four MEM
bers of the committee had been married.
This was another moral victory for the
squire. He followed it UP with others on
the same line, occasionally enforcing his
rulings with movement as if to reach for
his rifle, until practically all the adult resi-
dents in Ten-mile Hill were married. The
Improvement in the general morals of the
settlement has kept pace with the progress
of matrimony, until, as Squire Green him
self says, there is not one murder here
now where there were ten two years ago."
Three of his constables were killed during
the year, but that was before the full effects
of the matrimonial reform were felt. The
squire says that during the year he has
married more than five hundred couples.
AS this record cannot be approached by any
other magistrate or clergyman in the world
it places Squire Green in the front rank
of modern reformers.
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DISGUSTING DEMAGoGY.

While there may be an impression that
100 900 men are not needed for the regular
army, intelligent and patriotic people will
not share the sentiments expressed by the
minority of the House military committee
Years ago the demagogic objection that the
regular army will deprive the people of
their liberties had some weight, but it has
had its day, and the blinded demagogue
should know it. The standing army, as it
is called, has never interfered with the lib
critics of the people or deprived any citizen
of a lawful right No part of it has ever
interfered to keep the peace unless ordered
by the President or requested by the Gov
errors of States to assist them in Suppress
ing local instructions. When Governor
Altgeld had made it clear to all, in June
and July, 1894, that he was in sympathy with
the Debs instruction and would not assist
a tardy mayor in suppressing a growing and
dangerous outbreak, President Cleveland or
dered General Miles to take soldiers to Chi
cago to protect the property of railroads in
the hands of the United States courts, to
prevent delay of the mails and facilitate the
operation of roads in charge of the courts.
When the order was issued the thousands
Of thieves and toughs in the city were loot
ing and burning cars and other railroad
property and threatening the destruction or
archy was breaking out. The troops were
used to protect railroad property and open
the roads for transportation, simply assist
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26
BOOKS OF THE SEASON.


This is a posthumous work by the late
Harold Frederic, who finished it shortly be-
fore his DEATH but did not live to see 1T
published His "Damnation of Theron
Ware" which was thoroughly American
rovel had many readers in this country,
and Gloria Mundi" is quite as good, though
as thoroughly English in tone as the other
was American. The hero, heir to British
dukedom has been brought up in obscurity
in the south of France, but he is mysteri-
ously summoned to England to assume his
rightful place. Prior 10 this he has been a
tailor and is totally untitled for the soclai
position to which he Is suddenly caileu.
Being sensitive and high spirited; ne Ieels
the lack of harmony between MS IorneI
and his new environments, but plungeS INTO
the social life of London, determined 10 get
what pleasure he can out of 1t. He gets
more disappointments than pleasure. 1nclud-
ing some dsappontments in love. and hnal-
Nv quits the fashionable world in disgust,
marries and settles down to his RESPONSE
biities as the head of an old family. ms
merest sketch of one character in It, There
are other interesting characters, including
q capable and strong minded typewriter girl,
whom the hero marries and who seems 10
possess about every quality that a perlecI
woman should. Other characters or varied
types including reformers. actors ana Wom-
en- of the demi-monde, give the story dls-
tinctly modern society tone. The author
has a style that holds the attention. ana
no person beginning the story will fail TO
finish it. Chicago: Herbert 5. Stone o. 20.
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ten to the archbishop of Upsaia to ask that
the question may be discussed IN the Con-
sistorium Ecclesiasticum, and formal per-
mission be given to him to perform the cere-
mony. In most cases a Lutheran wedding
ceremony in Scandinavia takes place in u
drawing room: so probably one of the draw
ing rooms Of Craig-y-Nos Castle will be
held to serve as well for the Lutheran cere-
mony as a Swansea church.
Writing Of the death of Hamilton Fish,
Colonel Roosevelt says: Fish and myself
stood by the same fire drying our clothes
after heavy tropic rainstorm the night he
fore he was killed. and 1 remember then
as we talked over the morrow's fight | said:
Well, Fish. we have ali got to die some
time. and, after all, we cannot die in bet
ter way and he nodded and said: That IS
just how l feel, colonel. and II is one of
the reasons that made me come.
No skeleton in their closet is,
The reason why? All! WELL my guess is,
He let's her keep the closet filled
With lovely, seasonable dresses.
Puck.
Come where my love lies dreaming
He started 10 sing, but she
Rushed over and cried to him, "PShaW!
You'll have TO let up on your screaming
l like ii all right, but you see
I'm afraid it'll waken paw
Cleveland Leader.
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The ComnIete Angler.

One of the immortal books that was not
born to die is Izaak Walton's 1.-THE Com
plete Angler; or the Contemplative Mans
Recreation" Every new edition of it finds
new readers, and the work itself will never
get old as long as fish swim and men go
fishing. Little, Brown e. Co, Boston, have
issued new edition of it, containing in
the same volume Charles Cotton's 'Instruc-
tions How to Angle for a Trout or Grayling
in a Clear Stream" This is really a part
Of Walton's work. The present edition is
a very beautiful one. 1t was printed at the
University Press on choice tintedwove pa
per. The text is that of the favorite Major
edition, and the Illustrations of fish, places
and persons are exquisitely drawn and en-
graved upon wood. The introduction by Mr..
James Russell Lowell, which is a special
feature of this edition, was the last impor-
tant work of the distinguished writer. The
book is one that every angler with any APP
probation of the esthetic side of the art
should wish to possess.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26

ing the United States marshals. The pres.
ence of these men checked the turbulence,
and in few days the Debs conspiracy to tie
up the railroad system of the country,
simply to show his power, was at an end.
Employment was resumed in factories
which suspension of transportation had
stopped, traffic was resumed, but not until
hundreds of thousands of dollars worth Of
merchandise had been ruined or damaged
by the delay. Are there many men in the
country at the present time, except Altgeld
supporters and anarchists, who condemn the
use that Mr. Cleveland made of the army in
July, 1894?
Still more ridiculous is the claim of the
minority of the House committee that a
large standing army is a menace to free
elections. AS several of the minority are
from Virginia and other Southern States in
which the elections are such farces that not
quarter of those entitled to vote go to the
polls this expression of the fear of the
menace of the federal soldier is too ridicu-
lous for characterization.
This minority also fears that larger army
will cause the National Guard to be ignored.
Now If fair-sized regular army is not
needed, then there is no need for National
Guard. The National Guard has been main
tanned in States for two purposes, namely,
to assist in suppressing riots and in enforc-
ing the laws when the civil officers are I'M
able to do so, and to be reserve to the reg
ular army in case of war For the purpose
of suppressing lawlessness half dozen
companies of well-drilled men at railroad
centers would be sufficient. If there are to
be no more wars to render a larger regular
army necessary, then there will need be no
National Guard for reserves The condi-
tons or assumptions which make a larger
regular army than the old establishment
unnecessary also render the maintenance of
Q National Guard superhuous.
1t may not be necessary to maintain an
army of 100000 men, but the time has come
when the needs of the country in regard to
an army should be discussed with candor
and intelligence. and such demagogy as the
minority OF the House committee has dis
played should be dropped
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26

be dropped by the convention of 1900 as it
will be should Croker and his growing sup
port in every State control it, then the lead
ers named will head a silver bolt. There is
no longer doubt that the anti-16-to-1 ele-
ment is silently organizing and gaining
strength in the country at large. In In
diana it embraces the Taggart element and
such effective leaders as ex-Attorney Cen
Judge Hackney. In fact, there is reason
TO believe that by April, $780, the anti-1e-to-
/ element will be able to control the state
delegation under the unit rule.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26

The Shelbyville Republican publishes some
facts which illustrate the weak points in
our present system of county government
1t says that the present Board of Commits
sioners for Shelby county met on Monday
Dec. s. and on the following Monday they
let lump contract for the superstructures
of six bridges at a cost of $S4,S79. This was
done without any advertising. AS the con-
tract covers only the superstructures. it is
estimated that the six bridges will cost the
people at least 100000. The Republican
hints at corruption and a secret meeting
in this city between the commissioners and
the agents of two bridge compa les. Com
missioners who would do business in this
way would probably be dishonest under any
system, but it is defective system that
permits snch practices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26

Surely any one who likes chivalry and
daring and adventure such as is depicted in
that stirring drama IAN Enemy to the
King" by r. n. Stephens will like his new
story, 1.-The Road to Paris" Mr. Page lays
the plot of the story during the revolution
'ary war, and it tells of the adventures of
Dick Wetherell, who, by the wondorus
chances of fate, is a spy at Quebec, pris-
oner of war i'm England and half a dozen
other things before the book is finished.
In England he has a FOSTERING, jolly career,
is gentleman and a juggler by turns, is
arrested and escapes in wonderful style: In
the last chapter six or eight men are killed.
so it can be seen that there is the proper
amount of excitement. For that matter, 1t
is q poor chapter in the story that does not
have at least one love affair and a drawn
sword or pistol in it.. The tale is well told
in a dashing style that makes the reader
want to finish it at one sitting, and 1t also
contains much historical information. The
hero weds his lady love and returns to
America, and everything is happy-all the
villains are dead or settled with. and all
the good people properly rewarded. Il. c.
Page & Co., Boston, publishers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26

From l.. c. Page & Co., Boston, comes a
pretty volume by henry c. Lahee on "Fa-
nous Singers OF To-day and Yesterday"
The author does not undertake, in his linn
tied space, to give complete biographical
sketches of all singers Of renown, but merely
attempts to present a bird's-eye view Of
those whose names are of international re-
pute. The facts and incidents concerning
the earlier celebrities have been complied
from more elaborate histories, while many
of those concerning later singers have been
gathered from newspapers. A companion
volume by Louis c. Elson, from the same
house, treats of Great Composers and
Their Works" The writer's purpose is to
bring together the lives of the great COM
posers in such a manner that the average
reader without any technical knowledge Of
music) may understand how their work
aided musical Development. and in what de-
gree their schools were interviewer. Each
volume has chronological table, and is en-
bellished by a number of portraits. To-
gether they form a useful addition to mu-
steal library.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26

Opie Reads latest character novel is called
"a Yankee from the West The work re-
fleets Opie Read at his best when his char
acters are all dramatic, his action rapid and
plot highly entertaining. 1t is the story of a
young man who had gone wrong in the West
after being transplanted from New England
soil. His mothers deathbed prayer converts
him and he leaves his old associates and
lives the rest of his life in an honest en-
deayor to retrieve himself and restore stolen
money A number of new and original char
acters are handled with fine dramatic in
buttons throughout the book with the traits
of the Westcrners as carefully portrayed as
were the Southerners in Reau's earlier
works. The novel is published by Rand
McNaIIy K, Co
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26

II Is surmised that the Altgeld bolt for
mayor of Chicago is meant to be the initia-
tive Of a general bolt of the silver men in
1900 should the national convention be con-
trolled by the element which sees disaster
IN another 16-to-I campaign. Such silver
leaders as Senator's Jones OF Arkansas Tel
Ter Allen of Nebraska, Towne OF Minneso-
"a. and Ex-Governor Stone, Of Missouri. are
believed to be in the movement. 1t is to
sustain the movement that Coin" Harvey
Is collecting money. II they can make Is to
] as prominent In the platform as it was
IN 1896 they will be satisfied, but IL the To-
toll feature OF the silver movement shall
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26

According to many Pennsylvania papers
Senator Quay is by no means sure of re-
election. 1t is believed that he may have
a majority in a legislative caucus. but it
is now asserted that quite large number
of Republican members will not attend the
caucus, but will unite with the field to elect
some other Republican. Representative
Dalzell is most spoken of. 1t is evident
that Senator Quay's indictment for using
state funds and his securing postponement
of the trial have weakened his candidacy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26

In a sermon recently preached by Lyman
ABBOTT in Plymouth Church. Brooklyn, and
printed in the Outlook of Dec. q, is a
passage with a local application. The bur
den Of the speakers argument preceding is
that IF you cannot receive Christ receive
the prophet" and he follows it up with these
illustrations:
Take the Whittier the Faber the Phillips
Brooks; take the preaching or the poetry
or or the personality accept the man as an
men about you who are heroic; men who are
honest and honorable who are just and
true who are Self-sacrifcing and service
able; men who are doing in their lives some
thing of what Christ did in his. There is
not one of us who does not know somewhere
some man who seems to have in himself
something worthy OF reverence. When l
was in Terre Haute years ago there was
a man at the head of the Union station at
indianapolis who was so kindly, so con-
siderate, so careful, so thoughtful of others,
that every man who knew him loved him
and recognized him as a Christian man;
and when railroad men who did NOT often
go to church, even when they could. said
to me, l do not believe in your churches,
l do not believe in your ministers or in your
Christianity, | said, Do you believe in Billy
Jackson?-and they always did. There is
not one of you who does not know Billy
jackson; and II you cannot follow God be-
cause he is afar Off and you cannot follow
the Christ because he is mystical. take the
man who seems to be nobler, better and
diviner than yourself and follow him. He
that receives a righteous man--in the name
of Christ Pho, in the name of a righteous
man: it is not even necessary that you
should see Christ in him; it is not even
necessary that you should recognize the
divine in the righteous man. See the nobler,
better man than yourself, and follow him.
and you will be following the one whom
he is following.
The fitness of this tribute to a good man,
still living and active in good works, many
thousands will readily recognize.