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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

Postoffice officials in Greater New York
are having much trouble with letters inn
properly or insufficiently addressed. Much
of the trouble grows out of the fact that
several of the boroughs constituting the
new city have streets of the same name.
For instance, there are five Broadways,
one in Manhattan, one partly in the Bronx
and partly in Manhattan, one in Brook
Ign, one in Queens, and one in Richmond.
A letter addressed to any number Broad
way, New York" would be confusing. A
postoffice official is reported as saying:
The work of this bureau will be greatly
complicated for some time to come, until
the smart ones get tired of their little game
and others learn that they must address
the letters in the same way they did
before Jan. !. Letters for Brooklyn should
be addressed to Brooklyn, and letters for
Long Island City should be addressed to
that place, for the postoffiee there is still
the Long Island City postoffice. The same
holds true of all the other towns and ham,
let's that have become a part of the city,
until, at least. the tangle of street names
has been Strengthened out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

The exports of corn during the four weeks
which closed the year aggregated 1914 900
bushels, compared with 100000 during the
corresponding period of last year. This
means that a higher price for wheat has
compelled a substitution of corn for food
in Europe This is an encouraging fact for
the corn belt. When Europe shall come to
appreciate the worth of corn as food it will
abandon black bread if it can. This observa-
ton recalls the fact that the wheat millers
are asking Congress to enact law which
will prevent the mixing of corn flour with
wheat flour and selling both as wheat, which
is just now worth much the most. On gem
eral principles such mixture or adulteration
should be prevented for various reasons, one
of which is that those who purchase wheat
flour and pay a wheat-four price should
have what they purchase. The testimony of
those who are accustomed to the use of
wheat flour and corn meal or flour is that
the mixture makes a very unsatisfactory
and unwholesome bread Some one has sug-
gested that if no one can tell the differ
ence between the mixture and the pure
wheat flour no harm is done. That is a
hasty conclusion. If corn will make a flour
just as good for all practical purposes as
wheat it is very much against the interests
of the corn-producing belt that it's great
staple be so undervalued. Large sections
of the earth produce wheat, but thus far but
one corn belt is known. and we have it.
If corn makes as good flour wheat, it is
immensely for our advantage to know it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

without regard to politics or politicians It
will give Congress something tangible and
practical to work upon and it is to be hoped
that the important features Of the report
will be enacted into a law.-Marion News.
The monetary commissions currency-re-
form plan is very comprehensive in its
scope. but very simple in its language.
keeping constantly in view the Importance
of avoiding complex arguments and con-
fusing details. With perhaps one exception
that approving a national-bank circula-
ton based assets instead of bonds-the
Item can give the plan hearty ccmmenda-
ton. Even in this one difference 1t is but
fair to say the commission. which has given
it long and thorough consideration, is more
likely to be right than one who has not
had the advantage of its many-sided view.
Richmond Item.
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Indiann oninion.

The document as a whole is a monument
OF thought and will as whole commend it.
self to reasonable men of all parties, and
if campaign must be fought about it the
party that fights for the financial policy
therein presented is the party that will tri-
umph, if truth triumps.-Fort Wayne Ga
zette
The report of the monetary commission
is now before the country for discussion.
1t is comprehensive iii its scope and serves
TO throw q good deal of light on the sub
iect of currency and banking reform. II
is believed this report will prove potent
ton of the situation.-Crawfords Jour
nal
The report of the commission is admir-
ably clear and comprehensive. II is the
work of an able body OF men who are sin
cere in their efforts to secure much-need-
ed reform in the present currency system
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

term had been completed. Senator Carpen-
ter experienced a similar defeat in Wis
ccnsin. growing out of his championship of
the salary grab. Senator washburne was
defeated three years ago in Minnesota by
Governor Nelson after he had received the
party nomination. Perhaps the bolt which
may be said to have changed national af-
fairs for more than four years was the de-
feat of General Logan in Illinois, in jan
uary, 1877 The Republicans had but one or
two majority, but one member would not
vote for General Logan, consequently there
was a deadlock One day the name of
Judge Davis, of the Supreme Court of the
United States, was sprung upon the As
sembly, and after two or three ballots he
was elected At that time Judge Davis did
not belong to either party, but he was sus-
pected Of presidential aspirations. 1t was
at this time that the controversy over the
the country--Hayes and Tjlden being the
candidates. The Democrats in both
branches of Congress had supported the
bill creating the electoral commission, COM
posed of an equal number of senators and
representatives and an odd number of the
associate justices of the Supreme Court.
The Democrats confidently expected that
Judge Davis, supposed to be favorable to
them, would have the casting vote on the
commission. but his unexpected election to
the Senate made such a selection impossible
for the reason that he resigned his position
as judge. The result was that a Republican
was given the casting vote and Mr.. Hayes
WAS elected
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

New YORK COmmerciaI AdVertiSer.
Sir Walter Besant wants to know some
thing about our busy cuture-seeking So
ceties. Can't Sorosis assist him. He writes:
"Will some of my readers supply me with
an account of the literary societies managed
by and for the ladies' III the country towns
of the United States? / want to know in
feet; their influence on the education and
the culture of the members; whether they
encourage original composition: whether
they import lecturers: whether they lay
down definite lines of study; in a word /
want to know. with as much fullness as
possible. the whole work of these societies.
have been told. vaguely that their infu-
ence on the members Is wholly admirable.
/ believe it. from certain personal expert
ences. But | want details. Perhaps this
question may fall into the hands Of some
American lady, herself a member OF liter
airy society In which case ] would invite
her to send me the papers and rules and TO
explain the working of her society"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

Abroad" and it is expected to double that
record. 1t is a pleasant symptom OF lit
erary activity that the author. who is still
supply of his favorite copy paper. quarto
size, and rather thin, which he is unable
TO get in Austria He writes a very leglole
hand, but like most authors of the time,
is in the habit of having his manuscripts
typewriter before sending them TO the
printer The typewriter who copied More
unusual manner by having her name added,
like that of the printer. There is some
thing to be said in behalf of the practice,
siderable measure upon the care and skill
of the transcrfber
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

Great Britain is not above stealing if she
has to do so, but she is sufficiently intelli-
gent to distinguish the dividing line between
necessity and mere wantonness in pilfering.
She Eill not steal if she can get the desire
of her heart otherwise-but she will get the
property. All she wanted from China was
a first mortgage on real estate, and she got
it, And that virtually means possession of
the empire ultimately and the outwitting of
the entire coterie Of other European powers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

The census of 1890 gave Madison county a
population of &c. 4S7. making it the eighth
In the State in point of population. The
Anderson Bulletin thinks the census of 1900
will give the county a population of $4,000.
with possibility of exceeding 100000. This
estimate gives Anderson 10000 Elwood Is,
600. Alexandria s0G0. Pendleton 20o0 and
other towns in the natural gas belt a
corresponding increase over $780, The
Bulletin thinks its estimate decidedly con-
servative. and that with anything like the
increase going on now. during the time in
tervening until the next census being main
tanned we likely to show a population
of 10000" The whole State will join in
congratulating Madison county on this evil
dence of prosperity and in hoping it may be
progressive and permanent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

There are those that think it dreadful
thing that Boss Croker anu Mr.. Bryan
friends are parleying about his candidacy
and platform. Croker is a bad lot and it is
position to say potential word as to whom
the Democratic candidate for President
shall be, but Boss Croker and Tammany
with it's odious record are less to be feared
than the syndicate of American and foreign
silver mine owners who would force this
country into company with China and Mex
leo with silver recommendation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

The boiling of a few Republican members
or even Democratic members of Legisla-
ture TO defeat the regular candidate is not
a new thing. The Ohio treachery presents
some new features, it is true. Men who had
pledged themselves have broken their
pledges, and men who have long professed
to be loyal Republicans are now known 10
have been conspiring with John r. Mclean
TO defeat Mr.. Hanna long before the election.
Never before has candidate Endorsed by a
state convention, and by eighty-four Of
Lightweight county conventions. been bolted
by faction. Senator Zachariah Chandler
was once defeated by an irregular Repub-
Iican who was glad to resign before his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06
progressive and permanent

Mr. Curtis, Washington correspondent of
the Chicago Record, calls attention to the
fact that last October he exposed the
treachery of Kurtz in Ohio and described
the alliance he and his followers had made
with John r. Mclean and Allen o. Myers
10 defeat Mr.. Hanna. His statement was de-
MED by the accused with great Indignation.
ne learned from Democratic sources that
Kurtz had already agreed with the Demo-
Gratis TO turn the Legislature over 10 them
If Hanna could not be beaten in any other
way, and that the contract was approved
both by Governor Bushnell and Senator
Foraker. although the latter was on the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

1t is said that President Mckinley has
made some concessions to the opponents of
the civil-service law by indicating his in
tention TO exempt from the operation of the
law certain positions now protected by it.
AS this merely involves modification of the
rules it is quite within the power of the
President to do il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

Even those who are not convlcts lose their
reason as witness the story of Nile. Maui
mofa This lady had devoted her life TO
the rescue of children in this unhappy
spot and for years has spread a light and
comfort around her, but in a paroxysm OF
madness induced by the soul-torturing sur
roundings she shot herself. Her work was
taken up by three ladies; one of these shot
herself. the second went raying mad. and
the third married a warder.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

Travelling across the Missouri plains and
Businesses is safe and pleasant enough, but
the travellers begin to hide their valuables
and hold their breath when the train enters
the corporate limits of Kansas City There
have been six hold-ups within the city
limits of that place within less than year
and a half
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

What does Corbett want? He should give
that whisky and Worcester sauce a chance,
and then to whip such a part of Fitzsim-
mons as that connection leaves of him
would be an easy task. That particular
brand Of booze is a worse opponent than
either Corbett or Mccoy, and doesn't fight
at such long range, neither does it ever
strike below the belt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

John r. Mclean has been saying that If
he should be able to defeat Senator Hanna
with free-silver Republican he would be
the logical Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent There are Democrats whom this
avowal would startle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06
Accounting for II.


oL. LOUIS IIIDUt-DtIIIDgIH NJ
Counterfeiting silver dollar by the use
of more silver than the genuine dollar con-
tains is something of a reflection upon the
white metal. No attempt has ever been
made to manufacture gold coin by using
more than the lawful quantity of material.
This may account in some degree for the
preponderance of gold bugs in the most en-
lightened nations of the earth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

The present impression is that the Span
fish power in Cuba has waned under Blanco,
while the scheme of autonomy is a clear
failure. And yet the insurgents seem to lack
the power TO do more than hold their own
sThis means that the war in Cuba will con-
fiuup
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

Those who are disposed to think lightly
of the value of experiment stations and
agricultural departments in colleges Should
not fail tc recognize the fact that in the
meetings of farmers the past two days the
two most valuable papers came from Pur-
due, one on the hog cholera and another on
the culture of sugar beets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06
The CheerfnIIdint.

MANY a man. said the metaphysical
hoarder has a dual nature"
II suppose you call it a duel nature, 4"
said the Cheerful Idiot, when he is what
the novelists call at war with himself"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

Bates or Gates, the Chicago seven-wived
bgamist has been promoted from the posi-
ton of head freak in a dime museum to
that of very common attraction in the
penitentiary Such is fame.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

Those Ohio men who are so intent on set
ting fire to the Hanna grass seem to for
get they have an interest in the Repub-
lican stacks i'm the same field.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

ing his election. Such charge. coming
from Mr.. Curtis. Senator Foraker cannot
afford to ignore unless it can be sustained.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

'I understand now said she what he
meant by vowing to give me protection all
my life if would marry him. He meant an
increase of my duties. bat no increase of
revenue"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

In spite Of the protests of Judge Lawrence,
the head of the national sheep-growers or
ganization, against the present wool sched-
ule of the tariff law while it was pending,
the wool growers in this State report them
selves to be reasonably well satisfied with
that legislation. 1t certainly has put that
important industry upon sound basis,
which will not again be unsettled for years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06
Tbo Cornfea pbiIosoDber

1.-THE philanthropist," said the Cornfed
Philosopher, lis often a man with much
charity for everybody and none for any
body"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

It is no exaggeration to say that TIE rela-
tons between Governor Bushnell and the
Republican party in Ohio are decidedly
strained
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

1t is probable that the only writ of habeas
corpus that will be honored in the Durrant
case will be that of the undertaken.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

Kansas city Journal,
Partisan Democrats are highly pleased
with the course of Governor Bushnell buf
they despise him Just the same Everybody
hates a man who conspres with tho enemy
TO defeat his own party.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

way to discover that all honest men despise
a traitor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06
Probably.
Kansas city Journal.

Kansas City Journal
r Is safe TO say that II those nine boiling
ohio Republicans had announced In the
carnpaign that they would not SUPPORT Han
ma. Just nine Of them would have failed Of
election.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

Springfield Republican.
Mark Twains new book has already sold
to the extent of 10.000 copies in England,
where ii is known as More Tramps
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
He Ought to Have Perished.

"Ah," said the salmon, shudderingly, as
he slipped back into the river, Il really feel
uncannvp
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

Ohio Republicans are setting a good ex-
ample for those of other States not to fol-
low
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

It IS one of the Affections of small but ac-
tive men that they cannot see their limita-
tions. Mr. Kurtz. of Ohio, had been useful
in several subordinate positions and as
chairman of the Republican state commit
tee. He is large enough for oil inspector,
but he was ambitious to be United States
senator when Mr.. Hanna was appointed.
He thought he was to have the position
and had electrotypes made. but at last
Governor Bushnell could not favor him.
BIr. Kurtz could not see that he is little
more at for United States senator than
was the Chicago alderman who aspired
to that honor. Consequently he is very
wroth with MIR. Hanna. If men could learn
the class of service for which they are
fitted much of the trouble we have in this
world would be avoided.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06

The United States has begun the issue of
another daily publication. We say an
other because it already issues three-the
Congressional Record during the sessions
and daily Postal Bulletin the year round.
These are not newspapers in the large sense
of the term, but they interest a great many
people. The new daily publication is issued
by the State Department under the title of
Advance Sheets of Consular Reports" and
is intended for circulation among American
merchants, manufacturers, shippers and
others who desire to extend their business
in foreign countries Monthly issues of the
consular reports have been made for some
years. but the daily bulletin will dissem-
mate the information much more promptly.
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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1898-03-17
Boyhood.s Happy Days.

+, An exchange in Retrospective mood
gets off the following: It'd like to be
a boy again without woe or care, with
lreckles scattered on my face and hay
seed in my hair. I'd like to rise at
o'clock and do a hundred chores, and
saw the wood and feed the hogs and
lock- the stable doors; and herd the hens
and watch the bees and take the mules
to drink, and teach the turkeys how to
swim SO they wouldn't sink. and milk
about hundred cows and bring the
wood to burn, and stand out in the sun
all day and churn and churn and churn
and wear my brothers cast-off clothes
and walk four miles to school, and get
a licking every day for breaking some
old rule, and then go home again at
night and do the chores some more,
and milk the cows and feed the hogs
and curry mules galore, and then crawl
wearily up stairs to seek my little bed.
and hear dad say: That worthless
boy! he isn't worth his breadr' I'd
ilikesto be boy zagain-a boy has so
much fun His life is just round Of
mirth from rise to setof SUM-. guess
there's nothing pleasshter than closing
stable doors ana snding' 'HeD5 ahd
chasing bees spa doing svening chores
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1898-03-17

the request of Spain to recall
Consul General Lee, partisan
politics disappeared like dew in
the sunshlr1e---there were no
democrats, republicans or popu-
lists, only Americans---and con-
gress and the administration have
acted as one man. The $50, ,OOO,- :
600 which was appropriated by
the unanimous vote of both
branches Of congress, to be used
at the discretion Of the president
Ian action without precedent III
the history OF congress---will be
made S50o,0o0,000, if it is needed
to maintain national honor.
With plenty of money at its
disposal, the administration is
making preparations for war in
every direction, although its
members are still expressing the
hope that war will be avoided.
1t IS all right to hope that there
will be no war, but it is doubtful
If there is single responsible
official of the government who
does not believe that war with
Spain IS bound to come. There
IS now only one way that war
could be avoided, and those who
know the situation in which the
present Spanish ministry is, re-
gard that as an irnpossibility.
The only way to make sure of
peace would be for Spain to at
once grant the independence of
Cuba, and to meet whatever de-
mands this government may make
as a result of the Maine court of
inquiry, and there is little likli-
hood that the present Spanish
ministry, or any other, will do
either unless compelled by force
of arms.
Although the newspaper dis
patches insist that Spain has
purchased warships Id England,
official advices to this government
say that 40 such purchases have
been or will be made. The adj
ministration feels amply able to
whip Spain's navy without buy
ing any ships, but it has sent a
naval officer to Europe with
authorityto purchase any vessels
that would make really desirable
additions to our navy, and it is.
possible that he may buy some.
AS he will pay cash for what he
buys, he will have the pick of
everything ID that line that can