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"The Consent of the Governed,

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
The consent of the governed is one of
the catch phrases of those who are clamor-
ing that our forces should be withdrawn
from the territory that has come to US as
the result of the war with Spain. These
furious and unreasoning agitators say that
we must not, even for the time being, at
tempt to control these possessions that now
are ours by the fate of war, without the full
consent Of the people residing there. They
forget that II is not, nor can ii be, the pur-
pose or spirit of the American people TO act
the part of a tyrant. 1t was the hatred of
any sort of oppression that made the feeble
colonies, at the very beginning, inaugurate
revolution that ended I'm the formation of
a government resting on THE consent of
the governed 1t was the same high con-
Ception of human rights that fired the hearts
of the sons OF the men of 1T16 to crush out
and destroy human slavery during the last
half Of this present century. And the care
full and patriotic student Of American his
tory will not fail to find abundant evidence
in all our legislation of a constant enlarge
ment of the freedom of the citizen and jeal-
Gus care to protect him in all his God-given
rights. All of this is but the assertion of
the broader intelligence of the ordinary man
appearing in our statute books under our
representative form of government. The
people Of the United States love liberty with
an undylng love, and hate oppression with a
perfect hatred They are the supreme au-
thorty There is none TO question II. All
Of the departments of the government are
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mails, for law books. even whole Libraries,
and all court expenses, etc.
Now, here are three different channels
through which money flows from the county
treasury, when there should be but one in
order 10 enable the one to properly man
age and create finances by taxation. The
way TO bring this reform about is, first, to
abolish all boards of county commissioners
in this State and stop this thing of only re-
curing the consent of two men to engi-
heef a deal through such board, and create
q county board of supervision in their stead.
Let said new board contain as many MEM
berS as there are townships in each county
and let the township assessors of each
township constitute said new board: give
them the same jurisdiction that county
boards nave under existing laws; have them
meet at the courthouse of each county on
the first Monday of each month, and limit
tneir meetings from three to six days per
session; ACCORDING 10 population of counties;
limit their pay to 81 per day each; take
away from all judges of courts and county
clerks the right to allow any money out of
country treasures, and give such new board
exclusive Jurisdiction over any and all
moneys payable out of county treasures
except redemption of lands, distribution of
TAX Collected 10 the various township and
school trusteesl, and you viii have accom-
pllshed one OF the greatest reforms ever at
tempted Ihe assessor, being a member
OF the county board of supervisors knows
the amount of taxable property necessary
70 keep the tax levies at a proper figure,
ana VIII De more interested in Il proper as
sessment OF property for taxation than he
IS now; consequently he will make a better
siSSessIneII ana having accomplished that,
ne VIII be interested in keeping the town
snip trustees levy at a minimum. Taxes
VIII soon be less, bonded Indebtedness will
De reduced, less money will be necessary
Tor the managing of county affairs, and
such contracts for bridges as are reported
10 have been made in Shelby county will
not be accomplished as easily as now. Mem
bers of county boards will not be nursing
tIelr positions as now, doing one or two
hours work and charging a day for it, and
so on. The expense of the new boards
composed OF from six to fourteen men, will
not be as much to the taxpayer. with the
amount per day and limit of sessions as the
OLD board of three men now costs. For ex-
ample, take Madison county which has
fourteen townships. The board would be
composed of fourteen mon at 81 per day, six
days per month (the limit; for twelve
months this would cost 81, 0l6. The present
BOARD OF commissioners has cost this coun-
" over $4,000 the past twelve months Take
any county, make the figures and you will
ma this the cheaper plan; besides you
would nave 2l6 new Office holders If re-
FORM is wanted, you must reduce office
holders and not increase them. OF course
TINS kind of reform would meet opposition
from all bridge, stationery and other men
VINO deal exclusively with county boards
as such thing as engineering a deal
tnroush the county board would be a thing
OF the past.
A MAN OF EXPERIENCE.
Anderson, Ind, Jan. 2S
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-30

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
The successful employment of the convict
labor in the penal institutions of the State
is question worthy of the earnest and
careful consideration of the Legislature
The condition of these unfortunates, in their
enforced idleness, is pitiable in the extreme
and the only power to remedy the evil
should take an effectual step in that direc-
ton before the session closes. 1t is not
a sufficient justification to maintain these
men in idleness and confined in their mar
row cells, because of the claim that em-
ploy them brings their labor in competition
with free labor" Before Imprisonment
the major portion of these men were COM
petltorS IN the field of labor and dependent
upon their toll for support, if honestly ac-
CURED, and their incarceration offers no
valid reason why they should not be en-
pIoyed noW to the end that they may not
be wholly maintained by the taxpayers or
lcally wrong in principle and is certainly a
crime against the physical and moral care
OF the convict, and ii allowed to continue
promises nothing in their reformation or
betterment in the end. likeness can ntly be
denominated the mother of criminals, and
where ldleness has the right of way there
Is rarely physical, mental or moral advance
ment. To reteet for a moment upon the
condition and effect upon those who are
locked in the narrow confines of a prison
cell Tor years is to call to mind the horrors
OF MORO Castle and the brutality OF
mondrChiCal powers. his question is worthy
OF the notice of the press and people, in a
demand that the convicts may be taken
from this enforced idlenesS and close con-
fnement and provisions made for their en-
ployment, on lines serving the best interests
OF all concerned. w. j. II.
Ind Tor
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Roads and Road supervisors.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal
Your correspondent, E. F. Bowles, is mis-
taken as to supervisors being limited to S45
per annum for their service. In 1883 a law
was passed limiting the number of days to
thirty in each year at $3.50 per day page
go This was amended in 1885, leaving out
the limit page 202), and this amendment
was amended in 1889. still leaving out the
limit page 426; in 1891 page 291) the Leg
islature went back and attempted to amend
the amending section of 1855, but as the
act Of 1885 has ceased to exist because of the
amendment of 1889, the action of the Leg
islature in 1891 was void and the ACT of 1889
Is stll in force. 1t provides that each
supervisor shall receive the sum of $3.50 per
day for his service actually performed"
The law of 1883 limited the number of DAYS
Of supervisors to thirty in each year, and
provided that road districts should contain
not less than six square miles in area. This
was undoubtedly the best provision of the
road law ever made, as it reduced the num-
Der of road districts one-half and cut down
the number of supervisors in the State
about five thousand, saving in amount paid
supervisors for services not less than $500 900
annually and secured better service. This
provision of the law should at once be re-
the trustees can increase the number of
road districts and supervisors, and the SUI
pervisors can charge for any number of
days service actually performed.
have had considerable TO do, i'm the last
forty years, in the construction, repair and
oversight of roads, and see but little i'm
ing: l am firmly of the opinion that our
highway laws need intelligent and thorough
revision from beginning to end. Approx
mately, we have sixty thousand miles of
roads in the State, on which we expend an
nualiy not less than $4,000, 600; one-third of
this amount is levied by 5000 supervisors in
communication tax, and two-thirds is levied
by the trustees Think of it, 5000 supervi-
sors appointed by the trustees who togeth-
er with the trustees, levy over $3.000OO0 an
nually for road work, and the 5000 superyi-
sors direct the expenditure of all means
employed in the repair of roads! Is it not
plain why we receive so little benefit for
the money expended on roads? 1T is in the
supervision, and not in the fact that farm
ers are allowed to work out their road tax
How would it do to have only one super
visor for each township and pay enough,
say $3.50 or 50 per day, to secure the serv-
Ices of competent men? Give the supervisor
the control and care of roads, bitches,
fences and poor and the trustee the care
and management of all school matters.
j. HAW KOONTZ.
Yorktown, Ind, Jan. IS.
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Diamonds. Go to Marcy's for bargains.
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The Voice of Experience.

To the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal
There seems to be a sentiment among the
politicians of this State to bring about
some reforms in township and county mat
ters, and with this end in view a bill has
been presented to the Legislature, but it
will not accomplish what is desired. IT
seems that the impression prevails that the
township trustees are doing all the squan-
dering and are the cause of all evil as to
extravaganza, high taxes and all kinds of
mismanagement. Under our present laws
70 township trustee can create an indebted
ness against his township without the con-
sent of the Board of County Commissioners;
at the same time he is compelled to post
written notices in his township informing
the taxpayers that he viii apply to the said
board for such consent at a specified time;
neither can such trustee issue any col
lcctahle warrant against any of the funds
of his township unless the same be audited,
or. in other words permitted by the Board
OF commissioners; nor can he make certain
tax leVies without the concurrence of such
beard. All other tax levies made by him
are limited to "a certain amount on each 500
Of taxable property. With all these laws
on the statute books. ii would seem that q
township trustee is a mere tgurehead and
has no rights on privileges of his own.
The most urgent and absolutely the most
necessary reform in the present system is
with the Board of County Commissioners.
Twenty years OF experience with such
boards has convinced me that tneN Squander
much money and have entirely too much
jurisdiction with no responsibility, not even
giving bond. One of the greatest leaks in
county affairs is the Board of County Com
missioners. Another leak that never comes
To the notice of the public, and which is
getting TO be quite an item, is the expense
Of insane inquests including clothing for
the subjects. etc which allowances are
made by the clerks OF the Circuit Courts
of the various counties, even including their
own fees.
Another lame place in the laws Is the
allowing of money out of the county treas
ury by judges OF courts for defending Grim
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Oh, do you know country lad by name OF Berry
who rides upon load of wood along the streets
lie has hat turned up in front and crumped
His curly hair so long and fair is tumbIed by the
And through his coat his elbows peep. ana
through his boots his toes;
But everywhere and anywhere he whistles as he
sues
There's something strangely taking in the eyes
They seem to flash CHEEKY light along the streets
of town
Despite his coarse and tattered vest. his boots
His trousers patched. threadbare and sagged. his
For every glimpse he gives he takes a measure
of surprise,
And everybody wonders where the secret OF 1t
lies.
And so his way Of sitting there. so steadfast.
His air. as if his whistlng bore wagon and wood
His Independence and self-trust. the frm-set
throat and chin,
The working Of his muscles when he reIns his
Take hold Of one and fascInate as hints and
glimpSes can,
When an the glory Of a boy is merging into man.
Oh. Berry Brown looks careless. but he holds his
secret well:
Far hidden in the clouds are heights wherein his
visions dwell:
Within him somewhere swells a vein of ancient
hero-vim.
And who shall hold him back one STEP or set the
pace for him?
Wait. you shall see if poverty chain so strong
a soul.
Or if 70 sell his wood can be the rounding Of his
goai
The old folk shake their heads and say: Look
cut Ter Berry Brown
When he shall measure forces with the best boys
In the town..
The wind has beat in Berry's face, the sun has
burned his skin.
And winters cruel hand has pinched where Berry
Brown has been;
But hearts like his are brave enough to meet the
strokes that form
And fortiN the giant souls that take the world
by STORM
Maurice THOMPSON. in ST. NICHOLAS
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HALLWAY Subsidies.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
The bill introduced in the House4of Rep
resentatives by the Hon. a. A. Burrier, Of
Grant county, and about which some of the
Richmond papers seem To be somewhat
alarmed, is not measure suggested by any
railway company; on the contrary it orig
mated several years ago with the farmers
institute Of Grant county and has been in
the Legislature before but failed to pass
because belated. The bin is a meritorious
one and should become the law Of the State.
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CANTON, O., Jan. 29.-Six prisoners es-
capped from the county Jail this morning.
Iiebwav robbery: W. II. Cummins Ralph
Carnahan Charles Reed, Frank Saitor and
James Campbell. charged with burglary and
larceny. Campbell was "trusty," and Sat
friday night pretended to lock the cell doors
Instead he turned the keys with the bolts
outside the grooves, allowing the men the
liberty of the corridor The bars of a rear
window were sawed ana the prisoners es-
capped.
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WANTED-Men at once to learn barber trade;
army and city shops still another field; 10,00O
circulars Just sent BARRIERS brought more jobs
than we can fill; busy season April /; join now;
two months completes; Sl5 weekly guaranteed;
commission allowed from start no such oppor-
tunty offered before; write to-day. MOLER
BARBER COLLEGE, Chicago.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-09
PASSES THE SENATE,
The Indian Appropriation slII-Routine
Business Transacted.

washington, Feb. S.-The Sena+4
confined itself largely to the transac.
ton of routine business today. The Tn.
dian appropriation bill, which has
been pending for several weeks was
completed and passed. The legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was taken up, but after "a pages of II
had been disposed Of it was laid as;de
FOR the day. The bill. as reported r.
the Senate, carries appropriations al
$z5, 4O0,s0, an increase of $171,O4O owe,
the amount as it passed the House.
MI. Lodge OF Massachusetts reported
from the committee on printing a ioint
resolution appropriating $4,000 for the
pupncatlon OF maps and text of the
surveys made last summer in Alaska
by the geological survey and asked FOR
immediate action. 1t precipitated .
lively debate in which Mr.. Wolcott of
Colorado criticised the appropriation
for the geological survey. The resolu-
ton was adopted
Mr.. Ross of Vermont gave notice that
he would ask the Senate to nav its
tribute to the late Senator Morrill, Feb
%. immediately after the reading Of
Washington's farewell address.
Mr.. Gallinger of New HAMPSHIRE
chairman Of the pension COMMITTEES
reported a bill to restore pensions to
soldiers who had forfeited them by en-
lstment in the war with Spain, Mr.
Gallinger explained that these men NOT
only had lost their pensions durinR
their service in the war with Spain
but had lost them permanently. The
bill provides that the pensions may be
restored from the date OF applicants
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BUFFALO'S EXPOSITION,
House Ways and Means Committee Fa-
vorable to an Appropriation of 100000.

Washington, Feb. S.-The ways and
means committee today directed IA
vorable report on the bill for govern
ment participation in the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition on the Niagara frontier
in 1901 and making an appropriation of
100000 for a government building and
exhibit.
An influential Buffalo delegation re-
Gently visited here and enlisted the in
terest of the president and of the ways
and means committee in this exposition.
Before the meeting today a dispatch
was shown to the members stating that
Gov. Roosevelt had declared himself in
favor of a half million appropriation
by New York state, and that the ap-
preparation bill would be introduced in
the assembly today, rushed through the
Senate and signed by the governor.
This dispatch said this statement could
be made positively to congress.
The committee then determined upon
government participation, the vote be-
Ing unanimous. Chairman Payne will
report the bill. 1t appropriates 5000, 900
for a government building and $500, 900
for q government exhibit, RENTS duties
on exhibits, etc.
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and on balance sold about 20 900 shares,
the carrying rates there indicating a
fair supply of stocks.
Practically all the local commission
houses had realizing orders at the open
ing, large part of which sales were
apparently due to exhausted margains.
Many stop loss orders were caught on
the decline and a general level was
reached Of a point and over In the rail-
ways and in some of the specialties
from to points below yesterday.
There was drop Of about 4 points in
Great Northern preferred, Pittsburg,
&c. c. & st l.. and National Biscuit,
while Sugar and American Steel We're
down points each.
Monetary conditions remain easy and
there was no important news except
Aguinaldo's request for a suspension of
hostilities, to which was attributed
some improvement in American stocks
in the London market. 1t was said that
one prominent trader had sold 80, 900
shares of leading stock which it was
understood We're absorbed by brokers
who usually represent very substan-
tfal interest. Several large bull houses
were buyers on decline of stocks with
which they are frequently identified.
These purchases being noticed caused
some covering by traders and by noon
movement gained considerable head
way as the day progressed and there
We're recoveries IN practically every
stock that suffered on the decline.
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville,
preferred, was aggressively strong
throughout the day and sold up 319 in
expectation of an early dividend. To the
same influence was attributed a three
point rise In Reading first preferred
Lake Erie and Western preferred was
constantly supported and moved up
points on favorable gossip. National
Biscuit which had broken points early
became buoyant toward the end and
jumped six points, to IS. Other stocks
in which material rallies occurred late
in the day were Great Northern pre-
ferred and Canada Southern among the
railroads and the local traction and
gas stocks, T. c. l.. and Rubber, Tobac-
co, Sugar and American Steel.
The bond market received fair mea-
sure of attention from the bears in the
early trading, but subsequently de-
veloped an improved tone under the
leadership of Wisconsin Central firsts
and st. Louis Southwestern seconds,
which rose strongly.
Total sales $4,000, 900
United States As registered advanced
y, but do. coupon declined 81 and the
5s, a in the bid price.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-09
ISABELLA'S RICH STRIKE.

Colorado excited over the new gold dis
ooyery, said to be the richest known on
this continent; $5,OO0OO0 worth of ore re-
ported i'll sight on this level; a vein of
metallic gold; the stocks jump UP and
down.-New York Sun, Jan 81, 1899.
The above reports We have fully inyes-
tigated and know TO be genuine. 1t is one
OF the many rich finds now being made at
Cripple Creek, whose output in gold for
the month of January. 1899. alone. was
a,542,0oo. Don't you wish you had bought
Isabella when it was selling at only 10
cents per share? On Nov. LIST, 1898 lisa
bella sold at % cents; today it is worth
$.4s.
When the Isabella enterprise was start
ed its prospects of success were no better
than those of THE CRIPPLE CREEK
CITY LAND AND MINING COMPANY
ARE TODAY. This stock can be had for
limited time only AT 10 CENTS PEP
SHARE, PAR VALUE $l0o; non-assessa.
pie You make no mistake in trying a
block Ct
HoBERT c. MILLER, Manager. room
10, III Devonshire street. Boston, Mass.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-09
TWO HEADS, ONE THOUGHT.
(From the Youths Companion.)

The words often quoted from lingo
mar the Barbarian" two souls with
put a single thought, were beautifully
Illustrated by one of Sully's experiences
IN painting portraits. Two of his ma
irons were Monsieur Brugere and his
VINE. Both We're old, and each wished
TO surprise the other with a New Years
gift. L e'l
Monsieur first called on sully and en-
sasea nun 10 paint his portrait. No one
put the artist and the sitter was r.
Know OF the transaction, as monster,
intended to surprise madame on The
first day of the year. 'iiS
Ihe portrait was begun. and thare
had oeen several sittings. Then mad
anne visited the artists studio SILLY
seeing her enter, thought the secrst
nad fared as secrets generally do. and
was preparing to bring out monsieur's
poItralC. But madame prevented him
Afo,l becoming marplot by saving.
Molisleuf Sully, you must paint INV
picture very quick; ] wish to sl1rnrise
monsieur, my husband, very much NJ
mas long wished for my portrait, but /
nave refused. Now I wish to find II
hung up before his face on New Years
morning. So you will paint NV nor.
trait, and keep it very secret from mon
Sieur' ~ iii0iI-
both portraits were painted, and both
secrets kept. On New Years eve. af.
ter the Brugere family had retired. sui.
~ contrived to place the two portraits
IN their parlor. Doubtless both mon.
sleur and madame knew why the house
was invaded at that late hour. but
each thought: ''Ah, there's nv sur.
prisel''
In day or two monsieur called on
the portrait painter. AHA, Monsieu,
Suilyl" he exclaimed. Now we have
all played trick! I trick my wife. INV
Wife trick me; you trick both. Very
early on New Years morning madame
get up and go into the parlor. / listen
and | hear her exclaim very loud, and
laugh very much. So L 90 to her n
enjoy the joke.
Aha, my dear! I say. is il like .,
You shall look if it is like said
she; and there, by the side of mine /
found her picture. : :
Aha, Sully has told you NV plot
and you counterpart met But I fonnd
1t was the same thought in two heads, -
And the mutual desire to produce
an agreeable surprise" said the artist,