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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
Minutes.
RECENT LEGAL OPINIONS.

Liability Of Father for Sons Tuition
The Supreme Court of Rhode Island has
held that a father is not liable for services
rendered in tutoring, during vacation time,
his minor son. who lives with him and is
supported by him, where the father Is not
consulted about and does not consent to the
employment. There is no question that the
statutes make education compulsory, with
IN well-defned limits. a common school
education is undoubtedly necessary. and
under favorable circumstances collegiate
education may also be- Whether tutoring
In vacation can be said to be one Of the
necessartes is more doubtful, and the court
suggests that continuous application. with
out rest or recreation is not generally rec
commended. l53 Lawyers Reports Anno-
tated, NO. /, Judge Dubois.l
Telephone Companies - Adverse Posses
sion
a telephone company erected its lines on
the land of another. and did so without a
claim of title. 1t cannot acquire right by
adverse possession to continue such lines
thereon. The maintenance Of the line upon
such land for over twenty years does not
raise a presumption that the company
originally had a license so 10 do, but it will
be presumed that such occupation was sub
ordinate to the rights OF the land owner.
Consequently, where the company is MAIN
tanning its lines over the land without au-
thOrity the land owner may maintain an
action to eject IL from the further use and
occupation Of the premises. l72 n. Y. Sup
plement, No 1. Judge Forbes.l
Benefit Societies-Sick Benefits
Where the charter of a benefit society
provides for the suspension expulsion of
a member for nOnpayment of dues, but fur
ther provides that no member shall be sus-
pended or expelled without a fair and i'm
partial trial, a member in default as to
payment of dues continues to be member
in good standing until suspended or eX-
PEELED, and until then is entitled TO sick
benefits. l64 Southwestern Rep. (ky., Judge
Paynter), No. 49,
Fire Insurance-WaiVer of Condition.
An Iron safe clause" in a policy of in
surance requiring the assured to keep set
of books and inventory of the stock, which
shall be kept locked in an iron safe at
night and at other times when the store is
not open to business. is a valid condition.
and binding upon the assured, the breach
of which will render the policy void unless
it is waived by the insurance company.
[S0 Southern Rep. Gala, Judge Haralson),
No. 16.l
-Alimony-Discharge in Bankruptcy
\ discharge in bankruptcy does not dis
charge the liability of a divorced husband
TO pay alimOny. since alimOny is not n debt
due from the husband to the wife, the obi
cation to support a wife being imposed by
public policy. I62 Northeastern Rep. Clli-
nois, Judge Willdn), No. Ill
Deed of Insane PersOn-Validity.-
A deed executed by person who is non
compOS mentis is absolutely void and passes
no title whatever to the grantee. The ques-
ton of insanity is one of fact, and one that
should be left to the determination of the
jury. 80 Southern Rep. (Alabama), No. 10 ]
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02

School Commissioner Charles w. Moores
called the attention of the Board of Works
yesterday TO the danger to which school
children are constantly exposed in crossing
the Belt Railway at Sheldon avenue. About
five hundred children attending the Wash
ington School are compelled to cross these
tracks daily, and one little girl was Sc
verely injured at the point mentioned. As
a measure to relieve the danger Mr.. Moores
asked the board TO open Sheldon street i'm
mediately south Of the Belt tracks, which
will give the children access to the school
without exposing them to death by the
cars. He called the boards attention also
to several railroad crossings in the eastern
part of the city, where children are obliged
TO walk for some distance over the tracks
of the Belt in order to avoid bad streets
The board will look into the matter at
once
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
They Beat the World.

New York Times.
when it comes to learning how to do
things in the proper style American women
beat the world" said the proprietor Of
an uptown hotel. eff they are ever caught
at a disadvantage when they go away
from home it won't be their fault Why,
they are even making a study of the
art OF putting UP at a hotel in a genteel
manner They go about their lessons in a
practical way. too. 1t is easy enough to
get the theory of how TO register and con-
Duct yourself in a public hostelry' from
books and newspaper articles, but all the
theorizing in the world isn't worth one
pinch of real demonstration.
Women realize this and they are going
in for the real thing A good many women
who are now perfecting themselves in hotel
deportr1ent have never been any farther
away from home than Coney island. and
probably will never get any farther away.
but IL is the innate desire of every woman
TO travel and as she fully believes that
some time she will have the opportunity to
crafty her wishes she doesn't intend 10
take any chances on being caught mapping
when the happy time arrives
''Nfosc of these students in hotel man
ners are women of limited means. but they
of wild hilarity al a moderate-pTiced hotel
and go through the fOrmality OF registering
and engaging a room and bOSsing the serV-
ants around and ordering meals with as
much ginger as If they had come III the
way from Kansas City or San Francisco.
These prospective travellers have a mania
for learning TO order from menus printed
in a foreign language and some of them
who have had a little practice are now so
accomplished that they can dine in any
kind Of a restaurant under the sun, and
pick out ten-course dinner in any tongue
from Eskimo 10 Hottentot Their educa-
ton ls comparatively inexpensive and III
wager that when these enterprisins New
York women get a chance TO spread them
selves outside their native heath they viii
be able 10 give pointers 60 old globe trot-
tcrs in the matter Of motel and public res
taurant etlCuette'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
THE OBSERVANT BANKER
HIS BARBER, HE SAYS, CAN INFLICT
PUNISHMENT GRACEFULLY.
In n Reminiscent Mood the Banker
Tells of other Things Peculiar to
the TOnsoriaI Artist.

BARRIERS are q necessary evil said the
Observant Banker, land bankers have to
make use of their services. L mean those
who do not wear boards and cannot shave
themselves. 1 have had the same barber
for twenty years and think he can scrape
a mans face with more ease to himself
and inflict punishment as gracefully as any
other barber in the city.
Il pay tribute to my barber Yes, he is a
gentle sponge. but in the long run that
does not count. He in turn regales me
with highly-spiced and effervescent gossip
He applies this in lieu of cocaine to keep
you from knowing you are being shaved.
Il visit my barber early so as to be on
hands early for my own business. The
barber is always at his post; it is always
the early worm with him. He tells me
that he does not have the dude trade as
fall into his chair, and then he commences
in a very confidential tone of voice: Say,
boss, 1 haven't had any breakfast and
don't feel very well; can't you stake me
two bits until l draw my payY
81 reply that L cannot think of it, for if
there is anything despise 1t is a glutton.
Then he settles down to business. He IL
brim full Of talk. Look over on the other
side, he says; Uncle Joe has shared an
other travelling man. Then my barber
tells HE now Uncle Joe, dnOIlGr DafDer.
gets that particular class of trade. You
see,' he says, Uncle Joe every morning
at the commencement OF his days work
rubs his hands and knuckles with goose
grease and anise seed oil to make them
supple, and the odOr attracts every travel
ing man that comes in at the front door
and he goes straight to Uncle Joe's chair
''Of course L swallow my BARRIERS yarn,
but tell him 10 please hurry up, when he
breaks out again. Do you see that squir-
rel over there?' he says. He is a genuine
old fox squirrel; gets shaved twice d week
but patroniZes that other barber. l used to
shave him until one day he put his tongue
way out, licked his face just under his eve
telling me 1 had left some hair there, and
l accidentally cut him. Then he quit me-
He is very good man, but l have nc re-
grets, for he wanted me to not only shave
his face, but to trim the hair in his nose
and ears, shave the back of his neck trim
his eyebrows and rub his head all for 10
cents. Every other time he would give me
a Wheeling stogy, one of the kind they sell
tWenty-siX for a quarter. Yes, boss we
see strange things in barber shop
At this point L mildly asked my barber
If he could not see his way clear TO let me
out OF the shop, as l was already late to
my business and that the enamel was about
worn OF my face anyway. With a sly look
on his face that conveyed the impression
that | did not know a good thing when /
saw IL the barber finally released me- but
with enough solicitude for my welfare ia
accompany me to the cashiers desk TO re-
ceiVe the customary tip.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
Odds and Ends.

A lump Of camphor in your clothes press
will keep steel ornaments from furnishing.
French chalk wet with cold water and
applied for twelve hours Will remove grease
spots from wall paper.
Common petroleum jelly acts like magic
upon some persons hands and wrists. and
for genuine family use outvies half the
expensive creams eXtant.
The corners of rugs may be prevented
from curling by sewing on their under
edges a piece OF narrow webbing such
is used in holding furniture springs i'm place.
Bad soap and imperfect drying cause half
the facial woes, bad cooking and foolish
eating the rest OF them Care is the best
cosmetic. and eating only a suflciency will
scare away coarSenesS OF outline
The task Of seeding raisins is not
pleasant one. To avoid the sickness that
descends upon the fingers and gradually
spreads over all the surroundings rub
little butter on the fingers and on the knife.
A splendid brine for sailing beef may be
made with a gallon OF boiling water.
trifie of salt a few cents worth OF salt
peter and two tablespoonsful OF brown
sugar. Let the beef remain IN II for a fort
night
Wrap hot baked potatoes in a towel as
soon as taken from the oven and press each
slightly till IL bursts. They will be de-
liciOusly mealy. while if YOU should heap
them hot in a vegetable dish and put on the
la you would have Watery, III Favored
tuber not At 10 eat
The rheumatic season draws on apace.
We do not pretend 20 give a remedy for
this disease that causes so much suffer-
ing, but here Is "a good old-fashioned lini-
ment IL is made OF spirits of camDhor
tincture OK opium and spirits OF ammonia.
OF each half drains. olive oil an ounce.
This makes an emulsion which is 10 he
cautiously used externally only. and IL
should be well shaken before using
Talking of butter starts me of on an
other tangent. Some time ago "a cooking
teacher. speaking or the prolific waste IN
American households. said a gOOdly part
OF u could be traced 10 the extravaganza use
OF butter In cooking. III one would remem-
Der every time the temptation comes 10 add
an additional tablespoonful 60 some dish IN
process OF preparation that "a tablespoonful
of butter weighs am ounce and has there
fore, definite value. or : cents as the
case may be, one form of this waste might
be- stopped. A pure beef fat. as suct Vel
tried out, can often be substituted for but
ter 10 the betterment frequently OF both
flavor and digestion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
BRIEF IN SHILLING CASE.
Ii Is Filed in the Supreme Court by
Martin VI. HugE.

a forcible brief was filed in the Supreme
Court yesterday by Martin NJ. Hugg in op-
position TO sustaining the appeal Of former
County Recorder William Z. Shilling and
his bondsmen from a judgment recovered
against them by the Board Of County Com
missiOners Of Marion county in the sum of
5000 on account of certain fees alleged to
have been illegally appropriated by Shilling
TO his own use between Nov. II, 1894, and
June 20, 1895, while holding the Office Of
recorder.
Mr.. Hugg upholds the original complaint
In the court below on the grounds that it
alleges Shilling failed TO keep a cash book
Tor recording fees. as required by Sec I24
of the fee and salary law of 1891 that he
failed and refused to turn over such fees
as required by Sec. 125 Of the same law
and that he converted the fees to his own
use wrOngfully and illegally, the Supreme
Court having decided in the case of Har-
man against the board that such fees be-
long to the county.
The contention that Prosecuting Attorney
fcgh ana not the Board Of Commissioners
was the proper party to sue Shilling is
answered by Mr.. Hugg by citing Sec l32 of
the law OF 1891 as amended by the act Of
1879, which gives the commissioners au-
thority TO bring such suits.
The contention OF Mr.. Shilling's counsel
that the act on which the suit was based Is
a penal and not a remedial act is answered
by Mr.. Hugg by showing that the clause
imposing a penalty OF 10 per cent in addi-
ton to the mtsappropriated fees was in
tended TO indemnify the county for any
loss that may have been sustained by loss
OF the money and not as a punishment tn
the official for Withholding the fees. The
brief contains interesting discussions of
Inherent parts OF the fee and salary laws
OF Indiana, together with numerous cita-
set forth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
ASSESSMENT ROTTS APPROvED

ASSESSMENT ROLLS APPROVED.
Final roll for gravel roadway and cement
walks on KenwOod avenue from Thirty
fifth to Thirty-eighth street.
Final roll for roadway, cutters and curb
on Thirteenth street, from College to Belle
fontaine.
Final roll for sewer in first alley east of
West street, from first alley north of Nor
ris to Wilkins street
Final roll for local sewer on Twenty
eighth street from Illinois TO first alley
east of Capitol avenue
Final roll for sewer on Blake street. from
New York street TO third alley south OF
New York.
Final roll for cement walks on Capitol
avenue, from Thirty-fourth to Thirty-sixth
street.
Final roll for cement walks on south side
OF washington street. from California to
Final roll for cement walks on Gale
street, from Massachusetts avenue to
Twenty-trst street
PETITIONS FILED.
For walks and curbing on Linden street.
from Prospect TO Orange
For cement walks on Ohio street, from
Highland avenue TO Oriental street.
For walks on north side Of Massachusetts,
avenue from Cornell avenue TO L. Z. & w.
tracks
CONTRACT AND BOND APPROVED.
On julius Keller for cement walks on Bel
mont avenue, from Michigan TO Tenth
street
On JunuS Keller Tor cement Walks on ILL
nOis street, from Ray to Morris.
On Julius Keller for cement walks on
Rural street, from Rowland avenue 10
Massa chusetts avenue
on J. II. Roberts for walk and curb on
Noble street, from McCarty TO Buchanan.
On Francis NJ. Lackey for walks and
curb on Ruckle street, from Seventeenth to
Nineteenth.
on f. NJ Lackey for roadway. walks and
curbing on Boston street, from Talbot ave
nue. to Pennsylvania street.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
For roadway, cutters, walks and curbing
on Minnesota street. from Meridian 10 Hi
nOis.
Fer roadway or Minnesota street, from
Illinois TO Senate.
For roadway and walks on Adler street,
from Bluff avenue to Senate avenue.
ACTION DEFERRED.
On the remonstrance for opening OF first
alley south OF Twenty-first street, from
Meridian street TO first alley east.
CONTRACT AWARDED.
To August Buthe for grading. cement
ing. etc, at the City Hospital
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
why Do Women Disagreed
Newark News.

Newark News.
Why do women dislike other women ?
1T isn't jealously." said one OF the Sex.
because the dislike is not confined 10
homely and unsuccessful women. and The
objects are not always pretty and success
ful ones. 1t may be because women are not
so easily done.
1T is not because women are women THAI
they are disnked by their own sex an bust
ness 1t is because the average home
woman doesn't understand She h usually
monarch OF her home. absolutely tn most
important person in II, and she losas The
true appreciation of the importance ~ other
people outside H.. \ man ia business is con-
stautly brought in contact with iael who
are his equals OF superiors. who have equal
rights with him. whereas a woman may
spend two hours day visiting with callers
OF her own grade OF intelligence. us against
sixteen spent with the children AMI the
servants When she does meet men IL 4;
either In the capacity Of grocery boys or
clerks whose business IL is TO defer 10 her
opinions. however illogical. O. ia "A sOc'a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
Chrysanthemum Poets.

They're writing dainty verses on the big chrvs-
anthemums-
The same old sort OF melody through All the
stanZas huns;
They harp about the beauty OF the uncon1bed
ragged bloom,
And sing as If the blossoms had a presidential
boom,
And this is why; Chrysanthemums are rather
out of reach,
When florists sell the blossoms at a rotund dol
lar each.
The leaves. in glowing glory. strew the valley
and the HILL
Like a farewell smile OF summer that would
Enger with Us still;
All red and gold their beauty blazes through the
autumn haze,
While they futter on the breezes in an ever
changing maze
But the poets Parnassus sing the dollar
bloom instead.
And hail it as a lion. with its rough and shaggy
head.
And 50 they sing Of flowers that the dollhouse
out
Aud shut their eyes to beauty that Dame Ma
ture Strews about.
But the poets have TO hustle in these mercenarv
times
II they'd make a close connection with the dol
lars and the dimes,
So they sing OF the crysanthemu,n. in rhythm
very nice.
Because they have TO buy it-and they have TO
raise the price
w. ID. Nesbit, in Baltimore American.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
A Lizard Found Near the Former
"Beautiful Orient"

A reminder of the recent carnival was
brought to State Geologist Blatchley yes
terday in the shape of a beautiful lizard
that was found by the janitor of a building
located on the edge of the Beautiful
Orient" The lizard belongs TO a family
indigenous to the South. 1t has legs OF
yellow that occasionally turn TO rich old
gold in color. The tail is twice as long
as the rest Of the animal. In Arkansas
these lizards are called man eaters" al
though perfectly harmless as a matter OF
fact. The beauty of the animal is en-
hanced by minute sparkling scales.
The biologists collection of animals was
OF a handsome tiger salamander from VI.
G.. Floyd, OF No. 761 East Walnut street.
this city. The salamander is of a rich
brown color flecked with prominent spots
or bright yellow. It, too, is regarded by
many persons poisonous. when il is
known TO be absolutely innocuOus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
william II. Smith. suit.

William Fl. Smith yesterday filed suit
against B. l.. Blair & Co. for Sl,O5O and the
possession Of the copyright for a Complete
History Of Indiana" The plaintiff saws
that he is the author of the book and con-
tracted with the company TO turn his
material over 10 IT and assign his copy
right on the agreement that the comnanv
was TO publish the history and paw him a
royalty or Sl5O on each volume sold. He
AYERS that the company printed the history,
but has not made an effort to sell ne
says that 90 Is due him on books already
sold, and he asks for his copyright for the
alleged breach of contract
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
Riverside boating Contract.

The regular meeting of the Park Board
took place yesterday, and the week
" and monthly pay rolls were ap-
proved. Captain Orla Edgington re-
ceived the privileges for boating at
Riverside Park He Will take the contract
on percentage, paying the board 10 per cent
OF the gross receipts the first year, 20 per
cent the second year and Is per cent the
third year He will build and maintain
two docks and landings for the convenience
of the public and will have at his disposal
the steamer Helen Gould. ten rowboats and
five canoes. Norveil q Sullivan, who had
the contract formerly, were unable to make
the contract for boating privileges pay and
threw il up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
what She Learned in Local Council

New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Talk about the domestic help problem
said a prominent New Orleans woman re-
Gently, with dainty lift of her full white
brow in mock despair; why, it isn't a cir
cumstance to the cares OF state which men
have to worry over every day. L never
fully appreciated the daily burdens my hus-
band has 10 bear until i went into the
Local Council and began TO dabble in civic
affairs myself And do you know" she
continued thoughtfully, II believe that L.
to be the ultimate outcome OF this exodus
Of women into what have hitherto been ex-
cusively masculine spheres. The pendulum
of revolution is already swinging back
ward; women who were not forced TO earn
a livelihood, but went into the business
world just for the novelty Of the thing: and
wealthy women who, TO ill an idle hour, or
gained clubs for the study OF political
economy, are returning 10 their domestic
sphere with a wider appreciation OF the
cares and responsibilities cf masculine ex-
istence which had seemed light 10 them
from very ignorance CT their nature, and Z
wider, warmer sympathy for the difficult
ties OF the masculine spheres which some
have tried in vain to I'LL And instead Of
growing masculine women viii have gained
a truer womanhood by the experience"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
Question of Commissions.

The question OF collecting a commission
for the sale of real estate from a guardian
or administrator when written contract is
not entered into. under the new brokerage
law. was yesterday presented to Juoge
walker, or the probate department. Chris
tan H1genberg, a real-estate man. asked
Tor MS commission for selling property I'm
the guardianship of Laura Apologize. from
the Security Trust Company, her guardian.
Inc trust company refused TO pay. The
law preScrlbes the manner OF collecting
commissions from individuals, and this
case Is to test its application TO guardian
SHIPS and administrations Judge Walker
has the decision under Amusement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
Conferred with the Controller.

The Council committee on finance con-
ferred with Controller Breunig yesterday
afternoon in regard to the $500 additional
appropriation asked for by the controller
to cover the miscellaneous expenses of all
the city offices. with the exception of the
controllers :. The chief feature OF the ap-
preparation will be TO provide for the
amount yet remaining to be paid for the
printing of the Council proceedings. The
old appropriation for that purpose was eX-
hausted and $3.50 more is necessary. The
committee approved the recommendations
of Controller Breunig and Monday night
the appropriation will be granted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-02
A Verdict for s274.2a.

The jury in Judge Carriers court yester-
day returned a verdict for $27429 against
the Big -Four Railway Company in favor Of
Charles r. Kempler. Keapler was a bag
gageman on the road, and when the com
pany agreed to handle express for the
American Express Company and the ex-
press company paid the baggagemen $40 a
month for their trouble. the railroad COM
pany deducted SO a month from the paw
rolls or its men. kempler worked for some
time under these conditions. and when he
demanded full pay the company refused
lie then brought suit, and the jury gave
him verdict for the full amount