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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

julius Chambers tells in the Reader how in
1857. while he editing paper in Paris. he
conceived the idea of putting on his editorial
staff old beggar who had two
wooden legs and who a well-known sight
on the boulevard. So he paid her a regular
salary and had brilliant interviews written with
leading men and women of Paris. which he pub
lished over the signature, 1.-The Little Old
Woman Two Sticks" He says: 1T soon
became a matter of pride among English and
Americans to know the wretched creature who
had become famous. Money showered
upon her by American and English visitors
who had not fathomed the humor of the stu
alton. and vertically accepted the inference that
the beggar was on speaking acquaintance with
all the notables of Paris The episode finally
developed into a farce because the old woman s
vanity reused by the attention notoriety
brought her. She could not read English, knew
nothing about the contents of the articles. and
actually fattered herself into the belief that
she possessed physical attraction for the gen.
erous- hearted men who gave her aims patted
her tendery on the shoulder. Like many an
other useful member of society, she spoiled
by success, and one day she struck for higher
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salary, at the least calculation, for SUBJ
scrptions to political and charitable enter.
prises In his district-good. bad and indif.
ferent. 1 think few persons will take ex-
ception TO my formula that the man az
home who wants to go 10 Congress must
take his present living expenses with him
in addition TO what Uncle Sam purposes TO
pay him"
There was a time twenty years or moro
ago when. by common consent, this was
not the case congressman could live IN
reasonable comfort his salary. But
standards of entertainment are constantly
rising in Washington and elsewhere, and
few men can afford wholly TO omit social
obligations. The striker for aid has be-
come recognized as distinct type OF con-
gressonal parasite. but one which cannot
wholly be ignored.
A rich Pennsylvania representative-and
the tendency Is now strong I'm that State
to send only rich men 10 Congress-was ac-
costed by a well-dressed man In the lobby
recently, who began TO tell a plain tale OF
travel, but he had not gone through two
sentences before the discerning keystone
statesman interrupted: What. are you
strapped?'
THAT is just what 1 was getting around
TO say" and with another mouthful OF ex-
PLANTATION and apology occupied the time
while the NJ. c. was drawing IS bin from
his pocket. Not infrequently professional
striker comes TO town. who sees every man
in the delegation Of the State, often netting
a substantial sum in this way.
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Salaries Of Congressman More Thar
Eaten Up I'm Hotel Expenses

New York Commercial.
While there may be no disposition just
now to pass bill raising the salaries Of
senator's and congressman. 1t is growing
more apparent every day that the existing
stipend is wholly inadequate, and that few
men without private fortunes will consent
to remain in public life. With every Con-
gress not a few useful men quietly drop
out on this account. A New England rep
resentative used to say facetiously that
there were two classes of men, speaking
from a financial point of view, who should
go TO Congress: Those who were SO rich
that no amount of appeal for money could
affect them adversely and those so poor
that the worst hanger-on would not waste
his time in hunting them up. AS this MEN,
Der said he belonged to neither class. Con-
gress was no place for him.
at have reached a conclusion as to how
much it costs a man to be in Congress,
even on the most economical basis re-
marked a representative of moderate means
the other day to a reporter of the Boston
Transcript Whatever ii is costing man
to live at hime, 1T will cost him that amount
to live In Washington plus s5.oo0-the con-
gressional salary. 1 pay at hotel there
$40 a month for accommodations for my
wife and myself. which is 81 day per
capita, with no reductions for absences
from the city
"a congressman must live at hotel.
The moment he buys a house IL gets tele-
araphed to his district that he thinks he
has a life claim on his seat, and the
chances are that the caucuses will 90
against him the next time. A senator
elected for six years, may sometimes build
house. but even with them the expert
ment has not always proved safe. L abhor
hotel life, but fell that for political reasons
| must submit 10 II.
"a man must allow 20 per cent. OF his
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their host, who held the carving knife and
fork ready TO cut and help.
II was observed that when the general
after helping TO the cabbage, SAID 10 tne
guest whose plate Ephrairn held out. ALLOW
me TO help you TO a slice of the bacon, the
devoted old servitors hand trempled
of decided fright. The high military rank
OF the guests would not account for his
trepidation, for he daily served near mas
ter who outranked them all. There was no
splendor left in the tracery of faded gold
lace on their battle stained uniforms 10 daz-
zle his eyes and cause them TO roll ABOUT
and glance from bacon to guest, and nd ron rom
question with the words NO, tnanh you,
general The discomposure OF the serv-
its contrast with the serene, selfpolsed Dig
nifty of his benign master.
Dinner over. the general and his guests
retired from the tent, but as they passed out
General Lee turned and said in low tone.
we not?'
The answer was. eyes. sab. Massa Bob.
Then. Ephraim," said the general. save
the piece OF bacon to cook with that CAD
bage."
The prompt and decisive reply. mo. sab,
Mars Bob, can't do dat. jis borrow dat
piece bacon for seasonin from friend
oS T parole da5 in Oh an aops GLIB
dat bacon what | borrow"
The general, who could not be a party to
any mans viola ton of his parole OF honor,
consented at once TO the return OF the ba-
con that had so successfully run the gaunt-
let of six hungry diners. He must have
l. reflected, too, on the extremity of his for
tunes that led to the borrowing of part
of his Christmas dinner the hard con-
dition that it should be returned UNI
| touched. His New Years dinner was still
more meagre, it was believed, judging from
what he indicated to General Grant next
|! day.
A flag of truce had been sent into the
Confederate lines with inquiry re-
garding Union officer who had been
wounded and taken prisoner. and the Off
Ger who bore it, after stating its object,
said, General Lee, l am directed by Cen
eral Grant to give you his compliments and
| to say that he is thoroughly informed as
20 all your movements, and even knows
what you had for dinner yesterday
General Lee took the pleasantly in good
part and answered, please, captain, pre-
sent my compliments to General Grant and
say that must doubt the correctness of his
information, for L know him to be a hu-
name man, and If he had known what had
for my dinner he would have sent me a
part of his own WILL DIETZ.
Charlestown, Ind, Dec. g.
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IL. There Is reason to believe these ex-
pressions will increase after the holidays.
Senator Germans plan is TO get the
Democratic caucus TO make opposition to
the treaty party measure. To do this will
require two-thirds Of the caucus. or twenty
two of the thirty-three Democratic senator's.
From present appearances it is doubtful If
this number can be induced to vote for the
caucus rule, and If it should be adopted
some of the Southern Senator's would GER
tainly bolt. Senator German has made a
false move. and one which is pretty sure
to result in his defeat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

II was the train somewhere between New
York and the West Mark Twain was travelling
between towns on lecture tour. and friend
had been drawing the humorist out on the sub
ject CT his experiences.
What sort Of audience" he asked. do you
like best? Who, in your opinion make. the
most responsive and sympathetic listeners?'
college men," replied Mark. after moment s
thought-"coege men ard ts'-Harper' S
Weekly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
A CHRISTMAS MELODY.

There are tales that lose their meaning with the
changing of the times.
And become at last the curious burden Of for
gotten rhymes;
While the worlds demand for deeds grows large
and larger. every day,
And we turn backs tabled lore and cast
our myths away.
But matter how new problems I'LL the circle
of our earth.
No matter how old tales are lost as things Of
little worth
There is one legend that each wintertide makes
doubly dear
The story of the Christ-child grows sweeter.
year by year,
All. louder still and louder grows the song the
angels sang.
And clearer sounds the seraphs' notes across the
fields that rang,
And dearer seems the message that the shep-
herds thought sweet.
And brighter shines the Star that led them TO
the Baby's feet!
Not the centuries Of darkness DER the nations
born and dead
Can dim the aureoe that CLEANS about the
Mothers head
For still the Kings and Wise Men of the earth
bow down to her.
Whose memory still Is ifdsidut VI the
incence and Myrrh.
Living Truth or lovely fable. there's deeper
meaning lies
Close about that lowly stable as each year
grows old and dies:
And each mother knows the secret, priest
or prophet could
OF the glory of the holiness that lives in Baby
hood.
Wherever smiles a newborn babe. haps the
same wondrous thing.
Godhood and manhood meet again to crown q
future king;
Wherever mother clasps her child. that bright
Star shines them
wherever rocks a cradle lies another Bethie-
hem!
O mystery Of Motherhood o miracle Of birth!
o magic of the Childhood song that herald.
Peace on Earth!
Lean low, celestial ehoristers, and sweep the
clouds away,
And chant grander anthem still to greet this
Christmas Day!
Sing a song to the children, at whose feet
just as Of DID,
| The wise men and the kings bring gifts OF IN
and of GOLD
/ Sing loud-and still 10 Us will be, while life
while love endures.
| The laughter of these children yet sweete
song than yours.
Edwin Meade Robinson.
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Spoiled His Peroratfon.

young minister. recently ordained. jumbled
his ideas bit the other Sunday. Fresh from
the seminary and his study Of church history,
his mind well charged with the greatness
of the institution with whose progress he had
become affiliated.
His sermon was. therefore. 1.-The Church"
He told OF her achievements, Of her heroes and
martyrs. and. warming to the subject, became
eloquent His rather remarkable peroration
was sadly spoiled by his closing sentence OF
which the following is the verbatim:
such, friends. is the church, Noble.
grand. steadfast, holding that which Is good,
stimulating. encouraging. fostering. teaching.
Such is the church. With one foot firmly es-
tabished on a rock. the other pointing to the
neutrality-suspicious. Telegraph.
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Kansas City Journal.

In a lecture before the art class in KAN
sas University Professor Blake declared
that man Is the only animal capable OF per-
ceiving colors. IL Is serious matter 10
dispute science, but doesn't common obser-
walton teach that animals can perceive
colors? Why does the chameleon change
animal enemies? Why is IL that a horse
will shy from white newspaper and pay
no attention to a black object; In Topeka
there Is druggist who keeps a birddog
about his premises This dog Is friendly
and playful with every white boy who
comes along; But he goes savagely after
every colored boy who comes near him. Is
II sight or one OF the other senses which
enables him 10 distinguish one from the
other? And why is IL that a bull will charge
fiercely al anything red. while paying 81
attention 10 other colorss
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

II has not been many years since Christ
mas trees were not easily procured here.
This year the local market was glutted, and
on Wednesday a storage house advertised a
carload for sale at less than cost. to pay
charges. The inference is that the annual
crop OF young fir trees is being wantonly
destroyed. as other forest products have
been. At the present rate OF destruction,
without any attempt TO repienish the
growth. the manufacture of artificial
Christmas trees may become a profitable
Industry In generation or So
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

Says Harper's Weekly: THE only chance
Of Democratic success lies in convincing
the people that Mr.. Roosevelt is unsafe .
That Is very frank. Now, a slight change
in the punctuation of that sentence will
make 1t palmer: 1.-The only chance of a
Democratic victory:-Lies. convincing the
people that Mr.. Roosevelt is unsafe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

A New York ethnologist claims that ex-
ploring expeditions sent out by Morris X.
Jesup. of that city. have established be-
yond doubt the racial identity of the Amer
lean and Asiatic tribes found in the Arctic
regions. This is not a new discovery. In
teiiisent ethnologists have long held that
the tribes OF eastern Siberia and those OF
the northwest coast of America were of
common origin and differentiated only by
environments. In fact. there is little doubt
that all the aboriginal Inhabitants OF this
continent were OF Asiatic origin. The
Jesup expedition may have confirmed this
theory. but IL could not have originated II.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

1t Is easy to see that Mr.. Chamberlain
has no longer anything to do with the Brit
ish government England has protested
against the provisions of the Philippine
tarin bill. demanding to be placed on an
equal footing with regard to rebates. The
United States has in this bill followed the
policy Mr.. Chamberlain has vainly tried to
secure for England. The protest seems
particularly "nervy."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
From Montana comes a valuable hint for

from montana comes valuable hint Tor
burglars who wish to escape the annoyance
OF interruption while engaged in their noe
Surnal operations. Cracksmen in the town
OF Boulder stole safe, loaded it on a sled,
took IL to secluded spot outside of town
and there blew 1t open, obtaining more than
$1,000 for their trouble. This seems much
better than the old-fashioned plan of blow
ing open the safe while 1t is in the Office
and IL is not so hard on the furniture Why
can this method not be adopted by Indian
apolis burglars?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

Now II Is Kaiser Wilhelm that William
]. Bryan Is hobnobbing with. He went to
Europe to study social conditions among
commo. people and he is doing it by rush.
ing from one capital to another and calling
on crowned heads
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

"A New Jersey fox, kept In captivity for
future use I'm a hunt, committed suicide by
hanging from his tether and thus cheated
huntsmen and hounds The fox did not OBJ
ject to death, but he was no true sport, so
ne objected TO being tortured to death. A
twenty-mile run with a tragedy at the finish
Is fun for the huntsmen and the other
hounds, but the fox probably fails to see the
t,xy ,s ~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

The school teachers OF Philadelphia have
won their fight for an increase of salaries.
1t was six months struggle, but 1t ended
In glorious victory. That it was just, no
body will question. for the teachers are not
Pad enough in any part of the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

The Business Woman's Club of Chicago
will remove painting of Apollo which has
adorned the walls of the clubrooms. The
members of the club state that, while his
department has been splendid. his taste in
wearing apparel is not up to our standard. %
Future Apollos, then, must be dressed ac-
cording to Chicago business women's stand
ard-rainy-day skirt, silk shirtwaist, No. 8
shoes etc.
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holds would be for the Democrats to frus-
trate the country's purpose In the matter
Of the canal" and the st. Louis Republic
says: 1T is to be hoped that Senator Cor
mans strength at this critical Juncture
will not control a strength in the Senate
sufficient to embarrass. much less reject.
the canal treaty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

Senator Germans efforts to block the
Panama canal treaty will have one effect.
at any rate: they will put beyond the
bounds of possibility his nomination for
President on the Democratic ticket. The
South is for the treaty and against the
man who blocks it,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

No American ever made finer record
for himself and his country In a distant
land than Governor General Taft mas done
in the Philippines. He received a great
demonstration on the eve Of his departure
from Manila and should receive a royal
welcome when he arrives home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

Both Colombia and japan have had the
good taste to wait until after Christmas
anyhow before declaring war. There is
still peace on earth. though none can tell
how long it will last
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

The minister to Korea has miserable lodg-
ings. He says that when he stands on the
steps of the legation his silk hat touches
the caves. Now, wouldn't it be a graceful
thing for Congress to make him a Christ
mas gift of ar opera hat?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

the emancipation of mans mind, because
IL speaks of light and hope, and because IL
makes US understand a reason for our be-
ing, every being with reason having in
volved in his duty towards God also duty
towards man. c.. GROSVENOR DAVE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

In fifteen days of deer hunting in CANADA
forty-seven men have been accidentally
shot. For "deer-hunting'' read dear hunt
ing"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

Says Senator Reed Smoot: My life is an
open book, and do not fear for any man to
read it." All, but IL Is not the men who are
exhibiting all this curiosity; 1T is the women
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

If you see a weary-looking. lopsided man
with a decided list to starboard this morn
ing. wish him a merry Christmas. 1t is
probably a mali carrier.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

Leading Democratic papers are trying TO
save the party from the folly OF defeat
ing the Panama treaty In the Senate. The
Brooklyn Eagle thinks that probably THE
surext way to strengthen the hands OF the
President candidate for the place he
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

The Chicago strikers are only doing what
every man wishes he could do. after all
postponing funerals.
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DENVER. Col.-Louthain & Jackson Fifteenth
and Lawrence streets. and A Smith, l65I
Clampa street
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LOUISvILLE-C. T. Deering. northwest corne
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Grand Hotel
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-02-07
CONTEST NOTICE.

Land Office at Harrison, Ark Dec. 30, 1902.
 sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in this office by L. B. Wilson, contestant, against H entry No 24a4S, made Sept. 13, l898 for Sc Ne Sec 21 and Sw Nv Sec 22 Twp 19 R 25 w, by William D. Joslin contestee, in which 1t is alleged that said contestee hes sold and wholly abandoned said land. that he has not re- sided upon or cultivated the same for more than one year last past. Said parties are hereby mo- tified to appear, respond and offer evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m., on March 25, 1865 before J. l.. Russell, Notary Pub will be held at 10 o'clock a. m., on March 28 1868 before the Register and Receiver at the United ''ITIo' rTt :i a:en,i Oltoo a3 III HaIIisoit, ArK.
 davit filed Dec 19, 1902, set forth facts which show that after due diligence personal service of this notice cannot be made, it is hereby or dered and directed that such. notice be given by due and proper publication.
 JOHN l. WoRTHINGroN, Register. CHAs NJ. GREENE, Receiver.
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-02-07
Better Than Gold.

T was troubled for several years with chronic indigestion and nervous debility" writes F. J. Green, of Lancater, N. H. No remedy helped me until I began using Electric Bitters. which did me more good than all the medicines l ever used. They have also kept my wife in ex- cellent health for years. She says Electric Bitters are just splendid for female troubles: that they are a grand tonic and lnvigorator for weak, run down woaen: No other medicine can .'es4 aiss ts sFlEde in our family.o T y them. Only soc. Satisfac-