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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26
MISSING REMEDY.

Detroit Free Press.

Detroit free freSS.
I'VE have had a colored woman to come
to the house to do the washing for several
years past" said a resident of Hancock
avenue as he came down in the car the
other morning, land it has happened once
in a great while that she has stayed over
night to do some extra work next day. /
never knew till last night whether she was
married or single-had a home of her own
or room with some family-and then dis
covered 1t in way to leave me weak in the
knees. i woke UP at midnight with a long
ing for glass of beer. and, knowing that
there were some cold bottles in the refrig-
orator, crept out Of bed and went down
to the kitchen. / had no light, and the
first thing l saw was a man looking into
one of the kitchen windows. L watched
him for few seconds and then hustled
upstairs after my gun. When 1 returned
he was softly trying the door, and made
up my mind to teach him lesson. quiet
ly turned the key and of sudden threw
open the door and found the prowler right
at the muZZle of the revolver He was a
big fellow and black as the ace of spades,
called out:
" Say. white man, Is my ole woman here?'
. Who is your old woman? 1 asked.
Why, she's dun washed fur yo' fur de
and so l reckoned she stayed here
And what do you want of her?
Deed, sab, but de baby's got turn wild
de collie. an l wanted to ak her what she
did wild de bottle of perrygoric / can't
find II nowhars bout de house.
81 called his old woman and she went
home with him., concluded the citizen,
but even II baby's collie kept up / guess
they got more sleep than did. had come
within a hairs breadth of putting a bullet
into him, and L didn't get over shaking for
the next two hours. 1 tried to make him
understand what narrow escape he had.
but his reply was:
Ives, sab; jess so, sab, but, yo' see, I
couldn't dun find dat perrygoric.'"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26
WHY HE WENT INTO BUSINESS.
Unusual Experience of q Man who Set
Out to he a Literary Person.
New York Sun

New York Sun.
II had hopes once myself OF making fame
and fortune by my pen," said a substantial
middle-aged citizen who is now drawing
1000 or $4,000 a year out OF a prosperous
business. but somehow / couldn't make
'em come my way.
Il wrote and wrote and wrote things,
and sent my pieces around In all directions,
but IL was no use They all came back.
Everybody was overcrowded what I
sent wasn't just what they wanted or
something or other every time And so my
prospects in the literary line looked pretty
dim, and / was beginning TO think I'd have
to take I'D some other pursuit when out
came new periodical that was 10 make
speciality OF just the sort of stun that felt
/ could turn out. Now, / said 10 myself,
now. old sport. your time has come at last.
All this previous experience that you've
been having. sad as IL may have seemed,
you can now utterly forget. for here Is
where you get your reward
And / prepared a piece that / thought
must hit these new folks, and hit EN- hard,
and sent IL in The time had come when
my light was to shine out on a hill.
But the very next day, so prompt was
it's return. i got from the new concern
thick envelope back. I knew well enough
without opening IL what IL was. IL was
my manuscript back. and so IL proved 10
be. Wasn't that a crusher? IL was. In
deed. Here, where my hopes had really
been highest they had been the quickest
e nunded.
detail OF IL didn't interest me much,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26
MIGRANTS SOLD INTO SERVICE.


New York Times.
There is a law under which men and wom-
en- are sold into temporary bondage in Ken
lucky. 1t is known as the vagrant act, and
was passed by the Legislature as long ago
as 1795. Only few weeks ago Sheriff w.
l.. Lawson, of Lancaster, acted as auction
eer and sold several of the Migrants. The
sales take place every month or so In all
the counties, and a big crowd attends each
time. The aged vagrant act, which has
been amended slightly once or twice in the
last half a century, shows that certain popu-
lar games of to-day were popular In colo
NAL times, and mention is made especially
of "Pharoah" banks, all Pharaoh" dealers
or managers being described as salable
criminals.
It is after an indictment by the grand
jury that the prisoner is auctioned. The
prosecution is criminal in nature, and under
the law the accused is entitled to 1.-The ben
eft of reasonable doubt" III found guilty
he must go into servitude, but the period of
slavery is temporary; II he is an adult II
lasts only twelve months, and If he Is a
birthday Very often the purchaser is some
one whom the vagrant has asked to buy
him, and in such cases the lot OF the latter
is not hard, for ne lives at ease upon the
resources of the purchaser, who is often his
relative.
The law of 1895 was called IAN act to pre-
vent the increase Of Migrants and other idle
and disorderly persons within this State"
In Section l il is enacted:
THAT every able-bodied person who is
found lettering or rambling about not hav-
ing wherewithal TO maintain himself by
some visible property, and who doth not
betake himself TO labor or some honest
calling to procure a livelihood: and all per-
sons who may be found begging, and who
quit their habitation and leave their wives
and children without suitable means of
subsistence whereby they suffer or become
cha-gable TO the county; and all and every
keeper and keepers, exhibitor or exhib-
itors of either OF the gambling tables called
A. b. c. z. o. tables or OF a Pharoah
bank, or any other table or bank OF the
same kind under any denomination what
ever; and all other idle and dissolute per-
sons rambling about without any visible
means OF subsistence. shall be deemed and
treated as Migrants"
The remaining sections OF the act deal
with the details OF the punishment. and the
whole law takes up Chapter 132 OF the Ken
lucky statutes. For many years 1t con-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26

o TO lie In long grassesi
o to dream on the plaini
Where the west wind sings. as IL passes,
A weird and unceasing refrainl
Where the rank grass losses and wallows.
And the plains rim dazzles the eye,
Where hardly q silvercloud bosses
The flashing steel shield OF the sky!
To watch the gray gulls as they glitter
Like snowfakes, and fall from on high
To dip in the deeps OF the prairie:
Where the crows foot losses awry,
Like the swirl o. swift walters in glee.
To the harsh. shrill creak OF the cricket
And the song OF the lark and the beei
-Hamlfn Garlant
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26

Americans Make Annual PfIgrimages
to European Sanitariums.
Golfers Weekly.

And now the steamers are bearing away
hundreds Of Americans TO the "get-healthy-
quick concerns of Europe. Some will
drink vast quantities of water, others vast
quantities of milk; some will take the per
fect-rest" cures, others the 'incessant-ex-
ercise" cures. And all will be vastly i'm
proved In appearance and will leave their
respective ''get-healthy-quick' concerns
without a grudging thought about the
money they have been relieved of by the
hordes of bandits that run cures" The
time is not yet, but neither is IL far dis
tant when cynicism will get a hearing on
this matter OF cures" In days of old a
robber went forth TO rob. Nowadays a
robber of the first class has his open
habitat precisely like the honest citizen
and remains in II and hangs out sign
and has great difficulty in attending 10 the
throngs that pour in TO beg him TO relieve
them OF their goods. He Is usually keep
ing either "get-rich-quick'' concern or a
.get-healthy quick" concern. AT bottom
the two industries are the same. They rest
rock-founded upon the universal delusion
that something can be got for nothing A
man who has obviously abused his health
for forty-six weeks OF the year does we'll TO
devote the remaining six weeks TO intelligent
repentance for his physical sins. But he Is
not 'as good as new" again. and IL the
"cure" has wrought any benefit beyond
what fresh air, sensible eating and regu-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26
Confession. OF Geraldine.
Chicago Tribune.

OnICdkO lfIUuHt-
How much longer can / endure IL? This
morning my husband rose before daybreak.
He was too lazy 10 light a lamp. and break
tasted In the dark. The result was he ate
the prepared kindling wood instead OF the
predlgested breakfast food.
When the servants got up there was
nothing 10 build the fire with. or course.
they Were angry and left. 1 do not blame
them.
I spoke Of the matter 20 my husband to-
night. He said he did not care; that ne had
felt first rate all day.
The selfish brute.
/ am quite calm as / write. marvel al
my own patience.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26
one of Irving. stories.
Philadelphia Ledger.


Sir Henry Irving Is telling in London
with much gusto OF an incident that he
says occurred during his last visit here
1t is one OF his yarns TO show the quick
wit OF the American street arab.
81 was stroling down Broadway one
afternoon with my long locks floating over
the collar OF my top coat, when "A news
boy rushed up 10 me and. gesticulating
violently shouted at me I'm tragic voice:
Back, back. Sir Henryi Fly for your
life!
al confess / was a bit ffustered, and "a
L looked nervously around. 1 asked
What's the matter. my lad?
'Orrible danger. sir There's a barber
in that hotel opposite,' Z"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26

larity will effect anywhere, II has wrought
IL at the expense of his vitality Further.
instead of having set him In the way of
encouraged him to think he can do as he
pleases and can always return to find the
health of youth again. What with its
pain killers that strange the kindly IL
cruel warnings against excess, and its
cures that lull to sleep the prudence be-
got of melancholy experiences with bad
health, the medical profession seems to be
in fair way to deserve the worst its
critics within as we'll as without its ranks
are saving of IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26

There may be very little honor or profit
in being the leader of the Democratic party
in Ohio: but to such as there happens to be-
Mr.. Johnsons title cannot be disputed
Thane of CLAIMS he unquestionably is, but
of Cawdor and the kingship. 1t is not worth
while to speak at present, whatever the
witches may be saying.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26

sensible basis, but that legislation was so
hasty and so faulty at some points that
several of the boosted Improvements have
already been abandoned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26
Duck and Denim

ID ck and Denim
TUB SUITS and separate skirts of
duck, pique and denim were never
more popular than now, and assortments
never so large and varied. Little prices
pay for remarkably good qualities.
Plain color Duck and printed ducks,
with dots, stripes and figures on
white, blue and black grounds, come
20 inches wide, .1e%O
Printed figures may be had in white,
navy, black, red and cadet blue,
with dots, stripes and small conven-
tional figures, at
Dress denims are % inches wide and
come in mixtures of mode, brown,
tan, green, oxford gray, royal and
navy blues, yard. 1&%o
A pretty material is 30-inch Panama
Suiting, in plain red, pink, reseda,
navy, sky and cadet blues, entirely
new, yard. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 16O
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26

There's a new wrap which suggests
more and more of Oriental influence:
in fact, 1t is little more than a Japan
csc geisha designed for carriage and
evening wear, especially at the sea-
side This new garment is a short
voluminous jacket of white or deli
cately-tinted liberty satin embroidered
In natural color flowers. You cannot
buy them ready made, which perhaps
is fortunate for the fad.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
Il Serious Detail.

In the life of a police reporter some
curious incidents happen. On one oc-
casion while police headquarters was
at the City Hall a message was re-
ceived about 1 o'clock in the morning
that lion had escaped from a cage in
a circus at Central Park The report
ers of the three morning papers hur-
ried to- the scene. They entered the
park by side gate on Eighth street
and were followed by a boy about 16
years of age
Inside the tent the circus men, each
carrying a torch, were diligently
searching for the escaped lion. AS the
reporters and the boy stood watching
the waving torches it suddenly dawned
upon them that if the lion came their
way something serious might happen
They had just concluded to return to
the hall when there was a rush made
by the men with the torches in their
direction and an animal sprang against
the canvas.
With yell the reporters and the
boy scurried away to places of safety.
One of the reporters climbed to the top
of the band wagon and as he climbed
up the boy grabbed hold of his foot
The reporter, thinking it was the lion,
gave a despairing yell that could be
heard for blocks. That had the effect
of increasing the speed of the other
two. one of whom went hand over hand
to the top of a telephone pole; the
other ran till he reached a saloon on
the corner Of Eighth and Market
streets and, rushing in, he caused a
stampede by shouting out that an es-
capped lion from the circus was after
him.
1t was subsequently learned that the
lion was captured and put back in the
cage without trouble and that the ami
NAL that scared the reporters was
big Newfoundland dog that had been
mistaken for the king of beasts. But
it was many moons before the newspa-
per men completely recovered.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
Costly M0deSty.

A well-known San Francisco pOIiti-
clan in years gone by lost a very fat
and lucrative position by his brusque
way of showing his modesty.
This man was known as the Major
and during the campaign of General
Grant he contributed much to the cleo
ton of that distinguished man to the
Presidents chair The then United
States Senator from California recon-
mended the Major for the position of
United States Marshal for the Northern
District. In due time the Major re-
ceived a letter from the Senator in
forming him of his good luck in secur-
ing the position and suggested that t
would be we'll if the Major would
visit the national capital and become
personally acquainted with President
Grant. The invitation was accepted and
in due time the Major" arrived in
Washington and, with a letter of in
PRODUCTION, presented himself at the
White House, where he was most gra-
ciously received and personally thanked
by the President for his share in elect
ing him.
Major Blank" said President Grant,
Gin view of what you have done for
the success of the Republican party in
California. L have prepared your COM
mission as United States Marshal"
Mr.. President" said the Major" :"
Strengthening himself up and throwing
out his chest, lit was not l who did
this; it was the man round the corner .
Grant looked up at the Major with a
scowl on his face and said:
Very we'll; l will send for THAT
man round the corner and reward him
for his services" Grant stood up and
left the room and the Major returned
minus his commission.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
THE DEATH OF JESSE D. CARR.

ASH spring noted the celebration of the ninetieth
birthday of Ion. Jesse D. Carr of Salinas. and now
- record his death, which occurred his home in
Salinas yesterday. His career beginning in Tennessee
and extending through several States of the South,
which his remarkable energy found activity carried him
into the Mexican war with Taylor's army and finally
fixed him in California after the American occupa-
ton.
Here for more than half century he vital force
and most picturesque figure man of iron WILL he was
attracted by difficulties and hnched from embar
easements. This led him into fields that he alone
because weaker repelled by the hndrances
success The soul OF hospitality and of the genial
social qualities he had the spirit of soldier the suavty
of gentleman, the address and of diplomat
He welcomed in the White House by every Pres
dent from Taylor Cleveland and without regard
party politics. his advice sought by them all.
General Taylor always said that he won the battle of
Buena Vista by diversion created by Mr.. Carr. and
during the Presidency of old Rough and Ready Carr
most welcome and trusted friend at the White House
With all his influence in and knowledge of politics he
not Office seeker. The important public sta
service in San Francisco. which he that
the Government might have the benefit of his kee genius
for business organization
In his long career he championed every good cause
nightly with his purse and his energy, and he fought
every bad with the courage of crusader. His
friends knew him for everything that gentle and
kindly and helpful and his enemies treless
full and straight fighter He about the last of the
mighty Of early California. He was the contem-
porary and companion of Gwn and Fremont and his
long life OF and peace, of activity projected with
force into many fields, ends with his honor unscarred
and as stainless a star.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
A CHAMELEON CANDIDATE.

THE Presidential candidacy of Mr.. William Ran
doph Hearst only adds to the gayety of nations
but induces interesting study of the chameleon
in politics. 1t is known, of course and by all men, that
the chameleon is member of the lizard family, degen-
crate descendant of the mighty saurians. 1t is also
known paleontoogists that the word saurian
from dirt and that the the animals
that lived in the dirt
The chameleon takes the color of whatever he lies
on You meet chameleon day basking on garbage
and he looks like garbage Next day he is summing him
self on lchen-covered rock and looks like chen
But not writing treatise the paleozoic age,
but intend merely address ourselves the chameleon
in politics Not long ago Mr. Hearst in furtherance of
his Presidential candidacy published of himself in his
newspapers that he "is the implacable foe of
herted wealth" That day he was basking on union
labor and faithfully took its color 1t is that
surprise felt by those who knew that his
wealth inherited, but little thing like that makes
difference.
Now he causes it be published in his own news
papers that as Alr Bryan who leads the liber
ais of the party by his own declaration and Mr.
Cleveland the leader of the conservative wealthy ee
ment, is impossible by his declaration, there
should be found man who combines the elements of
wealth. that legal wealth in the country may feel that
it will be unusy assaulted, and whose personal
sympates with the OF the people the
measures necessary for their prosperity" They solve
for themselves by saying that Hearst embodes these
elements than any other before the coun-
try.
That is the color of Mr. Hearst the conservative
of Cleveland He takes the hue of wealth But
the whole question is solved He said before that he
the implacabe foe of inherited wealth and that
he is the champion of legal wealth Are under
stand from this that inherited wealth is illegal that it
belongs others than its heirs? If so, whom?
The answer concerns many who helpless against
chameleon schemes for their spoliation All over the
country widows and orphan children who have in
hered property. Much little, it is their wealth 1t
is cared for by companies under probate
As Mr.. Hearst is the champion of legal wealth only
and the mplacabe foe of inherited wealth. what manner
of attack will he make upon the of the widow and
orphan? Will it be outlawry and conhscation? What
will the chameleon do with it?
If of the saur the dirt to come the successor of
Cleveland, representing the wealthy element and the foe
of inherited property which Mr. Bryan opposed by
ing that he attacked the interest of those who lived on
fixed incomes will the watchman lift hisvoce and please
tell us what of the night?
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
Storm iH a Teapot.

That astute old gOssiper about things
as they are in Europe. Marquis de FOn-
tenOy, thinks that there is a pretty
kettle of fish simmering in Bulgaria.
He says:
The fact that a family council
should have been in session last week
in Sofia, in which not only Prince Fer
dinands mother. the aged Princess
Clementine of Saxe-Coburg. and his
elder brother, Prince Philip, but also
all the other adult male members of
the Coburg family took part, indicates
that some very grave subject has been
under discussion. 1t is the first time
since Ferdinand has been on the Bull
gariau throne that there has ever been
such a gathering of the members Of
the Sake COburg family at Sofia. The
question which the Prince is UNDER
stood to have submitted to his rela-
tives was as TO the policy of his abdi-
eating his crown in favor of his 10
year-oId boy, Prince Boris, his own pO-
sitiOn at Sofia having become unten-
able. Until year ago he was able in
a measure to rely upon the loyalty OF
his thoroughly Up-tO-date, well-drilled
and well-equipDed army. But his atti-
tude throughout the troubles in Mace
donia have to such a degree destroyed
his popularity among his troops that
instead of constituting a source Of
strength and security they have be-
come a serious danger to his throne.
There are a very large number Of
Macedonians among the officers Of the
Bulgarian army, and those who are not
actually MacedOnians themselves have
Macedonian relatives and affiliations.
Thanks to this, almost the entire corps
of officers is bitterly incensed against
the Prince. They openly denounce him.
The malcOntents are too numerous to
arrest or cashier, and their sentiments
may best be described by the mani
festo which has been circulated among
them, which runs thus: Comrades.
every man with a Bulgarian heart and
breast must feel that the role forced
upon us by Prince Ferdinand has dis
graced US in the eyes of all Europe. 1t
is only a Prince who is no Bulgarian
that fails to understand how he has
thus dragged not only the honor, but
the future. of Bulgarians in the dust
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-12
The YeHo7u Terror.

DR.. Clarence TnIman, surgeon for
several of the athletic clubs, abhors
the Chinese. Natural antipathy to the
yellow man has been accentuated by
sad experience. Two of the young ply
sician's friends conceived the idea that
it would be a jolly good joke to give
Tillman a day with the Mongols- One
Saturday afternoon the pair spent sew
eral hours in Chinatown engaging Chi
nese boys as house servants to report
Sunday at the TnIman home, in the
Mission.
Bright and early Sunday morning the
Chinese contingent began to show.
One, two, three, four, ten and twenty
the number grew and grew. The neigh
bors wondered, and Tillman. beside
himself with rage, knew not what to
do to stem the food fof invading
'chinks." 1t was a steady procession
all day. To protect himself Tillman
borrowed a neighbor's Great Dane, but
the canine only tore up the flower beds,
and encouraged by fOndlings from the
timorous Chinese let the stream con-
tinue to the door.
Anywhere from fifty to a hundred
angry Chinese cOngregated at the
house, and before the incipient riot Of
the deceived callers was checked the
police from the Seventeenth-street sta
tion had been summoned. Fearing
vengeance, Tillman hired a special
watchman to guard the house that
night. To add insult to injury Till
mans friends pasted a huge Chinese
sign. done on brightest of reds, on the
front door, and then the harried man
was ready to die.