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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
A CIVIL-sERVICE PROBLEM.
Pension Scheme Proposed fer the
Superannuates.
Harper's Weekly.


The civil-service commissioners are wrest-
ling with two problems in connection with
the classified service. One is that of pro-
motion and the other the prevention OF SUI
perannuation. 1t is now found that the So
called efficiency ratings are Inadequate
and misleading; that individual fitness can
not be accurately expressed In mathe-
mates, and that the marking has no value
beyond the personal view or prejudice or
the marker, who Is sometimes anxious to
give his force of clerks as high an average
as those of other officials The commits
sioners believe that the present system OF
promotion means nothing, since increase of
salary does not change the character OF
work and the clerk who gets 81, 500 or $500
perhaps the same work he did when he got
$50. 1t is maintained that there should be
a Reconsideration of clerical work SO as to
make possible promotions from one grade
to another and the proper compensation
OF clerks who are thus transferred from
one rating to another. In the same way ex-
animation for promotion is not regarded
as of special significance since the examina-
ton, competitive or otherwise, outside of
technical places means very little.
A kindred question is the disposition of
the clerk who has grown too old in the pub
lie service. The percentage of government
employees in Washington over seventy years
of age is 1.97, or 3l2 out of 1886. The old
clerk may be better one on account of his
service, but sooner or later the best vet
eran furnishes a problem of the ''evil of
superannuation." The remedy which the
commissioners proposed fixed terms of
office, forced retirement at a certain age
and removals made at intervals. together
with a civil pension list and retirement
fund made up by deductions from salaries.
The clerks have been for some time seeking
legislation which shall give congressional
sanction to retirement for age and service
al a fractional salary for the retired to be
obtained from the pay of those in active
service. 1t would take only about per
cent. of the average salary of those in the
departments at Washington to pay full sal
aries of those over seventy years of age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
AMERICAN SMALL FAMILY.
Various Reasons for Limiting Number
of Children.
Harper's Weekly.

Harper's Weekly.
The great thing that keeps the size of
cuniary ambition. There are a few thrifty
parents i'm the land-farmers, miners, mill
workers and the like-who look upon chill
dren a potential source of income. and
raise good many because their keep costs
little and their labor is valuable. We don't
approve of persons of that way of thinking.
Our American feeling is that the parents
should work for their children. but not the
children for the parents, except in cases of
special necessity. Almost all of us want
our children to be better off than we are
ourselves. We would rather have two chill
dren and give them what we consider spe-
cial advantages of nurture and educa ton
than have five and be unable to do for all
of them what we want done. We inn
patient of the common lot Unless our
children can rise above it. we think it a
doubtful advantage to have secured them
an entry i'm this world.
Now that is not altogether bad charac-
teristic. 1t makes for progress to a certain
extent, but we carry it too far We are toe
prudent too selfish for both ourselves and
our offspring. 1t is by means the chill
dren who have the most advantage that
are born with the best brains and bodies
and are hardest prodded by the spur of ne
cessity. For the sake of pampering two
children we forfeit the chance of drawing a
might have and don't
1t is too bad about us Americans The
hope of our amendment lies In the possibil.
ity that we may come to a better appre-
citation of the pleasure there is in raising
good children as compared with any other
rival interest that attracts u.s. We never
will raise large Families for the good OF the
country, never. The race may go hang, fol-
all of us But II more of us can come tc
feel what is true. that the right kind OF
children pay enormously i'm love. in enter
tainment, In ali things that make life de-
sirable. we may come to raise more OF
them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
CATHOLIC CHAPEL DEDICATED.


Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
WEST BADEN, Ind, Feb. H.-The hand
some Catholic chapel at this place which
was built by l.. w. Sinclair. president of
the West Baden Springs Company. and
presented TO the church, was to-day formal
ly accepted and dedicated by Bishop O'Don-
aghle. OF Indianapolis. in the presence OF
large audience, including many of the
guests cf the local hotels, who crowded
the edilce 10 its utmost capacity
Among the visitors to this resort are
many members of the Catholic Church.
and the absence OF a house of worship for
members of that faith was regarded ss =
serious detrinent to the place Mr. SIN
clair recognized this some years ago, ana
soon after began the construction of the
building which was accepted by the church
authorities to-day The church Is or
pressed brick, with Bedford stone TRIM
mings. and is adorned with a tall berry
and spire. The belfry contains splendid
eight-day clock 10 which is attached a
peal of Westminster chimes which strike
the quarter hours. half hours and hours.
A magnificent pipe organ was built in the
west end of the building near the altar.
and the rews are OF tire best material
and finely upholstered The cost OF the
building. including the organ and the
Chimes. was nearly $4,000. and was borne
entirely b. Mr.. Sinclair. who felt that the
situation justified the expenditure from q
bCsiness standpoint. 20 say nothing or the
matter of sentiment.
For the PAST ten years the Methodist
Church has had a house OF worship on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
SEMI-TEETOTALISM.


London Mail.
The semi-teetotal buttons were disposed
of at lightning speed as soon as they were
placed the market yesterday.
An eager crowd gathered at an early
hour in front Of the premises of the sole
IS Houndsditch, and clamored for supplies.
Hawkers with long experience of the pen
ny trade" amateurs who saw in the semi
teetotal button splendid chance for a
vate citizens, men, women and boys, were
there In such numbers that a way for the
traffic had to be made by the police.
AS soon as hawker Joyfully emerged
from the warehouse his board was besieged
and quickly cleared. Some of the men
managed to get as far as Aldgate with a
few dozens of buttons and here and there
an amateur athlete got through to 1.-The
great penny public at Ludgate hill.
If had had a thousand gross ready, -
observed Mr. George Fraenkel. Il could
have disposed of them all to-day. We
shall go on making with the utmost pos
sible speed compatible with a neat finish
and shall deliver many hundreds of gross
within the next few days"
Some of the buttons were conveyed pri-
vately to the Stock Exchange and there
presented to Mr.. Charlie Clarke, who
was one of the first to declare himself a
semi-teetotaler. This is splendid" he
remarked as he hastily removed the yellow
flower he was wearing and replaced 1t by
the little red button.
Then, scarcely pausing to express his
thanks, he dived into the exchange, ex-
claiming, mo drinks between meals" His
confreres, quick TO appreciate his novel
decoration, instantly besieged him with
requests for buttons, and his supply was
soon exhausted.
The Semi-teetotal Pledge Association
hopes that many who purchase the but
tons in the street or at the fancy shops
will send in their names to be included in
the roll of the society. The manufacturers
only sell the buttons by the gross or frac-
tons or multiples of the gross, and all
single orders should be sent to the nearest
fancy goods dealer, who will be supplied
with a quantity as soon as possible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
HAD NEVER SEEN "A HORSE.
Indians of Alaska Keep AlOOf from
Civilization.
Washington Star.

WdSUlnStOu 6ldT.
ut is hard to believe that there are per-
sons living in the Western hemisphere who
never saw a horse" said Quartermaster
John +. Rice, at the Normandie, "but such
is the case. 1 we'll recollect when with
the Abercrombie expedition i'm 1899 we found
ourselves one September night several hun
dred miles from nowhere. Just as the
sun was sinking over the Alaskan range the
camp was startled by the report of a rifle
1--WE sprang to our feet prepared for any
emergency, when our native guide discov-
cred across the narrow valley an Indian
who had just brought down a caribou
BY the use OF signs and signals he was
induced to come into camp. After we had
tanked him up with strong tea and load
ed him to the guards with pork and beans
his tongue limbered up, and through one
of the guides he informed us that he was
Matanusk, by the way, the fiercest tribe
In Alaska, and that he was hunting carl
bou. At the time we discovered him he
was $50 miles from the encampment of
his tribe, which shows that the fellow
had his nerve with him. He had never seen
horse, and our pack animals excited his
curiosity and wonder. He declared that no
member of his tribe had ever seen a
horse, all transportation in his country be-
ing. conducted by dog teams hitched to
sleds in winter, and by pack dogs i'm sum-
mer What amused him most was to see
the animals eat grass, and every time
they would grab mouthful of forage he
would almost go into commissions, he
thought ii so funny. In an chronological
sense the Matanuskis resemble the Apache
Indians of our plains. They subsst on
the flesh of the caribou and the brown
bear, the counterpart of the Rocky noun
tain grizzly, and quite as ferocious, and
are greatly feared by the other tribes in
Alaska because of their fierce disposition
and warlike nature. Our guides, who were
shore Indians, seemed to be afraid of the
newcomer and he treated them with
naughty contempt Whenever he would
shoot a fierce glance at them they would
quail like whipped ours.
1--WE found the shore Indians quite a
jolly lot of fellows. Compared with the
Matanuskis they are quite sociable and
inclined to he obliging to white people.
When camped on the Yukon quite recently
/ heard a small band of them singing the
familiar song, 'Therell Be a Hot Time i'm
the Old Town Tonight and that other
tender ditty, Goo-Goo Eyes"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
KILLED BY TWO TRAINS.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 27.-Samuel E.
Knott. aged twenty-five. of the Knott-van
Arnam Company, was killed at the Swinney
Park railroad bridge this morning at z
o'clock by two trains going in opposite di-
rections on the Pennsylvania road. He was
on his way to the new factory which his
company Is building, and owing to the
heavy rain was carrying umbrella He
heard a freight coming up behind him 60
ing west, and stepped to the left into a
parallel track to let it pass. His UNI brela
prevented him seeing the fast mail, No. is.
coming from the opposite direction, and the
engine struck and threw him on the track
he had just left. The freight engine badly
mutilated his body
He left widow, whom he married in
Gloversville, n. Y, three years ago, and
two small children. He was one of three
who hold a half interest in the organization
which recently was induced to move the
factory from Coldwater, Mich, to this city.
The plant, which manufactures plumbers
supplies, is about completed and was to
begin operation next Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
WHY MILLER WAS INDICTED.
Details Of the Evidence i'm the Fort
Wayne Bribery Case.

Wayne Bribery Case.
Special to the, indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE. Ind, Feb. 27.-The ma
ture OF the evidence on which the grand
jury indicted Henry ]. Miller for bribing
George X. Hench, deceased, chairman of
the Council franchise committee, has come
out Hench was lying sick unto death
with the typhoid fever, when he told his
wife he had borrowed $500 from Miller, and
ne wanted to return it by placing a mort
gage on the house they lived in. She had
known nothing Of the loan, but by persist
ent inquiry finally learned that the money
was not really loan, but an advance pay
ment for support of the franchise the Gen.
eral Electric Company wanted She then
consented to the mortgage and returned
the money to Miller, her husband soon dy-
ing in peace
Miller refused to accept anything but
cash, and while stating 1t had been a loan
ne wanted the money sent to him in en-
HSiope' without writing, in three 500 bills.
Wnen the estate was being settled Judge
Allen collars, formerly of the Supreme
Court, advised Mrs. Hench to demand the
return OF the money, as ii was on her prop
demurred. but later, summoning Mrs.
Hench to lawyers Office, handed over the
cash and induced her to sign statement
that she knew the money was a loan. 1t
was on her testimony that the indictment
was drawn.
Hench was local Democratic labor lead
er and elected several times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
Indiana Obituary.

DANvILLE, Ind, Feb. 2I-Mrs. Sarah
Henton, widow of Milton Henton, an early
settler of Hendricks county, died yester-
day at her home in this city. of senile de-
bility, aged Lightweight. Her childhood
was spent in Centerville, where she was a
schoolmate of Oliver p. Morton. =
this county, died at her home in this city to-
day of la grippe. Charles BOuseman
for many years a prominent business man
of this city. died at his home here to-day.
PORTLAND, Ind. Feb. 27-The funeral
of Judge Jacob Marsh Haynes was held
to-day Services were conducted at the
Presbyterian Church this afternoon by the
Rev. John s. Axtell. There was a very
large attendance of members of the bar
from all the counties formerly under Judge
Hayness jurisdiction. The Jay County Bar
Association met before the services and
adopted resolutions eulogistic of the life
and services of the dead jurist.
CONVICTION, Ind, Feb. 27-WiIliam
Reed' aged seventy-five, one of the Oldest
residents of Covington, died at his home
in this city last msnt, aIter short sick
q local banker. He was a Mason of high
dagree and the funeral will be conducted
Inv the local Masonic lodge.
WABASH, Ind. Feb. 27.Mrs. Sylvester
very suddenly this morning She was
stricken with heart disease as she was
entering the door of her home, and, falling
expired few minutes later. She was for
tvltwo years old, and left her husband and
two children.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Feb. 27-Mrs. So
phia Niehaus of Dubois county. died sud-
denly at her home last night. She was
found dead in bed this morning. She was
forty-four years old.
MADISON, Ind Feb. 27.-The body of
DIR. Arthur Charlesworth. a former Mad
isonian who died in Philadelphia. Is expect
ed to arrive here for burial Saturday noon.
KOKOMO. Ind. Feb. 27-Patrick Guinan.
of h<a hos nf
city, died to-day. aged sixty-eight. He came
here from Ireland when child.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
TOBACCO IN THE SCHOOLS.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND, Ind, Feb. disappointment
EFT Hale Bradt and the teachers in the
public schools have been investigating as
TO the use of tobacco among the boy
scholars, and have made an appeal to
dealers TO aid them IN stopping it as much
as possible.
Superintendent Bradt says that out Of
81 boys enrolled in the city schools III are
using tobacco, and out of these forty-four
were selected because they had used to-
bacco for "A sufficient length of time to be-
come addicted to the habit and record
kept of their school work. This shows
that. although their ages were, on an
average, two years greater than nonusers
in the same classes, so per cent of them
were below the class average in deport-
ment and 10 per cent. below the average
in scholarship. Out of the forty-four only
two were above the average in their classes
In department and four exeelled the aver
age in scholarship.
Eighty per cent. of the boys reported
10 the superintendent for correction % per
cent. of the truants, and all OF the boys
Who have been suspended or expelled have
been users of tobacco. Examination OF the
records shows that 50 per cent. or those
dropped out of school through apparent
Indifference or without finishing the course
nave been tobacco users.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
BIG HAUL BY THIEVES.
Made in the Robbery of the Postofice
at Garrett.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, ind, Feb. 27.-Burglars
entered tire postoffice at Garrett some time
during last night and carried off about
$l,o0 in money and $500 in stamps. They
chiseled off the combination and wrecked
the safe with dynamite. The robbery was
not discovered until o'clock this morning,
when the father of the postmaster, Miss
Amanda Sullivan, opened the Office.
There were in the safe $500 in stamps,
500 OF money belonging to the government,
$50 belonging to Miss Sullivan, $123 belong
ing TO the deputy, Miss Iva Warren, and
between $500 and 500 deposited by Miss
Edith Frederick for the Red Mems lodge.
Before going TO the postoffice the robbers
broke into Alfred Palmer's blacksmith
shop and secured the tools with which the
job was done After the robbery they went
TO Altoona, about two miles north, and
stole horse and buggy, with which they
escaped in a northerly direction, later aban-
dOnng the rig.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28

What Christ Teaches About Blcssed-
neSs-Matt. v. liz.

Some thinkers make careful distinction be-
tween the words "blessedness'' and Happiness
Happiness is the surface pleasure. blessedness
is the inner delight; happines flowers I'm time
blessedness Is rooted in eternity; happiness II
consistent with worldliness. bIessedness exists
only with religion.
Whether we agree with this distinction or not.
II is certain that Christs thought OF 10Y is very
different from the world's-and Christ knowsf
The man He counts blessed Is the meek the af-
hicted. the kind. the pure, the peaceable, the
prosecuted. The man the world counts happy Il
the aggressive. dominating. lucky rich ana
famous master OF and OF things They
cannot both be right
once the Duchess OF Argyle wrote to several
European monarchs and asked them who IL was
they especially envied. Most OF the replies were
in harmony with that OF Francis Joseph. En-
peror Of Austria. who said: II envy the fate OF
the man who is not emperor Not long ago
William X. Vanderbilt. one OF the richest men
in the world. declared that ne envied the man
who had no wealth to care Cor. Yet IL is to
be observed that the Emperor retains his crown
and Vanderbilt his millions
IL L. the business OF the Christian To no nanny
in whatsoever state" in poverty or riches in
lofty station obscurity. Canon Gore declares
that in great measure IL the cheerfuIness
OF the early Christians that attracted and won
those around them. This has been true OF All
Christians since.
Recognize yourself Christian as an advertise
ment Of Christ, II you arc sunny in the dark
ness hopeful in trouble and CHEEKY I'm affection
those around you will see the evidence that
Christ is joy-giver. But IL you are anxious
and depressed. they VIII be likely to seek their
happiness elsewhere than in your seIf-discredited
religion
like to think OF the old cunard captain whom
Dr. Cuyler tells about. A passenger asked hfm-
lis It always foggy here the banks OF New
foundiand7''
How should know. madam was the an
swer Il don't live here"
So says the Christian when men inquire petu-
Iantly OF the fogs OF life: Il don't live among
them
Indeed. true Christian has appropriated TO
himself thie Bit Of Uncle Eben's. philosophy.
''Minnit stops lookin' fer trouble. happf-
nessll look fer him. He seeks better coun-
try. that is. heavenly. He has hts arec-
tions on things above. His treasure Is laid up in
heaven
No independence valuable tails inde-
pendence in regard 10 the source Of ones happi-
ness. Cotton wisely said: ITO be Obliged 10
beg ones daily happiness from others bespeaks
more lamentable poverty than that Of one who
begs his daily bread No blessedness but that
Of character is thus independent OF clrcum-
stances. no JOY except that which Is parallel
with the eternal. unchansing and stable Joy OF
God. AS Madame Guyon sung-from her prison.
perhaps
While Ilace seek or place we shun
The soul finds happiness IN none:
But with cur God 10 guide the way.
It's equal JOY TO 90 or stay
AMOS r. WELLS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
Michigan Bank Robbed.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. 1.-TWO
robbers blew open the safe of Hubbard's
private bank at Cedar Springs during the
night and secured between $4,000 and 5000
They obtained admittance to the bank by
means OF keys and then opened the safe
with two charges of dynamite. They stole
a team from Mlller's livery stable and drove
toward this city. This morning the sheriff
found the team loose in the streets here.
The robbers have not been captured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28

special to the indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE, Ind, Feb. H.-Charies GAS
ME. charged with the abduction of the
two wards of John l.. Conboy, of Wanna
tab. was to-day. arraigned before Judge
Richter. i'm the Circuit Court, on six charg-
es embracing kidnapping. grand and petit
larceny, accessory before the fact for lar
ceny. receiving stolen goods and kidnapping
for ransom. He waived arraignment,
nIea of not guilty being entered. The case
will come for trial next week. His at
torneys attempted TO have the indictments
ouashed. but failed. Glaspie Is held III
bonds of 5000 in each case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28

PHILADELPHIA Press.

The fruit market here yesterday was
treated to a genuine surprise in the arrival
of choice lot of plums. peaches and nee
tarines from South Africa, all said to be
in excellent condition. The total shipments
were not large, and comprised 260 boxes
three dozen specimens of fruit being In
each box. carefully wrapped and packed
They are to be distributed among the fancy
fruiterers Of the leading cities and are re-
garded as experimental invoices They
were grown and forwarded from the Cecil
Rhodes fruit farms OF South Africa, and
have been many days on the passage. They
were kept I'm refrigerators from Cape Town
to London and arrived here from Liverpool.
The plums are of the Wickson and Tragedy
varieties and the peaches were Elbertas
Strawberry and Foster selections
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
BRANCH STREAMS RISING.


EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb 2'--Southern
Indiana was visited by heavy rains all day
and the tributaries of the Ohio river are
again rising The river is falling slowly
hut will be rising by Saturday morning
River men say if the rain extended as far
up as Pittsburg another Dig river VIII DC
the result. At, IT,,
Hundreds of families between this city
and Paducch are still living In temporary
homes. having moved out OF the oottoms
weeks ago when the high water went INTO
tho Iowlands. Many families along the
Wabash also are homeless. The ram TO-
day in some localities was the heavlest IN
many years and bridges In some couhues
are reported washed away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28

Cunningham, recluse who iived near Dell
phi. was too-day in the Circuit Court ac-
cused OF not including in his Inventory OF
the estate a can OF gold said TO contain
several hundred dollars The charge took
the form OF a petition for the removal OF
the administrator. Attorney Pollard, the
accuser, said Brown had otherwise failed
TO properly care for the estate. alleging that
ne had allowed unjust claims and held back
valuable property in addition TO the gold,
which constituted the boarded wealth of
the decedent