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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
A Leading Question.
Harner's Weekly.

Harper's weekly.
A certain Judge, living in the upper part
of New York, while trying a case. listened
with pain and displeasure to the testimony
how she had whipped one OF her offspring
She enlarged on the narrowing details un-
til the Judge stopped her.
do You mean to tell me you were cruel
enough to punish your son like that" he
demanded.
lob co'se / did, yoh honoh," she replied.
How dare you be so brutal?"
The colored woman looked at him in fine
contempt for moment, then asked. slowly.
Look a-heah, jedge. WAS yoh eber de
father oh wuthless mulatter boy?'
The judge almost fell from the bench
'Ef yoh amt" continued the neg -ess
'ther you don't know muffin about &c
casei'
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
A Corn story from Shelby.

Franklin Democrat
John Yarling, jr., of Shelby county, re-
ports a yield of 1,760 bushels of corn off six
teen acres. c. r. Devol, of the same coun-
ty, exhibited at Shelbyville alleged ear
of corn containing forty rows with 1921
grains. The first report is not incredible,
but the second reminds one that the author
of the "Blue River Stories" lives in Shelby
vile and that Shelby county also claims as
q resident Uncle Jacob Medsker, one of the
best snake story tellers in the world
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

The system of negro peonage which has
been found to prevail in some parts OF
Gcorgia is the same as that which was
broken up few months ago in Alabama.
Negroes convicted of trivial offenses on
trumped-up charges were sentenced to pay
O fine and then sold into a sort of slavery
1t Is an odious form of persecution. and
those, engaged in it should be made to feel
the heavy hand OF the law
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

reading it under his breath. 1t announced.
There is no place like home"
1T is the truth" he said. gravely. "And am
glad of it
Luckily his wife misunderstood him and she
pleased with his remark that she let him
of for the evening. and he was able to find
a whole lot of places that weren't in the least
like home
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

Mme Melba, it is said, declined an in
vitation to sing at the White House be-
cause she had never been introduced to
Mrs Roosevelt. 1t Is difficult to decide
which to admire the most-the punctilious-
ness of Nine. Melba or the originality of
her press agent.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

With a wild thrashing of arms and
series Of contortions that looked like the
morning exercises of a physical culture en-
thusiast, Creatore took Indianapolis by
storm. Many of his movements were &C.
centric and startling-but he made music!
Who will critcse his methods?
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

New York Weekly.
Goodfeilo-wasn't that Nicefello who just
asked for you?
Sweet Girl-Yes; told the maid to tell him
was not at home
Suppose he finds out that you are?"
III tell hiTn that thought il was you"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

races is gaming then the room where this
was done was a gaming room. The acquit-
tai of the employees of the place was in
accordance with common sense. and it
would have been unjust to convict by
ISLANDERS who were not there for any un-
lawful purpose. Unless this decision shall
be overruled by a higher court it is not
perceived how the place can be reopened.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
Turkey Crop i'm Shelby.
Shelbyville Republican.

ShelbyviIle Republican,.
Reports from different parts of the State
are to the effect that the turkey crop, as
usual, is short, and that turkeys will be
very scarce for the Thanksgiving dinner
Contrary to the report, the crop in Shelby
county is said to be plentiful, although in
growth the fowls are about thirty days late,
caused by the late spring of the present
year. The price per pound will be high.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
A BATCH OF LITTLE STORIES.
The Editors Confession.
WASHINGTON Post.

Washington Post
The most pathetic things I've come across
in many days appeared in the Answers to
Correspondents COLUMN of a Boston paper
not long ago. Some subscriber had written
to the editor to inquire as to what certain
piece of money he had found was worth
The editors answer was brief and frank
and with cold winter coming on, it reused
all my tender sympathy.
1.-The editor" said he, In naive confession
"has no knowledge of the value of coins"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

During the year ending in August there
were 1891 runaway accidents in England
and Wales. Four hundred and eleven per-
sons were killed and 1891 were injured
This must be true, for it is taken from an
automobile paper
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

A collector Of grewsome statistics finds
that seventeen persons have been killed this
seasoa playing football. with some of the
hardest games of the year yet TO be played.
Xhats1tsen? Many more than seventeen
persohs have been killed this season in
hunting accidents, yet nobody thinks of
Suggesting that hunting cease.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
II am the master of my fate,
1 am the caDtain of nv soul %

1t is evident that Senator Morgan thought
he was speaking before medical society
when he addressed the Senate on Monday.
One is tempted to accept his more or less
unpleasant metaphor, however. and TO sug-
gest that the laparotomy to which he al
luded often becomes a humane necessity.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

Wolcott Enterprise.
Wheat growers have been anxious for a
cold snap that the fly may be killed and
checked from its destructive work in the
fall sowing. Considerable damage is said
to have been done in places owing to warm
weather.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
Wild GOsIing Captured.

Versailles Republican
After the storm of few days ago Will
liam Thielking, of Olean, noticed his dog
barking near a corn shock. When he went
to investigate half-grown wild goose ran
out, which he captured and now has pen
ned in a coop. The gosling was probably
unable to make headway against the storm
and sought refuge in the corn shock.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

There appears to be no reason for giving
UP the project of the Harrison monument
Although Secretary Shaw has no authority
70 grant permanent occupancy of the gov
>ernment land. he assures the people of
Indiana that the statue will never be dis
turbel. The license he may issue is re-
vokable, but there win never be any rea-
son for revokinE IT,
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
Some Frozen Stone.
Bloomington World.

bloomington World.
The Central stone quarry had some
dressed stone frozen last night, which will
be a complete loss. The stone had been
shipped to the mill from one of the quarries
and had been sawed ready for shipment
out again.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
Poor Girl:

Miss Mary Malinda McVeagh,
Who still had a sweet. girlish weagh,
Wept rivers when she
cat fifty and three)
Found out that they called her passeagh,
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

The new Pope is said to be annoyed be-
cause decisions reached in the secret pro-
ceedings OF the propaganda are telegraphed
to the United States even before the meet
ings of the cardinals have adjourned That
only shows that the Associated Press agent
at Rome is earning his salary. 1t is the
Anarfcan NAV
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
Big Ear of Corn.
Knightstown Banner.

Knightstown Banner.
f. A Junkin, Rush county farmer, ex-
hibited recently an ear of corn that meas
ured nine inches in circumference, fourteen
inches in length, weighed one pound four
teen ounces and contained 320 grains, the
largest ear of many large ones exhibited
this season.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

The most interesting phase of the Russo
Japanese controversy yet developed is the
announcement that Japan has dispatched
warsbips to intercept the Russian warships
and prevent their joining the squadron at
Port Arthur. If the report should prove
true naval conflict would seem inevitable.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

Peru Republican.

Peru Republican.
John De Huff writes that he is no longer
connected with the Iloilo Times by reason
of a civil-service order prohibiting teachers
from engaging in any other lucrative
business We should not think the amount
of 1ucre' accumulated in publishing
paper In two languages in that half-civilzed
quarter of the globe would make it prohibi-
tive
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
A Prolific Acre.

Plymouth Tribune.
On the Jamison farm in Davis township,
Starke county, one acre yielded 1011a BUSH
els of corn 1t has not been many years
since all that land was covered with water
from the kankakee.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
THE HUMORISTS.
Reassuring.

Philadelphia Ledger.
..It is usual" said the landlady with great
delicacy 'for my dodgers to pay they CO."
.'Oh. that's all right" replied the boarder,
affably, I'm not going for long time
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

Senator Morgans attack on President
Roosevelt simply shows that the Alabama
senator is still normal. 1t has been a good
while since he has done anything but at
tack everybody and everything except the
Nicaragua canal route
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
To Society Reporters.

Why drag her father in. and say
He lied her to the altar
The average bride would make her way
Alone, and never falter.
Philadelphia Press.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
The akDlAkAPOLIS IS JOURNAL NEWSPAPER co.
Indianapolis, Ind.

Persdns sending the Journal through the mails
In the United States should put on an eight-pase
or twelve page paper 1-cent stamp; on SIX
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All Communications intended for publication In
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accompanied by the name and address OF the
writer
Rejected manuscripts viii not be returned un-
lees postage Is fnclosed for that purpose
Entered as second-class matter at Indianapolis.
Ind. pOstOffice.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
He Agreed.
.Iudge.

Judge
There. Henry" said Mrs. Penhecker. showing
him a nice. new motto she had had hung In the
dining room what do you think OF thatY'
Mr. Penhccker studied the motto for Q moment.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
Five Hundred Bushels of Corn Daily.

BIOOMHeIu News.
DR.. John Kitchen, Of Indianapolis. spent a
part of last week on his fine Four-mile
farm. He was much pleased with his corn
crop. His tenant, Mr.. Foster, with other
farm hands, were cribbing 500 bushels of
corn daily.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

The Automobile Club of America has
elected as president a man named Scarett.
And yet some people think there's nothing
in a name.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

have. established press bureau. with head
quarters In Yonkers, as part OF their
camsaign OF defense
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

New York Evening Post
A learned porfessor In one of the New
England colleges got an order the other
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
POINTS FROM COUNTY PRESS.
Ear of Corn That Beats All.

Knightstown Banner.
Lawrence Schildtknect exhibited at New
Lisbon last week an ear of corn that had
thirty-four rows and an average of fifty
three grains to the row, or total Of l,S02
grains. Next,
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

DENVER. CoL-Louthain & Jackson Fifteenth
and Lawrence streets, and A smith. Ito!
Charnpa street.
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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

According to a Philadelphia paper,
citizen of Lancaster. Pa, testified in
divorce suit brought by his wife that he
was forced to leave home because he could
not any longer endure being henpecked.
He said he had been henpecked for thirty
years. and wished to escape from the tor
ment. This must be the sort of man the
poet had in mind when he wrote about the
''unconquerable soul
''I the master of my fate,
/ the captain OF my SOUL
Henpecked for thirty years and still un-
conquered, still with courage left to run
away
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

DAYTON. OIL. v. wIlke. 90 South Jefferson
street
COLUMBUS. O-viaduct News Stand, $50 High
street
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

T. Deering. northwest corner
Of Third and Jefferson streets, and Bluefeld
Bros. 442 West Market street
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25

WASHINGTON ID. C-Riggs House, Ebbitt
House. Fairfax Hotel. willard Hotel
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-25
TIE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
NEW fORK-Astor House
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CHICkGO-Palner House, Auditorium Annex
Hotes. Dearborn Station News Stand
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cINcINNATI-J. r. Hawiey & Co.. Arcade.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-15
Burton Holmes Tonight.

Burton Holmes, the lecturer, will con-
tinue his series of illustrated lectures t
Steinway Hall tonight, the subject be-
ing Portugal, a Land of LONELINESS. -
Mr.. Holmes spent the months of last
summer in journeying from Gibraltar to
the North Cape and Portugal naturally
serves as an initiative. The land itself.
the architecture and the people lend
themselves. to unusually interesting pho
tographfc results, while the national sport
of bull fighting offers an excellent sub
ject for motion pictures. Those who have
attended the Burton Holmes lectures in
years gone by need not be assured that
Mr.. Holmes has availed himself of every
possible opportunity for the making of
pictures. AS a result the series of mo-
ton pictures is unusually interesting and
unique Doubtless there are six or seven
different views of the Portuguese bull
fight shown by Mr.. Holmes, and the pres
ent fact is established that while the Por-
tuguese variety is not in any way lack
ing in excitement or interest, 1t differs
materially from the barbarous Spanish
style In that there is seldom any blood
shed on the part of the bull, horses or
the human actors in the drama In addi-
Holmes will show a number of motion
pictures of street scenes in Lisbon, re-
ligiOus professions and military parades.
as usual, and all the pictures are from
original negatives taken by Mr.. Holmes
or by his fellow traveller and lantern ope-
rator, Mr.. Oscar Bennett Depue. On Sat
urday afternoon at 3 o'clock Mr.. Holmes
will lecture on Denmark.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-15
Citv Has No Title.

City Attorney Lane filed an opinion yes
terday with the Board of Supervisors.
saying that the city has no right, title or
interest TO the lands in Mission block SO.
bounded by Dolores. Church. Twenty-first
and Twenty-secOnd streets Lane says
that Hill street is not laid out through
this block and that substantial improve
nsents have covered a portion of the land
~ hich would be included in the limits of
Hill street IL so extended, but Hill street
I'm this location has never appeared upon
any official map of the city. Assuming
that there was a valid offer to dedicate.
Lane says he is unable TO find any evil
dence whatever of an acceptance by the
city OF such offer. and he is Of the opinion
that as 10 the portion Of the block above
mentioned Hill street has no legal exist
ence-
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-15
CRACkSMEN LOOT
SAFE IN SALOON
Although Near the City
Hall Explosion Not
Heard.

The safe In the Art saloon, 1410 Market
street, was looted by cracksmen early
yesterday morning and although the sa-
loon is a short distance from the South
ern and City Hall police stations, the ex-
plosion was not heard by any of the guar
dians of the peace. The robbery was dis
covered by r. Mcguire, proprietor of the
saloon, when he opened 1t shortly before
o'clock Yesterday morning and he imme-
diately notified the police.
Detectives Dinan and Taylor were de-
tailed on the case, but they could find no
clew that would help them in the arrest
of the safe-crackers, who were careful to
leave nothing behind them that might
lead to their identity. In the safe were
slS6 in coin, two gold chains and three
gold rings. which were stolen, and SO was
taken from the cash register.
The cracksmen first tried to effect an
entrance through the door in the fence on
CITY Hall avenue, but failed. They
climbed the fence on the adjoining lot and
apparently tried to get an entrance
through a window, which they broke but
found there were bars across it. 1t was
easy for them to force open the screen
door opening out on the lot, but they
seemed to have had considerable difficulty
with a heavy door, the inside of which
was bolted A Jimmy" had been used
and the door was forced off its hinges.
After effecting an entrance the handle of
the safe had been knocked off, a fuse in
serted and the door blown completely off.
A portion of the fuse was found inside the
safe.
The saloon was closed at a few minutes
after o'clock yesterday morning and the
| cracksmen had done the job between that
time and shortly before o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-15
NEWARK DELAYS
FERRY SERVICE

The ferry steamer Newark broke down
Yesterday morning as she was leaving
the Alameda mole on the o'clock trip.
She was crowded with passengers from
Oakland and Alameda, who, after long.
cold drift on the bay and series of ad-
ventures with improvised towing craft,
were at 1920 o'clock landed at the ferry
depot. The machinery went wrong
the Newark cleared the slip. The tide
carried the ferry-boat up the bay, and
the ease with which the officials respon-
sible for the ferry system lose their
heads in an emergency did the rest.
The ferry-boat Encinal, on 4.er trip
from San Francisco, went TO the New
arks assistance and spent some time try
ing to tow her to the mole. The Encinal
proved failure as a tOwboat, and the
Southern Pacific tug Rival took up the
burden. and after a long and tedious
struggle got the Newark to the wharf
at the broad-gauge mole.
Meanwhile the officials ashore slowly
came to life and awoke to a realiza
tion of the fact that while all this tow
ing was going on some 1000 working men
and women whose bread and butter de-
pended on their reaching San Francisco
in time to go to work at 8 o'clock were
marooned on the disabled Newark. The
Bay City was idle, but had no steam up.
Her furnaces were lighted, and in the
course of a leisurely interval the Bay
City was ready for use.
The Newarks passengers were trans
ferred to the Bay City, and at 1920.
more than three hours after leaving Ala
media mole, were landed on this side of
the bay. The breaking down of the New
ark also knocked out of tune for several
hours the narrow-gauge schedule, and
to the growls of the passengers maroon
ed on the Newark were added the groans
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-15
LEVIN BROTHERS
IN DIFFICULTIES
Big Grocers Fail for
Many Thousands Of
Dollars.
Committee Elects Trustees
to Report on Condition
Of Affairs.

Levin Brothers. Inc, grocers. doing
business al 1926 Market street, have failed,
with liabilities placed at SIS. 500 The fact
became public yesterday morning when
TIE store failed 10 open for business.
A meeting Of the creditors was held at
the Board OF Trade yesterday afternoon
% o-cIocis- A committee was elected auc
j. Levi Jr.. OF II. Levi & Co., was elect
el chairman. The members Of the CON-
nittee are J. Levi Jr-. 3. Harris Of Har-
us Bros. & Co. s H. Greene of A L.
Iundy q Co.. p. L. johnson of HIN
bros. Joseph Michaelitschke OF Michael
itschke Bros & Co. and ]. II. Newbaueg
OF J. II Newbauer & Co.
Tt was determined at the meeting L.
transfer the assets Of Levin Broth
ers. Inc. 10 three trustees. B. Har-
ris, : H. Greene and J. Levi Jr- were
chosen and they viii commence at olfce
ID take an inventory Of the stock and la-
blliues and examine generally into the
business and report later 10 the commit
lee
The heaviest bearers Of the burden Of
Leyin's failure are Harris Bros. S44O0, II.
Levi & Co. 1890: A l. Lundy d Co.
$ 90; Hills Bros, s11O0; J. H. Newbauer.
5000. South San Francisco Packing ana
Provision Company. sll00: NJ l. Blum &
Co, $3.50: GetZ Bros. 500: Jacobsen <
Co. S6o0: Michaelitschke Bros. d Co.,
$500; Morris Bros & Co. S160 and the
CobUrn estate Of PescaderO. S27e0.
Mr. Levin was present at the meeting
ani included in his liabilities the sum OF
$1,000 sasary due him from the business at
800 q month for i've years, or sixty
months, which he has never drawn. and
500 due j. BOaZ, which he borrowed. Civ
inE as security his life insurance.
Business men on The street are divided
H. their opinions regarding the failure
one Uf the largest creditors stated yester-
day that he did not consider the failure
aE q bad one. He understood that there
was s. 900 worth OF stock on hand and he
figured that a settlement would be made
EQUITABLE no all. Mr.. Levin. he knew, hal
been a very sick man for the past month
allc for some time had hal hard fight
against the growing competition in the re-
tail grocery business and the higher
wages asked by the clerks. A thorough
ii.vestigation. he added. would be made
d. rhe immediate future into ehe assets
and liabilities Of the COMPANY ana 3 re-
FORT made tO the committee.
Isadore Levin stated last night that he
would commence stock taking to-day and
expected TO resume business in a few
Gays.
on Wednesday. December 81 1896. Levin
Bros. failed for s139 900 and the assets OF
The firm were placed at $4,000 The fail
ure Al that time was ascribed to dull
tires difficulty in making collections and
she dishonesty Of clerks. An adjustment
was made and the business Of the firm
recommenced and has continued up TO the
time Of the present failure.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-15
BUILDING ROAD
To TIMBER BELT

The Caspar Lumber Company is about
to expend a large sum of money for the
purpose of reaching new and large body
Of redwood timber in Mendocino County.
To bring the timber into reach of market
1t will be necessary to run long tunnel
and to construct a railroad several miles
in length. The tunnel will pierce the
Coast Range mountains at a narrow part
Of the range. A contract has been let to
Carney & Roy. contractors of Santa Bar
bara. for the tunnel. 1t is expected that
the work will be done by the first OF June
next. Millions of feet OF redwood will fall
when the company is ready to cut It.
The new belt Of virgin redwood is east
of the Coast Range mountains and about
fourteen miles from the coast line of Men
docinO County. There is a sawmiu and
logging camp Of large size at Caspar. but
operations there have resulted in prac-
tically cleaning up all the timber and it is
necessary to seek the new region to con-
tlnue the business. The increase in the
price of redwood during the last two
years has made numbering much more
profitable than 1t has ever been before in
this State. Timber lands OF all sorts have
advanced about 100 per cent IN value.
Large tracts that were for sale few
months ago have been Withdrawn from
the market. the owners anticipating still
greater price.
There is therefore large money for the
Caspar company IN opening up its belt
east OF the Coast Range. The country Is
very rough. The road viii be for private
use exclusively and for the sole purpose
Of moving the timber.
: o
Of those who followed on later boats,
which ran from thirty to sixty minutes
late.