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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28

1t has been suggested or limited that some
of the flood sufferers might bring suits for
damages against the city. Such suit
would lie only in a case of contributory
negligence on the part of the city. OF
course, the city could not be held RESPONSE
bic for the results of flood any more than
it could be for a cyclone or a stroke of
lightning unless it had done something to
bring about or aggravate the damage.
1t is a legitimate municipal function to
improve the beds and banks of streams
within the city limits, but if such improve
ments prove inadequate to restrain a cloud
burst or extraordinary flood it could hardly
be claimed that the city was responsible
in damages. The city does not undertake
to make all localities inhabitable and safe
against all possible emergencies. Protect
ing levees are often built by private real
estate owners and those who buy property
or build houses relying upon them do so
at their own risk.
The only case in which the city could be
held liable for damages would be if it had
contributed thereto by its own act. A city
| is responsible for injuries or damages
caused by defective street. sidewalk,
| bridge, culvert or sewer built by the city.
| Such improvements are not only within
the proper sphere of municipal action, but
are part Of city's duty, and if the city
| makes them in such a way to contribute
to the injury Of person or property it is
liable in damages. A sewer is built to
meet the ordinary demands of city life.
| Whether it's failure to meet the demands
of an extraordinary flood would make the
city liable for damages would be a close
| question.
| Whatever the law of the case may be a
| person who attempted to hold the city liza
BILE for flood damages would be generally
regarded as actuated by greed. All dwell
| ers in cities, including the smallest tax
payer and those who pay no taxes at ALL
| share in the police and fire protection and
| other benefits extended to the entire popu-
| lation. These benefits are constant, while
flood like that of the last few days comes
only once in a generation or two. The re-
| cipents of municipal benefits should not
seek to recover damages against the city
| unless they have very clear case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28
Ministers and Unions.

An attempt by the Chicago Presbyterian Min
listers Association to break into the Central
Federated Labor Union has been held up for a
time by the board of walking delegates who
represent the hodcarriers, bricklayers, trolley
drivers, streetsweepers aldermen and other or
CARNATIONS with whom the clergy want to as
simulate more closely. The delegates are unable
to determine whether ministers creators or
parasites If they creators their place is
with the farmers, authors, artists. inventors and
such like, who are not yet amalgamated, but
may have to be; but if they parasites they
to be boycotted. many of them are by
the unions already. The question is stumper
for the delegates, though imagine that the
ministers will be able to answer it If the union
gives a chance to them. Meanwhile the outside
and unamalgamated public is growing uneasy.
Strikes have become common in every other
branch of industry, but it remains for Chicago
to begin a strike of the preachers.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
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the country by discriminating. rates upon

the country by discriminating rates upon
her railway
Mr.. Foulke attached no Importance to. the
so-called yellow peril involved in a pos
siblc alliance between Japan and China.
ana thought it far less dangerous than the
Muscovite peril which would develop if
Russia succeeded in her designs.
Professor Keasby treated the subject en-
tirely from an academic and sentimental
point of view. taking no notice of the COM
mercial aspects. He admitted that in SYM
pathizing with Russia he had the unpopular
side of the case. but he said: Whatever
may be said about the Russian, he is after
all q white man, and this means much in
the matter of sympathy" This is not
very broad nor a very strong argument.
Since the present war begun the japanese
have shown on several occasions that if
they are not altogether white they can act
white
Charles Emory Smith thought the large
question involved was the destiny of China
over which Japan, if she won, would gain
an ascendancy. If Russia won. he said,
Sie Wouiu undoubtedly HOiu MdHSbuAio
and fasten grip on Korea, but the other
powers of Europe would not acquiesce in
her complete domination over China. The
more probable result, he thought, would
| be an agreement for the partition of China.
In this division each power would control
it's own territory and as the United States
does not want and would not have any ter
ritory in China, it would not have an equal
chance.
General Wilson thought if Japan won she
would become the leader and teacher of
China in the arts of peace and war and
there would be practical alliance between
them. 1.-The only power able to stand for
F, an hour against that combination" he
| said, would be Russia. Every one of the
/ aggressive powers of Europe would have
| to make settlement. What it would be
no one can tell but it might give the yell
low alliance Siberia as an outlet through
which to pour its hordes into Europe.
This is carrying the yellow peril idea to
an extreme.
These views are interesting because they
arc from representative men, but they are
not binding on anybody. History cannot be
| made to order nor in advance. 1t is enough
to know that Through the ages one in.
creasing purpose runs and that it make:
steadily for the advancement of civiliza
ton.
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Reforming the Dyspeptics.
Medical Record.

Medical Record
The Dyspeptic Club. recently formed IN
Jersey City. aims evidently to create a new
department of the interior" and 10 man.
age ii advanced and economic theories.
So far there are only fifty-seven members
in the organization, although very much
greater number, mostly Americans, are
plainly eligible.
Each member must make quarterly writ
ten reports Of experiences. The diversity
Of these should certainly give due variety
to the sessions. The actions of different
foods must be duly estimated. Pie and pain,
buckwheat and bloat, sausage and suffer-
ing. pickle and pang. cabbage and collie.
ham and heartburn. must show their prop
er relations. The humilating part OF the
business is that each culprit must confess
TO his weak will and his misplaced conf
denees, while pork, pie and pudding will
still hold their own against all odds Thus.
member should be trusted to give abso-
lutely impartial testimony unless he can
prove that he was free from cramp hyper
acidity. headache or borborygmus when his
report written. Gastralgia Is apt,
i'm reflex way, to affect the higher moral
sense is collie TO warp sound Judgment
on the ordinary relation of cause and ef-
feet. The only time for good resolutions u
when the paroxysm is on
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He Caught 1t.

A southern Missouri exchange tells of trav-
cling man who stopped one night in hotel in
a small Ozark county town and asked to be
called at $3.50 o'clock that he might catch a
train. In order to accede to the guests request,
the landlord had to remain up all night, as he
had no clerk and alarm clock. He found it
hard to keep awake, and when $3.50 o'clock
finally did come he was in a surly frame of
mind. Knocking the guests door, he said
"Git up. It's $780," In sleepy tone of voice
the guest replied "Oh. 1 guess I'll let that
train go and sleep until o'clock" well. 1
guess not" said the landlord. I've stayed up
all night to git you up and you're goin' to git
up The guest caught the early train.-Kansas
CITY Star
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VIEWS CONCERNING THE FAR EAST
ERN WAR.

The possible results of the Russo-Japan-
csc war were the subject of a sort of four
cornered debate between the American
Academy of Political and Social Science in
Philadelphia few nights ago. One of the
speakers was Hon. William Dudley Follke,
of this State. an outline of whose ADDRESS
was given in the press dispatches on Satur-
day. The other speakers We're Professor
Keasby, of Bryn Mawr. former Postmas-
ter General Charles Emory Smith. and
Gen. James III. Wilson, on the retired list
of the United States army.
Mr.. Foulke treated the subject mainly
from the viewpoint of our commercial in
tefests. He said the Chinese empire may
remain independent. it may fall under the
leadership or control of Japan, it may be
divided among the great powers or it may
fall under the dominion of Russia OF
these possible results of the war he thought
the best for American trade would be that
China remain independent. and the next
best that il pass under the leadership or
control of Japan. In either case we should
have TO deal with friendly power and
would be in better position to secure
special advantages than any European
power. If China should fall under the
control oil Russia he believed American
commerce there would soon become extinct.
The predominance of Japan in China
would interfere with the growth of our
commerce less than the predominance of
any other power. Japan Is an island en-
pire, commercial power. friendly TO the
'open door'' from motives of interest while
France, Germany and Russia, all devoted
To the protective policy. would exploit their
own possessions in China for the benefit
of their own people to the exclusion of our
commerce. Russia Is most exclusive of all
as she produces all the raw materials
necessary for her commercial independ-
| ence. although she cannot manufacture on
| equal terms with England or America.
| Therefore she must protect herself by high
| tariffs which she has done in European
Russia. and will do in China.
| Her promise to respect the "open door
cannot be relied upon. but even il it could
| Ii would not prevent Russia from shutting
out American commerce In the interior OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28
He Drew His Sword.

Prof. E. C. Dexter, of the University of Illi-
nois whose interesting Investigations have
proved football to be a harmless game. is popu-
lar on account of his geniality.
After certain football victory Professor Dex-
ter entertained. night. group of students
at his residence.
magnificent sword hung the fireplace
of the library, and during a space of silence
Professor Dexter took down this sword and
brandshed il impressively
Never will 1 forget" he exclaimed, 1.-The day
l drew this blade for the first time
Where did you draw it, sir?' a freshman
asked respectfully.
Eat a raffe," said Professor Dexter.-Kansas
CITY Journal
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The New stenographer.

II have had a stenographer only two weeks. 3"
said the young real-estate man. and so far /
have found it a bit wearing TO live up to her.
She's a nice young thing with big pompadour
and bead neck chain. and / wouldn't for
worlds hurt her feelings but there are times
when II seems to me I'd trouble If 1 wrote
my letters myself. She has ideas of her own
about spelling. and IL 1 didn't look over every
page she typewrites my correspondents likely
to get doses of really chaucerian early English
Yesterday / dictated something about forty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28
CHURCH AFFAIRS.
The Penalty of Age.

Bishop Merrill is afraid the young men in the
Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal Conference
will crowd some of the veterans out of the more
desirable assignments and they probably will.
The world was very comfortable one for the
old men three or four thousand years ago-say,
about the period OF Job-and still is in China
But in the progressive part of the world length
of days is not strong claim upon consideration
preferment. and the churches cannot afford
to be too kind and generous. They have their
work to do, and they must get the best men to
do it, even though senior is occasionally dis
placed by junor.-Philadelphia Record.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28
The Ex-President's pm.

Grover Cleveland was on his way to the Grand
Central Station one morning several years be-
fore he became President of the United States
At the further end of the Madison avenue car
were it's only other passengers. several saucy
specimens of the genus small boy. They tit
tered and whispered they noticed the future
Presidents great size. Then they became holder
and said to each other something about being
fed ON yeast.
Mr. Cleveland seemed TO be much amused at
the impudence of the lads. Yet as they left the
car at Thirty-fourth street, he could not resist
a Joke at their expense.
Its a pity. my boys he said. that your
mothers couldn't have fed you yeast. Per-
haps you'd have been better bred.'-New York
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Medical Talk.
To get all sorts OF health fads on the
brain is a disease in itself IL is very
prevalent disease. too. With a few fool
ish rules To observe. whole lot OF hyeienic
auirks To adjust TO and a schedule OF
s,Iperstitious sanitary notions diligently fol-
lowed by day and dreamed OF by night. 10
a malady which begins as mental dersnge-
ment and ends In complete physical nzzle.
No room left for a spontaneous life, no
place for free. joyous liberty. Not min
ute's space for rolicking disregard. Every
thing fixed. every minute disposed of. in
trospections without number. Forebodings.
misgiyings, lowering vaguely about the
mind like hocks OF carrion crows Such .
life Is not worth living. One might a thou
sand times better go back TO the reckless
regime OF a rouGhrider.
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ments were too much for it, Few cities,
If any. have better street-car service than
Indianapolis. The company has handled
great crowds successfully and come out
ahead in many trying emergencies, but 1t
had to succumb to this one. AS the suspen-
sion of service will last only a short time.
it can be borne patiently.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28
As the Judge Understood 1t.

A lawyer addressing a jury in Billville jus
tice court, quoted, in defense of his client:
'Honi soft qui NAL pense," whereupon the
justice. striking the desk laundering blow with
his fist, shouted:
you'll never do it, sir-not in this court!'
do what your Honor?" asked the surprised
attorney.
Hit 'em a swat an pitch 'em over the fence.
siri' replied the justice.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28
The Two WashingtOns.

Senator Foster has a constituent. Mr. Samuel
HILL of Seattle, who tells anecdote of how
some people in this country distinguish between
Washington that is a State of the Union and
Washington that is the federal capital.
when 1 was speaking, at one time, to an as
ISOLATION of farmers in the State Washing
ton" said Mr.. Hill, IAN old man came forward
and said:
I" Young man. where do you live?
." Il live in Washington sir, was my reply.
Which Washington he asked, 'tax-eatin'
Washington taX-payin' Washington? p T"
Washington Post.
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By Elimination.

One day. as Pat halted at the top of the river
bank. a man. famous for his inquisitive mind
stopped and asked:
How long have you hauled water for the
village, my good man?'
''Tin years, sor.
"Ah. How many loads do you take in a day?'
From tin to fifteen, sor"
AN. yes Now, L have a problem for you.
How much water, at this rate, have you hauled
in all. sr?''
The driver of the watering cart jerked his
thumb backward toward the river and replied.
''Al the wather yez don't see there now. sor."
Christian Advocate
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Their Many Children.

Two young women sat together IN Euclid
car.
"How many children have your" asked
Twenty-Five the reply ''How many
have you?'
''Thirty-one" replied the other.
This attracted the attention of a motherly-
appearing woman seated near the stove. did /
understand you to say that one of you had
twenty-five children and you thirty-one?' she
said why, you don't look to me more than
twenty-five years old apiece
We're school teachers said one of the young
women.-Cleveland (O.) Leader
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STORIES THAT ARE TOLD.
Not Firmly Grounded.

Bishop Duey, of Kentucky, who has just died.
and who had many warm friends in Boston.
used to delight in story of colored girl in his
church. '-Supposing. he asked her, that you
were walking along the road and saw a low
hanging branch and on that low branch was a
nice fat chicken. What would you do?'
Don't ask me dat question, boss, she begged.
''Oh yes; tell me, what would you do?''
'wel boss. you know rs only just an infant
in de kingdom
Which ended the ccnversation.-Boston Record
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"In my native land" explains the pundit
humanity is divided into castles. Thus. one
family will do nothing but mental labor, because
their prescribes and proscribes their &C.
cupation Another family will do no mental
work for the came reason
Then tiniidy asks the earnest young lady
who hopes to gather sufficient material fer a
club paper sociology, II suppose the people
who put mortar on the walls belong to the plas-
ter cast do they?"-Judge
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acres of land out in Maryland When she
brought me the letter TO sign I found forty
spelled fouriy'
- There's a word you haven't spelled right,
l said pointing it out.
The nice young thing looked at il moment
and then she smiled
Why. sure enough she said. I've left out
the ''gh." washington Post.
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A DiIigent Worker.

what are you doing there? Why aren't you
at work?''
~ AM workin'''
''Why, you haven't struck lick in two hours
I've been watching you"
II Christian Scientist. Our creed says
if you think you're doin' thing. you're dom
it, think I'm workin'. an"
What you want is the absent treatment
Git."-New York Press
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28

Plans have been drawn for canal con-
nocting the Black and the Baltic seas. a
distance of !. 46S miles. 1t will cost two hun
make the Panama canal look like a county
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28

The question Is again being agitated as
to the establishment of some method by
which American sailors may exercise their
right OF suffrage. Politicians who start
this are suspected OF being in need of the
floating vote
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28

General Kuropatkin says there will be
many a vacant chair in Russia before peace
- declared. The fact that the general has
not been ordered to stop over in Siberia
shows that the Car does not think he al
luded 10 the throne
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28

One of the Indians who called on Roose-
velt was called "Man-Afraid-of-E Empty
0ottle.'' That's the trouble with those
sioux II they were afraid of the other
kind 1t would be better for them and their
fr5e,,ds
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Acquaintance with the Bible.

Readers ought to know the Bible thoroughly,
but they ought know it for what it is and
nothing that modern scholarship disclose
about it's derivation and authorship should be
either Stunned or concealed by its friends. That
the rising generation should know it less famil
iarly than their fathers did is a loss, but unless
they know it more truly and nteigently than
their fathers did, it will not be loss that is
entirely without compensations. 1t will be OBJ
served that the Mormon chiefs who have been
testifying recently know their Bibles well. 1t
can hardly be doubted that the old habit of &C
cepting authoritative and infallible everything
between the covers of the Bible was one pre-
vaing fact that made possible the astonishing
careers of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
They simply adapted prevailing habit to their
own uses They could hardly have made their
forged Bible go except among people who were
trained from infancy TO accept a Bible without
question as a book to be taken as it stood as
the handiwork of the Deity and obeyed their
preachers interpreted it. The Old Testament is
a remarkable depository of ancient tradition,
history and literature. To know it Familiarity
for what it is is vastly worth while. To wor-
ship it, in conjunction with the New Testament
as fetch, always mistake and has al
ways. at times. led ignorant people into error
and enabled astute and INSCRIPTIONS decevers
to beguile them.-Harpers Weekly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28

TOGO Is called 1.-The Japanese Nelson"
and Makarofr 1.-The Russian Dewey Not
mrch: II two such men as Dewey and Nell
son ever came together-well. you know
what happened to the Kilkenny cats.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28

American battleships have just broken all
records in target practice. The results
might be more convincing if it were ar
ranged so that the targets could return the
IRE; but we can't have everything.
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MINOR TOPICS.

1t is reported that emissaries of the Car
are making a house-to-house canvass in
Poland to ascertain what proportion of
the population is disaffected. Russia ap-
pears to be determined to extend her power
from Pole to Pole.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28
THE HUMORISTS.


There once was a young female Dr.
Whose parrot occasionally Mr..
She said: My fine bird,
You act quite absurd"
When Polly said something that Shr.
The Sphinx.
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A Chicago professor now arises to remark
that beer fits students minds for study.
The professor, it is understood. will be re-
Queste& to return Immediately to that dear
Heidelberg. Germany.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28

Charles NJ. Schwab says it is all lie
about him breaking the bank at Monte
Carlo In the first place he never visited
Monaco. end In the second place he never
gsmbles- Well. are willing to believe
the nrst statement. but as to the other
rcmember the shipbuilding trust.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28

Senator Germans friends are attaching
themselves to the Parker BOOM Pretty
soon Parker will have all fifty-seven va
rieties of Democrats. but Hearst will retain
the men who need the money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28

It Is reported from ST. Petersburg that
the Japanese cavalry north of Anju can
not keep in touch with the Russians. The
Car should order another TIE Deum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28

Another Russian warship has been blown
up. The correspondents will inform US
which one it was as soon as enough frag-
ments are gathered to admit of Identified
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-28

A Chicago witness swears that out Of
more than hundred jurors in the courts
Of that city three refused to be bribed. So
Chicago isn't so bad as some people would
have US believe.
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Somebody has discovered that no man
who parted his hair in the middle was ever
q President of the United States. Another
handicap for Willie Millions to overcome.