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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

made Rim again a rational being. The accident
occurred during runaway and it was thought
at first that Rice was killed When he recov-
cred consciousness his mind took up the skein
OF thought Just where il had left off six months
ago. and he imagined himself carrying on
conversation which had been interrupted py
his seizure.
Prof Karl Pearson. the English anthropologist,
is trying TO relieve red-headed people from the
stigma which he says has attached TO them
from the remotest antiquity. To this end he
is compiling a census, asking schoolmasters, for
instance for the records of their red-headed
pupils He believes that Aristotle drew on his
imagination when he wrote: He that has red
hair is proud envious and deceitful."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

The secretary of the Chicago Federation of
Labor refused to submit it's records to the
grand jury, on the ground that he might in
criminate himself. The court said it could not
go behind this reason, but declared that it
was equivalent to a confession of guilty par
ticipation in criminal transactions. The
grand jury whose order to produce the
records was thus defeated recommends that
a special grand jury be called "for the pur-
pose Of bringing to justice those who in the
frequent strikes which prevail here con-
spire to do injury to the persons and prop
erty of citizens who have a right to life,
liberty and peace" The report says fur
Their: Life and property cannot be secure
in this county until it is we'll understood
that crimes committed shall be adequately
and speedily punished, and that the frequent
disregard of the law must be put down by
its firm enforcement" The labor unions of
Chicago seem bent on bringing about a con-
dition of general business paralysis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
Origin of christmas Box

The origin of the Christmas box''-like many
other Christmas customs-is directly traceable
to the church. At one time. at the Christmas
season. a box placed in the churches Tor
receiving donations for the poor. 1t was opened
the day after Christmas-on Boxing day, in fact
and so universal was the custom TO place do
nations in this box that masters and mistresses
in the habit of giving their servants and
employees of money for the Christmas box.
The diversion Of this contribution from its
earlier and sacred object is largely the
growth of post Reformation times-London Mail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
CHURCH AFFAIRS.


A peculiar case is to be tried at Treves in
few weeks. The court is TO decide whether II
is true that the Jesuits favored the doctrine that
the end justihes the means Count Hoensbroech.
who was formerly a Jesuit, in his magazine,
the Deutschland asserted that since Pascal's
time she doctrine had been taught by the Jesuits
and that it had appeared in Jesuit books.
Thereupon Chaplain Dasbach. a member OF the
Reichstag. offered 1000 marks if the assertion
could be proved Count HOensbroech proposed
that the faculties of Berlin. LEIPZIG and Munich
universities decide the matter. DIR. Dasbach
declined the proposition. Then the count printed
in his magazine testimony In support Of his as
sertion. DIR. Dasbach refused to pay the 1000
marks and the count is now suing him.-New
York Telegram.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
STRANGE ACTION OF THE HOUSE.

On Friday the House of Representatives
voted to strike out of an appropriation bill
which was under consideration two provi-
ternational Exchange Commission. of which
Mr. Hugh III. Hanna. of this city, is chair
man. and the other providing for the aboli-
ton of collection districts and custom
houses that do not pay expenses.
The International Exchange Commission
was created at the instance of the govern
ments of Mexico and China to devise a plan
for establishing and maintaining a stable
rate Of exchange between Goid-standard
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
STEAMERS COLLIDE.


NEW YORK, Jan. 3l.-The Wilson line
steamship Colorado. Captain Cox, while
proceeding slowly Up the lower bay to-day.
and while rounding the Southwest Spit.
came in collision with the outward-bound
Bristol City line steamer Boston City. Cap
tain Carey. from New York, for Bristol
and Swansea. A large hole was torn in
the Boston City's port side forward or the
bridge and her bridge was smashed. She
began TO hll rapidly, and was run into
shallow water TO prevent sinking. The
weather at the time OF the collision was
clear. Later In the afternoon the Boston
DRIFT TO the west side of Southwest Spit and
ground again.
The Colorado. after the accident, stood by
and took of some OF the crew or the Boston
CITY. and then proceeded 70 her dock. The
Colorado suffered but sli-ht damage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
His Clothes.

Manager F1aherty, of the Majestic Theater,
engaged a stage hand the other day who had
Just arrived from the 'ould country" He
came direct to the stage entrance from the
wharf with his belongings In a big. glossy
valise. Mr.. Flaherty, happening to be there at
the time. greeted the newcomer and asked him
where he had left his trunk.
"A thrunk? I'm phwat I'd Oh do wild 'un
sor?'
why put your clothes in it,
'An' me go naked, sor?'-New York Com
mercial-Advertiser.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

countries and those having the silver stand
ard. AS business proposition this has
much to commend it. and the United States
would be among it's benefciaries. The COM
mission made good progress in its work last
year. and no doubt is entertained that with
a little more time and effort the object
aimed at could be accomplished. An appro-
priation was asked to defray the cost of
continuing the work, and the House re-
fused it.
The other provision provided for the aboli-
ton of collection districts which do not
pay expenses. There are in the United
States forty-five such districts and the ex
pense OF collecting each dollar in those dis
tricts varies from $1O9 to s54O AS a mat
ter of business, of economy and good adj
ministration every one of those districts
should be abolished or consolidated with
an adjoining district. The secretary of the
treasury said in his recent report that
there is an urgent necessity for the re-
arrangement of the customs districts" and
that Legislation to put all customs districts
on a business basis is an imperative duty
to the country at large" The only mag
Unable reason for the House refusing to
abolish these nonpaying districts is that in
each one there is a customhouse officer
and some clerks, making patronage for
members to dispense.
By refusing an appropriation to carry on
an important measure of monetary reform
and ct the same time voting to continue
forty-five collection districts and custom
houses where expenses largely exceed re-
ceipts the House has put itself in a bad
light before the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
In England.

lady of New England met lady of Old
England in England.
The American lady, wishing to impress the
English lady, volunteered the information that
her ancestors had been Knickerbockers.
''Knickerbockers? repeated the English lady,
blankly.
Eyes Knickerbockers." reiterated the Ameri-
can lady, blandy.
"And who were the Knickerbockers?" inquired
the English lady.
WHO were they?" cried the American lady
Haven't you ever read the History of the
United States?'"
NO" said the English lady; who wrote it?
February Li-pincotts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

The extraordinary resuscitating power Of light
received a very curious illustration a few years
ago in the silver mines at Laurium. a mine
had been abandoned more than. two thousand
years. and an enterprisng Briton discovered
beneath the Stag the seed OF some peoples Of
a species which had disappeared for twenty
centuries. When the Stag removed in a
short time the entire space was covered with
the most gorgeous show OF poppies. After their
twenty centuries rest they bloomed Is vigor-
odsly as ever without the aid OF a single drop
OF water or any other restorative than the
rays OF the sun.-Medical Times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
Congressmen's Talk.

During the discussion of the pure-food bill in
the House attention called to the provision
which provides for the confscation of all i'm
pure or adulterated food.
What's to become of it when it is confis-
cated?'' asked Champ Clark
Maybe it is intended to do with II
done in similar circumstances in SPAIN said
Representative Murdock, of Kansas. when
Spain passed a pure-food law it was provided
that all impure, adulterated and poisonous food
confiscated should be distributed among the
charitable institutions Washington Letter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

curious incident occurred in an English
police court recently where man named Travis
was sentenced to months Imprisonment for
obtaining a postal order by false pretenses He
pleaded that he was ''oficialy dead" and his
story was that when with the British army in
South Africa he deserted. obtained sCme clothes
from the Kahirs. made his way TO the coast
and worked his passage home. He then dis
covered that he was reported dead. and though
he subsequently gave himself Up deserter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
New Parishes Created.

During the last thirty years no fewer than
1,461 parishes have been carved out of
ancient benefces. and these parishes deal
with a population of 100000. The diocese of
Manchester has the credit of having given birth
to the largest number OF new parishes-as many
as TO having been created; and London follows
closely, with 146 1t is: different elsewhere In
the diocese of Hereford .the growth and shifting
of population have been SO slight as to necessi-
tate the creation of only three new parishes
L IafI
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What Are Eaater offerings.

Are the Easter offerings to the clergy-a great
revival in which has taten place of late years
assessable to income tax? The archdeacons of
Lewes and Chichester are raising a fund in
order TO enable a Sussex vicar to contest, as
test case. the payment cf that tax on his Easter
Offering, and, as it is q matter of the first inn
portance to the clergy Vat large. the bishop of
Chichester advises thas a guarantee fund for
general subscription Should be opened. The
archdeacons will gratefully receive guarantees.
London News
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
birmingham Bishopric.

The translation of the Bishop of Coventry to
the See of Manchester has raised the question
whether another suffragan for the See of
Worcester is to be appointed. The Archdeaconry
of Birmingham. long held and now vacated
by Dr. Knox, has just been filled by the APP
pointment of the Rev. ]. w. Diggle the rector
of Birmingham, a churchman full of energy
and brimful of sympathy, and Archdeacon Dig
gle announces that the creation Of birmingham
into an Independent bishop is so imminent that
no suffragan is likely to be apponted.-London
Mail
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
Still with Us.

Rip Van Wrinkle looked about in dazed
manner.
And are they all gomez he faltered, tear
fully.
Mo- replied the villagers, consohngly-
Patti is still giving her farewell performances.
Shouting with joy at the discovery that one
thing at least was unchanged by the lapse of
years he FASTENED to don his opera clothes.
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
Accommodating.

Mountainer Child Gin Tennessee)-Are you a
literary person, sir?
Astonished Tourist-Yes, why do you want TO
know?
Mountaneer-Well, papa is out OF work Just
now and he said that If you were literary
person perhaps you would pay us so cents
day for talking dialect for your pook.-Balti-
more American.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

There is something pathetic in the spec
tacle Of Mr.. Bryan lowering over the dried
up corpse Of his beloved child. Free Silver,
and pitifully declaring that it still lives
He win not give up hope until he has tried
oxygen. saline Injections and all other
methods known to science
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
A BATCH OF SHORT STORIES.
One on Papa.

member of the Rittenhouse Club is telling
a good story on himself 1t goes this way:
His little son-very little and wiser than he
knows-was taking his daily walk in the square
one day with nurse, who is amiable and answers
all his questions to the best of her ability. A
sprinkler came along laying the dust, and ii in
terested the little lad greatly.
.'Nursie, what is that?'' he asked.
That's the water wagon. my DEAR" she an
swered.
us that the one papa fell off Of nursie?'
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

The Democratic party is gettingt along
nicely, having already succeeded III mar
rowing down the list of nominatiok pos
sibilities. The Atlanta Constitutions felt
justified in announcing, the other das, that
the Democratic nominee would not BE Mr..
Roosevelt That ought to help some.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

'Do you think that capital intends to control
the government
mo-" said Mr.. Dustin Stax. as he fumbled his
mammoth watch chain. MY idea would be to
let the government go right ahead and do what
ever it wants to- so long as 1t doesn't interfere
with US ''-Washington Star.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

The Milwaukee Sentinel calls attention to
the fact that Kaiser Wilhelm is no konger
'the boy Emperor" since he passld his
icrty-fourth birthday the other day. Well
that Is about the extreme limit of bo5hood.
For the same reason Bryan is no Longer the
boy orator and Roosevelt can never .oe the
boy President
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

King Edward viii open the British Par
lament tomorrow. This session wifi prob
ably be one or the most important and
interesting In history. The country. is on
the eve of reformation in its tariff policy
party lines have been broken up, tn. Cab
met has been reconstructed. and politics is
n q chaotic condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

The building commissioner of Chicago has
notified eight hospitals TO receive no new
patients until alterations shall have been
made and new safety appliances against fire
introduced. OF all buildings. hospitals should
be held to the strictest compliance With fire
raot1ta ffonz
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

The evil that men do lives afters them;
the good is oft inferred with their zones"
And yet several London newspapers are
throwing flowers on the tomb of WI itaker
Wright because he was game enosgh to
die without disclosing the names bf his
companions in swindling. London dislikes
70 have her great men implicated irl scan
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

A Brooklyn man recently stole from his
employer s2.0o worth of deer skins He is
now serving term in Sing Sing for work.
ing skin game, and rejecting that they
were dear skins indeed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

A New York Congregational Church an
nounced living advertisements party to
be held in the church parlors recently 1t is
not certain what living advertisements are,
but they are: probably the ones to which
newspaper men refer as live ads"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

Prof. w. F. NJ. Goss. of Purdue Tsnlver-
sity. who has been engaged for son.a time
IN testing locomotives. has been grained S.
oeo by the trustees OF the Carnegie ,lstitu-
ton to carry on the work Purdue bald a
bigger price than that to learn from, bitter
experience the lesson that two engines
could not run in opposite directions bn the
same track at once
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

A Charleston Is. c. paper notes that there
is a larger proportion of murders T. that
State than in any other State or !Terri-
tory. and that murder is becoming more
common there every year. Why sh5uldn' t
IT. In a State whose lieutenant governor
& permitted TO threaten murder and then
fallhn his threat in cold blood and go I'M
punished. what thug is afraid TO kin whom
soeyer he pleases?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

There Is a growing impression among the
leaders OF both parties that Mr.. Bryan's
influence and following have been overrated
and that the conservative forces of the
Democratic party will have no trouble in
controlling the st. Louis convention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

A Chicago professor-it is funny how
every new theory comes from a Chicago
professor-now states that the Caucasian
race will become extinct and the Chinese
dominate the world. Calm yourself, prof
they don't even dominate the laundry bust
ness vet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

One mans meat is another mans poison:
the Southern planter is celebrating on ac-
count of 16-eent cotton, but the English
mill owner has discharged his butler and
is giving up cigars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

The fact is. William Jennings Brysn has
scored heavily. He worked hard to do it,
but he at last entrapped Grover Cleveland
into taking enough notice of him to men
ton his name. 1t was glorious victory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

THE Democratic party has walked up
announces Southern paper. Yes; so did
Rip Van Winkle-and he walked up TO find
his gun rusty, his dog dead and the world
moved on so far ahead of him that he
never could hope to catch up with it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

A Long island widow with a fortune of
s1,0OO,O00 recently married poor young man
whom she had only known two weeks. Why
should a single man work for a living? And
why should married man lay up a fortune?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
The Remedy.

She was filled with resentment and pique.
She refused to unbend for wique.
But box of nice candy
Came In very handy.
And brought back the smile to her chiquei
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

The Missouri State Historical Society has
a collection of almanacs dating from 1875
to the present, and considers it to con-
tain the most valuable list of ancient jokes
in existence. Many of the jokes and
stories in the earlier numbers are being
used to-day: Senator Allisons sheep story
is found in an issue of 1904. A centennial
celebration o. this joke is therefore due
this wear.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
Expensive Publicity.

Mrs Jack Gardner sooner had paid the
$780, 600 duty on the pictures demanded by the
government than she sees the shadow OF the
Massachusetts, tax collectors hand extended to-
ward her treasure chest. Really this Is a form
Of publicity which that much-written-up person
is quite willing 10 CONGRATULATIONS Press.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

King Alfonso has never seemed like
real, for-sure, King to the outside world,
which has known him ever since he was a.
baby. But row that the bomb throwers
have been after him, all doubts are re-
moved. He belongs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
THE HUM0RISTS.
Conditions of Payment.

''Does your Excellency intend paying all out
standing claims?' inquired the chancellor OF
the exchequer.
Certainly not replied the South American
dictator "Only those that stand in."-Puck.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

This has been the dullest winter for
many a year" writes London cores
pendent. From Paris comes the plant.
Rarely has there been such dull winter
I'm this gay capital" New York says the
season has been slow; and there Is ''aoth-
ing doing In Chicago. What is the mat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

In the February Scribner's there is a
story about n painter who loved a yellow
cat with turquoise blue eyes. And that is
a fairy tale, for only white cats have blue
eyes-yellow cats, never.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

The circus trust if there is such thing,
but at any rate a combination of circus
managers, have decided to abolish street pa
rades the ground that they are too
expensive. Now, that is a grasping sort of
spirit that is really reprehensible. What
is circus without parade? Furthermore,
it will probably be found that it is more
expensive not to have parade than to have
it. AS an advertisement it beats show
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
The Only Way.

Elm these days of slippery pavements,
Said the dray horse to his mate,
cts pity some one doesn't.
Teach us horses how to skate"
philadelphia Telegraph.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

Tom Johnson is laboring earnestly to dis
suade his daughter from going on the stage,
which she thinks is her natural vocation
AS usual, Tom wants to be the whole show
at least in his own family
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
A Leap-Year Thought.

/ crave no lord, possessing vast estates.
No naughty noble. no aspiring artist,
Only a plain, blunt man of medium height,
With not too prominent Adams apple
And not too many freckles.
-Hortense Holdover, in Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

The Seoul policemen are now collecting
protection money. This country should be
proud of the fact that American methods
of grating, too, now reach around the
world
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01

Persons sending the Journal through the mails
"a the United States should put on an eight-page
- a twefve-page paper a 1-cent stamp on SIX
teen. twenty or twenty -four-page paper, Z-cent
stamp Foreign postage is usually double THESE
rates
All communications intended for publication IN
this paper must. in order to receive attention. oe
accompanied by the name and address .1I the
writer.
Rejected manuscripts viii not be returned IN
less postage Is inclosed for mat purpose.
Entered second-class matter at Indianapolis
Ind. postof1ce-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-01
The OId-Time Phrase.

As lad 'Uncle joe Cannon was much about
the old Quaker meeting houses for he was
brought up in a Quaker community. He
quired many of the fervent old religious phrases.
Sometimes they crop out in his speech.
Yesterday the speaker mounted the marble
rostrum at the noon hour and called the House
TO order. Then drawing his handkerchief, he
proceeded leisurely TO mop his brow. The
House was standing. expecting the chaplain's
prayer. That worthy gentleman waiting
for the word TO start. Mr.. Cannon became
aware a moment later. that the legislative
wheels We're not moving properly. and then he
noticed that he had not given the chaplain
word.
Brother couden' said he, will lead US in
prayer
There suppressed giggle among the
members. standing with bowed heads for the
morning deyotions Washington Post