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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

milk sickness OF early times, always to be
found in the next township. But If he
should happen to be nominated he would be
the worst beaten nan that ever ran for
President. 1t might be possible for a multi
millionaire to buy a majority IN a conven-
ton. but he could never buy a majority of
the American people. The masses of the
people. Democrats as well as Republicans,
are un~purchasable. They respect the high
office of President far too much TO be will
ing to see it made a subject Of barter and
sale. and they would place the stamp OF
their indignant condemnation on any man
who tried to reach the Office by that route
But this will not be necessary. for Hearst
will not be nominated. When the real pro
portions of his boom are revealed in the
convention Democrats will laugh to think
that any person should have been alarmed
by il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

Washington dispatches state that Demo-
cratic leaders there are alarmed at reports
of the growth of the Hearst boom. Per-
haps it would be more accurate to say the
Bryan-Hearst boom, as,IIearst is the figure
head and Bryan the manager. Hearst rep
resents what is left of Organism plus
Hearstism. and if he should succeed in cap
turing the Democratic nomination this year
he would probably help Bryan get it four
years hence. They are a fine pair of polit-
ical fakirs to be working a party that was
once respectable.
The Journal is unable to understand why
the Democratic leaders should be alarmed
at the progress of the Hearst boom unless
it is because they nave worked themselves
into a state OF chronic nervousness to be
frightened at anything. His friends are
making great claims. but where is his
strength? They claim the delegates from
Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory, and say they will have
those from the District of Columbia and
Hawaii. Quite likely. as these are all rot
ten b%oroughs and Hearst can probably buy
up the delegates, which is his only hope of
getting any. But If he had all of these dele
cations he would hardly have the beginning
of a respectable vote i'm the convention.
There is no probability that he will get a
single vote from New England. the Atlantic
States. the middle Western or the North
western. His boomers claim he will have
a majority of the Illinois delegates in tbs
convention. but the assertion is vigorously
denied by conservative Illinois Democrats
who probably know a great deal more about
the situation than the Hearst boomers do
In the absence of the unit rule he might
pick up a vote here and there of some sur.
viving Bryanite. but these will be sup
pressed by the unit rule.
1t is said Hearst is making desperate eff
forts in the South and spending a grea.
deal of money organizing clubs. distributing
literature. paying travelling agents. etc. Hi.
game there is TO make Southern Democrat
believe he is strong in the North. Southern
Democrats have had enough of Bryanisn
and are not likely to take kindly to Hearst
ism. They will support anybody that New
York viii name. but that will not b
Hearst. The New York Democracy. which
means Tammany, have not shown thei
hand yet, and when they do it will not rea,
Hearst. Unless they come out for some can
didate' before the convention meets tn
Southern delegates will go to the convention
uncommitted and prepared to support Tam
many's man. For these reasons it is not be
lieved Hearst will make any Roadway in tn
South. no matter how much money he ma.
spend.
All this relates to Hearst's so-called boon
for the nomination. which the Journal be
lieves is greatly exaggerated. and. like tn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

The action of the officers of the United
Mine Workers in ordering a suspension Of
work on Friday afternoon as a tribute to
the memory of Senator Hanna is believed
was known as a stanch friend of organ
lied labor, but it was not known that the
labor leaders themselves entertained so
high a regard for lin. 1t will be the first
time in the history of the world that nearly
100000 laborers have suspended work for
half a day in honor of the memory of an
employer of labor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
II Was Not n Bride.

DR.. George f. Shrady, of New York. is an
authority on cancerous diseases. and it is re-
ported that the Kaisers physicians are TO con-
suit him regarding their royal patients case.
This report recalls a story of DR.. Shrady that
his friends told several months ago. The physi-
clan. it seems, had taken a liking to a certain
table water and recommended it strongly to a
great many OF his patients. Thus its sale had
been increased to a marked degree.
One morning DIR. Shrady was surprised to re-
ceive a letter from the manager Of the firm that
handled the water. The manager thanked him
effusively for his recommendations. They have
done u.s." he said, untold good. They have in
troduced us into an excellent market. We are
deeply indebted to you and we now venture to
send you 500
Here the page ended. and DR.. Shrady, as he
turned over, frowned and murmured:
This will never do. They must not try to
bride me-"
Then he read on:
of our circulars for distribution Denver
T;r,1r
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

A little reflection ought to convince the
rural-route carriers that it will be better
for them in the long run to discard the
private service for newspapers and country
patrons and depend solely on their salaries.
AS long as they engage in the former it
will be an argument against increasing
their pay, whereas if they rely on the gov
eminent, alone. they will get a liberal in
not take into account the obvious impro-
priety of government employees constantly
receiving fees and tips from private en-
ployers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
MINOR TOPICS.

The Springfield Republican is a nice paper
because it is so thoughtful of it's readers.
Other papers publish the news and let the
readers form their own conclusions, but not
so with the Republican. 1t devotes a half
column to teaching it's subscribers how to
read the war news. With rare sagacity it
lets out the secret that war rumors from
Halifax, Oshkosh or Kalamazoo are not so
credible as those from Toxic or Shanghai;
that if AIexieff says he has torpedoed a
battleship he may be believed, but if he
says he is going to take Toxic tomorrow
he may be %blufing. With these little aids
to intelligent reading the news becomes so
much easier to understand; and the Repub-
!ican deserves the thanks of it's readers,
who appear to be a pack of school children,
if they stand in need of such directions.
With Korea it is simply a matter of wait
ing to see which power becomes her master.
There used to be a confidence game vari-
ously known as "two-pluck-one,' "easy
money" etc, in which three persons laid
coins on the table and the odd man took
the pot. Two of the three were confed-
crates, and, by previous agreement. one in
variably threw tails and the other
heads" the third man could not win.
Whether the result of the present conflict
is heads or tails, Korea loses.
An engineer on the Union Pacific broke
the record of that road by making Ill miles
i'm Wyoming i'm IS minutes. He wasn't or
dered TO make a speed trial, but he had
news that his wife was dying, and that
was more effective than orders. But il
turned out all light; he broke the record,
his wife is better, and there is a new pair
of twins in the family.
In p-ronouncing the Russian Names" says
a helpful contemporary, the reader should
remember that the letter j is always pro-
nounced like y" That explains why the
Russians thought they had such an easy
| victory ahead of them. They thought the
Japs were Yaps.
The Conried piracy" is now official, anC
has the stamp of imperial disapprobatIon
The Kaiser has expressed his sympathy
with Frau Wagner over the taking Of
"Parsifar' to New York. That will hell
some.
1t is said this is the era OF young men
| that after the age Of forty-hve it is hare
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

The following story was told the other day by
a lawyer in the course Of a discussion as to the
value of an Endorsed check as a receipt:
"A client of mine had a bill Of $50 against a
customer who, he thought, was very fair pay.
one day this man came into his place of bust
ness in a great hurry and asked my friend to
cash a check for him. The check was for $50.
Well. my client gave him the $50 and thought
no more about it until a request TO settle the
little bill brought the response that the customer
had an indorsed check TO show as a receipt.
And 1t meant a lawsuit to collect the bill. -
New York Tribune.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
CHILD, IN HOSPITAL,
NAY DIE OF BURNS
Physicians Say Sufferers Injuries
Are Due to Mothers Neg
ligence.

In an almost dying condition little
Eleanor tell was taken to the City Hos
pital yesterday. 1t is not believed she Will
live.
The story Of the little girl was printed
in Wednesday mornings Journal. The case
was investigated yesterday morning. and
accompanied By the mother the little SUI
ferer was taken 10 the hospital. IL was
learned yesterday that eight months
elapsed between the time the child received
her burns and when she was discovered by
DIT. Jones. of the Dispensary. Physicians
say that with proper medical attention the
little one could have lived, but there is
little or no hope for her recovery now.
The mother refused Tuesday 10 allow
Dr.. Jones 10 dress the burns OF even make
a complete examination OF the child.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
R THAT ARE TOLD.
Like Lots Wife.

Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew, famous for his
post-prandial speeches. is the author of this
story:
lone day I met a soldier who had been
wounded in the face. He was a Union man and
I asked him in which battlel he had been in
jured.
In the last battle Of Bull Run. sir he re-
piled.
e" But how could you get hit in the face at
Bull RUM 1 asked.
We'll. sir said the man. half apologetically
after l had run a mile or two 1 got careless
and looked back. Omaha Bee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
DEBATE ON BANKS
WON BY CHICAGO MEN
indianapolis Delegation Lose Ar
gument Over Postal Savings
Institutions.

The intercity debate OF the American In
stitute of Bank Clerks between the Indian
apolis chapter and the Chicago chapter at
Chicago last night was won by the Chicago
clerks, the vote OF the judges being two TO
one. Chicago debated the affirmative of
the question: Resolved. That the United
States government be authorized TO estab-
lish postal savings banks" The debators
for the Windy City were:
Paul Z. zimmerman and L. b. Wilson,
of the Northern Trust Company and Victor
E. Brown, OF the National Bank OF North
America. The indianapolis chapter. on the
negative, was represented by Brandt c..
Downey, of the American National Bank:
Charles Il. Coffin, OF the Indiana National
Bank. and Louis Elvin, OF the Columbia
National Bank.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

Moscow. and the passengers Of both trains were
allowed a half-hour for supper. Among those
who alighted from the St Petersburg train the
old peasant found a friend whom he had not
seen for many years. The two supped and drank
a glass Of vodka together. and afterward, in
the excitement, the old man boarded his friends
train instead of his own.
Talking gayly. Re rode the wrong way a
good many miles. Then all of a sudden he be-
came grave and his eyes opened wide in Won
der and awe.
d., Ivan, he said. what a wonderful thing
these railways arel Here We sit in the same
carriage. L going to Moscow and you to ST
Petersburg. Transatlantic American.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

The season OF Lent. which began yester-
day, may be a period of seIf-sacrifce and
fasting and repentance for some people,
a longed-for rest. The wearied inhabitant
OF the beau monde looks upon Lent as a
vacation, a time to recuperate WORKOUT
nerves and body. and 10 escape for forty
days from the exacting round Of balls and
social functions. For them it is as neces-
sary a part of the social season as is Sun
day of the busy week And yet, while the
season Of penitenee exerts a marked in
fuence on the social life of the larger
cities, hundreds of small eenters of popu-
lation are scarcely aware Of its existence.
Its true meaning and purpose appeal only
TO Catholics and a few E-piscopalians.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
inn s-urpriaed Her.

Travellers on their first trip abroad are likely
TO place too low an estimate on the intelligence
and education OF the foreigners they see. An
American woman was walking with a man In
The Hague. when she saw a japanese standing
in front Of a shop. his expressionless face per-
hans appearing to her as an illustration Of the
stolid. miterate people OF the Orient, as she had
imagined them.
.Oh. see. there is a Jap she exclaimed.
The native OF the far East removed his hat,
bowed gracefully and said in perfect English:
YES. madam. 1 am a Jap."-Detroit Free
Press
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
Mutual Feeling.

A young man having evolved what he consid-
cred a good joke forwarded it to a comic paper
but received no answer. DESTROYS of ascertain
ing the fate of his contribution, he sent the
editor the following letter:
Sir: 1 have carefully read your paper for
the last month. but fail to find any trace OF the
joke l sent you on the 5h ult."
In due course he received this reply:
Sir: In reply to your letter 1 deeply sympa-
thize with you, for, since 1 received your MS.
on the 5th ult.. 1 have carefully read II several
times, but up to date l, too. have failed to find
any trace Of the joke referred Chic
Journal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

Is ii not time for the Methodists to
awaken to the necessity of making up the
fund for the pensions of superannuated
preachers? This church is usually prompt
about these things, and here is a mat
ter that demands immediate attention.
The WORKOUT servants of the church have
been deprived Of their well-earned pensions
by the defalcation of Willard Allen. More
h $1,000 must be replaced and the church
is showing a surprising apathy in raising
the fund
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
Logical

After the Hon. Cave Johnson had served MS
long and brilliant career in Congress and had
retired to the quiet Of private life, he once
stepped into the office of his nephew. Robert
Johnson, then a young awyer Of much promise
and finding the young man engaged in writing
with a gold pen had occasion to remark upon
the extravaganza of the rising generation.
why is it," he asked, that every young
man now has his gold pen, while those or my
day were content to use their goose quills?'
II suppose replied Robert, in the most in
nocent manner possible, lit is because there
were more geese when you were a young man"
Boston Post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

One of the first fruits of the wal in the
East is the opening of the Korean port of
Win to the of the world. This
was done on the application of the United
States and it shows that japanese influence
is dominant in Korea. AS long as Korea
was under Russian influence it was impos-
sible to secure the opening of this port.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
Wonderful Invention.

AN official of ST. Petersburg" said Jacques
Lebaudy, the explorer. during his recent resi-
dence in London. told me an odd story OF a
mujhik's FIRST train ride.
This old man. who had never before been
away from his village, made up his mind one
day to go by rail 10 Moscow. Accordingly he
bought a third-class ticket and set of.
The down express and the up express met at
Bolog0s. a station between ST. Petersburg and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
Everlasting Smokers.

Is it our own fault that men now smoke all
over the house. in close carriages with ladies
and between the dances at a ball? Men of the
old school-there are a few left-of the fine old
type that observes the rules OF courtesy where
women are concerned. would not dream Of ask
ing a girl 10 dance while shedding around them
odors OF whisky and tobacco. But the young
men of the day. with a few delightful exeep-
tions. make it their constant practice
Truth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

ally the classical German tongue Of to-
day. The Teutonic race has never pro-
duced a greater man than this sturdy
champion OF truth and liberty, and the
greatest minds of Europe are laying their
offerings to-day on that tomb in Witten-
berg where rests the heart whose throb-
bling shook the earth"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
Great i'm His Line.

cit was a mistake to ask that man If he
thought America would ever produce a great
composer. l am afraid you hurt his feelings"
Il don't see why" responded the musical
young woman.
.He is the inventor of a soothing syrup
Washington Star.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
LODGING HOUSE MURDER

BOSTON. Mass. Feb. i7.-Maynor II.
Trusselle was murdered to-day I'M a lodging
house. Eugene l.. Stafford Is suspected OF
having committed the crime. IL Is UNDER
stood the discovery by Stafford that Trus-
selle was In the apartments OF Mrs. STAFF
ford led 10 the shOoting.
Stafford. the alleged murderer. Is a bal
loonlst and parachute jumper. TTusell. the
dead man, was unmarried. Recently he
had been employed as a motorman-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
One of Her Grandfathers.

"some Of my family have been very long
lived said the woman in the cerise panne hat.
MY father died at forty, but one Of my grand
fathers lived TO be ninety-eight."
(which grandfather was that?' asked the
white beaver.
'tOh." said the lady in cerise. that was my
grandfather by my first Observation-Disclosures
Post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

Persons sending the Journal through the mails
In the United States should put on an eight-page
OF a twelve-paRe paper a l-cent stamp on a six
teen, twenty or twenty-four-page paper, a Z-cent
stamp. Foreign postage Is usually double these
rates.
All communication intended for publication in
this paper must. In order 10 receive attention, be
accompanied BY the name and address Of the
writer
Rejected manuscripts viii not be returned I'M
less postage Is inclosed for that purpose.
Entered as second-class matter at indianapolis.
Ind. postof7ce.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
At the Club.

Your dues are DUE the treasurer
Observed to McAdoo.
'Please make no undue ado, sir,
But do just what is due.
Your dues, 1 say, are overdue
Undo the due dues, do"
-Judge.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
Hens as BOOSTERS.

.'Old weatherby is having an awful time with
his poultry"
What's the natter"
why. ever since the price of eggs has been
so high the hens are so stuck up they insist
upon roosting on the front steps. "-Detroit Free
Press.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

The Novoe Vremya, of St. Petersburg,
says: God, right and International law
most people would hate to confess that even
with all those allies they can't win any bat
ties. The results are a kind of reflection on
God. right and international law. But per-
haps the Novoe Vremya is only guessing
ut Sc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

The observation-disclosures and anti-im-
perialists were bitterly disappointed at
Roosevelts proclamation of neutrality.
They evidently expected him to butt in"
and make a fool of himself and the country.
But it is characteristic of Roosevelt that
he never does what his. enemies expect him
% do
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
Papa Pays the Freight.

Ny daughter asked the count
To be her valentine.
He first asked the amount
OF money that was mine.
And then he whispered yes.
So now I'm feeling blue.
It's up 10 me. / guess.
To pay the postage due.
Judge
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

The Baltimore papers are queer things to
look at nowadays-not that they are not
good papers, but they do not look natural,
merchants apprising the public of their
Temporary locations" But the whole thing
papers advertisement and news-give the
reader an idea of grit and determination
that Is truly surprising.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
THE HUM0RISTS
HaDpy Thought.

General reported the Tory innkeeper. 1.-THE
American force is divided into 100 companies,
each containing sixty minutemen."
''GoodV' answered Corvallis. II shall send
word to England that we have met the enemy
and they are Harvard Lampoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

A poet writing for the Atlanta Constitu-
ton rants 10 know 'What means this
maudlin sentiment for Mongol victory? p"
1t is true that hearty sympathy for any
thing that commands general appreciation
becomes ''maudlin sentiment" when di-
rected otherwise. and yet there has been
nothing exactly maudlin about popular
feeling In regard to the japanese. The
writer goes on. shall we give appreciation
10 copper-colored bands. and again, shall
an alien race with a yellow face command
our sympathy" That is the argument OF
the entire poem; characteristic. as coming
from a Southerner, in making a race ques-
ton Of II. The sum and substance OF the
entire composition is, The Japanese is
yellow, the Russian Is white. Therefore.
IL Is our duty TO hate the Jap and love the
Russian Anything else is maudlin."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18

The Sultan has decided to refuse to carry
out the programme of Macedonian reform.
as he promised. He figures that Russia is
not going to bother him for awhile, and
he is not going to reform until he has to.
AS a matter of fact, nobody expected he
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