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The japanese seem to have proceeded on
David Harum's version of the golden rule
that "self-defense is to do to the other fell
low what he would do to you. and do it
first
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New Jersey reports an amateur violinist
who shot himself because he suspected that
his playing did not please the audience.
Now if he had only given his first con-
cert in Arkansas. then if the audience had
not been pleased they would have attended
to the shooting themselves. and there
would have been no miserable doubts con-
nected with the affair
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baltimore Thanks Indianapolis.

Mayor Hoffman has received from Mayor
McLane, OF Baltimore, an answer 20 the
telegram OF sympathy which he sent TO the
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The first move OF the United States con-
rerning the hostilities i'm the far East is
sensible and disinterested. Secretary Hays
note 70 the powers Of Europe asking that
the area of operations be restricted Is for
The purpose OF preserving the integrity OF
China by saving that country from In
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Cure for a Cold.

We desire a remedy for a cold and for the
information OF those who may make suggestions
we mention that we have already taken the fol-
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Senator Hanna has at last succeeded IN
doing something for which no paper or
person can ascribe a political motive. He
has case of typhoid fever.
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BILE in this city to-day represent one of the
largest mutual benefit orders in the coun-
try. Founded in 1864 it has now a men,
bership of about $4,000. According to the
declaration of principles adopted by the
Supreme Lodge the order is intended sole
ly and only to disseminate the great prin-
ciples of friendship, charity and benevo-
lence," with federation in religion. obedi-
ence to law and loyalty to government"
The endowment, or life insurance, branch
of the order has 81 boo members, representing
an endowment of s1OS, III 900. There are near
ly $1,000 members of the order in this State.
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was no longer connected with the Baptist
Church; now he comes out with the state
ment that no professor will be dismissed
for criticising John d Rockefeller. 1t
looks as if Dr. Harper were inviting trou-
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NEW YORK-Astor House

LOUISVuLE-C. T. Deering. northwest corner
OF Third and jefferson streets and Bluefeld
Bros. 4f2 West Market street.
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ST. LouIS-Union News Company. Union Depot.
ST. JOSEPH, MOI. Il. Carried. Station D.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.-Riggs House, Ebhitt
House. Fairfax Hotel. Willard Hotel.
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DENVER. Col.-Louthain & Jackson. Fifteenth
ana Lawrence streets. and A. Smith, 1851
Champa street.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
CHICAGO-Palmer House, Auditorium Annex
Hotel, Dearborn Station News Stand
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fire-scourged city Monday. The reply reads:
Many thanks for the sympathy of your
people. The fire is now under control and
ed"
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DIES MONIES. Ia.-Mose Jacobs. 300 Fifth street.
Los ANfrrr re r., -. rD,-,-
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DAYTON. o.-J. " wnkie. 80 South Jefferson
street.
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President Harper, of Chicago University,
has certainly met with some reverse or
other at the hands OF the OIL king. Some
time ago he announced that the institution
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COLUMBUS. o.-viaduct News Stand. $50 Hi
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ternational law" 1t must be remembered
however, that the French sympathize with
Russia.
There is nothing in the charge, and it
savors of playing the baby. act. There is
no rule covering declarations of war and
the modern practice justifies the commence
ment of hostilities without a declaration
A recent writer on international law says:
In former times war was declared with
great formalities. This is longer the
case, the formal declaration having ceased
when the necessity for its existence has
passed away. When the relatiO of two
states become strained the fact is at once
known throughout the civilized world
When all attempts at peaceable adjustment
ministers are withdrawn, and the military
and naval forces of the belligerents are
mobilized and placed upon war footing
so Tar as the opposing nations are con-
cerned no further declaration is now neces-
sary.
a formal declaration of war by one state
against another is a survival of feudal
times when a herald used to be sent out to
blow horn and give the enemy warning
that hostilities were about to begin. An
other writer than the one above says:
The doctrine that notice must be given an
enemy before entering upon a war has
never grown into an obligation, and since
the middle of the eighteenth century the
practice has so largely decreased that it
may be concluded that formal declara.
tion is not required by morality, to legal
lie war.
The United States began the war of 1912
by invading Canada and Selling British
vessels in port, and in 1854 the British fleet
entered the Black sea TO compel the Russian
fleet to return to Sebastopol, before the
ambassadors had withdrawn. In short,
there is no fixed rule on the subject.
In the present case, owing to the duplicity
Of Russia diplomatic negotiations had
been prolonged until there was no reason
able hope of n peaceable settlement by that
means. Diplomatic intercourse had been
suspended and the ministers of both coun-
tries had been withdrawn. This was equiv
alent to a declaration of war and Japan was
fully justified in delivering her first attack
as soon as possible. That she did so with
remarkable swiftness and took the Russians
by surprise is greatly to her credit. Since
the attack on the Russian fleet at Port
Arthur the Car has issued a declaration of
war, but it was entirely unnecessary.
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CINcINNATI-J. r Hawley & Co., Arcade
Grand Hotel.
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1.-The Grover Cleveland Gas Company" is
one of the latest corporations formed in
New Jersey The former President may
regard this a compliment. but were he
not the reticent man he is 1t might well
be taken as a roast"
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a street-railway company is trying TO en-
croach on the grounds of the Massachusetts,
summer home of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
She is getting vexed about it. and If the
company is not careful she will write a
battle hymn that will scorch the rails
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Nativity Is RepreSented
in South American
Households.
American Customs Will.
Prevail at Chinese
Legation.

mas tree, to witness the illumination
OF which dozens Of her friends are In
vited, and following the distribution or
the presents with which the branches
are laden, comes a holiday banquet
which IS Russian IN its menu and ap-
pointments.
It might be supposed that the for
eigners who would most readily adopt
the American idea Of Christmas ceie-
bratiOns would be such nations as the
English and French, whose own Christ
mas customs are not very different from
those which prevail in the greatest re-
public, but as q matter Of fact, the
most enthusiastic adOptiOns OF the Yam
kee Christmas have been made by the
Chinese people who were in Ignorance
Of such a thing as the Christmas festi-
val until they came 10 the new world.
The fact that there is a Christmas
tree at the Chinese legation on each re-
curing Christmas IS doubtless due ia
part 10 the fact that rOur OF the chill
dren OF this great household are half
American. They are the little sons and
daughters OF Iung kWai. the interpreter
OF the legation-a fuii -blOOded Chtnamans
and his American wife, who was bora
IN Massachusetts. However, the daugh-
ter and sons OF the Chinese minister.
youngsters who have not yet learned 10
speak the English language, are quite
as excited over Yankee Christmas ira
ditiOns as are their semi-Chinese play
mates who were born in this country,
The present Chinese envoy is the first
minister from the celestial empire who
has brought with him more than one
yOungster, and las. Christmas, his first
at his pre5ent post. he had cause TO
regret that he ever heard OF the Yankee
gfft-giving CUSTOM The secretaries ana
other members Of the ministers STAFF
cOntented themsel yes with presenting
his young sons With bicycles soldier
suits, and other similar tokens, but a
number OF outside friends, with good
intentions. but evident lack or foresight.
sent 10 the junior members or the house,
hold a stock OF drums, horns, and other
instruments OF torture which served to
make bedlam reign for days afteEwards
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A Troublesome Client.

"One OF my always want-somethiDg
constituents who has been drawing n
semt-monthly stipend from Uncle Sam
for many years" says a Representative
from Pennsylvania, has recently been
sent 10 the night force in the big print
cry.
Il had a letter from him Monday be-
wailing the fact that Mr.. Ricketts, had
assigned him 20 night work. and ask
ing me 10 see what could be done to-
ward getting him transferred back 10
day work
Now, ] have spent sleepless nights
trying 10 keep that buck satisfied and
providing easy births for him. and my
patience is about exhausted. lust
wrote him that he ought 10 thank good
ness he was permitted TO work in any
part OF the building either day or night.
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Ing OF the drawing room or dining room,
as the ease may be, huge open
mouthed jar, In which have been placed
all the presents. each neatly tied and
addressed 10 the intended recipient The
children and grown people Cf the party
are armed with long slender canes, and
with these. trst one and then another
makes a dash for the swinging jar
striking il. or at il. as they pass. OF
course, it is only "a matter Of time until
the frail treasure house IS demolished.
and then ensues q grand scramble for
the gifts
In no residence in this country Is
there more ado about Christmas than
In the home which the o1.rnment OF
Austria-Hungary owns ana maintains
for its envoy at Miss COlumbia's court
There IS only one believer in Santa
Claus at the Austrian embassy, namely.
Miss Nina, the pretty goldcn-haired
little daughter Of the amba ssadOr ana
Baroness Hengelmuller. Were she ia
her own country she would expect 20
receive her holiday gifts on tho morn
ing OF December Z, Tor during the night
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previous st. Nicholas is supposed 10
visit every Austrian home, leaving
presents for the good children and
switches for the bad However. little
Miss Hengeinuller has spent practi-
caIly all her life under the Stars and
Stripes. and SO she has an American
Christmas. However, she receives her
tokens OF the day on Christmas eve In
stead of being obliged 10 wait until
the following morning. as are many Of
her playmates-
Christmas Calls" at Embassies.
None OF the diplomats who are IN this
country on behalf Of the interests Of our
sister republic OF France have young
children. but Mime. Jusserand. the Amer
lean wife OF the French Ambassador.
each year has three Christmas trees set
up side by side In the immense drawing
room OF the embassy and gayly decor
ated as a compliment to the little sons
and daughters OF her friends who never
neglect 90 make their Christmas calls
on this hostess. Likewise are there no
little folks aJ the British embassy. but
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A Ways Endorsement

Representative Johnson Of South
Carolina tells this story:
I'm the section of my State known
as Dark Corner a fellow who had been
very active I'm politics was elected con-
stable as "a reward for past services.
OF course, the faithful must always be
rewarded
Now, IL so happened this newly elect
ed Official could not write his own
name. one day a writ was placed in
his hands 10 be served, and in due time
he returned IL 10 the magistrate under
whom he served. That worthy func-
uonary on examining the legal docu-
ment found lndorsed thereon:
Life is the time 10 serve the Lord
70 cents
Upon investigation it was found that
the constable had secured the services
Of a. Greenville wag 10 assist him i'm his
work. and that the wag had indorsed the
paper"
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Pennsylvania Dutch and Kraut.

Senator Pcnro5c of Pennsylvania has
q strong idea that the Dutch OF his
State are among the best people on
earth.
"Thcy are good, Industrious citizens. %
says the Senator, land make hay while
the sun shines They provide well for
their families, and it is seldom that a
PENNSYLVANIA Dutchman gets on tho
ragged edge of poverty.
"The EugIishman takes 10 beef, III
Frguohmau 20 delicately made dishe
but our Dutch friends consume immen
quantities OF kraut. once when L W
travelling through q Dutch settlement
one Of the border counties 1 asked
head of the family If he made IN
Iraut
3. Not mooch.' was the answer 4
Fod mooch-ouly boud dhteen ba
for sickness
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By wALDoN FAwCErT.

IT HERE are many children in the
homes of the men who act as the
accredited representatives of for
eien governments at Uncle Sans
capital. and many of these little folks
VIII celebrate Christmas after a fashion
that would appear very strange TO the
eyes OF the bows and girls of the United
States. Some of these little foreigners
have adopted the American Santa Claus
and the American Christmas tree and
everything else which goes 10 make up
the Joyous holiday In YankeedOm, but
large proportion of them cling TO the
customs Of their own lands. and cele-
brate the yule-tide festival just as they
would do were they back in their old
homes over the seas.
A Christmas celebration that is very
much in contrast 10 that in the average
American home is the observance Of the
day by the people from our sister re-
pubics Of Central and South America.
Ia these Pah-AEaerican households, OF
which there are not less than thirty In
the official colony at Washington. the
Christmas tree is unknown, but instead
the junior members of each household
are RECALLED with an elaborate represen-
~tr~-N+A "a A4AE 4AlAAN4AAr ne young people
are not permitted 10 have any hand In
the preparations for this feature. In
deed. they are not allowed TO know the
exact character until their return from
the midnight church service on Christ
mas eve, when the doors OF the closed
room are thrown open and the magic
vision is disclosed.
IN Little Bethlehem"
One entire end OF the room is devoted
10 the representation IN miniature OF
the city OF Bethlehem, with its streets.
houses and people. over the whole is
a canopy OF stars with. most prominent
OF all. the Star OF Bethlehem shining
over grotto IN which are the tiny fig
ures OF the infant Jesus. Mary, Joseph
and the three wise men. While the
representations or the nativity an pre-
sent the same general characteristics.
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A Miniature Cane Rush.

resentatiye Adamson OF Georgia. "a
story is told OF a Methodist preacher
who lived IN a dilapidated house,
spiendidly ventilated parsonage. The cold
weather was coming on. and the mite
society OF the church concluded TO see
II funds could DO raised 10 have a few
necessary repairs made. The minister
was asked 10 give out the notice OF a
meeting. He did It IN this way:
There VIII be meeting Of the
Mite Society next Wednesday evening
at the so-called parsonage. on the
corner near the aforesaid parsonage is
a well. which IS covered over and clap
boarded. 1t IS implanted and weather
worn, but 1 wish 10 describe II so that
none OF you may make a mistake and
take the well for the parsonage. The
Mite Society meeting will be held IN the
parsonage. not the WELL"
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didn't quite take all, though they came
dangerously near doing so.
i am ccnsoled by a story ! heard OF
a young fellow down my way who got
the Texas fever and went West several
years ago. He couldn't h0sd his own
with the cowboys. and after q time he
came home
Just how 1 can't say. but he man
aged 10 get on the outskirts OF his home
town. Bic sent q note TO his father say
ing:
Dear Father. Please send me a suit
OF clothes. a shirt. and a pair of shoes.
have a hat.
Now, friends. the opposition took all
except our headgear-our name-and We
can cling 10 that"
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An Old Tale.

ITS an old story, but well worth re-
peating," says Representative Cooper OF
Texas while talking OF the November
election.
MANY years ago "a distinguished Of
hcer OF the army, who also held the DC
sition OF chaplain offered prayer be
fore the regiment. lie summed up the
causes and objects Of the war-thc war
with Mcxico-and asserted that ii was
no war OF conquest but annexation only
concluding his supplication to the
Throne Of Grace with. = refer You. good
Lora, 20 Folks message on this sub
ject.' "
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To Keen Them s ----

General S. Y. Pickens-
lina's great story teller
lated this interesting yaT
There's many "a Tar
long sight brighter than
cate. During the little
between the North an
gilman, a member OF
STAFF, accOsted tou}
men Of North Caroline
was astride of "a rail
leg-he lost il in BAT
on the roadside:
How are YOU. No
the Nirsinian. See
How are you. Vi
a pin
That. bad. and
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license. but the application was OPP
posed by the local minister at Johnson,
who gave as IFS reason that the young
man was an unfit person. Being pressed
for formal and definite reason the
minister said:
During the past winter Brother
c. lecturcd upon the Middle Ages.
and he said that the church rose and
waxed strong. like the Phoenix. / hope
and pray the conference viii not license
a man as an eXhorter who Will compare
our blessed church 10 a race horse
THE good minister had heard Of
Phoenix. the celebrated racer. and he
supposed that the young eXhorter had
reference to the flyer when he spoke
Of Phoenix"
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many men wore caokslIin caps IN those
days Judge Wolf took advantage Of
this and continued 10 wear his COON
skin cap while sitting on the bench.
"A howl OF protest was made, and
finally au order was promulgated. which
read that the judge must furnish him
self new hat and burn the coonslzin
cap; that If the said Judge Wolf did not
burn the coOnsldH cap as provided by
the order that the special commits
si0ners do the job for him.
"The Judge refused to carry out in
stTuctous. the special commissioners
went 90 his cabin and carried out or
Gers. making "a t0rchlight Of the cap.
Their report read
90 Your commissioners held Judge
Wolf and burned his old cOonsllin cap
quicker than hell could scorch "a
feather
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Two Safe signatories.

Bankers have their little
We'll as other people" says
Representative. II knew Of
in Louisville. my State. who
upon 10 discount a note signo
-, member OF the Y
Church. and Colonel W
I'm the Presbyterian Church.
THE president of the bank s-.
note carefully when it was 'lzI
10y the note teller. and Civ
10 the subordinate said;
L think that piece of p
enough II is signed by L
walton and Universal Da
ought to so. Cash it,
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Hats on in Court.

MANY years ago relates a Rep
resentatlve from Tennessee. lit was de-
termined that there should be more
dignity given the bench IN orr State.
Acting ON this the FIRST effort was in
the direction Of requiring Justices 10
remove their hats while court was in
session.
The law read hats. and as a great
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ihe Was aIugt Middlinp.1

d-fashioned minister was attend
e last rites OF a member of his
down in Tennessee. says a Rep
ative from that State. and after
ng the virtues OF the deceased. no
d 10 the bereaved husband and
good brother, you have been called
TO part with one OF the best aud
lest of wives"
h. no parson." said the husband,
rupung the minister, not the best,
about middiing "
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Wages Only Object.

Lots or men are hunting easy
Deflhs' says a Representative from
tennessee. but multitudes Of laboring
men who are compelled 10 earn their
bread By the perspiration Of the frontal
sinus ought TO appreciate the simple
beauty OF this advertisement, WE-ich APP
peared IN New Orleans paper:
'Employment-steady work not 50
much an object as good wages. C..
NJ D.
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Science VS.. Sense

Everything n the line OF disease IS
now charged 10 germs snd microbes"
SAYS a Representative from Massachu-
ct brings 70 my mind a story
e late DR.. Fowler, OF Boston,
delivering a lecture on his
fence. He closed his remarks
z. When doctors differ, who
ideT
named Bill Strothers. who
badly. yelled out Leave
10 m-m-en of s-s-e-n-s-e'
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Lucifer, the First Angler.

representative Grlggs OF Georgia is
id OF his rod and gun. but is not given
spinning big yarns about his bags
d catches. lie is responsible for the
isertion that the devil was the first
ngler, and quotes as evidence:
Ehen Eve and Adam lived in peace,
Without either brdWls or jangling.
fhe SERPENT. from his birthstone den.
Thought he would go an angling
He bdited his hook with hendish look:
says he This Will entangle her"
and So. my friends. YOU all may see
The devil was the first angler.
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pentine makes it hard scrabbling for you
folks. eh7'
- We sell all our tar
Z" Thought the bloeksds would stop
it,?
- no, stree. Sell it all 70 Jen DAVIS
% TO President Davis7'
Yep
what the thunder does he Eaas
with itP
Why. he his IL put on the heels &c
you Firginians TO keep you stuck on the
battlefield
% Good by, North Carolina
+" Good by, Virginia