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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02
The Senator'S CANTON.

Senator Allison, of Iowa, has the reputation Of
being the most cautious man in public life. He
takes no chances, but always qualities his state
ments. This was never more clearly shown
than when citizen of Dubuque made bet that
he could force the senator TO say yes to a
direct proposition.
Half dozen friends went along to see the
miracle performed. They entered Allison's Of
flee and chatted various topics. Presently
a flock of sheep, newly sheared, came by.
Those sheep have just been sheared, sena-
tor, said the who had made the bet, wink
ing at his companions.
Senator Allison gazed earnestly at the sheep
Then ne softly replied: 1T looks. like it on
this side. '-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

The Park-avenue tunnel disaster in New
York was probably the most expensive ever
suffered by railroad on account of loss Of
life. The company has paid altogether TO
those injured and the heirs of those killed
$1.240OO0. The last claim was settled the
other day for $4,000 There have been many
accidents in which more lives were lost. but
there has never been one in which so many
high-salaried men were killed or injured.
Damages assessed according to the earning
high figures.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02
A BATCH OF LITTLE STORIES.
Neither One of Them.

The proverbial Irishmans wit often comes to
light, even in these modern days.
Mccarthy met Finnegan at the corner of Mar
ket and Eighth streets this morning. and the
ensuing conversation overheard by a by
stander.
Hello. Mack; how We, and have ye seen
McCloskey lately?'
Yis,' answered the other. II was walking
down Chestnut street yesterday and l saw Nc
Closkey coming up on the other side. He
me at the same time and / walked over TO meet
him. Now the funny part of it all was the fact
that when got together. faith, * was neither
one of us"-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02
SCIENCE AND INVENTION.
Woman Drunkards.

According to Mr.. Holmes, the well-known
London Police Court missionary. most of the
women who appear the "inebriates' black
list are quite incapable of reform. mentally
defective creatures. in whom indulgence in
strong drink is part Of a sensual nature leading
inevitably 10 prostitution and moral degrade
ton. 1 know that bolts and bars will not cure
them; that two years, although spent in retire
ment and healthy surroundings. will not reform
them; that human sympathy, coupled with earn
est effort and prolonged care will not make
them other To God and science
their future belongs, for they cannot help
themselves "-Scence Monthly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02
An Ingenious Confession.

Mr.. Folk has declared in favor OF home rule
for the States cities. 1T looks very much"
says the Bates County Democrat. commenting
this, las though Mr.. Folk and some OF his
supporters seeking 10 hand Missouri over
the Republicans" This is. perhaps. the
frankest confession yet made by a Democratic
newspaper that the States cities. and therefore.
the State itself. would return Republican major
tiles OF the Democrats did not steal the elections
by means OF election and police boards appointed
from Jefferson City.-Kansas City Journal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

Consul Skinner is loud in his praise of
the Abyssinians, whom he calls 1.-The Japan
csc of Africa He reports that the coun-
try is becoming rapidly modernized. and
that new roads, bridges. telephone and tele-
graph lines and water supplies are being
constructed everywhere. There is a large
field for American trade and industry, and
1t proves that President Roosevelt selected
an opportune time for establishing relations
with Ethiopia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

Some time ago a choir in Canada went
on strike because the minister requested
the members not to chew gum. Now
New Jersey choir has made trouble be-
cause a curtain was hung which concealed
them from the congregation. And who can
blame them? What young woman would
join choir where she could not be seen in
her new hat and silk waist? Who wants
to join the Choir Invisible while still on
earth? II the church wants choir in
star chamber, why doesn't it get phono-
graph and be done with 1t?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

1t appears that Whitaker Wright was not
such a great promoter, after ALL His get
rich-quick schemes were capitalized at only
s620oo.0oO-a mere bagatelle in comparison
to the amount named on the paper of some
American captains of industry. His enter
prises almost amounted to cheap gambling.
and not high finance at all.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

In announcing the accession Of Governor
Taft TO the secretaryship of war yester-
day, the Sentinel said with the taking
of the oath of office to-day he becomes the
director OF war policies for possibly five
years" This is a frank admission to be
made on the eve of a presidential campaign.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

If Jewish bankers and fnanciers in Eu-
rope should unite in boycotting a Russian
loan, as a foreign dispatch says they may
do, Russia would find herself in perilous'
predicament in the event of war. Her
finances are in such n condition that
large loan would be one of the first neces-
sites. AS the finances of Europe are large
ly controlled by the Rothschilds and other
nation against Russia would be a serious
matter. She would realize then that perse-
cution of the Jews is a game that two can
play at.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

Indianapolis seldom has chance to see
a more meritorious actor or better play
than John Drew in THE Second in Com
mand" which is in the city this evening
The country needs more dramas like this
Marshall comedy-clean, witty and whole
some-a relief from the nauseous problem
play. and a proof that a clean drama can
be immensely popular.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02
Young SpOOnam ore.

While a young was making a hurried
toilet upstairs her father was entertaining her
caller.
by the way, Mr. Spoonamore. he asked.
''how do you stand on this question OF i'm
perialsm?"
Why responded young Spoonamore. 'Fve
always thought II was-er-more becoming TO
most people than a goatee."-Chicago Tribune
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

The New York smart set has formed a
Women's Athletic Club. an exclusive organ
ization with a membership restricted to 500.
The club will probably be an important
factor in the social life of the metropolis.
Mrs. John Jacob Aston is one of the ten
chief movers in its establishment, and every
other name is power in itself. Well, 1t is
a wholesome fad, at any rate. and more
innocent than most of the amusements of
New York's gilded idlers.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

Col. Henry Watterson. after week or
two of comparative silence. has come out
with a striking and original epigram. He
says, THE Democratic party needs votes"
Can that be the trouble? Bryan thinks
It needs silver. Hearst thinks 1t needs him.
Cleveland thinks it needs sanity. but Marse
Henry says it needs votes. Perhaps he has
hit on the great need of Democracy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

The trades unions of Chicago have
ss.5oooOO in various banks in that city. Aft
er a while they will belong to what Mr..
Bryan calls "the plutocracy of money" and
then just watch Willie Hearst turn his
cartoOnists loose on theml
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

Much More Elaborate.

''They say her wedding beggared description"
''Oh. more than thatl'
'Indeed?'
Eyes. 1t beggared her father. Chicago Post
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

The Librarian OF Congress says that cur
rent fiction is a composite product of bad
paper, Indifferent typography, mediocre IL
Illustrations, shabby bindings and modicum
Of authorship. The librarian has evidently
been book reviewer in his day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

one OF the latest stories OF Mrs. May
brick is that her release has been promised
on condition that she will not appear on
the public stage. or write a book of her
experience, and shall! in way endeavor TO
attract attention to herself" That sounds
genuine The English government is anx-
ious TO have its shame hidden and has a
wholesome fear OF public Indignation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02
Consistency.

There is a factory somewhere in Pennsylvania
In which idols are made for the Chinese market.
There factories elsewhere from which mis-
sionaries turned out for the same market
This country is beautifully consistent place
TO live in.-Washington TimeA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

'"The Bogota government" says dis
patch, "is helpless in it's effort to prevent
war. In less than month from now. 10000
men will be on the isthmus." 1t might be
added that in less than twenty-four hours
later. 10000 will be on the run. headed
SOUTH
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

1t has been reported that the surviving
Populists will support President Roose-
Welt rather than nominate a ticket of their
own; but this may be a wicked Democratic
campaign lie. boEn of a desire to get rid
of an incubus and make the Republican
party ridiculous
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

Pneumonia In New York city almost
amounts to an epidemic. and has for sew
eral weeks. The hospitals are crowded with
patients to such an extent that hundreds
are obliged to sleep on the floors. Should
great disaster occur there would be no place
to put the victims. In spite OF immense
sums given and spent in this country. there
are not yet enough hospitals: 1t takes an
emergency to prove a need.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

Aren't we going to hear any more about
that bill. introduced by Congressman John
r. Thayer, by which each of us is to get
eight acres of land? That is a mighty good
scheme. and it seems a shame to have the
bill tabled. 1t would be so interesting to
see how long it would take before a few
dozen men got it all. and the rest of us were
no better off than before
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

A Virginia senator eulogized William ].
Bryan, paused for applause and was re-
warded by burst of laughter. The Virginia
Senate did more to repudiate the peerless
leader with that one laugh than by all the
bitter speeches and denunciatory resolu-
tions il could have made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

Sometimes 1t appears as If. in these days.
life were getting to be considered of as little
consequence as it was in the days of the
Roman empire. One reads in the daily
papers of suicides from such trivial causes.
or sometimes from no discoverable cause,
that he wonders what there is in modern
society that makes man so careless of his
own existence. On Sunday a young man in
Lafayette shot himself because he feared he
would go insane. Not that he perceived the
symptoms of approaching insanity; but he
had learned that some OF his ancestors had
been crazy, and he feared inheritance of the
faint And this came from reading medical
books. There should be law to keep them
out of the hands of the laity
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

Busy days In old Milwaukee. The grand
jury has done its duty. and the most prom
inent citizens" are now being arrested In
lunches of six on such charges as bribery"
Offering bribes." obtaining contracts
under false pretenses' and perjury" Sue
cess TO the many American cities which
are engaged In cleaning housed EVIL things
are exposed. but the results must be good
for the municipal health.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02
Natural History.

Eva-Mother says Pm descended from Mary.
Queen Of Scots.
Tom cher brother)-So am / then.
Eva-Don't be silly, Tom. You can't be-
you're a boy.-Punch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

Democratic party by the reorganizers and
what a nightmare Bryan still is When or
how it VIII get rid of him is still a question
for the future.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02
Explained.

Chaucer explaining his method.
'I simply dictate and let my stenographer
spell as she likes" he said.
Wondering nobody had thought Of such
easy dialect scheme before. he ground out 1.-The
Boke of the Duchesse. New York sun
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

The freezing line keeps moving farther
South every winter; it begins to. seem that
il may some day be impossible to grow
oranges within the borders of the United
States. Northern Florida was once the
center of the orange industry: IL was given
up years ago. and each year the wise
growers move their line southwark.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

There will never be any excuse whatever
for shooting King Peter Of Servia. He is
willing-nay, eager-to climb down from the
throne without a bit of trouble. Just show
him how to get loose, that's all.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

II the money appropriated by Congress
for the determination OF the boil weevil
proves to have been wasted. why cannot
that body make another appropriation for
the determination of the cotton Spectator?
1t would not solve the problem altogether.
but IL would help some.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

This has been a bad week for radium:
only six new miracles have been discov-
cred that it can perform successfully. The
week to come will probably even matters up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

The son of the President Of Switzerland
committed suicide because a woman was
mot at home" when he called on her. I'M
fool of himself for such a trivial causel
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People who doubt that Russia is in the
far East to stay are requested to read.
mark and inwardly digest the fact that
she has already spent s1S5.OOO.oOO on the Man
churIan railway. Does anyone expect her
TO leave it2
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particularly gratifying. IL his prophecy
proves correct the United States will have
done wonderful work.
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Revenge.

Teacher am thorough believer in reincar-
nation.
Willie (aside)-If she ever comes back here as
a chicken I'm goin' to chop her head off.-De-
troit Free Press
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

The film Of soap bubble Is but the hfty-nil-
lionth OF an inch In thickness.
The freezing OF shop windows. says a German
authority. can be prevented by rubbing the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

In New York speech the other day Mr..
Bryan said. speaking of McKinley's de-
nunciation OF Cleveland's financial policy:
Il agreed with Mr. Mckinley. and that is
why did what I could to reo-ganize the
Democratic party" 1t is difficult to see.
then. how Mr.. Bryan could consistently
criticise the Democrats who agreed with
Mckinley little later-In 1896 and 1900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

Some Democrats are beginning to allude
to William ]. Bryan as a dog in the man
ger. Others while not admitting so much,
fervently wish that he would get in the hay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

Dr. Parkhurst alluded TO the Iroquois
Theater disaster as Gods fire" He seems
to be an expert in distinguishing the fire
from both places
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

Governor Taft declares that in three ars
the Filipsnos viii be competent TO an
age their own affairs. The statemen, VII
be surprising to most people: IL would be
incredible coming from anyone else than
Governor Taft There Is scarcely an appeal
from his judgment. however. and nobody
doubts his sincerity; so bis statement is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

on a Florida course in thirty-nine seconds.
1t would be interesting to know how many
times his machine touched the ground in
that mile
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Deter P-kh-st.

He sits in his she'll,
He sits in his she'll,
And family he murmurs.
Dear mel This is hell,'
New York Evening Sun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02
Quite So.

10 mills make a combine.
10 combines make a trust,
10 trusts make a merger.
10 mergers make a magnate-
And he makes all the money,
Springfield Republican.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-02

Where can the limit OF speed be placed
at which racing automobiles can be driven?
William X. Vanderbilt has covered a mile
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DIES MONIES. Ia.-Mose Jacobs. 800 Fifth street.
Los ANGELES. Cal.-Harry Drapkin.
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The movement to organize a national
Latin-American fraternity of college stu
dents has broader scope than most col
lege fraternity movements. There are now
quite a number Of young men from Latin
American countries attending different col
ses and universities in the United States.
They come from Cuba, Porto Rico, the
Philippines and a few from South America.
If they could be brought together in a col
lege society there would be among them a
sort of kinship that would introduce new
element into college life. Arrangements are
on foot in the Philippines for sending sew
eral native Filipinos to the United States
every year to be educated here, and the
indications are that the number of Latin
American students will steadily increase.
Their Americanization will mean the dis
senIination of American ideas and their
membership in a college society will be a
good step in that direction.
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DENVER. CoI.-Louthain & JacbSon. Fifteenth
and Lawrence streets. and A Smith, 1861
ChaTnpa street.
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The appointment Of Governor Taft as sec
rotary of war makes the fourth change in
the Cabinet of Mr. Mckinley as inherited
by President Roosevelt all the result OF
voluntary designations. on Jan. 9, 1902, Gov
ernor Shaw, Of Iowa, was appointed sec
rotary of the treasury. vice Lyman j.
Gage, resigned; on the same date Henry c.
Payne. of Wisconsin. was appointed post
master general vice Charles Emory Smith,
resigned; April %, 1902, William II.
Moody. of Massachusetts. was appointed
secretary of the navy. vice John d. Long,
resigned. and now Governor Taft succeeds
Mr.. Root. The Cabinet was a strong one
when Mr.. Roosevelt succeeded to the Of
flee and his appointments to fill vacancies
are fully up to the original standard There
is every reason TO believe that Governor
Taft will make worthy successor to Sec
rotary Root, who was one of the greatest
war secretaries the country has ever had.
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The question as to whether the Vigo
county candidate, if there be one, would
get the solid delegation from the county is
another that is bOthering the politicians
When ii was put TO a group of three or fo,lr
of the county leaders it seemed to strike
them. as a merry jest.
Its possible" said one of them with a
chuckle but IL strikes me that the. man
who can get the solid support of Vigo corr
ty on any proposition is too big a man 10
run fOl' Congress-when we find him ven
nominate him for President"
RepreS entative Holiday has many warn,
friends In Nigo and some of tile active