Hope Republican, Volume 2, Number 37, Hope, Bartholomew County, 4 January 1894 — Page 2

HOPE REPUBLICAN. By Jay C. Smith. HOPE INDIANA “Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thy heart. So Shalt thou And favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man." “Arran the Ball” has been raging in an epidemic form at Mankato, Kan., and the city council has passed an ordinance declaring the song lo be a public nuisance-, and fixing the penalty at fifty cents fine for each offense. Any person whistling or singing the air between the hours of 6 o'clock in the morning and 10 o’clock at night is liable to arrest. Mr. S. A. Andree, Chief Engineer of the Swedish Patent Department, recently sailed from' Stockholm across the Baltic in a balloon. He was in mid-air for twelve hours and landed .in Finland in a very demoralized condition. His story is almost incredible, but valuable from a scientific point of view because of various recorded observations. The Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument at Indianapolis has been provided with glass doors and a custodian. Visitors are ribw admitted, a fee of 20 cents being charged. Those people pining for pedestrian exercise are permitted to ascend to the top of the shaft by the stairway — if they can. An elevator will be built, after which the admittance fee will be 25 cents. It is hoped to pay the salary of the custodian from this source; The yroat Yerkes telescope which was exhibited at the World's Fair in the Manufacturers’ Building, will be located permanently in an observatory at Geneva, Wis. This observatory is to be an annex to the University of Chicago, and its location at Geneva was decided upon because of the smoke and haze in the atmosphere of Chicago. It was the original intention of Mr. Yerkes to have the instrument placed in an observatory tower on the campus of the university, west of Jackson Park, Amelia Folsom, who was the fav- , orite wife of Brigham Young, still resides at Salt Lake City. She is ■ow over seventy years of age. Mrs. Folsom-Young is a second cousin of Mrs. Cleveland, and was the early love of the great Prophet, but on account of parental opposition failed to marry him. After the death of Mr. Folsom, Young returned to New York State, near Palmyra, and Amelia went with h-im to Utah, where she was- established as the favorite wife in “Amelia Palaee.” Richard Groker, the Tammany chief sachem, of New York, smarting under the repeated assaults and insinuations of the press, has given out an authorized interview in which he states that he has never received a dishonest dollar from a political or any other source, adding significantly that if those who make these charges will make them specific he will find means to compel them to prove their statements. He denies emphatically the charge that Tammany has assessed saloons, gambling houses and evil resorts for political purposes. Mr. Croker will remain at the head of the Tammany organization. A, nephew of Queen Llliuokalani, mm id Katneiua, is now being educated at Oberlin, O. He is a native of the Sandwich Islands. In a well written article to the Indianapolis Sentinel he gives a resume of the hiitory of his native land and its people from the first discovery by white people up to the present time. His coniusions are that his race has been sadly wronged in many ways, but he speaks in complimentary terms of the missionaries, who, he says, have endeavored to undo as far as possible, the wrongs inflicted by others. Naturally, he regards the dethronement of his aunt as an outrage, and he holds ex-Minister Stevens, and through him the Government of Ahe United States, responsible for the present situation. Fakes continue to flourish, but bow and then a well-laid plan of this

i character “gangs aft s-gley.” A deep ! and determined plot to impose upon the credulity of the American pecj pie has just, been exposed by Maj. [ Powell, of the Geological survey at Washington, the case being a “petrified” woman, whose history was supposed to be shrouded in the gloom and dark oblivion of an unknown past, as Dr. Talmage would say. i The matter-of-fact military mau ! promptly decided that the mysterious “She” was made of ordinary Portland cement, and the prospective museum attraction suddenly ceased to cast any “glamour” around ; the environs, while a greater genius than Haggard’s would be required to draw an inspiration from the cold remains. Children who bite their nails have long been reprimanded for the fault, but few people suppose that the habit has its origin in nervous disease. The recent investigations of a French ph3’sician have proved this to be the case, and the affliction has been given the omnious name of “Onycophagie.” Children suffering from “Onycophagie” are in need of medical treatment for incipient nervous degeneration. Statisfcs carefully prepared by this medical expert have demonstrated to his satisfaction that nail biters are perceptibly inferior in mental power to other children, and are fit subjects for rigid dicipline as well as the most careful and intelligent regulation of diet and the most expert medical treatment. Chicago jurynien seem to have a “snap” in the way of hotel accommodations. The Revere House has been dubbed the “Jury Box” and the landlord has instructions “to see that the jury is well taken care of.” The host has several juries “on bis hands” at times, and it is needless to say that his instructions are carried out and Cook county foots the bill and recoups itself from litigants when possible. The famous Coughlin and Prendergast juries were each given four connecting parlors, furnished with handsome folding beds, organs, billiard tables, and all conveniences. The jurors naturally did not complain about their confinement. Jury service under such circumstances is not thh unpleasant experienei that often fells to the lot of the “good men and true" who serve as targets for legal eloquence in the rural districts. Police Superintendent Byrnes, of New York, has recently added the sixth gold stripe to his coat sleeve, which indicates that he has been in continuous and active service on the New York police force for thirty yours. The Superintendent is also the proud and happy possessor of five valuable medals voted to him at different periods of his career by the police board. Thomas Byrnes was born in Ireland in 1842. Doc. 10, 1863, he became a policeman in New York. Oct. 22, 1868, ho was made a roundsman for meritorious services. He continued to rise to the various ranks of sergeant, captain, inspector, chief of detective bureau, the latter position being reached April 23, 1880, in which capacity ho served until April 12, 1892, when, Superintendent Murray retiring, he was placed at the head of the department by the unanimous vote of the commissioners. MISCELLAhEOUfTsorES. It is said that thirty-two thousand varieties of goods are manfaotured from wood. In Boston they are getting to Mill afternoon teas “smoke talks,” Jse cause the hostess usually has ini cense burning in a little Oriental incense burner. According to the statistics of the ! Interstate Commerce Commission, a railway passenger stands but one chance in 10,823,153 of being killed while traveling. A sharp lawyer secured the re- ' lease of a bunco steerer who had robbed one of his pals on the in- ! genious plea that he had only taken confederate money. | ClThe common snail is said to have 150 rows of stout, serrated teeth. The whole palate contains about 21,000 teeth, it is claimed, while a fullgrown slug has over 26,000 of these silicious spikes. | c The Probate Judge of Cowley countv, Kansas, has announced that he will make a special rate to clubs of ten or more who will procure raai’riage licenses and secure him to perform the ceremony during the holidays

Tories OF THESE TIMES. ANARCHY. The recent atrocious acts of Anarchists in Spain and France are known to all reading people. That a human being of apparently average intelligence could commit such wanton acts of cruelty as to throw and explode a dynamite bomb into the midst of a theater filled with happy, unoffending* and unsuspecting people, whose only thought was of the pleasure of the hour, seems incredible. That a handsome and rational man would endanger his own life and liberty that he might inflict injury in a similar manner upon a large number of legislators and innocent spectators, and glory in his act, for no reason save his own fiendish malice, is equally surprising. But that these men are but representatives of a class of people who openly avow undying enmity to the human race and all existing governments, and conditions of peace, prosperity and happiness passes the bounds of human reason and verges upon the outskirts of Satan’s own domain. The lot of the common people in many European countries is doubtless hard, but that their condition can be in any degree bettered by an indiscriminate assault upon the presumably guilty authorities and the clearly innocent pleasure seekers and chance spectators passing by is not apparent. Worse than this, we have this “same breed of dogs” at large in this free and enlightened country, where the condition of the common people is better than in any country on the face of the globe. Yet these red-mouthed villains would destroy every vestige of our government, heedless alike of their own welfare and of the lives and property of all mankind. They make war upon existing conditions, no matter what they are, good or bad. It is not creditable to the progress of the age that these men have been allowed so much liberty as to make the horrible outrages they have already committed a possibility. By their own avowal they place themselves beyond the pale of humanity, and the only proper treatment for them is such as would bo dealt out to the denizens of an African jungle, were they sudden!}' turned loose in the haunts of men. It is believed that these recent outrages will have the effect of bringing about concerted action against Anarchists,by all the powers of Europe, and that such action will also lessen the chances of a general European war. England, so long an asylum for all the malcontents of Europe, it is thought, will no longer permit the unquestioned sojourn of such characters within her borders. The effect of all this will be to drive these enemies of society to our shores. What will we do with them?

THE STEHLIN CASE . Temperance, agitators in this State are considerably elated over a recent decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Mary E. Haggart et al. vs. John H. Stehlin ct al. Ordinarily Supremo Court decisions are very dry reading, and the average man after reading the legal verbiage in which they are generally hidden catches his breath and wonders ‘‘where he is at.” This decision is not of this class, however, being sufficiently clear and pointed for the comprehension of all. The original case sprang from the establishment of a very disreputable appearing saloon by John H. Stehlin on a lot immediately ad joining the elegant residence of Mrs. Haggart on College avenue, in the city of Indianapolis—this being one of the most desirable residence districts in the capita!. There is no other saloon nearer than seven squares, and the people in the neighborhood were naturally indignant, having purchased and improved their lots with the expectation of being free from the annoyance, to say nothing of the demoralizing tendencies of saloons. After Stehlin had obtained his license, over the almost unanimous protest of the people in the neighborhood of his place, suit was brought by Mrs. Haggart and others. The damagers were apparent to all conversant with the situation. and the case was suffered to go by default on the part of the plaintiffs in the Marion Circuit Court, in order that an appeal might be taken to the Supreme Court. The decision rendered holds that the license law is constitutional; that a nuisance may be both public and private, but that

an individual may in such cjses be damaged more than the public and can maintain an action for the abatement of the nuisance. Where a loon is maintained within ten feet of a dwelling house in a quiet neighborhood, thereby reducing the rental or selling value of property, the ownei of such dwelling may enjoin the sa loon keeper and his landlord. A license is no defense to such action. Temperance workers regard the decision as a great victory, not only in this particular case, but because it applies to similar cases throughout the State. It gives protection to residence districts in all large towns and will have the effect of driving the saloon business into certain prescribed districts. The reversal of the decision of the lower court simply sends the case back to the Judge with the law, and it will now be his duty to assess the damages. This is one case, at least, where law and justice seem to have joined hands to the satisfaction of almost every ohe, except, possibly, the unfortanate Stehlin, who will probably have to seek for fairer fields and pastures new. THE F. F. V. The F. F. V. seem to have “lost’ their grip” upon the offices in the grand old commonwealth. “The Mother of Presidents” in by gone days gave to the country her most distinguished sons, and the pages of history are resonant with the names of a Washingtf n, Jefferson, Madison and Lee. > True, when the great struggle for human freedom, and the perpetuity of the institutions that these illustrious patriots bequeathed to their, descendants came, many degenerate and unworthy sons of noble sires joined hands with the ignoble vandals that dared to trample in the dust the flag that sheltered them in youth and madly fought to destroy the temple bought with blood and tears. Yet when the 1 e npest past and the blessed calm of an enduring peace had settled upon the smiling vales and hazy heights of their storied State, those illstarred sons with noble names and famous lineage came to the front again and served the Old Dominion loyally and well. The F. F. V. v. e all have heard about, and many of us have known their merits and peculiarities. They were as near an established aristocracy as this country has ever produced, and all in all, though often misguided, they were a class to be proud of. Viewed from this standpoint, many will regret, and some rejoice, that Ex-Governor Lee—who depended on the historic name and heroic fame of his noble house—on ‘-‘Light-horse Harry” and the fallen chieftain of Appomattox — to give him the office of United States Senator without any special effort on his part has been beaten by plain Mr. Ma-tin, a man of the common people. Gen, Lee would have been a no1a e figure in the National Senate, but Northern people of all parties will have little sympathy with the abuse heaped upon Mr. Martin by Virginia Democrats whose only offense seems to have been his success, by the usual tactics, in defeating one of the “anointed” and “getting there” in good shape in spite of his plebeian antecedents.

THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT. It is evident from all the information to be gathered fin the subject that the cause of Irish home rule is very much asleep if not altogether dead. The country has practically repudiated Gladstone and the home rule policy, although the commons still gives him a semblance of comfort and support. The members by so doing are running a great risk of fatally offending their constituents, but still cling to the aged Premier and his hobbies. The sessions of the Commons are now occupied by the Parish Councils bill, and the fate of this measure, containing sev-enty-one clauses, sixteen of which | have only as yet been considered in ! committee, can not be foretold. It ! is of the utmost importance, reorganizing local government from its foundations. It affects the Estab- ' lished Church, remodels the system i of allotments, modifies in important , particulars the relations between : the classes, and reconstructs to some i extent the rural life of England. Members are said to be. almost worn I out. Many are sick with the influ- [ enza, including the Speaker of the : House. The Radicals desire to make the measure oppressive to the men and classes whom they hate. Mr. Gladstone would have avoided the ; contest now impending, but was ' compelled to give way to the num- | erous and angry section of his folI lowers who are behind this bill.

CHASING THE DEAD. # At 11 o’clock in the forenoon the breeze died quite away and left the big ship lazily rising and falling on the ground swell of the South Atlantic. At noon the captain and mate took their observations and half an hour later it was written on the log that our position was 400 miles southwest of Tristan da Cunha island. Between 11 and 12 a man aloft reported what he believed to be a small boat under sail to the northeast. When the glass was sent up to him he’made her out . to be a ship’s quarter boat with sail set and heading down for us. Although there was not wind enough to move us the little fabric was shoved along slowly and soon after the men had eaten iheir dinners the eraft was in sight from the deck. A ship's boat at sea means that disaster has happened and sympathy is at once aroused. The cook was ordered to have an extra dinner ready. The steward received a bottle of wine to bo served out if necessary. and some of the men went into the' deck houseoto overhaul chests and see what they could spare in the way of clothing. The boat came down within a mile of us and then seemed to stand still. Before this it had been made out that she carried only one person, or at least only one person was in sight. By the aid of the glass it could be seen that he was a coal black negro. He sat in the stern sheets stiff and erect, with a yoke line in either hand, and though he had his face towards us he made no signal nor exhibited impatience when his boat seemed to drift. It was this which awed and mvstified us. He must be a castaway, and though he might have plenty of food and water, he would, nevertheless, exhibit some signs of joy at being picked up on tl e wide expanse. \ When an hour had passed a vay the surface of the sea became raided here and there with catspaws. These puffs made lanes and curious figures, and though not strong enough to dap one of our jibs, they caught the quarter boat and moved her all around the compass. The man in the stern sheets let her go as she would, though we dred a gun, waved a dag and raised a shout to attract his attention. By and by, when it was seen that the calm would wear out the sun and that the strange craft would come no nearer, the order was given to lower away a boat and pick him up.

We pulled lour oars and had the second mate in command, and on getting away headed at once for the derelict. We had pulled half the distance when the stranger got a eatspaw and ran away at a lively pace for half a mile. We preserved our stroke and got within half a cable’s length of her, when another puff struck her sail and she ran to the south across the bows of our ship. We could plainly make out the face and figure of the negro. He was barefooted and bareheaded, and his clothing consisted of a red woollen shirt and a pair of dungaree trousers. He sat ss stiff as a soldier, never turning his head to the right or left, and, though the mate stood up and shouted at. him, he appeared not to see nor hear anything. We had come up within 200 feet of the boat, which had lost her way again, when a puff from the south whirled her about and sent her driving at us as if she would run ua down. We backed water to get out of her course, and as she come past one of the men dropped his oar and caught her with the boathook. While he held her thus the mate stepped into her and started aft. but he bad not taken three steps when he stopped, threw up his hands, and exclaimed: “Why, men, it’s a dead man we’ve been chasing aroundl Look at him! He’s been as dead as a marlinspike for the last week!” The man's eyes were wide open, his jaw down, and it was his clutch on the yoke lines which held the body erect. There was no food, no water, not even an oar or a baler in the boat. In place of a name it bore the initials, “B. W. S.” There was nothing to tell us where it had been launched or how long it had been afloat; whether the dead man was the last of a crew, or had suffered hunger and thirst alone. We shoved his boat away and rowed back to the ship, and an hour later he was outol sight to the south. What mattered it whether we gave the. body to - the huge sharks cruising about, or let it continue to steer its coffin over the wide waste till some howling gale prepared a grave at the bottom o) the sea. The Colombian Munchausen. Chicago Record. "What do you think of my nee vases?” said the hostess, pleasantly. ‘‘Very pretty,” answered her visitor, raising his voice and looking at the others in the room. “But at theWorld’s Pair I saw ” Even as he gazed the room became vacant and silent save for a sad, maniacal laugh that echoed through the corridors.