Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1884 — Page 7

EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS She College Men and State Teachers Continue the Work of Their Meetings. tflse Former Elect* Its Officers and Adjourns —ANumber of Interesting Papers Presented to Isotb Bodies. TUB OMLI.KfiE rIiOFF.SSSOJtS. XJiacussions of Interest to tlie IToftmsiol: — Prof. Campbell Elected President. The Indiana College Association met at the Hates House, yesterday morning, with a larger attendance than on the preceding day. The committee on coiiege degrees was reconstructed so as to include Professors A. It- Benton, J. H. Smart, and D. 8. Jordan. A postgraduate committee was appointed, as follows ; K. B. Warder, J. E. Earp, and D. S. Jordan. Prof. H. B. Warder, of Purdue University, read a paper on ''The True Place of Industrial Education.” Prof. Warder restricted the term to school instruction, differentiated to preparo the pupils for their probable needs in the several kinds of manual occupation. A common sense principle of natural selection has given us the tsxt-books on arithmetic steeped through and through with the industrial and commercial bearings of the topics chosen. Here is a form of industrial education imposed by the State upon all who attend the public schools. When wo consider that nearly evory woman needs to practice sewing for her own comfort, this art may well be classed with geography and language as among the essentials of a girl’s education. If a teacher draws from her little children a deacription of a blacksmith shop, this is a most appropriate lesson in practical mechanics. Professor Warder's paper was an appoal in bohalf of the country child, whose whole schooling is scarcely one fifth what is required for admission to college halls. He did not ask for technical instruction in colleges, but he called for an awakening of college students to the accurate perception of the common things of every day life. "Native and Foreign Teaching of Modern Languages” was the topic of Prof. Alma Holman, of DePauw University. The principal claim which must he allowed in favor of the foreign instructor is his familiarity with the language he teaches. The fact that he is a foreign instructor giyes him prestige, and in this there is a mod icum of superiority. Some of the disadvantages under which he labors are that he is unfamiliar with the vernacular of his students. He can not fathom the intellect and spirit of those who are placed beforo him. There is an abyss between instructor and instructed. The foreign instructor has studied English idoms from a foreign stand point and he is to teach German or French idioms from an American stand-point. His methods of instruction are so impressed upon his mind that it is impossible for him to conform to other methods. The application of many foreign methods in an American school-room the speaker held to be impracticable. Professor John L. Campbell read a paper on the “Present Conditions of the Physical Development of Indiana,” reviewing the history of the State from its earliest settlement to the present time, including in his essay many statistical tables, of which he gave only the summaries. The paper was such an one as only a skilled topographial engineer, an enthusiastic admirer of Indiana and a careful and conscientious writer could have prepared. It was a masterly marshaling and presentation of all those natural conditions and artificial aidswhich have brought Itpjiaua to the front rank of the the central States. “We have kept our pace with the best in the last seventy years; may the next threo score and ten show a still better record.” Prof Campbell was followed by Dr. A. W. Biavton, with a short paper on the same subject, calling attention to tlio climatic, geographical and geological features which have conspired to make Indiana the great agricultural area that she is. Dr. Brayton closed his paper by a somewhat caustic comparison of the State agricultural reports of the State of Indiana and Alabama. That of the latter is by Prof. E. A. Smith, and amounts to a masterly physical geography of the State of Alabama, so logically arranged and scientifically written that it might serve as an agricultural university text-book. The report presented by Prof. Smith would not lose its interest translated and read in France or Germany; it is a full and complete discussion of the composition mode of formation and propertios of soils, and of the changes produced by cultivation; of the soil in its relations to animal life; of the general principles governing the use of manures and the It would be well for our State Board of Agriculture to suppress 200 pages of the next annual report and publish in its place the first part of ! the Alabama report for 1881-2. It is one of the best evidences the South has produced that it is on the highway to that prosperity that comes from the development of home interests. Tire problem of social life and comfort is to be worked out by every people for itself and at homo; Alabama has certainly given us an example in this report that Indiana may well follow. By properly directing the moneys spent in our agricultural, geological and university departments, by harmonizing these interests, and by putting ■cientific men at the head of scientific departments, we may look for results creditable to the agricultural interests of the commonwealth. The third paper was by President D. S. Jordan, of the State University, on Charles Darwin. Under this name Dr. Jordan put forth the modern views and conclusions of the scientific world regarding species and evolution. Ho thought evolution belonged to metaphysics rather than biology, and in any case’did not conflict with religion or Christianity. The paper received the closest attention, and was a candid, thoughtful, reverent and interesting statement of this Janus faced problem. Dr. Philip Baker, of DePauw University, who was appointed to speak on “Science of tho Sea," begged leave to discuss Dr. Jordan’s paper and subject, which was allowed by common consent. Dr. Baker called attention to the salient points of Darwin’s life —his early graduation, long study and slowness of conclusion. Dr. Baker spoke without notes, and with great earnestness and enthusiasm, aud his sulogium closed the discussion. Prof. J. L. Campbell, of Wabash College, was fleeted president for the ensuing year; Prof. Amzi Atwater, of the State University, vicepresident; Dr. R. B. Warder, of Purdue, secretary, and Prof. Dennis, of Earlham, treasurer. The sympathy of the association was tendered to tho Woman’s Christaiu Temperance Union in their work of advancing the cause of temperance in the public schools of the country. The benediction was pronounced by Prof. Benton, of Butler University, and tho very interesting session of the Indiana College Association adjourned for another year. THE STATE TEACHERS. A Number of Excellent Papers Read by Prominent Members of the Association. The thirty-first annual gathering of the Indiana State Teachers' Association met in its second day’s session yesterday, at Plymouth Church, with President H. B. Hill, superintendent of Dearlmrn county, in the chair, Pro lessor E. E. Smith, of Purdue University, ns chairman of the executive committee, D. Eckley Hunter, of Washington, corresponding secretary, and Professor Lilly, of Gosport, recording Secretary. 'l he meeting was the largest gathering of teachers the association has ever known, nearly 700 being present. The morning exercises spened with prayer by Professor E. A. Eagle. The first paper read was by Mrs. E. A. Blaker, principal of the Indianapolis kindergarten schools, on “Tho Frosbelinn Idea.” This paper comprised a graphic sketch of the life of Frcebel, his work, of tho principles underlying that

work, and tlioir practical application to-day. The paper was an excellent one, tho several points being admirably brought out. It was discussed by Superintendent D. M. Nelson, of Jasper county, and others. Rev. O. G. McCulloch delivered an address on the “Moral Education of the Young,” an abstract of which, as he spoke without notes, would not do the address justice. D. D. Luke, superintendent of the Seymour schools, read a paper on “Profit and Loss of the Graded School System." He thought the schools were to the State what the soil and moisture of the ground are to the stately oak—that they have an interest to subserve in tiie culture of individuals for good citizenship; that the city system of schools are the type of the graded system as a whole. Tho efficiency of any system must be judged by results. That in so far as the graded system of schools meets to a good advantage the requirements of sound culture, indispensable to a liberty loving and industrial citizenship, it is profit: its shortcomings, loss. He regarded as profits, from tho principle of division of labor as practiced in the graded system, (1) increased skill, (2) it gives the teacher better knowledge of her work, (3) it saves time in changing from one subject to another, (4) it affords better opportunities for the teacher to invent, as a means to an end, and (5) the principle increases the adaptation of physical and mental abilities. He thought that loss, in the working of the principle occurred, in that it tends (1) to enervate the operations, because it does not give full activity to the development of bodily functions, and (2) in a loss of individuality on the part of both teacher and pupil. He thought the tendencies might be compensated by the teacher devoting a certain portion of her time to studies outside of her profession. The influence of the system is of advantage (1) with respect to discipline; (2) it afforded better means for intellectual discipline. A loss occurred in (1) the general health of the pupil, (2) in the degree of proficiency owing to too many stud ies. He thought the chances of a pupil getting through with the average course of high-schools with sound and mental-sensibilities was about as one to three; that the pupil would either fail or come out with only a smattering of what he had gone over. He thought the ■tendency to read trashy literature was chargeable to tho methods of study practiced in graded school: pupils being hurried through the course, had no time to practice thought, and henee a dislike to read subjects requiring thought. He thought the graded system of schools was gradually discarding its machine methods and moving toward a more rational basis. He could see no reason why the system could not be made the best means for sound culture, and the furtherance of civilization over devised by the mind of man. The afternoon proceedings opened with recitations by Bertie Feibleman, a ten-year-old boy. of this city, and Mrs. Laura Moffatt, of Rushville. Professor Kenaston, superintendent of schools of Attica, read a strong paper on “Education as a Science.” He defined education as a development and training of the faculties and mind. Education is a science and art—not an empiric method or way, which is practicing the most difficult of all arts without any knowledge of its principles. Educational science shall give the teacher a deeper insight into the nature and conditions of mental growth. Methods gained by experience are not enough, a thorough study of the child-mind will show how to cultivate the whole being. He discussed the order of the unfolding of the faculties, and the adaptation of studies to each stage’of growth, the three-fold objects of education, the conditions of good teaching, the errors in memory-training, the one-sided work, leaving out training of will and moral facilties, He thought many pupils received ammunition and not skill, strength and courage, and showed how much depends on first nurture, environments and heredity. He gave several questions to be settled by educational science and closed by saying that nothing could take the place of the great-hearted, riclisouled, cultured teacher. It was a scientific discussion of the great principles that underlie the teacher’s work. This paper was discussed by the association generally, and was followed by the annual address, which was’delivered by Colonel F. W. Parker, of the Cook County Normal School, Chicago, the Colonel being widely known as tho man of the Quincy methods. His subject was “Learning to Do by Doing.” It was a fine address, taking the especial ground that the pupil should be taught by having him to do that which he was designed to learn, and not by having him do something else. The lecture was full of good points and hard, practical sense, and was listened to with great attention by the teachers, who, at its conclusion, gave a rising vote of thanks. Colonel Parker has left for Michigan, where he will address the teachers of that State this afternoon. The president of the association was authorized to appointment a committee to nominate members to fill the places of two on tho board of the State Teachers’ Reading Circle, whose time expires with this meeting. The report of State Superintendent Holcombe, as chairman of the committee on arbor day, was read. It presented a very complete statement of the excellent work done by the joint committee of the State Teachers’ Association and the State Horticultural Society, showing that two arbor days had been set apart and observed, one on the 14th of April and tho other on the 11th of November. Over one hundred different localities had observed the April day aud probably as many more tho day in November. In the two a large amount of work had been done in ornamenting and improving school grounds and looking after the health and beauty of their surroundings. Accompanying this was a communication from the State Horticultural Society expressing gratification at the success of the movement so far, and the excellent beginning that had been made, continuing its committee and requesting the State Teachers’ Association to do the same, and to take such action as they thought necessary to continue the work. The report was referred to a committee, with Prof. E. E. Smith as chairman, and instructed to make such recommendations as they thought best. The president then appointed a committee to nominate officers for the ensuing year and report this afternoon. The afternoon session then adjourned. Wallace Bruce delivered his lecture, "Womanhood in Shakspeare.” to a very large gathering of the association. He began by saying he was conscious that he combined in the title of his lecture two of the best known words in our language—Shakspeare, the representative of poetry and philosophy, tho accepted teacher of the nineteenth century; womanhood, the true quality of woman, her rights and duties—questions continually presenting themselves in the press and on tho platform. He said that Shakspearo’s characters were never out of date, and that the genuine qualities of womanhood, like the genius of the poet, are net of an ago, but for all time. He found further reason for choosing Shakspeare as the oracle of woman in the fact that he is one of the few writers who has created four heroines to one hero, which he considered the true ratio to this day, in actual life. He arranged his analysis in three divisions: the romantic, the domestic and the heroic. Under the romantic he placed Miranda, Rosalind, Juliet and Ophelia—placing in vivid contrast Juliet and Ophelia as to their homes, their early life and their characteristics. Under the domestic he placed Queen Catherine and Imogene, reciting with marked effect Queen Catherine’s plea before Henry VIII in the Hall of Blackfriars. Under the heroic, he analyzed the characters of Cordelia and Isabel. Tho plea in the prison between Isabel and her brother was a dramatic rendition of one of tho most powerful passages of Shakspeare. He selected Portia (in the Merchant of Venice), as the one who united in herself more than any other the three characteristics of the romantic, the domestic and the heroic. His deduction was that in Shakspearo woman is the soul of society; that her character consists in dignity and gentleness, her mission to make society happy and elevated, and that her real strength is not in physical force bnt in moral excellence, sensibility and delicacy. Mr. Bruce said ho found woman in Shakspeare superior to man in moral quality, constancy and adhesion to right; that lie found her iu Shakspeare equal in intellect to man, and illustrated this view by passages —holding, however, that equality does not involve identity. He said that Portia was greater in intellectual power than any hero of Shak speare’s creation. Near the close of his lecture he recited a beau tiful passage from the “Day Dreams of a School master." by Darcy Thompson, formerly pi-inci-pal of the High-school in Edinburg, Scotlaud. Ami I ono. knew a schoolmaster, and that school- - hail a wife. And she was fair, and young, and learned, as that princess pupil of old Ascliam; fair and

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learned as Sidney's sister, Pembroke’s mother. And her voice was ever soft, gentle and low, an excellent thing in woman: and her fingers were quick at needlework, and nimble iu all a housewife’s cunning. And she could draw sweet music from tbe.irouingboard, and sweeter, stranger music from the dull heart of her schoolmaster husband. And she was slow at heart to understand mischief; her feet ran swift to do good, ami she was simple with all tho simplicity of girlhood, and wise in the wisdom that cometh only from the Lord. And her sweet young life was like a morning hymn, sung by child voices to rich organ music. Sir. Bruce said that there were heroes and heroines none the less true than those whose names are upon every lip. He said that it was heroic in Grace Darling and Ida Lewis to buffet the waves with their life boats to save a shipwrecked crew; that it was noble in Godiva to ride through the streets of Coventry, clad with chastity, to relieve a suffering city; that it was sublime in old Barbara Fre i trine, from her garret-window in Fredericktown, to wave the flag which has made her home immortal—the flag that the men hauled down; but none the less daring, heroic and noble that band of accomplished women who left their homes to care for the soldiers of the hospital, or to teach the children of the freedmen. Our only rule of action is to do our duty as we see it, and as our day, so shall our strength he. Mr. Biuce wa3 listened to with the closest attention by his cultured audience, which frequently applauded his most striking and inspiring passages. The programme for to-day will he exceedingly interesting and instructive. At 10 o'clock this morning Prof. E. E. White, LL. D., of Cincinnati, 0.. will deliver his address on "The Philosophy of Teaching.”

LETTERS PROM TIIE PEOPLE. Enforcing tiie Liquor Law. To the Editor of tiie Indianapolis Journal: The Journal has this to say: "Within our recollection there never was a time when the police force of the city was more inefficient, more valueless, so entirely without restraining influence upon tho criminal classes.” What is the cause! Is the system so “farcieal" as to he powerless to execute the laws! Are the police insufficient in number, or is it their management! Three, from the wealthiest and best business men in tho city, to manage them, it would seem that they would he well handled. If not, then why not! Can there be an influence controlling the commissioners so strong as to induce them to disregard their oath of office, and allow the police to neglect to enforce tho law, in regard to saloons in particular; and which can but have a tendency to a course of carelessness, generally, in guarding and protecting the people from the lawless! If all this be so, is it the power of the Liquor League —of that class of men who are determined to thrive, to hoard up money if it be at the expense of all other interests of the people, regardless of the crime their business.engenders and promotes—brought to bear upon them! Is it not a fact that they have instructed the police to not molest the saloons at the times they are selling contrary to law. provided their front doors are not open! If all this be true, then the query arises: Why do the people allow those three men to nullify tho law that is so essential to their best interests! If there is a law in the statutes that makes them liable to punishment for malfeasance in office, why do they not enforce it against them! Let them feel the consequences of disregarding their oaths and nullifying the law so essential to good government. As the Journal says, “In the absence of anything like police protection, people will be forced to rely on the law and right of selfdefense.” Then if they fail to do their duty in this particular, does not there rest a grave responsibility upon them, and are they consistent in faulting the police until they have done that duty! Three men in the ordinary walks of life would not escape the just penalty for a violation of law, the evil consequence of which would not be one tithe of this persistent nullification of law by those police commissioners high in wealth and social position, yet they escape. Is it because public sentiment permits it in consideration of that wealth and consequent social position! In the absence of negative assurances are we not forced to believe it! The use of strong drink is promiscuous, and without ono redeeming trait in the character or conduct of the drinker that would make him a better husband, father or citizen from its use, while evory trait, engendered in him, is wholly pernicious, in his every day life, with his family, or in the community. All this though he obtain and drink it at places authorized by law to sell it. But to prevent, in a measure, the pernicious effects of its use, the authorities have confined its sale within certain days and hours, and, prescribing a penalty for tho violation of these regulations, have committed their enforcement to those commissioners ; yet, and after having taken an oath bocore God and man to enforce them, they persistently refuse to do so. Now the people have the God-given right to inquire: “Do those gentlemen consider their wealth raises them above all law, or are they silent partners in the general liquor-selling business in the city, and thus take the responsibility to allow the saloons to run in full blast, without any regard to those regulations, merely to enhance their own mercenary gains! In the opinion of some people they can only clear themselves of such suspicions by enforcing the law impartially. A. S. Kingsley. The Indiana Legion. To tho Editor of tho Indianapolis Journal: At the meeting of the officers of the Indiana Legion, hold in this city, at which were present some of the ablest talent of the State, from a military point of view,they were all surprised at the eloquence displayed by the orator from the Wasbah valley, Captain G. H. Gregory of the Thompson Rifles, of Terro Haute, from the clear, concise aud business-like manner in which ho presented his logical views, in which the appropriation should bo made for the maintenance of the State militia; and if ail the officers of the Legion would exert themselves to the extent he has done, our legislators would acknowledge that the Indiana Legion is entitled to the sum it asks for its proper support as a military organization. lam prompted to write the above in justice to the captain of the Thompson Rifles, and for tho benefit of tho Indiana Legion, for I think this is a subject that should bo brought prominently before the people of our State. Second Regiment. Indianapolis, Dec. 30. Prohibitionists in the Campaign. Washington Special to New York Commercial Advertiser. Four members of the House, a day or two ago, were warming themselves before one of tho grates in the chamber when they began to tell reminiscences of the recent campaign, discussing. among other things, the effect of the Prohibition canvass. All four were Republicans, and temperance men from principle. In eacli of the four districts they represented tho Prohibition party had run a candidate of its own for Congress. The result was that in two of tho districts the Republican candidates failed of re-election. One of the defeated ones said in commenting upon the result: “I have been a temperance man ail my life: have spoken in probably every church and school-house in my district on the subject, and have given probably as much or more money iu aid of the cause as any man in my district, yet the Prohibitionists rail a candidate against mo, and secured my defeat by drawing from the Republican vote. They made ittheir boast through out the campaign that while they did not expect to elect a man of their candidates, they hoped to split up tiie Republican party so as to insure its defeat. Hero we have the spectacle of a lot of men deliberately working to defeat tlio very party that has most befriended their cause, and giving victory to their avowed enemy." A Wise Admonition. Boston Post. We would simply suggest to husbands that they restrain their joy over the presents given them by their wives until they get the bill for it. Horsford's Aoid Phosphate. SPECIFIC VIRTUES IN DYSPEPSIA. Dr. A. Jenkins, Great Falls, N. 11., says: “I can testify to its seemingly almost specific vir tues in cases of dyspepsia, nervousness and morbid vigilance or wakefulness.”

AFFAIBS OF TIIE RAILWAYS. Personal and Local. The city freight depots will ho closod after 10 A. m. New Year’s day. Charles Eden, the noted base baltist, is now running as a freight conductor on the Kankakee division of the C., L, St L. &C. road, \Vm. R. McKeen, president, and N. K. Elliott, master of transportation, of tho Vandalia system, were in the city yesterday on official business. The bridge of tho Indianapolis & St. Lonis road near Terre Haute, over the Wabash, is again in condition to admit of the passsage of trains over it safely. Henry Davids, a freight conductor on the C., 1., St. L. & C. road, on Friday last when on duty had his feet so badly frozen that ho is confined to the house for repairs. If Commissioner Richardson, of the Chicago and Ohio River pool, will inves.igate he will find that one of tho roads in the pool cut the rate to Des Moines passengers yesterday $2.85 per ticket. Freight rates south-bound aro again badly off. Why roads, when they have an opportunity to make a fair revenue on property carried, prefer to cut the bottom out of rates is an unsolved mystery. A furthor reduction of wages of employes in certain departments of the Wabash system is now going on, and the employes are not speaking in so laudatory terms of the management of A. A. Talinage as they did sixty days ago. Engine 462. on the C.,St.L. & P. road, on Sunday hauled the fast mail train, consisting ot eight cars, from Bradford to Columbus, 83 miles, in 108 minutes. Engine 57 hauled the same train from Deninson to Steubenville, 53 milo, in (17 minutes. Monday afternoon a man named Porter jumped from train No. 1. fast express over the C., 1., St. L. & C.. near Templeton, when it was moving at a speed of forty miles per hour. Being under the influence of liquor ho essaped with a few bruises. The manager of the Globe fast-freight line has perfected arrangements to reach Indianapolis over the L, B. & W. road. It is understood that Win. Parmelee, agent of the West Shore and Hoosac Tunnel line at this point, will also look after Globe line business in this section. Colfax, on theC., L, St. L. & C. road, also on the T. H. & I. division of the Vandalia, is be coming an important connecting point Since the road was opened through to South Bend the interchange of passengers at that point has averaged forty-five persons daily, notwithstanding the fact that travel has been light. Russell Elliott, late auditor of the Chicago & Atlantic road, has been employed to look after rental property of a party who ow” 6 a largo amount of real estate in Kansas City. It is said that Mr. Elliott is to receive a handsome salary therefor. His many friends in this city will be glad to learn of his good fortune. When New York Special Freight Agent Carhart, of tho Erie railway, was discharged, he had $19,000 of his company’s money in his pocket, which he has deposited in a bank, subject to a decision of the courts regarding his claim that his contract with the company does not expire for several months yet Tiie company has attached the money. The general passenger agent of the Indianapolis & St. Louis road has notified foreign lines that in apportioning through rates to or via St. Louis, divided upon a mileage basis, foreign lines will allow the Indianapolis & St. Louis railway the following arbitraries, account St. Louis bridge, viz.: 75 cents first class, 50 cents second-class and emigrant, and $1 round trip. The Wabash people have notified the L., N. A. & C. Air line management that after May 1 they cannot furnish them with depot accommodations for their freight or yard room for their trains. The roads are largely competitors, and it could hardly he expected that they will work harmoniously in business matters. Doubtless the Air line people will arrange to do their business in the C., H. &I. freight depot and C., H. & I. yards. An indignant passenger conductor, who runs on the Louisville & Nashville road, remarked to a reporter of the Louisville Courier Journal that it was about time for detectives to be placed on guard about the financial offices of railway companics, and give the conductors a rest. He said that about a dozen spies had been dogging him at every step during the past year, and in that time he had not handled as much money as the L. & N. treasurer got away with. Railroad men, without exception, speak of the appointment of Reuben Wells as general manager of the Louisville & Nashville road as avory fortunate one for the company. But few men are as fully competent to fill that position as is Mr. Wei.', For somo ten years he hold important positions on the Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis road, and for the last five years has held the position of general master mechanic of the L. &N. road. For many years he has been foremost in tho ranks of master mechanics of the country. Mr. Wells has written several papers which have been extensively published and read with interest by scientific railway machinists. A. J. Smith, general passenger agent of the Indianapolis & St, Louis road, has published in card form the rates which take effect on the Indianapolis As St Louis road Jan. 1, 1885. On tho same card aro the following instructions: “Where half fare rates make uneven change, add sufficient to make them end in ‘o,’ or 's.' No half-fare tickets will be sold between stations where the single trip ticket is only 10 cents or less. Clergy tickets will, irnon presentation of the proper certificate,be sold at 2 cents per mile, actual milage. All rates thus figured must end in ‘o,’or ‘5/sufficient being added when necessary to so make thorn. Clergy rates to or from St. Louis will be 25 cents higher than 2 cents per mile —St. Lonis mileage, except Indianapolis, which will be 50 cents higher. No clergy rates of less than 10 cents will be made. Conductors will require clergymen to present their permits with their tickets. Rates named will apply to the transportation of a corpse, in the baggage car, when accompanied by some person in charge, with a certificate from a physiciau stating that the person did not die of any contagious or infectious disease. Tho coffin must be protected by the usual outside box. Oue hundred and fifty pounds of baggage will bo carried free on each adult ticket, and seventy-five pounds on each half-fare ticket, and will he checked to the destination of the ticket only. Conductors are, upon application, authorized to issue one stopover check, good for fifteen days, on regular local tickets. No stop-over will be allowed on any special or other reduced-rate ticket. No special orders for any reduced rates whatsoever; will be honored by conductors upon the train, reduced rate tickets they may call for must bo procured at the ticket-office before entering the cars. ” Cheap Coal ami Low Rates. There is not a city in tiie Union that has a better prospect for cheap coal than has Indianapolis. Four roads are now bringing coal onto the market aud a fifth road is building to mines in the western part of tho Stato. Block coal is now selling on the market at $2.50 per ton and the Indianapolis & Vincennes people say that they can place equally as good coal on this market at $2.25 per ton. The Torre Haute & Indianapolis road, however, will lead in this matter so far as western coal is concerned, as they havo tho largest field to draw from and tlio shortest distance to haul it. Five eastern roads aro now hauling anthracite coals to this market at a rate which gives them a very small margin, and Fittsburg coal is now brought heroat a rate that is lower than the river and vail rate; and with Indianapolis roads reaching out in all directions and carrying all classes of freights at as low rates as those ot roads at other competing points, this city is cortainly now ono of the most favorable iu the country for manufacturers to locate at. Railroad Building in tlio Northwest. The St. Paul Pioneer Press, in its annual review of the railroad work in the Northwest, says: “The new Northwest mileage for 1884 is 1,033 miles. In addition to this 327 miles have been graded, and will certainly be ironed next season. Compared with last year this is ade crease of only 28G miles. The year 1884 was an off year, and no oue expected that even this number of miles of road would bo built. The most important work done by tho old roads was

the extension of tho Pacific division of tho Minneapolis & St. Louis to Watertown, Dak. This new road opens up a most fertile and prosperous country, which promises to greatly increase the trade of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The most important work of all, however, was done by the younger roads. This consisted of tho extension of the Wisconsin Central to St. Paul, giving tlio merchants of St Paul and Minneapolis another route to Chicago; tlio partial completion of tho Duluth & Iron Range, opening up the mineral regions of Minnesota, and the commencement of work upon the new road from Minneapolis to the Sault Ste. Marie.” Tire Situation in a Nut-Shell. That tho coming year anew union depot will be built at at Indianapolis is a settled fact. To be sure, for the last five years the talk each year has been that the dilapidated old Union Depot is to give place to a better one, and it has ended in talk; but this time different men have the matter in hand. James MeCrea, V. T. Malott and William R. MeKeen are not men who put their hands to the plow and look back. These three are empowered to get Stato and city legislation, so far as needed, through, to issue and place the bonds to raise money needed to build the union depot, and construct the system of tracks needed. Location is now the only question, and if any business man on South Meridian street has conceived the idea that the Union Railway Company will proceed to spend a million dollars or more to erect a union depot on the patch of ground occupied by tiie present structure they are badly off. For it is fully settled that unless Meridian street can be bridged with a substantial, handsome structure, twenty-two feet in width, and certain streets and parts of streets closod as public thoroughtares. The depot will be built on grounds where there is ample room for building aud tracks, and where there will be no troublo to close one or more streets or to bridge them either. The Journal has this information from parties who are in a position to know what is being done in this enterprise, and the parties who are busying themselves in advising business men on Meridian street to make no concessions, nor favor tiie bridging of Meridian < street or tho closing of Illinois street, will wake up some fine morning in March, 1885. and learn that the new union depot is to be built somo distance from the present site, and Meridianstreet property will ho worth 50 per cent, less than it would be were the new depot erected on the two squares between Meridian and Tennessee streets. Indianapolis, as a city, is as much interested in the erection of a union depot, commodious enough, convenient and of handsome style of architecture, as is the Union Railway Company; and it behooves every business man to interest himself in getting needed State and city legislation through, aud also in seeing that as few obstacles are thrown in the way of proceeding with the work as possibie. Valuable Railroad Properties. Boston has eight railroads, namely, the Eastern, with 285 miles operated; Boston & Maine, 204; Boston & Lowell, 530; Fitchburg, 189; Boston & Albany, 384; New York & New England 378 (or 444 including the Norwich & Worcester, managed by it); Boston & Providence, 68; Old Colony. 4-6S. Since the close of the fiscal year, Sept. 30, the Boston & Maine has leased tho Eastern; the joint mileage is 480. No other eight lines in the country diverging from a single city have greater earning capacity. The Boston & Maine, Boston & Albany and Boston & Providence are 8 per cent, stocks, the Old Colony 7 per cent., the Boston <Sr Lowell and the Fitchburg 5| per cent., and that tho Eastern and tho New York & New England pay no dividends is. due rather to unwise policies and insane ambitions in the past than to the present business situation. The last year has usually been reckoned a very bad ono for American railways. In a broad sense this judgment is warranted. But the Boston roads have nearly held their own. Bradstreet says the best key to a railway's capacity for earning interest and dividends is to be found in its receipts for traffic permile operated. Distributing the transportation earnings of tho above named roads on this basis, the following will be the result of the total transportation earnings per mile: 1883. 1894 Eastern $11,998 $11,874 Boston & Maine ....... 14,279 14,223 Fitchburg 14,937 14,635 Boston & Albany 21.653 10,893 New York & New England 8,931 8,446 Boston & Providence 24,309 25.,156 Old Colony 8,880 8,743 In a Peck of Trouble. Passenger conductors on two of the Indianapolis roads are in a dilemma. Their ordors are to give a rebate ticket to every party which pays a cash fare. A few days since a party of fifteen got on at a way station and rodo fivo miles to another station. The conductor found it impossible iu eight minutes to write out fifteen rebate tickets, collected their fares and reported the case, and was laid off ten days, by order of tho general passenger agent, for not giving rebate tickets. Learning this fact another conductor resolved to hold his train at any station until overy passenger which boarded his train purchased a ticket. A day or two after forming this resolution, at a junction point ho waited on a connection which was ten piiimtgs lato, and had several passengers, until it arrived. On reaching th-e station nono of tho party, which numbered sixteen, had tickets. He ordered them to purchase their tickets and he would hold the train. On arriving at the terminus of the road ho was questioned by tho superintendent why he was late, aud explained the situation as above. The superintendent laid him off for two weeks for holding the train at the junction point so long a time. Now tlio conductors on the road are puzzling their brains to know how to overcome the trouble attached to giving rebate tickets. A Disgrace to the City. The Evening Minute says: “The Railroad Men’s Christian Association rooms at Indianapolis is a disgrace upon tho fifteen roads entering here. It is dark, gloomy, uninviting, and the library is a sickly-lookiug affair. Some enterprising railroad man should take this matter in hand at once, and sec that a pleasant room and a respectable library is provided for Indianapolis railroad men aud thoir sons.” Swindling Engineers Discharged. Youngstown, O Dee. 30.—Seven locomotive engineers on tho Ashtabula & Pittsburg and the Erie & Pittsburg railroads have been discharged for the alleged offense of securing more pay than they were entitled to. It is stated that they connived with tho time-clerk at Erie, who made up the time, and that SB,OOO has thus been overdrawn. The clerk resigned a short time since, and his successor discovered tiie errors. The officials and men refuse to talk. Tho engineers discharged have been in the employ of the companies for several years. Charges of Discrimination Withdrawn. Springfield, 111., Dec. 30.—After a long session, last night, between Springfield shippers and railroad representatives, the former ag reed to withdraw their complaint of discrimination before the Railroad and Warehouse Board, tho railroads agreeing to equalize rates as nearly ns possiblo as between Springfield and other competitive points in Illinois. Hood’s Sarsaparilla, acting through the blood, reaches every part of the system, aud iu this way positively cures catarrh. RAZORS. POCKET-KNIVES. Scissors and Plated Ware, ROLLER SKATES CHRISTMAS GOODS! Coal Hods, Fire Sets, Children's Knives and Forks, Toy Tools and Money Banks. BUILDERS’ and MISCELLANEOUS HARDWARE. VAJEN&NEW 64 East Washington Street.

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