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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11

with them In conversation" Mr.. Godkin
Is not considering the question OF marriage.
but the inevitable inference from his re-
marks is that the men OF wealth and prom
inence. the men regarded by the average
woman. educated or not. as desirable hus-
bands. would not wish to marry women
they cannot spend an evening with COM
fortably
Mrs. Hapgood and Mr.. Godkin may or
may not be right-the Journal would not
venture to decide SO important and deli
cate question-but, assuming that they
are correct, what can be done about it?
After SO many woren's colleges have been
established, after the doors of universities
have reluctantly opened to them on equal
terms with men, after the advantages of
season and out of seasan, are all these to
go for naught in order that the girls may
be society butterflies, or sweetly domestic
but unintelectual maids, and so get hus-
bands? Or shall they be educated in
secret way with instructions to conceal
their bookishness and mental superiority
until after each has nabbed her man?
Would it be better to that the boys
are educated I'D to level with the girls,
so that the latter may not be objects of
alarm? How is the American man to have
the cultured mother that he approves if
his father will not marry the cultured girl?
These questions parents must consider for
themselves when they plan their children's
welfare. Meanwhile the casual observer
will reflect that there is perhaps no need
of haste in settling the problem. since the
girl graduate commonly met with in So
ciety is not sufficiently learned to do any
immediate injury to the social fabric, and
indeed, seems harmless enough Intellectual
ly to suit the most exacting young man.
Perhaps it is the wisdom of the serpent
and she is guilefully concealing her knowl-
edge until after marriage, but in any case
she can be trusted for the present, not
only to look after herself, but after the
manageable men. At least it seems I'M
necessary to proceed to the extreme meas
ure of chloroforming her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11
port The following is given as fairly
accurate table OF the scale OF wages paid
by all the quarries In the Bedford and
Blorfrnf n OF ~, x7futr-iof1-

This, the writer says, embraces about all
the skilled or partially skilled labor en-
ployed at the quarries, except stone cut
ters and carvers, whose wages are regu-
lated by the union. A stone cutter is paid
IS cents an hour, or s3.05 for day of nine
hours, and a foreman or special man
sometimes receives much as 81 per day.
Excluding these high-priced workers and
the unsklIed laborers and boys, the aver
age rate of wages paid to the classes named
in the above list is s1.s5 day. This will
compare favorably with the rate of wag IS
paid in any other industry and there are
said to be very few idle men in either Law
renee or Monroe counties. There is no la
Dor organization in either county and there
has never been any concerted effort among
the quarry owners to reduce wages. The
rate of wages is practically fixed by GUS
tom, and undergoes very little change. In
spite of the fact that within the past few
years there has been a decline of almost
so per cent in the price of stone no CORE
spending reduction has been made in wages.
Men who received $3.50 or 81 three or four
years ago ARE still receiving a similar sum
for a days work. These facts do not sus
tain the charges of Popocrat orators and
calamity shriekers, who tell workingmen
they are worse off than slaves. The writer
in the Mail, from whose intelligent state
ment some of these facts are obtained
says:
The only contingency that could affect
the condition OF QuaTryman would be the
absolute closing down of majority of the
qrarrics, which would throw great num>
Der of men into competition for very
small amount of labor, and wages would
necessarily drop almost TO staryati on point
Tie Bedford and Bloomin gton districts are
dependent for their prosperity upon the.
stone, trade; the stone trade is dependent
Upon the building trade; tie building trade
in tur-l is dependent upon general business
confidence. If the business confidence of
the country is greatly disturbed, ii not al
the success of the silver party, the stone
trade will be the first to suffer the disaS>
trous, consequences. There Is nothing more
certain than that free silver will, by par
have most lamenatbe and ruinous effect
upon the quarry industry and the wages
of the men who are dependent upon 1t Tor
a living.
Thus it appears that intelligent men in
all industries and all lines of business are
filed with apprehension regarding the flu
ture IL. free silver should prevail. If the
owners of Indiana limestone quarries
should demand that the government take
their entire output at a fancy price or con-
vert 1t into cash for them at twice its mar
ket value they would be asked just what
the silver mine owners are.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11
An exchange, in commenting on the pro-

An exchange in commenting on the pro-
posed erection of portrait statue of Har-
riet Beecher Stowe at Hartford, says the
trouble about a wornan's statue is that the
fashion of modern costume renders it al
most impossible to design a. figure invested
either with grace or dignity. This is non
sense. A woman's skirts adapt themselves
well to graceful lines of sculpture. while
mantles and shawls of soft fabric draped
about the shoulders are always sufficiently
in fashion to preserve the unities of time
and place. Mrs Stowe was not a fashion
able person, and her usual costume. as
shown by her portraits. was so simple it
might well be copied exactly. Any costume
worn by a woman, however, even the ex-
IRENE one of big sleeves and theater hats,
is better suited to artistic requirements
than the unpicturesque coat and trousers
CT modern man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11
UNWIsE CRITICISM.

In his speech a week ago Mr.. Bourke
Cochran referred to indianapolis in most
complimentary terms. In private CONVEX
sation he did the same thing. II was GO
ing to Chicago at midnight he said, but
when 1 entered the rooms assigned to me
in the hotel / could not bring myself to
return to the car" This remark recalled
recent criticism of the hotels of Indian
apolis in one of the city papers which has
provoked some remark. Indianapolis is
not what is known as a city of the first
class. 1t is not a New York, a Chicago or
st. Louis. 1t belongs to a class of
smaller cities which have been growing
into prominence during the past ten or
fifteen years. These cities cannot afford
the hotel accommodations of Chicago be-
cause they have not the patronage. They
cannot show the fine and costly churches
the wealth nor the population. They have
not places of amusement on the grand
scale of those of Boston because thew
have not the patrons. Strange it may
seem, there appear to be those who cannot
recognize the difference. and therefore crit
icise Indiana polls hotels and places of
amusement because they do not come up
to the standard of those of the very large
cities. They ignore the difference in popu-
lation and patronage, and consequently dis
parage their own city,.
For it's population Indianapolis has as
ample church accommodations and as able
preachers as any city in the country. The
same may be said of it's public schools
frr aII
practical purposes cannot be found in any
city. 1t has a manual training school such
few of the much larger cities possess
AS for its hotels, it may be doubted if
any city in the country of it's population
has so excellent and SO extensive hotel
accommodations. Such is the testimony of
travellers. 1t is also proved by the fact
that, more and more, national associations
holding long sessions coming to In
dianapolis as the years pass. There are
many things that all would like; there al
ways will be. The people that is entirely
satisfied with what it mas has reached the
stage of riDeness where decay has begun.
During the past decade Indianapolis has
progress. 1t has become city, not New
York or q Chicago, but one in which as
many people in every walk of life own
their homes in others which are much
more popular. In few cities of it's class do
so large a part of the residents, under
the conditions of ordinary prosperity, pos
sess many of the comforts Of Hfe I'm
der such conditions it is almos. stranger
to the wretched and hopeless poverty of
the larger cities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11

The recent death of the author of s"T'ril-
by has called out some inside facts rela-
tive to the publication of the work in this
country. AS Harper Sc Brothers had pub
lished the authors earlier work Peter
Ibbetson," the second one naturally came
to them. They did not make any money
out of the first one, but had a presentiment
that "Trilby' would be very popular When
they were negotiating the terms on which
they were to publish it Du Maurier insisted
that the novel be bought outright and paid
for in a lump sum. The publishers, on the
other hand, desired to publish the novel on
g royalty basis. To this suggestion Du
Maurier would not listen, and in the end
the Harpers yielded. "Trilby'' was pub
lished, and every one knows how it pros
pered. When it became evident that the
book to have immense sale the
Harpers offered, of their own free will, to
allow Du Maurier, in addition to the sum
already paid, the royalty which, so much to
his own disadvantage, he had at first re-
fused, although they were in no way bound
to this course of action. The Gale of '"Tri!-
by is not ex lctly to be estimated, tut the
publishers think that not far from $50, 900
copies have been sold.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11
J HE INDIANA LIMESTONE INDUSTRY.

The limestone or building stone business
of Indiana is one of the healthest and bes,
established industries in the State. and is
place it among the most important It's
merit lies in the fact that it's growth has
been perfectly natural and is therefore
healthy, and it is SO well based that it will
stand almost any amount of development.
The stone advertises itself and makes it's
way as building stone everywhere against
all competitors. recent report of the
State Bureau of Statistics presents some in
teresting facts concerning the industry and
those engaged in it. The report shows that
during the past year 112 quarries, covering
4,944 acres of ground, produced and shipped
61,217 carloads of stone. of the value of
S1,95S.376. The estimated value of the
grounds and machinery used in the quar-
ries is So. 800. They gave employment to
4,519 men and IT'S boys. The report places
the average rate of wages paid the men at
$1.65 per day, but, will be seen further
on, this is probably too low The total
amount paid in wages during the year was
ss40.64s. The population working in and de-
pendent upon workers in the quarries is as
follows: Married men, 2.465. with an aver
age of AZ to the family, 10,34S; single men,
Loss; boys, ITS, making total of II, 27S. Of
the married men l. l5S own their own homes,
while 1,3o6 pay rent. Thirty per cent of
the men made average annual saving
of $1o3 each. total for the 1865 of S103 &C.,
Fifteen per cent of them, 527, carry each
an average of 3.S shares of building stock.
a total of 2,002 shares. OF this number 260
have built houses through the assistance
of the associations. Nine per cent. 3l6.
carry an average of $1.079 life insurance.
a total of $3.50 965. IL there Is anything in
statistics these show healthy industry
The quarries are located principally in
Lawrence and Monroe counties, and they
are to be congratulated on having so stur-
dy industrious, productive and thrifty
class of citizens as these quarrymen seem
to be. A. writer in the Bedford Mail. who
signs himself "Quarryman" and who is evi-.
IDENTIFY familiar with the subject says that
the average rate of wages earned by the
nan Is more than s1.65. as stated by the re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11
REALISM In FICTION.

Authors now are nothing IL not real
istic.' Their aim is to represent life as 1t
is but, unfortunately for the readers. the
idea seems to prevail among them that
realism means. for the most part, distress
full happenings. and that no tale Is true to
life unless a tragedy makes a part of it.
Three serial stories ending in October mag
azines carry out this theory. Mrs. Ward
smothers her hero to death in a coal mine;
Mrs. Catherwoods heroine is burned to
death, and Henry James's house contain
ing the wonderful 'old things which form
the motive of his novel goes up in flames
before the heroines eyes. Under ordinary
conditions this aforementioned event could
not be called a tragedy. but Mr.. James's
serious manner of treating it makes it
truly narrowing. Everything considered, it
was really most artistic disposal of the
art treasures, however, and can be forgiven
but there was no requirement Of art call
ing for the taking off of "Sir George Tres
sadly and the spirit of an Illinois Town"
in such agonizing fashion. 1t is true, of
course, that the tragic element is part of
real life but it is never dragged in by ma
ture to help individuals out of complex and
matte climax. In both the cases mentioned
the endings are not called for by the artistic
or natural requirements of the tale, and
are unnecessarily shocking. The old-fash-
toned romances which invariably ended, if
not with the marriage of the hero and
heroine, at least with pleasant transfer
nation scene,'' had much to recommend
them. They may not have been realistic
but this was not because they ended agree
ably, for real life certainly includes the
agreeable as we'll as the tragic. Perhaps
there is little too much straining after the
dramatic among the writers. AT all
events, it might be we'll if the writers of
novels would turn their attention somewhat
more to the humorous and happy side of
life. Mr.. Howells, prince of realists though
he is, is too cynical to be quite genial, but
he does recognize the humor of existence,
and in that direction, if other is far
ahead of most of his contemporaries. He,
too, concludes a serial tale in current
magazine and marries his hero and heroine
off, or, rather, brings them to the verge
of inevitable marriage, in most approved
fashion, but leaves them with implied
doubt of their perpetual bliss-and that is
greater realism than fire or coal-mine ex-
plosion, for do we not all moraliZe thus
upon the newly welded? BUTT is at least
a more satisfactory climax to a tale than
immediate and horrible death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11

has not yet been chosen. Mr.. Frohman ha.
also secured the dramatic rights IN Mrs
nett Is coming in November to be presen, :,
the production.
On the LIST of June there were in existence
In Paris 2.291 periodicals of all kinds cIassI-
fled as follows: Eight hundred monthlies,
$50 weeklies 1877 dailies 237 with no fixed
dates of publication The others are semi
weekly. etc. France, as whole. including
the colonies issues 1856 periodicals. Of
which 336 are dailies-
A new translation of Shakespeare into
French, by M. Jules Lermina, with illustra-
tions by Robida, is shortly to be published
in Paris. 1t will be extremely literal. the
trenslators intention being to enable his
readers TO read Shakespeare as he wrote
through the medium of~another language.
Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet will be
published in October
The Chap Book took occasion. a. few
weeks ago. to observe that there are no
American essayists. This is the substance
of the remark, which was at some length.
as paragraphs go. and it was also said that
among American writers of the day there
are great Stylists. The remark was a
sweeping one, and it has excited consider
American literature, with the result that
nearly all the contributors to the Chan
Book have sent in their latest matter in tha
form of essays.
A London letter says: Mr. Gilbert Parker
has been summing himself at westgate-on-
Sea, that quiet resort dear alike to authors.
artists and actors, but starts for New York
city very shortly, carrying plenty of good
wishes with him. His Canadian novel. THE
at the libraries and over the counter. In
fact, it heads the list of novels sold during
day-making near Whitby, and Mr.. S. r.
Crockett is still hidden away in the Meth
erlands, busy with "Lochinvar."
The Atlantic Monthly not long ago gave.
IN fax cal So
Aldrich's new poem, judith and Holo-
fernes" is to be. So far as length is con-
cerned, his volumes "Wyndham Towers
and THE Sisters Tragedy" have been ito
earlier forerunners. Earlier still was his
poem Judith" written meany years ago
posed to be so very much more familiar
than it really is. Building upon this foun-
poem soon to be issued by his Boston pub
lishers
1.-THE Story of American Goals" is an
nounced for publication this fall by T. r
Lippincott Company. The author, Mr. w. ].
Nicolls, has covered in his book the whole
ground of this important subject. from the
the Jesuit missionary, Father Hennepin.
along the banks of the illinois river" in
1879, to our present scientifically develoned
mines, equipped with modern electrical ma
chincry, and competing in quantity and
quality with the source of Great Britain's
prestige and wealth-her coal mines.
A little work little play
To keep us going-and so good-day!
A little warmth, little light
or loves bestowing-and so goodnight!
A little fun to-match the sorrow
Of each days growing-and so good-mor-
row!
little trust that when we die
We reap our sowing! And so-good-bye!
George du Maurier.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11

There seems to be quite steady move
ment of wheat to foreign countries. With
in three months twenty English steamers
have been chartered at San Francisco to
carry California wheat to Liverpool. Dur
ing July twenty wheat vessels cleared from
that port, in August twenty-four and in
September forty-one. On Oct. / thirty
seven ships were in port under engagement
to load grain. On Thursday last a large
steamer cleared with $500 tons of wheat
direct for Calcutta If this movement con-
tinues the price, of wheat is sure to adj
vance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11
ness and applaud the magnificent pageant

ness and applaud the magnificent pageant.
In the silver parade in the evening 1860
men were in line, according to the count of
the Tribune. The overwhelming preponder-
ance in favor OF sound money, protection
and law and order is a fitting response to
the Bryan leaders and to Altgeldism. In
no city in the land has Mr.. Bryan made
so many speeches as in Chicago. Com
menting on the display. the Tirnes-Herald
says that to carry Illinois the Bryanites
must come to Cook county with $1,000. 1t
goes on to say that If "McKinleys ma
jority is less than 10000 in Illinois, if he
does not carry the northern and central
counties and shake the supremacy of free
silver throughout the southern counties,
then all political signs which have been re-
garded as valuable in the past are worth
less
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11

What sort of medicated lecture it is that
Bryan, the quack. is to deliver to ladies
only up in Minnea polls, heaven only
knows, but heaven, looking down. is also
aware of a people shaned and Disguised at
the antics of this trick candidate for the
presidency. There have been nominees for
this high Office before who have not won
general approval, but none has ever caused
such humiliation as this shallow-brained
sensation monger. His latest performance
is in keeping with other incidents of his
tour
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11

A survey of the monetary situation by
the Nav York Tribune shows that the gain
I'm gold by the United States treasury since
the first arrivals, Aug. 81 in the present
import movement has been. in round num-
bers. $50, 900. 900. The Withdrawals from the
treasury in Washington and from all sub
treasures in the same time. covering forty
two business days, have been $780, 900. so
that the net gain by the treasury has been
about sa4.o0o.G COO. The total of the gold
which has been received from Europe and
Australia, Ii on the way. and has been en-
gagsd for import. Is sls.so6.s2s. It should
~ the aim Of our financial policy and leg
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11

While Lord Rosebery was Prime Minis
ter he betrayed a lack of those positive
qualities which are essential in the lead
-er of a party which had undertaken the
work which the Liberals of Great Britain
had set themselves to do. His resignation
as leader on mere pretext will not harm
the Liberal party unless it is unable to
agree upon his successor. The Liberals
have so long depended upon Gladstone that
they seem to have developed few men who
have the capacity for leadership.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11

In other States the silver organs are
charging that Chairman Hanna has put up
the price of wheat Is cents during the past
month for political effect. Considering that
the advance here is due to the advance in
the marts of Europe, Mr.. Hanna must have
had a bank account of hundreds of mil
lions to thus artificially affect the price
of the wheat crop of the whole world,
which, last year, was $3.50 COO, 900 bushels.
Either these editors are idiots themselves
or imagine that the people are.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Windsor Hotel and Astor House.
CHICAGO-Paln1er House and p. o. News CO..
217 Dearborn street r. ,z1 vine
street. .ou,,o,
LOIJISyILLE-c. T. Deering, northwest corner
of Third and Jefferson streets, and LOUISVILLE
Book Co.. 356 Fourth avenue
ST. IouIs-Union News Company, Union Depot
WASHINGTON d. C.-Riggs House, Ebbitt
House Willard's Hotel and the washington
News Exchange, Fourteenth street. between
Penn. avenue and F street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11

p NJ. Arthur, grand chief engineer of the
International Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, has written a letter in which,
speaking for himself individually, he SAYS:
IT am not in favor of the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver, and intend to vote
for Mckinley, regardless of what may have
been said or done in the past
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11

There can be no question that the sound
money parade in Chicago on Friday was
the most imposing demonstration ever
made by the industry and business of a
great city in this country BY the actual
count of the Tribune the number partici-
pating in the parade was 6s.301. Every in
dustry in the city, and every line of busi-
ness was represented. Manufacturing
establishments turned out in full ranks to
proclaim their adhesion to sound money.
Three quarters OF q million of people for
sock their work. says the Tribune. to witt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11

Admiral Belknap, on the retired list
writes to a friend: II am combating the
heresies of free silver coinage and the
denominations of the Chicago platform AS
an old A No. l, live-oak copper-fastened
Democrat / shall vote the Republican ticket
this year for the first time in my life
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11

During the campaign there has been no
more significant event than the visit of the
ex-Confederates to Major Mckinley. The
addresses both of the Confederates and of
Major Mckinley, were inspired by the
Hottest patriotism. which knows no sec
ton and no class.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11

The national Republican committee now
considers Wisconsin so safe that it has no
tilted the State central committee that no
more speakers of national prominence will
be sent to that State during the remainder
of the campaign