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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10
AS TO INSANITY.

The reports of all insane hospitals for a
series of years past show a steady in
crease in the ratio of insane persons to
the entire population. In other words,
they seem to show that insanity itself is
increasing. This view has been gener-
ally received, and many experts have
concluded that it was due to the grow
ing intensity Of modern life and the in
crease of causes which tend to the ex-
haustion of mental power. A recent
writer, DR.. Edwin Down. of the Hart
ford, Conn.,, Retreat for the Insane, takes
a different view. He says the increase
Of insanity as shown by official records
is comparatively trifiing in the last TWEEN
ty years, and is more than accounted for
by the modern practice of sending to in
sane hospitals many persons who were
formerly kept in poorhouses or in pri-
vate families, and not counted in making
up the record Of the insane. He says:
A notably impor tant agency in the sudden
increase beginning twenty years ago, was
the fact OF the term insanity becoming more
comprehensive in scope. Large numbers of
persons TO whom the term lunatic seemed
difficult to apply, came within the limits Of
y -
Eccentric characters, who were harmless
enough If unmolested by the small BOYS
and weak adults. came 10 be included among
those of unsound mind, and found themselves
comfortably housed in our State institutions
without one care or thought for the morrow's
meal: and glad TO change their uncertain
mode of living for the regularity and order
which prevail in our modern hospitals or
asy-urns. The salutary effect of placing such
cases under State care Is inestimab.e. Not
only are these persons prevented from wan
dering to and fro, constant reproach to
our citizens: they are placed in a position
which effectually prevents the propagation
OF their kind.
This seems a reasonable view Of the
case. and is probably sustained by the
experience of other supenntendents. No
doubt many persons are now sent to in
sane asylums who. a generation ago,
would have been cared for in some other
way or entirely neglected. and IL insanity
experts in criminal cases are to be be-
lieved many persons ought to be sent
there who are not There Is some COM
fort In the assurance that real insanity
Is not increasing, though no one can tell
what the verdict in hts own case would
be II he should fall into the hands cf I'M
sanity expertA Perhaps many who think
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

Jersey were Dutch Since 1913 the IN
flow OF emigrants from Germany has
been many times greater than that
which came from England to the colo
MES between 1907 and 1876. There are
more Americans wholly or in part Of
German lineage than there were Ger
msns in Europe at the close Of the last
century. There are more men and women
Of Scandinavian parentage in the United
States than exist in Norway to-day. And
SO on, so that not one-half of the 62.00o,-
900 human beings reported in the census
Of 1890 are of English descent. The
writer proceeds to show that only a
small part Of the American people-an
insignificant fraction-are of the religion
recognized by England. The writer de-
clares, in view of these facts, that there
is no fundamental reason rooted in hui
man nature by virtue of community of
blood and religion why Americans as
nation should regard England with in
stinctive sympathy and friendship.
Mr.. Hazeltine proceeds to show that
there is cause for the distrust of the
American people Of the policy and pur-
poses of Great Britain. He quotes his
tory to show that from the first the pol
icy Of Great Britain toward the United
States has been irritating in the extreme.
Most Of our contentious with other ma
tons have been the result of British ex-
actions. He calls attention to the fact
that during the civil war the Palmerston
government, including Mr.. Gladstone.
conspicuously longed for pretext on
which to interpose in behalf of the Sc
cessionists. the chief deterrent from such
interference being the knowledge that
Russia would come to our assistance.
The assertion Of Mr.. Wells that dur
ing the last half century Great Britain's
acts Of aggression have been prompted
by unselfish motives and have had bene-
fetal results on all parties concerned" is
also assailed. Mr.. Wells cited the cult
walton Of the cinchona tree in India as
one of the blessings due to British occu-
patton Of that country. The reviewer
adds as an offset the cultivation of opium
there and the employment of fleet to
coerce China into consumption of the
noxious drug. Mr.. Wells asks us to ad-
mire Great Britain's development Of
wheat production in India, and Mr.. Ha-
zeltine calls attention to the decline in
the quantity and quality of cotton
fabrics manufactured by the natives Of
India, and that to save the industry from
extinction.
Mr.. Hazeltine makes it very clear that
Mr.. Wells has brought himself to believe
that Great Britain is the one government
simply to open markets for the rest Of
the world, and makes war upon heather
and compels themxo pay ransoms simply
to bring the remnant which is not slain
under Christian influence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

Mr.. Marion Crawford has written the novel
which is to follow Mrs Wards 'Sir George
Tressady" in the Century Magazine.
In the issue of the Chap Book for June
Is there will be a hitherto unpublished es-
say by the late Robert Louis Stevenson.
Houghton. Mifflin & Co. have arranged for
the American publication Of the unpub-
lisned letters OF Victor Hugo. These will
probably be comprised in two volumes.
George Eliot says: BLESSED is the man
who, having nothing to say. abstaius from
giving US wordy evidence OF the fact-from
i is.s IN 0ioer 70 DC sure '"s'e - Nv pe' -
The story by Mr.. James Lane Allen, which
was published in the Cosmopolitan under the
title OF Butterflies; a Tale OF Nature" is
TO be published in book form by the Mac
mllans with new name, Summer In Ar
(cady.
Renan made a strange remark not long
before his death: II fear that the work OF
the twentieth century will consist in taking
out OF the waste-0asket a multitude OF ex-
cellent ideas which the nineteenth century
has heedlessly thrown into it,
It appears that Mr.. Lafcadio Hearn's pas
sion for the Orient has led him to go the
whole length OF repatriation. and he has
changed his name. The familiar syllables
give place to Y. Koijumi. which is certainly
more picturesque, but hardly as attractive
Mr.. Harold Frederic's vogue in England
has been strengthened by his latest novel.
called illumination in the London edition
and published here as THE Damnation Of
Theron Ware" This novelist's fortunes
have been curious in their way. His tales
have dealt uniformly with American life, but
they have not made their way with American
readers. In England they are much adj
mired.
Toward the end Of this month the Scrib-
ners will publish an edition, fully protected
by copywright, Of a new poem by Algernon
Charles Swinburne, called 1.-The Tale of
Balen." The poem. which is longer and
more important than any recent work Of
Nalory's story of Balen. told in an elabor-
ate, rhymed measure, which, however, keeps
very close TO the original Both in scheme
and method the poem is an entirely new
and his own appreciation Of its value is
SHOWN by the fact that he has made the
dedication OF 1t TO his mother.
There seems to be no end to the cipher
stories which can be found in Shakspeare's
works by those who have the requisite in
genuity and imagination. DR.. Orvile w.
Owen, OF Detroit, has sent out little book
addressed to the Masonic fraternity, of which
ne says: In deciphering Shakspearean
plays Q623 folio edition), and other works
OF Bacon, Tor the preparation OF Sir Francis
Bacons Cipher Story / have found unmis-
taxable evidence that the author of them
was not only Mason of high degree. but
that he placed in the plays d large portion
OF the Masonic ritual. Francis Bacon, the
author OF the plays, was Master Mason,
and claims 10 Fave been Grand Master OF
the Orient and Rosicrucian Knight and
hidden within his works are directions by
whicn 1t is not difficult TO travel into Illyria."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

1t was assumed when the hard times
came in 1898 that the volume of new life
insurance would shrink because of the
vestments. While 1t is probable that the
hard times did cause temporary falling
off in new business. the figures for the
past year indicate a recovery. showing
that people very generally have the
utmost faith in that class of investments.
Locally the agents of the leading insur-
ance companies report an unusually good
business the past year. In New York
the State superintendent reports for 1895
that the assets of life insurance COM
panies in that State increased $50, .243.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

The lesson of liberation was never more
kindly expressed than by Oliver Wendell
Holmes, in a letter to friend, written in
1860. in which he said: II have not the least
personal desire to change any other persons
faith who lives in peace with God and man,
except just so far as he is an aggressive
spiritual neishbor One OF my young women
goes to Mr.. Kinks, a very good young wom-
an, think. Two others are Roman Catho-
lies; both OF them are models. 1 have no
disposition to NEEDLE with the belief OF
either. Heaven has more gates than Thebes
ever had / believe, and I cannot suppose
that these people, or any others. must bor-
rou NV koy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

they are phenomenally sarted are really
slightly daft An ancient philosopher
wrote; There is no great genius with
out tincture OF madness" Dryden
says:
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
1t should restrain the vanity Of self
conceited people to reflect that their
most remarkable exhibitions OF smart
ness may be merely a phase of insanity.
If the bighead" should ever come to be
recognized as a form of insanity the
number and capacity of asylums will
have to be greatly increased.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

In the Chicago Records recent prize novel
Sons and Fathers'-Edward and Gerald,
the two most prominent men OF the story.
are discovered, in the final chapter, to be
twins. Early in the story Edward is an
nounced as "about twenty-nine years OF
age;" elsewhere Gerald is stated to be twen-
ty-seven years old. This irregular variety
of twin may take we'll in Georgia, whence
the story emanated, or in Chicago. where 1t
was published, but in intermediate and out
lying districts 1t cannot be conscientiously
Endorsed. Even in these crazy-poster times
twins two years apart in age is too great a
strain on the average imagination. The
Record must do better hereafter, or 1t will
lose constituents in the good old moral State
of Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

When Miss Susan B. Anthony heard
that the San Francisco Call had de-
clared itself to be in favor of woman
suffrage she is said to have seized her
hostess around the waist and to have
waltzed about long room in her excess
Of joy. The Journal is disposed to be
jealous. 1t has been friendly to Susan
and her cause for 10, these many years,
and never heard that she so much as
danced hoedown on its account.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

The annual encampment of the De-
partment OF Indiana. Grand Army of the
Republic. will be held this week in South
Bend. the session beginning on wednes-
day No question Of general interest will
be likely TO come up during the session
except the report OF the committee on
school histories. The publishers OF
NontEomerys history. the book now in
use. have changed all OF the objection
able matter with the exception Of sin
gle paragraph A difference Of opinion
exists among those demanding change
outn11e Of the committee, numbe< of
persons Insisting that no book can be
ti1coctoEy which vigorously assails the
,kn1xnt}y . rebels and treats the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

Scarcely a day passes that does not
furnish new proof of the barbarous char
acter Of Spanish rule in Cuba. The
atrocities that have been committed on
the island since Captain General wey-
ler's advent are worthy Of the bloodiest
rule OF the middle ages. The pending
trial by court-martial of the persons re-
Gently captured on board the American
schooner Competitor is another evidence
OF bioodthirstiness- OF course, the Com
petitor was engaged in an unlawful ex-
petition, and the ship and cargo were
liable to confiscation. but the men aboard
OF her had not participated in the war
nor committed any overt act OF hostility.
Even IL they had they were entitled to
be treated as prisoners OF war, and
would be by any civilized government
If there Is citizen of the United States
among them this government should
take immediate steps for his protection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

rebellion in the spirit which prevailed at
that the committee is more conservatives
1t believes that the causes which led TO
the rebellion should be clearly stated,
and that whatever is said Of battles
should conform to the facts
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

Intimate friends of Speaker Reed say
that under no possible circumstances
would he consent TO take second place
on the presidential ticket. If not nomi-
mated for President at St. Louis. as there
seems no present probability of his be-
ing. he will retire permanently from poll
New YORK Mr. Reed is fine lawyer,
and with his national reputation he can
easily make more than the salary of
President practicing law The vice pres
idency. which is little more than a dig
nif1ed sinecure, would be a step back
ward from the important and influential
position OF Speaker of the House. The
salaries of the Offices are the same.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

Lushforth-Look here, did you say that 1
would rather drink than eat?
Wickwire-Why. no: not exactly.
well, what did you sayy'
'All said was that If you were to 60 for
meal to place where you had to go
through the bar to get to the dining room
the chances were that you would come out
hungry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

Mr.. Debs says that the jails are not
made for the rich. 1t may be added that
they are not made for the poor, but for
those who commit crime. In recent years
rich and poor alike are sent to them be-
cause they are criminals
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

A Chicago syndicate ccltemplates the erec-
ton of a s1.oOO.ooo hotel in the City of Mex
leo. The suggestion came from President
Diaz. who says he desires a majority of the
stock to be owned in Chicago, so the hotel
may be run a strictly American plan. AS
Mexico City is becoming more and more a
resort for travellers and pleasure seekers, the
investment may prove good one-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

1t was remarked at the Denison last
Sunday evening that candidate Mount
went to church twice during the day.
Perhaps this fact and the outcome of the
convention may contain a suggestion to
the candidates of the future
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

Probably there was not a candidate
Tor Governor before the recent Repub-
lican convention who would not rather
have been beaten by Mr.. Mount than by
any other man in the list
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

1t is high time that those people who
desire TO change the controlling element
In the School Board should decide upon
some men whom they will make candi-
dates rather than permit a few persons
to nominate themselves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

Commercial circles in Germany are
greatly excited over a report that the
standard Oil Company is trying to get
control Of a largely increased territory
In that country. If 1t succeeds the peo-
pie will doubtless get better oil than
they have ever had before.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

Easily Explained.

Yabsley-It is curious that man and
wife get to have so much the same look in
the course Of time. isn't 1t?
N. Peck-No. Why shouldn't twenty or
thirty years of warfare leave like impress
on both?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

But what reason have you to think that
G-ateman knows anything about the COIN
age question:
THE best in the world. He has never tried
to talk about it. If he didn't know anything
about 1t he would be saying columns"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

Weary Watkins-Dis paper says a narrer,
hard bed to sleep on makes a person hand
some.
Hungry Higgins-I wonder if sleepin' on
eight-inch planks in de lumber yards is wot
makes us so beautiful?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

IL is a brand new straw hat. one OF The frst
o. the season. Its crown Is decidedly unique
In shape. Ike one az those old-fashionei
milk-pails that stand IN the dairy house
New England farm The brim Is broad ana
nat. and a narrow black rioDcn gives an ar
or 5auntiness to the spring chapeau- II
the new bonnet which adorns the bald neao
Of Speaker Reed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

A paper In West Virginia urges the
Democrats TO nominate Daniel Manning
as ''Democracy's only hope" Mr.. Man
ming died during Mr.. Cleveland's first
administration
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10

The viii of Sir Julian Goldsmid. the hus-
band OF Jenny Lind. was died recently In
Doctors' Commons. London. The four daueh-
ters still unmarried. reSelye property which
the executors estimate win yield e6ch Eoooo
. year. The testament hoWovots docl4ro0
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10
Doe..'t Win .. I.diana.

The use OF money In elections Is one o.
the crying evils OF our time. IL is a noto,l-
pense for. the legitimate purpose o. snhsn,-
ening and stirring up the public mind = "a "a
ways supplemented by large fund er1piofee
that shun he light.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10
--Twenty Pages

Those who go TO national conventions
for excitement viii go to Chicago rather
than St. Louis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-10
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-11-23

Every observing man knows that
If really good young horse is wanted
he is extremely hard to find, and
when he is found, especially if there
are two of him or her, well matched,
a good price must be paid. In fact
the demand for certain kinds of hor-
ses has never ceased. Dwarfs, runts
fourth and fifth rate trotters are
wanted by no one at any price. A
-scsssb horse is worse investment
than a scrub COW. But what about
the future? A great many horses are
needed on farms and in cities. A
great many horses die every year.
The supply has been almost entirely
cut off, and the inevitable result must
be paying prices in the near future
for desirable stock. 1t takes a colt
about five years to get into good
shape to use, and within five years
what shape will the horse business be
in?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-11-23

The game laws of New York permit
the killing of deer on Long Island
only on each Wednesday during the
open season. 1t was thought that
this restriction would result in the
preservation of the deer, but the out
come tas been5 exactly opposite to
expectations. sHundreds, and even
thousands of hunters flock to the
island each Tuesday. Promptly at
midnight they begin their slaughter,
aided by search lights, and when
night fall again the search lights are
brought into requisition once more
until midnight. The number of
hunters is so great that the deer have
practically no means of escape, and
hunting becomes merely butchery.
The slaughter has been so great that
the deer are in serious danger of ex-
termination, and the press and peo-
pie of New York are calling for i'm
mediate legislation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-11-23

Following promptly upon Minister
Hanotaux's speech in the Chamber Of
Deputies comes the intelligence that
the Porte understands French suf-
ficiently well to know that further
evasion is useless and that the re-
forms promised year ago must be
fulfilled. kilograms have according
ly been sent to all the military gov
ernors informing them that they will
be held responsible for any further
bloodshed, and instructing them to
undertake at once the reforms agreed
upon. Evidently the powers are act
ing jointly and cordially. and upon
concerted and thorough scheme,
with the French ambassador at
Constantinople as their spokes-
man. The Porte can no longer
play off one power against another,
or make promises which it does not
intend to fulfill. The European
cabinets mean business, and Turkey
must submit or suffer the conse-
quences.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-11-23

South Cardinals new constitution
will practically disenfranchise the
negroes, as but small part of the
10000 of them in that state will be
able to pass the educational test re-
quired of them. This policy was
strongly advocated by Senator Till
man as the way TO solve the race
problem in that state. The republi
cans there say that they will carry
the matter before Congress, and they
believe that will reduce their repres-
entation from seven to three mem
bers in the lower house.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-11-23

perfected and connections made so as
to enable them to send their power
twenty seven miles and operate
street railways and other systems in
the city of Buffalo. The Tesla al
ternating current is the one used, the
alterations numbering 5000 per
minute. The currents are first sent
to transformer house and raised,
for transmission purposes, ito cur
rent of high potential. When they
reach Buffalo they areFagain reduced
to low potential and are then ready
for use The same thing has been
successfully tried in France and Ger
many and there is no doubt but that
it will be success here.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-11-23

County Attorney @. o. Whittemore
has handed down an opinion on the
legal status of the recent election in
Mimi. The ballot was not a secret
one as defined by the provisions of
the constition, which are mandatory
and prohibitory, and therefore the
election itself ''is absolutely invalid
and is, in fact, no election"
The board of canvassers is advised
however, that it must perform it's
duty, which is merely ministerial, and
that the county clerk must issue the
certificate of election required by law
unless he is prevented from SO doing
by the intervention Of court of COM
petent Jurisdiction.