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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
BENEFITS OF woMEN,s CLUBS.

Because women's clubs are for the
most part devoted to literary study and
the mental culture of the members they
have been classed by certain critics as
purely selfish institutions. This is an
unjust criticism, since self-culture is not
necessarily selfish, but may be quite the
reverse. Intellectual training must al
ways exert an influence outside Of the
individual possessing 1t, whatever his
disposition to exclusiveness. The men,
bers of women's clubs have gained more
from association than from the study
and discussion of literary subjects. They
have acquired an idea of business
methods, have learned to work with
others, and, above all. have gained lib
crafty of thought and a spirit of tolera-
ton for ideas adverse to their own. Hav-
ing reached this point OF self-improve-
ment they are far better fitted than be-
fore to engage in organized work outside
of literary study, and, as matter Of fact,
are rapidly turning their energies in that
direction. Clubs formed for purely liter
airy purposes frequently become dissatis-
fled with this line of effort and engage in
public and philanthropic work. The
programme of the general federation of
clubs to meet at Louisville this week in
dictates this. At this meeting delegates
from nearly five hundred clubs are ex-
pected, and forty States will be repre-
scented. The majority Of these societies
were organized for literary study. but
| the sessions will be devoted not only to
discussion of literature. but to finance
philanthropy, social economics and edu.
| cation Already the efforts in the
various lines suggested have had effect
in helping to build up sentiment In
| favor OF clean streets, improved sani-
tary conditions. and in the direction OF
establishing local philanthropies of va
! rious sorts. In this city these public
movements have been given into the
| hands of the Local Council. which i.
composed OF representatives from the
| literary and other clubs. leaving the lat
ter to conduct their own affairs accord
ing to their respective plans of organiza-
| ton. One Of the most practical step!
taken by the women's societies. and one
to which their attention is most earnest
ly direc-ed. according to all indications
is that toward improving domestic
service. This takes the form Of school,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

freight into the State. whereupon the
solicitor general OF one OF the counties
traversed brought suit against him.
The Attorney-general has appeared for
the State In all the stages OF the litiga-
ton and has fought the case on the gen.
.eral ground Of the right of a State to
enact Sunday laws in the nature Of police
common cause against the law. mainly
on the ground that it interferes with
interstate commerce, but the Supreme
Court has sustained it. Pending the de-
cision of this case, which has been in
the courts nearly five years, the railroads
have been running freight trains regard
less Of the law. AS the running Of each
train on Sunday would constitute sep
arate offense it is plain that the law
must have been violated thousands of
times. A great number Of indictments
have been returned against railroad off,
Gals for violating the law, and since 1T
has been upheld by the Supreme Court
the question arises whether the officers
shall be prosecuted or the roads be al
iOWeQ 10 pay the COSTS ana nave the III
dictments dismissed. Hereafter no
freight trains can run in Georgia except
by sufferance or connivance Of the solic-
itor-general Of each judicial circuit
through which it runs. The decision Of
the Supreme Court goes a great way in
sustaining the doctrine of State rights,
for while the law in question does not
prohibit or arrest interstate commerce,
it does delay and embarrass it very ma
terialiy. If the law is enforced 1t will
make railroads in that portion Of the
country very cautious about shipping
perishable freight, which may be tied up
in Georgia over Sunday. This case did
not involve any question as to the rights
of conscience, but as the Supreme Court
has recently held that Seventh day Ad-
ventists, or persons who conscientiously
believe in observing some other day than
Sunday, are not subject to ordinary Sun
day laws. perhaps the railroad officers
could evade the Georgia law by all turn
| ing Seventh-day Adventists or Baptists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

for cookery as arranged for by the
Propylaeum Association here, or for
more extensive training Of servants. One
Of the latest movements Is the establish
ment OF working woman's club in New
York city. whose purpose is the three
fold one OF forming a benefit and loan
society. a training school Cor domestic
servants and the founding Of a co-opera-
tive home for servant girls who are dis
abled or temporarily out Of employment.
1t is thought that such home will go
far toward solving the vexed servant
girl problem The curious statement is
made in connection with it that as 1t is
to be self-supporting it is to be exclu-
sively devoted to domestic servants, the
house servant being the only nonprofes-
sional working woman able to contribute
to the support of such an institution.
Shop girls are found to receive an aver
age Of $3.50 a week, out Of which the
majority have to maintain themselves.
House servants get an average Of SIS a
month in addition to their board and
lodging, and are not required to spend
sequently they are capitalists In COM
parison.
There is a disposition in certain quar-
tiers to make light Of such gatherings
as that to be held In Louisville, mainly,
no doubt, because the critics do not un-
derstand their purpose; but If eccen-
tricities Of thought and action develop
there they are only casual. The general
trend and influence are for public and
individual good. The same may be said
of the meeting of State clubs to be held
in Connersville next week, although it's
purpose is more strictly literary and
social.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
SKIN GRATING EXTRAORDINARY.
A ParboiIed Hand Treated I'm a Novel
and Successful Manner.
Chicago Times-Heral

Dr. Nicholas Sem has made a success OF
an extraordinary operation In SKIN graft
ing. Nothing OF the kind ever was tried %. pc
startled hts medical brethren again by his
daring and is receiving their plaudsts for
the triumph OF his remarkable expert
ments.
The parboiled hand Of a man. devoid of
skin on its back. was inserted in puncture
made between the skin and flesh or the
mans own stomach three weeks ago and
fastened there, literally in a sling OF skin
and flesh. Yesterday It was removed and
IL was found that the skin OF the stomach
had grown TO the back of the hand. 1t was
carefully treated trimmed down TO where
II should grow. and triumph In the sur
gerry OF skin grating was made public.
The patient is Il. F. Lyday. cashier OF
the First National Bank of Newton. Ia He
has been a resident and business man OF
tim of a wreck on the Chicago. Rock ISL
and & Pacific railway at Grinnell Ia. In
1854 The 'hot.air pressure sus , on a coach az
hands. He was SCARED for life. In the
course OF time ne recovered the use OF his
boiled and NAMED that he lost control Of il:
The member was like a piece OF mangied
beef The skin was hopelessly and perma-
Being s possessed of means, Mr.. Lyday
sought the best OF surgical aid regardless
Of expense. but without avail, until recent
and went to st. Joseph's Hospital. DR..
Sem was summoned.
Inc surgeon. round that the nand bame1
all old remedies at grating. He finally de-
cided to make an experiment as the last
hope for relief. Lyday shudGered at the
suggestion. but pluckily agreed to the test.
DR.. Sem decided that the chance was to
slice a piece OF skin In Lyday's breast or
stomach so that the hand could be inserted
therein between the flesh and the skin. thus
practically making a sling OF skin and
flesh. in which the patient could rest his
disfigured hand.
Lyday first submitted to the knife April
%; A piece OF his skin three inches IN
width. five inches long and quarter of an
inch thick was cut The unique bandago
was lifted to permit the insertion OF the
mangled and scalded hand which needed a
new covering The hand was placed in this
novel grating device few weeks ago. Yes
terday the triumph was complete. The skin
had grown on the back of the hand. and a
process was promptly applied to substi
another skin on the stomach and breast
from which the strip had been transferred
to the hand.
A photographer took advantage OF the op-
portunity. and several good negatives OF
the achievement were secured. Mr. Lyday
is in excellent spirits. and DIR. Sem nat
urally. is proud OF the success OF his novel
experiment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

There seems to have been no founda-
tion for the statement that damaging
charges had been filed against Mr.. Ter
rell. United States minister TO Turkey.
Mr.. William E. Dodge. OF New York.
one Of the committee OF the missionary
board who visited Washington to con-
Ter with the President. and who was
said to have made the charges. says the
conference related to general matters,
and. while Minister Terrells name was
mentioned. 1t was only in the kindliest
way and in words Of praise. 1.-THE Rev.
Mr.. Dwight" says Mr.. Dodge. told of
the good work Mr.. Terrell had done for
this government In the sultan's domain,
and especially praised him for the berie-
fcial aid he had afforded American mis-
sionaries In Turkey. Not an unkind
word was spoken of Mr.. Terrell The
Washington correspondent who started
the story about charges owes the minis
ter an apology.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
LOCAL COLOR In FICTION.

Some time ago it was announced that
Mr.. Crockett, the novelist, was going to
Holland for the purpose Of securing 30
cal color" for novel he was about to
write. He is now said to have returned
not impressed with that country as a
setting for a story, and to have aban-
doned the idea of writing it. If he has
not abandoned the notion 1t is safe to
predict that the tale, when finished, will
know that true local color cannot be put
by a novelist into his book with the
same ease and success with which an
artist paints a landscape on canvas
wherever he may chance to be. Local
color means much more than mere de-
scription Of place and the outward
characteristics Of its people. 1t means
the life Of the people as related to the
place; the reflex action Of one Upon the
other, shown in the distinguishing pc
cuiiarities. mental and physical, Of the
one and the special atmosphere of the
other. These cannot be understood or
appreciated by mere casual visitor.
The writer who depicts local color sue
cessfully must have studied 1t long and
we'll He must, indeed, have made a
part Of 1t. He must have entered fully
into the life Of the people he would de-
scribe and have been familiar with the
causes which make them what they are.
AS q rule this is only done effectively by
writer's native to the country they
picture, or by those whose long resi-
dence gives them equal insight. When
they depart from the field they know
best to one with which they have but
chance acquaintance they fail in in
terest. If Mr.. Crockett has worked out
the field he knows he should be in no
haste to try his hand upon new terri
tory and unfamiliar characters. but
should rest on the fame he now has.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

A dispatch from Havana, dated May
10, said: Five thousand volunteers are
TO go to the trocha in order to relieve
the regulars needed to operate against
Maceo.' This implied that the arrange
ment was consummated and that the
volunteers were to go OF their own free
will. A letter to the New York Sun from
Havana May IA puts different face on
the matter. 1t seems that General Wey-
Ter summoned to his presence some of
the colonies of volunteer regiments and
informed them that he wished to remove
5000 of the regular troops from the
trocha for service in the field and wanted
5000 Of the volunteers to take their
place. He said he did not wish to give a
positive order requiring the volunteers
to go, but preferred to have the colonies
induce the volunteers to ask his permits
sion to go. The letter continues:
When the proposition was made to the vol
unteers they refused point blank. They said
they enlisted for the defense of the cities
and towns, and that they did not propose to
thermore. they believed the five thousand
men were needed to take the places of those
who had died or are in the hospitals. They
knew that yellow and pernicious fevers were
raging among the regular troops in and
about the trocha. and were especially bad
there on account of the many intrenchments.
Digging UP the soil always has a tendency
to increase yellow or pernicious fever in the
island. and the volunteers know this. The
volunteers also said that the trocha was a
military blunde-, and that when the insur-
gents crossed it the volunteers would be
blamed for Ii.
So 1t seems the first dispatch was pre-
mature. The Cuban volunteers are a
very Independent lot. and they seem to
have good reasons for refusing to take
the place Of the regulars on the trocha.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
sHREps AND PATCHES.

What is life. but what a man Is think
ing of all day?" Emerson.
1t is fine to scorch, but paying the fine de-
stroys the Observation-Disclosures Record
1t is easy to be gallant TO strangers. be-
cause one doesn't have to keep II up.-Atch-
ison Globe
Eve is the only woman who never turned
around ito see what the other woman had
on."-Up 10 Date.
II we knew what our enemies have suf-
fered, our enmity would often die sudden
death.-Ram's Horn.
wyld-They say Mrs. Enpec treats her
husband like a dog. Dyer-Worse. She
doesn't even exhibit him.--Truth.
1T depends on how it's taken 10 learn that
doctors recommend the bicycle for those who
are run down.-Philadelphia Times.
Your really shrewd woman lets a man i'm
agine that ne is teasing her when she Ia
managing him.-Milwaukee Journal.
The best woman in the world Is the woman
who allows US to forgive her for the wrong
we have done her.-Phi,adelphia Press.
The boy that stood on the burning deck
was not hurt d whit worse than the boy who
stood on a cold deck--Galveston News
A man arrested for firing a barn. whereby
its contents were destroyed. said he didn't
know 1t was loaded.-Boston Transcript
Give a woman anything. and she spends
twice as much as the cost OF the original
article in buying things Ito go with IT,"
-Atchison Globe.
They say no one can ever be too old or
too fat to ride a bicycle, any more than
one can be too old or too fat to fall In love.
Boston Herald.
The Infanta Elvira Maria Theresa Henri
eta de Bourbon should visit Kentucky be-
fore she leaves the United States-tltrsourg
Chronicle Telegraph.
The question is: Is the Car as happy in
his closely-guarded magnihcence as he would
be IL he lived in free America in a fifteen
dollar Matthew York Commercial Adver-
fiser.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

A correspondent in yesterdays Issue
expressed indignation because so much
space has been given to the browning
of the Car of Russia. In giving an idea
of the ceremonies and customs of the
rulers and people Of great empire
copious accounts of such a pageant are
of interest; but when 1t is remembered
that Russia is nation of 120. ZOO. 900 in
habitants, whose ruler is a power in the
world and in some respects the most
formidable force in the East, any &C
count which shows the spirit Of its peo-
pie and the power of its government cam
not fail to be interesting. Nominally the
British empire has ACC, 100000 of subjects.
but its possessions are scattered, and
some of them, if not source of weak
ness in peace, would become so in war
Indian is held by force of arms. Rus
sia's possessions are safe, and the SUBJ
jects of the Car are source of strength.
Russia is comparatively a young nation,
and while its system is open to serious
objections, it is making progress and is
a growing power. Besides. many of the
older citizens Of the United States will
not forget that in an hour of need the
Gar of Russia stood our friend. His
motives were doubtless selfish. but he
was wise enough TO know that Russia
could not afford to have this government
shorn of its power
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

The Supreme Court of the United
States has recently rendered a decision
which may involve important conse-
runs in Georgia on Sunday it violates
State law and subjects the responsible
officer of the road to punishment. Every
State in the Union, except California,
has some kind Of Sunday law. Many
OF them prohibit persons from engaging
in common labor or their usual vocations
on that day. but Georgia is the only
State which expressly prohibits the run
ming Of freight trains on Sunday. The
law is sufficiently unique to be copied in
full. 1t is as follows:
II any freight train shall be run on any
railroad in this State on che Sabbath day
Qxnoxn as Sunday). the superintendent OF
transportation OF such railroad company. OF
the officer having charge or the business OF
that department OF the railroad, shall be
liable for Indictment for a misiemeanor in
eacn courty through which such train shall
pass. and. on conviction. shall De for each
offense punished as prescribed IN section
1910 OF this code. On such trial il shall not
be necessary to allege or prove the names
OF any OF the employees engaged on such
train. but the simple fact OF the train being
run. The defendant must justify himself
by proof that such employees acted in direct
violation OF the orders and rules of the de-
PENDANT; provided. always. that whenever
any train on any railroad in this State hav-
ing in such train one or more cars loaded
with live stock, which train shall be delayed
beyond schedule time. shall not De requires
10 Law over on the line OF the road or route
during Sunday, but may run on 10 the poin
where, by dive course OF shipment or con
signment, the next stock pen on the route
may be. where said animals may be fes
and watered according 10 the facilities usu
ally afforded for such transportation. AND
IL shall be lawful for all freight trains On
the different roads in this state. runnin;
over said roads Saturday night. 10 ruI
through to destinations, provided the time o
arrival. according to the schedule by which
the train or trains started on the trip, shall
not be later than s O'clock on sunday morn
ing.
In 1891. In order to make test case
the superintendent OF transportation OF a
railroad which crosses Georgia ran a
freight train loaded with tnterstatt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

n. ). Heinz, OF Pittsburg, Pa, has given
10000 to the Kansas City University. which
is ITO be built soon
The Academic Franchise has awarded a
prize OF 5000 francs to NJ. Hanotaux for hi.
history of Cardinal Richelieu.
The bicycle as a correspondent Is the lat
est. A New York man who is suing for d.
vorce charges that his home has been brok-
en- up and ruined by the wheel
Mile. Tame. only child of the historian. has
been married in Paris to NJ Paul Dubois.
son of the late director OF the School OF
Fine Arts. The bride was brought I'D az
a Protestant, but was married In a Roman
Catholic church.
VI. Leon Geoffray, French charge DAFT
flares in London. went to Oxford recently
as bearer OF the brevet and insignia of COM
mander of the Legion Of Honor conferred
on Prof. Max Mueller by the President OF
the French Republic.
One of the men who are attracting great
attention in Vienna at the present time is
Mr.. Wilkins. the American giant. He has
reached the towering height of 245 centime-
tiers, more than eight feet. He has been
examined by the anatomists of the Univer-
slty OF Vienna, including Professor Zuker-
handl, and Is pronounced one of the most
wonderful physical specimens of man.
There Is a movement on foot in London
among a number Of young men who find 1t
very hard TO get to business in time to
start a lazy club" Their idea is Ito es>
tablish dressing rooms in caravan which
goes around to each members house, thus
enabling nim TO finish his toilet in the van
on his way to business" 1t is further hcoed
to attach a restaurant TO the van some
day."
The Rev. DR.. F. Z. Clark. the founder OF
the Christian Endeavor movement, has
started for Mexico. to be present at the
Mexican Christian Endeavor convention at
Zacetecas on June 5. He will also address
a Christian Endeavor meeting at Chihua-
bua, after which he viii attend the Texas
Christian Endeavor meeting at San An
tonic on June 9. After the meeting OF the
National Christian Endeavor convention at
Washington on July s, which he will at
tend, he win sail for Europe. where he will
spend year.
Mr.. Booth-Tucker. successor of Baiiington
Booth. came to this country with the pres
tige OF having saved countless souls In In
dia. In England he reported that he had
left behind in the Indian field ten thousand
| genuine converts and $1,000 adhercnts OF the
| Salvation Army. but this claim is being
] strongly controverted by q Mr. Gillespie. an
| Irish missionary in the part OF India where
Booth-Tucker iabored. Gillespie says that
| Il the commissioner can produce one hum
dred real converts won by the army IA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24


Cambridge, is having a little controversy
with that distinguished band of defenders
known abbreviatoriiy as the c. A. X. Tho
disputatious qualities, and when he Is not ac-
quiring money for Harvard University he Is
"scrapping, TO speak technically, with
whatever happens TO be in the neighborhood.
There is only one power that can dispose OF
the @. A r., and that is the one thing that
can check President Eliots now OF elO-
duence-the old gentleman with the scyfhe.
For this reason the controversy seems 10 be
fruitless, and the only hope OF the public lies
in the belief that the attention OF the Cam
bridge orator will be diverted to other SEEM
ing needs of reform. or course, IL is a good
thing 10 have a Mr.. Dick among US, 10 set
us all right, but IL is really demanding TOO
r1uch OF the president OF Harvard TO tax his
didactic powers too freely. The great NOUN
of Cambridge is sadly overworked-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

Not a few prominent clergymen in sew
eral conventions have expressed their
opposition to the methods of the Chris
tian Endeavor, because. while connected
with the churches, such organizations
are not controlled by them The Meth
odist Church has its own distinctive or
ganization of young people. and 1t is evil
dent that considerable portion Of the
Presbyterian General Assembly believes
that young peoples societies should be
under the general direction of denomina-
lions instead Of being quite independent
Of them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

Commander-in-chief Walker, who WIS.,
tied the Grand Army encampments in
New York and Missouri the past week.
reports large and enthusiastic assem-
the interest is reported to be deeper in
the encampments OF this year than at
any previous time. In each State the
organization is leading in movements de-
signed to foster patriotism and the sup
port Of law and order.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24

Ex-Chief Of Police Byrnes. Of New York.
has been elected vice president of casualty
company, with special authority to organize
and take charge Of new system of insrr-
ance against burglars. The system is used
in some European countries. but has never
been tried here. 1t is not perceived how a
company operating from New York can do
much to prevent burglaries in distant parts
Of the country, but it can afford for stated
compensation to carry the risk of prevention
and perhaps, In many cases. can recover
stolen property. The system will probably
be combination Of insurance and detective
work