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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
OUR FILTHY PAPER CURRENCY.
why Can't We Have Clean Money,
Like European Nations.
Detroit Tribune.

Detroit Tribune
The United States government has at last
awakened to the fact that there is danger
in the circulating paper money. The next
issue of one-dollar notes of all descriptions
will contain a large blank space that will
enable the holder to Judge nearly how much
dirtiness and filth his money is carrying.
Even before the remarkable discoveries of
the psychologists. IL was well known that
paper money passing from hand to hand as
II does, and finding its way into the hands
of the dirty and diseased as we'll as into
those of the pure and clean, was liable to
carry contagious disease wherever II went
The very odor of pile of old bills is
enough to justify every word that prophets
and philosophers have ever said about
"hlthy' lucre Actual microscopic examin-
atoms have shown an appalling condition
of things with some of our paper money.
Without question, much of the disease that
IS contracted in ways thought to be unac-
countable is due to the filthy condition of
the money.
tice of other nations, ii is passing strange
that here in the United States the evil has
always been assumed to be q necessary and
unavoidable one, and no real effort has ever
been undertaken TO suppress it. The Bank
Of England and other English banks have
never put the same bills across their coun-
tiers the second time. However recent may
have been the issue of the new bills, they
are always destroyed the moment they re-
turn to the places of ISSUE and other and
new bills are substituted. This practice
inexpensive enough. not only Keeps the pa
per currency unmutilated. but il reduces to
their lowest terms the dangers OF conta-
gion. In the face of such experience on the
part of other countries. II is almost lu-
dicrous to note the timid and tentative step
which our own government is about to
take. Better this than nothing, however
The white spot which win always be a
black one on the future dollar bills issued
vertisement of what dirt the bills are carry
ing In course OF time the government will
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Chicago Pos


What have the poets been about during
tn last hundred years or so? Why don't
they write pieces for Thanksgiving?
Thereby saving the life of an innocent
man Of letters Who would fain work unin-
terrupted. Our kind of dog is neither a
bulldog nor a bloodhound. The mouse con-
sequently stands open to little pests III pet,
ticoats and little pests in trousers and
knickerbockers who form stragSHng pro
cession to stick a head through the library
- won't Won you please find me a piece for
THANKSGIVING? I have to speak, and L
can't find a thing about that day"
Great powers: What do we keep poets
for? Where is the American laureate?
Hoist him into the streets and let the chill
dren drum him out Of town. NO TnanKsglv-
ing poetry and busy folks ITO torm fonis h 70
made the very name of spring nauseating
hut nothing about pumpkin pies, and har-
vest home, and the gathering OF the clans ls
nunion. No Thanksgiving poetry! dredge
the shelves, l even fall back on old collec,
lions. while the expectant youngsters STAND
oversight. or "have l." as Mark Twain
exclains. studied this subject fourteen
years to make such mistake as tnat
At any rate. 1 challenge our sh1rks OF or
meets TO show me what they have done Tor
turkey and cranberries. / have Suf1ered
from their remissness: long me at +b 6a
SybeIVes each with a piece" while wrote
nndisturbed. But such is not the case.
Look at even Hamiln e !arl anu 1S o'-ar
s siye rs an available spouting rhyme about
srangers chawin turkey What's hat s ne foF e
can't get away from this. The burden TE en- is
,aid on me | shall have to write Thanks-
living piece" myself. Printed on flyers
and hung by ribbon on hook above me
door bell. with conspicuous placaro, Lon Ion
ring piece for Thanksgiving is here. Take
one It will be money or saved time, Which
Is the same thing in my pocket
give notice that this effect revised el IRON rom
yye@I,ire Is intended to he standard. There
is nothine like supplying actual demand
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cashed his check for large sum- and. sit
ting down, commenced the battle in earn
est. Hour after hour passed, but NJ Blanc
his eyes fixed on the treacherous paste
boards. never budged from his post. He
kept on planking down heavy stakes until
the last deal was declared, when, calmly
rising, he seized his yellow cane and made
his way through the gaping on-lookers into
the open air.
On reaching home he found Nine Blanc
playing patience" with pack of cards,
the offending parasol being on the table.
you know what that thing has cost me?"
Iais oui, mon ami 1T cost you eighty
francs"
taken. 1 have just paid the bill-9l 900
flancs."
Madame's sunshade had cost no less than
H364O
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Huge Globe at Paris Exposition.


The great globe which is to be the feature
Of the Paris exposition is now nearly COM
pleted. 1t has been fully pictured and de-
scribed in the Herald, but since then the
plans have been changed, at least so far as
concerns the facilities for the public to view
It, The idea of constructing a railroad
about this reproduction of the world has
been given up, and instead elevators and
stairWayS Will run to nine tiers or floors
from each of which section of the globe
can be seen. 1t will thus be possible to fol-
low the equatorial line, the temperate or
the arctic and antarctic circles and make
a thorough study of the earths surface.
The globe Is being built by Mr.. T. Ruddi-
man Johnston, on scale of one in 500 900 OF
the actual size of the earth, or roughly one
eighth OF an inch to the mile. 1t will meas
ure eighty-four feet in diameter, and have
a surface area OF 1900 feet. Some idea OF
the vastness of the work is conveyed by the
fact that II the material composing the
covering were unroled it would form band
one foot in width and four miles in length
In order that the globe may be properly in
spected 1t will be surrounded by circular
wall, round which will run a series of gall
leres. The globe itself will revolve slowly,
thus permitting the spectator to view every
part.
Every place of any note will be given and
all towns of five thousand inhabitants, while
larger towns will be marked according to
scale. Various colors will be employed TO
distinguish between sea and land, forest and
desert, while every zone will have different
shade.
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million men behind him. He is just as
sane as any of us, but he lives in a set
of ideas compounded from those of his abb
solutist grandfather William l. and the so
called Great Elector. When man knows
that he Is right his duty is to punish those
who do wrong. In this manner the Spanish
Inquisition reconciled piety with thumb
screws, and by such reasoning must the
German Emperor reconcile his conduct
with his otherwise generous disposition 1t
Is curious to note that the three Prussian
mOnarchs who have locked up the largest
proportion of their subjects for political
crimes have been three men VIGOROUSLY
pious and Observation-Disclosures William
III, Frederick William " and William /.
Our present William is acting as though
he intended to beat the record. Germans
know this, but German editors know also
that they would be- sent to Jail II they
quoted the above paragraph in their papers.
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How to Rnild a Hnme.

As one builds home. as a rule, but once
In lifetime. one wants to know how to do
It. One should. of course. employ a compe~
tent architect. but he should know what
he wants and be able to advise the architect
on some points and check him on others.
How to do this may be learned fairly well
Moore. The book deals thoroughly with the
practical building OF house, going into the
hundreds of details the amateur builder
usually learns about through expensive ex-
perience. 1t contains specimen contracts
specifications and plans. and study Of it
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A batch frvn, NeeIy,s. :

1.-THE Modern Prometheus" is a decadent
novel written by E. Phillips Oppenheim.
The women in 1t are "maddeningly beauti-
full" and of Indifferent morals; the mems
morals ditto. Thers are eyes that flash
lightnings," faces white with dumb mis-
cry" 'hot kisses rained" Unfortunately.
and general intensity of feeling that must
be quite narrowing to the susceptible reader.
The agony is soon ended, however. for the
story is short.
Seven Smiles and Few Fibs" is a col
lection of sketches mostly of a humorous
character, first contributed to a New York
paper. Lunar Caustic," a collection of
ske .cheS by Robinson, are also meant to be
humorous. That Noble Mexican" by Il
y. Connery Among the Dunes" by Mrs.
d. L. Rhone; "Imola," by F. S. Hefferman,
and THE Rascal Chambers" are from the
same house. The last five named. are in
paper. An Army Wife" by Captain King,
also comes In paper. In cloth, uniform with
Seen Smiles is THE Wreath of Eve"
by Mrs. Arthur Giles. 1t is STORY in three
mocds'-in search of happiness, in search
of pleasure and in search or peace AS the
two pairs Of lovers whose adventures are re-
lated engage in loving embrace in the last
chapter, it is TO be assumed that the quest
for ali u the three conditions is accom-
pliYhe6.
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Magazine Mention.

Rudyard Kipling's first "Just-So'' story,
which will appear in the Christmas number
or ST. Nicholas. is Illustrated by Oliver
tastic stories about animals.
James Whitcomb Riley recently came
across new Stevenson portrait in the pos
session of one of the latter's kin in Indiana.
he mas written sonnet. which, with the
picture. showing Stevenson as he was in
1879: will appear in the Christmas Scrib-
ner's.
City Art Companys Great Pictures con-
tains three representations of the nude by
Duran, Coosmans and Bougereau, respect
lively; view of the mission of San Antonio
of Padua. and view of the lake front at
the Columbian Exposition.
Mr.. John Muir will contribute to early
numbers of the Atlantic Monthly series
of articles which are likely to become the
classic descriptions of, first, Great Gov
eminent Reservations second. 'The Vel
Iowstone Park, third The Yosemite
Park and fourth, 1.-THE Sequoia Parks"
The December Century will contain a
very richly illustrated article on 'Tennyson
and His Friends at Freshwater" The il
distractions include the monk picture of
Lord Tennyson). Charles Tennyson-Turner,
Lady Tennyson, Arthur Henry Hallam.
Horatio Tennyson and others.
Walter A. Wyckoff, the college man who
became day laborer, concludes the first
part of THE Worker in the Christmas
Scribner's. with description of life in
vania. During the year 1898 there will APP
pear in Scribner's Mr.. Wyckoff's narrative
of his experiences in the congested labor
market of Chicago. He was there in the
worlds fair year.
Mr. Gilbert Parker's new story is to be
called THE Battle of the Strong" 1t is to
appear as a serial in the Atlantic Monthly
the first installment in the number Of jan
uary 1898. 1t will be remembered that the
Atlantic Monthly printed Mr.. Parker's sue
cessful Seats of the Mighty" With Mr..
f. Hopkinson Smiths serial, caleb West"
now running, and Mrs. Virgins "Pene-
lCpe's Progress the Atlantic is now and
promises to be, particularly rich in good
fiction.
The Thanksgiving number of Harper's
Bazaar is furnished with a colored cover by
the wel-known artist, +. S. Church. There
IS a full display of Illustrations OF Horse
Show Gowns" the designs that will set the
fashion during the coming winter. On the
same subject of seasonabIe costumes Kath-
crime de Forest writes from Paris, while
Mrs. Ashmore describes the winter shirt
waists. The number also contains a Lon<'
don letter from Mrs Poultney Bigelow
treating Of the exhibitions and plays; the
usual monthly extra nstallment upon
women's clubs: and story. by Margaret
sutton Briscoe. entitled THE Stay at
Home Enemy"
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many unthinking persons actually believe
that such change has taken place. 1t is.
therefore, not surprising that she. breaks
into fiction occasionally. She, or. rather,
Two or her class, figure az the heroines of
Diana Victrix," written by Florence Con-
verse. The scene OF the story is laid In
New Orleans. where the two young women
alluded to come from their home In Boston
10 spend the winter. They nave each a
purpose in life: one is a writer and one is
engaged in college settlement" work and
Dent upon accomplishing various reforms.
Marriage Is not a part of the plan Of either
OF the two, but being comedy and agree
able when they forget their fads, the OPP
portunity for marriage comes to them. One
SENDS her sutton away because, although
she loves. him. she suspects that he seeks
her for the sake of the wealth she happens
to possess. The other, the DIANA" will
not admit to herself her love for the. man.
and refuses to marry, on the ground that
the companionship of her woman friend is
sufficient, and because she cannot consent
to give up her chosen work. The story Is
very well written, and contains some pleas
ant sketches of life in New Orleans, but
being based on theories, naturally fails to
convey the impression that the women pic
tured with much care really existed.
Houghton, Mif1in & Co., publishers.
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Philadelphia Inquirer.

IHIIdutIpIlId inquirer.
A woman who is described by the Boston
newspapers as "a short stubby, I-can-take-
care-of-myself woman stops the outward
bound suburban cars in that city every
seat within, and will not let the car pass
until she has been given an affirmative an
swer. 1t is also said that one of the con-
ductors, in speaking of her. said she
makes us all tired" But the same thing
has been said of reformers in the past, and
in the end somebody else was tired" "A
short, stubby, Lean take-ca of -myself
woman might find a congenial field for
asking such questions in Philadelphia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22

Under the general title of Little Master
pieces" the Doubleday & Mcclure Company
has commenced the publication of series
OF handsome little volumes containing char
acteristic short pieces from well-known
American authors. The first volumes will
be devoted respectively to Poe, Hawthorne
and Irving, the first being already out.
Prof. Bliss Perry, editor of the series, has
selected the most characteristic stories End
sketches from these authors and they are
printed on handsome rough dge paper, each
with a photogravure portrait. Tales from
Mcclure" is the title given to another Sc
same house They are made up of short
stories from McClure's magazine and are
dainty. attractive and cheap. The first two
volumes. entitled, respectively, Romance"
and "Humor" are already out, and others
will follow
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Novels from App1eton,s.

Robert W. Chambers, author of '"The
King in Yellow" THE Red Republic and
other fantastic and amusing tales, knows
how to tell a story in an entertaining way.
He sustains his reputation in THE Mystery
of Choice" which is the title given to
new collection of short stories In his scale
OF colors he passes from red and yellow to
purple, the opening tale being THE Purple
Emperor" a term which recalls the locomo-
tive in kiplings recent story. The book,
which is prettily bound in cloth. comes
from Appleton's. The same house issues
in it's paper series "ishe Folly of Pen Har-
rington." by Julian Sturgis; "A Soldier of
Manhattan" by Joseph A. Altsheler; 1.-The
Clash of Arms by John Bloundelle- Bur-
ton; "A Colonial Free Lance" by Chauncey
c. Hotchliss, and "Nulma," by Mrs Camp
bell-Praed.
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Let Us EoIIow Him.

The popularity of Quo vadis" has led to
the translation of other writings of its au-
thor by other translators than Mr.. Curtin.
r. F. Fenno & Co., New York. issue a vol
ume of short stories, the first of which
bears the title, Let Us Follow Him." Like
the authors great novel, this is a study CT
life among the early Christians in Rome
incident said 70 have occurred in California
where Sinkiewiez once visited. In this tale
TINS eolGiie II mae, i,r g nat
GREETED that Americans have the habit of
burning garbage on the streets. The smell
of the smoke unnecessarily mixes with the
fragrance of the roses and the odor of the
near woods
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1.-THE Kings Assegai" is q tale OF wild
adventure. battle. murder and sudden
death among the MatabeIes of South Africa.
1t is written by Bertram Milford, and pro-
fesses to be historical in character. THE
Man Who Was Good is a story which be-
gins behind the scenes in a theater and
ends in hospital, and throughout the man
who good had very hard time of it.
A new novel by Miss BraddOn is an event
for certain class of readers. Whatever
else may be said of her stories, they are
never dull and they do not dwell on for
hidden themes. When the World Was
Younger" is no exception to this rule. The
narrative is carried forward at even pace
to a pleasing finale Published by r. F..
Eannn e, Co
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A Protestant Plus TX.
Harper's Weekly.


The government of the German Emperor
ooI,Id not act with more political sagacity
t tp1ru If does if its avowed purpose were to
bring i about a revolution. Social democ-
~acv and all the forces Of discomfort have
hee1 strengthened since the sending to jail
If the seventy year-old Liebknecht whose
crime consisted in expressing sentiments
differing considerably from those of the
Ernneror's court The power of this So
eialfst member Of Congress was rather on
the wane at the time when the courts pro-
has become. a martyr. and Germans credit
him with virtues which he never possessed
NV friends confidently say that the En-
lie has lust as much command OF his
faculties as ever had Napoleon. We are
apt to think man insane when he acts
differently from ourselves. The Emperor's
trouble lies in this, that he believes In the
infalliblity OF divinely anointed sovereign
an1 has the courage to act upon it, He is
Protestant Plus TX, with an army of half
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Lawrence Clnxering.

Mr.. Lawrence Clavering, hero of the story
of that name by A. E. w. Mason, was an
English gentleman who fought for the
Chevalier de st. George at Preston, and
was out in the forty-five." The story APP
peals to that class of readers who delight
in the stirring and romantic happenings in
England and France in the early part of the
eighteenth century. 1t is cast upon semi
historical lines and it's rather intricate plot
is relieved by a pretty and romantic love
story. New York: Dodd Mead & Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22

A little volume issued by Dodd, Mead &
Co. will contribute to the pleasure of many
readers and add to the popularity of Ian
Maclaren,' by which pseudonym the Rev.
John Wilson is best known. 1t is called
The Ian Maclaren Year Book" and con-
ssts of brief and characteristic extracts
from his writings, one for each day in the
year They cover a wide range of
thought, from grave to gay, from devout to
humorous, and are real gems in their way.
The volume is issued in attractive form
and has frontispiece portrait of the au-
thor.
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Essays by Theodore ROOSEVELT.

Amid all his other cares and duties Mr..
Roosevelt still finds time for some literary
work, and with him it is always good lit
erary work. In a volume of essays en-
titled American Ideals and Other Essays,
Social and Political" he has sought to adj
dress what he styles ''the great Amy of
men who do take All active part in trying
practically the conditions, for which We
somewhat vaguely hope, on behalf of the
under officers in that army which, with
much stumbling, hating and slipping, many
mistakes and shortcomings, and many pain
full failures, do nevertheless, through weary
strife accomplish something toward rails
Ing the standard of public life" To this au-
6ience or circle of readers he addresses fif-
teen essays, the titles of some of which
fairly indicate their scope. and character,
viz: True Americanism," THE College
Graduate and Public Life Administering
the New York Police Force" How Not to
Helm Our Poor Brother" and Machine Pol
itics in New York City" All the essays are
pervaded by healthy earnestness and are
written in the authors clear and forceful
style. G. P. Putnam's Sons.
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g. A. Henty, an English author who has
written a number of stories which are liked
by boys. comes forward with a new one.
The scene of with Moore at Corunna" is
laid in Portugal during the time of the PEN
insular war. The youthful hero of the story
IS a sixteen-year-old son OF the colonel of
a British regiment who, permitted TO ac-
company his father on that celebrated cam
paign, becomes full-hedged soldier and
good one. There are many other prominent
characters in the story, some of whom are
historical, and the story itself is written on
historic lines and with strict regard to mil
itary movements. battles, etc. 1t is full of
movement and sure tc be popular with boy
readers. New York: Charles Scribners
+ Sons
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For the Cause.

Under the foregoing title is published by
Charles H. Sergel & Co., Chicago, collec-
ton of short stories by Stanley Weyman
The scene of the first is laid in France in
1883. the time of the persecution of the
Huguenots. The other stories are not his
torical, but deal with contemporaneous
events of a wholly imaginary sort, and in
them the author displays much skill as
to suggest wish that he would try more
Sustained effort in the same line
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-22
Manual of photography.

The Cincinnati Shorthand Institute issues
a new edition of the Manual of Phonog-
raphy, by Benn Pittman and Jerome B.
Howard This Is the standard system In
use by American shorthand writer's, all
others being but variations of it. The edi-
ton is noted as the 355th thousand.
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Three HOOKS from Fenno.

will save omissions and extras. 1t is pub
lished by the Doubleday & Mcclure Com
Danv.
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Linen from the sick room is thoroughly
disinfected by Glenns Sulphur Soap the
celebrated remedy for local maladies of the
skin beautifier of the complexion and clean
ser of various kinds OF fabrics.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, black or
brown 80 cents.
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Has been used over fifty years by millions OF
riOthers for their children while teethng with
nerfect success 1t soothes the child, softens the
gums, allays pain, cures wind collie regulates the
bowels and is the best remedy for dtarrhea.
whether arising from tcething other causes.
For sale by druggists N every part OF the world.
BE sure and ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing
Syrup. % cents a bottle
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be prepared to destroy every bill that re-
turns to the treasury, as the bills of other
countries are treated.