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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-19

with the husband and baby. Then she
thinks, How would l get along without
the constant repetition, Tub 90 z? That
gives the picture another color. Anything
out to do without those, she thinks. Pretty
soon the father comes home. He is walking
softly in, carrying the baby in his arms.
The mothers heart gives one great bound
and stops; she springs to her feet, but the
smile of the father tells her that all is we'll
ard that the baby only lay down in her car
riage and went to sleep on the way nome.
Then the mother is happy: She is free
again from the WEAKNESS of the day and all
the VeXationS that the prattling tongue
caused. She is as anxious to see again the
sweet little face and to hold again those
little hands as she was on that night When
she heard the little ones first vail Ihe
father stoopS and lays the baby down on
the lounge The head is thrown back, lolls
sound sleep. The lips are parted and the
face is as sweetly pathetic as only the face
of sleeping baby can be. The hair has
struggled out from the sides of the white
cap and has to be brushed off from the
baby's face aN ay from the wax-.ldd eyes.
One limp hand falls at her side, and the
other across her breast That looks too
suggestive, and the mother takes 1t in her
own hand and kisses it again and again.
All the bothers of the day-who said both
err in connection with the helpless and de-
pendent little one? Then the mother bends
over the sleeping babe and for the first
must be after days incessant work. Why
had she not thought of that before? She
had been selfish, thinking only of her own
little worries and cares and work. She
kisses the damp little forehead and says
purringly, between kisses and caresses:
Mamma was cross to it, so she was. Poor,
little, tired darling! 1t bothers mamma so.
but mamma couldn't get along without the
little bother girl, so she couldn't. Mamma'll
try to be patient with it next tinne-poor,
little, tired grille girl, for mamma does love
it SO. 1t just helps mamma all it canIputs
the dishes away and everything-and loves
its mamma all the time-poor, little, sweet,
tired body-and mamma wouldn't take all
the gold in the world for it's little bother
some tongue and it's little, meddling
fingers!"
One by one the little garments are slipped
from the timber body-nOw a shoe, now
a stocking, now skirt, now little waist
and shirt; then into the white nightdress
and with a sigh of relief the tired form
stretches out on the lounge. The little limbs
relax, the face squints and turns involun-
tarily from the bright light. and away into
the mysterious ocean Of dreams goes the
little barQue on it's summerland voyage of
youth and health.
Blessed babyhood - the blossom time of
life the poetry of humanity, the all that
teaches us Of unselfish love, the healing
touch of God upon our calloused human
hearts! s. w. GILLIAN
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SAVED BY THE BICYCLE.
How n Man with Large Family
Averted Financial Ruin.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free HreSS.
Ever tell you how my people managed
to keep in the swim right through the time
that l was in the financial breakers and
liable to go to pieces at any timer asked
the manufactures of his confidential friend.
sit was the closest kind of a squeak, but it
was the bicycle craze that pulled us through
and landed US on sold ground once more"
But you don't ride a wheel"
NO but have a high regard for 1T and
consider that it was as good TO me as the
Inheritance of small fortune would nave
been in the hard times. Just figure ii up
for yourself. / have wife, five daughters,
all out. son at college and two youngsters
at home 1t cost me a pile of money to
keep them in good clothes and meet their
running expenses. for not one of them is a
bread winner. and all except the two little
boys are in the thick of social circle that
represents great deal of wealth and style.
When the whole nine of them went at me
to get them wheels. resented their lack of
was skating and begged of them to save
whatever II was possible. Then my oldest
daughter, who has prime business head on
her. put a flea in my ear. Next day sent
up whole wagon-load of assorted bicycles.
What was the result? My Oldest son is
something of a dude, but from that time
to this he has gone about in neglige shirt,
trousers that would otherwise have been
discarded, a 25-cent hat, golf stockings and
canvas shoes l wouldn't give $3.50 Tor the
whole outfit. Under the lead of the oldest
daughter, the whole feminine portion of the
family went into short skirts. shirt waists
and tam o'shanters. They call in them,
wear them on all kinds of summer outings
and rejoice that they belong to the univers-
al wheel brigade. The bills that conc in
make me laugh with glee. We tided over
the financial stringency that might have
been my ruin. To be more delnite, we went
whirling over on those nine bicycles. They
would. have been cheap TO me at twice the
price,"
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Schuyler and Allan McLane Hamilton,
cousins. Mr.. Davis left no grandchildren. d.
The fact that though published twice in
Shakspeares life, 1852 and 1899, it was not
ascribed to him until 1910; the language is
too frosty, slow, broad and monosonous
for Shakspeare's warmth Of sentiment;
again, it is often too choice" The delinea-
ton of the characters is, generally speak
ing life-lke, some of the figures are very
much too insipid and vague, and others
now and again inconsistent. This is quite
contrary to Shakspeare's art" 1t lacks the
passages in rhyme that distinguish the early
plays. On the other hand, it has certain
parallelsms of speech and thought with his
known plays; it was written about the time
he was doing Cor supposed to be DOING hack
work for the theater; and it has much of
his fire. in spite of the monotony discovered
by Ulrici, as quoted above. No one but
Knight really thinks it is Shakspeare'S.
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A SPECIMEN DAY.
A Fair Sample of the Days That Moth
ers Put in with the Little Ones.

Characters: The mother. a young. tired
but loving, housewife. The baby, two
and one-half years old.
Scene: A sewing room, the baby prisoner
and the mother compelled to entertain her
what matter wis doddies, mammal"
1.-THE doggies are dead, pet" (Four hun
dredth time.)
What UNI die for?"
"Cause they were sick, dear"
what UNI sick for?''
Somebody poisoned them"
"What somebody poison UNI for?"
"Cause that somebody was naughty"
What at somebody naughty for?"
81 don't know.
''Huh?"
ST say I don't know"
A pause for breath, and then
what lady die?"
timc)
"Cause she was sick"
''WnO poison Mis- DOneS!'
Nobody, nuisance!'
mo. | not nusers; seetheart, mammal"
''Well, sweetheart, them
Il Tub co. mamma.
Another pause of fully three seconds.
What dis for, mammal?
ITO make you a dress dear rcr9.
so you'll look pretty, love"
what l look pity fOr?
80 papa ana mamma VIII DC pIouU VI
what 90 an papa p'oud me for?''
20 dear! 1 s'pose it's so you'll ask ques-
what / ask questions for mamma?"
Goodness gracious! Because you're
crazy, l suppose, and you'll drive me crazy
if you don't hush"
Don't say at to me, mamma; II S
naughty, an don't low it.
Il declare, baby: you've got mamma rat
tied ill she don't know what shes doing.
what YOU ratified for mammal!
Here, take this box of buttons and go
out and look for papa. Now, don't run
away, or you know what mamma VIII nave
to do to you"
90. Who-o-o-ap j pill my buttons-ooo-oo-
90! Help me pat 'em up, pease. mamma!
Heavens and earth, young one; you IL
drive me to drink if you don't get away
I've got trouble enough with this thing.
anyhow.
''Well, love you, too. / reckon. There
are your old buttons; now go and look for
:'Tanky, mamma; doo-bye. 90 didn't tiss
me. my mamma. oo-oo-oop-ee-l iuo 90.
The little scuffed shoes clatter away: the
mother signs, buries her tired head IN the
folds of the little, unfinished blue dress and
cries for very vexation.
Night has come. The father has taken
the baby with him down town, leaving the
tired mother at home TO rest. The little
Ones kiss is still fresh on her lips. the warm
little hug is still felt about her neck. the
'.Dooebye my mamma" is still In her ears.
She lies on the lounge and wonders how
she can stand day after day of baby's teas
ing her-.'mamma this. mamma that every
moment the whole day long. She wishes
she had not been too tired TO go down town
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Agair.st Handshaking.
Chicago Evening Post.

chicago Evening Post.
Dr. Breiter. of New York. is learned end
humane man. He has made an important
discovery. which is. in effect, that 1.-The
hand is the propagation of microbic disease
and every one should realize the startling
significance of this fact" In other words
every time we shake hands with a friend or
acquaintance We are likely to accumulate
large number of most dangerous mi
crobes which not only threaten our health.
but actually imperil our existence. We are
rejoiced 10 know this, for ii determines our
line of conduct with reference TO the ladies.
A few weeks ago one of the best and wisest
OF physicians of any time gave il as his
opinion that kissing is one of the most SAL
utary exercises. and we have resolved that
anything We can do in the way of going
about distributing health and happiness
shall be cheerfully done We do not know
that a kiss on the cheek or lips Is a power
ful antidote for thoughtless pressure of the
hand, but we shall try to avoid handshak-
ing as much as possible and adhere to the
prescribed methods of promoting really
salutary condition. We consider il our duty
TO stand In with the doctors on an these
important aamonittons for the benefit Of the
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The CaterniIInr.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1t was on the gainesville car going east
last Sunday. A man standing in the aisle
suddenly had his attention attracted to the
broad white collar of a young woman sit
ting next the window or the seat aaJolning
him What called his attention was the
giggle of a young girl who stood behind
him He turned slightly to look at the
girl, and he saw that she was looking at
the Young woman next the window. Then
he noticed that a big caterpillar was
stretched at full length across the young
wonlan's collar. It was one OF tnose ugly
saw-backed caterpillars, the sort that lrrl-
tates the skin like fire when 1T craWls
across the bare places. The young woman
was placidly ignorant OF the reptile she
was entertaining unawareS. So was the
handsome elderly woman who sat next 10
her The man in the aisle watched the
caterpillar with fascinated gaze he saw
the ugly thing raise its head ana creep
closer and closer to the upper edge or the
broad collar. He didn't like TO startle the
girl by speaking to her, but ne knew she
would be dreadfully startled when those
creepy feet touched her skin. Just as the
creature peered over the collar on TO the
white neck beyond the man in the aisle
took out his handkerchief. leaned forward,
and. picking the saw-back from the collar,
dropped il through the open WINDOW. Inc
girl started little.
Just a caterpillar" said the man in the
aisle and she smiled and thanked him.
At the word caterpillar the elderly lady
moved uneasily. She shuddered little
and glanced furtively at the folds of her
gown. Then she brushed at her sleeves
and shook out her skirt and glanced appre-
hensively at the floor. She kept this up for
down at her in helpless sympathy.
Presently she caught his eye.
II wish you hadn mentioned thst cater
pillar" she said with another shudder
I'm awfully sorry about it, smiled the
man in the aisle but you can resp On nly
instant aid in case another appears
nervously shaking out the folds Of her
dress.
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VIII you give me a short history of the
life of John W. Daniel, senator from Vir-
ginia, comprising the date and place CT his
birth, account of his political career etc.
2 Did he participate in the civil war; if so.
to what extent? 8. Can you give the names
Of the grandchildren of Alexander Hasnii-
ton, of Jefferson Davis? 4. What are the
grounds for believing that Shakespeare did
not write Arden of Fayersham?" That he
did?-X.
John Warwick Daniel was born in Lynch
burg, Va Sept. s. 1912. In 1865 and 1866 he
studied law and began to practice in 1866; in
1869 he was elected to the House Of Dele
gates; in 1876 and 1879 to the Virginia Sem
ate; was elected to Congress in 1884, and on
Dec. Is. 1885. was chosen senator; his term
began March a. 1887. and he succeeded Gen.
Malone. 2. He volunteered in the Confeder-
ate army in May, 1861. and rose to be major
and assistant adjutant general of Early's
division 3. We can find the names of only
two Of Alexander Hamilton's grandchildren
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I will not hear the dying word
or any friend, nor stroke the wing
Of any little wounded bird.
Love Is the deadest thing.
o! Love Love. Love,
Has thy angel gone above?
Does shadow lie between us.
Or dc age and sorrow wean US
From the heart Of Love?
The grave grave. grave.
Has it made the soul slave?
Shall the senseless clods that cover
Quench the fervor Of the lover
In the damp. cold grave?
All! no, no, no!
Through the sable halls of woe,
Down the singing tides of glory,
Flows the old Astrean story:
Love is all we know
o. frail, frail. frail,
The ambitions that prevail
Through this evanescent being.
Love is all to the All-seeing
That shall never fail.
Still more more, more.
May our souls go on before,
And the light that is immortal
Shine across the futures portal
Ere we pass the door.
With peace, peace. peace
May the love Of love increase,
And the lovers siken tether
Bind our willing hearts together
In the bonds of peace!
Lo! here, here, here
In an atmosphere clear
AS the light the stars breathing
Rounds the world of Loves bequeathing
To the perfect sphere.
1t grows, grows, grows,
And the oneness of il flows
Through all doubt or tears or laughter,
Through the here and the hereafter
And through Deaths repose.
o! life, life, life.
Let us learn from all thy strife
For man the needful thing is
Love- that servant is and king is,
Linking life to life!
Dear heart, heart, heart!
May the love Of love impart
Unto thee the perfect pleasure
That has neither bound nor measure
When 1t fills the heart.
Ben s. Parker.
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on earth, good will toward men," be real
lized, not only on Christmas day, but
through all days and years, forevermore.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12
ra,el WIN uoid.

The streets Of Prescott. Aria. and
iohannosburg, IN the Transvaal. ara
paved with gold. 10 be- sure thc pro-
portion OF sold Is smsn. about & 20 ;ho
ton OF earth rock. but O, il gold. never
theloss. With the machinery az pres
ent Ia use d would cos, more to reduce
the ore than q O. worth. bat IN years to
come. whom science shall have discov-
cred less expensive methods OF reduc-
iion. the aldermen OF Prescott and the
Beers or the rlilanders oi Johannes
burg, whichever are IN power. may or
der the streets torn un and the paving
crushed 20 heln oui the city treasury
The paving stones used In Prescott arc
taken from the mountains that sur.
round the town.-Ncw York Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

Growing boys and girls who have ar
rived Al a particularly conscious age.
,iien complain that companions Of
heirs are better liked than themselves.
although they knov. In their heart o.
hearts. that these other boys and girls
are not as really deserving that Is. are
not possessed OF az many virtues as
hey themselves constantly practice.
Now b. the time for such young pe0-
pie 10 learn that to be sought af,er one
must have good manners as well a. a
coed heart. taste and tact az well as
virtue. You may think this Is rather
hard. but stop a moment 10 consider.
Why don't you choose that girl for o
iriead3 She tells the truth and Il
very unsclhsh. But you remember
hat she Is also ione Of reminding you
Il your hat is crooked or your gown
ls unbecoming. You don't care for
her society. although she Is "a good
girl Then there Il that boyle "a
generous and obllgng. but he loves "a
talk about himself and his own Affairs
and never takes any Interest In What
you are doing. You wouldn't care foi
him. IN spite Of his hne qualities. foi
IN intimate friend.
II IL ven 10 learn the lesson young
for We must learn Il ~ some time o.
ather-thai the people We shall b
thrown among through life viii ask
yet more Of he than that We keep the
ten commandments n they are the
tort Of people whom We ought 10 know
they viii expect o. 20 DO right. but
ihey want stlll more than that Of us,
Or. rather. they want that carried out
10 o. inner meaning Tact and taste
are needed In social lie. az we'll AZ the
enforcement Of the golden rule. But.
then. tact and taste are the further
carrying out OF the golden rule. I, Is
because young folks sometimes over
look these facts that they need 20 b.
reminded that good hearts are not visi-
Die 70 the world. as are uncouth man
ners. careless speech. and unpleaslng
habits Therefor. these an count IN
the impression one makes. FAD one
must be on guard that the Impression
shall be agreeable. Manners make
the man" is not wholly true, bu, Il has
some truth In Il. TOO.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

The following little story vas sent %
the editor some time ago 70 be used il
the Christmas editions.
Dear Editor: Ny papa takes your
paper. ant We like It vory much. am
2 years old and ] thoughs would write
a story.
Il was Christmas Ese. Mr. and Mira
Bartelle we're sitting BY no table talk
Ing Of the old times. when al az once
there was a cry without. They 10th
vent 70 the door. There was q little
girl who said she was hunting santa
Ciaua.an that her mother vas aick and
that she vas wanting HIN to Gene there
and give them something 10 eat and
70 burn In their stove. They told her
10 come In and che would 20 and ege
her mother. She did. and found her
awful sick. The next day she died lGho
vas a widow. Mr.. and Mira Bariello
kept the little giri who introduced her
self an Lily Madison. She Honi 10
school every day tha; she could Sho
vas very smart and learned very fast.
Some Of the scholars were very mean
70 her At hrst. bat q vas not very long
until every one loved her. She noon
grew up and taught school and helped
the old folks along Many happy New
Years and happy Christmas rbe spent
there. Always be kind to the old. b,lnd
and poor. and ron VII gc, paved back
In better way. Lula Ream.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

OF his recent extended study Of the
gold resources Of South Africa, Dr.
Becker says that The Transvaal rcpub-
lie contains the largest gold deposits In
the world. Within fifteen miles OF
johannesburg there "a an amount OF
gold. practically In sight. estimated to
be worth ta.50O.O0O. 900. or nearly a.
much az the entire volume OF Rold
coin nos In the world. The gold h e.
uAordinArlly uniform. a. uniform a.
coal In an ordinary deposit. as shown
by shafts which have been sunk 70 a
depth Of $500 feet. and diamond drill
ings which have gone sim further. Al
present the sold is being taken out AZ
the rate OF iioo. 1000. 900 a year. But the
most surprising news which Dr. Decker
brings is the testimony OF an American
who was formerly his assistant In the
Geological Survery. and who ls nov en-
gaged Ia mining IN the Transvaal.
where be has made several millions Of
collars. This American mining expert
says TO hlu knowledge and belief the
gold depoSits. instead being thirty miles
long-the region now IN sighi-la prae-
ueally 100 miles long except that In
the rest Of the region later deposits
have come In over the gold. This
however, VIII not prevent economical
mining but VIII simply delay H.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12


Fifty Enueay0rers, most OF them
from widely separated paris Of Ameri-
ca and Canada. were presoat at q
Christian Endeavor reception given b.
DF. and AIRS. Clark IN Berlin a few
weeks ago. A society Is 10 be formed
IN the American Church at Berlin. and
another Is already IN operation In the
American and British Church at Lelp-
sic.
The old people Of a congregation IN
Tccumsch. Mich. were given a recep-
ton one afternoon not long ago by
the Christian Eadeayorcrs OF the
church. lnnrm guests were taken 70
the meeting In carriages and a de-
lightful social that warmed the hearts
Of an present was provided for the old
folks.
The influence OF Christian Endeavor
conventions never adjournA There
has jusi been reported from Chicago a
band Of fifteen Endeavorers. who. az a
result OF the Warrington convention.
meet weekly for Bible study and prep
aratlon FOR eyangcllEtlc work. and after
the meeting take entire charge for the
evening Of the services In a rescue mis-
sion.
What one company Of children can
90 Is well illustrated BY the eleven
months' work Of the Juniors Of the
NJ Morris Baptist Church. New York
city. They have sent a library OF one
hundred and fourteen volumes 10 a
western sunday school. have collected
1850 cancelled stamps and have made
other benevolent ana missionary glsts
70 the amount Of one hundred dollars.
General Secretary BaCr Of the Chris
tian Enteayof Society recently made a
trip to the Pacific coast In the inter
ests Of the san Francisco convention.
He found interest IN the approaching
convention hieh among the young poo-
pie and the churches. and prepars-
lions well advanced Tho convention
meetings viii be held In two great au-
dltoriums. one seating ten thousand
persons and the other six thousand.
The weather viii Be- too cold In San
Francisco to permit the committee 70
make use o. the convention tents.
The present foreign tour Of the pres
ldent Of the United Society Of Chris
tian Endoayor viii bear fruit IN many
ways a. the San Francisco convention.
Dr, Clark writes that be has secured
Cor use as gayel at The convention
the shoemakcr's hammer that vas uscs
by william Cary before he vent az q
missionary % India. This "a the con-
tribution Of a prominent English En-
deavorer. Another convention gavcl
that Or. CLARK win bring hono with
him Is nov being made BY q Hindoo
society In Irdla.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

NAHHAA3HNNNH
In some houses the little children
who go to bed early put on their
shoes and stockings and ma them
crammed with presents IN the morn
ms. Others have to play a game Of
hide-and-seek for their presents. which
the father and mother have hidden In
the most mysterious manner and An
out-of-ihe-way places, In a great
many families. however. Dec. 8 h cell
ehraied by sending and receiving par
cells In the evening OF that day. par
cells" must be taken here IN a very
broad sense The servant who has 70
answer the bell d obliged 10 bring IN
whatever Is put into her hands or be.
fore her and. consequently. h often
heard to gigEle behind the door Of the
room IN which the whole family a a..
somhled. Then In walks-nay. a pui
"a most neutrality-suspicious. gentle.
man or old lady. or a queer animal,
consisting chiefly Of wood or OF linen
allied with sawdust. IN which the pres
cnt, sometimes one Of very small a.
menslons, lies concealed Funny little
rhymes often accompany the parcels
and generally much good-natured teas.
ing Is contained In the poetic lines.
The patience OF some people IA often
lsorely tried by a parcel consisting OF a
bis ball Of very hne cotton. which has
10 be unwound to get At the present..
So. Nicholas.