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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06
SHREDS AND PATCHES.

1t does no harm to believe in fate if you
act as if you did not.-Puck.
Experience is great teacher but does
not keep free schooI-Galveston News.
A laugh, to be joyous must flow from a
joyous heart, for without kindness there
can be no true joy.-Carlyle.
Ethel-Do you believe in palmstry? Ma
bel-Oh, it's all right for a starter, if the
fellows shy.-Harper's Bazaar.
A boy can ride bicycle whether he owns
one or not, but a girl has to have her own
wheel to learn on.-Atehison Globe.
We have an idea that preachers and poll
ticans take a great deal of interest in peo-
pie they do not feel.-Atchison Globe.
The failures of life come from resting in
good intentions, which are in vain unless
carried out in wise action.-C. Simmons.
Only the brave knew how to forgive; it
is the most refined and generous pitch of
virtue human nature can arrive at.-Sterne.
This is the time of year when the tramp
may be guilty of a great deal, but he,
seldom caught in his own toils.-Philadel-
phia Times
Marriage is not failure says the Sage
of Lanninganville, 80 long as you both ride
the same make of wheel. '-Philadelphia
North American.
The season is rapidly approaching when
men will sit on dry goods boxes and abuse
others for not doing more flor the town, "
-Atchison Globe
IAN allowance is something like BIZ
cycle" How SOP" "A man can put his wife
on it but he can't make her stay on 1t. "
Chicago Record.
Probably the serpent told Eve that eating
the apple would be just the same as read
ing over all the bargain day advertise
ments.-New York Press.
Papa, how do the people in the Weather
Bureau find out what kind of weather we
are going to haVe?" Il didn't know that
they did, my son.''-Yonkers Statesman.
A dispatch says that an Oklahoma man
has been arrested for having one wife too
many" great many reputable, law-abid-
ing citizens have that.-Chicago Times
Herald
Judging by the crowds always around the
shirt waist counters, you would think this
style of garment was the only one known
to the feminine world.-Philadelphia
Times
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06

The city of New York is preparing to
erect a public library building that will
cost $1,000, 600. Competition for plans will
try, and it is intended that the building
shall be an ornament and credit to the
city. The amount seems large to put into
a library building, but it is not too much
for New York. The new public library
building of Boston cost 100000 and New
York would scarcely care to take second
place in a matter of that kind. The new
library of Congress cost $6,000000, but no
city could be expected to compete with
the government.
The growth Of libraries in the United
States has been one of the most charac-
tcristic and gratifying features of our ma
tional progress. We are often charged
with being a grossly material people alb
sorbed in the pursuit of wealth, but there
is abundant proof TO the contrary. The
moral, educational and spiritual develop
mont of the country has been as remark
able as its material development. The
growth of libraries is only one of many
proofs of this In the first year of the
century there were only forty-nine public
SO coo volumes; from 1900 to 1925, 179 public
libraries were formed; from 1925 to 1850,
551; from 1850 to 1875, 2,240; in 1876 free pub
lie libraries in some form had been estab-
lished in nearly twenty States, and 1852
libraries reported an aggregate of II, 276, 964
volumes. The report of the commissioner
of education for 1885 gave a list of 1888 pub
lie libraries containing 300 volumes and
over of which 2,1S9 contained loco volumes
or over, but less than 5000 volumes; 440
had 5000 or over up to 10000; 800 had IL, 2na
or over, but less than $4,000, and forty
seven had $1,000 volumes or more. The en-
tire number contained an aggregate of
20. 622 076 volumes. In 1893 there were 1884 Ii
braries that had 1000 volumes or more as
against 2,139 of that size in 1885, and the in
crease in the number of volumes from 1885
to 1898 was about 100000. The rate of in
crease during the last four or five years
has been as great as at any former period
and there is every indication that it will
continue. All the great libraries of the
country are growing rapidly, and new ones
are being established. During the last few
years several States have enacted town
ship library laws, a feature in which In
diana is defective, and distinct progress
is being made on that line. The Inuiana
Union of Literary Clubs. at its recent
meeting in Warsaw, appointed committee
TO confer with the Indiana Library Assoc
citation relative to the framing of a law
establishing a state library commission
and taking public library control out of the
hands of school trustees. Without indors-
ing in advance any particular legislation
on the subject, the Journal is prepared to
give its approval OF any measure looking
to the enlargement of library facilities in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06

the English newspapers A young woman
was at the Bazaar de la Charite with lne
broke out He ran at the first alarm, leay-
ing her alone, but she managed TO get ou1
and go home. There she found the young
man. who had politely called 70 see II she
was safe lie was shown to the door
Mrs Lewis, who discovered valuable
palmpsest manuscripts Of the Gospels in
Syriac convent on Mount Sinai some time
ago, has just made her fourth exploration
of the convent in company with her sister,
Mrs Gibson. and has found some more
with great care two Palestinian Syrlac lee
tionaries of the twelfth century and written
in the dialect which was probably spoken spoken
by Christ. The text of these dictionaries
will soon be published.
An incident which occurred at one Of the
meetings of the jury of the Royal Academy
in London shows that a kindly sentiment
exists among the English artists towards
their American professional compeers. 1t
was while the jury was sitting on pictures
for the present exhibition One OF the
members picked up painting and held II
alott in front of the jury one or them
exclaimed Now. who. painted that
the other juryman, its by an American.
An experiment is being tried in Washing
ton which may result in changing the colors
of street letter boxes ali over the country
from a garish red to a silvery hue. Street
letter boxes are being painted with
aluminium composition, which it is claimed
will stand the wear and tear of time and
exposure to the elements for at least four
years without furnishing peeling off,
Work is being done at the owners expense
the boxes being covered with the white ma
terial, while across the front will be the
words u. S. Mall in bright red letters.
They send no glittering statements out
When a bank goes to smash in China,
To show tbs solvent beyond a doubt,
When a bank goes to smash in China.
No plying tears you see them shed,
But they take a big cheese knife instead,
And amputate the presidents head,
And banks never break in China.
Beverly Times
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06
AMERICAN BOOM IN LONDON.
Anything with the Yankee Theatrical
Stamp Is Success.

LONDON, June 5.-The only dramatic
novelties of the week have been the Maid
of Athens" produced at the Opera Com
ique on Thursday night, and Settled Out
of Court" produced on Thursday at the
Globe. Neither side scored The former is
the usual musical and farcical medley with
music hall comedians, and the latter is a
gloomy comedy drama. There seems to be
a boom in theatrical goods made in Amer
lea" just now. "A Night OFF, is still doing
good business at the Vaudeville Theater,
where it has been successfully running for
a twelvemonth. Secret Service packs the
Adelphi Theater nightly.
War is reported to have broken out be-
tween Audran, the composer of La Pou-
pee and Lowenthal, the manager of the
opera at the Prince of Wales Theater.
LA Poupee" has now for months been
playing to big business said to be partly
due to Mile. Favier, pupil of Audran who
sings the title role. 1t appears that Low
enthal sold the American rights of the op-
era to Oscar Hammerstein of New York,
for production at the Olympia, and agreed
to let Mile. Favier assume the principal
part in the New York performance. To
this Audran objects, and as a result of the
quarrel he is said to have broken off all
negotiations for the. production of lie
Petit Quvrier," his latest opera, at the
Tonight the Princess Theater gave THE
County Fair" an American domestic play
which began it's English career not long
ago at the Brixton Theater. The latest
rumor is that an American opera THE
Wedding Day." is to follow THE Yeoman
of the Guard at the Savoy Theater Col
Mapleson announces that he has arranged
with Arthur Collins for a six weeks season
of grand opera at Drury Lane, commencing
on June r. While the colonel as yet de-
clines to give the composition of his COM
pany it is probable that 1t will include
MaZzini with whom Mapleson has become
reconciled, and whom he now speaks of as
the greatest of living tenors. Mazzini once
challenged the colonel to fight duel for
the insult in offering him, on behalf of the
late Sir Augustus Harris $3.50 night for
a short London agenent.
Miss Miriam Clements. now playing in
my Friend. the Prince, at the Gaiety, is
to make a tour of the United States under
the management of George Edwards, begin
ming in the autumn.
Austin F'ryer's new musical play will
probably be entitled 1.-The Japanese Girl"
It was his original intention to call it 1.-THE
Geisha Girl"
The latest thing in theatrical souvenirs
has been devised by the management of
Terry's Theater, where, in honor of the
Oueen's Jubilee, as we'll as to increase the
attractions of THE French Maid" it is
nroDosed to give diamond brooches TO the
three most faithful patrons. The plan is
To give a coupon to all purchasers of tick
cts for the galleries, pit and upper boxes,
and to those securing the greater number
of votes for each part of the house will
he awarded the trinkets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06
Pensions for Veterans.

Certificates have been issued to the fol-
lowing-named Indianians:
Original-Eli w. Miner. Garrett; Clark
Dodson, Marion; VIM. NJ. Voorhis, Jerome;
William Willis, Mount Vernon Joseph l..
Hartley, Madison; Logan Mize, Greencas-
tie; VIM. II. McCord, Petersburg.
Additional-Samuel HILL Scottsburg; Isom
Minton. Paoli.
Restoration and Increase-Francis NJ.
Ginger. deceased, Medaryvile.
ncrease-Leonard Butts, Dexter (speclal
May 26); Charles NJ. Rodgers, Gosport:
Thomas j. McMullen, Shelbyville; George
W. Shider. Zionsville; Charles Schroeder
Sedan: Albert A. Jones. Battle Ground;
Newton Spencer, Indianapolis; Charles NJ.
Taylor, Spencer, Dale q. Lockhart, Velpen;
George Tinkey, Warsaw; Samuel Wesley,
Rockport; Michael Yochum. Vincennes;
KeIlick Richardson. Dexter: James j.
Crouch Gosport; Joseph w Reynolds,
Prairietown Abraham II. Baker. New
Vile; Josiah Farrar Peru; James NJ. Bone,
Indianapolis; George w. Blair Indianapo-
lis; Eli p Washburn, Pulaski; VIM. +. Al
sup East Chicago; John Weber Hunting
ton: George G. Sholders, Folsomville; John
NJ. Steward, Spencerville: John H. French,
'Somerville; William Boyer. Wilkinson;
Thomas #. Crossen, Indianapolis.
Reissue--J ames Hager. Washington; Ben
janlin A. Richardson, Indianapolis, Joseph
r. Allen Fort Ritner.
Original Widows, etc-Martha Ginger,
Medaryvilie; supplemental Especial May l9),
Frances Stetzel, Indianapolis.
Mexican War Widow-Catharine Murphy,
Winchester.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06

claimed to be superior to these in quality.
1T even rivals the Egyptiansasphaltum The
material has been successfully used for
paving concrete. for fuel with peat or other
organic matter and for enriching coal gas.
The prediction Is made that it will even
supplant rubber in all waterproof work
After careful study of most of the self
propelled carriages from the earliest times
to the present day. Sir David Salomons con-
eludes that steam is much the most suitable
and advantageous motive power. In Eng
land electric energy for carriages cannot be
calculated at less than 4d per horsepower
hour, and accumulators must be frequently
recharged with considerable loss in useless
trayei unless charging stations are to be
found throughout the locality. The cost of
benzine gas would be about fourth as
great for the same power, steam, from
petroleum fuel at Cd per gallon. costing
about the same as the gas. The best exist
Ing motor the world has yet seen for its
power, method of fueling suspension
springs and travelling long distances before
recharging is the one which is likely to re-
whatever may be the future development
of motor traffic. 1t is known and loved by
all under the name of the horse.
Nansen's discovery of a deep Arctic basin
has suggested to NJ. De Lapparent that the
real shape of the earth may be that of
top, with the south pole as it's spinning
point. This theory results from considering
mat the area We may now assign to the
Arctic ocean is almost the same as that
given by Murray to the Antarctic conti-
nent (abOut l. 100000 square miles, while the
depths observed by Nansen correspond in
order of magnitude to the heights observed
by Ross. Such supposition, it is added,
would tend to reconcile the slight differ
ences of astronomers and biologists as to
the ratio OF the polar and equatorial di-
ameterS. The latter base their value of the
polar f1attening 1884 upon measurements
made almost entirely in the northern hem
lsphere, and the value obtained by NJ lis
serand from the procession of the equinoxes
Q29O may prove sensibly correct if the ef-
feet of a south polar protuberance upon
the form of the sea surface is considered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06

Is. men who manage the credit depart
NETS Of their respective firms, say that
abuses havel gradually crept into the
credit system until the burden presses
heavily uponl the shoulders of those ex-
tending credits. The approaching conven-
tion will try 10 devise a plan for minimiz-
ing these abuses. The extension and en-
largement of Credits is a characteristic fea-
ture of American business methods, and
one which must have become very burden
contraction would be regarded as a great
hardship by those enjoying the favors, but
it would tend to strengthen the business of
the country
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06


They have big mountains and big trees
In the far West. and the literature emana-
ting from there indicates that it is also
the region in which imaginations soar to
lofty heights. A story in one of the June
magazines, written by Puget sound au-
thoress, tells of girl who had literary as
pirations and wrote stories which she sent
to magazine editors with Indifferent sue
cess. Finally letter came from the editor
of Boston magazine inclosing thirty
dollar check for her latest effort in tctlon
and telling her that she had talent but
lacked education, and offering her paying
position on the magazine and opportunity
for securing the necessary training If she
would come to Boston for year. There's
an uncurbed fancy! Only an imagination
entirely untrammeled could picture an edi-
tor looking over the manuscripts OF con-
tributors with the philanthropic purpose OF
selecting the most deserving ana having
them trained in the way they should go at
the expense of the periodical. 1t is not I'M
likely that the weary functionary VINO pre-
sides over the destinies of a magazine may
wish YEARLY that he could persuade nine
tenths of the producers of manuscript to
get married or engage in agricultural pur-
suits, but it takes the riotous Puget sound
fancy to portray him as a benevolent being
looking about for somebody to educate.
And to make this amiable and opulent per-
sonage the editor of Boston magazine,
too!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Rudyard Kipling is probably the first
poet to have one of his works form an
item in a governments cable BILL His
Our Lady of the Shows was cabled at
shilling a word from London to Ottawa at
government expense.
The manuscript of Lord Nelson's auto
biography is to be sold at auction in London
soon. 1T was sent from Port Mahon in 1923
to John Macarthur, who published it in 1903.
four years after Nelson's death An auto
graph letter will be sold with the manu-
script.
Prince Moritz, of AItenburg, is said
to be the most blase man in Europe. He
is about sixty-seven years of age, but en-
joys the best of health. He is reported.
however, to lie in bed weeks at a time
merely because there is nothing worth
getting I'D for.
The will of Mrs. Ellen B. French. of Be-
lott, Wis, bequeaths 5000 to BeIoit Col
lege, on condition that no vivisection shall
ever be practiced in any of its depart
ments. but if the stipulation is violated
the trustees are TO pay over the amount
to the American Humane Education Soci-
ETY., of Boston.
DR.. Charles Frederick Wuillgohs, the
Oldest physician in Ohio. still keeps UP his
practice, although he is ninety-three years
of age. He says that every member of his
family for the last three hundred years
has lived over one hundred years. and his
grandfather, at the age OF 1up. EEdQIGO
wheat for three days in succession
DR.. Nansen writes to his friends in Lon
don that his labors as lecturer have hap
pily left his health unhurt. Like every
other man who has gone through a lectur-
ing tour he feels Wearied and worn at the
end of it, He looks forward with a certain
tribulation to his autumn visit to America
but is hopeful that he may survive even
that
French nerve. unappreciated, has put an
end to Paris engagement. according to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06
Ignorance of the Bible.
Boston Transcript.


The ignorance of the Bible of children and
Young people nowadays is something ap-
naIling to lovers of literature. In the old
DAYS, the religious teaching which made
Bible study a necessity to the sons and
daughters of most respectable families left
the remains of a solid culture in the
juvenile spirit which it lacks at present. 1t
is by no means a sectarian or theological
narrowness which is to be feared from this
lack in present-day family and school in
struction. 1t is sort Of diffusion OF a
dangerous intellectual tendency. Merely as
a matter of literary culture. the lack Of
knowledge OF Old Testament poetry and
New Testament parable is serious dep
rivation There is something pathetic in
hearing a girl or boy advanced in the teens
looking up a Tennysonian reference to
Joshua anxiously inauiring who Joshua
was and another pronoucing Elijah with
the accent on the first syllable and with
no idea of the prophets story. And what
can the art of half thousand years mean
10 young people VINO have no knowledge
of the stories of Scriptures. Not merely
would visits TO foreign art galleries be rob
bed of a large part of their meanings, but
the study of prints, the illustrations of art
in the magazines, the inspirations OF a
master like Sargent In his Boston Library
pictures. what can all these mean to a
youth or a maiden who has had no good
oId-fashioned drill In Bible study!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06

A California doctor read paper before
the medical association, in session last
week in Philadelphia, in which he cast dis
credit upon the germ theory. He presented
his arguments against the theory and then
challenged the utmost scrutiny the scien-
tific world can bring to bear upon them. he
may be crank and an ignoramus, but
the very suggestion he makes is disquieting
to the lay mind. Getting used to microbes
has been a long and rather painful pro-
cess, and after having done so and laid
all the responsibility them for every
thing the possibility of having to kill them
all off and go it alone once more is alarm
ing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06
A GREAT Comedovvn.

Chollie was gazing into the instrument
makers window with almost real interest.
What have you found, deah boy?' asked
Willie, as he approached.
Il was just looking at this doosid-aw-ar-
tificiaI avn"
MY deah fellow I am shocked said
Willie. what would the dean of ouah set
say to heah that you were seen paying at
tenton to a factory hand?"
When the pun dawned on Chollie he
bought two SodaS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06

In his address at the Loyal Legion ban
quet in Detroit last Thursday, Col. Thomas
L. Livermore, of Boston, gave some sta
tistics which have not been published. OF
2SO00e0 men enrolled in the Union ar
mics 1,5S0,000 were for short terms, so that
the burden of the fighting was borne by
the two and three years men. According
to the official records, the Southern army
numbered $4,000 All of the Southern mil
ttary population between seventeen and
fifty were enrolled, which gave the Confed-
eracy 1,141,O00 men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-06

The annual meeting of the Indiana Union
Of Literary Clubs, held at Warsaw during
the last few days, brought together several
hundred ladies and gentlemen from all parts
of the State representing local literary
clubs. These clubs have become distinct
factor in the intellectual development of
the State. and are doing excellent work
Not all of them, perhaps, are equally well
organized or managed. but all are aiming
at good ends, and the net result of their
aggregate work is improving and progress
sive Delegates from this city who attended
the recent meeting say the papers and adj
dresses were of high character, and the
discussions practical and improving In this
as in ether respects, Indiana is giving evil
dence Of degree of education and intellec-
tual activity that is placing her in the front
rank of States in this regard