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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-31

LONDON, Aug. 3i.--A dispatch TO .he
Daily Telegraph from Manila. dated Au>
gust 9th. says:
"All the outskirts of Manila are IN =
state of completes anarchy fne insur@
gents are hunting and pilsagtng tae span
iards, while the natives se.aerart .,S
sacRins villages. roobing residences ano
stealing horses.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-31

to Governor VOORHEES,. but decline TO state
its nature. .,
The Second division OF the seVen'n
Corps was out for a parade TINS eVen'"s
and the entire corps will marcn throus"
the city streets tomorrow, being fe''e"
ed BY General Ice.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-31

pected that the ship can be completed
In about four months. when she viii be
brought across the Atlantic by an Ameri-
can crew.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-31

Forecast for Wednesday,;
viryinia--Fair. followed by increas'ng
c,oudlness and rains; southerly WINDS.
becoming variable.
North Carolina. south Carolina ana
Georgia-Rain: variable Winds gales on
the coast.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

That there is still a lack in the public
schools, however, a good many persons
have realized, and Prof edmund James, Of
the University Of Chicago. briefly outlines
the character of this deficiency. Professor
James was lastsweek reelected president of
the American Academy of Political and So
cial Science, and in an address a. the meet
ing in Philadelphia he spoke Of the fact
that the tendency of the ordinary high
school was toward the professions, and that
neither the literary training received there
nor the skill acquired in the manual train
ing schools supplied the needs of that great
number who enter commercial pursuits in
which they will have no Individual use for
any handicraft. The boy who is to be a
business man. as distinguished from a
professional nan, an artist or an artisan,
gets no special guidance in the schools.
These students are in the majority, and for
their benefit Professor James recommends
the establishment of commercial high
schools He mentions the following SUBJ
jects as those from which the curriculum
of such a school might be selected:
The elements of political economy on the
one manu- anu political science ana sociology
on the other afford a theoretical basis for
the entire curriculum A study of the Vari-
Gus forms OF our government local, state
and national; of the commercial products
to be found in the industry of the world
to-day, their localization, their preparation
their relative Importance, their distribution,
etc; of the banking and currency systems
of the world; of the tariff systems of the
world, the general mechanism OF exchange,
such as clearing houses; the subject of in
surance in all its different aspects; the ele-
meutS of constitutional and administrative
law; the clements of commercial law, and
other similar subjects.
The speaker said he had no doubt that
such a school, established in any large city,
would be crowded with young men and
women seeking the benefits of this kind of
education. He is right in all probability.
The school system is in a state of evolu-
ton, and notifications will so on until it
is adapted to the needs of the greatest num-
Der. Dissatisfaction with purely literary in
struction led to the introduction of manual
training when they have gained it. There
are those who think the High School is al
ready overloaded, but if it is to continue
and its purpose is to fit its students for
practical life it must furnish the facilities
for learning something of commercial sci
ence, as well as for acquiring the founda-
ton of a profession or the skill of crafts
man. The next ten years will doubtless see
many developments and changes in educa-
tional methods.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
movement that is civilizing the world 1t is
not worth while to hold back.

President Gompers. of the Federation of
Labor, has not been carried away by the
claims of the yellow newspaper that war
will make more employment for labor. He
does not believe in war as remedy. I'm
all history" says Mr. Gompers, never was
there a question of national honor settled
by bloodshed" One OF the objections which
he raises to a war is that it will interfere
with the advancement OF civilization. In
recent interview Mr.. Gompers said
You must understand that for the last
twenty-five years in this country u great
work of summarizing men in their relations
to each other has been going en- 1t has
been tremendous reorganization of the So
cial and political as well as the economic
relations of men to each other They have
been drawing closer together. and the more
harmonious relations of labor and capital
are evidence of the strength of this move
ment. War means setback to this reor-
ganization, serious blow to its progress
for years to come.
Speaking of the effect of war upon the
industries Of the country Mr.. Gompers said
that war means an interruption of the
healthy industrial conditions and the i'm
petus of work which is felt on all sides"
He further declared that there is more
work for labor to-day than there has been
for some time past" 1t is possible that Mr..
Gompers's fears may not be realized, but
outlook after tour through the country
are at variance with those of men who are
seeking calamity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
SHREDs AND PATCHES.

The merry hearted have a fortune that
thieves cannot steal.-Ram's Horn.
1t makes a man feel cheap when a wom-
an calls him dear in public.-Chicago News.
The man who boasts that he has no
vices frequently overlooks lying.-Chicago
Record
A woman can sharpen a pencil about as
quick as a mar can thread a needle.-Chi-
cago News
Music may be considered classical when
it commands praise from people whom it
bO~es-Puck.
a man at forty-fve wishes he knew what
he thought he knew at MISUNDERSTANDING
zine of Health.
Men are apt to mistake the strength OF
their feeling for the strength of their arsu-
ment.-Gladstone.
A wonans scold.ng more often makes a
man do as he shouldn't than as he should.
Philadelphia Times.
Debts are about the only thing that
haven't a spring feeling about them these
days.-Feminine Observer.
Patience is great thing. You can hold
water in sieve il you will only wait-un-
til 1t freezes.-Tammany Times
When a woman knows how to indorse
check she thinks she is too clever for
mere domestic career.-Emma Carleton.
4 genteman's first instinct Is to put ev-
cry one at his ease. and especially to avoid
giving unnecessary pain.-Bishop Thorold.
Hotel: A place where you rent from the
landlord the privilege of buying what you
can from the servants.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The pessirnist is person who does not
expect to get what he wants. but expects
to be disappointed In it If he should.-Puck.
1t is doubtful If any woman loves the
Lord to the extent of being willing TO loan
her CUT glass for a church social--Atchison
Globe
1t is all right TO let your blood boil
while before going to war, as that will kill
all the germs and save you from the
jungle fever.--Bedts Budget.
In the spring the young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts Of bicycle im-
provements il talk and actions are to be
beiieved.--Ph Philadelphia Times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

The people of this city will soon be af-
forded an opportunity to show whether they
really desire to maintain and make perma-
nent the Indianapolis Symphony. For two
seasons now this organization, under the
mastery leadership of Mr.. Carl Schneider,
has given a series of concerts which have
elected the highest praise from musical
critics for the freshness and excellence OF
the programmes and their superior render
ing. The establishment and maintenance of
such an organization would be a credit to a
city of larger population and greater must
cal pretensions than Indianapolis, though
few American cities of it's size possess as
much musical talent as this. Thus far the
cost as we'll as the executive labor Of CIV
ing the concerts has fallen chiefly on Mr..
Schneider, thus imposing on one friend Of
art a burden which should be divided among
many. To make such an organization
son 10 season by the sale of a sufficient
number Of tickets to constitute a guaranty
fund thus leaving the leader and his asso-
ciates In the enterprise free to give all
their energies to the musical part of the
work instead of having TO depend on the
precarious support of occasional concerts.
The Indianapolis Symphony is as much a
credit to the city in its way as the soldiers
monument or the Art Association, and al
VINO are interested in promoting musical
culture through home talent should embrace
the opportunity, when it is offered, Of aid
ing in it's support.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
EVOLUTION IN SCHOOL work.

The arts and crafts exhibit at the High
School is meant as a practical demonstra-
ton of the close relation between the edu-
cation of the public schools and the wage
earning occupations. The kindergarten
work, the drawing in the grade schools, the
woodwork, the modelling, the mechanical
drawing, the needle work, ETC., lead directly
on to the commercial products-decorativ
tiles, terra Gotta, architectural designing,
cabinet making, tapestry, carved furniture,
wrought iron work, portrait painting, illus
trating and so on. The connection is real
with the work of the schools, and are at the
same time accustomed to visit factories and
see that the handlwork there must be tie
outcome of just such training as the public
school children are now getting. Few peo-
pie visit the schools and fewer still the fac
tories Children themselves have little OPP
portunity to see whittier their education is
tending. fer too often the factory doors are
barred by the words mo admittance' The
exhibit at the High School is, therefore, an
object lesson to parents and pupils, and
marks an era III the history of the schools.
But, while the proof of the utility of man
ual training is interesting, most people were
already willing to concede its Importance.
They had realized that mere intellectual
education was not enough to fit the pupil
for later life, and ouA of this conviction the
manual training artment was born.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

to the calls that influence their less wealthy
people acquainted with their benefactions
in educationaI and charitable lines, and in
all enterprises for public benefit can elo-
quently testify. Whether they do their full
duty or not is, perhaps question best an
swered by those persons who, with limited
means fulfill to the uttermost the lesser
duty laid upon them. But whatever faults
rnillionaries, lack of patriotism is not
ore. Whenever the government has
needed them they have rallied to it's sup
port and have met every demand, even
when to do so confiicted with personal in
terests. In the civil war it was not the men
already rich who trafficked in war supplies,
who made lightweight blankets and shod-
dy uniforms, but poorer men, who came
out wealthy when the war closed.
Without the aid of the loyal lnillionaires
in that war the Union would have Jared
badly. In this emergency they are also
coming to the front. The poor man may
contribute his mite in taxes, or he may en-
list The ''plutocrat" can do the same, but he
may also serve in another way, and is doing
it, Some weeks ago George Gould offered
his yacht to the government and at the
same time expressed willingness to ex-
tend any other aid desired. Howard Gould
has rendered his yacht, which is the lare-
est and finest ever built in an American
shipyard. Mr. John Jacob Aston has offered
a yacht for use as an auxiliary cruiser, and
all these offers are now being considered
by the government. When it is remembered
that a vessel of the class in question costs
near million dollars and even If only
loan, instead of a direct gift, stands "a fair
chance Of being destroyed, the tender, it
must be admitted, is liberal. Mr. Astor also
offers free transportation of Indiana and
Ohio troops over his railroad, the Findlay,
Fort Wayne & Western. William Aston
Chanler wants to raise and equip regi-
ment at his own expense. John Wanna
maker has offered not only to raise, but
to lead a regiment, and to continue the sal
aries, during their absence, Of any of his
men who may enlist, also to pay an insur-
ance of $1,000 to the family of each man
killed. Rich men prove themselves entitled
to the admiration and confidence of their
fellow-citizens by such proceedings. They
are not in this case, openeto the charge of
self-seeking, for they are men who have
nothing to gain by calling themselves TO
public notice. They must be given credit
for genuine patriotism and enthusiasm.
just as it is given to other men for services
Of different character. The dollar mark is
not branded so deeply upon the man who
owns the dollars upon him who allows
envy and suspicion to bias his opinion of
the owners.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
RECOGNITION RESTS WITH THE
PRESIDENT.

1t is said that President Mckinley regards
the recognition OF foreign government as
constitutional prerogative of the execu-
tive, and that if Congress adopts a resolu-
ton recognizing the independence of Cuba
he will reserve to himself the right to do
so in his own time and way The Journal
believes the President is right, and that rec
ognition is an executive act over which
Congress has no more than advisory power.
Recognition is a diplomatic act, and all dip
iomatic functions pertain to the executive.
The act Of recognizing a foreign govern
ment or a new government is consummated
by the reception of it's minister and the
President alone is authorized to do that.
Congress cannot do it and cannot compel
the President to do it. AS constitutional
prerogative of the executive it is for him to
decide when and under what circumstances
1t shall be done. So far as history shows,
recognition Of new governments has always
been by the President. The independence Of
the South American republics was recog-
nized by President Monroe, that of Mexico
by President Jackson, and that of the
French republic by President Grant. The
latter was done by a. cablegram. Congress
was not in session at the time, but Grant
did not wait to ask its permission or adj
vice. Through his secretary of state he
wired our minister TO France, Mr. Wash
burne TO recognize the republic and the
latter, in letter to the French minister of
foreign affairs, dated Sept. Z, 1870, said:
1t affords me great pleasure to advise you
that L have this morning received a tele-
graphic dispatch from my government in
structing me to recognize the government of
the national defense as the government of
France.
In December, 1896, when there was
strong movement in Congress for the recog-
milton of Cuba, an interview with Secretary
Olney was published in which he took the
ground that a resolution of recognition by
Congress would be an expression of indi-
vidual opinion by those voting for it, and
nothing more. He said:
The power of recognizing the so-called
eTclnsive1D wis n f an xafu
olution on the subject by the Senate or by
the House, by both bodies or by one,
whether concurrent or Joint, Is imperative
as legislation. and is important only as adj
vice of great weight voluntarily rendered
TO the executive regarding the manner in
which he shall exercise his constitutional
functions.
The Journal believes this to be the true
constitutional view of the question, and
that, no matter what declaration of recog-
milton Congress may adopt, the President
will be entirely justified i'll using his dis
erection as to the time and manner of ex-
ercising the function.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17
BAsELEss ASSUMPTIONS.

The American travelling abroad. has long
been a subject for adverse criticism and
comment with writer's responsible and ire
sponsible. Some of the comments are just
and some unjust but ali critics alike make
the mistake of assuming that any and every
citizen of the United States who comes I'M
der their notice is a type of all Americans,
and that any peculiarities he may have are
common to the entire population Of this
country. This is quite as ridiculous as it
would be for the people on this side of the
water to class the English, Scotch, French,
Germans and Russians as one race and
typify their qualities. The characteristics,
manners and methods of the people who
make up the, composite body known as
Americans are as varied as those of the
races from which they sprung Even their
speech varies somewhat according to local
ity, though no resident of any corner of the
United States has difficulty in understand
ing what is said by the resident of any
other corner. This is perhaps not true in
any other country, certainly not i'll Eng
land, where the harsh Yorkshire and Lam
cashire dialects are almost unintelligible to
people of other districts, and where cock
ney speech bewilders American visitors I'M
til they become accustomed to it, But even
the English have apparently no notion that
dialects may exist in this country, and
whenever they hear an odd-sounding phrase
promptly classify it an "Americanism,
and expect to hear it from all Americans
they meet. An example of this is the re-
mark by writer in an English paper that
the American travelling in England is sure
to be recognized by two words that she or
she is sure to pronounce at least once in
the course of any given hour" One of
these words is America" the other
Paris" Not one American in ten thou
sand, the writer says, lever learns to speak
them correctly. 'Amurrika' and 'Parrus' is
the way they actually sound to foreign ears
whether the speakers birthplace be Bos-
ton, Chicago, New York, San Francisco or
telligent American knows. 1t would be
nearer the truth to say that not more than
one American in ten thousand ever heard
the name of his country called "Amurrika."
Irish servant girls sometimes call it So
and a class of anglomaniacs, mostly of New
York who fancy they are using the British
pronunciation, addicted to it. They also
say "vurry'' and Indianapolis" and. with
every sentence they speak, betray their
illiteracy. AS for Paris" it is pronounced
correctly at least as often as not, but
"Amurrka" is most assuredly an excep-
tional pronunciation. 1t is no doubt true
that travellers from the United States. be-
tray their nationality in many ways, but
this is equally true of Englishmen, and the
speech of the latter is not more likely to be
faultless than the other
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

altogether, about 5000 available men.
which might be somewhat reduced by sick
ness. A larger force should be called out
Better too many men than not enough 1t
would be better on every account to strike
a crushing blow at the beginning and make
a short, clean job Of it, than to lose time
by inadequate action. Seventy-five thou
sand men might suffice to expel Spain from
Cuba, and, with the navy, to end the war
but there is a possibility that it might not
suffice, and that risk should not be taken
There is an old adage, Never send boy
to do a mans work" Driving the Span
iards out of Cuba and restoring order in
the island will not be a boys Job.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

The Republican county convention yester-
day presented a marked contrast in its gem
eral character to the series Of conventions
which the Taggart wing of the Democratic
party has held in this city. While there
was often evidence of earnestness in be-
half of candidates, there was no approach
to disorder. The address of Mr.. Beveridge,
the presiding officer, was admirable in
tone, touching all the important things that
occupy public thought, and its effect was
to put the delegates in the mood to dis
charge their duties. The ticket a whole
will meet the appreciation Of Republican
voters. The convention waS able to COM
plete its work soon after 6 o'clock, thus
avoiding a. night session of weary men. The
convention was a happy omen for the Re-
publicans of Marion county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

promise OF sharing the profits. But there
are, nevertheless. publishers OF intelligence
and reputation who permit themselves TO
publish novels that are not worth the ink
with which they are printed, and that are
absolutely certain to prove financial fall
ures. What is It that induces these pub
fishers to waste their money in this way? II
please aspiring authors. and there Is no suf-
fcient reason fer assuming that no man be-
comes 4 publisher unless he is wholly de-
void of the critical faculty" The same con-
dtion exists on this side of the water, and
the mystery is equally unexplainable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

Senator Money has right to be offended
on being reminded that the saffron New
York Journal referred to him and the other
congressman who went to Cuba in the
Hearst yacht as its special commission
ers." If there is anything which a self
respecting man should resent it is being
claimed as the mouthpiece of the yellow
newspaper. Still, those congressman who
accepted the hospitality of the Hearst yacht
10 lgo to Cuba must have known that they
would pay their keep by advertising that
ps per as commissioners or correspondents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

The stage is coming to have quite liter
airy distinction, list of popular plays TAX
ing the reader at once into a booksh at
mosphere. Among the plays recently pro-
duced are "Tess of the Durbervilles." "Un-
der the Red Robe" THE Little Minister
and 1.-THE Lady of Quality''-all dramatized
from popular novels. 1.-THE Bonnie Brier
Bush" is the latest to be added to the list.
In order to keep up with current fiction and
the stage it is no longer necessary to be
Either pastime will serve both purposes
and thus effect a saving of time and money
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

il war comes the drinkers OF tea and
coffee will probably have to pay little
more for their favorite beverages. The
yearly consumption OF tea in the United
states is about lOoOoOoOO pounds, and the
importations of coffee amount to about $780,
10000 pounds year. A duty of 10 cents a
pound on tea. which is the amount proposed.
would yield si0,ooO,oOo a year and cents a
pound on coffee would amount to slS,00o0OO
a year, making a total OF $2s.0oO,0O0. Each
cup of tea or coffee would pay tax too
small to be calculated. but the aggregate
would be a handsome addition to the reve-
me
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-17

If William Jennings Bryan went to Wash
ington to urge the immediate recognition of
Cuba because it would benefit the cause
of free silver. then William Jennings Bryan.
is man who would make merchandise of
the national honor.