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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
DEEDS, NOT WORDS.

That Americans are not an emotional peo-
pie is a saying often heard. 1t might be as
often denied by observers who note the
waves of feeling that move so swiftly over
the country in times of emergency or of
notable events, the sudden excitement of
crowds and the various indications that the
population is likely to be carried off its
feet by the sweep of intense sentiment.
1t Is really true, however, in spite of sensa-
tional newspapers, enormous headlines,
clamor for war and great hullaballoo in
critical times like the present that as a
people we are not emotional tnor easily
moved by impulse. The noise Of the crowds,
the hysterical demonstrations of the yellow
newspapers the individual condemnation of
Spain and the Spaniards, and fierce war
talk are the froth and foam Of public feel
ing, significant, no doubt, of current opin-
ion, but by no means to be taken as an
expression of the fixed conviction OF the
majority. That majority listens TO the
dashing of these waves Of foam and is ST.
lent until the time comes when to speak or
to act is necessary and final. 1t prefers to
move little slowly before committing it
self, to consider what is best: it is willing
to await the deliberate action Of the gov
eminent, sure that nothing will be lost by
deliberation. But the majority is none the
less patriotic. The men who do the shout
ing and are perpetually waving the flag do
not monopolize patriotism. The typical
American is as undemonstrative where his
love for his flag and his country is con-
cerned as he is in regard to his other af-
fections. Like his love for his mother. his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
A LIBRARY SCHEME.
One Mans Plan for Getting Reading
Matter to Remote Districts.

The Chap Book.
The bad economic adjustment by which
some have more than they can possibly
use while others starve, is nowhere more
apparent than in the lack of reading matter
in the remote villages and settlements of
the far West. For the rest of the country
fairly staggers beneath the burden of tons
of daily papers, magazines, reviews and
books.
Mr.. w. E. Harmon, of Boston, has taken
a very practical and novel method of adj
justing, in some measure this unnecessary
condition of affairs. over two years ago
he addressed cards to the fourth-class post
masters in the far West country, asking
for names of people in their community
who would appreciate magazines or DOCKS
If sent to them free of charge. He secured
hundreds Of names in this way, which ne
then divided among people who were Will
ing to send their old magazines upon such
charitable errands, rather than into the
city ash boxes.
Lately the plan has been extended to the
establishment of free public Libraries. by
arrangement with Librarian Putnam ana
the trustees of the Boston Public Library,
Mr.. Harmon is permitted to purchase the
condemned books at the same rate at Whlch
they heretofore have been sold as waste
paper. There are probably one hundred
volumes a. month taken out of circulation
because of their soiled or torn condition.
added Or there a slight revamping, would
still be able to do good service. These the
first to be worn out, are naturally the
most popular class Of books, and are sent
upon their rounds again.
Mr. Harmon is modest in his beginnings.
He starts a library with $50 volumes. But
as the towns are very small, this is not so
bad. Goodwin S. D., which had the hrst
library, has only a population of one nun
hundred Mr.. Harmon hopes to establish
altogether about twenty libraries, and to
send each from fifty to seventy-fve books
a year.
1t is hard, in big city, to realize how
there may be people who cannot get any
thing to read. But Mr.. Harmon finds them
out. One magazine he sends to a man IN
Oklahoma, who lives fifty miles from any
railroad station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
SCIENTIFIC.

The obvious advantages of the phono-
graph have been at last recognized by the
French town of Etampes, whose municipal
council has adopted the apparatus as a re-
cording secretary.
The phosphorescence of decaying wood
proves to be due to minute vegetation, in
stead of to purely chemical causes, as some
have supposed. The mycelium of some UNI
determined fungus from pine has been Gull
tiyated by KutScher, a German biologist {,
in decoctions of beech bark and agar-agar,
the result being a white, brilliantly lumin-
GUS growth
Peat is treated in an English process,
patented by Mr.. Blundell by being formed
into paste nodded into tubes four or five
inches through, then cut into sticks and
dried for three or four weeks. Thus pre-
pared, the material can be used as fuel, or
it can be more profitably made into charcoal
in retorts. Three tons of peat make one
ton of charcoal. The process is to be tested
in italy, where are large deposits of peat.
Wearing for eight days mask fitted with
inverting lenses, projecting upon the retina
erect instead Of the usual inverted images.
Prof George Nj. Stratton, of the University
of California, soon learned to see OBJECTS
right side up, but to his surprise everything
appeared upside down when he first re-
moved the apparatus. He concludes that
seeing right side up is mental rectihca-
ton of the visual image actually projected
upon the retina.
The daily expansion and contraction Of
the Eiffel tower at Paris have been studied
for ten years by Colonel Bassot. The light
ming rod at the top is kept always in mo-
ton expansion producing a torsion move
rnent of about four inches from sunrise to
sunset, and contraction reversing this as
the mass of iron and steel cools at night.
This twisting, which does not compromise
the solidity OF the structure is greater in
summer than in winter.
A disappointing feature Of the turbinia.
whose performance not many months ago
astonished the world, was the lack - any
means OF reversing the motor. Mr. Par
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
wIELDs rnE MICROSCOPES.
Michigan woman Has Made Sell
entific Success
NHtAH~
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
1t is remarkable that more women have
rot turned their attention to microscopic
work as being peculiarly adapted to thelT
SO Mrs Louise Reed Stowell has made a
strong success of the work. From the be-
ginning Of her career mrs. St0We 9hs Qeen
aDpointed q member of the faculty of the
Woodruff scientific expedition and was the
the ROYAL Microscopicai Society of London
but one since has achieved TO this
On account of the great amount Of her
original microscopic work she has also been
made an honorary member of the Michigan
Pharmaceutical Association, although
women are not admitted as members. For
several years she has been president OF the
Northwestern Collegiate Association, and in
1888 was sent rs delegate TO the Interna-
tional Congress of Women.
tifc literature. She has for years acted
both as editor and contributor to the best
known publications of purely scientific
character. She sketches in crayon, char
coal and pen and ink, and illustrates her
articles very cleverly.
Mrs. Stowell'S work at the University Of
Michigan lay along the lines usually con-
sidered the dryest and most unattractive
in the whole realm of science, as 1t was al
most e 2d bdg ty a cpy vita b In s eh
of dry roots, barks and herbs. She man
aged, however, to invest even these UNI
promising subjects with living vital in
terast and during this period wrote series
of articles upon the microscopical struct-
ure of wheat and flour that drew wide
spread attention.
Mrs. Stowell left the University of Mich
igan to accept position in the Agricultural
Department at Washington. \ She was
chosen for the special purpose Of making
microscopical examination of wheats--
first, of the same variety growing in diff
ferent localities and then comparison Of
the different varie ties, in order to ascertain,
if possible, which contained the most
gluten, and which the greatest amount OF
heterogeneous products; the aim of the in
vestigation being to find out which varie-
ties of wheat were the best adapted to the
varying soils in the different localities of
the United States.
The kernal of wheat had first to be
soaked until it was possible to cut it with a.
very sharp razor into its different sections.
The thin outer shell alone is made up Of
some eight different parts, any of which is
hardly TO be seen by the naked eye. This
careful analysis led to the discovery that
the infinitesimal hairy tufts on the outer
shell of the kernel contain gas, and that
may be the cause-though it is not proved
of the spontaneous combustion that occa-
sionally occurs where large quantities Of
wheat are stored.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

That Is What the Declaration of In
dependence Is.
Senator Lodge, in Scribner.

Senator Lodge, in Scrtbner.
Yet despite it's general acceptance, which
showed its political strength, it was great
and memorable document. From that day
to this it has been listened to with reVer-
ence by a people who have grown to be q
great nation, and equally from that day to
this it has been the subject Of severe criti-
cism The reverence is right, the criticism
ing.
The Declaration is divided into two parts;
First, the statement of certain general prln-
ciples of the rights of men and peoples, ana
secondly an attack on George III as ty-
rant, setting forth in series of propositions
the wrongs done by him to the Americans
which justified them in rebellion. Criticism
has been directed first against the attack on
doctrines enunciated, then against the
statement Of the rights of man, Jefferson
'.self-evident truths" and finally against
the style.
The last criticism is easily disposed of.
Year after year. for more than century,
the Declaration of Independence has been
solemnly read in every city town, and ham,
let of the United States to thousands OF
Americans who have heard 1t over ana
over again, and who listen TO it in reverb
ent silence and rejoice that it is theirs TO
read. If it had been badly written, me
most robust patriotism would be incapahie
of this habit. False rhetoric or turg1d SEN
fences would have been their own death-
warrant, and the pervading American sense
of humor would have seen TO its execution
The nero fact that Jefferson's words have
stood successfully this endless repetition IS
infallible proof that the Declaration has the
true and high literary quality which alone
could have preserved through such trials,
its impressiveness and its SAVIOR. To those
who will study the Declaration carefully
from the literary side il is soon apparent
that the English is fine, the tone noble ana
dignifed. and the style strong, clear, ana
imposing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

from eighteen to fifty feet. with width "
toll OF five cents Is to be charged each way
to all who use ii. 1t will be lighted by
electricity and divided in the center. A
CYCLISTS pavilion is to be built half way
along the path.
The Emperor of Abyssinia is about six
feet in stature without shoes and is stoutly
built. His skin is very dark, and he wears
a short curly beard and mustache. His face
is heavy IN cast, but is redeemed from posi-
tive plainness by an extremely pleasant ex-
preston and a pair of most intelligent eyes.
His smile takes in a wider section Of the
circumference of his head than is common
and displays a particularly fine set Of teeth.
He generally wears large black Quaker
hat over a white silk handkerchief tied
around his head and black SILK gold en-
broidered cloak over PERCUSSION OF white
linen undcrclothing.
The proofreader said, with sigh.
cit would make me most happy If /
Could make up my mind
If some things that find
Are dialect pieces or pi.
Washington Star.
This world is such a laundering wight
So stupidity accurst-
It pours acclaim with lavish might
On him who gets there first.
But that man wins the race, / say
He truly earns flames smile
Who stops to play along the way,
And gets there after whlie.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

damned If they stand Ill the way Of Gre
ating sensation BY disseminating false
news.
caused the government some embarrass-
ment and in the event Of foreign war
they would cause more. IT might even be-
come necessary for the government to take
some measures TO protect itself against the
publication Of false and sensational dis
patches. the revelation OF military plans
or the dissemination of pretended news cali
culated to embarrass the government or
defeat its plans In the midst of arms laws
are silent and in time of war the liberty
of the press does not include right to en-
barrass the government A notable Illus
tration of this during our civil war was
the publication in certain New York papers
of bogus proclamation of President Lin
coin, calling for 100000 more troops. The
forged proclamation appeared at a critical
period of the war and at a time of great
excitement, in May, 1864 Ii was invented
by Joseph Howard, then and still a well
known newspaper man and still living.
With the aid of one or two saccumplices. a
book of manifold paper distracted from the
office of the Associated Press, and special
messenger boys, the bogus dispatch, which
had every appearance of genuineness, was
published in two of the morning newspa-
pers of New York and barely escaped get
ting into all of them. 1t caused great ex-
element throughout the country. Early in
the day of the publication an order came
from Washington for the arrest of the edi-
tors and proprietors of the two papers, their
imprisonment at Fort Lafayette, and the
suppression of the papers. The offices were
seized and the order was being carried out
rest of the publishers and editors was coun-
fernandez. The offices were held by the
military three days and both papers were
suppressed from Wednesday till the fol-
lowing Monday morning. The author of the
forgery and his chief accomplice were ar
rested and imprisoned in Fort Lafayette
but released soon afterwards. In this case
the action of the government was very
arbitrary and particularly hard on the pa
pers, which, as it afterwards appeared,
were innocently victimized. The offense of
the forger was flagranth1 In one or two
other instances during the war papers
guilty of Intentional misunderstanding were
suppressed and correspondents were oc-
casionally expelled from within military
lines. We can never have and do not want
censorship of the press in this country, but
there should be some protection against
yellow journalism
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

Those who read the testimony during the
long trial of the Sheriff of Wilkesbarre, Pa
for murder committed in firing upon rioters
intent on stopping work at the Lattimer
mine, last fall, must approve the verdict
of the jury in acquitting. the accused. At
the outset public opinion was against the
sheriff. because it was made to appear that
the firing was unnecessary. The presiding
judge gave the widest latitude to the tes-
timony offered by the prosecution but
when the defense presented it's evidence
from better and more intelligent men, it be-
came clear that the sheriff and his deputies
acted in self-defense The rioters were for
eigners who were ignorant of our language
and laws. Many of them believed that be-
cause they were foreigners they were not
bound to obey our laws. These ignorant
men are employed by covetous mine opera
tors because they can bethad for less wages
than men who are cfti3enSTsAfte a time
these men demanded higher wages, and then
the trouble came, as it has come many
times before. The operators appealed to
the State to save their property and protect
1.-The men who wished to work. In the at
tempt of the mob to seize the plant they
were met by the officers. hIld the shooting
followed. The men who are responsible for
the presence of these ignorant and lawless
men are the parties most responsible for
these and other collisions 1t is triumph
for lawful methods that a fair and able
judge and an intelligent jury gave this les
son in community in which lawlessness is
notorious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

DR. Edwards, editor of the Northwestern
Christian Advocate, thinks the bill to pay
the book agents of the NJ. e. Church South
f2sS,O00 for property alleged TO have been
destroyed during the war is unjust and
should not have been signed blythe Presi-
dent. He says the entire premises. plant
ard contents which are claimed to have
been damaged never were worth more than
10000 at tha st THE claim Is ex-
eessivey says Dg sdwards, 'and Northern
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

LIE Gallienne and Heron Allen have
brought the Pagan poet. Omar Khayyam,
into such renewed prominence that frequent
aliusicns to him are necessary in current
literary comment. And now, just as our
pencils and our typewriting machines have
got accustomed to spelling his name with
out stumbling over the second "" along
comes Persian scholar who pooh-poohs at
the translations of all the rest, including
Fitzgerald, and spells the name "Umr
Khayam." 1t really seems as if this scholar
must have been having a round with Per-
sian dialect
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

Ex-Secretary of the Navy Herbert thinks
that one great naval battle would probably
be decisive in a war between the United
of victory would be in our favor. He says
our navy is better than Spain's at every
point, and while they might do some good
fighting, we could concentrate superior
force in Cuban waters so much more quick
ly than they could that they would be badly
defeated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

If we must have mature study" in the
schools it is we'll that the lessons should
be based on intelligent information. Teach
ers who are not accomplished botanists and
biologists, and are not practical gardeners
and it is hardly necessary to say that
grade schools can hardly afford this class
of talent - have trouble in securing the
necessary data on which to base the lessons
they are expected to give. This is espe-
cially true in the rural districts where ma
ture studies have been but recently intro
duced and where teachers have not had
special training in the methods of that line
of instruction. To supply a want in this
direction Purdue University has issued a
series of leaflets for use in country schools
though they seem equally well adapted to
city uses. The first package sent out in
cludes studies Of the foliage leaf of the
flower, of bugs, of spring birds and of trees
There are also papers describing country
school garden, a childs garden and outlin-
ing a plan for an observation club These
leaflets, which are Intended to suggest
methods to teachers rather than to give
information, are prepared by members of
the faculty of Purdue University and seem
very practical and helpful. They are to be
distributed through county superintendent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

Methodists depIore the passage Of the bill.
because it win bring discredit upon all
branches of the church. The Nation can
wen afford to give 1t, but the Methodists
South can i'll afford to accept and utilize it,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

The creation of the new military Depart
ment of the Gulf and removal of depart
ment headquarters from San Antonio to
Atlanta will be q severe disappointment to
the people of the Texas city. San Antonio,
an ancient and quaint city, by the way,
with an interesting history, has been a mil
itary post SO long that it will hardly know
how to get along without the attractions of
military life
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13
rha Inaf Renort.

WAR" said the oracular person, lis the
last resort of modern statesmen
''It amt" retorted the crude Individual.
"And pray, then, what is r
Writing signed articles for the news
papers,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

The engagements made in New York on
Friday of gold abroad for importation
amounted to s1,6OOOOO, making the grand to-
tai of importations since Feb. 25 $16,175. 600.
The yellow metal comes our way in spite of
the war scare.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

II we sit down at set Of sun
And count the things that we have done,
And counting find
One self-denying act one word
That eased the heart OF hiLt who heard,
One glance most kind
That fell like sunshine where ii went
Then we may count the day well spent.
But II through all the liveIong day
We've eased no heart By yea or nay;
II through Il all
We've nothing done that we can trace
That brought tins sunshine 70 face.
No acs most small
That helped some soul aud nothing cost.
8nskon budget.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

In connection with the development of
electricity, local water powers have OBJ
tanned new value in the East where there
Is no near supply of coal. There are sew
eral in Indiara which may have value with
the application of electricity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

The Heraldo, an independent journal of
wide influence, published in Madrid. CON-
plains as follows: General Lee is stiu in
Havana not showing, perhaps, his habitual
impudence and airs such as might be
shown by the French resident in Madagas-
car still there he is. Despite adverse cur
rents, he stands like a proud rock defying
the elements" As a statement OF, fact, that
Is probably about correct.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

Paul. whose dictum in regard to feminine
headcoveiring has been so long tn force.
Out in Hutchinson Kan. the women take
a different view of the matter. They heard
the men give as an excuse for staying
away from church that they couldn't see the
preacher for the bonnets when they went,
ana promptly made bargain to take their
Donnets off if the men would go. Under
such circumstances perhaps Paul would
pardon the Innovation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

Hon. William L. Wilson, author of the
late unlamented Wilson tariff bill, has been
heard from regarding the appropriation of
ss0OO00OO for national defense. He says such
legislation is a violation of the principle
upon which free government is based. What
"a nifvi
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

eve English" said the Intelligent for
eigner, do not run for Office; we stand
for it."
And here, said the bright American,
''the man runs for office If the people will
stand for it,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

Now and then a month passes during
which the losses by fire fall off compared
with the same month in previous years
February, however, was not one of them.
in a large part of the country it was the
stormiest and coolest February for years.
and the losses by fire were 100000 more
than in February. 1897.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

There is no mint in the Dominion of Can
ada, and all the gold taken out of the Klon-
dixie comes to the United States to be
coined. Thus every ounce of it receives the
eagle stamp
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

portance to all citizens and taxpayers is
too great to be disposed of by caucuses of
the mayors Cabinet and the Democratic
members of the Council
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-13

Minister WoodfoTd seems to have sized up
the Madrid rabble rightly. When a crowd
surrounded his carriage on Friday he dis
tributed aims among them, and, says the
dispatch, there was no demonstration of
hostility" A handful or two of pennies will
go great way among the Spanish canaille.