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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-09
UNTIMELY GAYETY.

A reporter of one of the papers affirms
that the Republicans in the Senate were
put in a hole" by the resolution of SEN
ator Nusbaum praising Admiral Dewey and
favoring his promotion to the office of Pres
ident. Just what that phrase means in what
may be called peanut politics is not clear;
but if any one was put in any sort Of en-
barrassment by the resolution of the DEM
ocratic senator it was the senator himself
and those whom he represents. Admiral
Dewey, as is well known, belongs to Il Re
publican family and is of that faith. He
sent congratulations to Colonel Roosevelt on
his election. Mr.. Nusbaum probably knows
that the admiral is Republican in opinion,
for he must have come across indisputabe
evidence to make il a fact. He is not an
active party man, and no man in either
navy army is. Considering that Ad-
miral Dewey is a Republican, Sena-
tor Nusbaum will be regarded with sus-
picon by those of mis- party who take
him seriously. In the party legislative
caucus the party minstrel sang the praises
of Colonel Bryan, and all Democrats present
applauded If Mr. Nusbaum had been pres
ent, and a motion had been made declaring
that the Democracy of Indiana demands the
denomination of Colonel Bryan. he would
doubtless have voted for it. If not, he is as
solitary a Democrat as is the representative
from Cass who has announced that he
focks by himself
The same day that Senator Nusbaum was
Of nv
the election of a Republican to be President
in 1900 the leaders of his party were dis
cussng in earnest the issues of his party in
the future. Somewhat reluctantly, and GER
tainly with much abated fervor, Colonel
Bryan was declaring the same day that 16
to l must be the issue of 1900. With much
fervor he was also declaring against eXpan-
sion. The same day, in New York Richard
Croker. the most potential Democratic
leader on earth, went out of his way TO ex-
press the most ultra views regarding the
annexation of the territory acquired from
Spain. He also took occasion to declare
that the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to l was "a dead issue"
Neither of these leaders spoke of desire to
Democratic state committee in Iowa de-
clares that the Democracy of that State has
had enough of Is to 1. If the same com
mittee in this State were forced to declara-
ton it would probably be for Bryan and 16
to 1. There is no doubt that nearly all the
small fry Democratic politicians in the coun-
ties are emphatic for the old ticket and the
old platform, but the leaders, the Taggarts,
the Green Smiths and nearly all Of the men
of real force and ability are in sympathy
with Mr.. Croker and some of them are ac-
cused of having been in conference with
him. If the 16-to-1 leaders are to be be-
lieved they will put up a 16-to-1 ticket if
beaten in the national convention in 1900.
The Croker element has not yet made such
a threat, but those who are nearest those
leaders believe they will name another
ticket if the action of 1896 shall be repeated
in 1900. The Nusbaum gayety is in bad form
in presence of the Democratic deathbed.
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ward completion; and his would be but an
imperfect account If it failed TO mark the
daring energy and skill. along with entire
hdeHty 70 justice and truth. which chardc-
terized the part played BY these important
and lnsepdrable companions of the soldiers
in the field. AssuTedly nothing has been set
down either in wantOn praise or blame, 50
that the whole Is submitted to the public
with the confident belief that it embraces
what. indeed. il purpoFts TO be. a complete
and authentic account of the war between
the United States and SPAIN
Mr.. WattersOn fairly presents the argu-
ments for and against national expansion,
put while he has evidently come to the be-
lief with some difficulty he is convinced that
the only course is TO retain all the possess
sions that have come into our hands. lie
says IN the final chapter: Let US believe
that the untoward events of the war with
Spain were brought about for some all-wise
purpose by the Supreme Ruler of men, and
that the hand which has led American man
hood through every emergency TO the one
goal of the American Union, has in store
for that Union even greater uses and glory
than lrradiated the dreams and blessed the
prayers of the God-fearing men who gave
1t life The volume is well printed, and
has numerous Illustrations. An appendix
contains a number of official documents,
such as SIMPSONS anG Schley's reports and
the account of the cruise of the Oregon
written by her chief engineer. Altogether.
the volume is a desirable one for any Ii
brary
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-09
AN AMERICAN TYPE.
Men Who Make Money Not for Moneys
Sake.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
Popular surprise is expressed whenever
it is found that business men in the United
States leave estates much smaller than they
were supposed to possess This is because
this type of the American business man Is
not understood He is not actuated by
the ease and luxury which wealth may en-
able him to secure. With him wealth is "A
means to important ends. He seeks oppor-
tunities to exercise his energies. lie aims
at power to enable him to accomplish re-
suits. Wealth would be a burden TO him
if he were compelled to sit down and do
For this reason this type of business man
expends much of his income as he goes
along. He entertainS, courts the friend
ship and confidence OF other owners of
capital, and perhaps goes into politics. He
has an open mind for every new scheme
or enterprise that promises substantial re-
suits, and if fresh fields of activity are not
to be found at home he searches for them
abroad He goes into railroad or other
industrial ventures in countries yet to be
developed. He seeks to extend to new re-
sions and to open new lines of communica-
civilization. Naturally with such a temper
ament he often takes risks. He is an Opti-
mist with profound faith in the future and,
of course, some of his ventures fail. This
means loss to him. Occasionally all of his
ventures prove to be failures, and then his
fortune is entirely swept away Still. the
world al large is the gamer. His failures
may point the way to safer ventures
This type of business man is product OF
American conditions. He has learned here
to have confidence in himself and not to be
daunted by obstacles. He knows that there
is element of chance in all sorts of bus
mess projects and that nothing is TO be
ly he is prepared to embark in projects
which TO many persons would seem reckless.
1t is a type worth encouraging, for it is up
on business courage and push of this kind
that hope of extending American trade
abroad rests. Men Of this. type often leave
legacies which the size of their undivided
estates family measure.
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Through AsIn.

Among recent books OF travel one of the
most notable is Through ASIA by DR..
Sven Hedin. the eminent Swedish explorer.
In 1880 Dr. Hedin visited Persia and
made a journey through that country pre-
liminary to an undertaking which was 10
place him in the front rank of explorers.
on his return TO Sweden he obtained the
support of King oscar and one or two pri-
vate individuals for an exploring trip
through some of the least known regions OK
central Asia This trip was begun in Oc-
tober 1898. ana occupied about four years.
during which the intrepid explorer travelled
nearly 1890 miles, a large portion of the
way through regions which no European
had ever before visited. The greater part or
1884 was spent in investigating the climate
and glaciers of that complicated mountain
Gus mass. the Russian Pamics. The Roof
of the World The next TWO years and 4
tinent of Asia by practically unknown
paths, leading through the mountainous re-
gions of Thibet and finally through China
TO Pekin Then the traveller turned around
and traVersed Asia by the Siberian route.
In the course of this remarkable journey
DR.. Hedin came in contact with many
strange tribes and peoples, and being an ac-
cOmpliShed lngulSt, he was able TO cOmmn-
nicate with most of them. The description
of these peoples, of the vast and mysterious
regions inha by them and OF the traN-
eler's pertlous adventures makes work or
intense interest. Another distinctive feature
of il is its scientific notes, surveys, maps,
etc. supplying a mass of valuable 1nforInd-
ton for scientists quite apart from that per-
tanning to the work one for general read
ers. The book is written in q plain narrative
style, StupendouS wonders of nature, hair
breadth escapes and thrilling adventures be-
ing described in such modest and graphic
way as to give the work a special charm.
1t makes two volumes of liberal SIZE Is
copiously illustrated and published by Har-
per & Brothers.
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Poems of william Collins.

William Collins, an English poet who is
little read nowadays and whose writings
are much too classical ever to have been
popular was born in 172l and died insane
in 1852 His poems making a small volume.
accompanied by biographical and literary
sketch, are published by CHM & Co, Boston.
Among the poems is an ode to Evening.
which has been thought to have furnished
some hints for Grays celebrated "GIegy in
a Country Churchyard" Among others it
contains the following stanza
Now air is hushed, save where the weak
eyed bat,
With short, shrin shrek. fits by on leath-
ern wing,
Or where the beetle winds
His small but sullen horn"
The following from Gray's "Elegy" bears
a resemblance TO this:
Now fades the landscape on the glimmer-
ing sight,
And all the air Il solemn stiffness holds,
Save where the beetle wheels its droning
flight
Or droWsy tinklings lull the distant folds"
This is the nearest mblance between
any two stanzas in the two poems and it is
not close enough to Justify q charge OF
plagiarism against Gray. The present edition
of COllnss poems is fully annotated, maxi
ing volume to interest literary people
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-09
SANITATION IN HAVANA.
Unpleasant Conditions That Colonel
Warning Found.

Mr.. G. Everett Hill, in January Forum.
The street cleaning is but half-Organized
and wholly ineffective. Some sweeping Is
DONE in the dark and there is a gathering
up of garbage, which is universally thrown
into the streets. What is done is not paid
for. The contractor is not required to re-
move mud or dead animals. The latter lie
where they fall, under a fierce sun which
fosters rapid putrefaction until the buzz
yards eat them. Some of the streets in the
closely built portion of Havana are paved
with stone blocks, but the remainder are I'M
paved and the only cleaning they receive
is the gathering up of garbage thrown into
them. In parts of the city great mud holes
abound, covered with green slime, and
choked with filth of all kinds. These the
contractor is not required to clean. There
is no systematic disposal of garbage and
Sweepings. Most of it is deposited on the
surface in and near the town, where the
buZZardS make away with parts of it.
Havana has no sewerage system. Some
few leaky drains, of defective grade, close
to the surface, serve to receive the overflow
from some priVy vaults They aAow the
liquid filth to leak into the soil, but the
householder saves what he would otherwise
have to pay the night scavengers.
A saturated soil is always a source of pos
sible danger, but when the saturating liquid
is a solution of eXcremental filth, soaking in
continually from house and street alike, dis
astrous injury to public and private health
is inevitable Verify Havana is a city set
on a hill-but a dunghill. The markets are
foul and unfit for use as centerS of food
distribution. One of them should be de-
stroyed and rebuilt. The two others need
only good administration and adequate
cleansing to make them satisfactory" The
blood and offal from the slaughter houses
are flushed into a small creek, which car
ries them as far as the edge of the harbor
and there deposits them. Both creek and
harbor are ''reeking with putrid filth
Can Havana be purified? And if so. will
such publication result in the eradication of
yellow fever and malaria? Both questions
can be answered affirmatively and positive
ly. Havana is no dirtier than many another
city has BEEN
Havana can be freed from her curse. The
price of her freedom is about 500 900. Can
the United States afford to redeem her? For
once humanity, patriotism, and self-interest
should be unanimous, and their answer
should be Yes!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-09

The biographical edition OF the complete
works of w. NJ Thackeray which is being
issued by Harper & Brothers has for its
ninth volume THE Christmas Books of Mr..
NJ. A. Titmarsh. etc" The "etc." repre-
sents half dozen light sketches not faml-
lar TO all admirers of Thackeray. An inter-
esting feature of this volume, as of each one
In this edition, is the introduction by Mrs
Anne Thaekeray Richie, daughter of the
great novelist, in which she gives many
new anecdotes and personal and literary
rC miniscences concerning him. with hitherto
unpublished letters, sketches and drawings
from his original manuscripts and note
books. This is much the best edition OF
Thackeray's works ever issued.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-09

In the bombast with which he closed his
speech at Chicago Colonel Bryan makes
Moses the author of the ten commandments
and urges him to come forth from his grave
and write others. Doubtless Colonel Bryan
knows all about it, but his claim for Moses
is not sustained by the account of the au-
thorship of the writing on the two tables
which is accredited to Moses in Deuteron-
omy. But the man who misrepresents
Jefferson and Jackson may not be an in
fallible authority regarding the contents Of
the Old Testament
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-09

This is novel by Jonas LIe-an odd
name. but not an English one. Jonas Lie
is a Norwegian, and his stories are said to
have more readers in Scandinavia than those
of most any other writer of the day He is
not a great creative artist but he is con-
scientious delineator of human life and
character as ne sees II. His countrymen
and cOuntryWomen find In his stories a
degree of truthfulness, pathos and moral
sincerity that pleases them. English read
ers may be pleased 70 read one of the
most characteristic stories of a writer who
is innocent of any ism" and processes To
teach no gospel. but who is the best beloved
OF the living noYeIists of his fatheTland.
New York; George II. Richmond q Son
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-09

The members of the Legislature who are
working to get law passed which will re-
form municipal township and county gov
eminent might get some valuable pointers
in this county. Our board of commissioners
have Just issued So 600 worth of bonds.
bearing per cent. interest, at par. The
deal was made Dec. g. 1898, but was pri-
vate and secret, and was not spread upon
the records until Jan. 2, 1899, the day upon
which the bonds were signed We under
stand representatives of other bond COM
panies resident here would have been glad
to get the bonds at d premium of 2 per
cent. at AZ rate of interest. This would
have made a saving to the taxpayers of
Whitley county of over $1,000. The question
is did anybody get this $1,000? If so, the
still more pertinent question is who got the
81 400
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-09

Hon. P. S. Kennedy, in Charlottesville
Journal.
No rational man in the State would ever
think of carrying on any business of his
own by the methods which prevail in our
road repairing. And as long as these meth
DDS prevail the results pointed out by the
Governor will follow. If favors are to be
shown 20 farmers who wish to work out
their road taxes, let them take specified sec
lions of road and give bond that they will
keep such sections in repair for a specified
sum. This would afford work for the farmer
and his teams, and besides, insure a faith
full and honest expenditure of the public
money. Too much money is spent for exc
cutting the law and not enough for repair
ing the roads. Laws are like machinery the
simpler they can be made the better, and
the less likely they are to get out of order,
or work badly. What we need is a Simpli-
hcatiOn of our road laws. The road tax is
abundant, but too much of it is wasted
The property of Montgomery county is
valued on the tax duplicate at over $4,000,
000 The levy of 20 cents on the hundred dol
lars brings into the road fund a little over
$4,000 per annum If we assume that there
are five hundred miles of road to be kept
in repair, this would allow $50 to the mile
You may select the worst mile of road in
the county, and any farmer in the vicinity
thereof would be glad to take a contract
to keep it in repair for one-half of $50.
There Is no other public work to which
q contract system is so we'll adapted as road
repairing. The contractor will soon learn
that the way to make the most money on
his contract will be never to neglect the
road he has in charge, nor let 1t get out of
repair. He will learn that "a stitch in time
saves nine" He will find out that % cents
spent in stopping wash to-day may save
s. worth of work Tomorrow This will Sc
cure good roads all the time. All other
public work is done on the contract plan,
and there are more reasons why road re-
pairing should be done that way than any
other kind Of public work Let road super
visors, like the toll gates, become a thing
of the past. AS long as we have supervisors
we will have neglected roads and a WaStage
of the public
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-09

A complete history of the world would
make so many big volumes that the world
would scarcely know where to put them. 1t
follows that a history of the world con-
Gensed into one volume of moderate size
cannot be very detailed yet this one by
Prof. Edgar Sanderson Is good work Of
the kind. 1t contains in an abridged form
great mass of information inteisenty epit
omZed. Such a book is scarcely more than
d smell of history, but even a smell has its
Uses and may induce the smeler to make
further Investigations. TIE American edi-
ton Of the work, published by ID. Appleton
&. Co, brings the history of the United
States down to the close of the war with
Spain, giving twenty-one pages to the his
tory of the United States from lI83 to 1888.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-09

This story is intended TO illustrate the
dangerous tendencies and evil results OF
modern advanced ideas and society fads
on home life. The scene of the story is laid
in Illinois and the characters. are everyday
people. such as one is accustomed to meet.
The story seems TO be based On observation
and experience, but it is weighted down
by too much, or at least too conspicuous II
moral. Some of the pictures of farm life
are very good, and there is an atmosphere
of real life about the story that ATTRACTS
in spite of it's crudeness The author is DR..
John Humid, and this seems to be his first
effort at story writing. He should know
how to say the sun had set after a hot sum
mer day in better form that old Sol had
unhitched his fiery steeds and stopped their
ardent prancing." Chicago: W. b. Conkey
Company
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-09
A woRp NO THE cArcus.

The near approach of the caucus of the
Republican members of the General AS
sembly, the purpose of which is the selec-
ate Cor it is as surely settled as anything
can be that the choice of the caucus will
represent the State in the Senate for the
next six year,, calls for word of advice
if not Of caution. The Journal is devoted
to what it conceives to be the welfare of
the Republican party and its principles, and
has uniformly sought to be entirely fair and
impartial in it's treatment of aspirants for
convention or caucus nominations 1t has
repeatedly disclaimed any desire to be
classed as the party organ, and has stead
tasty declined to become the organ of any
man or faction in the party. Devoted as it
is to what it conscientiously believes to be
the best interests of the Republicans of In
diana, it conceives it to be its present duty
to say frankly and for what it may be
worth, that Mr.. Hanly should not be
named as the caucus nominee for
senator. His services to the party do not
justify his selection. Either of the four
gentlemen who oppose him has rendered
the party much greater and longer service.
His claim to being the poor mans candidate
is not sustained by the lavish display being
made in his behalf. His political oratorical
and professional attachments are surpassed
in each case by some one of his competitors,
no one of whom has ever demanded or re-
ceived financial compensation for whatever
they may have given in the way of cam
paign effort Mr.. POsey, Judge Taylor, Ma
jor Steele or Mr. Beveridge each of whom
has strong and loyal following, would in
the opinion of the Journal, prove wiser
selection than Mr.. HanIy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-09
Can't See a Joke.
The Ishma elite.

A prominent club woman. and one that
writes, too not for the newspapers, is au-
thoTity for the statement that in spite of
Indiana's literary pretensiOns the State has
as yet no author that receives pay for his
labor, and that even Mr. Riley when he
forwards manuscript to a magazine sends
with it his check made payable to the
rapaciOus editor. When surprise in d mild
form was expressed at this statement the
maker of it insisted strenuously that II was
true, that she could not be mistaken, for
she had heard Mr.. Riley say so himself.
What grieVous thing it is TO have no sense
of humor Mr.. Riley is not too old to learn
that it does not always pay to be as funny
as Won can.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-09

News is also opposed to trying 10 clear a
murderer on the time-wOTn, miserable pre-
text of temporary insanity. when the pub
lie knows him to be fully conscious of what
he is doing and should be punished to the
full extent of the law There have been a
dozen cold-blooded murders committed in
this county in the last twenty-siX years.
where there could be no mistake of the
guilty party; besides there has been about
the same number of equally bad murders
where there was some doubt as to the pre-
meditated malice, etc, but no one has been
hanged and only two of the convicted men
are in the penitentiary at this time. ard
they will soon be out The good citizens
of Greene county are getting tired of paying
taxes to have the laws administered in this
manner-Bloomfied News.
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There seems not to have been any ur-
gency for the speech of General Erosvenor
on Saturday in the committee of the whole
House calling to mind the good which the
Republican administration and policy have
brought to the country. All the quickened
industries of the country are vastly more
convincing than any speech. The increased
volume of business, as indicated by railway
and clearinghouse reports, and the gain in
money for investment are more eloquent
than the best speech