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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-06
LITERARY NOTES.

One of Mary z. Wilkins's recreations Is
letter writing, though it seems rather an
odd choice for one who handles the pen so
much. Once upon a time she made the ODD
discovery that when writing to friend
she initiated the handwriting of the person
addressed, queer circumstance which sug-
gests strange possibilities.
The sum received by Mr.. Kipling for his
new serial novel is said to equal the salary
of Cabinet minister and to be the highest
price ever paid to an English writer Of fic-
ton.
The life of Charles Frederic Goss, author
of the new novel 1.-THE Redemption of
David Corson,' has been a varied and most
interesting one. He has broken bread with
cowboys in Texas, mixed Familiarity with
the complex types 10 be found in the oil
regions of Pennsylvania, spent five years
in the slums of Chicago, played his part in
building up the new State of Washington,
where mines were being dug and towns be-
ing doomed. and has taken his part in the
society of cultivated people In New York
and Cincinnati.
Mr.. H. G. Wells, the novelist. is described
as working regularly every morning at his
writing. In the afternoon Mrs. Wells
transcribes on the typewriter the mornings
work and in the evening both Of them 60
over the days result. 1t Is often changed
tremendously by the nights criticism. ITS
by Saturday." said Mr.. Wells to an editor
'T must wait and lay it before my WIFE,
She will know whether can do Ii and she
will see that I keep my promise" Mr.
Weiss marriage is a literary partnership
as we'll
The Rev. w. H. Fitchett. the author of
How England Saved Europe" Is COM
monty spoken Of as an Australian although
he was born in Lincolnshire, England
When he was only a few years old his
father went to Australia, and the son was
thus brought up as thorough going
colonial. He is a man of herculean frame
and of tireless industry. He has been a
Wesleyan minister, the head of the Ladies
of the Southern Cross, a religious journal
of large influence, and of the Australian
Review Of Reviews and an editorial writer
on the Melbourne Daily Argus.
A New York letter in the Boston Literary
World has this interesting paragraph: ."The
fierce pursuit of authors among some of
our publishers makes it very pleasant and
f1attering to the authors, but 1t frequently
places the publishers IN situations almost
ignominious. In the end its effect on the
ables them TO secure good prices, to be
sure. but 1t may tend to give them inflated
Ideas with regard to their own merits. en-
courage them to sacrifice quality of work.
manship to large and financially profitable
production. One publisher OF this city
ers Of the country. When he hears that
one OF them 10 engaged on 4 new work he
often dispatches an emissary to the author
who nay live - Tar on - Chicago. and
u190 20 0QcU<o N option On tho non1f-
- he outhoE ttneo - town. -
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Mr.. DOOLEY
On the Methods of High Finance.
Copyright. 1900. by r. H. RUSSELL

tn legislature meets again buy an ba
whispered in cassidys ear. But he saw.
don't tell annywan. Ills a good thinv
but l want to keep II bottled up ne saws
Thin Jawn took tn thrain an bep,,,
confidin' his secret TO few select fr,pd.
He give it to tn conductor on tn thrat,
an tn porther. an tn candy butcher. ha
handed Ii TO a switchman that got on ~.
platform at South Bend, an he stopnes
off at Detroit long enough to tell about =,
to tn deepo polisman. He had a sign
painted with tn tip on 1t an hung Il ON.
tn window, an he found a man that car
ried a thrombone I'm band goin' over n
Buffalo. an he had him set tn good thing
to music an play IT through tn thrain
Whin he got to New York he stopped =,
was powderhrin' his face with groun.
dimons Jawn toll him to take tn money re
was goin' to buy a policy ticket with an.
get in on tn good thing. He toll tn boot.
black, tn waiter. tn man at tn newsstand.
tn clerk behind tn desk. and tn bartinder
in his humble abode. He got up stereon-
ticon show with pitchers Nv a widow-an-
orphan befure an afther wirin', an ha
put an advertisement in all tn pa-apers
tellin' how his stock wud make weak men
sthrong. He had tn tip sarved hot in ALI
tn RESTRAINTS in Wall sthreet. an he told
It confidentially to an open-air meetin' IN
Madison square. 'They'se nawthin.' he
says. that does a tip so much good as to
give it circulation he says. think, be
this time, he says, all me frinds know how
What have 1 done? Whin all tn poor
people go to get tn stock they won't be
amy FIR thin. can not lave thin thus
in tn lurch. Me reputation as a gintle-
man an a financeer is at stake he says
Rather than see these brave people star
vim at tn dure f'r a morsel iv common
or preferred Ill-I'n sell them me own
stock he says. An he done il. He done
it, Hinnessy, with unfalthrin' courage an
clear eye. He sold thin his stock. an
SOS they might get what was left at
Reasonable price, he wrote a confidintial
note to tn pa-apers tillin' thin the stock
wasn't worth thirty cints cord An now,
be hivins, they're tallxin' Nv putin him in
a common Jail or pinitinchry preferred.
TIL ingratichood iv man."
But what about Cassidy" Mr.. Hennessy
asked.
"Oh." said Mr.. Dooley, The in here
las night. .How's our old frind Jawnr
says l. He said nawthin.' Have We seen
ye'er collidge chum iv later says l. Don't
mintion that ma'ans name says he. To
think iv what I've done f. him. he says.
an him to throw me down. he says. did
We play tn tip?' says /. I did, says he.
How did We come out?' says 1. haven't
a clint lift but me renommynation FIR tn
ligislachure.' says he. Well says /. Cas-
sidy,' I says, we've been up agin what tn
pa-apers calls hawt finance says. What
tn divvle's that? says he. Well says
l. 1t amt burglary, an 1t amt obtainin'
money be false pretinses. an it amt man.
slaughter says. It's what ye might call
a judicious selection firm tn best features
iv thin ar-rts,' L says. Twas too sthrong
FIR me- he says. 1T was says I. 'Ye're
about up to simple thransom climbin'. Cas-
sidy,' says"
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married.-The Redemption of David Cor
son.
Girls, however loving to their friends,
have but a cold sympathy for their sex in
general.-Pirate Gold.
The highest powers of our nature remain
latent in most of us for lack of opportunity
to develop.-Southern Hearts.
There is nothing like twelve hours work
in the open air to induce sound slumber. 1t
is Natures daily renewal of mans powers.
to mark her higher esteem of him. which
she grants but yearly to her lower plant
Hfe.-Knights in Fustian.
In religion, as in literature or art, the
creative impulse must pass through three
phases: First it worships, then hates, then
rightly estimates it's models before it can
give full expression to that which Is within
itself-Enoch Willoughby.
By this touchstone (the wearing of
aprons) some women instantly pro-
claimed dowdies; others approved as do
nestle, and still others marked out as
queens and fairies masquerading. The
natural servant wears her apron smartly;
the born chatelaine with an inimitable
grace.-Southern Hearts.
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The women Of Lincoln, Neb.. have bi-
meetings, though it would probably
trouble the members to tell why. Presum-
ably it is for purposes of general enter
tainment. for a notice Of a recent meet
ing in a local paper contains the informa-
ton that there will be singing by one
young woman and that another will re-
cite her poem. Suspension Bridge" What
the song and the recitation have to dc
with bimetallism is not clear. but perhaps
the suspension bridge described is the
tight rope on which candidate Bryan is
balancing himself.
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The remarks OF Rev Wilbur F. Crafts,
in the Ecumenical Conference. that nom
christian nations are more temperate than
Christian. can have no point unless he
is understood TO mean that Christianity
promotes drunkenness while paganism or
Mahcmmedanism are religions which lead
to temperance. 1t is possible that, like
most reformers OF the sensational type,
Mr.. Crafts was so eager 10 attract atten-
ton that he forgot the fatal inference
OF his statement Race. condition and
climate have more TO do with the drink
habit than religion The pagan ancestors
OF the English people were excessive drink
ers- So were the pagan ancestors of other
European nations The Oriental peoples
were never addicted TO the use OF strong
drinks. Christian teaching is at war with
fnfemperance. and Christian teaching and
civilization have brought about a great
change in regard to the drink habit
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Mrs. McMahan. the one woman among
the provisional delegates to the Methodist
General Conference, missed a great oppor-
tunity when she succumbed to the urging
Of the brethren and withdrew rather than
to complicate affairs by the possible rejec-
ton Of all the PROFESSIONALS. Suppose her
remaining would have precipitated a fight
on the woman question which the breth-
rem wished to avoid or to postpone; the
fight, which is sure to come, might as well
have been fought out at that time as an
other. To withdraw was too much Of a
concession to Editor Buckley, who is a
power I'm the church and is violent oppo-
nent of woman when she ventures to step
outside Of the church pew and decline to be
humbly obedient and subordinate to the
rule of the brethren. Brother Buckley con-
siders woman too emotional, in fact, Of too
management of church affairs. and will not
permit her to have voice in them while
he can help 1T.
What may be taken as evidence against
him in this matter is review in a New
York paper Of the part taken by women in
the recent Ecumenical Council. The writer.
a man who has acted as reporter of pro-
ceedings, confesses himself as much i'm
pressed by the manner in which the women
of this council have conducted their es-
pecial interests. al believe" he says. that
this notable conference will have very
direct result in establishing in the minds
of not few doubters the fact of the grow
ing executive capacity of women" In this
connection ne goes on to say:
Their management of missionary affairs
has been conspicuousiy intelligent. Nobody
with half an eye and a fragment of an ear
can dispute the far-reaching significance
of what was seen and heard at these gath
erings of women. And the best or IT Is
that ell suggestion of the lachrymose was
absent. We listened to plain, common
sense business talks all the way through
and the traditional prayer-meeting exor-
dunn, 20: my sisters" gave place to direct
presentation of vital factors In missionary
problems. do not believe one press man
in attendance had occasion to draw upon
his "tear-dimmed eyes repertoire OF SEN
timental descriptive phrases.
Even if women are emotional and lack
ing In the businesslike qualities which men
have acquired through generations of train
ing these characteristics are not rightfully
sufficient to debar them from participation
in the management of a religious body
which would instantly fall to pieces If they
were to withdraw from It, Whatever may
be thought as to the advisability OF
women's entrance into politics. no unpreju-
diced person can reasonably deny their
right to voice in the government OF the
church. of which organization they are the
chief support and in whose membership
they are in large majority. And II, as this
New York observer testifies. they can
manage the business of their missionary
societies so successfully, would 1t not be
quite safe to let them try their ability in
the other direction? Sooner or later it will
have to be done. let Or. Buckley and his
sympathizers be pleased with the innova-
ton or not.
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In spite Of the rapidly and continually
Congress 1t does not lack continuity of
thought and purpose. and the present is
even bound with the past by links of in
dividual membership These facts were
brought out in a striking way during the
discussion of the Oklahoma free homes bill
which was passed by the House of Repre-
sentatives a day or so ago. Mr.. Grow, of
Pennsylvania, spoke in behalf of the meas
ure and commended IT as being in harmony
with the original homestead act. law of
which he was the father and which was
passed in 1862. 1t was introduced by him
several years before its final passage. and
he made speech in its support forty-two
years ago. AS some of the arguments then
made were equally applicable to the Okla
homa measure this old speech, on motion
of Delegate Flynn. Of the Territory in ques-
ton, was inserted in the Congressional
Record as an appendix to the Pennsylva-
mans remarks at this time. Mr.. Grow,
who entered Congress in 1853. has not been
a member continuously, having dropped
out shortly after the war. when he removed
to Texas for time. Afterwards he re-
turned to Pennsylvania, and a few years
ago was again sent to represent his State
in the national legislature. When they
find satisfactory representatives Eastern
States. rather more than Western, have q
fashion OF keeping them In Office. and II il
a fashion which has It's advantages.
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Mr.. James Means sends to the Journal
a postal card on which is the following
printed communications:
1t sometimes happens that debating So
cieties lack subjects for discussion. / sug-
gest these two:
Resolved, That the duty which members
of the Electoral College owe to their con-
stituents is higher than that which they
owe to their country.
Resolved, That an electoral college COM
posed of freemen is undesirable.
The Journal confesses that it never heard
of Mr.. Means before, but the information
given on the card that he resides in Boston
and the internal evidence that he is un-
happy make him an object Of compassion
1t is reasonably certain that no debating
societies in Indiana will discuss his propo-
sitions, and 1t will be necessary for him to
turn to Edward Atkinson for comfort.
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and better wages. but to enter upon q
policy OF restriction by general strikes
would be certain to lose American
shops the business which gives employ
ment. as was the case In the English
strike BY the engineers and machinists. IN
fact. the only hope for fewer hours and
fair compensation for the largest number
of men is in the continued prosperity of
the industries of the country. There is no
hope for better conditions in closed fac
tories and thousands of idle men. The
worlds business will go where its orders
can be filled.
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are being examined. The intention il. APP
parently. to make the building more Of an
industrial center than is the Indianapolis
institution Accommodations are to be
provided for woman's exchange, an in
dustrial training school and MONDAY
rest for working women. Other features
not belonging to the Indianapolis building
are bowling alley and large dining
room. According to the description in the
local papers of plans and purposes 1T will
be admirable In arrangement and an un-
usually complete establishment of its kind.
Lafayette is to be congratulated on the en-
terprise of its women
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General Grosyenor. who made some Or

General Grosvenor. who made some pre-
dictions OF the electoral vote in 1896 that
were more than verified. has made an esti-
mate in which he gives Mckinley 26o cleo
toral votes and Bryan ia. In this list he
ley in 1896. to Bryan, well as Kentucky.
and puts Kansas and Delaware in the list
Of doubtful. 1t would seem that Kansas
IS much more likely to give its electoral
vote TO the Republican candidate than
Maryland is to go for the silver candidate.
no matter what his platform may be.
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necficut river which have been tenderiy re-
christened The Retreat. .
In Mr.. Kipiings forthcoming novel he
returns. IT is said. to his first field. India;
but let us hope that he viii yet evolve from
his mental crucible tale of which Ameri-
can life as he knew 1t during his five years
residence win be the theme. The pictures
he will draw may not be wholly pleasing
to our national vanity, but they can be
safely accepted In advance as truthful
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ST think" said Mr.. Dooley, IN go down
to tn stockyards an buy a dhrove Nv steel
an wire stock"
'swhere wud we keep it?" asked the un-
suspecting Hennessy.
'Tll put II out on tn vacant lot said
Mr.. Dooley, AN lave IL grow fat by atm
oil bur-rd cages an tin cans. They'se plinty
Nv wather ar-round here, an Ia have no
throuble about watherin' tn stock. I'll milk
1t hard, an whin tits dhry I'll dispose Nv IL
to tn widdies an orphans iv tn Sixth
ward that need household pets. Be hivins.
If they give me half a chanst I'll be as
great fnanceer as amy man in Wall
sthreet.
Nv steel an wire stock Hinnissy, is they're
goin' to hur-rl tn chairman iv tn comfy
into Jail. That's what tn pa-apers calls
ray Nv hope In tn clouds Nv oppression
that've covered tn market so long. It's al
ways bull argymint. 'Snowplows common
was up two pints this mornin' on tn rumor
that tn president was undher arrest.
They was a great bulge in lobster pre-
ferred, caused be tn report that instead
Nv declarin' a dividend Nv three hundred
per clint tn comp'ny was preparin' to i'm
prison tn boord iv directors. We sthrong
ly ricommind tn purchase Nv con and
founder. This compny is in ixcillint condi-
ton since tn hangin' Nv the comfy on re-
organization
Whats tn la-ad been doin', Hinnessy?
He's been lettin' his frinds in on tn groun'
flure-an' dhroppin' thin into tn cellar.
W
that was in tn legislature? Well, sir, he
was great frind Nv this man. They met
down in Springfield whin tn la-ad had
somethin' he wanted to get through that
wud protect tn widdies an orphans Nv tn
country again their own avarice an he
must've handed Cassidy good argymint,
f'r Cassidy voted FIR tn bill, though threat
ened with lynchin' be stockholders Nv tn
rival comp'ny. He come back here so COW
cred with dimons that wan night whin he
was standin' on tn rollin'-mill dock tn
captain Nv tn Eliza Brown mistook his
shirtfront FIR tn bridge lights an steered
into soap facthry on tn lee or gashouse
shore.
eth man made a sthrong impression on
Cassidy. Twas AS me frind Jawn says
L
downtown to-day to find out what Jawn
advises He used to play dollar on tn
horses or sivin-up FIR tn drinks, but
afther he met Jawn he wanted me to put
In ticker. an he used to set in here fig
urin' with a piece of chalk on how high
wired go If hoopskirts come into fashion
again. Give me dhrop Nv whisky he
says, fr I'm interested In Distillers.' he
says. AN I'd like to give it a shove
he says. 'How's gas?' he says. "A little
weak to-day says l. Twill be
stronger he says. IT 1t amt says 1,
I'll take out tn meter an connect tn
pipe with tn ventilator. 1 might as well
BURN tn wind free as buy It, 1 says
"A couple iv weeks ago he see Jawn an
they had a long talk about it. Cassidy
says Jawn, we've been a good frind Nv
mine he says. AN I'd do anything in
tn wurruld FIR We, no matther what 1t
cost ye.' he says. If We need a little
money to tide over tn har-rd times till
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where. He never can be again Article C
OF the Articles of War reads:

When an officer is dismissed from the
service for cowardfce or fraud. the sentence
shall further direct that the crime pun
ishment, name and place of abode OF the
delinquent shall be published in the news
papers in and about the camp. and in the
State from which the offender came or
where he usually resides: and after such
publication ii shall be scandalous for an
officer TO associate with him.
Under this article no officer OF the army,
even though he might think Carriers sem
to or recognize him again, and when his
term of imprisonment is over he will be as
one dead to all his former army acquaint-
ances. Such fate might serve as the
basis of a companion story for "A Man
Without a Country"
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A Western writer in the New York Even
ing Post. who seems to have investigated
the subject pretty carefully, controverts the
popular idea that women are encroaching
upon the sphere of man in the world of
work. She claims that many occupations
which were formerly carried in the
home, giving individual employment to
large numbers of women, are now or
ganized in factories or as businesses out
side of the home. giving employment to
more men than women. 1t Is doubtless
true that the women of fifty or seventy
five years ago used to do more baking,
brewing spinning, weaving. etc., than they
do now when these and many other in
dustries are conducted on a large scale
with machinery, but back of all this is the
question, what is mans work and what is
woman's? The work of the world has to
be done. the people in the world have to
be fed, and what matters it who does
the work so 1t is done and paid for?
So far from women doing too much of the
worlds work the writer referred to thinks
there never was a time when there were
more women of business, or. perhaps, one
should say when women had more leisure
than at present. She says:
Just what the outcome of the marvellous
changes of this century will be, it is i'm
possible to foretell; and, indeed prophecy
is not likely to be as fruitful of good as
an honest endeavor to grasp simple, I'M
sensational truths. The small but over
emphasized fact of the century is that now
some women are paid for their work; but
the big fact is that the unpaid work is
growing lighter and lighter, and that lack
Of employment has reached an ever-widen-
ing circle of women in the nineteenth GEN.
fury. There has never been in the history of
the world time when so many women had
leisure at their command
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The fact that IL is almost impossible to
bring the refutation OF a statement to
public attention is illustrated in the case
of Governor Pingree. 1t was given out
that he had declared his purpose to act
with the Democrats. The next day he holly
denied the statement. Nevertheless, prom
inent newspapers are still commenting upon
his detection as IL he had not denied II.
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Bryan has been TO South Bend and re-
quested Mr.. Shively to be his running
mate. the candidacy should be considered
settled. Possibly there are those who re-
gard it presumptuous that Mr.. Bryan
should select the candidate for Vice Presi-
dent, but they should recall the fact that
for nearly four years Mr.. Bryan has
treated the party as his cit"
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The Las Vegas IN. NJ Optic has rested
on J. b. Stoll, of South Bend. as Demo-
cratic presidential possibility. The Optic is
far-seeing enough to discern the availa-
Gency that NAV arise.
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That the Senate found itself ready to
vote upon the bill recognizing the army
without tive weeks debate must have sur
prised that body as much as the country.
Can it be that the Pettigrews. the TILL
mans and the like have talked themselves
cuf1