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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
A Guide to the Trees.

Alice Lounsberry and Mrs. Ellis Rowan,
who worked together in producing a de-
lightful and instructive book entitled "a
Guide to the Wild Flowers" have col
Elaborated in the production of another
work which fifty supplements the first one.
"A Guide to the Trees does for trees what
the older book did for wild flowers. Every
person with some love of nature must have
remarked that trees W character. They
differ distinctly from other objects of ma
ture and from one another as much as
human beings do. The oak, the hickory,
the ash, the elm, the walnut, the poplar.
the beech. the sycamore and scores OF
others are as marked in their character
istics and Municipalities as are the men
and women around us. Their individuality
has made itself felt in the literature, espe-
cially in the poetry and folklore of all
nations. No person who cultivates some
what the acquaintance of trees can fail to
become interested In them. even If one has
but a superficial knowledge of them. but
In order to appreciate them in their fullest
expression one should know something of
them scientifcally-their manner of growth,
their sources of life, and of the often subtle
differences which separate them into fam
lilies and genera and species. To convey
such knowledge is the object of this work,
which. besides interesting chapters on tree
life in general, contains descriptions of
nearly two hundred different trees, includ-
ing all of those prominent in northeastern
America and some of the distinctive
species of the South and West. The de-
scription includes all the distinctive fea-
lures of each tree, together with what
might be called its habits of life. Each de-
scription is headed by the trees common
name. sometimes by several, and also by
it's scientific name, and the descriptions
are given in popular as we'll as technical
language. The descriptions and classical
lions alone would make an interesting book.
but its interest is greatly enhanced by the
beautiful illustrations, done by Mrs. Row.
an, of which there are sixty-four colored,
14 black and white plates and ffty-fve
diagrams. The authors deserve great credit
for the thoroughness of the work. New
York: Frederick A Stokes Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
The Grip of Honor.

This story by Cyrus ]. Brady is laid in
a period of American history that has fur
nished themes for many stories. viz: that
CT Paul Jones and the American revolution.
The famous battle between the Scraps and
the Bon Homme Richard furnishes the
main incident OF the story and il is de-
scribed in a very graphic manner. Other
nautical adventures make IL essentially a
sea story, though part of the action Is on
land, and with a judicious mingling OF love
and war the interest is we'll maintained.
New York: Scribner's Sons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

being a bad boy I'm school and rather wild
in his younger days settles down to work
on a country newspaper and finally strikes
his t'gait" and begins TO achieve distinc-
Gus stages by which he achieves this sue
cess and his later life form the theme OF
a story which. without much plot, has 4
good deal of 'go" and presents some inter-
esting pictures OF American life and char
acter. There is enough love-making in the
story to give it zest. Boston: Lee & Shep-
ard
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

A players edition of 1.-The Tanning of the
Shrew'' is issued by Doubleday, Page &
Co. Besides the complete text Of the play,
including the Induction, the distinctive
features of the edition are an interesting
Introduction by Miss Ada Rehan. who
created the role of Katharine and played
IL for thirteen years, and photogravure
Illustrations showing pictures of Miss
Rehan, Mrs. Gilbert. John Drew and others
in different scenes of the play as produced
by Mr.. Daily. a frontispiece portrait OF
Miss Rehan shows her as she looks off the
stage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

This first story by Mr.. George Toile is n
love story, loosely interviewer with a mass
OF spirited dialogue and repartee. in which
1.-The boarder," who is one of several at
Argyle Place. does most of the talking with
women for nterlocutors. He is a typical
bOarder, and his witty sallies and sharply
pointed remarks show him TO be far from
a dull one. Next to the male boarder. the
interest of the story centers mainly about
several women boarders. one of whom he"
finally marries. 1t is quite a clever love
story. New York: r. F. Fenno & Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
Toomcy and others.

How Toomey Willed His Government
Job is the story that gives its title to a
volume containing ten short stories by Rob
ert Shackleton. Most OF them deal with
incidents and characters drawn from the
sad and seamy side of New York city life.
and they are realistic and well told. Scrib-
nerS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
READY FOR DEMOCRATS.
Convention Hall Nearly F~inished-Its
Accommodations.
Kansas City Journal.

Kansas City's convention hall has the
largest tile roof in the United States, there
being over an acre and a quarter in the
single expanse. The directors were noti-
fed yesterday by the contractors that the
roof had been completed even TO the orna-
mental ewgaw and water drips. The con-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
Andy Dodge.

A subtitle OF the story by Mark P. PEN
dleton designates II as THE History OF a
Scapegrace." The hero is a New England
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-15
CHANGE IN MARYLAND.
Democratic Leaders Consider Prospect
in the East.

New York, September 14.-The chair
man of the Democratic State committees
from the nearby states are at the Hoff
man house today IN conference with Sen
ator James X. Jones, and also the sub
committee having in charge the cam
paign in the east, Maryland, West Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware and States in New England
are represented.
Senator Jones said the object OF the
Conference was to perfect the details of
the campaign and to send out speakers,
and special efforts would be made in
Maryland ana West Virginia.
Ex-senator Arthur p. German OF
Maryland said that there was a Demo-
cratic chance in his State.
Senator Jones speaking of the impend-
ing coal strike said: "There is no polite
al impetus behind the demands of the
strikers"
At the conference each chairman Of
the stats committee from the state in
which he lived, made an exposition of
the campaign of his state. Ex- Governor
DOOhO -OAHthA0HSuAA Spohe Ou OlSdIlldblOus
He was followed by Senator Jones, who
took the same Juugdment. James K.
Mcclure explained the outlook in New
York state. Mcclure was followed by
Senator Kenney Of Delaware and Congress
man John Fitzgerald of Boston. George
Fred Williams was an interested listener
at the conference.
1t was stated that the committee had
resolved to make the fight here more Wig
Orous until the close of the contest.
The conference closed after a session
of over three hours. Ex-Governor Stone
said after the meeting:
1--WE will now make an active effort to
carry New York, New Jersey, Counecti-
cut. Delaware, Maryland and West Vir-
GINA From now on the national sub
COMMITTEES viii cooperate with the state
committees in those states, furnishing
them all the aid and ammunition for sthe
hardest kind of a fight "
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-15
THE AMATEUR REFORMER.
He Tries His Hand at Posing ms a
Shirt waist Mnn.

emo, sub; can't wait on you, sub"
This remark was addressed by the
waiter at the down town lunch counter
to the tall, cadaverous person who had
dropped in for a ham sandwich and cup
of coffee.
''Why not?"
cts against awdahs, sub"
Turning around on the STOOL the tall
man beclloned to the leisurely individual
with the swell front who seemed to be
doing a dignihed floorwalker act.
care you the manager, here?" he ask
ed.
eyes, sir"
what is the reason I can't get any
thing to eatY
Because you haven't any coat on. A
man has to be dressed or he can't eat
here"
''Would you call a man dressed if he
wore a shirt waist?"
''Not unless he had n coat on We've
had instructions about that"
"A thought strikes me. You don't con-
slider this a shirt waist, do you?"
mo it seems to be q shirt"
"Secms to be a clean shirt, doesn't it?"
''Yes l guess So"
eyes; it seems to be a good deal clean
er shirt than the one you are wearing.
You'd feed q Chinaman, 1 suppose?"
'Neyer had any instructions to the con-
trary"
mo. You would feed him all right.
The fact that he dresses himself and
then puts on his shirt would make no
difference. You wouldn't have any OBJ
jections, either, to setting out a luncheon
for Il Turk, would your"
1,oI, 90 l..
on"
And a cab driver or a prizefghter with
a sweater on could button his coat up
under his chin and sit down on the choic-
est stool in the house. DO you know
what [ think Of this establishments
"You don't have to eat here, you know.
There are plenty of other places"
81 don't want to eat here if the man
who owns it ever does. He's trying to
do too big a business in gentility on too
small a capital The only reason under
the sun why I ever come here at all is
that / am fond of one particular kind Of
bread you serve. / have put up with
your greasy walters, with all kinds of
company and with a temperature Of 100
in the shade for the sake of that bread,
but if you don't consider that I'm we'll
enough dressed as / am this moment to
associate with Australian bushmen,
American Indians or natives of Somali-
land in any kind of full dress I'll go
without that kind of bread a thousand
years before III come here for it again"
Then the tall, cadayerous man slowly
rose, put on a light brown sack coat that
lay across his knee and walked out. and
that particular resort for hungry men
probably win know him no more forever.
Chicago Tribune.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-15
A BAD BUCKFIELD BULL.

Buckfeld, September 14.-As Elmer B.
Austin, chairman of our selectmen, was
leading two year old bull across his
barn yard Thursday forenoon the beast
gave him a vicious side blow, which
Knocked Mr., Austin down and Tor a
few seconds rendered him insensibIe.
The leading sUick became detached from
the ring, with which, on recovering, Mr..
Austin struck the animal, hitting him
in the eye and momentarily bewildering
him. This gave5time fors escape out of
the yard over the fence, although the
bull followed with a destructive assault
on the fence. Help soon came and with
shot gun and axe the angry beast was
killed. Mr.. Austin, though considerably
bruised, is not thought to be seriously
injured
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-15
FOOLED THEM ALL.
The Lunchroom Liar Told an Alb.
surdIy ImprohnbIe story.


"Well, sirs," said the lunchroom con.
versationalist, paTtalling Of his crab sal
ad, chocolate eclaire and a glass OF milk
with great apparent relish, Its iunny
amt it, how well women folks can do
some things and what a poor stab they
make at doing other thingsY
''Nope," said the other four men at
the table, looking in the other direction
from the lunchroom conversationalist
"They can make doilies all right and fix
the flowers on the center table and get
together a mustard plaster that'n make
a hippopotamus think he's been taking a
surf bath 10 boiling oil by mistake, and
prop their husbands up in bed the day
after their husbands have been down
town late, and tell 'em-the husbands,
mean-more things about what brutes
and reprobates and no accounts they
the husbands, l refer t0-are than ever
came out of a photograph" went on the
lunchrOom conVersationalist, ignoring the
lack Of encouragement extended TO him.
"but when it comes to sharpening lead
pencils and things like that-well. say,
dye ever see a woman throw rock at
HEMP"
The other four at the table looked
gloomily out of the window and made no
reply.
'Because. if you didn't" went on
the lunchroom conversaticnalist, you've
missed a heap, that's all I saw a wom-
an throw a rock at hen last week, and
haven't got through wondering over the
wonderful make up of women in some
respects yet. This woman that / saw
throw a rock at a hen was MY wife My
wife's about rs feminine a woman as
ever collared all Of her husbands neckties
to make a crazy quilt, and when she pick
ed up this rock last week to throw it at
the hen, says ] to myself, 'Now's the time
for ME to take to the tail cactus, even if
/ am standing D feet behind her; for if
/ don't I'm going to lose an eye, sure pop,
and / haven't got any more eyes than 1
need in my business, as it stands
well, sirs, she swirled her right arm
around three or four times until l thought
she was going to dislocate it. I could
see by the way she was gazing at one
hen in particular that she had that hen in
mind for an early death. I was just
about to yell at my wife to hold up for
second SOS to give me time to make a
move for the postoffice down the road,
but before I could get the words out of
my mouth, burned if she didn't let that
pebble fly and
And l suppose a small boy, carrying a
pail of milk, 90 feet the other side of the |
barn, was hit behind the left ear by that
pebble your wife threw, and
Not on your platinum weddng" re
marked the lunchroom conversationalist |
My wife had such n dead bead on that
particular hen that she was cunning fol |
that she landed the pebble square on til, /
right side of the hens neck and the hen I
looked up at her with yearning, passion |
lit eyes, and then toppled over in he, |
tracks, deader'n a sardine We had that |
hen, boiled, for dinner"
Then the lunchroom conversationalisl
topped off his monday feed with a small
plate of cucumbers and another glass of
milk, grinned gleefully at the depressed
other four at his table, and went his way
Washington Post
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-15
THE BUSINESS OUTDOOR.
Texas storm Causes Reduction in
Volume in South.

New York. SEPTEMBER 14.-R. G. Dun
& Co.'s weekly review OF trade win say
tomorrow:
The tr optical storm that devastated the
Gulf coast, almost wiping out the city of
Galveston and doing damage in other
parts of the country caused reduction In
the volume of business at the south, and
railroads in the Calf region have prob
ably not shown their maximum losses of
earnings as yet; but even after such a
catastrophe a recuperative power is
shown. An added cause of hesitation in
business is the order for d strike OF an
thracite coal miners, though there IS some
doubt whether the command to lay down
tools VIII be very generally obeyed and
stocks of coal above ground have been
much increased In expectation of this
trouble. Otherwise the working forces
have increased this week, for OperatiOnsare
resuming at steel mills. and the Michigan
peninsular car plant and the Deering
Harvester Works have started up after
seven weeks idleness, with 5000 hands
each. From many quarters of the West
and Southwest better distribution or
merchandise is reported in jopbing and
retail circles,
Cotton closed last week at the highest
price in ten years and large short in
terest was waiting reaction, Instead
there came news of the disaster in Texas,
and sensational reports that million
bales had been destroyed.
More orders are being received at Iron
Mills and prices are steady.
Shipbuilding was never more active
and feature was a contFac for a coal pier
to be used in the export trade. Boots and
shoes begin to recover after many weeks
Of idleness throughout New England.
Failures for the week were 1876, in the
United States, against $40 last year and
80 in Canada against 80 last year.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-15

was to come down to the office at nine
0 clock in the morning, get his editorial
assignments for the day, and then go
home and do his work, sending his copy
down early in the afternoon. Such was
his spirit of independence that If the edi-
tor chanced to be late in coming down to
the office he would not waste time in
waiting for him, but would pick up his
bundle OF newspapers and start for home.
Nevertheless he would send in his copy
without fall. On making his morning
visit to the office Mr.. Harris was never
out OF sorts. His good humOr was peren-
NAL and he never failed to impart 1t to
his co-workers Though it was his lot to
write editorials on political topics, he
never enjoyed the rancor OF partisan pol
tiles and he managed to put into his ed1-
tor1als enough OF humor to make the
work pleasant to himself as we'll as to
others. Without this sense OF humOr he
could never have written his political ed
1tOrials, and yet because of this sense of
hum Of his political editorials were wide
~ READ and enjoyed, and they will be
sorely missed. Mr.. Harris was at his
best In discussing old-fashiOned subjects.
lie treated them not only with genial hui
NOR but with quaint philosophy as we'll,
ana some OF his miscellaneous editorials
are gems Of thought and imposition
which hundreds of readers have carefully
filed away in scrapbooks. TO show how
earnestly Mr. Harris toiled away at his
outside work while continuing to write
editorials for the Constitution, 1t is only
necessary to call attention to the number
of books which he has written, not less
than sixteen in all.
Though Mr.. Harris resides within the
city limits of Atlanta, in the section
known as West End, his delightful home
Is surrounded by tive acres Of land which
supply him with every advantage of
country life. Being rather timid about
meeting strangers. he nevertheless enter
talns most delightfully."-, and no one who
has once met him in his home can ever
forget the charm OF hospitality which
there belongs to him. His home life is
beautiful. Mrs. Harris is an ideal house,
keeper; and she has likewise been the in
SEPARATION Of her husbands success. Mr..
Harris has six children living, four boys
and two girls. Two of his boys hold I'M
portant positions on the Constitution,
Julian being managing news editor and
Evelyn being city editor.
in personal appearance Mr.. Harris is
rather under the medium height. He is
sandy-haired and wears freckles, but
there is nothing homely or commonplace
In his open cOuntenanoe, which is lit
with the blended sunshine of genius and
benevolence. If he is admired for his
rare gifts he is also beloved for his good
deeds; ana hundreds are the objects OF
charity In ATLANTA upon which his bene-
actions have been quietly bestowed.
In religion he is broadly orthodox,
though he subscribes to no single church
creed. In retiring from newspaper work
he carries with him the good will of his
ola associates, who Join heartily with his
admiring readers everywhere In the hope
that his increased leisure will now enable
him more largely than ever before to con-
tribute to the happiness of the public.
l.. l.. K.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-15
Shores Strswn With Wreckags Of
Fishing Boats.
Loss Of Life Will Be
Considerable.
Wires Down Throughout Island
---Fruit Crop Ruined.

Charlottetown, p. e T., eSpember H.
--The Texas hurricane swept over this
province Wednesday night causing i'm
mense damage, the full details OF which
are not obtainable as wires are3 down
throughout the island. The shores are
strewn with the wreckage OF fishing
boats and the loss OF life viii be consid-
cradle without doubt.
The fruit crop was nearly ruined and
thousands Of bushels of plums destroyed.
Tne damage cannot be estimated. Barns
belonging to John McPhee, ST. Georges,
were blown down. The bridge at St.
Peters was badly damaged. Wharves in
various sections were destroyed ana
box car on the p. e. I. r.. r., was
blown from the rails and hurled across
a ditch. Two Caraquet fishing boats
were driven ashore near Cartignish and
an unknown dory washed ashore tells a
sad tale. The number of the crew is I'M
known.
/. The lobster factory at Sea Cow head
was washed up the marsh by the tide and
wind, and utterly demolished. Lobster
boats of Solle5's factory were all broken
up, and an unknown schooner driven
shore at Nail Pond. 1t is feared the
crew all persisted. At North Carleton,
fishermen lost 600 lobster traps. At VII
mot a large barn, owned by w. Stavert
was completely demolished, together wi
a grain mill Boats arriving at Yignish
report terrible night. Ten crafts be-
longing to the fleet were missing. The
schooner Reality while entering Cassap-
MEG harbOr was driven ashore with a
cargo of salt and is a total loss. A
schooner from Shippegan is ashore.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-15

"Pn.V
"Wen?"
whats the difference between wages
and salaryT
: "If a man IS working for So day rum
ming a machine OF some kind or laying
brick or doing something else that makes
a white collar and cuffs uncomfortable,
he gets wages. DO you understand what
I meanY
Eyes, sir"
'But If he sits at a desk and uses
pen and gets 81 n week and has soft
hands, he receives a salary. Now do you
sec the difference Y-Chicago Times Her
aid.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-15
THE COUNT.

General Count von Waldersee
Took command of the big armee;
Said he would boss the English chap
The wild Coszack and the sober Jap,
The Yankee, too, and would change the map
Change the map for the poor Chinee,
Did General Count Won Waldersee.
Called to thank bold Kaiser Bill,
Got instructions to 60 and kill,
Smiled with delight at his usiform,
Laced with gold and big and warm,
Talked Of how he would start a storm,
How he would fight till he had his Gil;
Then he was kissed by Kaiser Bill.
Farewell" here and "Coodby'' there,
'Auf wiedersehen" to the bugles blare,
While the allies marched with boom and bang
And, all Embossed, took in Pei Tsang
And gave heart failure to Ii Hung Chang.
And shiyered the oriental air
With bombs that burst with a saucy glare.
{ General Count von Waldcrsec
Ciutched his sword and exclaimed: 'By geci
healthy battle is my delight;
Goodby to all, for J take my Sight
A week from tomorrow at ten at night"
& And be kissed duke and pale marquis
Did General Count Won Waidersee.
He ordered a saddle, bright with brass;
1t was too small, and be sighed, "Alasl"
And The allies marched with q joyous grin
And charged and yelled and shot like sin
Till they reached the gates OF old pckin.
And bumped those gates in a solid mass
Til the frightened Boxers let them pass.
General Count Won Walderseo
Packed up his clothes with enorrec.
Rubbed his sword and pressed his sash
And gave O twist to bis bold musiache
And frowncd O frown that must abash
The biggest, bravcst, bad Chinee
That met the fierce Won Naldcrscc.
lie said farewell Icy wire and mail
And said, "Goodby. ] soon must saill~
But message came ere De got away;
II read: "Pekin-Wore relieved today.
The allies came, We are glad 90 say"
And the count unpacked his new lunch pail
And bent his car 20 the thrilling tale.
Tie sighed: "Ah. that was a great armee.
1t did quick work with the fool Chinoe"
1t did. for a certain Yankee man
Was there and chased. while the Boxers ran,
And things were bossed on the ChaiIcc plan
And saved the bcnightcd bad Chince
From General Count Won Waldcrscc.
Josh Wink IN Baltimore American
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-15
PORTLAND. Sept. IS, 1900.

Our Notions depart.
ment aims to be your
suPply-place for the hun
dred-and-one small arti.
cles which no family can
do without. 1t is stocked
with every up-to-date
novelty that properly
comes under the head Of
of "small wares" and it
sells all these triAing
necessities at rather lower
prices than you are, per-
haps, accustomed to pay
ing. Gilt b e | t in G S,
buckles for belts, metal
oxydized bag tops, cut
steel beads for making
coin purses, knitting
silks and twists, thimbles
of aluminium and cellu-
loid, shoe horns, bees
wax, cork screws, tape
measures, emery balls,
darners, eye glass cord,
- buttons, toilet
r.-S, oiack pins in books
and cubes.
This department also
sells good scissors and
fine cutlery.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-15

She sighed dismally.
Do you know the real meaning Of
loneliness in this thickly populated
world?" she asked.
DO IY returned the commercial trav-
eler, with Feeling. "Well, should say
did. Why, it's no uncommon thing at
all for me to reach the only hotel in a
small town at an hour when it's too late
to go to bed and too early to get up."-
Chicago Post.