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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

If any new evidence were needed as to
the beneficial influence of the army cam
teen it would be found in Adjutant General
Corbin's letter to Senator Sewall. Those
excellent but mistaken people who imagine
that under the canteen system the army is
a school for drunkenness may be surprised
to learn that there is not nearly as much
drinking in the army as there is in civil
life. 1.-THE army of to-day says General
Corbin, sis the most abstemious body in
own country. There is no community
of which We have any light or knowledge
that will show so small a consumption of
drink per capita" The army consists Of
5000 adult men. yet there is not city in
the United States of 5000 population, in
Guiding women and children, that does not
consume great deal more liquor month
by month and year by year than the army
does; and. while civilians consume large
quantities of alcoholic liquors, the canteen
system restricts soldiers to beer and light
wines. These facts should be conclusive
with all reasonable persons regarding the
influence of the army canteen, but there
are none so hard to convince as those who
wish to believe a lie
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02
ENDLEss-CHAIN PRAYER.

Some years ago, when certain scientists
prayer, orthodox Christians formally test
their creed that the Almighty could be
moved by human pleas into action other
than that He lad previously contemplated,
q great hullaballoo was raised by these
same orthodox persons, and the scientists
were denounced as irreverent, and even
sacrilegious. The prayer gauge was not
tried, and the scientists, who had been led
10 their proposition by criticisms on their.
supposed attitude toward the First
laughing in their sleeves.
Some of the officers of the Indiana w. c.
L. u. have now. however, undertaken a
prayer gauge in fact and upon the sys-
tematic plan known as the endless chain.
The prayer is for the purpose of securing
the defeat at the polls Of President Nc
Kinley. One member OF the society offers
up the prayer, and then sends copy to
each of two friends. asking them to repeat
the process. and thus lengthen the "chain."
President Mckinley is a bad man: that
he prefers the favor Of the liquor men OF
this nation TO that of the millions of the
Christian people who petitioned him to
blot out the canteen scourge from the
army that what they, the petitioners,
want is better man in the White House
for the next four years, and that they
expect their Heavenly Father" to see that
such a man is elected
The endless chain scheme has been made
use of in great many swindlng enter
prises where money was to be collected.
and the dishonesty apparently inseparable
from it is displayed in the falsehood with
which the misguided w. c. T. U. women
open their prayer and pledge. Every man
and woman in the United States, not blind
ed by narrow prejudice and filed with
unreasoning hate by an intolerant political
creed, knows that President Mckinley is
an honest. temperate. Christian gentleman.
whose purpose is TO deal with the problems
that come before him in the way that seems
best for all concerned. That he did so deal
in the canteen matter intelligent per-
son can doubt who reads Adjutant General
Corbin's report. published yesterday. The
amazing thing about this affair is that the
persons engaged in promoting this prepos-
ferrous scheme do not see that they are not
only doing what they themselves rated as
an irreverent and scandalous proceeding a
few years ago. but are dsfaming and in
sulting the President of the United States
That they are doing 1t for political pur-
poses. under the guise of religion. makes
the offepse so much the worse. That the
promoters Of the plan write themselves
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

been credited to Coventry Patmore, hav-
ing been published over his signature,
with the title Parting at least twenty
years ago, and appearing as his in various
collections of verse-among others a vol
ume published in 1856 called THE Hum
bier Poets" NJ. E. NJ. Davis is a young
woman who has written several quite
clever novels of Southern life: and. so far
as the Journal is aware. is not publisher
of verse. 1t is not probable that her name
was connected with the Patmore poem
with her knowledge. Favorite bits of liter
AZURE particularly poems, are improperly
credited through variety of causes They
get into print with the name of the writer
accidentally omitted. Some one thinks
they We're written by thus-and-so and,
without taking the trouble to verify the
supposition, thus-and-so's name is at
tached, and they are started on their
travels again. Once started the error is
hard to correct, and weIl-known authors
have frequently had difficulty in proving
title to their own. Many poems by James
Whitcomb Riley are afioat without his
name. and occasionally one appears cred
tied to another writer. Fortunately the
complete and carefully revised collection
of his works prevents any dispute over
the authorship of any fragment of them
but the ease with which writer's name
may be detached from his productions
makes many mistakes possible. and con-
scious frauds not difficult TO perpetrate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02
WISDOM OF CURRENT FICTION
NO great work can ever be accomplished
without hope.-Lady Blanche's Salon.

No great work can ever be accoupIisbed
without hope.-Lady Blanche's Salon.
When you are dealing with a woman IL
isn't safe to take things by contraries.
Love in Cloud
She had no sense of humor and was ather
stupid. so it was no wonder the men ran
after her--Tommy and Grizel
Except in the very worst cases OF de-
lection there is always comfort in dining
at least for MANTLE West End
Folks like fun I kim o. b'lieve tba.
when Gods gin a thing L ev'rvbodv IL
thinks purity micdlin well NV it--Uncie F.b
If We only knew it our amusement is al
ways at our feet 1t is so bountifuIlv nro-
vided il the domestic circle of each of ne
when we have eyes to see and ears TO hear
The West End. '"'
A great book must unity public sentt-
ment just as great play should. 1t must
strike the popular chord and unless the
popular chord is at a high tension the
vibration will not be loud.-Lady Blanche' :
Salon.
One Of the distinctive features OF good
society Is that its talk Is chiefly OF per-
sons. Less distinguished circles may waste
precious time on the discussion Of ideas,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02


down malicious and unchristian is a
matter of small consequence. That they are
bringing discredit on an organization that
was once entitled to respect is of more
importance, and one which they would do
well to consider. Formal official indorse-
ment has not yet been given to the scheme
by the w. c. I. T. as body, and it hardly
seems possible that the officers in control
will be so lacking in sense of propriety
as to give 1t their support. On the con-
trary. that organization, and the Prohibi-
ton party as well. should lose no time in
rejecting it with emphasis
As for the Lord, He has never yet been
involved in an endless chain scheme, and
II is not probable that He will be drawn
into this. Any active part He may take
in Indiana politics is not likely to be the
result of w. c. T u solicitation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02
A writer IN the Atlantic Monthly, dis
cix,or tot

A writer In the Atlantic Monthly, dis
cussing the peculiar limitations prescribed
by the editors Of many magazines, says:
know periodical which counts its SUBJ
scribers by hundreds of thousands, which
will not risk the loss OF a hundred by print
Ing an article, otherwise pronounced to be
wholly satisfactory. In which the doctrine
of evolution is assumed as true. The edi-
tors, the directors, the very Office boys, ad-
nit that doctrine. but there is haunting
fear of shadowy subscriber in the
middle West who might be offended. 1.-THE
policy Of the Office" is to be colorless
This is supplementary evidence TO that
offered by Mr.. Ford In his amusing volume,
1.-The Literary Shop" as showing the gen.
eral imbecility of editors of so-called lit
erary publications Mr.. Ford knew one
editor who would permit no story mention
ing the existence of such being as a STEP
mother to be printed in his paper; nor was
the city-born youth ever allowed to
triumph over the country-bred boy The
latter must always get the best of it, at
least in the long run. A good many read
ers probably regarded Mr.. Ford's disclo-
sures as humorous exaggeration. but there
is every reason to suppose that they were
literally true. An imaginary public that is
likely to be offended at certain things is a
DOGGY that looms forever before the maya
zine EDITORS mind. Fortunately, the fact
that no two editors are haunted by the
same DOGGY gives more latitude to writers
than they would otherwise have. for an
article which would scare one editor is
likely to seem quite innocuous to another
But 1t is safe to say the notwithstanding
public is far more broad-minded and friend
ly to new ideas than it is given credit fol
by purveyors of literature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

was thsre would be memorial built II
the money had to come from the pockets Of
New Workers. But just let the country at
large contribute the funds. and how ls'ord
New York would be OF the permanent arch
that would result. and how great the
Dewey victory would loom once morei The
country helped TO build the Grant monu-
shame over the delay and by the belief
that 1t would never be built otherwise;
but, having done SO much, it has retired
from the task Of decorating New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

Mrs. Edith Wharton, magazine writer
who has recently attracted considerable
attention by the rather superior quality of
her work. Is being mildly criticised for
having taken almost bodily from Balzac
the plot Of a short story published last
month"; Her friends advance the old ar
gument that all great writers. even Shaks-
pear. borrowed their material, but their
skillful and original treatment of it made
It in every sense their own. Nevertheless
and notwithstanding. 1t would be in better
taste for modern magazine contributors to
refrain from drawing on such masters as
Balzac. lest they should not improve on
them TO a degree that would justify the
liberty taken
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

The Dewey arch in New York. having
been built for temporary purposes and OF
perishable material. is falling into decay,
and the papers are calling for its removal
The attempt to raise fund 10 reproduce
the arch in marble has not succeeded, and
the New York Post after devoting a coll
uunn 10 showing that the victory at Manila
was not much OF one anyway and Dewey
not enough Of a hero TO be worth honor
ing TO The proposed extent. expresses the
befies that the desired sum will never be
raised. The Post is undoubtedly correct
as 10 the fund 1t viii certainly never be
raised II the task is left to New York to
do, and the country will hereafter probably
leave the metropolis to build its own monu-
msnts. But Il is hardly worth while TO be-
little Dewey or his victory to account for
the indifference OF New Workers to the
proposed memorial II he were thou
sand times hero and the battle OF Ma
mia inflnitsly more momentous than 1t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

II General Miles is correctly reported he
has been talking indiscreetly, to say the
least He is entitled to his opinion regard
ing the prospect of further hostilities and
a general war in China, but few Americans
will agree with him that the United States
should go to war to prevent the dismem-
berment Of the empire by other powers
On the contrary. war between the other
powers over the partition of China would
United States getting out of there as soon
as possible
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

President Kruger once determined that
the people Of johannesburg should have az
least two days rest in each week He Is
sued decree that no piano playing should
occur on Friday or Saturday.
The little Grand Duchess olga of Russia
is the richest baby In the world The week
she was born 100000 was settled on her.
and IL is said that this huge sum was safe
ties.
Joseph B. Noble. the father of the first
polygamous child ever born 70 q. member Of
the Mormon Church. Is dead. The sons
name Is Oscar Noble. He was born IN
Nauyoo, Ill. and Is now resident OF
BountifuL Utah. -
General chafres IL very ztudious and has
always worked hard IN order e train for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02


be safe to participate in riotins and HE
taking. We are indignant at the Turk be-
cause he persecutes Armerlians. but the
savages who drag an innocent negro from
trolley car in New York and attempt to
hang him. and who beat him until he Is
insensible. are not punished, and the good
citizens simply express regret and leave
the outrage TO police force which. If 1t
aid not assist, looked on. The good citi-
zen must do something more than enjoy
the advantages of citizenship II the law
less element is to be kept in subsection.
II no general protest is made against such
outrages as dynamiting street cars filled
with passengers, assaulting innocent col
cred people or seizing a town for hours and
destroying public property, as in Akron. a
few days ago, the mob element will be
emboldened to more extensive outrages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

stories. like many. OF those which Lincoln
used to tell. are not much in themselves,
but the atmosphere of negro character
which they carry and their remarkable apt
ness in the way of illustration show that
Prof. washington has fine sense Of
humor and is a master of the art Of story
telling.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

Some people have strange ideas of pro-
noting temperance A Cincinnati woman
met a boy on the street carrying several
bottles of beer to his employer, druggist
whereupon she pounced upon him. destroy
ing the bottles. The owner sued the woman
for damages and now her friends denounce
the suing, probably because they regard it
an interference with woman engaged in
q holy cause
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

but in company really select conversation
Is looked upon as dull and pedantic.-Love
Happy the dreamer to whom il is some
times given to learn a final secret without
the inconvenience Of dying. Yet such is
the awakening TO the secret OF life. toll.
purpose, the depression Of failure. that
one could fam send in ones resignation
as human being ere the vision fades.
No. John Street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

The attacks of the Boxers, backed by the
Chinese government. have reused the in
dignation of the civilized world as they
should. They desired to kill all whites.
and the civilized world decided that it must
put them down. The riots and murders
that have taken place in New Orleans,
New York. ST. Louis. Akron and elsewhere
seem to attract little attention. and yet the
leaders in those mobs are more dangerous
and desperate characters than are the Box
ers. The law-hating are quiet most the
time. but what has transpired the past few
months leads to the unpleasant conclusion
that in most cities there is turbulent ele-
ment awaiting the occasion when It WIN
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

A week or two ago little poem entitled
Counsel and with the name m. E.
NJ Davis attached as author. was clipped
from an exchange and reproduced in the
Journal The opening lines run thus.
II thou dost bid thy friend farewell,
But for one night though that farewell
may be,
Press thou his hand in thine
How canst thou tell how far from thee
Fate caprice may lead his steps ere that
tomorrow comes?
1t is one Of those old familiar poems that
go the rounds OF the press periodically
and get cut out and put into scrapbooks,
and as often as not are without the writ
er's name. This. however. should have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

Spain. having no longer any outside dis
fractions, is engaged in engineering various
reforms, and. among other things, has
ordered twenty-four-hour dials on all the
clocks in the country. She evidently re-
CARDS herself being at the dawn of a
Few day in very literal sense-a twenty
four-hour dav
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

Omaha is taking its decrease Of popula-
tion hard. One thing it feels sure Of
namely. that it will not have another ex-
position before the next census is taken.
III il isn't
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

AS an out-and-out Democrat, ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland would not have written
the doubtful letter he has given the public
II a real Democrat were. in his estimation.
a candidate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02
FOOtnOtes.

There also times when to be agreeable is
ID be disagreeable
An intellectual woman is one who can stand ON
a rocking chair to fix transom without break
ing any bones.
On two weeks "trip woman always dis
covers nineteen times that her pocketbook is lost
when it isn't.
In the matter of census ii is great pity that
the good or bad quality of citizenship cannot
also be reported in bulk.
AS rule, September has fervent ambition q
te so much like August that their own mothers
couldn't tell them apart.
When it is hot the small boy thinks he ought
not to be sent to school until 1t is too cold go.
Let men remember that shirt which has had
a coat over it is not by any means a shirt
waist.
Generous conduct Is frequently demoralzing:
1t gives chance to feel complacent and
conceted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

On Aug. Is the Journal printed COM
piete list of American exhibitors who were
awarded prizes at the Paris exposition
This list included all Indianians who Sc
cured honors. Now comes the Sentinel
two weeks later, with the list of Indiana
prize winners
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02
An INFRINGEMENT Avenged.

''They ran me out of that cafe
Wasn't your shirtwaist all right?'
well, it seemed trifie cooler. and had
rut my vest on over it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

Mr.. Booker Washington's distinguishing
characteristic is the so-called common
sense. which is really so uncommon. His
speech at the closing meeting of the Afro
American Conference should be read not
only by every negro. but by every white
man in the country. 1t is a speech with a
thought in every sentence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02
DeIicateIy CIassified.

Cecilia is painfully modest; she won't call a
mans shirtwaist a shirtwaist."
What does she call it?''
''She calls ii bad precedent f"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02
An Urchin Cheated.

"Oh. pa, please gimme mother nickel"
What FOR, Tommy"
why, pa. that other iscream melted s. fast
did n git moren half nickeIs WORTH
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

ir every great emergency, the nations wait
for the United States to take the initiative
and lead the way in new diplomatic depar-
lures
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
A Fantastic Opportunity.

"Jacky. what is it you like so much about
gclf?
Il don't like golf; don't give me away. but I
like the togs.''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

OF the sl2O.OOO.OOo worth of manufactured
goods exported 1t is safe TO say that half
the amount goes TO pay wages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

'Paramountcy." strictly speaking, is a
matter OF geography.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

These Chinese idols are a frightful lot of
fellows aren't they?'
Eyes. Say, all Chinese artists must live
Welsh rabbit. don't you think?'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

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Mr.. DooleY
On a Bachelors Life.
BY FINLEY P. DUNE.

,oopyr,xns 1900 By nooe. Russell
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

When it is hot the small boy thinks he ought
not to be school until it is too cold to go.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-04-08
WILL HELP ARIZONA
The Development ofthe Sonora
 Coal Fields bv the s. P.

The Tucson Star says the visit oi Mir Huntington and party to Sonora Mexico, may result n cheaper fuel for Arizons. This would prove of much importance. Coke laid down at Tuo- son ., from i've to seven dollars per ton, would result in mora tlsn q1. d. rupling the output of copper, wnion would incresss the frslgh: tratis of the 6 P company Iust SC much no,- At present msnY copper producers oi the past have tssn closed owing principally to the high freight tanfi on csks. The reelection Tn price of fuel is sLe way in which the s P eom- psny can help itsslf asd the territory $, one and the ssme tune. I,is ts bs hopsd that ths sonora coal fields viii meet this condition and open the
 way for She enlargement .! our cop per pro iuet.