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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16

Now that the Art Association has decided
to erect the art building on a spot which
the majority of people who have expressed
themselves think to be the least desirable
of all the places considered it must expcct
the public, for a time at least, to take
rather a langusd interest in it's proceedings.
Perhaps the association will prefer iniiffer-
cnce on the part of outsiders as being less
troublesome than q tco active interest.
hut # so it Is unwise. Like an actress, il
will find its greatest profit in being much
talked CT. even if the talk take the shape
Of criticism. If the public once comes to
feel that the art museum is an institution
intended especially TO meet the tastes and
requirements of the few who now feel
themselves TO be sconnoisseurs rather than
one offering at least a share of attractions
within the popular comprehension 1t will
cease to concern itself about its affairs and
leave 1t severely alone An art museum
which the public does not patronize, in
which 1T does not Feel q personal interest
and ownership. in which II takes m pride
is not likely to be great success. In this
case the public has a right TO feel an in
terest. since the projected BUILDING Is a
gift TO the city and not a private and ex-
elusive establishment. 1t seemed to the
Journal In the beginning that for this rea-
son, IL 40 other. the individual preferences
Of members Of the association should have
given way to the general wish that the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16

matter. After that he did similar work
in Steubenville, o.. and in Louisville. final
ly aching Washington, where eventually
he established the Shooting Stars de-
partment of the Evening Star. Later ne
Press, and some time after began his con-
tributions TO the New York SIN. These
"Yawps." as Mr. hampton calls them,
shortly to appear in book form, with an
Introduction by Colonel Henry Watterson.
The Pathfinder has this: cit is
nounced with flourish by the literary
boomers that Bertha Runkle. the young au-
thor of The Helmet of Navarro a novel Of
the time OF the French league. now run
ming in the Century. is of the poets
represented in Charles Dudley Warmers
Library OF the Worlds Best Literature.
Inasmuch as Bertha's mamma was one OF
the chief compilers Of the Library IL is
not perhaps so remarkable that the daugh-
ter's youthful effusions should here be
given gloss Of immortality. A recent
writer in the Dial made an elaborate argu-
ment to show that the late Mr.. Warner
gave his own most conscientious personal
attention TO the preparation of the Lii
brary'-gossip having limited that his name
had been used mainly FOR it's advertising
value. AS a general rule such compila-
tons have NO true literary value. being
got up simply as money-nakcrs. Ii is
perhaps unnecessary to say that Bertha
Runkle's poems have no more place I'm a
Library of the Worlds Best Literature
than Pod Linkenzimmer's poems have.
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FOOtnotes.

The trivial person can initiate the sage: but
the sage always overdoes it when he tries to act
foolish.
Lazy optimists set poor example TO ndustri-
Gus pessimists.
It is wisely ordained that thinking things
so doesn't make them
A frst-class housekeeper can keep house with
eggs when hens the price up TO % cents
a dozen.
Woman is mereifully created volatile that a
broken heart can't trouble her more than ten
minutes at time.
Many a commonplace object casts beautiful
shadow.
Things go in circles; the people who were once
exclusive in time get grateful for invitations.
The man who tries to work his friends runs
across an awful lot of persons who hard to
get along with.
When a man confides his blues to another man,
the other man gets the blues and he gets over
them.
Just before Christmas woman runs upstairs
fast enough to get conclusion of the BRAIN then
looks dazed and says. ''What did come up here
for?'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16
COLOR AND THE MIND.

We are giving entirely too much atten-
ton to our mental and physical life IN
these scientific days One man studies his
digestion, and forthwith suffers far more
internal misery than would have been his
lot had he allowed his mind to be absorbed
by other interests. Another INDUCES in
introspection, or practices mental healing.
or "autosuggestion, or otherwise takes
liberties with his, or her, intellectual ap-
paratus, with the common result of having
nervous prostration even worse evils
befall. Continued concentration of the
thoughts on ones self for any purpose is
not a wholesome occupation. The ten
dency, however, is to increase this self
study. Here for instance, is woman lee
turer teaching her hearers that color has
q great influence on temperament. Poo
pie, she says, can learn much Of them
ferent colors on their moods. A mental
nervous condition, she says. may be
intensified or changed by the use of COL
ors opposed or harmonizing. A person
with a tendency to 1.-The blues" for in
stance. should not stay in blue room
one with choleric temper should avoid
a red room; people of anaemic tendencies
On the contrary. should have much red
about them for its stimulating properties
Yellow is the color of spirituality and har-
monies with the brain. And so on, and
This lecturer is really a scholarly
civ cft.dv 70 hor
subject and advances scientific arguments
and illustrations TO prove her points.
Doubtless she is right in her theories, but
why should a sane human being concern
himself with them except mere theories?
Yet many will do so, and will at once pro-
coed to apply them to their individual
cases. and make themselves so unhappy py
assuming that they are affected unpleas-
antly by certain colors. If each one could
control MS surroundings these assump-
tons, whether right or wrong, would not
matter. but since this cannot be done It
is not worth while to ask whether the
blues" with which one happens to be
afflicted, or the anger one chances to feel,
is due in any measure to the color of the
wall paper or the curtains. In most cases
the cause is pretty sure to be something
entirely different, namely, the individuals
innate weakness or depravity, and it is
sheer injustice to inanimate objects TO
lay the blame on them. But even If the
objects were at fault it would not be a
good thing to indulge in the self-examina-
ton necessary to discern that fact AS q
rule, the less time the average man spends
in delving into the mysteries of his mental
makeup the better off he is. That way in
tellectual disturbance lies. 1t is better
for him that he occupy himself with the
affairs of outside life and leave his nerv-
GUS system and his mentality to take care
of themselves.
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TEMPORAL POWER AND SPIRITUAL.

A recent issue Of the Journal contained
on different pages the report of Archbishop
Ireland's appeal for the temporal independ-
ence and sovereignty of the Pope; the re-
port of the views of the Chinese minister,
WI Ting Fang. regarding Christianity and
Confucianism, and the report of the death
of Mr. William n. Jackson. Here were
behalf of the Pope it was said that al
though he was the vicegerent of God on
EARTH the lineal descendant or Christ's
representative and presumably the most
spiritually-minded man in the world. alone
entitled to be addressed as his Holiness,
he was virtually prisoner in the Vatican.
had no personal Independence and could
not go outside of his limitations without
sacrificing his ecclesiastical dignity
WI Ting Fang, speaking from heather
point of view, which is purely material and
which ignores the spiritual side of life in
so far as it relates to a future state of ex-
istence, declared that the Christian re-
ligion. as far as it is good for anything, is
lutUllCdl Will OOHluClduiolHs anu btyon
that it is good for nothing because it is
beyond the reach of the capacity of man.
kind to practice. "A good Christian said
the Chinese minister, lis a good Confucian,
and a good Confucian is a good Christian.
do not believe that heaven is an ex-
elusive place. The advocates of various
religions are all trying to make private
park of it for their own adherents. What
ever heaven may be, believe it is a place
for all good men, irrespective of dogma
The record of the life of William N. jack
son was that of a life lived in spiritual
atmosphere without any demand for tenn
poral power or any doubt as to the efficacy
of the motives that governed his conduct.
Without claiming TO be the vicegerent of
God or the only authorized representative
OF Christ on earth he content to fol-
how in the footsteps of the Master and TO
go about doing good without showing fear
or asking favor of men. Nor did he, like
the Chinese minister, regard Christianity as
beyond his reach. He simply lived it with
out philosophizing. Which represented the
highest phase of spiritualism? Which was
the true representative of spiritual power?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16
WISDOM OF CURRENT FICTION.

We all deserve many things we DO not
get.--Tne Footsteps of Throne.
IT'S good thing tn fun'ral sermons
ar-re not composed in tn conissional.-M-
Dooley.
No grip is so hard to shake of as that OF
early religious convictions.-Alice of Old
Slncennes.
There are women who are born to be
petted and served, ana there are those
Who seem born 10 serve others.-Penelope
In Ireland.
The blanks that we draw in the great
lottery are blanks because we have not
written number upon them.-The Foot
steps OF a Throne.
certainly should not know how TO be
friends with them. even IL we did have
the same taste in parlor furniture-The
Burden of Christopher.
Our hearts are not withered at forty
three, nor at iifty-three. and oftentimes
not at sixty-three: IL all depends upon the
Questionable Archbishop and the Lady.
She saw that there II no great man In
this earth except the man who conQuers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16

The interesting discoveries made by a re-
cent exploring expedition in northern
Canada will not surprise any person who is
fairly well informed concerning the pos
sibilities of that great country 1t stands
to reason that country. which contains
all area exceeding that of the United
States-S,s54 600 square miles against 1905, 600
with scarcely more than a twentieth part
of the population. must have extensive
areas of UNEMPLOYED territory and undis-
covered resources. 1t is not surprising,
therefore, to learn that recent govern
ment expedition discovered vast tracts of
timber and agricultural lands the existence
of which was not known before. Canada
is too far north to ever support as large a
population as the United States, but the
time may come when it will be good sec
ond in the race.
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self. and that in some the accused thing.
which is I'm all Of US. may be so strong that
to battle with IL and be beaten is not alto
gether TO fail-Tommy and Grizel.
To women admiration is always pleasing.
even though they may know il TO be insin-
cere. To young women IL is a wine that
makes them feel themselves rulers OF the
earth, and TO their elders Ii il a cordial
which makes them forget their years.
With Hoops of Steel.
Teasing" of this sort concerning lovers
and marriagel does not appeal 10 the
sophisticated at any time. but IL seems
unspeakably vulgar TO touch OF matters
OF sentiment with a woman OF middle age.
l. she has memories they are sue TO DC
perhaps Is still sadder-Penelope in Ire
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tors, with modest allusion TO his own ex
ceeding goodness as an example for all the
world II the transaction were of to-day
the sensational newspapers would revel
in epithets and their caricaturists would
have Hamilton and Jefferson in the garb of
malefactors.
Both these great men, who possessed the
perspective. or, rather. the prophetic ken
OF the great statesman. doubtless looked
upon the transaction as Of little conse-
quence from the ethical point of view. COM
pared with the vast Importance involved In
the future of both these propositions. JEFF
ferson saw and believed that the States
of the South would be securely bound to
the Union if the national capital should
be located in one of them. Already the
North was gaining in wealth and popula-
ton more rapidly than the South. They
might feel that they had little part in the
new government if the federal city should
be built in Northern State. On the other
hand, Hamilton clearly foresaw that
federal government that did not, at the
outset, establish and protect the national
credit, and which failed to assume the obli-
cations of States contracted in fighting
for national independence, would hold
slight allegiance to the central authority
when their assistance should be needed.
Hamilton foresaw that the time might come
when the Union would need ali of its own
power and all of the credit of the States
to protect itself, and he evidently desired
to establish the precedent that, in all wars.
the federal government must assume the
obligations incurred by States. What
would Governor Morton have done in 1868
ID put men into the field If he were not
certain that the United States would
imburse Indiana for every dollar expend-
ed? How far would the States of the
North have assumed the financial respon-
sibility of raising troops if they were not
confident that the, federal government
would reimburse them? Who will declare,
in the light of the events of the century
following their successful '1og-roll;ng,"
that both Hamilton and jefferson were
not actuated by the highest motives of
patriotism in doing what they did?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16

1880 contained neat cattle. 1.:55.s36 horses.
81 sos n ules. s.522 asses and burros, 1854
sheep. 1898 swine and 1851 goats. The
number of various kinds OF domestic ami
mails IT. these barns and Enclosures was
reported as follows: Neat cattle. 1,46s.s7o:
horses. ASSIST: mules, 1s2,l15; asses and
burros. 1850; sheep. l5s.47o; swine. 1856, SCI.
and goats. 47,652
And where does Indianapolis stand in
this census OF city animals? 1t is hardly
necessary to say that in this, as in other
respects. she stands well. Group Of
cities of over 100000 inhabitants, gives the
statistics Of thirty-eight cities. of which
indianapolis is one. 1t shows that only two
other cities of the 100000 class have more
horses to the 100000 inhabitants than this
city. Indianapolis reports 6,259 horses to
each 100000 inhabitants. Los Angeles 6.523
and Kansas City $50. Chicago reports only
4.1sl. Philadelphia 3542. Boston 1897. Cleve-
and So on. Let it be recorded that this is
city of horses. In neat cattle. dairy cows,
mules, sheep and goats several cities of the
100000 group outrank Indianapolis. This city
is not great mule center and has never
claimed distinction in the goat line. 1t also
has fewer asses to the 100000 inhabitants
than several other cities of its rank. Many
persons may be surprised to learn that the
bulletin reports only three asses to 100000
inhabitants. Perhaps some will think this
erroneous, but it must be remembered that
the report embraces only quaGrupeds. In
swine, Indianapolis is far ahead of any
other city in the 100000 class. reporting
7,156 to 100000 inhabitants against 3OS6 in
Chicago, 1851 in Cincinnati, 1880 in Cleve-
land, 249 in Philadelphia, 14o in Kansas City,
and so on. Boston must import her pork
for baked BEANS for she only reports six
swine to 100000 inhabitants; Pittsburg re-
ports only eight; Providence. r. l., three;
Toledo, seventeen, and Rochester, N. Y,
only one. 1t is but fair to add that the
enumeration in this city probably included
the yards attached to the hog-killing estab-
lishments. The bulletin contains a large
amount of statistical information, and as
first effort to do justice to our dumb ami
mails it Is unique.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16

In commenting upon the refusal of Gov
ernor Thomas. of Colorado. to honor n
requisition of Governor Mount for an al
legged thief. the usually fair Pittsburg Dis
patch says that the Colorado Governor IS
not warranted in violating the Constitution
OF the United States because the Governor
of Indiana did so In the case of Governor
Taylcr. In the first place. the highest
State courts have held that the Governor
OF one State is not constitutionally bound
10 comply with the requisition OF another
for an alleged iawbreaker within his juris-
diction. He can exercise discretion I'm the
matter. IL a Governor must In every case
honor requisition ii would be Just as
well to authorize the Governor of one
State to issue his warrant for the appre-
hension or a fugitive in another State
In this case the Dispatch seems not 10
have discovered that the court which tried
Powers and others was travesty upon
Justice. A partisan judge. a party jury,
and trials characterized by violation OF all
laws Of evidence In order to convict right
fully deferred the sending Of Governor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16

When Oklahoma Territory becomes a
State, thing which will come about SOON
er or later it is to be hoped that the pro-
posal, emanating from some of it's resi-
dents, that it's name be changed to 'Jef-
ferson,' will receive no attention. Okla
homa is a distinctive. musical appellation
and should be allowed to stand. Jefferson
is worthy of honor, but if a State is to be
named after him let him wait until New
Mexico is admitted. Il change of name in
that case is desirable. II was a mistake to
give the name of Washington to the far
Northwestern State. 1t should have borne
the pretty Indian name Tacoma" One
Of the Dakotas might have been called
Washington" If it were felt that the
father of his country needed the distinc-
ton of having State named. for him.
Really. however, the national capital was
enough in that line. But Oklahoma should
remain Oklahoma.
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Taylor to Kentucky Nor Is this accusa-
ton against the Goebel courts Republic
an one. Mr.. william L. Curtis. writing
from Kentucky OF the trials OF Powers
and others. said that it was the opinion
OF the best legal talent in Kentucky that
in modern times, the only trial that affords
a parallel to the outrageous injustice of
the Goebel court held by Judge Cantrill
was that of the court trying Dreyfus. No
Cove nor would be warranted in sending a
man to such a court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16

Yesterday the Journal had some remarks
to make about the coal smoke nuisance.
While the question of nuisances is up for
discussion it may not be amiss to call at
tention to the practice followed by garbage
men of driving their wagons through the
most frequented thoroughfares. They are
especially partial to Washington street, and
1t is a common thing to see one winding its
way among other vehicles there during the
busiest hours of the day, leaving trail of
stencil behind it from one end of the street.
to the other. With the air already heavy
with smoke and SCOT, this additional I'M
purity becomes very hard for the people
who are compelled to be on the streets to
should endure it. The garbage wagons have
no business on Washington street, and they
should be made to keep off of it and to con-
fine their route to the alleys and byways.
Il is a matter which the Health Board
should look after if the other authorities
will not, for the breathing OF an atmos-
phere made offensive by foul odors is surely
a thing injurious to physical weil-being.
While regulating the garbage men in this
respect it would be we'll for the police to
enforce a similar rule on the drivers OF
coal wagons. hay wagons. ice wagons, etc,
who, with no business to transact there,
are yet accustomed to going out of their
direct way, not infrequently, in order to
pass through Washington street. There is
not the same objection to them. of course.
as to the garbage wagons, but they help
needlessiy to crowd the street and interfere
with necessary traffic. The growing bust
ness of the retail district is alone sufficient
to crowd it for many hours of the day, and
an effort should be made to keep it as free
as possible from unnecessary congestion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16
LITERARY NOTES.

In "Shadowings," Lafcadio Hearn as
serts of the moral training of the Japanese
that it produces perhaps the very sweet
est type of woman that this world has ever
known"
Mr.. Robert Chambers is at work on
romance the scene of which, unlike the
generality of his books, will be laid in this
country. The period selected is prior to
the revolution.
Jack London, the author Of the collection
of Yukon stories known as 1.-THE Son of
the Wolf has now come forward as an
economic essayist his essay having won a
prize of $500 offered by the Cosmopolitan
Magazine for the best paper on 1.-THE Adj
vantages of Cooperation.
Gilbert Parker is the son of an artillery
officer in the English army and was born
in Toronto. where his father was stationed.
He was educated for the ministry, but new
er took orders, and his health failing he
went to the South seas to recuperate. His
training for literature was in the wander
ing life of a newspaper correspondent in
those remote regions. He began his career
as a story writer in London ten years ago,
and met with prompt success With his
latest story, THE Lane That Had No Turn
Ing it is said that he has decided to end
his studies of Canadian life and history.
Hail Game tells some extraordinary
stories of the bats held out to him by
American publishers to secure his work.
Several times he has received agreements
for a new book. all drawn up. naming
the most liberal terms, accompanied by a
large check in advance, the document
merely wanting the authors signature 70
complete it. He admits that he is some
times sorely tempted, and once he carried
one of these checks about with him In
his pocket several days before he could
induce himself TO send 1t back. He does
1fcr,
like the great majority Of authors of the
first rank, who employ an agent TO smooth
for them the path of business Mr.. Fang
will and he are almost the only reading
writer's who do their own bargaining.
Englishmen are beginning to complain of
the oppressive dominance of fiction in cur
rent literature Mention is made of an ed
itor who has abandoned the idea of a
series of articles on young writer's because
he found it impossible to stiffen the series
with examples of rising essayfsts and verse
writer's. One cynical observer AYERS that
the modern craze of reading merely for
amusement things that compel no thought
is rapidly disintegrating the intellect of the
Anglo-Saxon. The Academy recently re-
marked that people in America did not
seem to read anything but fiction To re-
flute this idea one New York publisher
OF the 13l books on his list for the year
there were only eighteen volumes of fc-
ton. and all of these were not among his
best selling books
Mr. w. ]. hampton. who writes the New
York Suns rag-time poetry so much
copied by the press OF the country. and
who set the fashion for that peculiar kind
OF verse. is q first cousin Of Mark Twain
He began his literary career as the edifo,
and proprietor OF Republican newspaper
In Kentucky. From that State be went &
Cincinnati. where he became reporter
on the Times and began wr1tlng htE1orou1
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III they were most any other people than
the Chinese. ii would be fair 10 assume
that the troubles in China are near an
end All the authorities. including the
somewhat mysterious and heretofore ma
ngnant Empress dowager. are ready to
accept the terms offered. These terms
could not be accepted by a proud people.
but the Chinese seem not TO have national
pride. Still. the terms. while making the
government of China practically the ward
of the powers. insure the integrity OF the
China, and. for other reasons, to the
United States