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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01
A Book of Epitaphs.

Epitaphs form a unique branch CT litera-
ture. For centuries they were regarded as
being a necessary feature of dying, and al
most as indispensable as funerals. AT any
rate they held as important a place in the
funeral etiquette of the past as pomp and
show do to-day. But the epitaph was sell
dom truthful. On the contrary it was gen.
orally absurdly false or grossly exagger-
ated. Sometimes they were written by their
subject, who feared 70 leave his reputa-
tion to his surviving friends and to truth:
sometimes they were written by experts in
that kind of composition. and paid for. and
often they were written by friends. who
tried to cover UP the faults of the subject
by extravaganza praise of his virtues. In
comparatively few cases were they plainly
and simply true. Often they were witty
and sometimes they embodied puns. as one
on a painter, Here lies a finished artist"
and another on q photographer. Taken
from life Many epitaphs were written in
a vulgar sort OF rhyme or jangie, and show
an odd mingling of worldly wit and relig-
ious hope. Old cemeteries in England
abound with queer epitaphs. and not a few
are found In this country. An eminent Eng
lish lawyer named Strange has this cpl
taph: Here lies an honest l~awyer-that is
Strange" The following marks the resting
place of Mrs. Oldheld. a once celebrated
actress: This We must own in justice TO
her shade. 'Tis the first bad exit Oldield
ever made" The quaint old preacher Jere-
my Fuller lost none of his quaintness in
death, and his epitaph bears the marks of
being his own compositions: Here lies Full
lers earth An old cemetery in New
Hampshire contains the following epitaph
by a husband over his deceased wife:
Tears cannot restore her-therefore |
weep In the same disconsolate vein is an
epitaph in an English c~hurchyard: Here
lies my wife, a sad ~slattern and shrew: if
l said 1 regretted her | should lie. too 1t
Is but fair to say that the epitaphs on some
distinguishes historic characters are fine
specimens of Latin. or English composition.
An extensive collection of epitaphs. an
Gent and modern. compiled by w. III.
Howe, is published under the title of Here
Lies One can but wonder how the author
succeeded in collecting so many. as the
volume contains several hundred, embrac-
ing every variety of this curious style of
composition, from such old ones as those
above quoted TO the dignifed records on
the tombS of great historic characters.
New York: New Amsterdam Book Com
pany.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01
Cabs the impossible.

A good deal of difference of opinion con-
corning the merits of this latest book by
Sarah Grand develops among its readers.
Some regard it as overdrawn and tire
some; others find il entertaining. The fact
is that there is a mingling Of dullness and
sprightliness. Babs. otherwise Lorraine
Kingconstance. is the young. willful and
badly spoiled young daughter of a widow
living In a comfortable country home in a
quiet neighborhood. The mother is mild
and easy going. without the ability 10 con-
troll the -strong-natured and tempestuous
girl. Consequently the latter docs and
says outrageous things, scandalizes the
conventional neighborhood and at times
makes her friends very unhappy. AS she
grows older she unconsciously yearns for
affection. and as there are few men upon
whom she can bestow her regard she makes
in a way shocking 10 all sedate persons.
She is very i'll bred. h~oydcnish and i'm
possible so much so that she i not at
tractive even in a story; yet her author
gives her lovable qualities and the people
who understand her. Sorely tried though
they be. love her well. She suggests tie
character of Angelica in the Heavenly
Twins and is the sort OF person English
writer's are likely to picture when they un-
dertake to portray an American girl With
all her unconventional, "lawless ways,
however. she brings the rather unsatis-
factory young man she loves TO love her
I'm return. but they do not marry, and sue
coed I'm getting their affairs and those Of
others into something OF a muss- The
book would be better IL il were shorter
three tiresome characters. Harper & Bros.
publishers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01
Norman Eo1t.

From Christmas. 1860. to Christmas. 1855.
is the scope of Capt. Charles Kings new
novel. Norman Holt" just issued by the
G.. ". Dillingham; Company. New York,
but within that period he has compressed,
the action Of as thrilling n wartime tale
as Is extant to-day. IL is "A story OF Ken
lucky hospitality. Of political intrigue and
Of military service and incident with the
gallant army OF the Cumberland. and the
reader Is at a loss 10 decide which phase OF
the book Is most interesting. The love
story Is In a measure incidental TO the plot.
but il Is well told. as are all OF Captain
Kings love stories. and In this * Is safe TO
say that the captain has reached the
heigh OF the storytelling art. II is a strong
story, worthy OF dramatization; but one
fears lest X fall into incompetent hands,
and so lose the strong high lights. the
deep background. the soft mezzotints
which the author has so deity inter-
woven The final triumph OF the hero over
all his difficulties IS, OF course. the culmina-
ton OF the plot. but IT is so skillfully
brought about that the reader finds himself
rising with young Holt from the depths OF
his despair 10 the fruition OF his hopes.
Not the least striking thing about the book
is the liberties which the author has taken
with some or the most famous names and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01
DIMINIsHI.G STATE DEBT y ITS
TEMPTATION.

The statement OF State Auditor Hart that
every dollar of the debt Of Indiana that
can be paid will be discharged during the
be good news for the taxpayers and prop
erty owners of Indiana. The levy for a
sinking fund would have wiped out the
debt in time, but the final liquidation is
being hastened by the savings made by Re-
publican Legislatures. Taxes on insurance
and other companies and the abolition OF
the fee system for state officers have fur
nished a surplus which has been devoted
to the payment of the States bonds. I'm
der the fee system in force when a Repub-
lican Legislature was elected in 1891 the
offices of the state auditor and the secre-
tary of state would now be worth from
$50 900 to 500 ~ a year. The system was
abolished by the Republican Legislature.
and now that amount goes toward the pay
ment of the bonded debt of the State.
The payment of the bonded debt. however,
involves danger TO the taxpayers in that
the point will be made by citizens interested
in the construction of new institutions and
Of carrying into effect theories for the care
of dependents that the State can do these
things because its bonded debt Is no longer
a burden. 1t has probably been due in part
to the debt that Indiana has not embarked
in experiments with which other States
have burdened themselves. so that the per-
son who was much ridiculed because he
said that "a public debt is a public bless
ing was not far from right. The cost of
State governments has been greatly in
creased in the North by multiplying public
institutions, normal schools. epileptic hos
pitfalls and institutions which, while they
are burdensome, do not do much to check
the evils at which they are directed. No
be fully demonstrated that it is an absolute
| necessity-the absoluteness Of the necessity
to be determined by practical men rather
| than specialists. Therefore it would be a
safe rule to adopt that no institution re-
| curing large expenditure should be estab-
lished by the Legislature TO which the
scheme is proposed, but be submitted to
a board of competent men to ascertain if ii
Is really needed.
Cheap State government is what Indiana
should seek, thus avoiding the excuses OF
other States and offering an inducement to
| manufacturers to come TO Indiana in order
TO secure the advantages of low rates OF
\ toxafiop
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The Double Night.

There are some notable proofs in the his
tory of literature that deprivation of some
of the senses does not prevent mental ac-
tivity and productiveness. The names of
Homer, greatest of ancient poets, and OF
Milton, one of the greatest of modern
poets, naturally head the list Of the blind
who have shone in literature. and modern
life abounds with less notable instances of
blind men who have excelled in different
lines of literature or art. Mr.. Morrison
Heady. author of The Double Night. and
Other POEMS" has been both blind and
deaf for most of his life. and he is now an
old man. A native of Kentucky, and edu-
Gated for the most part after losing his
sight and hearing. he has devoted himself
assiduously TO literature and produced
some meritorious works in prose as well as
in verse OF the poems which form this
volume a friend says in a preface: They
are the work of a man who, blind and deaf.
has cultivated the muse in the gloom Of a
double night; the work OF a patient. cheer
full. undaunted thinker. who, amidst dark
ness. has seen with the inward eye and
amidst silence mas heard with the inward
ear" Aside from the interest attaching
10 the author. the poems possess literary
interest in that most of them are written
i'm hexameter verse based on the best clas-
sic models ard showing remarkable facility
in adapting that difficult style to English
expression. Not all OF the poems in the
volume are written in this style. but those
which are show originality and force. As
TO the matter, the poems are largely sub
jective and reminiscent. and, while they
show fine and tender feeling. they repre-
sent n school Of thought too somber and re-
fined To interest the general reader. Per-
haDs the most pathetic poem In the volume
is the one which gives It's title. 1.-THE
Double Night in which the author de-
scrlbes his loss of sight and hearing. Eng
lish literature might be searched In vain
for n more powerful, we'll sustained and
finished poem OF a personal character than
this. The book Is printed by the Courier
Journal Job Printing Company, Louis
vile, Ky.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01

or late the different cliques in the Demo-
cratic party OF Chicago have been organic
ing clubs. The Record-Herald reports the
League, the Tilden Democracy. the Carter
II. Harrison League. the w j. Bryan
League, the Young Democracy and several
others. Now a Democrat proposes that all
the cliques be merged into one organization,
to be called 1.-THE Judas Iscariot De-
mocracy." He says the name is appropriate
because each clique denounccs all the
others as boilers and traitors at the same
time. Furthermore" said the promoter of
the proposed organization, Judas Iscariot
was for silver"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01

the usefulness OF the voting machine when
used as tho law specifies. Very naturally.
such mobs as frequently dominate Demo-
cratic primaries In the Fifteenth ward and
all those who desire 20 stuff baliot-5oxes
and perpetrate frauds In counting and
returning votes regard the voting machine
with aversion. But the machine did one
thing In tho Fifteenth ward-it proved that
If the Democratic managers are In control
of the election machinery there cannot be
a fair election therein. Men who will cheat
in a primary. as did the a%spirants for the
election day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01

In his Chautauqua ebullitions Colonel
Bryan opposes the strenuous life and the
trust NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Repub-
lIcan.
While numerous expeditions are headed
toward the north pole it will be observed
that the Democratic party is still going
South.-Knightstown Sun.
To be partisan for principle is the duty
of every citizen. To be partisan in order
to cover up criminality is the opportunity
of every scoundrel.-Richmond Item.
The investigation of the blowing up Of
the battleship Maine is proceeding at a
very slow pace. 1t has taken three years
to find out what Bill Anthony really said
on that occasion.-Thorntown Argus.
a prominent speculator predicts that
hereafter corn will not fall below 10 cents.
Infallible prophets are scarce, but it is
certain that the uses and appreciation OF
corn arc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Jour
nal.
The number OF people in Indiana who
are celebrating their fftieth and sixtieth
wedding anniversaries would seem to in
dictate that all marriages are not failures.
despite the rushing business the divorce
courts are doing.-Logansport Journal.
A ~well-known Democratic farmer, whose
farm is close TO that of Our Own Silent
Henry Dirkson, in the north part of the
county. has the following sign printed in
large letters on his gate post: Farm hands
wanted at $.5O a day. Decatur Journal.
The Democratic party is again pointing
out a great split" in the Republican party
in Pennsylvania. 1t is feared the breach
Will become SO large that the Republican
majority in the old keystone State will
be cut down to 10000 in 1902.-Cambridge
City Mail.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, declares
that 1.-The question now is: Ought the Con-
stitution to follow the nag?'" 1t might
be well TO put the inquiry to the Virginia
convention, which decided to take the oath
10 support the State and the national Con-
stitution.-Anderson Herald.
General Maxine Gomez is on his way to
this country. The doughty old warrior will
no doubt be received with due honor by
our people. He is an able man and the
Cubans owe their present improved condi-
ton Ill a large measure to his pluck and
observation-disclosures Commercial.
Between this time and the meeting OF
the next national Republican convention
strong sentiment will form against a uni
form high tariff. This sentiment will Dor
der on the danger line. for any horizontal
reduction will prove disastrous to American
prosperity. conservatism should obtain
and reductions be made only where it viii
operate to curb the rapacity of certain
trust corporations.-Starke County Repub-
lican.
John w. Kern has declared he would
not accept the Democratic nomination FOL
mayor OF Indianapolis if offered. He as.
pires TO something higher; he would Xix,
to be Governor of Indiana or United
States senator from this State. II is wei
known by Mr. Ksrn's friends and, politi-
clans generally that he does not desire Il
be mayor of indianapolis. a defeat wher
running for mayor would be fatal TO hi:
chances in these directions, il is argued
and a victory would not help him oyel
much.-Goshen News.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01

Baltimore Sun.
Among the graduates OF the Baltimore
Law School who received their diplomas
was one who cannot practice in the State.
although standing high in the class for in
telligence. industry and mastery Of the
theory and spirit of the law. While this
unfortunate individual possesses a bright
brain. stood among the highest in the class
and could probably CO as we'll at the bar
as any OF the young mes who are turned
out by our colleges and universities, Miss
Eta II. Maddox is a woman. and in Mary
land the doors OF the courts have not yet
been opened 10 women as practitioners OF
law. They can practice medicine in the
State. and they can enter almost every
other field OF erdeavor. but when they ask
10 assist justice they are sternly pointed TO
the code and told that ladies are not adj
mitted. The old regulations have fingered
on till the beginning OF this century. prob
ably rather because there has been no spe-
cial demand for their repeal than because
OF any determined opposition. II a propo-
sitlon for their repeal should come before
the next Legislature. as we trust IL may.
IL does not seem likely that IL would be op-
posed by any considerable portion OF the
bar or by any members OF the judiciary.
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observations of Henry.

author OF Three Men in a Boat" under
takes TO set forth the views OF life gath
cred by a London waiter during his humble
career. 1t Is certain that a waiter has an
opportunity 10 become acquainted with
many classes OF men and may acquire a
good understanding OF human nature and
philosophic views Of life. In this instance
Henry" served al different periods Of LIS
career both i'm unprctentious eating houses
and swell cafes. and therefore had his
field for observation broadcned. The nar-
~rative. or rather series OF narratives. is
amusing. Several illustrations in color add
to the attractiveness OF the book. Pub
l!shed by Dodd. Mead & CO.. New York.
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speeches. comic recisations. sketches. nd
dies. jokes. anecdotes. etc. Hardly Any
person would &c able 10 tell why q l::le
dogs tail s. Ike n newborn babe I=;ii told
Because IL ncyc. MAS seen before, and
few persons could answer the question.
DO yoa know how; 70 make your coat
last?" until given the key. Make your vest
and trousers first" There are 80 pages ~
this kind OF matter. :nucli OF II. OF courSe.
very trivial. and yet there are many wit
ticisns that may serve To amusc OF li-htca
dull hours or hull company. The compiler
OF the volume. John II. Kimblc. was for
merly on the minstrel stage. and many OF
the sketches and gags arc adapted for use
In amateur minstrel performances. New
York: New Amsterdam Cook Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01

1t Is a pity 10 ma a good story with so
cumbersome a title as Payne Erskine has
given 10 this book. 'When the Gates LIT
Up their Heads: A Story OF the Seventies.
The scene is located in a little town In the
North Carolina mountains. where bitter
ness against the freed negro is rampant.
causing murder and bloodShcd generally.
several OF the characters introduced being
victims. The heroine is a Northern gil
whose neglected and almost forgotten
heritage. al old southern homestead and
plantation. proves to be a Godsend 10 tho
suddenly pauperized family. consisting OF
an invalid mother and aged grandfather.
whose only stay il this girl. The love story
il vivid and unique. particularly in tho
denouement. The book abOunds IN dramatic
incident. and will well repay reading. Pub
Ished by Little. Brown & Co. Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01

Indianapolis makes no special claims as
a summer resort. beyond its clean streets,
spacious lawns and pretty parks, but it is
noticeable that a large number of Indiana
people, living on different lines Of rail-
road. find it a pleasant place 10 come to,
week after week. Whether they come
more than once or whether they represent
the same or different generations would
take a census eaumerator 10 ascertain.
but anyhow they continue to come. and the
city seems 10 have perpetual attractions
for them. or the thousands who come
here on Sunday excursions few fail to carry
away a picture of the soldiers monument
in their memories and a card that will
enable them TO describe IL to their friends.
Thus the monument viii be for each sue
ceeding generation the city's chief attrac-
ton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01

1t was reported last week that the
United States Steel Corporation had Of
fered to deliver Bessemer in the English
iron districts at the same price that it is
quoted on the cars at Pittsburg. This is
not the fact, as the price offered in England
was $24.50 a ton, while the Pittsburg quo
tation given in the Dispatch is SIC a ton.
The Dispatch says these prices are such
that all the transportation charges could
not be paid out of the difference, which
opens the combination to the charge of
selling more cheaply abroad than at home.
The British manufacturer is crippled by
the fact that the unions make it impossible
TO secure the efficiency in production that
prevails in the United States because the
former insist upon old methods of produc-
ton. In this condition the Dispatch finds
additional evidence that 1.-The Americans
with or without a tariff as long as the
present conditions prevail" 1t goes on to
say that ut would not be wise to repeal
the tariff merely because ii is not needed
at present" At the same time it warns
the American manufacturers not to give
ammunition to the anti-tariff men by af-
fording British manufacturers ''of the high
ly finished product of stee! cheaper raw
material than is given to the manufac-
turer of the same products at home" The
manufacturers of Bessemer are few in
number compared with those who use Ii as
49, =. IT. IL. -
protest of the home people who use Besse-
mer as a raw material will be likely to be
heard if to get English markets the price
of the article is made lower to the English
than 10 Americans.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01

II there is any equal number OF Amer
lean citizens doing more TO bring perma-
nent credit and honor 10 the American
name than those who are temporarily ad-
ministering affairs In the Philippines. in
Porto Rico and in Cuba. the Journal does
not know where 10 look for them. Cuba
does not belong 10 US. but the other
islands do, and in each OF them the founda-
lions OF free government are being laid
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01

The Journal has no particular interest
IN the senatorial fight in Illinois. but 1t
may be permitted TO remark that II is
small-potato politics TO call Mr.. Dawes a
carpet basger.' There is no law or estab-
lished custom fixing the period in which
a citizen Of one State may gain a residence
I'm another TO make him eligible for office.
1t IS OF little consequence where MIR.
Dawes may hail from. he is a very able
man. and If he should be elected senator
the country VIII lose an excellent controller
OF the currency. Perhaps X might be per
Missile to remark further that a senator
from any State is supposed TO represent
all the others as well as the one tina elects
him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01
In Elsie Said.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
I'm afraid | can't interest my fve-year-old
Elsie in fairy tales any longer
And why not -
Il was telling her about the Forty Thieves
and when l got to the forty oil jars, with a
thief in each jar, what do you suppose she
said?" ~
II give il up"
she said: Wouldn't that lar your"
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sword, Etc.
Detroit .Inurnal

Detroit Journal.
Now was the hero being hailed as the Sword
of Liberty.
But he did not forget the simple maiden to
whom he had plighted his troth.
Because l am the Sword OF Liberty" ex-
claimed he. looking down into her deep. dark
eyes. lis no reason why you should be a cut
lass!"
Amt you turriblei' faltered she, trustingly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01

The Chicago Record-Herald thinks that
IL the present rate of gifts for education
in this country continues "our colleges
must eventually lead the world in re-
sources, equipment and numbers and such
n superiority means much for the Nation
1t means much for the world also.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01

Life.
Mrs. Jasper-Mrs. Subbubs is too mean for any
thing.
Jasper-Why do you say so?
II limited and limited for a month that she let
us have her baby chair which her boy has out
grown and she didn't notice. but as soon as 1
went and bought one she said. Why. you might
have had mine"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01

There is reason to believe that If King
Edward lives long enough and survives all
the preliminary announcements and fam
fares by trumpeters he will be crowned
sometime in June. 1902. AS he is a good
friend of the United States. the Journal
hopes he may live TO attend the coronation
and survive il many a long day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01

Whether the 10000 sheet steel workers
who have struck make any substantial
gain or not they will have a rest from work
and wages. With the thermometer in the
nineties a labor strike is an easy way of
putting In time.