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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-28

About one year ago the Macmillan Com
pany issued, in a handsome volume. Mr..
Hamilton Wright Mabie's studies of will
liam Shakespeare, Poet, Dramatist and
Man" SO much has been written about the
Bard OF Avon, so numerous have been the
essays and commentaries on the great
ramatist and his work; so closely have
historians investigated his career, hi it
would seem at first that nothing remained
20 be said; yet each student approaches the
subject from a new direction ard is likely
TO add something worth while 10 the liter
allure that has gathered about ii. Mr.. Mabie
is especially well qualified TO take up the
theme and offer something fresh and sug-
gestive. his scholarship, his familiarity
with the Shakspearean text, the fact that
he has lived I'm Shakspeare's country. his
fine literary taste. combining to make his
impressions worth the setting down and
worth the reading by others. For i'm
pressions' IL all he undertakes 70 give. He
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-28
THE TRUE THOMAS JEFFERSON.

The publication of The True Biogra-
piles is a happy conception of the ]. b.
Lippincott Company, of Philadelphia. "The
True George Washington THE True Ben
jamin Franklin" and 1.-THE True William
Penn have preceded The True Thomas
Jefferson which has just been published.
If the succeeding annual volumes shall be
as conscientiously and in~telligently written
as have the volumes already issued, the
many readers who desire TO know some
thing OF the personal characteristics of the
men whose names survive the ravages of
time will find the series OF true biogra-
phies" most entertaining and valuable.
The series Is intended to be the true por-
trait order of biography. in contradistinc-
ton TO those biographies which are eulo-
giles. when written by friends, and detrac-
ton. when the work of nemies
1.-The True Thomas jefferson" was writ
ten by William Eleroy Curtis. known as
one OF the most accomplished newspaper
correspondents in the country. OF Jefferson,
the statesman, both friends and foes have
written. while his published works are the
most voluminous which any public man in
this country has left behind him. He was a
genius. a philosopher and the creator Of a
bACdl party. III was AOl III OldNbA "
even a fair public speaker, but he was a
master Of the pen. But if he could not
speak. he could inspire others to champion
the cause he espoused. He was the greatest
party leader OF his time and. IT may be
added, one OF the three or four great party
leaders this country has seen. He played
the fiddle. he kept minute account of his
expenditures. he found delight in classic
music and patronized the cheapest shows.
He wrote the immortal Declaration Of In
dependence and learnedly and profoundly
upon all political topics. while his "Anas,"
or his daily journal. We're the most odious
records Of malicious gossip ever published.
The purpose of bis life was to build a na-
tion upon this continent. with human free
dom and equality as its foundations. Yet.
until he was President. he was hostile to
the national idea. as entertained by Wash
ington and the authors OF the Constitution
OF the United States. and would have
its ratification by the different coli
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-28

throughout France for her beauty and wit.
Many tales are told OF the power of her
charms. which extended even to the King
himself. He became one Of her ardent
wOers. But she, knowing that her rank
was not high enough to permit her to be-
come his wife. held her honor too high 10
occupy a less honorable position in his
household. She therefore repulsed his gal
lantries Will spirit, and repeatedly left
the court in order to avoid them. Once ne
pursued her TO her own chateau, some dis
lance from Paris. Francis Parkman re-
lates in a vivid manner how she succeeded
in eluding her royal admirer this time also.
1t was in her later life that she became
a religious enthusiast and connected with
missionary work in Canada. OF a different
type, more masculine and more heroic, was
Lady de la Tour, fighter, vOyager and lead
er of men. And so one is made acquainted
with the remarkable women Of the differ
ent periods in the growth of the colony.
After the arrival of the Kings girls, or
contract wives, towards the close Of the
seventeenth century, an element of light
ness and frivolity was introduced in So
ciety. THE annals of the times" says the
author, tell of many severe measures re-
sorted to by the clergy to keep the maids
n young matrons within the established
bounds of decorum At one time there was
a law that all girls and women should be
shut UP in their houses at 9 o'clock at
night, and those who violated this injunc-
ton and attended a masked ball were
dragged from their beds at midnight by
officers of the town and whipped. Women
of quality were forbidden to wear lace, and
those who wore their hair in a topknot were
refused the privilege of the communion"
1t is curious to find these counterparts Of
Puritan strictness in a community that
was both French and Catholic. The author
has a clear and pleasing style and has
produced a work that throws much light
on the history of Canada from the earliest
times. 1t is published by Little, Brown q
Co, Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-28
QUEEN VICTORIA, HER LIFE AND
EMPIRE.

This book contains the story of the life
of Queen Victoria by one of her sons-in-
law, the Duke of Argyll, It's chief interest
is in the fact that it is the biography of
the woman and the Queen. rather than a
history of her rule and her times. 1t is not
an attempt to show the influence this re-
markable and s~elf-contained woman had
upon Great Britain, but the story of the
birth. education and life of the woman her
self. full of color and warmth because it is
the record of a natural life. Some portions
of the Queens diary are transferred TO the
book. Not the least valuable portions Of
the work are the illustrations made from
paintings. The coronation ceremonies are
described at length. a feature which de-
rives an interest from the coming corona
ton OF Victoria's son, Edward VII. Pub
lished by Harper Brothers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-28
A HEALTH.

Here's to the man who reads my "stuT."
1 would it were less dreary,
who never flies into a huff
And never seems to weary;
Ten thousand has he in a year
OF manuscripts most hoary.
He reads them all without a fear,
To find a novel story.
Here's to the man. and blessings rest
Upon his heart so tender:
His anguish is by me unguessed,
Though 1 am his defender;
For If in conscious duty bound
His paper is protected,
How oft his noble soul is ground
To write the word rejected"
Here's to the man. a health to him
Such as may suit his pleasure!
I wonder why. it's but a within,
He never finds a treasure?
But that he never does we know
Who keep him erstwhile busy,
And have tho printed slips 10 show
His head grows never dizzy.
Coed luck to him. long life. good health!
A julop or a sherry
Ten thousand for a year is wealth
To madden or make merry
And he who always holds his tongue
or prints bis words in pity
From out my aching breast Is wrung
For him this gentle dit.y.
Oh, may he never 'Teck the rede'
As doth bis poor adviserl
How often must that poor heart bleed
Which is the worlds assizcrt
For still they coms. and stil they write.
Ten thousand strong. o heaveri
OIL up the press. turn on the light
Would writers were but segeni"
Charles w, Stevenson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-28

does not deal with his subject In an ana
lytical way. but merely offers a picture Of
the man and his surroundings, as they
present themselves TO him. 1t Is "A vivid por-
trsyal. and that IL has been generally rec
ognized as such is proved by the demand
for the book and the need Of this new
holiday edition just issued. IL is a boSk
with a human interest. a book TO read with
uninterrupted enjoyment, not an annO-
tated tome suggestive or wearisome study.
Numerous Shakspsarean Illustrations add
much TO the interest. Many OF them are re-
productions OF old prints. documents and
paintings. but there are also pictures OF
the Shakspearean country OF the present.
brary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-28
SWEETNESS AND LIGHT.

Matthew Arnold's famous essay, entitled
Sweetness and Light" wherein he sets
forth a definition of culture and tells what
are its uses and what its place in the social
life, makes Its appearance in a dainty
booklet issued by the II. NJ. Caldwell Com
pany. Boston. 1t is printed from new plates,
has an original etching frontispiece by
Marcel. is bound in limp leather cover and
is altogether a volume to be welcomed by
admirers Of this cultivated writer-many Of
whom look upon this essay as best repre-
senting the authors thought and charm OF
manner. 1t belongs in the publishers series
of remarque editions of literary master
pieces.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-28
e ELZEC=LETTREC

No matter how poor l am, no matter
though the prosperous of our own time will
not enter my obscure dwelling, if the sa-
cred virtues will enter and take up their
abode under my roof; if Milton will sing
of paradise, and Shakespeare open to me
the worlds of imagination and the work.
ings of the human heart; if Franklin will
enrich me with his practical wisdom, l
shall not pine for want of intellectual COM
partnership, and 1 may become a cultivated
man, though excluded from what is called
the best society in the place where 1 live"
The volume is separated into five parts,
named, in their order, LAS Food for Life
Opening Golden Doors" "The Rose of
Morning" 1.-THE Chariot of the Soul" and
1.-THE Witness OF the Dawn" The drift of
the teaching is the necessity of choosing
for young children. even for those in the
nursery, fine literature, OF beautiful ideas
and simple expression, and thus preparing
them to start on the upward way toward
the region where pure thought and lovely
pictures of the imagination will become
second nature to them, and thus be a prep
aration for continual culture and happi-
ness. Fine selections throughout, from the
best authors of the past and present, IL
lustrate the Beautiful in Books and serve
to awaken a desire in many to re-read
the books with which they have considered
themselves familiar. They also must have
a tendency to induce many who have not
yet formed a habit of reading and of max
ing choice of the best within their reach
to begin at once to seek for the beautiful
in the printed page, and thus to obtain con-
tentment and eompanionship even in soli-
tude.
The poet, the philosopher, the novelist,
the dramatist. the scientist, the clergyman
are represented and quoted. The volume is
one to attract holiday buyers who are
looking for something outside the field Of
fiction. Little, Brown 81 Co, Boston.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
TIMELY DAIRY NOTES.

silage, and especially good corn
silage, when compared with dry corn
fodder or other feeding stuff, produces
results SO satisfactory as to surprise
the chemist apd which chemistry can
not explain.
A silo or two, we'll built, but not too
large or too expensive, are convenient
and economical, on most farms, to save
crops which at times might otherwise
be lost, if not to preserve some crops
specially grown for silage.
A good grade butter COW will make
more butter from a certain amount of
feed than common COW will and it is
certainly reasonable that the more
butter or milk secured from given
amount of feed the better the oppor-
tunity for profit.
With butter as with other products
of the farm appearance is an important
factor. On this account with a good
quality of butter it will be found good
plan to use parchment paper with
which to wrap the prints as rolls rather
than cloths. The paper now can be Sc
cured so cheaply that all considered it
will be found most economical.-Rural
World.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Treatment of Obesltv.

In his work entitled ''Die Fettsucht"
(Obesity) DR.. Won Noorden shows how
obesity may be prevented by the regu-
lation OF diet and exercise. He states
that the thin man requires more food
than the fat man, not only because in
him the skin surface, and therefore the
loss Of heat, is greater in proportion to
the mass, but because the cells of his
body, untrammeled by the deposition
OF tat' expands more energy. In esti-
mating corpulency the question of race
is OF Importance. The Mecklenburo
merchant is naturally of stouter habit
than Celt or Latin. Won Noorden'.
cure of corpulency depends on two fac
tors-i. e., reduction of diet and in.
crease of exercise. Reducing the
amount Of liquid taken, just as separat-
ing the times of eating and drinking.
reduces fat by lessening appetite.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Rotation for Gardenip~.

Where the land is rotated for garden
ing the best location for a new garden
is the strawberry bed of last year, for
the reason that Strawberries are not
only literally manured and given direct
applications of fertilizer, but are also
carefully cultivated and the weed de-
stroyed. The shading of the ground by
the strawberry vines also promotes the
formation of humus. An excellent way
to treat the plat is to burn it. over, SO
as to clean off any dead grass or other
refuse that may be left, apply we'll
rotted manure lin order to avoid seeds
Of weeds), and plow early in the spring
III time to give portion Of the space
to onions. sS'>:z
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
New Berry from England.

From London comes the report of a
new fruit shown for the first time at
recent meeting of the Royal Horticul-
tural society. 1t is called the Mahdi
and is a hybrid between the rasp.
berry and blackberry, it's seed
parent being the Belle de Fonte-
nay, very large red raspberry
of European origin. The Mahdi has
very much the habit of the blackberry,
but its fruit resembles to some extent
the dewberry. There is the same bloom.
but the number of fruitlets is greater.
Most important is the time'of fruiting,
for it comes into bearing as the rasp-
berries are failing and before the black
berries are ripe. The: Mahdi is very pro-
life, and has considerable claim to be
a decorative plant. The plants have
not yet been placed upon the Market
American Agriculturist. Ii
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
DAIRY FARM ICEHOUSE.

of the suns heat, and not the sides,
concerning which the most care is usu-
ally given. In the icehouse shown
herewith fiat roof is first built, and
above this is broad, overhanging roof,
with plenty of space for the air to cir
culate beneath it. Where one can
build beneath the shelter of a great
tree, such a construction is not need,
ed, but most icehouses must be ex.
posed to the suns rays. in which case
a double-decked roof of this sort will
prove exceedingly advantageous.-J. E.
Button, in Farm and Home.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
PERSONAL AND 1MpRRsoNAL,

Miss Caroline Stewart, who ha.
successfully passed the. Doctors ex.
animation, at the University of Ber:
lin, has studied at the University OF
Kansas, the University of Michigan,
and holds fellowship from Bryn
Mawr. :
One of the Wisconsin brewers II.
ments that the habit of keeping and
drinking beer at home-instead of
going to the saloon for it's spread
ing among the people. They don't
drink so much at home, he says, and
that's bad for the brewing business.
Ex-Gov. Pillsbury, of Minnesota,
has given 1000 acres to the state for
estry board for the purpose of en-
couraging state forestry reserves in
Minnesota and giving the state board
a chance to experiment with cutover
timber tracts, with a view to deter
mining the extent to which the
growth of timber can be renewed.
The late Sir Arthur Sullivan was
said to have Jewish blood in his
veins, but he had none. His mother
was an Italian named Righi, and his
father, of course, was pure Irish. His
grandfather was an impoverished
Kerry squire, who served under Well
1ngton and was a member of the gar
rison at St. Helena.
Underneath the fertile soil of Kan
sas is the bed of a prehistoric ocean.
When the water evaporated many
ages ago it left solid mass of pure
salt hundreds of feet below what is
now the surface. Senator Baker. of
Kansas, carries as a pocket piece q
cube of this salt. It is an inch square
and as transparent as glass. Mr..
Baker believes the bed of salt to be
365 feet thick, 80 miles long and 50
miles wide. The piece which he car
ries was taken from a boring which
is 1.120 feet deep.
"Best dressed man in Washington
is the title given by national capital
society to Herman C. Norman, third
secretary of the British legation. Mr..
Norman, Who is about 2S years old
and one of the hest looking members
of the foreign coEps, has his apart
ments crowded with trunks, new re-
lays of clothing arriving from London
continually. His latest sensation is
a yellow and black trap, in which he
drives two coal-black horses. The first
day he drove this striking turnout he
wore suit of pale dove-color, yellow
leggings, soft hat of dove color and
sash of amber silk. Two ''tigers," )"
one in yellow and the other black,
ride on the rear seat.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
FOURTEEN DAIRY RULES.
II They Are Followed, Any Cow That
IL Worth Keeping Will Pay :
s. for Her Feed. ~

Il. Cows must have comfort or they
cannot do well. Give them good bed
and a comfortable stall with as much
liberty as is consistent with security,
cleanliness and convenience.
2. Have the arrangement of the
stalls, cutters and fastenings such that
the COWS can be kept clean. Keep the
stable clean.
3. Have the stable ventilated in
such a way as to provide pure air for
cows without making it too cold.
4. Always be kind to cows, then
they will be glad to see you when you
come around. Speak gently to them
and never in angry tones. Remember
Ward c. Whites famous saying: AL
ways speak to q cow as you would to
. lady"
5. Give cows 4 chance to exercise in
the open air when weather is COM
Portable.
6. Milk regularly, at the same time
each day. dividing the day equally be-
tween milkings; COWS in the same or
der and by the same mixers, if pos
sible. Milk quickly, but gently. Get
all the milk each time, but do not
keep on stripping after you have got it.
z. Feed COWS all they will eat of
the proper kind of food. The concen-
trates should be fed somewhat in pro-
portion to the amount of milk each
cow can be made to give. But in no
case should the concentrates consti-
tute more than half, in weight, of the
dry matter of the dairy ration-a safer
rule is to say one-third. Give only what
they will eat up at once. Have none
left over in the managers or feed boxes
for them to breathe on and get foul.
8. Feed variety Of foods. They will
eat more and digest more because of
it. Feed nothing but sweet, wholesome
food.
9. Feed at the same time each day,
then cows will not be worrying about
their feed.
10. Feed as nearly as practical bal
anced ration. But all cows should not
be fed alike; those inclined to lay on
flesh should be fed less of the carbo-
hydrates, such as corn, and those in
clined to turn all their feed into milk
should be fed more of such feed.
II. In summer cows should have
good pasture, or other green food or
silage. In winter part of the daily
ration should be silage or roots to en-
able them to do their best.
IL. Feed both coarse fodder and con-
centrated feed both morning and
evening. Feed small or coarse fod-
der at noon if COWS have been accus-
toned to it. If cows have not been ac-
customed to it, they may, perhaps. do
as we'll without the noon feed as by
giving more at the other feeds.
13. Cows should be watered at least
twice day when on dry feed, and the
water should be pure and wholesome
and at temperature that best suits
them, which is at least 20 or 30 degrees
warmer than ice water.
IA. Cows should have at all times
all the salt their appetites crave, which
il from one to two ounces each dailv.
If the above rules are followed. anv
COW that is worth keeping will pay
well for her care and feed. Any COW
that does not so pay should be dis
posed of.-C. P. Goodrich, in Hoard.
Dairyman.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Solids and Fat in MIX.

Although the law may fix minimum
percentage of solids in the milk sold in
market, yet milk varies according to
the kind of COWS and the food and wa.
ter allowed. 1t is possible to water
milk through the cow, and the milk
from one cow will vary day after day
The highest per cent. of solids in milk
found in England when tests were
made was 14.49 and the lowest was 11.O2
The proportion of fat ranged from 2.2O
to ass per cent, showing that some OF
the milk was more than twice as rich
in cream as in others. In this countrv
the percentages of both solids and fat
have been greater where tests have
been made.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
Storage House for Tool.

1t every farm contained Toulouse
in which every tool was kept Units place
when not in use, there would be a great
saving OF time during the busy seacon-
1t often happens that the value Of the
time lost in seeking some tool MT in its
place is greater than the coot of the
tool. Much of the loss of time and ex.
posure of tools is due to lack of some
suitable place of storage. It costs but
little to build Toulouse, as it need
not be. proof against heat or cold, the
main point being good roof, so as to
protect the tools and implements from
dampnesS.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11

band of wagon tire directly over each
wheel, as shown in the accompanying
cut, which shows one end of the roll
er. 1t is a good plan to have at least
four of the scantlings bolted to rims
by small bolts, holes being drilled in
rims for this purpose. Make a frame
OF 2x4-inch material to set roller in,
fit tongue or shafts to front and at
tach an old moving machine seat to
rear piece of frame. The roller
should not be made too wide, unless
four wheels are used, and the roller
made in two sections. If made about
four feet wide it might make a good
one-horse roller.S. G.. Allshouse, in
Ohio Farmer.
The Worthington advance., 1901-01-11
NINE HUNDRED-DOLLAR COTTAGE.

| The carving shown in apex Of front
gable is of composition.
The floor joists are 2x10 inches; stud
ding, 2x4 inches; rafters, 2x4 inches;
plates, 2x4 inches.
American glass used in all windows
throughout, except transom over front
window, which will be ornamented
glass.
,All shingles inside will be of cedar.
The floors are double, having felt pa
| per between them.
The exterior of house is sided with
finch o. G. siding, having felt paper
placed between the sheathing and sid
ing.
All sheathing is to be done with
fence flooring.
The finishing color of the exterior of
the house will look well painted a pea
green with white trimmings. Roof
painted an olive green. Veranda floor
painted dark gray.
The front door is fitted with one large
plate glass panel.
| The finish beneath front veranda il
the same as main part of the building.
The attic can be divided off into four
rooms if so desired and the stairway
can be constructed leading from the
vestibule or iving-room.
All interior finish will be of pine for
painting.
Cutters, downspouts and flashing are
Of tin.
The plastering is two-coat work.
All doors are feet inches wide and
2 feet high, and all have cross panels.
The sink in kitchen is of iron. lined
with white porcelain, and has oak drip
board.
All floors are of pine, except the
kitchen and pantry, which will be of
maple.
This above home can be erected upon
q brick foundation for the additional
cost of $125.
The rough lumber is of hemlock, and
all work is intended to be done in a
workmanlike manner.
| G. A. W. KINTZ.