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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16
THE SCHLEY VERDICT.

The verdict the people want is Dewey's
verdict That is enough for them.-Wash-
ington Post.
So far as popular effect is concerned the
court of inquiry has come to nothing. No
ones sympathies are in any wise altered,
and no ones views a particle modified.
Springfield Republican.
Admirals Benham and Ramsay have
plainly done what they could to save the
naval clique from complete humiliation,
and have perpetrated another outrage
against hero.-Philadelphia Times.
The whole unfortunate controversy should
be closed here and now There is no sense
in political or congressional Investigations,
and in abuse of alleged naval conspirators.
The issue should be referred to the future
historian.-Chicago Evening Post.
Never were assaults more unjustifable
than those made on Secretary Long and
the Navy Department in general in connec-
ton with this case. Had it not been for
the unwise course of Rear Admiral Schleys
newspaper friends he might have been
saved from the humiliation of this adverse
judgment by his brother of1cers.-Philadel-
phia Press.
This is apparently one of those contro-
versies that never end. With a divided
court there will naturally continue to be
divided public, although there is no doubt
that the popular enthusiasm is with Schley.
fully by most newspaper readers, and such
Will hold TO their own views in spite of Of
fetal findings, especially when these official
findings diner-Philadelphia Inquirer.
1t would have been much better for Ad
miral Schley if he had ignored the accusa-
tons Of his detractOrs. He needed no vim
dication. In the eyes Of the country ne was
the chief hero of the Santiago engagement.
and no amount Of ill-natured criticism
could have dimmed his glory. BY insisting
upon an investigation he laid his conduct
open TO judgment upon technical grounds
and he has got the worst of IL. His fame
is still secure. but the finding OF the court
will accompany il into history, and 10 some
extent beclOud its luster.-Kansas City
Journal.
Looking at the matter calmly and with
out prejudice. considering the division in
the court and the wholesale nature OF the
condemnation bestowed upon Admiral
Schley by the majority judges. but one
conclusion is possible. Through some proc
ess not now known these two judges have
been brought under that influence in the
Navy Department which has been respon-
sible for the manner In which Admiral
Schley has been bounded ever since the
battle OF Santiago. and in deciding the case
they have decided in the departments IA
vor blndly. and with an animus against
the admiral equal TO anything ever exhib-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16

Washington. Other scientists in this and
ciple, but none has carried the demonstra-
ton to anything like the success that Mar
conf has. The possibility of long-distance
telegTaphing without wires being demon
strated. there will remain the problem Of
reducing the cost of the plant to figures
that will give the discovery commercial
value.
In this connection it will probably sur
prise most persons to learn that the electric
current used in ordinary telegraphing does
not pass through the wire, but as it were,
over or around it. The annual report of
the Smithsonian Institution for 1900 con-
tains paper by Prof. Elihu Thomson, on
Electricity During the Nineteenth Cen
tury," in which the writer says:
Just here we may refer &c the factor it
Is fact-that the electrical energy trans
mitted over line, which may be many
miles in length, really does not travel by
the wire connecting the two points. 1t
travels in the ether surrounding the wire.
The wire itself is, in fact, the guiding core
of the disturbances in the ether which pro-
coed outward in all directions TO unlimited
distances. The guiding core or conducting
wire is needed to fOcalize or direct the de-
livery of the energy. This curious cOnclu-
sion Of science that the power from the
powerstation wire travels in the space
around the wires led from the station is
one Of the results Of recent electrical
strides The wireless telegraphy of
to-day utilizes a sudden electrical disturb
ance made at one point, which travels by
the surrounding ether in all directions and
IS picked up in feeble fashion, it may well
be, by very sensitive receiving instruments.
The shock disturbance to the ether is
thus recognized, and by precOncerted sys-
tenn of signals the slight disturbances are
sent out in a sequence such as to convey
ineligible messages. Distances of upward
OF one hundred miles are thus covered with
what must be regarded an extremely
feeble means so far as the scale of the APP
paratus is concerned, and there would seem
10 be no reason why the scale of operations
greatly increased may not, i'm the near flu
ture, widely expand the range over which
wireless telegraphy can work.
This explanation really magnifes Mar
conis achievement in sending signals
across the Atlantic by showing that he is
able to pick up" and localize an ethereal
disturbance which pervades the whole at
mOsphere and perhaps universal space.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16

divided, the first being a kind Of irtroduc-
tory. devoted TO The Health Demanded
by Modern Life" The other chapfers IA
order. treat of ''The Child and His Atmos-
pierre" covering health rules for al sorts
of weather; Educating the Nerves. Ma
lures Sweet Restorer.' I'm which the au-
thor declares that most people. OF al ages
sleep too little; 'Nutriment and Growth
The Relation of Grace 10 Health "Vo-
cal Expression" showing the value Of vo-
cal training in warding of pulmonary dis
eases; Culture of the Emotions showing
the necessity Of maintaining balance OF
the moral, mental and physical natures OF
the child: Defective Children and Rec
reations and Social Life The book con-
tains much that is interesting, more that
is true, and should be generally read by
parents. The Children's Health, pub
parents. The Baker * Taylor Company.
New York.
''The Convalescents' Receipt Book is
a little volume born OF long expert
Franklin OsgoOd. who modestly describes
herself as "a trained nurse Besides other
matter there are 80 pages of recipes for
appetiZing or nourishing foods and drinks,
including practically everything sicA per
son ought TO have, and classified as
drinks, 'broths, "gruels; toasts,
meats game" vegetables" ''des-
serts." sauces" salads and infants
food" Much OF ii looks as If it would be
good for the family table as well as Tor the
sickroom. The Introductory treats OF sick
room requirements and the means &c sat
isfy them. There are a few, but weighty,
final chapters are devoted to The Cos
tune and Conduct OF the Nurse and
Suggestions as TO the Care of the Sick
ROOM" l.. G. Page * CO., Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16
A TWENTIETH CENTURY WONDER.

The announcement is made on the au-
thority of Signor Marconi, the inventor of
wireless telegraphy, that he has succeeded
in sending electric signals from station in
England TO station on this continent. a
distance OF LOO miles, without a wire. The
dispatch making the announcement charac-
terizes the achievement as 1.-THE most won
derful scientific discovery Of modern
times" If not the most wonderful of such
discoveries, it certainly belongs in that
class Whether it will be developed into a
practical utility remains to be seen, but the
mere demonstration of the fact that an
electric signal can be sent across the ocean
without wire is in itself Of great scientific
interest. And, considering the progress
wireless telegraphy has made since the first
discovery of the principle. it would not be
safe TO question its future development 1t
has not been four years since the first an
nOuncement Of Marconi's discovery. On
the 18th OF March, 1899, he sent message
OF over one hundred words across the Brit
ish channel, a distance of thirty-two miles.
In an address at the Royal Institute. Lon
naval maneuvers he had discovered that
messages could be sent from one ship 10
another sixty miles distant. Since then he
has been experimenting with progressive
results until now he has succeeded in send
ing distinct signals across the Atlantic In
the light OF past experience il is not diff
icuit TO believe that the time viii come
when wireless telegraphy will come into
general use. The principle is not new, and
Marconi Is really not its discoverer His
credit lies I'm having developed IL along
original lines In 1S3S Professor Henry, an
American scientist transmitted signals
from one room 20 another. distance of
eighteen feet without a wire. and in 1872
Samuel F. II. Morse. inventor Of the cleo
trio telegraph. sent message without
wires eighty feet across the Potomac at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16
Historic Towns of Western States.

A few years ago Mr.. r. c.. Twaites, an
industrious literary compiler began the
preparation of a series of short histories
of the notable towns and cities CT New
England. This was followed by a second
volume treating Of the towns Of the Mid
die States, by a third treating of the towns
of the Southern States. and now by a
fourth entitled Historic Towns of West
ern States" The plan can hardly be called
of impartial history, for the history it
embraces is very partial in the sense of
being local and, therefore, incomplete.
Nevertheless, it is pretty good history as
TO particular spots, and the several
sketches, done by different persons selected
with special reference to their knowledge
of local history, contain much matter of
local and considerable OF general interest.
In fact the work is very good as far as
it goes, but 1t is rather misleading In the
suggestion that it contains sketches of all
the historic towns in the Western States.
The towns treated, and for the most part
very well treated, in this volume are Ma
rietta, Cleveland Cincinnati, Detroit,
Mackinac, Indianapolis, Vincennes, Chi
cago, Madison, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Des
Moines st. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha,
Denver. Santa Fe. Spokane, Portland, Salt
Lake City, San Francisco, Monterey and
Los Angeles. Some of these cities have an
early history while others are compare
lively modern, but all are worth telling
about. Yet the list does not include nearly
all of the historic and interesting towns
of different States. Thus in Ohio the old
historic towns of Athens and Chillicothe,
not to mention others, are conspicuous by
their absence. The first was the seat of
the first university established west OF
the Allegheny mountains, the old Ohio Uni
versity established nearly twenty years be
fore that of Marietta, which is mentioned,
and Chillicothe an Indian town be-
fore it was a white settlement, and has an
interesting history The Indiana list, TO
be nearly complete, should have embraced
sketches of Corydon, New Harmony and
other historic towns, and so, perhaps, In
other States. But the line had to be drawn
somewhere, and for the size of the book II
has been judiciously drawn. The sketch or
this city, written by Hon. Perry 5. Heath,
characterizes Indianapolis as perhaps the
handsomest city between Philadelphia and
Denver" 1t is a good summary or the
early history and later growth of the city
The sketch of Vincennes, by w. III. Smith,
traverses the well known ground OF the
early history of that town in considerably
more space than that given TO Indianapo-
lis The sketch Of Chicago is by Hon ly-
man J. Gage that of San Francisco by
Edwin Markham, and all the writer's snow
good knowledge of the subjects. The book
is brought out in excellent style by u. L.
Putnam's Sons, New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16
Cardigan.

Entirely American as this story is in its
scenery. setting and characters, it can
scarcely be said to have an American at
mosphere except in as far as remote CO.
lcnial times resemble those Of later pc
Rod. Compared with the present the at
mosphere is foreign. The story opens in
the spring of IVA at the residence of Sir
William Johnson, who was commissioners
of Indian affairs for the Crown. OF this
residence the author says in a PREDATORY
note that il is still standing in Jamestown,
n. Y. and that zone may see the
Ratchet scars in the solid mahogany BAN
listers where Thayendanegea hacked out
polished chips" The story deals mainly
with the fortunes of Sir Williams two
wards. Michael Cardigan, young feliow
Of sixteen at the opening OF the story, VINO
subsequently, became a daShing Soldler, ana
Felicity Warren, who Is first introduced
as Silver Heels" The story runs on ms
torical lines and among the characters IN
PRODUCED are Patrick Henry, Logan the
friend of the white man, John Hancock
paul Revere Joseph Brant and several In
dian chiefs of the period. Part OF the
action takes place in Boston. Where the
reader gets glimpse OF the pollucal CLUBS lbs
of the patriOts and other phases OF the
t;,,ee Put historic fact and atmosphere
are subordinate 10 the loves ana agNehtur
of Cardigan and Silver Heels Inc story
ahounds with adventures, yet IL moves
slowly and the telling Of II IN a poilsneo
and rather verbose style seems soiAe"iia1
aborad Nevertheless II contains many
49, tSe-, - rassases- and will rank well up
aDonP American historical novels II IS
written by Robert w Chambers appeared
grst as "a serial in Harper's Weekly, and
is published in book form by the Harpers-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16
The Strength of the Hills.

This novel, By Miss Florence Wilkinson.
is the ninth in number OF a series of new
books by new authors, selected by Harper
& Brothers as worthy TO represent Amer
lean life. The scenery of the tale lies
mostly in the Adirondacks, and for a brief
period in New York city. The author att
tempts TO depict the contrast between the
jewellers among the hills and the family
of the mill owner who has for years been
gathering wealth by robbing the hills Of the
forests under whose sheltering strength the
rivers are born upon which the valleys
of the State depend for their fertility. The
mountaineerS of this story have physical
strength and reSolute minds, but are not
versed in the arts and graces of life and see
an impossible gulf between them and the
luxurious summer campers from the city
who hold out the patronizing hand. Enoch
Holmes, the mountain hero, is by no means
a captivating person. He is a logger, over
six feet in height, has a fair knowledge
of books, and aims TO be a preacher; is ex-
tremely oYerbearing and when he gives way
to anger, eases mis- rage by quoting from
the Bible. On these occasions his quota
tons bear strong resemblance 10 pro-
family. When he is trying TO tell his love
TO his loved one and she seeks 10 evade
the declaration, he bursts out: You viii
not listen TO me, and WhyE You
hold yourself apart like different clay.
What do we know or you, or you
of us? The cracking of thorns un-
der a pot, and 1 have said all there Is 70
say Of you" The statement OF the author
that "Enoch was always most cruel when
he most deeply loved" does not add TO his
attractions. He is a sorry hero and does
not seem TO represent any common type or
American manhood There are some nne
descriptions and some readable converse
tions Others are crude and too long Miss
Wilkinson will by study, practice and care
full cutting out of unnecessary Milling sue
coed as story writer. Harper & Brothers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16

The swo volumes Of the life OF James
Russell Lowell. by Horace E Scudcer. are
very interesting. They are written with
great discrimination by a friend who has
the literary instinct and who knows how
TO present the life of another literary man
in proper lights and with excellent whole
effects. Taken altogether. Lowell was
about the best all-round product of the
culture of New England in the last CEN
tury. Others there were who may have
surpassed him in certain lines of thought
and work, but he was great as a linguist
teacher, reformer. poet. essayist. editor.
orator and diplomatist, and builded a char
acter that was strong. beautiful and worthy
of imitation. His love of freedom was the
keynote Of his life, and because he knew
a greater measure of il was attainable in
America than anywhere else on earth he
loved his country intensely and took the
deepest interest IN its welfare. He was
given to criticism of much that was politf-
cal and was quick TO point out things that
he thought were blOtches on his cOuntrv's
fame; but he did these things from a high
sense Of duty and with the hope that when
the faults were corrected there would be
greater freedom and more opportunity TO
attain the complete success of democracy
which was his dream.
He was charged with having become
Anglicized. That was the last thing he
could have been guilty Of. If IL meant ne
ever loved England more than he did
America. When he represented the United
States at the court OF ST. James he was
American TO the core Truly, he was
pleased with the associations, literary, DO
litical and social, in England: but Cam
bridge, Massachusetts and Harvard College
were the heart of his existence. He was
quick to resent any slurs upon his native
land, all the years he was abroad, and
the record of his life, looked at as a whole,
dIscloses an American citizen than whom
none was better.
The literary appropriations concerning
Lowell in these volumes are In Mr.. Scud-
GERS best vein. He knows his subject and
analyses the work done by this distin-
guished man with great keenness He also
brings out with much clearness the per-
sonal characteristics of Mr.. Lowell, throw
ing sidelights on his home life, his friend
ships, his work in literature and as pro-
fessOr in Harvard, using many letters that
were not printed in the book of letters
edited by DIr. Norton. Houghton, Miffiin *
Co. Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16
INDIANA EDITORIAL NOTES.

The octopus extends it's Shiny teEtacles
in every direction to drag down the good.
the brave and the beautiful and now Sui
ger, the hambOyant rival of LentZ, has
Joined an oil ring.-Terre Haute Express.
When President Roosevelt said it was
easy to destroy prosperity by mischievous
legislation. he was voicing the experience
of this country under the Mills bill and
other free trade measures.-Shelbyvill
Republican.
President Roosevelt is a positive Repub-
lican. He has been fighting for the prin-
ciples of the party as he sees them and not
against the success of others. This is the
sort of Republicanism that Is needed.
-Muncie Herald.
A history Of crime in Evansville, taken
in connection with the wide open methods
and corruption in the city government dur
ing the past months shows that the latter
begets the former in any community. 1t
pays TO enforce the law.-Richmond Item.
Instead of floating temporary loans at a
high rate of interest, was constantly
done under the Taggart administration,
the city of Indianapolis sold $4,000 worth
of emergency bonds, due in 1912, bearing
312 per cent. interest, at a premium that
reduces the interest to 3.31 per cent.
Goshen News-Times.
Carnegie evidently did not go broke when
he gave Charlottesville $4,000 for a library.
But seriously, the marvellous generosity
and the wisdom of his giving is one Of the
most significant facts of the great twen-
tieth century. By the force of his exam
pie he is going to make 1t impossible for
men TO die rich and respected.-Crawfords
Vile Journal.
The Kentucky conspirators are demand
ing a division of the 100000 appropriated
by the Legislature for the prosecution of
the Republicans of that State. The chair
man of the reward commission has called
a meeting on the 18th inst. for the pur-
pose of passing some claims presented
for the conviction Of Henry Youtsey and TO
arrange some matters before the coming
term of the Franklin Circuit Court."-Hun-
tington Herald.
Modesty on the part of any nation on
earth in starting international action
against the Anarchists is not in order,
but under the circumstances the iniative
step toward calling congress of the ma
tons might we'll be taken by President
Roosevelt, whose position on the subject OF
anarchy defined in his recent message, has
net with such high praise in some of the
continental countries of Europe. Action Is
what is needed, and speedy action. The
congress should be called 10 meet at the
earliest practicable moment.-Brookville
American.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16

There are always two sides to every
question, even that concerning the saloon,
and ii is interesting to hear both sides,
even II your mind is so absolutely and
positively made UP that you can accept but
one view of the subject. There is the at
ttude of District Attorney Philbin, of New
York city, for instance. He is in favor
of law and order; of a Sunday closing law
and Of strict saloon regulations. After out
lining his ideas concerning such restric-
tions and regulations. he goes on to say:
l do not know OF any line of business
in which so much good can be accOmp-
lished as in the liquor business A saloon
keeper who has a proper conception of his
duty to those persons patrOniZing his place
may be able TO save men from becoming
victims 20 the evil Of intemperance, and
by a high and proper appreciation of that
duty prevent his place from being a great
families of the men who are in the habit
of frequenting it; and there are liquor
dealers who are mindful OF such obliga-
tons On the other hand, there are bar
rooms of low class in this city that are the
rendezvous Of criminals. and where crimes
are constantly being planned apparently
within the knowledge of the prOprietOrs. q s
has frequently been shown in criminal
trials
The professional temperance people will
be slow to accept his theory that saloon
may be a reform institution, but it Will not
harm them 10 consider that point Of view
for time.
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The Portion of Labor.

The title Of this latest book by Mary z.
wilkins is likely to repel more readers than
it draws, since it does not suggest wholly
agreeable possibilities. but those who brave
lv take their chances are well repaid. IL
Is not a study Of labor" in large sense,
and none of the Industrial problems is
solved. If any purpose is undertaken by
the author or lesson taught il is that the
education Of schools is not essential to the
building up of fine. strong characters nor
even TO the making of men and women
equal TO all occasions. The child Ellen.
who is the heroine of the tale, Is an eXcep-
tional person, II is true, lily In a garden
of coarser flowers; but she Is not an Inn
possible product Of such parentage and en-
Vironment. 1t Is not uncommon, In fact,
TO find fine-fibered creatures such as she
springing from such an unpromising par
entage as the respected and respectable
but narrow and intOlerant Brewsters aud
the coarse and ignorant, but warm-hearted
LIQUIDS. The best came out in all OF them,
even the hgh-temperef Mrs Brewster, IN
their time OF stress. while Ellen was more
ennobled by her portion OF labor" and
the attendant responsibilities thrown upon
her than she could have been by the four
years of Vassar which she gave up for a
place i'm the shoe factory when she real
lied the family need. The book. which Is
Miss Wilkins's most ambitious work. Is
undoubtedly her best. IL Is not. Ike some
OF her other long stories. either "a series Of
short ones OF a mere extension OF what
might better have been a single short one
but is well-constructed. well-rounded
novel, with enough incident 20 hold the
interest TO the end and no deviatiOns from
the direct thread OF the narrative As In
all Miss Wilkins's work the character por-
trayals are vivid. while the pictures Of the
home life OF the Brewsters and their
friends. with the little mGkeshfts OF pow
erty. are marvelously hfelike ana con-
vincing The book Is 20 be- classed among
the best and strongest novels 81 tne sea-
SON. and Is all the more attractive because
II il a presentation OF contemporary Amer
lean life Harper & Brothers. publishers