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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-17
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Baltimore American.
The bewitching actress wore a Janice
Meredith curl which contrasted beautifully
with the prepared chalk on her shoulder.
Suddenly the curl fell from her head and
rested on her long skirt as she swept from
the stage.
We'll" said a railroad man in the audi
ence, that train took the switch just in
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-17

'Star-spangled Banner in honor of the
plucky British tarS. On this day, in 1874,
was born Thomas MacKean. a signer of
the Declaration of independence, of whom
| have had somewhat to say heretofore.
Madame Roland, famous as a Girondisr,
who was executed on Nov. 8, 1893, was
born on March IL, 1854; Roger b. fancy,
whose "Dred Scott decision marred an
otherwise hawless career, and whose
statue, in enduring bronze, ornaments
apitol hill in Washington, Monument
place in Baltimore and State Circle in An
rapolis, was born on March IL, Ire and
Thomas Chalmers, the most eminent Scot
fish divine of the last century, founder
of what is known as the Free Church.
was born on March II, 1850. he died in
1S47.
Judge Barker, Of the criminal division Of
the Common Please Court at Louisville,
and Boy-Blue Beckham, de facto Governor
OF Kentucky, are having a K"illkenny-cats'
fight of it over gambling in the Falls City.
Governor Beckham accuses Judge Barker
of prosecuting one clique of gamblers while
protecting another, and the judge retorts
that if the de facto Governor holds that
opinion of the court, he had no business TO
seek its protection from de jure Governor
Taylor. While the war goes on, Indian
apolis has a little one of her own, with
Kissel and his crowd on one side and ks
sells rivals in business on the other. These
are not such eminent personalities as the
Kentucky crowd, but they'll do, and If the
fight will only make such an expose of the
arch influences back of the whole gang as
To cause their overthrow, We'll all rise up
and call them blessed, singing, meantime,
that stirring and appropriate verse from
old Omar:
And those who wiped away the Taggart
stain,
And those who flung him to the winds like
Rain,
Alike to no such aureate Earth are turned
As, buried once, Men want dug up again."
THE GOSSIP.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-17

Yellow Pine timbers and joist always In
stock at Indiana Timber and Lumber Com
pany. Office and yards East 1wenty-sec-
ond street and 4onon railroad.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-17

Let me remind you. too. that lemons are
very effective to cure or to prevent the
grip. Strong, hot lemonade, with or with
out sugar, is an almost certain preventive,
if taken when the first symptoms are OBJ
served, and is a radical aid to any medicine
which may be taken after the disease is
fully developed; but the patient should
stay indoors, if possible, after taking it.
At all times it, is soothing to throat and
stomach and is mildly %purgative.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-17

IT / hold A's check and. without his
knowledge. have his bank certify II, is he
released from liability TO me I'm case the
pank tails before the check IS finally pre-
sented TOT payment? ?. What proportion
or all railroads are OF the so-called standard
euage?-SteeI Rail.
rcrtihcation by the bank is. I'm fact. an
acceptance, makes the bank liable. and Il
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-17

Where is the Twentieth Infantry sta
tioned. and what is the name and address
of the commanding oficer?-J. T.
In the Philippines: Col. William S. Nc
Caskey Manila, T. I.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
The ReiNizuu.

The new Russian battleship Retvizan
is a splendid triumph for American
shipbuilding. She has just made her
trial trip, and for twelve consecutive
hours she averaged eighteen and eight
tenths knots an hour-never falling be-
low eighteen knots and at times reach
ing nineteen. This is a truly remark
able achievement. Here we have pom
derous battleship of twelve thousand
tons, encased in heavy armor, plunging
through the water at a rate which but
a few short years ago could not have
been equaled by the fastest ocean
greyhound" afioat.zSNhen it is consd-
cred that the famous Oregon only rates
as sixteen-knot ship the capabilities
of the Retvizan may be readily appre-
ciated.
at this particular 5uncture. the build
ing Of such vessel by the Cramps is
a matter of deep significance to the
American people. II has an important
bearing upon the question OF naval con-
struction in the United States, and also
upon various points involved in the up
building of our merchant marine. First.
we have it demonstrated that no better
vessels can be constructed anywhere
than those turned out by American
shipyards The Russian Government
aimed to get the best battleship in the
world Of its class, and so far as speed
is concerned she has been completely
successful. Not only this, but we must
suppose that the bid of the Cramps was
satisfactory in the matter of price We
can hardly imagine the Russian Gov
ernment paying much more, If any,
than vessel of the same class would
have cost elsewhere. Therefore it may
be said that the construction of this
magnificent sea fighter proves that we
can compete with any other nation on
earth la the building of ships. both as
TO quality and price.
This strengthens the argument in ia
yor of a first-class navy for the United
States. and at the same time 1t destroys
the specious pleas in favor of a ship
ping subsidy. II we can build splendid
battleships for foreign countries, we
certainly can build merchant steamers
for ourselves.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
The First Map Which Recognized
"America.v

(From the New York Staats-Zeitung.)
Father Joseph Fischer. S. j.. professor
of geography and history In the Stella
Matutina school at Feldkirch. in the Vo-
rariberg, discovered last July two large
maps by Waldseemuller in the library
of Prince Waldburg- Wolfegg at Wolfegg
Castle. Each map is in twenty-four large
folio sheets. One is entitled "UniversaIis
Cosmographia Secundum Ptolemael Ira
ditionem ct America Vespucii Aliorumque
Lustrationes." Universal Cosmography
According to PtoIemys Traditions and
the Journeys OF Americus Vespucius and
Others) The other is described as "Carta
Marina Navigatoria. Portugailen ses Nav
igationes Atque Tocius Cogniti Orbisterre
Marisque formam Naturamque, Situs ct
Terminus Nostris Temporibus Recognizes
ct ab antiqUorum Traditione Differences,
Eciam Quorum Vetusti non Meminerunt
Autores, hec Generaliter Indicat" CThis
marine navigating chart indicates gener-
ally the navigations Of the Portuguese,
and the form and nature of the whole
known globe of land and OF sea, the places
and boundaries discovered In our times
and differing from the tradition OF the
ancients. likewise those which old au-
thors forgOt).
In the "COsmographia Uniyers&lis'' we
have, luckily, rediscovered Waldseemul-
leT 5 map OF lhe "ol4u VI iSyI' ~ ,s1I
ence of which at any time NordelskJold.
even in his "Periplus, denied emphat-
ically As it has clearly marked. close
to the Tropic of Capricorn, the name
America. which Waldseemuller. as is well
known, first proposed in honor OF Ameri-
Gus Vespucius in 1901. this is evidently the
oldest map that bears the name America.
The Marine Chart" was published first
In 1916 by Martinus Waldseemuller and Is
of general interest, as it shows how Wald-
seemuller tried to do the injustice he
had done to Columbus. For instance, on
this map for America is substituted the
name 'Brasilia siye Terra Papagali Cthe
land of parrots.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

Sacrifice" which, from being applied
| to a sacred rite, has come to be used In
| advertising dry goods sales. The Ro-
mans. so far as the works of their
greatest authors bear Testimony. were
never guilty of this sort of thing, and
| it seems rather inconsistent for peo-
pie whose forefathers were for genera
tions taught to believe that their eternal
salvation hung upon one act of sacri-
fee TO degrade the word itself by asso-
ciating it with sale of handkerchiefs
for four cents instead of five cents
each.
1t is a fact, however, that not only
this, but innumerable other words have
been dragged from the cathedral to the
market place, and given meanings in
some cases directly opposed to their
original significance. The same writer
mentions injured innocence" as
phrase which has come to be used only
in sarcasm, so that the condition origi-
nally described by these two words has
actually no fitting phrase belonging to
it,
The ways In which a word comes to
express a commonplace or vile thought
instead of that which is beautiful are
as the sands of the sea. In the case of
sacrifice" the downfall of the word is
probably due to its frequent use by cant
preachers and teachers. In their zeal
to make a dramatic and emotional re-
ligion a part of daily life, some of these
people have lost all sense of proportion,
they may have possessed. 1t is essen
TALLY absurd to talk seriously of the
foregoing of ones cup Of coffee or piece
of pie as a sacrifice, or as a religious
act of any kind. 1t is simply common
sense If the self-denial is necessary, and
fooiishness if it is not. The same peo-
pie are wont to talk of guidance from
heaven In the matter of choosing pair
of gloves. They have reiterated the
word sacrifice until it has become ia
miliar to the ears of the public, and
have taken out of 1t the beauty and
solemnity originally associated with ii
by the Church. One way in which the
degradation of English can be prevent
ed is by thorough and wise education OF
the masses in matters of taste, and this
is not very difficult task to accom-
piish In spite of the abominable speci-
mems of art, literature, andSnusie fur
nished the majority of children for their
entertainment. they do oftentimes grow
up with the ability to appreciate what
is good; and left to its unbiased judg-
ment a child will usually choose good
literature from a medley of stor!- books
good and bad. The wave Of &C INNER
cialism which now and then engulfs
popular taste is not so powerful that II
will absolutely ruin the judgment Of the
people. If pure English is taught in
the schools, and good literature is given
to the masses of the people, the rub
bish which sometimes passes muster
under the name Of fiction will not find
So many readers.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

| protective policy had not been carried
beyond the point of enabling the Amer
lean producer fairly to compete with
foreigners the objections to it would
lose much of their force.
Unfortunately, though, instead of be
ing intended to enable the American
manufacturer to compete with the for
eigner the tariff has been framed with
view of excluding foreign competition
and. giving the American manufactures
a complete monopoly. And ii does not
even stop here. It affords such an eX-
cess of protection that in many cases
the prices in the home market can be
set so high as actually to cover losses
on sales abroad. 1t is not likely that
many American goods are sold at
loss in other countries but it could be
done on a considerable scale If really
necessary to make an inroad upon the
foreign market. In fact the extreme
advocates OF protection have claimed
that this was being done right along,
and they have sought TO justify ii by
the plea that we must break into the
markets of other countries. The whole
idea is utterly specious. Obviously
foreign trade on considerable scale
which involves a loss cannot be desir-
able, for II is just so much subtracted
from the profits realized at home. II
the trade can only be secured by SELL
ing at loss it can only be held by con-
tinuing to do so, and American manu-
facturers are not in business for any
such purpose. Speaking generally
there no doubt is a profit upon the
goods sold abroad, although it must
necessarily be much less than is real
ized in the home market.
But the particular point is this: The
great trusts are entrenched behind the
tariff. In order to deprive them Of any
portion of their unrighteous advantages
affirmative action must be secured To
defeat such action they never nave hesi-
tated, and never Will hesitate, to use
a portion of the enormous profits un-
Justly wrung from the American con-
sumer. They may or may not actually
corrupt Senators and Representatives
Probably they do. But they certainly
make it their business to see that both
houses of Congress are well filed with
their friends-men- who will do about
what they are wanted to, and ask very
few troublesome questions. So far as
possible the great commercial inter-
ests" appeal to the protection sentiment
as it existed years ago. but where this
fails we may be sure that other means
will be employed. 1t will be in the high
est degree instructive to observe how
far the next Congress will travel along
the line of the late President McKtn-
leys views as expressed by him in his
Buffalo speech.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
Reciprocity Dinicui,i.s.

In it's October issue The Worlds
Work editorially says:
"H establishing satisfactory reciprocity rels-
tiIns we're as easily done a said the trouble
would soon be ended But our experience has
proved that securing the consent Of the Senate
% reciprocity treaty IS the most difficult task
that the Administration could undertake. Es-
pecially difficult is 1t when great commercial in
terests involved"
This is true. and the magazine named
might have added that as matters now
always great commercial interests in
voiyed In any reciprocity proposition
of actual value. And this is not all
The interests involved, standing Sc
curely sheltered behind the barriers of
protection with the enormous wealth
which they have acquired under a sys-
tenn excluding all foreign competition.
are able to exert a most potential in
hrence for the defeat of any such
measure.
AS a mere abstract proposition, any
great protected industry would be en-
urely willing to have protection with
'irawn from all others. But the ques-
ton does not present itself IN the alb
strRct. A single great industry cannot
have protection for itself alone; IL must
concede the same advantage to other
important industries in order to secure
united action on behalf Of the policy.
As rule. great corporation engaged
in manufacturing a certain line Of
goods Is willing to concede almost any
thing in the way Of protection to others
fcT the sake OF getting what it wants
for itself This is one of the worst
features Of the whole system If the
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
The October Bride.

In one of those magazines dear to the
hearts of the kind of women who read
them-ma gazines devoted to heaFt-to-
heart talks and ehiffons. religion and
soup-there is found some advice to the
October bride which is, all things con-
sidered, rather terrifying in its solem-
nifty. A part of it is as follows:
''Is there enough Of the man himseif9 Has
he a mind which would be storelonse for your
mind in the coming yearsI Is his treatment OF
you and OF his friends and Of his business so
upright and generous TO lead you to believe
that he would be steadfast and faithful to you
after you had given up everyone and everything
for hinl2 Have ycu studied his faInilyf Have
know whether his mother a woman capable
Of training son. or have you ever stopped TO
think whether he has acquired just by accident
all the graees of character and the external
courtesies which are so pleasing. and that later
on he may grow into the Objectionable boor that
his father is OF the selfish, shallow, narrow
minded person that his mother is g'i's --it
In the average case it is probable that
the October bride has done nothing of
the kind, and IL is extremely improba-
BILE that she will do it, even after read
ing pages Of good advice. 1t is still less
likely that she could follow these in
structions If she wished. Girls of nine
teen or twenty are not much given to
the study of heredity, and perhaps it is
just as well that they are not, for IL
they saw things with the chastened
vision of their elders it is probable that
the human race would die out. The
trial which is only an incident of mid
die age is a tragedy to the vivid imagi-
nation and intense feeling of youth.
The girl of twenty may marry man
who will, half lifetime later, show
great many of his fathers traits, but
by the time he does his wife will have
learned to make allowance for human
nature. The youth of twenty-one may
be quite convinced that he wants a par
agon for wife, but ten years later he
will have found that a warm-hearted
human girl, though she may have her
faults, is less uncomfortable to live
with than an angel would be. In short.
when people are young they want
everyone else to be perfect: when they
have reached years of wisdom they be
gin to feel that it is less trouble to toll
crate the faults of others than to hold
company of saints. And so the world
goes on without any very serious up
heavals. and human nature is improved.
on the whole, about as fast as is possi-
BILE.
OF course, 1t is desirable for people
about TO marry TO be sure that they
care for each other. and admire each
others good qualities with all their
might; but If either is disposed to ideal
ize the other. or dems nd perfect happi-
ness in the daily living of a workaday
world, there viii have to be dreadful
disillusion sooner or later. Ideals are
good, but they are seldom realized; and
people VINO idealize their friends are
apt to become bitter cynics when they
find that their dolls are stuffed with
sawdust In these circumstances. ii
seems advisable not to encourage imag-
NATIVE maidens to insist on their
dreams coming true.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
The New Hay-pauncefote Treaty.

The extent to which the new canal
treaty with Great Britain is being dis
cussed in Administration papers leads
US to suspect that there may be some
thing in it which the American people
will not like when they know the whole
story. Only few days before the Hay
Pauncefote Treaty was sent to the
Senate it was generally reported, and
undoubtedly at the instance of the State
Department. that the proposed conven-
ton contemplated the abrogatton of the
Clayton Bulwer Treaty, and otherwise
was q genuine, American agreement.
1t only needed that the text of the
proposed treaty should be spread be-
fore the" public make its defeat alb
solutely sure. And here let us turn
aside from the main question, and ask
ourselves why man like John Hay
should have made such a paretic
blunder as to negotiate the contract
that the Senate Justly refused to ratify.
Possibly he has repented. Ii SO. il
is we'll. A more infamous proposition
than the old proposed agreement with
Great Britain. which deliberately re-
yived the Clayton -Bulwer convention,
dead and buried since 1862, could not be
conceived. Mr.. Hay paid the compIi-
ment to American patriotism of secret
ing the terms of that agreement from
the Foreign Affairs Committee OF the
Senate. Possibly he Believed that the
then towering power OF Marcus a.
Hanna would pull him through. But
even Mr.. Hanna and all the forces be-
hind him were inadequate to overcome
the national objection TO a measure
which the whole country felt was
proposition OF shame and disgrace.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
The Degradation of EnrI,.b

The author Of book recently pub
hshed, under the title Word and
Phrase uses some rather strong Ian
guage In regard to what he calls the
degradation Of English. He points out
the fact that words which should ex-
press sublime, beautiful or terrible
thoughts are constantly thrust into
places where they do not belong, and
made first absurd and finally meaning
less. As an example he cites the word
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
A Change Demanded.
lrror, tbe cincinnati Enquirer }

(From the Cincinnati Enquirer.)
Reciprocity must, of course, be in con-
flIct with the Dingiey law. That law was
enacted for the benefit of few while
reciprocity throws the markets open TO
am equitable exchange: The tarii1 .sw
will have to be changed. and that by the
Congress which will meet for the first
time on the first Monday of next Decem-
Der. The subject IS ripe for discussion
now. but the politicians are avoiding II.
They want to get past ono more election.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
UubIushIng Enrontery.

(From the New York Evening Post)
In the United States we now have
vigorous and rapidly growing shipbuild-
ing industry which is a source of profit
to its proprietors. There could be no
more unblushinC effrontery than the de-
mand that the Government pay a class of
men for conducting an already lucrative
business
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
A Hard Problem.

(From the indianapolis News.)
How to bring about reciprocity without
reducing the tarif is a problem which
certain Republican statesmen are endeav-
oring to solve. They are trying to make
the processes of addition and subtraction
bring the same results.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
The Aftermath.

(From the Philadelphia Record)
There is no reason to believe that after
Congress shall assemble any financial leg
islation based upon the unwieldiness OF
the Treasury surplus will have serious
consideration. II VIII keep Secretary Gage
busy to guard against deficit
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

There is an impression in this city that
the French Government is taking con-
siderable interest in the scheme to unload
the old collapsed Panama Cana! project
on the United States Government. The
Government Of our sister Republic should
understand that nothing could be more
offensive to the people of this country
than any attempt on its part TO influence
the action Of our Congress in the matter.
AS matter of fact the Panama deal is
as dead as a doornail. An attempt by
France to resuseItate IL would only lead
to bad feeling and positively nothing else
The Washington times., 1901-10-20
Good Reason for Doubt.

(From the Atlanta Journai.)
President Roosevelt's determination to
appoint only the best men to office has.
very naturally caused some. Republican
newspapers to doubt his Republicanism-
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

Marquis Ito. formerly Prime Minister of
Japan. who Is In Washington today, is a
guest of no mean distinction. 1t was he
who wrote the japanese constitution, the
most remarkable document that ever en-
anated from an Oriental people 1t
Is he who has steered the japanese
ship of state through many troubled
waters. Marquis Ito is a man who should
be received among us with extreme re-
spect and honor. Ills country shares with
US the task OF promoting civilization in
the Far East -.--.
The Washington times., 1901-10-20

HARTFORD. Conn. Oct. 19.-Rear Ad-
miral Francis NJ. BuHoe, u. S. Navy. re-
tired, died this morning at his home here