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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26
CHRISTIAN IsNDEAVOR.
Topic for Oct. 27: Bible Reading
Tim. iii. LILY.

DR.. Charles Elliott sat one morning with his
Bible open before him. What are you doing
to-day" his daughter asked him. Il read
ing the news" his quiet and wise reply.
For the Bible never grows old. Simply to keep
abreast with the times, it is worth while TO read
the Bible every day.
An old merchant in Paris. for a New Years
gift. gave his clerks the choice between fifteen
francs and a copy of the Bible. With various
excuses three of the clerks took the money. Tho
fourth, however. chose the Bible. and found
forty francs hidden for him within its covers.
\ like was concealed in the other three
Bibles.
This is pretty parable for all who allow the
pursuit of money to prevent their study OF
Gods word Daily Bible reading means clearer
brain. reading spirit. and therefore larger
wealth.
third reason for daily Bible reading was
given by the agnostic. Huxley, in these notable
words: THE Bible has been the Magma Char:a
of the poor and of the oppressed. No
where is the fundamental truth that the well
fare of the State. in the long run. depends on
the welfare of the citizen so strongly laid
down" The best citizens, from John Milton
and George Washington down, are those whose
citizenship is most firmly established on Gods
book of laws.
One day Edward VII. when he was Prince Of
An enthusiastic admrer found the grain
planted it. and after five years was able to sow
sixteen acres of land with the multiplied prod
uct. So is it with these fruitful truths from the
Book of our King. Receive them day by day
into the soil of a thoughtful mind, and they will
bring forth a harvest of blessing beyond your
imagining. There is not in all the worlds
Libraries a book fruitful as the Bible: and
that is another reason for reading it every day
John Ruskin. Of the greatest of English
writers and of English men, was given careful
Bible instructions. when a boy. by his pious
mother. He committed to memory the following
chapters: Exodus Is and 20: Samuel l. > Il
to end; Kings s: Psalms %. 30. 60 81 1O3 H.
l1s. 1879; Proverbs ., 8. S, p Isaiah IS: Mat
thew >. 6. Z; Acts 20: Corinthians 1s Is: James
4; Revelation ,. g. This maternal installation
of my mind in that property OF chapters" he
wrote not long before his death, II count very
confidently the most precious. and on the
whole, the one essential part OF nv education %
For mental training. then, daily Bible reading
is indispensable.
The reasons for Bible study multiply as one
thinks of them. Robert J. Burdette once wrote
of the Bible: stormy days l want cloak: cold
days 1 want the sunny side Of the wall: hot
days 1 want shady path / want shower
Of mama; now | want drink Of cool living
water; now l want an arbor of rest: now want
a pilgrims staff; 1 want a sword-a right
Jerusalem blade" All OF this he finds and We
may find. in the Word of God: but not without
daily reading and study.
AMOS r. WELLS.
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IMPROVEMENTS ASSESSMENT.
Decision of the Works Board That
May Establish Precedent.

After viewing proposed improvements on
Ohio and Pratt streets yesterday, the
Board OF Works made a decision in regard
TO assessing property which it is thought
will establish a precedent. The improve
ment on Ohio street will consist of a
wooden-blOck pavement running from No
bic street TO Arsenal avenue, costing $3.50
front foot; on Pratt street it will be an
asphalt pavement running from New Jer-
sey treet TO Park avenue. costing $5.53 a
front foot. In some parts of the streets to
be improved property owners objected to
paying a frOnt-fOot assessment. saying 1t
would be unfair The board in arriving at
the new decision took advantage of the law
passed by the last Legislature allowing II
To go back 80 feet from the streets in
making its assessments. There were two
courses open to the board, to make a pro
rata assessment or TO go back 80 feet from
the street, and the latter course was
chosen.
The board decided that the property ex-
tending its whole length along the improved
streets should be assessed forty feet back
for 30 per cent of the cost: that the forty
and facing on - cross street should pay 70
per cent. of the remainder; that the next
forty feet should pay 20 per cent. of the
cost still remaining. and that the rest of
the cost mould fall on the remaining thirty
feet, or Oack TO the alley, if there be one.
The board decided that il would not cross
an alley to assess property, and that it
would go back only 80 feet from the street
to be improved.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26
CURFEW ASSOCIATION.


The annual meeting of the executive
board of the Boys and Girls National Cur
few Association was held last evening at
the Commercial Club building.
Col. Alexander Hogeland, of Louisville
KY, president of the association, presented
his eleventh annual report. In it Mr.. Hoge-
land reviewed the work of the last year,
and stated that the curfew ordinance was
meeting with favor wherever presented. 1t
has now been established i'm fully 1900
cities. and wherever faithfully enforced has
largely exceeded expectations in encourage
ing results. Several States have organized
state divisions of the work, including New
York, Kentucky, Missouri, Indiana, Kansas
and Nebraska
The report from the State of New York
of more than ordinary Importance.
Mrs. Anna Wright, of Hornersville, has
canvassed a large number of the prominent
cities and towns and secured the enact
ment of the curfew law in over forty of
them
Reports were received from many state
superintendent of public instruction. in
dorsing the curfew and its good influence
upon school children Attention was called
10 recent article in the Chicago Tribune,
showing that crime on the increase in
this country. In 1850 there was one GRIM
inal to every 3,422 of population, in 1870
jail. In 1890 one out of every $50 had been
incarcerated and the proportion had stead
lily increased, so that it is approximately
one out of every 500. The paper states
that to look after this army of criminals
IL requires 100000 men court and prison
officials. Continuing, il says the daily aver
age of persons in jails in this country is
5000.
There are in schools i'm the United States
15,0OO,00 scholars under the charge of 400-
coo teachers, so that in school hours ar
rests among youth do not amount to any
thing, but from to 10 O'Clock at night
crime is bred. and at no time in our history
has there been any decrease in the criminal
classes until the adoption of the curfew,
and the decrease is now confined to cities
with the curfew. many of which report
through their officials a decrease of so per
cent.
Emphasis was given to the rapid growth
in number of murders robberies, incen-
diarism, hold-ups safe blowing, train
ditching and criminal assaults upon unof-
Tending persons, old and young. and the
urgent need of their suppression by any
means that can be proved effective.
Regret was expressed that there are no
salaried representatives of the association.
and that means for the support of the work
has largely been secured by personal solic-
itation on the part of the president. Lit is
neficent work may send to Colonel Hoge-
land. at Louisville Ky, subscriptions,
which will enable him to greatly enlarge
its scope and influence throughout the
country
Acting Chief of Police Hyland was pres
ent and testified to the salutary effect of
the curfew i'm this city.
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Odds and Ends.

Just now the very fashionable way of
dressing the hair is to have it rolled low on
pressed forward about the face at the
sides.
Every housekeeper should have a blank
book in which TO copy or paste useful
hints or directions about cooking and other
homework. This book should be kept in
the kitchen.
The following skin tonic if a little is
added TO your daily bath water. will help
to make the flesh firm and healthy: One
pint of best white wine vinegar and two
drains of each of the following: Rosemary,
rue. camphor and lavender. Let the herbs
soak in the vinegar for tWenty-four hours.
Then strain and bottle for use as required.
A variation of baked apples has the
somewhat fanciful name of "apples on the
half-shell." Slices of bread are cut into
rounds 0he cover of a half-pound baking
powder can makes a good size), buttered
and put in baking pan. Pare and core
some large, good apples, cut them cross
wise into inch-thick slices, put one on each
slice of bread, dust with graduated sugar
and put in hot oven. Bake twenty minutes
and serve with plain or whipped cream.
Indian summer is the time for planting
spring blooming bulbs. Give the beds a
sunny location, an eastern or southern eX-
posture, and see that the drainage is as per-
feet as possible The soil should be rich
mellow and deeply spaded. If heavy add
sand and old rOtted manure in sufficient
quantity to make ii porous. Place each
it up completely with it, Plant from five 20
six inches below the surface. After the
ground freezes give it heavy mulch Of
leaves, straw or other litter to prevent a
too early start in the spring.
Silver in constant use needs only to have
a daily wash in scalding suds, then to be
rinsed in water equally hot and wiped dry
so that for a long time it will be bright
without extra care. Table salt applied to
the discOlOratiOns produced by the sulphur
in eggs will remove it at once. Whiting ap-
piled with a moistened cloth, rubbed on
soap. will usually be all that is necessary.
Should the plate have been neglected a long
time the cloth may first be moistened with
alcohol or diluted ammonia. Engraved and
repousse silver needs to be cleaned with
whiting applied on a toothbrush. After il
is dry cover the hair with a sweeping cap
to avoid dust, and thoroughly brush over
the raised and inclOsed surfaces with a soft
brush that penetrates every part of the
figures lettering. thorough rubbing
and then brushing in this manner will re-
store the original brilliancy of plate as no
other treatment can do.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26
How to Stand Properly.
Harper'S Bazaar.

Harper S Bazaar.
Il read much" says a middle-aged wom-
an whose erect. graceful carriage, by the
way is noticeable, "of this, that and the
other thing that should be done in order to
stand properly and improve the figure: but
l never pay any attention to any of the
suggestions. L have never done but one
thing in this matter, and that is to follow
the advice given to me when l was girl
of sixteen by my grandmother, whose stale
ly mien was the admiration of all her
friends, and which l could not hope to
better or even achieve. All that is needed
she used to tell me, in order to stand well,
is TO keep the legs straight. Notice your
self a half dozen times during the day, and
you will see how useful is this advice. Con-
Stdntly the knees are too much bent The
figure says in consequence, and its lines of
elegance are lost. Straighten the knees
every time you think of ii, and the rest of
the figure falls naturally in the proper
position.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26
Nature study and Children.

New York Tribune
do not scold your boy when he comes
home in triumph with a little green snake
around his wrist. or a spotted salamander
in his lunch basket" said Mrs. Fl. E. DEM
ing in her talk on nature study to the New
York Mothers Club yesterday at its meet
ing at the Tuxedo. THE boy who is inter-
ested in birds and animals and plants is
not likely to be attracted by low forms of
amusement as he grows to manhood. Be
gin with the infant. Give him violet and
say, Pretty Show him that you love it.
Point out its perfume, its form, its color,
and you will be surprised to see how soon
he will perceive them and greet the flower
with delighted recognition.
DO not distract his attention by giving
him more than one flower at time. Let
it be violet for three or four days in sue
cession until it is fixed, as it will be, on
his plastic memory. Then give him a leaf
or rose in the same way. He should not
be allowed to destroy them Immediately,
but made TO feel that they are to be treas
ured and loved"
Mrs. Deming said that nature study is
the most efficient means of developing the
five senses as we'll as of helping the reason
ing faculty. Every sense, she affirmed, can
be developed far beyond its ordinary de-
gree by training. 1.-The sense of taste is
dulled in children" she affirmed. by many
of the common practices, such as putting
sugar on cereals and fruit. Children who
live in the country have better sight than
those shut in the narrow city streets They
can see objects at much greater distance.
The sense of hearing can be trained by eX-
ercise, so with the senses of touch and
smell. The power of correct perception
counteracts the tendency to untruth that is
often found in children and frequently is
only the lack of that power You cannot
begin too early in this training through
nature study. 1t appeals to the infant and
TO every stage of childhood"
Mrs Deming told of a boy friend. aged
fifteen, who last summer used to rise at
o'clock, morning after morning, and go in
his canoe up the river to watch the growth
of humming birds nest that he had dis
covered. He would climb thirty feet up a
tree to a place where he could overlook
the completion of the nest lying quietly
that the wee bird went on with her work
fearlessly. Then the eggs came, then two
tiny birds, and he finally succeeded in
photographing the nest with the birds i'm
1t, his interest lasting through the entire
summer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26

One of the greatest exhibitions of nerve
that has ever come beneath the notice of
the State Board of Health was afforded in
letter received yesterday from Martin
county. The writer inquired whether II
would be against the pure food law 10
renovate butter. The renovation consists
in washing the butter. resulting it, churning
IL in milk and then adding a sufficient
amount OF starch to make the renovated
butter firm. When the secretary of the
board recovered from the stupor into which
this extraordinary proposition threw him
he dictated a vigorous reply To- the COM
municatiOn, in which he declared unuuaI-
fiedly that the operation described would
be a violation of the pure food law. since n
would be producing an adulteration ana
committing fraud on the butter-eating
pvblip
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Welt for entertaining Booker T. Washing

veit for entertaining Booker T. Washing
ton
The Sans Souci Club will celebrate Hal
lOween by taking a hayride.
The civil government classes. chaperoheo
By. Miss Donnan. will visit the city offices
to-day.
The ''trig" class, under the direction of
Professor Higdon. surveyed the Meridian
street bridge yesterday.
The girls believe that they have at last
found place to practice basketball. 1t is
thought that the gymnasium of the Benja-
min Harrison school can be secured.
The Girls Senior Club has taken its
place among the social organizations of the
school and will meet this morning with
Lucia Wiley. when officers will be elected
Following are the members of the new
club: Regina Ferguson, Bess Trout, Mabel
Pray, Louise Haynes, Zilpha Mafy, Helen
Ford, Bess COldwel. Gertrude Brown, Ger
trude Baker Ruby KnOde, Lucia Wiley
and Harriet Buggy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26
Attorney General on Gas Waste.

Attorney General Taylor. in an opinion
given to State Geologist Blatchley yester-
day declared that the use OF natural gas
directly To run an engine is a waste OF the
gas under the statute OF March T. fSq3 and
that If the gas were burned after II lad
been run through the engine il would con-
stitute a violation of the act OF March .
1871, known as the hambeau act TIE
attorney general said that an old engine
might be used as a blind for the waste Of
gas in immense quantities. for much m ,r,.
gas might be passed through an engine n an
would be necessary 10 operate IT, He said
that the burning or gas under the loiler
Of an engine 10 make steam for running
the engine is proper.
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NIRNT HALsTEAD's
.IIrE AND DISTINGUISHED sERV-
ICES OF WILLIAM M'kINLEY"
Is the Best Lie of MIR. Mckinley
Ever Written.

The Journal has purchased several thou-
sand OF these books for the benefit of its
subscribers We bought them at an ex-
ceedingly low price and can resell them To
our subscribers at less than whOlesale
prices We are not making a single cent
nrodt on the sale OF the books. You can
secure a book 10y becoming a subscriber
II you are not already one We cannot
attempt to furnish people who are not s;lb-
scribers, and Will not furnish more than
81 single copy TO one person. Complete de-
tails will be found In our three-column
display advertisement elsewhere I'm to-day s
paper. Read IL carefully If you want
the book prompt action will be necessary,
as the supply is limited.
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BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.
ACTION DEFERRED

ACTION DEFERRED.
In regard 10 assessments for opening and
widening Raymond street. from Shelby
street TO State avenue.
APPRAISEMENT ORDERED
For cement walks and curbing on Twenty
fourth street, from Central avenue to Col
lege avenue.
For crawling Draper street, from Cottage
avenue To Minnesota street.
PETITIONS FILED.
For crawling Capitol avenue from Wis
consin street to Arizona street.
For a local sewer along the first alley
south of New York street from GeisendOrff
street TO the first alley east OF Bright street.
ASSESSMENT ROLL APPROVED.
For cement walks on Walter street, from
New York street to Owosso street.
FINAL ACTION TAKEN.
For vacating the second alley north of
Sixteenth street. from Bellefontaine street
TO Griffin street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26

New ork Press.
There is sometimes a subtle humor about
Punch's illustrated cOncets that casts in
the shade the best of our American witt
cisms Looking over an old scrap-bOok the
other day | came across a picture of a bevy
of schoolgirls building an image of snow in
the playground of a private English semi
nary. Teacher was looking on. a solemn
woman i'm black, and beside her stood the
squire of the county. This conversation
took place:
'Squire-Ah, 1 see the class is building a
snow man,
Teacher with gasp of horror)-Indee,l
not: snow woman / could never dream o.,
allowing my young ladies to build a snow
man.
\ more recent Illustration had a sign
board marked Private Grounds. no Tres
passing. nailed TO a tree beside which
stood two boys i'm knickerbockers war
den stood over them with stick pointing
toward the sign and spoke warnngly:
Now. then. my little men. didn't you see
that board on that tree?"
Yes
well. then. can't you read?"
Yes: but We never look at anything
marked private. "
These are classics. | think America Will
find them hard TO equal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26
VI. Il. IL. =. Notes.

The Mirror will appear Monday for the
second time this year.
Room has chosen Grace WintrOde, Neal
Horner and Ethel Smms as entertain
ment committee Miss Dora Bosart is the
Mirror reporter.
The boys interested in basket ball will
soon begin practice in the gym of the
Y. NJ c. A Joe Minor will coach the team.
About thirty-five boys viii begin practice.
The Gentleman of Fortune" the Senores
de Fortuna, frat of June, '02, met with
Otto Mauer Thursday evening, when they
compelled plans for a hayride and supper
al Southport on Halloween.
The proceeds from the two lectures to be
given Nov. IL by Ernest Seton-Thompson
will be added TO the gymnasium fund
started by the June, 'O1, class. The after
noon lecture will be on wild Animals at
Home and in Sport" In the evening the
subject will be Animal Minds and He
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the same enthusiasm that men put into
their business? One reason is that so Few
girls are ever taught how 10 care Tor a
home in a businesslike and intelligent man
ner and so work all their lives at a disad-
vantage. doing work in the hardest way
and ignoring a hundred economies ahd
methods which would make their work
easier and more pleasant. We VIII put IL
thlS Way-the average American girl Is al
lowed too much liberty. is not sensibly ano
practically trained and is taught that the
chief end of her existence is to secure some
man who will take care of her and provide
Tor all her wants. Reform on these lines Is
needed not only for the sake of the wOm-
and Children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26

President MCGOWAN and Vice President
Jones. of the street-railway company, and
Secretary John T. Saulter. of the Mer-
chants Association. appeared before the
Board of Works yesterday TO discuss the
Proposed loop for interurban cars entering
the city. The board was too busy with
a consideration of routine business to
take mp the interurban question. Mr.. Nc
Gowan. while not openly opposed. thinks
the proposed loop too long. Mr.. Saulter,
for the Merchants Association, objects to
The idea, because il would take the inter
urban ears down Illinois and other streets,
missing the streets i'm which are located the
krincipaI business houses
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26
Rural View of the Woman Question

Huntington OndD Farmers Guide
For some reason we notice that the worn-
en- do not take as kindly TO the work Incl
dent TO the care of their homes as men do
TO the work of providing for their families
For instance. there will be ten times as
much kicking and jawing about washing
the dishes and the like among lot OF girls
as there will be among boys who have
much drtier work 10 do In caring for TIE
stock the farm. Men put more enthU-
ssam into their work no matter if IL be
hard. drudging and every way unpleasant
while many good women seemingly re-
sent the fate which compes them To per
form the drudgery of the home. WHY can
not women accept their limita tions and in
vest homemaNing and housekeeping with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26
HIGH SCHOOL SENATE.
Spirited Discussion of the Trust
Measure--schOoI Notes.

The High School nate again argued the
trust question at its meeting yesterday
afternoon before a big gallery. Senator
Lodge edwin Friend. the new president,
appointed the following committee on bills
and resolutions: Dubois Charles Chris
tianl Mitchell CWin HID. Jones CMyron
Leckner). Scott (Ferd Kahn and yelling
ton Isaac Hunt) The bill 10 abolish trusts
was read for the second time. and Senator
Jones spoke against combinations lie was
answered by Senator Pritchard Carl
Pritchard.) Senator Lodge came 10 the aid
Of his colleague and made A good speech in
behalf of his bill. The senator from Cali
&. fornia ernest Cohn) then made "a short
speech. telling OF the evils OF trusts 4
few short speeches We're made on the bill
and the meeting adjourned.
The trust bin will be read for the third
time next Friday. and one OF the best meet
ings Of the year is expected. as many sena-
tors will prepare speeches
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26
Time of Republican Caucus.

a caucus of the Republican members of
the City Council will be held shortly be-
fore the next meeting of the body. The
time of the caucus is not yet known, but
il will be held in all probability on either
the Friday or Saturday night Immediately
preceding the Council meeting. The caucus
organization is not completed, no preSi-
dent having been chosen. and President
Haldeman, OF the Council. will probably
issue the call for the caucus. A Republican
member of the Council stated last night
that the stories indicating that Mr.. Me-
Crews successor has been practically set
tied upon, which have been circulat ted, are
without foundation.