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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-17
MIR. Gaines Literary Mill.

London Mail.
Novel readers will learn with something
Of more than ordinary interest that Mr..
Hall Game has signed a contract for the
publication of a new novel, which is to APP
pear some time next year and which will
deal with some phases of the complex life
that lies around modern Nonconformity.
1t is curious. considering how large a part
religious and political dissent plays in Eng
lish life. how little it has been treated in
fiction. Mr.. Henry Arthur Jones has
touched on 1t in one or two plays, and MIR.
Richard lie Caffeine wrote The Romance
for the romance writer Nonconformity is
virgin soil. and no writer is more capable
of dealing with it than Mr.. Hall Qaine.
His knowledge of other subjects, as he
says, he has had TO acquire, but his knowl-
edge of dissent and dissenters was born
with him.
Mr.. Caine just now is extremely busy
experimenting the rehearsals OF the dra-
matte form of The Eternal City at Her
Majesty's Theater. II may be worth while
emphasizing the fact that The Eternal
City was conceived and written in the first
instance as q play and afterwards written
as a novel. The only other ~well-known in
stance of this having happened was with
Peg Wellington" which was originally
written by Charles Reade for the theater.
Incidentally the reading public is to derive
some benefit from the theatrical produc-
ton of Mr.. Gaines romance. Particularly
for the benefit of those who have seen, or
purpose seeing, the play, he has prepared
a version of the novel i'm which he has cut
out practically all the emphasized political
and religious propaganda, and has left
merely the human love story, which. after
all. has always been the crux of the whole
thing. This has brought down the book
from about 600 TO 400 pages. and editions Of
this short form will be issued in England
by Mr.. H-einemann and in America by
Messrs. Appleton; the publishers. however,
agreeing TO keep the original form on the
market. 1t may be added that up to now
nearly a quarter Of a million copies OF
THE Eternal City have been sold.
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NOVELS n In Mode.

Like swallows that flock with the summer.
or leaves in the bleak autumn wind,
Are our novelists' plots, each new conner
Is pledge of a dozen behind.
We'd a run of the passions primeval
Which seething in fury up-fOrge.
Whose keynotes Of stormy upheaval
Were sounded by women named George"
Then we passed through the cult of the hero
Who queens and princesses adOres:
Though his fortunes. ALAS are but zero.
He woos them and wins them by scoresi
Then the sons OF the kailyard confused US
With ~jarEons OF lowlands and hills:
And "Elizabeths' lightly amused US
With gardens or feminine frills.
Then came in red-hatted procession
The cardinals. clad In their lawn.
Each owning some cherished possession
A snuffbox. a conscience. a pawn
But. amid their solemnities bustling
With "Hoorayi for the sea-going craftr"
Stout shippers and crews entered bustling
with cargOes OF fun fore and aft.
We have had the omniscient detective
SO calmly, inscrutably wise,
We have had the confession subjective
In sphinxlike anonymous guise.
And though next years plots be compounded
OF c%ripples. assassins. or ghosts.
This prediction at least Is well founded
They will come not IN units. but hosts!
Mary p. whiting, in the Academy.
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English Publishers Protest.
London Letter.

London Letter.
The Indignation of English publishers
over the remarks made by Colonel Harvey
on the publishing business in this country
has not yet subsidized. One OF them. had
something 10 say on the subject to-day,
in conversation with your correspondent.
Colonel Harvey" ne said. had all his
nerve with him when he instituted a COM
parsion between American and English
publishing houses. Any American criticism
comes with a bad grace at this time. when
there are practically no books printed IN
the United States worth the reading
u was in New York not so long ago. ano
l said as much to my friends among the
publishers there. / told them / was plning
for an entertaining book TO read IN my
leisure moments. but / could not IND any
that interested me. Each publisher 10 whom
l maze this plant would say. .ReaLy.
that's too bad. But there's just the book
you viii ike. It's something special Then
he would send for his best recent book and
l would take II back 10 my hotel.
Toward the end of my stay my table
was so covered with books that there was
not room left for a hairpin. But sucn
books, I never could get past the second
page OF any of them.
Il met. while in America, the popular
author OF one Of your most popular nov
els. l had looked into his book and l told
him when 1 got the chance that he ought
TO be ashamed of himself. He didn't deny
1T very ~strenuOusly. Then l asked him
how a man of his intelligence came to
write such a book. His explanation-it was
not an apology-was Interesting.
You sec. he said, L have been a reader
of manuscripts, good and bad. for a num-
Der OF years. until my head got full of
plots. good and bad. Finally / concluded
to make an omeiet of them. l did. and
offered it TO a publisher. To my surprise
he accepted it. Somewhat more to my sur
prise people are liking it-or at any rate
are reading it
u wish concluded the publisher. that
the Americans would send US more books
like Mr.. Dooley' and David Harum.' AS
for their machine-made historical novels.
there are a hundred men in England who
could DO them better. But their names
would not be familiar to you. and their
demonstrated merit is so small that /
should hesitate to handle their output"
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they lose IN self-gratulation. they viii as
s0reolY gain In modesty; and modesty Is a
most engaging quality In an author.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-17
IL Dumas Came Bnck.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
'Alexandre Dumas would have been one
hundred years old if he had lived until
Thursday
Perhaps it's just as we'll he didn't. He
might have found some Chicago man claim
ing the authorship of all his best books"
'And HObson and Funston making
D'Artagnan look like d two-spot."
And little Mary McLane completely
eclipsing his glory"
"And the small fry of historical roman
GERS putting him on the top shelf"
And c~abbage-filled cigars named after
him"
tonic"
"And a lot Of awful silly CUFF about him
in the Sunday yellow journals"
Guess he's better Off"
s'GnoSs he is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-17
Literary Notes.

Mr.. Booker T. Washington is one OF the
most successful authors OF the day IL one
may Judge from the fact that his book. UP
from Slavery" is in its twenty-ffth thou
sand.
Robert Burns's cottage at Alloway is
one OF the literary shrines in Great Britain
which still attract hosts OF pilgrims. In
one day recently IL was visited by 2.52s
people.
Miss Rhoda Broughton. who in the matter
OF novels is less industrious than Of yore,
will bring out a new book this autumn.
The title thereof is "Lavinia." Miss
Broughton, by the way. is not an English
woman, bat a Welshwoman.
While the critics are arguing as 10
whether Edgar Allen Poe possessed merit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-17
Ut FEW EXECUTIONS

Federal executions average only about
two or three a year outside the District
OF Columbia. but il is surprising that they
are not more plentiful. inasmuch as there
are eighteen civil offenses punishable BY
death under the federal statutes. These
are treason. aiding and abetting to COM
nit murder, robbery or piracy on the high
seas or In places under extreme Jurisdiction
OF the United States. rape in a fort or upon
tho high seas, corrupt casting away or yes
sells on the high seas. piracy on the high
seas. laying violent hands by seamen upon
Their mmande 20 prevent defense Of
vessel, robbery on shore by crew landing
from p~iratical vessel. offenses on the high
seas, I'm harbors or bays out OF jurisdiction
OF a State. which on land would be punish
able by death; robbery or hostility against
the United States under color OF COM
JrA SuEFeu 'S1Bls u5IsIoJ mo1J uoIssIUo
on Tie United States on the high seas. forci-
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Can You Name the Apostles.
New Orleans Times Democrat.

new OTlednS IlneS-DenOcrat.
A correspondent begs the information
printed in these columns some months since
the names of the original twelve apostles.
The average number OF the clergy doesn't
know these offhand, and il you're wicked
you might commit them 10 memory and use
them as a spring board TO land some Of
these and other scrupulously well-informed
wights in a grovel Of discomfort with them
selves. Here they are: Simon, called
Peter; Andrew. his brother; James. the
son OF Zebedee, and John. his brother:
Philip. Bartholomew. Thomas Matthew.
the publican; James. son of Alpheus; Lib
beus, whose urname was Thaddeus: ST.
mon, the Canaanite. and Judas I~scariot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-17
WILL DIETZ.

Book Agent-This book. sir. will tell you
how 10 keep the bugs from your potatoes.
how 10 rid your barn OF rats
Uncle Eben-You amt got no pool that
tells you how to rid a farm Nv book agints.
hsv yer3
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20


of latter OF lead In
the sulphuic acid Neces-
and the eats away
the battery the metals are
practically lnde
little
Each cake is three
nickel
stimulate
positive pole the battery
the a pole.
brquet placed which held in
which the bi
hundred This
material IN close
solution
batery 10
Glen Ridge New Jersey
sxywo miles without
which automobile sent eightyhve miles
battery without
affected Earring or jong on the roadsn fact
chemical action AT the factory
dumping tng machine Tor
severest tests
outstanding
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20

r HE definitions
o a change in
CT manly quaf
oil
polite maddening throng lie might
something
links 1t quesohaoe
holding the
might be reasonably
bill.
The modern gentleman begun with Chtefho a
who built system ethi
weak enough "
children
ladies' c
Judgment a Great
afably
feel the
making pleasing
gentleman
which will materially
militant disposition the
obedience OF
life Where
subordnaes
Cross of Constan
entrance
building shel,erng employees.
who treats
consideration
his supercrs'
nacng
the
well Z throughout civil life
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20
Train ana Ship coIIice.

Collisions between trains are OF
common enough occurrence. But a
collision between a train and ship,
such as is reported from Sunderland
has probably never happened before.
The mishap occurred early on a re-
cent morning. A train composed OF
20 cars and an engine used in con-
uection with the dock extension works
which are being carried out at the
port, was proceeding along a track.
the engine pushing the cars in front
Of it. to swing bridge. over which
the train should have travelled, but
which had been opened to permit OF
the steamer Alpha leaving the docks
for sea and the driver being unaware
CT the fact the cars and engine fell in.
to the water and blocked the vessels
passage. Fortunately the engine
driver and two other men who were
on the engine jumped of just before
the locomotive tumbled over on the
top of the cars. The Alpha was struck
by some of the cars, and had to be
overharled before proceeding to sea
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20
THE FEAR OF DEATH.


To re Afraid %: Death Only shortens
Men should be afraid of the fear OF
de2th--not of death itself. If men fol-
low this rule. there is no reason why
trey should not all become centenar-
iaus-so it is asserted in the Revue
d'Eccnomie Politique," b. NJ. Jean
Finct.
This author begins an article on the
Limitations OF life BY mentioning some
traditional long lives. Among these
cases are those of a resident of Goa,
WHO is said 10 have reached his 400th
year in the enjoyment of all his intel
leotuai faculties. Scctchman. who
lived 70 he over 200 years old. and var.
ioUs monks of Mont Athos, who nave
reached $50 years. He asserts that
Se-vian statistics for 1897 show three
persons between 1875 and lao years old,
Is trcm $50 TO 1876. 123 from lis to 125
and 29o from 105 to lis. In 1890 there
were. ne says. in the United States,
1851 persons ever 100 years old and
Il in london. n. F:not cites math.
Dr. Richardson. by which any one
may get an idea OF his probable
length of life. II is only necessary to
add the ages of one's father and moth.
CT 10 thcsc of ones two granifathers
and two sIaHdfathers. ard the total
divided by six indicates the exact
number az years enc should live.
Al. Fiaot does no: believe the aver.
age length OF human life has been
reduced. On The contrary. he believes
it IS constantly increasing. owing TO
the progress OF hygiene. Why do we
grow cid at all? The writer answers:
Fer three reasons; want of physi-
cal exercise in the open air: poisoning
by microbes which the phagocytes
have MT succeeded in destroying: fear
of death. II is hard to imagine the
importance Of this last element. If
a man fears death. il will carry him
away And yet it is quite pleasant to
&c: no sensation could be compared
20 st."
TIC prove this assertion NJ. Finot
quotes Helm. who related the sensa.
tons he experienced while falling
With his companions from, the summit
Of one of the Alps to a depth which
he miraculously escaped:
A. first a sense of beautitudn. then
complete inseasibility 10 touch and
pain: finally an extreme rap;dity of
thought and of Imagination. which in
a few seconds enabled him TO recol-
let the events of his whole life.
Therefore. it is not death We should
fear. but the fear it inspires in US
Chicago Tribune.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20
Spiders That BOX the Compass.

If you discover you are lost during
the holidays on some lonely country
road. first stop and pull yourself to-
gether. The next step is TO fix the
points of the compass. When that
is done you will be able to so in the
general direction you wish.
Find a mature tree which stands
apart from ITS fellows; even if it is
only slightly separated ii will do. The
bark of this tree will be harder.
Crier, and lighter in color on the
south side. On the north it will be
darker, and often at the roots it will
have clump of mould or moss.
On the south side of all evergreen
trees gum whi:h oozes from wounds
or knotholeS will he hard and amber
cclored: On the north this gum is
softer. gets covered with dust, ard
ls of dirty grey.
Hardwood trees-the oak, ash.
elms. hickories, and so forth-have
moss and mould on the north. Leaves
are smaller. tougher. lighter in color.
and with darker veins on the south !;
on the north they are longer. of darker
green, and with lighter veins. Spiders
build on the south side. Cedars bend
their tips TO the south. Any sawed
Or cat stump will give lou the south
side. The heart of the stump is thus
nearer to the north side.
Stones are bare on the south side,
ard, if they have moss at all, it will
be on the north side.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20
Restoration Of the Drowned.

For the second time this season
there is reported the resuscitation of
n person who had been under water far
beyond the period ordinarily set down
as surely fatal In the more recent
case a ffteen-year-old girl lay at the
bottom of a stream for twenty min
utes. her hands firmly clasping a root
This disposes of the encyclopedia au-
thority who remarks wisely that in
such an instance of retained vitality
lit is to be presumed that the i'm
mersicn has not been complete.
Immersion for from one To two min
utes produces what may be fatal as
phyxiation in the ordinary man. Train
ed divers resist the suffocating pro-
cess much longer. of course. and dogs
have remained active four minutes I'M
der test. Experiences in the revival
of persons taken from the water differ
greatly. some of those who have been
immersed the longest being soonest
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20
Training Backward Children.
BY Fiske Eryson. M. D.

BY
q the o
in the
superiority
striking violently against the keyboard when
There
ton to
odos call into
tho a achld
of
feeble
laerb as
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20
Interesting Experiments.

A simple experiment that many
boys have tried is the following: Fill
a tumbler with water, and on it place
sheet of paper. Place one hand
or the paper and then invert the
glass. Remove the hand from the
paper and the water will not fall
out
Another interesting experiment Is
thus described: Heat piece of thick
brown paper before the fire. Place
1t on the table and rub it with a
clothes brush for half minute. Then
sail the piece of brown paper over
some small. light body, such as a
little sheet of blotting paper. and the
light body will jump in the most
excited manner. II the brown paper
is held over somebody's head the
hairs will Immediately stand straight
I'm.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20
Two Bows Who Will Prosoer.

Arthur W. Barker. Marysville. Kas..
has completed his eleventh winter
term of school. Last year he paid his
tuition in the Modern Normal College.
which is eight dollars for a term of
ten weeks. by sweeping and building
fires. He did the same this year.
Arthur is right tackle in the Modern
Normal College Football team.
Fred c. Boston, anu boy friend OF
Wheeling. w. Va. have a shop. They
call themselves the Junior Roycrof.
tiers. after the Roycrofters of East
Aurora. N. Y. The boys make odd
furniture, employing scroll saving
and typography. They have eight
dollars in their treasury. and have an
order for six dollars worth of furn;.
ture. They got nine dollars for a
table they recently made.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20

II rot infrcqucntly happens that
death in the water results from a state
of syncope induced by the shock of
the sudden peril. On the other hand
this very condition, by preventing the
involuntary action which draws the
water into the lungs. may play the part
of life saver
At any rate. drowning in its first
stages is merely n suspending of an
imation. 1t involves no vital injury.
The two cases of restoration after long
periods here referred to should fur
nish fresh impulse. if any is needed.
TO work over every victim of the water
so long as hope has the least thread of
reason to cling to.-New York World.
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contrary to strict military discipline,
butt am emperor"
The last words were proudly said.
Listen. Do you krow If your son
has offended General L-azelle in any
way?'
Iaz5ile had risen from the ranks.
In those DAYS promotion was swift,
however humble the soldiers birth.
Sire. they are rivals in the game
Of love" answered Gavairre.
"Ah,"
Tie exclamation escaped the EN-.
peror almost unawares. liz a moment
he gained complete self-possession,
ana WAS once more calm, infeXible, i'm.
passive.
Sire. sire" cried the corporal sud
6cHiy. forgotten all save his son. OF
III whose presence he was. and fling
Ing military discipline to the winds
t. kreel.ng at the cmporor's feet; "a
word frcm you. my emperor
"Gayairre. You forget you are a
oc~pcral in my Guard" said Napoleon
Jelly.
In moment the man rose. and once
mere stood II the salute. pale, motion
less.
Silence once mere. Nothing could
be heard bur the humping of the cor.
poral's heart. which beat as fast as his
sens drlmsticks.
The warrant for his execution has
heen sent -. signed it half an
,our ago. my corporal" began Napo-
leon at length. He musc pay the
penalty, If only as an example to 9th
ers.'
As you say. my emperor"
That's ALL Corporal
The man turned 10 go.
One moment. Gavairre."
Napoleon wrote a hurried no,e,
signed and sealed it.
Deliver this To the head of your
sons guards AT once. promise moth.
ing. mind you-hold cut no hope, Cap
tain Gava:rre."
Captain. sire?"'
"Ycu a.c captain from this moment
Co
The gray shadows of the early dawn
crert stealthily ever the camp. Faint
sounds G. lie once more began to be
heard. mon moved about and guards
were changed. Presently the steady
hrt mufiled tramp. tramp CT eight men,
with loaded rifles. a captain ard pris.
oncr with his right arm bound. his
left in rough sling. and eyes band
eyed, approached a ready-dug grave
near which stood q group of silent
men. amCng when were Napoleon and
OF SeeiHg that all was properly carried
out.
Halt"
The prisoner was deadly pale. He
showed nc other sign of fear. He
stood still and erect to the eight rifles
icveliel at him.
Ready" The command rang out
sharp and clear.
Present"
FIRE." The volley was simultane.
Gus The smoke rolled away.
The prisoner remained standing
calm. motionless-but. if possible,
paler than ever.
What has happenel?" whispered
Lazelie. Some one has blundered.
i, is we'll" said the emperor. calm
and imrassive as ever. The rifles
were loaded with blank cartridges.
Gavairre's punishment will suffice.
The shock has been great"
"Rut. sire, expcstulated the general.
in n fever. 1T is
Silence. General; it was my or.
der" Numbered the emperor.
Lazclie saluted. meeting with diff
Guilty the hawklike gaze of Napoleon.
The sun was just rising.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20
THE HAPPIER LIFE.

Forget the ache your own heart holds
BY easing others pain;
Forget yonr hungering for wealth
By seeking others gain;
And make your life much briefer seem
BY Frightening the years
For tears dry quicker in the eyes
That look for others tears.
Heartache fades quickest from the heart
That feels anoIhers pain:
The greed FOR wealth dies sooner II
We seek another's gain;
LIES sands run lightly /. we fill
With kindness ali the years
And tears dry quicker il the eyes
That look for others teais.
IS. W. Gillian. ia Los Angeles Hersad.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20

Referring to the growing habit OF
cigarette smoking among certain fash
ionables OF both sexes the London
Chronicle tells of little English
school girl who was parsing a sentence
aloud and stopped at the noun "smck-
ing" singular number" suggested
the patient teacher. Singular mum.
ber," droned the pupil, obedientlv
common gender" mot common
dear" corrected the lady. and waited
expectantly. But it can't be mascu-
line, anyhow" cried the child OF tbs
period, cause. you see, mummy
smokes as much as daddy"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20
A Strange Inference.

a genius has undertaken to prove
that bicycle riding is hurtful to the
health of cumunity for the reason
that bicycle tires have increased the
price of rubber and fewer people wear
overshoes in lamp weather in conse.
ruence.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20
An Awful Thinu.

Advice would be an awful thing if It
were not for the fact that We can take
il or leave it.-Puck.
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Detectives say that the way of the
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What Constitutes a Gentleman?
BY Ralph M. M'kenzic.

HE gentleman varied definitions
a change IN
manly quail
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The Truth About My New Battery.
81 Thomas A. Edi-ca.

~1 the battery and the OLE
nickel steel and the latter OF
the old by suphurc acid