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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18

secure a contract TO manufacture a few
thousand adobes. the building material OF
the section. The adobe IS made OF the
clayey soil OF the region, mixed with water
and a little straw, nodded into a large brick
and baked by the sun. Well, our Mexican,
after getting the contract, first forms a
syndicate consisting OF himself and two
neighbOrs. As the adobes are to be IS a
thousand delivered, they repair TO the spot
on which they are 10 be used, and make
them on and out OF the premises. Then the
way those three work for a few days is a
liberal education TO the observer. Tn mud
is kneaded by trampling in il bare-legged.
as well as by short hoes. and a little trot
is maintained in moving the finished prod
more a day and when through the proceeds
are divided equally.
BILLY THE KID YARNS.
1 received an impression once that the
Mexican holds life cheaply. or. 1 should
say, takes life cheap. AS 1 understand it.
a Mexican would remove your enemy or
other person you might indicate for the
price of a horse, that is, IS each, or two for
SIS. This did not seem surprising-in books.
and the rate appeared to be low enough to
be within the reach of all. New Mexico
is essentially Mexican in spots, but 1 have
failed TO hear of much of anything in the
way of quick removals since the palmy
~ ~ 1LAI liz 1AAAa LAAA1 - ILL., = 1OAA
try am in his midst, so TO speak. / do
not know just who he was or exactly how
he did it, because every time l take the
trouble TO make a fresh inquiry l get a
brand-new yarn, conflicting in many par
ticulars with those which went before. To
prove each, l am introduced to the IMAM
who talked with Maxwell just after ii hap
pened" they all agree that somewhere in
or about MaXwell's place Billy came to
grief at the hands of one Pat Garrett), or
L am invited TO come across TO the mint
(the small-town saloon has been so fit
tingly named by an appreciative proprietor)
land meet the brother of the man Billy
shot as he (Billy) was walking out OF jail"
/ have been shown this same Jail twice. in
different places. AS 1 neglected TO meet
Mr.. Garrett when 1 had the opportunity
just before his appointment as collector of
the port at FL Paso, / suppose 1 shall never
be able TO settle the matter to my own
satisfaction. And that reminds me that
done with boats, possibly because there is
not water enough in the river to float a
boat. 1t used to be done by the passen-
gers of the little mule cars which crossed
the low wooden bridge, neutral ground be-
tween the United States and Mexico. Elec-
trio cars have recently been installed, but
l fear the smuggling goes on as Of old.
To my u~nbounded establishment, / found
throughout the West the gentle guys of the
degree of seriousness. or, rather. regarded
as having foundation in u~ndoubted fact.
To the Westerner, then, the man from
Boston is ever welcome, even and above
those who cOmeth out of other cities, for,
10! is he not a man Of culture, and hath
he not within him all the learning of the
East?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
A Tale of a Tub.
Washington Post.

Washington Post.
This is the story of a Beautiful Marble
Bath Tub.
And where, gentle reader, do you suppose
this bath tub is? It's a thousand 20 one
that you could not guess in a year. II Is in
the bathroom of the House of Representa-
tiVes. Upstairs, in the hearing Of the pub
lie, and where their words are taken down
by accurate reporters, the representatives
of the people talk economy and retrench-
ment and reform. The Watch Dogs lop-
ping of a clerks salary here and some sta
ti0nery there, preach the delights of saving
the government money. And then these
same representatives descend 10 the lower
regions of the Capitol and battle their
shapely forms in a marble tub.
II is really a beautiful Tub. Common,
ordinary American marble isn't good
enough for the tub or for the room in
which it has just been located. The walls
OF the bathroom are lined with the finest
English vein Italian imported marble, a
soft grayish-white in color and ornamented
with dark streaks. As the walls were of
this handsome stone the tub had 10 be
made of the same material 10 harmonic.
Consequently an order was given for a fine,
large. solid block OF marble. A magnificent
specimen was selected abroad and trimmed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18

ter OF lack OF growth viii be discussed. al
though informally and in private, because
the anniversaries can have no official voice
I'm such a matter as denomination increase
of number or the lack of such Increase.
To Illustrate the standstin condition OF
Baptists in the principal States. the fact is
10 be noted that the membership in New
York. city and state, fell off last year COG,
and in Michigan 523. In the following
named States the gains were: Indiana, $50;
Iowa. S6l; Illinois. 81: Connecticut, 27s;
Missouri. 1.4O7; Ohio. lisp: Massachusetts,
&c. and Pennsylvania, 800. Gains in the
large Baptist memberships OF the South do
not total up TO large sums. so that there
was an actual loss in Baptist membership
OF the whole country last year OF about
1900. White Baptists OF the North man.
aged 20 gain a total last year Of not quite
400, and white Baptists South made a gain
OF 21.O0O. but these gains. small as they are,
were Offset by losses among colored Bap-
fists.
The women's missionary societies, the
work Of which will be discussed at st. Paul.
are two in number. with headquarters in
Boston and Chicago, respectively. The
Boston society raises $3.50 600 a year and the
Chicago one $4,000. The Chicago society
sends out its own missionaries and main
tains a missionary training school. The
general talk along the line Of consolidation
IS affecting these women's organizations
While there is not great unrest in the de-
nomination, there does exist a feeling, as
has been said. that greater economy and
efficiency may be had in benevolence adj
ministration. and that something is wrong
when membership is at a ~standstiIL. This
membership condition is not new this year,
but has existed for sons time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
UASH UAISTS

OF tan or white hopsacking in new
style, Ascot stock tie......S2.o S
OF cream silk-gingham dotted with
white SILK ....S2.9S
Of white ~hopsacking in Gibson
style, mercerized canvas and but
ton trimmings .$3.4o
OF lawn dotted in black on white,
two box plaits over shoulders, in
Gibson style..............S1.4o
OF plain black Persian lawn, plated
and tucked back and front So 80
Of white wash silks, deliberately
decorated with tucks and iuser-
tons, upwards froin........$4.9s
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
Redfern CORSETS

There is none better; there
are few so good. Redferns
are up to date in every curve
and line; they are lightweight
yet sturdy, and are boned
throughout with natures best
real whalebone.
Happy to show them any time and
pleased to fit them when you say so.
Prices. $3.50 upward.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-22

speech is entirely opposite to the so-'
called principles OF his party. for he IN
Inmates that my malls must be stopped for
the tribute paid 80 the Southern Con-
fcderate." who Is the bes: friend the
American negroes have. W...ie the ex-
confederates and Their sons ere In the
South helping to educate the negro. the
good old Republican Yankees are in ILL.,
nois running the children OF co!or from
the schools and killing the negro men
hunting for work. While Mr. Greenway
Gencunces a negro for paying tribute Of
rcsrect to the cx-Confcderatcs who are
taking care Of the Ole srd inasm negroes
that were tIsned loose T., The Yankees
emrty-handed and barefootsd. am an
outspoken enemy TO the valraints who
are continually DIGGING after tie heels
Of our best Southern whites. who un-
derstand and aid the negro.
Indeed. this man Mitchell is a coiored
rar. avis, but sensible witha1.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-22
MORE MONEY NEEDED.

The Fredericksburg Free Lance takes
up the cause of education with vigor and
earnestness. In discussing the evils and
system in Virginia, the Free Lance goes
right to the root OF one crying evil and
strongly advocates its removal at the
earliest possible moment This journal
says:
I'VE Virginians may Just as we'll face
the music and acknowledge the truth
that the real cause for the scarcity of
up-to-date teachers In this State is the
extremely low wages paid to instructors"
A comparison was then made to show
that the average pay of teachers in the
country schools of Virginia is smaller
per year than the average pay of the
day laborer in the cities. the difference
being that between s2l0 for the teacher
and ss9125 for the laborer. Some country
school teachers earn pittance during
the long vacation at some other work.
but they should not be required to do
this, for that period should be made use
Of in study, reading and recreation. to
the end that the teacher may be the bet
ter prepared for his or her work when
the door of the school house shall be re-
opened in the autumn. Furthermore. but
comparatively few Of the teachers in
Virginia can find this extra work to do
during the days of the vacation.
Notwithstanding these facts. the teach
err, il order to keep up his or her studies
that there may be constant efficiency in
the school-room, must needs make bills
at the bookstores, and there are other
expenses they are necessarily subjected
to that are unknown to the laborer.
Unquestionably. the public school
teachers Of Virginia must be paid more.
Unquestionably the State must pay sal
aries that will command talent common
time How is this to be done? There can be
but two ways, and one or the other
should be adopted as quickly as possible.
The State or the counties. or both.
must make larger appropriations for the
public school fund, considerably larger.
terially decreased. making fewer schools
and fewer teachers in order that more
money can be consolidated to make effi-
cieut those that remain. We notice that
this latter course is being vigorously OPP
posed by the country papers In this
State, and they are supposed to speak
the sentiment of the country people.
They must understand. however. that the
number of schools must be reduced. or
the people must SO down in their pockets
for more school money, or this parlcu-
lar evil now. SO generally complained OF
cannot be corrected. There is the situa-
ton in nutshell.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-22
A RARI AVIS.

Something OF a man of his own mind
has shown UP in Memphis IN the person
,f n oolored Individual who dares to
speak his honest opinion to his race re-
rardless OF the fact that his views are
very distasteful to his brethren OF color.
This man, whose name is S. P. Mitchell.
II the president of National industrial
Council, an organization composed OF
negroes and attempting to do work along
lines indicated by its name In one OF
more public addresses delivered In the IN
4erest OF this organization. this man
Mitchell has had the audacity to declare
that Southern white people. especially e2-
Confederate soldiers and their sons, are
4ha hest friends the negroes have.
Th,. sentiment expressed before negro
audiences caused no little stir, and great
dea, OF indignation was manifested. This,
howeyer, was but a gentle zephyr conf
m rcd with the cyclone that followed the
announcement that Aitche.rs speeches con-
tanning the sentiment were largely made
up from the advance sheets Of book he
had In press entitled Tho Confederate
SOLDIER Thereupon persecution OF tho
author commenced in dead earnest. and
siligent effort has been put forward by
the negroes to make Mtchen's life mis-
erablc.
a man named Greenway. whether white
or black does not appear. and does not
matter. but who Is said to be postal
odicial, has threatened to adopt some
n,eans 70 exclude Mitchell's book from, the
mails. This. Of course. he cannot DO If
The book is decent but 1t shows what
efforts are being made to bulldoze and
brighten the author. However. Mitchell
does not become very much frightened.
and says he thinks now he will write a
SECOND volume OF sequel to the first. to
b entitled "a Negro Persecuted for Pay
anx 4 Tribute to Confederate Soldiers
In letter to The Memphis Scinlitar
Mitchell reiterates what he has said in
his Address. and concludes as follows:
want TO cay Mr.. Greenway may bs
. good Republican. but his idea Of free
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-22
TOBACCO FACTS.

A week or two ago The Times COM
menting on the wonderful increase in the
tobacco trade of THIS country. expressed
the belief that there had been little or
no increase in the domestic consumption
of the weed. but that the remarkable en-
Iargement Of the tobacco trade was due
almost If not entirely to the bust
ness sagacity and untfring energy OF the
despised tobacco trust and combines. 1t
was set forth that these gigantic COM
panies had invaded foreign lands. had
expended vast amounts of money and
employed the very best talent to be had
In efforts to induce tobacco consumers of
the whole world to use the product of
American tobacco fields and American
tobacco factories. We claim that they
had succeeded in capturing the trade Of
the world. so that now millions of cigar
cites and cigars and millions of pounds
OF curing and smoking tobaccos are be-
ing shipped from the factories of these
combines in America and being consumed
in countries where previous to the adj
vent of their army of drummers Amer
lean tobaccos were unknown. This, we
contended, rather Ian the increased
consumption in the United States was the
real cause of the surprising figures por-
raying the tobacco interest as taken
from the Census Bureau circular.
The Western Tobacco Journal q paper
published in the tobacco interests at Gin
cinnati, takes issue with The Times. and
says: I'VE have no fault to find with
what The Times has to say Of the
splendid growth Of our export trade, but
me must challenge the opinion advanced
is not increasing
The Journal then presents a very in
teresting table, made up partly Of official
figures and partly of estimates, which
goes to show that there was an actual
increase in tobacco consumption in the
United States of twenty-four per cent
during the decade covered by the last
census. This Interesting table also shows
that the increase in the consumption in
foreign lands OF American made chewing
three per cent. while the increase IN
leaf tobacco exported was thirty-seven
per cent The increase in American
cigarettes consumed in foreign coun-
tries was twenty-nine per cent. In the
year 1900. 1.O52.scooOo cigarettes were
shipped to foreign lands from American
factories, while in 1890 only .oo9
were shipped. The increase in 1900 over
1890 being 7s7, 3se. 900. These figures amply
prove the main contention of The Times.
even though it may have been in error
as to the matter Of increase or decrease
in domestic consumption.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-22

s TREND or THOUGHT in DIXIE LAND s


Der trade is moving southwark. the jack
sonville Times-Union says:
This is1ue to the fact that the South
leads the entire Union in its timber re-
sources. The southwark movement OF the
cotton and iron and steel business has
already commenced, and will go on with
accelerated momentum because OF the
natural resources in these lines. ne
South is the coming section in almost
every line"
The Columbit State says the retirement
of Judge J. n. Reagan from the office
Of railroad commissioner OF Texas is OF
interest not to the Lone Star Stnte
alone, but to the whole South, and adds:
"Judge Reagan is the sole survivor OF
tho Cabinet Of the Confederacy and
nan typical In his character and dispos',
tion of the craftsmanship which guided
tie battle tossed nation that fell. He has
Ions been The honored above all others in
Texas and Of late years has held an Of
flee which made few demands on his fall
ing strength. Despite his years. Judge
Reagan is not apparently feeble. but he
is evidently preparing for the last sum-
mons.''
The Goldsboro. N, c.. Argus, noting that
much stress has been laid upon the fact
that 1,347,121 persons born in the South
arc now living in Northern States, and
that 527s1 are Tarheels. says:
eff 52,7s1 North Carolinians went North
to live, then 52,7H persons born in North
ern States came to North Carolina, for
the whole strength Of North Carolina
stands unimpaired. and so undoubtedly 1t
has been in other States. The South could
not lose 1,347.1H white persons without
feeling the loss. but the truth Is, this
section mas gained as many whites as it
has lost
There is constant exchange of citi-
zenship going on in this great and pop
ulcus country, and the South has not
been and will not be a loser through this
shifting of population"
Birmingham Ledger: "Some man with
the hope of fortune before his eyes
has been trying to negotiate scheme to
sell the Philippines to Japan. The United
States ought to jump at any scheme that
would let US get out Of that costly folly
we were led into. But japan knows
those islands, and would not buy them
at any price. The islands will curse the
world as long the present Inhabitants
and their descendants are allowed to live
at all.
Atlanta Journal: THAT ten per cent
raise in the wages Of it's employers does
not seem such a big thing after all, when
Il IS known the steel trust has earned
net SIS, 600 in three months"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-22
Lessons in English,
(New York Tribune.)

IN eefforts Of teachers to increase the
VOCABULARY OF young pupils by giving
.them words to use in sentences of their
own formation results often in wondrous
combinations. An Italian boy In Phila-
delphla, doing his best to master Eng
lsh. was aided in peculiar way by an
observation Of his fathers vocabulary,
Inc other day his teacher asked the class
TO write sentence to include the woro
disarrange- The word is In advance of
the Italian boys stock of English. and
ne was sorely puzzled. but too proud to
CONFESS the fact. Later he handed up
paper on which the following was written
!. IN round ooyish characters. when a
'.ooua ngh NJ the fire in the morning
he says. 'Damma-dis-a-ran
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-22

The Savannah News can look through
mere than one rim Of its glasses. It says:
Before the dilatory tactics Of the Ca
nudian courts are condemned too severe
>ly. let 1t be remembered that our Amer
lean courts are no. above criticism IN the
matter OF the eXtradition of indicted per-
seas It will be recalled that the Federal
Court Tor the Southern District OF New
York unreeled g. lot Of red tape in the
Greene and Gaynor case
The Augusta Chronicle discusses the
Smith case briefly and says:
I'VE do not pretend to decide upon
General Smiths case and to declare that
it called for more stringent measures,
for we have not seen all of the testimony.
But as the President has apparently adj
Judged him guilty, we do call attention
to the discrepancy between such verdict
and the penalty allotted
The New Orleans Picayune discusses at
length the relation of college educa-
ton to success in the various business
callings in life. After giving authorities
for and against college education for
g. business man, it concludes as follows:
Thus 1t is seen that education Is OF
great Importance to these persons who
elect to live by their intellect. Education
is an equipment, such as tools to work
with, and 1t is therefore of great value
to those who have brain work to do.
Hanoicraftsmen do not to the same ex-
tent need it in their business; neverthe-
less. 1t gives certain degree OF satisfac-
ton even to the laboring man.
But If the mind, the intellect. is the
nohlest part of the human creature, it
ought to be developed properly, in order
to bring every individual up to the high
est point In life of which he is capable.
Education increases his capacity to enjoy
and 1T also Increases his ability to help
others. Man is not here merely to de-
vote himself to the pursuit of happiness.
He is also his brothers. keeper, and ed
ucation is a great aid in both lines of
duty"
The Norfolk News thinks there is some
design in delaying the beginning Of canal
work. It says:
ut is announced that there will be no
hurry in carrying out the provisions of
the new 1sthmian Canal law. OF course
rot. Any undue haste in the matter of a
canal might bring heart failure to many
Americans who have grown accustomed to
seeing the affairs pertaining to canals
postponed from year to year. To pro-
gress too rapidly with the business of
the canal would not seem nice to the
transcontinental railroads.
Speaking OF a statement OF the New
York Journal of Commerce that the lun1-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-22

claims to be has such small and IN
convenient court-room.-Sunolk Herald.
With the above paragraph for text.
our esteemed Suffolk contemporary reads
the officials and Taxpayers OF Nanse-
mond county a very timely lecture 1t
might have gone further and told the
officials Of Nansemond county that they
cannot expect the people In their In
dividua, ca pacity to build good houses,
improve o,d ones and beautify their prem
ises generally II the county Itself sets
a bad example. There Is nothing more
contagious than this spirit OF improve
ment Let man in a city tear down
an old building that has long been an
eye-sore and erect in Its place MOD
en. up-to-date and beautiful structure
and soon his neighbors will begin to cast
about for the means and wherew1thal
to improve and beautify their property.
It Is the same way in the country. AS
soon as the owner of a log cabin, situat-
ed in the center Of small or large farm.
erects in it's place handsome residence,
his neighbors for ten miles around Will
begin to- inquire the cost Of bricks. NOR
tar and lumber, and generally speaking,
the improving and identifying Of one
farm house and surroundings will cause
a spirit of Improvement to per1oeate the
whole township.
Manifestly thea it is the duty OF the
counties, towns and cities Of the Com
monwea1th to give more attention to
the subject Of improving and beantifying
public property. It is money well IN
vested, not only for the immediate bene-
fits to be derived in the usual way. but
as good example.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-22

could apply to take up the studies OF g
trained nurse? Also, is there any great
payment required? z. II. D.
Every hospital in your city has its
corps of. trained nurses and also classes
of women who are learning the business
Apply ii any one of these for intorrna-
ton In most hospitals and training
schools connected with these the pupil
draws some salary very soon after She
enters upon her novitiate.
IL Will you please kindly inform ms
what will keep a fine white dress OF Paris
linen from turning yellow If It Is pu.
away in d trunk?
~ Also. will you Kindly answer
friends request as to the author OF Ire
land for American
C, What viii take paint out OF a
white flannel shawl? R F.
ID Put several cakes OF pure whits
wax away wian it, shutting up close in
4 box or trunk. The wax will yellow. ths
linen WI s---atn white.
~ Referred.
(3) Wash with benzine.
~ Would you kindly let ms know
through your columns in what year the
J-nfted States OF America issued the first
postage stamp?
~ Was it series OF stamps OF differ.
ent denominations. or only one stamp.
A CONSTANT READER.
% In 1s47
z, Write for full particulars to j. W.
Scott. No. SO John Street. New York city.
am thinking of taking course OF
rroof-reading with correspondence
school. VIII you kindly advise me as 10
the duties hours of work and salaries
of proof-readers. and II there Is de-
nard for this class Of work? In otner
words. would it be good means Of earn
ing a living2 Is proof-readfns distinct
and separate from other journalistic work?
And could it be learned to advantage IN
the way I speak Of? ). ri. ai-
Good proof-readers should be IN reduesF:
~ scarcity OF the best sort argues need
ard demand. The rest OF the query IS
referred to those whose knowledge OF
textbooks and technical knowledge sur
passes mine.