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The Indianapolis journal., 1902-02-28

1.-The Marrow of Tradition is a novel by
Charles w. Chestnut, author of 'The
Conjure Woman" "The Wife of His
Youth" and 'The House Behind the
Cedars." The central idea of the book is
the condition of the colored race in the
South at the present time 1t is exempli-
fled by recital of life in a Southern town
during recent years and of the way in
which a race conflict was worked up by
designing politicians, who excite the preiu-
dices of the whites and inaugurate a reign
of terror in which the principal victims are
or the colored race. The result to both
races is loss of life and property, and the
kindling of never-dying hatred in the
hearts of those who, with their families
are. without cause, driven from the homes
they have secured by years of labor and
self-denial. The story is well conceived and
graphic in outline and detail, with no
spirit of malice or prejudice, but with 2
pathos and sensibility as sad and sincere
if the scenes described had actually been
witnessed by the author and had demanded
Of him to make them known TO the world
The narrative contains a portrayal Of the
ease with which INSCRIPTIONS Young
white man transfers the evidence of a rob
berry and apparent murder he had com
mitted to a colored man who had shielded
and befriended him for years; of the prem
arations by the mob 10 burn the latter al
the stake, and of his narrow escape from
that fate through the testimony of his old
master, who had left his bed at the risk
OF (his life and had found in his grand
sons room unmistakable proofs of the lat
ter's guilt: had stated this fact to the men
who had reused the mob. and though be-
ieved by them, had been compelled 10
swear that the accused man had been with
him at the time the robbery was commit
ted. The story is pathetic, and yet not as
pathetic as IL might have been had the
innocent man been cast into the fla mes-a
thing which has happened 10 victims of
Southern mObs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co,
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The shrine of silence.

The author of this book, DR.. Henry
Frank, has had an interesting experience IN
the way of moral and intellectual develop
ment. After thorough academic and uni
versity education he entered the Methodist
ministry in 1873 and held important charges
in different Western States. Later he he
came pastor of a Congregational church
in Eastern city, then organized an inde-
pendent Congregational church, and finally
became an expounder OF the New Theology
in New York city, where he is now engaged
in preaching broad and liberal religion
THE Shrine of Silence is a series of medi-
tations pervaded by a spirit of natural
reverence but entirely free from dogmatic
expressions or denominational illusions
They appeal to all seekers after truth and
light with an utter disregard of sectarian-
ism, and they contain many eleVatinG
thoughts. DR.. Frank is a native of La
fayette, Ind. The book is issued by the
Abbey Press.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-02-28

Senator Frye, president pro TEN. of the
Senate, did the proper thing in reversing
his order striking the names of the South
Carolina senators from the roll of the Sen
ate. but he erred in the reason given. He
said he did not question the propriety of
the original action, but that he wanted
the Senate to pass upon grave a ques-
tion The truth is, Mr. Frye's action was
rather hasty. The Senate. under the Con-
stitution, has power TO punish an offend
ing member, even TO expulsion, but its
presiding officer has no power beyond en-
forcing parliamentary law and the rules of
the Senate. The presiding officer of par
liamentary body is merely it's mouthpiece,
with no power except such as the rules
of the body give him. 1t may be true that
the South Carolina senators deserved the
punishment imposed upon them, but the
President of the Senate had no authority
10 inhict il without orders from the Senate.
1t is probable that on reflection Mr.. Frye
saw he had taken a wrong position and
got out of it as soon as possible
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AN INDIANA CASE.
Precedent for Punishment to BE In
hicted on Senator TiIIman.

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
II the Senate of the United States is
looking for precedent in the matter of
punishment TO be inflicted upon Senators
Tillman and McLaurin, or either of them,
it can be found in the action of the Demo-
cratic House of Representatives of Indiana
during the session of 1899, when Represent
ative Linck struck Representative Willard
under a similar provocatiOn to that which
moved Tillman TO assault McLaurin. Mr.
Linck was suspended for the remainder Of
the session and denied the right of vote or
speech in the House during his term of
suspension. The Republican members OF
the House entered a vigorous protest
against the disfranchisement of Mr.. Linck' :
district, claiming that this could be done
only by expulsion of Mr.. Linck; but it was
done. Notwithstanding the protest OF the
minority.
All the questions that are now being
raised in the Senate over the Tfllman-Mc-
Laurin case were up then, but the outcome
was that Mr.. Linck was suspended. OF
course, he would have been expelled had
the Democrats had two-thirds majority
the vote necessary to eXpel.
There is no doubt that the Senate can sus-
pend the offending members, or either of
them, whether it be constitutional or not,
but the consequences of such action as a
precedent are difficult to calculate. This
seems to be the stumbling block in the
way Of adequately Furnishing Tillman, the
chief offender. as his Democratic brethren
are sufficiently numerous to prevent his
expulsion from the body he has disgraced.
As mere matter of suggestion, the ma
jority, by way OF punishment, might pos
sibly require him to keep his mouth shut
except to answer roll calls. This would be
hard on Tillman and very beneficial to the
general public. j. H. CLAYPOOL.
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The House Divided.

One need not be a student of history to
detect departures from historical fact In
the so-called historical novel: il is needfuI
only 10 be casual reader OF history This
book is a story, by II. B. Marriott Watson.
OF the time of Georgius Secundus. and in
PRODUCES the reader TO the year 1872. On
the fourth page the hero is introduced as
''Mr Gerard Mallory, OF Vermont" who.
on the fifth page, informs the reader u
am well known in Vermont | dine with
the Governor. The histories tell Cor
VermonO The tide OF emigration set M
about l760. and between that date and l76S
l3S townships had been granted within the
present limits OF the State by Governor
Wentworth Of New Hamps hire who
claimed Jurisdiction and fee OF the soil by
virtue of the New Hampshire charter The
country west OF the Connecticut was known
at that time only as The New Hampshire
Grants Thus 1t is seen that Mr.. Mallory.
who dined with the Governor. was born at
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with the Publishers.

Harper & Brothers announce a new pop
ular subscription edition Of Dickens's
works, in thirty volumes. in which there
will be 240 full-page pictures and tnirty
fine photographers. The Harper Dickens
will be sold at a very low price.
The novel by f. w. HorGung which the
Scribners will bring out in February will
be called AT Large" title suggestive Of
the Australian bush which the author has
made so interesting in former stories. As
a matter of fact. the scene or this story Is
principally England, though the stirring
adventures here related have their Deeln-
nings in Australia
Houghton, Miffiin & Co, who will publish
Mary Johnstons Audrey" this week, eX-
press great satisfaction with +. c. Yohns
illustrations for the book IL is seldom,
they say. that an artist manages TO catch
so successfully the spirit OF the author. The
drawings are six in number ana are
printed in colors by a new process which
marks the latest advance in the art OF color
printing.
Reviewing The Fifth String" the sousa
novel just issued by the Bowen-Merrill
Company, Julian Hawthorne says: Mr.
Sousa had a good central idea 10 begin
with; in working 1t out he has employed
the simplest method imaginable. and has
gone straight to the point with the ieWest
circumlocutions and side issues. No sub
plot there is just the plain story; but IL
interests us and moves US all the way
through and leads up TO an entirely artlsuc
and satisfying conclusion In The fIith
String is to be found the same succinct-
ness. strength Of motive and rapid oevel-
opment that are so notable in his musical
scores.
The Scribners have just published the fol-
lowing books: "The Valley of Decision" by
Edith Wharton, her first long novel; Paul
sens Emmanuel Kant: His Life and Doc
trine" translated by Professors Creighton
and Lefevre of Chicago University;
''Melomaniacs," by James Huneker; and
new permanent library edition of Theodore
RooseVelts THE Rough Riders, with for
~ illustrations and a portrait OF the au-
tion a novel of contemporary lie IN the
South by Mary Tappan Wright, author OF
"A Truce and other Tales" Ii viii. be en-
titled ALIENS" and IL deals with the So
cial. and 10 a slight extent with the poiti-
cal conditions Of a period more recent than
fiction has hitherto treated.
Messrs. Little. Brown & Co announce
for immediate publication Cbefore March ID.
a series of statements by well-known edu-
Gators, clergymen. teachers and inyestiga-
tors upon the subject of animal eNperimen-
tation for purposes of teaching and investi-
CATION. The book will include commuDca-
tions from President Eliot. Bishop Law
renee, and many others. These statements
were called out at hearings Of committees
OF the Legislature of the commonwealth OF
Massachusetts, in the form OF remOnstrance
TO Droposed legislation TO further restrict
animal experimentation IN the common
wealth. The views OF the remonstrants 70
such further legislation are nowhere 20 be
found i'm print, and the publication ~ these
statements was decided upon In thS hope OF
satisfying such interest as exists upon the
subject.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-02-28
The Fireside Sphinx.

The cat a household pet is much in IA
vOr in these days and many treatises deal
ing with her proper care, her pedigree, the
characteristics of the various breeds, etc,
have been published but in 1.-The Fireside
Sphinx" Miss Agnes Repplier considers
pussy In different way and pays her a
higher tribute by giving her a place in liz
erature. 1t is not the first time she has ap-
peared there. Many writer's, ancient and
modern, have done her honor in prose and
verse, but it has remained for Miss Rep
plier to devote an entire volume to her his
tory and her virtues. great amount of
delVing into classic and haif-forgotten lore
well much reading of later books, has
preceded the making of this volume. The
first chapter deals with the cat of antiquity
when she was a sacred creature in ancient
Egypt; whence she came somewhat tardily
10 Greece; when she was We'll treated ii
not especially honored in Rome. Then
comes a long period, the dark ages, in
which the cat was regarded with distrust
as familiar" of witches and evil beings
and was prosecuted and tortured Many
tales told of the brutality with which
she was treated in half-sayage England
and in other lands in those far-off days
yet not SO far away, either, when the New
England witchcraft period in which cats
figured is remembered 1t was many CEN
turies before the cat won more than tolera-
tion in England, and superstitions concern
Art Is the subject of a chapter. Many, it
seems, have tried TO picture her but only
the few have succeeded. Shining fur and
rounded limbs, says Miss Repplier, "are
not the only charms to the true lover Of
the race" He that loves rosy cheek
or its feline equivalent. may lose much in
the character the astuteness, the hundred
winning and delightful traits that oftenest
accompany humble parentage and plain
little gray and black cat. Many a common
puss holds the hearts of a household in her
keeping because of qualities too subtle to be
defined, too dominant to be resisted or ig-
nored. When We know just what 1t is that
we value in friend cat, the analysis
blights our affection" Othere chapters are
THE Cat Triumphant Some Cats of
France" 1.-THE Cat of To-Day"-an of
which are full of interest. Miss ReppIer
dedcates her book 10 a cat of her own, Ag-
grippina. Il stop my work" she says, land
look at her. or rather | look at her ghost
the insp' tion of this poor book, written TO
do her NOR 1t is finished now and Ag-
grippina sleeps. / lay ii gently down before
the shadowy presence. II is her password
to Elysium. 1t is my Offering to her and
hers to the immOrtals. that they may give
her place. She has waited for it seven
years. Little gray phantom, haunt me no
longer with reproachful eyes. / have kept
my word. l have done my best And the
book belongs to you"
Miss Repplier's best is very good. She
has made a charming book one that is
likely TO become a classic. Illustrations
worthy of the book, made by Elizabeth f.
Bonsall, are scattered through the pages
Houghton, Miffiin & Co, Boston.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-02-28

them. Such a company perfecting a mer-
ger Of the three roads could not have Sc
cured sanction in Minnesota Consequently
the question involved is whether a corpor-
alton created under the laws OF New Jer-
sey can enter Minnesota and do business
which that State would deny it the priv
ilege Of doing. In other words, can one
State charter company 10 enter another
State and violate it's laws? II the courts
Of Minnesota first decide that company
organized in New Jersey cannot enter that
State and perform acts in violation of the
laws, and the defendant carries the ques-
tion to the Supreme Court OF the United
States. the result may be very different
from the recent decision Of that tribunal.
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The Methods of Lady waIderhurst.

1.-The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" is
the latest novel from the pen OF Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett. Ii is the sequel
to The Making of a Marchioness." a
little book by Mrs Burnett which was
popular during the recent holidays, and
first published as a serial in Scribner' 5
Magazine. Readers of the small book will
be glad 10 see the romance there begun
continued in the later volume. THE Max
ing of a MachionesS" was especially attrac-
tive for its artistic simplicity of thought
and action and also for its seeming proba-
bility. In the sequel evil characters pre-
dominate and plot against the life Of Lady
Walderhurst. who continues to be the same
sweet, unselfsh creature she was as Emily
Fox-Seton. The account of their muir
derous attempts in so rapid succession is
too sensa tional for the England of to-day,
and suggests the improbabilities found In
THE Lady of Quality" In spite of these
improba biities. il is. like that much
criticised book, a very entertaining tale. IL
meets well the average novel readers re-
quireraents, being a story with enough in
cident and action TO keep interest alert,
and light enough not to tax the mind with
serious thought. 1t is likely to prove pop
ular. The Frederick a. Stokes Company,
New York.
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INDIANA AND HER AUTHORS.
Literary Activity of HOosier state
Attracts Attention.


Joseph b. Glider. in New York Times Lit
erary Review.
4 little English earth and breathed air
Made Shakespeare the divine
A little OF the good brown earth OF In
diana, and some Of the air above IL, have
made if not a Shakespeare. yet certainly
a group, or succession. of poets and prose
writer's entirely disproportionate Ia fame
and numbers TO the size and population Of
the state The phenomenon Is one 20 ex-
cite curiosity We are not surprised that
a community in which a great university
like Harvard has grown old should abound
in men OF letters. and the commercial inn
portance of a metropolis like New York is
bound to make such city attractive 10
men of talent. whether literary, legal or
financial. But that state which main-
tains no great institution Of learning, and
includes within its borders 40 city OF even
the second rank. should have been withiE
the past fOur-scOre years the birthplace cr
home OF many more authors OF note than
any, II not all. Of the States that neighbor
it, is something TO invite discussion, N not
10 reward it
No American book since "Uncle Toms
Cabin has enjoyed the vogue OF Ben
Hur''-not even David Harum, nor any
other OF the record breakers that have
trodden 80 close upon one anOther's heels
since the horse-trading country banker
broke ground for them some years ago.
And "Ben-Hur" was preceded by THE
Fair God and followed by other popular
books from the same pen. It's author.
Lew Wallace. Is a native of BrOOkville,
Ind. and has practiced law for many years
at Crawfordsville IN the same state
Among General Waiace's neighbors was
the late Maurice ThompsOn-sOldier. geol-
ogist. poet. critic, romanccr-whose Alice
OF old Nincennes" has been one OF the
"best-selling' novels Of the day. and s
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-02-28

a few days ago the Sentinel attacked
President Roosevelt on the alleged ground
that he had refused to issue a passport
to a certain person, when in reality he has
no more to do with the Issuing of passports
than the Mayor of Indianapolis has. Yes
terday it informed its readers ia big letters
that Collector of Customs Ivey defies the
order of Hay to favor Canadians" AS
collectors of customs take orders only from
the secretary of the treasury, and as Sec
retary Hay would no more think OF issuing
an order to one of them than he would to
the Pope, the information was rather mis-
leading. Our esteemed contemporary should
hire a high-school boy to instruct it re-
garding the organization of the govern
ment.
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least fifty years too soon. or that Vermont
became Vermont, and had Governor hfty
years too late This is only one Of numer-
Gus errors of similar glaring nature. But
let that pass The book is readable enough.
The publishers frankly admit II IS pat
termed after 'The Prisoner of Zenda, .
though the reader is apt 10 think IL follows
afar on Mr.. Mallory goes 10 England 10
secure estate of which relative has pos
sessed himself and on the road 70 posses
sion traverses long journey OF more than
three hundred pages of love-making, duel
ing, kidnapping and gambling-not 10 the
ancestral home-but 10 death at the hands
of his own brother. May he-and the book
rest in peace. The House Divided. by H.
b. Marriott Watson. 31l pages; published by
Harper & Brothers, New York.
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Current Periodicals.

The second Of DR.. Weir MitchelIs Little
Stories" which are appearing in the Cen
tury will be published in the March num-
Der. IL is entitled a Consulta ton -
one of the features of the March num-
ber of the Critic viii be a comprehensive
biographical and anecdotal paper on DR..
Henrik Ibsen The letter press will be FUR
nished by Mr.. Christian Brinton and the
illustrations number over a score and in
clude numerous portraits and caricatures
The stories in the March issue OF the
Chicago Monthly, called 10 Story Book. -
are largely along the lines OF psychic phe-
nomena. TO which so much thought is be-
ing given ar the present time. The story
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-02-28

DR.. Brombaugh, commissioner of educa-
tion for Porto Rico. who is on a visit to the
United States, gives highly encouraging re-
ports of the work being done in the island.
Since the United States assumed control of
affairs SS5 new schoolhouses have been
erected and a school fund established which
in few years will furnish school facilities
for every child in the island. AS there are
no insurgents in Porto Rico to excite SYM
pathy, the American malcontents have no
pretext for denouncing this educational
work as tyranny
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-02-28

wage earners. portion of these higher
wages goes as savings into life insurance
and trust companies. which. reaching vast
aggregates, are used by capitalists TO ex-
tend enterprises that give employment TO
labor. Supply of the great staples of the
country is measured by the capacity of the
people to purchase, and that capacity is
called demand. When the people of a whole
country can earn but a few cents a day,
do what they will, the demand will be con-
fined to the fewest and cheapest articles.
The missionary may awaken the desire for
more goods. but he cannot, in a country
like China, put it within the power of the
people 10 earn dollars instead of dimes.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-02-28
A Cathedral COurtship.

When this clever and charming book was
first published, nearly ten years ago. il
was in a volume with "Penelope's English
Experiences" by the same author, Kate
Douglas Wiggin. Later sPenelope's Ex-
periences" was published in a separate vol
ume, and now "A Cathedral Courtship'' is
brought out in a new edition and separate
form, revised and somewhat expanded by
the author In its new form il is the same
pretty love story mingled with travel and
sightseeing that it ever was, with some I'm
proving touches and handsomely illustrated
by c. L. Brock. Boston: Houghton, Milf
fin & Co
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Belgian Hare Manual.

Laird & Lee publish STANDARD Belgian
Hare Manual" by DIR. G.. F. Hall, an ex-
pert the subject. The book tells all that
beginners and fanciers can wish to know
concerning the selection, mating, breeding,
feeOIng, housing. selling and general man
agement of Belgian hares. The cult has
had quite a remarkable growth, and this
book will be helpful TO those who wish TO
engage in the business. 1t is copiously
illustrated
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-02-28

proposition to put the rural delivery under
contract will be beaten in the House easily
Mr.. Lands is making a special effort in
that direction. But why should such un-
wise measures be pushed to the front for
debate to consume time that might be de-
voted to matters of general Importance,
like the bills relating to the Interstate-com-
merce Commission?
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-02-28

Can be found at the following places;
NEW YoRK-Astor House.
cIIIcAGO-PaImer House. p o. News Co.. 2i7
Dearborn street, Auditorium Annex Hotel
Dearborn Station News stand.
CINCINNATI-J. r. Hawley & Co.. 154 Vine
street.
LOUISVILLE-C. T. Deering northwest corner
Of Third and jefferson streets. and LouisVile
Book Co, pa Fourth avenue.
ST. LoUIS-Union News Company. Union Depot
WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Riggs House, EbDltt
House. Fairfax Hotel. Willard Hotel
DENVER, coL.-Loutban & Jackson. Fifteenth
and Lawrence streets
DAYTON. OIL. v. wiIkie. 30 So. Jefferson
street.
street
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The Charleston IS. c. News and Courier
IS very severe on Senator Tillman, declaring
that his apology is worse than his original
offense- The part OF the apology in which
Tiliman said that his duties as Governor
did not tit him for the traditions and rules
Governor of South Carolina TO encourage
the manners OF the prize ring. and we hope
that the better sentiment of this country
will acquit the people OF this State of any
sympathy with the brutal exhibition made
BY the senior senator from South Carolina
and his coIleague on SATURDAY,
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The Presidents uncle. who is a Demo-
crat. takes occasion to notify his party
leaders through the New York Times that
the Democratic party has Invariably and
on all occasions and at all opportunities
been in favor of acquiring land everywhere
and anywhere. and as for the qualities
of the citizens of the land acquired, it
cared very little if the soil good or
the mines rich" He then calls attention
to our purchase of Alaska and the sort of
citizens it had; and yet Alaska does not
join our borders. He also calls attention
to the acquisition of California, which we
wrung from an unwilling people, saying
it was not nearer in time or travel when
we got it than are the Philippines now.
This leads Mr.. Roosevelt 10 declare that
'the Democratic party always has been
and always will be for the spread of our
borders and our principles, honestly and
peacefully if we can, and for the spread
and dissemination of Americanism every
where"