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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.


The Outlaws-A Story of the Building of
the West, is a story of the middle West,
by lie Roy Armstrong. The scenes are laid
in Indiana. The author writes: Il know of
no land more interesting than the heart of
America and no one step in the national
development more striking thai that era
Of internal Improvement. from 1880 to 1850
when the old Wabash canal was construct
ed" The central and strongest character
in the novel is a young "six-footer.' Dan
Rank, who has been reared on a farm or
rather has helped to make" his fathers
farm by doing his part in clearing away
the dense forest OF maple. oak, walnut ana
hickory which for many years had shut out
the sun from the fertile soil. But such
work he has developed a large, strong
frame. with steady nerves and powerful
muscles, and thus becomes the champion
wrestler of the surrounding country. HIS
railing, unJustiy. under suspicion or pelhS
connected with the outlaws his adNen-
lures, his development as a man of brain
as well as Drawn, his advancement as an
important factor in building the canal
within the limit of contract, thereby laying
a sure foundation for his own future, with
all the incidents and characters which com
plete the story make pleasant and pfont-
able reading. The title of the book refers
to the band of horse thieves which at that
period infested Indiana, and whose IKE
have usually accompanied the westward
moving pioneer. The members OF lhlS Ddhu
were regarded as enemies OF civilization,
and their punishment, when caught, was
often sudden and fatal. The fact that an
association for the pursuit and prosecution
of horse thieves still exists in Indiana
proves that outlaws are not confined TO any
time or locality nor deferred from follow
ing the ancient calling by peril connected
with it's practice. The pioneer looked upon
his horse as his nearest, surest friend IN
days of toll and trouble and considered the
horse thief as dangerous to the community
as a murderer. Mr.. Armstrong, in The
Outlaws" has written an extremely inter-
esting story, without a page that can De
called dull or superiuous. Action and
movement succeed each other in swift rota-
ton. The men and women who are Injured
to toll and have lived near to nature are
charming with the charm and simplicity or
nature itself. What could be more delight
full than the wooing and wedding OF Dan
Rank and the Quaker maiden? The au-
thor. who is a native of Indiana and now
a Chicago newspaper man, expresses MIN
self fOrcibly, cOncisely and with admirable
diction. He has made in THE Outlaws an
important and valuable addition TO the his
torical novels of the middle West" for the
building of the Wabash canal was an I'M
dertaking of tremendous Importance in its
day, and the present generation should
know more about it. d. Appleton q Co.,
NauU York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
The Care of Dependent Children.

The Macmillan Company, New York. has
commenced the publication of a series Of
books on American Philanthropy of the
Nineteenth Century The purpose of the
series is TO bring to bear on the practical
problems of American social workers a
concise knowledge of the historical evolu-
ton through which the charities of the
country have passed. The series will follow
as nearly as practicable the historical order
of development and will treat, in success
sion. Of institutional care Of adults, defeC-
tives. the insane, feeble-minded and cpl
leptic; hospitals, dispensaTieS and nurSing;
the treatment of criminals, destitute, neg
leCted and delinquent children, care and re-
lief OF needy families, supervisory and edu-
catiOnal movements, preventive and con-
structive philanthropy. The first volume In
the series to be published is The Care of
Destitute, Neglected and Delinquent Chill
dren,' by Homer Folks, formerly superin-
tendent of the Children's Aid Society of
Pennsylvania and present commissioned of
public charities of the city of New York.
This volume does not treat of all child
saving or child-benetting agencies. Such
topics as kindergarten schools, day nurs-
cries, etc, will be treated in another vol
ume. Children's hospitals are considered
in the volume on hospitals, and institutions
for the training Of mentally defective chill
dren in that on the insane. feeble-minded
consideration of the care OF children who
have been removed from their earlier en-
vironment and from parental control, ana
the direction of whose lives and the burden
Of whose support has been directly as
sumed or provided for by public authorities
or by private charity. The authors large
experience and thorough knowledge of the
subject have enabled him TO produce a book
that is instructive both from ar historical
and from a practically philanthropic point
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
Mary GarVin.

This story belongs to the new school Of
which David Harum" was one of the first
and most popular representatives. school
that deals with plain characters and the
narrow but human interests that pertain
10 village or country life. The author of
this story. +. L. Pattee, is a native of New
Hampshire and spent his bOyhood davs
among the back-country folks who furnish
the characters OF the story. AT present he
is a teacher of some note The scene of the
story is laid among the New Hampshire
hills. Mary Garvin, the heroine. is a whole
some. true-hearted farmers daughter
who's love for an educated man leads her
also 10 aspire toward education and culture
Her awakening Is sudden-caused by the
an uplift 10 the whole community. Joel
Green. a farm hand. is a typical Yankee
of that class and q really original charac-
ter. The same may be said OF other char
acters in the story who are anything but
lay figures The story carries a good deal
OF Yankee dialect, but II is genuine and
amusing. A pretty romance gives color 10
pictures that might otherwise be deemed
prosaic, and the entire story has a re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
THE HOUSE RULES AGAIN.

During the debate of the Cuban reciproc-
ity bill two or three members, and Mr..
Cushman. of the State of Washington, in
particular. assailed the rules of the House,
his grievance being thai he could not get
before that body some measure which his
constituents are very eager to have given
the force of law. He would have the rules
so changed that he could have this local
matter considered at the expense of meas
ures of national Importance. Doubtless
there are many members who have similar
bills which they would press. thus return
ing to the old system which filled the cal
endar with private or local bills, making it
impossible to consider propositions affecting
the interests of the whole country.
The weakness OF many excellent men is
that they do not remember, but Mr.. Cush-
man was only twenty-five years of age
when a Republican House adopted what are
known as the Reed rules. Others who are
older should be able 10 recall that two or
three Houses previous to 1889. which made
MIR. Reed speaker, could attend to little
general legislation because of the hlibuster-
A~2 - cA1 ~ VI AAt
calendar with bills OF local Importance.
usually sanctioning a raid upon the treas
ury. That the House might legislate, Mr..
Reed and his associates devised a new code
of procedure; hlibustering was TO be stopped
by counting a quorum, and among other
rules was that which gives the
on rules the authority 10 say what meas
sideration. Very naturally the committee
on rules will not assign a day for consid-
ering Mr.. Cushman's local bill when bills
like the Chinese exclusion measure or the
Cuban reciprocity bill are on the calendar.
So Mr.. Cushman. who is a ~satirist, assails
the committee. General Hepburn has re-
peated his satirical assault upon the House
rules regularly for years because the House
generally curbs him.
1t is quite probable that the mmi on
rules has too much power. yet under Mr..
Reed it kept the House from being swept
away with that emotionalism which would
have declared Cuba an independent govern
ment. when, as a matter OF fact. there was
no civil government by the insurgents In the
island. Representative Moody. who will soon
be secretary OF the navy. in a recent article
in defense OF the House. suggested that the
committee on rules should be enlarged SO
as To have as many member as other com
mittees. The suggestion is a good one. II
seems. and the House can adopt it If the
majority prefers a larger committee, with
out spending hours in abusing the present
committee. But whatever change may be
made. there should be a committee with
power to recOmmen the matters Of most
Importance. In the Senate the committee
is unohiciaI-the caucus committee OF the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
The battle-ground.

In this story Ellen Glasgow shows the
advantage of handling materials with which
she is familiar and in sympathy. The story
deals with Virginia home life Immediately
before and during the civil war. and the
peaceful pictures portrayed in the early
part OF the story are in sharp contrast with
the war scenes OF the later ones. The story
is divided into four parts, the first two
OF home and college life. the third
of the war Period and the fourth of the
return OF the vanQuished. The two girl
herolnes OF the story are charming types
of southern bellies, and the delineation Of
other characters and phases OF Southern
life shows personal knowledge of the sub
Ject- The war scenes are surprisingly well
portrayed considering that the author is d
woman, and the entire story is pervaded
by an air IF realism that enhances its in
terest. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
A WORD TO DELEGATES.

Upon the delegates who are assembling to
attend the Republican State convention de-
wolves the responsibility of naming a ticket
tina will have very much TO do with the
character of the campaign. If a first-class
ticket shall be nominated, such as the con-
v~entions of 1894, 1896, 1898 and 1900 presented
to the people. the victory will be half won
at the outset. The reforms which Repub-
lican legislatures and state officials have
brought about in state affairs since 1895
are a most potent element in making a Re
publican success each succeeding election.
The assurance that the good work will be
continued by the character of the nomi-
nees for the state ticket will be worth
many votes on Tuesday, Nov. IA day it is
agree that the character and fitness of the
candidate should be the controlling con-
siderations. assuming, of course. that ev-
cry man whose name is presented is a
sturdy supporter Of the Republican party.
Yet it can be said by those who circulate
among the delegates and those who are
pressing the claims of their friends for
nomination that the latter rarely speak of
these two qualifications, before which all
other claims are of no account
There is always a little danger that un-
der the inspiration and the excitement of a
crowd of enthusiastic men those who have
the selection of candidates may forget the
Importance of making certain that candi-
dates shall be men of integrity and ascer-
tanned capacity. In the excitement of con-
vention days, and even in the convention
hall, when ardent champions seek to STAN
pede the body of delegates with noisy dem
onstration, let not the delegate forget the
thousands of Republicans who are at the
plow, in the factory and in the hundreds
of occupations which have sprung up under
Republican policy, making Indiana the
grand State it is. are watching the outcome
Of the convention i~ntently, if silently.
These Republicans demand OF their repre-
as those which the last four Republican
conventions have commended to them.
The convention over, candidates should
not tend to acts or words that will leave
bitterness and cause for strife. Whatever
others may say, the Journal knows that
there are no hostile camps inside the Re
publican party of Indiana. That such is
the case is cause for unmeasured gratifca-
ton. Let nothing be said or done that will
lead to hostile cliques. No man has ever
rendered the Republican party so good
service that he can pursue a course which
will cause dissensiOn and division. We
cannot all be chosen to carry the party
standard. but every one of us can be a
good Republican, which is often better thar
TO lead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21

Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor OF
the exchequer. played the part of a gener-
Gus Briton when he lauded the valor of the
Beers and expressed his conviction that
British money should be used in restocking
the farms of the burghers. The provision
in the budget for this'purpose indicates a
belief that the end Of the war is in sight.
The provision OF s15O.000.O00 for contingent
war purposes seems to be accepted by Eng
lishmen as a needful reserve rather than a
financial reQuisition that the country will
be called upon TO sustain. The restocking
or the Boer farms, when the war ends, will
be an expensive and tedious affair. The
Beers were essentially herdsmen. Their
wealth consisted principally In live stock.
During the progress of the war the ranches
of the veldt have been depleted both by
Beers and British. The restocking Of the
farms will be an act at once considerate
and statesmanlike. II is what a victor
should do in these enlightened days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
Patricia of the Hills.

Patricia of the Hills is a novel by
Charles Kennett Burrow. In spite of its
pleasant talk and song and laughter. the
sound of the story is as if it were told in
monotone, and as if every scene were ac-
companied by an undercurrent of sadness.
The Irish are a noble and a joyous people,
brave to the hearts core and loyal TO their
friends and kindred, but they. are cast
down by the grinding poverty which sur
round them and by the long years of hope
deferred. They long to own a portion of
the earth which was once the land of their
fathers and to escape from the oppression
of the alien landlord A story of life in
Ireland, in country places, as is Patricia
of the HIS even though mainly among
the more fortunate classes, cannot be free
from a vision of the misery of the poorest.
their deprivation of all the comforts that
belong to civilized life, their continual
struggle against starvation and their vast
ing fevers and weakened brains, the result
Of their wretched environment. Patricia
of the Hills contains some noble charac-
without a flaw, much action, frequent
changes of scene and many striking Incl
dents, enlivened by varied conversations,
sprightly, witty and wise. Father Shan
non is a typical Irish priest, with a cool
head and a warm heart, firm yet gentle.
sympathetic with the maynard, counseling
and cOnsOling, or commanding, as occa-
flock and ready at the call of THE least of
the little ones he serves so faithfully.
The story is told in a clear and simple
style and conveys a vivid impression OF the
beauty of truth and unselhshness. Paper.
G. p. Putnam's Sons, New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21

p. O'COnnor. The number opens with the
first chapters OF a story by the author OF
Red Pottage." There are several short
stories.
Country Life. the beautifully illustrated
outdoor magazine published by Doubleday.
Page & Co. contains IN its May number
some remarkable photographs Of brook
trout. the pictures being taken from life.
with the fish in the water. The protection
of forests Is the theme OF the opening
paper OF this issue. The second OF the
series Of articles dealing with the building
OF a country home deals with the graolng
OF the land. Another paper describes the
development OF a healthy and profitable
dairy herd on a great farm Ihere Is "A
chapter on song sparrows and another on
screech owls. directions how 10 lay out a
small golf course will interest many read
ers, and How 10 Make a Garden many
more. II is a most attractive publication
Good Housekeeping for May has a quaint
cover design in black and white, showing
two women in costumes OF the hoopskirt
period. Among the contents Of the May
number of this admirable household maya
zine is al article giving directions for
building the ordinary family residence so
that il will be fairly safe from fire. Hint
are given by several fire chiefs. There is
an account of a successful training school
for hOusemaids in "A small city, a sug-
gestive story of the bad effect wrought
upon the character Of a gentle. submissive
girl by a strong-willed. positive mother.
who always thought for her daughter.
and the story of the unusual way in which
a mother cured her child OF A habit Of
untruthfulness In addition. there is a
great variety Of practical household talk.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21

Representative Babcock, Of Wisconsin,
has been criticised i'm some quarters on
account of his views regarding some fea-
lures Of the tariff. but his constituents
support him. One county convention in
his district has Endorsed the bill looking
TO removing the excessive tariff on steel
products and all commodities which do not
need protection. and a continuance of which
may be prejudicial to the welfare of the
American farmer. manufacturer and Ia
bOrer.' Another convention said: 1--WE
declare unequivocally in favor of the bill
reducing excessive and unnecessary tariff
on steel products. and. while favoring the
fullest protection TO every American in
dustry requiring protection, we are heartily
in favor OF revising all excessive tariff
schedules. keeping in view the interests of
the American farmer and the Iaboring
man." Such declarations tend to show that
there is a good deal of feeling among Re
publicans against anchOring the party in
definitely 10 any particular tariff schedule.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
A BUSINESS MAN ON TRADE
EXPANSION.

Hon. NJ. Z. ingalls,, president of the Big
Four" Railroad. is experiencing the diff
Guilty Of being a progressive American and
trying at the same time to be a Democrat.
Generally, in such cases. if Americanism
prevails a man ends by landing in the Re
publican party. where SIR. ingalls, has prac-
tically been in the last two or three pres
idential elections, and where he will prob
ably find a permanent congenial abiding
place. A man Of his sound views on the
money question and his broad ideas regard
ing national expansion is much more likely
10 abjure Democracy than Americanism-
In his address before the ankers Club
of Chicago Mr.. ingalls, made a strong plea
in favor of Republican reciprocity, espe-
cially with the West India islsnds and
South American states. The term Repub-
lican reciprocity is used because the last
national platform declared in favor of reel
procity as well as protection-in favor of
reciprocity so directed as to open our mar
kets on favorable terms for what we do not
ourselves produce in return for free foreign
markets. Mr.. ingalls, believes that is the
key TO the extension of our foreign trade
with the countries where it can be most
easily and proitably extended. IF we
would make this Nation as rich and power
full as it ought to be-" he said, "if We would
bring money and prosperity to ourselves
and to the future, We must adopt some OF
the plans that were outlined by Blaine in
his day and were emphasized by Mckinley
in his last message" In connection with
reciprocity agreements with neighboring
countries that ought to be our best custom
ers, Mr.. ingalls, would establish better
transportation facilities, more rapid mail
communication, better banking facilities
and more friendly commercial dealings. He
pointed out that, while we are asserting
the Monroe doctrine. European merchants,
manufacturer and bankers are insidiously
capturing and commercially anneXing
Islands and states at our very doors. As a
business man he does not think it very wise
for us to be reiterating a political dogma
almost a hundred years old while other ma
tons are quietly capturing the trade of the
people we are so bent on protecting. If we
make the right kind of reciprocal trade ar
Irangement and establish the right kline of
transportation and banking facilities, I'VE
have not ships enough upon the ocean,
said Mr.. Ingalls,, ito carry the commerce
between those countries and our own, and
there is not money enough in the banks to
furnish the credit and exchange" This is
the kind of reciprocity President Mckinley
had in mind when he said, 1.-THE problem OF
more markets requires our urgent and inn
mediate attention." and that Reciprocity
is the natural outgrowth of our wonderful
industrial development under the domestic
policy now firmly established" Congress
might profit by treating Mr.. Ingalls's
speech as a special message.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21
Impressions of Roosevelt.
Nv Orleans Times- Democrat.

New Orleans Times-DemOcrat.
II like him. He is a fine fellow. He re-
minds me OF a great, big. strong, vigorous
boy" said Governor Aycock, of North
Carolina. when questioned as to his i'm
pressions Of Mr.. Roosevelt. His speech at
Charleston was magnificent and I. in com
mon with every one else in the audience,
was deeply impressed with his simplicity
and earnestness. He is a big man and his
Southern trip will do incalcuIable good.
He is the kind Of a man you would like 10
ask to take a drink. When he swings that
ponderous lower jaw and leans forward to
speak he has the attitude OF a man, tense
with feeling, who raises his fist, jams II
hard against a table and says: I'll be -
If il il not so and you believe him. He
will get all the backing that North Carolina
can give a Republican President.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21

There has been no testimony regarding
the treatment of the Beers in the British
concentration camps more trustworthy than
that of DIR. Hertz. formerly Of New York
and now rabbi Of a Jewish congregation
in johannesburg. South Africa. DIR. Hertz
is now in New York. He comes almost d.
rect from the seat of war and was a men,
Der of the refuge department. He says
many Boer leaders voluntarily sent their
families into the concentration camps in
order that they might be taken care of
while the men were fighting. As a matter
OF fact. he says. the British government
provides its prisoners in the camps with
three times as many ~rations as the British
refugees who were expelled by Kruger,
and that there has been no more sickness
or suffering than was inseparable from a
state OF war. The trouble with some people
is they demand that war shall be conducted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21

In the House, on Friday, General Hep
burn. of Iowa, who is old enough to know
better. brutality assailed Mr.. Long. of Kan
sas, for the speech he made on the sugar
question. The speech of Mr.. Long can be
found i'm the Congressional Record of April
publication and contains more information
upon the sugar question than any address
yet delivered, There is no rhetoric in the
speech, but IL is full of the logic Of facts.
a member of the committee on ways and
means. He is forty-two years of age. II
he were nearly sixty-nine years of age, as
is General Hepburn, and were serving his
eighth consecutive term in the House. he
would be a leader on the ways and means
committee and would be classed as a tariff
authority with Mckinley and Dingley.
Evidently this attack of General Hepburn
was inspired by envy. General Hepburn
has spent seven terms in the House. He is
a master of what is called satire. He makes
an assault about twice a session upon the
rules of the House and a funny speech
against the river and harbor appropriation
bill, now somewhat stale from repetition.
AS chairman of the isthmian canal COM
mittee he had a great opportunity to give
the country some Information upon that
subject, but failed to do so. The master of
satire has no taste for collecting facts.