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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07

,,non swimming children?" MY usual posi-
ton" responded the applicant, rs on
chair with the child held b firmly nas se Job
Three granddaughter of Charles Dickens
hold positions of responsibility in London
Ethel Dickens has typewriting establish
ment. where she makes a specially OIL
transcribing plays and manuscripts. MAY
Angela is the manager OF dressmah.,s
firm Charlotte. the third sister, IL e ~
secretary of the London Schooi Doo" "
Health.
Abdul Hamid, Sultan Of Turkey, has just
celebrated his sixtieth birthday. Thirty
four Othmans have reigned in Turkey, ana
the longest reign was less than fifty years.
Solvman having sat upon the throne from
1870 TO 1866. Only one Sultan In the nlhv-
teenth century, only one in the elgnteehth
and only one in the seventeenth ruled long
er than Abdul. and most OF his predecessors
have been slain or put in chains.
The most gifted and distinguished student
at the University of Prague is said 10 DC
a Dominican nun. Sister Thomasia RuJze'
She is mathematical prodigy. and exceis
in the higher physics, and has distanced al
the other students In the study OF menlas
philosophy. Sister Thomasia Is cni9 %
the people, being one of fourteen cniiuIeh
of a shopkeeper. This probably explains
her conventual life, as all girls or her cIass
are obliged to have dowries IL they expect
to marry.
Much uneasiness is felt in Berlin at the
increasing number of suicides. Not a day
passes without its CHASTITY record. Among
those reported in one day recently were
four cases of suicide by poisoning. The
first was that of a girl OF twenty-five
years who was disappointed in love. and
the others were those of young marrieo
woman of twenty-seven after Quarrelmg
with her husband, a bookseller, aged nIty-
five, for pecuniary reasons and chemist,
| aged twenty-six the reason being unknown
An American gentleman who was spend
| ing the winter in Naples had taken fiat
| in a palazzo, the first floor of which was
| occupied by a noble family in somewhat
| reduced circumstances He noticed, to his
surprise, that every day he met a servant
going up or down the stairs carrying
| pair of carriage doors. At last the mystery
| was explained The noble family shared a
carriage with some other families, but each
| had its own doors with the family coat or
| arms to make their friends believe tnat
| they all had carriagesi
Rev. Charles e. Stowe, son OF Harriet
| Beecher Stowe, has just been installed as
pastor of the Central-square Congregational
| Church of Bridgewater. Mass. He was
| graduated at Harvard in 1870 He then
studied theology at the Yale University
and later In Bonn, Prussia. His first parish
| was at Saco, beginning in 1873. After few
| years he was called to the Windsor-avenue
| Congregational Church, in Hartford, where
he remained until 1880, when he became
pastor Of the church In Simsbury, Conn
| He resigned in 1899 for a season of study
and travel. and returned early last spring.
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-. 49, not care 80 much as 70 play save
by proxy Nurse raJst Du6u the DioSA-
house and dig the sand tunnel wnlle ner
for 20 .do. n adam" The Spectator has
often longed 10 steal the defrauaeo ntste
fellow and teach him the soho Aaei1 A''S-
Having seen so much. the Spectator
fancied he had probed to the root OF sng
matter recent encounter las oysLt1
his eyes. He went for a stroil o. So -.
dav morning crisp with dash OF ifo1ss
and overlook n neighbors chllo ilatN.-
Some. clever lad Of ten years SnoeF n
arm was thrust a music roll. ~ 90,
spectator has always incurred MS own
honeless unfamiliarity with the KEY poti'A'
so he congratulated the little feii9W WI ~.
ly on his superior adVantas -s,,c,,srin1 Il
don't like it, It's too much ike ~oIh'
Got a new pony. too" he went on. mourn
fully "but that's all the gooo II CO. .
fellow It's dandy morning Lor a res ~
I'VE got to take this old music lesson. az
he rapped his music roll Grossly asains,
a tree BY way OF comfort the SpectsatoF
suggested that he might ride IN ths 49,
noon sHumph," was the contemptuouS
replv. "A lot you know about IL: We eoS
to take a drawing lesson before iuh S 80 80
go to dancing school after Iun zen 81 Dy o,srb
dark, He broke of with desperate g.
ture "Hullop said the Spectator; 80. =
TO me you're pretty busy for small mai
The boy responded with g.anSe Ol 81. In =,
scorn ..Oh that's not ALL! he cried -
me see: there's a violin lesson every morn MORT
ing before school (subteacher, You Know.
and piano right after school, IL oon
srat Kent after Then Mam'selle comes 70
teach us French. and we do burnt Woou
with Mr.. Saunders. That's all, except draw
ing and dancing school. and gymnasium
Oh and choir practice. It's no cinch, can
tell your' he finished as we parted
When the Spectator reported that piti no.
tale at home he was told that while that
child was little the breath of heaven was
scarcely permitted 10 blow upon him. Yet
now, In their anxiety to possess Tor nun
ali the good things of the earth, his parents
ioaded him with duties till he is little bet
ter than a galley slave. Nature fortunate
iy protects him. in a measure by renGer.
ing him impervious to most thlngs 'na sI
might fear for his mental health. But be-
cause his parents are rich enough 10 Ouy
him limitless privileges. he is robbed OF
that freedom which is the divine right OF
childhood. And yet he belongs-oh the
irony of 1.-THE belongs TO the leisure CLASS
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DE VETS CRITICISMS
Not Altogether I'm Accord with the
Facts of Recent History.
Nebraska State Journal.


General De Wet, one OF the foremost or
the Boer commanders in the closing months
of the late war in South Africa. has written
a book giving his ideas of the conduct OF
the war and explaining that the defeat OF
the Beers was the result Of the treachery
of the burghers rather than of the SUI
periority of the British army. He has lit
tie use for Lord Roberts and General
Kitchener but processes admiration for
Butler and Knox. But it is inevitable that
a vanquished general will come out with
stronger affection for the general he
whipped than for the general who whipped
him The early admiration OF the Con-
federate critics for Mcclellan, Rosecrans
and Buell. still fingers among the old vet
Grams OF the South. and IL was long time
before any. of them could be Induced TO ad-
NIT that Grant, Sherman or sheridan were
above mediocrity as commanders or armies.
De Wet says that neither Roberts nor
Kitchener attacked positions as strong as
those Butler went up against. That was a
credit to their generalship. When general
finds himself butting up against absolutely
impregnable intrenchments OF the enemy,
as Butler did at Colenso and the Tugela, IL
is no sign of ability that he persists in but
ting until he is badly defeated. When
Roberts took hold he simply sent all his
cavalry long distance around the right
flank of the Boer army and smashed In de-
tail the detachments sent out TO meet him
in the open to defend the communications
of the ever victorious Beers and marched
straight to the two capitals, Bloemfontein
and Pretoria, taking in johannesburg on
his way and thus completely cut in two the
military forces of the Beers. 1t took Kitch-
ener almost two years more 10 chase 10
the last ditch the persistent mounted
burghers led by such experienced and indie
fatigable guerrilla leaders as De Wet and
Botha because the country was OF vast
extent and expressly made for that sort or
warfare, but he did IL in time by destroy
ing in detail all the sources of supplies for
the Boer bands. II was the capacity OF
these two British commanders for organi-
zation and large strategy that enabled them
to repair the mistakes of their predecessors
who played the role of the plucky but
stupid bull in the Spanish arena who wears
himself out in charging upon red flags
wherever he sees them and Is always
beaten in the end by the syness of the
matadors and picadors who draw him
blindly into their traps. De Wet praises
the bull that fights in accordance with
the rules of the game as established by his
enemies and not on plan OF his own.
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decree has heen issued directing that

a decree has been issued directing that
after next Jan. I they shall be coli
lected on a gold basis. The order directs
Collectors to calculate import duties as
follows: Deduct so per cent from the pres
emit duty. which is of course in Mexican
money, then multiply the remainder by the
rate of exchange, which will not, however,
be the current rate Of the day, but the
rate that prevails on any one day from the
1st to the 18th of the preceding month, but
in no case to be below 30" While Mexico
may have no immediate intention Of adopt
ing the gold standard this is step In
that direction and will doubtless be fol-
lowed by others. Meanwhile all the large
business interests of the country and the
government, which has to pay the interest
on its foreign bonds in gold, are suffering
heavy losses
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a dissemination of any infectious disease
ne may happen to have, such as grip, or is

dissemination of any infectious disease
ne may happen to have, such as grip, or is
in fair way to contract disease from the
first person whose hand he grasps, for,
say these alarmists. the hand is sure to
accumulate germs during the days round.
If the individual have no malady of his
own that he can pass on. he may. indeed,
Is almost sure. TO gather up evil microbes
when he touches doorknobs. street-car
by the multitude. The sanitary gentlemen.
If they could have their way, would make
handshaking a penal offense
All this is very distressing to the un-
scientific person who has gone his way
cheerfully through the world. greeting his
friends with grip of the hand without
thought Of the awful consequences that
might result. How will he be able to re-
fraip from this practice and confine him.
self to the reserved and formal bow. On
the other hand, how will the man who is
only an objective handshaker, who has his
hand shaken and is merely passive agent
how will he be able without offense to
elude the genial and irrepressible shaker ?
He cannot we'll put his hand behind him
and intimate coldly that he fears that the
preferred palm may be full of typhoid fever
or smallpox microbes. Such a proceeding
would cast a chill on any contemplated
commercial or political negotiation and
would even have an unholy effect on a pos
sible religious compact. 1t will surely re-
quire long course Of schooling before the
handshake is abandoned 1t is so much a
part of social business and political routine
that the men and women addicted to it
who have successfully escaped the microbe
peril for many years will probably con-
tinue to risk their lives and finally refuse
to give 1t up. AS for those who accept
the warning and endeavor to profit by it,
their only resource seems to be to wear
gloves constantly and to fumigate those
protective articles often
When the pessimist asks sadly, whittier
are we drifting?" il can be said to him that
IL the health cranks have their way we
| are drifting toward a time when human
beings will be afraid to associate together
or to communicate other than by long dis
lance telephone-with instruments anC
wires disinfected hourly. How did people
manage to save their lives, any way, before
the microbe was discovered?
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THOSE WICKED MICROBES AGAIN.

Scientists have for some time been wag-
ing war against kissing as an unsanitary
and Objectionable proceeding. Whether
they have made any progress in their cru
SADIE is uncertain, this form of salute not
being a matter open TO official record and
no statistics therefore being available. AS
a public practice it is certainly less notice
able than formerly; fewer women are seen
to greet each other in this manner when
meeting Unexpectedly on the street and in
shops, but there is room for belief that
this change is not an outgrowth of sanitary
intelligence so much as of an increased ac-
quaintance with the customs of the well
bred The sanitarians have undoubtedly
made some impression upon mothers, for
there is wise disposition on the part of
the new mother. at least. to protect her
helpless infants from the kisses indiscrim-
mate and indiscreet admirers of dimpled
babyhood are so ready TO bestow. Not
outstanding these indications Of a repres-
sion of the practice. it is doubtful il the
kiss will ever be entirely eliminated from
the customs of civilization. There will
always be impulsive and emotional per-
sons who will refuse to be restrained by
any consideration OF individual and gen.
eral health from administering this salute
intimate on such occasions as seem At.
Not discouraged by the slow progress
of reform along this line. however. sani-
tary scientists are now raising a protest
against the habit OF handshaking. Every
body shakes hands. and everybody. there
FORE according to these watchful guardians
Of individual and public welfare. Is either
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Gold seekers are warned not to flock to
this city beca use Of a report OF the dis
covery OF the precious metal in the streets
and thesspeciai kilograms of correspondents
20 outside papers to the same effect. Local
prospectors are sot tearing up the streets.
as might be expected from the statements
which have been published. and there is no
excitement whatever. There is great wealth
in Indiana. but IL the country depended
upon this State for the yellow metal to up
hold the gold standard we should be on a
corn, coal or oil basis :
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was Brigadier General Burt, retired OFF,
Ger of the regular army and civil war vet
eran- He was one of the first army officers
to advocate the use of women nurses for
sick and wounded soldiers. and he said:
There is as much difference between
man and woman nurse as there is be-
tween hell and paradise" Yet women
nurses were never given a chance to dem
onstrate their usefulness until during the
civil war Now they are an important fea-
ture of the Red Cross Society's work in all
civilized countries.
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Ex-President Cleveland, in one Of his
messages, urged Congress to provide for
a Board of Arbitration to which all dis
putes between labor and capital might be
referred. Congress did not act upon the
recommendation, but it is probable that
If Mr.. Cleveland's advice had been needed
prevented. But, for making the recon-
mendation Mr.. Cleveland was not charged
with attempting to make the government
paternal.
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1t seems that the word tabloid which
was used in this country by Editor Harms
worth in relation to the condensation of
news. is one that does not permit of hav-
ing liberties taken with it. 1t is protected
in England at least by copyright or letters
patent by its Owners" who use it as a
trademark. In this case no harm is DONE
and some benefit may be derived from sup
preston of the word. but what will become
of us if patent medicine people and others
choose to copyright the rest of the lam
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No more damaging testimony against the
anthracite coal operators has been adduced
than that of a twelve-year-old boy who
produced due bills showing that he worked
several weeks at 4 cents an hour and was
locked every cent Of his pay on account
OF an old debt against his father, who
had been killed in the mines. corporation
that would be guilty OF such conduct as
that would violate any law. human or d.
vine
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Tricks of the Trade.

Brooklyn Eagle.
THE goods putting the market
now" said the manager. ARE not as pure as
those We have been selling"
They're not!'' exclaimed the manufacturer.
mo. Competition has been fierce that We
have had to cut the price and can't afford
to put out the pure article at the present quota
TONS
For a moment the manufacturer was thought
full
WELL" he said, at last, ''have Beware OF
limitations printed on the labels in larger and
blacker type than ever before"
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The New Castle Tribune reproduces
large part Of the Journals recent editorial
on bad spelling in the schools, comments
thereon briefly and appends the following:
The Tribune will now add as an object
lesson a bad SPELL which recently came
under its own observation. In very brief
communication to this paper from an intel
ligent and wideawake pupil who is far adj
vanced in one of the high schools of Henry
county we noted the following:
Definately.
Visable.
Desirable.
During absents of the librarian, etc.
Isn't IL time for the common people to
take hold of methods in the common
schools before pupils drop into the habit Of
spelling cat with k?
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Chicago Tribune.
In an evil hour the Association of Kitchen
Ladies' numbering forty. decided to hold a cook
cry competition.
Five prizes were to be given.
The AFFAIR came of. and the five prizes for
excellence IN cookery were awarded.
whereupon the thirty-five kitchen ladies that
had failed to win any of them indignantly re-
signed and broke up the organization.
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be court-martialed a second time is that
he executed several traitorous native
guides during the Samar campaign 1t
may be said that no law of war is more
ancient or better settled than that which
authorizes the summary execution of
guides in a campaign on discovery of their
treachery. 1t was for doing the same thing
that a court-martial justified Major Waller.
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Tempering the Shock.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
''Sparkleigh has developed his artistic tenn
permanent amazingly
HAS hep =
Eyes. You know that awfully homely Bum
girl whose father has so much money!
I've seen her"
well. Sparkleigh calls on her only on the
darkest nights
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The bill appropriating s2o.Ooo0OO to con-
struct a national road for automobiles will
scarcely be forwarded to enactment during
the present Congress. but there are pieces of
the historic national road built by Congress
before the era OF railroads which can be
used. In Indianapolis and several other
Indiana cities the old national road has
become a main thoroughfare, like Wash
iurfon street
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Washington Post.

" aSIIIISFOn POST.
Dr. Steiner, German physician. created
quite sensation in the scientific world
iately by the discovery he made while In
Java Of new mode OF anaesthesia. There
ne FOUND that the Malay prisoners in the
prisons who were unable to obtain opium
or petel had means OF rendering them
and forefhger the carotid artery On either
side OF the throat
Quite lately DR.. Swsnton. OF the Bureau
viewing the notes he made during his visit
IN ioo 70 the Queen Charlotte islands that
the IN. same practice was known 10 the ma
ives OF that island He also states that
the carotid artery was known ~ the an
clients as the veina soporidca showing that
tney Also may have known something of
tn'- means Of self-anaesthenia.
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Congress should lose no time in passing
Senator Lodges bill to establish the gold
standard in the Philippines. Experience
has demonstrated that it was serious
mistake not to do so in the first place. and
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1ngtOn sire

The stricter enforcement Of the immigra-
ton law at New York Is resulting in the
sending OF an unusually large number back
20 their native countries. or $500 immi-
grants landing on Thursday $40 were de-
tanned for examination as TO their means
for self-support. The same day sixty-two
would-be immigrants were deported; and
yet there are too many who will stay and
add TO ranks Of common labor
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Particular at the Outset.

Judge.
Mr.. Justwed-Shall 1 order anything for the
house on my way to the Office this morning, my
dear?
Mrs. Justwed-Yes, love. Stop at the grocery
store and tell them to send up five-pound bag
of salt right away. And, George. tell them to be
sure and see that it is fresh.
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Perhaps.

New York Sun.
De StyIe-why did they put Farrant out of the
Historical Society?
Gunbusta-He said George Washington didn't
chop down the cherry tree.
De Style-How does he account for the tree
being down?
Gunbusta-He claims George ran into 1t with
his automobile
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The trial which has been going on in the
Federal Court during the past week shows
the folly of dragging personal grievances
and neighborhood quarrels before a high
tribunal at the cost and to the disgust of
the public People should wash their dirty
clothes in private.
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1t is something new in the publishing
world for a book-publishing house to take
on daily newspaper attachment, but that
is said to be what Harper & Brothers
have done. In the Morning Telegraph, ii
theatrical paper, Colonel Harvey will have
an opportunity to show the touch of his
versatile hand in a new direction.
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The hope of Indiana oil operators has been
more than realized. A few months ago it
was stated by a leading operator that he ex-
pected oil to touch The dollar mark; yes
terday the price was raised to s1.04. An
increase Of 20 cents a barrel in six months
means a good deal to Indianians.
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A bill has been introduced in Congress to
improve our consular service. Pehaps it
can be improved in some respects. but as a
whole II Is better than that of any other
country. and intelligent foreigners admit it..
1t is the opinion of representative Germans,
Englishmen and Frenchmen that American
consuls lead all others in efficiency. zeal
and practical accomplishments
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A foreign correspondent lamenting the
lack of American enterprise in the matter
OF introducing goods in foreign markets
says that mo large country has so many
commercial travellers at home and so few
abroad" That goes to show that Ameri-
cans find home markets deserve their chief
attention
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Seven of the nineteen citizens OF st. Louis
indicted for municipal corruption have been
convicted. and the others will be tried at
an early day. All of those convicted were
not members OF the City Council. those who
bribed sharing the disgrace and punish
ment with those who accepted brides.
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THE HUMORISTS.
A Radical Cure.
Judge.

Judge.
Biggs-I understand Mrs. strongmind married
her husband to reform him.
Boggs-Reform him? OF what?
Biggs-He used to be a regular brute to his
first wife.
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Sometimes the Case.

Baltimore News.
See how devoutly. how impassionately, how
fondly Mrs. Smith gazes into her husbands
facet Isn't it perfectly charming?"
"H'm You're little off, That amt Smith
that's Jones. That's Smith down in the corner
holding Mrs. Joness hand"