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The Magazines.

President Hadley, of Yale, will have in
the September Century suggestive little
article called "The Twofold Cause Of Bet
ting" in which he draws instructive
parallel between betting and dueling.
Ralph Conner" has a public of his own.
and a new book over his signature is sure
of its welcome. "Glengarry School Days, ="
the opening chapters of which Will appear
in Ieslfe's Monthly for September, is in
large measure a sequel TO 1.-THE Man from
Glengarry," which has sold to the tune of
100000 copies.
Walter A. Wyckoff. the author of 1.-THE
Workers" will begin a new series in the
September Scribner's dealing with the con-
ditions which surround the wage Garner in
England. He studied the question at first
hand last summer, and his conclusions WILL
il is said, surprise many students Of Social
questions. The picture that he draws of
the labOring man in London is much
brighter than the American idea of him.
one of the more important articles of
Harper's Bazaar for August is on Training
Backward Children by DR.. Bryson. New
autumn street gowns and children's frocks
are the feature Of the fashion department,
and are followed by a brief article. fully
Illustrated. of the gowns made for the corO-
nation An article by the portrait painter,
Richard Hail. on Good Taste in Women's
Clothes" will attract all feminine readers.
The elaborate and costly color work in
modern magazines has it's decided draw
backs from the standpoint of the publisher.
To print a magazine with color plates is a
matter of far greater mechanical difficulty
than TO print merely i'm black on white.
Consequently If n magazine edition is ex-
hausted il is impracticable TO think of
printing more numbers. even though there
are numerous recorders, which cannot be
filled The publishers of Harper's Magazine
have Just had this experience with the Au-
gust number An unusually large edition
was ordered, but IL failed to meet the de-
mand. so the demand remains unsatisfied,
and August, 1902, numbers of Harper's are
destined to be at premium.
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Dove" in which he is said to escape from
his late manner of abstract and psychology
zeal involution. In the first place, the
book has an understandable plot More
than this the characters are drawn broad
~. and the color is laid on with a heavy
brush.
In the department Of history, biography
ana essays. Houghton, Mifilin & Co. will
publish next month John Fishes last work.
New France and New England" Lock-
hart's Life of Scott in a fine new edition
of five volumes; Nathaniel Hawthorne"
by Prof. George +. WoOdberry; American
Navigation" by William w Bates and
"Eternalism," by Orlando J. Smith.
.'Caterpillars and Their Moths" is the
title Of a new nature book which the Cen
fury Company has in preparation. 1t is The
work Of Ida Mitchell Eliot and Caroline
Gray SOule, and it presents the result OF
more than twenty years spent in studying
and rearing moths. The Illustrations are
said 10 be especially striking, being made
from photographs, each one showing the
actual size.
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TO AID FILIPINO SOIL TILLERs.
Charles A. COnant Suggests Loans In
der Government Guaranty.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1Z-Some data re-
garding mortgage loans to small landhold-
ers, under government supervision has
been forwarded to Judge Henry C. Ide, sec
rotary of finance in the Philippine islands.
by Charles A. Conant, who was in the Phil
ippines last summer for the purpose Of
studying coinage and banking conditions
there. Mr.. Conant says it appears that
mortgage loans under government guaranty
are successful even under the conditions
existing in Turkey. and that Lord Cromer
is preparing to extend the system in Egypt
The National Bank of Egypt has already
made loans of about 81, 100000 of this char
acter, but as it is a commercial bank il is
lndlSpOsed TO lock up further caDital in this
form of security. A new bank is therefore
in process of formation to engage excIu-
sively in small mortgage and agricultural
loans. The government is TO guarantee diVi-
dends of per cent on the capital and is
necessary, to collect the interest on loans.
Mr.. Conant said to-day:
II have sent some information on this
subject to the Philippine commission In the
belief that they might find it useful if they
wish to prepare a similar project for the
Philippines. If such a plan succeeds in
developing the agriculture resources of
Turkey and Egypt, and there is sufficient
sense Of financial responsibility among
these people 10 prevent serious losses. il is
possible that similar benefits could be OBJ
tanned in the Philippines. / know that
some means of aiding the farmers is a
subject very close 10 the heart of Governor
Taft and Judge Ide. There is already
Spanish law in the Philippines permitting
the creation of mortgage banks. but it APP
parently needs the support and active mi
tiative of the government to put plan of
relief for the small farmers in practical
opera ton. Governor Taft and his associ-
ates have SO many problems before them
that il will probably be some time before
they will be able TO take this up. but it will
be greatly for the benefit Of the Filipinos
when they are able 10 borrow enough 10
equip themselves with the best seed and
with modern tools"
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RECENT ARMY ORDERS.
Officers Assigned to Special Duties
New Work for Col. j. It. Kerr.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE folio

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE following
army orders have been issued:
Lieut.. Col. James 7. Kerr, assistant adju-
tant general. upon his arrival at San Fran
cisco. Will proceed to Fort LeavenwOrth
for General service and staff duty as adju-
tant general of the college.
Lieut.. Col George Andrews, assistant ad-
jutant general. is relieved from the Office of
the adJutant general oct. Is, and will pro-
coed 10 the commanding general, Depart
ment of California, for duty as adjutant
general OF that department.
Maj. Charles j. Crane, assistant adjutant
general, is relieved from duty in the Philip
pines, and Will proceed 10 the Department
of California for assignment as assistant
adjutant general OF that department
Lieut. Col. William Ennis, artillery corps.
assistant adjutant general, will report to
the adjutant general OF the army for duty
in his office.
Second Lleuts. Louis Soeia. jr.. and
Walter .. Roswell. recently appointed, are
assigned to the Sixteenth Infantry.
First Lieut.. Edmund d. ShOrtlidge. assist
ant surgeon, is relieved from duty in the
Philippines and will proceed to San Fran
cisco.
Contract Surgeon Harry NJ. James is re-
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A DamseI or Two.

The above is the name given TO the latest
story from the pen of +. Frankfort Moore.
author OF 1.-The Jessamy Bride "A Nest
of Llnnets" and other pleasing productions.
I'm the present story. does not. like
the others. deal with actual historical per-
sonages. In It two conrasted types of
men are shown-Colonel Selwod, for TWEEN
ty-fve years an officer in the British army,
now a country gentleman Of good estate,
though heavily involved, and Mr.. MellOr,
a FOUNDER" otherwise a promoter Of
financial schemes of more or less doubtful
character. The two daughters of Colonel
SelwOOd are types OF English girls differ
ing from those usually presented In
fiction and, perhaps for that reason.
more attractive Knowing the incumbered
condition Of their home. they are willing
and anxious 10 engage in any occupation
for which they are fitted or may fit them
selves. and while they are doing what their
minds and hands find TO do they waste no
thought ON fears of possibly lost prestige
or OF lowered social position. Their sole
concern Is. by industry and application to
secure financial independence and 10 add
10 the family income True friendship
and self-denyiug affection manifest them
selves throughout and give life and charm
TO the varied scenes. The tone OF the story
Is pure and wholesome -. Appleton &
20 New York.
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Among the Publishers.

Just before his death the late Sir Walter
Besant completed a novel he had been
working on for some time, entitled NO
other Way" The announcement is now
made that the story. the last by this pop
ular author. will be published in the fall
by DOdd, Mead * Co. a
The Bookman for August reports that
the best selling book in America during
the month just closed is THE Mississippi
Bubble" The publishers of Mr.. HouCh' 5
book. the Bowen-Nerril Co, say that il
is the most successful book they have ever
publshed-cOnsidering the short time il has
been on the market.
The late Mr.. John Fiske left two volumes
OF essays ready for publication. They will
be published in the early autumn by the
Macmillan Company under the title "Es-
saws: Historical and Literary" They com
prise the only posthumous work COM
pleted and made ready for the press by
Mr. Fiske himself before his death.
Charles Scribner's Sons announce a new
novel by Henry James. THE Wings OF the
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Political Aphorisms from "shncI.Ictt.

Belief is the sinking fund of politics
The same trick won't work twice in the
same town.
The first maxim in politics is to take no
chances that can be avoided
Sentimentally impractical, like a mug
wump or a white-ri5bOn woman in the
lobby
l really like the woman in politics when
she is a politician, for you can depend on
her.
When the police have nabbed the stakes.
game?
If YOU must stop at any ravine at all.
you'd better not try to climb the mountain
OF politics. but stick to the fats
When the other fellow has a better hand
there nothing to do but to put your cards
in the deck without his seeing them
| am going 10 join the reform element
here in the city to bounce the mayor and
some other people that l don't like
Oh you'll find out quick enough if you'll
remember TO let the other fellows do most
of the talking while you look wise and
bored and jest grunt,
I've never posed as a puritan in politics
You might as we'll try 10 make a prospector
out of a tenderfOOt as 10 expect TO make a
politician out of a preacher.
never knew 1t TO fail yet. but when a
woman went into politics and got along as
far as practical politics, she went TO the
very bottom of the sea a once
Whenever you're in doubt in politics or
craftsmanship, read up on the life OIL in
coin It's the Bible of the really success
full politician who aspires above the Legis-
I
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On Donkey.s Hurricane Deck.

This is a rollicking and humorous &C
count Of an odd experience on Friday,
Nov. q, 1896, r. p. Woodward started from
New York city to make a journey to San
Francisco on a donkey. The journey was
10 be made on a wager in 3H days. The
traveller was TO start from New York with
out dollar in pocket, and without De 3
Slng borrowing or stealing, was 10 procure
a donkey, earn his way across the CONT
nent TO San Francisco and register at its
leading hotel within the schedule time. The
whole distance was To be covered by road
trail only. BY the route pursued the au-
thor Travelled 4,096 miles. beating or earn
ing his way, and he arrived at his journey :
end with several hundred dollars in his
pocket. Such journey, of course, involved
many curious, interesting and amusing eX-
periences, and they are described In a
rafting sort of newspaper style that
quite suits the subject. The authors humor
is somewhat after the Mark Twain style,
and while it is rather tiresome in heavy
doses the book viii be found readable by
those who like the sort Of reading. The
Photographic Illustrations from life are
good New York: l. II. Blanchard d Co.
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don WHICH dos not seek 20 be monopOly

ton which does not seek 20 be a monopoly
and has held prices down rather than ad-
vanced them.
The worst feature Of the trust is its ten
dency to overcapitalize After putting
high price upon the plants combined, the
promoters go TO New Jersey and 1ncOr-
porate with millions of dollars worth Of
stock for which no money has been or ever
Will be paid. This Is done with view OF
making profits sufficiently large to pay
dividends upon such stock at some time.
After time some OF this stock, which is
nothing but water, is turned into bonds
and thus made a fixed charge upon the
earning capacity Of the trust. Mr.. Flint
makes an attempt TO confuse his readers
as TO what water IN stock is. To that end
ne gives the capitalization of large num-
Der of Industries compared with the market
value, which show that the dividends on
the market and par values are nearly the
same. This is lodging the entire question.
According TO his dispositions, water IN stock
Is the stock upon which no dividend can be
earned, no matter what it may have cost
the pOssessOr, while any amount of CAPT
taliZatiOn upon which the property VIII
earn dividend is legitimate capitalization,
even If not a cent a share is paid for 1t.
The public definition of water in stock is
different. If those in the trust are given
stock for which they do not pay money or
ANYTHING that has a value in the market
and can be sold for that value Independent
OF the stock, that stock is water The
money which is earned by trust and is
used 10 pay dividends on such stock IS the
money or the profit which the trust should
pay the consumer in the reduced price of
which the writers have so much TO say. If
that stock gets into bonds and the enter
prise has all il can do to pay the interest
ON such bonds, that interest is the part
which should 90 TO the consumer in lower
prices year after year. The result is that
the consumer. for whom these writer's at
acct such concern, will never receive any
advantage.
The attempt to legitimize the watering Of
stock is the one feature of the book which
betrays a lack OF candOr and detracts from
its value to those who are seeking informa-
ton. The work Is clearly written, and is
not marred by that abstruse discussion
which makes most books on this and like
subjects dull
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MIR. w hitnan.

A bright vivacious story is Mr. Whit
man." by Elizabeth Pullen. The hero.
most conservative young American mer-
chant. always tremendously interested in
all that pertains 10 Italy, receives an un-
expected legacy whereby he is enabled 10
go 10 this land of his dreams without en-
croaching upon capital invested in "busi-
ness" In the early part of his trip he is
captured by brigands, who compel him to
become one OF them, and 10 his surprise
he finds the life rather cOngenial. The
various unique experiences he undergoes. to-
gether with the somewhat meagre love
story running through its pages, go 10
make up an entertaining story, humorously
and cleverly told. Lothrop Publishing
CnnnanN. BOSTON.
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lieved at Camp Thomas and will proceed TO
New York city for annulment OF contract
William u. Pritchard is discharged as
first lieutenant. Porto Rico Provisional
Regiment Of Infantry. by reason of his &C
cepting of an appointment as second lieu
tenant, Third Infantry. L. :. y.
Capt. Henry d. Snyder. assistant surgeon
Is relieved as attending surgeon and exam
liner of recruits in New York city and VIII
proceed to Plattsburg barracks for duty.
First Lieut.. Thomas l.. RhOades, assist
ant surgeon. Will report 10 the commanding
general, Department OF California, for as
signment To that department.
Capt. John {. Gilmore. jr.. artillery corps.
will proceed to Governors island and re-
port TO Major General Macarthur for duty
as aid-de-camp on his staf.
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The Man I'm the street Stories

For some time past the New York Times
has conducted a department of original
stories OF persons and occurrences Of the
day. Offering prizes for the best in wit,
humor and good form. Many of them are
first rate. and they are all conspicuousIy
free from the flavor OF Joe Smith anec-
dOtes. A volume containing upwards OF COO
OF them, entitled THE Man in the Street
Stories, is published by the j. 5. Ogilyie
Company, New York, and as a presenta-
ton of the humorous side of real life il is
unique. Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew has
dignihed it with an introduction in which
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The Gate of the Kiss.

1.-THE Gate of the Kiss" a romance of
the days of King Hezekiah, is a biblical
story by John w. Harding. The time is
that in the history of Judah of the war be-
tween Hezekiah the King, and Sennacherib,
the terrible ruler of Babylon. The prophet
Isaiah is a conspicuous figure. The hero,
NaphtaH, is young friend of the King
who is enmeshed in the tolls of the beau
tiful cOurtesan Miraone. who uses her
lover as a means to obtain information for
the enemy There is plenty of action
in the story, which is told in vivid. rO-
bust style; but 1t is a tragedy, most
tales of those very ancient times seem TO
be. LOthrop Publishing Company, Boston.
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The Red Anvil.

1.-The Red Anvil is a story Of the slave
times with the fugitive slave law for its
basis. The underground railway plays a
strong part in the story, as the little town
of Smithboro is one of its northern termi-
nails where plenty of kindly hands are held
out to the unhappy passengers Of this road
without rails. The author of the book is
Charles Reginald Sherlock, and it is pub
lished by the Frederick n. Stokes Com
pany, New York.
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Castle CraneycrOyV.

This story, by George b. McCutcheon, au-
thor of "Graustark" belongs to the dime
novel order of fiction. 1t is the account of
the adventures of an American in Brussels
who saves an American girl with whom he
is in love from marrying an Italian and
marries her himself. The action is rapid,
many improbable things happen and the
tale does not bear analysis, but il is told
with vigor and has certain attraction that
holds the reader. But ii is not to be re-
garded seriously as literature. II. S. Stone
q Co, Chicago.
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Tons of Treasure.

This story, by William Henry Bishop.
is " a Tale of Adventure and Honor" being
a new and improved edition of "rhe Yellow
Snake" The scene is laid in Mexico. where
the hero, Walter Ridgefeld, is searching for
treasure in order to wipe out the tremen-
dOus debts which his fathers defalcations
left. He finds the treasure, but proves the
truth of the old saying that the one lucky
in money is unlucky in his love, as two
very attractive young women are violently
in love with him at the same time-a situa-
tion that in his case is unfortunate. The
story, while readable, is very sensational
Street & Smith, New York.
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MINNEAPOLIS & MARTINsyILLE
RAPID TRANSIT co.

r-or Mooresvile and intermediate points cars
Il, teavs Kentucky avenue and Washington
~, al 5.s5 a m. $50 a. m. and every hour
ssssl~safter 70 and including $50 %. m after
s--. 49, ttrle car viii leave al $50 and II.I5
Car leaves Mooresyille az a ana every
49, thereafter 20 and including s D. m after
.,ntch time "A car VIII leave al l0 O'Clock.
Srbe a M car leaving Mooresyllle reaches
tbe Union station az Indiana polls ina time 10
connect with sunday morning excursions on all
railroads.
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The Concise Standard Dictionary.

Messrs. Funk & Wagnalls have issued
an abridgment Of their Standard Diction-
airy, which, while very small, neverthe-
less contains $4,000 words. As this number
far exceeds the average vocabulary even of
educated people, it is plain that IL will
meet the needs of those who need a lexicon
of convenient size for ready reference. 1t
is a volume for the busy mans desk
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INTERURBAN TIME CARD.
UNION TRACTION CO., OF INDIANA
Time Table Effective May %, 1902.
station-UniOn Block,
10 West MaryIcnd Street.
I Tr~lns sur % osn1ral TIA

For Anderson. Muncie. Marion, Alexandria ana
intermediate stations. Leave. 4.l5 a. m. and
each hour thereafter until $40 j. ~ ana HID
Limited trains for Anderson and Muncie-
Leave. a. m. IL a. m, D. m and D. m.
erri,.ing Anderson in one hour and twenty i've
minutes and Muncie in two hours. II m. and
3 NJ IN. trains make direct connections at Ancer-
son with limited trains for Elwood
Combination passenger and express car VIII
fssv-e West AIarsland-street station at 3 Is
Express car leaves West Maryland-street sta
lion go o. m.
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he says: 1.-THE benefactor who has been
lauded for centuries because he made two
blades of grass to grow where only one
grew before held the highest honor in the
Tudor age OF development. but in our con-
centrated and neTve-pTOStraung period he
has no place beside the man who makes
a worker laugh. The crop, not of chest
nuts. but of lively adventures and encoun-
ters Of wit between well-knOwn people can
be CLEANED day by day. but there has here
tofore been no agency for gathering and
distributing the harvest" Evidently the
great American story-teller regards the
book as a well-filled granary from which he
can draw at pleasure.
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The Credit of.the County.

1.-The Credit of the County is one of the
Appleton's Town and Country Library
series. The author, w. E. Norris, is we'll
known by such novels as "Matrimony."
THE Flower of the Flock" etc. This
story is of English country life, the feud
between the old country families and what
they term ambitious interlopers." being
the theme of the tale.
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Indians Celebrate a Retreat.

GUTHRIE. o. T. Aug. 1.-THE retreat
of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians from
General Custer and his troops was re-
enacted to-day by 400 members OF those
tribes their council grounds I'm west
ern Oklahoma. The occasion was the an
nual feast at which the Indians indulge In
their war and crow dances. so-calIed
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Cavalry omcer Drowned.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Aug. 17.-Lieutenant
Ralph f. Mcdowell. of the Twelfth United
States Cavalry. was drowned in Pinto
creek, near Fort Clark. He and Lieutenant
Lusk were bathing when Mcdowell was
seized with cramps and went TO the bottom
before help could reach him.
Lusk nearly lost his own life in at
tempting to rescue.
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INDIANAPoLIs ~ GREENFIELD RAPID
TRANSIT COMPANY.

PASSENGER CARS-Leave Georgia and Me-
r,dtsn streets First car az a. IN and, hourly
thereafter until - p. m Last car leaves az ll.S0
Z. m. r..o-.r. - A.
ridtor streets al 5 a. m. ana leave az a. IA.
49, er~i,e al 2l0 and leave az 700 p. ~
CONBINATION PASSENGER And EMPRESS
= 1pG-Teave Georgia and Meridian streets az
m. a. M, y noon. p. IA, ,. m,
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Murderer with an outIandI.h Name.

DETROIT. Mich, Aug. Nv. Ladyslaw
Konstantynowiez who was arrested here
Yesterday. confessed to-day 10 the local
Dolice that ne was wanted Ira Scranton. Pa.
Tor the murder OF a Polander In board
ing-hOuse in that city about a year ago
He admits killing the man. whose name the
local police do not know, but says IL was
done in self-defense. He has waived ex-
tradition and will be taken 20 Scranton
"a soon as an officer arrives from that city.