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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09
A FALLING OUT OF MOTHERS.

The National Organization of Mothers is
a body whose reason for being has never
quite penetrated the mental density of that
part of the population not made up Of
mothers. 1t comes to the attention of the
public once a year when II holds a con-
vention and listens to speeches on the I'M
portance of its existence and its awful re-
sponsibilities. and then, so far as the gen.
eral community is aware. it remains quies-
cent until the next convention. It seems
that 1t is not idle, however. but is engaged
in forming auxiliary mothers societies
State organizations and the like. This un-
dertaking. for the most. goes on joyously
and with few discouragements. 1t is true
that comparatively few young mothers can
be persuaded to join. they being too busily
engaged in the arduous and absorbing
task of rearing their children to have time
for such societies; but there is no trouble
in securing the cooperation Of mothers
whose children are grown and out of the
way, and it is an easy matter to obtain
the services of spinsters and college pro-
fessors when addresses are to be made to
these clubs.
Out In Utah it seems the committee Of
propaganda, as the church people would
call it, found their way especially smooth.
The movement was In gentle hands, but
Mormon ladies showed an encouraging in
terest and were welcomed into the organlza-
ton, an unusual number being young.
Matters went on ~swimmingly for a time,
but an awful discovery has lately brought
CONSERVATION into the gentle ranks and
has disrupted the society. 1t has been
found that the law abolishiag polygamy is
not strictly enforced, and that plural
wives-is 1T correct to say plural mothers?-
were not only members of the mothers
organization, but that men and women
living openly in polygamy had actually
oficiated at the sessions as speakers, and
had even opened the meetings with prayer.
1t seems to be the prayers that cause the
most horror to the scandalized gentle
ladies. though why is not quite clear. since
it is obvious hat no one can be in greater
need of prayer than a ~polygamous Mormon.
Out, apart tuiSs tucy ChLiot cHuuEt
the thought of associating in club life with
mothers who have but a fractional interest
in the fathers of their children. and so they
have withdrawn from the Utah society
and left the Mormon mothers in full
charge.
In the absence of exact information as
to what, precisely, a mothers organiza-
ton stands for, it is impossible to decide
definitely whether the course Of these
gentle ladies is wise or not; but, assum-
ing 1t to be a movement looking to the
elevation of the profession of mothers, 1t
would seem to the lay mind that no better
field of operations could be offered than the
one just deserted in Utah. Mothers are
mothers and children are children, what
ever the husbands and fathers may be:
and because the fathers are . bad lot. e
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09
A HoME-srAYInG WOMAN.

A woman who has just died out in Abb
lene. KAN, was a fulfllment, such as is sell
don found in these degenerate modern
days. of the masculine idea of what a woni-
an should be. as indicated by the handmade
literature on the subject. She was EN-
phat:cGlly a 'homebody," and IL there is
anything the average man desires more
than another in the partner of his joys, to
hear him talk, ii is thai she shall be a
homebody. He wants her to be at home al
ways when he is there, and feels injured
when she is not. Secretly. also. he cher
ishes the belief-the proof of it is found be-
tween the lines of what he writes and as
an undercurrent of what he preaches-that
she can spend all the rest Of her time
proftably In putting the home in readiness
for him during such hours as he may oc-
cupy 1t. The Abilene woman lived up to
this ideal. In the twenty-five years pre-
vious to her death she had never visited the
business part of Abilene. she never saw the
railroad stations, the courthouse or any OF
the improvements not visible from her
doorway. This means, of course, that she
never shopped that she never went on ex-
cursions out Of town, that she never went
to such downtown amusements as Abb
lene affords: that she never went to see the
Masons. or Odd Fellows or Red Men, when
they paraded In all the glory of their re-
gala; that che never went down to see
Bryan or Carrie Nation when they visited
the place. and that even the circus parade
had no attractions for her. She was not an
invalid or a cripple or . crank; she was
simply q homebody. Abilene is not a large
city, four or five thousand comprising its
a great degree of enterprise to compass it's
entire boundaries at frequent intervals; In
deed. though 1t is conceivable that the town
does not offer much in the way Of excite
ment or entertainment, the ordinary wom-
an possessed of nerves and a measure of
frivolity might have been expected to feel
that she had once in a while to "get out of
the house or die" But the woman who has
Just departed this life had no such desires;
she was content to remain for twenty-five
years on her own premises. What she
thought about is not known; whether she
talked over the back fence with her neigh
bors and so kept In touch with her little
world Is not mentioned in her obituary; nor
is 1t related whether or not the husband Of
this ideal woman realized what a treasure
he possessed. He and her friends must
have a natural wonder as to how her spirit
can content itself in it's present wider
boundaries. There is a possibility, indeed,
that, once set free, once convinced of the
fact that there is something worth while in
creation outside of an Abilene yard gate,
the shade of this woman is disporting itself
gayly and with much joyous establishment
over the spirit world. wherever that may
be, and regretting the time lost from sight
seeing during the twenty-five Abilene
years. However this is. the fact remains
that she was a remarkable 'homebody,"
and tha all men whose ideal she met
should contribute towards a monument to
her memory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

One of the most disconsoiate figures to be
found in the world these summer days is
the youthful clerk returning from the two
weeks ~sojOurn at the summer hotel. He
saved up his money all year to bask in the
pleasant atmosphere OF idleness, where
there are coolies of women and girls. very
few men. a good dancing floor and fair
music. and opportunity TO make temporary
acquaintance with swell people" When it is
al over. his savings spent. and he returns
TO the humdrum OF work with the certain
danced with will not know HIM from
Adams OF Ok when they pass him on the
street. it probably occurs TO him to wonder
whether or not his little fling has been
worth what il cost him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09
ments are not good citizens

In q divorce suit brought In a Chicago
court the husband charges desertion, but
admits that his wife Is not wholly to blame;
her first husband, he says. is In the spirit
land, and is very jealous, and was always
coming between US. We were very affec-
tomato until he appeared. and then my wife
grew cold" This is a variation of a case
known some years ago to a North Side
neighborhood In Indianapolis, where a wild
ow complained frequently Of having lost
sleep because Of the quarreling in her pres
enee Of the spirits of her two departed hus-
bands, which were In the habit of visiting
her and were extremely Jealous Of each
other. People who have neglected to de-
velop a belief In spirit manifestations miss
a great many weird and exciting expe-
riences.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

When Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto left Venice
10 attend the papaI conclave he did not
know that he would not return. but hat
his term in the Vatican would be Tor life.
Other prisoners. In other prisons. can SYM
pathize with him in his involuntary lament
for his lost liberty. for his long walks. his
forest rambles and his mountain climbing
that are now no more. He has the power,
OF course. to pat an end 10 this seclusion.
and IL he Is a strong man. with the cour-
1ee OF his convictions. he may do so I'm
time: but. naturally enough. he does not
care to ~antssonize the conservative eIe-
nent among the church leaders at the be-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

SoEle of the stories told about the new
Pope VIII remind many who read them of
the incidents related about the cardinal In
Henry Harsands charming little story.
1.-THE Turquoise Cup'-his generosity, his
fatherIy care ever his people and his lack
OF money for his own needs. owing to his
having bestowed it in charity. But, al
though the scene Of this story is laid in
Venice. it was not Cardinal Sarto whom
the author had in mind; at least the de-
scription portraying a small white-haired
mar Of aristoeratic bearing and lineage is
not In accord with the personality of the
recent patriarch Of Venice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

The University Of Chicago is e~ndeavorine
to have its water tax remitted on the
ground hat it is an educational institution
not operated for gain. There is a preva-
lent idea," says the secretary ''that the
university is enormously wealthy, but
SUCH" he adds. lis not the case. A much
larger sum than is represented by our in
come from endowments and tuition is
necessary to make the school educationslly
what the administration wishes 1t to be.
Our deficit is about $500. 900 a year. This
being the fact 1t Is time for President
Harper to get busy again with Mr.. Rock
efeller. 1t doesn't look well for a school
to be in debt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09
lister to be taken in to drive a bargain the

lister to be taken In to drive q bargain the
like. OF which Mr.. Morgan never before en-
countered. So far as government control
goes. this agreement practically. made the
combination a British institution, and yet
the British government held itself perfectly
free to build up competing British lines, a
thing it has started ont to do by the hand
some subsidy given the Cunard line. Young
taught the great American inancier more
than he had ever dreamed of about ocean
traffic and maritime regulations. Small
wonder that American investors have de-
clined to put their money into the PROPOSE
ton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

Can be founc at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.
CHICAGO1Palner House, Auditorium Annex
Hotel. Dearborn Station News Stand.
CINCINNATI r. Hawley & Co., Arcade.
Grand Hotel.
LOCISVILLE-C- T. Deering. northwest corner
OF Third and Jefferson streets, and Bluefeld
Bros, AZ West Market street.
ST LOUIS@Union News Company. Union Depot
WASHINGTON. y. C.-Riggs House, Ebbitt
House. Fairfax Hotel. Willard Hotel
DENVER. COL-Louthain & Jackson, Fifteenth
and Lawrence streets. and A Smith. 1851
Champa street
DAYTON. OF. v. Wilkie. 80 South Jefferson
street
COLUMBUS. o.-viaduct News Stand. $50 High
street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

Senator Hanna" says the Philadelphia
Record, lis just beginning to awaken to a
consciousness of what he is capable of ac-
complishing in behalf of humanity. What
a pity 1t adds, "that he should have given
up to party what was meant for m~ankind.'
The Record Is singularly obtuse. Your
Uncle Marcus worked for his party until.
through 1t, obstacles in the way or man
kinds advancement were removed. Then
he was able to turn his attention more d.
rectly to his race. See?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09
Corrected Her.
Chicago News

Chicago News.
The beautiful girl stood weeping. Her swsst-
heart from Boston was going home.
Tears she soboed. '-b-bitter tearsr'
Her cultured and learned lover gazed down
reprovingly.
Not bitter tears he said, sharply; any
schoolboy knows that tears are composed OF
chloride OF sodium and water. Study your chem
istry." And with a scornful laugh he vanished.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

Commenting on the hostile attitude Of
some labor unions towards members who
join the militia, the Detroit Free Press
says: ut might as well be understood first
taking it. however sincere they may be, are
the most dangerous enemies of their
cause" That is the sentiment of all good
citizens, and those who hold different senti-
ments are not good citizens.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

1t required quite a combination of con-
ditions to bring about the unfurling of an
admiral's flag and the firing of an admiral's
salute at Lake Maxinkuckee, as happened
on Friday. The lake itself. the retired ad-
miral and the naval school were all neces-
sary. Admiral Browns visit was an event
in the history Of the Culver School and
Maxinkuckee is doubtless the only lake Of
its size in the country that has heard the
echoes Of an admirars salute.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

The remonstrants against saloon licenses
continue to win victories right along with
only an occasional defeat. When the saloon
question is taken out of politics there Is
never any question where the majority of
the people of most Indiana communities
stand with regard to the traffic,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09
Feminine Losfc.

Kansas City Journal
He-And so you Think that II wcmen had TIE
ballot they would have minds OF their own and
be able 10 give logical reasons for their beliefsi
She tdecisively)5I know they would
He-But how do you know 1T
She-Nhy because.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

IL is passing strange that the King of
Italy does not seem disposed to meet the
new Pope halfway in con~ciliatory adj
vances- He has everything to gain and
nothing to lose Dy healing the breach be-
tween the Vatican and the OuirinaI-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

ginning OF his career. There are burdens
and cares in his new position. and when
he wept on learning OF the honor Bestowed
upon him. and would have thrust 1t away.
he doubtless had in mind the problems
that would confront him rather than the
great distinction which all cardinals are
supposed to court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09
velopment.

1t seems. after all. that the Vatican is
provided with a telephone. since the dis
patches relate that the new Pope talked
over it to friends outside. The primitive
device OF indicating TO the world the re-
suits OF the conclave by the smoke issuing
from a stovepipe poked through the roof
Of the Sistine Chapel led to the impression
that the papal residence lacked the modern
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

Yonkers Statesman.
BacOn-we've formed a nfe-saving corrs in our
town.
fEgbert-What arc you talking about Thers
isn't any water within ten miles OF your town.
Il know il. but there are lets OF automobiles
coming out that way
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

Washington Star.
did you say that I had dropped out of public
lifeg' asked the man who had met with political
defeat.
II believe that form OF expression was used.
replied the interviewer.
young man. you have made q mistake. !
have not dropped. ! have ascendsd to 4 high
plane ef scopanic theusht Which tha plodding
masses have not yet reached. But The sep
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09
Cocksure, but

Town Topics.
You are absolutely certain about your state
ment?'' asked the lawyer.
Absolutely certain" answered the witness.
'"You swear that 1t is true?'
IT do"
'Wculd you bet on it,"
"Er-well-yes. IL 1 got the right odds."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

The Russian method of settling strikes
by turning loose the Cossacks to ride down
the strikers is. Of course, productive of all
kinds of violence on the other side. A gov
eminent OF force is not conducive to in
dustrial peace any more than absolutism is
conducive to Industrial and commercial de-
veloDment-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

Unless North Meridian street is to be
made a speedway, it is difficult to see what
difference it makes to anybody else on the
street whether it runs through Meridian
Heights on a straight line or makes q circle
around the stone tower.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09
YOUR SUMMER VACATION.

II you take one you will a to
keep in touch with home. The best
way to do this Is to have the Journal
mailed to you. Leave your order be-
fore starting We will change the adj
dress as often as you desire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

Missourians are now talking of making
the Hon. Joseph W.. Folk a candidate for
the vice presidency, but they had much
better make him prosecuting attorney
again. About as empty an honor as a man
can be offered is the nomination to the
next year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

The notion OF a national salon of photog-
raphy is not at all a bad one. The devel-
opment OF the art along both artistic and
utilitarian lines has been remarkable in
recent years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

Philadelphia P

Philadelphia Press.
'siri'' cried Mr.. Pecksnin. Indignantly, how
dare you accuse me Of such things? My reputa-
tion, sr. Is spotless."
Your reputation may be. SIR" replied the de-
tective. but you're not. We spotted you some
time ago."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

A report Of the secretary Of agriculture
states that moro than nine-tenths of the
hemp produced In the United States Is
grown in Kentucky. For the outside mar
ket, no doubt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

They are forming Folk clubs here and
there out in Missouri. The members will
find in the st. Louis court records plenty
Of Folk lore to entertain them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

The tense situation at Marion is easing
up somewhat. The people of the city are
TO be congratulated on the fact that the
street demonstrations proved harmless.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

Another job lot OF prehistoric bones has
been turned up, this time in California In
time we may discover that America had a
history contemporary with thu of Asia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

1t Is to be presumed that the race horse
Elastic Pointer was so named on account
of his ability in the stretch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

Detroit Free Press.
When the prince proposed q morganatic mar
riase the lovely American shook her head.
Papa would never Consent said she. .Hs
and Mr.. Morgan are on such bad termsr.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09
THE HUMORIST
His Record Clear.

Tourist-Did you-er-ever shoot a man?
Broncho Bil-No. lady. I've plugged a few
Indians. greasers and dudes. but I never killed a
human!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

aration Is only temporary. An I need to co rs
to SIT here and FISH awhile and let the pubic
catch IN 70 me-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

The hotel patron said
And he was right. indeed
you eve will be fed
Unless the walters feed"
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

1t is told of Pierpont Morgan by an adj
miring New York paper that he is "'as chiv-
alrous as a knight banneret after the cru
sades, and believes that women should not
be required to go out into the world to
work for a living" AS a proof of his
chivalry it is related that he lives up to his
theory by positively refusing to employ q
woman in his Offices. Inasmuch as his per-
sonal feelings on the subject do not affect
the great and irresistible industrial move
ment of which women are a part. or the
fact whether they should be- required to
work or not. a multitude OF women are
compelled by modern conditions to earn
their own living-comparatively few having
Morgan fortunes to sustain them-i would
seem to the casual observer OF men and
things that the eminent fnancier would
better prove his chivalry by employing as
many of them as possible. AS a real
knight banneret" he might do better h
this by. bestowing a portion of his wealth
on each worthy feminine applicant whom
he declines to hire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09
common sen

Mr.. Carnegie's bequest Of $2,5oo,oo0 to his
native town, Dunfermline, for the purpose
of introducing into the monotonous lives
of the toiling masses more sweetness and
light than they now enjoy, is a novel ex-
pertinent in philanthropy and one whose op-
e~rations will be watched with interest.
The public has been given the benefit
of rich mems wealth in many ways, but
always hitherto in the forms that COM
mend themselves to the giver-as libraries.
hospitals, schools. asylums, etc. In this
case, if the trustees are wise, there is an
opportunity for the Dunfermline people to
enjoy some of the things they would choose
if they had money Of their W to spend.
What these things will be will perhaps be a
surprise to many persons with ideas Of their
own as to what is best for other people. but
it may be that the revelation will be useful.
At all events. it is safe to say that the
Dunfermline natives will vote neither for
libraries nor schools as the leading features
of their sweetness and light. Nor will this
be to their discredit. Wholesome amuse-
ment and entertainment of the lighter sort,
not education or books, is what the mass
of workers need and have none too much of.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09

An article IS published by Professor
Bell head Of the departments Of pedagogy
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