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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

Mr.. Clarence Ludlow Brownell, fellow of
the Royal Geographical Society and member
of the Japanese Society of London, tells in
this book of life that Is obscured from the
view of the occasional and superficial trav-
eler in the land Of the rising sum-" The
author Is apt and vigorous in relating his
story, and while learned, Is in no sense
labored. His description of the geisha is
characteristic: The mission of the geisha
is to make life merry. Her whole education
is to that end. She can dance and sing and
play on all sorts Of Instruments; she knows
the best stories and the latest jokes; she
is quick at repartee: the games she does
not know are those that have not been in
vented. She is as graceful and frolicsome
as a kitten, her manners are exquisite and
she Is as beautiful as-well, as beautiful as
a geisha. Only dead folk can withstand
her charms, and IT is doubtful about them.
Her mirth is the best of tOnics. 1t will
mend one when anything ails the health.
disease Of the heart. These the geisha has
been known to a~ggravate- In truth, she
doesn't need more than half a chance to
put a heart in a terrible way" Then fol-
lows a description or the geisha's person and
habits. Concerning japanese actors, the
author says, II believe there are no better
equipped actors in the world to-day than
lnOSe III III III JdQdAcSe DOdIuS.
1t is a pity they cannot be prevailed upon
TO make a foreign tour. Their YER
satility is marvellous. They play comedy,
tragedy and farce in either male or female
parts with equal facility and happiness.
= . . Until recently the upper ella sses kept
away from the theaters, or went there only
in disguise. . To-day distinguished
actors are received in the homes of people
of noble rank. . . The Japanese. theater
is the only place left in which one can
study the ways of old Japan" The book is
interesting throughout. and Ii gives one of
the most intimate accounts of the life Of
the japanese hat is accessible TO English
readers. Mcclure. Phillips & Co., New
York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
widows, Grave md Otherwise.

This is another unique and artistic little
volume from the press OF Paul Elder &
Co., San Francisco. 1t is made of quotations,
one for each day in the year. all relating
TO widows. Some writer's nave treated the
widow seriously, some humorously, many
cynically, and whatever view the reader of
the book may take. he can find that some
one has agreed with him. On the title page
Is this line from Dickens: "Widders are
'ceptions TO ev'ry rule The title page also
widow and pictured by a victim" Further
on 1t is learned that these two persons are
Cora ID. and A. f. Wellmarth. The draw
ings, which are reproduced in black and red.
are amusing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

duty Is by no means all the game. . . .
He was n~atively SO simple that he supposed
he could best fulfill his function by telling
the truth and trusting each man as a man..
The pure. upright statesman (of the
Republican parity who had served for a gen.
Grafton in the United States Senate proves a
whited sepulchre. The gold nominee for
Governor a traitor TO his friends. The real
heroine of the book Is a young woman who
has fallen in early life, has recovered her
self but refuses to repent and before whom
her lover. after a fierce battle with himself.
bowed his head as in q reverent acceptance
ot a spirit nobler than all the Magdalenes
that ever wept." The conclusion is that
the gentlcmanly jurist was become an ina
chronism to-day: Mcbride 1.-THE ward boss1.
and Ransome 1.-THE Silver Republican,, were
the realities. Ruggles, for one. did not pro-
test Two rather interesting love stories
run through the book: Rand, McNally &
Co, Chicago and New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
N Harkriders.

Opie Read tells his stories with such
spirit and humor that he has taken a great
hold on the popular taste. Moreover. his
books are harmless. 1.-The Harkriders'' is
an attractively told story. even If not a
literary gem. The scene of the story Is
laid in Virginia of the present day. Some
characters with which one is familiar. the
Colonel and the Major. friendly cousins.
traverse again his pages. Beverly Hank
rider, a nephew of the Colonel. is in love
with Augusta Thompson, and these two
are representative OF Southern lovers of
to-day Dominion is an artistocratic. phil
osophical and impudent coiored gentleman.
Eight or ten more or less distinctively
Southern types complete a group which
gives Mr.. Reed opportunity 10 keep going
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
The Limerick Up-to-Date Book.

Mrs. Ethel Watts Humford. whose clever
"Cynics Calendar" made such a hit last
year, has followed this with a limerick
calendar equally clever and amusing. The
rhymes, some of which are original, some
collected, are accompanied by poster de-
signs in black and red, some of these be-
ing also the work of Mrs. Mumford; others
are by Addison Miner. There is a blank
memorandum page opposite each picture.
Here is a sample limerick, bearing above it
the legend, "Gentleness:"
There was a fair maid of Siam,
Who said TO her lover, % Prtam,
You may kiss me, Of course,
But you've got to use force
And. God knows, you're stronger than I am"
This little book comes from the press Of
Paul Elder & Co., San Francisco.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

The Monarch Billionaire," by Morrison 1.
Swift, Is the tale of an imaginary miser
who organized the Amalgamated Fish, Ship,
Iron, Transportation, Coal and Steel Com
pany and through 1t enslaved the world.
Ponderous arguments against the present
Industrial and social systems are put into
the mouths of various professors. The uni
versal trust is finally overthrown and a
new order" of things is brought about in
an impossible way. The love story of the
billionaire's daughter is an incident. The
book will interest those who fear what
frightens the author and hope for such a
social revolution as he believes is necessary.
j. S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, New
X0rk
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

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BE sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

The book has a number of pleasing illus
~trations by Clyde o.. De Land, the studies
being accurate ~portrayals OF old-time in
teriors and costumes. The volume, which
Is geographically handsome, Is published
by the Macmillan Company, New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

gathered during an observant career"
However, none of the characters is
especially interesting. nor Is the story itself
in the least exciting. and when one fin
ishes reading the book, one wonders if the
author really did think that she had a story
worth the telling. The volume is beautifully
prepared and handsomely illustrated.
George ". Blackburne Company, New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

a lively Performance. A vivid description
of a fox hunt is one of the features IF the
story. Those who like a minor chord
played on their heart-strings will be
touched by a bit of pathos at the begin
ming of the story. The triple romantic ele-
ment will please the sentimental. The
book is. in a way, n three-ring circus.
Laird & Lee. Chicago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
Pratt.

prudence Pratt" can scarcely be called
a novel despite its alliterative and sup
posedly alluring title. and to quote the au-
thor, Mrs. Dora Lyon. In her 'foreword''
sums up the whole situation: Prudence
Pratt Is simply a focusing Of Impressions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

Here Is a novel BY Viola Roseboro. that
breathes and vibrates in an atmosphere Of
love. First. the mother of the heroine.
yeIlz, was born Tor love. and existed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
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To Itself

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

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no other medicine has done so
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other medicine has restored health
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81 was troubled with scrofula and came
near losing my eyesight. For four months
could not see TO do anything. After taking
two bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla j could see
70 walk. and when I had taken eight bottles I
could see as well as ever" SUSIE A HANS
TON. Withers, N. c.
Hoods SarsapariIia promises g
cure and keeps tho promise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

DO xou Ike Mrs, Austin's New psesss I
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

The Democrats are expected 10 begin
talking politics from the moment the gavel
falls in both houses OF Congress. They viii
harp on the tariff. hnance. department
candals md the trusts. The Republicans
are prepared TO meet theEs ON all OF these
questions. JOHN +. MONK.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01

Exactly y.--Mrs ,Waggles--"aow TO- mantle! So she's woman who has loved and lost2" Waggles----s.Yes She married a fellow who spent all her money. ."--N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01

height from the ground for demon strations of justice.
 When the stage came at 12 some one asked Tommy if there was letter for Billy. We hoped so. It might be com forting in the last hours.
 There's a whole express package, said Tommy, and he jumped down to help out his passengers. We all got a look at her. She was little, ana young, and happy, and she had baby wrapped up in her arms. .
 "Is Mir. William Kane here, please2'> she asked, and Five Ace Carter began to cry in a corner over the pity of It afl but the rest of us stood ground, and told her he had stepped down the next street, and we could send for him right away.
 You're so good" she said, smiling at us all. "Just say it's Mrs. Kane, and I thought he'd like to see the baby. We came from way down in Ohio"
 Badger Smith opened the door for her that led to the room back of the bar, and we held council. Badger said the baby looked like Billy. Five Ace said she wore wedding ring We always knew those letters means lots to Billy, and we were glad the sheriff from Sylvania was asleep.
 And we talked for as much as ten minutes on the exigencies of the case. We thought of sylvania, and the handy bow, and the barber's sorrow ing friends. We thoughtsof the two neat graves beside the creek, but as Billy said, he didn't mean to hit them. He wasn't hooting at anything in par ticular. They just happened to get in his way.
 When the decision of White Buf- falo's court was reached, we found that there was reprieve due one William Kane, and Tommy and Badger went and unlocked the door of Billys room. And the sheriff slept under l guard while he went to see the baby. and the girl from way down in Ohio. And he told her gently that there was no room for them in the hotel, but that Tommy had kindly consented to drive them to the ranch, and when we took him up a collection in honor of the baby, she thanked us all beau- tifully, but Billy understood, and we knew he'd make tracks for Ohio,
 So we stood out in the street in front of the hotel, and watched Tont my drive them out of sight. It was a clear, blue night, with stars, and deep silence, and cool breeze blowing from somewhere, and we stood with our hats off, until even the sound of wheels had diedaway on the road that led northward.f But we did not cheer. or shout, for the baby was asleep in Billy's arms, and the sheriff was asleep in the back room.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
"LooP THE LOOP" " !" z NOT N NEW.
Diversion Now Popular at Pleasure Resorts Was Introduced
 First in 1S46,

The centrifugal pleasure railway commonly known as looping the loop" has been looked upon as a mod ern invention until the Scientific American pointed out the fact that the t'loop" was known as far back as 1s4e. The Scientific American says:
 ''Two music halls of Paris are at present entertaining their patrons with exciting journeys on this aston ishing piece of apparatus. In the ef' fort to outdo his rival, the proprietor of one of these music halls claimed that his 'boucler la boucle' is under the direction of the only true and genhin. inventor This claim of originality to the invention aroused the suspicion of one of the staff of the, French weekly, L'Illustra tion. J. F. Gall, in La Nature has carried out similar and more ex- haustive investigation, and proved that a certain Clavieres was the inventor of the centrifugal railway So popular did looping the loop become that oth- re countries soon adopted the scon- trivance.. According to Clavferes's plan, the track, after, al sharp descent, was curved intoa circular loop and then extended. into an upward incline. The car, in travelling on the two rails com stituting the tracka plunged down the first incline at terrific speed, whirled around the loop. and ascended the sec onG incline. Tn those days people were more fearful than the modern New Workers who visit Coney Island, and boldly seat themselves in the car, ut terIy regardless whether or not they will come out uninjured. Tn order to convince people how safe his railway was, Clavieres filled the car with monk eys. It was not until the safety of looping the loop was thus conclusive ly demonstrated that men and women were willing to enjoy its doubtful pleasures for two sous.
 ''In describing this fearful and won derfhl construction in 1s46, Le Journal du Havre states: At Il o'clock this morning the aerial railway was tested. The experiments were made in the presence of M. Dumon, minister of pub lie works. M. Thiers was present at the trial
 Looping the loop soon went out of fashion The public in that day was just as fckle as it is now. About 1865, however, an ambitious Barnunn thought it would be most excellent scheme to equip the circus Napoleon with a centrifugal railway. The car, however, was derailed on the very first trip, and the prefect of police who was at that time M. Boitelle, forbade fur tker narrowing journeys"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01

Another expose is promised in the postal department, and the real good republicans are wondering where it will stop, while the democrats are lay ing up material for the ne&t'can1paign. It was under Charles Emory Smith that most of the scandals took root, and he is in Washington now trying to ti1row cold water on the scandals as fast as they crop out. As Perry s. Heath, says the Hartford Times, who is as deeply concerned as anybody in these postal irregularities, is now sec retary of the republican national com n1ittee, and close friend of tie chair man, Mn Hanna, it will be seen that this business is coming very near to the party vttals. We guess it will cost the g. 0. p. a good many votes next year. A great many honest men Will want a change of administration.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01

and sustain the springs in summer. Trees afford homes for the birds and are metropolises for the insects. They contribute more to the comfort of the human race than almost any other thing in nature. Norwich Bulletin.
 What one woman can do in the mat ter of office seeking and office getting is we'll illustrated in the case of Mrs C. B. Hollarn of Dallas, Tex. who Is deputy United States circuit court clerk, deputy United States district court clerk, stenographer for the United States marshal, deputy United States marshal, and. as such, entitled to carry deadly weapons. Louisville Herald. S"Q o',, ...a ...
 Can Joseph ChanIbe berlain convert the British empire into q federation of states like the United States of Amerl- ca? That might be the final result should he succeed in inducing the voters of Great Britain t6 indorse his project for free trade within the em- pire and the adoptienz of a tariff on the goods of ali non British countries. Mr Chamberlain hopes to carry his scheme by offering a brfbe of $25, 100000 a year to the British voters in the form of old age pensions. To-day's dis patches from London indicate that the conservative party is likely to be dis rupted by Channberlain's proposals Hartford Times. TT "
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01

Not only is the present supply of se- curities greater than the market IS capable of absorbing, says Banker Henry Clews, but at this awkward iuncture we are treated to an enor- nous increase in the supply. The Pennsylvania has recently announced an issue of $75, ,oOo, ,000, and it is known that other leading railroad systems are contemplating heavy issues made imperative by the urgent demands for improved transportation. These new securities of standard corporations are sure of market at price, and as long as public buying power is limited they force the selling of less desirable securities. Moreover, the financing of these opera tions involves large sums of money; and though there is no i'm mediate scarcity of funds, still the in elastic condition of our currency sys- tems necessitates a policy of extreme caution if we are to escape difficulties when the autumn crop and business demands are. at high level. Next month government receipts are likely to cons rably exceed expenditures; so further absorption by the treas ury may be looked for; possibly oblig- ing Secretary Shaw to take further steps for counteracting the i'll effect of governm ent operations.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
DIDN'T LIKE THE EAST ROOM.
Woman Visitor at the White House
 Was Not Favorab1y impressed .4 with FurnfshLngss
"Is it solid gold 2"

IS IL sond gold
 The eager questioner was country woman, a member of a large party which railroad agent was piloting through the East room at the white house. She pointed to the piano with the gold-leaf coating as she asked the question.
 The guide attempted to evade the woman's question by referring to the seals of the IS original states which adorn the sides of the instrument, and explained that it is the one hundred thousandth piano manufactured by a prominent American firm, says the Washington Times. R
 ''Is it solid gold ?" the woman inter- posed. t z Still the guide did not answer "You will notice that there are 13 settees in this room, one for each of the original states" he continued. @@.t~
 But want to know whether the piano is solid gold, the woman in sisted. ssys-e # .e~-s-...z .e. st5- ".
 "No, madam, it is not solid gold, the guide remarked, with & slighd display of temper. Ea
 hun! the woman retorted. "Ive seen calliopes that looked better and I'd hoped that. ii had value to recon- mend it. When there's only one real piece of furniture in g. room of this size person sort of expects that it'll pc worth while coming to see. I can't lind anything fine about, this room but the view you get from the south win dows."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01

Will fhere be harmony in the ranks of the democratic party next year? Win the party be able to get together and once more present united front to the common enemy? Those are the questions now uppermont in the minds try. Washington is the political nerve center of the country. To that city comes all sorts and kinds of democrats as Mecca and when they get there it it is for water ito run down hill. My opinion as an individual democrat amounts to very little, says one writer, who is keeping an eye on the, poli- have talked to almost every democrat who has visited this city since the ad- journment of congress, and Judging from what. t1ey say, want to say right now that there is going p be har- mony in the party next year and that all factions are going into the battle in serried ranks, with visor down and lance at rest, all fighting as never be fore and for a common cause. All this scrapping and crimination and recrim- ination between the so-called Bryan and Cleveland factions of the party at this time is mere by-play, at least so far as the Cleveland faction is con- cerned. The element of the party
 
 which left the regular organization in 1896 wants ito get back and intends to get back. This talk of attempting ito renominate Grover Cleveland ds all -sIs aBUL 'loI6mmol pUB usBpIepTBu ment is simply fostering that kind of talk in order to try-out' the regular or ganization democrats and endeavor to show them the strength and power they possess in the east, wtat their defec- tion has cost the rIgarty; in qthe past and how much ti1eyocans fbe worth to dt in the future. They are not trying to ride the party or dictate to it or reorganize it."