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

Young students of history too often fall
to grasp the relations to each other of diff
ferent periods Of the worlds development,
ence of one race or one country upon an
other. This is particularly true Of ancient
history, and grows out of the fact that the
periods are commonly studied in detached
form. The schoolboy learns something of
the early Greeks. the Romans and the peo-
pies of the East, but in a disconnected way.
He does not see the events relating to
each as a part of a whole, but as isolated
from all others, and Is likely TO go through
life without the ability to view history as
a whole. To remedy this educational lack
Prof. George Willis Botsford, lecturer on
ancient history in Columbia University, has
prepared a textbook for beginners. which
treats as a unit the history of Greece and
Rome and the Orient down to the year $40
A. d. Professor Botsford's work is
adapted to beginning classes In the high
school, and furnishes material for years
work." it is intended for pupils who have
never studied history before" the story be-
ing simply told, all unfamiliar terms ex-
planned and proper names divided
f frst oecuTren eea MYTH receives
due attention and the effects Of
geographical conditions and the casual re-
lation of events are explained in an ele-
mentary way" 1t is made still more at
tractive and practical by the addition of
numerous Photographic illustrations and
maps. Altogether ii is very complete and
admirably adapted to the purpose for which
1t is intended. 1t is a volume which has
value as a work of reference as well as a
school textbook, so much information is
given in little space and so carefully are
the contents indexed. The Macmillan Com
pany, New York.
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The Henchman.

, This is a novel by Mark Lee Luther,
author of 1.-The Favor of Princes and
divers other stories, and Is from the Mac
milan press. 1t is a story of modern po-
litical life, and, in all modern political
novels, every politician portrayed in it is
a scoundrel or a sneak, and his relations
with the women-or some one woman-of
his bailiwick as nearly possible scan
dal a stencil in the nostrils of good So
ciety 1.-The Henchman" purports to be a
story of political campaigning i'm western
New York, and to be founded on political
history in that region, but the politicians
portrayed therein of type becoming
less and less numerous, happily, as the
years go by, and less able TO fix their i'm
press on the conduct of state affairs. The
story abounds in ''wire-pulling" of the
baser sort, i'm social intrigue and financial
commercial and political manipulation of
any and all kinds. with the hero portrayed
i'm a not too enviabe light as the fairly
plant tool in the hands of a political Clique.
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The Tribune Almanac.

The New York Tribune Almanac is the
oldest publication of the kind in the coun-
try having been issued annually since 1888
and showing Improvement every year. 1t is
always particularly strong in political sta
tistics. but it contains a great variety OF
other information. The issue for 1903 con-
tains nearly 400 pages filled with closely
packed information concerning an almost
endless variety of matters. Besides polit-
icaI statistics Of national and state cleo
lions and governments, there are copious
compilations of facts concerning almost ev-
cry topic of current interest or popular in
curry II is a mine of Information OF the
kind that people are constantly seeking
The Tribune Almanac is sent by mail for 25
cents
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-02
CUBA'S RAILROAD.


Scientific American.
To-day Cuba enjoys a through line of
railway communication from one end of
the island To the Other. running through
the very heart of the country. There are
also several branch lines-some in course
OF construction, and others in contempla-
ton. The most important branches soon to
be opened are those running across the
island. connecting Santiago de Cuba with
the Bay of Nipe and Jugaro with San Fer
nando. and two smaller lines forming a
connection with Sancto Espirito at one end
OF the trunk line and Holguin at the other.
The railroad Is of standard gauge, and
lis bridges are of steel and masonry; its
equipment will be similar TO that of the
best American railways. and 1t is intended
to run through sleeping cars between Ha-
vana and Santiago de Cuba-a distance of
nearly 500 miles
The main object OF this new railroad is
stated 10 be the development of the east
ern and larger part OF the island OF Cuba,
by establishing direct rail connections be-
tween Havana, Sancto Espirito Puerto
Principe and Santiago de Cuba and 70
open up a vast extent of new and attrac-
tive country for settlement and cultiya-
tion." The new line will also add largely
20 the attractions Cuba offers To Tourists
for II will make many important and in
teresting places and districts easily ac-
cessibe which have hitherto been difficuIt
TO reach, and which have been rarely Wis
tied.
Along the main line are TO be found great
areas OF land Of the richest description well
watered and I'm most cases well wooded
suitable for sugar cane. tobacco Indian
corn, cotton, coffee, cocoa and all of the
fruits OF the tropical and subtropicaI re-
gions. Other districts are peculiarly
adapted 10 cattle: indeed, cattle do well
everywhere. for the grasses are luxuriant
highly 10
an abundance OF water. Around the coast
are TO be found many excellent harbors
and IL ID reported and believed that the un-
explored part OF the island contains much
hidden mineral wealth.
The interior, which is sparsely populated
In comparatively level and largely covered
with hardwood timber. and while the soil
OF the different districts "a generally OF ex-
traordtnery fertility, some places are more
desirs BILE than others both I'm this respect
and in regard to healthfalness. On the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-02
SOME OF THE new BOOKS
A DiscipIe of Plato.

There is nothing in the book. "a Disciple
of Plato" by Alligood Beach, TO sustain so
pretentious a title. Ignorance plays at
learning and grossness assumes virtues of
which it has no conception. The action
purports TO take place in Paris. but the
reader is not once treated to a glimpse of
the Champs Elysees nor the Arc de Tri-
omphe, nor the Madeleine, nor to any land
marks whatever. so that he grows some
what skeptical on the subject Of locality.
1t is the Paris of disrepute, of license only.
that the writer uses with a damning grace
of ignorance) The plot is trite, rather vul-
gar, and unrelieved by subtle handling. An
American living in Paris has married
beautiful French girl. fresh from her con,
vent. He loves her for an innocence ana
virtue which she is far from possessing
The intrigues of this false fair thing are
presented with minutiae that leave no loop
hole of escape to the dullest understanding
An American cousin enters this household
a cold, beautiful intellectual creature, with
whom the husband falls desperately in
love. The girls platonic friendship Tor
knowledge, delayed with tortuous fnesse
by the author. comes slowly TO this pla-
tonic mind. But she faces 1t at last ana
just in time For the husband, having
finally discovered his wife's duplicity, is
fighting a duel in the shrubbery. The girl
PUSHES forth and receives the fatal bullet
herself. She dies In the arms OF her lover,
and he, poor man, becomes hopelessly in
sane. The tone of the book is cheap and
sullied. The style, from rhetorical stand
point, is absurd and awkward. The entire
action, with a wearisome reiterativeness of
form, takes place in the present tense.
Moreover, such an expression as, Looks
dercedly like he was in earnest, and
Their undulations seasick one with soft
ecstasy" are hardly tobe approved. On
the whole, one is not inclined TO congratu-
late Alligood Beach on this presumably
fist effort at fiction. The Roberts Publish
ing Company, Boston.
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Per.eu. and Andromed..

Richard lie Gallienne tries TO tell the
story of Perseus and Andromeda in the
style OF Pater's Cupid and Psyche" but
his success is less than Pater's. There
seems no use in rehearsing mythology un-
less IL can be distinctly improved The
version OF Mr.. lie Gallienne is a very fair
translation of the story I'm Ovid's Meta
morpheses." with alterations according TO
the writer's fancy. The book 10 brought out
by MIR. r. III. Russell. which II q guarantees
OF its pictorial and typographical excel
lence. Illustrations OF the Perseus In the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-02
About the Horse.

Equine literature has recently been en-
riched by two interesting books about horses
by Mr. Francis M. Ware. editor OF the
Coach and Saddle Magazine. who. to nat
urai love OF horses. adds long experience
In studying. handling and dealing with
them. The majority Of men have at some
period in their lives q desire to own q
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Current Periodicals.

Vatican and those by Cellini and the Me-
dusae of Burne-Jones are included.
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Frederick A Lucas, curator of the di-
vision of comparative anatomy at the
United States National Euseum, has writ
ten another interesting book on the lives
and times of animals that existed before
man. His first book, Animals of the
Past" was reviewed at length by the Jour-
nal. Mr.. Lucas's new book covers some of
the same ground as his first, but is de-
voted wholly to this continent, and treats
of birds, fishes. reptiles and mammals
not covered before. Paleontology, geology
and zoology are sciences that have
peculiar interest to most students. All
have to do with nature and its mysteries,
and who is there that does not find en-
joyment and benefit in delving into Sc
crets which the Creator alone can disclose
with absolute certainty? Science is not
perfect; the most erudite of the Savants
differ materially as to the age OF the world.
when man was first created and when
certain animals lived on the earth or in
the sea. but few disagree In asserting that
this and other continents existed millions
of years before the biblical Adam and Eve
destroyed the peace of mind of future
generations by eating of forbidden fruit,
as the legend says. Professor Lucas is
one of those scientists who has contributed
much to proving that the earth is far older
than the Bible makes Ii. Every fossil,
whether it be a crinoid or the bone of a
prehistoric mammal, is as an open book to
him who has mastered paleontology. Its
age is written In it's formation. If it be-
longs to the PaleoZoic time, or the De-
vonian age, the scientist can tell within
few thousand years when the fossil was
living animal. A thousand years in paleon-
tology is a short time. because the science
deals with periods ranging from five million
to thirty million years. Professor Lucas
tells of this and explains how the classified
KNOWN.
at certain depths of the earth, others are
found deeper yet, and some have been dis
covered under eighteen miles of limestone
formations. The scientist knows how long it
requires for a foot of limestone to form,
and it is therefore easy for him to COM
pute the time required to cover the fossils
diving animals before they became fos-
SLICED with drift or stone formed by wa
ter. In his introduction Professor Lucas
says 1t is his aim Ito picture the early life
of continent, to tell something of the
fishes that once swan about its shores,
the reptiles that splashed through the
swamps and the mammals that long ago
roamed the Western plains" This he has
done with as few scientific technical terms
as possible. 1t has been his effort to make
his writings popular, and he has succeeded
to a remarkable degree. Some Of the
strange animals he describes are shown
in illustrations. d. Appleton & Co., New
York.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19

kota is typical of nearly the entire
Northwest and is very significant of
the advancement of this region. The
Andover, South Dakota, Gazette says:
"The rapidity with which this por-
tion of South Dakota is being changed
from an exclusive wheat raising
country to a region of diversified
farming is not fully appreciated even
by the people who r effecting the
change. A few years ago a man who
put in a field of corn was regarded as
a crank, or as a man fresh from Iowa,
who did not know that it was impos.
sible to raise corn here-now the corn
crop has come to be as important a
factor in our farming operations that
a failure Of this crop means a fnan-
cial stringency in the region where it
occurs. Dairying also and poultry
raising are gaining every year, and
are beginning to form a considerable
portion of yer bearing wealth.
Northwestern Agriculturist.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
Full information cheerfully fur
nished on application to J. o. Good
sell, T. P. A., Omaha, Nebr.
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR
CATARRH THAT CONTAIN
MERCURY N

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when entering
it through the mucou surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescription from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they do is ten
fold to the good you car possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, O., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. It is taken internally
and made in Toledo. Ohio by F. J.
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists, Price rs cents
per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
COMPANY MAY BE DISSOLVED.

New York. June 15.-The North
ern Securities company, the creature
of the brains of J. P. Morgan and J.
J. Hill, will be voluntarily dissolved
and the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific stocks it owns will be distri-
buted among the shareholders.
This vas learned today from the
highest authority. Officials of the
company refuse to confirm or deny the
statement.
James J. Hill, president of the
company, has been in the city several
days, it was said at his Office today,
but no statement could be had from
him.
1t is said that the suits against it
will oe defended in a perfunctory
way to an end, as the principles of
railroad law thus forced from tho
courts will be useful in futue comb
nations.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19

in 1865, when that now hourishing
and prosperous country was a bowling
wilderness in every sense of the word.
Mr.. Hood sold out his farming inter
ests in that province last year and is
now domiciled with his wife and two
daughters in Devils Lake
Mrs. R. P. Roze]le, wife Of our
esteemed and efficient depot agent, is
visiting with her husband this week.
Mrs. Rozelle is holding down a claim
near White Earth, this state, and says
that the crops look magnificent in that
part Of the state.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
CAMPAIGNING.

A campmeeting will be held at the
grove of John Christopherson, from
the 25th till the Goth of June. The
"District Tent" will be raised in the
grove which is large enough to shelter
hundreds of people. A number of
the leading preachers of this and
other districts will be present, among
whom is the we'll known, and honored
Rev. M. Hillerud, of Grand Forks.
Services will be held forenoon, after
noon, and evening each day. Good
music and singing. Friends, take
your lunch baskets and come and
spend a few days with US out in the
lovely green. A hearty welcome to
all.
j. M. Sob.
Chr. Anue.s n,
IT. Shelver.
14-15 Arrangement Y mt.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
ed, and promises to give all the as
sistance in his power to rush the thing !
through the courts.
OVER NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Great Northera Coast Trains are Run Over
the Montana Central on Account
of Floods.

The running Of Great Northern
trains Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 over the
Montana Central, on the time Of Mon
tana Central trains, Nos. ISL, 1852,
1853 and 1874, has been resumed and
may be continued for several days.
The trains will go on the Northern
Pacific at Helena and over that line
to Spokane, as they did a few days
ago. The flood conditions in the
vicinity of Bonner's Ferry, on the
Great Northern main line, near the
Idaho Montana boundary, are worse
than they were last week. Many
miles of track are under water or
washed out entirely, and it is impos-
sible to tell when Great Northern
traffic will be resumed.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
AN IDEAL

Summer hotels are scattered
throughout the Rockies for the con-
venience of those who prefer recrea-
ton without the labor incident to
camping. Wherever there is a
mountain in Colorado or Utah, there
is also an interesting canon, and the
searcher for a spot in which to sum-
mer finds no difficulty in suiting his
taste.
To enable persons to reach Colorado
without unnecessary expenditure Of
time or money, the Union Pacific has
put in effect very low rates and splen-
did train service from Missouri River
to Denver.
Accommodations are provided for
all classes of passengers.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
COURT TO DECIDE.
Supreme Court Will Settle Matter of
State Institution Bonds.

State Institution Bonds.
Herald: State Treasurer Mcmillan
still contends that as custodian of the
fund of the university and school
lands board, he has no authority to
use the money for the purchase of the
bonds authorized by the recent legis-
lature. Attorney General Erich and
several gentlemen interested in state
institutions have conferred with
Treasurer Mcmillan during the week,
and he has made it very plain that he
intends to stand out against the pur-
chase with funds belonging to this de-
partment of these bonds, believing
that his bondsmen could be held
responsible for the amount that he
paid out for such bonds as we're pur-
chased by the board.
Some time ago the university and
school lands board, which is composed
of Gov. White, Attorney General
Erich, Secretary of State Porter, State
Auditor Holmes and Superintendent
Of Publ. Instruction Stockwell,
authorized the purchase of about
$500, 900 Of the $3.50, 900 worth of the
bonds authorized. Included in this
first purchase was to be the $3.50, 900
of university bonds provided for by
the legislature. The warrant for this
amount was prepared, but has never
been presented to State Treasurer Nc
MILAN, owing to the stand he took
that his bondsmen might be held liable
for any amount that he paid out of
the university and school lands fund.
Treasurer Mcmillan is very anxious
that the matter be speedily settled by
the supreme court and to that end has
promised to give the proper officials
all the aid possible to bring the mat
ter before the court.
It is expected now that the matter
will reach the court some time during
the present week. just how this will
be accomplished has not been decided
upon. The state treasurer might be
mandamused upon his refusal to
honor the warrant authorized by the
board, and there is still another plan.
Two years ago State Treasurer Nc
MILAN paid out about $500, 900 of the
university and school lands fund for
similar bonds. It may be decided to
bring an action against the treasurer
to recover the amount that he paid
out for such bonds. The supreme
court would thus be required to pass
upon the validity of the transaction,
and this decision would refer to the
present bond issue as much as to the
, issue Of two years ago. 1t is under.
stood that State Treasurer Mcmillan
is not particular which plan is adopt.
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BARTLETT.


Miss Delpha Smith, who has been
a resident of this city for some time,
went home tc her parents at Doyon
Tuesday on account of neuralgia in
the face and head.
The Fourth of July celebration is
going to be an established fact, and
the citizens of the surrounding country
will be entertained in a way that will
be a credit to the city.
Albert Anderson was a visitor in
the city Sunday evening and Tuesday
morning. We expect something more
than business in the machinery line
attracts Albert to this place.
Mrs. Robert Grant and baby and
daughters, Misses Christine and Eva,
also Mrs. Hugh Grant, all of Blue
Mountains, were visiting the mer-
chants and doing business Wednesday.
Thomas Thorson, clerk of court for
Ramsey county, was rusticatlng
among his old friends and neighbors
in this city and vicinity Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week. Tom is al
wavsw welcome in Bartlett.
Henry G. Odney of Grand Forks
was hustling amongst the merchants
taking orders for Nash Bros. Friday
morning. Considering the fact that
he got married Wednesday, he dis
played lots of energy, although he
may have looked a little pale after
such a trying ordeal. We join with
his many friends all over the state II
wishing both himself and the partner
of his joys a long and useful lift
crowned with success.
Rev. Charles Macnamara, pastor o
the M. E. church at Lakota, vas herr
Tuesday and Wednesday hustling sub
scriptions for a new church in ..thi
city. The ladies aid society ha
The Encouragement Of the matter, ant
the reverend gentleman was putting
in time helping them along in tn
financial part. We understand tina
they have about 81, 900 subscribed il
money and material and there is n
doubt but that the building will b
erected and furnished this fall. TIL
site for the new church is opposite tn
city schools, and is a very desirabl
situation.
Andrew Hood, of Devils Lake, wa
the guest of George Fulton and famil
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
Mr.. Hood is one of those who helpe
to make the province Of Ontario. Fl
was born in the county of Lanarl
he emigrated to the county of Huro
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-06-19
MOOSE JOINTS MUST GO.
Dealers in Ramsey County Are Advised to
Take a Hint.

The 'moose' joints must go.
That is the edict issued by the officers
of the law in Ramsey county. The
moose joint has come to be regarded
as a common nuisance nuisance
that must be abated. It is to be pre-
sumed that the proprietors are aware
that they are doing business contrary
to law, and if they insist upon con-
tinuing they do so at their own peril.
That the court machinery is being put
in readiness for a big business in this
line is an assured fact, and the ball
is all ready to start rolling.