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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01

1t Is quite true. as Representative Crum-
packer said In his Memorial day speech at
Laporte. that sectional feeling between
the North and the South has almost been
obliterated. and that the spirit of fraternal-
ism Is strong. This spirit is certainly
strong In the North whatever it may b.. in
the South. but II has hardly reached that
point yet where President Scot Buffers
assertion that soldiers of the Confederacy
were as patriotic as those of the Union
army and equally as deserving of govern
ment pensions will be accepted. Even the
passage of years and the softening Of the
bitterness OF conflict do not put the men
who fought to save the Union on the same
footing as those who sought to destroy 1t.
Either the litter were right or they were
wrong. President Butler will hardly ad-
NIT the first. Having been wrong, they
are then assuredly not entitled to a reward
from the government against which they
fought.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01

A communication printed in this issue of
the Journal undertakes to explain the
objects ard defend the feasibility of a new
plan 20 siablis and maintain the price OF
wheat. TIL communication is from the
presid ant OF a local organization called
The american Society OF Equity" The
plan OF the organization. as stated In a
pamphlet which the Journal has received.
contemplates It's extension throughout the
entire wheat-growing region OF the United
States. and enlisting the cooperation of all
wheat growers to control production and
maintaining the price OF wheat, other
objects of the society are stated to be to
enable farmers to buy advantageousIy. to
secure equitable rates OF transportation and
storage In warehouses, TO conduct a mutual
Insurance business. to secure legislation in
the interests OF agriculture. to establish
Institutions for educating farmers children.
TO obtain reliable crop reports. TO improve
country roads, TO promote social intercourse
and 10 settle disputes without recourse TO
the courts. All OF these are commendable
objects. but first OF all IL Is proposed to
establish and maintain a fixed price for
wheat To accomplish this Il is claimed
FARMERS and others should market con-
servatively TO maintain the safe (minimum)
price level. II the market goes above so
much the better. but II the market shows
> weakness to take more At or above the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01
The Black Lion Inn.

A man with an inherited taste for alcohol.
on whom the habit has a firm hold. trying
to fee from himself. goes to the
Black Lion Inn. The inn was the kind
known in England. and in America only in
its colonial days. The weather was such
as one fnds in whittier's "Snow-Bound."
There came to the hostelry during the stay
of the wine bibber, who. by the way. is en-
tirely cured of his habit by the Jolly Doc
tor, a circle of ~people-the jolly Doctor, the
sour gentleman, the red-nosed gentleman,
the old cattleman and Sioux Sam. who tell
frontier tales of American life. These tales
are imaginative, romantic, adventurous,
humorous. dramatic, and the peculiar set
ting of the story-teller lends a background
that adds to each of these features in the
stories themselves. All these features de-
pend for their effect upon contrast, but one
the book is furnished by the drawings of
Frederic Remington. The first story, The
Winning of a Saucy Paoh," an Usage In
dian maiden, is fancifully romantic. but the
Remington illustration of the fact or the
Saucy Paoli brings one back to reality.
And the reader is not disappointed by the
homely, yet lovely. features of the girl. diff
n rerem5 as hut tn reSos are from in th n1S s o@a Z me con.
trast and another interest. Few books fur
nish such a good example OF entertainment
lively n colorful and are written in a
quaint sort of a way that makes them
unique. One wonder why frontier life has
not been written about in this vein before.
The inconsistencies of fact. Of style, Of
illustration Gin connection with the ideal
istic tendencies of the stories themselves),
make it a delightful book of entertainment
through appeal to the imagination. How
Forked Tongue was Burned" "Moh-kwa
and the Three Gifts" How Strong-Arm
was an Elk" How Jim Britt Passed His
BILL" 1.-THE F1im-F1am Murphy" The
Luck of Cold-Sober Simms," are some in
teresting chapters. There are sixteen illus
trations by Remington. The book is writ
ten by Alfred Henry Lewis. r. H. Russell,
New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01
Our Northern shrubs.

Harriet Keller. author of Our Native
Trees which was highly appreciated by
nature lovers, offers another book planned
upon the same lines. ''Our Northern Shrubs
and How to Identify Them" aims TO supply
a complete guide to the shrub which grow
in the Northern. States. by the aid Of which
any shrub may be identified and its habits
learned. The author has adopted the plan
of arranging shrubs by families, each men,
Der of which is analysed scientifically and
described popularity so that its character
istics are made easily ineligible TO the
nature lover and amateur botanist. The
shrubs described include not only a large
number of wild ones. but a great many do
INVESTIGATED ones which adorn our yards and
gardensl Nearly fifty genera are described.
Including nearly 500 species, the text being
rendered more interesting by several hun
dred excellent illustrations. The book is cal
culated to lead to a clearer appreciation of
the wonderful variety, the exquisite beauty
and the real value of the widely dispersed
shrub family. New York: Charles Scribner's
Sons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01
SOME OF THE new BOOKS
The Rise of Ruderick CIowd.

Josiah Flynt, who associates with tramps
and criminals TO get their point OF view,
shows In this new book the same realistic
power he has shown before in his tramp
and criminal fiction. The criminal view
point is shown here with unusual force.
Born of a left-handed union. Ruderick was
for long time nameless. His mother chose
him a name and he had to force his as
sociates to accept it. From the school of
the street he graduated into the reform
school, where he learned the worst that
it's inmates could teach him. When he was
released. he became a successful crook and
had the varied experiences Of his chosen
profession. Into the ups and downs OF the
thief's life came some love affairs. A final
determination to quit the road brings him
10 a straight and honest life. IL all OF
Flynt's studies are from nature, the fol-
lowing observations of Ruderick after he
and a regular laborer, are of considerable
interest. He is answering the questions
whether the world Is any better since he
the road Is any harder 10 travel since ne
left it.,
Business is bein' done at the same old
ular as in my time. Most o the towns Is
just as corrupt, too. One o 'em gets a
spasm o reform FOR a bit, but tnat don I
mean much to the thieves. They don't care
whether the mayor OF a town an the
prosecutin' attorney Of a county Is straight
or not. What they want to be sure about
is the police; an L understand a fellow can
do business with enough o. 'em yet, in all
the towns that / used to know, to keep
the town open. If 1 were a reformer for
a while, / wouldn't bother myself much
with the regular professional thieves. I'd
go after what L call the unknown thieves,
the crooked detectives, captains O. police
and the like. They're the fellows that ought
to be sent over the rails. Course the pro-
fessionals a got to go, too, but I'd Xix the
job o. settlin' some O. the unknown ras-
GALS"
This is one of the books which from ut
ter lack of acquaintance with the hero's
| type, one must judge by what 1t seems to
be. 1t Is the type in fiction that Ferrf and
Lombroso deal with in criminal sociology.
TIL chances are that Mr.. Flynt has pre-
sented the most realistic tramps and
| crooks in fiction. and those who would be-
come familiar with these classes can do
no better than to read him. Dodd, Mead
& Co.. New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01

Three Addresses mt the Afternoon Ses.
siOn-Treasurer's Report.

NcPOEts
The feature of the closing day of the Ep-
worth League convention at the Irvington
NJ. z. Church was the largely attended
mass meeting yesterday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. Every seat in the church was
filled and to accommodate all it was nee
essary to place chairs in the aisles and
the Sunday-school room at the rear of the
auditorium. The song service was led by
Prof. Fred Z. Warner. Past President
Henninger presided. Three addresses were
made on the essentials of Christianity. each
treating one phase of the subject. Rev.
Worth Tippy, of the Broadway NJ. E.
Church, spoke first on "Humanities of Our
Religion" Mr.. Tippy said the vital question
was that of an established, all-powerful
authority, on which there are a variety
of beliefs. But. he declared, the center of
all authority Is in Jesus Christ and His re-
ligion, which is not only His teachings but
His daily life. The perfection of Jesus as
s seaat,e isse Of n that ai life ev of seryic .tfe' and the
"The Tenth for the Lord was the SUBJ
ject of an address by Rev. Frank o. Bal
lard. of the Memorial Presbyterian
Church. Mr.. Billiards. thought was that a
tenth of all our worldly possession should
be given to the Lord with the spirit of
Christianity. He said no one is able to
teach the duty of paying to God what we
owe Him. before practicing it.
The third great essential Of Christianity,
Holy Firing was discussed by Rev:
Joshua Stansf1eld. OF the Meridian-street
NJ. f. Church. The secret of Jesus being
what He was In the world. he said, lies
in His settled life-in the living out of what
was i'm Him. Jesus showed what the spirit
of God In a human could and would be.
The meeting last night was devotional,
with song service. Mr.. Charles s. Barnett
led the devotional part of the programme,
the subject of which was Keep the Vision
of Christ Clear" No business was trans
acted by the convention last night. The
treasurer's report was read in the even
ing by Mr.. Barnett. and showed the re-
ceipts from dues and collections of dis
trict leagues to be N17,S so; and the dis
STA.
One member of the cabinet is unable to
serve and a successor will be elected at
the next cabinet meeting. The convention
adjourned last night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01

Representative Cannon, next speaker of
the House Of Representatives, is doing a
good deal of quiet thinking about the ap-
pointment Of committees. This is one of
the most important and embarrassing
duties Of the speaker-important because of
its close relation to legislation, and embar-
RAISING because there are so many per-
sonal and political interests to be recon-
ciled. As the President has announced his
gress early in November, about a month in
advance Of the regular session, the pros
pective speaker will nave to make up his
committees earlier than usual. 1t Is said
Mr.. Cannon will call a conference of Re-
publican leaders of the House during the
summer to discuss the matter. The or
ganization OF the next House will be COM
paratively simple. as there will be no oppo-
sition whatever to Mr.. Cannon on the Re-
publican side, and ii will not lake the DEM
ocrats long to cast their complimentary
vote, II that can be called a compliment
tary vote which simply selects a man to
lead a forlorn hope and obstruct business.
AS far as the Republicans are concerned,
the nomination and election of Mr.. Cannon
will be unanimous.
As the extra session will be called to con-
slider Cuban reciprocity and financial legis-
lation. 1t will be necessary for the new
speaker to have the ways and means COM
mittee and the on banking and
currency made up in advance of the ses-
sion. No doubt Mr.. Payne, of New York,
will be continued as chairman, and an ILL.,
nois man will be appointed on the commit
tee to succeed Hon. A. j. Hopkins, pro-
noted to the Senate. The retirement Of
Hon. George w. Steele, of this State.
makes another vacancy to fill on this COM
mittee. and there are one or two others. II
Indiana gets a place on the new ways and
means committee it will probably be by the
appointment of an old member.
One of the most important committees in
the House, as its business is now conducted.
Is that on appropriations. of which MIR.
cannon has been the very efficient chairman.
His election as speaker will necessitate the
appointment OF a new chairman. Repre-
sentative Bingham. of Pennsylvania. who
stands second on the committee. would he
a fit man for chairman II his health per-
mitted. but he is in poor health. 1t is prob
able. therefore. that Representative Hemen-
way, of this State. who now stands third
on the committee. will be made chairman.
1t is a desirable and influential assignment.
Mr.. Cannon made an enviable reputation in
the ~position as n watchdog of the treaeur,.
and his successor will have an equal op-
portunity.
The judiciary committee will probably be
reorganized. Its present chairman, Rep
resentative Jenkins, Of Wisconsin. Is tinged
with ~populistic tendencies and is not quite
In line with the administration and the
party on the question OF antitrust lesis-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01

South Bend. Ind. is getting ready to dedi-
cate her soldiers monument on the 18th
inst. The monument is a massive column
Of granite surmounted by a bronze figure
nine feet high. representing a color ser
gsant. and surrounded at the base by four
Hfe-size figures representing the army and
navy 1t viii be the finest soldiers monu-
ment In the State next to the one In this
city. IT was designed and executed by Ru-
dolph Schwarz, OF this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01
Current Periodicals..

Among the most important papers In the
May Atlantic is an authoritative account
Of the proposed st. Louis Congress Of Arts
Professor Munsterberg has been largely In
strumental in the inception and achieve
ment of this great Undertaking.
Among technical articles in the Archi-
tects' and Builders Magazine for June may
be mentioned that by Mr.. Adams on Dis
tribution of Hot Water and Fire Places
and Chimneys," by Mr.. Gillespie. The
sketches of cottages by Mr.. Dietrich and
the Baumann Bros. are Of interest as rep
resenting moderate cost houses. The whole
number is Of value. and represents very
well the current thought In this DEPART
ment.
At this time of Emerson celebrations a
most timely article in the June New Eng
land Magazine by George Willis Cooke gives
the history and accomplishments of the
Free Religious Association" women's
clubs in New England nave their very cred
liable successes described and illustrated
by Mrs. NJ. X. D.. White. That negro slav-
had to contend against is surprisingly
shown In Miss Bourne's White Slavery In
Colonial Times"
The principal features OF the June num-
Der of the Review Of Reviews are a series
of four illustrated articles entitled New
Hope for Copsumptives." giving particulars
of the new methods of outdoor treatment;
a paper on TT Renaissance of Noncon-
formity in England" by w. T. Stead. with
portraits OF the three great Nonconformist
leaders at the present time; an exhaustive
article on Wesley and the Wesleyan Move
ment,' by DIR. j. NJ. Buckley: a sketch OF
the late Governor Ramsey, of Minnesota,
by Warren Upham: an account OF the gov
ernment's latest experiments in "Forest-
making on Barren Lands" by Charles NJ.
Harger, and brief articles on THE College
of the City of New York and Its New Pres
fdent.'' THE Well-governec District OF CO.
lumbia'' and An Americans Views OF Pat
agonia." In The Progress OF the World
the editor discusses current issues in the
Industrial field, the question OF Southern
education, the attempt To muzzle the press
in Pennsylvania. and many otter topics OF
the month, at home and abroad.
In the June Cosmopolitan Edward Everett
Hale writes on ''Old-age Pensions Dr.. Al
bert Shaw. editor of the Review OF Reviews.
discusses Journalism as a Profession IL.
G.. Wells advances some more of his ideas
on Love and the Cultivation OF the Imag-
nation and Mary Z. Thornton gives some
Sick in the Home" An essay on THE Rose
of Yesterday and To-day" Is finely Illus
trated with photographs, some fine flustra-
tons being also a feature OF an article on
"Gateways-Astistic and Characteristic" a
contribution or Floral Headdresses." and
an interesting account of An English Gar
den City The personal articles include
character sketches OF George Gilbert VIII
liams, banker; William Barclay p rSons-
chief engineer OF the New York Rapid Tram
SIT Commission. and Baron Strathcona and
Mount Royal. high commissioners for Can
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01

Efie Bignell. author of that delightful
little sketch of animal life. "Mr. Chupes
and Miss Jenny" has a new book that
will interest lovers Of the woods and or
the little animals that inhabit them. NJ
Woodland Intimates'' consists OF a series
of sketches of quiet outdoor life. in which
animals play an interesting part. Il should
be glad to think that among these little
records there may be found pictures which
can be seen by sightless eyes" says the
author, and indeed many of the pictures
she draws are charming glimpses of pretty
woodland spots, far from the haunts or
man, where the birds sing and twitter and
are not afraid of the visitor who goes so
deep into the heart of the woods to ma xe
their acquaintance. In one sketch she
makes the reader acquainted with a wild
squirrel that adopted her porch as a loaf
ing place, and in others she pictures birds
and other little woodland creatures. The
entire hook is pervaded by an atmosphere
of ~restfulness and close communion with
nature, and IL is written In a style that
makes il real literature. New York: n
Baker & Taylor Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01

AS one reads this novel. he wishes the
author would stop attempting Zine writ
ing and would get down to business. The
style" is so prominent and ubiquitous that
the action halts sadly. In the descriptions
the author Is guilty OF much indiscretion.
Such sentences as the following are usual:
And through those woods now bound and
mute with winter. stole sounds which were
other than the thud OF snow shaken from
a burdened branch, or the crack of twigs
In the frost" Far across the wooded
hills footsteps were brushing the snow.
Did the moose wander there, stirring the
weighted boughs with wide antlers or were
the wolves abroad?" "A wavering flash.
Was II from the lightning which had been
striking through the storm clouds. or the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01

The Russian consul at Chicago has re-
ceived copies of Russian newspapers con-
tanning full accounts of the recent massa-
ere of Jews at Kishinef. Disinterested per-
sons who have read them say the papers
make no attempt to suppress details, and
they show that the rioting was an out
break beyond the power OF the local au-
thorities to control. The opinion Is ex-
pressed that the Car will infict severe
punishment on the perpetrators of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01

minimum price. less marketing must be
done. With a clear understanding OF con-
ditions and cooperation as proposed by
this plan in every part OF the country. the
control of prices will be almost automatic"
The plan seems simple enough in theory.
and its execution might bring substantial
benefits to farmers. but the field is so large
and the personal interests so varied that IL
will be difficult to secure the necessary CO.
operation-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01


At a time when women realize more than
ever before the value of physical exercise
and are taking more interest than ever
before in outdoor amusements. a book On
the subject is timely. Athletics and Out
door Sports for Women" is an excellent
one. 1t is edited by Lucille e Hill. director
of physical training at Wellesley College.
who also furnishes an appropriate intro
auction. An original feature of the book
and one that adds to it's value. Is that each
subject is treated by a special writer.
The subjects. treated In successive
chapters, are physical training at home.
gymnasium work, dancing. cr~oss-country
walking, swimming, skating. rowing. golf.
running, lawn tennis. field hockey. basket
ball, equestrianism. fencing, bowling, track
athletics. Each one of these subjects Is
treated by a different writer who is an
expert, including men and women. The
book contains over two hundred illustra-
lions explanatory of the text, New York:
The Macmillan Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01

specia, dispatches from Kansas City state
tha swift's packing house was damaged
by the flood to the amount of $1,000. 900. and
Cudahy's and other packing houses suf-
fered losses to about half that amount. AS
there is no insurance against flood losses
they will be total.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01

The county undertaken at Knoxville.
Tenn, must be credited with originating a
new swindle. OF late his bills for burials
have grown so large that the authorities
an investigation, which resulted
in discovering over 300 collins containing
tin cans, bricks and a varied assortment of
junk. The undertaken has been indicted for
money under false pretenses and
will probably serve time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01
A Excuse.

Stray Stories.
Eva-I thought you were never going to speak
to Harold again as long as you lived?
Ciss-I know I said so. but 1t wasn't my fault
that / broke the resolution.
Eva-How did it happen?
Ciss-He called me up over the telephone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01
Like Son, Like Father.
Chicago Tribune.

chicago Tribune
Indulgent Father dining in restaurant)-I pre-
sumo, Horace. while you were attending that for
eign medical college you formed the foolish and
reprehensible habit of drinking beer?
Son-why, yes. father; I just had 10 drink 1t
occasionally. All the other students did.
I~ndulgent Father-Waiter. two beers!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01

Detectives nave their uses. An excellent
place for the local force to exercise their
wits is in ferreting put the vandals that
destroyed the interior of the St. George
Mission Church. Apparently this outrage
was not committed for ~urposes of theft.
bat from unaduIterated viciousness and
malice. The perpetrators should be pun
4shed TO the limit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-01

1t took a great number of 'hve-centses"
to make up the SIS, 452 that the ~defaulting
treasurer OF the New Hampshire Ffve-cent
Savings Bank has appropriated and spent.
most Of them. too. were doubtless &C
cumulated by the depositors at the cost
NJ much self-danfaI