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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
Educational Notes.

The university at Foura Bay Sierra Leone,
is said TO be the smallest in the world. 1t has
five professors but fewer than twenty students.
Nathan Perry Beers. for sixty-six years
teacher in the public schools Of New York, has
just retired During his entire career he never
administered corporal punishment to a pupil.
Portugal is the most illiterate country in
Europe. Nearly 6s per cent. of her population
cannot write. In Italy the proportion OF IL
lterates is So per cent; in Russia. IS per cent:
in Spain. 9 per cent. and in Britain. quite
per cent.
Prof. Frederick Starr. head of the department
of anthropoogy at the University Of Chicago,
has started on his way TO Yezo. the northern
island of the Japanese He Will
bring back for the ST. Louis exposition some of
the Amos. the hairy people" who inhabit the
island. He will sail from Vancouver Jan. %.
When the students attending Ohio Wesleyan
University back from their holiday vaca-
ton they required to sign a pledge to
abstain from the use of tobacco during the term
before being permitted to return to the uni
versity. Many accepted the condition. but many
are undecided and telegraphed their parents
for advice.
French schools have adopted code mod
ern language teaching, based on the direct meth
cd and providing for six years course For
the first two years the teaching is essentially
oral, for the next two more theoretical, and in
the final two composition and style predominant.
Word word translations are not required
In grammar the rule always follows the exam
pie.
Judge Harbeson of the Kentucky Circuit
Court has dismissed a petition injunc-
ton against Bible reading and prayer in the
public schools, asked for by a Catholic priest
the ground that these practices were in vio-
lation OF the Constitution. The judge held that
the Bible was the foundation of all Christian
government and that its use did not constitute
sectarianism
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

There is going to be large-sized prelim-
mary job for this country down in Pana-
ma before making a start on the canal.
That will be to clean out the malaria and
the yellow fever, as this government has
done in Cuba and Porto Rico. Most of the
fevers in the canal strip-and their name is
legion-are varieties of typhoid: the san
itary conditions are horrible, but with
cleanliness the disease will soon disappear.
The yellow fever is communicated by mo-
squitoes the draining OF the marshes
along the strip would start a campaign
against these. Somebody is needed to do
the same thorough work in Panama that
General Wood did in Cuba
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Forgot His Creator.

Judge Pritchard. formerly senator from North
Carolina. tells the following story of hotel
proprietor in his State. He says there is GER
tain rank in North Caralina known as ''Iarboro
colonel" The name originated in Raleigh where
the Marlboro hotel is Any reasonably pros
porous individual can Win the title by putting
up for not less than a week and contributing
literally to the revenues of the bar during that
period. a sufficiently liberal spender will then
receive from the genial host, Colonel BIZ
North. the title of colonel on one occasion
Marlboro colonel came to Raleigh and put
up at ''BiH Norths, but he patronized the bar
literally. and finally became unruly and was
called TO time by Colonel North. The Marlboro
colonel resented the indignity and prepared
enter into a personal encounter with Bill
because the latter had forgotten 10 use his title
OF colonel, but 'BiII' equal to the occa-
sion. Squarng off, he looked his man in the
eye for a moment and then delivered himself
follows Il made you colonel, sah' and
1 can unmake you. Don't you forget that, Jim
Smith!'-New York Tribune
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Jersey Teachers Salaries.

In matters of education the State of New Jer-
sey is particularly stingy. In Trenton a regu-
lar teacher in the primary school receives for
each of the first three months $3.50. At the
end of that time, If her work is satisfactory,
she may hope for an additional 81 so. and by the
end of another quarter she is receiving $3.50 for
the calendar month. Board in Trenton-com-
Portable boards 50 a week. The ten months
payments must provide for twelve months liv-
ing, and every salary is taxed l per cent to
support the pension fund.
After year of service the primary teacher
gets $40 a month. and if she lasts through ten
years of faithful labor she is rewarded with $500
(for the eleventh) The principal of a ten-room
building works ten years in that position TO
reach the maximum salary, $780, High school
teachers. college graduates, are supposed to take
without protest S55O.-World's Work.
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why Roosevelt Smiles.

BY the way, lady of the official circle claims
she has made discovery as to the origin OF one
OF the Presidents best known traits. 1t is the
habit OF keeping a smile or the semblance OF
smile his face on all occasions. IF you ever
saw the president when he was forced to BAN
ish his SMILE" this lady confded to friend
the other day, ''you would understand why 1t Is
he has acquired the habit of wearing 1T on all
possible occasions. never saw him without II
until the other day at Mrs. Hoars funeral, and
1 give you my word. 1 don't want TO see him
without it again. No one can call his face hand
some attractive when he looks his best
and smiles his genialist. But when his face Is
in absolute repose, and not only serious but
solemn-well. it's enough to startle timid per-
son. It's the most solemn human countenance
you ever saw. He probably found that out long
ago. and that's why he wears the smile that
doesn't come off. He is entitled TO wear it,
Washington Letter in Pittsburg Post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
Too Much Eating.

College students have so long been recognized
as one huge amalgamated order of Oliver Twists
that the action of the University of Missouri
students in demanding less to eat is worthy Of
notice. The students say that by experiment it
has been learned they are ''in better health and
spirits and better prepared for hard mental
work when eating only two meals a day. The
college authorities are therefore. requested TO
cut out meal. The news should be carried
to New Haven where the Yale students not
only want three rectangular meals day. but
have recently set up vulgar howl for more
pie!' Instead of pie the Yale steward should
try Scotch scenes on the boys SO eminent an
authority on dietetics as Mr. Simeon Ford of
this city. attributes the hardness OF the Scotch
race to early and persistent diet of scenes.
"Only the strong survive" says Mr.. Ford: "the
weak choke to death in infancy."-New York
Commercial Advertiser
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

floating around have found some churches
where a stranger is made TO feel at home
for one Sunday at least There is one
church where this attention TO strangers
Is very marked The sexton stands
In the vestibule with a diagram which
shows the seating capacity of each
pew. So far as he is able 10 do So TIE
sexton asks each pewholder who comes I'm
how many strangers ne is willing 10 ac-
commodate. He checks the chart accord
lngly As the strangers come In the sex
ton notihes the ushers where the strangers
may be accommodated. Many OF the
pewholders go 10 the church early in order
10 assist the sexton. 70 the usher in each
aisle Is given a memorandum Of the pews
where strangers may be welcomed
NOT only does the sexton look after this
out one OF the ASSISTANT ministers is in the
EesuDule, as long as he can remain there.
Tor the purpose OF making strangers feel
That they are wanted. and as soon a. the
service is over he is there again for the
purpose or becoming acquainted with any
VINO may wish attention OF any sort
This church does not have 10 do this in
order TO keep up. Its membership Is large
and wealthy. and II a stranger never puts
foot inside OF the sanctuary the work
would go on just the same
Il know or several other churches where
some of the members, rich men walt
In the vestibule 20 see that strangers are
promptly seated. 1 know also some other
churches where they don't wait and N a
stranger is shown into their pews the ush-
ers hear from IL as soon as the service Is
over. and the ministers I'm charge would no
more dare interfere than they dare to
stand on their heads IN the chancsl"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.
Anti-prOfanity.

Success to the Columbia boys with their new
no-swearing society. They must be reminded
however, that eternal vigilance is the only price
of a profaneess people; when they least expect
it, unless they keep the curbed bit on the tongue,
the bankety word will slip out Western
travelling clergyman has recently told of an ex-
perience he had in his State. He was shocked
to find that almost every man he met swore
fluently. Finally day he surprised
upon talking with man for twenty minutes TO
find that he didn't interpolate a single oath
that he said: You don't know how glad am
to have chance to talk with man like you.
You are the first man have met for three days
that could talk five minutes without swearing"
Whereupon the clean-tongued man was SO
shocked at this deplorable state of affairs that
he innocently CALCULATED, well, I'll be d-ned!'
New York Commercial-Advertiser
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

That peculiar native of South Africa, the sec
rotary bird. so-called because of the feathers
on it's head. which look if it carried pen
behind its ear, is far more of a pedestrian
than a flyer ranging all day in search of food
large expanse of country. 1t seldom
takes to wing from choice. but is great
traveller foot. That when hungry and hard
put it for food the secretary occasionally
attacks. vanquishes and devours poisonous
snakes of considerable size is by so
frequent occurrence the old naturalist
believed The bird fully understands his risk
n these encounters and takes his measures ac-
cordingly. He attacks the snake in very
wary manner. feinting with his wings and wait
ing his opportunity. When that comes he buff
fets the snake heavily with his wings. strikes
1t with his strong feet. and. having partially
disabled it. breaks it's vertebra with a blow
or two of its formidable beak pierces its
bran-Chicago News.
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WHAT A CHURCH FLOATER SAYS.
Relation Which Renting Pevs Bears
to Welcome Given Strangers
New York Sun.

New York Sun
Il have noticed a change in some of the
New York churches far as strangers are
concerned" said a man who calls him
self church fioater. by which he means
that he goes to u number of churches in
stead of being pewholder in one.
THE charge" he continued. that strang-
ers are not made to feel ut home in some
of the big churches OF this city is. or has
been well founded. A few years ago 1
rented a pew in one of the big churches
I'm Fifth avenue and kept il for year. My
family was not numerically large enough
to MI the pew. and l notified the usher that
| could usually accommodate from two
TO three strangers | learned indirectly
that the sexton who had the renting or
the pews, objected To too much liberality
on my part He said that If every pew
holder in the church made the same sort
of offer he could not come up 10 the
expectations OF the governing board OF
the church. which expected him TO rent
every pew. The logic OF this was that II
strangers desired TO attend that particular
church very often they would be expected
TO pay for their sittings. To put il little
palmer, strangers were not welcome. al
though a sign in the vestibuic said that
they were.
''Since l gave UP my pew and have been
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
MIR. ChanIer,s scheme.

At last the story has come out how the young
millionaire. Robert Winthrop Chanler. gentle
man of RoHeby Barrytown." as he appears In
the legislative directory. accomplished the defeat
of Major Francis g. Landon in the recent con-
test for Assembly i'll his district. According to
the story told. everything was going well with
Major Landons campaign. despite his unpopular
move in declaring against the acceptance of
Pullman passes. when Mr.. Chaner invested s., zoo
in a prize bull which he invited all of the
farmers of the district to call at his place and
view. The ruralists all went into raptures over
the bull, and when they expressed wish that
they might such animal, Mr.. Chanler
promptly presented each with card giving him
an interest These cards were distributed with
out discrimination to all raisers of cattle, and
the prize bull became the common property of
the county. Against this sort of competition
Major Landons fight was hopeless.-New York
Lott
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Somewhat MuddIed.

clergyman was very anxious to introduce
some hymn books into the church. and arranged
with the clergy that the latter to
give out the notice Immediately after the
sermon. The clerk. however. had a notice
of his own give with reference
to the baptism of infants Accordingly at the
close of the sermon. he arose and announced tina t
'aII those who have children whom they wish to
have baptized please send their names at once
to the clerk" The clergyman. who stone
deaf, assumed that the clerk was giving out the
hyrnn-book notice. and Immediately arose, and
said: And 1 should say for the benefit Of
those who haven't any that they may be OBJ
tanned the vestry day from TO o'clock
the ordinary little with red backs at
shilling and pence. Christian Work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
a Proper Precaution.

Every now and then pair OF surgeons scis-
sors or a scalpel or, maybe, tampon. is found
IN the abdomen of corpse upon the making
OF a post -mortern examination. The ind" tells
the story OF a murder, but the law of ethics
protects the criminal. Surgeons OF the first rank
have a simple method Of preventing such "acci-
cents" Before they make incision they have
every instrument. piece of gauze. tampon and
other accessory counted twice by different per-
sons usually a physician and nurse. After
the operation, and before the wound Is ligated
two other people count the things in use and Il
one is missing the wound is explored and the
bendages are withheld until it is found or posi-
lively accounted for.-Phiadelphi Record
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
Cheap sleeping Quarters.

"A graft has been discovered in Sedalia. -
says one of the papers at that place. Every
night for time past the mems waiting
room at the Missouri Pacific station has been
crowded with men sleeping in the seats. When
asked their business there by station attendants
they invariably resurrected tickets to some near
by town and said they were waiting for trains
A few days ago about fifty of these regular
boarders applied at the ticket Office to have
the tickets redeemed The agent then got next
to the fact that the tickets were purchased for
the sole purpose of bunking in warm room.
The graft will probably be stopped and the
grafters given a shove out in the rain and the
sleet and the snow more probably coy cot
in tho city lookup. kansas City Journal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
No Time for Boys.

When Representative Norris Sheppard of Texas
was nominated for Congress the successor
OF his father he was but twenty-seven years DID,
and with two three veterans in the race
against him for the nomination II was an uphill
fight ne had 20 make His opponents lost no
opportunity TO make capital OF Sheppard's youth
In Joint debate Gay OF his opponents
proceeded something like this: Why" he said.
lit is ridiculous 10 think OF sending boy
TO Congress. II Is a time and place where
need mature men with mature minds. 1t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
He Liked Young PeopIe.

In his last work. Facts and Comments the
late Mr.. Herbert Spencer gives curious bit Of
self-revelation. He confesses that though he
particularly liked the society OF young people
IL bored him TO an uncomfortable extent il they
worried him with unintelligible chatter. and
that to avoid this II his custom 10 ask
them some questions which could not be an
swered without good deal Of thought. He
was accustomed to base his judgment of their
inteilects upon the answers returned and we
can well imsgn that those who suddenly
confronted with some such problems as why
is the SALT must have regarded a drive
with the great philosopher as something OF an
ordeal--Isondon Globe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
Earned The 1.-TWO Bits"

Sir" said Judge Riley. Of Pennsylvania
avenue. II call on you to witness the arrogance
OF these Yankees who walk up and down the
streets of this capital after rObbing the sunny
Southland Of our strong sons and our wealth and
prosperity. 1 call you to look on them. up
starts. flushed with victory they gained
over the bravest men who ever wore a uniform
or handled gun-the revered the sainted sons
Of the Confederacy. Sir. 1 would be obliged TO
you If, as one OF my people, you would accommo-
date me with loan of % cents until to-mor-
row. when the long-delayed remittances from
my ravaged estates in Virginia will surely
come
But, my dear SIR said the man addressed,
Il was born in Massachusetts, and l am a
Yankee myself"
"Ah!' replied the judge. lin that case l can
only say that time has healed the wounds and
that L realize the North right. You
fought nobly, sir. Do / get the twenty-five ~
New York World
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

How the tempus does fugit. to be sure!-
as Mrs. Darlington would say Twenty
years ago yesterday. Matthew Arnold de-
livered a lecture on Numbers in Chicago:
and the papers of a score of years ago to-
day called amused attention to the great
essayist's method of parting his hair in the
center" By this expression, of course, it
was meant that he parted his hair in the
middle, and the fact really detracted from
the pleasure with which Chicago people
listened TO the lecture The style was
looked upon as the unmistakable brand of
"the dude"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

Representative Thayer, of Massachusetts,
has introduced in the House a proposed
amendment TO the Constitution providing
that the lands of the United States shall be
divided as TO give each citizen of the
piece as possible. The proposed amend
ment was introduced by request" which
means that the member did not father it.
but 1t shows he has at least one crank of
high degree among his constituents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
A Master Hand.

Beatley-What makes you look so happy, Skin
ner?
Skinner-Made a quarter just now.
Beatley-SO?
Skinner-A fellow asked for quarter and
I didn't give it 70 him.-Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

An Omaha pa per recently sent out its
porters to ascertain if there was a man in
the whole city who could repeat the Ten
Commandments. The force worked hard all
day but could not locate one The ire
Lgion of the West is something frightful.
Here in Indianapolis it is probable that
every tenth man could say them all-and
that every other man could break them all.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

Chicago theater managers are still hop
ing to recover damages from the city for
money lost in the enforced closing of their
houses Now those managers need public
confidence more than anything else, and if
they are wise they will gain it by dropping
all appearance of buster. The theaters will
no doubt be allowed to open the very min
ute they are safe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

New York paper thinks that IAN ire
sistible stampede for Mr.. Cleveland is still
regarded as one of the possibilities in the
Democratic convention" Why, of course
1t is. Or an irresistible stampede for Mr..
Bryan. Mr. Hearst or Mr.. Harrison, or
Thomas Jefferson, or Andrew Jackson, or
Tom Taggart. Anything is lone of the
possibilities" at a Democratic convention.
That is why they are such fun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

Evangelist Sam Jones now of the Atlanta
sEcnstitution. says that if the canal treaty
Is defeated it will be the death. politically,
of Senator Culberson and Senator Bailey.
This is undoubtedly true. and the two sen
ators may yet wish that they had consult
ed the desires of their constituents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

England has a fad for fancy potatoes
and four pounds of a variety were
sold in London the other day for $4,000. The
reason this particular tuber cost so much
is because of it's marvellous ability to re-
sist disease. 1t appears to be a sort of
Christian Science potato. and is naturally
very expensive.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

Let the various humane societies stop
resoluting against the cruelty of the child
labor laws and turn their attention to
Washington. where the grinding department
slaves chained TO their desks for seven
hours each day We call ourselves a civil
lied nation. and yet compel men with gov
eminent jobs to toll away like millionaires!
What is the good of having a government
job if one has to work, anyhow?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

Spain proposes to expend S60.OO0OOO on
new navy. There are only a few things
I'm the way Of this expenditure: one is that
Spain hasn't the s0OoO.oOO and another
that she has no possible use for navy.
But the King needs amusement. and. if he
will keep his new toy close to shore. per-
haps il won't run into something and get
hurt. as the last one did
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
Bad Witnesses.

The late Sir Frederick Bramwell. of England.
was famous both as witness and arbitrator in
engineering disputes Ii is recalled that his
brother. the late Lord Justice BramwelI. on
giving advice 10 a young barrister. told him to
be careful Of four kinds OF witnesses: First
OF a liar: second. Of the liar who can only be
adequately described By the aid OF powerful
adjective third. of the expert witness, and
finally. OF my brother Fred. kansas City
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23
4 Feminine History.

Charles Dana Hazen. head of the history de-
partment OF Smith College, sometimes finds the
task of interesting the feminine mind in his
torcaI subjects stupendous One morning
when the recitation had all gone TO pieces and
il seemed as if all intelligence had left the class
DR.. Hazen lost patience Young ladies' he
said, very quietly. 1T seems to that what
you'd like is a history written by Richard Hard
ing Davis and illustrated by Gibson. kansas
f-ff.r
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

What a pity it is that Mr.. Hearst didn't
start in even with Mr. Carnegie and found
away a library. Then every city, no mat
ter how humble. could have had a library
and American-the opposite extremes of
literary culture.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-23

There are already indications in the
South that the high prices for cotton in
recent months will tempt Southern planters
to set out as large an acreage as possible
this year. Demands for mules and for fer
tilizers are large, and if the boil weevil is
not too rapacious 1904 will be likely to see
the biggest cotton crop ever raised in this