Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 May 1902 — Page 4

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by thoa« two, the miner* agreeing that they would withdraw tholr demand* if this tribunal should find that condition* were what they ought to be, provided the operators would agree to make each changes as the tribunal should suggest. | But every pl*n proposed was rejected. And this morning we are told that the coalcarrying railroad* will not surrender, one of the president* saying: Such a thing a* settlement of the coal strike was never mentioned or even suggested. The railroad companies have gone as far as they can in granting concessions to the miner*, and they are now prepared for and expect to light to a finish. This is not an attitude which will commend Itself to the American people. Is It unreasonable to say that the willingness of the miners to arbitrate raises at least a presumption in their favor?

THE NEWS IN SUMMER. rever you go for the summer t can Have The Newt aent to you at *ame rate you pay. at home—ten lla week. ills' - — THE PRESIDENT QN CIVIC DUTIES. the unveiling of the monument ysstererected at Arlington in memory of who fell In the Spanish-American President Roosevelt made a speech It seems to us, was quite worthy the occasion. It was not eloquent, exWlth the eloquence of sober patrlotand good sense, but It was such an presentation of the duties of the Of a free republic that no one can ead it without fueling It* impressiveness m a call to higher living. The moral hat he drew from the faithfulness and of th* soldier, and especially from honest performance of tta humbler less spectacular tasks that fall to this: we need most in this republic is speciel genius, is not unusual brilftrT but the honest and upright ade* on the part of the mass of the and of their representatives to tal laws of private and pubwhlch are now what they during recorded history, and stand or fall in making this ret It should be made. I will go n that, what It shall be made be made — according to th# which we seriously and resoset outselves to do the task of which consists In doing the private and public, which in the te make it up. ^ is, of course, a very old gospel, Is. none the less, a gospel that continual Iteration. In great crises Ration’s history’ we get the inspirof patriotism, and are willing to our lives for th# nation that we all But with the passing of the eraera motion inevitably set* in, and S a rule w* fall to a plane that is lowr, not only than the on* on which wa| tood during the crisis, but lower than sat on which we stood before. So the ’resident’s Word# have a peculiar time* ness Just now. But they, or words like sem, will always be timely. The hardest png in the world for a man to do is w ordinary daily duty which each day brings with tt.

better than most of what is written. He I was a master of satire, though not of persuasion. He won his fights by hard pounding. It is not too much to say of him that he was a great man in his profession, that he was always true to his ideals, and that he did great service to his country and in the cause of righteousness.

MAYOR AND THE GAMBLERS. difficult to fathom the mayor’s proof thought and action with refer-

bling. ft* Seems to argue by f statistics that because

istratlon during a certain great campaign of 1884 the Post,

! more arrests of gamblers were than during a corresponding period Taggarts laat administration, he ought not to be criticised lowing gambling to go on for days it let or hindrance. We say that his argument But what one no excuse or palliation for The mayor promised to sling; not to stop it for a and then to let things All he has to do is just own voluble and voluntary and he will have no reason to criticism. ; dwa his irritation likewise by deIt h|f will not notice criticisms Ha will Just point to those statistics. "Why are the gamallowed to run?" suppose you say. "See how many gamblers rrested last February," will be the » Fins*, acute, sagacious, convlnc-

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now w© are told that th* gamblers fcn informed that they must dose. did not make arrests, did not hells. O nothing so inconsiderate But a police officer visited the and gently informed the gamthat they must cease their activity, course. If gamblers are when they must stop after interrupted activity, the inItable* that they are also when they may begin. Thus jpears to be conducted under ct protection of the police dess controlled by the mayor, re ask. what is the gambVrs*

; THE (VAL STRIKE.

he public knows of the relations he anthracite coal miners to thetr em►yers la likely to arouse sympathy with miners It is, of course, a fact that has as yet been no sucfi appeal to i public by either side as there should such an important controversy. We that the miners have asked for wages, a shorter working day, and redress of certain grievances, and these demands have been refused by the operator*. It seems to us that the miners would do well to make a public statement so that the people might understand exactly what the issue la The point we make is that the public Is really a determining factor In labor conthese days, and that, therefore, parties to a quarrel ought to treat It frankly and fairly. More than this, the country must necessarily suffer the effect* of such a strike as that on. The people have rights that to be considered. So we hope the miners at least — for little in la to be expected from the em»wiH give us an honest, sober

of tbe exact situation. St of the Philadelphia says that the miners have

start been wilting to arbitrate case, but that they have been met flat refusal from the operators, urn proposed to leave the whole the National Civic Federation, i was to appoint five persons to decontroversy. their finding to be d to continue in force one year, diy they agreed to submit the css* to Archblsljop Ireland, Bishop r and a third person to be select^

EDWIN LAWRENCE GODKIN.

Edwin Lawrence Oodkin, who died Tuesday, was In bis time one of the foremost figure* in American Journalism, and In many directions the most influential man in its ranks. He was a man of fine education, ripe culture, wide knowledge, great intellectual power, and unusual moral courage. The influence that be wielded was th* influence that flows from strength alone. He had none of the aids that axe supplied by the ability to enlist sympathy, personal following, or Indeed enthusiastic devotion to the causes that he advocated. He ' influenced men profoundly, but It was by his power to inspire them with hatred for wrongs and shams, and by the sheer force of logic and reason. And it is remarkable that a man as limited as he was in many ways should have been such a force in the po-

litical life of the country.

We doubt whether there has ever been any better editorial writing dime in this country than that done by Mr. Oodkin. Of course we tblnk of such men as Greeley, Dana,,and the elder Bowles in our effort to estimate Mr. Oodkin. But In some respects he surpassed them alt. Dana does not deserve to rank in the same class, for Dana, as far as hie editorial work was concerned, was not controlled in any degree by a moral purpose or by a .sense of responsibility to the public. Greeley had a power that Oodkin could not compass, for he made personal friends and followers of his readers, and to thousands of people all over the country the Tribune was simply Horace Greeley. Tet even this great man falls below Oodkin in many particulars. He was without Oodkin's education and polish; he was not, speaking In the literary sense, a maeter of such & polished style; and he lacked the stability that was so strongly marked In the man who has Just died. As for Bowles, great as was the work he did, we do not believe that he will quite take rank with Mr. Oodkin. Oodkin’s methods were peculiar. In the first place he always seemed more anxious to prove an enemy wrong than to prove himself right. In the tariff controversy, for Instance, he took little pains to vindicate the great principle of free trade, but he rejoiced in pointing out the absurdities, follies and inconsistencies of protectionism. In fighting the local fight for good government in New York city, he did not care so much who was elected mayor, provided only he was not the Tammany candidate. Sven in

though deeply impretMgd with the merits of Mr. Cleveland, was more concerned to point out the abortcomlngs of Mr. Blaine, These are typical cases. Of course, thsre Is no denying that this is the most effective way of fighting—■ for it is offsnsive warfare. And in following this method, Mr. Oodkin developed a power of invecUvs and satire that are almost unrivaled in th# history- of the American newspaper. He could come nearer killing a foe with an epithet than any man we know of. His use of nicknames was most effective. He did not invent them, but he used those by which the men were known by their friends. "Dick" Croker, "Tom" Platt, "Fatty" Walsh and "Lou" Payne are samples. He was, too, a master In using quotation marks and capital letters. He almost created a new order of beings when he wrote of "The Boys." No one failed to understand what he meant by the term, or to appreciate hi* scornful contempt for the creatures to

whom it was applied.

Mr. Oodkin's chief glory as an editor was his Intense and never-falling moral earnestness. He was absolutely uninfluenced by political or mercenary considerations. To him the sole duty of the editor was to tell the truth and the whole truth, and to tell It as bluntly and uncompromisingly as possible. There were times when he seemed almost to delight in making enemies for himself and hi* paper. Doubtless he went too far many times, and so weakened his Influence, But th* defect is a noble one. He never lowered the flag. We bave said that he was a man of great Influence. Through th* ‘Nation, which he founded, and the Evening Post, which he edited for years, he molded the thought of thousands of men all over the country — and they were men who by their character or position influenced other*. Mr. Oodkin taught the teachers of the country. uther newspaper men,- professors, preachers, librarians and public men. all felt bis power, and acknowledged hie primacy. In every department of human thought he ever strove to tell the truth as he saw It. Literature, art, religion and politics, all felt the imprint of his great mind. He was impatient of the influence of others, and was jealous of his own Independence. For years he fought In the most heroic fashion the battle for political honesty and cleanness. It is difficult to estimate the value of th* Nation to this country, cotalng into existence as it did at the time when our political life seemed to be almost hopelessly polluted. The American people owe much to this man. His defects were obvious. The infirmity of temper was the chief one. We may say that his critical faculty was overdeveloped. but when we remember that he always criticiHed wrong things, and that he never betrayed or sneered at a good cause or a good man. surely we can Judge him kindly'- The chief regret that his friends and admirers had — at least those of them who were not mere reflections of him—was that the defects, which he at times almost seemed to cultivate, limited

his influence and power.

A word as to Ala style. It was always forcible and direct, and his effort eras to say what he bad to aay in such a way as to make it count. It was th* style of a cultured gentleman trying to make it serve a great purpose. At its best it has not been surpassed by any newspaper writer of pur time At its worst it was

AS OTHERS SEE US. In the current number of the National Review (London) Maurice Low’s report from Washington on American affairs speaks in highest terms of the Cuban situation. "The United States has set an example to all the world that all the world may admiringly wonder at," Is his first sentence. When we took control of the island, with the declared purpose of holding it as trustee, all the world, Mr. Low says, and he thinks probably th# majority of the Americans, believed that we were in Cuba to stay; that while Cuba might enjoy autonomous government up to a certain point, and be qcasl-lndependent, complete independence would never be hers. But now, Mr. Low declares, the world knows how unjustified this suspicion was. He thinks there was great temptation for us to remain permanently in Cuba, and that, had we elected to do so, the world would have acquiesced. But he avers that our declaration has been solemnly adhered to, and "it is an act of noble self-denial on the part of a great nation; it is a page In its history of which the United States may well feel proud.” Cuba owes us an enormous debt, he thinks. In the brief time that we have been there we have done more to advance civilization than the 400 years of Spanish misrule end tyranny did. We have practically eradicated yellow fever and have made tho Island wholesome physically as well as morally. We have taught a lesson of Justice and honesty. We have infused into the sluggish Latin some of our energy. Although It is only a little more than three years since the Spanish flag went down and the Stars and Stripes went up, In everything that makes for material progress and national welfare it is the lapse of a century. There Is only one other parallel In the history of all the world, My. Low declares, "that is Egypt under the master hand of Lord Cromer, and what Lord Cromer yid the BritUh government have done in Egypt Gen. Leonard Wood and the American government have done In Cuba.” In both countries the dominant characteristics of tbe Anglo-Saxon have acted like a magician’s wand to strike off the shackles of. sloth. Inertia and superstition, and Anglo-Saxon grit and resource, energy and honesty made the desert bloom like a rose, built railways, cleaned festering cities and taught the priceless lesson of exact Justice. Our retention of garrison posts in Cuba and our establishment of coaling stations, together with our supervision of Cuba’s foreign relations, Mr. Low thinks, i* not only proper, but absolutely necessary. Yet, he declares, in all other respect* Cuba Is as free as we are. He takes note of the faot that there are many in this country that do not believe the Cubans, by temperament and training, are fitted for self-government. If they are not, Mr. Low declares, there Is only on* ending: Cuba will be annexed and will form another American colony in tbe Caribbean sea

THE • , CYRAN0’’ DECISION. The decision of Judge Kohlsaat In the suit brought by Samuel E. Gross, of Chicago, against Richard Mansfield and A. M. Palmer, in regard to Edmond Rostand’s “Cyrano,” will, we think, strike most sensible people as absurd. Any opinion from the outside must, of course, be based on general and empiric rather than specific and expert evtdfence. But we doubt if there has been any really expert testimony at this trial. The "deadly parallels" which appeared In the newspapers at the time when the suit was first brought were certainly far from convincing. What Is there new in making love by proxy, or In a balcony love scene? If Rostand Is guilty of plagarism, so is Mr. Grose; both would be plagiarists of the older ( dramatists, one aa much as the other, for neither originated either of these situations. As to the similarity in. lines, anyone that has traced a familiar passage In Bartlett’s "Quotations” will bear witness that the ’human mind, when it is writing on similar subjects, will use language that is oftentimes almost word for word the same. When Pope wrote, "Know then thyself," he was saying nothing new. Cervantes before him had written, “Make it thy business to know thyself." But the idea was not new with Cervantes, either. Chaucer had written long before. Full wits is h* that can hlmselren know* and still earlier, Thales, when asked to name something very difficult, said, “To know oneself.” Yet no one, we think, would accuse Chaucer, and Cervantes and Pope of plagiarizing from Thales. The simple fact Is that there are thousands of ideas and thousands of sentences and phrases that are generally recognized as the common inheritance of the race. The universality of their application has made them everyone’s property. When Mr. Gross wrote his drama, he merely made use of this store of phrase and allusion, and so did Rostand In his drama The resemblances between th# two plays constitute a coincidence, nothing more. Even the fact that the hero of each has a big nose is not a clinching argument for plagiarism. Finally, w* do not believe that Rostand was under the necessity of stealing from Mr. Gross nor from anyone else. The author of "L'Aiglon" Is not suffering from poverty of ideas. The real truth of the matter probably is that Roetand never heard of Mr. Gross or his play, and that Cyrano de Bergerac and his white plume are solely and entirely his own creation. The satirical remarks which Mr. Mansfield is reported to have made on the decision would seem to indicate that he, at least, la not convinced of Mr. Gross’s claims. Nor, do wow believe, will be the literary and dramatic world at large.

The city is now excluding overflow asphalt In its specifications. Th* city says that it will permit its asphalt streets to be made only out of "pitch lake" or other asphalt controlled by the trust Unanimous petitions from property owners concerned. have been filed asking the city to admit of competition in asphalt. The city dogmatically declines. We ask the mayor, fairly, if th* facts warrant him and his Board of Works in thia position? Overflow asphalt is to all intents and purposes as good as other asphalt named in the specifications. The independent companies which lay It give the same guarantee as other companies. Experience in other cities shows that competition from the independent companies reduce* prices from 15 to 80 per cent. Is there any reason for upholding the trust and exacting excessive charges from property holders for paving? The mayor lays th® blame on Taffe, and Taffe lays the blame on the. mayor. Why do the newspapers and politicians that have attempted a defense of the howling-wilderness policy hasten to deny the use of dum-dum bullets in the Philippines? Why not defend their employment under general order No. 100? When the coal operators serve notice that they have nothing to arbitrate, and that under no circumstances would the National Civic Federation be permitted to interfere they show that they have no faith in the justice of their cause. Their attitude is not a challenge to the coaJ miners alone, but to the sense of fair play throughout the land. To what lengths will the arrogance of the trust lead it? Perhaps we had better take an option on the Danish West Indies and await developments. It might be well to inquire into the charge made by the drivers of Ice wagons that they are held responsible for the amount of Ice that melts on the delivery routes, and that they are supposed to get even on the customers the best way they can. An honest business principle this! The mines In the Hazleton district are practically all owned or controlled by the railroads. No coal can be hauled over the roads except at such prices as they fix. And the freights are high- The Chicago News says: The coal monocoly, working under an ironclad agreement, absorbs th® great profits and hides them aw^y under tricky bookkeeping, by which 40 per cent, or more of the selling price of coal disappears as freight charges — paid by the monopoly to Itself. Every Influence is used to keep up prices and to keep down wages, and the money paid for coal and the money paid for freights all goes to the same men. It Is obvious that under this arrangement there Is a great chance for oppression. May we not infer that the chance has been well improved? Yet we are told that there shall be no arbitration, but that the fight will be to a finish. Are the operator* afraid to arbitrate? Are they unwilling to have their secrets known? Do they realize that if all the facts should be brought out they would have no case? It seems to us that as things stand to-day, with the men willing to arbitrate by any method, with the employers persisting in their refusal, with the known abuses that have existed for years In the coal mining Industry, and with the trust arrangement existing in the Industpr, the presumption is in favor of the miners. Volcanoes, unlike lightning, can strike twice in the same place. The Democrats of the Fourth congressional district are to hold their convention in Brown county, which has no railroads. It is to be hoped that their troubles will not be such as to cut off all communication with the outside world. There promise to be “differences'’ among the Eleventh district Republicans for some time to come.

Unfortunately, the investigation of th# conduct of the war in the Philippines comes just before the congressional elections. Witnesses are examined and croesexamined as if by counsel for plaintiff and defendant.

General Eagan has acquired title to 2,500,000 acres in western Mexico. Why not give him a quit-claim deed to the entire country?

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In the current number of Printers' the following appears: The newspaper that carries the largest numbers of small ads. is invariably the leading newspaper of a community. It is this daily advertising that constitutes the backbone of a newspaper publishing business. It should be fostered and encouraged In every way. It Is the seed fiom which big advertisers are continually sprouting. This is axiomatic in its scope and force. The small^classifled advertising is an Index of the numerical support behind a newspaper. In this city and State Th# Indianapolis News has always had the proud distinction of being the recognized and practically sole medium for classified advertisements. It carries, aa a rule, twice as much of this class of advertising as all of the other English papers of the city combined. What we have done or what we are going to do with gamblers does not cover the present situation. Cyrus E. Davis, who Is In the city, did not get what he wanted In his contest with Congressman Mlers. but he may be induced to take something equally as

Which policy do we really take the most delight and pride in — the Cuban or the Philippine? Mr. Bonnell discriminated against Democratic employes of his office, but he "thought” he had a right to do this, and he was new in office, and so. he is not greatly to be blamed, says the Hon. W. D. Foulke, of the Civil Service Commission. But he adds that Mr. Bonnell is expected to play fair hereafter. Have the Senators got together on the Cuban question, or have they come together and require somebody to separate them? Mayor Bookwalter does not expect that all tha violations of the law can be reached and punished. This is the theory that the gamblers are working on.

HAD A GOOD EFFECT.

The famous 5&-cent tax levy won’t do, and Tom knew it wouldn't when he made it. ' In ISSl, eleven years ago. South Capitol avenue, from Washington street to the Union tracks, was paved with overflow asphalt. This pavement is in as good condition now as is the Delaware-street pavement from Massachusetts avenue north, which was also laid with overflow asphalt. Both of these streets are batter to-day than most of the roadways that have been laid with Bermudez or "pitch lake ’ asphalt tor only eight or ten years.

The Cruiser Topeka Arrives at Port-au-Prince. PORT-AU-PRINCE, May 22.-The United States cruiser Topeka arrived here to-day from Port Royal, 8. C., to protect American interests. The presence of the warship in these waters has had an excellent effect. The situation la Improving. Three Well Dressed Hoboes. Hie police are of the opinion that there are three well-dressed "hoboes” in the city, and they are searching for them. Borne time last night thieves broke into tbe London Tkllors’ store, at 346 chusetts avenue, and stole three suits of clothes. They changed their garments in the store, leaving their dirty rags scattered about the room- There was ererv indication that the thieves took time in selecting a "tit."

Ode on Solitude.

Happy the man whose wlah and care A few paternal acres boend. Content to breathe Me native air In hta own ground: Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread. Whose Hocks supply him with atttrs; Whose trees In etnnmer yield him shade. In winter lira Blest, who can unconcern’dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away; In health of body, peace of mind. Quiet by day; Sound sleep by night, study and ease. Together mlxt, sweet recreation; And Innocence, which most doth please. With meditation. Thus 1st me lire, unseen, unknown; Thus, unlamented, let me dla Steal from the world, and not a stone Tall where I He. —Alexander Pope.

The Wind. The wind went forth o’er land and sea. Loud and free; Foaming waves leapt up to meet it. Stately pine* bowed down to greet it; While the wailing sea And th# forest's murmured sigh Joined the cry Of the wind that swept o'er land and sea. The wind that blew upon the sea Fierce and free. Cast the bark upon the shore. Whence it sailed the night before Full of hope and glee; And the cry of pain and death Was but a breath. Through tha wind that roared upon the sea. The wind was whispering on the lea

Tenderly:

But tba white rose felt It pass. And the fragile stalks of grass Shook with fear to sea All har trembling petals shed.

As (t fled

So gently by,—the wind upon the lea. Blow thou wind upon tha sea Fierce and free. And a gentler message send,

Where frail flowers and grasses bend, On the sunny lea; For thy bidding still Is one. Be It done In tenderness or wrath, on land or seal • —Adelaide A. Proctor. SCRAPS. The weekly mall to the English army in South Africa is 304,000 letters. Canada buys of American agricultural implements $2,000,000 worth a year. “Yes, thrfr friendship was cemented In town.” “I see. Liquid cement.”—Harvard Lampoon. Since he began yachting about fifty years ago Lord Brassey has sailed nearly 822.000 miles in a dozen yachts of varying tonnage. It is a trifle early for the weary Willies to spring the earthquake sufferer dodge, but it will be along In time.—Washington Post. The Bulletin des Halles (Paris) estimates the number of horses In the world at 74,600,000, the number of mules and asses at 12,100,000. A publisher In St. Petersburg ha* issued a directory giving. In 228 pages, the addresses of all the pharmacies and drug stores in Russia. As a result of the mild weather in southern Russia, shrew mice have appeared in great numbers in the fields, doing great damage to the crops. The “American Mediterranean,” as the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea are often called, has a circuit from Cape Sable round to the Bahamas of no less than 12.000 lollies. For a hundred years Portland, Me., has been the American port most intimate with Martinique. Many of the sawmills within fifty miles of Portland have been kept busy with lumber and cooperage orders from St. Pierre and Fort-de-Franc®. Connecticut towns have paid bounties on 1,272 foxes killed within their limits during the past year. The State law allows a bounty of SI for each fox killed, and the State refunds to the town the amount naid and also allows the town treasurer 15 cents for his services In each

case.

Mrs. Twickenham (to Mrs. Sllmson)— Of late we have been having our meals sent in by various caterers. Willie Sllmson (to his mother)—Mamma, is that what you meant when you said that Mrs. Twickenham didn't know wher® th® next meal was coming from?—Town and Country. Mr. C. E. Benton told the Society of Engineers in Boston the other day that more persons ride in the elevators In New York buildings every day than are carried In the same time on the electric and elevated railroads of the city. Some office elevators, he said, carry 10,000 passengers daily. Carrie Nation still pays visits to Kansas saloons, but occasionally adopts curious tactics on such occasions. One day last week she suddenly appeared in a barroom at Osawatomle and traded one of her souvenir hatchets for a pint of whisky. After exchanging jocular remarks with the Joint-keeper, she departed with the liquor, which she poured into the gutter. The authorship of “Little Breeches," written by Secretary of State John Hay, was frequently attributed to the late Bret Harta A young lady once said to him; "I am highly pleased to meet you, Mr. Hart®. I nave read all your poems, but I. have enjoyed ‘Little Breeches’ the most." “Pardon me, madam®, 1 ’ replied Mr. Harte, "but you have put the 'Little Breeches' on the wrong man."—New York Times. Porto Rico has % strong disposition to devote itself to practical matters. An automobile line for the benefit of tourists la making regular trips across the island from San Juan to Ponce. A plan is under consideration to place powerful automobiles, drawing trailers, on the same road, for freight purposes. Many fine roads are under construction in th* Island and the slow bull carts hithsrto used to carry freight will soon disappear. An old Scottish minister gave up his toddy for the sake of example. The doctor said this change was bad for him, and suggested his taking a dose surreptitiously whenever ha sent for hie shaving water. Some time after the doctor called again, and the old servant met him with tears in hsr eyes. "Oh, doctor, doctor!" she exclaimed, "the meenlster's gone clean daft, clean daft! He’s sending for his shaving wather frae mornin’ tae nlcht!" Boston proposes a big parade of working horses. A meeting has been held to arrange’ for the exhibition in th* late summer or early fall. The object announced is "to improve the general condition and treatment of Boston draft horses, to encourage drivers to take a humane Interest in the animals under their charge and to encourage the use of powerful cart horses, more suitable for heavy work In and around the city." A parade of this kind is an annual event in London. The story is told of a financier of high standing in Boston who frequently spends several hours at a time discussing personal or social matters In the midst of the business turmoil, notwithtandlng the fact that there may be from half a dozen to a score of people waiting to see him. Several prominent business men take a few minutes of the different parts of a busy day to sleep, and one very wealthy and very much occupied man in Chicago makes It a habit to sleep between 2 anti 3 each afternoon.—New York Post. V Here are some answers to questions in examination papers: What religion had the Britons? A strange and terrible one called religlcin of the dudes. What caused the death of Cleopatra? It was because she bit a wasp. What can you tell of Johnston? He survived Shakespeare in some respects. What is the spinal column? Bones running all over th® body. It Is considered dangerous. Name a domestic animal useful for clothing, and describe its habits. Ox. Doesn’t have any habits, because it lives in a stable. What is the function of the gastric Juice? To digest the stomach. Of the nine members of the Supreme Court, all but two are college graduates, ivekham and McKenna receive^ their education at academies. Brewer. Brown and Shiras are graduates of Yale. Brewer and Brown having been classmates In 1S56. Bowdoin claims the Chief Justice; Harvard is Gray’s alma mater, and Georgetown White's, and Harlan was graduated at Center College, Kentucky. The Chief Justice is sixty-nine years old; Harian, sixty-nine; Gray, seventy-four; Brown, sixty-six; Brewer, sixty-five; Shiras. seventy; White, fifty-seven; Peckhara, sixty-four; and McKenna, fifty-nine. Time was when men wore their hats in church, and Pepys evidently considered it an unnecessary piece of strictness to insist on the bare head in the church. In his diary for November 17, 1661, he has an entry: “To church and heard & simple fellow upon the praise of church mualque. and explaining against men’s wearing their hats on in church." On September S following he went to the French church at the Savoy, where "the minister do preach with his hat off. I suppoe# in further conformity with our church. ’ Probably it was about this date that the custom of removing hats In the church began —London Chronicle.

SILER MADE 1 DISH OH UEARIHG VERDICT

CONVICTED MAN TRIED TO GET AT A CRAWFORDSVILLE JURY.

OFFICERS HUSTLED HIM OUT

He Said He Only Wanted to SpeakOfficers Thought He was on the Warpath.

(Special to The Indiana poll* News.] CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.. May 22. There was excitement in the Circuit Court this morning, when William Shuler, on trial for an alleged assault, made a dash as If he would strike certain witnesses and jurymen, but two officers were on the alert, and Shuler was quickly handcuffed and dragged out of the court-room. Shuler had been on trial for making an assault on Mrs. Mac Stilwell. A tramp was arrested on the charge, but he was released, when Mrs. Stilwell identified Shuler as th® man. Jury Out Thirty-Five Hours. The Jury was out about thirty-five hours and returned a verdict of guilty, although several Jurymen contended for acquittal. When the verdict was read, Shuler was among the spectators in the court room. It Is said that while he was out on bond, he had made threats to kill some of the witnesses against him and some of the Jurymen, if he was convicted. He endeavored to get by the spectators, but the officers were watching him. Shuler said he only wanted to make a speech to the Jury. He Is regarded as a dangerous man. He was sent to the penitentiary in 1886 on a murder charge and served six years of a seventeen years’ sentence.

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Extraordinary Purchase and Sale ladles’ Shirtwaists representing the accumulation of stock of one of our best manufacturers which he sold to us at a fraction of their real value. Ut 1.—$1.50 Waists at ... 79c White Lawn and Madras Waists, handsomely embroidered, theked and hemstitched. Lot 2.—J2.M fiists at . . .$1.25 Three handsome styles In lawn, prettily tucked and embroidered. Ut 3.—$L5! and $3.50 Waists at $1.50 Many of the choicest styles of th* season In India Linen and fine Lawn. Some styles to button in th* book. —Second Floor.

FRIDAY BARGAINS IN DRAPERIES BOO Drummers’ samples of fine Tambour Swiss Curtains that ate slightly soiled. They are 1# yard lengths; curtains of this grade sell in full sizes at $2.60 to $4.00 a pair. These samples will make d P# [ pretty sash curtains. For quick sellling, we say, Friday, each.. * I 113 pairs good full size Nottingham Hammocks at wholesale prions, all Lace Curtalna in very pretty pat- the very best makes, styles and $1.75 50ct. $2.50 -Third Floor.

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Judge F. S. Swift, Who Had Served

Twenty-Six Years.

[Special tp , The Indianapolis News.]

BROOKVILLE. Ind., May 22.—A surprise developed in the Democratic convention of tljie Thirty-seventh Judicial district yesterday afternoon. Judge F. 8. Swift, after filing the office of clerk of Franklin county, was appointed to suc-

ceed Henry ijumna on the circuit bench, $/iS rti # /* till

and for twenty-six year* he has occupied jOtll M. 80(1 UpltOl AKMt

the position^ .Te had the unanimous sup- *

port of the bsir for renomination.

The delegates representing Franklin, Fayette and Union counties, however, thought differently, and George L. Gray, formerly prosecuting attorney, was nominated by a vste of 51 for Gray, to 2 for Swift. The present Incumbent Is aq able Judge, but the feeling prevailed that lie had been on 1 he bench too long. Judge Swift’s friends realized this fact, and endeavored to persuade him to withdraw. No Republican judge has ever sat on the bench in ihis JudiciaKotilct, but in the election fer prqsecuting attorney two

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GRAND OPERA HOUSE Lecture by DR. C. I. FLETCHER on Th* Island of Martinique and Destrnotlon of the City ot St. Pierre. Illustrated by over 100 original stereoptieon view*. Saturday Eveoing, May 24. 1902, et S O'clock. Admission, reserved, 25c. Gallery, 10c. WANT ADS. ONE CENT A WORD"

year* ago the reduced to 28. iblican vote

Democratic majority was There is an increased Rein the cities of Conners-

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ville and Brookville, and this fact, coupled with he bitterness of th® fight between the Democratic candidates, presents the likelihood of the election of a Republican fo:v the first time in fifty

years

George F. O Byrne and Edgar O’Hair, of Brookville, ire candidates for the Republican noml latlon, the convention to be held at Con lersvllle early next month. L. J. Cully, ot Brownsville, was unanimously renominated as the Democratic candidate for Joint Representative of Union and Frs|nklln counties, and. as he I ?? Jorlt -' of over eleven hundred behind him, he will be re-elected.

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IT WILL NOT SUIT YOU.

T. J. B.—Name some violin solos with piano accompaniment which would be suitable for a pupil that has taken lessons five years, to play In a concert. A — It Is not easy to say what a five-years’ student would be able to play, sine© this would depend greatly both on ills teacher and on his own talent and industry. An average student, under a good teacher, should be equal to th* ‘‘Legend*,’’ by Wienlawski; the De Beriot concerto, selections by Alerd, and the second and third book# of violin classic*, compiled by Philip Mittel, especially, "The Bee," by Schubert, and "The Gondoliers,” in the second volume; th* mazurka, by Wienlawski, and Walter’s prize-song in the third volume. The first and second concertos by Acolay should also be within his power. M. C. H.—Name several journals devoted to carpentering or woodwork. A.— There are frequent articles on this sub Ject In “The Rous# Beautiful," Caxton Building. Chicago. Or perhaps "The American Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer,” 116 Walker street. New York, might help you. G. W. T.—Where can I obtain information on the growth and culture of ginseng? A.—Of the experimental station, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. S. F.—What is meant by the statement, “J. P. Morgan & Co. will underwrite tho now issue of steel bonds"? A.—That they will guarantee their sale at a certain fixed price. L. D.—Where is Company B, Twentyfifth United States Infantry? A.—In the Philippines. C. C.—We bave no recollection of the picture you mention.

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' The Day Nursery. To th# Editor of The News: Sir—While it gives me pleasure to read In your esteemed paper of the liberal support of the summer mission for poor children, yet I wish to remind our benevolent citizens of another institution in our city which also deserves their sympathy. I refer to the day' nursery, which ha% been in existence for about a year, and which, for tbe want of funds. Is greatly hampered in carrying out its object. The day nursery is located in Wabash street, near East. Its object is to take care of children of all ages, whose mothers have to work for a living, and therefore can not take care of their little

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for each child. This is not sufficient to

charge are young women, who are very much in earnest, but do not like to go around begging. Those who wish to contribute are requested to send their contributions to Mrs. Clara Warmouth, 2220 North Alabama street, or they may send them to The News., B. R. Gambling. To the Editor of The News: Sir—Everybody appreciates the efforts of The News with reference to gambling. But outside the city as well as inside, gambling goes on. There is a clubhouse or roadhouse southwest of the city, open day and night, Sunday and every day. Drinks are sold to anyone of any age or sex. Drunken men and women can be seen at almost any time, but especially on Sundays. Fights are nothing unusual. There are a half dozen slot machines for all to get rid of thetr money. Places like this ought to be closed by the city authorities. G. W.

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