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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-10
Birds I'm Winter.
). Abbott, in Ldppincott.

Another delightful feature of a day like
this is tina OF the sudden appearance Of
ia a matter of doubt. Some will say, roost-
ing in the ceders, or in hollow trees, or in
any sheltered spot. This is plausible, but
YOU seldom find the birds when you go to
these places. To-day, while, ali unmind-
full of the cold, I stood listening TO the
wren and tit. the white-throated sparrows
came by, and a huge lot of tree-sparrows,
and the chickadees, and nuthatches. Now
q dozen or more birds were in sight, and
q day at least. yet were not down-hearted
judging by their merry twitterings. That
larger birds. as the crows. and ever to
robins and blackbirds, Is known, and how
il happens that they do not at such times
fy beyond the storms area Is not readily
explained: but the small seed-eatnx birds
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-10
Notes of the Stage.

Notes of the Stage.
Gus HilPs Novelties will open at the En-
pire Monday. Feb. Is.
Della Fox will begin her second starring
tour in a new comic opera at Palmer's
Theater, New York, or Sept. 2.
DeWolf Hopper is doing better than
ever with his new opera, syntax;o
,,irl now viva Ho sne pea is Sharing ru.ai hopors
with the big star.
Living pictures at the Grand the early
portion of this week and at the Park the
last half will be another chance to see
the posing Of handsome women in classical
and modern subjects.
Herr Harder has succeeded Adolf Bau-
mann, who was drowned in the wreck of
the Elbe. as stage manager at the Metro
politan Opera House during the forthcoming
season OF German opera.
The one-hundred and fftieth performance
by the Whitney Opera Company of De koven
and Smiths supreme success, Rob Roy"
Is approaching in New York and still there
Is no sign of waning interest.
Charles H. Hamlin. dramatic editor of the
the imported English star. is not as good
an actor as John Drew, William. H. Thomp-
son Richard Mansfield, of our own stage.
William Castleton, the new baritone of
the Bostonians, began his career in 1892. He
was picked up from behind the desk Of a
hotel Office by Alexander Spencer, and put
through a course of summer opera He sur
vived the ordeal.
H @iAL1 = ~ 0GAS VAAA - S&2A OAAS AAs
half of the week at the Grand in "Oliver
Twist with a company made up of Charles
Boron as Bill Sykes, H. G. Carlton as
Pagan, w. A. Westoyer as Bundle, and
other well-known artists.
Cissy Fitzgerald. the London gaiety
dancer. who has deserted the cast of "A
Gaiety Girl" and is now rehearsing to
appear in 1.-The Foundlings' in three weeks,
says she will never go back to England.
She thinks New York far Iivelier than
London and wants to become an American
citizen.
Lillian Markham. the popular contralto,
of "A White Flag" company, now playing
in Hoyts Theater, New York. has been
doing double duty. AT 9 O'Clock she has
Harlem Opera House and at 10 O'Clock
she has been at Hoyt's Theater to sing
as usual, her contralto solo.
On March 3 The Fatal Card will leave
Palmer's Theater in New York and go or
tour. The country at large will then have
an opportunity to see William H. Thomp
sons frightfully realistic impersonation of 6
an accomplice in a murder and a bomt
thrower. and yet retains the sympathy o.
the audience.
Until Lewis Morrison's engagement at III,
Grand Opera House last week in New
York, he has not seen his manager Edward
j. Abram. who has offices in Abbey's Thea
ter building in that city. for many weeks
They had many things to discuss and OF
Wednesday afternoon about 8 o'clock, Mr.
Morrison lounged into the office and said
We'll. now we will get down to thes
matters and settle them" First" reptile,
Mr.. Abram. suppose you go down stair
and hire a carriage to take you to tn
matinee of Faust You are only an hou
late" When Mr.. Morrison reached tn
stage he was without breath.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-10
Whittier Only Love.
Boston Journal.

"whittier's sweetheart? ~ The announce
ment of the death OF the only woman who
ever won the love of the late Quaker poet
prise, for very little reference has ever
been made to the romance OF Whittier's
life. Yet it was a pretty story Of fair maid
and bashful youth who saw the slow tides
go and come" yet only during happy school
days. for the offer Of matr1mony pro6ered
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-10
Fashion Notes.

Handkerchiefs OF fine linen edged with
black instead Of white lacs are the new
est thing for mourning use.
> Bonnets are to be worn far back on the
head. and the effect must be wide, not high;
in fact, as low and fiat as can be worn. with
some little thing like an aigrette for height.
The latest way of dressing the hair is to
heigh at the top. and having the coils or
curls or pufYs about the nape of the neck
Dark hair IL the fashion just now.
The new fashions run In the line of POM
uadour effects. especially in glace silks.
Moire II to be as much worn a. ever. Big
checks are 1ashionabls tn satin effects. and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-10

II YOU do not want gray hairs use Halls
Vegetable siciIt<n Hair Remover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-10
The Coveted SIX Lining.

New York Evening Post.
Very few women who can afford it now
wear any but silk-lined gowns. The skirts
hang so perfectly and are so light in weight,
and bodices similarly lined fit better, and
are infinitely more comfortable than those
made on ordinary foundations. The silk
lining is not by any means the serious mat
ter of expense that 1t once was, as it now
costs about half Its former price, and in
excellent qualities at that, but to buy cheap,
inferior silk for a lining is a mistake. It
soon cuts, and the constant repairs needed
are a WEAKNESS to the flesh and a vexation
to the spirit. It does not signify greatly
about the shade, though. of course, silk to
match the gown. the silk lining is more
general than ever. Its being so universally
adopted has not lcssened its use even among
those who usually discard a mode as soon
as it becomes general The rustic of a
silken skirt ias alwayS been admired, and
the dainty frou--rou will always be pleasing
to feminine eers. Some women, from mo-
tives of economy. have the skirt faced with
silk about half its length, and an expert
enced modiste says that a narrow silk fac
ing, a tiny balayeuse, and a silk-lined front
breadth will produce the desired gentle
swish. even If no other silk is used.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-10
FOR WOMEN READING
MERE BEAUTY OF FEATURE Is NOT
OF ITSELF CERTAIN ATTRACTION.
Personal Care and Neatness Are In
tive and CuIinary-Dress Hints.

Beauty. as far as regularity Of feature is
concerned. says a writer in the Philadel-
phia Times, does not count with that de-
lightful appearance that can only be de-
fined as well groomed. This Is not bestowed
through any hereditary descent, nor does it
come without many an hour Of care and
thought given to the minor details OF the
toilet. Every day we see slipshod pretty
women who show most plainly that they
have sighted their coiffures, given but a
moment to their hands and made a dab with
"a face cloth answer as substitute for a thor
ough bath.
Their clothes likewise show a disregard
for the little niceties that go to form a
perfect ensemble. The bodice never seems
to belong to them. even though at the be-
ginning it may have been pronounced a good
fit. Somehow this portion of the slipshod
girls attire gets a twisted and contorted
look that can be directly traced to a care
less disregard as to whether it is riding up
and showing the skirt band or is wrinkled
where it should be quite plain. The shoes
of my lady slipshod always have a half
worn appearance, the heels in particular be-
ing most tmournful specimens Of neglect,
and even though the owner and wearer of
these various bits of apparel is as beautiful
AS an houri whom we have been led to
believe was a sort of composite RUSSELL
Langtry and Helen of Troy, she would never
receive a second glance if the well-groomed
party were to appear upon the scene. pro-
viding the latter was not cross-eyed or her
features absolutely cut on the bias.
The well-groomed woman is the persona
fication of neatness, the glowing embodiment
Of personal care. Her hair is glossy from
brushing, her scalp white and her skin
In such good condition that the plindest oD-
server at once realizes that she is welded to
daily baths and healthful exercise. Her
clothes are always thoroughly well brushed,
loose silken ruf1es in which to catch run
over heels. Her shoes own all their allotted
number of buttons and fit beautifully. Her
hands are we'll kept and her teeth white,
even though not symmetrically even. In
fact, the well-groomed woman is a joy to
one admire her from the inmost recesses of
mr. heart
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-10
Liliputi.n. Cd 3 New Spectacle.

Hoe comprehension OF the Character OF Cleo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-10
Elks' Annual Benefit.

IAAA HI CHhCI
The Elks' fifteenth annual benefit in aid
of the charity fund of the lodge will occur
at English's Opera House Wednesday even
ing, Feb. 20. This is always a popular local
amusement event, and this season prom
Uses to be an even greater success than
any of its predecessors. Daily rehearsals
are now in progress, and a brilliant pro-
iyramme is promised. The performance will
open with the usual minstrel first part,
with Messrs. Pink Hall, Val Farbach, Jack
Stewart and Lon Chapman on the ends and
Will f. English as interlocutor. The we'll
known quartet, Messrs. Nell, Neck, Griffith
and Oyerstreet, will render some of their
latest songs; Misses Ida Sweenie and Anna
x. Mclaughlin in high-class ballads; Mr..
Bruce Ellis, banjo solos; Mr.. Jack Stewart,
character songs; Mr.. George Homer Car
teri, negro delineations, together with vol
unteers from Gus HilTs Speciality Company,
Joseph Dowling's company and others. A
grand street parade will be given on the
morning before the performance. Delega-
tions of visiting Elks will be present from
lodges over the State, Vincennes Lodge
coming as a body, headed by the Mayor of
that city. Altogether, a big day for the
Elks is anticipated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-10

In a New Spectacle.
The LilIputians will mold forth at En-
giish's Opera mouse during the last three
nights of this week. In their new spectacu-
lar production. "Humpty Dumpty Up to
Date" This play will afford great pleasure
to the thousands who have already learned
to like the performances of these remark
able little people. They are genuine, SUBJ
stantial men and women. who live in the
same world with the rest of US, who are
carrying on a larger business enterprise
than many full-grown men are fortunate
enough to control. and who act with in
telligence and finish that surpass the efforts
OF the average playe-- The Liliputians are
great favorites with theater-goers, ana the
success they have achieved in '.Humpty
I,umpty Up to Date will increase the large
number of their admirers. The scenery and
costumes are of rare beauty and taste. COM
bined with splendid coloring and magnificent
light effects, while there is an abundance of
mechanical surprises and effects. The part
OF Humpty Dumpty Is played by Franz
Ebert. Miss Selma Goerner. as the daugh-
ter of the fairy, is as chic and charming as
ever, while Adolf link, as the b~lacksmith'
apprentice. and in his various other dis
guises, will show anew that he Is an agile
fan maker. All OF the other Liliputians,
among them Berta Jaeger as the daughter,
Elise Lau as the fairy, Ring as
the irate father. Ida Mahr and Toni La
Meister as gypsies, and Ludwig Merkel,
were never before seen to better advantage
than they are in "Humpty Dumpty UP to
date" The company numbers such a lot of
people that the stage is crowded much OF
the time.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-04-26

Some time ago a man took It upon him.
self to assert that the modern woman has
forgotten how to blush. This imputation
was launched at femininity In general
with so much bitterness and asperity that
one might gather therefrom that blushina
is a virtue, and that not to blush Is Grim
inal. Whatever the connection between
tll1s sudden heightening Of color and limo.
sence IN the case Of women, however, the
blush is considered a sign Of grace by
men. Cynics have always maintained that
women can cry at anything and at a mo
ment's notice, and it is indeed pretty well
known that many actresses can squeeze
out real tears nightly at the proper mo
ment, but blushing is more difficult to 40,
quire as an art.
Bushes are evidently considered as i'm
portant by the generality Of men. For in
stance, to call a man Gan unblushing
scoundrel" is a distinct slur on his char
acter, and to tell another that you blush
for him used at one time to be pretty
common form Of insult. Even now the
phrase 1--WE blush to relate" is to be found
In our daily newspapers. The poet Young
lays it down in his Might Thoughts"
that. the man who bushes is not quite
brute " Darwin S observations determined
the fact that blushing is confined to the
human species Philadelphia Press.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-04-26
DRAWING AS EDUCATION.
Its Practical Value Proved In German
Schools and Factories.

Schools and Factories.
The United States consul at Chemnitz
has been much impressed with the impOr-
tant place which drawing holds in the
schools of Germany, and has summarized
the results Of his observations in a report
which has Just been published by the state
department.
Il never knew the value of drawing,
he writes, "till 1 came to Germany. At
Mannheim its meaning as an essential
part of a German education had just begun
TO dawn on me. l saw its Importance to
the iewelry trade at PfOrzheim. The more
1 studied the question of German educa-
ton, especially technical education, the
more drawing found. 1t is the beginning
and end of all technical education.
"a good knowledge Of drawing makes
boy more useful to his employer than any
other branch. 1t is believed here that to
be able to make or build anything, one
must be able first to draw it. Then, again,
a drawing mechanic can carry home exact
ideas Of things seen. It is the custom not
only in Chemnitz, but in every city 1 have
visited on the continent, and more espe
cially in Germany, to send out trained
craftsmen to expositions and fairs for the
purpose of copying designs, new machines,
etc How well they have done their work
Is seen in the manufactures of AK La Cha
pelle Crefeld, Plauen, Leipsic, Chemnitz,
Frankfort and Berlin.
"Thc importance Of this study may be
seen in the many hours devoted to it from
the kindergarten to the university. No
other study in technical schools gets so
many hours or more careful instruction.
In day schools, evening schools and Sun
day schools it is the same thing--drawing
drawing, drawing It is an aid rather
than an injury to the memory. It trains
the mind as well as the eye. 1t is as great
an aid to the reasoning powers as is logic /
or mathematics. 1t is the very essence of |
both One is always dealing with rela-
tions making comparisons, seeking exact
ness. Besides, a sense of the harmonious |
and beautiful is developed
"What want to point out is its prac-
teal value The agents of houses in tife
United States who haunted the halls Of |
sale in Roubaix, Lyons and Troyes 10 or
20 years ago now come to Chemnitz,
Plauen, Crefeld, Gera and Glauchau. It
was formerly four weeks In Lyons or
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-04-26

A peculiar fact was lately pointed out
by the president of the Manchester Geolog-
ical sOciety-namely, that although much
has been done to improve the operation Of
coal cutting the colllers' pick remains ex-
actly what It has been for the past cen
fury, and, as to coal cutting mechanisms,
not single machine Of the kind Is mt
work in the Manchester district today. As
to motive power and the three methods Of
driving-viz, steam, compressed air and
electricity-the president considered steam
to be impracticable, but much was to be
said in favor Of compressed air as to being
safe as well as helping to cool and venti-
late the workings, but the loss in trans
mission is very great. On the other hand
electrical transmission involves a loss Of
not more than per cent, and now that
the difficulty from sparkling has been over
come it must be regarded as the motive
power Of the future A novel machine
combining these two forces has been intro
duced. 1t has, in a word, the advantages
of compressed air, while the actual motive
power is electricity. The mechanism is,
briefly stated cutter bar drill and an
electric motor connected by suitable gear
ing, and in doing its work only the mini.
mum of dust Is produced
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-04-26

With the dawn of a new era in English
politics in 1882 Disraeli's strenuous public
life began, and when, half a century later,
he had had his fiji of life and honor men
began to appreciate how full the interven-
ing years had been of indomitable strife,
devoted to the gradual conquest Of tho car
of the house of commons, Of the confidence
Of the Conservative party, of the good will
Of the sovereign and Of the support Of the
nation
All these were finally won and this ex-
traOrdinary child Of Israel, whose ances-
tors were unhappy refugees hunted from
Spain to Venice, whose immediate for
bears were poor immigrants into Lon
don suburb, sat himself down in the scat
Of the chief Of the house Of Stanley, die
tated his will to the proudest aristocracy
on earth, posed as the representative Of the
English race among the assembled powers
Of Europe, took Great Britain into the
hollow Of his hand, clothed a nation bou-
tiquiere with imperial purple; left behind
him a cause identified with his name and
party strong enough to defend Il and
finally sank into grave smothered with
flowers by the hands Of the people ard
surmOunted by memorial inscribed by
the hand of the queen. The Napoleonic
era Of marvels furnishes no example more
romantic of the triumph Of individual ca
pacity over hostile conditions. Nineteenth
Century
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-04-26

There is a question which quite fire.
quently arises, especially after a legal ex-
ecution has taken place, which very few
living persons are in position to answer.
It is this: What are the sensations expe-
rienced during hangingY" Some few who
have lived through the trying ordeal have
given accounts of their feelings and sensa-
tiOns during such critical moments, and
from what they say it is not such terri
bic way to die as some have imagined.
All concur in saying that after one single
instant Of pain, the chief sensation is that
Of mass Of brilliant, ever changing colors
before the eyes. Captain Montagnac, who
was hanged in France during the religious
wars, and who was resuscitated when life
was all but extinct, said that he lost all
sense Of pain the moment the trap sprung
The next sensation was that Of brilliant,
many colOred lights, and he is even said 70
have upbraided his rescuers for taking him
away from sight, the beauties of which
defied all attempts at description.
All accounts which the writer has ever
read warrant these conclusions: That the
suffering is but momentary; that a pleas
urable feeling Immediately succeeds; that
colors Of various hues start up before the
eyes, and that when these have been gazed
upon for limited period of time the rest
Is total Oblivion.-St. Louis Republic.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-04-26
Family Weather Signals.

He was inclined to be humorous, but
sometimes unwise. He had forgotten to
go home to supper, and he knew what was
In store for him when he should finally
get there, so just to be pleasant and enter
tanning he got some miniature flags and
put them IN his pocket.
John Henry" exclaimed his wife as
he entered the house, Il should think
you'd be ashamed of yourself to treat your
wife with so little consideration "
He slowly unrollcd his little package of
flags, took out a square rcd one with a
black square in the center and fastened it
TO the mantel
What's that?' she demanded sharply.
"Storm signal, " he replied pleasantly.
She drew herself up haughtily. Once or
twice she seemed on the point Of speaking.
but controlled herself and finally turned
coldly away He merely took down the red
flag and replaced it with q white one with
a black center
"Cold wave" he said.
There was moments silence, and he
saw that her feelings were hurt.
"You'ro cruel, " she said at last. "You
stay away from dinner and then you come
home just to make fun of me ~
He put up a blue flag
Rain or snow, he said
why do you want to be so meang' she
asked. why can't you DO the dear, kind
man you used to be? won't be cross
again"
He put up white flag.
Fair weather" he said, "and also a
flag Of truce. capitulate to tears"
And the white flag foated the entire
evening. Chicago Post
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-04-26

Some time ago I met with most ludi-
crous adventure while delivering coal at a
private lunatic asylum just outside Dub
lin. Having been admitted by the lodge
keeper, l led my horse and dray around to
the back Of the house, and, as / could see
no one about, rambled into one Of the cor
ridors In search of some one to whom /
could deliver my load. Coming to an
empty cell, curiosity prompted me to step
inside, when, oarelessly handling the door,
it banged to, and it having a catch latch
found myself prisoner
shouted myself hoarse and was delight
ed to see the small slide in the door open.
1t was a gentleman, who, with his wife,
was visiting the asylum. To him ex-
planned my predicament. Imagine my dis
gust when the gentleman said to his wife;
Dear me, Mary, how cunning some Of
these creatures arei Did you hear this poor
mans storys Who would ever think he
was mad?'
"ButI am not mad, - explained. I'm
the man that brought the coal.
Dear, dear, said the lady as they
shut the slide and walked away, chat
poor man must have been at one time In
the coal tradel'
You can imagine my feelings until lib
Grated by an attendant short time after
WARd.-London Tit Rita