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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-05
MISS CuLBERTsoN.s READING.
A Poet Reader Who Has Keen Eye
to the Picturesque.

to the Picturesque.
There were four hundred invitations sent
out for the entertainment last evening at
the Propylaeum, but there were not so
many persons in attendance. Those who re-
manned away missed unique and de-
lightfal hour. Miss Anne Virginia gilbert
son is a poet-reader and reads only her
own rhymes" Miss Culberston Is happy
in the selection of subjects possessing the
quality of the picturesque, which she, in
just as picturesque lines, gives EXPIRES
sion. Her selections were varied and the
humorous and pathetic were intermingled
in such a way that tears and laughter sue
ceeded each other. AS a reader Of dialec,
Miss Culbertson is talented. She initiated
the negro, the dialect of the rural Ohioan,
the child. the Irish, the French and the
North Carolinan mountaineer. In pure En-
glish she read 1.-THE Holding of Pepperel
Bridge" Leaving the Old House and
group of three short bits OF verse. or the
latter the first was sonnet. Loves Uni
verse" a lyric, 20 White, Sweet Flower or
Peace" and triolet, He Stole Just One
Sweet Kiss" Perhaps the best In the whole
collection were Leaving the Old House.
AT the Legation" Qrench). Lady Light
foot and Miss jimmy
After a sketch OF Bob Brown a child
selection. there was a short intermissioD.
and Miss Culbertson appeared I'm the cos
tune of the North Carolina mountaineer
Cor. as she said. lit is only when one sees
the costume that the poverty OF the people
Is appreciated The rags. the patches. the
old rough. worn-out shoes and the faded
sun bonnet and the pieced covering. scarce
ly like dress. worn by the baby she car
ried. certainly showed poverty. She gave a
characterization of a Carolina social gath
ering known as the candy crackin'.' She
was three times recalled and for each gave
= sketch I'm the Carolina dialect. While
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To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
Anent the discussion Of the destructive
fire of yesterday IL is pertinent to inquire
why the city OF Indianapolis which, in the
attempt to modernize it, is covered with
costly pavements on back streets, burden
ing the people with assessments, and bank
rupting small property owners. without Sc
curing an advance in values or rents, has a
miserable, almost useless. antiquated fire de-
partment fit only for fifth-rate town in the
rural districts? Ii need not be recalled that
taxes are not decreasing; the city has been
relieved from paying for sewers, the i'm
provement of street intersection and alley
crossings, and. in a great measure, from
the expense of cleaning the streets which
items are now saddled upon the property
owners. but the same high taxes are levied
as before. IL would be interesting TO know
in detail what becomes of the enormous
amount of taxes squeezed from the people.
Whenever an increase of the fire or police
department Is absolutely necessary on &C
count of extension of territory, or increase
OF population. the cry goes up, there is no
money; III there liz no money the people who
are taxed till their bones crack would like
to know what becomes of the money that
Is wrung from them. IL looks as though
the increase OF petty officeholders who
must be rewarded for setting up primaries
and holding the wards level. must be paid
Dalton hfeh-clasS Halter Bates House
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HORTICULTURAL OFFICERS.


The second days session OF the Indiana
Horticultural Society was largely attended.
A number OF papers were read during the
day and the following officers were elected:
{. " Hobbs. Bridgeport. president: L. Y.
Teas, Irvington. first vice president; Ear
nest Walker. New Albany, vice president
for the southern district; DIT. +. d. White
connersville. vice president for the south
central district; G. 5. Newton, South Bend,
vice president for the northern district;
Prof. ]. Troop. Lafayette secretary; Isham
sedgwick. Richmond, treasurer. and L. b.
Curter. Logansport; Mrs. w. ". Stevens,
Salem, and Amos W. Butler, Brookville,
executive committee
A resolution on the death of Fielding
Beeler. who was treasurer Of the society
for many years was read and adopted.
Mr.. Ragan, OF Greencastle who mas been
secretary and was compelled to resign on
account of illness
During the morning Mrs. ". w. Stevens
OF Salem. read a paper on what she learned
OF horticulture during a summer spent in
western New York. She said she had
learned that trees. as well as other plants
need food. and that IL must be given them
IL good returns are expected. She also ex-
sected from a small patch OF ground. The
trees, she said. were planted too close to-
gsiher IN most ,o orchards; nor,,..,,u
Purdue University, read a paper showing
what had been done In an experimental way
al the college during the year. He outlined
TIE work Of the station and gave much in
formation OF value 10 those interested In
farming. The experiments made with fer
Illizers We're especially valuable.
n, +. Van Deman. ex-United States po-
mologist, read paper on Nut Culture in
Indiana" He considered the various nuts
that are natural TO the State and also many
varieties that may be probably raised here
Last night Professor Butler. OF Brook
vile. read paper on the subject OF fruits
adapted TO the white clay soils of this
Stale. He entered into the subject in an ex-
haustIve manner and described the kinds OF
soiis best suited 20 certain fruits, but paid
especial attention 10 the kinds OF fruits
adj pted 10 the white clay soils. He also
discussed the insects that infest the white
clay sections. Miss Belle Ragan. OF Green
castle. read paper on the Trees and
The COMMITTEES on awards on the displays
OF fruit made its examination yesterday
and viii report the awards to-day. TIE
meeting vii adjourn about noon
\ large variety Of Tables.-Wm. L. Elder
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-05

After the fire reports of insurance COM
piled by the different agencies hal 10 be
relied upon for information as to the
amounts OF insurance carried by the differ
ent firms. In some instances the reports
given by different agents contained policies
that were duplicated in other reports. This
caused the sum totals to appear greater
than they really should have BEEN In the
case of Schnull & Co. il was learned yes
terday that the total amount of INSURANCE
amounted to but $780, 800. instead Of sleS 500.
as given YESTERDAY.
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L. S. Ayres s Co.
EOLIANS FOR LODGES


II is customary to furnish lodge rooms
with a musical instrument of some kind,
the most popular being a piano or an organ.
The Aeolian possesses advantages for this
purpose. which suggest themselves on read
ing the catalogue 1t need never be silent
for want of performer. Any member OF
the lodge can play IT, That this remark
able instrument is particularly adapted TO
and exactly supplies the need of all secret
societies. no one who has heard At WILL we
believe, for a moment dispute. All odes
and marches can be played on an Aeolian
b. any one present. and. in addition to
overturcs. other selections can be played on
opening OF lodge or during intervals in
lodge work, thus adding greatly to the ef-
fectivtness of the regular work and inter-
est I'm the meetings.
Call or Write for Catalogue.
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she wore the costume she recited compost
ton. lode to My Old Shoe" 1t was as full
of words which may be applied to a shoe,
old or new, as nut is full of meat, and
was a gem of its kind. The entertainment
closed With a negro sketch, odd Lynchburg
Town. wherein the tune is played on an
old violin and the old woman cannot resist
the seductive measures and she dances. not
withstanding she will probably be put out
of the church. Miss Culbertson was fntro>
duced to the audience by Mrs. Charles NJ
Walker. who referred to Miss Culbertsons
appearance here last season at drawing
room entertainment given by Mrs. John T.
Dean
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-05
She Tried Rat Poison.

Mrs. Josie Clendenning, colored, attempt
ed to kill herself yesterday morning with
rat poison. Dr. Clark, of the dispensary
force, succeeded in saving her life. Mrs.
Clendenning said yesterday she had not
tried 10 commit suicide and that her illness
was the result of natural causes. She told
Dr. Clark, however, she had had trouble
with her husband and tried to end her life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-05
We OLD TINE APPEARANCE,
And the Buyers Are Ont.

The weather has put on We old time holi-
day appearance and holiday buyers are
and especially Paul III. Krauss's haberdash-
cry, are lively with gift seekers. Mr..
Krauss's store is laden with new gloves.
handkerchiefs, hosiery, ladies' and gen.
tlemen's mackintoshes and umbrellas, jew
elry novelties and every other article found
in haberdashery, both useful and orna-
mental.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-05
Mny Ruy ONT ann OLD Firm.

1t is rumored negotiations are pending
with one of the Oldest and best-known
wholesale grocery firms on Meridian street
which may result in Schnull & 20. buying
them up. S,chnull a. Co. have also practically
completed arrangements TO lease one OF
the freight depots for a warehouse and
country shipping department.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-05
The Firemen Improving.

Frank Sloan and Patrick Murphy, the
two firemen who were so seriously injured
by a falling wall at the fire Tuesday, were
reported as being in fair way to recover
yesterday. At st. Vincents Hospital it
was said no apprehensions of danger were
entertained. Many inquiries were received
at the hospital concerning the injured men
during the lay
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-05

A dispatch to the Journal from Button
Ind, says that Homer l.. Martin, State
organizer for the secret order OF Light OF
the Ages. with headquarters at Indianapolis
is not expected TO live. While engaged in
his work in Button he was stricken with
malarial fever and lung trouble. He is a
brother of ex-Congressman A. n. Martin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-05

To st. Louis via the new route, l., D.
& W.-Clover Leaf. Elegant sleeper and
chair through without change. leave every
night at lis p. m. Arrive st. Louis 7:30
a. m. For sleeping car space. tickets and
full information call at city ticket Office,
1874 South Illinois street, or Union Station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-05
CIcyeIand,s Mistake.

In his message the President unfortunate
~ forgot to speak of the many good re-
suits attained by the use of the invig-
Grating Extract Of Malt" Brewed and
bottled by the Home Brewing Company.
Telephone 1850.
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Champagne as restorer has no equal,
Cooks Extra Dry Imperial is pure, de-
licious and sparkling.
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For Dueber-Ha,npden Wate

FOr OueUer-Hd1npueH WHtcHes
Which are the best, also diamonds clocks,
jewelry and gold spectacles see Fred II.
Schmidt, 30 Jackson place.
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Insure your home in the Glens Falls.
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Fancy marble Mosaic Floors. Jno. VI. LILLY.
"Honest Work and Honest Prices"
Our motto. Elegant line OF Christmas goods. Come
in. and have goods laid away for Christmas Large
line OF popular price goods Gardner Bros, the lead
Ing manufacturing jewelers.. 20 East Market street.
Decorative Pictures.
Art Novelties, Picture Frames Artists Materials at
Wards Art Store. 20 Massachusetts, avenue.
You Can Have Your
Engraved copper plate invitations and calling cards
made at W. b. BURFORD'S indianapolis.
BrOwnins's Cough syrup.
Guaranteed to cure. Is West Washington street.
Ask your druggist for Isabella Port Wine Only see
bottle. Guaranteed pure medicinal wine Bottled
by PACIFIC WINE CO.
Fine Holiday Presents at IsKE BROS, lo5 East
Washington street
KIMBALL PIANOS. Carlin 4 Lennox, 81 Z. Market
|
Dinner Wines SCHULLER'S 1o6 y. Meridian ST.
Fon Fine Cigars PERSONS. IL North Peil
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Fancy marble Mosaic FLOORS. Jno. ". LIlIy
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Ask your druggist for Isabella Port Wine Only see
a bottle. Guaranteed pure medicinal wine. Bottled
by PACIFIC WINE co.
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Fine Holiday Presents at IsKE BROS, lo5 Ia.
Washington street
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alton. hiEh-class Halter. Bates House.
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BrOwning's Cough Syrup.
Guaranteed to cure. Is West Washington street.
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PIANOS. carIIn & Lenpox 81
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Decorative Pictures.
Novelties, Picture Frames Artists Materials, al
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Fon Fine Cigars. PERSONS. II North psaa
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Dinner Wines scHuLLER's. los n Meridian
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WALL PAPER
FURNITURE

At PENNSYLVANIA and Market streets.
The -present'' application Is that
nothing In better for present than
something I'm the above lines that
combine beauty and use.
The "present' L. the time to- get the
ssprescnt.'
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D. II. BALDWIN & co.
50, S7& 50 North Pennsylvania St.
Daily Aeoiian Concerfs.

Swiftly passing December days are
n reminder OF the 'sprescnt'' time.
I'm this connection we wish to inn
press two things upon you.
Read and reflect.
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No mystery about it. When the Shakers
offered some time ago to give away bot
tie of their Digestive Cordial to any one
who might call at their New York office,
there was great rush and a great many
people thought they were crazy.
Subsequent events prove it to have been
very clever advertising transaction, for
although they gave away thousands of bot
ties, it was in the end profitable; nearly
every one that took free bottle came back
for more and paid for it with pleasure, say
ing they had derived better results from its
use than from any other medicine they had
ever used.
There is nothing so uniformly successful
in the treatment of stomach troubles as the
Shaker Digestive Cordial, and what is bet
ter than all. it relieves at once.
Laxol, the new form of Castor Oil is so
palatable that children lick the spoon clean.
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A Kentucky Belle.

Sheriff Jarvis of Knox county passed
through the city late yesterday after
noon having in charge five or six pris-
oners on the way to Frankfort. The
prisoners were placed in the watch
house until the L. and N. 6 O'Clock
train left. .
Among the prisoners was a young
woman from Knox county, apparently
about 25 years old, and a typical east
ern Kentucky mountain girl. Her
hair was cut short and her dress was of
calico made in mountain style. She
was going to Frankfort for house.
breaking. She was placed in cell by
herself at the station house.
She was quite talkative, and when
asked her age and home said: 81 am
JUS 35 and live in Knox county, My
name is Lizzie Harris. Used to live in
Wes' Virginny, but got in trouble and
left there. lse going to Frankfort now
for couple of years, but l don't care"
'Did you ever kill a man?" was
asked.
"Yes, Lord, killed four. l waylaid
the highway one night in Wes' Vir-
ginny and dropped three men. stayed
in the pen iu that State three years. 1
shot my sweetheart, too, and killed
him, but a lawyer named Black pleaded
me out of it,"
"Did you ever commit any other
"Guess have. Broke into one or
two houses, but have had luck and got
out. l think 1 will have a nice time at
Frankfort. Some nice men there, 1
hear. My husband left me some time
ago, and l am grieving over LEX
ington Transcript.
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Inventor of the Reaper,

A story of the invention of the
reaper by Oheb Hussey, published in
the Hagerstown Herald and Torch
light, has been going the rounds of the
press. Hussey the patentee of the har-
vester, lived in Cincinnati. He had a
shop in Washington county, Nd,
where the machines were made. The
Hagerstown paper says:
SIN the issue of the Herald of April
20, 1887, appears an advertisement by
Hussey and report of "The Board of
the Maryland Agricultural Society of
the Eastern Shore'' on the machine.
It recites that the board had invited
Mr.. Hussey to bring one of the ma
chimes to Maryland and gives an ac-
count of public exhibition of it's per-
formance In the harvest field at Oxford,
Talbot county, on July l., 1886, and at
Easton on July 12. 1t was subsequently
taken to the farm of Tench Tilghman,
where 169 acres of wheat, oats and
barley were cut with it. Three mules
furnished the motive power, and the
report says that they worked it with as
much ease as il it were drag harrow.
''The report is signed by gentlemen
who were prominent in their day
and generation, including Robert H.
Goldsborough, Samuel Stevens, Samuel
7. Kennard Robert Banning. Nicho-
las Goldsborough, Samuel Hambleton,
Sr., Michael Goldsborough, Horatio N.
Edmondson and Tench Tilghman."
While there is no documentary evil
dence to establish the claim, some of
our older citizens are satisfied from
their own recollection that the credit
of inventing the reaper belongs to the
late Fayette Gibson, citizen Of Tai
bot county. The first reaper was
built after model made by Mr., Glib
son at blacksmith shop in Miles river
neck. 1t was exhibited at the Fair
grounds near Easton, and there Mr..
Hussey saw it and shortly afterward
patented it. Mr.. Gibson's home was
the fine estate on Miles river known as
"Marengo." Parts of the original
reaper as well as the wooden model of
the machine were at the Marengo
house when it was burned down in 1647.
This is another instance apparently of
the fate of many inventors. Some one
else gets the benefit of their ideas and
they to whom the credit should belong
are unknown or forgotten.
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A Timely Remedy,

Each season forces upon our considera-
ton its own peculiar perils to health. The
advent of fall finde many reduced in
strength and vigor. poorly prepared to con-
tinue the business of life. The stomach
and bowels, the great highway of animal
economy, is especially liable to disorder in
the fall. The nervous system has also
suffered in the struggle. Typhoid fever and
malaria in particular find in the fall that
combination of earth, air and water that
mark this season as especially dangerous.
The falling leaves, the decaying vegetables
contribute their share of contamination.
Hoods Sarsaparilla furnishes most
valuable safeguard at these important
points. and should be used in the fall be-
fore serious sickness has laid you low.
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Four PaDers SI.7O

The New York World is now issuing
'Thrice-a-week' edition, pages each or 1s
pages a week, which dubbed with the
TRANSCRIPT cost only S1.7O year for both
papers. The World is known to be
Democratic paper and gives all the news.
Those of our subscribers who desire to see o
copy should address postal card request
to the Thrice-a-week World, Pulitzer
Building, New York City.
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THE CONTEST OF 1913.

In 1893, the Valkyrie II, built ex-
pressly for the purpose, crossed the
ocean to contest for the cup, which
was successfully defended by the Vigi.
liant, which had also been built ex-
pressly as defender. The first race,
which was to have been sailed on Octo-
ber over a 15-mile course and re-
turn starting from the Sandy Hook
Lightsbip, developed into floating
match without result, the committee
declaring it emo race" because the
two competitors could not 60 over the
course in the time limit. Another at
tempt was made on October 7th, which
was success. 1t was close race all
the way through, the following being
summary:
Elapsed Corrected
Time. Time
Vigilant. ........ All. 5m. Ais. 4h. 5m. Ats.
Valkyrie H.. All. 13m. 22s. 4h. lin. .35s.
The second race came off on Octo-
Der 9, and was over triangular course
of thirty miles. There was mode
rate breeze from southwest half west,
and heavy rolling sea. The Vigilant
led from start to finish and again won,
although by smaller margin than in
the first race, the summary being as
follows:
Elapsed Corrected
Time. Time.
....... .3h. 25m. Is. 3h. 25m. Is
Valkyre II. .... .3h. 37m. 24s. 3h. .35m. .36s. |
The third race was fixed for October |
IL, but had to be post poEed on account |
of lack of wind. 1t came off finally on
October 13, in regular gale and a tur-
bulent sea. The race was Is miles to
windward and return. The Vigilant
showed her superiority in strong winds
and strong sea, as she had done in light
Dreezes and smooth water, winning
,he final race by 40 seconds corrected
lime. 1t was by all odds the greatest
'ace ever sailed fol- the America IS Cup.
The official summary of this grand
struggle for supremacy was as follows:
Elapsed Corrected
Start. Finish Time. Time.
H. NJ. S. II. NJ. S. H. NJ. s. H. NJ. S.
90 3.51.39 32439 32439
1alkyrieII 12.27.00 1882 3.26.52 3.25.19
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HOW,S This Z

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. Chenney & Co. Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F. J..
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm. III
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists. To-
ledo o., Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
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Rheumatism Cured.

Rheumatism is caused by Tactic acid III the
blood attacking the fbrous tissues of the
joints. Keep your blood pure and healthy
and you will not have rheumatism. Hoods
Sarsaparilla gives the blood vitality and
richness and tones the whole body, neu-
tralizes the acidity of the blood and thus
cures rheumatism.
Hoods Pills are the best after-dinner
pills, assist digestion, cure headache.