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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-07
A SPELLING BEE.
'~Pleurfsy" bothered the Lawyers and
the Stranger was No Good.

Chicago Record.
The junior Mr.. Bottum was digging away
ographers room in the State Attorneys
office when suddenly he looked about in a
panic and inquired: Say, how do you spell
pleurisy?"
"P-l-double-o-r-a-c-y," said Mr.. Morrison.
"A good deal after the fashion OF 'plutoc-
racy..' They come from the same root"
Il think it's p-l-u-r-a-c-y myself" the
stenographer ventured. and Ramsay and
every other assistant in the department had
a suggestion TO make and they were making
them when a quiet voice spoke from the
door:
Pardon me; I couldn't help hearing your
presuming to intrude my knowledge OF or
typography to set you all right?'
as "l ws yo 9 Eno ss h tSs to to spe!! P ss1 : 5ys You 3un Are
Mr.. Bottum. mo apologies necessary"
still | must deprecate for my Intrusion.
ling with a word that makes them spell like
steam snoveis or mountain goats they nat
stranger to interfere"
The attorneys looked at one another in
obliged to you for offering to square up"
Don't mention it. You are too good. 1
do hope / don't intrude, for when people are
is unlike the. spelling shown in any other
meEagerie or circus IL is improper and rude
for one to disturb them. l apologize freely.
You understand, of course, that / do not
take your joint inability 10 spell the word
pleurisy as indicative or illiterancy or even
of extreme Ignorance. George Washington,
for instance, couldn't produce the word
parellel without using seven rs and he was
a noble and upright man and shaved regular
ly. You should feel perfectly easy about not
being able TO spell pleurisy. There is no
need for Dlushing in shame. Oliver Crom-
well spelled Ratchet with an X where the I
and c and h should be. Napoleon, indeed.
when attempting English took stage fright
and spelled in a manner to brighten timid
children off the street. He could conquer
worlds. but he could not encompass the word
vinegar. He called ii v-i-n-n-i-g-g-e-rS
distressing fashion of photography. Alexan-
der"
SAY" called the junior Mr.. Bottum, ARE
you guying US or are. you going TO get around
to the word pleurisy some time next fall?'
your pardon. / was simply trying to
show you that you should not be enveloped
in shame for your unfortunate ihhrmity. 1
was
"Oh. go on away Get out, Get out quick"
And Mr.. Bottum rushed over and damned
the door in rhe face OF the polite man.
Very We'll" came a muffled voice from
the outside. BE angry / only wished to do
you a favor and ease your mind. Christie
! pher Columbus could not -"
But Mr.. Bottum and his friends took fight
to the adjoining room and the girl went on
with the brief with the troublesome word put
down as '.p-l-u-r-a-l-e-s-s-y."
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WOMEN As DRAMATIC cENsoRs.
Theatricai Stars Win success by Pleas
Ing the Women.
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
livery account OF the assignment of the
enedsrical nrm or Abbey, Schoffel & Grau
noted the fact that the heaviest item of
Dss was Sou.Wo sunk in managing Lillian
tusseli, no long time since a ruling favor
ne ! the world OF light comic opera.
one once brought a profit TO every man.
aser VINO conducted her triumphal and high
~ paid progress from city to city. Her
voice, her ability and her attractiveness are
sun enough TO warrant high success, and.
Jolnted 10 ner vogue and her public reputa-
Ion many years OF profitable career ought
sui to be hers, and we trust NAV still he
Al a cnange has come it is due 10 accounts
hm = puoiisned. The Woman of Samaria
ndu hot more husbands or was better known
70 nave them. Whether justly or falsely.
ana every person kindly disposed VIII as
sumo the latter to be the case, this dis
llngulsned singer has been the subject of
many newspaper publications calculated to
give ~unenviabie Distinction
IN tne last generation it was VIGOROUSLY
true tnat the general theater-going public
cared Tor none of these things or If ii cared
o1d not make its solicitude clear By staying
away from the theater. Many good people.
particularly those who never 20 TO the theat.
CT, Still think that public resorts OF an un-
peasant character do not affect the public
support or actresses or singers.
No manager believes this. They know
better. Inc American theater to-day owes
ts cnler support directly or Indirectly, to
american women. Before marriage the men
take the women to the theater, and after
marriage the women take their husbands
n nMs aiViSoh or labor in which the man
kA0 AldI
disposinS OF his cash and the woman propos-
ing the attractions not universal, but it is
very general.
Under II no attraction which does not at
tract women can pay. In opera this counts
Tor less because the opera boxes are less
squeamish Just as the worst French plays
are those which attract the most ''refined"
and cultivated" audiences But most Amer
ican women will not go to hear or see an
actress or comic opera singer whose personal
affairs newspaper report has made a dis
agreeable subject OF conversation between
the acts in mixed company" Women love
10 prattle about the people they see on the
stage. superior man, as all men know, has
eyes only for play and acting. Still men
must talk where women lead. The practical
result IS that when q woman ceases TO be a
SUBJECT Tor ingenious feminine prattle she
ceases to attract women, and ceasing TO
attract them her managers lose money.
Inere have been many lesser Illustrations
OF this Tact familiar TO theater-goers. but
none quite as conspicuous as this one. The
action OF the public may do Lillian Russell
grave injustice, but OF the action itself there
IS no doubt whatever. There is equally lit
tie doubt as TO the influence of the occur
renee on the contemporary stage.
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CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS.
Their Aim should he to Do Perma-
nent Good.

Mrs Josephine Shaw Lowell, in the Forum.
The aim OF a charity organization society
should be to get people to do far more in
every way for those in distress than they
have ever thought OF doing. Il snodld teach
them hat people ought to give more time.
thought and money than they are in the
habit OF giving. To a only one exampie,
the case of a widow with young Children. A
working man dies and leaves a little money
and his widow tries to get asong with IL
and succeeds for j little while: then IL Is
gone. and shs and the children are depeno-
emit What is the usual course OF things?
People give her a little money here, a httie
money there, and she spends almost al her
time running around for the money until
she gets 10 be a regular beggar. and the chi
cren beg and the whole family so to de-
struct:on. People have given them money
because. as they truly say, * was such a
pitifGl case What ought TO have been done?
FIRST, all the relations should lave been
made 10 give something regularly: then
what the woman could have earned, with
out neglecti1g her children, should have
been taken into consideration: and then
somebody should have given her enough 10
make up the rest OF her support In a decent
Way, 50 that the children would not have
been lett TO starve and freeze or have been
forced 20 beg. But there are very few peO-
a month for ten years. diminishing IL, OF
course. as the children grow older. and
watching over them al that time. Thar Is
the way. however. in which dependent wild
ows and children should be taken care OF. II
Is a question or letting them become beg
CARS. or OF watching over them and giving
them enough TO make sure that the children
are brought UP properly; the watching being
more important and more difficult than the
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WOMEN AND INSURANCE.
Most Women Have Objections to In
surfing Their Lives.

Ini4aueiRnid LINES.
Women seem TO have q rooted dislike
10 insuring their lives" This was the as
sertion of one OF a new firm Of women in
themselves in the hope of educating the
sex TO the demands OF modern civilization
IN this respect. Incidentally. the brokers
earning a few dollars IN the business The
new woman has been steadily pushing her
self into naly Of the avenues 10 riches and
fame hitherto traversed by men. but the
two keen-eyed but modest widows who
have hitherto taken to themselves the title
OF Insurance brokers' are the first 10 VEN
ture on such a rocky road to preferment.
They represent several large Insurance
companies, firc and life, and they viii buy
or sell rea. estate or trade a secondhand
bicycle for a fast horse, or buy you a silver
miEe in Colorado or a god mine at Grippe
Creek. or negotiate any kind or paper"
or. in fact. do anything that a live man OF
business inds TO his advantage.
why will not women insurer
IF II is a married woman she WI say.
woman to enjoy after I am gomez You
see they are always thinking OF that ter
rib.e other woman that Is 10 occupy their
pace when they have shuffied OF this NOR
tai col. II Is strange that married women
always take IL for granted that their hus-
bands wiz marry again II they ever become
widowers. This thought in Itself IS bad
enough. but the idea OF No. 2 having the
money laid up by No. - worse, SO we
and II Is anything but an easy task"
But ali women are not married. Why
snouid net single women get iHSured?
There. again, the single Wcman has PEN
~ OF reasons for refusing TO insure, and
most Of them valid She says that she can
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name physicians give TO. the disease. He Is
a very favorable Illustration OF the truth OF
his theory, being the youngest veteran. so
far as efficiency goes, among all his con-
tempofaries-
1t Is said that James LATTE Smith. a
clerk In the Washington postoflce. is the
postofiice clerk who sold the first postage
stamp and the first stamped envelope ever
issued by this government. and who regis
tered the first letters that were presented
FOR reCIsfrv when tho. svsta,, 80 ro1 --
lection was introduced in the United States.
He entered the postofice a. a clerk in IS47.
and Is now seventy-nine years old.
Princess Angelina. daughter or Chief Sc
attic, after whom the city OF Seattle, Wash,
was named. died on Sunday last in that city.
She was one OF the celebrities OF the North
Pacific coast. In the early hfties Angelina,
at the peril OF her own life, appraised the
people OF Seattle OF an intended massacre.
thus saving three hundred or four hundred
lives. ana ~enGearing herself TO pioneers and
their descendants She has been the subject
Of numerous magazine and newspaper arti-
Giles.
1.-The Englishman." says Rudyard Kipling
recently. 'will die for liberty, but he doesn't
care a straw for equality. The Fr~enchman.
on the other hand, doesn't really know
what liberty means. but ne must have equal
tty- AS for the American he is indifferent
10 both liberty and equality, and goes in
the Sane of SDI the sol A rnsrissnn' Na u ! Is 80 really iony
AOIAA
as a man is a good fellow he can do any
thing and the people will approve, or, at
least. will tolerate it."
He stayed and argued politics
In q barroom till twas late,
And then he told his wife that he'd
Been in a joint debate.
Washington Times.
He said: I'll love you more tomorrow"
She hung her head in wounded sorrow.
Tomorrow is7sweetheart, take cheer
The longest day in all the year."
Chicago Record.
Were gwine 10y yander to the river bank.
With hook an inshln' line;
To the little red bug.
With the little brown jug,
An we'd like all the folks TO line.
Fer it's picnic time in Georgy,
An the weather is fair an fine,
With the little red bug,
An the little brown jug,
An We want all the folks to jine.
Atlanta Constitution.
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THE LITTLE Duchess
She is the Object OF Special Attention
ut the Opera.

London Letter.
The mos exciting event this week so far.
In a social sense, has been the appearance of
the young Duchess OF Marlborough at the
first night OF grand opera at Coyent Garden.
Emma Eames was looking her loveliest as
Juliet, Jean de ResZke was singing his
sweetest as Romeo. In the first act of
Gounod's opera, when the door of a box on
the pit tier opened. and enter a tall and
slim young LADY, tol0wei by a small and
Gapper young gentleman. BY one of those
sometimes attacks a large gathering of peo-
pie the gaze of the whole magnificent audi
ence was turned IN one direction. From
the high though humble occupants of the
amphirheater stalls everybody murmured
effect.
AS for, the bride herself in this trying sit
uation, she bore herself with a good deal of
dignity. The Duke. like most men. shirked
the responsibility OF meeting the public gaze
fairly and frecly-he sat well in the back
ground. The little Duchess. however, with
Slightly heightened color. drew her chair
quite TO the front OF the box, and met the
aim of the number.ess glasses levelei upon
admired her. She wore a simple frock OF
turquoise-blue satin, with revers, falling
softly away from her shoulders. of cream
white satin. In the front OF her corsaye
was a spray OF pure white roses fastened
by a diamond cluster. Her throat was en-
circ,ed by an astonishingiy broad band of
white satin ribbon. +, Beneath this was a
single row OF ffse pearls Her dark hair.
dressed. quite on the top of her head. was
adorned only BY a superb crescent, of 6ia-
mcnds that stood up Diana-wise above ner
brow. Long white gloves and a large fan
of white feathers completed her toilet.
1 was much amused al the disappointment
frankly expressed BY the many smart neo-
PIE in my Immediate vicinity. who doubtless
expected to see this famous Young helress
one giIttering mass Of jewels from her head
TO her heels. They seemed TO regard the
simplicity OF her dress and the comparative
with surprise. After the end of the
second act. during which time Shakspeare's
verorese love story mad received but scant
attention, the Prince left his p.t-tier box.
and. mounting the stair. went up ostensibly
20 see his daughter. Princess Louise. Ouch
ess OF Fife. but really 10 have a better look
.crSneste leyeied in her direction he kept up
an animated conversation with his daughter
and s~on-in-le ". essdent-y on the eahjecf Of
.,ss U.s., Duchess. A. she Is generally
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From the mosques in Cairo and CONSTANT
nopfe. the faithful pray to Allah to de
s.roy the infdels - make their chill
and give them and their families
sne their households and their women
- and their possessions as
yoo1y 10 the Moslems." Several passages in
the Koran directly instigate the Mohammed-
ans 10 exterminate the unbelievers:
verify the worst cattle in the sight of
Atsan are those who are obstinate inhdels."
" hen ye encounter the unbelievers,
strike on their heads until We have made a
great slaughter among them"
On, prophet, wage war against the unbe-
levers and be severe unto them, for their
dwelling shall be In hell"
IN, true believers. wage war against such
severity in you"
gladly admit that there are passages of
ray1snlng beauty in the Moslem scriptures,
oal tnose which l have quoted exert a great
bic.
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in the fair land that lies between Mexico
and Canada are a few persons who. during
hts month and the next at least, echo the
sentiment OF the Oriental philosopher: Why
should we be in q hurry! Has not God made
time e~nough7" It would seem TO be a pity
TO discourage these persons by the srg2es-
ton that for. the cultivation Of the gentle
art OF loafng there Is no pace like Oxford.
Perhaps Il an average American earnestly
may find that even his native town Will
lend itself to this experiment. Perhaps also
the view In regard TO the conduct or lie
with philosophers In the Tar East may hare
IN It something that should commend u 70
popular favor. Certainly there IL nothing
ment and witty characteri1atioh OF human
events: ana IN rAs You like II" VI real
that the banished Duke, after ne had spent
:asS,; ;sis s. - z si 81 49, & ' fsSssa> e isss
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Ut u VI. langasarlan, N June Forum
II ! were 10 enumerate the causes which
are responsible for the anti-Christian feeling
IN Turkey i would NOT hesitate 10 say that
the religious animositIes between Nosiems
and Christians are most 10 De blamed. The
Oriental Christian. I am sorry TO say. is as
intolerant OF Nohemmedanian as the Mos
lem is OF Christianity. But the Mcslem IS In
power and can give expression 10 his hate.
while the Christian - weak and cannon
strike back- i. IL true. however. that Chris
fianlty as "A religion Is more susceptible 10
the "Zett-Geist' than Accommodation. and
this fact must influence. as IL certain has
done. all tie nations that have professed &.
Mohammed gave 10 his followers a sword.
Christ 10 his Disciples "A cross Cnrisgiaafty.
too. has been guilty. OF persecution IN the
past. hut the progress OF the ages has &C.
waited. brcadened and sWeetened Il, while
ana In doctrine What at was
e11oat fourteen duodred years ago
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not afford it, for one thing: then she viii ask
why she should insure her life AND pay OUT
her money annually when she has no chill
dren to enjoy the money she may leave. She
viii say that there is absolutely no induce
Even when we point out the advantages OF
an policy. which will give her
the money at the end OF twenty or twenty
she would rather have SO in her pocket
to-day than wait twenty-five years for &c.
600. am q woman. and ] know my sex
Blu do not some women insure their
lives?"
Yes: but they go to men TO DO II. I sup.
pose thero must be about s.. 00o.o 90 invested
by the rich women Of this city IN fnsur-
value Of Insurance. and she does rot hes<tate
TO take any means to edd 70 her wealth,
even II she must die TO do Il. We are tty~
. We hope = succeeds pot " nove -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-07

Hardwood adjustable Window Screens, 1So
each.
Screen Doors. complete. 75c. Fancy Doors,
s1l5.
Screen Wire. lac a square foot.
Window and Door Screens fitted at reason
able prices.
l4-inch ever-ready Lawn Mowers. s1.9s.
Standard 3-ply Rubber Garden Hose, 50
feet for $3.50.
Gem Ice Cream Freezers, 1-Quart, $1-e5t
2-quart, $50; 3-quart, S.75; 4-quart, So.
Iceland Refrigerators are the best. The 81
size Is a beauty.
50c Bicycle Stands only 19c-
Fancy Painted Cuspidors, &c.
Granite Iron Wash Basins for 10c.
Bamboo Carpet Beaters. sc.
Family size Willow Clothes Baskets. lecS
a bargain At soc.
Good Cotton Mops, 10c.
Good Sweeping Brooms, &C.
Ball Blueing, &c a box.
One-quarS covered Tin Buckets, Sc; =
quart, Sc: 3-Quart. SC: 4-quart, 10c.
Painted m Pals, 19c.
Get a drink Of Thompson's Wild Cherry
Phosphate free.
BASEMENT.
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In reply 10 the question. What has col
leee done for your an Oxford Don said:
1T has taught me to loaf well. There Is
no place Tor il like the streams and gardens
OF an ancient university"
Now this season recalls the Don's say
ing: and IN many towns that are neither
fsese Il At present being claimed though IN
more modegt term. Oxford's supremacy N
licensed ding need not be- conlezted; SILL,
ctsoo 4e1sekable Gerdens and streamss eno
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-07

IF you want to put away = BOTH @
wine 10 celebrate the fWenty-dfth aunlvo1-
sary OF your wedding or tho coming of e.
OF your baby boy" said Mr.. n. q. 0rc(o
side and not tand II up erect. n D1nc<1
erect. no matter what M quality {I1
liquor 1t sure 10 sour; IN the o(h1r Dc11<1nn
needs contact With the cork - woocr1<
wAy: ! de no< hnex; - - ~
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Drapery Department
PETTIs Dry GOODS COMPANY.

so quiet and so sweet a style" At any rate,
the approval OF ioating belongs 70 a much
older civilization than that OF Western Eu-
rope and America. After . while the some,
wat exclusive lesson that the Don learned
on the banks OF the Isis may oe freely
still oniy IN it's teens: Time is young.
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hustle. One OF US stays In rhe office, and the
other goes cut TO lock up business. and we
are never idle. We represent a number OF
excellent companies OF Worldwide repuSa-
ton. but we are hampered by cur sex. The
new woman has il not all her own way yet
il least in the insurance business
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Here is Partial List
ANOTHER
SHIRT WAIST SALE

Never have we done such tremendous
Shirt Waist selling "a we diu the past week,
but we expect the coming week to 81. livelier
than ever, and it Will be so if prices and
qualities still count for anything.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-07

All remnants OF Muslins. Tickings. Sheet
ings, Denims and Cotton Flannels al 70 per
cent. the marked price.
E-inch Hemstitched Pillow Cases, ready
made, the 3lo quality, for l9c each.
Cheviots and ciad-as Cloth, suitable for
waists and shirtings-
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&c Embroidery Trimmed Corset Covers.
with V neck. for 19c.
Csc Embroidery Trimmed Corset Covers
for 15c.
l:c Corset Covers for &c.
sECOyD FLOOR. .
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-07

The usual Soc Percale Waists 60 at &c
each.
A finer quality that you would pay 75c for
anywhere else go for 39c each.
Elegant Percale Waists that are sold usu-
ally at Csc, sometimes offered as a bargain
at sec, go mere at just CSC each.
Fine Lawn and French Mousse.ine Waists,
with attached or detached collars and at
tached cuffsSl.'5 and 50 waists-go at Csc
each.
Your choice Of our finest imported French
Madras and Bingham Waists. with detached
collars and attached cuffs-real s225 and
$3.50 Waists-go in this sale at just s1.S9.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-07

sec Umbrella Drawers for s9c q pair.
s9c Umbrella Drawers for PC a pair.
S9c Embroidery Trimmed Drawers for -
a nafr
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SILK WAISTS

Prices have taken a phenomenal drop, the
styles remain the same, of course. and they
are the best that have been made this sea-
SON. Here is the price story in a nutshell:
All $3.50 Waists now $3.50.
All 81 Waists now s..
All $40 Waists now $3.50.
All S14 Waists now $40.
All $16.50 Waists now $3.50.
And the SIS, $50, $22. 80 and SIS Waists re-
duced 10 SIS, ZIG and $3.50.
SECOyD FLOOR.
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FLANNEL DEPT

Large-size Crochet Bedspreads, Marseilles
pattern, already hemmed, for Csc.
A large variety Of Summer Lap Robes, in
linen and monte cloths, from soc up
a good, large-siZe Siikaline Comfort, filed
with good white batting, for $1.4a
Odorless Down Pillows, in all sizes, from
35c up. A good quality Of Feathers for pill
lows, from 49c a pound up.
Embroidered F7annels, IS inches wide, 39c
a yard and u. ~
All-wool. Factory Twilled F~lannels. in blue,
grey and brown, suitable for bicycle suits,
at &c a yard, worth 40c.
8 TO S-yard remnants of Outing Flannels
at &C a yard, worth SC.
BASEMENT.
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FINE
WASH GOODS


A mixed assortment of all-wool vigeroux
SuitineS, all-wool Albatross and Silk and
Wool Mixtures, the prices were 29c. S9c and
SOC; now they go at just lie a yard.
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THE MUSLIN
UNDERWEAR SALE
OWN

si.25 Embroidery Trimmed Gowns, with v
neck, for 79c.
79c fine Cambria Gowns for 400.
Fine 69c Gowns for 39c.
Fine soc Gowns for 29c.
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BLACK GOODS
GLOVES

Just % dozen pure Silk Gloves. in all thu
leading shades, the price was originally 75c
Your choice tomorrow at, a pair, 2oc.
AISLE.