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but for myself, l prefer it to any other line
of farming. The frogs must be fed, and the
food must be of the right quality and kind
the meat of the legs viii not be up to the
standard required. Frogs can be raised in
doors as well as out, and In the city as well
as the country A building constructed
something on the general plan of a green
house, with several ponds of water in it,
makes a firSt-cIass breeding place for frogs
Up to the present time the most of the
frogs supplied to the markets of the coun-
try have been captured in SWamps and on
low ground. and the people who follow this
calling make pretty good wages. | do not
know. however, of another farm like mine
and I do not believe there Is one in the
country.
"It is a much better way to have a regu-
lar farm and raise your own stock, as in
this manner the frogs are much better and
command a higher price"
Edgar Brown who lives all alone on an
island in the Lake of the Woods about
twelve miles from Rat Portage, Ont, is the
owner Of what is probably the most novel
farm in existence. He calls il a skunk
farm The entire island is given up to the
raising Of polecats. Brown came to Duluth
from St Louis in boom days made q for
tune there and lost it again, like a great
gold fever and went into the Canadian gold
fields. He had about $4,000 when he left
Duluth half of which he invested in a gold
mine which ne had been told was the great
est mine in existence. He found rich ore
and plenty of free gold on the surface. but
after the purchase price was paid for it the
mine failed Brown saw that he had been
swinded and this Disguised him with gold
mining,
He had determined to come back into the
United States and go into real estate again
when one day he discovered that there were
other ways in which he could make money.
While he was in one Of the stores Of the
Hudson Bay Company an Indian came in
and sold a pOlecat skin. He noticed that
the fur was very fine and that the company
paid 1926 for It. He made some inquiries
and found the company was willing to buy
all the fur 1t could of that kind for the
same price. This satisfied him that there
would be money i'm raising the animals for
their fur. He also discovered each carcass
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The Culinary Mnsouerade.


An article in the Philadelphia Press says:
"By far the queerest of all the French
freak notions which have lately been
waited over to this side of the water is an
idea evolved in Paris lately It is the cul-
mary masquerade. The idea involves a din
ner at which each guest must represent
something to eat. No special list of dishes
is named in the invitation, the selection
thereof being left to the good taste of the
guests. Each may appear anything desired,
from a broiled lobster to a Welsh rabbit
provided his ingenuity is sufficient to en-
able him to successfully represent either
In most instances, however, the guests con-
fine their masquerade to their headdress
it is much easier to fulfill the idea they
intend to convey in this manner than in
any other. Ao1i paN4--8F-s
THE first practical Illustration Of this
ingenious idea given by one of the en-
terprising hosteSses of the Champs Elysees
The invitations were sent out in the form
of a dinner table covered with the good
things in and out of season. Before one
of the places at the table on the card was
the name of the lady or gentleman hidden
to the feast. AT the left-hand corner of the
card line was added intimating the wish
that each guest should appear with his or
At 745 o'clock the hall of the host and
hostess presented a curious spectacle
There We're headdresses composed of a pate
de foie gras, a lobster, a pheasant, fruits
OF every description, from bananas 20 ap-
pies, wonderful erections of creams and
ices, salmon and a genuine Stilton cheese
just exactly as it is served. The prettiest
and most successful idea of the evening
was that which graCed the head of an eX-
ceedingly pretty girl-a caulhower.
The guests were seated at small tables
and eacn table was served with one special
sort of food. There was one table for meat
another for fish, another for vegetables and
so on. AS the guests changed places sew
eral times during the dinner they managed
to enjoy elaborate and very successful
menu. After the dinner the various head
dresses were removed and placed upon
table, where they looked like the culinary
exhibit at a provincial fete and fair.
The success of the Champs Elysees din
ner and masquerade was so great as to call
for the sincerest of all INSTRUMENTATION.
Invitations were issued for several SIM
liar affairs within a week, but monsieur
not the easiest thing in the world to coun-
terfeit the products of the chefs skill, even
in appearance. Now the society demoi-
Seies of France are racking their brains
to learn of odd dishes which they may ar
range to represent. The more difticnlt a
dish is TO counterfeit in appearance the
greater the hit made by the Wearer.
AT one residence in Montmartre there
dinner of the sort described at which
the unusual an was followed of requesting
the guests TO represent one of a certain
number of selected dishes. When the guests
appeared at the dinner they were seated
at table just in the order the articles they
represented would appear on the menu
card. Thus one could look upon the whole
bill of fare by merely glancing around the
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would produce about a gallon of oil, which
was worth from 81 to S..
He determined to start a skunk farm
With this end in view ne leased an island
in the Lake of the Woods. about twelve
miles from Rat Portage, with an area of
100 acres. He employed a number of half
breeds to catch some Of the little animals
for him, and they soon had two or three
hundred in captivity. He stocked his farm
with these. He built little houses for them
to live in in the winter and made everything
as comfortable as possible for them. He
personally superntended their care, feeding
them himself. They are fed on fish entire-
ly, which is very plentiful there.
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perly. Mr. and Mrs Theodore N. Carriger
and Mr. and Mrs W. NJ. Ballard.
Mrs. Kate NJ. Collins. of Covington, Ky,
who has been visiting her sister. Mrs. 5.
Null. has gone 10 Iowa for visit. 1t is
expected that Mrs. Collins will locate in
this city this fall as an instructor in voice
culture.
Mr.. NJ. B. Griffith. of st. Louis, for
mery of this city, will sing this morning
at Christ Church. His selection Will be
Fear Not Ye, O Israel by Dudley Buck.
Mr.. Griffith has position at the Lindell-
avenue Church, in st, Louis
Miss Jotilda Conklin and her sister, Miss
Beatrice Williams. left Thursday last for
New York, en- route for Paris, where they
will spend the winter. Mr.. Frank Williams
accompanied them as far as New York
and Will return in about two weeks.
Invitations have been issued by Mrs.
Mary Carsq @a for the marriage Of Rer
Michael NJ. Mahoney, to take place
Wednesday morning, Sept. l, at 8 o'clock;
at St. Johns Cathedral reception will
be given in the evening at No. Hos South
Capitol avenue.
Miss Marcia Craft of Riverside, Cal, will
sing solo this morning at the First Bap-
list Church She is a soprano of superior
attachments. and will make grand opera her
vocation. Miss Craft is a pupil OF Mr.. Ad-
ans, of Boston.
Mrs Samuel "A. Fisher entertained a few
friends yesterday afternoon in honor of
Miss Helen @. Jones, of Greencastle who
is visiting her. A guessing contest was a
feature of the Afternoon. and prizes We're
presented. Mrs Fisher was assisted by her
sisters, Misses Josephine, Jeanette and
Lucille Heron.
Mr.. Arthur p Preston, who spent part
OF the summer in Europe, has returned and
Will resume his position as organist to-
day at the First Baptist Church. While
Mr.. Preston was at his old home in Craven,
England, he gave an organ recital one sun
day afternoon, playing a varied pro-
gramme, which was greatly appreciated
by his audience. a local paper said The
whole recital was a treat which can only
be enjoyed at rare intervals in a country
place and Mr.. Preston's large circle of
friends are greatly indebted to him for the
kindly thought which prompted him TO ac-
cede to the request made that he would
give a recital during his well-earned holt
day Mr.. Preston also sang during the
recital Pinsutfs Lead; Kindly Light"
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Upon cloud among the stars we stood
The angel raised his hand and looked and said
g., W hich world, of all yon starry myriad
Shall make wing tor The still solitude
Became harp wherein his voice and mood
Made spheral music round his haloed head.
spake-for then had long been dead
Let me look round upon the vasts and brood
a moment on these oTbs l decide.
What is yon lower star that beauteOus shines
And with soft splendor ncarnadines
Cur wings? There would l go and there abide -
He smiled as one who some childs thought di-
vines:
THAT is the world where yesternight you died -
-Lloyd Minlin
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Separate Skirts

Novelty Wool Skirts, the kind
that were made to sell at 1878,
about 20 in the lott they so d. M
morrow at .........................AP |sOO
Fine Black Serge Skirts, lined
throughout (the material alone
T9d s S9st f5 ySS 81 q y Yea 6ay$375
Atwood Basket Weaves, Plaids
and Check Skirts, $3.50 to $3.50
T Mas the price: Sale price. To- 1915
Black Alpaca Luster Skirts, fun
width Cambria lined, with Vel
veteen binding; they were made d. D.
to sell at $3.50 to $2.75; sale price .AP ~
Good Brilliantine Skirts Cambria OOc
lined, with Nelveteen binding ........ SOC
Brocaded Brillantine Skirts, 400 20
yards wide, tomorrow. ~ %sOO
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Curtains and
Drapery Goods

Dotted and Fancy Strip RULED
Swiss Curtains, the S2.25 quality, ON o.
SO pairs of them tomorrow at. ~ ~
$50 Manufacturers samples of
Lace Curtains, just what you
want for sash curtains, a good
value for 80 and IS cents; sale 1Eo
price ............ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
$50 pairs of sample Lace Cur
tains; only one pair of each pat
tern, consisting of Nottingham,
Swiss, Tambour, Irish Point and
Brussels; former price, $1.75 to
SIS. To close at prices from 75c
to 50. 90. Remember one curtain
of each pair is slightly soiled, the
other in good condition.
Japanese Art Drapery that sold n
at 20 cents. to close for.................S ~
Sikaline, SO inches wide, the Is
and Is cent quality, goes to- zI/.x
morrow Tor Observation-Disclosures. ~ II ~
Japanese Art Pillow Covers that d.
sold for 80 cents, now................. Ac0
French Sateen Pillow Covers,
choice floral designs, the price OEC
was 80 cents, now. ......................HS OS
800 yards of French Sateens, Gre
tons, Crepons and fancy Denims,
good for couch covers, door dra-
perry or filing screens, the
prices were 30 and 80 cents in a.
this sale for .........'........''...''''A ~
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Ribbons, Fall Styles

Our Ribbon Department tomorrow will
be as pleasing as an art gallery. Art was
never better displayed than in the choice
colorings shown in the new Fall Ribbons.
Tomorrow win put sale over fifty
styles of new Ribbons. This is in addition
to the choice styles shown Saturday.
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Fall Dress Goods

Advanced styles in Fall Dress Goods will
be put on sale tomorrow. Over 100 pieces
in choice colorings and weaves at popular
prices.
ss-inch rwo-toned Nattse 2t elo 5aa .25c
8G7inch multieolor Checked All Doc
3S-inch Two-toned Matalasse Suit QOc
lngS Observation-Disclosures. .-............ - ~
4O-inch Novelty Mixtures, basket 49,
WedN6S -...........-.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~
4O-inch Silk and Wool Novelty a.
Mixtures ................. .............. OO(
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WOmen'S TaiIOr=made
Suits

apiece Cloth Suits, skirt lined.
with box coat jacket, former&Q az
price was $3.50; sale price,. poor
apiece Cloth Suit, with Elton and
box coat jackets, Skirts lined
throughout some of the Jackets
slo: sa Tit Bri5 SIX former proeS4.75
Cloth Suits in Scotch Mixtures,
basket weaves and Serge, jack
s s5f s f6F 5 qsS i tas 9s hat$6.75
SIS Suits in Serge Scotch and dou-
ble-weave Cheviots, Jackets
e SIqse faced and sak lined saie.S7.S5
$50 and $25 Suits, with Elton, reef
er and box coat Jackets, choice
material and tailored through GO
out; sale price. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. PAO
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Childrens Jersey Ribbed nat
ural Vests. Pants and Draw
ers with heavy fleeing nicely 1Ec
shaped, in all sizes, beginning at..... AOS
Children's fine wool jersey ribbed
Vests and Pants, with ribbed
neck and pearl buttons, in all A0c
sizes, beginning at ....................T ON
Union Suits for children, silk
finished. ribbon neck, ecru and A0c
gray IOf .......-...'.''...'..s'
Children's fine wool Combination
Suits, nicely finished, ribbon RGc
neck ..........t..s..s -
Boys fine jersey ribbed cotton
Drawers, in blue mixed, a 90 DC
cent value, for .........................~
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School ChiIdren'S
Underwear

School opens in two weeks.
Get the children ready.
Every fall season our de-
partment for Underwear
and Hosiery offers just
what you need for boys and
girls.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
BOWLING SPELL BROKEN
THE CHAMPION 4. ID. C.'S At LAST
MEET THEIR WATERLOO.
Independent Turner's. One of the
Teams, the VictOrs-CIOse
Game mt the Lyra.

The bowling champions met their Water
loo last night at the German House. where
they played the Independent Turner's. The
game was the most interesting of the
tournament thus far The Independent
Turner team is a young one. having been
organized only last March after the last
winters tournament was over. 1t is made
up of young men and it has been their
highest ambition to be the first to take
fall out of the indianapolis Bowling Clubs
team. And they did it nicely last night
rolling strong at critical points. They
started out with fifteen points ahead at the
end of the first half. The first frame of the
second half was, however, decidedly an 1.
B. c. inning. The champions beat them
forty points this frame and were TWEEN
ty-six ahead at the finish of the frame.
But the youngsters pulled themselves to-
gether, and in the next frame cut the lead
down to eight pins and from that time on
pulled away in good form from the cham
pons, beating them out by seventy-four
pins. The score was as follows:
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AMUSE MEN rs.


In THE Royal Secret the new play
which Wilton Lackaye opened his brief en-
gagement at English's last night, there is
promise of a pleasing and even an exciting
drama. The entertaining events of the
days of Louis XIV are not made as pic
turesque nor satisfying as they might
be. and the incidents are too complex for
unity of dramatic action. but with a little
revision and rearranging the play could be
wonderfully improved Mr.. Lackaye's role
is somewhat different from that which his
friends might have picked out for him after
seeing his powerful character portrayal in
"Dr. Belgraff,' but it is handled in a
manner To win popular sympathy. The
secret from which the play takes its name
is divulged i'm the first scene which is a
sort of prologue taking place in 1862, or
eleven years prior TO the time of the play.
Jean Mondory, stroling player does a
good turn for fugitive who has proof that
he is the twin brother of Louis NV of
France Francois de Harley who is plot
ting with the rebels, learns the secret and
steals the papers certifying to the birth of
the twin brother. thinking TO use them to
inflame the rebels. Mondory learns of the
plot. But the rebels are defeated. and De
Harley, villain that he is, allies himself to
the king. Later on he becomes chief Justice
and the kings trusted friend, while the twin
brother is consigned to The Iron Mask"
The king seems more engaged with private
theatricals than statecraft, and Mondory,
who has now won fame ON the stage, is
invited to court with his company TO re-
hearSe the king and his faVorites. There
Mondory meets De Harley and other VIII
lains of the old days now occupying ring
places about his majesty. The king falls in
love With the leading woman of MondoFys
company. and neglects his court favorites.
During rehearsal of Hamlet Mondory
behods the king making love to the lead
ing woman and breaks in on the royal
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PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Miss Mary Sayles will return home Thurs
day for the holidays.
Mrs Charles Wiltsie entertained her card
club yesterday afternoon.
Messrs Dwight H. and Will A. Day will
be home Thursday from college.
Mr.. John Fox and SIr Paul Mavity, of
Purdue will be home for the holidays
Miss Ritzinger. of ST. Paul, Mimi. is the
guest of her cousins, the Misses Malott
Mrs. Kate Perry Morris returned yester-
day from a visit TO friends in Washing
ton ID. c.
MIR. and Mrs. b. f. Miller, of New York,
arrived yesterday to visit Mr. and Mrs. st.
Clair Parry
Meridian street entertained friends at
cards last evening.
Miss SalIie Sample of Lafayette. is the
guest of the Misses Meigs, on North Penn
syivania street.
Miss Kate Heron. of Connersville. is Wis
iting Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Peck, on
North Capitol avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Shoppell, of Evans
VILE will spend the holidays here with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Wheeler, of Chicago, who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs X. b. f. Peirce re-
turned home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wingate Hammel are
the guests of Miss Esther X. Bell, of Oak
wood boulevard, Chicago.
Mrs. Franklip, Walker, of Troy, o., has
come to- STA I'd the holidays with her par
entSs Mr.. and Mrs. o. Read.
Mrs. Middleton and Miss summers Of
Louisville, will return home to-day after
visiting Mrs. w. II. Coleman.
Miss Kate Faust will go to Cincinnati
Thursday to spend the holidays with her
brother, Mr.. Charles Faust, and family.
Miss Martha Carey returned yesterday
from Washington, ID. c., where she has
been attending school, TO spend the holi-
days.
Mrs. Charles Divine and son arrived yes
terday from Kansas City to spend the holt
days with Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Lazarus
Later they will go to Washington.
Miss Florence Atkins will spend the holt
day vacation with friends in New York and
relatives in Hartford. Conn. She will leave
Vassar College Monday for New York.
Mrs. Edward Finney entertained friends
at progressive euchre yesterday afternoon
for Mrs. Frank Finney Tables for the
game were placed i'm the spacious rooms
where holly and holiday garlands formed a
pleasing decoration. Vases OF American
Beauty roses were placed on the mantels
and green and red prevailed in an of the
appointments. The tally cards were tied
with green or red, and the refreshments
and prizes correspondent in color. Mrs Fin
ney was assisted in entertaining by Mrs
7. A. Randall, Mrs. Austin J. Morris and
Mrs Il. G.. Lee. Mrs. Frank Finney and
Miss Mabel Florea assisted in the games
and little Misses Edna Randall and Gladys
binney helped in the serving. Among the
guests was Mrs. Keller of Log ansport.
MRS. PARRY'S TEA.
Mrs. st. Clair Parry was the hostess for
a holly tea yesterday afternoon. and her
guests OF honor We're Mrs. Marshall T.
I.eyey ana Mrs. chestina Ma.uzy. The hand
some residence on North Meridian street.
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SOHRAB AND RUSTUM.
Prof. CIark's Lecture ON Matthew Ar
nOId's Masterpiece.

The second lecture of the university ex-
tension series on Poetry as Fine Art
was delivered last night, at the First Bap-
fist Church, by S. Fl. Clark, instructor in
elocution in the University of Chicago.
This will be the last lecture of the series
until after the holidays the next lecture be-
ing set for the evening of Jan. Z, the subject
being 'rTone Color in English Verse" The
lecture of last night was heard by good
audience although it was the first evening
of the winter that tempted people to re-
main by the warm fires in preference to
going out into the cold. The subject was
Matthew Arnods epic, 'Sohrab and Rus
trm" The lecturer brought out, in the
course of his remarks, all the strong points
of the poem, showing wherein 1t excelled.
He said it is a poem that must be read first
for the story until one becomes familiar mar
for it's other various attributes. He COM
pared a single reading of 1t TO story he
told of two Chicago men. One met the
other and remarked that he had been inn
patiently awaiting the coming OF that par
ticular Saturday night because II was the
time when Thomas was TO play certain
symphony Tan annual occurrence). and he
never failed to hear il when opportunity Of
fered The friend remarked that he would
not go TO hear it, for he had heard ii four
years before. 1t is thus, the lecturer said,
many people read poem. They merely
TeaG IL 1Or the STORY tney Unu III II, anu
nothing more. Matthew Arnold's poem
abounds with simple descriptions of life.
manners and customs. Under the eXplana-
lions of the lecturer these were brought
out and emphasized. The tragic ending of
tie poem in Sohrab's death. the lecturer
said is the redeeming feature that shows
the true poet in the work; 1t is the feature
that brings TO the reader ennobling thoughts
i'm company with the tears he sheds. In
this connection, he compared this with
King Lear and COrdela. TO have allowed
Cordelia to live would have been TO make
a farce out of Shakspeares masterpiece.
In fact this was attempted by some one
at one time, but with dismal failure.
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A LUCKY MAN
Who Knows Enough TO Keep Wen ON
Pure Food and Avoid Drugging.

One who can arrest the progress of dis
ease by discovering the cause and remov-
ing it before it has gone too far is to be
congratulated. M
Little and unsupported things fire.
quently the hidden cause of trouble.
The system may be one of the sort that
suffers from common coffee.
Perhaps ten days without coffee may
yield hint worth more than money.
Postum. Cereal Food Coffee will build good
homes. strength and tissue for you.
If you have ever had 1t served in an I'M
palatable or weak way, try again and see
thai the cook puts in enough and allows It
10 remain boiling full fifteen minutes after
boiiins commences, that Is the secret, and
"a dehcinus nOurish.ng beverage the result
This subject of preparation of Postum is
repeated frequently for the reason that IL is
not nearly 50 pleasant 70 the taste when
underboiled. while the delicious flavor and
strong food elements richly repay the
tTifling care needed I'm preparation.
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1t WAS ANYBoDY's GAME.

Another exciting game played last night
was that between the Social Turner's and
COMMUNICATIONS on the Lyra Casino al
leys. 1t was anybody's game to the finish,
and even after the last ball had been rolled
it was "a question which club had won. so
close was the score. For while it was
thought to be a tie game, owing to the poor
computation of the game keeper, but the
result was finally found to be in favor of
the Social Turner'S by four points. The
game was witnessed by few spectators. but
the two teams kept the house ringing with
their yells at every brilliant play made.
Hall was the last man to roll and an aver
age score for the frame by him would have
But the ''rooters crowded about him on
the alley and probably ratified" him some
what. He made only seven pins. The score: