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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01

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/ think, speaking of sanitarums. that I
never knew time before when so many
Well-balanced persons were positively cure
mad. Every third person you meet is go
ing somewhere TO be cured of something
and II only you talk to him long enough
he'll convince you that his particular cure
IS the one thing you've been needing all
your life. The complexion cure that so
many of the young women are trying seems
TO have become a perfect fad and next
winter, / daresay, We shall see skins of
satin and roses on every hand Somewhere
In Europe, In France, l think, there is an
arsenic spring whose waters it is whis-
pered, are responsible for the exquisite
complexion of a Chicago and Washington
beauty who married a noted Englishman a
few years ago. Time was when you had to
go TO the south Of France TO drink the
waters but now, If you have the enormous
price ready, you can have them delivered
at your door in boutes. You must drink SO
many ounces a day heated TO exactly blood
heat. Six weeks, L believe, you drink the
waters. Then you rest three weeks take
change OF climate, drink for six more
weeks, rest three, make another change OF
climate, and, as the arithmeticS used to
say proceed as before. / don't know how
long you proceed as before, but Ii you do it
of Venus herself.
Personally / am inclined 10 think that
half the complexion improYers women use
are humbugs. There is in one of the big
department stores a young woman who does
your finger nails for you and sells you
balms and lotions and skin foods and skin
bleaches. and all that sort of thing She
has a skin of ivory. 4 remarked il the other
day. "Oh. yes she said, I'VE used 70
travel with Nine. Harvard sister and 1"
Do you understand beauty doctoring?"
1 asked.
"Oh. no." she made answer complaeent-
ly; but the madame wanted me 10 sell herN
skin bleach because l had such a lovelyf
complexion, and sister sold the hair tonic s
she always had braid as thick as your
arm"
And that IS how our money is wheedled
out of us.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
Doesn't Like Dining.
New York Sun.


Max Muller. the distinguished philologist
and Oriental scholar has recently given
expression to his views in relation to din
ing out. He claims that this function is a
torture and survival of the dark ages: that
more people have fallen victims 10 dinners
than have persisted through accidents. The
aesthetic craze, so much in vogue at one
time. he hoped would put an end TO or mod
ify these social gobblings," 1t is his Opin-
ion that there is no more "unbeautiful''
sight than to see a number of people old
and young. with or without teeth filling
their mouths with mutton or beef. Chew
sells, and washing them down with wine or
water. Max Muller thinks that the process
can be accomplished in an inoffensive and
dainty manner, but evidently ii has not
come within the field of his experience He
lauds' the manner of eating of Eastern
women, who know how TO throw small por-
tons of food into their mouths with their
fingers. This performance is described with
rapture by Eastern poets, consequently il
meets with Mr.. Muler's entire approval.
Nevertheless. 70 adapt ii to our civilization
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
AN ABLE LIAR.
A Narrative That Puts Old Baron Num-
chausen in the Shade.

Paris CTex) News.
There arrived in the city about 9 o'clock
last night dirty greasy sunburned young
fellow wearing a black sweater, and he had
not been on the square long before he had
crowds around him wherever he went. To
the reporter he proclaimed himself as
George Harold, the boy tramp" and he
rad a marvellous yarn to relate.
Harold says that he will be nineteen
and that he is tramping around the world
on a wager which was offered by the Asso-
slated PEesS the New bH po 1Grk MoFld ana
conditions of the wager were that he was
to make the trip of $4,000 miles around the
world in ten years, and he would receive
$4,000 at the end of his journey provided he
did not spend a cent for food, lodging or
clothing and should not ask anybody for
anything, but should collect So,OU0 IN vol
untary contributions
He SAYS he left New York in a paper
suit on his tenth birthday, Sept . loso,
and ii 1t he has eighteen months TO go from
here &C New York TO complete his journey.
The wagerers agreed 10 pay his water
TRANSFORMATION across both oceans. and he
claims that he has collected 1892 in excess
of the s. 600 which he was to collect, in
addition to twenty-four trunks full of rare
Curiosities Among the larger sums of
money which he claims to nave had do
mated to him was $1,000 given by Chauncey
Depew when he started out from New York
for Liverpool. He says Ii Hung Chang
gave him 81 600 James Berry, the million
aire tramp 81 900; Queen Victoria, $500, the
Shah of Persia, $500; and Lilcoca, an Afri-
can tluctiis 90e0 III AuNiAAbit ~ tffO
from the Kimberly mines-one of twelve
karats and the other of twenty-five karats.
Among the curiosities, relics and souve-
Mrs collected and donated MIN were a mum
mihed body given 10 him i'm Egypt: a piece
of the original cross on which Christ was
erucihed given him by the Pope. which he
took from a vault which Is opened only
once every seven years. piece of a lamp
that belonged to one of the seven virgins
a knife with which the Sultan OF Turkey
was stabbed In 1882 and piece of the d.
cycle that belonged TO Frank Lenz who
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
ABOUT AMERICAN JEWS.
A Spirited Defense Against "A Foreign
er's Unjust Criticism.
aud Nathan, in New York Critic.

Maud Nathan, in New York Critic.
l am no1 one of those Americans who
cannot bear criticism of foreigners; on the
contrary, l think that honest, just criti
csm has a salutary effect and ought to
be welcomed as being disciplinary and
profitable. But / do resent the use of
abusive epithets and unwarranted state
ments. In the opening chapter of America
and the Americans the author speaks of
the cheap patriotism of the Jews and
refers 10 them as ''mongrel Americans" in
contradistinction TO their step-brothers,
the native Americans" Yet Spanish his
torians tell US that it was not Queen Isa-
bella who gave the money to Columbus TO
defray the expenses of his voyage Of dis
Covery. but that il was furnished by two
distinguished Jews, Louis Santangel and
Gabriel Sanchez, the treasurer general of
Aragon ana the councillor and controller
of Aragon. Moreover, although the regis
ter Of ColumbuS'S crew was lost and only
some of the names recovered il has been
found that among these there were at
least five Jews who allied with him OF
these one was the interpreter Luis de
Torres, and one the ships surgeon-posi-
tions requiring intellect and skill-while a
third was the nephew of the treasurer gem
eral of AragOn. who was a special dele
gate, appointed at the request of Queen
Isabella, TO accompany Columbus.
When the American colonies seeded
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
LOTS OF MOUNTAINS TO CLIMB.
Colorado Peaks SO Rugged that No
One Has Yet Dared to Climb Them.
Denver Times.

One Has Yet Dared to Climb Them.
Denver Times.
The terrible Jungfrau of Switzerland is
but fourteen thousand feet high. yet travel
ers from all over the world journey to In
terlaken to climb 1t or say they have sat
in the hotel and wished that they might
climb it. Mont Blanc. in the same delight
full little European republic, is forever quilt
ed with snow, and for this reason is one
of the most seductive features of travel to
the neighborhOOd of Geneva. The Choir
health resort, on the east side of the Swiss
Republic is visited by thousands Of inva-
lids because it is one of the Hottest and
nOblest of European sanitariums.
Then why should not every American who
has money to spare and the desire TO make
a journey out into Colorado, strap q pair
of mountain boots on his legs, put a spike
on an ash staff and attempt 10 climb Mount
Blanca, in the southern part of this state?
Mount Blanca Is over IA, 400 feet hlgh.
Or if he does not desire to take the
risks of this perilous ascent why should he
not come up into the northern part Of this
State place his field glasses in his hands
and gaze on the glacier and the perpetual
banks of snow that cover Mount Hallett
or if tourists be possessed of reverence and
piety, why may they not locate in central
Colorado and fix their eyes upon the great
white cross that lndents the Mount or the
Holy Cross at an elevation of H,l16 feetP
If il is the duplicate of Choir that tourists
seek, Manitou. in this State, rests at the
foot of 14,000-foot Pixies Peak for them,
and Is itself $500 feet above the sea- while
being endowed with health-gtYinS waters
the equal Of Carlsbad.
There are ITO mountains IN COLORADO
whose peaks are over 1900 feet above the
ocean level Forty of these are higher than
a. 900 feet and more than half that number
ere so remote and rugged that no one has
vet dared to attempt 10 climb them. They
are as unique as those Of Switzerland and
as fearful as the Alps in the warning they
offer To the men or women who are so
hardy as TO defy them by starting upon
their ascent. Some OF them are massed
with snow, others have glaciers over their
approaches. and others are merely masses
of Jagged rocks
Not even Coloradoans have sought as yet
to surmount them. and the profession of
guide" is still open TO whoever may care
to enter il. Railroads reach within close
enough range to provide hotel facilities,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01

but otherwise the mountain climbing OF
Colorado is yet awaiting it's pioneers Did
the Coloradoans or people of other States
Iully realize the intoxication as well as the
health-g1ving powers of mountain climbing
Rocky mountain climbing would be one OF
the most popular Fecreations of America
only one mountain climbing club is known
to exist in Colorado. There is room for &
dozen more. There should be one in every
city. BY the evidences such clubs might
ofIer OF their thrilling experiences and of
their unexampled pastimes, the fame of the
Rockies az a place of pleasure and adven-
ture might be widely advertised and Coll
orado thus be pushed forward to the place
1t must eventually occupy as the American
substitute for SWitZerland.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
PersonaI and societv

Miss Matte Francis is now visiting Mrs.
PrinZ.
Miss Mary Collier has returned from Pc
toskey
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Wynn have returned
from Wawasee.
Mr.. Gaylord Hawkins returned last even
ing from Wawasee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Wilson have gone
TO ST. Joseph, Mich
Mr. Dick Miller. of Chicago, is the guest
OF indianapolis friends.
Miss Helen Swain is visiting Miss Mary
Sdyles, or MaXinkuckee
Mrs. J. w. Burton and daughter have re-
turned from Martinsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scot Butler have gone
north Tor their summer outing
Mr.. Clark E. Mallory will go TO New York
aug. IL 10 remain three weeks
Mr. Fred Beck has returned from q four
weeks vacation at Maxinkuckee.
MISS Warnock has returned here and is
visiting Miss Adelaide Fairbanks
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Kitchener and aouoh
ter Lucy left last night for ConnersviIles'
Miss Nathalie Connolly and Miss Hancoo,,
week Gag 'nis
Miss Elizabeth Cooper win ioin rar+,,
week next
Miss Bertha Wright of St. Louis is Wis
iting Mrs. Ed Crawford, on South Alabama
street. 4'S
MIS-. hiiSy p 1uSn has gone
Nashville exposition and viii be absent two
weeks. wv
Mr. and Mrs. ~ H. Kipp returned YES
terday from a trip through northern Wis
consin.
Mrs. Il. J. Foster will be the guest of
Mrs. j. A. FuEgason, at Camp Acton. next
Friday. -N'
Miss Winnie King has gone TO the snr
ner home of her parents. Lake Delavan
Wisconsin. N
Miss Caroline p. Hendricks Will go 70
Beach Hin and Louisville TO remain sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. Newton Booth Harrington viii yo
TO Maxnkuckee with his sister, Mrs. @
y. jameson.
The w. +. NJ. S. Of Hall-place Church
Will give a lawn fete at the home of Mrs
}. r. Franklin, l401 (new) North Capitol
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01

would add a hundred fold to the horrors Of
our dinner tables. The imagination shrinks
at the thought of such a custom becoming
universal with the Chicago 4,000. Mr.. Null
Ter offers the example of the Hindus as one
to be followed. They retire while they feed,
and only reappear after they have washed
their hands and face Why" he says,
should we be so anxious to perform this
no doubt necessary function (of dining) be-
fore the eyes of our friends? Could not the
grcsser part of feeding be performed in
private and the social gathering begin st
the dessert, or, with men, at the wine?"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
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Z Good steel blade pairing Knives. &c
? Strong splint clothes baskets........ 19c
Large cakes of laundry soap.......... &c
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Straw porch seats OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. &c
5 Blue china oatmeal saucers, were 15c,
Crystal glass berry dishes ............ lie
) Walnut-stained four-panel screen
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Extension window screens. 25c
; Wire coat hangers ..................... &c
: ParasOls
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01

and Mrs. Will Mcguire took charge. The
beautiful dresses worn and the fiower-gar-
den hats added to the picture and every
ing the party.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01

Insure with German Fire Insurance or In !
diana. General offices. 70 South Delaware
street. Fire. tornado and explosion.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24
MOLTKE OF TO-DAY.
The German Soldier Whom the Next
War VIII Put Forward

War VIII Put Forward.
OF the three great men who helped
to rear the German empire only one
Is now alive Wilhelm has eventual
Iy succeeded his grandfather. Who
has succeeded Moltke? Few persons
in this country, we believe, could an
swer the question, says London Black
and White. Yet every German who
studies his Brockhaus must know and
at the outbreak of the next German
war the entire world would know, that
it is the Graf S>z Xaldersee, General
s5ers; der Kavallerie," the latter title
being without an exact English equiv
alent, but it may be interpreted as
general-in-chief of the cavalry. After
long and brilliant service dating back
20 1850, Count Won Waldersee was, on
the accession of the present emperor,
appointed to fill the place OF the late
renowned strategist. The key to an-
lock his lips is the magic word,
"Moltke." Talk OF him and you will
draw from the count his admiration for
the memory and illustrious talent or
his chief and teacher of the art CT
war Modest as he is of his own
achievements, the counts face lights
up with a proud smile as he tells you
how Moltke appreciated his strategi2ai
ability and specially prepared him to
succeed to his appointment His ac-
acknowledgement of what he owes to the
military skill of Prince Charles, to
whom he was adjutant in 1865, is
equally unstinted; while there is little
doubt, though he would be the last to
tell you, that the present excellence OF
the German cavalry is greatly due to
his own efforts as commander of this
particular branch of the service ever
since the Franco-German war. Dur
ing the war, besides helping to mobil-
ize the troops, he was appointed chief
of the staff of the governor of Paris,
and in this capacity he was deputed on
the highly important and delicate mis-
sion of demanding the first installmeat
Of the war indemnity. His personal
account of how this was accomplished
is highly graphic. At his back Moltke
was ready with his cannon to open Ere
at the least symptom of evasion or de-
lay. And yet everything had to be
arranged with politeness and sang
froid. When he finally emerged from
the meeting with the French plenipo-
tentiaries with a check for 60,00O,O 900 in
his pocket he described how he felt
weight off his mind as he realized that
no further blood need be shed, and that
the Fatherland had won its earnest Of
the substantial fruits of a victory
which had already cost it so many
thousand brave lives.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24
REV. DR.. HUGHES.
One of the Most Celebrated DIvines OF
England.

Rev. Hugh Price Hughes. perhaps
the foremost of divines in England, is
Wesleyan preacher who was born
fifty years ago at Carmarthen. South
Wales. He is about to visit this coun-
try. In 1889 Hugh Price Hughes pub
lished Social Christianity" which las
run through several editions, and in
1890 THE Philanthropy of God" In
1892 he was prominently before the
whole religious world by way of the
work he did at the Review of the
Churches" a conference at Grinden-
valid. Here he proposed reconciliation
between the Church of England and
the dissenters, which caused extreme
discussion. In 1898 he took part in the
conferences at Lucerne. He is lead
er of THE Forward Movement" which
encourages social as we'll as individual
salvation. Mr.. Hughes got his secular
education in University College, Lon
don, and his divinity in the Wesleyan
Theological College at Richmond. The
celebrated DR.. Moulton was his tutor.
All of his appointments have been IN
England. He preached at Dover,
Brighton, London, Oxford and Brix-
ton Hill. He next got into the West
London Mission. In that field the
scenes of his work have been in st.
James Hall, Princes Hall. Wardodr
Hall and Cleveland Hall. This mission
has social center in Soho square and
promotes the interests of a residence
for young men and sisterhood. Mr..
Hughes has way of always saying
something that provokes discussion
in the journals and among the clergy
of the established church. His ideas
are practical and entirely unconven-
tional, and he may be said to be the
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24
WOMEN AND THE BIRDS.
why VIII They Not Sacrifice Their
Vanity for Humanity's Sake?


CAS- there is no argument on the
side of bird killing for decorative pur-
poses, so there is no excuse for its en-
enlargement by even the most frivol-
Gus of women" the St. Paul Pioneer
Press says. "They have had pre-
scented to them over and over and n
every form of appeal the cruelty of the
custom as well as its reckless abuse of
the gifts of nature, for ii is asserted
on good authority that the destruction
Of the field and forest birds has an ap-
preciable effect on agriculture. Yet
the killing goes on, apparently with
no diminution. Europe uses 300, 000,
600 of song birds in millinery annual
ly. One Chicago firm buys and sells
every year $4,000 birds and 100000
wings. The pitiful story of the egret,
whose ravished plumes wave from the
hats of thousands OF wealthy women
and are shown every day in our own
shop windows here in st. Paul, has
been told so many times that 1t would
seem as though the woman who per-
sists in wearing them must feel like
u III uIuelCoS tNtiy blluc blt uOtS o.
I'VE do not need societies, pledges,
orations or tracts on this subject. The
matter Is one which rests on a purely
commercial basis. The leaders of fash
ion in any city can settle 1t practically
in one season. They have only to re-
fuse to wear these trophies of cruelty
and the thing is done. II does not
even require 'strong-mindedness to do
this. One would think that a mere
spark of humanity in the heart would
be the only requisite. Women, young
or old. rich or poor, who think them
selves anxious to help along the cause
OF humanity can do it no more easily
or effectively than in this way. 1t is a
gracious mission and one in which the
only sacrifice involved is of a very
little personal vanity"
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24

One of the most critical engagements
in the recent fighting on the northwest
frontier of India, was the storming of
Dargai Ridge by the Gordon Highland
ers. The position of the Afridis tribes
men seemed almost impregnable; and
in advancing to take ii it was neces-
sary to cross an open space swept by
an incessant fire of rifles, where more
than one hundred men had already
been killed or wounded. The High
landers, at the word of command,
sprang into this open space, their pip
ers striking up Cock of the North" as
the rush was made. Piper Findlater
was one Of the first to enter upon the
deadly strip of ground, and when, after
a few yards, he was laid low by shot
through both legs, he propped himself
up against a boulder and continued to
play with undated energy. The High
landers suffered severely. but they took
the ridge; and Piper Findlater was
recommended for the Victoria Cross for
his gallantry.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24

Four German warships recently land
ed a force of sixteen hundred men az
Kiao Chau. an important port in the
southern part Of the Chinese province
of Shantung. The German admiral
gave the Chinese troops three hours in
which to evacuate the forts, and after
they had done so hoisted the German
flag. The ostensible provocation for
this proceeding was the recent murder
of two German missionaries in that
province; but Germany is generally
credited with a purpose to retain the
port thus forcibly acquired as base
for her navy and merchant vessels in
the Pacific.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24

A sickening feature of the African
land-grabbing is the canting hypocrisy
which attempts to base the title to
stolen territory on treaties with the
various negro potentates in the dis
trict. Such a title is about as valid as
the title to a travellers watch obtained
by the persuasion of revolver on a
lonely road, but it is urged by Great
Britain with that Pecksniffian regard
for the sanctity of treaties which has
marked the foreign policy of that ma
ton ever since these treaties began to
establish her colonial aggressions.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24
oorreotlng a peath NotIoe.

There is a good old story of a gen.
erai whose death was announced in a
newspaper by mistake-a circum-
stance which annoyed him very much.
He called on the editor and demanded
that a contradiction should be inserted
I'm the next issue. THAT, general"
was the editors reply, lis quite out of
the question. We never apologize anf
we never withdraw a statement. but
I tell you what we'll do for you. Wen
gut you In the births next week"
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24

The same amount of energy and
ability necessary to win and hold a
considerable office will bring in far
more financial returns in almost any
legitimate business or profession. 1t
is difficult, however, to realize this un-
til the office seeker is completely into
politics, and then he is fit for little
else. There is many a chronic Office
seeker who wishes he had never con-
scented to become a candidate the first
time just as sincerely as the drunkard
regrets his first drink.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24

The insurance press is beginning
gently to hint that the big life COM
panies, instead of advancing premium
rates to policy-holders because of the
reduced earning power of their invest
ments, should cut agents commissions
and quit carrying the first years bust
ness of new risks at the expense of the
old. A good suggestion. If the cost
of insurance were not too high there
would not be such extravagances in
management as has been proved
against some of the companies.
The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24

II the word of prominent Swedish
official is true, Emperor William
takes to himself the proud credit of
having crushed Greece, and now, by
way of keeping his hand in, is think
ing seriously of crushing Norway. It
is a marvellous thing that, under rEe
enormous weight at Berlin, this long
suffering old planet doesn't bulge out
at all its weak spots and crack all
along its sea lines.