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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-09
THIRTY-FIFTH GASSONOWITZ BABY
The Happy Father Not Satisfied Until
the Number Reaches Forty.
Chicago ChrOnicle.

Isaac Gassonowitz sat on a stool yester-
day in the front room of the basement at
No. 1876 West Fourteenth street and tangled
a grimy HAND in his gray, struggling beard.
A serious-faced young man came out of a
rear room and touched the old man on the
shoulder.
Your thirty-ffth child is 6, boy said the
young man. The cry of an infant in the
rear room did not startle the old man. He
had heard that sound before. He continued
to sit on the stool and smoke a black,
Short-Stemmed pipe.
The young man went outside and mopped
his brow. For several years he has been
the resident physician at the Chicago Ly-
ing-in Hospital, at No. 2S West Thirteenth
place, which is situated in the vicinity of
large families, but he had never had much
practice in a. family of thirty-ive children,
and it had a palpable effect on him. This
was DIR. Henry E.. Wagner. The baby
weighed five and one-half pounds and it is
doing well. 1t may do splendidly in the
c~lairvoyant line later, for it was born with
a caul and is the multiple of a seventh son.
This interesting babe will be known as
Alex. Gassonowitz. His mother has given
birth to fourteen children. She is the sec
ond wife of the baby's father. The first wife
bore twenty-eight children to bless their
union. If all these children should stand
in a row, DIR. Wagner says, people would
find it difficult to believe they were of one
family, so great a crowd would they form.
The children of Isaac Gassonowitz are
these:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-09

Not all of the children are living. Six
OF them live in Russia and fifteen of them
are buried here. Seven are living in this
city and an equal number of the children
have died in this country.
~GassonowitZ was born in Nersi&, Russia,
siXty-six years ago. His father was a
Schoolteacher, but he apprenticed Isaac to
the trade of a copper and tinsmith. At the
Rachel Glee, who was of the same age.
That marriage was made happy by the
birth OF twenty-one children. Rahcel died
tWenty-tnree years ago, and Isaac mourned
for her for four years. and then he mar
ried Sarah Gluck. His second wife has
borne fourteen children. The family re-
moved to this city six years ago. One
child was born on shipboard while en-
route to this country and our have been
born since they came here. The last was
born last week. The present Mrs. Gassono-
WITT is only thirty-nine years of age.
is a small man, with a griz-
zled, unkempt beard and struggling locks
OF hair that fall from a small, greasy skull
cap. Whether sleeping or waking he never
takes off the cap.
The work ne does at the trade of tin
smith furnishes support for the family, but
il is meagar. for he earns only an average
OF 80 cents a day. The workshop occupies
Fourteenth street, which also serves for a
dining room and kitchen. Two small.
dingy, untidy rooms in the rear furnish the
rapidly growing family with sleeping apart
menfs.
Gassonowitz is proud of his progeny, and
also takes pride in the fact that his mother
was one of twenty-one children by one ia
Their and one mother.
Il should be very proud he said yester-
day In his native tongue, for he has not
learned 70 speak any other language, IF |
were the father of forty children. My wife
said she would like to have as many chill
dren as my first wife had. That would
make fOrty-two. Then ! would ask for a
medal and q pension
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-09

ice, and when the bird is sitting, the under
part of the egg can never get above the
freezing point.
AS Nansen retreated from the polar re-
upon teeming life even in the midst of the
perpetual ice and snow-narwhales in
shoals, seals, walruses, bears, little auks
In myriads, Greenland sharks, and other
creatures. There is no limit to the life OF
those vast wastes which man hardly pene-
trateS once in q decade. The creatures
seem to have no nerves for cold. With
plenty of food it may be that even the in
conceivable cold of interstellar space might
sarily they are all carnivorous-living on
one another. The great polar bear knows
not the honey sweets which tempt our
black and brown bears even more than
a sucking pig. But like his human neigh
bors, the Esquimau, the Lapiander' and the
Yakut, the bear may prefer his own NE
with all it's deprivations to that of his
sweltering, insect-tormented cousin OF the
remote South.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-09
Summer
Harper's Bazaar.

$500 - = AAet
Inc matter OF SKINNER wraps and coats
IS a particularly serious one this season
Tor the present styles of dress demand
some outer arment and yet. in spite Of
the sleeves being smaller. do not seem ex-
actly suited To always being worn with
GOATS and jackets. There are an unusual
number of different styles in the wraps.
and al sorts Of materials ere used. while
IN many cases two or three materials are
combined. There are also several shapes
70 choose from. and there is a great diff
ference In the weight among them, so il
would seem as though every one might be
suited, and find a garment becoming and
at the same time useful. All reports to
the contrary. neck trimmings are very fun,
and chiffon and mousseline de sole are not
yet banished from the list of fashionable
fabrics; on the contrary. they seem to be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-09
The Joke ON MIR. Forsyth.

chicago FtCOiu.
Mr.. Harter is nursing Mrs. Forsyth's Sc
cret and swears that he Will never tell it
until Mr.. Forsyth comes home. and then
both he and Mrs. Forsyth will have a glori-
Gus joke on the husband of the good wom-
an in the case.
That is what Mr.. Harter tells Mrs. For
syth. but TO himself he differ
entity. Somehow he fails to see how the
joke is on Mr.. Forsyth.
This condition of affairs grew out of an
election bet. MI. Harter was calling at the
FORSYTH home when the bet was made The
subject OF politics comiHg w. he warmly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-09

Wearing gut II ant
Philadelphia Press.
/ had a friend whom we all called eX-
travagant. because when she invested her
money in a good gown she wore that gown
whenever there was any excuse for its
wearing.
But she wasn't extravaganza. [ have
come to the belief thai she was wise.
1 had been brought up with the best
Sunday-go-to-meeting frock" idea mot an
teaching), and had hung that
best" away from week to week only to
wear on special occasions, therefore, my
friend seemed extravagant.
To-day most women nave discovered the
wisdom of wearing their clothes out before
the whirligig of fashion swings about.
who knows the fashions future? Wear
we'll what you have to-day.
Since women lead such an open-air eX-
istence as they do to-day the best gown
should serve many purposes, and when
once decided on, should be given excellent
service.
/ knew a girl who paid $50 for a very
smart frock of wool and silk in the spring
of 1896. 1t had a full, godetted skirt, broad
collar and other of the fashions then in
full swing. She liked that frock, and she
liked it so we'll that she kept it, for most
of the time, hung in the closet with a sheet
above it to keep out the dust.
Matinees, little calls, informal luncheons,
would occur and We would say, Why don't
you wear that frock?' oh, L want to keep
it for best, and this other one will do
This went on from Easter. This season
she got the frock out, and the dressmaker
said: II positively don't see how | can ever
bring that circular skirt of eight yards into
the new affair, for, you know, the new
ones are only four and o~ne-quaFter yards,
and they have not a particle OF iulness IN
the front and on the hips. l just cant
They worked over that skirt and bodice.
the whole family; even the son, who was
And now, my friend has decided that,
after all. it will only make a neat second
dress, for it can never be brought into to-
DAYS fashions with any degree of an air:
And wasn't I the first one to say - told
YOU so' when you were saving 1t last
spring? For, l had only gained my kno"i-
edge and was not charitably disposed.
And she signs when she thinks OF, the
looked so attractive last season at all those
small affairs, if she had only worn that
best frock.
Take her experience as advice. If you
have a new spring frock this season wear
il constantly; don't save it. You have the
frock, and you have the season 50 DE seen
with it on every available OCCASION;
Don't wear it when it isn't suitable ana
to avoid this. don't nave II mace 100 hanty,
When a woman wears a too ELABORATE
gown on a very simple occasion | always
think she has few social opportunities.
BY making your gown serve a daily, In
stead of a weekly purpose You get lull
value for your money.
When next spring comes and you over
look your wardrobe. If you ma the 1881
gown too far behind in fashion to serve
gratifying satisfaction that you gave 1T a
fair showing this season, and got its worth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-09
women in HORTICULTURE.

Nfcks Monthly.
According to the census of 1890 there were
Sl2 commercial greenhouses. or about one
in fifteen, owned and managed by women.
We have a personal acquaintance with sew
eral women who are successful retail for
lists. Other women, to our knowledge, are
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-09

more In favor than ever. Iridescent trim
mings, jet. silk. satins ana velyets-aD
positively some OF the new capes look as
though the contents of a treasure trunk
had been ransacked in order TO secure the
desired result. All the Smartest styles nave
silk Innings; and not only black SILK, but all
the many colored ~taffetas are employed for
this purpose. thus showing that the we'll
gowned woman Of to-day demands a good
finish TO everything she wears, and Is not
content with a smart outside to her wrap
and "A cheap cotton lining inside. Ihis
very detail OF finish is one reason that the
new things look so smart and hne, and
have the desired appearance or being aD,
solutely fresh. Two silks put together add
each TO the others beauty; and II does not
fellow that the expense Is gfes ~ IN
creased. for two cheap silks are better than
one expensive one made up on cheap lining.
The round cape is still fashionable. but
is cut decidedly shorter than last year, the
bottom ruffie only reaching TO the waist,
and curving up just a little toward the
shoulders. The part over the shoulders,
which. after all. is virtually the yoke,
is most carefully fitted. and the ful-
ness only starts just below, with the ruff
hes or f%iounces. 1t Is a matter of taste as
10 how deep the yoke should be; on some
figures it is more becoming when 1t is a
very small affair, while on others II looks
best when it extends half way down. This
tight-htting piece is made of a variety OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of plain groS gram
silk. sometimes of colored %taffeta, or satin;
again black or white satin is used, covered
with heavy black lace. Lace. by the way,
is much more used this year for capes than
has been the case for a number OF years,
and is much newer than chiffon or nous
seine.
Capes entirely made of taffeta silk are
exceedingly smart in effect, and are often
without any trimming at all but the tadeta
itself; these hav ruffies of graduated size
put on one over the oIher-sometimes rut-
fes with pinked edges; but more often laid
in accordion pleats, and with the edges
hemmed. The stiffness Of the taffeta SILK
is of course excellent for this purpose, but
it is to be questioned whether one summer
will not be the end of these pretty gar
ments. which, for the time being, seem
so desirable.
A new model that has just been brought
over has a yoke of black satin over which
is laid black %guipure; below this is a
straight piece of black satin which is heav-
lily embroidered in jet. and in places has
the satin cut out and lace put in. This is
mitered on the corners so that II nts
smoothly over the shoulders and is IN
square effect. In front it is tied, and there
are long ends Of the satin which fall to
the hem of the skirt; below the square
embroidered satin there are two ruffies of
chiffon, which are put on in such a way
as to give a round look, and about the
neck there is a full ruche of chiffon. which
is caught up with knots of black. satin RIB
bon. Such a garment as this is of necessity
very expensive, but will stay in fashion n
long time. and will, of course, wear well.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-18

ing the work Of missions in various
parts of the country. The speaker
called attention to the missions estab-
lished on the Pacific coast among the
Chinese, and the fact that over 1000
Cinnamon had been converted and
large number of the converts were en-
gagged in doing missionary work among
their own people. Missions had also
been established among the Eskimos
and among the Indians in the North
west. Considerable work had also been
done in establishing schools and
churches among the people of the
mountain districts of North Carolina,
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. The
people in the mountain districts men
toned were different from the South
ern people, in that they had grown up
apart from civilized life, and the $780,
600 spent by the association could be
all used in this territory with good re-
turns. One-third Of the population of
the South was colored, and the pro-
gressive men of that section were in
terested in the uplifting of the race by
education. There was an element in
the South that did not believe in this,
and sought to keep the heroes down,
or at least without education. The
only way the race could be uplifted
was by more light and truth, and this
was what the association, through it's
schools and teachers, was doing.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-18
BUILDING OPERATIONS.
Some of the improvements Now
Under Way.

The Improvement Bulletin or last
week has the following St Paul items:
N P. Fransen, 761 Wabasha street, secured
the general contract to erect frame cot
tage 24X42 modern, Aurora avenue, near
Rice street. Cost 81, 800 He also has the
and one on Martin near Louis street, each
20x42, all to be built for Hans Peterson, 2S4
West Rose street.
Plans for sanitary improvement in two
schoolhouses have been prepared by c. H.
Johnston architect, and plans for the same
work in the Ericsson school by A. F. Gauger,
architect Bids will be asked soon.
John P Nickel, Sixth street and Summit
avenue, secured the contract for approaches,
curbing, sidewalk and removing. fence at
new postofffce building. Work will be begun
Immediately. Cost SO, ,37S.
The directors of the union depot have de-
cided to defer the improvements on the depot
until spring.
George ThiH, SCI University avenue, has
begun work on Improvements in the st. Agnes
school on Lafond, near Kent street. Cost
1,000.
Swift C Co. will make some improvements
in their packing houses at South St. Paul.
W. H. Brink reports work progressing well
on the Muckle Manufacturing company S ad-
dition to carriage factory. The brick work
5ox5o. BSsi5 -
Sam Peterson, 636 Como avenue, has be-
gun work on a double frame residence, 2SX46
two stories frame modern throughout, on
Virginia near Fuller street. Cost $3.50.
E. P Bassford architect has specihca-
tions and will shortly ask for bids for board
ing up the windows and doors in the gov
ernment building.
near Hatch street, for Andrew L. Nyberg,
to cost $500.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-18
LATE SOCIAL NEWS.

Mrs. Simmons, of Mason City, To-, is visit
ing Mrs. j. Levy, Of 276 East Eighth street.
The ladies of Trinity NJ. E. church will
hold special meeting in the church parlors
Tuesday, Oct. 10. at o'clock.
E. e. Blanchard returned to the city Sat
urday, after absence of nearly four
months, He, was all over South Dakota, and
during his absence also visited his old home
at Buffalo, N. Y, while the Grand Army
had its annual reunion in that city. Mr..
Blanchard is enthusiastic over the business
revival both East and West.
he Merriam Park Travel club will meet
this evenig at o'clock. in Olivet church,
for its first autumn session. The tourists
will do" Ireland Things Irish will he a
paper by Mrs. D. F. Brooks. Mr.. c r les
McCann will read and rectte Irish dialect.
Mr.. Harry Crandall is to sing Irish melodies,
and Olivet choir Irish national airs.
The Mothers club will meet today at the
Longfellow school building Miss Clark will
have a paper on These Little Ones
Thoughts Have They, and They Speak;
Voices Have They, and thep Speak" Dur
ing the year there will be lectures by Supt.
" G. Curtis, Prof. H. $, Baker, Prof.
Shields and Others on topics of interest re-
latiug to the club work.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-18
TWO YEARS RESIDENCE
Necessary for I4IOndike Newcomers
to Get Rich.

W. S. Morley and c. B. Livermore
of Seattle, arrived in the city yester-
day over the Great Northern and are
at the Metropolitan hotel. Mr.. Morley
left Seattle last spring for the Klon-
dixie, but Aug. 1, after reaching the
Dalton trail, decided that discretion
was the better part Of valor and re-
turned to civilization. He will go in
again next spring and is on his way
East to spend the winter with his
family at Harrisburg, Pa There is
not the least doubt. Mr.. Morley says,
but that there will be untold suffering
among those who have gone into the
gold country light as to provisions. A
company, he stated, was being formed
in Seattle, backed by the Rothschilds,
which would take 450 head of stock and
make an effort to reach the miners by
Jan. l.. The party would make head
quarters at Selkirk on the Yukon. A
person going into the gold district, Mr.
Morley advises to go prepared to re-
main at least two years and carry pro-
visions to last at least half of that
time.
Mr.. Livermore, who represents the
chamber Of commerce Of Seattle, and is
advancing the interest of that city in
his travels, claims that the city is
booming. Buildings, which six months
rented, are now filled and the upper
part of office buildings are being turn
ed into hotels. Firms engaged in pre-
pairing outfits for the people going into
the Klondike are rushed with business,
one firm having 1000 orders ahead. The
gold excitement, according to Mr..
Livermore, has been a great thing for
Seattle, and new business blocks are
being erected to accommodate the de-
mand.
]. B. Res, of Shakopee, is at the Windsor
w. R. Estes, of MadeIia, is registered at
the Windsor.
]. ]. Cameron. of st. Cloud, is a kuest
of the Windsor.
R. R. Millen. of Dubuque, is at the Wind
sor.
Capt. John Kinzie, Of the Second infantry,
stationed at Fort Keogh, is at the Ryan.
Wallace Clark, of Burlington, VT, is at
the Ryan.
A N Forsyth, of DePere, Wis, is a gust
of the Ryan.
C. W. Brown and wife, of St. Joe, are stop
ping at the Ryan.
George Haacke. of Bottineau, N. D.. is at
the Merchants.
n. A. Mott and E. C. Becker, of Ada, Mimi,
are registered at the Merchants.
J. H. Sires of Helena, Mont. is at the
Merchants.
R. c. Whitmore, of Denver, is a guest of
the Metropolitan.
Otto Schwan, of Wahpeton, is at the Met
roDoltan.
W. w. Newcomer, of New York, registered
at the Metropolitan.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-18
HIS HOBBY WAS FOR CHAINS,
AND He MAY YET WEAR HEAVIER
ONES IN A PRISON DUN
GEON.
POLICE FOLLOWED HIM UF
And After Il Lively Chase He Was
Captured and Locked Up at
Ducas.

There was lively chase after a
suspicious character in West st. Paul
yesterday afternoon, participated in by
both citizens and police, afoot and
horseback After an exciting pursuit
of over a mile, through railroad yards
and cross streets, the fugitive was cap
tured by Detective Mckinley in a shed
in the rear of 230 East Congress street,
where he had hidden when closely
pressed, AT the Ducas street station
the prisoner gave the name of Peter
Rush and was locked up On the charge
of vagrancy. In his possession We're
found fourteen watch chains, thought
to have been stolen.
It was while attempting to dispose of
the jewelry on Fairfield avenue that
the attention of the police was called
to Rush and his suspicious actions.
Officer Lauderdale started after the
man, who Immediately took to his
heels. Rush established an unqualified
right to the name he bears and led the
policeman a long chase through the
Kansas City railroad yards, emerging
onto Robert street, where officer Zim-
norman Joined in the pursuit. After
a run of several blocks, however, Off
Ger Zimmerman became sick and was
obliged to stop occasionally to relieve
his oppressed stomach. Rush was
slowly gaining on his pursuers, when a
son of Officer Squires, Of the central
detail, who was out horseback riding,
took a hand in the chase. Galloping
after Rush he finally came up with
him, when the fugitive asked the lad to
take him on his horse. Rush did not
seem to know that he was placing him
self at the mercy of an embryonic
sleuth when the boy told him to climb
on the horses back, and endeavored to
make the mount. Each time, however,
that he attempted to jump upon the
animals back, the boy caused the horse
to jump and prance about so that the
feat became impossible. In the mean
time the diStanced policemen were
nearing the scene. officer Zimmerman,
in crossing a vacant lot, had found
a big gray horse tethered, and with
out asking any ones permission jump
ed astride the animal and rode after
Rush with the abandon and grace of
COmanche chief on the war path. Off
Ger Lauderdale was cat a big disadvan-
tage with his fellow bluecoat tearing up
the street on his fiery stood, but, rein
forced by Detective Mckinley, kept up
the chase.
When Rush saw officer Zimmerman
and the big gray swing onto Congress
street, the policeman no. longer handi-
capped by a rebellious stomach he
gave UP trying to mount behind young
Squires and again took to his heels.
But Officer Zimmerman let go a war
whoop which nearly frightened his
mount to death and caused the
animal to jump ahead with greater
speed. Rush heard the gathering
hoofs close behind him and dived into
an alley back of the Norton home. He
hid in the shed, and, by the time officer
! Zimmerman had gotten his charger
stepped and turned around, Detective
Mckinley had arrived and dislodged
the prisoner from the rafters where
he had sought safety.
Rush, it was afterward learned, had
sold three watch chains for small
amounts. He claims TO come from Chi
cago.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-18
SUSPICIOUS TRIO NABBED.
supposedly Important Arrests at an
Arion Hall Dance.

officer McEllistrom and Sergeant
Davis made what is believed to be an
important arrest at a dance at Arion
hall Saturday night, when, as the re-
suit Of a free fight, Charles McAvoy
James Lee and James Ryan were lock-
ed up on the charge of disorderly con-
Duct. The chief significance attaches
to McAvoy, who was recognized as a
skilled pickpocket, whose picture
adorns the local rogues' gallery. This
city IS his home, but he has been away
for some time. On his person were
found two women's pocketbooks and a
valuable diamond-studded gold watch
which the police are confident were
stolen. The watch is Dueber make
and has a monogram on the front case.
One of the pocketbooks is Of brown
leather and the other a black clasp
affair. On McAvey's person were also
found a pawn ticket calling for dia-
mond pin and receipt for g. safety
deposit vault The police will try to
locate the vault, as it is believed that
1t contains valuable stolen property.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-18
HORSE BURNED TO DEATH.
Exciting Midnight Fire in the Busi-
ness District.

Considerable excitement was caused
in the vicinity of Seventh and Cedar
streets at l o'clock this morning, when
flames suddenly burst from barn in
the rear of Yerxas' grocery store. Lod-
gers in the neighboring blocks were
peered anxiously out. drawn with the
fear of a midnight fire. The barn was
wrapped in flames within a few mo-
ments, but occupants of apartments in
the adjoining brick buildings early re-
allied that they were in no real danger
and after the arrival Of the fire depart
ment, again sought their beds. The
barn was totally destroyed, and one
horse burned to death. The stable was
rented by G. Keeling, a sign painter,
at Seventh and Cedar streets. The loss
is placed at $500, How the barn caught
fire is unknown.