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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
LETS KILL SOMETHINGw
Lord De Grey's Record as a Mighty
Hunter.

London Letter in New York Mail ard Ex-
press
More Americans than usual however. are
staying in this country until almost into
the winter. | find that the last year or
two your young men, and indeed. l may
also add your old men, of leisure independ-
erce, and of course wealth, have discov-
cred the delights of going out to kill some
thing, which from time immemorial has
been the EngliSmans favorite occupation.
All Englishmen at this present moment who
happen to be anybody in particular are
shooting something somewhere or other.
The other day it was grouse, to-day it is
cartridges, and tomorrow it will be pheas-
ants. Then all the time there are rabbits
and hares end red deer and at odd times
there are snipe and plover and woodcock,
and other furry and feathered things, which
| can't think of for the moment, for l am
a poor sportsman myself.
Now, you can safely wager that there is
rot a shooting party anywhere in the coun-
try that does not include a goodly contin-
gent of Americans, and not a few gentle
men of wealth from your side of the water
nave rented entire shootings for themselves
and invited a number of English cousins
to help them do the killing.
It's an awful slaughter at times OF the
poor birds. l can give you some idea of
what it is like by telling you the record of
game Lord de Grey mentions in sporting
chronicle that he has managed to kill in
the course of quarter of a century. Lord
de Grey is the heir to the Marquisate of
Ripon and the husband of the beautiful
woman who was formerly Countess of
Lonsdale. and who last season was mainly
responsible for the season of italian opera
given in London. But that's another story
Here is the result of Lord de Grey's slaugh-
terings:
Pheasants. 111.19O; cartridges. SO. 4O1 !;
grouse, AZ, 46s; rabbits. 26.747; hares, q, 1888
snipe. 2,795; woodcock. 2,O77; wild duck.
.S99 red deer 3S1; wild boars. 81; buffaloes.
Z; tigers, II; rhinoceros, 2, and of various
beasts. 1921 In all, Earl de Grey's bag
amounts to 1869 What a record and
what reckoning hereafter. if that notice
of the sparrow's fall is really taken which
the Good Book" impresses upon us!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26

New York Post
A girl who took her degree last June gave
the following advice, born Of four years ex-
perience, to a freshman entering college
this week. You will find, she said. in the
catalogue a list of necessities required of
you by the authorities. You will not be told
there or anywhere else, so far as I have
been able to learn. what you will need in
the way of comforts-almost of essentials
for your room. Imprimis, there must be a
couch cover. Remember that your bed
"contrives a double debt to pay" 1t is a
divan by daylight and should have a
bright, not too easily soiled rug thrown
over it. Of course, a number of cushions
must accompany this A rocker or other
easy chair will be wanted One or two
other seats cannot come amiss box
seat is desirable, cushioned over the top
ana ana opening to hold boots, overshoes, etc.
1ou must certainly have a light screen,
ana a towel cover is a nice adjunct to the
Wasnstand. Two small rugs are preferable
70 the one art square usually purchased by
freshmen in their first week at college.
You must consider what will entail the
least work in the precious moments you
VIII be obliged to give to the care of your
room, and two little rugs are more readily
moved and shaken than one large one
A tea table is a pleasant institution. but
the care of the china always in evidence is
a bother A chatting dish and some dishes
you must possess Don't have a clutter of
ornaments. A recent article in one of our
magazines compares the American and tho
Anglican undergraduate girls room in this
respect, altogether TO the latters advan-
tage, because of its elegant simplicity.
You will not be allowed, probably, to drive
nails so that you can only suspend your
treasures from hooks in the molding Re
member this, and don't carry with YOU a
boxful OF little traps which will have no
place to dangle from. Something for photo
graphs is the principal desideratum AL
though you VIII want few framed pic
lures you don't know yet how tired your
eyes will grow Of gazing at blank walls A
for the photographs and is a device very
popular at my alma mater. Hang either a
fish net or an old-style loose-meshed ham,
this stick the pictures, of which it will
hold almost any number A light pair of
curtains for the window is necessary and
a heavy portiere for the doorway is often
times a luxury. All of these things are
n icallN nhlioafn
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boldness and precision, but they do not
suggest improperly either in speech or in
tracted good deal of attention of late. In
terest in it has been increased since Albert
Chevalier came to this country depicting
East Side Of London, who corresponds to
the Bowery type. The New York World, in
commenting on Chevalier's coster perform
er mannerisms of Chevaler's coster are
ali characteristics of our Chuck Con-
nors. ION the Bowery'' is mirth-provok-
ing comic picture and appeals to all classes.
The scenic embellishments is uncommony
fne. The Brooklyn Bridge scene is, with
out a doubt, one of the most perfect ex-
amples of realistic painting that has been
seen on the stage. Numerous new and en-
tirely appropriate specialties are intro
duced. Frank Bush heads the strong cast.
He is favorite everywhere. ION the Bow
cry opens with a matinee tomorrow.
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A Mans Way and a woman.s.

Dorothy Maddox, in Philadelphia INQUIRER
She loaned him book to read It was
one of the novels of the day, and the owner
expatiated upon the perfectly charming style
of the author, how much she had enjoyed
the story, and how anxious she was for her
friend to read it and tell her what he
thought about it.
The good-natured college youth who was
the object of this literary persuasion took
the volume, thanked the young woman pro-
fusely, said he would be certain to like it If
she did slipped it into mis- coat pocket. and
StraightWay forgot it's existence min y
week later, when he discovered it. stilI in
closet.
Great Scott There's that hook Misc n
asked me to read he grumbled What q
bore l haven't time to waste on such
trash. Wish girls wouldn't be so busy try
ing to cultivate a fellows brains"
Then, without q twinge of conscience he
carried the book to his mother
DO read it for me- he pleaded, land
give me a synopsis of the thing. | can't
spend the last precious hours OF my vaca-
ton porting over that stuff. Just give me a
few of the main facts in the story and III
bluff it if Miss G. pins me down on the sub
ject.
The mother took the book nonchalanlIv.
Evidently she was used to appeals of this
sort. She did make a few feeble complaints
against posing as literary coach for six feet
of laziness, but nevertheless she read the
tale outlined the plot for her son, and the
young man returned the book with such a
charming little speech of appreciation to the
owner that she was battered right down to
the points of her patent leather shoes
Now. what difference between this mas
culine way of carrying out a request and a
woman s-under exactly the same circum-
stances. Let a man lend girl some book
be it anything-from the latest pamphlet on
football tactics to tome of Grecan his
tory; let him tell her he was so anxious
for her to read it. and tell him what she
thought about it," and that book would be
painstakingly devoured from cover to COW
err if the girl had to sit up nights to do it.
or had to neglect every daily duty for
week. Then she would feel that a clever
and original criticism was expected of her
and she would lie awake thinking UP APP
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Where This Country Is Idolized.

4NtW 7
There are two spots on the globe where
I found the United States to be the most
idolized nation on EARTH said Philip Low
don, a traveller from Sydney, n. S. w, to
a reporter at the Riggs House. ION my
way to America / stopped some days at
Samoa and also at Honolulu In both
countries the feeling toward the Yankee
race is of the warmest character In Sa-
moa the people hate the Germans with alb
solute detestation. as they have never for
gotten or forgiven their bombardment by
the German war vessels. In Honolulu |
strongly suspect that the eXtravagant pro-
testations of affection toward this country
are based on the desire for annexation. The
controlling element is simply crazy to be
annexed to the United States / thought
that If | lived there | would feel the same
way. Undoubtedly it will be a great thing
for the Hawaiians to come under the pro-
lection CT the stars and stripes. While it
may be a good thing for your country to
appropriate the islands, the benefits are one
hundred to one greater on the other side. -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26

is S,296 yards in length. The league. which
is familiar to readers of French and Span
ish books, varies just as does the mile. In
Brazil it is rs miles long; in France it
was miles, in Spain it was 2 2-3 miles and
once on a time in England it was 2lk miles
long. The only measure that is about the
same in every country is the metre, and
even that varies slightly, for In France it
is 39.S70432 inches in length, while in this
country it is 39.S7079 inches-a difference to
be mentioned but not to be considered in
practice.
Who were the original Cabinet officers?
e. S.
Secretary of state Thomas Jefferson, Sept.
26, 1IS9; secretary of the treasury Alexander
Hamilton, Sept. II, 1888; secretary of war,
Gen. Henry Knox. Sept u, 1883; postmaster
general, Samuel Osgood, Sept. 26, 1888; at
torney general, Edmund Randolph, Sept.
g. 1879. The other Cabinet offices were Gre
ated in the following dates, and first filled
by these persons: Secretary of the navy,
May p, 1889, Benjamin Stoddert: secretary
of the interior, March s. 1S49, Themes Ew-
ing; secretary Of agriculture, Feb r. 1889,
Norman ]. Colman
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New York Times.

New York Times.
This is one of the articles in the constitu-
ton of a womans club which was organ
lied quite recently. 1t comes under the head
of Discipline" 1t reads: "One of the con-
siderations of the club shall be to maintain
q continual spirit of harmony among its
members. 1t is therefore earnestly re-
quested that any dissatisfied member shall
resign" 1t is a little doubtful whether this
reflects upon the members of the new club
or the ripples which have sometimes passed
beyond the stage OF wavelets, upon the
clubs within IL past few years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
The Banda Rossa Coming.

The modern school of Italian operate
music, of which Leoncavallo Mascagni,
Puccini and Giordano the author of can
drea Chenier," are such brilliant expo
nents, is claiming the attention of the musi-
cal world at the present time. 1t is also a
fact, just as true as in the case of operate
music and the drama, that in brass band
music the Italians excel even the Germans.
who are generally believed to be the great
est musicians in the world. Every Italian
city has its own band under municipal con-
trol or authority, sometimes two or three,
all under the most perfect discipline and
training and with the characteristic fire and
energy of their race, all striving to equal or
excel the other in concerts and festivals.
In the playing of the Banda Rosa, which
the Messrs: Rosenfeld bring to America for
tour beginning Oct. Is, at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House, the public will find en-
bodied the highest grade of band music,
excelling particularly in the rendition of
operate works and always exciting the
greatest enthusiasm. This famous band will
play at Englishs Opera House the evening
of Dec %.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
MOn the BoYery.',

Davis & Keogh's ION the Bowery" viii
furnish fun at the Park for the next three
days That Bowery hero. Chuck Connors.
takes a prominent part in both the comic
and melodramatic scenes. But the interest
in the play is not confined TO him alone.
There is host of odd characters intro
duced who look as II they had walked in
on the stage from the real Bowery. Such
characters as make the Bowery rich a
field for humorist and artist abound plen-
tifully 10 this piece. They are drawn with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26

And more than this, my suffering brother
More than the tongue
Fer said or sung,
II men were wise and loved each other.
And then, If these two angels have thus
gone hand in hand with us, we shall find
when Sorrow comes-as come it must some
day to all-that Love grows strangely
sweet and fair. and Labor doubly blest."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
studio chat.
Chicago Record.

Chicago Record
Have you seen that young artists Rails
ing of Lazarus? -
SNo; | thought young artists were con-
tent with raising Cain.
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propriate comments. And with it all she
would be simply tickled to death to feel that
the man took enough interest in her to lend
her the book, and seek her criticism. Such
q differencei
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
The Perennial Two-sten.

New York Evening Sun.
The dancing congresses and the dancing
teachers may consider the waltz in all its
aspects and send forth rules and regula-
tions as to how and when and where it is
to be danced, but a matter of fact the
waltz is not danced at all. The dodo is
hardly more extinct 1t is two-step, two
STEP two-step nowadays until one won
ders how the gay young crowd which,
when all is said and done, have much more
to do with laying down such laws than all
the dancing masters. can stand it, and why
they do not turn to the waltz just by way
of relief But they do not. A ballroom
orchestra may now and them at judiciously
long intervals, strike up a waltz, but only
to have the floor remain deserted until
they resume the quicker tempo that has
become so dear to dancing feet. The one
or two pairs who may gyrate few times
while the waltz is in progress are sure to
belong to an older era, and the eyes of the
Youngsters follow them wonderingly as the
walters might the mazes of ancient
minuet 1t is the two-step or nothing now
adavs. ANY up-tO-date pair that deigns TO
indulge in the waltz does so with a sort Of
two-step adaptation; the old-time gliding
motion has been discarded altogether.
Smart cotillions nowadays are always
danced to the two-step.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26

erything in that case" summarized one Of
these well-preserved elegantes. Life would
not be worth living"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-26
The wicI1edness of Growing stout.

New York Tribune.
Many women seem to consider it species
of moral obligation to preserve their figures
and speak of thick waist as If 1t were
a distinct lapse from virtue. How wicked
of Mary B" they will eXclalm; TO let
herself go to pieces as she has done Her
waist is really disgraceful;" while the poor
woman thus criticised, conscious of no par
ticular wrongdoing in becoming stout, is
happily unconscious herself that she has
materially changed.
To get fiat" is an absolute horror to
most fashionable women, who seem TO feel
that II is a misfortune TO be classed in
the category of actual calamities. Next TO
a thick waist, these women hold an old
back in horror. There is certain droop
i'm the shoulders which they dread exceed
ingly-but if one of their set has acquired
an old back and adipose as well, no words
can express their commiseration and hope
less pity. .'One might as we'll give up ev-
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
Cause Of Vertigo In Geese.

The most frequent difficulty with
ducks and geese is that of vertigo. They
drop down on their feet or fall over to
one side suddenly, at times as rapidly
recovering, or dying Immediately. This
happens only when ducks or geese are
fed on too much grain. The best system
to adopt in summer is to put them in a
field where short grass is abundant. or
even young weeds, and let them get the
food for themselves. They require but
very little food in summer, rs they are
then we'll over the laying period. becom-
ing non-producers. If this fact is kept
in view-that of the non-producers re-
quiring but little food during warm
weather-there would be a saving in ex-
pcnses as we'll as fewer losses from dis
ease, but it is difficult to convince those
having good breeds that there is such a
thing as killing with Misunderstanding
too much.-Journal of Agriculture.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
Hadn't Thought Of That.

- "Some time ago." says an insurance man,
"a man asked me to accompany him home,
When we arrived at his home he showed
me 100 boxes of cigars, which, he wanted in.
sured. There were 100 cigars in each box,
making 10000 in all, and were valued at ten
cents each, SO insured the lot for 81 900.
\ few. days ago the man came to me and
asked for the insurance money. You've had
no fire at your house,, l replied. No, but
I've smoked them,' said he. and according
to the paper, am entitled to the money,
as it reads distinctly that if the goods are
consumed by fire money is paid OH applca-
tion.' As far as technicalities were con.
ccrncd he was all right, but knocked him
cold about minute later by saying. in n
very stern manner: 'All right, sir; you'll
get the. money; but, according to your own
confession, will proceed at once to make
q charge against you for incendarism.'
We'll, I'll be hanged!' was oil he said, and
the room shook Violently after he banged
the door! Philadelphia Record.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
STATE OF oa1o, C.rr OF TOLEDO, ! !.

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he b the
senior partner Of the firm of +. J. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the city Of Toledo.
County and State aforesaid, and that aid
jrm will pay the sum Of One Hundred Dol.
lars for each and every case Of catarrh that
Cure. FRANK j, CHENEY.
. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day Of December, A. u.
1855. A. w. GLEASON,
[Seal] :, Notary Public.
Hall 9 Catarrh Cure is taken Internally and
faces Of the system, Send for .testimonials.
free. -. CHENEY 4 CO. Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c. :,
Halls Family Pills are the best
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The muskrats> of Minnesota thiA
year built their houses high, with thick
walls. This. indicates cold winter.
-Cyclometers are used on the cabs
in Berlin, Dresden and Leipsic, to show
the miles travelled and the legal fare Of
the occupant.
"A pious gentleman in Cincinnati.
who needed Bible, and was without
money, forged check, and with this
paid for neatly-bound copy of the
sacred book. -
The smallest real estate tax in Mas
sachusetts is paid by a resident of Pax
|. ton. He owns two islands which are
valued at five dollars, and his assessment
is just eight cents:
Ginning bells have been attached
to the bicycles used by a wheel club
in Galveston, aud the "a young men
and women who comprise it whirl along
the streets to the air of popularmusic.
The loop of dangling telephone
wire caught q button on n swiftly-mov-
ing buggy in Easton, Nd. tore the top
from the vehicle, threw to the the street
the lady who was riding in it, and
caused fatal injuries.
While digging for worms, to be used
as bait, Adolph johnson, aged 16, of
Clinton, Ia, found a heavy iron box in
which were coins and bank notes to
the amount of $4,000. The owner is
unknown.
One of the converts ut a temperance
revival in Cedar Rapids, Ia, confessed
that while under the influence Of
liquor. he committed robbery fol-
which an innocent man had been sew
eral months in prison. The convert was
arrested.
An American barroom will be one
Of the attractions at the Paris eXposi'
ton. The rovelty about it will be tho
fact that the barroom will be diaph
anous, and occupy the lower floor of 4
two-story glass barrel SO feet in diam
eter and 27 feet high.
-Hand-organ music is not admired
by Verdi, the composer. AT Moncalieri
Italy, where he spends the summer
months, he hires all the hand organs il
| the vicinity and stores them in his Gel
lar. He thus keeps them silent, at s
cost of about $500 n season.
The proud possessor of % cats, s
gentleman of Ponta Gorda,, Fla, wa:
generous enough to box up five of then
and express them to the mayor of Ar
cadia, in the same county. On the thirt
day thereafter the five cats suddenly
returned to their old home.
"A dispute between husband ane
wife in Detroit became so exciting tina
the husband floored his partner with ;
tea-kettle, and then repeatedly kicked
her. She shouted murder, and II police
man entered, and was about to arres
the man when the wife attacked thu
officer with bucksaw and with j
ripped his uniform to tatters.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
What Doc. rh,. Mean.

A perusal of the history of railway trans.
actions during the past four years shows
US that this period has been the most dis
astrous. from financial standpoint, of any
circumstances it would almost seem as
though the further development or i'm.
provement of railway facilities must cease.
Yet, strange to say, many notable instances
prove that the contrary is true. In numer-
GUS instances first t-class roads, despite the
sion, have made very decided advances, not
only in the Improvement Of the material
condition of the roadway itself, but like.
wise the equipment and service. And the
public has been a great gamer by the pub.
lie epiritedness of the roads.
One; of the most notable cases Of rail.
way development is the Nickel Plate Road.
which seems to have forged right ahead
with its improvements and has exhibited
, an unrelenting determination to give the
public the best possible facilities, in spite
Of the hard times. And how well this cor.
poration has succeeded in its laudable ef-
forts, the excellent condition Of its system
this success is obvious. The people have
responded very generously to q generous
money. % " Fiat & se is all I Ths s people money! as.y
has enabled the road to better its facilities
in every respect; thus the work has been
" mutual ana reciprocal character. Inc
liberal patronage accorded the road has
brought handsome return to the people
in the shape of improved facilities for
travel, yet at the same time at lower rates.
And now, it seems, the Nickel Plate Road
is still engaged in further efforts to serve
the people well. 1t has high-class roadway
to begin with; most excellent equipment
to end with, and q safe, fast and reliable
service for the delectation Of it's patrons.
All in all, it offers most attractive menu to
travellers bound east or west in the shape
Of "a Peerless Trio of Fast Express Trains -
George A. Benham, Special Correspond.
ent.