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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13
To Be Alone.

Philadelphia Times
Out of the hurly burly of everyday life
what joy 1t is to step aside into our own
especial sanctum and close the door against
all intruders to fight out problems, to weep
over hurts, to hug ourselves with delight
over unforeseen but no less delightful joys
in fact, to be our very own selves, with no
eye TO criticise, no tongue to correct. 1t is
this element of self-intimacy that makes
ones own room so very dear, be it large or
small, deliberately or humbly equipped. 1t is
the citadel of our emotions the fortress of
feelings and 1t cannot be stormed once We
turn the key in the lock and start in for
that helpful Self-communion that brings us
into the outer world again refreshed anG
better for the little time of seclusion when
our thoughts kept us company and we have
read misSVeS as we never dare or are never
privileged TO do anywhere else.
And what a mask we lift when once we
have the chance. We know how very diff
ferent is the real self from the one that the
world sees and which our friends feel they
know thoroughly. There is no choosing of
words when we criticiSe ourselves IN our
very own room. We are not prone to make
excuses to ourselves for our failings. A
spade is a spade, and though we may smile
into eyes that smile again when there are
others TO see, we assume no such petty
subterfuge when we are alone.
With burning cheeks pressed close 10 the
pillow we cry out for the love that is denied
Us or whisper fondly OF the love that mas
heen given us With harsh, dry sobs we
weep over errors which we take no pains 10
gloss mistakes which we make no efIort
to DENY There is no wriggiing away from
cur own conscience in the quiet of our own
ROOM II we are brave under the sung or
worldly censure and rebuke, ana, with mead
high. face lifes bitterness so long as there
are onlookers, here we throw pride to the
winds and are face to face with the real
self and like a child, cry out, 1T hurts, 1t
hurts" Here in our own room we know
cur own motives, we do not have to dissect
cur efforts to discover the promptlng force
for. once we are honest, the sham, the con-
ventionality. are all put asioe, and, in the
holy of holies we know as we never are
known anywhere else
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cold; food, and good food at that, when one
is hungry; books If one is inclined to read;
restful chairs, and writing materials in
plenty. In fact, a separate article might
be written about the comforts of writing
table alone, dealing with the height of the
chair, the width of the table, the pens, the
ink, the blotting paper, and the pleasant
abundance of everything necessary, that
soothes the spirit and composes the mind.
There should be no seeking in really
comfortable house everything should be at
hand and ready. Wishes and needs should
be OWNED beforehand by the chatelaine OF
the house comfortable, for an essential
requisite for such desirable conditions fs
that no request IS necessary and that the
haf-formed wish or longing is gratihed
before II has found expression
In English homes comfort is far better
understood than in the generality of Amer
lean houses. Englshmen are neither so
patient nor so long-suffering as their Amer
lean brothers and their wants and require
ments have been so catered to, for genera
tions, that the provisions for their creature
comforts in even middle-class houses have
become an integral part of household eco
Monies, and have so regulated the habits
of the household that an English home and
English well-being are synonyms.
1T is astonishing how many Well-kept
American houses are comfortless, 80 re.
marked an English woman recently; half
the drawing rooms / go into in New York
utterly lack the home look which in Eng
land is so universal; they seem furnished
the women sit generally in their bedrooms,
and only light the drawing room fire at
night. when their husbands come home, so
that it is like fitting a square patch into a
round hole for the family to try to adapt
themselves to the unaccustomed conditions
when they come together
This is a criticism which is not without
foundation. The American drawing room
is not so livable English one, and,
in consequence, it's occupants are not so
much at their ease or in fact. so happy a
family circle as the one presided over by
the British matron, whose drawing room is
pervaded by the atmosphere of daily use
and provision for individual comfort.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13
Sorrow and Beauty.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in Home Companion.
Observation has disproved for me the
theory that only the wcmen devoid of emo
ton and feeling can retain a youthful APP
pearance in maturity. l personally know
three women who have passed through
heart tragedies and cyclones of emotion,
and who yet wear the satin of youth upon
their cheeks, albeit their birthdays have
long ceased to be among the years festi-
walls for them. They said, like another be-
fore them, My youth and my happiness
are gone, why should / throw my beauty
after them?" And they straightway be-
gan to battle with time and grief There
was scientific massage for the encroaching
lines about the mouth and eyes: there were
carefully prepared baths for the complex
ion and varying food tonic for the
wasted pores; there We're outdoor exercises
unlimited resting and sleep producing.
Strong, great emotions, such as love and
sorrow (and they walk ever hand in hand),
may raVage beauty for a season, but they
intensity it eventually if the exterior is
well cared for
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radius of 2160 knots, at nine knots-that is.
she can steam ten days without recoalng.
The Sylph assignment TO replace the Dol
phin recalls to the minds of naval officers
the Roach scandal which followed the con-
struction of the Dolphin, Atlanta, Chicago
end Boston. The Dolphin showed her quail
tiles by steaming around the world without
mishap, and after this exhaustive trial was
assigned to duty as the Presidents yacht
Following the construction of the four YES
sells named but two other government ships
were built by the firm of John Roach q
Sons, and these were the Bennington and
Concord, which We're constructed under q
subcontract. The Syiph makes the seventh
Roach vessel in the possession or the gov
eminent.
The Sylph has magnificent lines and is one
of the prettiest vessels acquired by the gov
eminent during the war She is well fitted
UP and her furnishings are very tasteful,
though not as handsome as those of the
Dolphin. 1t is said by administration OFF,
Gals, however. that. although small, she
will perform the new duty she has been as
signed to equally as satisfactorily as the
Dolphin, which will be used for the pur-
pose for which she was built-a man-of-
war. BY the change the government win
at the same time the President will have
at his disposal "A weil-Gtieo yacht, mex
pensive and yet sufficiently large 10 accom-
mOdate his Cabinet or any foreign guests
whom he may wish to entertain
Compared with the yachts placed al the
disposal of foreign rulers the little Sylpa
is almost insignificant. A new. yacht is TN
der construction for Queen Victoria, to b
named the Albert and Victoria, which Is 70
have a displacement OF AGO tons and a
speed OF twenty knots per hour The Ger
man Emperor has the Hehenzollern, OF 41S7
tons and twenty-five knots speed. Austria
has an imperial yacht OF I SO tons and sew
enteen knots and Hollands ruler has the.
Walk, OF 1,220 tons and loo knots. All OF the
Of such size that the Sylph could be al1noat
carried on their decks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13
The Long Skirt.
New York Sun.

New YORK sun.
1t is all very we'll to declare that you
won't wear the fashionably long dress skirt,
to put yourself on record as "agin it, and
to preach to your dressmaker and tailor
about their criminality in encouraging such
a thing until they show signs of dropping
off to sleep; but what are you to do when,
in spite of all your preachment both dress
maker and tailor prove to you that your
gown, if short, will look hopelessly behind
the times; when you for yourself see that
present modes demand a sweeping skirt to
carry out their artistic intent, and when
you realize that a refusal TO conform to the
general rule will make you an unfashion-
able exception? Even your conviction that
sweeping dress skirts, like big hats and
white satin jacket Innings, are only meant
for carriage wear finds itself trembling in
face of SO many Sophistries as to why your
skirt should be long. 1t is a courageous
woman Who fashion or no fashion, has the
strength 10 take q determined stand and
keep her walking gowns clear from the
street. The curious lining about the present
fashionable gown is its length all round. 1t
doeSn I just trail in the back; it sweeps the
ground Tor an apparently unlimited number
of inches in the front and at the sides,
we'll as in the rear 10 put on one OF these
ultra fashionable street SWeeperS for the
first time is like trying on ready-made
dress skirt warranted TO fit the Australian
giantesS II need be, and relying upon sur
gical operations to adapt IL to women Of
less stature. But with the ultra fashionable
street sweeper there is no hope of the sur
gical operation. Those plays presenting
modern life reflect the long dress skirt With
disheartenlng sincerity. In emotional scenes,
where the heroine is obliged to make pretty
quick turns and agile moves, it is Il wonder
she doeSn get all tangled up IN those many
extra inches of dress goods wrapping about
her feet and take a tumble. With ordinary
women out of plays the danger is even
ra3 ANrr lN To
selves mistress of their clothes, but she in
real life who is suddenly called upon to be
little unaccustomed condition, including ex-
ira long skirts. The fact is, to wear the
long skirt gracefully is an art; to learn to
walk in it is like learning to walk all over
again.
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OVNWICV DIR. A. &. BUCHANAN
OAAV AANA 1888 When Building.
ENGLISH ACTORS IN AMERICA.
Speedily Dew eIOp the Swell Head AND
Draw Big Money.
ary Bell, in New York PI

Hillary Bell, IN New 1OTk HIeSS.
Many English actors lose their heads in
America Few American players experience
d similar loss in England. When Lon
doner earns success in New York his van
ity in frequent instances becomes lntoler-
able as for example, Brandon Thomas, who
had no fame until we awarded II to his
performances with the Rosina Vokes COM
pany, after which he became as airish as
d baseball magnate in fly time. Madge Ken
DIAL had experienced enough hard luck in
England to make her as modest as she was
truly good, but she had no sooner won
friends and fortune in this country than she
set out to be the matron of the American
as we'll as of the British drama Clssy
FITZGERALD in England was chorus girl at
$40 a week, and her decorum was as great
as her salary was small. In America she
demanded $3.50 a week, and tor time was
the terpsichOrean colossus OF our stage. In
England Edward S. Willard was a modest
Young player of melodrama, content with
small wages; in America he engaged his
own company and put on the somber robe
Of Hamlet TO fill the shoes of Edwin Booth.
in London Olga NetheTsole blushed at the
hint of her own comeliness, but III New
York she fell to kissing her leading man
I'm public and insisted on $500 week for her
OSCILLATION.
A voyage to America is restorative to the
British nervous system. This benefit does
not accrue to our players when they go
abroad. Here is Annie Russell home again
after winning extraordinary applause in
London, yet she is as simple. modest and
unaffected as ever. Ethel Barrymore has
lost nothing of the simplicity that was one
VI AtI tIieL Cn3IInS DeIOre she entered the
Lonuoh 1tyceum ana was on frequent oc-
casiona almost carried from it into matri-
mony with various noble and celebrated
suttors- William Gillette did not lose his
composure, although he became chummy
with the Prince of Wales during the Lon
don engagement Of Secret Service" and
after her recent success in England we
shall presently see that Mrs. Leslie Car
yer har IS still blushing with ingenious
houesty. Some of our fair voyagers. such
as May 1ohe and Virginia Dreher. lose their
hearts IN England. but never their heads.
The odds on Roosevelt are not so great as
those on Lillian RusselIs return to America
with the scalp locks of the peerage at her
"ell-hlled belt. yet ready and Willing TO
Wed another honest citizen of the Republic
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13
YOU CANNOT CURE PILES
By Internal Remedies.

The only way to cure piles in every form
is to use a remedy like the Pyramid Pile
cure which is applied directly to the parts
affected and its wonderful healing effects
are felt on the first application because the
medical properties are rapidly absorbed by
the sensitive membranes of the rectum and
the cure is speedily made, and almost be-
fore the patient is aware Of it, every trace
Of piles has left him.
This is one reason why the Pyramid Pile
Cure has been so successful. 1t is applied
directly where it is needed and where it will
do the most good. Not by the roundabout
way Of the stomach nor by the harsh bar
larous methods of various surgical opera
tious and so called systems.
It's advantages over all other pile cures are
These 1t cures without pain. the cure is
lasting. it contains no poison and is the
quickest and cheapest cure yet found. IT is
made by the Pyramid Drug CO., OF Marshal,
Mich, and sold by all druggists at one dol
lar per package.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13
Home Comforts.

New York Tribune.
Comfort-"Ease or rest to the mind or
body is the definition in the dictionary.
and how much that implies. To have the
''knack," as it is specifically called, OF
making people comfortable is to possess one
of the most desirable qualities in the world.
and a home that is presided over by one
Of these blessed comfort-makers is a verita-
bic oasis in the desert of life.
To be thoroughly comfortable one must
have what one needs. or wants at hand,
without trouble or thought; a IRE, If one is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13

Philadelphia Inquirer.
1t was a piquant face that looked over
the big knot of violets on her jacket front.
Anybody to have watched that face in re-
pose would have said without ado Pretty
girl" But when she began to talk. Oh,
the crisscross lines on her forehead, the twin
lines, deep and ugly, she switched into place
between her eyes.
In a twinkling the pretty face had grown
cross and lowering.
Too bad, " said ore woman who watched
the wrinkling process going on in that
young face; too bad for a girl to screw
up her good looks in that way. Somebody
ought to make her stop. l found my little
Evelyn was getting into the habit of draw
ing her brows together whenever she was
pettish or puzzled. / bribed and l lectured
without the slightest effect. So 1 tried a
practical remedy. Cut two strips of court
plaster and stuck them on crosswise be-
tween her eyebrows. They worked splendid
ly After that Evelyn stopped frowning, not
because she Wouldn frOWn, but because she
couldn't. Finally even without the plaster
she ceased to draw her broWs together"
A first-rate hint to mothers who may have
been bothered by their little daughters
broW-wrinkling habit.
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a sartorial Hero.

Detroit Free Press.
Talk about heroes" a Southern man re-
marked IN a club talk over the reunion Of
North and South. I know a man in New
Orleans who IS what ! call a real hero he
Fought through the civil war, and escaneS
without being wounded. Since the war his
dearest possession has been the Confeder-
ave uniform In which he battled for the
.cst cause. This worn suit of clothes has
been carefully kept packed away. and it has
.ong been his declared intention TO be
buried IN it when he dies The other day
an oid comrade. dying by inches of some
mortal malady, sent for him. explained that
ms own Confederate uniform had been
stolen or destroyed by moths and his last
Gays were embittered by the fact that he
could not be given a soldiers burial He
DeBBed my friend to let him be buried in
ms suit Of Confederate gray; he did not
seem 10 estimate properly the sacrifice ne
was asking My hero-friend told me the
story and said ii was the severest trial
ne had ever encountered in his ffe-the
sslrusgle over that dying mans request. He
Fought the fight out, however, and sent tba
treasured suit OF soldier clothes to the man
Mno nag asked the boon. He was buried In
tneIn My New Orleans friend will 20 10
ms gTaYe--no doubt-in civilians garb. but
the Great Captain, I know, has already
numbered him among His heroes
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ried over them, last winter. because she was
sure the necessaries of life were running
short in their little house, and she finally
gave up her Christmas presents to her own
family and sent the cousins a check instead.
Two weeks later she met two of the girls
at a tea-they contrive to go to everything
and, to her establishment, each wore several
strings of pearls around her neck--not real
ones, of course but the fine French imita-
lions, beautifully mounted.
Dear Cousin SalIie, said one Of them,
MAUD and l have longed for these neck
laces for a year, and had about given up
hope but your check bought them for us,
and a pair of gloves for mother, besides.
1t was awfully good of you" Cousin Sallie
thought of her home Christmas sacrificed
for these adornments-butchered to make a
Roman holiday, as it were-can be mag
ined This Christmas the young cousins
will probably have to take out last year 5
pearls and look at them for consolation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13
House Plants Requiring Little Care.

MeehanS Monthly.
Busy people will find the following alb
breviated list valuable as representing
plants that are easily cared for. No house
plant can be considered a lazy mans plant
all should have some daily attention; but
those mentioned bear up well under adverse
circumstances. Rubber plant both varie-
gated and green: 'dracaena, variegated and
green; cypripedium insigne, a satisfactory
species of ladys slipper orchid, the flowers
of which last from four to six and eight
weeks; Chinese primulas; begonias, UNI
brella plant, or cyperus, in several kinds
geraniums peperomia, ardisia. cyclamen,
Limiting the number to sufficient for plac-
ing around in rooms, in houses of average
size the suggestions are sufficient with the
addition of the interesting Dutch bulbs, such
as hyacinths, narcissus, etc Palms of
course, are indispensable, though somewhat
burdensome to clean when attacked by
scale
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New york Commercial Advertiser.

Now York COmflltTCIdl <AtINt1 lIstI.
The sin of self-sacrifice! What a text for
a sermon addressed to the average womanl
For observers agree that she is either down.
right selfish or seif-sacriheing. An instance
OF the painfully conscientious woman's way
Of doing things: She has a small income
and a family of iInpecunious young cousins,
their own living and sit waiting. AIcawber-
wise, for something to turn up" She wor-
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RUGS, Smyrnas, reversible 1Sx3G,
fringed, about 80 of them, regular A0C
price, 79c; cleaning up at............
RUGS. Sryrnas all wool, 21x54 inches.
fringed, Ia of these; $I.75 and ~
were the regular prices; clean up Csc
choice .............. '.'.'..''.''''''''''
RUGS. smyrnas, all wool reversible,
fringed size 36x72. sell at So. 30;
there are nineteen of these; clean& .Mt
up at ...."...,.....' ''''''''''''''
RIGS. Persian Wiltons; the patterns are
snowy; rubber tapped edges. size. 6QC
1Sx36; sell at $1.9S; clean up at.
DRUGGETs-Our special has been the
Syrian Smyrna (reversibie), therefore the the
older stock on this drugget is greater;
six only; size. Gx9 feet; regular al 90
price, $3.50; clean up at......
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13
THE PRESIDENTS YACHT.
1t Could BE Carried on the Decks of
European Royal Yachts.
New York Herald.

Nov 1OIh f1cIdIU.
President Mckinley has a new dispatch
boat This is TIE yacht SyIph. which is now
stationed at the Washington navy yard for
the use of the President and members OF
his administration and for the entertain
nent of any distinguished foreign visitors
Who may come TO Washington and TO whom
the President may desire TO give the cour-
tesy Of a trip on the broad Potomac 70
Mount Vernon. the home of George Wash
ington, and the burial place of the remains
Of the father OF his country.
The displacement of the gunboat Dolphin
by the Sylph as the Presidents yacht Is the
direct result Of the war and the desire OF
the President TO retain in active service
the vessel which has held this position dur
ing previous administrations During the
war the Dolphin was equipped with a more
formidable battery than she had prior 70
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13

DRUGGETs, Syrian Smyrna (reversible),
the popular 0x12 #. sze three of these;
regular price, $3.50; clean up "a S0
at ..........,..... ......,....'.......Af@
are reversible, indispensable for a light,
neat drugget five to clean up
Of 212x3-yard size; regular&H M
price $3.50, for .................. APOsOO
AT,L-wooI, INGRAM SQUARES, same
as above size 3x:} yards; four
of these; regular price, $3.50; "a 90
clean up at ........................AF
ALL-wooL INGRAM SQUARES, as
above. 3x4 yards; seven of
these: regular price, SIS. so; O. E0
clean up at ........................AP S|sOO
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Draperies, Mattings, Rugs


SPECIAL.-Rugs Drugges grand clean necessary
space arrived consequently each
every rug that
price regardless There
Come early a good selection
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13

TABLE LINEN half bleached Sc inches
wide, 39c quality; alteration sale DC
TABLE LINEN, half bleached, yards
wide, soc quality; alteration sale .31c
price .........,... ..'...+.'.'..'s'''s'''
TABLE LINEN, heavy. unbleached Barns
ley, 75c quality; alteration sale :5Sc
price ..........-.+. ....-....'....s.'..'''
TABLE LINEN, heavy bleached Scotch
Danlask, ~ inches wide, Soc 6Oc
quality; alteration sale price. 800. w
TABLE LINEN, bleached Satin Damask,
just the thing for your table for Thanks
giving dinner, 20 inches wide,
&1.25 quality; alteration sale O2c
TABLE LINEN. bleached Satin Damask,
= yards wide in chrysanthemum. daffodl,
Louis XVI scroll and d dozen other beau
tiful designs to select from
$50 quality; alteration sale e. "a
NAPKINS, small size, but all linen, fast
selvedged, S5c quality; alteration SQC
sale price .........--..... $1,000 $500
NAPKINS, large size, all linen, in a dozen
designs: $3.50 quality; altera- &d ~
ton sale price ......................!AF Ne A.
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Underwear

VESTS FOR LADIES, ecru, fleece lined,
silk tapped neck, gusset sleeve; for DC
inns safe ..'..........''.....'.''.
VESTS AND PANTS FOR LADIES, go
per cent wool, in cream, vests silk tapped
neck, extra wide under arm; sec 40
onds of 75c quality; for this sale. II -
UNION SUITS FOR LADIES, in grey,
fleece lined buttons across front, QOc
soc quality; for this sale. O2C
VESTS AND PANTS FOR CHILDREN,
rs per cent. wool, vests silk tapped neck
and front. seconds of soc quality; COc
for this sale ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. - ~