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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-27

nervous, petulant and respondent
Generally ill-health in woman is due to
disorders OF arrangements of the delicate
and important feminine organs which are
the cradle of the race No woman who suf-
fers in this way can retain her good looks
or her attractiveness The daily burden of
torturing, dragging pains that she carries,
will soon make her physical wreck, and
eventually either kill her or drive her to
insanity. Any woman may restore and re-
enin her health and strength in a womanly
way by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. II cures absolutely and COM
pletely the weakness and diseases peculiar
to her SIX. It does away with the neces-
sity for the obnoxious examinations " and
local treatments :" insisted upon by nearly
all physicians, and enables her to treat her
self in the privacy of her home. 1t is the
invention of DR.. r. V. Pierce, for thirty
years chief consulting physician to the
1nvalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute at
Buffalo, n. Y. Any woman may consult
him by letter free of charge. All cores
pondence sacredly confidential
81 was sickly for sixteen years with prolap-
sus, weakness. disagreeable drain, pain in the
small of my back and costiveuess.' - writes Mrs
Mary Ashlin, of Barronett. Barron Co Wis
When / began taking DR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription could not sit up. After taking il
for one week got up and did my housework I
have taken four bottles of the Favorite Prescrip-
ton one bottle Of the Golden Medical Discov-
cry and three bottles Of the Pleasant Pellets
These medicines have cured me. feel as well
as ever did Seven Of the best doctors in the
land treated ny case, but gave me no relief
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-27

The most heart-rending hard luck story
I've heard in months was told me yester-
day by a theatrical man, and concerns a
comic opera comedian who has recently
written a book about Eugene Field The
comedian makes no end of money, and
scorns anything like ostentatious reckless
ness in the spending of 1t. He is almost
morbid on the subject in fact-you know
how sensitive the artist nature Island there
are those who say that he goes to evening
instead of morning service so that he may
have the use of the money he drops into the
box little longer. This is by way of ex-
planning to you the grief which befel him
not so very long ago in Cleveland. Some
body had played an engagement at a GER
tain theater there, and had received frigid
reception. which stage people call frost.
The comedian wasn't going to run any risks
He wouldn't play at the theater unless
certain amount of money were promised
him. The manager of the theater offered
a very large PERCENTAGE of the receipts. but.
o dear. no! the willy comedian wasn't to
be caught by any such chaff as that He
insisted on lump sum. regardless of re-
ceipts. The sum was guaranteed, the con-
tract signed. The comedian came to town,
and strolling as If by chance into the box
office asked how the house was selling.
20 said the ticket seller, we sold every
seat in the house ten days ago"
The comedians blood boiled
would said he TO himself. 30 would
that had accepted the percentage. It
would have been double what I get now"
1t was too late, however, to rely on simple
woulding TO change matters, so he sought
the foremost attorney of the town showed
him the contract. and expressed his desire
To break IL. and abide by the customary per-
scentage plan. Before the attorney would
%consent to express an opinion. the question
of fee came up. and the comedian handed
him $500 The man at law then took the
contract and examined it.
NV dear sir" said he. that contract
can't possibly be broken / drew II up my
self"
/ don't know what the temperature OF
Cleveland according to the government re-
port, was that day but in the neighborhood
of that comedian things fairly sizzled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-27

salad, leaf by leaf. but found nothing. and
again raised his knife TO cut IT, Again he
was stopped by sharp cry from Herr
mann. who added alphabetically: Il beg
thousand pardons, but surely could not
have been mistaken that time. There Is
something there Excuse me-" and he point
ed to a large lettuce leaf. raised 1t, and
disclosed underneath a magnificent diamond
cluster ring, worth several hundred dol
lars.
Nye slowly picked up the ring, and. with
out the slightest manifestation of surprise,
drawled out: This sort of thing has gone
just far enough I'm continually shedding
diamonds wherever 1 go. Day before yes
terday / lost a solitaire in sugar bowl
in Pittsburg and in Cleveland this morning
the chambeTmaid i'm sweeping my room.
found three or four more 1t is positively
giving me brain flag to keep track of these
things. and I'm going to give it up as a
bad job"
Reckoning to a waitress, he slipped Herr
mann's ring into her hand and said: Here S
a triie for you. Keep il to remember me
by: it's yours" :.
1t took the owner of the ring about half
a day 10 recover his property.
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BLANTON MILLING co.

upon that faithful subject. The fact is her
aided in the official organ, but the contin-
gent fact that those subjects had diplo-
matcally intimated their Willingness to pay
the heavy registration fees for the benefit OF
the national treasury is not mentioned.
In Spain, Portugal and Italy the registra-
tion fees range from $4,000 for a duke to
$15,000 for marquis and $4,000 for a count.
In all three countries the creation of dozen
peers makes very acceptable addition to
the revenue. In Germany the fees are so
heavy that Prince Bismarck refused TO pay
them. He declined to take up the title of
Duke of Lauenberg, as it would have cost
him something like $500, and when he was
created prince the old Emperor William paid
the fees for him.
In Great Britain the fees are not so high.
On the creation of duke the registration of
the royal letters patent costs $4,000: in the
case of marquis, the fee is $780, and so the
price goes dOWn-S1 $50 for an earl, 81, 900 for
a viscount, $3.50 for baron $500 for a bar
onet, and only $3.50 for knight. 1t will be
seen from these figures and from brief
consideration of our revenue. that titles are
not granted here for the sake of the fees.
Distinctions and handles to your name
cannot be purchased so cheaply in the
United Kingdom; they cost considerably
more than that.
What do they cost and where do you apply
for them? 1t depends largely upon your own
liberality and how that liberalty is mani
tested. One favorite and very effective way
of buying title i'm this country is to attach
yourself to one of the two great political
parties and contribute largely to that partys
election fund. You contest constituency
to make yourself prominent. or you purchase
a newspaper and back up your party in
that journal through thick and thin. The
latter will cost you a lot of money in all
probability, but YOU are buying your title.
Another way in which titles are bought
here is by giving largely to charities or max
ing presents of a similar character We do
not insinuate that all who have been re-
warded with peerages for their good works
have been actuated solely by the desire OF
worldly advancement-there are many noble
exceptions: but we know that this method
has been adopted in various instances.
Since the establishment of the French Re-
public 1t has not been possible to buy titles
in France in that country YOU have to be
content with the Legion of Honor for your
mOnpV-
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CASH WILL BUY A TITLE.
In Many Countries One May Choose
Between KnighthOOd or DukedOm.


Pearsons Weekly.
That you can buy everything and any
thing with money is truism in the eyes of
all who are versed in the worlds doings
and titles are not excluded from the COM
prehensive remark. Tie only state in wni h
the sale of nobility honors is open and legal
is, strangely enough a repubfic-the tiny
iStence of which many are unaware. You
can get title in San Marine on applca-
tion-and payment of the fee, whic0 is not
always the same for the Individual honor
and the proceeds are used for the support of
the national founding asylum. You have
the satisfaction of knowing that you have
performed an act of charity. but you will
San Marine distinctions do not count for
anything outside the state and for but little
within it.
In the continental newspapers you will oc-
casiOnally see advertisements to the effect
that the advertiser cam produce you a duke
Italian, Spanish or German origin, for a
specified sum. These advertisements are
usually bogus, but there is a strong sus-
picion that i'm some cases they are genuine
enough especially If they refer to some
petty German state with an area as large as
Hyde Park and a total revenue equal to the
salary of Cabinet minister. The plain fact
is that in all countries including England
titles are purchasable commodity; il is not
done openly. but 1t is done none the less.
When a patent of nobility Is granted the
recipient has to pay very heavy ''registra-
ton fees, the said fees going TO enrich the
national exchequer. Hence, If the national
easy to name some which are chemically
afflicted in that manner-the sovereign
''deigns'' or lis graciously pleased" to con-
fer a marquisate upon this and a dukedom
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-27

Governor Mount was asked yesterday what
he intended to do toward making a State
prosecution against the Scottsburg lynch
ers. He said he would rather not be inter-
viewed on the subject, as he did not know
just what specific steps the State would
take in the matter. His attitude in the mat
ter is one of waiting, in order to see what
steps the county officials take to remove
the stain from their community. In dis
cussng this he said
THE presumption is that the local author
tiles and the grand jury will vigorously pros
ecute the Scottsburg lynchers. The State
will render whatever assistance may be
found necessary. Such lawlessness is de-
grading and intolerable. ,sl,-Lo.,l
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Park-~Knob. ., tennessee.

KNOBS o. Tennessee" the joint produce
opened at the Park yesterday for a three
day engagement, and played to crowded
houses both matinee and night. The audi
ence seemed a little slow at approaching the
real merit of the play. and the first act
was almost finished before anything more
than prefunctory applause was given. But
in the second act the incidents were of a
character lively enough to win the approval
of both gallery and lower floor. The APP
plause in this act was, at times. deafenng,
and it did not entirely subside until each
member of the company had traversed the
width OF the stage i'm front of the curtain
and received plaudits or Kisses, according
to the nature of his character Hal Reid
was very happily cast as the brawny, ten
der-hearted moonShiner hero. He had only
fairly good support in Margaret Ellsmere.
Frederick G. Lang. as Centennial Preston
the faithful darby servant, furnished a good
bit of character acting. Stella Jacobs as
the illiterate and SlOw-moving SWede girl.
caused many hearty laughs Edwin F.
Clarks imperSOnation of President McKin-
"Ole Miss Preston, had the most difficult
role of the play. and handled 1t with great
skill. She possesses Il Shrill, StaccatO laugh
which, when used in the humorous portions
when it rang forth as the CHASTITY soulless
mirth of q maniac, in the scene where she
shot her youngest son to save him from
the gallows, produced the uncanny effect
which stamped 1t as true realism. KNOBS
o. Tennessee is fittingly staged This play
will continue until Thursday matinee when
it will be replaced by 1.-TWO Little Va
grants with Mildred Holland as the star.
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ON TRACK OF LYNCHERs.
Feeling at ScOttsburg that Some One
Is to Be Arrested.

Is TO he Arrested
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SCOTTSBURG, Ind, Dec. 26-The lynch
ing Of Marion Tyler Saturday morning by a
mob is still the all-absorbing topic here.
Some people are trying to console themselves
with the claim that the members of the
mob were not immediate residents of this
community So far nothing new has come
out to show cause for the mob's action
at time when it was believed that Tyler
would receive proper punishment at the
hands Of the law The coroner inquest was
to begin to-day, but was postponed indef-
nitely, the coroner giving as one of his
reasons that party, whose name he would
this person is a witness or not he refused to
say, and it is surmised that it is either a
person who wants to give evidence which
might lead to the discovery of the lynch
ers, or else is some high official to be sent
by Governor Mount.
Reports of suspicious actions Of different
people on FRIDAY night, both before and
after the mob did it's deed, are constantly
being discussed. 1t is even said that Of
ficers have already traced some of these
rumoPs, and it is believed the officers have
a clew that may lead to the arrest of some
persons suspected either of being members
of the mob, or of having knowledge of its
formation. 1t has been told here that Gov
ernor Mount going to offer large re-
ward for the arrest of the leaders, and that
he had already sent detectives to this coun-
ty to assist local officers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-27

the largest portion of the payment being in
stock The new syndicate will also absorb
the American Flint Bottle manufacturers
Pa, will probably be the president The in
corporation papers of the National Bottle
but this will be increased to the millions as
soon as all the details are completed, and
s., 100000 issue of bonds will be one of the
financial features. The central office will
be at Pittsburg, through which the sales
will be made. over one-third of the twenty
seven plants in the combine are located in
the Indiana gas belt at Anderson Ctwo),
Frankton. Dunkirk, Marion, Muncie, Ell
wood, Anderson, Gas City. ingalls, and
Parker Only three firms remain out of the
trust in the West. and no attempt will be
made to secure the two hundred odd pots
in the extreme East All the factories in
the combine will be operated by their pres
ent management, and the old and poorly
located concerns viii be closed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-27
sloan Says Goodbye to Kokomo.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Dec. 26.-Tod Sloan and
party after spending Christmas with the
formers foster parents in this city, left this
evening in their private car for California,
where they will spend two months hunting.
Their car is equipped with hunting para
phernalia, including three Scotch dogs pre-
scented to Tod by Lord Beresford and the
Prince of Wales on leaving England a
month ago. If his great success in the turf
world and his close association with the
nobility of England has turned his head his
actions while here did not reveal it. AT the
social functions in his honor the noted
jockey was very modestly attired. His man
ner was unaffected. He says he is the
victim of yellow journalism; that the papers
seldom if ever quote him correctly and al
most invariably make him say and do things
that never entered his head He likes Eng
land and will return there i'm April to ride
two seasons, Lord Beresford having the
first call on his services and the Prince of
Wales the second
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-27
TOD sLOAN's SPECIAL TRAIN.
The Jockey Takes "a KOkOmO Party to
LOganspOrt Charity Hall.

Special TO the Indianapolis journal
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Dec. 26.-Tod Sloan,
accompanied by Eddie Bald and c. F.
Dwyer, and about thirty young society peo-
pie from Kokomo, attended the annual
charity ball in this city tonight, the party
coming from Kokomo in special train ar
irving over the Panhandle at $3.50 o'clock
this evening. When the special, which con-
sisted only of an ordinary passenger coach
and an engine pulled in, there was a large
crowd at the station. eager to catch a
glimpse of the famous Jockey, but the party
was huTriedly driven to the Barnet House,
where quarters had been reserved for them
Sloan was inaccessible to all save his i'm
mediate friends and said that he had Moth
ing to give out further than that he and
Bald and Dwyer would leave in the morn
ing for ST. Louis over the Wabash He also
objected vigorously to the newspaper reports
that he was carrying with him thirty-five
trunks 200 suits of clothes and a proper
tional number of hats, shoes and neckties.
He has with him here but four trunks, and
says they are all he has. Mr.. Sloan APP
peared at the Masonic Temple. where the
charity ball was held, early in the evening
and was in charge of Mrs Minnie Thompson,
of this city. sister of Mrs. Blouser, Tod's
foster mother.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

Asher M. CARRIER, president of the Rich
mond (Va) Transfer Company, has been In
the city for several days picking up infor-
nation as to the way the Indianapolis trans
fer companies conduct their business.
Il. W. Garrett, a single man, living at No
1929 North New Jersey street, fell on North
Senate avenue yesterday evening and dis
is a tile setter employed by the Encaustic
Tile Company.
DIR. Joshua G. Sexton, a former resident
of Indianapolis, well known to printers, is
in the city. DR.. Sexton, who studied medi-
cine after leaving this city and then spent a
year in London, is now professor of materia
medca and therapeutics in Georgia Col
logo at Atlanta
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-27
DEAD In A BARBER SHOP.
Michael Pickett, an Old Man, Found
On the Floor.

This morning at 12:S0 o'clock word was re-
ceived at the police station that a man had
been found dead in the barber shop of Clar-
ence Hedges, corner of Pine and Harrison
streets. Captain Kruger, Detectives Asch
and Dugan and Bicycle Patrolmen Holtz
and Wallace at once hurried to make an in
vestigation. They found Michael Pickett, an
old man, lying on the floor of the barber
shop, dead. His death had evidently resulted
from natural causes and his relatives We're
notified, He has a brother living on Dillon
street. James McCarty, who has a saloon
near the shop, went to call Pickett, who had
acted as his porter, TO come over and clean
the saloon. He found him dead. Pickett
also acted as porter in the barbership, in
the rear room of which he slept He leaves
no family
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-27

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The first Amer
lean production of 'zaza," play from the
French that has been running in Paris for
over year, took ofiicialdom and society in
numbers TO the Lafayette-square Theater
tonight Many of the diplomatic corps, in
Guiding the FreEch ambassador and Sir
Julian Pauncefote. had seen the play in
Paris and there was some curiosity to see
Mrs. Leslie's Carter's Interpretation of the
part of the heroine. The play is quite out
of the ordinary. 1t is Frenchy without be-
ing immoral. The best compliment Belasco
adapter and Mrs. Leslie Carter. actress
could be given came from the pronounced
and apparently sincere applause from the
boxes occupied by the diplomatic corps. Mrs
end of the first act and Belasco was called
before the curtain for a speech. Mrs. Car
ter's gowns Were the subject of comment
because they are unique and lavish. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-27
Nye's Trick on hermann.
Saturday Evening Post.


A few years ago the late Bill Nye and
Hermann, the magician. met for the first
time in a small Ohio town. Each knew
the other very we'll by reputation and from
been introduced BY chance they stopped
at the same hotel on the occasion referred
to, and were given seats at the same ta-
BILE in the dining room.
They bowed politely and began talking
about the weather, each believing that the
other did not recognize his Vis-a-Vis.
Just as. Nye raised his knife and fork to
cut "A dish of lettuce salad. Hermann ut
tered a cry of protest and surprise. Nye
stopped in establishment
Excuse me, SIR remarked the wizard.
but / thought ] saw something queer there
in your lettuce"
The humorist carefully looked over the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-27

Special TO the indianapolis journal.
DANVILLE Ind, Dec. 26.-Saturday
night Judge Hadley entertained at dinner TO
celebrate his retirement from the bench to
assume his duties on the Supreme Bench.
The local bar. the court officials and the
newspaper men attended. An elaborate
dinner was served, and in return Thomas j..
Golfer, on behalf of the bar, presented the
judge with fine cane. The judge feelingly
responded, referring to his ten years on the
bench here. Brief addresses were made by
James l.. Clark, Enoch G. Hogate, George
W. Brill, r. S. Adams, j. o. Parker and
Everett Cooper. On the suggestion OF
James L. Clark there was talk of organic
ing a bar association. and on motion of i.
S. Adams a committee was appointed TO
formulate plans for such an organization,
which should give a dinner each year on the
Saturday night before Christmas.
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Grand-"Jim the Penman.v


Jim the Penman," at the Grand yester-
day. was seen by the largest audiences the
stock company has had this season. While
the performance dragged somewhat, the
people were quick to appreciate and applaud
the excellent work of most of the members
of the company The play is a crime study,
nothing more and Sir Charles Young, the
author, put it logically to the world but Mr..
HorniIg, to whom it was given to imper-
senate the character of James Ralston, the
forger, failed to grasp it wholly; the audi
ence looked too much to the other char
acters, who should have been entirely SUBJ
servient to the principal-and the play suf~
fered to that extent James Ralston, as
played by Mr.. Horning, was only pen
man. criminal elevated to what is called
high society by other criminals GRIM
inal whose only skill was in his fingers.
There was little that was forceful and
nothing ingenious in his character until the
last act. Then he has metamorphosed into
a shrewd, capable man, who had made prep
arationS for the time when his companions
should attempt to crush him. For the most
part Mr.. Mornings impersonation of the
criminal was uninteresting. Mr.. Kirkland
as Captain Redwood, a master detective,
played the character part well. and it might
be said that he played it better than could
be expected were it not that Mr.. kirkland is
recognized an excellent actor His ar
tistic portrayal was highly appreciated. Mr..
Patton as Louis PercivaI lost many of his
opportunities, but he was acceptable. He
thrust aside the temptation the part offered.
for the actor to become melodramatic. Mr..
Sheldon, who came from the New Orleans
stock company to portray the part of cum
ming Baron fairfield, the only represent
ative of the gang behind Ralston who APP
pears in the play, was the cold, willy society
desperate that 1t is expected such a man in
real life would be. Mr.. Conger, who, by
his cleverness. is admitted by the
pany, handled the part of Jack Ralston
with his accustomed pleasing intelligence.
Miss Shannon and Miss Berg, as the wife
and daughter of the forger, played excel
lently. Miss Shannon was a woman worthy
Of the love of any true man, and Miss Berg
displayed much sweet and winsome girliAh-
ness. The others fitted easily into their
parts The play was staged beautifully and
high praise is due Stage Manager Bellows
for the extravagant perfection of the set
tings which are an important feature of
the production. Yesterday was one of the
best first performances given by the COM
pany this season. Jim the Penman" will
continue all week at the Grand, with matt
nees Wednesday and Saturday. The Grand
stock company will present William Gill
lettes comedy. 1.-The Private Secretary"
next week instead of "A Scrap of Paper
as at first underlined.