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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16
For Those Who Go Abroad.

EdE18 LGllcI.
There is a wear and tear on body and soul
IN shopping in Paris. Ones French often
seems sadly deficient, and one hardly likes
asking for an interpreter when only small
purchases are to be made. A well-gowned,
evidently a weI-bred American woman.
was heard one day excitedly asking for
Buttons pour les shoes"
The pertinent question would seem to be
what are the articles best bought abroad?
II one is making a short visit only in Paris
Il seems a sad waste Of energy to bother to
buy much at all The woman who spends
q large sum OF money each year on her
pensive triies in Paris, and her wardrobe is
undoubtedly fresher and more ultra modish
FOR a weeks shopping here. Inc woman man
q person OF modest pretensions will find lit
lie worth her time and money in the few
days she spends in the shops.
French gloves are a quarter to a third
less than American gloves, and they are
well made. But one must take care to go
tempted TO buy too cheap a glove. In the
neighborbood OF the big. hotels are often TO
be found interesting little glove shops that
sell the most worthless and rotten Kid.
A pretty hat Is a troublesome thing to
pack. and may be picked up here for a trifie
nery Is always deIightfui. and even the low
priced modistes sell tasteful hats.
Ready-made silk blouses and silk petit
S9ass L are ens snS Bone mere ma snsn In car AWf iaEse
lines OF these and will make careful altera-
tons TO measure Of asked for 30 cents
above the selling price. Wooven silk goods
are cheap, and so are handkerchief and
real lace. Imitation lace seems TO be about
the same price as in America. The French
shops cannot be considered fashionable;
they appeal neither to the poor nor 10 the
rich The women of the haute monde re-
gard a fashion as having lost distinction
the moment it Is displayed in the stores,
and for this reason IL hardly pays the
stores to cater TO this trade. The poor
trade at the bazaars and shops in their own
quarters; these are open evenings and sur
days, and carry a cheaper line Of goods
than is found in the stores.
The big stores cater for the big middle
class, and all are run much on the same
principles. Every article is plainly marked,
there Is 40 dishonest representation, and
all trade Is done on a cash system
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16

Philadelphia Inquirer.
The monogram on the envelope fiap-it Is
here. and TO stay. OF course. there's no
chance for a seal while the embossed letters
IN their dainty empire framing of bow
knots and beading linger as a decoration.
Tie girl who has had time TO idle away
at her writing desk and who has enjoyed
dawdling over her correspondence. fussing
with her sticks OF many-tinted sealing wax,
stamping on blue for consistency. pink for
friendship. etc. shakes her head when she
looks at the m0nogramed envelope.
Sealing wax" she reflects. lis so sug-
FESTIVE OF oid-fashioned elegance. IL is rem
Sniscent OF signet rings and just those little
refsnements our forefathers thought neces-
gary for gentlewomen."
Very true. but In this age OF social and
business hustle the American woman has
precious little time 10 cultivate the trifing
forms which In olden times were hall marks
OF good breeding. She has been fatty accused
or her decadence in the art OF letter writing
and has made her stock defense, Nc time.
no time.'
Her very notes OF sentiment she has
clicked OF In the cold print OF a typewriter,
and how, pray. under this stress OF rush and
hurry. can Ehe waste the moments lighting
her desk taper. heating the wax. gingerly
pressing IL ON the envelope and stamping II
with her seal?
Ths result In most cases has been a rag
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16

New York Commercial Advertiser.
A b~uttonhole party may be slipped into
the list Of possibilities for the entertain
ment of summer households. Each guest
Is asked TO bring needle. thread, and thin
bic. strips OF cloth being provided by the
hostess or promoters of the entertainment
These strips are distributed and at a sig
nal every member OF the company sets 10
work upon the production of a buttonhole
IN his piece OF cloth. AT a second signal
the competition closes; each piece of cloth
Is pinned TO a strip of paper bearing the
workers name, and all are collected TO be
submitted TO a committee of three or five
selected from the company 10 make the
awards. The list OF prizes may be a long
one II desired, and may include one for the
best buttonhole in the company, one for
that made in the shortest time. one for
the best and second best. respectively,
among the ladies and the gentlemen. with
consolation prizes for the poorest and that
which took the longest time to produce. A
further variation Of the entertainment Is
that the guests shall come In some sort OF
fancy costume This may be indiscriminate
fancy dress or the costume of a distinctive
period like the colonial, empire. etc. For a
children.s party where the children are not
too young, this form OF entertainment has
been used with great success.
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0STEOPATHY AT INDIANAPOLIS.

DR.. George, president Of Indianapolis os<
teopathic Institute, sixth floor, Stevenson
building. says: "All schools OF medicine
have their noble men who rise above old
theories and treat disease with skill and a
potency not deduced from the poisonous
metallic materia medicas. To such the doc
tor extends the right hand of fellowship.
But when he thinks of the millions whose
joints have been stiffened, blood poisoned.
nerves shattered and their whole system
drugs, he feels like crying aloud and beg
ging our medical men as well as the people
10 open their eyes TO higher conception and
stop the absurd cry Of humbug TO every
new thing"
Medical writer's admit that 81 per cent. Of
diseases come from use Of mercury. Who
call tell how many more spring from the
use Of all the narcotics and poisons that
are freely given. Health OF body, next to
harmony OF soul, is the greatest OF earthly
acquisitions. In fact, the soul harmony is
very incomplete without bodily harmony
and life becomes almost a wreck.
How shall We gain and preserve this7''
asked a friend.
BY nature laws and osteopathy,' re-
piled the doctor.
method of treating diseased conditions OF
the body, either structural or functional.
without knife or drugs, by means Of strictly
mands upon the vitality of the patient. but
enlistS the curative I'VE contained within
the body. which readily respond when prop
erly appealed TO. Its method is purely me-
chanical. and its cardinal principles might
be classified as follows: Skeleton adjust
ment. glanular activity, free circulation OF
the blood, and coordination of nerve force
The art of applying its methods is depend
ent upon a thorough knowledge Of anatomy
and physiology, and a proper application
or the principles involved therein, as well
as q knowledge Of the organic powers OF the
body, and the nerve centers through which
they may be excited to action and regulated.
Osteopathy has a most remarkable record
and no other method has made such rapid
strides into public favor and confidence.
Although a majority of the cases treated
were termed chronic, and had previously
tried almost all other methods without the
result OF a cure shows about 80 per cent.
OF the cases were benefited. 50 per cent.
completely cured and only 10 per cent. were
past cure and received no benefit, because
taken too late. And not one was injured or
made worse. Drugs and medicines have no
such record; or any other method in fact.
III a patient is so far gone that osteopathy
cannot cure. then there is not much hope
for him.
Visit my Office on sixth floor. Stevenson
building, at almost any hour of the day
and you Will lind many patients there who
have become Disguised with the repeated
failures OF the drug doctor and are binding
new strength, new hope. new life in oste-
opathic reatment
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NOT VERY
A Colored College Presidents Advice
to the Negro.
W. II. Council, in July Forum.

". H. Council, in July Forum.
1t is urged that If the negro will stay out
OF politics the race problem will be solved.
Whether he stays out or not has no bearing
upon its ultimate solution. Whether he
afhliateS with Republicans or Democrats
or any other political party will not solve
ton a little in time. . 1 have voted
with the Democracy of the South for
twenty-five years; and II every other negro
in the country had done the same We should
still, have the same race problem. / have
advised. and now practice, political silence;
but l know that such a course will not set
tie the question The negro will not go out
of politics as long as ne has the privilege
TO vote. II he desired to do SO, white men,
for personal gain. would drag him in. The
as the ambition of the negro, give him zeSt
for politics. The negro has political ambi-
ton. and ought to have it. II is a credit to
him. III he had no such ambition i should
have no faith in his capacity to grow and
take on civilization. He must vote and take
part in govsrnment, or become a worthless.
The negro should no longer deceive him.
self or suffer himself to be deceived about
years ago. declared that the white men in
this country who favored absolute justice,
complete civil rights and fairness in all
thousand. The average Northern politician
OF to-day is no more like Sumner, or Lin
coin. or Phillips. or Garrison than the
mummy OF Rameses III Is like the real old
'e~o 49, 4AC ALANS RAa&1 o0CeA VII
stituticnal liberty and civil rights while
they shut out the negro from the best means
of gaining a livelihood. even mob him, and
the President himself says that he cannot
prevent white men from whipping negroes
from offices. destroying their property ard
driving them from communities. Why con-
tinue this hypocritical farce of DR.. Jakyll
and Mr.. Hyde?
The negro must just take his chances.
That's all. When the old, gray-haired
veterans who followed General Lees tat
tered banners to ~Appomattox shall have
passed away the negroes best friends will
have gone; for the negro got more out Of
slavery than they did. Now there arose
up a new king over Egypt. which knew not
Joseph"
Let the negro lay aside his delusions and
dreams. and recognize the terrible. stern
reality OF the situation. Whether North,
South. East or West be his ambition. his
aspirations are chained 10 a stake. are cir
cumscribed by Anglo-Saxon prejudice and
might; his are circular. IL he
leap upward, II Is only as the tide In It's
frantic and futile endeayor 10 reach the
moon. III education, wealth. religion, cam
not solve the question. then what can?
There Is no solution except ID in complete
surrender OF racial pride and ambition; CD
in absorption by the very worst element OF
| whites: or I'D In voluntary or involuntary
deportation. / do not deny. that there are
and VIII be individual exceptions: but i am
! speaking Of races. not individuals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16

To the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal:
The late Mrs. Will Cumback was an active
member Of the woman's Club OF Greersburg, and
was very much beloved by all the members. At
their last meeting Colonel Cumback presented 70
each member Of the club a beautiful cabinet
photograph of Mrs. Cumback. which was most
highly appreciated by them. One of>her special
friends asked him TO write a sentiment to 20 with
the picture and he wrote these lines:
Blest be the art that gives us the smile,
And the flash OF the loving eye,
That keeps the memory fresh and new,
or those who die.
Betwixt two heavens we wonder and hope
Of the coming by and by,
But forget not the heaven OF love that Is past
OF those who die.
Their faces are beacons that tighten the way;
They bring US so very nigh
The joys OF the past, and the peace that has come
To those who die.
Greensburg. Ind, July Is.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16
WOMAN, INGENIOUS WOMAN.
She, by Means OF Her Trunk, Is the
Cfeverest of Smugglers.

Good. old-fashioned smuggling said a
custom officer. does not exist to a very
large extent to-day. There is still plenty
of work for secret service agents, but their
duties constantly acquaint them with new
schools of crime. Ships play a much smaller
part, directly, In smuggling than they used
to-. There is. ! dare say. more cheating 60
ing on through the compact cubic space or
a lady's trunk than there is in the holds Of
all the long. low. rakish craft or the sue
cessors of such craft. at present doing bust
ness on our coasts. The total capacity OF
all the women's trunks landed from trans
atlantic steamships is very great, much
greater than IL used 10 be.
The Canadian border offers some spe-
cial advantages for the gentry who match
their wits against the collectors or revenue
and the special agents of the treasury.
The character Of the goods Struggled across
the Canada line is favorable to the SNUG
glers. too. Horses and cattle are easily
transported, for they carry themselves, aad
who il to notice IL they cross the imaginary
line between Uncle Sans domain and the
land of the Canucks while grazing along
the border and then fail to return to their
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16

ged blotch of wax, a blurred muddle OF
hieroglyphics upon It and an envelope nap
that would slip open at the slightest crack
OF the clumsily applied wax.
Perhaps. worse taste of all, she has
gummed and sealed the flap before waxing
II. This is a blunder in desk etiquette anus
ingly general.
A stationer whose word is law In such mat
tiers declares that the trim little monogram
on the envelope appeals TO the most fastidi-
Gus OF his customers.
1T is not just a seasons fad" he affirms.
at is graceful and significant, and 1t will
remain in favor"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16

Founders should be a makeup box. If we
cannot arrive at the beauty of Mr.. Lederer's
chorus it may be possible at least to emu
late their composure."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-16
And He Never Came Back.

Ohio State Journal.
They were engaged.
Life she said. as she arose from the
piano stool, will be one long. sweet song
after we are married"
That settles IL, ther," firmly responded
her lover as he picked up his hat and took
his departure.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-26

the next day he learned that instead of
selling pair he had purchased horse
For the benefit OF the uninitiated it may
be well TO state that during Horse snow
week it is proper TO speak of two horses
as pair instead of team.
Among Tuesdays entries were DR.. Buck
owned by Mr.. Stockham. For purposes Of
exhibition they Were driven together and
took first money in the roadster class
When the award was announced a livery
stable keeper who does business on Broad
way. and who has keen eye for a good
animal, offered Mr.. StockHam 5000 for the
team. In addition to running hotel. Mr.
StOckham has also sharp eye To a bar
gain, and, forgetful Of the fact that Mr..
Woolf had an interest in the horses, he
promptly closed with the offer. expecting
TO purchase DIR. BucIner for delivery be
fore the new owner claimed him. With
the liverymans check in his dress suit
pocket. MIR. Stockham sought Mr.. W0o.f
and offered him $3.50 for his horse. Mr.
Woolf was In a selling mood and accepted
Mr. Stockham' cneck for that sum. but
then the latter's eXuberance over the good
bargain he had driven oUtclaSSed his pIu-
dence, and he began TO boast OF Ii.
Mr.. Woolf felt that he had been given
the small end OF the deal and. as recon-
pense, insisted he should be permitted to
for the balance of the week in order to try
to win few prizes that would bring the
price of his horse up to what Stockham
had received for Maltby. AS Mr.. Woolf
was firm in his demands. Mr.. Stochham
had to accept. but right here the livcr:man
stepped in and il was at this stage of the
game Mr.. Stockham was panied 10 learn
he had purchased a horse instead of selling
one. The liveryman insisted the cOndi-
tions of the sale were that the horses were
to be delivered at once and as Mr.. Stock
ham could not comply with those condi-
lions he would trouble him 10 return mat
check for s2.ot0. Mr.. Stockham could not
fail to see the point SO he returned the
check and then gently minated TO Mr.
Woolf that the whole deal was off. Mr.
Woolf failed to recognize where he was
concerned in the matter and with gentle in
sistence minated. he was going TO con-
slider he had sold his horse and had the
money. Last night he took first money in
the hotel stakes, adding another SlC9 to
what he got out Of the animal and he has
still three days to go in, so that 1t may
reasonably be supposed that by the time
the Horse show ends Mr.. Woolf will have
got at least $1,000 for his animal and Mr.
Stockham will own real nice team. al
though he really did not intend to own
the team when he first became party to
the transaction.
Mr.. Stockham was in no condition to be
interviewed yesterday.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-26
THEY ARE ALL RIGHT
But PEOPLE ARE SUSPICIOUS OF
"SOUND MONEY CURRENCY,
Yellow Gold Certificates Causing a
Great Deal of Annoyance to the
Local Bankers-Amus-
ing Incidents.

The bankers of Kansas City are having
quite serious time with the new gold GER
t!Acatts that We're recently issued by the
treasury department TO relieve the CURRENCY
strlnSency. These certificates are different;
III appearance from anything of the kind
ever issued, being a bright yellow with
daFk green lettering. The various telers
haFe mad their hands full explaining that
The money was good 10 the customers who
received it over the counter The very
TACT that IL is brand new without a spot
or a crease eXcites the suspicion of Kansas
CITY people who are used 10 the old green
variety OF money that is dog cared and
often in shreds.
Yesterday morning u woman got check
cashed at the window of the New England
National bank. She said she wanted TO
take II out into The country to pay off
some men who We're working for her. When
the teller handed out some rice crisp
twenIeS III yellow the woman refused to
take them. The teller resorteu to ali sorts
OF arguments to convince the customer that
the money was the real thing. but II was
out ana SolemEly substantiated the word
OF the teller that the woman was finally
induced 70 take the money.
Later in the day all was serene in the
bank when the female customer again APP
peared and the clerks who We're safely en-
sconced behind the bars saw that ali was
not well with her.
Here. take your Old yellow money" she
said. pulling the gold certificates from her
pocket book.
What's the natter" asked the teller.
timidly.
us just as l told you. The stuff amt
good
Who said it wasn't good?"
Look here, Young man, don't you Try
to argue the matter with me l don't want
the stuff and that's all there is to il /
took II all the way out to my farm and not
a blessed man there would take it They
thought | was trying 20 pass Confederate
money OF them. | tried my best to pass il.
but its no go. Money that won't pass
amt good and that's all there is to it
Without more ado the yellow bills that
siguitieG that there had been deposited in
the United States treasury gold TO redeem
them Were taken back and greenbacks
We're substituted.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-26
"MISTAKE OF ITS LIFE"
High officer of National W. c. L. l
Discusses Anti-Administratio
ReSOlutiOns.

SEATTLE. WASH. Oct 25.-The Ma
tional w c. 7. L. closed its twenty-siSth
annual convention and silver jubilee in
this city to-day and tomorrow Will Wit
ness the departure of a large number of
tn. delegates for the East. The excite
ment over the denunciatory resolutions on
the national administrations policy in the
Philippines had not died out when to-
days meeting convened Many delegates
insist that the union made serious mis-
take in cOndemnng the administration. ~
high officer. in an author. Zed interview to-
day. while refusing 10 allow her name u
be used, said 80
The union made the mistake of its life
in passing the resolution. In order to tur-
TIER our temperance work We have much
to ask of the administration. and our re-
quests will have but little weight when.
by our acts. we show that we have no faith
In President Mckinley and the other Off
ciaI heads OF our government. The union
will live to regret Yesterdays work.
Throughout the session to-day nothing
was said about yesterdays resolutions.
Mrs. Hannah j. Bailey, OF Maine. super
intendcnt Of the peace and international
arbitration department. under the auspices
of which the Philippine war resolution was
Introduced. read her report. The only ref
eTenCe made 10 the criticisms BY her com
mittee was when she said:
We do not criticise the soldiers. who,
from a sense of appreheuded duty and so
called patriotism. enlisted
The executive committee to whom has
been referred the matters Of selecting next
wears meeting place net tonight but made
no selection. They will meet again to-
morrow and there is every indication that
Indiana polls. Ind, will be named.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-26
SHAKEUP IN HARPERS.
j. Picrpont Morgan Puts In $1,000
900. and Straightway Many
Places Are Vacant.

NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-The World, In an
article on changes in the publishing house
of Harper & Bros. says that the pub
LEGATION of Harper's Round Table has been
suspended and the editor, Albert Lee trans
ferred TO one of the Mcclure publications.
The World continues: Although no pubic
announcement of the fact has been made
il is said that J. Pierpout Morgan has IN
vested a large sum of money-some re-
ports put it at from S-,gyH"vo TO SS.0t.es'-
in the corporation OF harper Bros.
To him is attributed the installation OF 5.
S. Mcclure as the active manager OF the
concern.
been made Il vice president OF the London
branch OF HarperS.
Mrs. Margaret E. sangster, editor of
chair in Franklin square lately. and IL is
said her position has been definitely REIN
Lawrence Hutton. who was on the staff
OF Harper Magazine. has severed his edi-
torial connection with that periodical.
Henry LOomis Nelson. editor of ilar-
per,s Weekly. has not been sitting IN his
chair for several weeks. AT present he is
travelling collecting materials. IL Is said,
fer number of articles 10 be published by
Harper d Bros
Two of the Harpers have retired from
further participation in the management
Of the house. One of them is John Harper,
who was the second vice president of the
corporation and the other is Franklin Har-
I.
scription lists. These two Harpers are the
sons of Joseph A. Harper. who retired from
the firm some years ago.
The Har?ers who are still connected
with the house arr: joan w. Harper.
treasurer: James Thorne Harper. secre-
tary: Horatio l. Harper, the manager OF
the book and periodical making end of
the business James Harper. who attends
to the correspondence: William Armitase
Earper who also looks after the CORE
snondence: and Joseph Harper H., who Is
now the buyer for the concern.
Two experts have worked for nearly
a wear on the books of Harper & Bros
They are said to be looking after the in
terest of J. Pierpont Morgan and his rep
resentative 5. S. Mcclure.
a report has been current that Henry NJ
Alden. the editor of Harpers Magazine. is
to retire Mr. Doubleday. MIR. Mcclure
partner, denies this. however Many old
HarDar employees are uncertain about their
future. Several Of Mr.. McClure's old en-
ployes have been transferred TO Harper x
Bros A revision Of Harper salaries Is
expeCtei'