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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09

In his first Easy Chair paper i'm the
December Harper's Mr.. Howells thus de-
scribes his interview with the Easy Chair
in the warehouse where 1t had been stored
since the death of Mr.. Curtis.
How long have 1 been here?" is asked
like one Weakened from a deep sleep.
About eight years." said the unreal
editor.
"Ah, 1 remember" murmumed the Easy
Chair, n as the unreal editor bent for
ward TO pluck away certain sprays of
foliage that chung to its old red back, it
demanded. What is that?"
Some bits of holly and mistletoe."
Yes" the Easy Chair softly murmured
again. THE last essay he wrote in me was
about Christmas. j have not forgotten one
word Of IL all; how it began, how ii went
on, and how it ended In the very promise
OF the year appears the hectic of it's de-
cay. The question that we have TO
ask, forecasting in these summer days the
coming of Christmas which already shines
afar off, is this: whether while we praise
Christmas as a day of general Joy we take
care to keep 1T so. Thackeray de-
scribes a little dinner at the Timminses. A
modest couple. make themselves miserable
and spend all their little earnings in order
10 give a dinner TO people for whom they
do not care, and who do not care for them.
: . Christmas is made miserable to the
Timminses because they feel that they
must spend lavishly and buy gifts like their
richer neighbors. You cannot buy
Christmas at the shops. and a sign Of
lTISHu1. sympathy COSlS little.
Should not the extravaganza of Christmas
cause every honest man and woman prac-
tically TO protest by refusing TO yield to
the Extravaganza Therei' the Easy Chair
broke off from quoting. that was Curtisi
The sweet and reasonable mood. the right
eous conscience incarnate In the studied
art. the charming literary allusion for the
sake OF the unliterary lesson. the genial
philosophy
Not too good
For human natures daily food
the wisdom alike of the closet and the
market place. the large patience and the
undying hopefulness. Do you think" said
the Easy Chair, with a searching severity
one would not have expected Of it, that
ycu are fit TO take his placer"
In evasion OF this hard question the un-
real editor temporized with the effect of
not having heard 1t. 81 believe that he
and Mr.. Mitchell were the only writer's
of your papers till Mr. Alden wrote the
last?"
The Easy Chair responded dryly. "You
forget Mr.. Aldrich."
eff I do. / am the only pebble on the
shore of time that does or will" retorted
the unreal editor. but he wrote you for
only two months. i we'll remember what
a pleasure he had in II. Al he knew how
TO make his readers share his pleasure,
Still ii was Mr., Mitchell who invented
you. and II was Curtis who characterized
you beyond ell the rest
autoblographical relish. they uEete Ne
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09
HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITS.
Important Features to BE Displayed
at Pan-American Exposition.
| EYnnsifinn Bulletin

The exhibit of horticulture at Buffalo
rext summer will instruct as vel! as en-
terrain. The display Of fruit although in
teresting and important will be bu. IN
auxiliary TO the trees. fruit-bearins shrubs.
methods OF cultivation, now varieties ard
means OF fighting fruit enemies. So many
new varieties are being added from time
to time that an exhibition is necessary 10
enable even the expert TO keep pace with
them. These new varieties besides re-
curing different treatment. have their own
troubles which are added to the burden OF
the horticulturist. Instructions in many
side issues will be given in a practical
manner. by many natural Illustrations.
The building alone will be worth a trip
to see and nc doubt will attract a great
deal OF attention.
Such technical points as spraying for the
prevention and destruction of insect pests
will be illustrated in a very clear and COM
prehensive manner. So many insects infest
our fruit and shade trees that a constant
fight is necessary to preserve them from
destruction. Cultivation has much TO do
with the proper preservation OF trees
though spraying is the greatest safeguard
against destructive insects. The first rule
In ega to spraying commences with a
"don't'-do not spray trees or plants when
in bloom. II is in no instance desirable and
by SO doing not only are We liable TIC ininre
Is more destructive. It poisons bees and
other insects that are beneficial i'm pollen
izing the blossoms 1t would be impossible
to grow fruit p~roftably without the aid of
insects Spraying fruit trees should be
done specifically and for a definite rur-
pose, not on general principles because
someone has said il is beneficial A general
understanding of the principles and rea-
sons for so doing Is absolutely necessary.
Bordeaux mixture is used only TO prevent
and stop the ravages OF plant disease such
as apple scab and San Jose scale. though II
destroys s-ue insects. Paris green is used
TO 4ootroy lnoocts which eat the leavea, for
GmDG0DGo. fno botn10 ooo<Io on6 oonkoE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09

which is thrown a loose, long coat OF
gold tissue, bordered with scarlet. Then
for her brother she wears the somber
robes of sorrow. And, last of all, borne
by six giant negroes. the Queen comes
once more in solemn, but this time in ST.
lent state, her embalmed body wrapped in
closely-wound snow-white draperies. The
author, Stephen Phillips. has written a
really fine tragedy in blank verse, some
of the lines being quite classical In their
style and purity. And in a way ones
mind wandered back to the real tragedies.
like "Oedipus," and the closing lines carry
a lesson:
ITO me 1t seems that they who grasp the
world,
The kingdom and the power, and the
glory
Must pay the deepest misery Of spirit.
Atoning unto God for a brief brightness;
And ever ransom, like this rigid King
The outward victory with inward loss"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09

one teaspoonful of salt and one-half that
quantity Of pepper. When the oysters are
cooked add to them the following mixture,
which must be cooked in the meantime: Cut
very fine one gill OF mushrooms and one
truffie. TO this add one-half ounce of but
ter and one-half gill of mushroom liquor.
Cook for FIVE minutes and add the yolks Of
four eggs and a pint of rich cream. Put
with the oysters and let the mixture get
very hot without boiling; then serve with
puff paste cut in shapes.
The service OF one OF these bachelor sup
pers must be informal to be enjoyable. One
servant may pass the dishes, but some
times the men guests will perform this
duty, The table should be large, round.
and bf weil-polished oak or mahogany, and
instead OF the conventional cloth, linen
doylies may be used.
This chatting dish has the place OF honor.
and there may be small dishes OF olives,
almonds and sweets if desired.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09

together, but it was not long before Mr..
Mitchell left off, and Curtis kept on alone,
and as you say, he i~ncomparably char
acterized me. Do you think" the Chair
returned to the challenge the editor would
have evaded, that you are fit to take his
placer"
Honestly" said the unreal editor, Il
don't. If I cannot make the place my own,
/ had better leave you in storage. Even
IL 1 could keep in his place, do you think
that il would be we'll? He fulfilled him
self, and no one valued and revered him
more than 1 for what he did and was; but
that doesn't seem to me a good reason to
go on fulfilling him."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09

More new ones to show you
than ever before, including many
rare proofs to delight the con-
contemplating a purchase of this
look through the line Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09
working HI. Papa.
Omaha World-Herald.

IRIS a wise boy who knows how TO work
his father, and in this precious age most
BOYS are wise. Louis's father works in
Omaha. but Louis himself lives with his
Grandma I'm western Nebraska. Like most
bows do, Louis writes to his fond father
only when he wants money or something
new in wearing apparel. Last week he
urrote. enumerating q number of articles
he needed. Among other things, he wrote:
sP1ease send me some stockings. You
better send bicycle stockings because h
~o5ne "a noud me Z bicycle on my birth
~ = Uong WITH ny b1oyolo Dtoek1ngB7'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21
Che Curl.
DILEMMA OF A MERCHAN7
NADEL, THE CLoTHIER, FINDS
BURGLARS AT HIS DOOR.
While the Crooks Were Frying the
Door Open the Merchant Made a
Noise, Soaring Them Off.

Unarmed and within three feet of two
burglars who were attempting to break
into his store early yesterday morning.
was the unpleasant predicament in which
Martin Nadel, the ciothier at No. Il East
Second South street, found himself.
Awakened by an unusual noise in the
rear of the store. the proprietor stole
noiselessly back and discovered the two
crooks in the very act OF prying open the
rear doors, but before an alarm could be
raised, the pair made their escape down
the alley.
On going to the rear of the store, Mr.
Nadel was astonished to see two men
with q crOwbar thrust through the glass
OF the door, trying 10 pry up the inside
wooden shutters The startling discovery
rendered the unarmed storekeeper speech
less Tor a Few moments With his gun
back IN his room and the burglars right
before him and in danger OF having two
guns thrust into his lace at the least
move on his part, the-clothier was indeed
caught IN an exciting zzoredicament
The danger speei was OF, short duration,
however, ter an accidental noise on his
part alarmed the burglars and. jerking
their crow bar from the door, they sped
down the dark alley They were out OF
sight in a moment and MIR. Nadel think
ing II useless. did not yell for help or try
10 follow them
An examination OF the rear OF the store
showed that the crooks had first tackled
a window and pried it partially up. out
were unable TO remove tffe wooden shut
Ter inside They had then gone to the
door and breaS1ng out several paneS OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21
EASTERN FOOTBALL GAMES
GRIDIRoN BATTLES THAT WERE
FOUGHT YESTERDAY.
Brown Defeats Chicago; Harvard and
Yale Find Easy victims-The Re
suit of the Other Big Contests.

Chicago, Oct. 20-Chicago went down
to defeat on her own gridiTon today for
the first time in two years When the
final whistle blew the score was: Brown,
Il; Chicago, 6.
The game was full of misplays and in
excusable- fumbles and Chicago always
fumbled to greater disadvantage than her
opponents. Defeat came in the first four
minutes OF play and although Chicago
improved steadily in both offensive and
elenslVe, she never took the lead
On the KICKOFF Brown sent the ball to
the 2J-yard line, where Chicago fumbled
on the iIrSt play and Brown started the
ball toward the maroon goal with whlrt-
wind OF tackles back In the tour min
utes after play, in spite OF ChlCagOs Ges-
psrate struggles. SiOcUm was puShed
through rIgh. ana ieIJ UacKie ana over .oT
a touchdown Bates kicked a goal. Score:
Brown, .; Chicago, 0.
Chicago started the second half with a
rush ana on a tumble and hard runs by
Petit, sent the bail over in short order
Cnics-o, 8. Brown, s.
From this time both teams settled down
to strong defensive work, with plenty OF
kicking. Keene and Meiendy made long
gains through Atwood and IcNabb and
keene went over. The goal was lost by
careiessness OF the holder Chicago, o;
Brown, H. The game ended without
tu-rhc- score.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21

went through right guard for four
yards. Gardanier around end for five
yards, Howell jumped over the center
for four yards. W. Burke around right
end for four yards, Captain Smith car
rying the bail through the posts for a,
touchdown. Groesbeck gOaled- Score,
35 to 0.
After play started Howell tried a
punt the first of the game ScUdder
caught the ball and was downed in
his tracks. After three downs, in Which
Ogden lost six yards, salt Lake again
started for another touchdown. They
gained on every play and Burke
stopped the onward march by run
around left end for a touchdown.
Groesbeck kicked his fifth goal and
the score stood Al TO 0. The next play
saw some beautiful work on the locals
part Burke caught the ball on the
Kickoff Ritter passed the ball 20 W.
Burke. who started for right end with
the interference, and passing the pau
to Captain Smith the latter cut out Tor
the left end alone, and before the Og-
den boys awoke he was flying down the
field for an eightyyard run and touch
down. GrOesbeck missed goal and the
score stood A6 TO O. After putting the
ball in play again Ogden did not toucE
il until after Will Burke was sent
around the left end for the ninth and
last touchdown. Another crlss-crosS
was worked by the local boys on TINS
score Gardanier started around left
end and passed the ball to Groesbeck,
who made a twentyyard run on me
play Groesbeck kicked goal and made
the final score stand % TO o. When
the whistle blew for time Salt Lake
had possession of the oval on Ogden 8
of play would have increased the score
nv touchdown.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21
RQuatieS.
NEW BOAT WILL Be BUILT
GEORGE GOULD WILLING TO UN-
DERTAKE THE TASK.
Builders Have Reached the Limit IN
Weight; Change Likely to Be Made
In Hull Construction.

New York, Oct 20.-An officer Of the
New York Yacht club is authority for
the statement that a new boat VIII be
built to defend the Americas cup, and
that the Herreshoffs will be the build
ers. This is the first positive declara-
ton that has been made in this mat
ter. 1t was not said whether the new
yacht will be owned by an individual
or a syndicate, but the announcement
indicating the steps to be taken for the
proper defense of the trophy will prob
ably be made at the regular meeting of
the club to be held on Oct %.
II Will now be left with the Here's
hoffS 10 produce a boat that is faster
than the Columbia. The builders have,
perhaps, reached the limit of hghtness
and safety in the matter of spars and
rigging, but il is 10 be found out II
they have reached these limits in the
matter of hull construction
It will also be interesting to see II,
with greater area of canvas than mas
yet been seen in the cup defenders, 1t
can be made to stand and perform the
service that is required. The yachting
world will match the outcome with
much interest.
George Gould, it is said. is willing
to undertake the task of building Sham
rock IFS opponent.
A cablegram to the World from Lon
don quotes Sir Thomas Upton as say
ing of the terms and of the yacht races:
IF the New York Yacht club should
err at all in dealing with these ar
rangements ] believe they would err
in my favor.
AS a rule there is not SO much wind
dt the Sandy Hook course as l should
like. There are other parts OF the
coast where we could more depend on
getting a stiff breeze, but advantage or
disadvantage in this respect would ap-
ply to both yachts.
Personally. l much prefer to sail
over the course where previous at
tempts have been made to win the
cup
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21
The GridirOn.
The Diamond.

~ y SUMMARIZING the work Of
~ the league pitchers for the
A year, G. Z. WaddeH of the
- Pirates easily takes the lead.
~ He is known TO fandom only
~ by the name Of big
Rube," the cratic pitcher.
the man with the $4,000 arm and 10
cent head. Rube came from a farm
near Butler, Pa. The sporting man on
The Herald is well acquainted with the
big Overgrown boy and also familiar
with some of his erratic actions, About
two years ago, after Waddell had been
blacl1liSted by the league for some of
his crazy actions, a couple Of the base
ball promoters located "Rube'' in can
ada and brought him to homestead
Pa, TO hold down the rubber for the
local team. He did good work all sea-
son and it is unnecessary to state that
his team cleaned up all the local mines
in that vicinity. During the winter
Ruhe held forth at the athletic club
rooms and took a. hand in any kind of
sporting events that took place. A
match game of water polo was arraney-
ed with the u. g. & y. G. of Pittsbure.
and when the Homestead team appear
ed at the pool they We're short one man
Big Rube, who had come down from
the steel town as a rOOter, wanted 10
fill the vacancy; he was asked if h,
could swim and replied that it would
not take him long to learn. After a
consultation between u managers it
was decided to let him play and keen
him in the shallow end Accordingly
instructions were issued TO the mem
Ders of both teams to keep their eve
on Rube. and if he ventured out in deep
water all hands We're to stop playing
Immediately and go to his rescue. That
was probably one Of the greatest games
of water polo ever played. About every
two minutes RUDE would become ex-
cited and get beyond his depth, and
the referee, blowing his whistle, all
hands would go to the rescue. He was
the feature of that game and was well
worth the price of admission, and SEEM
ed 10 think il was great sport to have
half a dozen of the crack swimmers Of
the state falling over themselves to
keep him from drowning. 1t amused
the crowd and RUDE said that was what
he was there for.
Another time. before one of the local
games, RUDE mounted an old broken
down pillow horse and paraded the
streets with a sign painted on his back
which bore the following; Come to the
game today and see Big Rube shoot it
into them" At another time he was
scheduled to pitch q game of ball and
on the way to the grounds became sep
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21

the Wheel club The d. A. c. manage
ment claim it will in5ure their reDuta-
ton to play with such a gang of row.
dies as compose the Wheel clubs elev-
en-, and that it is but a repetition of
the kind of playing they put up last
year 1t seems the trouble was started
after the game by a, certain D. w. G
player named Wilbur, of whom little
is known except that he claimed to
be a football player, and he certainly
proved the claim One of the Victor
men walked up to him and said he had
hit him on the side of the jaw during
the contest, and asked him to hit him
again on the other side. which Wilbur
did in the most approved style. The
blow crushed in the whole side of the
Victor mans face, and the riot started
in an instant Nearly all the members
of both elevens took a hand and were
reinforced by the partisans of both
teams from the side lines The row
was not very edifying to the ladies in
the grand stand, and as no officers of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21

arated from the rest of the team.
Mounting a street car, RUDE started for
the grounds alone, but on the way the
car passed a crowd of youngsters en-
toying the national game IN a corner
loo. Rube was on the ground in an in
slant and proceeded to umpire for the
boys, forgetting all about the game he
had started out to pitch. That night
he appeared at the hotel and met a
mad manager, who immediat gave
him his walking papers. At one time
this summer the Pirates farmed him
out to Milwaukee because he was 50
irresponsible, but were glad to recall
him to help them out Of the hole later
on in the season.
Football in local circles is now on the
boom, and although but few big games
have been scheduled, the teams are all
fully organized and the various man
ayers are busy trying TO make up a
list of games for the coming season
They are all complaining about not be-
ing able to fill the dates and state that
there is a Iac6-Of teams in this section.
This is not where the trouble lies.
There are plenty OF available teams in
the field. but they are all afraid to
meet each other for fear they viii SUI
fer defeat in the early part of the year
and in consequence each one of them
is passing UP a contest every day in
their vain effort TO secure something
easy. The High school seems to be the
best fixed in regard TO games, having
one now scheduled with the Helena
High school and also one assured with
the Denver High school, while Butte
is on the anxious seat. The Y. II. G. a.
has but one important game on and
that is with the University of Wyo-
ming. Manager Goodwin says that
none of the local elevens will play him.
The AL HalIows are tied UP with Park
City and the Ogden High school and
this settles their schedule. The young
sters that compose the District School
league are improving the time and go
at each other about three time q week,
regardless of the other teams size or
reputation. It is TO be hoped that the
different managers of the big teams
viii get together the coming week and
make up a, schedule that viii bring all
the big teams together so the public
can tell who the real champions are.
America is TO have the Olympian
games in 1901. They were held this year
in Paris in connection with the exposi-
ton and several of the European coun-
tries put in strong bid for them, but
owing to the extraordinary showing
made by the American athletes this
year the international committee de-
cided that this country was entitled to
the honor. These games were revived
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21
Says American Horses Are Vulgar to
Look at

New York. Oct. 2O.-Sir George Chef
wynd, one of the most prominent of all
authorities on turf ma tiers, whose
name is especially familiar from his
dispute with the Earl of Durham in
1887. is quoted at length in Paris dis
patch to the Herald relative TO the
criticism of American jockeys now rife
in England. He said:
1t is beyond dispute that in races
ridden by American jockeys they can
not or viii not keep their line. Hence
accusations of foul riding, OF which so
much has been heard lately. This is
particularly serious, and is justly re-
ceiving the close attention of the Jockey
clubs.
Il am inclined TO think that il is not
willful, at all events as regards many
American jockeys, but rather that they
lose their heads entirely and go far to
win and chance too much.
American trainers are certainly
clever, but WIshard is not less than q
wonder There is no doubt about this.
and il is acknowledged by everyone,
Newmarket rivals or not. He has siTnp-
" worked wonders with horses.
I like American horses. They. are
not pretty to look atm fact they are
vulgar looking horses for the most parr
but they have done well, and I like
their action, too. They seem 70 steal
along with low action, quite different
from OURS