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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-09

A romance by the late author Of
Looking Backward has just been dis
covered. Twenty years ago, At the re-
in the Berkshires. Mr. Bellamy wrote 4
serial called THE Duke of Stockbridgc.
an historical romance. based upon shay
Rebellion. This mutiny of the poor debt
or farmers of ssachusctts. oppressed
by the money lending class. gave a hu-
manitarian theme which thoroughly in
spired the author. Immediately after
ing to put this story into book covers. he
began Looking Backward" So it was
that THE Duke of Stockbridge' lay
practically forgotten, although Mr. Bel
lamv more than once began to prepare it
for final publication. When brought 70
light it was found to be worthy Of the
authors great reputation. A New York
house Is about to publish it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-09

It Is said that Standardization nets
1hout e4UOO0 or S20O.00 a year from
Shakespeare worshiping pilgrims, most
If whom are Americans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-09

The success Of Janice Meredith" has
,lraldy caused its translation into
French. German and Swedish.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-09

The career of stephen Crane whose
death occurred, this week was as sue
cessful as it was brief. lie was born IN
~ Rev. J. l. Crane. ID. ID. His educ1-
ion vas gained partly in Lafayette Col
irge ana partly at Syracuse University,
hut he began writing for the press in
carIv youth and soon attracted attention
In journalistic circles by his clevernes55
as a writer of sketches. To the general
nublic he became known by his Red
Radre of Courage" purporting to be the
n~nTriences Of a recruit in the War Ot
M Rebellion put together i'll odd hours
When hc was 4 hard-worked reporter on
n New York newspaper which was pub
d-bed i'm 1888. This was a very vigorous
Ind yidid bit of realistic descriptive writ
nc and obtained wide circulation in this
nn7,ntry and in England, the power and
ina gination in it receiving prompt and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07

comes stepmother she will feed her own
babies on angel-cake and make the dead
wife's children get on with plain brown
bread. We are shocked, of course. but we
expect all manner of atrocious things from
stepmothers.
The stepmother's side of the case Is never
heard. 1t seems to be the first wife's
friends who rush into print always. As a
rule. too, they are the ones who stir up
trouble in the first place between the chill
dren and their stepmother. Once in awhile.
no doubt, there is a wicked. cruel step
mother OF the story-book type, because
there are still some wicked, cruel women in
the world, In spite of all the evidences OF
women's advancement When talking
about stepmothers, however, we rarely re-
call the fine type of stepmothers who stand
out bravely in the pages of more than
one biography. There was that remarkable
family to which Maria Edgeworth be-
longed. with its more than twenty children
and two stepmothers. Their father had
been married three times, and each step
mother was mourned as heartily by her
stepchildren by her own. And there
was Mrs. Johnson. Lincoln's stepmother,
whom he always loved and provided for,
and she must certainly have loved him In
quite motherly fashion. Otherwise she
could hardly have paid him that charming
tribute, He the best boy she ever
knew or ever expected to know. She never
knew him once TO refuse to do anything
she wanted him to do or to seem not to
want to do 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
To Know the Plates.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
A Book OF Marks is a useful addition
to the library OF the collector or lover
OF pottery and ceramics. Such clever imi-
tations of valuable china are made now
adays that 1T is almost necessary as a mat
ter of self-defense TO be able to tell real
Sevres from its deceptive and spurious
counterfeit, to distinguish old from modern
Dresden, genuine Delft from its Jersey
double. Limoges from it's rich and orna-
mental German cousin, ETC. The hook of
marks may, therefore, be called an ounce
of prevention as we'll as a store of infor-
nation very interesting to the average
china adoring woman. There are seven
Dresden marks alone. Most women who
pose as connoisseurs are familiar with the
crossed words or the twisted A. Il. only
Berlin ware of different periods and kinds
is marked by four different symbols Six
complicated marks stand for six kinds of
Frankenthal ware. Staffordshire china has
no less than thirteen different marks and
Sevres n 9rks are weil-nigh innurnerable
And this i spite OF the fact that only inn
portanf ma ks and OF weii-known patterns
are given in the book OF marks. After a
study or IN ase symbols the interested
woman will mt have to turn her soup plate
upside down. did one OF Helen's Babies.
10 see II the lou and the unicorn adorn the
bottom OF the Plate. She will know; for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
MISSING PEOPLE OF A YEAR.
Detectives Say They Amount to
Eighteen or Twenty Thousand.
Cassell's Magazine.


The police inspector said: about ten
years ago / was watching some worlSmen
pulling down row of old riverside houses
that had a desperately bad reputation time
out of mind, and / can recollect what n
start it gave me when they showed me
that nearly every house had a trap door,
through which anything could be dropped
in the race of the tide below Many a
poor chap had gone to his death that way,
I'll go bail. But / can tell you curious
thing that happened only the other dav.
A man had been drugged and robbed, but
he told us that before he became insensiblo
he had managed to lock and bolt his door
and locked and bolted it was when we
came round again How they had got in
and robbed him he could not imagine.
We'll, we searched about and finally dis
covered that the door was really two doors
one within another. He had locked and
bolted the inner door into the frame safe
enough, but then the frame itself was
only another door, with separate hinges
of it's own"
81 suppose the list of those reported
missing is quite short one in these days,
is ii not?"
Some 1900 to 10000 a year, But, don't
look so startled. More than three-quarters
OF them turn UP again in some way or
other. You see, the list includes strayed
children and runaway boys, to begin with
Then there are the men who get locked
up at night for something or other and
either are too careless or too ashamed
to send to their wives, with the result
that the poor women rush off to the rear
est station in the morning to make in
quirieS. Quite a number of men 20 and
hide after Quarreling with their wives
Why, came across a case the other day
where a man had lived for four years
within half a mile of the wife he'd de-
is the only safe place for a fellow that's
wanted to hide comfortably"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
Afternoon Tea.
Golfers Weekly.

Golfers weekly.
Our English cousins, who understand
some things better than We do, never fail
to have their cup of afternoon tea, with its
accompaniment of thin bread and butter,
or plum cake. or scenes, at o'clock. This
is an everyday function, prepared for and
enjoyed by the family as a matter of
course. and shared with friends who hap
pen in, people knowing that o'clock is a
convenient hour for finding their intimate
acqus intences at home and at leisure
Over the tea cups friends may enjoy the
latest gossip. chat about a play or pro-
gramme, discuss whatever is uppermoSt In
popular regard. and, having touched hands
in the game, separate and go on, the bet
ter for the contact.
Nothing can be imagined more informal,
less exacting, that the ideal afternoon tea
IT may be poured by the mistress of the
about by a child, or man who has
dropped in, or, if preferred, by white
capped and white-aproned maid, whose
blacA frock Is set off by linen cuffs and
collar. The tea itself may be blend of
Oolong and Souchong with dash of
orange pekoe: it may be the straw -colored
infusion of Japan, 1T may be the pungent
brew of India, or the soft and smoothly
fragrant tea of Ceylon. In every case it
must be freshly made, with water freshly
boiled, poured over the tea leaves and al
lowed to steep two minutes and no more.
A tea cosey to keep the pot hot, a spirit
lamp under the copper kettle, sugar in
even Jumps, cream, or sliced lemon, as
preferred, a pretty girl or two. a gracious
matron, and friends who know one another
these are the requisites for afternoon tea.
When salads, creams, CONNECTIONS are
added one may have a spread; one may fit
ly regale her friends at a reception after
this liberal fashion. but she has then
passed quite out of the realm of after
noon tea into one of much more SplendOur
and state, and much less homely fun and
easeful pleasure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
The Cozy Corner.

New York Tribune.
The introduction OF Renaissance lace
into window shades last year was received
with such general favor that a largely in
creased stock of that character will be
shown among the new goods. A pretty de-
sign has the body of null, with two ver-
teal insertions of Renaissance dividing it
ints three equal strips. These end in a
scallop. with wide applique OF the lace,
from below which falls an eighth inch
rufiie of null, with narrow Renaissance
edge.
That the passion for cozy corners is no
mere fad. but the realization of a per-
manent need, is proved by the fact that
manufacturers now are providing special
ties In ever increasing numbers.
The Oriental coy corner is nc longer
sole occupant OF the throne. Its empire is
shared by the Swedish corner, the Rus
sian corner. the English. Italian and
Colonial corners. All that Is necessary is
to preserve unity Of effect in the kind se-
lected. With Russian draperies and cush-
ions, for example, one should not use a
tabouret with Turkish coffee set. but a
small. low, square or round table enam-
eled in red or black. with samovar or other
Russian tea things" on Ii.
The happy owner OF a couple of the old
blue and white or red and white bed
spreads of early New England domestic
manufacture may make them the nuclei of
q colonial corner. Undraped corner seats,
severe IN outline. but generously wide and
lavish OF pillows. small, square. painted
table, preferably white, with willow ware
cups and plates and old Brittaina metal
or Sheffield plate OF silver cream Jug and
sugar bowl add to the collection.
The colonial scheme does not demand
q canopy. The Counterpart. tackled or
hung plainly the wall. suffices. but IL
the canopy be desired a carefully selected
Mitcheltne spread. 10 be found in any dry
goods store, will harmonize perfectly with
the old homemade article.
The artistic and hygienic qualities of
wood wainscoting are evident that only
the expense OF having IL put in has de-
TERED many people from using IL in late
years. This difficulty has been remedied
within few months by the introduction
OF wainscoting that may be applied by
any one with reasonable skill in using a
hammer 1t comes in sections two and
half feet wide. with chair and plate rails
and Is made TO harmonic with the various
schools OF furnishing
Still cheaper is an artificial wood recently
Introduced. II Is chemically treated SO
that IL Is fireproof and will not warp. Is
light, durable and will not shrink and be-
comes harder with age. The artificial wood
Is said TO be peculiarly adapted to all in
terror decoration.
II is a fact OF general interest that the
immediate future will bring an advance in
he price OF upholstery fabrics all along the
I'Le because OF the rise IN the price of raw
material. whether in siI.-. cotton or wool.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07

New York Evening Sun.
The French have a secret with regard
to potato salad that, while very simple. yet
If known and applied to one American dish.
would change its character much for the
better. We. each one of US. bring to
mind the wholesome flavor of potato and
dish gravy from joint OF beef. The
Frenchman's secret enables us to impart
this favor in combination with the relish OF
a salad If we have at hand a small bit OF
coarse gravy meat a tiny pot OF beef
extract. The meat is to be heated through
and every trace of juice pressed out and
sailed TO taste, enough of the extract
used TO give a good meat flavor TO four
tablespoonful of hot water. The potatoes
are to be cooked as 'waxy" as possible
With old potatoes this can be done by
throwing them into the collander and
spreading them out one by one, to become
thoroughly cool. When preparing the salad
each thin slice of potato is TO be immersed
into the beef juice just long enough to take
the flavor without becoming moist enough
TO break When the OIL pepper, salt and
vinegar are added and all gently tossed the
salad is ready to send TO table. Finely
chopped parsley improves the appearance,
but is not called for in the above recipe
while the beef gravy is insisted on.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
Actors Old Clothes.


Franklin Fyles. In Ladies' Home Journal.
1t is not alone the finery OF dress that
calls for care Old clothes are harder to
get Tattered gowns can hardly be made
TO order. To merely tear brand-new ones
will not do. They must be made to look
as though worn out. Rubbing and STAIN
ing usually produce the right effect. The
men get over this difficulty in a way that
actor assigned to the role of a tramp does
not hesitate to buy real tramp's suit.
Washing and fumigation will make it safe
to wear. If then ii looks too clean he
stains and smudges IL. But the actress,
with the sensitiveness of her sex, will not
often put on rags like that. She Is prone
TO be fastidious, too. In using costumes
that have been worn by other actresses
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
A New Use for Ponies.

General Miles has a keen sense of the
humorous even in the excitement of war.
When he first landed in Porto Rico at the
head of his invading army he was well
coined by nearly all classes. Among his
visitors was an elderly native who had
never travelled and who never tired of des-
canting on the giant size of the Americanos
and their horses. He compared sixteen
hands-hiGh charger with dimunitive Por-
to Rican steed. and asked the general what
was done with the latter in the United
States. The commander replied very SOL
EMMY: I'VE use them tc pull baby car
riageS with"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07

NJ. j. Kelly in Woman's Home Companion.
Most of US have been brought up on the
good old orthordox fairy tales. We have
inbibed with our earliest draughts OF lit
srature the notion that stepmothers are all
wicked and cruel fiends. The novellsts of
later date. taking their cue from the fairy
stories. have elaborated on this assumption
until the very name of 'stepmother' carries
with II a suggestion OF cruelty and oppres-
sion- We ind II quite credible that when
the swsetsse girl OF our acquaintance be-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
'FlanneIS
and Blankets

Remnants OF Outing. Embroidered and
Wool Flannels, 3 per cent less than
marked-down prices
A good Silkaline Comfort. filled
with white batting, each. 4 90
Full. large size. ready-hemmed
White Quilt, Marsoilles pattern. .69c
A finer one. 81 quality ...........-.......S3c
Basement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
Hosiery

Ladies' Fast Black, full. seamless Cotton
Hose, with double soles and high
spliced heels. at, a pair. DC
Ladies' Ingram Fast Black Lisle
Thread Hose double heels and
toes, at, pair. .......................1 DC
Ladies fancy Cotton Hose, a big variety
of styles. some striped all over,
some with fancy tops and black
boots. at, a pair. .......................Z5c
Ladies' fancy Isle Thread Hose. with
double heels and toes, some plain and
some Richelieu. all fancy and SOC
ones at 3:Sc EACH; 3 FOR.....S1 90
The Rough Rider" Fast Black. heavy
weight Boys Cotton Hose; the
best wearing Stocking made for
boys, try a pair .25c'
East Aisle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
The Past.

1 said. The past II is dead
/ viii bury IL deep and still
With a tablet over its head
OF the dead one may speak no H."
dug deep down I'm the loan,
1 sealed up the grave with prayer;
But the past was the first one home,
And waited To greet me there
-Jennette Bliss Cillespy. In Columbia Liter
Monthly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
Mems Wear

Mems Neckwear, a big lot OF Mems I'm
perial Four-in-hands, all Silk. sc
quality .-.--..-.. -........-.-.--...--s..lO c
Mems Outing Flannel Night Shirte, "a
inches long, made Of the best
quality Outing Flannel.
Mems fancy striped Isle Thread Hose,
full, seamless. with double heels
and toes, fast colors, at, a pair 4 2hc
Mems full, regular made Balbriggan
Half Hose with silk cloch, small sizes,
DC A PAIR; PAIR FOR 25c.
East Aisle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07

studying marks and knowing the wares to
which they belong are-or should be-syn-
onymous.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
HOusefurnishingS

Ffrst-class, Double-coated Granite
Ware at the prices you pay for seconds.
g and S-quart Granite Pudding
Pans, 19c and .......................2 zoe
Berlin Stew Kettles. with covers. -. 39c
Large Water Pals ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS c
Granite Drinking Cups.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07

ss|SeCOnd Week
:::|Iinerl Sale
And we mean to make it more interest
d Sing than last.
* Cotton Crash, a yard, 2 cents
:. An-linen Brown Crash. ...............-..5c
a. }Bleached Twill Crash, q yard.
q All-linen, Bleached Scotch Russia
S} Crash, 1Oc quality, for..................7c
q 1S-inch Homespun Linen Crash, lie
S} quality, at, yard. s 1-3c
g Heavy Bleached Scotch Crash, 121sc
. quaHty ......'.. ......lOc
= }2o-inch fine Brown Irish Crash. 15c
IS quality .......... 128c
y 17-inch fast selvedge Glass Towel
- ing. &c quality ...........................S
Is 1oc Glass Toweling .............7
q Fringed Wash Rags | cent Fac h
e Hemmed Wash Rags ....................3c
q }Hemmed Cotton Huck Towels.
1Oc Cream Turkish Towels. .71ac
A. 12kc quality Cream Turkish Towels L DC
q so dozen Bleached Turkish Towels Il 21kc
rs dozen extra heavy Bleached Turk
ish Towels, zoe quality. ...............10c
- }5o dozen hemmed Huck Towels, an
lie quality, for. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1-3c
- so dozen heavy All-linen hemmed
81 Huck Towels, lie quality. ..........1 2Hc
8 $50 dozen 2OxS9 hemmed Huck Tow
~ els, zoe value. ........................1S
q SKnotted Fringe Damask Towels. 25c
R( quality ......... ..--....-...............2O
n }1Sx27 hemmed Linen Tray Cloths.
81 l5c value .....-....-................ .1Oc
A. Fringed Napkins, a Dozen.
q SIS Silver bleached Napkins. zoe
~ quality, dozen .........-............45
= SIS Bleached Linen Napkins. S.2s
IS quality, dozen .......................S9c
}2O-inch Bleached Napkins.
- dozen 8l.ZS
e $50 lots of six Napkins. at 46c. CSC.
S}75c and 79c per half dozen.
:. p25c quality Cream Table Damask. 80. DC
. }6c-inch Cream Damask, a yard........29c
}2-yard wide Cream Damask. 55c
q quality ......... .......................40
e (62-inch Bleached Cotton Damask,
a. SOC quality ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .35c
:. 60-inch Bleached Linen Table Dam
. ask -. ..................... ..42c
s (2-yard wide Bleached Linen Table
es( Damask, zoe quality ...............-..5Oc
As 2-yard wide Bleached and I'm
bleached Damask Fundamentally
q Extra heavy Bleached Scotch Dam
ask, worth II, or......................10 DC
r. 10 Pattern Table Cloths. S-10 size.
"a Ior ......... .......-..-.-....--..-- - l.. ID
% 60 Irish make, $40 size Cloths, s.
Ndiut ..-...... ..--..-..........-..-..&S L. 4S
8 $50 pieces Long Cloth, 12-yard
81 lengths, $3.50 quality ..............S1. 10
IS Basement.
: Pettis Dry Goods Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
Wrappers, Too

We will offer, on Monday. about sixty
dozen Flanelette Wrappers at about one
half their regular prices-all fresh from
,the manufacturer. beautiful colorings
|and made in the best Of style.
LOT Extra heavy fieeced cloth Wrap
pers, braid-trimmed. with fiounce,
fitted waist lining, very full and 02~
wide ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
LOT 2-Heavy f1eeced cloth. extra wide,
fitted waist lining: yoke, sleeves a.
and collar trimmed with braid. II "
)LOT 3-Good fieeced cloth, all good color
ings, fitted waist lining and well az
made ....... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. wv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
Other Second Floor
Specials
COrsets

200 R. & q. Seconds" not hurt enough
to be noticeable. but low enough In
of il, 81, H.25 and $1.50 r. & @. Corsets.
with only a dropped stitch here and
there, or some other equally Sn.
slight imperfection. or.............OSC
All sizes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-01

Oct. 3l.-The Commercial Advertisers
London financial cablegram says: The
markets here were dull and inactive to-
day, partly under the influence of higher
money rates and partly in anticipation
OF the holiday tomorrow. The American
department alone showed animation but
their dealings merely followed the New
YORK lead, hesitatingly at times. but
closing at practically the best The BULL
lsh sentiment on Southern Pacific in
New York was apparently shared in
mere, as good buying of these shares
was reported today. There was some talk
OF an advance Of the bank rate tomor-
row, put such action Is improbable. es-
pec1ally as French and German exchange
is moving favorably to London
TREASURY BALANCESLW Washington.
Oct. S1;;-Today's statement of the treas
ury balances in the general fund, exclu-
sIve OF the $150,000,0 900 gold reserve in the
division of redemption, shows: AvaiI-
apIe cash balance, $l35, 800, 1856; gold, $685.
NEW YORK MONEY-New York. Oct
Sl.0Close: Money on call steady at 3@4
per cent; last loan, 3. Prime mercantile
paper, 500 per cent. Sterling exchange
Ilrm with actual business in bankers
bills at "a. "a for demand, and at 81 90SS
for sixty days. Posted rates, 81. S1@D4 .S1j@
and S4S5. Commercial bills, s.. 1900 so
silver certificates. 641z@65Ac. Bar Silver
sac Mexican dollars, 5012c.
BANK CLEARINGs
St. Paul, $756,671.
Minneapolis, 50, 5S5 233.
New York, $180, PAS, OF
Chicago, $2 1903 $780,
Boston, $19,197,959.