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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-04
MEN WHO SELL GOODS.
Items Concerning the United Com
merciaI Travellers.

The members of the United Commercial
Travellers are making extensive prepare
tions for their trip to Terre Haute next
Friday to assist in instituting a new coun-
Gil. The headquarters OF the Indianapo-
lis contingent will be at the Filbeck Hotel.
All are requested 10 be at the hotel at
o'clock.
Besides the council to be organized at
Terre Haute Friday night are three other
cities in the State asking for charters.
1t is the intention to bring these knights
of the road" into the fold as soon as pos
sible. With the addition of these three
new lodges to the States roll, Indianapolis
will then have the Grand Council.
u. c. T. Notes
At the meeting Friday night Harry II.
Somerfeld was taken through the mys-
teries of the order.
Alex. Rumpler has been transferred from
Buckeye Lodge, No. rs. to membership in
the Indianapolis Lodge, No. 4.
Messrs. Altland, Devices, Davis, Mullin,
Pfau and Rumpler are among the latest adj
0itions to the membership rolls.
Brothers Jackson, Johnson and Thomp-
son are straining every bit of energy that
they possess TO make a great increase in
the membership for 1902.
The new club pins ordered by the associa-
ton not yet completed. D. A. Gauld &
Co, of Columbus, o., have notified the
secretary that they will arrive soon.
Wesley H. Shilling, an old-timer, made
his way into the city last week and sur
prised the members by calling. He was
much surprised at the work done recently
by the u. c. T.
Brother Member Jordan, who recently
met with a serious accident in Louisville.
KY, has returned to this city in apparent
health. He was, however, unable TO at
tend last Fridays meeting.
Albert A Stephens has been overwhelmed
with letters from his customers in the past
week asking MIN to bring all his samples
with him. He has packed his samples IN
anticipation of a good trip.
The social feature of the club, IL is said,
will have TO be abandoned as it requires
too much work OF the secretary 1t is
that officials desire that some other men,
Der take up the work and continue ii for
the winter.
The secretary says that he will locate in
Room s, Board OF Trade building. i'm case
he removes from Room 5. De Soto building.
| Ii is said that this will benefit many Of
the L. G. T.. they live in that locality.
| Due notice of this contemplated change will
| appear next Thursday.
Xxx
The members OF Indianapolis Lodge, No.
4, have become alarmed at the long alb
sence Of their brother member John +.
| Gardner. Various rumors have leaked ont
| regarding his absence. Any information
/ regarding the missing one will be accept
able TO Secretary Meidner
Secretary Medner now believes in the
adage, "A fool is born every minute.
Recently ne read an advertisement in an
Eastern paper calling attention to grip
tag which was deliberately described and
which sold for 81 % Meidner was much in
| want of such article and FASTENED 10
| send the money 10 the agent. Now the sec
rotary is willing 10 dispose of his god
/ brick for the amount Of postage he used.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-04
Notes of the Stage.

With Wilton Lackaye in the company
that is to present Augustus Thomass new
play. Colorado" will be Violet Rand. once
ingenue of the Grand Opera House stock
company here
Bertha GaIland and her company will
leave New York this week to make tour.
She will use only the dramatization of
THE Forest Lovers" Sydney Grundy's
play, "The Love Match" has been shelved.
The reason for this plays failure. Miss
GaIland's manager thinks, Is that the au-
diences disliked TO see the heroine with a
lover while she had a husband, even though
the husband criminal. more prob
able reason is that the public did not find
this complication interesting in Mr.. Grun-
dy's presentation of it.
The first performance In this city of
''AIice of Old Vincennes, a play made by
E E Rose from incidents in Maurice
Thompson's novel OF the same name. will
be given at Englishs Opera House tonight
by Virginia Harmed and her company Ii
will be Miss Harn-ds first appearance
here as star" Performances will be
given every night this week and on
attempt has been made, because of the In
diana significance of the play. to interest
the people Of the state in the presenta-
ton here. and excursions on the railroads
TO this city will occur daily.
XXX
1.-The Helmet OF Navarro" Bertha Run
kle's story In play form, will be presented
for the first time at the National Theater
in Washington, tonight. After per-
formances in Washington. Baltimore and
Montreal. the company will go into tie
Garden Theater New York. on Dec. 9
Charles Dalton Is the star" and other
well-known players In the company are
Robert V. Ferguson and the veteran Rose
Eytinge. Last season Mr.. Ferguson had
the part Of the elder Pitt Crawley in
Becky Sharp" The characterization was
not less original and interesting than Mrs
Fiske's Becky.
James O'Neill has made a statement that
"stars'' are made now by press agents and
that extravaganza and burlesque are or
the rampage. Daniel Frohman, in reply
says: Mr.. O'Neill overlooks the fact that
things have changed since the palmy days
when he was at the Union-square Theater
The public Is much greater than 1t used
10 be. so that we have to have many more
theaters and attractions. Furthermore
modern theater-goers do not care for the
kind or play that used to appeal. Our
audiences want to see across the footlights
men and women who move through com
plications that are much the same sort
that are more or less familiar to those in
the auditorium The grandiloquence of old
Is past. The aim nowadays is not so much
TO put forward one transcendental genius
with a fair supporting company as il is &c
band together well-bred, well-grOOmed
intelligent and proficient actors and ac-
tresses. able to give an air of verisim ilitude
TO the scenes and situations in which they
are cast"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-04
IRVINGTON ATHENAEUM.
Five Meetings VIII he Held Tbi. Year
The Speakers.

The directors Of the Irvington Athenaeum
met Saturday evening at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Jameson to make
preparations for its first meeting which
will be held on the evening OF Nov. p in
the Athenaeum Hall at Butler College.
The Athenaeum is an organization formed
a year ago by members OF the Butler fac
ulty and well-known Irvington and Indian
apolis people its object being 10 bring be-
fore its members distinguished literary men
OF this and other countries The success
OF the club last year was beyond expecta-
lions, its membership reaching nearly two
hundred. among them many prominent IN
dianapols and Greenfield people. -Four
meetings OF the club were held during last
winter, the speakers being Or. Henry Van
Dyke, Col Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
Hon. Charles Denby and Mr.. Bliss Perry.
This year there viii be five meetings OF
the club. AT the meeting Nov. Il the
speaker will be Mr. Woodrow Wilson. OF
Princeton, y. J., who viii lecture on Pa
triOtism." Mr.. Wilson Is now considered
the leading authority on colonial history
OF America and one OF the most distln-
guished speakers in the East
The second meeting Of the club will be
on Jan. :. the guest of honor being Max
O'Rel paul BlOueD. the famous French
humOrist The subject OF his lecture viii
be Peculiar People That l Have Known.
The other meetings have not been def
initely arranged for. but will be announced
later. In cooperation with Chicago and
Eastern clubs plans are being made 90
bring before the club "A prominent man
from England. Correspondence h being
carried on with several noted Englishmet.
bur as vet nothing assured can be stated.
The officers for the club this year are az
follows.
acknowledgements {. Brown.
First Vice President-Juiia Graycon
Jameson.
Second Vice President-Alfred r. Potts
Secretary-Wil ID. Howe.
| Treasurer-RObert Hall
Directors-Dr. A. W. Brayton. Amos w.
| Butler Scot Butler. Hilton L. Brown.
Grace Julian Clark. Allen +. Philputt Os-
car Helming Thomas g. Howe. DelaNan
smith and Mrs. Is. j. Terrell.
The reception committee for the .nrst
meeting will be composed Of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Demarchus 4. Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
+. Potts. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander jameson.
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- SOUTHERN COUNTIEs

The counties in which rural free delivery
has not yet been secured lie for the most
part in southern Indiana. They are Adams.
Brown. Crawford. Daviess. Dubois. Floyd,
Franklin, Green. Harrison. Knox, Martin.
Newton. Ohio. Orange. Perry. Posey. Pu-
lask Ripley. Starke. Sullivan, Switzerland.
Union and VeTmillion. In these counties
the postal department has found the task
OF establishing routes impracticable as yet,
but the constant road improvements go
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-04
A BOY AND HIS DOG.
Thought He Would Have to Part with
Animal to Have Ear Treated.

LAS 1 came from the Office of a doctor
friend to-day" said a man in the lobby OF
the Hotel English a few days ago. II wit
messed a bit OF LIES pathos that affected
me deeply Just outside the door stood a
tiny. ragged. dirty urchin gazing wistfully
up at the physicians sign emblazoned in
letters of gold. There were only two clean
spots on the lads face. and each OF these
was just beneath an eye. where the flow
OF tears had pushed the CRIME a little fur
Their down. The little fellows eyes were
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-04
Prominent Ohioan Here.

William f. Bundy. OF Cincinnati. United
States district attorney. was at the Deni-
son Hotel yesterday. He says the Repub-
leans of Ohio feel confident they will re-
elect Governor Nash. and they expect 10
have a sufficient majority in the Legisla-
ture To return Mr.. Foraker To the United
States Senate.
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The n. A. MOORE &C
THE DRAMA.


ENGLISH S-Virginia Harmed, in Alice
of Old Vincennes." Sis p. m.
GRAND-Vaudeville, 2:15 and Sis p. m.
PARK-"The COnvicts Daughter, and
8 p. m.
EMPIRE-W. Il. Watson's Burlesquers. 2
and ID. m.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-04

TITLE INSURANCE is no experiper,
II Is demanded by the most conservative
investors
Do not make any investment I'm Real
Estate unless the title il guaranteed ~
the INDIANA TITLE GUARANTY AMI
LOAN COMPANY 10 East Market street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-04
Annual Meeting To-D,x

The indianapolis Benevolent Society will
hold its annual meeting this afternoon AT
40 at the rooms OF the Charity Organize
ton Society. 30S North Delaware street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-04

Robert Whaley. an insurance agent. liv-
ing at 246 East Morris street, was slated
at the police station yesterday on a charge
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-04

of wife desertion. His wife issued a war
rant for his arrest. He heard of the fact
and surrendered himself, being al once re-
leased on bail furnished by his brother
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-04
RURAL FREE DELIVERY
1T HAS PROVED A VAST BENEFIT TO
INDIANA FARMERS.

Sixty-Nine Counties In This State Have
Rural Routes and More Are Clam
oring for the Same.
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ing on and the awakening OF the rural pop
ulatiOn to the advantages OF the service
will cause routes 20 be established IN most
Of the counties mentioned within the next
five years. Delaware county has the great
est number of routes, twenty-siX, and IN
all the county there Is not a single farmer
who does not receive his letters from the
rural carrier. Montgomery and Randolph
counties come next with sixteen routes
each, and Marion and Bartholomew follow
with nrteen. These counties, with Henry,
KosciuskO, Wayne and Shelby, have nat
ural advantages for a successful carrying
on OF the system, eXcelled by no counties
in the State The rural delivery routes IN
Marion county, now numbering fifteen. Will
be Increased within the next three months,
II is stated, until the entire county Is COM
pletely served by rural carriers.
For each rural free delivery route there
is one carrier under the general control OF
the postmaster of the town from which he
receives his mail for distribution. He is a
man usually we'll acquainted, 10 begin with,
among the farming population which he is
to serve. His route is usually from twenty
10 forty, or forty-five miles in length ana
In all Weathers he must cover II. He pro-
Udes his own team and the keeping of 1t,
and pays all the expenses incident TO the
wear and tear of horses, wagons and har-
ness. For his services the government
pays him $500 annually. In other States
the statement has been made that
the sum is ridiculously small; and thae 1t
is eaten up by expenses; in Indiana, how
ever the place is eagerly sought after and
there is lively competition for the appoint
ment. Experience has shown that Indiana
carriers at least have been able 10 live
comfortably and save money from their
salaries. In addition. the carrier has come
TO be an exceedingly popular man in the
community where his work is done. Along
ABOUT Thanksgiving time, or Christmas, ne
is frequently remembered by the farmer or
the housewife with substantial presents
a bushel of apples, potatoes, feed for his
horse, chickens a fat turkey and some
times even he finishes his days work with
squealing porker tied to the mail wagon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-04


The protest of the country postmasters
was undoubtedly sincere and they undoubt-
eddy believed that the establishment of the
system would be a turning over of their
world fraught with perils: but the govern
ment decided that it could not afford to
neglect real interests for fancied ones. or
provide resorts for the encoura cement of
conversation at the sacrifice of public bust
ness.
Another class which made the bitterest
fight Of all against the rural delivery. and
a class which waXed fat in Indiana.
were the star route" contractors AZ
everyone knows. star route contractor
is one who bids for the privilege of carry
ing the mails from a railroad town 10 one
I'm the country whose mail supply must BE-
delivered By man and beast. These con-
tractors were accustomed 10. and in many
places do to-day, sublet their contracts at
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-21
PERTINENT OR PARTLY so.

1t is a safe bet that Tams Bixby will
not have as much to say aloud about the
arbitrament Of his little difficulty with
Joel Heatwole as Jeffries and Rubin
have already spouted.
The Cornell crew will not race on the
drainage canal. They may be afraid Of
typhoid germs or they may be afraid Of
Chicago Drawn. ree
There is trouble in the girls basket
ball team at the university because one
of the fair forwards is backward about
appearing in public, and they say she's
a star player, too.
WI Ting Fang says that lynching is
a habit in America. The best cure for
this habit is the Paterson, N. J., cure.
prompt and speedy conviction of the
grosser kind of criminals.
Mr.. Tawney can now go to the bedside
of his old friend, Grout bill.
Moses E. Clapp lives in the Seventh
ward. Fred Schiffmann is heaping Goals
of fire on the heads OF his traducers.
The buffet in politics has not been alb
solutely sustained.
Will Miss New, York Jr. appear in
knickerbockers?
If Saturday nights speed could he kept
up, the late Mr.. Days horses could win
all the money in the world
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-21

the recent success of Sgr. Marconi,
the Italian scientist, in the line Of wire
less telegraphy is more far-reaching in its
results. BY perfecting his instruments
ne has demonstrated the fact that an
elevation is not necessary to transmit
or receive the waves Of ether, but that
communication can be had under any and
all circumstances.
by which vessels can be warned of
danserc us places in storms and fogs
where other .ignals arc inadequate.
The device is simple; a wheel is con-
nected with a transmitter and driven by
clockwork. This wheel has cog teeth ar
ranged to represent the Morse system
of dots and dashes. AS this wheel re-
wolves the transmitting instrument is
made to send out the name of the reef,
shoal or headland, as the case may be,
in ethereal waves. Any vessel nearing
this point and having on board a re-
ceiving instrument is at once made aware
of the danger and its location.
Vessels equipped with both sending and
receiving instruments can receive and
send messages to the shore or to other
vessels at sea, which are similarly equip
ped. In case Of wreck or fire. sigma 8
of distress could be sent hundreds Of
miles, arresting the attention of passing
vessels. There has been no invention
since the application of steam which
promises greater results than wireless
telegraphy.
1t has been known for years that the
natives of India and Africa have a
means of instantaneous communication
between widely divergent points. This
fact, though often observed, has never
been explained. Telepathy has been call
ed in to explain the phenomenon, but not
to the satisfaction of the scientifically in
cIined.
Can it be that the recent discoveries
in the higher realm of electricity are but
the recovery of lost art-an art that
is still retained by the wise men of an
obsolete civilization?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-21
LIFE INSURANCE LED THE WAY.

LORD Roseberry is outspoken in his anx-
tety at the threatened loss of British
prestlge IN the domains Of financs, man
ufacture and commerce. He sees Ameri-
ca and Germany, especially the former,
wrestling business supremacy from Great
Britain in every direction, and sounds
vigorous alarm, but presents no reme-
dy other than the general one of educa-
ton. There really is none, for the as
cendancy of American enterprise and
ability, which began with the high po-
sition this country took in life insurance
and has since spread to other realms OF
finance and Is fast covering almost ev-
cry phase of manufacture and commerce,
seems certain to dwarf British predomi-
nance forever.
English life insurance dates well back
into the eighteenth century, and with its
natural growth might we'll have been ex-
pected to become as much extended, and
as much of a power the world over, as
English finance generally. Yet in the
past sixty years companies have originate
ed and so developed in this country as to
shut out every chance of English organ
tzations doing any business here worth
mentioning. American companies have.
moreover, established themselves in
Great Britain and most of its colonies,
where they crowd the home organiza-
tons severely, while those of this country
Whch 90 not care to seek foreign lands,
help to occupy the field here so complete
ly as to hopelessly bar every chance of
English life insurance success in the
United States.
1t is not matter of protection" or
any kind Of governmental favoritfsm,
that has given the American life compa-
MES this ascendancy, but ability enter
prise and good faith, working on the lines
of well-perfected system and thorough
ly developed science. This has resulted
in making the regular life companies of
the United States the best in existence;
in giving them a power and standing far
beyond the foreign organizations, and in
encouraging every other great American
interest to push forward and secure like
supremacy at home and abroad.
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TIE PASSING OF TEDDY.

What Is fame anyway? An irridescent
bubbIe-a meteoric flash that ends in
darkness. Why this pessimism? Look
you! there is Theodore Roosevelt, organ
izer of the rough riders one time gov
ernor of the great state of New York,
and last, but not in every sense least,
successful candidate for the office of
vice president of the United States.
For three months, this same Teddy
Roosevelt was the observed of all OBJ
servers. He traversed the length and
breadth of this broad land making talk.
He faced an angry mob of miners in
Colorado and escaped with not only the
skin Of his teeth, but his teeth also. He
met the newsboys at the sacred pre-
cincts Of the sanctuary and vanquished
them with a scowl. The newspapers from
the great dailies of New York to the
cross roads weeklies of North Dakota
said, what '"reddy" ate and wherewithal
Teddy was clothed. The pinnacle of
fame was but one reach higher and
Teddy was known to be looking up.
Teddy" as we call him in New York,
was regarded as the very button on the
cap Of fortune. But now all Is changed.
Teddy was but as John the Baptist
crying in the wilderness. A greater than
''Teddy" was to follow and he has come.
His name is Odell and he is the present
| governor of New York.
He came and, without seeing, he con-
quered. He piped tune to which the
| people at once began to dance. Already
| has the great oracle, Plat, been consulted
| in regard to making him the candidate
of the party for 1904
The business men Of the Empire state.
who were wont to swear by Teddy"
have forgotten their allegiance and are
now worshiping this new god of re-
form. But the half has not been told.
From the great state of Wisconsin comes
the most convincing evidence of the pass
ing of Teddy" In that state of beer
and limburger he Is scarcely a mem
DRY.
When the electors, who had been chos-
en- to cast their ballots for president and
vice president Of the United States, ac-
cording to the decision Of the people at
the polls on the sixth of last November.
met they cast their votes for William
Mckinley for president and Carrot A.
Hobart for vice president. This certi-
f1cate was signed and was about to be
| delivered to the courier when an elector
more observing than his colleagues, re-
marked: Did not we vote for a man
by the name Of Roosevelt for vice presi-
dent this time because Hobart died be-
fore he could be nominated?'' Having
| been brought to mind, the electors recall
ed the fact and made haste to correct the
mistake, which almost cost Teddy the
vote of a state. Truth, indeed, is stran-
ger than fiction, and fame-who would
seek it, if Teddy can be so soon for
| gotten?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-21
THE MARCH OF INvENTION

Five hundred thousand dollars and
and fifteen thousand dollars yearly dur
ing the life of his patent, is what DR..
Pupn is reported to have received for the
use of his telephone invention. This in
yention is nothing more than an improve
ment on the modern telephone system
by which London and New York can be
brought within reach Of ordinary CONVEX
Hation. DR.. Pupin has solved the problem
of world-encircling voice.
If the Pacific cable scheme should be
delayed few years, a telephone cable
will be laid instead of the telegraphic
line. The advantages of telephone con-
nections over those of the telegraph are
obvious
However important the invention of DR..
Rupin may be to the commercial world,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-21
TALES OF THE TOWN.

When Moses E. Clapp left the capitol
Saturday after his nomination by thu
Republican caucus, he was met by q
newsboy with extra editions of an even
ing paper anpouneing his nomination.
The 'sblack eagle" bought one, handing
Fog horn" as the newsie is Familiarity
known, silver, Quarter.
He did not waitsfor the change, either.
nar%
It was clearly to be seen that the Of
fee boy was having trouble about some
thing. Sheet after sheet went into the
typewriter, only. to- be pulled out while
each succeeding pull was followed by a
frown even more -lugubrious than its
predecessor. Finally he mustered UP
courage enoughfto{ sidle up to the boss.
"say, Mr.. - - he exclaimed, chow
do you spell pneumonia? It sounds as
though it ought to be easy, but I can't
get. it started right"
The boss told1himihow to start it.