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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Correspondence OF the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Christmas week is
not a good one in which TO offer theatrical
diversion to people who are giving time and
money TO the purchase of holiday gifts. In
none of playhouses, central or outlying,
is there a new production TO describe in
this letter. So L may use my space to tell
you about some compositions which, as has
been demonstrated at experimental mat
inees within the fortnight, will never be put
regularly on sale in any week of the whole
year. One of them presented by ad-
vanced pupils of the American Academy of
Dramatic Arts and they did it well enough
to warrant a conclusive judgment on the
subject matter "A Failure" written by
Bjornstjerne Bjornson in servile imitation
of the masterful lbSen, is an endeaVor TO
dramatize a case of bankruptcy and make
it interesting to theater audience with the
bare, hard facts of business disaster. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Manager Thorbus, of the Unique Theater,
has booked several new acts for this week
and the entertainment promises TO be one
of the best ever given at this little amuse-
ment house. The Wrens, team never seen
here before. will present comedy sketch
called Her Namesake and Pair OF "a
jamas;" Dan Hart, the blackface comedian,
will be seen in an original specially: Doyle
and Granger will appear In new dancing
act; and funny afterpiece entitled Ihe
Destruction of Home" will be given. The
moving pictures to be shown the bio
graph will all be new and attractive.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

IN Inc queen OF the highway al the fdTR
amusing. The Four Silvertons, famous
eQuilibrists and wire walkers, will present
a speciality >milar to that given at the
Grand a few weeks ago by the Four HollO-
ways, but which is understood to contain
many new feats. There three men and
a woman in the troupe. There will be two
Indianapolis performers on the bill. One
is little Alice Lyndon Doll, the Juvenile
singer and dancer, who is a protege of
Louis w. Buckley, of the Grand's business
staff. She will offer brand new speciality
made up of tuneful songs, pretty dances
and cuever limitations. The ether local art
list is May Melbane. vocalist who has won
considerable reputation in vaudeville
during the last two seasons. Miss Melbane
appeared at the Grand last season and
made a favorable impression. Snyder and
Buckley, well-known team Of comedy mu-
sicians, will furnish new speciality; Paul
Stephens, a One-legged acrobat, will APP
pear In a novel exhibition, and Cook and
Don will contribute a farcical sketch enti-
tied THE Admiral and the Sailor" The
bioscope will have an assortment of new
motion pictures, many of them in keeping
with the holiday spirit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

The Park will this week turn its atten-
ton to melodrama, opening tomorrow aft
ernOOn with ]. II. Wallick's Queen Of the
Highway" While it's action is supposed to
occupy twenty-four hours, it is crowded
with the kind of excitement that prevailed
among the outlaws in the gold-fever days
in California. Bandits, cowboys and In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

gregation of pretty girls and the company
carries several sets OF special scenery. The
engagement will open with the usual Mon
day matinee.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29
The Spinning Maiden and CoWherd

So happy were they together, SO
much did they love each other, that
they both forgot their duty. Inc
poor white cattle wandered here and
there in the great sky, and many of
them were lost; and the spinning
wheel whirled no longer. Finally the
gods of the sky became angry and
complained to the Sky Father.
Then the Sky Father sent a huge
eagle to where the Spinning Maiden
and the Heavenly Cowherd sat on the
shore of the Heavenly River, and the
eagle picked up the Cowherd in its
mighty claws and carried him across
the river. There he put him down in
a pasture where there were many
snow-white cattle to tend.
The Sky Father sternly commanded
the Heavenly Maiden to spin, and he
told the lovers that only once in the
year would he allow them to meet.
So, now, the Heavenly Cowherd and
the Spinning Maiden gaze at each
other across the Heavenly River.
Sometimes she weeps for her lover,
and her tears fall through the sun
beams she is spinning, aud the sun
beams make the tears shine with red.
yellow and blue. When the people on
the earth look up in the sky and see
these tears they say, Look at the
rainbow"
When the seventh of July comes the
birds called magpies fly to the Heav-
emily River, and, futtering close to-
gether, form a bridge over it; and the
Cowherd walks over this bridge to his
love; for on this one day in all the
year they may be together.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29
Sea Cults on the Great
Lakes

NE of the most delightful ex-
periences for passengers on
" the vessels that ply the Great
Lakes is to feed the sea gulls
from the stern of the ship.
The gulls have learned that the big
roaring things with smoking tunnels
are not TO be feared, and they will
soar so close TO them chat one can
see their bright eyes and their beauti
full red legs, delicate in form as those
of a small pigeon.
Ii has become a regular custom on
many of the passenger boats to throw
the waste from the kitchen overheard
at certain places. On the steamers
crossing Lake Ontario this is done
in the middle OF the lake; and even If
not a gull is in sight just before IT
happens, the refuse has barely fallen
into the water before the sky is dotted
with the grand white birds.
Within a few moments there are
hundreds of them, all wheeling astern
of the ship and screaming as they race
for choice particles of food.
Then the wonderful keenness OF
sign OF the DlTQS Cdl DC ICdliLCu. IOi
If a passenger standing on the stern
throws over a piece of bread or fruit
not larger than a nut, it rarely reaches
the water. One of the eager gulls will
seize it before it has fallen.
When a gull pounces on a bit OF
food il drops its legs until they hang
down. Then it checks its flight so
suddenly that almost instantly 1t is
absolutely motionless in midair. The
next il drops straight as a
plummet right on top of the hurting
morsel.
Sometimes two or birds will
essay 10 drop on the same piece oil
food. They dive toward each other
with such momentum that the specta-
tor is sure that they will collide in the
air; but so perfect is their fight that
they will swerve just in the nick OF
time, when there does not seem TO
be a tenth of an inch between them.
Then the one that is lucky enough
to get the coveted food gulps it quick
w and the rest scream with wrath
until another piece Is thrown to them.
when the same performance IS re-
peated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29

china belleVed mat tnelr great
- river, the Yang-tse-kiang, flow
ed into a body of water called
the Southern Sea, and that the South
ern Sea flowed Unto the Northern
Ocean, and that this ocean stretched
away to the edge of the world; for,
in those early days, everybody
thought that the world was fat.
At the edge of the world the Heav-
emily River flowed into the Northern
Ocean.
This Heavenly River" was the long
white streak in the sky which we call
the milky Way" and which we now
know is made of many million stars.
The Chinese used to think it was a
river in the sky.
There was a beautiful maiden in the
sky known as the Spinning Maiden
1t was her duty to spin for the gods
of the sky the threads from which
their garments were made; and she
spun these threads from sunbeams.
There was a Heavenly Cowherd
also. He tended the great white cat
tie that, from the earth, looked like
white clouds.
One day, as he wandered in his star
ry pasture. he looked up and beheli
the beautiful Spinning Maiden sitting
at her wheel, spinning sunbeams into
threads. Very lovely she was with
the sunbeams all about her-so love
" that the Heavenly Cowherd went
70 the Sky Father and asked if ne
might marry the maiden; and the Sky
Father told him he might IT the
maiden wished him for her husband.
Then he went TO the maiden and
asked her to be his wife. and she con
scuted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29
Inns Belief.

My pop he was a diffrunt kind
OF boy than they raise now.
He kept his errands on his mind
And never made a row.
He lever failed to clean his feet
He never hollered on the street
He kept his neck and fingers neat
My pop he must have been real sweet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29

American sponges are not brought
up from the bottom by divers as are
the fine sponges of the Mediterranean
Sea and other famous sponging
grounds.
The spongers who go out from the
Florida ports, which control the
American sponge fisheries, are armed
only with a common water bucket,
the bottom of which has been knock
ed out and a piece of common window
glass substituted. With this they look
through the water for the sponge, and
when they find one, they reach for it
with their only other implement,
which is a common pole with a curved
hook attached TO il.
The sponges are black and Shiny.
very nasty to look at, when first
brought 10 the surface. They are
spread over the deck of the sponging
smack or sloop, and left there until
they die and the shiny matter, which
is called ''gurry," runs off. During
this time the odor is extremely Of
~fensive to those unaccustomed TO il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29
Miss Linz LOO'S Puzzle

Y TOU surely have seen on many Japanese screens the longlegged,
" longbeaked stork. He seems quite at home there. Chrysanthe-
j NUNS are also copmon on screens, yellow, gracefully twined
about the bamboo.
Miss Ling Loo, a dear little Japanese lady, thought of these things once
when looking at a big screen in her fathers home. and she made a puzzle
from it that completely fooled the wise seers who lived in that neighbor-
hood.
On one screen were many beautiful little chrysanthemuns, and on the
other was a big stork. After playing with them she found there was just
one place on the screen in which Mr.. Stork would fit o that not one of the
chrysanthemums was concealed by his body.
See if YOU "A do it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29


x their parents oblige them 10
- take frequent baths should be
glad that they are not Eskimo
children living on the shores OF Nor
ton Sound. In that cold region OF
Alaska all the boys are obliged to take
a sweat bath every week, and this
bath Is no joke.
A fire OF drift-wood is built in the
center OF the floor OF the kashim-
the one-roomed house where the men
ard boys of a village pass most OF
their timeAand when the smoke has
passed of and the wood is reduced to
red, glowing Goals, a cover is put over
the smoke-hole in the roof and the
place becomes intensely hot.
The boys then must take of their
clothes and ut about the furnace-like
apartment until their skin becomes as
red as the she'll of a boiled lobster
and Gems on the point of blistering.
Owing 10 the intense neat the
bathers are. obliged 10 wear respira-
tors TO protect their lungs. These re-
spirators are pads OF shavings bound
together, concave on the inside and
conVeX on the outside, and large
enough TO cover the mouth, nose and
part of the cheeks OF the wearer.
Across the inside runs a little wood
Ell bar, which is held in the teeth
to keep the respirator in place.
The boys SIT there until they are
dripping with perspiration. Then they
rush outside into the intense cold
and roll in the snow.
f. w. Nelson, who spent between
four and FIVE years in investigating for
the government the Eskimo living
about Boring Strait, says: "On sew
eral occasions | saw them go from
the sweat bath 10 holes in the ice on
a neighboring stream, and, squatting
there, pour ice water w their backs
and shoulders with a wooden dipper,
apparently experiencing the greatest
pleasure from the operation"
Although the Eskimo boys seem to
withstand such a bath as this all right
and even TO enjoy it, il would, in all
probability, kill any white boy who
tried it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29
Our FeiioW american
the Sponge

ALL American fisheries, the
sponge fishery is prosecuted
with the most crude and sim
pie means.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29

= ONG, long ago, the people in
China believed that their great
IL river, the Yang-tse-kiang, flow
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29
LHVD
OF AEDFUL
BATHS

who make a fuss because
their parents oblige them 10
take frequent baths should be
glad that they are not Eskimo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29

- NE of the most delightful ex-
~periences for passengers on
" the vessels that ply the Great
akes Is TO feed the sea QullS
The evening world., 1903-11-17
LEFT HER HOME ON
ACCOUNT OF ABEL
Friend Of Missing -. Ogden
GoeIet," Upbraided by Her
Father. Comes to This City
with a Girl Chum.

A peculiar sequel to the attempt OF
James Abeel, or u. Ogden Goelet," to
marry Miss Eleanor Anderson Is re-
vsaled In the story OF the disappearance
OF Miss Margaret r. Williams and Miss
Maud LIE Fevre from their homes in
Poughkeepsie and the Subsequent mar
riage of Miss LIE Fevre to Charles VI.
Carlisle in his city
Miss Williams is the daughter OF
James L. Williams. one of the most
prominent citizens OF Duchess County.
II was Miss williams Abeel tried to
cali IN tho telephone at the Grand
Hotel on the day he nrst met Miss
Anderson.
Abeei had been very attentive to Miss
Williams and had been a frequent visitor
at the Williams home in Poughkeeps
until Mr.. Williams discovered that Abeel
had lied about his residence and other
matters. He was then forbidden the
house When the story of Abeel's at
tempt to marry Miss Anderson was
puoiished Miss Williams became much
The evening world., 1903-11-17
ANYBODY FOUND
IS ENGLISH G|RLS2
Manager of Mother Goose"
Says His Troop Of Imported
%Trumpeters Arrived, but
Failed to Appear at Theatre.

Lost somewhere In New York are
sixteen young English girls who know
nothing OF New York ways and not
the address OF one friend on whom they
can call.
These girls disappeared three days
ago on their arrival from London, hav-
ing been brought here by Klaw K En-
LANCER to take the parts OF the sixteen
trumpeters in Mother Goose" which is
to open at the New Amsterdam Thea
tire week after next.
Through some oversight the girls were
not met It the docks. They were expected
to show up 1t the theatre yesterday for
rehearsal. but failed 10 do SC. 1t was
then discovered that they Ia not been
met when their steamship arrived, and
that no one had their New York al
dress. A canvass was made of eli the
New York hotels, but with no success.
1t Is not believed the young women
have met with n accident. It is
thought they r In some boarding
place waiting for some representative,
The evening world., 1903-11-17

wrought up She had 8 discussion with
her father and left home. In speaking
OF It later he said she was 'huffy.'
She called on her chum, Miss lie Fevre.
and the latter asked her mothers per-
mission to accompany Miss Williams TO
the railroad station. The two girls left
for New York, and 1t was learned later
that they had taken their best clothes
with them.
Charles Milton Carlisle had visited
Miss lie Fevre for more than n year
while he was a student at Eastman. He
left college a month ago and obtained
a position In this city as bookkeeper.
No word was heard from the girls until
Miss LIE Fevre wrote her mother three
days after leaving home that she had
bean married to Carlisle. She .inclosed
the wedding CERTIFICATE n asked that
It be returned. Mrs. lie Fevre returned
1t n announced that she would visit
her daughter to-day. In her letter 10
her mother Miss lie Fevre announced
that Miss Williams was going to get
a position in Boston.
Carlisle and his bride are living IN
West Thirty eighth street. Miss VIII.
Jams Is with them.
The evening world., 1903-11-17
AND ROB
STATION AGENT
Henry R. Hope, Of South Nyack,
Knocked Down While on Way
Home and Relieved of His
Money and Other valuabIes.

After a search that lasted all night
the police force of Nyack had to confess
to-day 1t a been unable to discover
any trace of the man. or men, who at
tackled and robbed Henry r. Hope. sta
ton agent for the Erie Railroad at South
Nyack.
The station at South Nyack is a small
affair. and is closed every night between
6 and I o'clock. 1t is Hopes custom to
take the days receipts, which some
times are quite large, home with him.
This he did last night He cut across q
field on his way home and Just before
he reached the street in which his
house stands thought he heard foot
steps behind him. 1t was too dark for
him to make out anything, however, ana
he continued his Journey.
When with 500 yards of his home he
heard a sudden rush and before he
could turn round received a terrible
blow on the head.
That was the last he knew for more
than one hour. At the end of that time
he recovered consciousness. He was
covered with blood. had a number of
cuts on his head and his body felt as
though some one had been jumping on
it. His pockets were turned inside out,
and a large sun of money and a valu-
able gold watch and chain were missing.
Making his way home, he first had his
hurts. which are quite serious. dressed,
and then aroused the police. A search.
which lasted all night. was at once be-
gun for three suspiclous-looking men
who had been hanging around South
Nyack for the past Two days. but they
had disappeared INK no trace Of them
vas found.
The evening world., 1903-11-17
Motorman Became Enraged
When BIuecoat, Who Was in
Citizens Clothes, Pulled the
Bell for Him to Stop.
HIT HIM WITH CONTROLLER.
Conductor Then Took a Hand In the
Flight, and Between the Two the
Struggling officer Was Knocked
Unconscious.

Policeman George I. Goldberg, OF the
Tenderloin station. was beaten into In
sensibility IN IN east-bound Tenth
street car early to-day. n Motor
man John Shannon and Conductor Jas.
Harrison are charged with the assault.
Both men are locked up at the Union
Market station. while the policeman is
in a serious condition at his home.
Goldberg Is ne OF the youngest men
on the force. He left the station
house In West Thirtieth street soon
AFTER O'Clock rode down Sixth avenue
n boarded a cross-town car. He was
In citizens clothes. When between
Avenue G and Avenue d he stepped out
on the platform and asked the motor
man to slow down to let him off.
AS there are several buildings in
course OF erection the company has
made a rule rot to stop there for fcai
OF accident. Goldberg did not know
this and the motorman did not enlight.
en- him. Without making any ~explana-
ton he refused to decrease the speed
of the car.
Goldberg stepped back into the car
and pulled the bell rope for a stop.
Thoroughly angry Shannon stopped the
car, and. taking of the controller. 1t
II alleged, ran back IN the car toward
the policeman. Goldberg tried to ward
of the blow but was struck across
the shoulder BY the brass controller.
The policeman tried TO pull! back his
coat To show his shield and to tell
the motorn an who he was, out Shan
non would not listen. The few passen-
gers In the car ran to the platform Or
lnto the street and the W men fought,
shannon using the controller.
Goldberg at last succeeded in get
ting his whistle from his pocket. but
before he had blown it the conductor
took q hand in the fight. II is said.
Between Shannon ana Harrison Gold
berg was soon overpowered, and Vas
unconscious when Policemen Clark and
Reynolds, attracted by he noise, came
up.
taken to the station-house and the car
remained still until the inspector heard
of the trouble n sent a crew 10
move II. Bail was not obtained for
either man and both spent the night
In the station-house.
The evening world., 1903-11-17
NOW IS THE TIME

Take SCOTS Emulsion of
Cod Liver Oil now. Not,
next week or next month,
but now. You need it to put
fat on your bones and
strength in your body to
stand the cold and trying
weather of the next few
months.
Nine-tenths of the popula-
lion would be benefited by
taking SCOTS Emulsion
regularly three times a day
for a month or more every
fall to fortify and strengthen
the system against the cold
and constant changes that
occur through the winter.
The benefit is particularly
marked with young, delicate
children. No food that they
can take begins to compare
with SCOTS Emulsion.
Pure cod liver oil is scarce
but if you get SCOTS Emul-
sion you'll be sure to get
only the purest and best oil.
Well send you a sample free, upon request.
SCOTT 6 BOVINE 400 Pearl Street, N. Y.
The evening world., 1903-11-17
SERVANT ACCUSED OF THEFT.
Woman Arrested Charged with
Stealing JewcIry Worth $500.

Mary Gladgctsky, alias Mary Keller.
EFT. was arrested by Detectives Bower
and Kelly. of the Flushing police,
charged with stealing diamonds and
jeweify worth $500 from the home Of
Mrs. Sarah l.. Annis. of No. 40S Amity
street, Flushing, where the Kellerett
woman was a servant
The robbery occurred on Saturday
night. Nov. I. while Mrs. Annis was
City.
When arraigned before Magistrate Con.
norton this Uorning she told conflicting
stories OF wnere she had been at the
time the robbery was committed. The
Magistrate held her In $500 bail until
Friday for examination.
The evening world., 1903-11-17
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The evening world., 1903-11-17
Dinner and Oea Seks.

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tea pot. sugar bowl cream jugs. bowl ana
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The evening world., 1903-11-17
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] 0 PRESSED GLASS WATER JCds
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The evening world., 1903-11-17
NEW AUSTRIAN BOND ISSUE.

VIENNA. Nov. lion the reassem-
bling of the Reichsrath to-day Finance
Minister Boehm Won Bewerk submitted
the budget for 1901. He estimated the
expenditures at about S346. .95i, 25S and
the revenue at about S3i7. 80, 9gs. In the
course Of his statement the Minister said
the Government proposed to Issue 1 per
bonds amounting to s., 332. $50 for
the redemption OF the bonds OF the state
debt falling due during the coming year.