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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08
the family circle. who OBJECTED to going to

the family circle, who objected to going to
bed under the circumstances. Mr.. Newell
then hiu upon an original device He cut
out some silhouettes representing men of
the toughest western type, with long, fierce
mustaches, some with cigars, and all with
pistols in their belts, and in the attitude
Of men intensely interested in a game of
poker. These silhouettes Mr.. Newell care
fully fastened to the inner canvas of the
tent. At night the family, stepping out
side into the darkness to view the result,
were entranced with its success. The
shadows thrown from the silhouettes in the
lighted interior indicated a tent filled with
poker-playing. pistol-shooting desperadoes.
1t was magnificent. Thenceforth the New
ell family slept in pastoral peace.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08
Afraid of Germs.
New York Letter.

iOih i<SttNi'
Not all who dine in hotels fare sumptu-
ously. 1t is not, however, attenuated
pocketbook, but an exaggerated fear OF
hostile germs, that makes one patron eat
with caution and circumspection.
Two poached eggs" was the order he
gave in one of the Fifth-avenue hotels.
Just drop them in clean boiling water.
Don't let them cook. Take them out before
they absorb the impurities in the water,
and drain all the water Off
Then he secured his plate with his nap
kin, washing his knife, fork and spoon in a
glass of water, and warily approached his
poached eggs. Instead of bread he insisted
on crackers, and busted each one off with
his napkin. The waiter brought him French
fried potatoes.
II must have whole boiled potatoes" he
insisted. "No other potatoes are Clean.
With this meal he had a glass of boiled
milk. brought in hot and cooled by placing
the glass in bowl of cracked ice. Thus,
with fear and trepidation the victim of
germophobia ate in one of the most eiab-
crate public dining rooms of New York.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08
Valentine.

Would might weave in amber rhyme
Would might tune in tinklng time
The singing fancies that within
by brain keep their delrious spin.
Oh. what Jocund host they are.
And you-you the distant star
Whereto they all would fain aspire
Their goal, their magnet, their desirei
They make of you a peerless
That in some Orient garden blows;
Your voice is the fountains gush,
Or as the love-notes OF the thrush.
Your eyes have tender violet shades,
Your hair the gold OF dawn pervades.
Your movements have the south winds SPELL
Illusive and intangiblei
Yet this Is but feeble fold
or what the lifting thoughts hold
tJust poIsing on the marge OF speech)-
Keep jealously beyond my reach.
Would / might set the song-birds Free
Then-what a burst OF melodyi
Compact OF w!ldng grace and art
wonder would they win your heart?
Clinton scollard, in the Criterion.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08


Of instruction OF 1902 was I4ss per cent more
than at the armory drills during the six
months ending Oct 81, 1902 The attend
ance OF the New York National Guard dur
ing the camp of instruction for 1902 was
S.64 per cent. less than in the armory drills.
The adjutant general Of New York rightly
thinks this attendance speaks well for the
discipline and attention to duty on the part
of the officers and men.
The percentage of the armory drill at
tendance of the New York National Guard
for November. 1902. was s5.ss: the cavalry
averages were the highest with a percent
age of 925. the artillery, 1891; the signal
corps, s424, and the infantry last with
s215. The Fourteenth Infantry was the
lowest of all the regiments with a per-
centage OF 7224 A well-known military pa
per says of this attendance and regiment:
1.-The regiment is generally in poor condi-
ton and needs a thorough shaking up. 1t
is poorly differed, and unless there is a
radical improvement in discipline and gen.
eral conditions it would be a waste of pub
lie money to continue it in the service.
While we regret to see any COM
mand disbanded, in justice TO those VINO
maintain themselves in an efficient manner
worthless commands should be wiped out
regardless of sentiment" What would 1t
think OF Indiana percentages?
The general average Of drill attendance
of the Connecticut National Guard for No
vember, 1902 was SS 40 per cent. The
above figures are presented for study and
comparison. Where is Indiana's weakness?
Indiana's general officers are equal. II not
superior. to any in the United States. and
it's rank and file eaualed the very best dur
ing the Spanish-American war.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08
BIBLE INSTRUCTION.
Topic to Be Discussed at q Teachers
Conference-Dowfe's Crusade.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.7-By long odds the
event of the moment in religious affairs is
the forthcoming Bible teachers conference
in Chicago, under the invitation of the
council of seventy. This conference is
called not alone to talk over methods of
Bible instruction in the Sunday school, but
to discuss the whole subject of the Bible In
education. Dissatisfaction with present
methods and with results has long been
felt on all sides. Recently the Information
al Sunday-school Association has been the
butt of criticism because of it's failure to
adopt at Denver last July lesson scheme
for advanced students. When President
Harper, of the University of Chicago, act
ing President Sanders, CT the council of
seventy, and others announced this Chicago
meeting there was some alarm felt by the
conservative friends of the international
committee. and the charge was made that
higher critics were putting themselves in
evidence. The Interior, of Chicago, pre-
sents long editorial under the title, "Safe
TO Enter Here" and the acting chairman
of the council, Prof Frank X. Sanders, of
Yale, with others, assure the conservatives
of the true character of the conference.
XXX
The Restoration Host of Chicago an
nounces its intention to swoop down upon
New York next autumn, 1000 strong. at
least, and to hold propaganda meetings
continuously for one month. This host is
headed by the Rev. John Alexander Dowie,
general overseer, as he calls himself,
for his schemes are both religious and
financial. The greatest auditorium in New
York has been rented for two weeks and
application has been made for permission
TO hold public meetings throughout the
streets OF the greater city. So far as can be
learned there is absolutely no feeling on
the part of the Christian ministers and
leaders of New York against the proposed
inundation of Dowieism. Few in New York
expect much of the host to be restored
there. The fact is, New York makes her
own great men; and those who go to that
city with reputation made elsewhere have
as rule, a hard time. This applies it is
to be understood, to matters religious not
secular. Mr.. Dowie is a Scotchman who
tried Australia and California without
much success after he had quilted Scotland
and that he can repeat In New York his
singular Chicago success is counted to b
extremely doubtful. he will draw vasf
crowds. His advent is being admirably ad-
vertised.
The Young Mems Christian Associations
of the country are to give this coming year
more attention than formerly to TIE matter
of church membership among their young
men. OF the 1000 associations in America
only $50 succeeded, so far as the reports
go. in getting any OF their members into
the churches as members. These $50 report
have got into such membership 1850
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08
General Military Notes.


General Mckee will be the first of the
National Guard to don the new olive drab
uniform.
The War Department announces that
there will be no delay in arming the Ma
tional Guards with the Krag-Jorgensen
rife.
A bill has been introduced in Congress
to create a bureau of National Guard off,
GERS. with National Guard officer at its
head.
Congress has authorized the War Depart
ment to detail retired army officers for
duty with National Guards when requested
by the Governor.
The adjutant general of Illinois recon-
mends that the State allow officers of the
National Guard s12O per year as expense
for the purchase of arms. textbooks and
clothing. required in the discharge of their
duties.
There is a disposition among some men,
bers of the House military committee to
introduce a bill to increase the pay of pri-
Yates for each drill to so cents per night,
instead of 20, and that of officers and nom
commissioned officers in same proportion
XXX
The Old Guard of New York will leave
on Southern trip about Feb TO- During
the trip it will visit st. Augustine. Savan-
nah. Charleston. Washington and Phila-
delphia. The military at those points are
preparing to give them a generous recep-
ton.
4
AS soon as practicable the entire enlisted
force of the Indiana National Guard will
be reuniformed with the olive-drab serv-
ice uniforms. The dress uniform is the
only blue uniform now authorized for the
enlisted men. The State has never issued
any dress uniforms to its guard
A manual of laws. general orders and
army regulations relating to the National
Guard of New Jersey has just been pub
lished. 1t is bound in cloth and is similar
to the Indiana manual compiled by General
Mckee ten years ago. A number of States
issue manuals, but none is more succiant
and practical than Indiana's.
The boulevard TO the army post should
be built along the Millersville pike to Just
beyond Millersville thence due east about
three miles TO the corner of the post Some
members OF the board when here were much
impressed with that beautiful drive as it
now is. and this no doubt had much to do
with the selection.
The secretary of war has approved the
recommendation of encampment sites made
by the board OF which General Miles is
president. The sites so far approved are
those of Fort Sam, Huston. Tex, Fort
Douglas. Wisconsin, and Ranch Macimien-
10. California. The other sites for maneu-
yer fields are still in allegiance.
General Chaffee, u. 5. A. after inspect
ing the Twenty-third United States In
fantry. which is under orders for the
Philippines. directed all the married en-
listed men TO step TO the front He ex-
planned TO them the conditions in the Phil
ippines and what they might expect and
that their families would have To remain
in the United States. Each man was asked
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08
New York National Guard.

The semi-annual reports show that the
strength OF the National Guard OF New
York on Sept 20. 1902. SS1 commissioned
officers and 1850 enlisted men. aggregatine
l4431. The percentages OF attendance was:
In aid OF civil authorities. SS.1s per cent :
at camp OF instruction. s3.9l; on field serv-
fee SAT-: at drills I'm armories from Oct 1.
1901. TO April 30. 1902. s.55. general average
attendance. S.s5. The attendance of the
Indiana National Guard during the camp
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08
How Peter Newell Kept on Murderer,

Literary Bulletin.
Before Peter Newell began the work of
illustrating Lewis Carrolrs Alice" stories
for the Harpers, he was camping in
Colorado with his family. They were liv-
ing in real tent, and when news came of
a noctural murder in the near neighbor-
hood, there considerable nervousness
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08

Little Chronicle

Little Chronicle.
az hope all you little boys" said the
teacher, commence the week right by get
ting up early Monday morning"
"Yes'm," replied little Johnny ~ always
love TO get up early Monday mornin'."
And you feel all the better for il, don't
you, Johnny"
"Yes'm. That's the mornin we have
pancakes"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08
Stocks svifb Tabs

THEY ARE quite the thing and GER
tainly captivating in their delicate
beauty.
Linen is combined with lace. chiffon
with lace applique and embroidery
with linen; then there are stocks of
embroidered taffeta, embroidered
butchers linen and stitched chiffon.
Prices range upward from 81 SS
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08
SuSSeSffon n
B y w A y o F

Bell sleeves are a possibility on
spring coats and tailored blouses.
Dull Jet butterflies are a new novelty
from France, designed as belt pin or
brooche.
Medallion stick pins are quite the
rage. These may be had of silver,
gold plate or enamel at SOC.
Yellow cluny lace is effectively COM
bined with ermine. Ermine is never
so white ar when worn in contrast
with pale yellow.
The silk belt has almost entirely
superseded the belt of leather and
the position design is still favorite
in spite of several novelty shapes.
Among the many pretty hat pins and
brooches arriving from Eastern jewell
ers are interlocked loops of gun metal
and gold and red enamel and gold.
Dogtooth pearls are popular settings
for brooches.
Lace and embroidery is seen every
where; femininity is becoming more
feminine. Unless all signs fail, the
Swiss embroidered stock will almost
entirely displace the mannish collars
heretofore worn.
So much ribbon was never before
used in hair dressing. nor so little in
dress trimming. One must except,
however. the popular ribbon rosettes
and the very rich sashes which We are
gradually adopting from the French.
One of the new style chains is COM
posed of plated strands of green or
blue beads; genuine green jade in an
other is interspersed with pearls and
strung on a chain of gun metal, and
a similar style is carried out with pink
coral.
Where will the bead craze end? A
few months ago we were prone to
look lightly on the fad as but a pass
ing fancy Of the younger folk. Now
it isn't unusual to see grandmothers
adorned with long. dangling chains of
ebony beads or gun metal links.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08
The Proposed Cavalry Troop.

The committee appointed to assist in Sc
curing legislation authorizing a cavalry
troop for the Indiana National Guard held
several meetings last week and drafted a
suitable statute to present to the Legis-
lature. 1t is estimated that troop OF
a maximum of sixty men would cost about
5000 to equip and $4,000 annually TO main
tain. The State will only be asked to equip
and maintain the troop. Each trooper will
have TO furnish his own horse. Under
the Dick bill the larger part of the equip
ment will come from the general govern
ment. The appropriation asked for main
tenance of the troop is very small and
will be in addition to what is now given
for the infantry and artillery. One troop
of cavalry is very small proportion Of the
guard for this State. Indiana is entitled
under present laws to forty-eight compa-
MES of infantry and three batteries of artil-
lery, making an aggregate of 6,S72 men and
officers. Pennsylvania is asking OF its Leg
islature authority to organize regiment
of cavalry; New York now has five troops
of cavalry; the State of Washington has
one troop of cavalry out of an aggregate of
eleven companies Cavalry is a portion Of
the national guard in almost all the States.
While the cavalry in actual warfare of to-
day is much less effective than infantry, its
moral effect in strikes is something mar
velous. When it is reported that ''the cav
airy is coming" the average civilian i'm
AGNES the country will be cleaned up with
out delay. The gentlemen of this city
who contemplate forming a company ex
pect to make it a crack company after the
order of the New York and Philadelphia
independent companies. They will ask the
State to furnish the horse equipments,
and the service olive drab uniform for
drilling purposes. Each trooper. in addi-
ton, will be required to equip himself with
a horse, a dress uniform and cap for cere-
monial occasions. The troop will be a
valuable adjunct to the guard as well as
another attraction to the city.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08

Goats of Fur
Persian lamb jacket of good quality,
made with flare collar and broad
revers, originally s125.OO. now offered
at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $Sz so
Moire broadtail jacket, collar and
revers trimmed in blended mink.
brocade silk lining. reduced from
10000 to .-......-........$ - 80
Choice of three genuine seal coats, me-
dunn sizes. "a inches long. former
price s25O.0o, now
marked ................. $4,000
One 3O-inch otter cape, fine quality, full
sweep, instead of $12500,
now .,...-........-.......@ @zS 90
One s250.00 loose box coat of Siberian
squirrel, made with revers collar and
facings of ermine, light brocade lin
ing, reduced in price just one
half ..................... $S12S 90
All near-seal coats are offered at the
following reductions:
$3.50 Box coats at..... $4,000
$500 Box coats at...... 9 Oh 70
$500 Near-seal blouses. @ 40. 90
+ " r ~ o " z r 8
These bits of neckwears are popular
and have increased decidedly in va
vi Of ha h06 nf aft
embroidery or lace and may cost
as much as 500 or as little
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08
Military News in General

Indiana National Guard-Ifs Strength and
Percentage of Attendance During Encamp-
1nent and Weekly Drills. -. i.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-01

The government pays the magnificent
salary of 1 cent year to Maurice
Proctor for carrying the mail between
Dodgeville and Mineral Point.
Mr.. Proctor operates a stage line be-
tween the two cities. and he makes q
good income from the passenger serv-
ice.
Recently he closed a contract with
the government for three years, agree
ing to carry the mail one way each
day. and his bid was 8 cents for that
period of time, He is to receive his
salary in three installments of ! cent
each. He recently received his check
for. his salary last year, but he is not
going to cash it until he is in need Of
money.
The distance between DodgeviIie and
Mineral Point is eight miles. Mr.. Proc
tor is very proud over the responsible
ity Of having the United States mail
in his care and enjoys the distinction
of drawing the smallest salary on rec
ord. lie also. feels confident that if
the government should desire to re-
trench no effort would be>made to cut
his salary Wisconsin.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-01
AN ORDINANCE

Naming February ~ in each year as
: Civic Day and providing for plant
ing shade trees on sidewalks from
November 1 to April /.
Be it resolved by the city council of
the city of Shreveport. in LEGAL assem-
bly, convened, that February II in each
year is hereby ordained as the civic day
of the city of Shreveport. ~
Be it further resolved that all prop
erfy owners whose property is on grade
shall plant shade trees in the space be-
tween the curb of the street and the
concrete or brick snace of the laid side
walk That said trees shall be planted
not later than April 1, and that in de-
fault of said planting on or before the
Ist day of April next the street COM
missioner shall be authorized to plant
the same and that charge of fifty cents
per tree be collected from the owners of
the adjacent property.
Adopted Jan. 10. 1908.
ANDREW QUERIES. Mayor.
C. G. RIVES. Comptroller.
T. G. HAYES,
Auditor and ex-Off1cio Secretary.
Jan. rs. 1908.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-01
The Autocrat of All the Russias.

No one can grasp the fundamental
state of things iii Russia without realiz-
ing that there the will of the car Is as
the will of God. His land and his sub
jects are his, to dispose of as he may.
In Russian battle not SO long ago the
artillery. imperatively needed in front,
was stopped by deep ditch. The sol
diers flung themselves in until the
ditch was full. and the artillery gal
loped over their bodies.
In the world of business it is quite
the same A Russian administrator
was discussing with Sir Henry Norman
the military capabilities of the Trans
siberian railway, and Norman said:
There wouldn't be rolling stock
enough to convey masses of troops in
short time" 2~@
Every engine and carriage In Russia
would be put there if necessary" was
the answes.
But that would disorganize the whole
commerce of the country and bring
tens of thousands to ruin"
"You don't understand" said the Off
cial. IF the car gave the word to
take every railway carriage in Russia
and run 1t across the Siberian railway
and throw it into the China sea at the
end, who should prevent him?"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-01
WHITE HOUSE RULES FOR NAN
NERS AND MORALS.
l'lle pnayuIle saws

The Picayune says
For the flrst time IN the history Of
the Republic, negroes attended. on
terms OF social equality, within a week,
The ceremonial reception and levee at
s;ie White House
Il hese e,grees were a man and two
women IN evening dress, the females
being attired in very snowy costumes
cut .decoilete IN all the height or low
ness 81 the style. The party were John
! G. Dancy, recorder or deeds tor the
District Of Columbia, and two female
companions. They were taken up to the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt. who took
their hands and greeted them IN regula-
ton style, and as q matter OF course
they attracted much attention.
s.fhis fixes the rule that the public
receptions Of the President and his wife
are as open to negroes as u whites. and
with such warrant in favor Of their
social equality, they will doubtless ap-
rear III large numbers at future reeep-
lions ii the White House.
The fact IS cited that Fred Douglass
sfad lis white wife attended one Of
President Cleveland receptions. but
that vas regarded as rils e of az aeci-
dent than anything else. the invitation
having been extended Douglass along
2a-f1
with many others sent ont 70 officials.
All any rate, il gained Mr. Cleveland ho
credit ii the North, and disguised
thousands of Southerners With him,
The Richmond Dispatch declares that
when the American people have seeeii
President Roosevelt entertaining Book
Ct Nashingtos, al dinner ii the White
House with tie President own family
when they have seen him closing the In
dianola postofies 10 spite the whites d
&thas see1ion of Mississippi. and appoint
Ting Dr. Crun 10 The Charleston collee-
torship. as if his purpose were to gall
the earolinians 70 the uttertnost and
when they have seen q negro beau with
negress On each arm. parading At the
President ! levee IN the great drawing
room Of the White House, where all TIT
beauty and arissyg-aey of the nationa1
capital are assembled, the limit Of IN
fafuatian for q eonplaisanoe io. tbs
negroes seems 70 have been reached
Il The manners and Customs Of The
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-01
THE LUCKY MAN.
The Sun Milling Company Sack Of
Flour.

The sack Of flour donated to the Gen
eviese Orpl,anage and which was on ex-
hibitiorl in show window Of Ben Holz-
mans dry goods store, was awarded by
number to B. F Oneal, United States
marshal. The sack contained $40 gold
piece and realized $4,000. Mr.. O'Neal
has returned the sack Of -four and the
ten dollars to the ladies who have had
she management of the fund realized
and who no doubt will again offer the
sack Of -four and the gold piece to a
generous public. Mr.. Onears action is
most commendable. To help the father
less is a duty for which the reward
musi be meted out II. glorious here
after. r