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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
A Christmas IuddIe.

blanche and had dreadful time about
a little money the cars coming home
from Christmas shopping tonight said a
girl ''She asked me how much money /
had and / said 70 cents. Then she said,
Give it to me; I've 81 and owe your sister
Emily As cents. VIII you take 1t to her p
Then / said: Yes, I'll take 1t to her,
but that won't be right. You will be giving
me only a quarter if I give you my rs
cents.
Then Blanche looked bewildered and
said: Then you give me So cents, and I'll
give you the dolar-won't that be rights?
YES 1 said. but 1 haven't got any
nickel. I've only so cents and Is cents, be-
sides you already have my 20 cents
Goodness, take it, said BlaSche. but
you have my dollar"
No I haven't I said; you didn't give
1t to me, you've got 1t yourself
'' SO 1 have she said. Now let's begin
all over again. If you give me so cents and
give you this dollar. will that make it or
won't it?'
"'Oh don't know said. How can !
know anything when I've been working
my mind on Christmas presents all day?
Just keep your old dollar and I'll keep my
IS cents and let Emily collect her own As
cents So that is the way we arranged it.
Blanche says she never could count and
can't and never could-so there We were.
And a man in the next seat just sat and
laughed when he might have helped us out
the old woozy-looking thing.
when ] told Emily about it she said:
You mean old thing why didn't you let her
pay you? 1 need that As cents this very
minute"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
DUTY ON SILK RIBBONS
RAISED TO SO PER CENT.
Secretary Shaw Gives Instructions
as to Proper Method of Col
Letting Duties.
HOLDS GOOD TO MARCH 1

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Secretary Shaw
to-day rendered a decision sustaining the
board Of general appraisers in its decision
that certain silk ribbons involved in cases
brought before the board were dutiable as
trimmings and not as articles of manufac-
tured silk. The effect OF the boards deci-
sion was to increase the duty ribbons
rom 5o 20 % per cent ad valorem The text
or Secretary Shaw's decision was announced
In the following letter TO the collector of
customs:
You have doubtless observed that the
decision OF the board of general appraisers,
rendered Oct. Il, 1903. is in conflict with the
decision In Robinson VS.. United States, de-
cided by the United States Circuit Court
for the Southern district of New York on
Feb. 3. 1903. The importer has appealed
from the decision of the board of general
appraisers The government should have
Court. The failure was an oversight on the
part of the Treasury Department or the De-
partment of Justice 1t is immaterial which.
attorney general. from which l note:
Where there Is conflict between an opin-
ION OF the Circuit Court on appeal from the
board or general appraisers and a subse-
quent one Of the board, the secretary Of
the treasury, In deciding which to follow,
should give the opinion of the court
greater consideration on account OF the
superior position which Ii occupies.
I" If the Treasury Department acquiesced
In the doctrines expressed in an opinion Of
goods should be assessed at a specified
rate, and importers have been led to &C
cept this as the construction of the law
which that department regards final,
and have acted on it for considerable
space of time, collectors ought not 10 be
Instructed to assess at different rate, I'M
less strong reasons fmpel thereto
In view OF the foregoing. you are in
structed TO follow the decision of the board
of general appraisers in the case referred
TO as 10 the particular class of goods be-
fore the board and you will follow the de-
cisfon and doctrine OF the Circuit Court In
the case referred to as to all other silk
ribbons until March ], 1904. From and after
March /. 1904, you will follow the conclusion
reached by the board of general appraisers
as to all silk ribbons unless In the mean
time the same shall have been overruled by
the Circuit Court of Appeals"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
Becky's Red Christmas.

Some things may be done as we'll as others,
and occasionally. it must be granted in
ways which have not heretofore been men,
toned.
IF you want your cook to please you,
you must please your cook, these days.
remarked laxative little matron. Every
now and then our Becky-our cherished
black Becky-acts somewhat grumpy and
as If she were about getting ready to give
me notice to do my own cooking. When
/ see this mood coming over good Becky
1 don't say anything to anybody, but just
set myself to work to head 1t off and get
Becky into a pleasant frame of mind. Dear
me, why not? We are ALL more or less,
the victims of our own dispositions, and
the more we know and the more fortunate
we are the more tolerance we should have
for people with less education and oppor-
tunity.
Eyes, that sounds preachy I know, but
had three preacher grandfathers and
| can't help IL. Anyway I'm giving Becky a
red Christmas this year TO raise her spirits
s snrit silk ike red. II were man I'd we eas
a red necktie all the time just for the good
Ii could do the world 1t lifts my spirits
wonderfully, even when l see a little red
/ headed boy skip by me on the street Becky
| likes red, she will find lot of red gifts
| among her Christmas presents: red wais,
| and a red hat, red ribbons. red gloves, a
| picture framed in red some red candles and
/ a red pincushion for her room. The children
/ are going TO give her some red presents too
a red-coyered book, some red-bordered
/ handkerchiefs. a red box OF candy a per.
| fume bottle with red sash on IL and Henry
| will give Becky red bag with money in ii
"Oh. II will work; you see IL IL doesn't
/ We are not millionaries and we can't give
/ Becky fur cape with a red satin lining
| but we will do all we can with our en-.
| livening Christmas color scheme, and I'll
/ warrant you that Becky will respond. wher
| 1 was a girl my mother once surprised mt
| with everything blue for my room on.
Christmas and the pleasure Of IL has lasteS
me all my life."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
Theatrical Notes.

The Grand will have large audiences to-
day, as the advance sales have been very
heavy. The vaudeville bill presented at
this amusement house this week Is capt.
tai entertainment for the holiday crowds.
as there are so many acts on the pro-
s cb 5hat SSaS the Of
juggler. illusionist, travesty artist, and all.
round entertainer. is the best "headlfner
the Grand has had this season, and Is CIV
ing a performance that is alone worth the
admission price TO the theater. Other ex-
cellent specialties are furnished by the i'm
personator. Charles Leonard Fletcher; the
grotesque comedy musicians, Binns, Binns
and Binns: the sweet-voiced soprano. Miss
Wynne Winslow the od-time farcical ac-
tor, Sam Edwards assisted by two other
players; the aerial artist, Mile. Alc!de Cap
itaine; the wonderful gymnasts and aero
bats, the Three Nevarros. and the graceful
dancers. Trask and GLADDEN.. The bioscope
pictures round out most enjoyable vaude-
vile show.
Christmas will be celebrated by the men,
bers of the Merry Maidens" Burlesque
Company on the stage at the Empire to-
day Immediately after the matinee per-
Torrance. Some of the comedians of he
organization have something up their
sleeves" and Nellie Hanley, the prima
donna of the show says she thinks the
something's" are Christmas trees. At any
rate, the members OF the combination In
tend to have little fun OF their own as
soon as the final curtain falls at the mat
inee. and if the departing audience hears
shrieks of laughter coming from behind
the big curtain IL will be sign that
something is doing" The Merry Maid
ens." true TO their names. will give two
merry shows to-day, and the managsmen,
says that big audiences are assured. There
are a number Of good features In the en-
tertainment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
The Wrong Anniversary.

A group of Indianapolis matrons were re-
calling various instances of the things one
would rather not have said,'' when one
comfortable middle-aged lady remarked:
i've known something worse than that.
When l was teaching in one of the neigh
boring towns, before my marriage, we had
a new principal one fall. He was a new
conner in town. but We all soon came to like
him very much. He was a highly educated
and brilliant man, but very social and
friendly. He was talking with a group of
the teachers one day and happened to say,
This is the anniversary of my marriage
He said it in tone of tender reminis-
cence, and the girls were much impressed
We saw they were planning something, but
they wouldn't let any of the rest of us
into their plot. The professor had told
them, they said, and they were the proper
ones to take some notice of 1t. One of them
was also heard to remark that it was
shame none Of us had called ON his wife yet
when We saw them going into a confec-
toners on the way home. one Of us-no,
shall not say which one-was curious
enough to peep In, and saw that they were
buying elegant wedding cake-it must
have made quite hole in their pocket
books. They came out with the cake and
started off in the direction of the principals
house. Evidently they had decided that it
would be a delicate attention to take the
cake to the happy pair, with their congratu-
lations on the anniversary.
well. precisely what awful thing hap
pened when they got there We never could
find out, but they were dreadfully subdued
and shame-faced the next day, and it grad
ually leaked out that the principal was mar
ried to his second wife, fierce virago with
neither manners nor refinement, and the
wedding day to which his memory had
fondly required was that of his first mar
| riage."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

Amateur night at the Unique Theater last
night was marked by an unusually appre-
ciative audience. Several good numbers were
presented by the amateurs and their efforts
were generously applauded. Those who ap-
peared follow: j. F. Williams in an aero
batic turn, Sam Perrneth in a recitation,
the Donna brothers in comedy sketch
and Miss Leona Thompson. The spectators
were feeling good and joined in the chorus
of the Good Old Summer Time" rendered
by Miss Thompson.
The most unique part of the perform
ance was the presenta ton of gold headed
cane to Manager Ralph Thorbus. Stage
Manager Will ID. Marine made the presenta-
ton speech and Mr.. Thorbus did not attempt
to answer. but blushed like a schoolboy.
The bill was closed with set of very ex-
cellent biograph pictures.
The most unique" number on the pro-
gramme was the presentation of a beau
tiful gold-headed cane to Manager Ralph
Thorbus by the performers and employees
of the house. The presentation speech was
made by Stage Manager VIII ID. Maine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
PRESIDENT MURLIN
ASKS SANTA CLAUSS AID
Head of Baker University Makes
Unique Appeal for AS
SiStanCe.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

SpeCIHI JUur1dI.
BALDWIN, Kan, Dec 4.-The Rev. l..
III. Murlin. ID. D., president of Baker Uni
versity, who was formerly a Methodist
clergyman In Indiana, and who is an
alumnus OF De Pauw University, has issued
an appeal for financial aid for his school
which is attracting much attention. owing
to its unusual features. II is issued in the
form of handsomely-printed booklet con-
veying the holiday greetings of Baker Uni
versity TO Santa Claus. The book shows an
in FIVE years and total of gifts in that
time of s117,200. On an opposite page the
immediate need of the university for s25. 900
is shown and the financial statement closes
with the following prominently printed SEN
tence:
Bakers big stocking is hanging by Pres
ident Murlin's fireplace, Mr.. Santa Claus"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
HOME DRESSMAKING HINTS.
BY MAY MANTON.

Deep yoke collars make a characteristic
of the latest waist and give all the droop-
ing. long-shouldered effect that Is required
by fashion. The very attractive waist H.
Illustrated shows one of removable sort
and allows OF high or low neck or Of a
convertible one as the waist can be made
high and covered with the yoke collar, or
low and worn either with or without as
occasion demands; or, again, the yoke COL
lar can be omitted altogether and yoke
above the shirrings only used. making a
shirred waist with plain yoke that gives
quite different effect. The model Is made
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
GAVE MISS ANDERSON
Il CHECK FOR $Ioo, 1000
James Abel, Who Impersonated
]. Ogden Goelet, Jr., Said, to
Be in Toronto.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-James Abeel who
was indicted several weeks ago for alleged
impersonation of -. Ogden Goelet, jr,"
in an attempt to marry Grace Anderson, a
telegrapher employed In the Grand Hotel.
has been located. according to the Ameri-
can. He is said TO have been found by a
reporter In Toronto. Ont. and declares his
sudden departure from New York was in
no way connected with the Anderson affair.
The person who was EXPOSED lust before
the proposed marriage with Miss Anderson
had rendered his intented bride with a
check. bearing the Goelet signature, for
100000. This and the notoriety of the
affair caused the Goelet family to employ
detectives to run down the impostor. Abeel
Is wealthy young married man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
AN ADMIRABLE PARsIFAL.

AS was to be expected from Herr Burg
stallers "Siegfried," he made an admirable
Parsifal To portray the boy Parsifal as he
is shown in the first act 'guileless fool
innocent, pure, simple, but uncouth. almost
wild as we'll, to follow his growth of soul,
his awakening to sin, and his final lofti-
ness of spirit, is a great dramatic task to
which Herr Bergstaller proved himself full
" equal. His singing, moreover, was most
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
In the ThedterS
To-Day's Schedule.

ENGLISH'S.-"Robin Hood at 2:15 p.
m. and THE Serenade." at Sis p. m.
GRAND.-High-class vaudeville, 2:15 and
PARk.-"The Funny Side of Life" and
EMPIRE.-Burlesque and p. m.
UNIQUE.-Vaudeville, and p. m.
Charles a. Loder, a well-known German
comedian, supported by a good-sized COM
pany of speciality performers. opened half
weeks engagement at the Park yesterday
in new musical farce, called THE Funny
Side of Life" and succeeded in pleasing
characteristic audiences. Although the play
is utterly devoid of plot and lacking in
coherency, those shortcomings count for
nothing, the entertainment makes no
pretense at being anything else but yaude-
vile show with a slender thread of a story
upon which to hang the many musical num-
bers, dances ard novelties. The piece was
prepared by the veteran minstrel Frank
Dumont, who, when he is not banging
tambourine ION the end with his stock
minstrel company in Philadelphia, is devot-
ing his time to writing just such abSurdities
as THE Funny Side of Life.
Loder himself. who is a comedian of the
Gus Williams school, furnishes most of the
fun during the three acts. The old trick
stairway idea is again brought into play In
the first scene, and, to the delight of the
gallery, Loder does some musical falls on
the back of his neck and otherwise cuts
capers that cause uproarious laughter He
sings, for the first time at the Park, George
M. Cohan's really excellent topical song,
"Then I'd Be Satisfied with Life and a
number of other good ditties that win many
enc0res. Al EdwardeS, an Old-time black
face performer, appears in a negro charac-
ter, and, aside from the fact that he inter-
pOlates some ancient jokes into the dialogue,
his work is amusing. Frank Russell, Ed
Howard, George II. Davis, James Harmon,
George Addison and Louis Volkey play the
other male parts, and, while they are not
called upon TO do any acting worth men,
tioning, they come to the frant from time to
time with good specialtes.
The women of the company are on the
whole, better than the men. Lillian Law
son, very pretty and sprightly soubrette.
sings and dances in way that causes her
to become the pronounced favorite of the
cast before the curtain falls on the second
act Hazel Burt, recruit from the bur-
lesque stage, is statuesque young woman
with a good soprano voice, and her pres
ence is OF great benefit in many of the
stage pictures. while her singing is n valua-
bic feature OF the entertainment. Her solo,
| Good Night, Beloved Good Night" is
especially enjoyable. Praiseworthy work is
done by Alice Hare. Mrs. Charles Loder,
Ida Carney Daley and eight other pretty
| girls. The setting of the first act is quite
| elaborate and the other acts are adequately
| staged There will be two Christmas per-
| formances to-day and the engagement will
| come to an end with two more perform
| anceS tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25


OF white crepe de chine with trimming of
Venetian lace but innumerable suggestions
might be made. all the soft materials of
the season being Wei adapted for shir-
rings.
The waist is made over fitted lining and
Is itself shirred a: the upper gathered at
the lower edge and is closed in invIsibly at
the back The yoke collar is circular and
can be finished separately or with the
waist. its neck edge being finished with a
stock. or IL can be cut OF at indicated lines
with a bertha portion. only used, or. il
liked. the lining can be faced TO form a
yoke. the shirrings at the upper edge OF the
waist making the finish and the entire yoke
collar omitted. The sleeves are mounted
over fitted Innings. and are full at the ell
bows. shirred at the shoulders and finished
with gauntlet cuffs. that are omitted when
elbow sleeves are desired.
The quantity OF material required for
the medium size Is 4iz yards q inches wide,
yards q inches wide or 24s yards "A inches
wide, with y yard OF all-over lace and
ga yards OF applique 10 trim as illustrated.
The pattern 1901 is cut in sizes for a g,
81. 90. - and +-inch bust measure.
PATTERN COUPON
/ For patterns OF garment illustrated above
| send 10 cents tcoin stamps.(
Cut out illustration and inclose II In letter.
Write your name and address distinctly and
state number ard size wanted. Address
Pattern Dept. The Journal.
dIaEapolis. Ind
Allow one week for return Of pattern
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25

ENGLISH S.-"Robin Hood at 2:15 p.
m, and THE Serenade," at s:15 D. m.
Observation-Disclosures vaudeville, 2:15 and
Sis p. m.
PARk-"The Funny Side of Life" 2 and
p. m.
EMPIRE.-Burlesque 2 and p. m.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-04
Gen Carr for Senator.

To the Editor: | read with pleasure the
letter of A. H. Mcneil, Esq, commencing
General Carr for Senator. 1 do not know
that I have the honor of personal &C
quaintance with Mr.. Mcneil. 1 expect
he is of good Presbyterian stock, and
among them are some of the best peo-
pie of this country and some of my best
friends my good wife being one. But
he has so well spoken my sentiments on
this subject that / wish to endorse what
he says and to thank him for saying it
so much better than l could have said it.
l will add that l have been we'll ac-
quainted with Gen. Carr since our young
manhood, when he was "Jule Carr" and
l was, to him, always when we met
Brother Jones'" both before the big
Durham Bull was a calf and since his
maturity. He made his money in bust
ness, by business methods and has been
liberal with it to worthy objects-not
for the sake of reward but because he
was prompted to it by his big benevolent
heart. He would like the honor of being
United States Senator from North Caro-
lima and | think after all he has done for
the State and her people she should
want him to have it. He is not too far
east, as is claimed by some. have heard
large number of people express them
selves on the subject and they are al
most unanimous in favor of Gen. Carr
/ write this without his knowledge. | am
not politician, but hope it will do no
harm. Respectfully.
ZONES
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-04
REV, BAYLUS CADE
viii Finally Abar don Lega
and Political Field.
He VIII Return to The Ministry and Will Shortly
Become Pastor of the Baptist Church
al Murphy.

Rev. Baylus Cade has decided to aban-
don politics and law and return to the
ministry of the Baptist church. He will
soon become pastor of the Baptist church
at Murphy. Mr.. Cade is native of West
Virginia. More than fifteen years ago he
became pastor of the Baptist church of
Louisburg and made reputation as an cri-
ginal thinker and bright preacher Later
he made an invention which he thought
would be of great value to the railroad
world. His hopes there failed after he
had lost much time working upon and
experimenting with his invention Dur
ing that time Mr.. Cades time was, of
course. taken largely from his pastoral
work. He then became editor of the
. Progressive Farmer went into politics.
and became a member of the odious Rus
sell, his private secretary read law, was
to Russell. His campaign speeches were
roundly criticized. He had the courage
of his misdirected zeal and boldly avowed
what his associates practised but did
notavow. Upon the retirement of Rus
sell his private secretary read law, was
licensed and located at Morehead and
he was nominated for SuprEme Court
Judge.
Now he returns to the ministry A
man of brilliant parts, his friends are
glad that he has returned to the work
to which he devoted the best years of
his life.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-04
Tobacco Chat.

The first year the American Tobacco
Company was organized the price of cut
tiers declined 25 per cent on a crop one
fourth short. Other grades, on which
there was then competition, advanced rs
per cent We asked representative to-
baccopists on the Danville, Raidsville
and Winston markets the cause of the
decline on cutters and they replied that
it was due to want of competition. This
was rhe written testimony of W. n.
Shelton and E. G.. Moseley and Co, of
Danville; E. NJ. Redd and Co. and = r.
Penn and Co, of Reidsville; and the r.
]. Reynolds Tobacco Co., of Winston.
But what is the remedy? We believe
the first great essential is organization.
The farmers need to come together and
act as one man for their common good.
Acting in concert they can accomplish
much One thing within their power is
TO raise their own supplies and make
only a moderate crop of tobacco. A
small crop will bring as much money as
a large one. The raising of big crop
for the Trust to gobble up, and then US
ing the proceeds to buy meat and bread,
is the height of folly.
The Weekly would earnestly urge the
tobacco growers of RocL ingham and adj
joining counties to identify themselves
with this organization and help to make
il success. It's cause is their cause,
Men of sound business judgment are In
the lead They have no visionary scheme
but propose to make the fight along safe
lines. Nothing can be accomplished in
this undertaking without organization,
so the first great point is to get together
and resolve to stand together till the
battle is won-Webster's Weekly.