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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-29

bers OF the committee stated to-day that the
hearing had proved satisfactory, es-
pecially In establishing the fact that COM
bination of some sort had existed between
mttee expects TO probe further into the
question through hearings at other places.
The testimony to-day developed evidence
showing that coal costing from S. TO $50
a ton had been sold at prices ranging from
sl2 to SIS. The committee left for Washing
ton tonight.
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WON in OVERTIME PLAY
ELwoOD SCORED WINNING GOAL IN
EXCITING FINISH.
Indianapolis Started Out with Safe
Lead, but EIwood Played Fast
Richmond Defeated.

After Indianapolis secured a lead of to
In the polo game with Elwood at the Cy-
clorama last night the visiting team pulled
together and tied the score within thirty
seconds OF the call of time for the. last
period. Then came one of those exciting
overtime finishes and as usual Indianapolis
was unfortunate. and Elwood scored the
winning goal. The final score was to in
favor Of Elwood.
The game was clean and interesting
throughout. No fouls were called and there
was no rough play. There were few minor
accidents during the contest when players
were hit by the ball, but no one was
seriously hurt and no changes were made
in the lineup. The crowd was very en-
thusiastic and the Elwood players were
cheered by a large delegation of Elwood
rooters.
During the early part of the contest the
Indianapolis players scored easily, their
team work being brilliant while the de-
fensive play was fast and effective. But
there was a reversal of form i'm the latter
part of the game and the Elwood team
played fast and scored four goals in rapid
succession. tying the score and winning as
stated. Gavitt and Hipson made some
beautiful drives in the first period but in
the second and third the driving of Roberts
and Spencer. of the Elwood team, was the
feature of the game. Berry and White
both played good games at goal. The de-
tense of Way was again one of the prin-
cipal features OF the contest and Coggshall
played good game at center. Fitzgerald
and Lyons did good work In the last
period and also during the overtime.
Three goals were scored by Indianapolis
in the first period and Gavitt added one in
the second. With the score to 0 in favor
of Indianapolis it was thought the home
team would have walk-away. but Elwood
suddenly got in the game with a vengeance
and indianapolis did not score again FL
wood scored one In the second period and
three In the third. Roberts scored the win
ming goal In overtime play. The lineup
and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-29

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Jan. ga
heavy snowstorm has been raging i'm the
intermountain region for the last forty
eight hours. The mountain gorges arr
packed with snow TO a depth of many feet.
while en- the ranges and desert the pre-
cipitation over extensive regions is great.
The telegraph service west of Ogden has
been demoralized for two days. and al
trains are delayed. but no blockades are re-
ported.
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TOPEKA, Kan, jan 2S.-Sansas will use
voting machines. Both houses OF the
Legislature have favorably reported bills
authorizing the Executive Council TO con-
tract for a machine that will fill all the
requirements of the State elections.
The Senate to-day voted down the woman
suffrage bill. IL was proposed to grant
women the privilege Of voting for presi-
Dental electors, which would not require
an amendment to the Constitution. The
House and Governor Bailey favored the
measure.
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VIII Try to Move More Coal.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-Nearly all the East
ern railroads centering in Chicago have
served notice on Western connections that
until conditions change they cannot accept
any more dead freight" Until further
notice efforts of Eastern lines will be con-
centrated upon moving perishable freight
and coal. The traffic conditions are said
to be unprecedented. Western railroads
which are not suffering much from lack
of equipment and power. are materially
injured by the congested conditions of their
Eastern connections. Western roads could
move large percentage OF traffic more
than they are now handling provided there
were any Eastern connections
Strenuous efforts were made to-day nv
members of the Board of Trade to induce
the Lake Shore and other Eastern roads
to make some additional provision for the
movement Of grain. They were told that
the Lake Shore alone could use 10000 more
cars than the company possesses
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INDIANAPOLIS a MARTINsvILLE
RAPID TRANSIT CO.

ror Mooresviile and intermediate points cars
x-tn leave kentucky avenue and washnxton
street al 80 "a. and every hour thereafter to
and including e:s0 p. m. after which time car
viii leave az $50 and ll:l5 p. m.
car leaves Mooresvfile AZ a and every
hour thereafter and including 2. m. after
,rhtch time q car viii leave at 10 o'clock
The a. n. car leaving Moorcsville reaches the
linton Station at Indianapoli I'm time conneoe
with Sunday morning excursions on all railronHn.
uauxly ssxylce - urceklsn
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VIRGINIA BRUIN STORY.
Three Black Bears Alleged to Have
Killed and Eaten a Baby.

Killed and Eaten a Baby.
BEDFORD CITY, Va, Jan. pa few
days ago three black bears attacked the
children of a mountaineer named Parker.
living on the road from None to Arcadia
on the James river. and killed and ate his
two-year-old baby. Parker's three children
were playing in the edge Of the woods only
a few hundred yards from the house when
the bears made their appearance. The ami
mails were bold. and the two older children
ran to the house, forgetful of the baby.
The father and mother rushed TO save the
little one, but the bears had torn the head
from the body of the child and were de-
vouring il.
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BOSTON, Jan. 2s.-The investigation OF
the New England coal situation by the SUBJ
committee Of the committee on merchant
marine and fisheries Of the national House
OF Representatives. which was begun here
last Monday. was concluded to-day. Men,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-29

SANTO DOMINGO, Jan. 2S-United
States Minister Powell to-day demanded of
the Dominican government a reply TO his
demand for immediate payment OF the $50 :
900 alleged to be due to the Clyde line Of
steamers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-29
INDIANAPOLIS. GREENWOOD a
FRANKLIN n. n. co.

Passenger cars leave Pennsylvania and WASH
,rson streets First car at a m. and hourly
tnsreafter until 10 m Last car leaves at II IL
d. m. - "a -
s.sayrta and Meridian streets for Greenwood only
-. u. m
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TACOMA, Wash. Jan. 2S.-Levi Ankeny
was nominated tonight by the Republican
caucus at Olympia to succeed Senator
George Turner and will formally be elected
tomorrow.
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Richmond Team Surprised.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind, Jan. 2S.-Much to the
surprise Of the Richmond audience Ander-
son took to-night's polo game by "A score
OF to 3. The teamwork of the visitors
was much superior to that of the locals and
their defense was very strong. There was
some fOuling.
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INDIANAPOLIS q EASTERN r.. n. CO.
GREENFIELD LINE.
Time Table Effective Jam IA. 1903.
General Omces. Franklin building.

For Greenfield. Knightstown and intermediate
stations Passenger cars leave Meridian ana
washington streets. First 5:55 a. IN. fexccpt
Sunday when first car leaves at SIS n. MI and
hourly thereafter until ss5 r. IN. Next and last
f:i5 D.
Combination passenger and express leave
Meridian and Washington streets at 555 a. m.
7.55 a. m. II :55 a. m. 3.5s y. m. 7.55 D. m.
Freight Cars
For Greenfield and intermediate stations only.
Arrive at Georgia and Meridian streets at 1851
a m. and leave at a. m. Also arff~e-z< > "a
v. m. and leave AT 1880 p.
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\ CIN.. HAM. ~ DAYTON ny.
n Civ Ticket Office. Is w. Wash. s
,A CHI. IND. a LOUIS nv.
Lake Erie & Western R. R.


Toledo Chicago and Michigan en- ......Nls slo.s5
Toledo Detroit and Chicago linn. ...s12. go 70. 2S
Munce, Lafay'te and Mich Cy spec. II 20 20
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W. H. LOCK WOOD
PATENT AND TRADE MARX LAWYER
as. ais Lemcke Building. indianapolis, Ind.
RAILROAD TINE CARD.

NJ. time is In BLACK figures Trains marked
thus; DAILY; s-Sleeper: P-Parlor Car; G.
Chair Car; D-Dining Car: t-Except Sunday:
SUNDAY only tDaily except Monday
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(Turner Alleys.)
Division

Totals ..-.ssI szl SO Totals .---64U 80 o.
TIsR-I-MINGOES VS.. ALCAzARs.
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s.sDIANAPOLIs. sHELBYvILLE e.
SOUTHEASTERN TRACTION
COMPANY.

Cars leave Indianapolis for Sheibyville and all
intermediate stops from the corner OF Washing
ton and Meridian streets on the following hours:
q . 10. II o'clock a. m. II O'Clock noon. and
4 z 4 5 6, Z. and II Is o'clock p.
cars leave shelbyyille for Indianapolis and all
,,termediafe stops at follows: 8. Z. s. y To- n
O'clock a. m, % o'clock noon. and I. ?. ;. A. :.
4 = s and 1890 o'clock y. m.
'round-trfp tickets. Indianapolis 20 Shelbyviie.
80 ne nurchared at Huder's drug store corner
wsshtneton and Pennsylvania streets. and a
block
x,ornfng I. 1908. F.
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STONE PALACES VS.. PROSPECTS.
(Washington Alleys.l
First Division.
Second Division

Rights the Wrongs OF the stomach
1ayne's Tonic vermifuge-
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City Ticket Once. No. East Washin Eton sc.
| Depart Arrive
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AMBLERs VS.. DEWEYS
marion Alleys.)
Second Division

Tie. Roll on: Ramblers. los: Deweys. 81.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-12
- What People Read Two Centuries AGO.

neutrality-suspicious. OF The Times
Dispatch)
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. July 11--If an
average Englishman of the 18th century
should return to this planet and wanted
homething to read, he would find his 1T
erary nourishment, not ut the modern
book shops or news stands. but rather In
the British Museum or the Harvard Col
lege Library. II he knew anything about
the two greatest modern collections OF
the quaint little 1olumes with which he
was once pleasantly familiar. the dlngy
End much thumbed chap books out OF
which their publishers made fortunes
that compare very favorably with the
fortunes made by successful modern pub
Gshers. he would undoubtedly choose
Cambridge. Curiously enough, the great
collection of old English chap books la
much better arranged and more readily
accessible To the casual reader than even
that Of the British Museum Nowadays,
Of course. there are very few casual read
ers-unless one imagines that the sturdy
ghosts of 30 years ago haunt the Har-
ward book shelves from midnight TIL
eock-crow. The day of the chap book Is
over except as 1t survives in the dime
aovel that has made the messenger boy
famous for his ability to read and walk
at one and the same time; in the little
magazines that were such a fad among
publishers some few years ago, and In
The nursery tales which are now printed
chiefly for the Christmas stocking and
are of larger size and Infinitely better
illustrated.
One of the earliest collectors of chap
books was the elder Boswell, Samuel
Johnson's friend and biographer, and the
Harvard Library has long contained some
lfty-fve voumes-wh!ch means some
hundreds of chap books OF from eight to
"a pages each-that were supposed TO
have been collected by him. These books
are now believed TO have been got to-
gether by the son OF the great biographer
and the real James Boswell collection
has only recently been acquired by the
Harvard Library The authenticity of
the new collection. which only recently
came into the market, is attested by an
autograph note on the fly leaf OF the first
OF the three volumes In which Boswell
arranged his chap books, whose original
cost was proha bly, less than the PRICE OF
binding them together. The autograph
note, dated from the Inner Temple, Lon
don In 1853, naturally adds greatly to the
value OF the books from the point of
view of honest bibliomaniacs. and gives
also a characteristic history of the way
IN which the author of the big Life OF
Johnson brought his little library OF pop
,]ar literature together,
"Havipg when a hoy" wrote Boswell
"been much interested with Jack the
Giant Killer and such little story books,
have alweys retained a kind of affection
for them. as they recall my early days. |
went to the Printing Once in Bow
Churchyard and bought this collection
and had It bound up with the title OF
Curious Productions. shall certainly
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You, Dinah! Come sit me wliar de rbber
roads do meet:
De Lord he made desc black Jack roots
to twist into seat;
1t pears to me dis morning, i can smell
de fust OBJ June;
clar, | blebe dat mocking-bird Will
play de fiddle soon;
Dem dar town bells sound like da ring
ing in de moon,
Well! II dis old niger has bin blind for
forty years or more,
Desc ears da see de world just Ike de
cracks OATS In de door,
For de Lord has built dis body wid de
windows hind and fore;
know de front one am stopped up, anu
thnga are kinder dim.
But den de dens of temptations rains
can't leak In on old jim;
And an for Heben. praise de Lord and
bless his Holy name,
Dat shines In all{de corners of dis cabin
je, dc same
As wasn't nary plank upon de frame
Who called me. Dinah? listen down de
rlbber!
Don't you hear somebody? Whoa jim!
Whoa!
My sara died last year, is dat blac1
angel dun come back to take old
Jim from here!
My stars! dat can't be Sara, sure, coming
up dat bend, making such a row;
First believing like paving bull and
sqnealing like a SOW;
De Lord mercy! Sakes 'alive!3Jest listen
kerhoof! kerhoof!
De bebers coming, he's coming sure
enough. a spla shing oh de water wild
his iron tail and hoof
Well! Use powerful skeered, but neber-
somless. / amt gwine to run away,
am gwine for to stand stiff-kneed for de
Lord dis blessed day;
You screech. and howl and paw de water,
satan. Let us pray,
oh, Heavenly Master, What dow VIII, dat
must DO jest so,
And Il dow hab bespoke de word some
niggers bound for to so,
Den, Lord please take old Jim. and left
young Dinah here below
'scuse her, Master; scuse her she's slch
littlo child,
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This boy walking correctly He is not stranng himself yet
his muscles straight up to the neck, all helping him

and see no references to walking, except
In chapters that tell about walking for
the mere purpose of expanding the leg
muscles or for speed or long distance
contests.
Yet a person who walks correctly,
whittier he Is walking for business or
pleasure. will expand most Of the muscle
Of his body as surely. though. perhaps
not as noticeably. or swiftly, as they can
be expanded by specific exercises.
1t is queer, but true, that many per-
sons think more about the position OF
their upper bodies when they walk than
they do about their legs. The poor legs
have to learn to walk almost without the
help OF the brain.
Every other person who thinks about
his upper body Is most anxious about the
position of his shoulders. And what does
he do as n rule?
He pulls his shoulder blades back until.
instead of being straight and graceful. he
Is actually deformed. He has forced his
chest out, 1t is true: but he has also
forced his lungs together In the back.
BY the same action he has thrown his
arms entirely out Of balance so that they
hang down almost behind his body in
stead of being carried at ease along his
sides.
1t is a common sight to see a man who
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The First Steamboat ~ ~
~ ~ on the mississippi.
BY POLK MILLER.

=. j.
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Shoulders braced backward both harmful and dc
lous Many and boys make this mistake thinking the
to stand and walk. #

thus ina gnes that he Is walking straight
and majestically. His poor shoulders.
braced back into position where they
don't belong, make him look as 4 he were
cut out OF board. Instead OF making
fine, beautiful slope from htstsncck.
those shoulders stick out at right angles
SO that even HIS clothes hang on him a s
II he were wooden clothes horse.
Others throw their heads back until
their breasts stick out like those of a
pouter pigeon. In this position they are
beautifully ready for a banana peel or
orange rind to throw them on their backs
the moment they strike 1t with their
heels
The way to walk straight is not TO
think of the shoulders ut all. Hang
your arms loosely at your sides and hold
yourself erect by moderate tension of
the back and abdominal muscles and the
muscles Of the neck. Then your shout
ders will haveto hang right.
Don't throw out" your chest. The
chest that is inflated properly by deep
breathing Is bound to 10 thrown out.
and thrown out not like shat OF stuffed
figure. but naturally, becAuae 1t can't kalr
It.
Don't walk with n stlff neck. Hold yaur
head erect the way an animal Goes.
Watch dear. Its neck Is always In mo-.
ton, yet lit Is always held beautifully.
Your head poised on a stlnly-held neck,
is no good for either balancing or looking
around you. Poised confidently on strong
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She Jest glnnen to scarmble up de home
yard ;stile.
But dis ole trabbler's feet has bin weary
dis many and many mile,
Use useless as a rotten pole, as last years
fodder stack:
The rheumatic dun bit my bones don't
you you hear EN- crack and crack?
What's de use OBJ de wheel when de hub
and spokes is warped and split and
rotten?
What's de use of dis old dried up cotton
stalk when times dun picked his cot
ton?
Use Jest like a word dat somebody scd
and den forgotten,
But Dlnah; sure she's jest like dis little
hickory tree,
The sap's jest rising In her she do grow
ordaciously;
Lord, II you claims de underhrush. don't
cut her down but me;
I'll not proud presume, but boldly ma e
request,
Since Jacob had dat wrestling match, !,
toos, gwine do my best;
When Jacob got all ynderhold. de Lord
he answered. yes, t
What he use OBJ wasting de whites now
and frowing way deybred,
Jest to strengthen desc idle hands. to
scratch dis ole bald head
.Tink Of de economy, Master de economy
II dis old Jim was dead;
Hush II don't blieye de debil's gone M
da stream, Y
He sauealed up yonder, dat was Almighty
weakly scream, s
He's blowing off like a dream
Yes! Glory! hallelujah to de Lord dat
reigns on high;
De dehils fairly skeered to deth. he's
gone to fyn' by.
! knowed he couldn't stand dat, prayer,
fel: my Master nigh;
I herd YOU thrashing thro' the bushes,
] tell yon. Dlnah! Amt you shame dat
you. too, didn't trust to grace.
when he showed his face;
You fool you think de debi couldn' beat
you In race?
Sure as YOU stand dar, when folks start
ia pray rr-
Answering angels drop down put de air;
Yes; Dinah, whar would you a bin ceptin'
for dis prayer?
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your body stops instantly and smoothly
and retains its balance without jerks or
lurches, you may make up your mind
that you can't walk
Some boys swing up smarty enough
from their toes and swing their feet well.
Rut their bodies sway with each step as
If they were poised on spiral springs like
jack-n-the box. They don't know how
to walk, although they imagine that they
are walking beautifully.
It Is true that the forward ana upward
impetus in walking must be given by the
tees. But their springiness and the
springlness of the legs must not be like
that Of timber bell spring. that keeps
been pulled. The leg and toe muscles
must have the combined springiness and
steadiness that you find In a fine carriage
spring, which lifts the wagon over obsta-
cles, but doesn't bounce It.
A boy must not bounce along like a
rubber ball and imag CINE that he is walk
ing. Yet lots of self-consclous boys and
men who have studied a little about walk
ing do absolutely bounce.
Watch a cat walk. There Is the grace
Of walking for you. See how the muscles
spring and coil and slide from shoulders
to TANKS, and yet the body of the najmal
is as steady as a rock, except for Its for
ward motion.
Then look at an overfed, overbred
dog. like a pup or a King Charles. He
waddles like a duck. All his body shakes
with every motion Of the legs.
Look at truck horse or a great
Percheron that hauls the heavy brewery
and other wagons. Its walk will show
you what overdevelopment does for the
muscles, The beast is immense. It has
chest and shoulders that are wonderful.
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books, jest books. romances, dream books,
'garlands' of songs and verses--in fact
every form of written matter that could
be expected to find ready sale among
the common people Of that childish, SUI
pcrstitious and credulous age-is remark
ably representative. If all the other chap
books In the world should be lost this one
collection would practically preserve the
spirit of the whole mass of contemporary
popular literature,-a fact which sug-
gests the notion that Boswell himself took
pains to make his three volumes of pro
ductons" not only Curious" but edu
cational. Nor did the great biosrapher
ever write his little Story Book" al
though he has succeeded In being re-
membered with pleasure by men even if
he has not been very popular with
children.
Boswell of course, did not omit The
History of Jack and the Giants" from his
collection. The reader finds 1t In the place
OF honor in his first volume; nor does the
Jack of this early verson-the
right valiant Cornish man
who slew the giant Cormillan"
differ very materially from the Jack
whom most of US learned to admire in
the nursery, But there is a simplicity in
the old tale that is missing IN modern re-
productions; the author handles his ma
terial In manner that adds much ''ar
tistc versimiitude to bald and uncon-
vincing narrative."4 for example, is
the description of Jacks first antagonist
"a huge and monstrous giant of twenty
seven feet high and of three yards In com
pas. OF grim countenance TO the terror
of all the neghboring towns, His habita-
tion was a cave in the midst of a mount.
neither would he suffer any living
creature to inhabit near him. His feeding
was upon other mems cattle; TOR when
soever he had occasion for food he would
wade over to the mainland, where he
would furnish himself with whatever he
could find for the people at his approach
would forsake their habitatlons then ne
would take their COWS and oxen or winch
he would make nothing to carry over on
his back half dozen at time; and as
for sheep and hogs he would tie them
round his waist, This ne had FOR many
years practiced in Cornwall
Another nursery story which we would
all recognize-indeed. 1t has come down
to us almost in the exact language in
which Boswell purchased It at the Prlnt-
ing Office in Bow Churchyard-is the story
OF the Babes In the Wood as IT all came
out when
1.-THE fellow tina did take in hand
These children for to kill,
Was for a robbery judgd to die,
As was Gods blessed VIE
Who did confess the very truth
OF what is hereieXpres.'
Their uncle died, while he for debt
Did long In prison rest,
But these old books were MOI az nnr.
sery tales, and it is an interesting PROOF