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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
WILL CONVENE TO-DAY.
Society for Advancement of Sci
ence Meets at St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-The fifty-third an
nual convention OF the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science will
begin here tomorrow. It is expected that
nearly 1000 members Of the association, en-
bracing men OF national reputation as edu-
Gators and students Of science. will be IN
attendance. Many arrived to-day. but the
majority will come I'm early tomorrow.
The convention will be in session a week.
The first meeting will be called To order by
the retiring president, Ira Remsen, who will
Introduce the new president Of the assOcia-
ton. Carroll u. Wright. commissioner OF
Labor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
Valuable Fur Coat.
Boston Transcript.

Boston transcript.
There is only one genuine silver fox
robe in New York." said a furrier, land 1
am not at liberty to tell you the name of
the lady who owns it. 1t is complete
cloak being made of thirty-two pelts each
worth $500. You couldn't buy it for $4,000.
yet it cost only about half that sum- Most
people have an idea that the silver fox is
of silvery. or light gray, color, whereas the
fur is nearly or entirely black with the
exception of the tip OF the tail, which is
white. The name silver fox comes from
the delicate gray rings that mark the black
hairs of the hinder half Of the body the
back Of the head and the thighs. These
rings give a silvery luster to the fur, which
is very beautiful. The lady owning the
cloak in question is intensely American in
everything, and chose the silver fox on
that account. it being an American fur
oh, 1 suppose the cloak might be dupli-
Gated. The foxes are not all dead yet but
not many women care to pay $4,000 for a
single garment that can be worn only a
few times in season"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
Ideas for Simple LuncheOns.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
Here are some luncheons which one may
easily prepare Thin slices of veal loaf,
tiny hot baking powder biscuit, orange ice
in glasses, vanilla waters, coffee. Or
sandwiches of salt rising bread with
pressed chicken between, cut heart shape
potato salad in lettuce leaf, tiny cucumber
pickles crackers, Sprinkled with cheese
and heated in the oven. Plain ice cream or
fruit salad and devils food cake. Or, thin
sliced bread and butter, Clipped beef
radishes, olives, hot waffies and maple
syrup coffee. Or. hot mushroom, oyster
or chicken patties, minced tongue sand
witches Neufchatel cheese sandwiches hot
tea. watercress and apple salad whipped
cream seasoned with a spoonful of rum
macaroons candies, coffee. Or, fruit bull
lon, panned chicken, sweet potato cro-
ouettes drop biscuit, olives and radishes
grape and orange salad, ice cream, as
sorted cakes, coffee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
Morning Chat
Christmas TeIephone Echoes.

Grace called me up. long distance, to
say that they were having perfectly wild
Christmas-everybody was so crazy about
the nice presents. Little Walter and
Charles got up at o'clock, played with
their Christmas things until o'clock. and
then went back TO bed. Everybody is so
much obliged to everybody for all the
lovely gifts, Grace said, and who sent her
that beautiful glass candle-stick? There
wasn't any card on if. Did mother
send it? She thought maybe And Graeme
was so delighted with all his presents-the
nice books and neckties and handkerchiefs
and everything-and everybody thanks
everybody for everything and hopes we
like all our gifts as we'll as they like theirs
and they are awfuIly sorry they can't have
us to dinner because she isn't well enough
hope things will be better next year-love
to everybody-and goodbye.
THAT was Mrs Pierce at the phone. she
just wanted to talk a minute and a half,
she said and merry Christmas to every
body. They had a perfectly lovely Christ
mas and everybody was so kind. Such
stacks of lovely books pictures. candle
sticks. chairs, lace things-'oh. everything
we could think Of Hamilton Mabies For
perfectly lovely; and she made that little
brass candle shade she sent me herself
isn't she too clever? Cut the shape, de-
signed it and all. She says their house is
a perfect sight with gifts, wrapping papers,
ribbons, holly and all sorts of Christmas
litter-and it's just lovely! She wishes it
would last a whole month-everybody looks
so 1uny' and acts so crazy, and she feels
that same way herself. Mr.. Pierce was
talking over her shoulder, too. Alice came
to the phone, toO-couldn't stay a minute,
because they are all coming to town TO
dinner, but they had a lovely Christmas
fectly beautiful things from everybody, and
they read mothers Christmas letter this
morning and thought it was so sweet. Last
night everybody telephoned to everybody
all around the country and it was just
delightful. Christmas greetings, you know.
Alice has an old oaken candle-stick, some
thing like the she gave me and she's so
pleased She liked her books, too, and
everybody was delighted with everything.
Love to everybody and hope We'll all have
a lovely day.
That's all, believe-oh, there
goes the bell again. / pity those tele-
phone girls. I'll go. but my head does
ache fit to split. Dear me, do believe this
is the incest, liveiest, loveliest Christmas
we ever did have 1 wonder if Laura and
Aunt Mary and little Mary and little Har-
riet liked their things. I've lost one Of
little Harriet's presents, book, and simply
can't find it anywhere"
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FIRST STATE WEDDING
IN LSTHMIAN REPUBLIC
Ernest Lefever, Director of Tele-
graphs, and Daughter of Pro-
visional President Married.

PANAMA. Dec. 27.-Ernest Lefevre. direc-
Tor OF telegraphs OF the republic of Panama.
and Miss Oderay Arrange. daughter of Senior
Jose Augustin Arrange. President Of the pro-
vtsional government, were married last
night The sponsors were Senior Arrange
and Mrs Amador. wife of DR.. Manuel ANA
dor, the minister OF finance.
The wedding was attended by several
prominent persons, including United States
Minister Buchanan. officers of the United
States navy and members Of the consular
corps
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28

New York Times.
Chatting of suburban literary clubs,
Maude Adams told a story of one that is
devoting it's attention this fall to the
perusal of Hamlet" Just before the last
meeting one of the members of this club
said TO another woman whom she met at
an afternoon tea:
Il am in an awful hurry for the next
meeting of our reading club, because we
are studying Hamlet and I'm simply
crazy TO know how ii comes out"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28

II you like Mrs. Austin's famous Buck
wheat Flour, won't you kindly tell your
friends how delicious it Is.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
OFF TO 4 WEDDING.
Gov. Beckham Goes to Attend the
Marriage of His Brother.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Dec. Ex-Governor
and Mrs. Beckham, and his mother. Mrs.
Julia Beckham; Or. and Mrs. w. II. Wyse
of Baltimore. and William Beckham of
Shelbyvilie. formed a party which left here
tonight for Savannah, Ga, TO be present
Wednesday at the marriage OF Lieutenant
Yulee Beckham. L. 5. A. and Miss Myra
Wilcox OF that city. Lieutenant Beckham
is brother of the Governor. He is sta
toned at Fort Monroe, Va.
Lieutenant Governor ThOrne arrived to-
night TO assume the duties of acting Gov
ernor in the absence OF Governor Beckham
from the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
Dramatic situation.
Atchison Clio

Atchison Globe.
After a woman who is making calls has
been ushered into a parlor where the lady
OF the house is entertaining her card club
not knowing the club is there, she under
stands what the brakemen mean by a
head-on collision.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
Menu for a Day.

Suggestions furnished by Table Talk to
Of moderate means:
Breakfast
Fruit
Quaker Oats
Sugar and Cream
Dreamed Dried Beef
Saratoga Potatoes
Corn Bread Coffee
Lunch
Raw Oysters
Tomato Ketchup
Nuns Toast Cocoa
Dinner
Celery Soup
Irish Stew Baked Tomatoes
Sweet Potato Croquettes
Apple Salad
Waters Cheese
Brown Betty
Coffee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-28
To-day's Schedule.

GRAND.-High-class vaudeville, 2:15 and
S:15 d. m.
PARK-"Queen of the Highway and
s p. m.
EMPIRE.-BurleSque and p. m.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 8 and p. m.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20

west. Her husband has been COACH
ing her in the work for years, but some
of her most remarkable swings she in
vented herself.
Using 5O-yard rope, Mrs. Chamber
lain can capture racing broncho with
astounding certainty and ease. In
stampede she is as cool as the best,
and few are quicker and surer with
the rope than she.
She dresses for her work in blouse
and boomers and rides astride. SUCH
deNterity as hers would be impossible
in skirts. She takes exercises that
would astonish the usual beauty-seek-
err who swings two-pound dumb-bell.
With her 5o-yard rope, Mrs. Cham-
berlain, standing well poised, throws
circles back of her, in front, over or
at the side, the spinning rope being
started with a small circle which grad
ually enlarges as the rope is paid out.
She next holds the circling rope, first
in her right hand, then upon the
wrist and forearm, then on the left
hand, wrist and arm. This is called
the shifting circles act,", and is one
of the most difficult known.
Then, encircled by the spinning rope,
the woman leaps into and out of the
revolving loop without marring the
curve. An instant's hesitancy, single
wrong move, would send the SO yards
of rope out in a horizontal line ana
cause it to collapse in an instant.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20

masters house regularly every morn
ing, returning each evening. Mr..
Rodier tried to follow the dog, being
curious to know what took him into
the woods so much with the fox ter
rler. He supposed the two dogs went
hunting together, but failed to find
any evidences of their having done so.
Last Sunday, as Charles Newton was
walking down the Wilton road, he
saw Sport and the fox terrier sitting
beside the road, looking into the
bushes. To his great surprise both
dogs growled savagely at him, al
though he had always petted them.
Walking past the pair slowly, Mr..
Newton spied the lost hound crouching
In the bushes. The hound was pita-
bic sight. One of his hind legs was
gone and all the toes We're missing
from one fore foot. The tail had been
cut Off short and long, freshly healed
scar showed where his head had been
torn open. One eye was also gone.
The wounds were fairly well healed,
and Mr.. Newton concluded that the
Cameron hound was bound for home,
being assisted by Sport and the fox
terrier.
Appearances indicated that the
hound had been run over by train,
and the regular disappearance of Sport
and the terrier proves beyond doubt
that they carried him food and cared
for him during the six weeks that he
lay wounded in the woods.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
AN EIGHT DAY GAME.
German Professor Played Steadily
During That Period.
Then He Went to Bed md Slept Thir-
ty-Six HOurs-Heroic Cure for In
sOmnia-A Protracted Game
of Poker.

Every man probably has told or has
heard fabulous stories of poker play
ing. The narrative of how Brown and
Smith sat down to quiet little game
with Black and Jones at eight o'clock
Wednesday evening and how they or
dered Swiss cheese sandwiches at mid
night, black coffee at five a. M Thurs
day morning, and adjourned at noon
with Smith $1.3S ahead has been told
many times with many variations.
Sometimes Brown, Smith & Co.
make couple of days and nights of it,
and a larger sum goes through the
clearing house. Every one knows the
type OF story which is told to illustrate
this desperate life. Well, here is the
"Munchausen" version of it,:
Prof. Heinrich Gerhauser, of Berlin
1T will be necessary to send to Ber-
lin for the affidavits if required-had
been troubled with insomnia. He
could not sleep, no matter how much
he tried. AT an evil moment-for the
professors family-some authority
told him that what he should do was
to sit down to quiet game of cribbage
and play until he tired himself out.
The professor was willing. One
Tuesday evening, just after tea, he put
on his slippers and smoking jacket and
sat down to game with his wife.
Frau Gerhauser lasted until midnight,
and then she dropped to sleep in her
chair. The professors eldest son took
her hand and continued the game I'M
til his younger brother woke up in the
morning. Then the brother jumped
into the breach and the game contin-
ued. Meanwhile Frau Gerhauser had
slept and was ready for the fray again.
She "sat in" until noon and then a man
friend dropped in and was pressed into
service. He lasted until six o'clock,
when one of the servants took the
chair.
Then the eldest son tried it for few
hours, and the rest of the family, be-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20

sons in the settlement knew any,
thing of the result of the war.
The merchant thereupon began to
'eniighten the heather, as he called
shis customers, and for some time
thereafter they focked to the new
mans store to hear him tell about
the war.
''He used to tell me- said the
man who AYERS that the story is true,
how they would come in AMI listen.
to him and sometimes shake their
heads. One elderly dame who lived
sn thicket said to him when he had
explained to her the capture of Jeff
Davis:
Maybe it's so, but Tn thinlsin'
you're the same sort of a man that
come to my cabin oncet and told me
and my children that John the Bap-
list sprinkled people instead of
sousin' 'em under, and / never be-
7ieved what he said.'
Then the merchant told me how,
the 'marster' of the old negro who
had made the purchase came to him
one day and asked him if it was true
that the negro was free, and when
the merchant told him it was SO, the
old man said:
well, | wish may be switched
If 1 amt been feedin' and clothin'
a free niger all this time, and 1
reckon I'll sue the government for
his board
"The old white man soon after
yard killed himself, and the mer-
chant used to tell me that he be-
lieved the man committed suicide
over the loss of his one negro.
II asked the merchant how long
NE stayed in the community which
he enlightened, and he said about
six months, and added that he might
have stayed longer, but some of the
heather wanted him to start a new
church, and when he asked them
why, they said they had been fooled
about the war and it might be they
were fooled about their religion. and
as he was so mighty smart, maybe
he could show them some short cut
to salvation, and then he quit. They
got to calling him John the Baptist
No. 9. q
81 happened to know the belt of
Clay county in which he lived, and l
believed his story"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
MIGHTY SMART MAN.
dow He Enlightened the People Of
Clay County, Mo.
sic Told Them About the Civil War
and Its Results and Then They
Got to Call Him John the
Baptist No. 2.

a story was printed not long ago
20 the effect that Texas negro, who
was sent to Mexico by his master
before the civil war, returned to Tex
-as recently to discover that he was
free. He had been employed on a
remote plantation in Mexico until
his return to the states. The story
may be like others have lived for the
moment, but it recalled to one who
read it a fact which seems almost
incredible.
In a settlement in Clay county,
Mo-, within less than 100 miles of
Kansas City, the results as we'll as a
good deal of the history of the civil
war were not known until nearly two
years after its close. And this was
Az part of a county which had sent
soldiers to both armies, and in
county which was devastated alter
nately by the border soldiery known
as bushwhackers and jayhawkers.
About two years after the war
anew man, as he was called, settled in
the strip of the county referred to
and opened country store He was
an ex-confederate soldier, and COM
pared with his customers he was, in
the vocabulary of Missouri, mighty
smart man.
Soon after he had opened his shop,
says the New York Sun. an old darky
made a purchase which he asked the
merchant to charge to his ssmarster."
The merchant did not know the
'marster,' but the old negro told him
enough to warrant the merchantin let
ting the goods go.
In questioning the negro he
learned that the negro was not
aware that he was free. The merchant
did not tell the negro of his discov-
cry, but he mentioned it to an old
doctor in the settlement, who told
the merchant that only few per-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20
BRIDES. AND GROOMS.
Sometimes They Spend Honeymoon
in Peculiar Fashion.
Unexpected Prcsentments interrupt
Current of Welded Bliss ut the
Start, But Complete Happi-
ness Usually Follows.

With SO many people getting mar.
RED all the while it is not strange to
find some of them going through ex-
ceedingly peculiar honeymoons. 1t
would be stranger, probably if they
all got married and then settled
down just like ordinary folks.
The bridegroom who remained at
work on the farm while his bride set
out on her honeymoon dressed in her
wedding gown and determined to
have the time of her life affords g
we'll known instance of popularity in
this direction. Others have been lust
as strange, but not so well known.
Among the recent matrimonial do
lngs there was one case of bride
who made her wedding trip to Ellis
island and spent part of the honey
moon in charge of the immigration
officers. There is also the story of
the newly welded pair who made
their wedding trip in balloon, quite
unwillingly, and were rescued from
1T PA hours later.
Marie Stoyanova is the heroine of
the first story. Peter Bakalovitch is
the bridegroom. Elias Yovtcheff is
the interpreter. Rev. Nicholas Zeit-
zoff is the minister. Maria had lust
arrived in New York on the Deutsch-
land. She had been engaged to the
bridegroom before he had left his
native Poland. He had become
prosperous farmer of Brookhaven,
l.. I. He knew his bride was coming
on the steamer and he was awaiting
it with minister, marriage license and
lnterpreter-not that the latter
would be needed in the ceremony, but
possibly with the officials.
Unfortunately Maria, instead of
coming by second cabin, saved money
and came in the steerage. The immi-
grafton officials declared that she had
to go to Ellis island for examination.
That was not allowed to interfere
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-20

ginning to realize that this was no or
binary game, prepared schedule of
turns and divided the day up into
watches"
For seven days and nights Herr Pro-
fessor sat and played cribbage be-
fore he felt the first sensations of
sleep creeping over him.
That was on Tuesday, just week
from the time he had sat down to the
game. He was afraid to trust the first
symptoms, and SO he decided to take
another day and night.
After playing steadily for eight days
and nights he felt positive that he was
sleepy. At ten o'clock Wednesday
night he threw down the cards and said
he thought he would go to bed. He
slept for SO hours, almost breaking an
other record
The same authority that gives this
story to the world hands out another.
1t will not be necessary to go farther
than New York for affidavits in this
case:
EARLY in the year, however, two pro-
fessionals sat down to play in a New
York club at ten o'clock one Wednes-
day evening at a quiet game of poker.
They did not play for high stakes, and
when ten o'clock the following morn
ing struck the amount of money lost
and won was about even. They had
then been playing for IL hours, but
neither expressing any fatigue the
game continued uninterruptedly until
ten o'clock on Thursday night. One
of them, Frost, had then lost about
5000, and as he desired to make good
some of his losses play was continued
all that night, until once more the hour
of ten a. m. chimed forth. Both play
ers were apparently as fresh as ever,
and as Frost had begun to recoup him
self it was magnanimously suggested
by the other, Richards, that the game
should continue.
Neither had had anything to eat
with the exception of few sand
witches, though each had consumed
four bottles of whisky and 12 siphons
of Vichy water. At ten o'clock on
Friday night Frost had managed to
win $3.50. and as the game had then
been running for 4S hours it was pro-
posed by the loser that an adjourn
ment should be made, an offer which
was gratefully accepted by his part
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with the wedding, although the bride
was Immediately taken away from
her husband.
He protested that as the wife of a
prosperous farmer the officials had
no authority to hold her, as she could
not be classed with the INDECENT after
her marriage to him.
When he reached the proper official
with this protest it was recognized
as being well based and the bride
was released.
1t was Samuel Spencer springstead
and Miss Wilhelmina Cole who ate
peanuts on their wedding trip until
they were sick. Samuel is II years
OF age. Wilhelmina is IS. They were
forgiven on their return home. For
eight days they made round of all
the amusements they could find in
New York, ending with the circus at
Madison Square garden
Young Springstead already has
learned to roll my wife" off his
tongue with all the assurance of a
benedict of years of experience.
When they eloped from their homes
IN Pleasant Plains, Staten Island, he
mad saved $25, which was to furnish
funds for the wedding trip.
They We're married near Perth
Amboy, and then went to New York
They went to Proctor's, to all the
vaudeville theaters they could find,
TOOK IN all the amusements to be had
and wound up at Barnum's circus.
There they bought peanuts with the
abandon of youth, and ate fearlessly.
When the glamour of the circus dis
appeared they found themselves with
little money and pronounced trou-
BILE in the region of the stomach.
Under these circumstances their
thoughts turned towards home, and
their feet soon followed their
thoughts.
Albert johnson and Amelia Hilbert
mad Just been married. They had
left their homes near Atlanta. Ga.
and had gone into the city on their
honeymoon. 1t happened that on the
day of their arrival circus opened
Its attractions, and among them was
captive balloon in which rides were
offered.
1t was the first trip of the balloon,
anu it proved TO be the last for a
few days. OF course the rope broke.
Amelia and Albert sailed away into
the clouds on their wedding journey.
There was much confusion below and
a great Scurryinr around of neonle
Searching parties were sent out to
watch for the descent of the bridal
car. Down it came at the end of
"a hours, 100 miles from Atlanta.
The bride and groom decided that
their wedding trip had been quite
long enough and they FASTENED for
the qnietude of their homes.
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the doctor came upon the scene.
Matt was in semi-stupor and
seemed unable to recognize even his
most intimate friends and relatives.
The condition of his health was dis
cussed and the visitors were unani-
nous in expressing tho belief that
death was inevitable.
When Matt heard Thu, lie rose from
his pillow as if by magic and ex-
claimed in terms far more forcible
than elegant that he was not a dead
man, nor did he intend to die. Then,
suddenly realizing that he had recov-
cred his voice, he apologized profuse-
ly for the abuse he had heaped
upon his physician and friends and
became fervent in his thanks for
their presence.
Had you not come" said he. "and
made me angry L do not believe I
would have recovered my voice"
From that moment his recovery
has been rapid. and in few days he
will resume his old place with
James j. Hills railroad.