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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-15

LONDON.-Money sdsIs per cent; discounta
4Q4is. Consols. 81 ll-leaS7 1916.
PARIs.-Three per cent. rentes. sSf 221sc for
the account.
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Treasury statement.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. statement Of the
treasury balances In the general fund, exclusive
OF tho $50 900 900 gold In the division of
redemption. shows:
Available cash .y2e3 ia 30
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NEW YoRK.-Bar silver. 5sxc; Mexican dol
lars az.
LoNDoN.-Silver bars. z71td an ounce.
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Money Rates Abroad.

days: posted rates. 81 sOisa4sl and AssG4 sea
commercial bills. s47S4G47sA.
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WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
Large Decrease I'm Loans Operates to
the Benefit Of the Reserve.

NEW YORK, Nov. lathe statement Of
erages OF the clearinghou banks of this city
for the vreek shows.
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There seems to be plenty Of money in all
parts of Indiana, as few of the Indian
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21

In business dress such as Is suggested by
suits A coat like that would answer with
slight alterations for years, for it would
be made of practically indestructible ma
terials and those things have a. style and
individuality OF their own that do not
change with every .auctuation of shion.
81 suppose what really troubles you Is
that this additional expense raises for this
year your dress allowance to what seems
an unreasonable proportion, but, II this
investment is to be for use in future years,
why don't you do like they do in making
city improvements-divtde up the amount
and apportion it out to the years you
think the coat ought to last. In that case,
if you expect to wear 1t say Ave years,
only one-fifth Of the cost ought to be reck-
oned out Of this years income and that
wouldn't seem extrayagant, would 1t y x
This sophistry seemed SO utterly foreign
to our dear other worldly little artist that
we all enjoyed a big laugh at her expense
and this seemed to clear up the last OF
Helena's low spirits She exclaimed
Who'd ever have thought 1t of you, dear;
I don't believe YOU really approve Of M.
Eextravagance but YOU know my heart 4:
set on that coat and you are willing. t.
stretch your conscience a little to saly'
mine. am going to order the coat in Thu
morning and II I repent of my folly, shall
not hold you responsible for unfolding M
lin 1T ,, 42ss5.s A III
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farm in other ways. when a few days
work in the wood1ot every year will bring
more money for the same effort than any
thing else he can do; he spends money
and time to make his farm look well and
takes pride in Its appearance, when a
little care would make his woodlot the
.prettiest part of his place. Fuel and
fencing all the time. few logs for timber
now and then. an occasional wagon
tongue, axle or bolster, few spokes or
some handle stock when the need comes
the saving of money when these can be
got for nothing amounts to good round
sum In the course of years. The woodlot.
carefully tended, can make its owner in
dependent Of coal prices and the lumber
yard, besides providing resource against
hard times, when the sale OF a little extra
lumber makes it possible to draw on
past savings Neglected. It will produce
little timber Of value, and Is all but worth
less for anything else
Following this are numerous practical
suggestions as to the establishment and
maintenance Of the woodlot, what trees
to plant, and the like.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21

designed in Minneapolis especially for
this room. A number of camels are
crossing the desert and are close to:
water. The riders wear the vivid
raiment Of the tropics. The setting
is the beautiful sky and dense foliage
of the climate. There Is a. peculiar
restfulness about this compost on.
Two medallions in this room are very
pleasing the bust picture Of a
beautiful dark-haired woman, with q
blue background, the other man
with pose strongly resembling that
of Rembrandt, Is carried out In glow
ing red glass. Two landscapes In q
bathroom of the Batenlan residence
are. worthy Of description. Both pic
ture warm autumn scenes with swans
on blue lake. "A nude female
wrapped partially in a hlmy robe,
has just emerged from the lake
in the one picture, while the
other is devoted to the landscape
and swans. The latter is an admlra-
| BILE specimen OF beauty in landscape
In stained glass.
A delicate art glass landscape de-
sign is the window in the home OF s.
II. Davis. Looking thru q high-pil-
Jared portico, with overhanging vines
and purple flowers, an Italian water
scene with a distant city is pictured,
This scene is the central piece In
frame Of, warm red glass.
There, are several beautiful Tiffany
windows in the home Of Clinton Nor
rison, those in the hall being par
ticularly attractive.
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WISE s PARROT
Called Dog and Saved Himself from
Being Kidnapped.
Colorado Springs Gazette.

lSOlOTdQO iSpFfl1SS IdAS
There is a. parrot over in Colorado
City that knows his business. Is
a yellow headed fellow with green uni-
form and red epaulets. When at
home he receives visitors in a little
confectionery and lunchro0m where
hot tamales and hotter chilli concarne
are served to tourists and tenderfeet.f
A big cage serves as the boudoir Of
the bird, but on semi ccasionals Inter
walls his mistress perches him on the
back of a wooden chair in the spick
and span little shop. AS for Mr.. Par
rot himself, he can whistle, sing, hail
passers-by and do most everything but
a song and dance. It Is this versatility
that perhaps saved him from kidnap-
ping the other day.
He was perched on the back Of a
chair when four colored men entered
the shop to make a purchase. They
spied the bird hanging on with one
claw to the top Of the chair, and two
of them made a break for him. In
that instant Mr.. Poll Parrot realized
his danger. :. 81. &.
Now 1t so happens that the owner
Of the; parrot is the OF 2 black
parrot are boon companions, as much
as a dog and q parrot can be. 49,
AS the colored men approachedsM Mr..
PARROT ne gave a shrill whistle which
echoed out into the. back yard. where
Boy, the shepherd dog, was snoozinE
! in the sun. He followed the whistle
witlia shrill cry OF "Boyi'' j. ''l3oyl',- In
an instant the dog was. In the shop
and, realizing the danger to his friend
planting himself squarely In front OF
| the chair with head erect. let an
ominous snarl come thru his white
teeth. The men skunk away and the
owner OF the place, returning at the
same moment. prevented what might
have been crime In the animal king.
dom.
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taken from one OF Grimm's FAIRY
Tales" A woman Is offering the half
of an apple to a man whose OUT
stretched hand Is ready to receive It.
The 'coloring Is rich and clear, maxi
ing a handsome window.
highly artistic window, wholly
Greek In composition, Is the Tiffany
window in the home of the late Fred
C. Pillsbury. Calling the Morn" Two
beautiful maidens in graceful flowing
robes, the one standing, a flute pressed
to her lips, the other seated on the
ward the Tightening sky in the east,
the broad columns with the white
forum in the background, and the
bright flowers scattered about, make
a picture of remarkable color and
beauty. This window is also above the
broad landing on the stairs.
nestle art glass pieces in Minneapolis
is the La Fargo window. Dance of
the Nymphs." in the dining-room in
the home of the late r. H. Peavey. It
was placed there few months before
Mr.. Peavey's death. 1t Is a panel.
picturing a beautiful female dancing
while holding q basket Of fruit In
midair. The drawing and action in
the figure are strong. The rich blue
which has made the work of John La
Fargo famous, is brought out strongly
in this highly artistic creation.
The Peacocks." the window in the
signed for the peacock dining-room.
The walls in the room are done in bas
relief with a rich bronze coloring and
peacocks' tails rs the decorative
motif. This window brings out two
strong points-one the real artistic
worth of stained glass in an unusual
composition. because this composition
fs faf nj
beauty and faithfulness to life; sec
ond. that art glass of a high grade can
be made in Minneapolis.
A window perfect In it's color treat
fent is in the MUSHROOM Of the
George A. Christian residence. 1t was
made from a design found by Mrs
Christian in copy of Ben Hur,' and
carried out in pale-yellow crysta
glass with brass strings. This win
dow was also made in Minneapolis.
| A small window in ]. S. Bradstreet's
room In the Judd house, was designed
and presented to him by Louis Tiff
fanny. 1t Is an example of his early
work-an artistic conceit profusely
jeweled and rich in coloring.
An unconventional piece is the pic
ture of the boat in full sail in the
Iiving-room Of the Louis B. Newell
residence. This window is notable
from the IaCL tHdI, unlike the ldIS
majority of stained glass windows
it can be appreciated from an out
/ side view.
A unique pictorial art glass decora
ton and one that is removed from
stained-glass tradition, is the large
window in the Moorish room in thu
w. E. Baten1an residence. It Is cir
cular in shape, twenty feet long an(
three feet wide. It is placed at tn
top of the room and joins the cell
ling to the side wall. It was made anG
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IN THE CHURCHES
~ D --------
Many Beautiful Memorial and Other
Windows to Be Seen.


A tour thru some Of the Minneapo-
lis churches would afford lover OF,
art or art glass much pleasure.
Westminster church has such
wealth of art glass that several fine
windows are placed under the gallery.
where little or no light ever pene-
trates. This is unfortunately because
these windows, especially the De Vincl
Christ, are Of rare color and beauty
An elaborate and exceptionally
beautiful window in Westminster is
the rose window erected To the
Memory of William Stuart Culbertson
by his daughter, Annie Culbertson
Semple.'' The chief beauty Of this
window, aside from that of its color, is
the fact that it is entirely intelltgible,
which is rarely the case with rose
windows. Each medallion Is a COM
tplete and well-consid color COM
position. Then there is a solemntty
in the beauty and fervor Of those up
turned, angelic faces The symbols
between1he groups and the heavy Dor
der of each medallion in royal blue
make the treatment distinctive and
| impressive. This window and the
window in the Mcknight home were
designed by a gifted colored man. w.
H. Hazel, and made in Minneapolis.
The pale yellow window to the left
Of the rose window is in memory of the
late William Donaldson by his family.
1t is in two panels picturing two
angels, each holding the open Book
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gift to the church Of John s. Brad
street. The Tiffany window in the ]
new Christian Science church on
Eleventh street s was the gift Of the
Sunday school children. II is q grand
composition splendidly placed. The
central figure is the commanding form
Of the Good Shepherd, staff In hand
The flesh tints and expressio Ion the
face gof the Good Shepherd are won
derful. The background is a delight
full landscape Of deep blue sky and
more delicate blue water and hills. Z
Congregational church were placed
there In loving memory OF Susan
Pillsbury Snyder and Addie Pillsbury
Webster, daughters of John S.. and
MahalaaF Il. sPillsbury. They were de-
signed from Burne Jones Hope and
Faith" and are alive with light and
color. The backgrounds of these win
dows are similarly carried out in green
and bronze. While the draperies and
pose Of each figure are distinctive, Hope
gazes at. the glowing light in her
hand; Faith, with her downcast head,
is sad and reconciled. The flesh tints
are delicate and natural. The olive
branch is prominent In both compost
tions. These windows were made in
New York by Walter James.
A delicately coIored and iridescent
work by Tiffany. Is on the same side
as the Pillsbury memorial. It was
erected "In.. loving memory OF Marie
Elsie Decker There is no more ex-
quisite ecclesiastical window in Min
neapolis than the Decker window; the
full figure of a. beautiful gold haired
girl standing with her arms appraised,
holding a scroll with a quotation from
the Scripture. Her flowing drapery
is n the coiors Of the dainty Tiffany
| vases 50 much admired. The back
ground As q variegated blue. From
q close view this window strongly re-
sembles q: beautifully painted canvas
Of Alma Tadena. In the distance, as
with all .lfght-colored art glass, the
effect is not SO good.
The emblem windows in the new
Reformed Hebrew synagogue are RAJ
diant In light and color. They are un-
| like the regulation ecclesiastical win
\ Reformed Hebrew: clings faithfully to
the commandment: Thou shalt have
no other God beside me. Thou shalt
4 not take unto myself any craven
image in the likeness Of the heaven
j above or the earth beneath. The en-
blems in the center OF each Of the
three large windows are the Shield
n The Burning Bush" No human fig.
\ ure is ever used In decorating or or.
namenting a Hebrew place Of wor.
ship. These windows were made II
4 Minneapolis. s.. Z.
There Is fine window ,picturint
Christ and Gethsenane in the Fowler
i Methodist church, and a number O.
fine figure windows in the new Ascen
sion church. The windows in. Thu
Il church are the most beautiful Of an.
sltCatholic church In Minneapolis ant
], were made in Minneapolis.
i Ruby DanenbauIn. =
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of Life" The Donaldson window Is
a work OF art. but pale color seldom
shows up satisfactorily in stained
glass, no mater how fine 1t may be.
The Church OF the Redeemer is rich
In beautiful art glass. The Washburn-
Herrick memorial is skiltully executed.
It is pictorial and unlike the usual
ecclesiastical window. "A young war
rior has fallen asleep on the ground
while the Angel of Death Is descend
ing to claim him. On the right a ma
ture figure walks In soIitude-bereft.
The blue hills and vivid sky make q
broad, delightful landscape that is
simple and harmonious in Its beauty.
Made by Herter brothers, New York.
The windows on the opposite side
are the futile memorial ths memorial
to Harriet Putnani- Morrison, the
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son memorial. The Rand -Coykendall
window startles one into admiration
by its absolute realism. There is a
delicecy in the expression Of the
maiden, Hope, ascending the brown
path, scarcely to be expected in
stained glass. The warm, red color in
her robe enhances the beauty of the
landscape. The Morrison window is
equally beautiful in color scheme and
composition. The expression on the
tired face of the mature woman is
pathetic The Gibson-Tuttle memori-
ais are censor windows showing two
caskets richly jeweled. All of these
windows were made by Tiffany.
The most beautiful window in St.
Marks church, the Sistine Madonna,
by John La Fargo, erected to the
memory. of Marian Reno Darrach, Is
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and getting a new one once year.; I
prefer two weights, but as buy new
light and a new heavy suit about once
in two years, it comes to the same thing.
The suits laid aside serve for rainy days
or an emergency or just for change, for
I should feel like an inmate Of something
on other il was absolutely tied to
one gown
Now on the showing that my tailored
suits give me double service, the finan-
cial question seems to be settled, and I
have regarded it So for I threw into the
got better and more tasteful styles and
that the better materials showed their
quality in well-groomed air lacking in
the wearing quality Of the cheaper and
more snowy clothes.
81 think I should have gone on feeling
satisfied that was making the wiseSt
expenditure of my money and feeling
very comfortable and well satisfied with
my stout, well-cut, simple tailored gowns
If had had no occasion to get anything
outside Of that and the waists, hats q
simple house gown or two and the usual
accessories that have made up my usual
wardrobe, for these come with the limit
1 have set for dress.
II have never fixed definite amount
Of money or proportion Of my income for
dress. altho know that is what we'll
regulated women are supposed to do, but
my expenditures come to about the same
amount from year to year. Now, when
found that the new coat that / wanted and
really thought needed would swallow uI
all that is worth while Of a months sal
airy felt that theories wouldn't satisfy my
| conscience and warrant this large addi-
| ton to my annual expense. In this frame
Of mind I went and looked ut ready-n1ade
coats, but found after my training in re-
garding cloth garments az a rather per-
manent investment that the garment over
loaded with trimming would be hateful tt
my sight in q season II not less ant
that the smart coats were all Of that style
Now, am confronted by the ALTERNATIVE.
i OF doing without. which does not seen
feasible, getting ready made carmen
that will not satisfy me altho it will pop
ular1y past muster for the present as suit
1 able, having cheaper garment made ii
a style that does not suit me or Of pay
ing price that don't feel warranted ii
paying.
4 We were all thoroly sympathetic bu
not particularly helpful, for each had has
similar narrowing experiences, but tn,
practical suggestion came from our quie
visionary Melissa. She asked: VIVA
you want is a coat for occasional wear tina
i viii last long time, isn't it. Helena?"
i yes; that's just it. something simp1
4 and handsome that will enable me to APP
lpear occasionally without seeming to b
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21
r ELENA was completely enveloped
in a thick atmosphere of gloom
when we gathered around the
III Yrnl lX

VI hLElNA WdS COIuplctSly cANSlOPCO
in a thick atmosphere of gloom
when we gathered around the
n N samovar this week. Generally
the best way of cheering one UP
Is to unobtrusively assure yourself that
they are comfortable and then make merry
without appearing aware OF their lack
of RESPONSIVENESS. So we all adopted the
letting alone" plan, and as the sharp air
had given us an added appreciation OF
Patricia's delicious piping hot tea we were
soon in the midst of a Babel OF talk.
The talk, while decidedly Kaleidoscope
showed a tendency toward a discussion
of clothes, as we are or have all been In
The clutches Of milliner dressmaker or
tailor Ursula had just been saying:
Don't you think it is rather odd that
women who would be horrihed II their
husbands should take to wearing ready
made clothes, or even store shirts, seem
to think that they may go to shop ana
clothe themselves from head to foot ana
that no one Will think OF crlelcLAlnE tneH
for doing so?''
At this Helena emerged and said trag-
ically chat any woman should choose to
wear ready made clothes any more than
a man is quite past my comprehension,
but I am fully alive to the reason that
actuates some of thenn-perhaps most of
them-and that is the initial outlay for
garments is less, much less, II you don't
look at things closely.
We were little surprised at her spect-
fcation of initial outlay" for we all
thought we knew that store clothes were
not worth making over and that the
amount possible to put into repairs prof
itably is limited. But Helena's idea un-
folded itself as she went on: II am SIM
ply in despair over the clothes question.
It's hard enough to decide what you want
and what will give you the best service,
without having it complicated with diff
flculties in getting the right thing, and
to cap the climax, having to argue It out
With your conscience.
at was quite sure that had settled II
long time ago that In the long run Il
paid better to buy the best materials and
to have your clothes made to order by the
best workmen. I had always figured that
a good suit from hrst-class workshop
cost not to exceed twice what any ready.
made one / would wear comes for.
never saw store gown which had giver
year of good service that would bs
willing to put on for anything but rough
ing, while my year-old tailor suits ar,
plenty good enough for any purpose tn,
second year, showing practically no effec
Of wear and having been the latest bu
simple models, are not noticeable differen
Y from the newest conservative styles sucl
as I would choose. have never tried
wearing the same suit the year arount
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put to a test Of light for which 1t was
not made. The building close to the
church obscures the light and detracts
q gold light about the central figure
that is saving grace. The best critic
could not appreciate the best glass
under such a circumstance. "A Quarry
window with q dainty medallion with
the head Of a child framed in glorious
green and ruby jewels is placed next
memory Of Mary Linton, the infant
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. "A. Fl. Linton.
This window is the work OF Tiffany
On the opposite side of the church
in the center window there is a bril-
liant figure Of a high priest in a
heavily jeweled robe, erected "In
loving memory of Mary Ellen Hall,
wife Of J. A. Christian" On each