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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01

WOMEN SHOULD HAVE MONEY OF
THEIR OWN TO SPEND.
Marketing by Telephone Has Disad-
vantagcs-No Woman's Building
at Worlds Fair.

Having the bills paid is all very well.
It's much better than not having them
paid. But women like the handling of
money as well as do men. They like to
pay for their own purchases and open
their own parcels. If you men cannot SYM
pathize with this eccentricty. consider how
well you like TO clip the ends from your
own cigars and open your own mail writes
Lavinia Hart to Golfers Household Num-
Der for March. Consider how well you'd
have liked going through college with all
your bills paid, but not cent in your
pocket. Consider, while you are consider
ing. how you would like being asked to
banquet. and having somebody else eat for
you. / have known women whose fathers
were millionaires and whose bills were paid
without question, who were compelled TO
wait for the carriage. whatever their errand
or its distance, because they never had
car fare. Invariably these women were
reckless in extravaganza. They rarely
asked the prices of things they ordered,
as 1t was matter of no concern TO them.
Yet with the rare and precious cash dol
lars that came their way they were eco
nomical to the verge of stinginess. The
moral whereof is plain.
If you would have your womanfolk eco
nomical, let them handle money and learn
to respect its value. There may be women
who have not sufficient womanliness to
honor the confidence this trust implies;
but they are exceptions. If such be your
daughters, it is your business to teach
them otherwise. If they be your wives. 1T
is your own fault for having married
them.
When a father gives his son an allow
ance he should do the same for his daugh-
ter; not as a matter of material favor-for
the daughters bills might double the sons
allowance-but as matter of discipline,
of financial experience and education. The
girls who dress and keep themselves within
usually the best-dressed; yet their bills
are invariably smaller. 1t is to their in
terest to get all they can for their money,
and their dollars go twice as far as the
the girls whose training is fitting them
to be good wives and helpmates of men,
provided the men they marry have suffi-
cient shrewdness to share their condolences
and their incomes, and to trust their wives
to aid in making the family fortunes solid.
In the humber walks of life, where the
husbands earnings are so scant 1t is in
credible that they can cover the mean
necessities of life, those households are uni
formly more thrifty where the husband
His days are full of toll and his evenings
of fatigue. He has neither the time nor
the energy to figure and plan and make
both ends meet. But somhow she man.
ages to supply their wants and keep the
bills paid; and somewhere, though he can
not see just how she does it, there's a nest
egg growing by hard-saved dimes and dol
lars for the inevitable rainy day..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01

Washington Post


Every summer I sojourn among the
mountains of Jackson county not far from
my home" said Mr.. Ben p. Hunt. a promi-
nent newspaper man Of Huntsville. Ala.
when / first went there 81 3. e years ago /
stood in mortal dread OF TIE rattlesnakes
winch were said to infCst the region. The
particular mountain on which my log cabin
stood had reputation as the habitat or
innumerable rattlers. and every morning
when / went forth TO shoot squirrels
reared encountering some Of the dangerous
reptiles.
In all the years OF my visits TO the
mountain have never yet seen i've raf-
were slain by some OF the mountaineers:
The natives do not stand In mucn awe or
the snakes, for they know OF a sovereign
remedy-a certain oil that has never Yet
FAMED to cure a person after being bitten.
Every countryman in the mountain district
one hears many wonderful stories of the
cures IL has wrought.
but worse enemy TO the rattleSnake
IMAM his human foes is member Of their
own family-the blacksnake. / have come
across several reputable men I'm the noun
eyes these snakes in deadly combat Ac-
cording TO their unanimous testimony, IL Is
always fight 10 the death and the black
snake ever comes out victorious. In fact. IL
Is purely a one-sided duel. The RATHER is no
sort OF match for his willy opponent who
giides round and round his clumsey antag-
onisf TIL he gets either dazed tired out
lhSn at the opp0Ttune time the black Jumps
on the RATHER, catches him by the back OF
the neck. and enfolds his helpless victim.
crushing him. boa constructor fashion. until
life Is extinct
Numbers OF mountaineers who have seen
these strange encounters say they never
knew a RATHER 20 escape
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01

ones and should be carefully avoided by all
but very slight women. Pongee is much
seen In these models and makes very dur
able summer wrap, as 1t cleanses so easily
and Is so free from the fault of crushing.
Shirtwaists and dressy separate waists
repay a visit to the stores. Many of these
are pattern waists and the manner of dec
Grating them Is so varied that there is
splendid chance for original designs. Fag-
citing Is very stylish ana 1T is done in
countless ways. Sometimes medallions of
lace are fagoted in, again squares of the
waist material are used in this way. Some
waists are entirely composed of strips of
silk two inches wide, held together with
wide rows of fagoting, and it means lots
of work to make such waist. Think of
the fitting alone, for anything that is SO
uneven to hold makes a fine fit very hard.
Black lace is used a great deal on waists
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01
The word gentleman has two wholly dis

The word gentleman mas Two "hohS us
tinct meanings.
In one sense, according to its derivation
from the Latin-gentilis. 1t means a man
who has some dignity of birth, one VINO
belongs to gems or clan. In this
meaning a gentleman is a person OF rank
between the nobility and the commonalty;
as when we say of person-"He was born
a gentleman Every nobleman. OF course,
ranks as a gentleman, but all gentlemen
are not of noble birth.
Shakespeare writes, in THE Merchant OF
Venice:'
II freely told you all the wealth had
Ran i'm my veins; j was a gentleman"
The other meaning of the word gentle
man is far more complex and difficult TO
define In common parlance gentleman
is the opposite to what is generally called
"a cad In this sense the humblest peas-
ant may be perfect gentleman, and the
lordliest of dukes an absolute cad. Inc
poets, who are often our wisest teachers,
have repeatedly dwelt on this truth 1t is
the thought which runs through Burnss
magnificent poem, "A mans a man for.
a that"
lis there. for honest poverty.
That hangs his head and a that.
The coward-slave, we pass him by,
We dare be poor for a that.
For a that, and a that.
Our tolls obscure. and a that;
The rank is but the guinea stamp:
The mans the gowd for a that.
What tho on namely fare we dine.
Wear hoddin-grey, and a that;
Gle fools their silks. and knaves their wine.
mans a man for a that
For a. that, and a that.
Their tinsel show. and a that:
The honest man. tho e'er sac poor,
Is king o. men for a that.
We see yon birkie cad a lord.
VIVA struts, and stares. and a. that?
Tho hundreds worship at his word.
He's but the coof for a that.
For a. that, and a. that,
His riband. and a that;
The man of independent mind,
He looks and laughs at a. that.
king can max belted knight,
marquis duke, and a. that;
But honest mans aboon his might,
GUIDE faith, he mauna IA that!
For a that. and a that
Their dignities and a that;
The pith o. sense. the pride o worth,
Are higher ranks than a that"
Nor is Tennyson less emphatic in insist
ing upon this lesson, in his I'm Memo
RAM
"And so bore without abuse
The grand old name of gentleman.
DETAINED by every charlatan.
And solid with all ignoble use"
1t is not difficult to point out the char
acteristics which distinguish true gen.
tleman, whatever may be his rank. from
one who has no claim to this appellation,
however high may be his birth.
We remember the old English warcry of
Wat Tyler: when Adam delved and Eve
span, who was then the gentleman" and
the lire of Dryden: His tribe were God
Almighty's gentlemen"
clustering self-assertion and insolent
pride of rank at once show that man is
no gentleman. An anecdote is told of
nobleman who once insolently pushed him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01
The Guests Debt of Honor.
Golfers Weekly.


Every well brought up person knows-in
theory, at least-his duty toward his neigh
Dor, but the matter of ones duty toward
ones hostess seems to be still shrouded in
darkness for many. The sins of men in this
respect are obvious and often referred to-
Those of women equally obvious, but
for some reason are seldom referred to.
Any one who has ever been to women's
luncheon knows the placid person who eats
her way steadily through the menu as
though that were the sole reason of her
presence, volunteering not one remark to
right or to left, contributing absolutely
nothing but her well-clad presence. 1t never
seems to occur to her that there is any OBJ
legation on her side. that the hostess wants
anything but the demolition of her pates
and birds. She gives desultory attention
to the talk. but she takes no respon sibility
about 1t. If pause falls il would never
occur to her to bridge it, She waits COM
fortably till the others have set things in
motion again. serenely unconscious that
anything else might be expected of her
she comes in so many forms, how is a
hostess to know?
She at least is unaware of her selfishness
A variation Of the type, more sophisticated
and so more deliberate, is the woman who
does not find IL worth while to bestir her
self unless there are men present She will
take with langu.d interest whatever the
hostess will offer, but she will not give in
return to mere congregation of women.
She could add definitely to the brilliancy
OF the occasion: she was asked for that
very reason, but the debt Of honor trouble s
her not at all! The manless hour is for her
the hour of relaxation. and she will not
grid herself up for any hostess living
There Is also the speeches. and unre-
sponsive person who gets behind the excuse
OF shypess. Il can't think of anything TO
say. she pleads. Yet IL she would turn TO
her neighbor with the most ordinary Of
questions-the weather, the theater, any
thing-and remember to take an interest in
the reply the conversation would soon cease
to be a load on her back and would carry
her easily along into pleasant places And
the hostess would rise up and call her
blessed
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The Guest Chamber.
York Tribune.

New York Tribune
Il have often heard the complaint, re-
marked a hostess the other day, that.
while the living rooms of the home gradu-
ally assume definite characteristics, the
guest chamber lacks expression. Now, this
is quite unnecessary, even when means are
a matter of consideration. have in mind
just at the moment a mans guest chamber.
furnished by a man for his men friends
The man was Harvard graduate, and the
floor was covered with Cambridge crimson.
The same shade was dominant in the drap-
cries, the Photographs of college buildings
and teams were on the mantel and walls
a row of stems was on narrow shelf above
the door and a few ornamental pipes here
and there. The whole was ample but dis
tinctive and full of suggestion.
Another guest chamber l know had as
motif few furniture heirlooms of eight
zenith century style. The bedstead and
tester was draped with dainty chintz, and
brass androns stood in the low chimney
place. Glass knobs were substituted for
those of present day style in doors and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01
THE TRUE GENTLEMAN
DEA N F A r X A X

self in front of another in entering a roo.
with the remark: Il never make way g
my interiors" II always do" was -.
reply of the gentleman. made with polt.
bow and a pleasant smile.
Whenever a man in society Is guilty ..
obtrusive self-assertion; whenever he trias
TO monopolize attention by thrusting him
self into the conversation OF others; when.
ever his talk is almost exclusively occ,,
pied with himself and his own doings Ia
shows at once that, in the true sense OF
the word. he is not gentleman. II. again
he shows no consideration for the feelings
of others: If he ignores their susceptible
tiles: If his conversation has no delicacv
or reserve in ii. he will at once be recog.
nized by all present as lacking I'm the quail
tiles of a gentleman. "A gentleman's first
characteristic is fineness of nature" saws
Mr. Ruskin. Hence Steele says: Men OF
courage. men of sense, and men of letters
are frequent; but true gentleman is what
one seldom sees" A delicate sympathy
a refined desire to give no needless pain by
needless remarks, fine regard for the
feelings of others. bearing full OF cour-
tesy which has not in it the least touch 81
condescension-all these are marks Of a
true gentleman.
Here, again, the poets are our best teach
ers Chaucer writes:
'Loke who that is most vertuous Away
Prive and apert and most entendeth az
To do the gentil dedes that he can,
And take him for the greatest gentilman."
With this agrees Tennyson's definition OF
a clown in the Princess:
And yet" said. you wrong him more than
TIKI
Tho SMOKED. or furr'd and purpled-stiIl the
clown.
To harm the thing that trusts him and to shame
That which he says he loves"
1t must not for moment be supposed
however, that the delicate considerateness
of a gentleman will ever prevent him from
the strongest denunciations of every form
of fragrant iniquity. To be a gentleman
does not mean to be timid, to allow the
prevalence of glaring evils to go unre-
buked. Care for the feelings of others in
all ordinary matters does not imply the
timidity and nonchalance of those who are
content TO see iniquity Astounding every
side of them, and yet who do not care TO
raise a voice for its exposure and sup
preston.
The sacred Scriptures give us not few
pictures of those high virtues which mark
the true gentleman. In every line of the
epistles of st. Paul-in the delicacy and
sensitiveness Of his feelings; in the ex-
quisite susceptibility which he shows to-
wards the views and wishes of others-we
see how near is the character of a perfect
gentleman to that of perfect Christian.
nay more. we may even venture 10 quote
the lines of the English dramatist, and to
say:
The first of men
That e'er wore earth about him sufferer;
A soft. meek. patient humble. tranquil spirit.
The first true gentleman that ever breathed."
L. w. FARRAR
Next Week:
ION Some Unaccountable Things" by Sir
Lewis Morris.
copyright in the United States of America
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01

woman's Home Companion.

Woman's Home COMPANION
On small table beside my bed stands
lamp. two nails. a tin cup containing one
tablespoonful OF mutton tallow Cor lard),
two tabiespoonfuls of turpentine. a deep bib
with strings and two safety pins. with
which to pin on a piece OF flannel the shape
OF the bib. AS soon as baby coughs hard
l light the lamp. put the tip cup over ii (on
the two nails. and heat the mixture until
smokes. then rub baby's chest well.
as not as can use the turpentine, and then
put the flannel pinned to the bib tvins,
the sort tape strings around the neck. 1t
may sound like q fairy tale. but If the
cough IL not too bad Il disappears: II very
- Inherent that distracted mother sleeps
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01

beading of the same through which black
velvet ribbon was run. 1t seemed strange
to combine nainsook ana silk. but the result
was pretty, and that is all that is necessary.
Black and white effects are still in high
favor and are to hold for next summer.
Evidence of this was a white organdie
gown trimmed with insertions Of black
and white lace. The insertion consisted
OF a strip of black with a white insertion
on each side These were used in both
waist and skirt Stirring of the organdie
was the only other ornamentation.
New York Feb 81
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and that is to insist upon having It. 1t IL
not easy of accomplishment. yet easier
that your various dealers are as clever as
yourself, and then ask yourself how long
IL would take you TO understand that a
certain customer was NOT TO be deceived
the application of your reasoning and 40
battle until you have established your
status. which afterward may be main
tanned by ordinary vigilance. You may be-
come a pessirnist or shrew during the
process, unless wise enough TO accept the
situation your opportunity for acquir-
ing patience tact and firmness. In taking
a stand" make hard and fast compact
with yourself and never violate 1t once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01
AMERICAN GIRLS IN EUROPE.
Their Adnptability Has Enabled Them
to Overcome Social Bans.

Lady Randolph Churchill, in Pail Mall Ga
Zette.
Thirty years ago in England, as on the
continent, the American woman was looked
upon as a strange and abnormal creature,
with habits and manners something be-
tween those of the red Indian and the
gayety girl. Anything of an outlandish ma
ture might be expected Of her. If she talked.
dressed and conducted herself as any we'll
bred woman would. much establishment was
invariably evinced. She was usually saluted
with the tactful remark: Il should never
have thought you an American by those
who intended it as a compliment. AS a
rule, people looked upon her as disagree
able, even dangerous person.
Her dollars were her only recommends
ton, and all were credited with the posses
sion of them. Otherwise, what was her
"raison d'etre?'
Nor was distinction ever made between
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01
The Gate of Heaven.

Whittier leads the gateway
That stands at the top of the hill.
With bars against the sky?
a child, l dreamed thereby
To enter heaven straightway.
i am old. but / know still
That the edge OF the world is there,
And beyond is paradise.
The land that Is more fair
Than the wisdom OF the wise.
j know IL. for did 1 climb
In my begear-clouts OF sin.
And gross with this worlds CRIME,
i could not enter in.
Though | waited times and a time.
Nor sight OF glory nor sound
OF rapture should reach me there;
Only the common ground.
Only the old despair.
IF. w. Bourdillor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01
SHRED Vi aist 4r38.

Shirred gowns of all thin materials are
to be much worn the summer through and
always are charming on slender figures.
This stylish model is suited to foulard,
liberty silk wolfe and the like. as well as to
fine cotton and linen fabrics, but Is shown
in white null with collar and cuffs OF
cream lace threaded with black velvet rib
bon
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is. for waists yards q
inches wide. 81 yards q inches wide. So
yards 81 inches wide or yards "A inches
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01
I'd ILLUSTRATED W
m F A S II | O N S IN

IINTY tricks OF in
PRODUCING a CLINT Of
color here or there
I'm an otherwise SUBJ
dued gown consti-
tute a noticeable
feature Of the new
fashions. Now and
then the methods
resorted to are
more ingenious than
pretty. but, for the
most part, they are
effective and taste
full. Very often a
tiny bit Of color
shows in only one
49, -~A
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in peace With this same remedy. used hot.
pneumonia has twice been averted in a
neighbours family.
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PATTERN COUPON
For patterns OF the two garments fllus-
trated above send 10 cents for each (coin or
stamps.)
Cut out Illustration and inclose II In letter
Write your name and address distinctly ana
state number and size wanted. Address
Pattern Dept. The Journal.
lndianap oits. Ind
Allow one week Tor return Of pattern.
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Next Week:
ION Some Unaccountable Things" by Sir
Lewis Morris.
copyright in the United States of America
by d. T. Pierce. All rights reserved.l
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wide: for skirt, 10 yards q inches wide. 8
yards q inches wide. ~ yards 30 inches
wide or yards "A inches wide
The waist pattern 4l2s is cut in sizes for
81, 81 and 36-inch bust measure
The skirt pattern ll01 Is cut in sizes for
a 20, %, "a and 26-inch waist measure.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-10
rne GROWTH OF HALLWAY.
Expansion Of Lines Of the World A.
ways Golnq on.

Expansion Of Lines Of the World A.
ways Going on.
At the beginning OF the present CEN
tury the railways OF the world en-
braced nearly 4s0, 900 miles. The aver
age increase In the length OF railways
throughout the world Is about ll.000
miles per annum, which iE equal to
nearly two and a half per cent OF the
total worlds mileage.
The increase in the European sys-
tenn amounts TO 400 miles per annum.
ID America $500 miles are added year.
~, and Asia adds $500; while In Afri-
ca and Aus salia LOO a d $50 miles
respectively are added each year to
the existing systems
or the 44.570 miles added to the
railways Of the world during the last
four yeays. 5000 miles have been laid
in Asia, Of which Siberia accounts for
5000. japan 1895 miles and China
l80 miles
The increase in Europe Is by no
means great although It amounts to
1892 miles. This Is equal to ten and
a half per cent Of the existing system,
or about two and a half per cent peF
annum Az in Asia, Russis accounts
for about q third Of the additional Eu-
ropean mileage-for 5,14 miles Ger
many has laid z.547 miles. Austria
Hungary $3.50 miles, while the quota
Of the British Isles Is only 500 miles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-10
aerrsrs Of Jouraaaiirm.


Speaking OF Professor Heron, :
wearily began the information editor
Speaking Of Professor Herrln,
truculently broke in the exchange ed.
itor, he isn't one at all. Hes a LOO
ster."
Without the enacting claws Gel
thee to cannery. He's a sardine"
That only shows you haven read
Heron. Chide mildly the
Don't That's the limit Speaking
OF the professor, though. what is the
difference between him and King Ed.
wsrd?"
None. Both Rex. Why is a rhinoc.
eros hide"
Like ward-heeler's cousin Tough
skin. Why is
Not at all. Why is a rhfnoceros
hide like a tariff on pork?
Protects the meat Big skin game
Why is a coal bank at the North
Pole"
Never mind. Why is Pat Grove"
caws he is. What's the differences
between q beach-comber and
An Indian at sunrise? Ones break.
ing wave and the oths's a va uf
brave. What's the difference between q
shot gun and a big bore"
Ones a blunderbuss and the other Is
a blunder busted. What's the differ.
ence between a town-pump aud .
wrestling match"
ones on the square and the otLei
itn't. What's the difference between an
American tiger and"
And a last weeks drunk? Ones 0
laguar and the Others a jag you had
Why is a vet ginger cooky like dull
sefmons"
mo snap in IT, Why is a Job as night
police reporter like a dead mud turtls?"
No snap. Why is an old sus.
psnder-"
mo snap. Why is a dog muzzIe-"
Nose snap
Let up on that Why is a dog muz-
ae-"
Hold your jaw why is a taol,
naphn-"
Wipe Of your chin why Is ham
mock
Give Us rest why is a hot po-
tato-"
Drop it. Why Is a pipe organ"
stop"
At th;s point they ciinehed.-chicaso
Tribune.