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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

1t is interesting. if not important, to know
that the much-discussed question of the
proper dress to wear to the performance of
"Parsifal," in New York, on Thursday
night, settled by everybody wearing
just what he or she thought fit-a result
that was to be expected from an American
crowd that isn't half such a slave to fash
ion as writers about dress would have us
believe. The point at issue was whether.
since the performance began at o'clock, it
was proper to wear evening dress or not
Some men decided that it was and arrayed
themselves accordingly. other men wore
frock coats, while a large number were in
dependently attired in ordinary business
suits. There was similar variation among
womens costumes. In short, the assemb-
lage looked like any other theater audi
ence, and nobody cared, apparently. that
IL was so.
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past bury its dead. battles and all. But IL
the controversy is to be kept up. the ques-
ton might as well be settled right here
and now. The Kaiser was right. yelling
ton himself acknowledged. that IL Butcher
had not come up with his $1,000 Prussians
the battle would have been lost and there
would have been no st. Helena. There
were barely 10000 Englishmen in the battle
altogether. But no EngIishman will ever
own up to it. Waterloo was won on the
football field of Eton," is a British article
OF faith.
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The Canal Treaty.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
What is the use OF all this discussion 10
whether the canal treaty viii pass or not?
think a little mental arithmetic will convincs
anybody that II is perfectly safe. There
ninety senators. Two OF these viii probably be
absent on account OF sickness That leaves
lightweight senators. OF whom afty-six are Re-
publicans- Hale. OF Maine. and Hoar. OF Massa-
chusetts. may possibly vote against the treaty,
leaving hfty-four Republican votes for It. Now.
II takes fifty-nine yeas 70 ratify. Two Louisiana
Democratic senators are instructed vote yea.
Only three other votes are needed With
Georgia and other Democratic States strongly
in favor of the treaty. It is difficult to see how
1t can be lost And II is highly probable that
Hale and Hoar will vote yea. CHI
Indianapolis, Dec. "a
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ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The public executioner in England. rule.
receives $50 every time he exercises his function,
and in the Of reprieve he is given SIS,
provided that he has been retained.
The Right Rev. Thomas Fielding Scott the
first bishop of the Episcopal Church In Oregon,
elected to that Office in 1853. The fftieth
anniversary Of his conservation vii, occur In
Portland Jan. next.
The field gun which Lieutenant Roberts son
Of Lord Roberts. lost his life in rescuing at the
battle of Colenso. South Africa, will be appro-
priately inscribed and given to the commander
in-chief Of the British army.
Mrs. Reed Smoot. the wife Of Utah's besieged
senator. is an attractive. youthful-looking WON
an. much pleased with her lot She has known
her husband since his boyhood. Though a de-
voted family woman. she takes a keen interest
in politics and has been president OF the WON
ans Republican Club in Provo.
Though very busy President DIaz OF
Mexico rarely. If ever refuses audience e
American visitors. Usually a letter sent a day
two ahead is sufficient to secure interview
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

A correspondent describing the American
church at Berlin says: 1T was founded
under the leadership of Governor Wright,
OF Indiana, who was minister to Prussia
during the civil war" The statement is
slightly inaccurate, as Governor Wright's
first service as minister to Prussia ended at
the beginning of the war, in 1861, and his
second term began in 1866. after its close.
During the interim he served, by appoint
ment, an unexpired term as United States
senator, and as United States commissioner
to the Hamburg exposition in 1863
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

The generals knowledge Of English is hardly
more than rudimentary. 50 he always has
interpreter at hand such occasions
Secretary RocS has entered into a contract for
the erection. in the National Cemetery. at
Gettysburg. OF memorial OF the address de-
livered by President Lincoln. Nov. 10. 163.
on the dedication Of that cemetery.
Diseases OF the heart have greatly increased
in Germany in recent years. person in every
seven now being AFFLICTED. Influenza. alcoholism
and excessive addiction to bicycling and other
sports are named by DR.. steckeI the chief
cause.
As he did not show disapproval while a gypsy
band was playing a revolutionary hymn in
cafe at Stuhl weissenberg CHungaryl army
officer has been condemned TO loss Of rank.
hsvtor in a public place"
Although Andrew Carnegie formerly lived in
Pittsburg and has donated several million dol
lars toward the advancement of education there.
he does not own dollars worth of property
in that city. He bought lot on an out
of-the-way thoroughfare. but gave It away to
a charitable institution.
Newly married couples in England are nov
honored with cooperative gifts When a couple
about marry their friends club together.
combine the cash which they intend 70 invest in
presents, and give them a choice selection Of
useful or handsome presents. There are no du-
plicates. no trash, and there Is no worry about
the right articles to choose.
Professor Hilgard. of the University of Cali
fornia, recommends peanut candy a health
full substitute for meal when il Is necessary
to omit one. says Country Life in America
The starch of the peanut and the sugar in the
candy are both blood and tissue builders and
exceedingly nourishing and at the same time
harmless when obtained at reputable candy
store.
George F. Baer. president of the Philadelphia
& Reading Railroad, is popularity supposed to
have deep hatred of John Mitchell. but re-
Gently he gave some indication that be has a
grain OF admiration for the president of the
| United Mine Workers. What do you think OF
John Mitchell. anyway" whimsically asked an
| acquaintance of him. He's a wonderful man.
said Mr.. Baer. promptly. Hes Irishman
who can keep his month shut"
During the recent political campaign in Ohio
Congressman Hildebrant and other leaders ar
ranged big Republican meeting at his home
| town, Wilmington. Senator Hanna down
| for speech. One morning the congressman
met old Irish friend. a strong Democrat.
and asked him TO come TO the meeting. II
know you will vote the Democratic ticket. John. -
said he. but I'd like 10 have you come TO the
meeting tomorrow night and hear Senator
| Hanna" LAW course. I'll Mr. Hide
| brandt" said john IF Hannas goin' to be
there Ye don't think I'd miss SIGH chance to
| see the whole government, do yep
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The weather Reports.

To thu Editor OF the Indianapolis Journais
The loss 10 perishabie products and live stock
throughout the country account OF Friday
nights cold wave will. no doubt. aggregate
millions OF dollars. not TO speak OF the misery
and suffering endured by tens OF thousands OF
people. The worst feature Of all this is that
most OF the loss could have been avoided n
conditions such that the reports Of the
weather bureau could have reached the inter-
ested parsons in time TO prepare for the cold
blast. The trouble In many instances Is that
the majority OF people have not learned yet TO
take any stock in the weather reports. Many
look upon the forecasts a species OF fortune
telling. Even the railroads carrying perishabls
goods don't keep as close in touch with the
weather bureau they should and are the suf-
ferers on that account
Not many years ago vessel captains looked
with scorn and contempt on the weather fore
casts. but they don't do 50 any longer. Stub
born-headed captains years ago when informed
that big gale due in few hours would
Invariably set sail just to show their contempt
for the weather predictions. After several OF
them had gone the bottom had their
sells wrecked in storms that were forecasted
the wise sailing masters began TO watch the
weather forecasts before sailing and a result
they avoided running into bad storms Now
no vessel captain thinks OF leaving port without
ascertaining the probable condition OF the
weather for as many hours IN the future as the
weather man can safely foretell. As a result
thousands OF dollars worth OF vessel property
and hundreds OF lives are saved each year on
the great lakes. The day will yet come when
railroads. interurbans and electric lines win be
guided much by the weather forecasts In
their operations the vessel men at pres
ent. The weather forecasts are worth HUNDREDS
OF millions Of dollars every year 20 farmsrs
fruit growers stockmen and shippers n they
are properly distributed and Observed
A. W. wFkTHERMANL
| NoblesVille. Ind. Dec "a
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The Man of the Moment.

When they saw him coming along-case in
hand-they rushed to the door and called and
beckoned and made frantic gestures
AS he within the house they al
most dragged him upstairs and into the bed
room where she lay. gasping. and so very, very
pale.
What do you thinkf'' three of them cried at
once.
He painfully shocked and distressed.
81 think she's very sick woman" he said.
They waited a second and then one said:
What shall do hrst?'
He looked surprised
at should call DOCTOR" he said. emphatically.
At that they all screamed at once:
But aren't you doctor?"
He started violently and stared at them In
sraazement- NO I'm piano tuner" he re-
plied.-Town Topics.
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VIEWS OF Journal READERS.
A Christina. Incident

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
No doubt the Christmas spirit causes many
kindly acts that the public never hears Of
One that came to my knowledge accidentally
was this: well-known society woman OF this
city gave to her three colored servants the use
of her kitchen. dining and table furniture
for a dinner party Christmas eve. She fur
nished the best OF everything In the market.
told the cook to prepare regular course dinner
and had the table set with her finest glass and
china She knew the servants would invite only
respectable people of their class. The gentleman
of the house dined out that evening. the lady
remained upstairs and the servants and their
friends had the time OF their lives without COM
hitting the slightest impropriety. I think that
was kind act gracefully done. GREEK.
Indianapolis. Dec. &C.
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Parental Discipline.

ct done brought you dis chile. miss said
the coored parent. the o-her day. dragging
by his reluctant hand to the door OF one Of
the city schools a small boy whose big eyes
rolled in terror and who gazed at the stately
and gracious principal II she were ogre.
- cause he IN old enough to go to school now.
He'll be good miss; I'm suah he'll be good.
cause I done tole him you's got a parcel OF
haoun' dawgs in the cellar, an IL hem amt
good. you'll put him daown there and the
hoaun' dawgs viii eat him all up"
but you shouldn't have told the child that"
demonstrated the teacher. lit isn't true"
"S-h-h-h-don' you let that chile fin out IT
amt true; I knows that chile and ! knows
how to manage him-he'n be good jus long
as he believes in them hoaun' dawgs."
And longer as experience soon showed.
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1t was domestic crisis of some kind; mamma
and the servant girl were both very much occu-
pied. and it is a very quiet neighborhood
and a meat market Just around the corner, they
ventured to send the four-year-old after some
steak. with note and a fifty-cent piece.
The butcher is young man. just starting in
business. and his wife sometimes serves GUS
toners when he is out delivering meat
Just as the baby's mother awoke to an
alarmed consciousness that he had been gone an
hour. and putting her hat to look him
up be marching in. glowing with the
triumph OF a successful business transaction,
the package of steak in his little basket.
There a woman there saving meat.
he explained. disdainfully. but waited until
the butcher shop came in. and gave him my
letter and my penny"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

The Supreme Court of Minnesota has
Just rendered a decision in which It defines
a boycott as "a combination of several per-
sons TO cause loss or injury to a third per-
son by causing others against their will to
withdraw from him their beneficial bust
ness intercourse through threats that I'M
kess compliance with their demands be
lde persons forming the combine will
'use loss or injury TO him. The court says
nat intimidation. coercion or threats of
injury are essential elements OF a boycott
and help to dinerentiate it as an unlawful
conspiracy which will be enjoined by the
courts. The decisions TO this effect are now
so clear that it may be regarded as settled
law
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27
The Little Street Boy.

One-half the world. of truth little knows
how heathenish the other half is; the
jewellers Of our own block 50 TO speak.
THE other day one OF my friends sent over
TO house to borrow a small tool for her
husbands USE" remarked tall. pleasant-faced
dame. land, she has children. and her
cook out, she picked up a little street boy
for the errand- Edgar's tool box. for the win
ter. stored away in one of our cellar rooms.
and the grimy little fellow followed me down
there to get the tool AS passed through
the dark before reaching the front room
the little street boy exclaimed:
" Good God. what dark hole"
Don't talk that way the shocked lady
calculated. and. falling back on her most prim-
tive doctrinai instructions she added Don {
you know the bad man will get YOU and YOU II
20 to the bad place IL you say such things?'
Bad man! repeated the boy. .Aw. what're
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none OF EN- for sale. They'se my friends"
And as he hobbled away. bearing the dog
tenderly. the animal looked up at him with
an expression Of God bless our home"
OF course, an old negro is nothing but an
old negro, and the world abounds with ours
that It would be better off without. but here
was case of real affection and noble emo
ton. Judging from the old mans appear
ance, one dog was more than he could well
afford to keep, but he had three and none
Of them was for sale. The one he was car
rying so tenderly wore tag, showing that
his license had been paid for. 1T is re-
markable." says the license clerk. how the
negroes will stand by their dogs. / have
seen negroes come in here with a starved
look on their faces and in rags. At first
used to think they were coming to beg, but
they would ask the price Of keeping their
dogs and hand out the money cheerfully.
have known OF instances where a negro has
paid taxes on as many as three dogs, when
1 knew that he was actually in need of coal
and food"
David Harum maintained that fieas are
good for dog because they help him forget
that he is a dog. Perhaps the negro loves
dogs because, being himself often reminded
that he is the under dog in the fight. he
likes TO have something around him that he
can ''boss"-something that helps him for
get his own rather hard plight Yet the
negro never abuses his dogs. He will fight
for them If necessary, not because of their
money value, but because they are his own
and his friends. Perhaps in return for his
kind treatment the dogs take him into their
confidence and enable him to see the better
side of their nature and give him glimpse
of the soul germ within them which men
call instinct, but which may be something
higher. 10, the poor Indian" sometimes
eats his dog. but he still expects to meet
| him again. He
| Thinks, admitted to that equal sky,
His faithful dog shall bear him company.
Perhaps the negro, through close ac-
quaintance and friendship with his dogs,
comes vaguely to entertain the same belief.
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Getting Best of Him.

Agent-I see you are busy and will not take
up very much of your time. want to talk to
you a little while the subject of life insur-
ance.
victim-Do you want to insure man who is
a murderer, and who may be hanged III a few
months7
Good heavensl Are you murderer
Not yet: but may become one very soon. IL
you dodgasted agents dom L quit coming In here
and bothering me when am trying to work.
Kansas City Journal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

or course you are familiar with the
late Herbert Spencers definition Of evolu-
ton. If not, here it Is: Evolution is an
lntegration of matter and cOncomitant dis
sipation OF motion. during which the matter
passes from an indefinite. incoherent homo
Eeneity to a definite coherent heterogeneity,
and during which the retained motion un-
dergoes a parallel transformation" Now,
don't let any one hear you say that you
don't know what evolution is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

The trouble with the Democratic party
Ii that its business end and its political
end do not agree. This Panama business
has made wider breach than ever. and
Senator German is type OF the politician
who doesn't know where he is at" His
obstructive policy having been jerked
from under him, he finds himself up In the
air. with only a vague idea as to where he
will come down
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

10 seems quite certain now that Captain
preyfus will be accorded new hearing by
the French courts. The dispatches say
that new evidence will be adduced of his
Innocence Of the charge against him, but
even without new evidence fair review of
the case viii result in his vindication The
French government ought to be anxious to
do him justice. for its treatment Of him
constitutes one of the most disgraceful cpl
sodes in history.
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Trend of Event. ON the I.thmu..

Hist Hist a few timesI' exclaimed the
American captain of marines
What is it?'' asked the admiral. who had
accompanied the landing party ashore.
II think I the Colombian army"
Where Is 1t, captain? I am all agog."
"Yonder Do you perceive its feet sticking out
OF that overturned molasses barrel?"
Realizing that 1t had been discovered, the
army out and demanded to know why. in
the absence of declaration of war, the fleet
had entered Colombian waters.-Chicago Record
Herald.
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THE IRREPREsSIBLE CHILDREN.
Worthy of Him.

The two-year-old his travels and saw
the great Eads bridge across the Mississippi
for the first time. He surveyed it with the
critical interest which becomes scion Of q
race Of engineers and inventors, and announced.
with dignified approval:
That's big bridge. I NAKED that bridge"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

ye gfvin' me- who's he7 aswr Psard OF
him; an what's the bad place. I aiHt never
heard o. bad place. What Sc taikir'
bout. anyhow
My shocked friend gave the grirny boy a
short talk profanity and the future world
concluded the narrator OF the incident. but he
listened incredu;ousIy. seized the tool and ran
OF whooping and h-yi-ing up the block"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Musical critics are not the only ones who
will disagree concerning "Parsifal." Rev.
DR.. Parkhurst says. cit is disgraceful be-
yond words.' while Rev. DR.. Hollis says
'.the light that glows in II streams down
from the sky
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Gently Discouraging Him.

Nephew somewhat given to dissipation,-I am
sorry to hear you sick uncle. What is the
trouble? Are you threatened with appendicitis?
Rich Old Uncle-I think not, my boy. It's
only a case Of lumbago. You mustn't be too
optimistic--Chcago Tribune.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Coal will remain on the free list until
jar. IA. if nothing happens. There has
been less coal imported from Canada since
It was on the free list than before; nothing
has been gained or lost. The duty will be
restored next month. Canada still has a
duty on American coal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

1t may be that neither Russia nor Japan
has any hostile Intentions against the
other, but IL is evident they are both pre-
pairing for the contingency of war. This
may be either because they consider it in
evitable or because each is suspicious OF
the other, but it justifes current war
rnsnaoro
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Hon. William McAdoo. the new police
commissioner OF Greater New York. is a
great Improvement over any previous COM
missioner under a Democratic administra-
ton. He made good record as a member
OF Congress and as assistant secretary OF
the navy. and as police commissioner he
Will see that the laws are enforced or will
know the reason why.
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In House-CIeaning Time.

Mamma announced the baby, who had
been out in the yard watching the interesting
process OF the beating Of the neighbors carpets
and chairs that wady TO that mans name 5
Misser Wallis" (Which. being interpreted. is
the lady who is wife TO the man named Mr..
walits') that wady's house is upside down
the wady said But" he added. in a puz-
zled tone, at wooks Qooks) If the wool (rooO
was on top of il STILL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Ambassador Won Sternberg has protested
earnestly against what Germany regards as
discrimination against certain German
goods at the port Of New York. Evidently
Germany Is getting a dose OF her own med
icine- Probably the government will now
be able to force concessions from the Ger
mans for American pork and other food
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

In some States the law allows an injunc-
ton to be issued restraining persons who
are known to be contemplating suicide. Is
there not some statute of international law
by which it would be possible to get at
Colombia that MaY?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

Representative Baker says that IL John D.
Rockefeller were to throw away a dollar a
second he would not even be able to get rid
of his income. Mr.. Rockefeller has not yet
taken any steps to prove the contrary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

The Denver (Col.) Board of Trade has
offered reward of $500 for the author of an
article in a Boston newspaper vilifying
Denver. The Journal guesses that it was
Lincoln ]. Steffens. Send draft or postal
money order
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1t is astonishing what a lack of interest
China exhibits in this trouble between ia
pan and Russia Possibly China is philo-
sophica1 enough not to care who robs her
as long as she is certain of being robbed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

A Lincoln (Neb.) club of young women re-
Gently visited the penitentiary and sang
''Hiawatha" to the prisoners. Is there not
an article in the Constitution forbidding un-
necessary cruelty to convicts?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-27

If anybody has any surplus gold bricks to
get rid of, it might be well to get President
Marroquin, of Colombia, to make offer.
1t is reported that he will risk his private
fortune in a war against Panama. Write
early and avoid the rush.