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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22
THE TABOOED BROWN DERBY.
Hatters Have Never Succeeded in
Making 1t Popular.
New York Commercial.

Early in March," remarked a young
clubman in the cafe of the Holland House
last Sunday afternoon, 1--WE were told that
brown was coming back into favor for
mems derbies. The newspapers announced
that all the swell hatters were making
cafe au-lait-to the darkest seal; they also
told us that the manufacturers were now
moving heaven and earth to get brown hats
into the market in season for the spring
trade.
Now. look about you! Do you see any
brown hats here? Not solitary 'brownie!'
i walked up Fifth avenue this morning
after church with a friend and tried TO dis
cover a brown derby in the throngs. Not
one. Black hats In new shapes there were
a-plenty, however.
Yesterday afternoon, which was warm
and sunny, you remember. / stood in the
vestibule of the Hoffman House and saw at
least hve hundred new spring suits in the
passing throughput not brown derby top
ping any one OF them. An hour later at the
Waldorf did see one-but IL was on Bos-
ton man and worn with a heavy winter
overcoat-so didn't count that.
THE fact is. there is something funny
about the brown derby. No fashionable
halter or manufacturer has ever vet been
able to force Z. into popularity. Sometimes
IL comes itself and finds the hatmakers
mapping, then it's q scratch TO get enough
made in season to meet the demand. The
reason? Oh, L don't know. My wife NAV
have the right OF IL. You know, some men
always wear brown derbies the year round
not. They are generally the sort with big.
thick short necks and fiorid compilations
NY wife says that the man with the brown
derby is either a horse trader on an oIf-
door contractors boss-and there seems To
be something In it,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

cries. delicatessen shops. canned goods and
endless fancy groceries, why do we dread
walking forward with even pace, and re-
ceiving more and more products from out
side, with CORES spending relief of the over
worked home machinery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22
For TUB SUITS

the latest arrivals:
Mercerized jacquard Oxford is a
unique thing among goods for the
tub suit and shirtwaist; several col
ofs at................-....... .....0oO
Plain Oxfords with polka dots in bas-
ket weave, come in champagne. linen
color. pink and green
Mercerized weltine is "a inches wide,
has a soft finish and comes in both
light and dark colors, price. HOO
Rice Shot Zephyr in pinks. green's and
blues. one of the prettiest OF light
weight cottons, selling at......60C
Rice Zephyrs. 27-inch Scotch goods I'm
light blue. green. black and tan with
small white rice knots. a yard zSO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

Spring WOOlonS
THIN wEAvEs continue in excellent
favor. and daily additions to our
stock keep this showing up to high de-
gree of perfection. Prices, too. are par
ticularly attractive. Months ago we
placed import orders for large lots of
what are now the best selling styles.
We list few:
42-inch imported all-wool batiste. In
navy. gray. cadet, mode and reseda.
at 65c.
36-inch all-wool corded batiste, in
mode. cadet. reseda. gray. navy. sell
ing at soc.
43-inch all-wooi London Irvine suit
Ing. colors. royal. navy. cadet. gray,
castor. beige. reseda. brown, mode. a
yard, $1.O0.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22
High Novelty Coffons

The once despised Bingham
counter" has ceased to be g
section of low degree. In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22
L ella GLOVES

L ELLA CLOVES
THE LEILA is in every respect the
most satisfactory kid glove We have
ever seen for dollar. and this season.
its third, with US, we have imported a
greater stock than ever.
The Leila Is made under the supervi-
sion of Reynier Freres. in the same
styles as their matchless fitting French
kids. Leila Gloves have two snap
fasteners, and the color assortment
includes black, white. gray. mode.
pearl, brown, beaver, champagne and
red. all t........... $500 a pair
Reynier Gloves In the new Spring
designs are here exclusively.
Kayser doubled tipped silk Gloves In
all styles. SOC and Sl.oo pair.
The novelty silk Gloves, daintily en-
broidered in colored silk. which are so
highly spoken of, are here In the favor
lite shades and pretty styles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22
ASSVR ID STYLES

The Dropping Shoulder.-In most adj
vanced garments the sleeve is cut In
one piece with the waist.
The Mitten Sleeve.-On many dressy
crepe de chine and lace costumes and
waists.
Blouse and Bolero.-The former more
prominent on medium-price garments;
both blouse and bolero seen on latest
most exclusive importations.
Skirt Yoke-Yoke piece, shirred yoke
and lace yoke in general use. Fringe
yoke coming in.
Tablier Effects.-Front panel fire.
quently seen on dressy tailor-made
suits and costumes.
Materials-All sheer cottons: linens,
northumberland or trimmed with
heavy lace Examines, 'mistrals, coli
ennes, voiles, in light weights, but in
both coarse and fine weaves: mohair
Sicillienne; grenadines; pontilles; print
ed foulards in neat, yet novel dotted
effects: crepes de chine and embroid-
cred ditto; chiffon; mousseline. plain
and printed. Tussah, pongee and
Shantung for coats and costumes; lin
en- for coats. Plaid silks-with fine
trade stores-for costumes and for
trimmings.
Colors.-White, champagne, ecru.
White coats. white costumes. white
waists.
Millinery Generalization the pres
ent. White. black, ecru, porcelain blue.
The mauve and heliotrope shades COM
ing.
Ribbons.-Immense vogue. For trim
mings, dresses, shoe bows, hats CENTRE
crowns and other novel effects.)
Trimmings.-Heavyl aces, embroider-
les, braids, spangles. Buttons by the
shower.
Dry Goods Economist, New York.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

Mercerized taffeta checks, English
goods in black and white shepherd
checks which look like silk and wear
better, a yard. ...................SO
Satin Barbour, a 32-inch silk and cot
ton novelty in prevailing light and
dark colors. new and handsome,
priced. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .....SoS
Printed Oxfords are quite pretty and
comparatively inexpensive, striped
and figured, 80 inches wide, a
Mercerized Nesting In especially light
weights for spring and summer,
white grounds, colored figures, a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

c. w. KRIEL,
English Block
Wholesale. Retail.
Main Cigar Store,
LOG Monument place. /
The independent., 1903-04-09
The Appeal to Prejudice

"The socialistic party is now quite
a lusty infant It's friends think it
time to walk. Experience teaches
that there may be some falls before
the first step is taken. Usually there
is some assistance given before that
step is taken. It's skirts must be
shortened or held UP and this must
be done by somebody besides itself.
What we say of the socialists can
equally be said of any reform idea of
today. No reform can come until all
join hands and sweep from the United
States senate the stumbling blocks
there.
"Let there be one strenuous effort
to free our legislative halls from the
driftwood now clogging the flow OF
the waters of reform.
"We look upon it as folly to see such
socialists as Wayland of the Appeal
to Reason attacking the Lincoln In
dependent. Both papers are doing
good work in sowing reform seed.
When the harvest comes there should
The independent., 1903-04-09
Passing of the Promoter

Pessimists and stock market bears
have for months been warning the
country that financial panic is pend
ing because Of the enormous imitation
OF securities and the lack of means
of meeting obligations thus made dur
ing any but the most prosperous per-
iods. How correct this forecast is
only the developments of the future
will tell, but it does seem as If the ap-
petite of the public for such methods
had failed. ,
an example in point is that fur
nisheG by the New York stock market
during the last week. For once So
called privileges have failed to pro-
drCe a rise in stock values. The an
nouncement by one of the great trunk
lines of an enormous increase in
stocks and bonds with rights to hold
ers of stocks has been followed by a
continued fall in the prices of the Sc
curities of not only this system, but
all the other eastern lines. Whether
the public regards the latest increase
in obligations as unwise, or the lambs
of the stock market have been sheared
to the cuticle is not in evidence, but
both are probably contributing causes.
The past six years has witnessed a
phenomenal change in the business
policies of the manufacturing, trans
portation and banking worlds. Cen
tlemen's agreements of ten years ago
have given way to the community of
interest idea and oftentimes to out
right consolidation. 1t will require
time to demonstrate the wisdom of this
The independent., 1903-04-09
Single Tax FaiIlngs

Editor Independent: Under mod,
ern industry, where great machines do
most of the work, mere access to the
land is not enough to insure each
laborer an equivalent for the energy
he expends. The single tax might
help the man who works for himself,
but it could do little toward helping
him who has nothing to sell but his
energy or labor power. He would
pay no tax on the things he eats and
wears-hence, could sustain life at
less cost; but that would tend to low
er wages eventually, for wages keep
at the starvation point with tenac-
ity. On the other hand. this would be
nullifed to some extent by the fact
that as the owner of the machines
would have heavier taxes to pay, he
must have a higher price for his
goods-which would tend to increase
the cost of living, and, eventually
wages.
1t is true, as the single takers as
sert. that man is entitled to what
he produces by his labor--if he works
The independent., 1903-04-09
A Bigelow Admirer

Editor Independent: I hasten to
congratulate you on your plan OF
printing Mr. Bigeiow's sermons. l
have watched that man for several
years. He is one of the soundest men
on current issues know of. He sees,
what most men and what most radi-
cal papers fail to see, viz: that the
evil of trusts lies not in their combin-
ing several small sums Of capital, or
several small plants into one great
sum or plant, but the evil lies in the
trusts possessing monopoly. Seeing
this, Bigelow sees that the easiest, II
not the only cure for trusts, is to be
found in depriving them of monopoly
powers through taxation. am glad
YOU are going to have his sermons.
THOS. A. CROIX.
;ebnp NJ H
The independent., 1903-04-09

be unanimity of action and work.
Capitalistic oppressors can laugh in
their sleeve and rest contented in their
blood-sucking schemes SO long as re.
form forces pull against each other"
The Toledo (O.) Independent.
The attacks are from the pen Of a.
w. Kicker, associate editor, a former
mid-road populist who has carried
with him into socialism the bitter
ness engendered because he was one
of a minority in matters Of party pol
icy while a populist. He is short .
sighted enough to believe he can win
populists to socialism through an
appeal to prejudice"
The independent., 1903-04-09

for himself. But If he sells his en-
ergy to another, then what he pro-
duces is the property Of the one who
owns the raw material, the machines
and the purchased labor power.
Free access to the land is not
enough today. Civilization has gone
beyond individual production, and
free access to machines is also nee
essary il the laborer is to receive an
equivalent for what ne produces.
To have any virtue, the single tax
must result in an exodus from the
cities and occupancy OF lands Of small
fertility by the landless. ut must
mean hand production OF agricultural
products in competition with the pres
ent farming population armed with
modern machinery-veryu unequal COM
petition, to say the least.
The collective ownership Of all the
means of produetion-the land and
machines-is now necessary. And that
is socialism! A. K. ANGAROO.
The independent., 1903-04-09

abrupt change of policy, but it is well
enough now to know that the era OF
the promoter has about passed, and
with him goes the popularity of the
ideas that he oyerdeveloped.- Pitts
burg (Pa) Leader (anti-Quay rep.).
The independent., 1903-04-09
Al ! Fashionable Church

.-~~M d fddnl0D0Dlo GnuICn
The structure is massive, of brick and
of stone,
With turrets and towers and bells of
brass tone.
The windows are lofty-the glass mel
low-stained
And ''broad is the way" where an en-
trance is gained.
The pews are soft-cushioned and
rented for hire
And musical experts-in place OF a
choir.
The anthems, like operas, with mar
velous trills-
The name of each singer is down on |
the bills.
The organ might vie with the one at
In beauty and tone-not a flaw, nor |
mistake.
The organist, too, has wealth OF |
curled hair; hss
An Adonis-like face, and a Byronic |
air. ia
The preacher came out in digni-
fed robe;
He talked some of Isaac and Jacob |
and Job. ast
His voice, well-cultured--his gestures
are fine,
If the matter is stale-his style is
sublime. q
He spoke of the prophets Of scriptural
days
OF original sin-of the lust that be-
trays.
He limited the sins Of our times are as
great,
AS those of the olden-by people and
state.
Then yeered off to Peter and Matthew
and Paul
Mother Eve was dragged in as the
cause of it all!
Yet. the Sermon of Christ on the
Mount he passed by,
With an art that seemed artful-as
il lighting shy.
He spoke of the heather, in ripe, for
eign lands,
But not of our butchers with guns IN
their hands
The heather of darkness-not the
heather of light
The heather of weakness-not the
heather of might!
He preached and he prayed, with
apostolic air
The Offering was large, for the
wealthy were there.
While, outside, sit coachmen in llv-
cried array,
Awaiting the ladies' they serve and
obey.
Ah, where in that church are the
workers who sweat?
At home, are they resting, or do they
forget?
They have lost the fair earth, while
toiling for bread
Will heaven be lost--filled with idlers,
instead?
Alas, for the poor and their burdens
of woe!
Yet, the merciful Father He surely
must know!
We marvelled, then less, at the pag-
cant we saw
AT the follies of men and the blunders
of law.
LYDIA PLATT RICHARDS.
Pasadena, Cal.
The independent., 1903-04-09

A. N. Sprague, Blue Mound, ILL.,:
The article from Mrs. Ida M. Van
Nice, Feb 10, page y suits me to a
"t-y-tee." What we want is for all
reform parties to get together.
The independent., 1903-04-09

Try one of Branch & Miller's COM
bination orders for groceries. 1t will
save you money.
The independent., 1903-04-09

Lisbon, N. H.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-14
Ignorant OF Bank Checks.

The Berlin correspondent of Com
mercial Intelligence calls attention to
the antiquated and cumbersome meth
cd of forwarding remittances that OBJ
tains In Germany. A check system
such as has been developed and per-
fected as an instrument OF commerce
in England is practically unused there,
payments being usually effected by
means Of money orders taken out at
the local postoffice. The English bank
exercises the double function of ad-
justing accounts and guarding wealth.
whereas the German bank, under IA
vorable circumstances, scarcely does
more than the latter.
For the German merchant the post
Office is, in a sense, what the clearing
house of the English banking system
is for the British business man; 1t
is an active partner In the settlement
of differences between debtor and
creditor. Yet even under the German
postal system, whereby the amount Of
a money order Is paid at the residence
of the payee by special function-
airy called the "geldbrieftrager," the
postofIice is clearly an intolerably
clumsy agent for liquidating accounts
nowadays. and occasionally one hears
German bemoaning the steam-roller
progress of his fellow counsrymen
In the technics of payment and urging
refOrm.-I1onaon Telegraph.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-14
SSss

A Homemade Fodder Cutter.
No one will question the value Of cut
fodder for stock, and especially for
horses, although many farmers will not
use 1t because Of the labor involved in
preparing 1t. The homemade cutter
shown here will do quite as good work
as the more expensive machines, and IT
really does not take much time to pre-
pare quite a lot Of fodder. To make this
machine, two boards. each one foot
wide and five feet long, are required
Nail these together in V-shape, as
shown, then make the legs OF pieces
three feet long, mailing a strip across
each, as shown, to keep them from
spreading. Have the blacksmith make
a cutting blade: 1t may be formed from
an old scythe, as shown in the illustra-
ton, arranging 1t SO that place Is re-
served for the handle and that the cut
ting portion is about two and one-half
feet. Bolt piece of iron at one end
to one leg six inches below the box
and bolt one end of the scythe to the
other end Of the iron, arranging them
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-14
Quality Folks,

Since bacteriologists have attributed
the dissemination of yellow fever In
Cuba, and Of the deadly malaria in It
ally, to the mosquito, that creature has
emerged from the general host of in
sects into place of individual import
ance. For other reasons than these,
however, an old Cornish woman lately
pronounced upon the mosquitoes aris-
tocracy. She had asked her parish
priest to read her letter from her son
in Brazil. The writer's erthography
was doubtful but the vicar did his best
to read phonetically.
81 cannot tell you how the muskitties
torment me. They pursue me every
where-even down the chimneyv'
The fond mothers eyes grew large
with mingled pride and amazement.
Ezekiel must be rare handsome" !"
she said, "for the maidens to be SO
after him. And reckon the Miss Kit
ties Is quality folks, toor'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-14
The Poor Hottentot

The Poor Hottentot.
This poor unfortunate Hottentot,
He was not content with his lottentot;
Quoth he, ''For my dinner,
As l am a sinner,
This poor unfortunate Hottentot
Cried: yield to starvation I'll nottentot;
III get me cantaloup,
Or else young antelope,
One who'll enjoy being shottentot."
This poor unfortunate Hottentot,
Hos bow and his arrows he gottehtot;
And being stout-hearted,
At once he departed,
And struck thorugh the bush at a trot-
tentot.
This poor unfortunate Hottentot,
When several miles from his cottentot,
He chanced to set eyes on
snake that was p'ison,
A-tying itself in a knottentot.
Then this poor unfortunate Hottentot
Remarked: This for me is no spottentot!
I'D better be going;
There's really no knowing
If he's trying to charm me, or whattsn-
totv'
This poor unfortunate Hottentot
Was turning to flee to his grottentot.
When lioness met him,
And suddenly "et" him,
AS penny's engulfed by the slottentot.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-14
The Man Who Was "Goinx To-"

In the first place, he was boy who
was always "going to-" but who rare
ly did any Of the things he was "go-
ing to do" He was for time pupil
Of a school l taught, and boarded ut
his fathers house a part of one win
ter. That was nearly twenty-five years
ago, so the boy has been man for
some years. When l was staying at
his home. his mother would say. ''Rob-
ert. have you filed the woodbox yet?''
mo. ma'am; but I'm going to-" he
would reply.
Or his father would ask, Robert,
have you fed the horse yet?''
mo. sir; but I'm going to-" Robert
would reply.
Sometimes would say to Robert, In
,chool. "Have you got your arithmetic
esson yety'
NO. sir; but I'm going to-" he would
epiy.
But when The time came for the class
0 reciIe. the lesson would still lie un-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-14
Cow and the Dairy.


No cow can get more out of her food
than nature has put into it
Ten cows are about as many as q
man can milk properly In an hour.
Keep the stable and dairy room In
good condition. fresh air and clean.
All persons who milk the cows
should have the finger nails cut closely.
Milk with dry hands. Never allow
the hands to come In contact with the
milk.
Whitewash the stable once or twice
a year. Use land plaster in the manure
cutters daily.
Do not move cows faster than a COM
Portable walk while on the way to
place of milking or feeding.
Good care Is as important as good
cows. The careless man will make but
sorry living even with the best of
cows.
infallible sign Of good mixer. A poor
cow may sometimes have large,
aeshy udder.
1t is seldom we find a man that has
a good milch cow and wants to sell
her, provided he knows a good milch
COW when he sees 1t.
By Intelligent breeding you can In q
few years weed out poor stock and
have good herd. By lack of intelli-
gence in breeding you can in less time
ruin q good herd.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-14
WiIlie's Perplexity,

When Willie came home Last night he
was more convinced Of the uselessness
Of schools than he ever was before
says the Buffalo Express. Asked the
nature Of his latest trouble, he ex-
planned that postpone" had been one
of the words in the spelling lesson OF
the day. The teached had directed the
pupils to write a sentence in which the
special word should appear.
Along with others, Willie announced
that he did not know the meaning of
the word, and SO could not use it in a
sentence. The teacher explained that II
meant delay or "put off," and, en-
couraged the youngsters to try. VIII
lies thoughts were on pleasanter
things than school, and his made-to- or
der sentence was:
Boys postpone their clothes when
they go In swimming
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-14
Farm Notes.

Heifer calves that are to be kept for
the dairy should receive very little corn,
as this is apt to develop the tendency to
take on flesh too strongly. Steer calves
and those which 1t Is expected to fat.
ten may have all the corn they will eat.
Three factors to be Kept constantly In
mind In raising the calf on skim milk
are: First, the calf should not have too
much milk at any time; second, the
milk should at all times be sweet; third,
the milk should never be fed cold
The Wisconsin Farmer says: We
have all had more or less experience
scooping snow from walks and from
about the barns. Sometimes the snow
will stick to the shovel and make 1t
difficult to scoop. To avoid this the
shovel should be creased with a bit of
tallow to prevent sticking. This is
worth trial.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-14
A Farm Electric Light system.

a well-known farmer in eastern New
York State, j. T. Mcdonald. reports
favorably of his experience with a
farm electric-lighting plant. He put
In ffty-light dynamo costing $500
and paid out about 500 moreAfor wir-
ing, etc He has d brook Tunnfng
through his farm which supplies the
power. There are sixteen lights In the
stables, and the house Is lighted
throughout whenever desired by turn
Ing on the switch. The power OF the
current is regulated by an indicator In
the kitchen, and all the trouble Eeces-
sary is to watch the indicator and
change the voltage to correspond with
the number Of lights that have been
turned on or off. The two wires are
drawn tightly on a sweep. and so ar
ranged with gear wheel that the
water gate may be easily managed, 1t
being very sensitive to the slightest
change in the voltage, and very easily
controlled wit hout leaving the kitchen.
Mr.. Mcdonald says the convenience
cannot be realized without trial. and
no other Investment which he has
made has pleased him SO well. For
those who have not brook to furnish
power, an apparatus has recently been
invented, costing about $500 all up and
wired ready for use. 1t is combined
gasolene motor and generator. and is
said to prove quite satisfactory
American Cultivator.