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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
Three Books for Boys.

with Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga" Is
one of the historical series of stories for
boys. The story Is told on the well known
lines of the Henty books, the youthful hero
being in close touch with the principal his
toric characters of the era A thrilling
tale, whose climax Is the capture of Fort
Tfconderoga w. Bert Foster is the au-
thor
"In the Camp Of the Creeks" is stirring
narrative Of the last stand made by the
Creek Indians in Georgia. Two young men
and girl fall into the hands of the red
men, and only after numerous exciting ad-
ventures succeed in making their escape.
The book is written by Louis Pendleton.
THE Story of Siegfried'' is one Of a Sc
ries of classic tales which will be enjoyed
by young people of both sexes DR.. Ed
ward Brooks tells in a pleasing. simple
style the old legend of the Niberlurgen.
Siegfrieds life and death and the subse-
quent events which finally rent asunder
the kingdoms of the Huns and Burgun-
dians are related in a thrilling manner
The Penn Publishing Company, Philadel-
Dhia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
The Five Nations.

This volume by Rudyard Kipling contains
the verse that he has written since the pub
LEGATION of THE Seven Seas" Many Of these
poems have become familiar through news
paper publication-'White Horses" 1.-The
Truce of the Bear" 1.-THE White Mans Bur-
den," "Our Lady Of the Shows" etc. 9th
ers, especially some relating to South Africa
and written while the Boer war was in
progress, have not before been published on
this side Of the water. F1ippant writer's
speak airily Of the decadence Of Kipling.
but fairness compels the statement that
whether he has or has not lowered In any
degree his own standard. these verses so
much exceed In originality and virility the
productions of any other contemporary
writer that disparagement Of them seems
out of taste. There IL thought and vfgor In
them. they cling to the mind when read
they bear rereading-and Of what other re-
cent book Of verse can this be said; 1t Is
still the spirit of restless. eager youth that
speaks through him, as in THE Feet OF the
Young Men,
He must go-go-go away from here!
On the other side the world he's overdue.
Send your road Is clear before you when
The old spring-fret comes DER you
And the red gods call for you!
The book is published by Doubleday, Page
e Co., New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
MISS COOPER KILLED
IN CALIFORNIA
Indiana Woman Who Lived at
Salem the Victim of a Run
away Accident.

POMONA. Cal, Dec. 22.-Miss Lizzie
Cooper, OF Salem. Ind, leaped from a buggy
yesterday while the horse attached to it was
running away and received injuries from
which she died few hours later.
SALEM. Ind, Dec 22-Miss Cooper was
daughter OF the late William Cooper, who
was one of the Oldest native citizens and
merchants OF Salem. The family has always
been very prominent in business and civic
affairs OF Salem, and was of the highest
social standing. John W. 81 G.. G. Cooper,
brothers OF deceased, were for many years
merchants of Salem. They sold out last
summer and with their sister went to Cali
fornia, bought a fruit ranch at Claremont
and had just removed to 1t. Miss Cooper
was about fifty years of age, was well
known ever southern Indiana as a leader In
social, literary and church circles. She was
n member of the Baptist Church and the
Woman's Club.
No death has aroused universal interest
and sorrow in our town I'm years. She was
not related to Henry Cooper, of Chicago,
as announced In a dispatch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23

Two low whistles quaint and clear,
That was the signal the engineer
That was the signal that Guild, tits said.
Gave to his vife at Providence.
AS through the sleeping town. and hencs
Out in the night,
On to the light.
Down past the FARMS lying white. he sped.
As a husbands greeting scant. no doubt;
Yet TO the woman looking out
Watching and waiting. no serenede.
Love song or midnight roundelay
Said what the whistle seemed to say:
ITO my trust true.
So love to you!
Working waiting, good nishtr' 1t said.
Brisk young bagman. tourists fine,
Old commuters along the line.
Brakemen and porters. glanced ahead,
Smiled the signal. sharp. intense
Pierced through the shadows of Providence,
Nothing amiss-
Nothing-it is
only Guild calling to his wife," they said.
Summer and winter the old refrain
Rang DER the pillows OF ripening grain.
Pierced through the budding boughs o'erhead
Flew down the tracks when red sheaves burned
Like living Goals from the engine spurned;
Sang IL flew;
ITO our trust true.
First Of all. duty, Good-nigatr' 1t said
And then one night It was heard no more
From Stonington over Rhode Island shore;
And the folks In Providence smiled and said
AS they turned In their beds: THE engineer
Has once forgotten his midnight cheer"
Only one knew.
To his trust true.
Guild lay under his engine dead.
Bret Harta
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
TOOK LIFE WITH TOWEL.
Charles d. Fenstettacher Killed
Himself After Being Convicted.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-Charles D.
Fenstettacher, aged forty-eight years. who
was yesterday convicted in the United
States District Court of using the mails to
defraud. to-day committed suicide by hang
ing himself with towel in cell in the
county prison. When arrested Fenstet-
tacher was employed as bookkeeper for a
firm of commission merchants. Postal In
spector Holden says his criminal record ex-
tends over period of thirty years His
plan was to mail letters to farmers in vari-
Gus sections of the country through which
he secured large consignments of produce.
This he sold, but failed to make financial
returns to the farmers. During his trial
witnesses from North Carolina, Georgia.
Ohio and New York States testified that
they had been victimized by Fenstettacher
He was committed to the county prison
pending the result of appeal for a new
trial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
ReUiezU of Some0fthe New Christmas Books

scription by Little Henry" of which this
is sample: MY Paw seq man Is never
to oiled to lurn and women is never to young
to teech him." A remarkable drawing is
under each legend, and at proper intervals
are calendars of the months. The author of
this amusing production is Wilbur Dick
Nesbit, humorist Of the Chicago Tribune.
From the same house comes a still more
tiny book Friend to Friend Kalendar,
with a page of appropriate political quota
tions facing each calendar page.
1.-The 1904 Christian Year Kalendar' (of the
Episcopal church, is handsomely printed
and attractively arranged, and should be OF
great assistance to church attendants, as 1t
presents the holy seasons and days, and
sequences of the sacred year, together with
the tables of lessons, historical facts. rit-
uals. ceremonies, iiturgical colors decora-
and ineligible form. 1t would make a
most appropriate gift to a churchman or
churchwoman- Published by the Church
Kalendar Company, z West Fourteenth
street. New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
MERCHANTS SW|NDLED
BY WORTHLESS CHECKS
Fred Noting Behind Bars Charged
with Victimizing Firms
in City.
MAY REACH $500 MARK

Detectives Haley and Splann yesterday
arrested Fred w. Noting. Of 222 South
State street, and locked him up at the
police station on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. Noting, IL
is said, has been making a practice OF Is
suing checks on banks in which he has no
account and the amount Of money he Sc
cured in that way was large. Cheeks
drawn on the Union National Bank, which
are utterly worthless, are held by numer-
Gus business firms in the city, who ad-
vanced Noting money, taking the bad
checks in exchange. The Kahn Tailoring
Company, ii is said, were swindled out of
$685. William Beck out OF s25 and Phllip
TSiley of SIS a result of their trust
I'm Noltings honesty. Many other worth
less. checks, 1t Is said, have been issued by
the man under arrest and IL is claimed by
the detectives that the amount OF his
swindles may amount to over sou.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
Three Books for Girls.

The Penn Publishing Company is putting
out large number of interesting juveniles
for the Christmas holidays. Three stories
for girl readers are, "A Daughter of the
Union" by Lucy Foster Madison. "A
Quaker Maiden" by Evelyn Raymond. and
THE Little Lady of the Fort" by Annie
M. Barnes.
"a Daughter of the Union" is a thrilling
story of the civil war. in which the interest
centers about brave young girl who is
sent from New York to New Orleans to
deliver important messages. She runs the
Mississippi blockade, but is captured while
in flight from New Orleans and held
prisoner in Vicksburg until it's surrender.
"a Quaker Maiden Is a simple story of
n young girl reared in a Quaker family
who is taken to the home of a wealthy
cousin Made fun of at first she at last
succeeds in winning every heart, and be-
comes the mainstay of the family in time
of financial disasters.
THE Little Lady of the Fort deals with
the struggles of the early French and Span
ish settlers for supremacy in the Caro-
linas. 1t is a dramatic story in which the
daring young heroine has many adventures
and escapes
All three of these books are wholesome.
entertaining and instructive. The publish
ers say they are admirably adapted
for Sunday-school Libraries. The Penn
Publishing Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
MAY BE HELD FOR MURDER
Arthur Humphrey Says He Struck
and Chased Stice Bows.

KEOKUK, Ia, Dec. 22.-Arthur Humph-
rey, a fourteen-year-old boy, now in the
police station here, may be held for the
murder of Paul and William Stice The
three boys were playmates, but during
recent quarrel Humphrey threatened to kill
William Stice. He tried several times
Monday to entice him on the Ice, but
Stice's mother prevented his going The
two Stice boys and Humphrey disappeared
Monday afternoon, Humphrey returning In
the evening, but nothing has since been
heard of the Stice boys. Humphrey was
arrested at noon and crossexamned at the
station He denied going to the river with
the Slices and all knowledge of their
whereabouts Later, however, he con-
fessed that the boys are drowned. He SAYS
they crossed the river late in the after
noon; that he struck William and knocked
him down: then chased him to strike him
again. and the boy ran into an airhole
The younger brother attempted to rescue
him, and the two sank together Humph-
rey's mother Is dead and his father is
serving twenty-year term in the peniten-
tiary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
END OF THE DISSENSION.
Both Bodies of A. O. H. Have Eff
fected a Settlement.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-After twenty years
of dissension the two bodies of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians. the Board of America
and the Board of Erin, have amalgamated
In New York county Ii is estimated that
100000 men and 10000 women will be at
fected by the reunion. The dissension arose
at the national meeting In Cleveland, o.,
in 1884 over the question of admitting the
children OF members who had intermarried
with other nationalities. Nearly all of the
members voted in favor of admission. but
the others. who held that only ull-blooded
Irishmen should belong to the order and
that the head power should be on the other
side. remained steadfast and formed the
Board OF Erin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
WEATHER UNCERTAIN.
Temperature for Christmas Varies
Annually.

As Christmas draws on apace one won-
ders what the weather has In store for the
day on which the world makes glad. In
any event Christmas is Christmas. bit the
weather plays responsible part in making
the day a merry one.
Unfortunately. from a glance at the rec
ords of the temperature on Christmas days
Tor the past twenty years, an estimate OF
what the weather will be this year cannot
be formed Each Christmas has been diff
fcrent; some have been cold and others
warm; some have been rainy and others
snowy. and some have been a combination
or cold and snow. warmth and rain. In the
last twenty years the temperature on
Christmas day has ranged from degrees
below zero TO 81 above The coolest Christ
mas was In 1854 and the warmest I'm 1893
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23

This is wholesome story OF a party
OF school girls who. with Captain Fenton
and military escort, make an exploring
trip through the Grand Canyon of the Col
orado and along the old Mormon trail
through Arizona and Utah-a thousand
miles on horseback The author Colonel
Prentiss 1ngraham, has set forth the prin-
cipal incidents of such an expedition taken
in company with Generals Miles and Bald
win and Colonel Cody buffalo BID. The
story is interesting, but moves slowly.
Dana Estes & Co.. Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
TORPEDO BOAT. md n
FERRYBOAT DAMAGED
The Winslow and the America in
Collision, and Both Had Holes
Stove in Hulls.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-The torpedo boat
Winslow was in collision with the ferry
boat America in the East river to-day. The
hull of the ferry boat was stove in and the
torpedo boat also was injured. The Wins
low was starting for Newport, but at once
put back to the navy yard. which was
reached without accident.
The ferryboat. which was crowded with
passengers, began TO fill rapidly. AS she
was nearest the Manhattan shore her cap
tain turned her around and managed to
reach the Grand-street pier In New York
In the bow Of the Winslow is a hole four
teen inches in diameter and the bow is
badly twisted and bent. When she reached
the navy yard the torpedo boat was lea king
badly and has been locked for repairs. She
was In command of Lieut.. Charles p. Nell
son and manned by a crew of forty men,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
A Fairy story.

"Maisie and Her Day Trip in Fairyland."
by Bennett Mussin. adds to the many,
many fairy tales for children. The book
is interesting and convincing throughout.
though not particularly original The old
but useful device of sending a child into
fairyland to have adventures is employed
Maisie goes into the home of the gnomes
in the neighboring mountains and many
surprising and perplexing happenings come
to her All our friends are there grif-
fins, giants. a king and queen. grasshoppers,
doing service in hanson cabs and SO forth
The book Is attractively illustrated by
F. c. Corey. Harper Bros.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23

Belle Davis, negro woman of great re-
pute among the local criminals, who re-
Gently made her escape from the women's
Reformatory. testified In Police Court YES
terday morning that she was aided in her
escape by Eliza Dehorney, a colored Grim
inal who was recently sent to the grand
jury for robbery. She admitted that she
and Dehorney held up white man and
robbed him of his watch and chain. Belle
Davis was returned to the Reformatory
and Dehorney remains behind the bars OF
the county iail
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
DUNBAR READS POEMS
FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
Negro Poet Gives Delightful Read
ing and Is Recipient of a
Roaring Ovation.
TO TOUR THE WEST

The boys and girls at Mccoy School at
North and Agnes streets received a treat
last night that they will not soon forget
This is one Of the principal negro schools OF
Indianapolis and a great crowd OF young
sters gathered early 10 see and enjoy one
OF their own race who has attained greatness
In the literary worId-Paul Laurence Dun
bar
Several days ago the young negro poet
sent word to friends In this city that ne
would speak to the negro children If they
desired IL during his visit here, conse-
quentIy the little folks had been anticipat-
Ing a delightful evening with the poet and
they certainly had It. The gifted young
verse writer at his best and his audi
ence OF young people received him With all
the ardent enthusiasm Of their race They
had often heard OF this clever young fell
low and OF his work. but great many of
them had never heard him. They howled
and cheered and fairly screamed with laugh
ter at the humorous selections he gave.
Mr. Dunbar recited poetry entirely.
Among the best numbers he gave were
The Poet and His Song" angelina" Co
Prayer" Mr.. Dunbar's delightful dialect
portrayfhg the negro man and woman of
earlier days appealed strongly to his
youthful hearers.
After the reading a reception was held
at the home OF DIR. J. II. Ward, ASIA Indiana
avenue. for Mr.. Dunbar and earlier in the
evening DR.. Ward entertained the poet at
dinner. Mr.. Dunbar is an exceedingly
popular young man socially, his personal
appearance Is attractive and he has an af-
liability OF manner that wins him friends
among white people as well as negroes. He
will leave to-day for Dayton. o.. 10 finish
some literary work he has begun at his
home.
Mr.. Dunbar has been engaged by the
Lyceum Bureau Of Dayton. o.. to tour
Nebraska for the purpose OF making the
people OF that State acquainted with his at
tainments: He will start on his tour next
month and after touring Nebraska will prob
ably visit some OF the other Western States.
Mr. Dunbar was greatly pleased with the
hearty reception accorded him while I'm
this city and IL is his desire and purpose
10 return here at a future date.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
FOUR-INCH FRONTAGE
LOT SOLD 1T NEW YORK
Odd Bit of Real Estate Pur-
chased on Basis of $1,000
a Front Foot.

NEW YORK. Dec. pa piece of real
estate with a four-inch frontage on the
west side of Seventh avenue south OF
Fiftieth street has changed hands. max
ing a novel record in realty transactions
here. The parcel has a depth of ninety
feet and brought a price based on 5000
front foot The odd lot was created through
a mistake made some time ago in surveying.
Plots on both sides of the strip were sold
to various parties. neither of whom wants
the four-inch frontage. What the purchaser
expects to do with his acquisition is a mys-
tery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
"OUTLAWS7 SENTENCED.
Boys Who Had Lair in Sewer Go
TO Reform School.

Judge Stubs. of the Juvenile Court. yes
terday committed Edward Reinhardt. Ross
Wyatt and Charles Goodnow. who were
convicted OF burglary. to the Indiana Re-
form School at Plainfeld. The charge on
which they were convicted was the rob-
berry OF the store OF Moses Cohen II North
Indianapolis. 1t developed during the
progrefs Of the trial that the boys had or
ganized a thieving band with headquarters
In the outlet OF the Northwestern avenue
sewer. They carried on their depredations
By night and remained In concealment
during the day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
MAY SOUND KEYNOTES
Cleveland, Parker, German, Hill,
Williams and Whitney E,x-
pected to Speak.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-Local Democrats
are making plans for a dinner In this city
Jan. in honor of Mayor Mcclellan, who
will take Office on the first day of the year.
1t is the hope of the committee having
charge of the affair to make it the occasion
for sounding the keynote for the national
campaign. Ex-President Cleveland has
promised to make a speech. Others from
whom acceptances are practically assured
include Chief Judge Parker OF the State
Court of Appeals, Senator A. p. German,
ex-United States Senator David 3. HILL
Congressman John Sharpe Williams, leader
of the party in the House of Representa-
tives, William c. Whitney and others
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
EXPECT TO FEED 5000.
Salvation Army to Begin Collect.
ing Donations To-Day.

The Salvation Army will start out this
morning with three wagons to collect the
donations of food offered by the citizens of
indianapolis for the annual Christmas din
ner which the army will give to the poor Of
the city. The city has been divided into
districts in order to facilitate matters and
one wagon will cover each district. Staff
said that the work of collecting the dona-
tons will require to-day and tomorrow
and from the liberal contributions which
have been offered the captain thinks that
the army will be able to furnish dinner
for more than the 5000 poor people which
they first expected to help.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
OFFICER GETS FINGERS
MASHED ON STREET CAR

Sergeant Hagerty. of the police depart
ment. suffered peculiar accident yester-
day which will necessitate his absence from
duty for several days He was standing
on the rear bumper of an east-bound
Irvington car last night at o'clock on his
way To roll call at the police station, when
the misfortune befell him. At the corner of
Pennsylvania and Washington streets a
passing west-bound Irvington car turned
the corner OF of Washington street onto
South Pennsylvania street and In some
manner the sergeant's fingers were pinched
between the two cars. Two fingers on his
right hand were badly crushed and they
were dressed by DIR. Jeffries. OF the City
DisDensary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
SECURED DISCHARGE
FROM MARINE CORPS
Justice Clabaugh Held that Minor
Cannot Enlist in Service With
out Parents Consent.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 22-In the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia to-day
Justice Clabaugh granted the petition of
George E. Harris for writ of habeas cor
pus to secure the discharge of his son. Har-
ry f. Harris. from the United States mar
inc corps, on the ground that the boy was
but nineteen years old. The court held that
the statute permitting the enlistment in the
navy of boys between fourteen and eigh-
teen years does not apply to the marine
corps, and that the Supreme Court of the
District OF Columbia in general term has
decided in effect that a minor cannot be
enlisted in the marine corps without the
consent of his parents or guardian.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
Three Girls OF Ha.elmere.

Ellen Douglas Deland has in this book
aimed at realism-in the more pleasant
sense Of that term-and has written a char
acter sketch of three young women I'm the
normal conditions of everyday life. This
may sound unpromising, but IL is a de-
lightful story. nevertheless. and one which
no girl could fail TO enjoy. Each of the
study, and on a trip abroad each sees from
her own standpoint the treasurers of the
old world. The book is attractively bound
and printed. w. A. Wilde Company. Bos-
ton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
THREATENED GOVERNOR.
Insane Man Brandished Huge
Knife in Executives Face.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. 22.-Clayton s.
Deeter. an escaped insane inmate OF the
Grand Island Soldiers Home. armed with
huge paper knife. succeeded In getting
into Governor Mickey's private Office to-
day. Brandishing his weapon, he declared
that Senator Dietrich. now under indict-
ment for bribery. was innocent. and coI.,-
PEELED the Governor to express the same
view. Governor Mickey was agreeing to
everything the insane man declared. when
Capitol employees rushed in and overpow-
cred the man and took him away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
CHARGED WITH POISONING
Mrs. Caroline Collins Bound Over
to the Circuit Court.

owosso. Mich, Dec. 2s-Mrs. Caroline
Collins. OF New Lathrop. was to-day bound
over to the Circuit Court for trial on the
charge OF poisoning her hired man. George
Leachman. Leachman died under some
what suspicious circumstances and an in
yestigation was started. The body was ex-
humed and the vital organs sent to the Uni
versity OF Michigan for analysis. Poison
was found and Mrs. Collins was charged
with the crime and an examination begun
I'm the Justice Court that resulted to-day In
her being held for trial.