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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13
Some Good Pickles.

The Cooking Club.
Cucumber Pickles.-Pare and seed a dozen
ripe cucumbers slice each one lengthwise,
salt them thoroughly and let stand until
next day, and during that day change the
water on them three times; at night stretch
a clean piece of muslin a tub, place
cucumbers on same and drain until morn
ing. Then take three pints Of vinegar and
one pound of sugar, boil this five minutes,
put as many cucumbers as you can into
this and let them come to a boil Put them
in a stone jar, sprinkle in some mustard
seed and dill, and pour the hot vinegar
over them. Repeat this for the remaining
cucumbers. Will keep all winter
Dill Pickles.-To each gallon OF water
add cupful of coarse salt. Wash the
cucumbers and put them into a crock or
keg To each peck Of pickles use four or
Ave stalks of dill. Put the dill on top OF
the cucumbers and pour brine over ALL
Lay a white cloth over the top and then
kept we'll under the brine and the cloth
must be washed well, dried and replaced
about every two weeks.
Picked Cantaloupe.-Pare and cut the ripe
melons into thick slices Then weigh, and
for every eight pounds allow four pounds
gar and one cupful of mixed whole spices,
stick cinnamon, cassia buds, allspice and
cloves, using less Glove and more allSpice.
Tie the spices in bag and boil with the
vinegar and sugar. Skim well, and when
clear pour over the fruit. Cover and let
off the syrup, boil for five minutes, and
again pour over the fruit. Repeat this for
three successive mornings, then pack in
jars, seal and store.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13
Homemade Sausage.

Mrs. f. A. Waugh, in Country Gentleman.
A good meat chopper is one of the neces-
stiles in every well-regulated modern ktch-
en-. 1t is always surprising to remember how
many useful things can be done with the
right kind of a meat chopper; but one of
the best things that anybody can do is to
make sausage for the family breakfast.
The first great advantage in using home
made sausage is that you have il fresh. 1T
is not uncommon for careless or conscience
less butchers to put into their sausage such
meat as is too old and stale to sell without
the covering of salt and spices which the
sausage gives. / think il is the exception
rather than the rule that you can buy really
fresh, sweet meat in sausages as they are
commonly made and sold. Now when you
make your own sausage. you can have the
best cut of pork If you want it. and
have 1t as fresh as the freshest meat in the
market.
There is still greater advantage in MAX
ing up the sausage just it is to be used
You would not think Of sailing steak and
putting Ii away for three or four days be-
fore cooking it. The salt would draw out all
the juice, would harden the fiber, and would
leave the whole piece dry, tough and taste
less. Yet that is precisely the way meat Is
treated when ii is made into sausage. Now
If you make your own sausage just before II
is to be fried, and mix the salt and spices
with ii at the last moment, the meat comes
to the table in all its freshness and sweet
ness, just as when you cook steak by the
approved method.
A third advantage consists in the fact that
one is able to mix the sausage just as re-
quired. Many butchers make their sausage
altogether too fat. Occasionally, on the
other hand, sausage is made too lean, though
that is a rare objection. When one makes
sausage at homo any mixture of lean and
fat can be secured, to suit the exact prefer
ence of the family. Many persons also like
certain amount of beef mixed with the
pork in making sausage. Some even prefer
to have the two combined half and half.
The family wishes can be met in this re-
spect also when the sausage is homemade.
A still stronger argument In favor or the
domestic article lies in the fact that butch
er-Shop sausage is often adulterated. The
commonest adulterant is water, which is
put in in large quantities. Water is harm
less of course. but no one really cares 10
pay Is cents a pound for it. In order to
economic on meat, and in order TO make
the sausage hold more water, some manu-
facturers also add more less starch, or
meal, or flour-in fact, anything which VIII
cost considerably less than meat and which
will absorb water freely. An experienced
butcher told me recently that he supposed
that some good-looking sausage which he
then had on his counter for sale really con-
tanned not more than half its weight IN gen.
uine meat. The rest was water and filler"
The cost of homemade sausage is about
the same as for that bought at the shop,
counted pound for pound, but there are so
many plain advantages in favor of the
homemade article that 1t seems shame
ever to use any other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13

similar ones suggest fine possibilities for
zibelenes in wraps.
IN evening materials ii is easy TO pick the
leader, although it doesn't excel all others
in its field so conspicuously as does zibeline
in other uses. The evening goods is crepe
de chine, whose new weaves are delight
fully soft and handsome. There is no more
clingy material, and fine promises are made
for the new crepes that soon will make
their appearance. A little later there
doubtless will be many new materials. but
none is likely soon TO supersede crepe de
chine Soft silks in evening shades are very
attractive, and if a gown must give long
service there is nothing better than these.
Laces will be employed freely for trimming
evening gowns. and spangling and jeweling
in various forms will be stylish enrich
ment. so far as model dresses go the prin-
cut is notably numerous. These ex-
amples, too, are handsome enough to tempt
any observer who thinks she could carry
them off well So doubtless many such
will be worn.
New York, Sept. IL.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13

being numerous. They are trimmed diverse
ly and very handsomely. Some are embel-
lished up and down the fronts and round
the bottom with braids, embroidery in ORR
entail colors, appliques of cloth and silk and
beading. Much gilt braid will be seen,
judging by the present showing, sometimes
alone again combined with other trimming.
Gold buttons will be seen, too, both small
and large.
With acknowledgment of these general
styles, elaborate wraps include many lesser
points of decided originality. A sample was
a light tan cloth wrap with large sleeves.
the wide turn-back collar and cuffs being
light tan leather. The dressiness of the
garment made the leather seem odd. The
lighter colors not the only ones seen in
these wraps. blacks, blues and reds making
a good showing. In them are fine garments
of panne velvets. An example was black
panne shirred across the shoulders and In
back and front low enough to give shoulder
droop. The sleeves were enormous with
full droop just above the cuff. which was
shirred to match the upper part of the
wrap. The whole effect was one of richness
and elegance. There was a lot of bulk to il,
of course. but In winter bulk will not count
so much as a defect. Some light-colored
wraps well set off by collars and cuffs
OF black silk heavily embroidered in black
or colors. Tab ends on such coats reach to
the bottom OF the garment in stole effect.
Some loose wraps are made without coll
lars. the neck being bound or trimmed with
braiding. This cut is meant to accommo-
date the wearing of handsome fur neck
pieces. Many wraps with fancy collars. too,
are so made that the collars can be re-
moved and furs substituted.
Green will be much used for trimming
wraps. Ii is good shade to use in winter
handsome in itself and suitable as an ac-
compartment of most stylish furs The
green may be enriched with gilt braid when
desired. The richness of such embellish-
ment was apparent in a loose wrap of black
broadcloth. with collar and cuffs of green
velvet trimmed with gilt braid. Zibelines
have their share in the wrap show, and
the shaggiest OF them may be chosen They
stand out handsomely, too. Consider a
wrap of light blue zibilene so shaggy as 10
seem more like fur than cloth. II reached
almost TO the bottom of the shirt and had
piece of white broadcloth set in round
the neck and down the fronts, this en-
broidered in gold braid. This garment and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13
Odds and Ends.

For a rejuvenator when ones vigor is at
an ebb. sandwich of ground coffee is rec
omended by one who has tried it. A little
sugar makes 1t more palatable
In place of the thick cotton pad which
protected the dining table so long, one may
buy an asbestos pad, which insures the
highest polish from damage from hot
dishes.
To remove shine from black cloth rub ii
with piece of flannel dipped in turpentine
Put the garment out of doors afterward for
short time till the disagreeable odor has
gone off.
table damask, choose pattern that nearly
covers the ground. Such a cloth will wear
and look better than one of the same quail
ity where there is a good deal of plain
surface displayed.
Onion sandwiches are said to clarity the
complexion. The onions must be sliced very
fine and sailed, then placed between thin
slices of bread and butter Parsley is said
on the breath by raw onions
There is sort of revival of the fashion
of having the family cipher or monogram
on china and glass Elaborate gold tracer
les are preferred for china, but the mono
grams are often done in colors, such as
green or blue. These decorations are done
10 order, and are very durable.
To distinguish true, pure linen from the
counterfeit article is quite easy. The in
tending buyer need but wet her finger and
apply TO the goods. If they be pure linen
the moisture will pass straight through;
the spot touched will be soaked at once
and almost Immediately one side will be as
wet as the other.
Spangles are decidedly the thing for even
ing wear simple but distinguished gown
of black net dotted with small jets has a
skirt gathered into band and flowing in
full, graceful lines TO the floor. The waist
has a yoke and shoulder caps of solid jet
scales and the full sleeves are gathered into
a cuff of solid jet.
A princess gown of black zibeline at the
fashion show attracts attention. 1t is
striped UP and down with inch wide black
velvet ribbon. the yoke, wide girdle and
broad hem being formed of basket weav-
ing of the ribbon. The effect is quaint but
pretty. Above the hem and reaching half
way TO the waist is double row of velvet
ribbon. almost coverinse the zibeline.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13

on models OF heavy cloth for winter have
the fullness evenly distributed the length
of the arm, but caught in several places
to give a fanciful appearance. Sometimes
when two colors are used in the gown the
upper part of the sleeve will be of one color
and the lower portion of the other. Some
Of these two-cOlor sleeves are very pretty.
Variety can be had in them by putting
white silk or nainsook lower sleeves in
waists OF wolfe or kindred thin materials
In tailored gowns there is much variety
I'm the cut Of sleeves. too Some of the
more severe gowns have the regular coat
tight-fitting sleeve finished with cuff of
velvet or turn-back cuff of the goods, while
others not so severe have the bell and puff
sleeves much like those OF the present
Sometimes the sleeve is open at the wrist.
where IL is very large. again IL is brought
into a cuff. braided or plain, as accords
with the finish OF the suit. Some wrap
sleeves that are left open at the wrist have
a smaller sleeve OF the same goods inside
the big flowing one. This would seem to
be very sensible idea if the gowns are
intended for cold weather. Those who find
ii hard 10 quite suit themselves with a
sort of sleeve. may do well TO keep looking
for II would seem as If the style permitted
just the right model for each searcher
Few gowns prepared for early fall show
the extravagant expressions of these ideas.
while practically all reflect them with more
or less strength. The dresses sketched
here We're for immediate use. and did not
include much Of the more striking charac-
teristics that may be softened, anyway
as stylish women come ont in the cold
weather attire. The tailored gown of the
first picture was fuchia cloth. seIf-strapped
and supplied in a front of black silk en-
broidered In fuchia shades. Its colors were
its mark OF newness, fuchia shades being
enough TO make almost any dress count as
up TO date. OF the two tailored silks, the
first was green and blue plaid trimmed with
blue passementerie and blue velvet, and the
other was checked gray punjaub with
black velvet revers and fringed antique
lace collar. On the outside OF the next
picture are a blue cloth gown, whose bolero
was braided with gilt and came over n silk
waist and an accordion plated blue liberty
satin with insertions OF coffee-cclored lace.
The bolero OF the former was one OF the
sort meant 10 disguise the location OF the
natural shoulder. though many a garment
does so more completely than did this one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13

IDEAS In shoulder lines are disclosed. TO
some women these extremes are becoming
but to others they are very trying. Inc
latter will be wise IL they avoid the style
and content themselves with looking well
dressed IL not in the latest excruciation OF
cut. There are many ways OF obtaining this
slope Sometimes II is done by having the
sleeve cut In one with the waist, again 1t
a in the trimming, which is brought well
down on the sleeve so that il is not easy to
tel! where the top of the arm really is
Then IL may be gained by collar Of lace,
braid or passementerie added to the
gown
Not only does this slope appear in fancy
waists and gowns for evening and house
wear, but IL Is carried out in the wraps and
coats for street wear. Fringes are used
q deal to obtain the droop. and by their
use IL is possible TO lengthen the lines con-
siderably. Much care is necessary in the
carriage of the arms, and the tendency of
fashionables next winter will be to incline
the arms forward Doubtless system Of
exercises will be devised TO teach swinging
of the arm 10 the front and reaching to the
floor In front with ease. both tending TO
give natural slope to the shoulder. Nothing
I'm this system should permit raising arms
above the head. II this craze is carried
much farther. women will not feel able
70 dress their own hair. since they may
become convinced that holding the hands
above the head for that brief time will
build up their shoulders.
In one sense sleeves are an easy matter.
They are in great variety, so all can be
suited with stylish sorts. In the matter of
making. however, many difficult.
Sleeves OF dressy waists are as large as
they have been. and large proportion Of
them have most of their fulIness just above
the wrist cuff. The long droop to the puff
Is desirable. and some of this style show
a deal of firmness in the puff so that it
stands out more than IL did. Some sleeves
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13
Duty.

She wore her duty as a crown.
And in her passing up and down,
One came who laughed TO see her wear
Such trifie with grand an air.
She took il Off "One cannot be
A laughing stock for such as he"
Beholdi Her feet, once swift to go,
Move now reluctantly and slow.
She walks a prisoner, looking down
At that which binds her limbs in pain.
Who wears not duty as a crown,
Must drag IL as a chain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13

big returns in happiness, contentment and
peace.) As young brides, begin right. Don't
feel like beggars or dependents. but step
right into partnership before the first
glamour of the honeymoon has passed: then
strive to be a worthy, trusty, reasonable
partner. and / believe the money question
will be very felicitousIv solved
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13
Nb ILLUSTRATED Us
N F A S II l Q n S IN

IRING down Shout
ders has been going
on steadily. until ii
now seems as If "a
woman who had no
shoulders at all
would have the styl-
ish figure that Is
sought. 1t is surpris-
ing 10 see the extent
TO which the sloping
effects are being
carried. Some Of the
m ore exaggerated
models look almost
eTotesque. Turning
TO the fashions of
seventy years ago,
ol nGt the same
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13

No material suits young girls better than
the fashionable shepherds check. This
stylish frock is made of the material with
trimming of black velvet ribbon and fancy
buttons which give touches of color. The
waist is peculiarly graceful with its cape
bertha and stole ends while the skirt is
tucked TO fit snugly about the hips but
left free TO flare freely at the feet A May
Manton pattern Of above waist i5oS. sizes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-13

Bishop Joyce seems TO think common
sense can be taught Not so thought the
old professor who used TO say TO his theo-
logical students, young gentlemen. you
will need three things In your work: grace
and learning and common sense. The Lord
will give YOU grace. l Will try 20 give YOU
learning. but II you haven't got the COM
mon sense, neither the Lord nor I can
help you.'
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suffering agonies of rasped nerves because
the Westerners pronounce their
All this is very sad, especially as IL is not
the first time the professor has suffered
at summer resorts. Two or three years
ago ii was the crime Of the summer visitors
I'm writing verses descriptive OF the natural
beauties of their chosen resorts which out
ragged his sensibilities. II was the admira-
tion and popularity achieved by the writer's
among their fellow pleasure-seekers that
especially panied him. First he quoted
and savagely criticised some rather feeble
verses on Sweet Silver Lake. then he
gave some similar trash on Block Island
dash received more praise and admiration
than would have ntly rewarded a serious
book on philosophy or science. Now, the
verses may have been a pure steal, but |
suspect some ore put up a job on the
learned and infallible professor, for the
''balderdash" In question was a few
stanzas from of Whittier's finest and
most impressive poems, The Palatine'
In the next number of the BoOkman
Professor Peck confessed with deep humili-
alton that he had somehow, in a moment OF
absent mindedness made a mistake The
reader held her breath. In what words
could professor OF literature explain hav-
ing called a poem OF Whittiers published
in the Atlantic but a few years before.
trash" and "balderdash''-espec ially as IL
was nothing Of the kind. and bore the un-
mistakable hallmark of the true poet in
the music OF its sound. not TO mention the
poetry OF its meaning?
But IL was DO such confession Professor
Peck had i'm mind. The dreadful error he
owned up TO was that he had spoken OF a
Doubtless he still thinks this Is the only
mistake he ever made in his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28
DECATUR
Clerks Organize a Union-Work or
 Street Railway Progressing.

New Decatur, July 27.-(speciai 1.-The retail clerks of the city have formed a union here about forty strong. Their meetings are held every Monday night. The union is growing very rapidly and it is expected that every clerk in the two Decaturs will join.
 Work is progressing rapidly on the con- struction of the new electric street rail- way in the Decaturs. The company has already commenced to lay track in South Decatur and the work will be pushed to completion. Many of the trolley wire poles have also been set.
 Frank o. Croy. state commander of the Maccabees of the World has organized a lodge of Maccabees here with about twen- ty charter members. MT. Croy's head quarters are in Birmingham.
 Mir. Calvert we'll known fisherman, while digging a well on the north bank of the Tennessee river near this city, found, at the depth of about twenty-five feet, a piece of log which proved to be chestnut. The log was in a perfect state of preservation and was quite hard and looked as If 1t had been ebonized. The peculiar part of the find Is that there has never been any chestnut growing near the river, at least not In recent years How long this log has been buried beneath the earth's surface Is unknown, but 1t has doubtless been there for ages. MT. Calvert values the log quite highly.
 Louis Henkel, a graduate of the State university, and a son of Dr. c. L. Henkel of this city, has been awarded a fellow ship in biology by the State university.
 Mayor Sam Blackwell has received in- formation to the effect that work will soon begin on the $2O,0O0 railroad Y. M. C. A. building in this city. The citizens of the Decaturs will furnish s5OOO of the amount and the Louisville and Nashville railroad will furnish the remaining $15,OO0.
 The Louisville and Nashville shops here l commenced work this morning on an order for 400 new box cars.
 The new axle shops are now making | axles and are employing about twenty [ men. By the end of this week ten more men will go to work in this department. Heretofore the Louisville and Nashville has been buying all its axles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28
PEONAGE CASES
 ARE NOW HISTORY
WITH TWO MORE PLEAS OF GUILTY YESTERDAY TRIALS ARE PRACTICALLY ENDED-AT- TRACTED MUCH ATTENTION.

Montgomery, July 7.-(speclal )-With two more pleas of guilty in the peonage cases today the cases that have excited so much interest north, south, east and west practically pass into history. The two men pleading guilty today were An derson A. Hardy and James H. Todd. both of whom had acted as guards on the farm of J. W. Pace. Sentence has not been passed in either case. These pleas dispose of the bulk of the cases before the court, and no further trials will be had at this term.
 Originally there were in round numbers 100 indictments for peonage in Alabama against eight persons. Of these one has been convicted by a jury. Eight of the others have entered pleas of guilty; the two Cosbys being the only ones to receive sentences of Imprisonment The cases against the remaining persons are said to be of a milder form and will be heard at the winter term of the court Only two of the cases reached a jury, and ir one of these there was a mistr1al. while in the other the jury rendered a verdict of guilty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-28
Biggest Locomotive Made.

Schenectady, N. Y.-The General Elec- tric company has completed the largest electric locomotive in the world. In fact, it Is larger than any steam locomotive ever constructed. It Is for the Baltimore and Ohio and will be shipped in a few days to Baltimore, where 1t will be used in the tunnel there, taking heavy trains out of the city limits.
 The locomotive weighs 180 tons and Is designed to haul a freight train weighing 1500 tons up a grade 1H per cent. Its capacity is 2O0O horse power. It is con trolled with the multiple unit system. There is a controller at either end of the cab. so 1t may be run backward or for ward
 The locomotive Is made mp or two units, each weighing eighty tons and Is so ar ranged that any units may be coupled together, making 1t as much larger as is desired. All of the units are controlled from the one place. There are eight 42- inch drive wheels on each unit, making sixteen drive wheels on the locomotive. The cab is of sheet steel and the frame of heavy cast steel