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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-28
alumni goods?' I thought. What in the
world can she mean?'

alumni goods?' I thought. What in the
world can she mean?
Some of our alumni goods, you say.
madam I asked. Yes she replied. She's
got the best of me- thought. Just at
that time we had lot of stuff for gradua-
ton presents, and 1 thought she might pos
sibly mean those things.
Just what kind of a present do you
want TO get madam L asked. She looked
at me in a sort of sneering way and did
not reply. will be very glad to show you
anything in this line you would like to
see.' 1 said.
"T don't want to buy any PRESENTS she
said CURLY. want some of your alumne
goods
wei. madam. guess 1 will have to
plead ignorance said. don't know
what you mean by an alumni goods
Those kettles and pans and things
she said.
"'Oh, the aluminium ware?' I asked
Yes, that Is what 1 mean she said
as she blushed. L thought you were very
poor floor walker. But see now, 1t is my
mistake and not yours"
Young men and women who try to write
have got to that point of excelience-they
think-when editors should be highly pleased
to have them submit their manuscripts and
begin to write checks before the manuscripts
are unfolded. are the most impatient of all
persons. After say, three years Of literary
efforts"-now and then-these young per-
sons are fully convinced that their STUFF
is very good and that the world-or at least
part Of twill be deprived of a great pleas
ure and a benefit IL it is not allowed to read
their productions"
Editors-that Is, good editors-and men
and women who have attained to that sta
ton among persons who write when they
can be spoken of among 1.-The literary
folk" have quite a different opinion Of these
young aspirants to literary regulations OF
almost every successful writer of either
prose or verse; or both. ii has been said. and
said truthfully. too, that that person spent
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1t touches solemn subjects

propositions. IL touches solemn subjects
playfully. IL breaks jests upon the survival
of the nttest. He seems even TO give
Jocose turn 10 the doctrine that every detail
of life Is providentially arranged for the
best, for he defends impatient fishermen,
and, therefore, blasphemous and violent
nsheimen. because their quitting tactics
anglers who are not discouraged. III we had
the arduOus but pleasant task of writing
an estimate OF Mr.. Cleveland we should
give charming chapter to the portly phi
losopher by the brook. The man who rose
from sheriff TO mayor. from mayor TO Gov
ernor, who saved the national credit and
split his party along the lines of natural
and proper division. is one figure, of which
there must be more than one opinion; but
the genuine lover OF the rod and line who
loves to sit. even when no hsh bites
through serene hours OF divine philosophy
there is a picture. we imagine. which Amer
leans of every political hue will look upon
with a smile OF pleasant appreciation.
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The Editors Appetite.
White Is. d. Leader.

The editor and wife had another square
meal Sunday on account OF having received
an invitation TO dine at the hotel. Perk
said he was afraid we wouldn't accept but
we did. For the benefit OF our lady readers
we will state that they had the chicken and
the stuff that goes with such layout, and
strawberry shortcake and lettuce. Our wife
wore her blue and white, and looked real
dear. Mrs. Perkins had a new skirt. and
looked too sweet for anything. The editor
wore his Sunday. Monday. Tuesday
Wednesday, Thursday. Friday, Saturday
suit. and was sick all night.
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An Omcial Hint.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In his directions to the Boston police
force the chairman of the police board
gives them certain rules for recognizing
intoxicatfon. He says among other things
that a man may be drunk in his legs and
sober in his mind. This should be warn
ing to this special class of unfortunates to
sit still and look wise.
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The garden, overgrown. yet mild.
See. fragrant herbs are Towering there:
Strong children Of the alpine wild
Whose culture is the brethren's care;
OF human tasks their only one,
And cheerful works beneath the SUM-
From Matthew Arnold's Poem.
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Poor Jane, unable TO account for her
friends detection. walked by in dignified
silence, her delicate little face suffused with
a blush and her fearful eyes hidden beneath
the blue parasol. 1t was desperately warm
up there in the hay Occasionally Rosy
Posy and Laura Louisa refreshed them
selves with a pink mixture composed of red
cinnamon drops and water, which they
drank impartially from an olive bottle.
i've beat" said Rosy Posy. my hay is all
fshed up first. Let's go see what the boys
have got in their old cubby-hole.
In the cupola OF the barn II was generally
supposed that the boys of the neighborhood
had secreted a vast amount of treasure.
Access TO this retreat was gained by ''shin-
ming up" pole in the loft. rather a formid-
able feat for the little girls, but by dint OF
standing on boxes and boosting they ac-
complished IL and secured much plumber
a hammerless horse pistol. some dice, a box
of cigarette pictures and other contraband
articles. which they hid in the hay. wicked
ly chuckIing 10 themselves the while at the
pr obable dismay OF the boys when they
should find that their treasure-house had
been rified.
'I dare you to fly" said Laura Louisa
Rosy Posy knew that 10 fly meant 10 jump
from the window into the alley. eight OF
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-03-06
Copyright, 1903, by G. L. Kilmer.l
M arch
5. 1868

Copyright. 1903. by G. I. Kilmer.l
He story of the fight around the
little farmers depot known as
s Thompson's Station, in central
Tennessee, on March 5, 1868,
reads like a page in the history
OF the Boer WARRIOR instance, NichOl-
sons Mex or Sannas Post, with De
Wet for the hero. A Federal column
OF 1000 men started out early to head
off and fight the enemy. The enemy
was also out early and after giving
the Federals all the fighting they cared
to stand up against marched them en-
masse to Libby prison.
The Confederate leaders in this bold
swoop were not novices i'll the art or
war, like De Wet and his colleagues,
although Forrest, the real hero Of the
mastery exploit, had come up from
the class Of farmer soldiers. FORESTS
chief in the affair at Thompson's Sta
ton, Earl Van Dorm, was an ex-regular
officer trained at West Point. His
daring strategy in the war had already
won him fame. Van Dorm had just
joined the Confederate army in Ten
nessee from Mississippi with 4,50O
troopers, the men who had figured in
his last previous exploit. the capture
of Grants military supply depot at
Holly Springs. With Forrest rode the
remnant of the brigade he fought so
desperately at the attack on Fort Don
elson month before. about 600 ga
berS.
The day preceding the, fight al
Thompson's Station the Federal bri-
gade of Colonel Coburn, comprising
the Thirty third and Eighty fifth Indi
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A FIERCE FIGHT 3 { e.: :: e.:
"; $50, WON BY FORREST

high, and the outlook from any point
did not extend beyond half a mile to
the south. Late In the day the enemy
was met in a lively skirmish, the fact
reported back to headquarters and the
column placed in position for night
attack. Early on the 9Th a negro
brought word to Colonel Coburn that
Van Dorm was marching to attack
Franklin and had already passed
Spring Hill to the northward. This
news was also sent back to headQuar-
tiers without bringing a modification of
Coburn's orders to go to Spring Hill.
There being no enemy in sight at 8
O'Clock a. M, Coburn sent his cavalry
to scour the country. and the infantry
marched forward. AS the column adj
vanced it stirred up the skirmishers of
the enemy. who slowly retired and re-
fused battle AT Thompsons Station
the pike leading to Spring Hill and the
railroad pass through a gap in low
range Of hills covered with cedars and
having steep bluffs. Just In advance
of the station Coburn's cavalry dis
lodged some Confederate sklrmishers.
and it looked for the moment as. though
the enemy would not stand for battle.
But Forrest and Van Dorm had their
lines hidden behind those convenient
hills waiting for the foe to walk into
the trap. Van Dorm got word the night
of the 18th Of Coburn's intended trip to
Spring Hill. and before daylight of the
9Th his squadrons and batteries were
posted along the ridge to the right and
left and in the rear of the gap at
Thompson's Station. Coburn APP
17oacned cautiously. sending his caval-
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ana, the Twenty third Wisconsin, the
Nineteenth Michigan infantry and the
Ninth Pennsylvania cavalry. marched
from Franklin southwark under in
structions from the commanding gen.
eral to go as far as Spring Hill and see
'what is in our front" The country
ahead Of the column was broken by
long swe!.s and ridges fifty to 200 feet
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ry and guns, WIN infantry supporrs; co
the knobs which overlooked the narrow
valley. He intended to establish him
self in the gap and wait for REINFORCE
ments to cope with Van Dorm.
While the Federals were pushing for
ward for vantage ground Van Dorn'a
guns opened upon them. Undaunted
Coburn's men rushed for the battery
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-03-06
were wIrnm 100 yS7o@ q wnn
troopers in gray. dismounted and

troopers In gray. ulSlnOunteO ana
In hiding, sprang forward and met the
resolute fellows with a hot fire from
their carbines. At the end Of half an
hours struggle the Federals retired,
but the incident gave Coburn's Eight
eenth Ohio battery time to unlimber
for action on knoll fifty feet above
the valley Three guns opened flercely
upon the Confederates. who began to
show themselves boldly over the field
While the firing was hottest at the
station Colonel Coburns scouts report
ed body of Confederate cavalry nov
ing around his left on cIossroad. Be-
ing convinced that he had stirred up q
hornets nest, the luckless colonel or
dered the force to retreat from the sta
ton before the line was outf1anked.
The cavalry and artillery which should
have covered the withdrawal Of the in
fantry left the field and were seen no
more in the fight. Coburn accused the
officers of these commands of deserving
him In his extremity.
The Federal retreat was the signal
for dash from Van Dorn's center up
en- the station. Parts of three brigades
charged the station, but were fought
off by Coburn's men. The Confederate
had no bayonets, and but for the assist
ance of the artillery, which raked Co
burns line lengthwise, would have
been beaten from the field. Coburn or
ridge in rear OF the station and fight to
the last.
While the fight was on at the station
| Forrest saw with his keen soldiers eye
that there was not room for his brigade
in that narrow, crowded valley and
galloped his men around the Federal
left to strike the force defending the
station in the rear. This was the body
of horsemen which alarmed Coburn
| FORESTS leading regiment opened rapiG
fire with carbines upon Coburn's bat
terry. which was moving to ground IL
the rear. and drove it back TOWARD
Franklin. Two Of FORESTS guns ais
opened upon the retreating line.
Meanwhile part of Coburn's com
mand changed front and took a posi-
ton behind stone fence which la.
directly in the path of Forrest. Dis
mounting his men, Forrest charged
twice upon the fence, but the Fed
erals maintained their ground witt
firm courage. Finally this force wa
overcome, and Forrest pushed on to th
railroad in Coburn's rear, charging W
a steep slope stoutly held by Coburn'
infantry In this charge FORESTS lin
suffered heavily under the CALLING Fed
eral fire. The last rush carried Fol
rest. with his escort up to the Fedora
commander, and the fiery souther
fighter demanded surrender at tn
point of the pistol. Coburn had jus
learned that his men were withOu
cartridges. and he told them to fl
bayonets and drive Forrest from tn
slope But Forests men were swarm
Ing in all directions and Van Dor
closing down upon the position, whic
was already under fire of his guns, b
having passed beyond the station
triumphant pursuit 1t was, for @
burn. surrender or a frightful mass;
ere, and he surrendered.
The fight had lasted five hours. Fo
rest held the road In Coburn's rea
His troops, and those with Van Dor
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were ali MOUNT. ana IntTr' we've -
re-enforcements in sight to save the
day for the Federals. Coburn's men
fought heroically and made the enemy
pay dearly for his success. The Fed
eral loss in killed and wounded was
295 men and officers, while the Confed-
crates lost 1853 killed and wounded |
Including nine officers, among them
colonel and major killed. Coburn sur
rendered 1850 unwounded men.
GEORGE L. kILMER.
Severed His Connection.
"Were you discharged from your last
place."
mo: they didn't want me any longer,
and so brooklyn Life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-06
THE DRAMA.
LAST NIGHTS EVENTS

aIrs Fiske. at the Manhattan r-l,a,+-o ...-.-.- j..
herset n NJ AoseHs play called s'rIeiss fssSS :,
Nr. Crane came forth at the savoy -rl,os+-, g., -
ms that title. N VI novel bear
LAY Sa1'Se Hearts Couraeeous' was ,ro
ouceo Al tEe broadway Theatre with NJ r p.S-
johnson n us cliee Character ~ MI Win
Mics Grace George appeared nt ,ha ,,.s,.
tq,'afe Lneatfe reneating her performances oF Pev
Wellington In Pretty Peggy Vi reg
Miss Marie Cahill began an enCaren,ar, n, oro
Nancy Brown" SS' P'Sseh1Nl6
The musical play called "A Son OF Rest" AL
reaeS hl.oNn mere was performed at the West
Enc Theatre with Mr.. y wills in the lead,ns
part "a ~ '01o''4e
NJ. George w Monroe Appeared AZ IN. Grand
nooley's Dream" -"e N'NoN
The Marion Crawford novel play. I'm the Palace
al The King. was presented in Procto-'s FYftvs
eighth street Theatre. and Miss Isabelle Evess5
ac,tu os bi4,,Sllal pSrt Mr.. Mckee Rankin ap-
peared Al Proctor's rwenty-third Street Thea tre
presenting cld Virginia in lS72 AT Proctor's
Fifth Avenue Theatre Miss Florence Reed appeared
e. Christopher. Jr.'' -'''S'' -
Miss Marie DresSler performed at The Circle
TneaJre.-. The Old Guard Mitsrr Fair ,vas
opened al the Madison Square Garden -. New
York Day BY Day was shown at the Third Avenue
Thcatre.-.-- The Won Tslzer Opern Cornpauv an
peared AZ the Victoria Theatre. presenting 'Tbe
Fisher Maiden"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-06
the WANDERING STARS.

Miss Crosman appeared last night in Boston. 800.
Mr. Hsckett is in Chicago. Mrs. Langtry acted
last night in Montreal......Mr. Sothern is in To-
Ieso Miss Julia Marlowe is acting in Bos-
fam. Mr. Jefferson has entered on the second
vreek OF his engagement in Chicago. 1901 Miss
Harmed devotes this week TO Indianapolis, Toledo
Davton and Columbus......Mr. Forbes-ttoocrtson
appeared last night in Toronto.....Mrs. Carter Is
acting in Newark. She Will appear at the AHphion,
In Brooklyn, on October E. Mr. James q Nell
g g., san Francisco. Mr.. DiNey gives this week
20 Paterson Elizabeth. Trenton. Wilmington Read
ing and WIkesbarre. Miss Jessie Millward has
started on the New-England circuit. and VIII
ect tonight In Hartford. in new play called "A
C1ean slate".M Mr.. Faversham is in Syracuse
Miss Mary Mannering is in Buralo......Mr-
r,ou,s lanes. Mr. Frederick Warde. and Mr.. Henry
sf,rer are acting in theatres Of oregon...''Mlss
blanche Walsh IS in st. Louis. with hesurTee-
tion~ 49, The Conan Family is sporting IN Brook-
lyn Mrs Fiske will appear at the west Emo
Theatre on October<12. presenting MARY OF Mag
6sls" $500 Mr. Warfield Is at the Montauk IheaIe
BROOKLYN 800 Miss Gilman has appeared "a hoiiuo"
in Dolly Varden"......Mr. Charles f'ieAinah ap
peared last night al Springfield. mass ia N'' ''o-
tor Nrsnes,s NAV OF Captain Darlington
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-06
STAGE AFFAIRS IN GENERAL.

Mr. Ernest Lacy has made a play. called Are
You Nv Fathe-c'' basng il on episodes in Captain
FIarrvat's sturdy and breezy novel Of "Japhet in
Search Of Father Cnothng escapes the theatrical
rniD and NJ. William Collier will produce it at
the Biiou Theatre, next Thursday night October S.
on october = Mr.. Mansfield will appear at the
Lyric Theatre. Mr.. sOthern at the Herald Square
Mr. Drew at the renovated Empire. and Miss Eic-
csrdo at the Manhattan. On October j Babes in
Tovland' will be produced at the Majestic
The Hudson Theatre will be opened on October Il.
and a play called Cousin Kate" by Mr- H H
Davies. viii be presented there with Miss Ethel
Barrymore in the leading part MI Henry Is.
harris is the manager
Mr.. Charles Warmers engagement at the Acad-
envy Of Music Will come 20 an end on october Il
His irnpersonation of Coupeau, in Drink is an
extraordinary example Of realism and all stu
dents Of acting ought to see and consider IT.
IT IS rrade known that Mr.. Robert Edeson VIII
sonear at the Hudson Theatre, January IL. 1864,
in a new play, called 'Ranson's Folly by Mr.
r H. Davis.
.foslern's heaven. Mr. Byron. Mr.. Collier, Nj.
wills Mr. MOI is Miss Robson, Miss Elliott Miss
BARRYMORE Hiss RiccardO, Miss Virginia Earle
these are but q few Of the fresh lumnsrlefi ana
stil the throng increases.
Henry Irving closed his English provincial tour
on October 3, at Manchester. He will SAIL next
Saturday. October 10. for New-York. His season
here At the Broadway Theatre. VIII begin on octo-
her % and continue three weeks. lie VIII ulen Vlsi'
IN succession. the following places: Philadelphla
Boston Springfield, Hartford New-HaVen. Brook
lvr Washington, Baltimore Pittsburg. Buffalo.
Albany. Montreal. Ottawa. Toronto Detroit chi
caFo St Louis Cincinnati Indianapolis, Columbus
Cleveland and Harlem. His tour will close on
March 25 1904 and he will sail for England on
March 26 The play will be "Dante' and that only
An amusing glimpse of Charlotte Cushman In
Rome in her Younger days, is given in Of
". W. story's letters. in Henry James's Life of
story: The Cushman sings savage ballads in a
hoarse NANNY voice. ard requests people, recita-
tively 70 forget her not. I'm sure shall not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-06
HERBERT'S SUCCESSOR.
Sir Henry Hozcdrd and SIR arthur
Nicolson Mentioned for Embassy.
By The Associated Press

London. Oct. j.-While the government 'S en-
deavoring to maintain the resolve not TO con-
slider the question Of successor to Sir Mlchasi
Herbert AZ the Washington Embassy at pres
ent, there is reason 20 believe that considerable
wirepulling is already going on. and that several
are becoming Interested IN the matter. II Is
known that after the death Of Lord Pauncefote
the appointment OF Sir Michael Herbert was
opposed by several well known Eew-York peo-
pie. and prominent Englishwoman. then visit
ing America. who was supposed to have the ear
Of the King. was enlisted on their side. and
that it only with great difficulty that the
Kings consent was obtained TO Sir Michaers
appointment.
Sir Henry Howard. the British Minister at
The Hague. is reported to be the Kings choice
for the post. Lady Howard was formerly Ce-
ella Riggs, OF Washington. The King alone is
expected 20 make the selection, and it is I'M
likely that the Premier Or the Foreign Office
will be requested to nominate the ambassador.
The next most probable selection from the ser
vice is said TO be Sir Arthur N!coIson. British
Minister to Morocco. who is regarded as being in
line for an embassy. Either of these appoint
rrents would please the service 1t is well I'M
derstood, however. that the King may go out
side the regular service. he did in sending
Sir Francis BERTHE. then Assistant Under Secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs. ambassador TO
Rome an appointment that annoyed several
Ypin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-06
Mr.. CRANE AT THE SAVOY.
THE Spenders. /"

NJ. Crane warmly welcomed by a large audi
ence' appeared at the Savoy Theatre last night.
ana acted the chief part. Peter Bnes. in a play
called The Spenders," made by Mr. Z. Z. Rose,
on the basis of a novel, bearing the same title,
written by Mr.. H. L. Wilson. This play is kindred
with Mrs Mowatts Fashion" and Mrs Bateman's
self, and its central character Peter Bines is
somewhat OF the lineage of Adam Trueman and
John Unit The descriptive designation "Spenders'
Is applied 70 a family that has become suddenly
rich and that scatters money in liberal and ex-
uavaSant p-ofusion. These prodigals the
daughter and the grandchildren of Peter Bines. a
veteran miner, OF Montana, and when these peo-
pie drift into trouble amatory and financial this
rough, shrewd, kindly. practical old man comes
10 New-Iork, and. By the well worked stTatagem
OF seeming to make them penniess, lifts them out
OF all their perplexites makes the course OF true
love smooth, and once again illustrates the adj
vantage Of having rich ancestor and of using
common sense in the regulation OF domestic af-
fairs. Nv Crane has part that suits him. and
ia several well oontrived situa tons his jocund,
quizzical humcr and emphatic method Of speech
and action effectively employed. This type OF
character has often been presented by this come
dian. but in this instance. it is presented without
trayesty cf the rural attributes and without the
customary slorincation of the bucolio ideal.
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Hawaii Japan. China Phiiippius Islands VIA san
Francisco close here daily Gt $50 D. ID Cctoh<r
so. inclusive. Tor GIspstch per s. >. Nppon Mzru
Chira and Japa1. via Tacoma close here daily $50
p. "a October IL. inclusive. for dispatch Per
Hawaii San daily az s.so D
20 October H. Inclusive i-r dispatch per . As-
China ana Japan via seattle. close daily go
D. . Ooto1er ia inclusive. tor disrasch per = s.
Shllano Maru-
Hawaii Jsgsn China and PHILIPPINES Islsaas. VIA san
Francisco close here daily az 0tJ = N I'd 70 oetSoer
els. Inclusive Tor d.spagcn per > . siberia -.
TAHITI and 3Il-Icsas Islands Via seia c.ss
hcre daily a. ESQ p. up Octooer -, inclusive.
for disratch per g. S. Mariposa-
-v-ZeaT4nE tust-1Il1 tcXCept Wesff. NeN-Caeo
FiT samoa Hawaii. VIA san tia.eseo eioso nels
49, Sierra az the Cuna-d steamer
ny the British mail OR Nev-%ealaie does not srr.Fa
time necr We. Us y, :.
,,sfug at SEQ o. go a. n ara 80 p n; sur
-l-"-. s.9, IN o m. ard $50 p vl-wiu "a
-. u- a. f-,rar1sd until the arrival q rhs Ctnard
1.,,,d. VIA san Francisco close here daily
g., m 10 70 Oct9ber 1T iaclaslVe Tor cispaca PER
ai'eo % Js9aa Va and victoFia. p. C..
eF - .fi--afch per 81. impress u japan tMsr-
euss,. C,r Unlsst States Postal Agency az Shanghai
e,~-rt b. Forwarded VIA C1red1t
-u f.xrruc ki Islands AMI Nsw-Caieto7is.
Victoria r. g.. close here daily
sq, n m up November 2. inclusive. for d-zpsssn
rer = Ao-angl. ,r. -. -. =.
y, s.,-,resf via Europe: and Nsw-Zeahrd aa6 Philip
.-ss ~, san TfaEcsco--tne quickest routes Philip
i-es ssscailv addressed via Canaca via Europe
s.-c-sraed sd Frarcisco exclusively.
forwarded port q sailing daily.
schedule 90 closing - arranged on the SresilrnD%
tioa Of their uninterrupted overland ransic fRe<~
CORNELIUS VAN COTr. Fostrnasser.
Po-sanle&- Nsv-YO-S. y L. October !. iSo&