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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
BEAUTY. PHILOSOPHY
SUBJECTS WHICH WOMEN ARE ESPECIALLY CONCERNED

LIVERY week letters of men and
u women that were meant for only
one pair of eyes get into print
lafffS through the medium of divorce
49, or breach Of promise suit, GRIM
inal trial a suicide, says the New York
Mail and Express These intimate inter-
changes of opinion or of feeling often seem
foolish, or indiscreet, or worse, when they
undergo the inevitable sacrilege of pub
licity; and yet there is something in the
letters of woman, mistaken or a sin
full woman it may be. that rescues them
from ridicule and suggests to the larger
circle of readers the excuses or mitiga-
lions which they are prone TO make for
them. 1t is not so with a mans.
Mark Twain notes this in his very
human narrative of that classic corre-
spondence between an erring man and
erring woman, the love letters of
Abelard and Heloise The brilliant young
monk is at disadvantage with the simple
but devoted woman who had given her
heart to him, and the soul of the humor-
list revolts as he contrasts the decorously
rhetorical phrases of the one with the art
less outgivings of the other. Although the
songs of Burns came from his heart, his
published love letters did not, and the let
tiers of the woman to whom they were adj
dressed are much superior in tone to
them as they are in feeling.
Somehow In a correspondence between
a man and a woman, what the man has
TO say is too apt to ring false to- other
ears than hers, or else sound so foolish
that his friends blush for him. Bret Harte
has made the fool things a man will
say the theme of one of his most amusing
stories But a woman, because she feels
more-and recks less-escapes ridicule at
least, even If she does not win approba-
ton. What she writes may not always
be edifying when spread before stranger
eyes-if one may judge from current hap
penings-but there Is a true note in il, the
very note it may be of the "Sonnets from
the Portuguese" Genuine feeling instinct
lively avoids the stilted forms of EXPIRES
sion. As Thackeray has said, some of the
best English of the century is to be found
in the letters of women.
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For Tender Feet.

Housekeeper: Tired and tender feet re-
quire special attention daily; spasmodic
treatment is of little avail, but thorough
treatment given each night just before
going to bed will work wonders To four
quarts of quite warm water add one round
ing teaspoonful of powdered borax and put
the feet in this bath for at least twenty
minutes; then wipe gently with a rather
coarse towel and file or scrape all calloused
spots with toilet pumice stone being care
full not to irritate the surrounding skin
Spray or dip the feet in cool water to close
the pores and prevent taking cold; dry and
rub briskly to induce perfect circulation.
To harden tender feet salt bath is in
valuable. In each two quarts of water
dissolve one tablespoonful of sea salt and
follow the bath by friction; then sponge
the feet and ankles with alcohol. To re-
duce the swelling on feet that are afflicted
in that way. use only moderately warm
water and astrigent made by taking
two ounces each of rock salt and powdered
alum. mixing and using two tablespoonfuls
to each four quarts of water Bear In mind
that bathing and gentle friction is all-im-
portant in the care of the feet. for 1t keeps
the skin in a healthy condition and does
much to counterfeit the evils OF small shoes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
RURAL TELEPHONE CALLS.
Visiting" Over the Wire Is an
Everyday Thing.

Worlds Work.
First Female voice-Is that you. Sarah ?
Second +. Yves. it's me.
First F. v.-Have you got your dishes
washed yet?
breakfast.
First F. V.-What did you have for break
fast?
Second F. V.-Fried mush and eggs, and
pork, and-say, what did you have?
First +. V.-Oh. we had graham gems!
We're going to have roasting ears for din
ner.
Third F. V.-(breaking in: evidently some
one else Is listening, too) So are we.
Second +. Yours aren't ripe yet.
Third F. V.-We've got lots Send Sammy
over after them and I'll give you some.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
GIRLS APRON 452S.

Dainty aprons always are attractive as
well as serviceable and are to be commend
ed from the aesthetic as well as the prac-
tical point of view This one is made of
lawn with trimming of embroidery and
gives an effect of epaulets at the front,
a frock but ii can be used with the guimpe
only when desirable All lawns, dimities
and the like are appropriate Both front
and backs are tucked for a short distance
below the upper edges. the tucks pro-
viding fulness below, and between the
groups of tucks at the front pointed bands
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
December.

Dead lonely night and all streets quiet now
Thin DER the moon the hndmost cloud swms
past
OF that great rack that brought up the snow;
On earth strange shadows DER the snow
cast;
Pale stars. bright moon. swift cloud. make
heaven so vast
That earth left silent by the wind OF night
Seems shrunken meath the gray. unmeasured
height.
--- William Morris.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13

al oiu-IiHS duilllhS party
You Never Can Tell.
Detroit Journal.
She was so beautiful that she always
walked alone, lest. her friends thought,
they prove mere foils for her loneliness.
She had plenty of money and position"
whatever that may be- i'm the best set. She
was young and liked TO go. She loved
music and books and horses and was in
terested in the drama, and mildly with
women it is always mildly or madIy). in
politics.
He was an Apollo, the men said, as they
sought the company of fellows that looked
less like Grecian gods. He was wealthy
and influential and of rank. young and
fond 1S OF society he :. loved literature and
liked politics.
They met and they married and the day
was fair, not Friday nor the 18th. and the
dear old ladies and the sweet young ladies
gushed as they came down the aisle and
said, isn't il just too lovely a wedding2
Aren't they just perfectly exactly suited 10
each other? Won't they be blissfully
happy" IL anything more was needed. the
men nodded their heads sagely and said,
Its a go. all right" as the coupe doors
slammed upon the two.
Yet inside of four years there was SEN
sation. and a suit and broken home. a
man here and woman in Europe. Deser-
ton was the grounds, but to their friends
they admitted quietly, frankly, I'VE got so
awfully tired OF each other"
And then there was that other wedding,
on rainy day do you remember? The
man from a country village. with gray
his temples. and that pretty boarding school
miss. He was placid and, well. rural,
and she a little bundle Of fire and
nerves and temper and dimples. She had
money and he had only his big farm.
Everything seemed upside down and the
best people could do was 10 say, Love IS
not blind, but sees through all disguise"
as they babe them goodbye.
But out on the country farm two white
haired people. who make IL a point to
quarrel and make UP once a day, and are
supremely happy, sit at the old fireside
which the children have left behind, and
wonder what they would have done If they
hadn't met each other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13

Belle: A reliable shampoo mixture is
made In the following manner: Shave
half-pound bar of pure CASTLE soap into one
quart of boiling water. When dissolved,
add one teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda,
cool, perfume If desired, and pour into a
wide-mouthed jar so that the jelly-like
substance may be readily removed when
wanted To use: dissolve a tablespoonful
Of the mixture In cup of hot water, rub
into the scalp and wash and rinse.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
Improving Cherries Rooms.

Marion: A room with a northern ex-
posture that Is more or less cherries may
be made more attractive by changing the
furniture. Remove the blue and white car
pet and white enameled bedroom suit Have
the walls done over in paper of warm
cream tint with garlands of olive and gilt
and touch OF red in the border. Such
paper need not be expensive. Cover the
glarng blue woodwork with coat of
cream-white paint and shade the electric
lights or the lamps with rich red silk or
crepe paper. Cover the floor with a carpet
in shades of olive. tan, cream and rich red.
and add bedroom suit in golden oak.
Over the shades, which should be of deep
cream. hang curtains of flmy white lace.
Place pretty plant In the side window and
a few books and magazines on a small
table. A room may be furnished as de-
scribed at low cost or more expensively
by having a better quality of the furnish
ings, yet keeping 10 the tones suggested
CD To improve couch which is worn shah
by. buy couch cover in shades of color
which will harmonic with the furnishings
of the room and pile il with bright pillows
in glowing red, olive, cream. etc. A few
good pictures and photographs prettily
framed will add greatly TO the appearance
of the room and change your cheerless
apartment to a cheerful one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13

remain re-
markedly ornate,
especially I'm the
field Of dressy at
tire. and in cur
rent evening bod
ic e s dressmakers
are keeping pretty
close to the limit OF
elaborateness. Lit
tie OF these even
ing sleeves comes
below the elbow,
but between there
and the shoulder
edge OF the cut-Out
all is complexity.
Lace rulings fill
this space fiumily
in many handsome
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
What Women Want to Know

smooth out the careworn lines below the
eyes, place the tips of the index fingers
at the inner corner of the Id and give
gentle outward stroke to the temple.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
Interest
You Never Cam Tell.

to people. There is food for thought in
an Old-time quilting party.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
A Shampoo Mixture.

lAll questions pertaining to subjects on which
women desire information, religious subjects
excepted. will be answered in this column
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13

PATTERN COUPON.
For patterns of garment illustrated above
send 10 cents (coin or stamps)
Cut out illustration and inclose IT In letter.
Write your name and address distinctly and
state number and size wanted. Address
Pattern Dept. The Journal.
Indianapolis Ind.
Allow one week for return OF pattern
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13

of trimming are applied. The quantity OF
material required for a girl of four years
Is 11R yards SO inches wide with 37s yards
of insertion and ~ yards of embroidery. A
May Manton pattern. No. 452S, sizes two to
six years. will be mailed to any address by
the Fashion Department Of this paper on
receipt of 10 cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13

cry week letters of men and
women that were meant for only
one pair of eyes get into print
through the medium of a divorce
or breach Of promise suit. a GRIM
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08

Nearly all the lime Juice used in the
world comes from the tiny island of
Montserrat, in the British West Indies
The lime grows wild in many West In
dian islands, hut only in Montserrat is it
used commercially. That island is one
vast garden of lime trees, aud nowhere
in the world is there a finer sight than
it's thirty miles of orchards laden with
the fruit of the lime or fragrant with
its blossoms.
The fruit is gathered by negro women.
who carry j; down the hills 10 the ship
ping port in big baskets on their heads
Like all West Indians, they are remark
able for their ability to carry heavy
weights in this manner Once the com
pany which controls the lime juice IN
duStry sought 10 tighten the burden of
its lahorcr~ hy introducing wheel basrowS
The negroes filled the wheelharrows
readily enough. and then carried them
on their heads as they mad been used To
carry the baskets. Many negro woman
will carry hundred weight Of Lines on
her head for 4 distance Of mile or
more. Indianapolis News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
A Curious Wager.

Did you ever see a man in Il poker
game bet every cent he had on three
aces? Well. that is what w. s. Carson.
superintendent of Missouri Pacific ter
minas mt Kansas City. did. but the
stakes were bigger probably than were
ever played i'll a poker game. He bet
seven locomotives and his job that the
Missouri Pacific bridge wouldn't 90 out
this in the face of the fact that seven
teen bridges across the Kaw had already
gone. And he won. Now the Missouri
Pacific has the only bridge across the
kaw ut that place. When Mr.. Carson
saw that his company'S bridge was like
ly to 20 the way the others went he took
Il desperate chance. He decided to
weight the bridge down with mogul loco
motives. Seven of them. representing Il
value of S125.000. where run out on the
trembling structure. He knew. as did
everybody else. that il the bridge went
the engines would go with it. but he
took the chance and took it alone for
the city was cut off from communication
with the other heads of departments. and
there was 10 one TO consult with. Had
the bridge and engines gone his job would
have gone, and with it large share of
his reputation as Il man of sound judg-
mcnt But the plan was winner. and
now his stock is away above par.-Rail-
way and Engineering Review.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
Touched Her Stomach.

Grace George. just returned from Eng
land, tells OF great blow to her patriotic
pride She was invited to dinner hy
Lady -- at n magnificent mansion III
Kensington and was treated after the
dinner to some rare singing by a ceie-
brated vocalist. On the yeranda after
ward the hostess brought two young deb
utantes up to our well-known actress and
introduced them.
I'm sure YOU will like each other, for
they are Americans, too. Miss George"
said the titled lady, as if that settled thp
question of the mutual esteem of the
actress and the debutanteS.
Miss George, wishing to be cordial.
greeted them pleasantly and remarked,
with the intention that the hostess, as
well as.the girls. should hear her:
Did you not enjoy the beautiful sing
ing in the dining hall? And the acoustics
were perfect. were they notE'
Yes" said one of her fellow meri-
cans with enthusiasm. those acoustics
were the best | ever ate.-New York
Times.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
DEAFENED BY THUNDERBoLT.
Lightning Flash Seems to Have Perma-
neatly Destroyed Hearing.

Benjamin +. Pease of Fairfield a
brother of County Commissioner Simeon
+. Pease and widely known in this city.
has been totally deaf in his right ear for
four weeks. due, his physician has adj
vised him, TO lightning. Mr. Pease was
at the home OF William Hull in the Mill
Plain district of Fairfield during an elc,.-
trical storm. The lightning was sharp
and II struck in Il number of places il.
that section. 1t fairly shook the house.
ratified the dishes, and made everybody
feel uncomfortable for time.
MIR. Pease remembers one unusually
sharp fash of lightning, followed imme-
diately by a heavy peal of thunder, after
which he experienced Il singular Sensa.
ton in his rigf ear. 1t seemed like a
bubble in the ear. He was entirely tieuf
in that ear, and told Mr.. Hull about il i I
the time. He expected that it would
wear away in short time, but he is still
deaf. in spite of the fact that some If
the hest doctors in this city have pre-.
scribed for him.
AS yet Mr. Pease has experienced no
trouble with his left ear. but he fears
that unless the deafness in his right is
remedied the left one may trouble him.
Mr.. Pease will probably go to New York
soon and have an ear specialist examine
bridgeport Standard
"A pair of WomenS shoes made IN
Lynn, Mass. to establish a record for
rapid shoemaking required - different
operations and the use of - machines
and 100 pieces. All these parts were as
sembled and made into a graceful pair of
shoes ready to wear in Il minutes
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
KILLED TO SAVE HER SOUL
Strange Case of Frederick c. Fiseb.-
the California Wife Murderer

Frederick c. Fischer, barber. preach
er. political organizer. grand larceny
thief. burglar. highwayman. bigamjsf
wife murderer-who was hanged 81
San Quentin prison for chIoroforminp
choking and burning his wife TO dealt
at Riverside. Cal.-has been labeled
The Human Myster!.''
The ptIzzling psychological features
in his case consist of his undouI.ted
sincerity as church member aud re.
ligiOus worker while he was also n
thief, both in the East and West-for
he has preached in every prison he has
ever been in-and of his desertiou Of
the wives he did not love and killing
Of the only one he cared for.
His story, verified in part. was that
he told his wife he was bigamist ana
feared arrest. asking her to 90 away
and remain in seclusion while he gave
himself mp and served his time. then
he would rejoln her and they could
live happily without a recurrence of
the fear that was then overshaduw-
ing him. She refused and, it was
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
Rcmodeling the Nose.

Some four years ago a Vienna phySi-
clan invented the injection of parattin as
n substitute for hbrous tissue III the liv-
ing body. He performed II number OF
remarkable operations, but unfortunately
an accident occurred that brought tine
treatment for a time into discredit. But
in 1901 his assistant published the his
tory of more than thirty reasonably sue
cessful cases. "Clefts and tiStulac were
narrowed, cavities here and there We're
filled up. prolapseS and herniae were
kept back. smallpox marks Were taken
out. Sunken noses were remodeled. the
falling in of the cheek after removal Of
the upper jaw was repaired, and Il nerve
divided for the relief of neuralgia was
prevented from growing toget hcr again
Though in some instances there was
lack of discretion IN the Use OF paraffin
the successes were many.-Currcnt Liter
ature.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
coURTsHIP OF SWEET WILLIAM,

IL square primrose the houses stand
Upon the smooth. white beech.
And in the tIimmeSt Of them all
There lives a little peach.
Sweet William comes al + O'Clock
To see his Marguerite:
She puts her ladyslippers on
Her dainty little feet.
He sports a foxglove in his Land.
A bachelors button. too
Which he had seen Mike Ho'Ivhnrk.
And bought il from the Jew.
Coed moiningglory, doth lie say;
My darling. lettuce wed:
Although I'd like 10 marigold.
III marry thee instead.
'spiuce up, he says. land do not pine
love Won, declare"
Iheir tulips meet across the gate:
He strokes her maideBhair
She says. I'm have To see the sage
Who dwens across the lea.
To learn what Is the proper THYME
For mo to marry thee -
Eliot Hays Stone in New York Press.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
The Cnddis and the Brook.

Then. what wonderful collection
of interesting things the brook 'u"
tains, one OF the quccrest : 'h"'
little hulging net of the caddi> "'
among the pebbles The cadu'>
truly an insect fisherman. and rs "''
catches "A large variety of micro>t"t'
animals. Every one likes 10 ""'.'
them. Later our caddis leaves 'N'
brook. and we know il Is ioui-"''-
ri moth-like insect crawling up N''''
grass or sedge or flying over the ""
ter.-St. Nicholas.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
,,D ROUND.

IA w ~ vas a writer bold
never lost chance;
While good AT many sorts of work,
His hest hold was Romance.
He wrote lively, stirring thing,
A tale of love aud youth,
With a dashing maid and ciashinS blade,
But never a word Of truth.
Its very good wrote the publishers,
hut the public taste at present is fer
Cbaracter-study.
q. WhlIIikins then hied him home
To make another start.
He studied up psychology:
He took mems souls apart;
He learned the naive, the morbid,
The crazy. quaint, and queer.
And wIOte Il book without a plot.
Note: Time elapsed-oDc year.
Why didn't we see this before the
publishers asked. Political Ecopomy
is what's selling just now.
Once rrore g. whIlikins set out.
With economic lore
He soaked his very being full
Ii CoZed from every pore.
He proved al poverty q crime,
And chose Il "woFkingmau
For hero. one who ran a strike
Upon novel plan.
'Exccllent," was the publishers verdict
hut not timely. We're doing the
homely agricultural now.
q. Whillikins did some thinking
And thought This time he'd wait
Until the wheel had made its turn,
Instead Of chasing Fate.
'.I'Il bidc my time, said whillikins.
Until Romance comes round.
But when the cycle reached Romance,
1t found him underground.
Hrt his widow was wideawake, and
drew royalties on some fifty thousand
copies.
Tudor jerks in The Century.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
Experiment in Feeding.

The base of nutrition in all living be-
ingS is oxygen. water, salts. carbon and
nitrogen. Forster tried TO feed dogs on
organic substances deprived of nearly ait
;heir mineral matter. Death from starry
alton occurred sooner than if the dogs
rad been completely without Iocd. NJ
Herrera says in Revue Scicntitiquc Par
*: Living beings are but a@grcgationS
~ mineral substances and biology j lut
Il chnnter in mineralogE. V
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
Getting Even.

Mrs, Wimble--It makes me So mad 10
see a person stick TO the end seat of a
car and make everyone climb over her.
Mrs. Wamble-So it does me- Mrs.
Wimbe.
Mrs. Wimblc-T' other day a woman
chung 10 the end seat all the way in, bu:
| got my revenge later,
Mrs. Wamble-And how was that.
dear?
Mrs. Wimble--I got the end seat com
ing back. and rode two miles beyond
my street just on purpose - prevent
anybody else getting i;.-Boston Tran
script.
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suicide if he was arrested.
Fischer said he had figured from the
Bible that not only is the soul of every
suicide lost, but eternal elimination
awaits those who cause others TO Kill
themselves, hence, to save both their
souls. he killed her and asked for and
received forgiveness for himself En-
perts found he was entirely sane
even exceedingly bright. and that he
was mainly a man of. humane tendon
cies-the kind OF thief who returns
piunder when he finds he has stolen
from the poor.
Fischer was 81 years Old In the in
vestigation Of his case it was found
that his parents, while also church
people, encouraged him to steal as
child, and that his grandfather was
thief
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
Where Cider Is Profitable.

Cider is the only alcoholic beverage
not taxed. When sold ferlncnted, i'm
bottles. il contains ordinarily / or ; ner
cent. of alcohol. but this amount may be
increased largely by adding sugar sutfi-
GENTLY. indeed, 10 render ;hc beverage
quite Intoxicating. This makes il POM
lar in prohibition communities
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
~~~~~~~~~~

A sharp pain IN the lungs or side
can he driven away by applying vase
line and mustard in the proportion Of
two parts of vaseline and one of mus,
lard. Rub it together, and spread ON
piece of muslin a s you would an or
binary poultce. This is also excellent
for a severe pain in the back of the
neck. and has been used with good re-
suits for brea,-ing up influenza.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
Milk and Rahlns-

DIR. A. X. Reynolds. Chicago's com
missioner Of health. says III the official
bulletin Of the department: ''rhe one
daily-deliyery' of milk has begun to reap
lis harvest Even in well-to-do families
this thirty-six TO sixty hours old milk
cannot be kept from Souriug from one de-
livery to the next Herod was more mer.
ciful in the method he used in his 'slaugh-
fer. uf the innocentS