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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-24
FOR RENT. SUBURBAN PROPERTY.
WEBSTER GROVES COTTAGES.

SELMA STATION. BIG BEND ROAD.
Five-room frame. with Q acres; an abundance
Of shrubbery. shade and fruit trees: close to
Frisco steam railway and Suburban cars: street
Just made in front OF the property: keys close
by. Apply
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19
A Dangerous Innovation.

Deacon Carter could remember the
DAYS when the minister lined out the
hymn and the congregation sang 1t.
Although he had long been too feeble
to go to church, his opinions still found
their way to the people.
1--WE shall have some good organ
playing this summer" an unwary Wis
itor remarked to the deacon's daughter
in the old mans hearing. Ihat
teacher from Boston is going to play
every Sunday while Annie Irumbull
is off taking a vacation"
The deacon raised his stick and his
ouavering voice at the same time.
You send for the minister to come
here and see me, Daughter Mary be
said as clearly as he could. Il won't
have such goings on! A musician
playing on that organ! Let 'em &c
without till Annie Trumbull gets home
again.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19
A Picked Traveller.

A traveller in Tartary tells the follow
ing story of a corpulent Greek servant
who accompanied him: AT the end OF
the third day the well seasoned kaYass
in attendance, whose whole life had
been passed in the saddle, came, with
a smile. to report that Gurgis was IN
able to proceed from abrasion, as the
doctors called it, of the epidermls. lie
can't be left behind, sir. in the desert,
added the old beirakdar, so, with your
leave, we will give him the Tartar
bath A tub of the strongest brine was
accordingly prepared, in which the I'M
fortunate Gurgis was forthwith I'M
mersed, uttering the most appalling
howls at the first plunge, but subsldlns
shortly afterward and eventually aftef
half an hours tanning coming out SO
effectively case hardened that ne roue
4 farther thousand miles to the Black
sea In the course Of the next week
without showing a symptom OF dis
kreSs."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19
WiIlxie Collins Writes of a Title.
Church Hill Cottage, Broadstairs,
A,,~ TX 1910

aug. LIZ, 1000
MY Dear Wills-I send you inclosed
land REDISTRIBUTION l should go dis
tracted if it was lost my first number.
Please let me have duplicate proofs
as soon as possible, for l want to see
something in connection with the story
which is not mass of confusion. 1t
is an awfully long number-betWeen
eight and nine pages; but l must stag
ger the public into attention, II pos
sihle, at the outset. They shan't drop
a number when begin if can help it.
l have hit on new title in the
course of a night walk to the North
Foreland, which seems to me weird
and striking-''The Woman in White"
My love to Dickens. How does he
do? When will he write? Have you
a house to let? l am at mortal enmlty
with my London landlord and am re-
solved to leave him. Where l am to
go next God, he knows" Ta-ta.
w. c..
Chambers Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19
A Helping Hand.

"Gracious.' exclaimed the stranger
in the west. What a cruel country
this is!''
sdow's thet, strangerY' asked the
tough citizen.
why, l just heard that fellow was
shot down here yesterday for lending
a helping hand to fellow mortal!
Lending a helping hand, did yen
say?' queried the cowboy. why, |
remember the case"
How was it?"
"Alkan Ike wus a-playin' q poker
game an he slipped three aces t his
partner under tn table. OF course.
somebody shot I'm rr iendin' thet sont
of a heIpin' handp'-B Baltimore Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
Threading Needles.
Good Housekeeping.

GOOu housekeeping.
My mothers sight has failed so that
threading needle is a task almost beyond
her. After an absence from home learned
that a young friend having seen her diff
fully had helped her over this little obsta-
Gle by threading her needles. She simply
took the spool of thread and paper of
needles, and without breaking the thread,
threaded the whole paper of needles as one
would string beads. When a needleful OF
thread was desired. all that was necessary
was to take the first needle, draw off as
long thread as desired fasten the out
side needle to the spool ard leave ready
for next time. This is one Of the most help
full bits of knowledge / have seen. The
dear grandmother doesn't like to have to
follow some one around the house with her
needle and thread whenever the thread runs
out. A cushion full of threaded needles,
which is next best, is always in danger Of
tangling, and this offes solution of what
seems little point. but is really a great
one. Inspire the little daughter of the
household to do this or some other little act
of helpfulness for the aged relative or
friend
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20

Christmas. Some women. even. who have
dipped into miniature painting are immor-
TALKING friends and relatives on founda-
tions that look something like blank cam
paign badges. Now and then a breeze or a
flutter displaces a ribbon or a bit of gauZe
on a bodice and there, looking pleasant.
is displayed the face that but for the tints
might have stepped from the photograph
album. Diverting spectacles are always fur
nished by such fads. and this particular one
lends itself TO particularly amusing effects
SUCH for instance, as the blaZOning OF
an entire family in a single toilet-the huS-
band oval belt pin. daughter on a
watch fob and sons on link cuff buttons.
This was actually seen.
But shirtwaist sets in various colors are
decided additions TO the wardrobes access
preferred tones, a set of porcelains, deco
rated with holly berries and green leaves,
is appropriate. This design, on back
ground of white, framed in delicate
broken border, makes a good finish TO a
scarlet shirtwaist. In the set there may be
a large round or oval clasp, through which
TO crush the wide belt ribbon with slides.
buckles and pins for the belt, link buttons
for the cuffs and watch fob The link for
the cuff has a gold ball on one end and a
tiny porcelain oval on the other. The watch
fob may be of gold or silver cords, woven
into wide ribbon. From this the porcelain
pendant may fall. Other favorite designs in
pink or blue are of roses or forget-me-notS.
Quaint heads and picturesque children also
furnish popular themes.
Some smart new buttons are decorated
in Persian mixed design, looking If
they were discs clipped from some of the
new Persian embroidery. These are ex-
tremely good form with the corresponding
trimming on the ShirtwaistS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
COLD WAVE BROKEN.


Fair weather, with a slight rise in the
temperature, is the forecast for to-day. AL
though it is not probable that the day will
be warm, the weather bureau says that it
will be a relief for those who have been
lamenting the past cold spell. A rise in the
temperature began yesterday morning
which reached the maximum at o'clock in
the afternoon, standing at 80. From that
time 1t descended and last night was equal
ly as cold as the preceding night. The cold
est registered yesterday was at o'clock,
when the thermometer was IA above Zero
There was the heaviest freeze of the winter
Wednesday night and little thawing
throughout yesterday.
From the reports at the weather bureau
the worst of the cold wave has passed and
a general rising temperature is being felt
In the extreme Northwest, where the cold
temperature was the lowest, there has been
a big rise. In Montana the thermometer
has gone up from 20 below to above and
in the other States the rise has been equally
great The van of the cold wave is now in
the southeast, near the northern boundary
of Florida. Some apprehension is felt for
the oranges as the temperature has gone
as low as SO, fall of 20 degrees. In New
Orleans yesterday morning the temperature
was below the freezing point while
throughout Texas freezing temperatures
were repOrted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
The "Church Worker,

women are curious creatures under all
circumstances, said the married man, but
they wax 'curiouser and curiouser' when
they become involved in a struggle to
finance some pet charity. Now, when
really feel called upon to make contribu-
ton to some cause 1 figure out about how
much 1 can afford to give and then 1 send
a check; but if my wife followed any such
easy and agreeable method of doing good,
as she calls it, she wouldn't think that she
had done her duty. / have come to the
conclusion that lovely woman enjoys maxi
ing martyr of herself. If not, why should
church fairs and cake sales and amateur
entertainments continue to flourish
throughout the land? My wife, who is
brimful of enthusiasm, has done everything
from painting the church steps to backing
herself up for a minstrel show, and 1 am
apprehensive all the time as to what out
rageous thing she will do next. The ac-
tivities in her church usually take the form
of a fair, at which all sorts of useless
things are sold at absurdly high prices to
people who don't want 'em. Last time my
wife spent Sc and three weeks time in max
ing an elaborate cushion, which nobody
bought, so she bought 1t back herself for
so cents. Then one whole long, hot summer
she and the other members of her society,
fourteen able bodied women, worked on a
wonderful patchwork quilt, and when they
auctioned 1t off in the fall old Deacon Grub
bins offered 30 cents for it! i believe it was
finally knocked down at $3.50. However, she
bought some kind of gimcrack for 25 cents
which she assured me Twas worth at least
81 %. so she appeared to think she had come
ont even. NV wife thinks that uuiet
game Of poker, with something to make it
interesting, is a crime but judging from the
chances she takes on that church business
it would seem that she has the making of a
dead-game sport Occasionally they get
tired of fairs and shows and decide to earn
certain sum apiece for the church. and
then they meet around and tell how they
did it. Ny wife said. with tears in her eyes,
that she had to earn $40, and wanted me to
tell her how to do it. 1 suggested that she
buy four hats this season instead of five,
and she could then feel that she had honest
ly earned at least that sum, but she merely
looked at me with large-eyed reproach and
didn't speak to me for the rest of the even
ing. Then L offered to pay her SO if she
would refrain from tagging her fingers by
lacking down the church carpet, but she
said mournfully that she was one of the
best workers and couldn't be spared from
the carpet-tacking bee. 1 think she made
her $40 by selling doughnuts, although the
cook and figured out that she would have
to fry twenty dozen to clear ST."
do you ever reason with your wife on
the subject?" inquired the married mans
bachelor friend.
The married man looked at the questioner
all
fleet that, as the big man said when his lit
tie wife beat him, it amuses her and
doesn't hurt me-. and / let her go on her
way rejoicing"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20

New York Evening Post
Collarless bodices are taking the lead
wherever there is any dressiness attempted.
This feature particularly divides the two
styles Of costumes, while it strictly inn
poses itself upon the fine creations of the
dressmaker's art. 1t softens and beauties
the face very much to have lace fill up the
rigid collarbone space, it is very great
charm to be able to wear the neck quite
uncovered on occasions, except for the
jewel dressing 1t may receive. Debutantes'
gowns are to be strictly carried out in this
one of three, either a point or W shape, a
shallow Raphael square or a low circular
line. These lines bear relatively upon the
features and shape of the face. A long
oval face is shortened and improved by a
square opening at the neck, a very round
face by the pointed opening, while face
with the nose a little too prominent is
greatly improved by the circular opening,
with its tendency to broaden out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20

ates no enthusiasm even with Democrats.
1t is not easy for an American citizen to
be enthusiastic In the defense OF a foreign
migrate. A benefactor paid of the mort
gage on customers farm and gave the
farm to him free of debt. The customer
sulked on his farm, refused TO trade with
his benefact0r and threatened him with all
manner of evil things If he refused TO
stock his farm. The great mass Of Gu
bans, by their churlish and childish be-
havior to too-genercus friend, have shown
themselves unworthy the care far ex-
tended by this country. Republicans here
who have given the matter consideration do
not believe that citizens of the United
States should be the victims OF any legis-
lation enacted solely for the benefit Of Gu
bans. II the Republican congressman from
Indiana imagines he Will please his party
friends by giving TO Cuba great favors not
accorded TO other and self-respecting ma
lions, he will find he has made mistake.
The impression is gaining ground among
the Republicans here that the Cuban in
CRATE, which means almost the entire popu-
lation OF the island, has already been IA
vored more than he should have beer by
this country. II Is 10 be hoped that what
ever further gallery plays are made by con-
gressmen about ''our duty 20 Cuba" that
members of the Indiana delegation will not
be OF the wild-eyed crowd.
f. ID. MOFFETT.
Hartford City. Ind. Nov. Is.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
"Heart. of Oak, mt the Park.

The late James A Hernes beautiful old
play, Hearts OF Oak" is being revived
this season on the popuIar-price circuits
and the company presenting il came TO the
Park yesterday for an engagement of three
afternoons and evenings. That Park
patrons will assemble in large numbers to
witness performance that is not Iurid
melodrama was attested at the opening
matinee OF this new engagement as the
theater was filled and standing room only
was the announcement given TO late CON-
ers-
OF course IL could not be expected that the
revival OF the play at low prices would De
up to the standard maintained By that ad-
mirable actor and playwright. Mr. Herne
but IL can truly be said that the present
company puts the play on the stage in a
manner equal 10 all requirements OF the
audiences TO whom IL is playing, and the
spectators at yesterdays performances
were undoubtedly pleased with the play
and the players. Hearts OF Oak is a story
OF devotion. faith and heroism and Is free
OF the modern popular-price dramas, but
full OF heart interest from beginning TO
end. Most of the writer's OF the plays in
tended for the cheaper amusement houses
hold that Ii - no use for them TO turn out
logical stage-stories. devoid OF thrills" and
want en-" they say. what they want I1n is
Observation-Disclosures and plenty OF IT." But
all the same. the big crowds at the Park
yesterday gave their earnest attention to
the simple. weil-constructed play that they
were Witnessing and although they had no
opportunity TO shout themselves hoarse
over impossible heroics or TO indulge i'm vio-
lent Kissing OF villains, they did have tho
chance to show their approval OF a rear
play-old- fashioned, perhaps. but still d
real play.
The acting IL on the whole satisfactory
but IL must cause the spirit OF the late Mr.
l.sine uneasisess TO know that specialties
are introduced I'm one OF the ac-s and that
: tai 10
sir. Herne was famous as stage manager
that sort OF Italian balcony - attached
TO the New England n.ill. But these things
do not seem 10 worry the members or the
company and they certainly 10 mot cause
the audience much concern The actor who
phys the leading part-the role 50 long en-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20

acted by James Herne-is called on the bills
James Horne. II this is not his real name
and the chances are that ii is not-the
management of the production is to blame
for employing a device that is apt to de-
ceive many people who are not posted re-
garding theatrical matters. This leading
man has a good stage presence and inter-
prets the character acceptably. Miss Ber-
nardine Risse makes a very good Chrystal;
Ruby. creditably; Herbert Jones does the
best work of all as old Uncle Davy. and the
other parts are more or less successfully
filled by j. Leonard Clarke, Z. +. Coch-
ran. Helen Kirby, Mabel Leslie and Lillian
Kirby. There is a real baby in the play
dimpled little thing that commands a
good deal of admiration. Hearts Of Oak"
will doubtless draw large audiences during
the rest of its local stay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
FIREMEN'S ANNUAL BALL
PENSION FUND WILL NET $2,7OO
FROM THE AFFAIR.
Mayor and Mrs. Hoffman Lead Grand
March with Captain Hall and
Miss COrinne Winters.

The members of the Indianapolis fire de-
partment gave their thirteenth annual con-
cert and ball last night in Tomlinson Hall.
The hall was tastefully decorated with
vines and plants. and innumerable red,
white and blue incandescent lights gave
the hall very beautiful effect.
The concert programme given by the In
dianapolis Military Band contained num-
Der Of fine selections and the band was
forced to give a number of encores. The
rendition of the paraphrase Nearer. my
God, to Thee introducing church chimes,
was very beautiful
The ball began at 9 o'clock with a grand
march led by Mayor Hoffman and his
wife and Captain Simeon Hoyle of the
fire department, and Miss Corinne Winters,
daughter of Captain John Winters, also OF
the department
The plan of giving an annual concert and
ball was formulated thirteen years ago,
shortly after the disastrous Bowen Merrill
fire on March IL, 1890. in which a number OF
the benefit of the firemens pension fund
to be paid out for the support of the widows
and orphans of firemen.
A large number of people attended the
entertainment last night over 5000 worth
OF tickets having been sold. After all ex-
penses are paid over ZOO will be paid into
the pension 1un0. Inc engine mouse SELL
| ing the greatest number of tickets was
| No. ID, on Maryland street. which sold $50
| headquarters sold 639 and No. 65 en- West
Washington street, sold 400 tickets.
The committees having the entertainment
| in charge were:
| Floor Committee-Capt Simeon Hoyle
| chief: Dennis Coll, first assistant chief
| Capt. John Winters, second assistant chief
| Capt. William Cochrane, Capt. Fred Brom.
| mer James Chisman William Delbrook
| Edward Stubs. Joseph Patterson, Capt
| Isaac Rosengarten, Capt. John Hull, Capt
| Thomas Quinn, William Breneman, John
| +. White, Edward Lawson, John Brandes
| Charley Whaley, Henry Peterman. Martin
| McGuff chief door keeper. William Long
| box office
| Reception Committee-Henry X. Pruitt
chief; Capt. George Toon, Charles Tread
| way, John Fitzgibbons, George Schicketanz
| Richard H. Brown. Daniel G. Hill. John L.
| Sullivan, Patrick Tanning, Capt. Frank Ar
| mold, Capt James Brannon, Harry Wach-
stetter, Jesse Hutsell, John Heating. George
| Stapp, George Holdernaan, Otway c. Trus-
| ler Clinton T. Loves.
Check Room-James Pease. Frank Ora
| ham. James Cassidy.
observation-disclosures Harmon. jacob
Rubin, John King.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
DIR. G. E. HUNTS STATEMENT.


To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
It has always been a pleasure for me to
furnish copy for the newspaper boys or
cause for comment by the editorial staff
and usually accept the sometimes surpris-
ing results of telephone interviews with ap-
parent, if not real equanimity, but it does
seem a bit rough to have my language dis
torted to suit the view point Of the inter-
viewer and then have the distorted or
abridged interview used as basis for edi-
torial comment
When reached by telephone Tuesday
night, in response to an inquiry. I told your
reporter that IF the conditions are the
Journal reports them they are wrong" In
answer to further inquiry as to whether
the Citizens League would take action on
charges, granting that they are true, is not
within the province of the league at this
time that 1t was not our business to force
an administration into doing anything 1t did
There is evidently still misconception of
the purposes of the Citizens League in the
mind of your editorial paragraph writer.
humiliation for an organization capable Of
being largely responsible for ''mayoralty
mess"-and by the way. I fear you fiatter
us too highly In this assertfon-ought to
have its purposes thoroughly understood by
all. The Citizens League was organized
with the following objects in view:
To secure the nomination and election OF
respective of party affiliations, to all city,
township and county offices.
To secure an efficient and thoroughly bust
ness-like administration of municipal, town.
ship and county affairs.
To watch the conduct OF public affairs by
officials with view to making public re-
port on these matters.
Your reporter intimated to another men,
Der of the executive committee that mas
much the league had made such vigorous
protest against gambling houses being open
during the previous administration, in all
fairness it could not pass by the present
conditions in silence. / am quite sure no
one can point TO a public utterance by the
executive committee Of the league on this
subject prior to our report on candidates
issued In early October. During the last
campaign the league gathered large
amount of evidence regarding many mat
tiers and used II IN preparing its report, but
in only instance did IL make any pub
lie statement existing administrator
conditions before the publication of its
report and that was on the conduct OF the
city clerks Office Nor is il probable that
Mayor Holtzmans administration will elicit
praise or blame from the executive COM
mittee of the league until the record Is made
up for the guidance of the voter. That was
our course in the past campaign and will be
our course in future campaigns. We expect
to place the record of the present admins
tration before the voters of indianapolis
after the record has been made and at the
time the voter is in need of such informa-
ton TO enable him to exercise his franchise
intelligently.
GEORGE EDWIN HUNT.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-20
LOCKED IN THE P0OLROOM.
William Smith Was Rescued by the
Bicycle PatroImen.

William Smith, of 2ilS Hovey street.
walked into Toomey's poolroom early yes
terday morning to wash himself, but when
he started to leave he found the door locked.
He pounded on the door and hallooed with
all his might, but could make no one on the
outside hear him, but in searching around
the room trying to find some way TO escape
he ran across the telephone. He then called
up the police station and informed il of
his predicament, and the bicyciemen re-
leased him.