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The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19
Blouse Coat,

Blouse coats retain all their favor
and give promise of still more eX-
tended vogue. This one includes the
shoulder capes that are SO much liked
and which always give dropping and
graceful effect AS shown 1t is made
of mixed tan cheviot, simply stitched
with corticelli silk and piped with
plain brown cloth. but all suiting and
cloaking materials are appropriate.
The coat consists of blouse and
skirt portions. The blouse Is made
with fronts and back and is fitted by
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19
Ribbon WreathA.

Puckered ribbons into wreaths made
as pretty trimming for a hat as it Is
simple. These wreaths are specially
effective on the headgear OF young
girls. If the ribbon used is a gay
plaid and put upon dark felt hat 1t
is very attractive, especially II the
stem OF a feather or quill is pertly
thrust through the ribboned garland.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19
A New Cinlnq.

A new and perfect interlining for
jackets can now be found. 1t Is warm
and light and soft and much better
than flannel or chamois skin. This
lining is snow white and very wide.
and it does not noticeably increase
the outlines of the figure.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

front and the backs. Both front and
backs are laid in box plaits, those
at the front extending to yoke depth
only, those at the back full length,
and the closing is made invisibly be-
meath the plait at the center back.
The sleeves are plated, to fit snugly
above the elbows, but form soft full
puffs below and are gathered into
straight cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is 3H yards 81
inches wide. 3as yards 81 inches wide
or 2 yards A inches wide, with
yards of insertion to trim as illustrat.
ed.
The pattern 1859 is cut in sizes for
misses of 12, IA and 16 years of age.
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Readers of this paper can secure any Nav
Manton pattern illustrated above by nllins out
all blanks IN coupon ana mailing. with 10 cents
TO Z. l. Harrison & Co, Is Plymouth Place. Chi,
cago Pattern will be mailed promptly.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

A San Francisco girl has petitioned
the city to pass an ordinance provid-
ing that amy unmarried male person
over 81. upon being proposed to by
any female over 49," must accept or
be punished for misdemeanor. Evi
IDENTIFY the girls out on the coast take
leap year seriously.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

The Latest Word on Night Robes.
In night robes the popular taste
turns to the heavily ruffled effect.
Lace is sometimes used on the ruff
fes, but embroidery seems to be the
most important decorative feature.
The valance is also in evidence.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

The editor of the Cosmopolitan gave
a dinner to Prof Langley at the Wal
dorf. which was pronounced a great
success. 1t is the first successful af-
fair participated in by the professor
for some time.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Hiller-Was that your son I saw you
with yesterday? Dale-The young chap
who was giving me advice how to sue
ceed in business and to make place
for ones self in the world? Yes; that
was George.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

President Harper is probably right
In saying that the bright student is
almost always lazy. but what would
happen to all the rest of us If the
bright student were always as indus
trious as he is bright?
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19
Brass and Copper.

The craze for brass and copper Is
In full force. No matter how small or
how peculiar looking the piece. 1t will
find place in the decorative scheme
Of the time. The genuine antiques are
o. course hard to find. and very ex-
pensive, but the excellent reproduc-
tons ere Just as effective as far as
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Nine. Patti refused to appear In
Butte, alleging that the altitude would
have a bad effect on her voice. The
effect of the altitude of the price on
the audience is not stated.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Who would have thought that
question of precedence in entering a
reception room or of the location of
seats at dinner table would jar the
impressive dignity of the Supreme
court?
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Some of the people who are not kept
busy earning their living have taken
up for discussion the old question
Should a genius marry?" OF course
each of the discussers speaks from
personal knowledge.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

They have just had a riot in the
French chamber of deputies. Evident
ly the deputies feel that it is about
time to let the world know that
France is herself again.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Prof. Harper sneered at Boston as
being narrow and provincial" and
Boston never said a word. Then one
of his faculty called Boston pseudo.
monocotyledonous," and now there is
going to be t. oublei
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Basketball has become most popular
amonG the girls in some of the WON
ems universities. but 1t usually gives
place in time to the saner game OF
market basket.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

A st. Paul man has secured yer.
dict against Russell Sage. which calls
on him to pay $4,000. If Uncle Russell
survives this blow there will be no
reason to fear that he isn't strong
enough to get through the winter all
right.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Many a man whose brain Is some.
thing under the 54-ounce record of
George Francis Train can remember
days when 1t certainly felt as II II
weighed 54 pounds.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

At Great Neck, L. l., widow with
a fortune of $1,O00.000 recently mar
ried a poor young man whom she
had known only two weeks. Still
there are plenty of men who will go
right on striving SO that their widows
may be left rich.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

erty is one great drawback to success,
All that's necessary for him who
wishes to succeed is to get rich first
How easy!
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Warships are always safe invest
ment. Wars threaten frequently
enough to make constant market for
them.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Prominent New York men have CIV
en- complimentary dinner to Prof.
Langley, but would they risk their
lives in his aerodrome?
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Smith Paine of Wolfboro, N. H..
cut an old-growth pine recently that
scaled ! 300 feet. There are a few of
the old masts left.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

The hens are selHshly using all the
egg food for the sole purpose of get
ting fat.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Gen. Joe Wheeler says that he is
deeply interested in war. but hardly
at all in politics. And yet war is only
politics carried to an extreme.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

The American hello" is a part of
the language wherever the telephone
Is used. But the American hello girl
Is all our own.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

II an ordinary old one-dollar bill
harbors 96,O90,423 germs, how many
could get board and lodging on a
veteran twenty-dollar note of COM
merce?
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

When we can vote by touching n
button the women should be proficient
in the useful art.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

The adoption of the automobile.
with its gasoline tank, by the empress
of China brings her within the sphere
of Mr.. Rockefeller's influence.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

1t is claimed that Scotch whisky in
this country is not so good as 1t used
to be. But that seems hardly credible.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Long Island sound was frozen from
New Haven to Hell Gate-which is
evidence that He'll Gate Is not rightly
uamed.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

One day the war cloud in the East
is larger than mans hand, and the
next day 1t is smaller than society
girls foot
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Maude Come is a ma. and will for
while at least be more interested
in baby foods than in the Irish ques-
ton.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

The most distressing thing about
slippery sidewalks is that somebody
always happens to be locking when
your feet go heavenward.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Felix Adler wants TO know why
wife ought to obey her husband. Mrs
Adler is to be congratulated.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

A Corean mob has wrecked an
American trolley car at Seoul Dispute
over a transfer. probably.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Those Who Have Tried II
will use no other. Defiance Cold Water
Starch has no equal in Quantity or Quail
ity-l6 OF. for 10 cents. Other brands con.
tain only IL OF.
The Springfield herald., 1904-02-19

Write plainly. Fill out all blanks Enclose
loc Mall to E. E. Harrison & Co. e5 Plymouth
Place, Chicago
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-11
TRAFFIC Is STILL LIGHT
LEss THAN $4,000 LOADED CARS
HANDLED HERE LAST WEEK.
Veteran Railroad Man Discusses the
Cause of Numerous Accidents of
Iate-GeneraI Notes.

The train records show that In the week
ended January there were received and
forwarded at Indiana polls 1852 loaded cars.
There are several reasons for the unfavor-
able exhibit. one being the severe weather
which characterized the first four days of
last week: another is the shortage OF mo-
tive power. and a third the scarcity of cars
OF certain descriptions. the demand for
coal. lumber and grain cars being large.
In other lines OF traffic there is healthy
tonnage TO move. providing there were cars
20 handle IL. The increase in business the
last two days OF the week indicates that the
hardest place has been passed and that
cars will be in better supply unless the
weather again becomes severe. The move
ment Of coal is increasing. the market being
somewhat relieved Of its glutted conditions.
Manufacturing interests are still active
shippers. and the packing houses and GER
ealine mills are pushing business and when
they can get cars 10 load are doing more
business than I'm early January last year.
The Cincinnati Hamilton * Dayton Is prof
iting by it's Springfield extension. its con-
nections being good feeders, and will i'm
prove as The line becomes better known.
The Pennsylvania lines are handling about
their usual volume of business In winter
months, while the Big Four is making "A
less favorable exhibit, largely because Of
lack of power to move the business offered.
Receipts and deliveries at the Union Stock
yards keep up well for a winter month.
sa tisfied IL they can get cars as desired
The following table shows the number or
cars received and forward at India apo-
lis In the week ended Jan. 20 and In corre-
spending weeks or 1903 and 1902:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-11

been put off Manager Donnelly made some
preparations for catching anything that
might come his way. and left for home.
Upon returning next morning IL was found
that the well had been flowing the greater
part of the night and the adjoining prop
erty was a veritable lake of oil. Some diff
Guilty experienced in getting IL fixed
up. but the lines were finally run into the
tank and IL was started off at a gait which
indicated that IL viii make something ike
500 barrels a day. Probably twice that
much oil was thrown on the ground some
of which viii be saved.
The Anchor Oil Company. in which are
interested Messrs Aiken, Bogss and assoc
ciates. all of Lima. o.. or thereabouts. has
just drilled in very good well on the +.
McHargue farm, in Section 3 of Independ-
ence township, five miles southwest of
town. There was a good showing of oil
before the shot and after the explosion the
well began 10 flow sending a solid column
of oil the height OF the derrick and hold
ing IL there for more than an hour Ii prob
ably will settle 20 a l50-barrel producer
The Mission oil and Gas Company. of
Coffeyville brought in two fine wells lin the
little city of Peru to-day. They are located
on town lots and Will flow easily from sew
enty-five to 100 barrels a day. The Atlas
on Company brought i'm a. good oler. pos
sibly seventy-five barrels a day, on the
Roemhild farm, a mile southeast OF Coffey-
vile.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-11

In this report, new district appears
namely, Chelsea, in the Indian Territory
There has been considerable work in that
end of the territory for some time but the
oil only recently found it's way into the
pipe lines of the Prairie Oil and Gas Com
pany, and the district will hereafter figure
i'm the reports as a portion OF the Kansas
and Indian Territory field.
In new work there is a notable gain over
the record for the previous month and at
the close of December, there were more
wells under way than at any previous time
in the history of the field. There are now
more new wells under way in several of
the districts than were TO be found in the
entire field six months ago, and in some
portions of the field the gain has been very
noticeable. The Independence field has the
grea test number in new work with thirty
three wells drilling and thirty-sx rigs up.
and before the next month passes IL would
not be surprising ii this record were nearly
doubled.
The following table shows the number of
rigs up. the wells drilling, and total of on
erations in each portion OF the field on
Dec %.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-11
NOTICE
OF Letting Contract for Free Macad-
amized Roads I'm Jackson Town
ship, Decatur County, Indiana.

Notice is hereby given that the Board OF Com
missioners of Decatur county. Indiana, will on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY l. 1904,
receive and open bids for the construction of
free macadamized roads in Jackson township
said county. The roads to be so improved are
described as follows. 10 wit:
The road known as the Newburg road. begin
ming where said road crosses the line between
jackson and Clay townships, said county, thence
south a distance Of 2.206 feet. Also.
The road known the Thomas road. begin
ming at the southwest corner of Section s.
Township s north, Range east, and running
east with said road distance of 10. 756 feet
Also.
The road known the Bowman road. begin
ring at the half-mile post between Sections 5
and s. Township north. Range east. and
running thence east with said road as now
located a distance Of 532S feet.
Full plans. specifications and profles of said
roads are now file in the auditors Office of
said county. TO which bidders referred.
With each bid shall be filed good and sufficient
bond 10 the approval of the Board OF Commits
sioners. Bids Will be received up to o. clock on
said day.
BY order OF the board.
FRANK f. RYAN, Auditor Decatur County.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-11
Causes of Recent Accidents.

The first impulse of the skilled railroad
man, on hearing or reading OF an accident,
IL To- look for the cause. A few are found
10 result from failures of rolling stock or
track or distractions on the tracks; some
occur from combination OF peculiar con-
ditions which bring to Hgnt defects In the
system of operating. but by far the larger
number result from sheer negligence OF
employees The running by a block signal,
the failure TO obey a clear and positive
order. the neglect TO stop a train when
a signal light was out are among the
causes of recent accidents. On the Pere
Marquette a train ran by a station where
the train order signal light was not burning
In plain violation of the positive rule that
"A signal imperfectly displayed or the alb
sence OF "a signal at a place where a sig
nal Is usually shown must be regarded as
danger signal On the Rock Island the
passenger train had an order TO meet an
opposing stock train at certain station,
but the crew saw freight train there.
ant, without noting the number OF its en-
CINE TO Identify the train assumed IL was
the one named in their order and pro-
ceeded, with disastrous results TO life and
property. similar case 10 this occurred
on an Indianapolis road some time ago
ON an Eastern line the engineer gave no
attention at all to the block signal against
him and paid for his careessness with his
life. The block system is considered by ex-
perts To be the safest system for running
trains I'm that IL provides for a space in
terval instead OF the time interval under
photographic train orders; out with any sys-
TEN IL Is imperative that the men obey the
indications of signals. AS a result of some
OF the recent accidents an official OF the
Chicago Northwestern determined to test
his own men TO see whether or not they
were obeying the signals and rules. Ac-
cordingly he went TO station. extinguished
the train order signal light and then waited
to see what would happen. Train after
train came and passed until eight had come
and gone, not one OF which stopped as re-
CURED signal or intimation was given
IN some way by 81 statiOnman TO the con-
ductor OF the next train. as the rear car
was passing. and he was able to get his
train stopped in time. and save himself
from the sixty days suspension from duty,
which the crews of the other eight trains
suffered With the most perfect system
that can DO devised, reliance Is ultimately
had on the human factor and this fire.
quenty fails at critical moment. OF
course partial remedy Is TO watch the
men closely and keep them up TO the mark.
out while this may prevent some accidents
IL VIII not prevent oil due TO negligence of
employees. on whom the safe working of
any system OF operation ultimately de-
ponds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-11
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
Very Had Week Passed Under InfIu-
ence of Eastern Outlook.

LONDON. Jan. 1o.-Under the influence Of the
war the Stock Exchange had a very bad
week. all the markets tumbling. Fortunately
after the unfouaded rumor OF the recall from
Nice OF NJ. Delcassc the French foreign min
isters which cnuscd temporary disturbances in
Paris and Berlin, those bourses recovered and
continued 20 display considerable confidence that
peace would be preserved.
Saturday saw a general recovery. particularly
In japanese and Russian securities. which were
again bought from Paris and Berlin.
American railroads have not suffered SO greatly.
the public believing that n there should
be a war between Russia and Japan IL would
tend TO help the trade OF the United states
Hence the market resisted the tendency OF Wall
street 10 acpress prices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-11
NOTICE
of Letting Contract for Free Macad-
aInixed Roads i'm Clay Township,
Decatur County, Indiana.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Com
missioners Of Decatur county Indiana. will on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY l, 1904.
receive and open bids for the construction of a
free macadamized road in Clay township. said
county TO wit: The road commonly known as
the Vernon road, beginning at point where
said road crosses the Greensburg * Columbus
turnpike. thence north about one and three
fourths miles in length
Full plans specifications and prodles are now
on file in the auditors Office to which all bid
ders are referred. With each bid shall be filed a
good and sufficient bond TO the approval of the
Board of Commissioners of Decatur county,
Bids will be received up to L O'Clock p. IN. on
said day.
BY order of the board
FRANK E. RYAN Auditor Decatur County.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-11
Totals

First table shows an increase of forty-four
wells over the November figures
The most important we'll of the week was
finished by the Donnelly oil Companv on
the Malador farm. in Section IL of indie
pendence township, due south of the CITY
of Independence. IL is about three miles
east and half mile north Of the best wells
of the Skoko pool and In its vicinity but
few tests have been made. The Malador
we'll was finished on Christmas eve but on
account of the trouble experienced by the
nitroglycerin men Ii was not shot until
Wednesday and has Just been put In shape
TO put OIL into the tanks. When the well
was drilled In IL did not look as If IL was
going TO be much out OF the ordinary
though there were many indications that
1t would produce oil. After the shot had
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-11
NOTICE
OF Letting Contract for Free Macad-
amized Roads in SandcreelS Town
ship, Decatur County, Indiana.

Notice IS hereby given that the Board Of Com
missioners Of Decatur county, Indiana, Will on
MONDAY. FEBRUARY /, 1904,
receive and open bids for the construction of a
free macadamiZed road in Sandcreek township
said county. The road commonly known as the
Westport ~ Millhousen road. beginning at the
center of Section 80, Township north. Range 3
east thence running north and then east for a
distance OF two miles, 2lS feet.
Full plans specifications and profles for said
road are now on file in the auditors Office of De-
catur county 10 which bidders are referred
With each bid shall be filed good and sufficient
bond to the approval of said Board of Commits
sioners. Bids will be received up to l o'clock
ID. IN. on said day.
BY order OF the board.
FRANK e RYAN Auditor Decatur County.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-11

The past week has been the least active
in oil circles in Ohio and Indiana during the
past year, owing to the extreme cold wealth
er experienced. During the week but ia
wells were completed, with seventeen dry
holes and a new initial production of 1925
barrels.
No gushers were drilled during the week
in northwestern Ohio, and the most inn
portant venture of the late competitions is a
wildcat we'll drilled by the Putnam Oil and
Gas Company in Washington township,
Pauiding county. This well is reported TO be
showing for at least sixty barrels.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-11
NEW WORK IN KANSAS
OIL FIELD IS HEAVY
December Record Exceeded Only by
that of November.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
COFFEYVILLE, Kan, Jan. 10.-The year
that has just closed will be reckoned a
memorable one in the history of the oil
fields of Kansas and the Indian Territory,
as IL has been an epoch of rare and strenu-
Gus activity in the field. In itself a year of
results, all of the most sanguine hopes of
the developers having been realized, IL is
only the forecast of the several years to
come which will see unprecedented move
ment of all kinds.
However. during December, 220 new Wells
were completed I'm the field, a record second
only 10 that established I'm the previous
month, and much better than any that has
heretofore been made for the same period.
There is a total of l,604 wells producing i'm
the field, and the average output is running
better than 5000 barrels a day. with in
creases which will bring 1t to a much
larger figure in a very short time
The following table shows the wells COM
pleted during December, I'm each of the
districts. the wells abandoned and the num-
Der of producing wells