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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

The daintiest bit of greenery sold
by nearly all florists is evergreen, and
requires neither water nor care. 1t is
an imported plant, and is evidently a
member of the seaweed family. Some
OF these plants have the roots imbed
ded in an oyster shell, which is hidden
under the mass of greenery. NOTHING
could be daintier to hang in a cosy
corner than this preserved specimen
of vivid green. Ferneries, too, are
made OF this beautiful everlasting
moss, which has the advantage oil
never looking rusty or anything but
fresh.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

human power can control. | never
was much scared but once. l was
caught on a railroad track with a high
bank on either side of it and trains
coming both ways. And didn't want
either of those trains to hit me-" con-
cluded Mr.. Devery, reminiscently.
Another mar who has proved his
bravery in the public eye, Captain
Clark of the Oregon oonfesses to 4
chronic fear of publicity.
Sir Philip Burne-Jones, the famous
English artist, fears the contrary. He
is afraid of dropping out of notice.
Most of all | dread silence about my
work." he states. IL would rather
your papers would roast me- to use
one of your handy Americanisms,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03
BEAUTIFUL TABLE LINENS.

The array of beautiful table linens
shown this season is simply bewilder-
ing. Centre-pieces and doileys, which
come in sets of from one dozen TO
three dozen, are shown in grass linen
with heavily embroidered white silk
borders in Chinese design upon spaces
Of drawn work.
For general wear the Irish embroid-
cred linens are unequalled and in good
taste. The mosaic effect seems TO be
a new feature in the drawn work, and
is very neat and dainty. In some in
stances the pattern IS worked about a
design in fruit or flowers. and .nese
are outlined in silk.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

John La Fargo, the famous artist
and writer on art, fears being dis
turbed in the even tenor of a busy life
and babe to take up another" before
he has accomplished the lifework he
has mapped out for himself.
]. E. Kelly, the sculptor, when the
question was put to him, replied en-
ph~atically, Il fear Cinnamon, | do"
President Castro, the ruler of Vene-
zuela, has proved his reckless u
age so often on the field of battle that
his soldiers declare he fears nothing.
But he told an English visitor to
Venezuela recently that he was NOR
bidly afraid of infectious disease. He
left Caracas at that time and went TO
live up in the mountains, because
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03

doctor, tell mel How am / going
to escape it? What's the best thing
to dor
He looked at me for a moment
with whitening contempt. Then he
said:
Whats the best thing to do? Go
homer
But | persisted, tell me at least
what precautions TO take. What's the
worst thing 10 dor"
He looked at me more contemptu-
ously than ever, and replied: Funk "
Sir Henry left Jamaica soon after
first thing he had TO do there was to
cope with an outbreak of bubonic
DlaQuel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03
UOndeTuf
KifchenUdre

A visit to the k~itchenware depart
ment of a large city store is enough
to make the veriest spinster long for
a home to furnish If she has a spark
OF femininity in her makeup.
There are enameled sauce and stew
pans OF milky wilderness finished with
edges OF gilt. There are all sorts OF
cooking utensils, tea pots, coffee pots,
preserving kettles, milk boilers, cereal
cookers and dishpans which ere dainty
enough to use on the dining-room
table. As these will never rust they
are greatly t be desired by the house
wife, and although they are rather ex
pensive they are doubtless cheaper in
the end than those which cost less but
wear out sooner.
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EXQUISITE MODELS
ON ORIGINAL
LINES

border to the front skirt and train.
The yoke is of Arabe guipure with
empiecements of jet, the same lace
forming the mitaine cuff which fin
ishes the simple puff sleeve. This
gown, which is suitable for an elab-
orate theatre party, or even the opera.
Is worn with an Orange velvet hat of
elegant design. The shape is a curved
and denied flare, with a graceful side
sweep. The inner brim IS lined with
pale gold chiffon. and a gold-tinted
ostrich plume Is used toi decorate the
inner rim.
Another charming evening and the
atre gown, appropriate for a dance, is
of bluet or cornf1ower crepe with en-
~broidered chiffon motifs and silk
fringe TO match. This gown can be
carried out in Sicilienne or silk nous
seine, which are far less. expensive
than crepe.
There is a yoke of white chiffon
embroidered in bluets, the corsage
blousing softly into a belt of shaded
cornfower taffeta. The skirt has a
series of tucks meeting V-shape in the
centre seam; a deep hounce, decorated
with fine tucks, falls from a band of
embroidered chiffon and shows per-
pendicular tucks above the Mexican
stitched hem.
This gown is worn with a white,
! or a pale blue, silk underskirt, FIN
ished by rows of tiny ruffles. The
latter are absolutely necessary in or
der that the outer skirt may fall into
the proper lines. As the silk under
skirt must be as carefully adjusted as
the skirt proper. with a little attention
a dinner or dance frock of last season
would admirably serve the purpose.
The costume is completed by a
dainty hat of embroidered chiffon and
ostrich feathers, the latter gradually
evolving from white into bluet. A
touch of elegance is added by a stole
hchu composed of a series of bluet-
tinted crepe %ruffles, each rufle Dor
dered by a cascade of white chiffon.
For dancing gowns, lace of the
more durable kind is best. 1t lends
itself to more wear and tear than chif-
fon, mousseline or crepe. With lace,
it is the first outlay only that matters.
Carefully handled, good lace will last
a lifetime for festive occasions.
| noted in the wardrobe of a young
girl who contrives her own gowns
a dancing frock of white point d'esprit
with simulated fiounces outlined in
tiny gold spangles, i~nterspersed with
pear-shaped paillettes of a dull gold
tone. The skirt had a shaped girdle
of lustrous gid cloth and a rich bout
FAINT border of gold ruching. The
sleeves consisted of a fall of tiny ruff
hes with a narrow edging of gold.
while a string of Etruscan gold beads
was worn as the sole ornament.
This lovely and simple frock could
be effectively carried out in coral
fringes and coral tinted ruchings,
with a necklace of coral beads.
ADELAIDE LOUISE SAMSON.
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made from the chicken. Serve some
cold boiled nam with the pot-pie. and
also baked potatoes and stuffed pep
pers, with a cabbage salad. A light
dessert OF fruit and a pot of coffee
will follow.
When carving the chicken use a very
sharp, thin-bladed knife. Give each
person enough, but do not put too
much on a plate. IF this caution is
observed the six-pound chicken will
make three dinners.
JULIE DE RYTHER.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03
THE SQUATTER'S TELEPHONE

An ingenious use of the telephone
has recently modified the intense mo-
notony of farm life in the "squatter
districts" of Australia.
1t would not have paid to lay wires
from farm to farm, for they are often
separated by many miles of open coun-
upon the idea of using the wire fences
used on all the farms to convey. the
current.
The lonely squatter and his family
can now indulge in a friendly chat
with any one of a hundred families
scattered around within a radius of
fifty or sixty miles. Games of whist
and chess are played at night over the
telephone by clubs organized for that
purpose.
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which gave the victory to the "Moni-
tor" fears being forgotten by his
countrymen whom he served SO ma
terially.
DR.. George F. Shrady says that he
"has in his innermost soul a fear of
drowning" He once had a narrow es-
cape of losing his life in that manner,
and has never forgotten it.
Howard Chandler Christy, the mag
azine illustrator, says he has a "hor-
ror of being i'll and having to stop
work"
Richard lie Galliene, author of "The
rQuest of the Golden Girl" and other
popular books, is afraid of old age.
declared. with a shndder.
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AAAA eWAhS 0d0NJ
textiles and combinations of color
that are effective under artificial light
and appropriate for the dinner, the
dance, the theatre and evening festiv-
tiles in general, are taxing the in
genuity of modistes.
Ballet masters are prone to remark,
as a result of their experience, that
it IS easier to dance than to walk with
grace. This bit of wisdom can b. ap-
piled in another form to the evening
frock and the street costume. 1t is
far more difficult TO achieve success
on reasonable expenditure in a tailor
made gown of broadcloth than in a
creation in chiffon and spangles.
The former admits of no compro-
mise. In the latter a happy compro-
mise is possible by initiating the costly
n on a simple plane. Cast-off hnery
is not to be despised; it can be re-
modelled into freshness and beauty,
especially in these. days of frilled un-
derskirts and lace draperies.
When all is said and done, original
color contrasts and graceful lines
give the only good results in dealing
with these light p~erishable fabrics.
The imitator of a fine evening frock,
one who grasps its salient points and
applies them on an economical basis,
is often as we'll dressed as the woman
who spends a small fortune in the
purchase of the model.
For instance, spangles, or paillettes,
as they are called, are used in every
form and color on chiffon, net and
evening cloths. Blue paillettes are
used against a gray or silver back
ground, black against white, and vice
versa.
In every case, the underskirt of
silk or chiffon must be so modulated
in color that there will be no strik-
ing contrast. This is brought about
by the use of two skirts, one of silk
the other of chiffon. Over the latter
the transparent drapery, with its
shower of spangles, is carefully con-
structed. Needless to say, the left
over silk skirts and chiffons of last
season can be used to good purpose
in carrying out this somewhat extrav-
agant idea.
An exquisite model for an evening
gown, which should prove useful to
those who are seeking original ideas,
is of black chiffon spangled in gold,
interspersed with decorations Of APP
piled orange velvet leaves. This
chiffon is draped over a skirt of sun
pleated white m~ousseline, which in its
turn is posed over pale gold louisine
The spangled chiffon falls without
~fullness from the waist, but is fin
ished by a flare effect about the feet
with a bouffant orange ruche as d
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03
Rafha Embroidery.

Rafia embroidery on burlap is the
latest way of using the Madagascar
fibre. The designs are stamped on
the fabric. and the rafia is used 20 m
broider the conventional pattern.
Green burlap makes a beautiful cen
trepiece when embroidered in red.
Red burlap for a table spread. with
yellow and green figures embroidered
is exceedingly effective.
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P. MORGAN denies the

- P. MORGAN denies the exist
ence of fear within his MINI.
Il cannot think of anything
which l fear" he declares, and
he refuses TO entertain the notion for a
moment, even in casual conversation.
Other men of proved courage are
willing to admit their pet terror. big
BilI' Devery, former Police Commits
sioner of New York and candidate for
the Mayoralty, proved his physical
bravery over and over again when he
was in the police force. and man
tales are told of his prowess. But he
admits that he fears death.
1T is the only thing | do fear" he
declared, 'for it is the only thing no
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-03
USEFUL HINTS FOR
DAINTY
FROCKS

d~iaphanous and
d dainty evening
frock IS of para
o importance
at this season OF
the year, when So
cial gaieties are in
full swing. Gauzy
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
ITALIANS ON TRIAL
FOR KILLING UNCLE
AGENT FOR THE ITALIAN Gov
EMINENT PRESENT TO ASSIST
THE PRosEcUTloN-N
CAN SPEAK ENGLISH.

Toney Gardino and Joe Gardino, Ital-
ians are on trial before a jury in the first
division of the criminal court, Judge
Samuel Greene presiding, charged with
killing their uncle, s. Saterno at Pratt
City about eight months ago. The defend
ants are brothers.
Neither can speak the English language
and two interpreters, R. Caravella and
Joe Silithti, were selected-one being
selected by the prosecution and the other
by the defense. to explain to the jury
what the defendants and the other wit
nesses who could not speak English were
testifyng. While a witness was on the
stand one of the Interpreters would sit
near by and would repeat in their native
language the questions asked by the at
torneys. At times 1t would be rather hard
to make the witnesses understand.
Capt s. Catanzano. agent for the 1tal-
ian government In Birmingham, was
present at the trial yesterday, assisting
Assistant Solicitor f. W. Winston In the
prosecution.
The three Italians we're In business to-
gether at Pratt City and some trouble
started which Is said to have caused the
death of Saterno. by the hands of his
nephews. Both plead not guilty. They
were indicted by the grand jury some
time ago and have been In the county
iail since. The trial will probably come
to an end today.
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That's why they're busy as
the proverbial bees.
LETTERS TO EDITOR.
A Needed School.

To the Editor of The Age Herald.
Among the various school enterprises,
public and private, with which our state
has never been mentioned, although in
any general system of education it sup
plies felt want. In any large and wealthy
community there are to be found some
children, often those OF intelligent pa
rents, whose minds or bodies are I'M
+ equal to the tasks of the public schools,
and who fail to make the rise In classes
that is annually required. Hence we find
them thrown hack from year to year,
losing their grades and burdening their
teachers, for no fault of their own, but
simply because they are wanting in
strength.
Hence, in the north and In Europe we
find schools for backward children or as
they are some times advertised, schools
for the feeble-n inded. The best of these
are supported by very wealthy people,
whose delicate ittle ones would be actu-
ally injured in the competition with these
of more vigorous constitution. Some chill
dren are naturally slow to learn, others
are defective in the organs of vision or of
hearing, and for whatever reason they
may fall behind their classes, it is a
great Injustice done them to send them
TO the average school. We need in Biz
mingham a first-clsss teacher who will
provide instruction for backward chill
dren, and such teacher should be amply
rewarded.
1t has been found that in such schools
even those naturally deficient may be
greatly improved, so that their defects
tease to be noticeable Idiots have been
trained to the use of their hands and
other faculties; weak children have Deen
made strong, and those who have never
been advanced in the public schools may
sttain an average standing.
When we consider the NUMBER Of chill
dren who are in some way afflicted so
as to be inferior to their fellows, II Is a
wonder that some enterprisng educator
has not yet established a schoo. in Bir-
minghan for their benefit. Such school
should dlaw patronage from every part
of the state. +. NJ. GRACE.
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HAD TWO HOURS IN
WHICH TO FILE SUIT
SUIT FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE
CITY FOR INJURIES RECEIVED
DURING ERECTION OF FIRST
NATIONAL BANK BUILDING.

r. III. Hubbard sustained serious per-
sonal injuries, he alleges. on May 10, 1908,
by falling into a ditch near the site OF
the First National bank building, whicn
was then under course of construction.
At the meeting of the city council last
wednesday night petition OF Hubbard
asking Of the mayor and aldermen the
sum of 5000 as damages for his accident
was refused.
Shortly after the action was taken by
the municipal officials. Attorney Arthur
l.. Brown, representing Hubbard, Went
I'D to the circuit court late at night. sum-
moned Deputy Clerk Isadore Shapiro and
filed two suits, as result of the alleged
accident to his client.
1t was 10 o'clock Wednesday night wher
the damage suits-one against the mayor
and aldermen of Birmingham and ths
other against John Griffith x Sons. con-
tractors, were filed. In each suit the sun
of $500 was asked for. 1t was necessary
to file the suits Wednesday night, mas
much as under the law damage suit
cannot be filed later than one year after
the accident occurred. which called forth
the suit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
PREPARING TO PAVE
HIGHLAND AVENUV
1T is EXPECTED THAT A MI sa
OF BIDS WILL BE RE- -ivEL
OTHER IMPROVEMENT DURING
THE SUMMER.

1t Is expected that number of bids will
be received by the street committee Of the
city council. OF which Alderman Walter
Moore of the Fourth ward is the chair
man, for the paving of Highland avenue
from the east curb line of Twentieth
street to the eastern limits of the city.
The bids are to be opened on Wednesday,
June 1. in the city engineers office. Bids
are being asked for on bituminous macad-
am asphalt. vitrified brick and wooden
block paving. TT at part of the avenue TO
be paved is about one and a half miles
in length and the contract will be large
che. A majority of the property owners
benefited by the improvements are in
favor of paving the avenue.
During the coming summer large
amount of public improvements are to be
made Recently the city council adopted
ordinances providing for paving Second
avenue from Twenty-second to Twenty
fourth streets with vitrif1ed brick, and
the contract for this work will probably
be let some time next month. Ordinances
have also been adopted providing for
paving First alley from Twenty-second
to Twenty-third streets, and Third alley
from Eighteenth to Nineteenth streets
with ~vitrifed brick.
The paving of Second avenue from
Twenty-second to Twenty-Fourth streets
IL demanded on account of the rapid
growth of that section of the city re-
Gently.
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Mrs. Laura Byars.

Mrs. Laura Byars one OF the Oldest IN
habitants of Birmingham, died Thursday
night at her residence IN Rosedale. She
was II years old, and 1t IS said OF her
by her neighbors that every one of these
years has been devoted TO doing kind
deeds.
She was the mother of Policeman Ma
than Byars, and out of respect for him
many Of the policemen attended the fun
eral. A handsome floral Offering was
sent by the members of The police de-
partment. Six of the policemen, Jack
Mcdonald, Joe Nix. j. K. Richardson,
II. T. Culpepper, ID. Brown, John
Burke, acted as pall-bearors.
Shortly before she died, Mrs. Byars
asked that everything at The funeral be
in white, and in compliance with her re-
quest a white hearse and white casket
were used.
Mrs. Byars was born IN Birmingham
and has lived here all her life. She was
known for her many deeds of charity and
kindness, and many people have received
little kindnesses at her hands when in
trouble. N.
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several things by which they can make
good liyings.
The plan of Judge Feagin is to place
women on probation Those VINO come
to his court for the first time are to be
placed on probation and sent to this home
where everything will be done for their
comfort and to give them a good home
with proper surroundings
If these women refuse to behave them
selves, then Judge Feagin will give them
long sentences in jail. He believes out of
the women brought before him every
month that at least 30 per cent of them
will be glad to take hold of the oppor-
turity to better their conditions and start
out on a new way of living.
The following letter was received by
The Age-Herald last night.
ITO the Editor of The Herald:
1T note an appeal from Judge Feagin in
The Age-Herald of May 20 asking for
subscriptions to the Home for Fallen
Women I take pleasure in subscribing
So per month for one year Yours very
truly, A. s. ANDREWS.
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ENGLISH LAD GOES
IN AS FAYORITE

Chicago, May 2o-Fourteen of the orig
inal nominations which numbered eighty
are listed to start in the Chicago derby
TO be run at Hawthorne tomorrow. Out
side of the American derby. the Chicago
derby is the richest race for S-year-olds
in the west, and among the horses that
will try conclusions for the $4,000 purse
tomorrow, are some of the best colts that
have faced the barrier this year The
track Is fast and the indications tonight
are that Ii will be the same tomorrow.
English Lad will go to the post favorite,.
his odds tonight being quoted at to !.
Proceeds comes next at to l, while the
other twelve are strung out at from to
30 to /.
OF the four horses that are carded to
start there are but two that ever had
their heads In front of English Lad when
the wire was reached. These two are
Flower King and Prince Silverwings
Flower King Is the dark horse" in tho
race, as he Is still a maiden. Among the
other contestants are Moharib. winner Oh
the Kansas City derby; Proceeds, winner
OF the Tennessee derby; Bill Curtis, win
ner Of the Ascot derby: Rainland, winner
of the Cumberland derby, and Elwooo'
winner of the kentucky and Latonia
derbies
Following are the starters for the race
with weights and probable Jockeys ana
Odds
English Lad, iss CNicoi or ]. T. Shes-
ham, 8 TO l.
Proceeds. 126 CHergersen), to l.
Flower King, 112 Henry). to i.
Elwoed, 127 pryor, TO !.
Moharib, 127 F,ulier). 10 to l.
Merry Pioneer. III tF1nley). 10 10 l.
Mayor d. 8. Rose. liz (), 10 to l.
Rainland, 122 Garsen). Is to l.
Gus Straus, liz (Wilson). IL to l.
Agregshire. 112 (McIntyre), 80 to ].
Prince Silver, III (Robbins), 10 to l.
Military Man. III CPryor), 10 to l.
Peter J semmers. ia (SherwooO. y
to l.