Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 August 1895 — Page 5

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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, FRIDAT,' AUGUST 9, 1895.

FOUND IN THE SCRAP PILE

THE

SECRET IN PACKING A PICM< BASKET.

4 Novel Dinner Decor*lion—Confetti teed nt An Bn«Il*l» Wedding— The Fnte of Writer* la the i , Aland* of Wom^h.

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London Queen. Meet of us who have had anything to |o with weddings have had experiences Mf the <Mreful effects of the showers of rice which mark the departure of the bride and bridegroom. There are few young couple* who have not entered upon their honeymoon In actual physical pain, thanks to ths stony grains which have stung their eyes and dars and have found their way into their clothes and down their necks. Worse disasters even than this have followed the use of rice as a sign of the good will of their friends, and serious accidtents have not infrequently occurred in consequence of the reckless showering of these grains. The horses have been soarete and this, In some cases, has led to the overturning of the carriage and the severe Injury of its occupants. Attempts have occasionally been made to mend this Mate of affairs, but until lately nothing has taken the place of rice. Rose petals and small flowers have been tried, but they have many disadvantages, notably that of becoming crushed to pulp and leaving unsightly stains on the carpets of the house. Shreds of colorsd paper have occasionally been used; but in these there is something too suggestive of the schoolboy’s "har# and hound” to excite much

interest.

At a recent fashionable- double wedding at th# West End considerable admiration was caused among the guests by the distribution of confetti as a substitute for the offending rice. They were such as are used at Eastbourne aqd the Riviera for the battles of flowers, and on similar occasions. For the benefit of such readers as are unacquainted with confetti I may describe them as tiny paper waters, principally gold and silver, with

a ft

! pleased the vast majority of the reading public—women. The theory is especially ! interesting as accounting for the success j of "fashionable Helton,’’ stories of the "smart set" and their ' yings and do- > ings, whose characters talk. cat. walk and dress according to the strictest soI clal standards. Women, as a rule, like j this sort of thing, not only in life, but in . literature. Men, as a rule, do not. It Is undoubtedly snobbish, but It is none the less true, that to average feminine appreciations, “society” is meat apd drink. And if they can’t get it In their living, as many of them can’t, they like it in their reading. They love a literary as well as a social exclusiveness. "Esther Waters” isn’t nearly such aristocratic company as “Van Bibber,” and it’s far more elegant to be upon intimate terms with Mrs. Burton Harrison and Mrs. Cruger’s set than with Badalta Herodsfoot. If It be true that women are the arbiters of an author’s fate, there Is no longer need to wonder at the success of “fashionable fiction.”

THE CANOEING SEASON.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MEET ON LAKE GEORGE.

AT DINNER IN JAPAN.

courtesies between Squaw Point and the J

camp. Once or twice a week the ladles . , _ are invited to spend the evening at the A «v«Phlc Description of a Host and

Recent Improvements In Canoes and Canoelnir—Less Professionalism Than In Any Other Sport— The Event* of 1S05.

intermixed by way of

a effect. The progress of

few colorsd ones adding to the eff-

each bride down the staircase to the carriage on this particular occasion was mads in a shower of gold andi silver— surety quite as good an omen for her future prosperity as could possibly be afforded by the prosaic grains of rice. The effect of the myriads of sparkling confetti was absolutely charming and fairylike As they fluttered to the ground, the sun catching them as they fell. Certainly they clung about the dresses of the newly married couples, but they did no harm, and were soon shaken off. In the house, as they fell on the floral decorations and sparkled among the roses and ferns, they produced a result that la well worthy of note by those whose business lb is to provide novelties for functions of this sort. As for the horses, they were sublimely unconscious of the tiny gold and silver pieces With which their backs and had been sprinkled by the time they

started.

It is not surprising to hear that the introduction of these confetti at the Eastbourne fetes has caused their manufacture to be measured literally by the ton, and when once they are brought into use at weddings, tens of tons will be mentioned in connection with them, and many a happy, pair, when they begin their new life, will no longer have Occasfttn to exclaim, "Save us from our

friends!”

To Pack m PlcRie Baaket.

Philadelphia Times .

The woman who has mastered the art

of preparing a picnic luncheon which is ; palatable has achieved a great success, (but she Who has learned how to pack the luncheon when It has been prepared has (achieved a greater one. In tho Ideal hamper there ar* no glasses to break. (Tin drinking mugs which fit into each pother have been carried Instead, t&kng up ivsry lltle room. There are no crumpled

or rumpled tablecloths, for a pasteboard box, properly labeled.

r ns a set of Japanese paper napkins land a table cloth to match, all costing less than th* washing of the linen articles. ‘iThsse are dainty and inexpensive. These ido not have to be carried home when the merrymaking Is over, and they may be

Talking Up the Egg*. Life's Calendar. Old Mose, who sells eggs and chickens for a living, is as honest an old negro as ever lived, but he has the hab't of chatting familiarly with his customers, hence he frequently makes mistakes in counting out the eggs they buy. He carries his wares around in a small cart drawn by a diminutive donkey. He stopped in front of the residence of an old lady, who came out to the gats to make the purchases. “Have you got any eggs this morning, Uncle Mose?*' she asked. “Yes, Indeed, I has. Jess got in ten dozen from the kentry.” “Are they fresh r* ' *T gua’ntees 'em. I knows dey am

fresh.”

"I’ll take nine dozen. You can Just count them into this basket.” "All right, mum.” He counts: ”1, 2, 3, 4, 6, *, 7, 8, 9, 10. You kin rely on dem being fresh. How’s your son cornin’ on at de school? He mus’ be mos’ grown.’ “Yes, Uncle Mose, he Is clerk in a bank; In Galveston.” "Why, how ole am de boy?" “He Is eighteen.” “You don’t tote me so; 18. an’ gettin’ a salary already. Eighteen <countlng), 19. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 2&—an* how’s yore gal cornin’ on? She was mos’ growed up de las’ time I see her.” “She’s married and living In Dallas.” “Waal, I declar’. How de time scoots away! An’ you say she has ^jhlldruns? Why ,how ole am de gal? She mus’ be Jess about — "Thirty-three.” "Am dat so. (Counting.) Firty-three, flrty-foab, flrty-five, firty-six, firty-seben, flrty-eight, flrty-nine, forty, forty-one, for-ty-two, forty-free. Hit am so singler that you has sich ole childers. I can’t b’leeve you has gran’ chlldruns, you don’t look more den forty yeahs ole yuself.” "Nonsense, ole man. I see you want to flatter me. When a person gets to be fifty-three years old ” “Fifty-free? I JIs don’t gwlnter b’leeve hit. Fifty-free, flfty-foah, flfty-flve, fiftysix—I want you to pay tenshun when I counts de eggs, so dar’H be no mistake— fifty-nine, sixty, sixty-one, sixty-two, six-ty-free, slxty-foah—whew { Dls am a

Copyright. 1895, by 8. 8. McClure. Limited. The annual meet of,the American Canoe Association, which began today, directs attention once mora to the great progress and popularity of canoeing In America. This unique association held Its first meet in the summer of 1880 at Crosbyside Park on Lake George, where some twenty lovers of the sport and jolly good fellows came together and decided to form a permanent organization. Since then the A. C. A. has not failed to hold an annual meet, and from a mere handful it has grown into a large arid powerful association of 2,400 members, with authority over 116 canoe clubs.

main camp, where there is usually a "spread." In return the ladles are "at

American at Meal*.

home” to their friends on certain even- I TokU> Cor - Chicago Record, ings. No bachelors are allowed at Squaw j >> hen you are in Japan you have to Point before 10 a. m. or after "taps,” or j do as the Japanese do, and you can 10 p. m., except when present bv ts- t find out their ways easily by watching.

Your boBt is thoughtful and observing,

every night’ at the meet. If it is not t *f e5 ’ put . y0 “ at ! y0Ur 1 , t !f‘* e ht an t d some form of amusement, it is a gather- •, ne *P You along by dropping little hints Ing round the camp-fire. An A. C. A. as to the manner of using your chop-

camp-fire is different from all other camp« fires. But before ail other diversions come the sport and excitement offered by the races. In no other outdoor sport is professionalism so entirely absent as in canoeing. The A. C. A. Is a strictly amateur organization, and the men who take part in the races are amateurs in every sense of the word. Unlike bicycling and other sports, affidavits are not needed In canoeing to prove a man’s standing. No articles of any value are given by the association. The prizes—for which canoeists Journey hundreds of miles—are inexpensive silver cups and silk flags and

banners.

The original Intention of the A. authorities was to get a boat alike

for sails and paddles—in other words, ite develop the best all-around canoe. Thus the five honor, or "record men." at the meet are those who score the highest points in the three record races: (11 paddling and sailing combined, (2) paddling,

(3) sailing.

The Racing Canoe. There is no doubt that the wonderful progress in canoeing, especially in

sticks and the customary way of doing this and that. Sometimes at dinner fhey give you handsomely carved ivory chop-sticks that are heirlooms and may have been in the. family for genera- • tlons, but it is less ostenta'.'ons to fur- j

nish little strips of sweet white wood It la a non-potsonous antiseptic soap for th* highly polished and split apart for only ! mli®* sod cur* of all diseases of the skin and half their lemrth to show that thev For ‘ oUe i u » e ‘t is twice as good as have length to snow that they , plaln Sf ^ p for the same price. A perfect eoap nave never been used. No well-ordered for the baby. For sale by all druggists—&c. family ever uses the same chop-sticks SANADOR MEDICAL CO.. 10 and U Vandethe second time. The ozen or tables, j w ‘ ter 8treet - ' V ' Y - the lacquer trays, the bowls and cups j = —

C «A. in your food is served are ail gci?d j most exquisite workmanship and

The American Canoe Association is divided into four grand divisions, as follows: Atlantic division, which includes the waters of the middle Atlantic seaboard, from the Hudson river to the Potomac, has thirty clubs and nearly 600 members; Central division, which includes the waters of New York, Ohio and the Western States, has also •thirty clubs ahd 650 members; the Eastern division, which includes the waters of the New England States, has thirty-

canoe sailing, has been due to the A. C. A. races. But, Instead of developing tlje best all-around canoe, the contests have brought out what are called, “racing canoes," good only to win prizes. Racing canoes are simply racing machines. Of course, the ordinary sailors or cruisers had little show of beating the men who made a business, so to speak, of racing. And so they dropped out of" the racing events, which soon became confined to a few men. The great majority of canoeists

warm day! Dls atn de time ob yeah when one c j ub8 an( j ft bout 600 members; the j care very little for a racing canoe. What l feels I *e getun ole myse r. i am t Northern division, which includes the ; they like best is the cruising canoe, good

waters of Canada, has twenty-four clubs alike for sails or paddles, and 400 members. Each division in turn | The modem racing canoe is a long, nafhas the honor of holding the general row sixteen foot boat, sharp at both ends, meet within Its own borders. | The length of sailing canoes, beam, toThis year the members of the A. C. A. i gether with depth of centerboard are regucamp in the Central division, at lated by the rules of the A. C. A. Their Bluff Point, on Lake Champlai*. The decks cover the greater part of the canoe, site is an excellent one, and well adapted ! ? n ‘y a space of about four feet being l«tt for camping purposes. Here, on a gently i ,or tl1 ? sailor. The canoe is fitted with a

long fer dis world. You comes from an ole family. When yore fadder dlfed he

was sebenty yeahs ole.”

"Sebenty-two.”

'Dat’a old. suah. Sebenty-two, sebenty-

nine—and yore mudder?

de noblest-lookin’ ladies I ebber see. You reminds me ob her so much. She libbed to moe’ a hundfed.. I b’leeves she waa done pass a centurion when she died.” "No. Uncle Moai, she was only ninety-

six when she died.”

• Den she warn t no chicken whnr she died. I know daf^nlnety-six. nlnetystben. ninety-eight,' ninety-nine, one hundred, one, two, free, foah, five, aix, seben, eight. Dey ts one hundred and eight nice fresh eggs Jess nine dooen. and here am one moah egg, In case I has discounted

myso’f,” ”• r

Old Mose went on his way rejoicing. A few days afterward the lady said to her husband; • “I am afraid' we will have to discharge Matilda. She steals. I am positive about the eggs, for I bought theft day before yesterday, and now about half of them are gono. I stood right there and heard Ole Mose count, them myself, and there

were nine dozen,"

“Old cio'ee To' 7 Save.

Naturally, the home builders incline most to pretty thingf. Who has not re-

sloping plateau about eight feet above the waters of Champlain, two hundred

or more tents will be pitched.

you have soba, a sort of buckwheat vermi

r colli served With soy and a sweet liqueur centerboard, and at each end are water-i ca H e d mirin; shiruko, rice cakes, sea-

Wlth Oil Varieties Of fmit WithOUt ,

veftent wo^elf‘receptacles market tton of fine glass, or the snowy invitation

boiu These dishea of satiny table damask, against investing plate size and in in "homely kitchen things?”. But the and the experienced picnicker homely things prove their claims and en-

anythlng else to set her picnla force my warning,

to sarva her picnic food. fiS&taip '^

periencod packi steboard boxes.

never usoa

or to

ex;

uae of paste The tin cup

ter makes liberal twine and paper.

wtches, thin as pasteboard, crustless and dainty, - should be covered with oiled and packed In another box. The lied eggs should be put in an ler’s box, with pasteboard coraita, to keep the eggs apart. Sugar, salt, pepper, mustard and salad dressing,

Better still than a rag bag is a spare

shelf in a closet or wardrobe, which shall anticipate a division in one’s own linen closet. Store there such double sheets as may be drawn from a maternal supply, and such aa wear beyond the making into single or crib sheets, for there will be ironing-boards fp cover, dust cloths to be hemmed and cloths, for the first washing of windows. Infleed^ the roaw of window u , washing seems Well-nigh insatiable,

a proper receptacle, should be’; Then, in sickness, old sheets furnish « ?' ru,t an< * cak ® ma y • bandages, also pads to protect fresh bed

coverings. Save cast-off pillow shams

them wui’ enable the economical rocker ~ lindl worn Bta,r era8h - thoroughly cleaned, to put tarta in the same box*^ Tbl ’ <: utg U P excellently for scouring kitchen strained and sweetened lemon juice 1 floors, pots and pans. Even coarse bag•hould be carried In a bottle. The butter j glng saved from parcel wwipplngs and should be packed in a small, unglazed Jar. bale covers finds Its sphere of usefulness. Jhe Jar of butter should be hardened ; The good pieces out of once handsome *hnIutT^h n Jn g hi uble cl * lhs raail * everyday tray covers S ice-water,^aoe^^Uhln f^glTjS aafam M

d, if possible, surrounded by ice water. 1 keep It cold and firm until it

if t

each th peaked I

used, even if the Ice can nqt be Is an! soft fruits should

not

’Olives, eggs, tarts and similar viands form a most acceptable picnic bill Of fare, and they may be carried in a neat and orderly ityle, which will enhance their value. . «...

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i bog.

told Ural

Meav

'berry plants were grot Umall stuffed quail sect Lat th* red berries. In

Novol Blatter Decoratlom.

’ Washington Star.

A few days ago a hunt dinner was given here, the decorations for which were «nitiraly new. It was the wife of the host ■who conceived the idea, and with the aid of one of tho fashionable florists it was ^perfectly carried out. The whole long tafble eras made to look like a cranberry bog. Little hillocks rose here and there, tree stumps in miniature were liberally scattered about, and over all dead vea were strewn, amid which real crait-

were growing. One or two

seemed ready to peck ■gMthe center of the

rose a hill on whose top a glistened. Live frog* and were quite at home in this, so tnueh at heme, indeed, that the frogs had -«— - -• jmvent them from

tea of the gentlemen its most curious of fesfrog wore about one id dragged about the On one bank of the looking Into the water Rind of way, while anin the air above the

the dinner a as far from Id allow and

at his strange _ during the evening of the gueitft glanced up to see one oraical. creatures sitting quite Casing anxiously Into his created * good deal of

■Why Fashionable Fiction Succeed*.

New York Kv«*tn* Sun. ,

An American writer of note has remarked that the fate of a writer nowa«ays, especially if the writer be a storyteller, lies In the hands of women, tils women who do the aaout reading, and, therefore, most of th* deciding ms

whether an author may stand or fall. If ths women of the land like a story, that ptory from th# popular point of view, is • success, and It doesn't matter what the whole herd of erKics have to. aay against It, But If the narrative doesn't

i penchants and then it is. also ! view, a failure, leory goes on to

k really good writer has * lost to present fame

and napkins for picnics and outings, as well as neat squares to lay under little plates where there are small folks who appear at ithe family table. Such squares are much more Inviting looking, too. than the trays or waiters often appropriated for the use of the “tots.” Apropos of children, old table damask makes soft bibs to Tie used in. ateknear to keep little gowns free of food or medicine, and may

be put into the Are when soiled.

The uses of old flannel are manifold, either In polishing or for the household dispensary, apd these snouid find a conspicuous place. Remnants of old linen, from tattered handkerchiefs for cut fingers to cast-off linen underclothes. Old night clothes af# far preferable in Illness, and in case of emergency may be torn

off. , ,

Even bearing in mind the injunction regarding one's neighbor without a coat, the careful housemother keeps several sets of worn garments that may be castoff when the family is about to start upon a thus doing away, as much as possible, with the transportation of soiled linen. Bo a r^g-bag or a rag shelf,, like many another homely thing, is by no means to be despised, nor are all "old ckfes” to be disposed of as Ignoble. [ ' 1 Jf* j 1 * 111 * £ I “Mamma I* Here Now.”

Washington Poet.

It was in the Pennsylvania station one morning last week. In one of the waitlag-

room seats there sat a tired, worn-lookWF

man with a little boy of perhaps three in his arms. ‘SR* little fellow’s shoes were only half) buttoned, his hair waJ awkwardly combed, and hi* stocking# were awry. At the man's side sat two little girls of perhaps five and seven. Their frocks were buttoned crooked, but the younger ’ * her hair combed In a pltitul attempt iTla The man kept glancing at the By and by the elder little girl

spoke.

“I* mamma here yet?” she asked. “Uet u* see,” the man said. The forlorn-looking quartet rose and platform. There some rtne box from . It a moment. WPH I: “let'# go book; mamma is bars now.”

The meet will last tiro weeks. It is simply a grand camping-mit* time. For two weeks two hundred Jolly good fellows and twenty or thirty women, called “squaws,” will pass a gdeasant vacation In tents. The two prominent features of a canoe meet are the races and the social pleasures. The races are held every day during the last Week of the meet. The fun goes on all the time. Rules of the CaUp. The-A. C. A. camp is run as methodically and with as much red tape as some of our military posts. Camp rules, numbering about fifty, are issued In pataphlet form. Many of the rules are mors honored In fhe breach than in the observance. The one regarding quiet ih the camp after 11 p. im Is more strictly enforced than the others. Besides, there is an elaborate signal code, and signal flags are run up to tell the canoeists when the mails arrive or - depart, when the races start, when to go In out of the rain, and other “when#.” The commodore designates dally a'different person, who acta as officers for that day. The officer of the day enjoys his brief authority and appoints his aids. Those who have never been to an A. C. A. camp will be Interested In th# different ways of living at the meet. Tent life in these days of luxury is considered a hardship. But the men and women who go to the canoe meet do not so regard it. They rather enjoy, the experience, and some of them sky they get more health, strength and recreation out of their two weeks at the meet than in any other outdoor sport for one montl). If th# A. C. A. meets have done nothing else than to show people the use and attractions of outdoor life, they have accomplished a vast deal of good.

Easily Adjuste«l. Atlanta Con*Ut«tton.

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said the

on the deat

“What ‘

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•’TtmU# to his a dead, for

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to the veteran”edUo^ “but yourfl

of Major Short Is no good. m ^ sirr ' V

myselfH ,* .

~S1m»4~a BIR Fish.

1 place and

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a good sight at him.

It is refreshing to see at the A. C. A. meets old-time canoeist*, who disdain the use of a tent. They are satisfied to roll themselves up in a rubber blanket and to sleep out In the open air. Some canoeists find the cockpit of their canoes good enough for them at night. A blanket answers for a mattress, and only a man who has oruiaed and paddled all

tight compartments; a necessary precaution as they capsize on the slightest provocation. The racing sailing canoe is rigged with two masts, and the amount of canvas It carries Is enormous when one considers the length and size of the boat.. Ten or fifteen years ago the canoeist who spread 100 feet of sail was considered a brave sailor; to-day, 180 feet and even 200 feet are not uncommon. No wonder a 16-foot canoe Is the fastest boat of her Inches

afloat.

In ten years almost all the fittings masts and spars In canoes have changed. Perhaps the greatest innovat’ has been the use of the slldlng-seat. This seat extends three feet beyond the side Cf the canoe, and, perched out to windward, the sailor can hold up his craft using his weight as ballast. Then, there Is the drop rudder, worked by the cross-deck tiller. So that a man who races in a sailing canoe must know all about a yacht, ana all about the peculiarities of a cranky

canoe besides.

The Events For Thl* Year.

The executive committee passed a resolution making all the races at the 1895 meet handicap races, except the trophy and record sailing races. It remains to be seen whether this t wlU bring more entries In the races and' ftore interest in the different events. There are twentytwo events in the regatta program, and

among them are the following:

L Cruising, go-as-you-please. Canoeists to start for a certain point, carry a necessary camp outfit—which shall include at least one tent, one camp bed or cot, one pair of heavy blankets, change of clothing, cooking utensils, supplies, etc. They shall make camp, prepare supper

and breakfast. The start for return &hall|l^ , ■. „ M _ P be by signal, given at 8:30 the following L Ventton and research have devised for the morning. improvement of the race; and, unless

2. Sailing, upset and maneuvering. (At

weed and all sorts of confectionery, which

Is very sweet and tasteless.

The nesans keep your sake cup full, and during the course of the dinner each member of the company rises and propose* the health; of the host and then some other guest until the whole party iaT disposed of. This is a trying ordeal to one who does not like sake, for you” must lift your little cup to your fore.head in salutation each time and then empty it in three sips. It holds but a thlmblefuLbut it is fiery stuff and inflames the blood more than our brandy. It is cuatqmary also to drink the health of the waltttfcses, who bow their .foreheads to the floor In acknowledgment while the

compliment is paid them.

At the close Of the dinner the tabako ben, a tray holding a tiny hibachl with live coals in a cone of ashes and a section of bamboo for an ash receiver is placed before you, and cigarettes and cigars are passed around in boxes cf cloisenne that tempt you to violate the commandment that forbids stealing. . You rise from a Japanese dinner with your legs aching, a sense of unnecessary fullness and a craving for food, and when you reach the hotel you feel inclined to send for a plate of crackers and cheese or a sandwich. The native diet is clean, free from grease and rich In carbon, but it does not satisfy the foreign appetite, and to sit on your heels for two hours is more .tiresome than climbing a moun-

tain.

signal the contestants to throw paddle over astern and recover; second signal, canoe can be heeled over until top of n.ast touches the water; canoe ten be righted and cross the finish line under sail.) , 3. Hurry-scurry (the qpntestnnts run 100 yards, swim 100 yarfla to their canoea, and paddle half a mile to the finish.) 4. War canoe race. (These canoea from thirty to thirty-five feet »n length, and hold twenty to twenty-four pa<Ml«)It Is a novel sight to see so many boys

in war-paint and feathers. The Season Welk Opened.

This year the racing season opened with the sixth annual canoe regatta of the Marine and Field Club. This is an event to which canoeists look forward from year to year. The races were held off the grounds of the club at Gravesend Bay, June 29. The' club challenge cup was y on by C. E. Archibald, of Montreal. This excited some interest, in view of the fact that the Canadian had challenged for die

International canoe cup.

A few days later, July 6, came the great event of the canoeing season, namely,'the first of the series of races for the International challenge cup. This cup was offered by the New York Canoe Club as a perpetual challenge sailing trophy In 1886. The next year two Englishmen, Lieutenant Baden-Powel! and Walter Stewart, of the Royal Canoe Club, London, came over here to take the cup home with them. But they failed to capture tie coveted prise. In 1888 Walter Stewart came over alone and again' he went back empty-handed. Throe time*, in 1890-91-92, Ford Jones, a clever Canadian sailor, challenged for the international cup. and each time he was defeated by a crack

American sailor.

The sixth of the series of races for the international challenge cup resulted in defeat foi» the challenger. Mr. Paul Butler, of Lowell, Mass., who was chosen to defend the trophy, gave good account of

artistie designs. You seldom ^ee a plate ! or a saucer at a Japanese dinner. Those j are made exclusively for the foreign trade, but the little bowls and cups ir. which your food and sake are served are

works of art.

The host sets an example by removing the covers from the bowls upon his trav and, imitating him, you limi an assortment of food that is entirely new and often trying to your palate. There is no need of a knife, for everything is cooked in little morsels, but a fork would come mighty handy, and a spoon would be even better, for you find it almost Impossible to convey anything from your tray to your mouth with chopsticks. They slip and wabble and cross each other with a depravity that seems intentional. You drop your food into your lap and upon the floor in a most amusing but embarrassing manner. Your host offers a fork and spoon, but th> spirit of American independence asserts itself ahd you matoe another effort. Finally the host remarks courteously: “Sometimes we do it this way,” and lifts h!s- ■bowl to his lips and shovels In the food as you would shovel coal into a cellar. This method can not be recon mended for gracefulness or refinement, but it is better than

starvation.

The Dleliea In Each Coarse. There are half a dozen dishes in each course, an^ your host most kindly tells you what they are. First suimono, a kind of bean soup; kucbltori, chestnuts boiled and crushed into a mush; kamaboko, a fish picked fine and then rolled into little balls and baked; sashimi, raw fish cut Into tiny slices and covered with ice. This is dipped into a rich sauce called soy and really doesn't taste as bad as It sounds. Each course is served with little cups of warm sake—the native brandy, made of rice. There is no bread or butter, and you elill not have a napkin offered you unless you ask for it. The second course is a small fish broiled whole, with thg head and tall on, which is very difficult to eat with chop-sticks; umanl, bits of fowl boiled with lotus roots or potatoes; a little salad made of ortions, peas and string beans, with a few leaves of lettuce or cresses; su-no-mono, sea slugs served w ith egg-plant, mashed as we do potatoes, and chawanmushi, a thick, custardy soup made of fish and vegetables, with mushrooms for a relish. /' ' The third comne Is usually a curry with ripe apd plckleff vegetables, such as eggplant, cabbage leaves, radishes and onions; and for a fourth and final course

The Face made perfect by S-a-n-a-d-o r Skin

Soap.

It speedily removes the evil effects ot injurious cosmetics, purifies thoroughly, softens, beautifies and preserves the skin, and leaves it smooth and supple. It develops a healthiui, brilliant, natural cuticle, the basis of all beautiiul complexions.

Our Special Reduction

SALE

-OF—

FINE TAN i I SHOES is for the purpose of making room for fall stock. We carry no old shop - worn goods. You get the benefit ot the cut-price. See our window for plain figures. A saving in cost which will not be duplicated. Save that difference now at our Clos-ing-Out - ot- Summer-Goods-Sale.

DANBURY HAT

Nc. S gut Washington Stiwt. yHondaij night, qugus SATURDAY and Last Days In tbe Old Stand. This means bargains, as we want to move as few '*’• goods as possible. Black and grown Stiff Hats, worth $3,'"$3.50 and $4, go at $1.9$

I A*.' v ; Black and Brown Tourist Hats, worth *2.50 and #3, go at

The Children of the Rich. ” Demurest'a Magazine.

The millionaire children of New York were born *n a happy erj, what will be haown in the future not so much as the flp de sieole, but as the physical culture period. For these^ets of fortune nothing is left undone that modern thought, 1m

care and culture of the body go for naught, they must develop Into magnificent specimens of manhood and womanhood. One of the prettiest sights in Central Park on a pleasant morning Is a riding class of these happy children in the care of their woman teacher, who, herself, in attendance on her different classes, rides from forty to fifty miles daUy. These children go to the Berkeley Gymnasium regularly, little tots of four and five even being sent to the classes, and they ride bicycles and are encouraged to take up every outdoor sport. They are taught to swim and to row, to drive as well as ride, and their strong physique and superb complexions already prove the value "of the regimen. _____ ‘

The Poor Old Man.

New York Sun.

A little old man in shabby clothes sat in a pensive attitude on the edge of the piasza at a hotel by the sea the other afternoon. Many ©f the well-dressed men Who walked up and down spoke to him, but he only nodded sorrowfully in return.

He was sad.

“That man, my dear,” said one of his

\i.S\mD0RFEK 27 W. Washington St.

AMUSEMENTS.

park theater * Prices—10c, 20c and SOe. MATINEES DAILY. This Afternoon and To-Night N e\v Dremiutu Romance >u Four Great Acts, MYSTIC MOUNTAIN SPECIAL SCENERY. FINE CAST. , Monday-’*GILLHOCLE Y '8 TROU BLES.” ■. .Bicycle* checked free of charge. Wildwood pai-l$ Take North UltnolB-atreet Car. To-Night—Summer Opera “BILLEE TAYLOR” To-morrow—Last night of season. Seats 26c and 60c. On sale at Big Four Ticket Office. 'base^ball' INDIANAPOLIS YQ DETROIT To-Day and To-Morrow Game called at 4 o’clock.

BROAD RIPPLE AUDITORIUM Every evening (rain or shine) 8 p. m. Matinees

Saturdays and Sundays 3 p. m.

FANOHON THE CRICKET-Sunday, Monday and Tuesday 8 p. m. Sunday, Thursday,

Friday and Saturday 3 p. in.

TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM-Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8 p. m.

PRICES—Admision. 10c; dre

parquet, 30c; boxes, 60c.

Ires* circle, 20c;

SCHOOLS—COLLEGES—MUSIC.

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ILLINOIS

CONSERVATORY* 1 instruction in all depiu-fe-it# of Musical Study. Yin* 'Arts, Elocution, Languages, , A M., Supt, Jacksonville. uE

All STRAW HATS, no matter what the price,

3t COME KARLY

DANBURY HAT

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Important to prospcctivbybuyers. Special prices at SELIG’S BAZAAR

DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT.

25 pieces all-Wool Henrietta, ail colors; worth 39c, for 28c. 25 pieces all-Wool Serge, In black and navy, reduced from 60c to 28c.

200 yards Storm Sergev 1V4 yards wide, in black end navy, as a special drive,

36c a yard.

^ 26 pieces Jamestown Novelties, all latest effects; Worth 40c; now on 1*1* at

25 pieces all-Wool Tricot, all colors; worth &0c; now at 25c.

DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT.

Cottons have advanced, That’s an open secret. Our prices are aa low aa

ever. We bought before the rise.

1,000 yards Lonsdale Bleached Muslin, Green Ticket, at, a yard 1,000 yards Amoskeag Ginghams: worth 8 i-3c 600 yards Half-Wool Challies, plain colors; worth 15c; now .... 300 yards Striped Outing Cloth, well worth 8 l-3c, now Entire line of Wash Goods, consisting of Dimity, Plisse, Tissues, Jaconets, etc.; must be sold; Saturday your choice, a yard to

SIERY AND UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT.

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HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR . .. ... 60 dozen Ladles’ Fancy Lisle Thread Hose, fancy top, black foot; regu-

lar price. 60c; now at 29c. .

15 dozen Judies’ Silk Vests; special for a few days, 49e; worth |1.

10 dozen Ladles’ Ecru Vests, taped neck and arms, fancy crochet front;

former price 35c.

GENTS’ FURNISHINGS. Entire line of 50c Balbriggan Underwear, to dose at 39c. Entire line of 39c Balbriggan Underwear; closing out price,. 28c. 60 Men’s Laundered Shirts with two collars and one pair Cliffs; worth “ now 35c. » - - , 50 Laundered Negligee Shirts; 60c grade; now 2#c. f **" 25 dozen Men’s New Fall Neckwear, latest designs; worth 50c; 26c. 25 dozen extra Superfine Suspenders, worth 25c*; I8c.

SHIRT WAISTS.

^ Your choice of any Shirt Waists In the housf, worth from 75o to I1.M, 10 dozen Ladies' Trilby Ties; worth 60c: now Me. Note—Every item carefully depicted. Every item Just aa advertised. STGLIG-’S BAZAAR 109 and 111 South Illinois Street. * 19 and 12 McCrea Street. t / . + v Four Doors North of Union Station.

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almost two miles.' And so, the international challenge cup stays here, as It ■hould. L. J. VANCE-

Got There at Last.

day and ts tired and sleepy knows what '

solid comfort there Is in the bottom of ; ^ sroceries—he couidn t

Ms canoe. Those who want the luxuries of llfd carry with them rubber mattresses

run a farm;

The way he ran the college filled

and pillows which can be Inflated, and The *hi™'

Western Military Academy

UPPER ALTON, ILL.

ITtta year. An old and thorough preparatory school

with graduates ie Yale. Princeton. Cornell, etc

Cadets prepared for College or Business.

acquaintances to^the^youngwoman on hi.* Address COL. Wa-LLIBBROWN.PRRN. arm, "was once worth 325,000.000. The

men of Wall street sat at his feet and Imbibed wisdom from him. Now he is worth less than 31,000,000, and the poor

fellow feels his loss.”

"Dear me!” said she, pityingly.

.A passing tramp looked up hungrily. TThe old man fished a quarter out of his pocket and threw it to him, not graciously, but with a thoughtful air. Then he waved him on, and resumed his inspection

of the sea.

Artificial Eye*. Artificial eyes were first made in Egypt. They were of gold and silver, and cheaper ones were of ivory and copper. Hundreds of years later, in the sixteenth century, thef were made in Europe of porcelain.

If yon cam afford to give to yoar son the Intelligent, systematic and

thorough training

calculated to mak* him a gentleman In character, intellectual culture, manners and physical development, it may be worth your while to consider the advantages offered by th*

Ohio Military Institute, Illustrated, descriptive catalogue. COL DUDLEY EMERSON, Pres.,

College Hill, Cincinnati, b.

SUTLER

A Big Underground River.

There is an underground river near Char-

hlmself. He won ihe first race, tost the lotte, N. C„ which is only forty-five feet second by a fluke, and won the third by below the surface. U is 700 feet wide and

abofit six feet

ered in 1893.

in depth. It was discov-

Cold Storage For Clothes. Cold storage for underclothes is the latest novelty in the big downtown re.frigerators In the New York dry goods district. The idea is to get rid of the moths.

IRVINGTON, 1XD. Faculty of tweaiy-one members; modem methods; improved facilities, thoroughly equipped laboratories, library, reading room, gymnasium, military drill, etc. College buildings lighted by electricity and heated with steam. Institution is eo-educational. Tuition and Uvtng expenses low. Write for catalogue. . SCOT BUTLER. President.

in the water-tight compartments

was not his business—wasn’t i C*at uf Cables, built upon that plan; I The eleven cables now in

3SJ' "'i I “ ■“ w “ * ure Aa “ fiS ' J “” “*• “ l> ~ r<1 »'

' ... SW '* P ‘ V.I.. of Roral PI.... dollars In financial, big t ^The^roj^l^late at Windsor is valued at

U ii the most oaks no o4£a, is free to go

clothing. ''' . .v v ladependeat of Rveryoae. A canoeist with this dutflt Independent of mortals. H*

no favors of anyone. He Is free to go and come, and. he can live aa he likes. Hla canoe is a home, a conveyance or a

be* -

The women who attend the A. C. A. meets have a certain part ot the camp by themselves some distance from the msn. This place Is always known as "Squaw Point.” The tents of the feminine contingent are apt to be rather more showy than the canopies of the men. Inside some of the Squaw Point tents are rooms handsomely furnished with rugs, divans and pillows. The walls are adorned pictured and knick-knacks, t* always an interchange of

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NEW STUDENTS ENTERING DAILY. SUMMER SCHOOL Electric Fans. Coolest Rooms. Elegant Quarters. Best Systems. Finest Penmen. D Indianapolis %/ Business university

When Building Remodeled. Established 1850. Only Business School ever made permanent tn Indianapolis. Call or write, E. J. HEEB, Pres

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v- highest of all in Leavening Poorer.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report

watches,

Diarpohds, Jewelry, Silverware, Novelties, Cut Glass, Clocks, etc., at price# that will astonish you. Call and get a Cyclometer for your wheel. Fine Watch Work by expert workmen. Clocks repaired, called for and

delivered. •

Quality and Price Work Woi Our enterprise afid our superior facilities are tracting crowds of buyers. Test us frpm start to fin you’ll find us in the le;*d. Here’s proof. We \

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THREE ROOMS FOR $69

i solid Oak Bed Suit, i cotton-top Mattress,

i Woven Wire Spring,

4 Cane Seat Chairs, 20 yards Matting, i Cane Seat Rocker,

i Sideboard,

6 Cane Seat Chairs, i Extension Table,

i Rocker,

• i Cook Stove, 1 Kitchen Table, 2 Kitchen Chairs, If you’re buying for cash, three rooms for $69. If you want to equitable credit plan, and pay a 1 month, they cost you no more—$6g.

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