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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-11


r. J. Elvin, who has been in the service of the
D., M. & ]. road for thirty Eve years or more, in
various capacities, gives some interesting in
formation through the columns of the Columbus
lind Republican regarding early railroading in
this State and the time it required to build
roads in the 'thirties" and forties as compared
with the time required IN the eighties" The
first train over the Madison & Indianapolis road
was an excursion train from the head of incline
plane to Big creek Nov. 20, 1885, regular trains
from head of incline plane began running to
Graham creek April 1, 1889; to Vernon,
June g. 1889: from Madison to Queens-
VILE June i, 1S41; to Scipio, June
1s43; to Elizebethtown: September, 1s43;
to Clifty, Feb. 20, 1874; to Columbus July L,
1874; to Edinburg, Sept 8. 1s45; to franklin.
August, 1s47; to Indianapolis, Oct. l. 1s47; The
Jeffersonville railroad finished from Jeffer-
sonville to Columbus in the spring of 1852, and
extended from Columbus to Edinburg in the fall
of 1852 The Columbus & Shelby railroad, from
Columbus to Shelbyville, was commenced In
June 1853 and finished to Shelbyville the same
year. 1t will be from this statement that
il was eight years from the time work was com
menced on the M. g. I. road before the road was
completed to Indianapolis and trains run over it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-11

"a Queer Race" is the title of clever and
interesting novel, by William Westfall, author
of "Her Two Millions" etc. 1t is issued by
Cassell & Co.. New York, in their Rainbow
series of original novels, issued semi-rnonthy at
So year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-11

A belated Christmas story is what the
Wind Told to the Tree Tops" by Alice Williams
Brotherton. 1t is a collection of short and
pretty stories for little children, interspersed
with some pretty verses. Illustrated. ornament
Sons indianapolis: The Bowen Merrill Com
papy.
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Sam .Iones,a Version.

Kansas City journal.
Readers of the Journal are doubtless famili ar
with that verse of the Bible which advites peo-
pie to lay their treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust doth corrupt and where
thieves do not break through steal Here is
Sam Jones's modern Improvements upon that
text Put your money in Gods bank, and if It
don't bust, you'll be millionaires" We submit
original.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-11

A new story, by Horatio Alger, jr., one of
the most popular writer's of stories for the
young is entitled "Frank Fowler, the Cash
Boy" Mr. Ayers stories are always clean,
well written and interesting. This one is pub
lished by A l.. Burt, New York, in the Boys
Home Library, paper covers, ISSUED monthly at
% cents a number
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AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
st. L., v. & t. III. stockholders.

GREENvILLE, Ill. Jan. 10-The annual meet
Ing of the stockholders of the st. Louis. Van
daia & Terre Haute Railroad Company WAS
held here to-day. The annual report for the
year ending Oct 81, 1887. was submitted and
read. showing gross earnings 81. 10000, an IN
crease over last year of $278.673 expenses
81, 112,0s1, an increase of $100,936 The income
OF the St Louis, yandala g. Terre Haute
Railroad Company for the year. re-
ceivable from the Terre Haute %
Indianapolis Railroad Company operating
its road, being 30 percent Of gross earnings, was
1927 1OI: add interest on bills receivable, ~;
total 1927, ITO. The years charges were for
interest on bonds, 1914. $50; taxes, s4s,3l4 gen.
eral expenses. $50, 925; total, 1910, lo9:
leaving surplus for the year OF
Sl63 496 The tonnage of the road
for the year shows an increase Of PSI. 529 tons,
or over 81 per cent, ana the revenue therefrom
increased over 81 per cent. Inc NUMBER OF
passengers carried increased l8.oSb. or nearly
per cent and the revenue therefrom $4O.llO or
nearly 10 per cent. The operating expenses for
the year were Go 20 per cent of the gross earn
ings.
J. N McCullouPh aud William Thaw, OF Pitts
burg. Pa; w. r. McKeen. of Terre Haute; Il.
D. Dulaney E. o. Stanard. A. g. Henry, Charles
a Seybt and J. S. Peers. The officers elected
were Thomas D. MessIer, president; John E.
Davidson, treasurer; S. B. Lggstt, secretary,
and G. d. Holes. assistant secretary.
The suit in equity brought by the St Louis,
VandaIia e. Terre Haute Railroad Company in
the United States federal conrt at Springfield.
Ills, against the Terre Haute g Indianapolis
Railroad Company for the cancellation,
soupt of its invaldity. of the alleged lease of
The Vandalia road TO the latter company. is still
pending. The general demurrer flied by the
Ferre Haute e Indianapolis Railroad Company
In the has been argued in behalf OF both
parties to the suit, and decision is expected In
> few days.
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DIED.

DAY-Richard L. Day at his residence, 125 West
Second street, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1888, at p. M
JONES-At his residence, 467 North Pennsylvania
street, Tuesday, Jan. 10, at a. m, of paralysis
Aquilla Jones, jr, aged fftyone years. Services at
the residence Thursday. 1890 N. Friends In
vited without further notice. Burial private-
SALISBURY-Tuesday morning. Jan. 10, at
11:30, Margaret Louisa. beloved wife of p. A Sails
bury. Funeral Thursday .Jan H. at 1913 a.. n at
the family residence, 1OI Beefontane street.
Friends respectfully invited without further notice
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
COMMERCIAL CLIPPINGS.

CANrALouPEs are sold by the pound i1
Salem, Mass.
THREE-FoURTHs Of England's export of tin
plate comes to America
IT is estimated that the coal output thi.
year will exceed $1,000, 600 TONS.
CHICAGO annually distributes more frui,
than any other city in the world. :,
THERE are about Il, 900 Photographic es
adjustments in this country, employing 40,
600 people. -.'~
Or the 100000 francs worth Of china
made last year at Limoges, one-half came
to America.
+ 1T is estimated that $4,000 hooking birds
are caught monthly in the immediate vicinity
of New Orleans.
In order to popularize their own wares the
German champagne makers are said to put
German labels on French wine.
The United States imports annually about
$4,000 pounds of vanilla beans, valued at
100000. Nearly all Of it comes from Mexico
and France.
ABOUT $1,000 Southern watermelons are
sold in New York every day during the
season. Most of them come from Georgia
and Florida.
THERE arc 100000 retail tobacco dealers
in the United States and 100000 workers in
terested in the manufacture of smoking
and chewing tobacco.
ONE Of the largest shoe contracts made is
that of a firm in Bangor, Me-, who have en-
gagged to make 100, 900 pairs of wigwam slip
pers within q year, for which they are to re-
ceive 81, 900. .s. >>..
The Italian coral fishery seems to be Civ
ing out The 200 workmen who used to be
employed have decreased to 1000. Calcutta
is now the chief market, America and Eu-
rope taking comparatively little.
The vfcus eldstica, from the milk of which
the India rubber commerce trade is made,
grows well in Southern California, and
preparations are making to cultivate the
trees. A great many will be planted next
winter.
A NORTHWESTERN contemporary says that
Minnesota and Dakota have 100, OOO, 900 bush
els of wheat IN this years crop. This ex-
ceeds by Is, 00O, 600 bushels the largest wheat
crop ever raised in the whole of Great
Britain.
A TROPICAL fruit trust has been organized
in New Orleans, with a combined capital Of
49, 100000. The intention is to purchase
the entire offerings of tropical steamers.
Six million dollars have been advanced by
London capitalists to build railroads in Hon
duras and elsewhere, 50 as to concentrate
the yield of fruit ct small number Of ship
Ding points. a.. -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
NOTES ON ITALY.

A Mine of Information Condensed for
the Benefit of Busy Readers.
Italy has an area of 110,620 square
miles and a population of about &c.
100000. The capital is Rome.
1t is a kingdom, and the King is
Humbert l., who was born March ID,
1914. and assembled the throne Janu-
airy 8, 1873, on the death of his father,
Victor Emanuel. ~
The Legislative authority rests con-
jointly in the King and Parliament.
The Parliament consists of two
chambers, the Senate the House of
Deputies.
The Senate is composed of the
Princes of the royal house who are of
age, and of such other persons as may
be appointed by the King. "s-. 49,.
The House of Deputies are elected
by ballot by citizens who are twenty
one years of age, and can read and
write, and pay taxes to the amount of
four dollars. ~ s4..
Neither Senators or Deputies receive
any salary, but are allowed to travel
free throughout Italy, by rail or
steamer. z.. -a% ~.
Italy is one of the hottest countries
In Europe. 1t presents striking differ
ences of climate and temperature.
The lower classes subsist chiefly on
maize and beans, and on wheat made
into bread and maccaroni.
The chief product of italian agricult-
ure is silk. .... :. .s..s
The great mass of the people of Italy
are poor, and many are very poor.
There are men in Italy who earn but
seven cents for day. work Of fourteen
hours.
Skilled mechanics earn on the aver
age only fifty cents day.
The position of women in Italy has
Of late years greatly improved. SUI
perior schools for the education OF
young girls abound, whcrc instruction
IS given in oil the higher branches Of
study. Many women are writer's,
teachers, accountants, telegraphers or
clerks.
The religion Of most of the people is
the Roman Catholic.
Religious freedom Is permitted in
Italy and several Protestant churches
Of Great Britain and the United States
have established themselves there.
Missionary World.
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Log Cabin sul.c.ces,.,l,..

What ails the young men2 8 .ss
81 Robert CARROTS father left him = fort
une Of twenty millions. He was from child.
hood reared in luxury; he received g splen.
did education with an especial training into
q thorough knowledge Of railroad manage.
ment and was expected to succeed his father
as q railroad king. s
Within three years after the responsible
ties which his fathers death threw upon
him were assumed, he is reported q broken
down man, with mind; and health perma-
nentlY shattered.
George Law is another young man left
with millions Of money, who is reported
among the wrecks" His father, bred a
stone-mason, was Of gigantic size and
strength, with commensurate brain, power.
80 he became great contractor, then a
railroad king and left half dozen millions
for his son to dissipate. The young man is
success as q dissipator.
The founders Of both Of these great os-
tates were born in the most humble walks
OF life, grew strong, mentally and physical
~, by simple living and honest labor and
developed into financial giants. Their sons
were reared in the lap of luxury and devel-
oped into intellectual pigmies.
The great men OF our country have not,
% d Iu1o, COuo from inc elegant mansions
OF the cities, but from the Log Cabins Of the
rural districts. Simple ways Of living,
freedom from dissipation and eneryating
pleasures. simple remedies for disease, ef.
fective and which leave no poison IN the
system, develop brawny, brainy mon, who
compel the world to recognize their
strength and power.
The wholesome, old-fashioned Log Cabin
remedies are the safest and surest for fam
lily use. Our grandmothers knew how to
prepare the teas and syrups of roots, herbs
and balsams which drive disease out of the
system by natural methods and leave no
after i'll effects. The most potent of these
old-time remedies were, after long and
searching investigation, secured by II. II.
Warner of safe cure fame, and are now
put out for the GO healing of the nations" in
the Warmers Log Cabin remedies.
Regulate the regulator with Warmers
Log Cabin sarsaparilla and with pure blood
giving health, strength, mental and bodily
vigor, you may hope to cope successfully
with the most gigantic financial problems
of the age, without wrecking health and
manhood. -,..s-o
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
NOT GETrIh CROWDED.
Tho Earth's Capacity for supplying Its
Population In Comfort.

The Earth's Capacity for supplying It's
Population In Comfort.
In q recent report of the German
Statistical Bureau, the director. ex-
presses the opinion that population
has not overcrowded any part Of the
empire, and that it's resources, proper.
~ husbanded. are adequate to the sup
port OF an enormous addition to Corr
many's 45.0O0,000 people. 1t is mac
ourate to say that any part of Europe
is overpopulated. When the most Of
Germany was a succession of barren
plains, and alarge part of Holland was
under water, those countries. could
have supported only a small part OF.
the people who now inhabit them. It
would have been q case, however, not
of excessive population, but of almost
wholly undeveloped resources. So
long as human ingenuity can add to-
the productiveness of country 1t
should not be called overpopulated.
Mr.. Cadell, of the Geological Sur
vey of Scotland, has recently shown
that while the British public complain
of over population, and look with
favor upon schemes of state-aided en-
igration, a vast deal can yet be done,
to enrich soils, reclaim waste lands,'
develop new industries, and improve
methods of husbandry, all of which
would add greatly to the resources of
their little corner of the globe and en-
large its capacity for supporting its
teeming population in comfort. The
Dutch are still reclaiming from the
sea an average of $500 acres year,
and Hollands resources are more than
keeping pace with its increase of pop
ulation. Though there are S43 people
to the square mile, the Dutch live in
comfort and few emigrate.
China proper has only little over
one-third of our area, though her popu-.
latlon is six times as great as ours;
and yet, though the industrial knowl-
edge of the Chinese is in many respects
extremely primitive, China is far from.
being overpopulated. The Chinese
treat their fields like gardens, gather
fertilizers from every conceivable
source, SOW their grain in burrows,
and hoe it as we do corn, wasting
nothing in the process of sowing
and harvesting. Give the Chinese
modern agricultural implements, en-
large their scientific and technical
knowledge, and with their consum-
mate painstaking still greater popu-
lation may live within their borders.
1t gives us vivid sense of the gran
deur of our own country when we re-
fleet that we have as yet merely
scratched the surface of it's inexhausti-
BILE resources, and that hundreds Of
millions may live here in COMFORT
N y Sum-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03

"A magnificent hieroglyphic, con-
tanning careful transcript of the
Book of the Dead" has been secured
by the British Museum. It was writ
ten by royal scribe called Ami, who
was man of great Importance in the
early part of the period OF the rule of
the Kings of the nineteenth dynasty
over Egypt, about 5000 years ago.
The papyrus is quite complete, the
first and last vignette having bee1i pre-.
served Intact
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
ART AND MUSIC.

IT Is the rule at the New York Metro
politan Museum Of Art that students who
are allowed to copy the pictures there must
not reproduce them in the original size.
AGED violns Of celebrated makes become
quite valuable. A Stradivarius violin OF
1716, made for the Ma cchese Pamparati has
passed from the hands Of an Italian player,
Bertuzzi, into the possession Of London
gentleman for $4,000. ,
A BLIND guitar-player named Manjon,
from Spain, is creating stir in the musical
world. He uses an instrument with eleven
strings. It was seventy years ago that
another Spaniard named Lor created sem
sation with his guitar, and made perfect
craze for the instrument, so that the piano
seemed likely to be driven out Of the Held.
THE Teyler Society, Of HARLEM, Holland,
which controls the collections Of modern
painters, old etchings and engravings, OBJ
jects Of natural history, etc, made by r.
Teyler Won der Hulst, (17O2-77), offers gold
medal worth four hundred forms to the
author of the best catalogue and description
of the decorative artists Of Holland and
Flanders from the beginning Of the IF.
teenth to the middle Of tho eighteenth cent
ury, with biographies and lists Of engraved
work. The manuscript must be in English
characters and written BY another hand
than the authors. The language may DO
Hollandish. French, English or German.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
AN ALASKA VENDETTA
Stoical Bravery of Condemned Indians and
Their Friends.

Stotca1 Bravery of Condemned Indians and
Their Friends.
"a terrible trait of the Alaskan In
dians is the vindictiveness and deter
minatiOn with which the various tribes
avenge the death of single warrior"
continued Mr.. Hamilton. 1.-The slayer
must either be killed or the blood of
some member of his family be shed in
his stead. Although Sitka George was
mortally wounded he knew he would
be killed by the rival tribe. So he
went home and painted his face to meet
his doom. When a dozen Chilchat
warriors approached with their rifles,
a trader tried to save George, but the,
latter would not allow him, tell
ing him to see how a Sitka
could die. Then he arose, drew his
knife, and singing his death song, stag
gered-weak from the loss of blood.
toward his enemies. They fired and,
he fell, pierced with many bullets.
The Indians then went away and ira,
ders carried the wounded man into al
shack. Strangely enough, he was yet,
alive. Later in the day the Chilchats,
learning he was alive, came back and!
dispatched him with knives.
"Another Indian pretended to be;
dead, but, at an opportune moment,
ran away. He knew he was doomed
by the Chilchats. His mother offered
her life to save him. She came run
ming toward the enemy, her arms aloft,
crying: See how Sitka woman can.
die for her son. She was shot dead.
Then the towards sister stood erect
over her mothers body. See how a.
Sitka girl can die!' she called to the
bloodthirsty rabble. A dozen bullets;
ended her life. ~.s-- S*...-
''Another Indian, Tum-Tum by name,;
who was a victim to the avengers, was
encouraged by his wife to keep strong
until his death, which they knew was
sure to come. She painted his face for
him, because he was too weak from
loss of blood. Then she sat him up
against a tree ready to be shot. She
piled all his good clothes upon him be-
fore this. Then she helped him to sing
his death song and staid by him until
he was killed. -
II accompanied the bearer of this
news to the residence of the brother
in-law of Sitka George. When we
told him of his relatives death he
never moved a muscle. He was so
stOlid in receiving the news of the
massacre that it was hard to believe
him human. He motioned for us to
tell his wife. She was no more af-
fected by the news than he had been.
The barbarism and superstition of the
Indian are pitiful. = Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
Letter from the Ex-Sheriff Of Chau.
tauqua County, New York.
MAYv1LLn. N. =. Dec. .

MAYv1LLE, N r, Dec. 2, 1885, /.
am glad to say, from q long personal ex-
perience with ALLCoCK's Porous PLAsTERs,
that I am able to endorse all the good things
that have ever been said about them, and
supplement these by saying that frankly
Their breadth Of usefulness is unlimited,
and for prompt and sure relief to- almost
every achea pain that flesh Is heir to,
no other remedy, in my opinion, either ex-
ternal or internal, equals them in certainty
and rapidity. Ihave used them at one time
for rheumatism, another for. backache,
again for bronchitis, always with the same
result-a speedy cure.
L. T. HARRINGTON.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
Save Money Going East.

WHEN contemplating journey eastward,
consider the unexcelled service and peer.
less accommodations of the Chicago & At
lantic and Erie Railways. Fast, solid trains
depart from Dearborn Station, Chicago,
daily, with through 1st and End Pullman
built coaches, and Pullman Buffet Sleeping
Cars, to New York, Albany and Boston.
You may travel by this popular line and
save $3.50 to New York, Niagara Falls,
Rochester and Buffalo; 1885 to Albany and
Troy, and $500 to Boston and New England
cities. Apply to your nearest Railway
Ticket Agent for full information, or I'D,
dress for prompt reply, F. c. DONALD, Gen.
Pass. Agt., Chicago & Atlantic Ry., Chicago,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
There are about twice

There are about twice MAJ.
E women as mon in Yucatan.
The late Kaiser Fritz, ever after.
his marriage with the English Princess
Royal, kept the anniversary Of Water
loo as q fete day. .5
Rearing dogs for their skins Is
practiced in Manchuria and Mongolia
just as sheep farming elsewhere.
There are fewer churches in Ber-
lin than in any other European capital.
Church-goers are less than two per
cent. OF the whole population.
The preparation Of the huge guam
tity, OF beef tea is one Of the sights Of
the London hospital. One hundred
and seventy-two pints a day is part
of the patients bill of fare.
The Smith family is numerous in
England and Wales. The census places
the number of individul Smiths in those
countries at 1851 which is moro
than the whole population of Dublin.
AS the Queen Regent of Spain was
driving with her two daughters recent
ly she noticed an aged priest tottering
out of q house. The carriage was
stopped, the priest was helped to a
seat in it, and the Queen and her chill
dren got out and walked. The crowd
who saw it were delighted. g..
The destruction of forests has pro-
ceeded so rapidly in Prussia of late
years that the Government has passed
law protecting timber. It was found
that the climate in many districts was
changing, and rivers and lakes were
becoming shallow in consequence of
the wholesale cutting away OF woods.
The Board of Health of Paris has
prescribed the following conditions
under which the beating of carpets
will be permitted in the city: The
carpets must be brushed and beaten
in entirely shut up rooms, and the
dust deposited ON the floor will be
washed up with water containing some
disinfectant of potent action. Strips
of wool, etc., must be burned immedi-
ately.
The present Emperor of China
had, until short time ago, 8 nurses,
25 farmers, IS palanquin-bearers, 10
umbrella-holders, 80 physicians and
surgeons, astronomical directors,
q inferior cooks, so walters and mes
sengers, so .dressers and other attend
ants to the number of 400. Seventy
five astrologers, 16 tutors and 60
priests cared for his spiritual and
mental welfare.
-Anchovies are SO plenty at Trebi-
zond that they are sold for twenty
seven cents hundred weight for food
for paupers and for fertilizing pur-
poses, and during the first part of the
season each year 80 many are thrown
away that the whole city is pervaded
with the smell of their rottenness.
Porpoises are also very plentiful, about
10000 hundred weight a year being
caught, according to the British Con-
sui, which yield about half that weight
OF oil.
Since the death of the late Marshal
Leboeuf, of France, only two Marshals
of that country survive, MacMahon
and Canrobert. There are, however,
eight living Marechals, these being the
wives of .MacMahon and Canrobert,
and the widows of Marshals Peissier,
St. Arnaud, Lebauf, Random, Neil and
St. Jean d'Augely. The last Marshal
of France to die before the demise of
Leboeuf was Baraguey d'Hilliers, and
he was never married, while Bazaine,
having been degraded from his rank,
is not included in the list.