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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-10-26
NO CHANCE FOR AMERICAN QUININE.
That Drug on the Free List and Cheap Labor
Destroys Its Manufacture in This Country.

Probably there is no article in general
use about which there is so little current
information as quinine. Il suppose" re-
marked n druggist. that no politician
could take q surer road to disfavor than
by attempting TO have q%uinine and the
alkaloids or salts of cinchona bark re-
moved from the free list; yet in all honesty
and fairness there is much to say in favor
of such a proposition. I'm not going to say
say il. but i want TO make q rather inter-
esting statement of facts"
"Go ahead" remarked the reporter.
''Quinine was made free in July. 1879.
Prior to that time-that is. from ls72-the
rate of duty was 20 per cent. In May, 1877,
Towards English ouinine sold in the Lon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-10-26

Mrs. Dorothy Tenant Stanley's Book.
love. Unhesitatingly she replied, Its GO
ing errands." l asked a little boy the
meaning of the word guilt. 1T means tell.
ing on another boy.n l asked Harry Sulli-
van to define a gentleman. He replied, not
without some fervor, "Oh. a fellow who
has q watch and chain" / suppose he read
disappointment in my face, for he hastily
added. "and loves Jesus" This same boy
had q very hazy idea of Old Testament his
tory. He had heard of Adam and Eve
They stole apples and were turned out
of the garden; and then they a to work
for their living till the sweat poured down."
A girl of eleven told me- how she wished to
live in the country because then l
shouldn't see a lot of people having q lot of
things / can't have"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-10-26
Death of Mrs. Dyer.

Mr.. s. NJ. Dyer has received notice of the
death of his mother. wife of Rev. Sidney
Dyer. formerly pastor of the First Baptist
Church Of this city. Mrs. Dyer died in
Florida, where she and her husband had
resided Cor some years. Her health had
been failing for some time past and her
herself to . large circle of friends in a life
time full of numberlcss deeds of love and
sacrifice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-10-26
Cranberries and Celery.

The cranberry crop. dealers say, is very
large. and the berry is of good quality.
Prices rave consequently fallen to q point
lower than last year. Celery is also plenti-
full. and first-class in quality. The Kalama-
zoo product now has a damaging rival in
the jackson and Tecumseh stocks. which
grow TO twice the size of the other, aud are
in great demand. Yet the smaller stock is
calarv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-10-26

IHE high quality Of the M. & d." ranges has been
attested by Q letter just received by the manufacture.
ers, the Mason d Davis Company, Chicago. fIom the
ington. informing them that an order has been sent
the N. d D., type. No.. "a. three sections" This
range is for the cruiser "Boston," now at the New
For sale by VIM. H. BENNETT, 80 South Meridian
treet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-10-26
Needed by Humorisus.

Jokely-1see they rave discovered q plant
in Africa that makes one laugh.
Smith-They would be a good speculation
for you, Jokely.
JOkely-Why sol
Smith-You could send one with each of
your Jokes. you know.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20
The New Senator from Ohio.

Calvin S. Brice, who was recently
elected to the United States Senate
from Ohio, was born in Putnam Coun-
ty, Ohio, Sept. II, 1916. His father
was the Rev. William K. Brice, a we'll
known Presbyterian minister, who
went to Ohio from Maryland, and
preached for many years in North
western Ohio. His mother was Miss
Elizabeth Stewart, of Carroll County,
and was woman of unusual ability
and fine character. Senator Brice's
early training was careful and thor
ough, and at the age of thirteen he en-
tered the preparatory department of
Miami University at Oxford. When
the war broke out he left his studies,
and, although not yet sixteen years of
age, he enlisted and served until the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

coast towns where the steamers call.
But enough come from these points at a
low figure to make it well worth while
for q man to undertake the business of
training and acclimatizing them"
"Some varieties are better than
others, are they not?"
"Yes, but practically any parrot can
be trained to talk if you commence
when the bird is young There is a
common but foolish notion that it is
only the male birds that talk AS a
matter of fact there is no more differ
ence in this respect than in the human
species. The hen parrot can do her
share of talking about as we'll as a
woman's rights advocate"
"Do the different kind of parrots re-
quire different food?"
Certainly; that is one of the secrets.
Let me describe to you here the kinds
of parrot commonly met with in this
country. OF course you know they are
all imported and acclimatized, the bird
being strictly tropical in its natural
habitat. The Mexican double yellow
head parrots are among the best birds
we get; they have better talking power,
greater sharpness in picking up words
and tricks, and more pleasing human
like voice than the other varieties.
They are also quick to become attached
to their owners, and to make strangers
feel like strangers, which is one of the
chief charms of a parrot for the average
man OF woman. That's human nature,
isn't it? If parrot will talk to every
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

In one set of circumstances that is
true. In another set of circumstances
it is radically untrue. The writer says
that after sitting at his desk for eight
hours, foot-race, a club-swinging
match or any physical labor is lux
ury, literal rest from weariness. Oh
course pleasure is the accompaniment
and the product of work so performed.
He says he has not discovered that
there is much work of the drudgery
kind that is in itself pleasurable.
Primarily (and scripturally) work is
called curse; yet Newton delighted
in the work which dominated his life
and often made him forget his English
mans dinner. We hear of composers
made ecstatic by their work and obliv-
ious of the ordinary demands of the
body in presence of their own crea-
tions of enhancing sound; but it is
little to the purpose to point out the
exceptional and abnormal persons who
live in kind of sweet delirium, which
the big world of toilers can neither feel
nor understand.
1t is true that work is often source
of pleasure, the degree of which de-
pends upon the workers capacity for
pleasure. This capacity in it's turn
depends on ones environment, habit,
and education; but work in the alb
stract-the work that is done on COM
pulsion, which is true of most work
is more painful than pleasurable,
However, even dull plodding and
hopelessly monotonous drudgery be-
come an inspiration and JOY when
undertaken at the command of love.
No merely selfish joy ever equaled the
JOY of that worker who bends his back
under the heaviest burdens of this
world that the objects of his love and
solicitude may be the gamers by his
endeavor and sacrifice.
The mere laborer is despairing or a
stolid slave. The true worker must
have underlying his life some clearly
defined object for which he works.
Without it, his energies early become
bankrupt, and his struggle bears
about the same relation to work in its
nobler sense that the spasmodic and
vain clutchings of the drowning man
bear to the strokes of the bold and
easy swimmer who disports himselt
for pastime
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

my man now," and he pushed aside the
lapel of his coat and showed his star.
DON'T" he exclaimed, as Sans
hand started to drop, "don't, or I'll
kill you"
Up went the hands, for big Sam saw
he had met more than his match.
Here, barkeeper, just step around
here and put these bracelets L have in
my pocket on the gentleman's wrists,
will you?" said Jack addressing the
dispenser of drinks. The man com
piled.
Now, open the door for us and you
can have that change on the floor for
your trouble" said Jack.
"Now, Sam" he said, as the door
swung open, Gust walk over to the
De Koven House, ahead of me, that's
as far as we'll go now."
Sam complied, and at the hotel he
was turned over to the waiting officers,
who deprived him of couple of re-
volvers and an ugly-looking knife.
As old Jack surrendered the star he
remarked that she was done with it."
well" remarked big Sam, "if l
had known you We're doing this for fun,
somebody would have died"
"Well, guess you know who would
have died." was all old Jack replied.
Big Sam was taken to the scene OF
his crime, where he suffered the full
penalty of the law.
W. L. FRENCH.
7
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

expiration of his term, and returned to
the university, and in June, 1868,
graduated. He went to Lima, where
he taught in the public schools, and in
the spring of 1864 he recruited a COM
pany and re-entered the service as
Captain of Company E, One Hundred
and Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infan-
try, and remained in the service until
the end of the war. He was promoted
while in the field to the Lieutenant
Colonelcy of the regiment for meri-
torious service, but Lee and Johnston
laid down their arms before he mus
tered in for this Office. Senator Brice
returned to Lima and prepared HIM
self for the law, graduating at Ann
Arbor, and in 1866 was admitted to the
bar. In the year 1969'70 he became
interested in railroad building, and
began to amass the fortune he is now
enjoying. He is Chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, and is
an active political leader and success
ful financier.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20
How Old Vanderbilt Was Caught.

"I was coming down the Hudson one
night" said General Spinola, sin com
pany with Cornelius Vanderbilt, Thur
low Weed, Dean Richmond and George
Law, when Weed proposed game of
poker and I was asked to come in. l
hesitated for 1 had only about $4,000
in my pocket and / knew it was to be
a game without limit. l mentioned
the state of my finances to Law, but he
told me to take hand, and said he
would back me to any amount. L am
willing to lose $4,000 OF $4,000 to-
night he said, and tomorrow will tell
YOU my reason So the game started
and staid in, hugging the shore pret
ty close, and getting startled every
once in while when some one went
$1,000 blind. When we quit at day
break 1 had won about $4, 900, but Law
had lost ten times that amount. The
next day / met him. 4 will tell you
Frank, he said, why l lost that money
/ wanted Vanderbilt to think was {
sucker, and SO I played like one. The
result was that to-day l sold him 10
of steamboats, for nearly 5000, 900 more
than L expected to get from him
Don't you think the money was vel
invested ?"-Neau York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20
a hardy bird. good African parrot
is not dear at $50 or even S100."
What other varieties come here?"
The Cuban parrot. 1t is very
beautiful bird, good talker, and a

fair whistler. This is a delicate variety
till thoroughly acclimated, and is sub
ject to all the rules about limited
water diet"
"Are there any South American par
rots in the market? ?"
They are scarce, but one of the best
is the Maracaibo. 1t is almost as beau
tiful as the Cuban variety and about
the same size. One of these birds is
said to have been taught to talk both
in German and English and even to
whistle airs. Most of these go to
England. A Maracaibo parrot is worth
anything from SO to $500, according
to its accomplishments"
What about the redhead parrots ?"
There are two varieties usually met
with-one is the Mexican, the other
the Porto Rico. These are very much
alike, with one exception-the feathers
OF the Porto Rico bird are tipped with
red on the back and breast, while the
Mexican. variety is solid green, with
the red patch ON the head much larger
and brighter. The Mexican birds are
fairly hardy and have very bright, ex-
pressive eyes. They make splendid
takers and good whistlers. They are
also quick to learn tricks"
"You spoke of double yellow-hea ad
parrots. What does double mean ?'
"Oh, there is single yellow-head in
which the golden area is much smaller.
This variety is not as good whistler
as the other parrots, but it is the most
docile of all and rare talker. Once
tanned it will make friends with any
body. Some people think less of it on
that account, but it is good bird tc
have around where there are children.
"Parrot improve rapidly in value ac
cording to their talking powers, I sup
pose9"
"Yes, so much that good talker il
worth 800, where fner-looking biri
that can not talk is only worth $10."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

some years, yet sufficient is known of a
large number of other streams, as the
Platte Canadian, Missouri, ETC., with
their tributaries, to convince the wri-
ter that the area of land which will
ultimately be reclaimed by irrigation
will at least double the amount at pres
ent estimated as reclaimable.
The great value of this method of
securing water supply lies in this :
That the water caught and held back
in the mountains by means of storage
reservoirs, lakes and forests, and
spread out over the lands nearest to
these sources of supply will speedily
find its way, in large measure, into the
underfow, and can thus be used again
and again in its progress down the
long slopes which it must traverse on
its way toward the sea. That part
which does not thus sink again and
again into the under strata, will rise
into the air by evaporation to be again
deposited either upon mountain or
plain in the form of rain, snow or dew.
None of that part which is evaporated
can be lost.
The accompanying map shows the
BenefallY accepted DOunuafleS OF WnaG
is known as "the arid region" and be-
tween the two shaded lines on the
right is shown the strip of country
which will be most benefited by the
development of the vast subterranean
sources of water supply for irrigation,
which may be tapped and utilized in
hundreds of places, not only in the
region thus outlined, but throughout
the entire territory in which irrigation
is needed. The lands which will thus
be furnished with irrigation are in very
large proportion smooth as to surface,
possessing soil of great depth and ex-
ceedingly rich, and having a fine eli
mate. They are too far from the noun
tains to secure reliable supply of
water from torrential sources, and, at
the same time. they already contain
many settlers who have been tempted,
or gone mistakenly, beyond the boun-
daries of humid areas. Hence, the
underfow will not only furnish to
many million acres of rich land the
only sure means of irrigation, but will
turn the sorrow of many thousand toll
ing settlers into Joy by giving to thei1
arid homesteads the means of the high
est degree of fertility and certainty
of much greater success in farming
than can be secured by natural rainfall,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

body the owner has no use for it. This
variety has another good quality; that
of fearlessness. A Mexican double
yellow head parrot will convince any
cat in about two minutes that distance
the view. As to what these birds can
learn, will only say that they have
been taught to initiate all the animals
in the barnyard-the rooster, the dog,
the pea hens, the turkeys. They can
be made to repeat half dozen letters
of the alphabet in succession, spell
words, and, rs to swearing, they will
pick up 'cuss' words as quick as any
10-year-old gamin.
"Parrots are reckless feeders, and
that is the cause of most of their all
ments. The birds naturally live on
seeds and fruit, under conditions which
permit them to have fresh food at all
times and plenty of air and sunlight.
But parrot in captivity is kept in a
state of chronic irritablity by hot and
improper food - coffee. meat, stale
bread, sour vegetables at the bottom Of
it's cage-is is it a wonder that tbs bird
sickens?
"The hardest of all varieties is the
African gray, but it should never be
fed with soft bread, which agrees well
with other parrots. The proper thing
for this bird is diet OF water, crack
ers, pilot biscuit, hemp, and occasion
ally piece of mealy apple or a pea
nut.
There is no whistler to beat the
African gray, and it never screeches
Of course, this bird comes high, be
cause it has to come by way Of Liver
pool and New York, or round the Horn
but it is fine pet, and, as ! have said
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

cured the prize, how to treat it prop
erly. A parrot enthusiast in recent
article in the San Francisco Chronicle
gives much interesting and valuable
information, which is here reproduced:
81 suppose you know that every ship
from the Isthmus lands at least score
of parrots in San Francisco" said an
enthusiastic bird-tamer to reporter
recently.
"What becomes of them?"
81 believe most of them die within a
month for want of proper care, and very
few of the rest learn to talk. 1t
wouldn't be an exaggeration to say
that half the population of San Fran
cisco has tried its hand at parrot-keep-
ing, but good talking bird is as rare
as ever, and will always command a
high price. OF course, all the parrots
don't come from the Isthmus or the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

preclabIe part OF the UHIoH WHICH, rV-
mains as distinctively new and un-
settled. But six Territories remain
unadmitted as States and these already
contain so many people that they are
almost ready to "knock at the door"
The processes of working over and
filling up have begun, and will soon
bring impressiyely before the people of
the United States the fact that at least
two-fifths of the total area of our great
country, not including Alaska, will re-
auire an artificial water supply to rem
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

A RECENT writer states that in many
parts of the United States unprovided
with water-power it would be not only
possible but profitable to use wind
power for milling. In European coun.
tries wind-driven flour mills, even of
considerable extent, ore no uncommon
sight; and one firm is said to have a
mill operated by steam and another
operated by wind, and to have found
the latter the more successful financi-
ally. To get the best results, this au-
thor asserts that the mill should have
a capacity of $50 to 200 barrels, and
would need wind wheel at least SIS or
80 feet in diameter, which should not
approach nearer than fifteen feet to the
ground.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

IT is rather surprising that we can
not yet positively answer the old ques-
ton. Why is the sky blue? Professor
Tyndall explained the color as due to
the smallness of the solid particles in
the air, which are thus able to reflect
only rays of short wave-length; but a
later investigator, Professor Hartley,
believes that the mysterious ozone ex-
ercises some influence on the rays, as
a small quantity of ozone gave q sky
blue in tube two feet long.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

What makes you so glum,
Smith?
Smith-You'd better ask Why, only
last week | got an annual pass on the
railroad, and here's my rich uncle gone
ana died and left me all his property.
of course, ] shall have to move into his
house In the city, and then should like
to know what's my pass good for?-
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20
A Wise Rird.

Customer I've been cheated.
thought you said this parrot would
talk.
Bird Fancier-No, sir. What / said
was that he had been brought up in the
company of learned men and was full
of philosophy and scholarship. OF
course, he don't talk. Mere idle words
have no attraction for him. But he's a
remarkable parrot because he's great
thinker MunSey's Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20
A SU UBTERRANEAN FLOW
TIE SUBJECT OF IRRIGATION DIS
CUSSED.

0reat Area of Our Country in Which
an Artificial Water supply Only Can
Render agriculture Rcmunerative-Mil-
lions of Dollars Inyolyed-A Scheme by
Which Millions of Acres of Now Unin-
habitable Lands May BE Rendered Pro-
ductive.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20
Is Work a Pleasure2

r.. MAX, writing in
t h g Detroit Fret
Press, makes some
sensible re m ar k s
touching this sub.
ject. He says that
t h o s @ a m i o b | c
friends of the hui
man race who work
'(by way of killing
time) when the i'm
pulse moves them,
are in the habit Of
assuring us that nc
pleasure equals that
W h i C h is derived
from work.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

The quantity of land which may be
placed under irrigation by this means,
and which has no other certain source
Of water supply, in the Arkansas
valley, will be more than 100000
acres, in Kansas, and an equal area IN
Colorado. These lands are too far
from the mountains to be sure OF re-
ceiving any appreciable portion OF the
surface waters emanatlng from that
source, because so much good land,
which must have irrigation, lies nearer
to that source of supply. There is no
appreciable surplus of local storm
waters falling upon these lower lands,
because, on these plains, tive-sixths OF
all the annual precipitation falls be-
tween April l and September l., and
is absorbed by the soil. This, how
ever, gives so nearly sufficient rain
fall, through the growing season, that
but little additional moisture in the
way of irrigation is needed; hence the
water supplied for irrigation will serve
a relatively large area OF land. The
lands reclaimed in this way, therefore,
will not only be SO much net gain of
irrigable area but the water obtained
will irrigate and reclaim relatively
large amount of land
This immense underground water
supply, while probably derived, in the
main, from the percolation of the Ar
kansas River and its tributaries, is
probably largely supplemented by un-
derground currents from distant
sources north and west.
While these remarks apply particu
larly to the Arkansas Valley, which the
writer has made a special study for
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20
TaayHE subject o.

LII SupJSSN "a
irrigation is one
that must, of
necessity, soon
command more
attention from
the people of the
United States.
Horace Greeley's
oft-quoted ad-
monition to "go
West" has been
so widely needed
that there is no
longer any ap-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

HEN Iowa was adj
mitted to the Union
as a State there
were within her
borders many rough
characters, who had
left their q uie t
homes in the older
States and sought
the wild West in a
, pure spirit of adyen-
sture. Most of these
men, though brave
to a fault, were
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20
ALL ABOUT PARROTS.
INTERESTING FACTS CONCERNING
THESE BIRDS.

The Parrots of South America, Cuba.
Mexico, and Other Countries-How TO
Feed Them, Preserve Their Health. and
Proiong Their Lives.
There are great many parrots in
Chicago, some of them fluent talk
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

ers, and the
70 W n g rs OF
)those parrots
5think a great
deal of them
much more
in many in
stances than
their friends
and acquain-
tanceS think.
Few people,
h o W @ V er,
know the 1if-
ference C e be-
tween the va
rieties of the
W on d e rf ul
tropical bird,
and few per-
sons seeking
one W o IL | d
know how to
make a wise
purchase, or,
h av in g S e.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

THERE is hardly any man SO friend
less in this world that he hasn't at least
one friend ready to tell him his faults
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20
HE THREW UP HIS HANDS
CAPTURING AN IOWA DESPERATE
AND MAS-KILLER.

"Bfg Sam" Was Tough Customer but
He Quailed in the Presence OF "Old
Jack An Episode of the Early Settle
unnt of Iowa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20
ORNAMENTAL AND USEFUL.

rhe Juvenile Attendant Cavalier-Latest
Tomfoolery of Gotham's Female Anglo
maniacs.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

AN English doctor reports over thirty
cases of headache and facial neuralgia
cured by snuffing powdered salt up the
nose.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-03-20

The censure of ignorance is about all
he real praise we get in life.