The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-29

Capitol would be at least as well assured
as under the present system of going In
crowd.
Mr.. Jaxon carries his entire outfit. includ-
ing cooking utensils, with him, and he says
that If he was not a newspaper correspond
ent IL would not be necessary for him TO
carry so much. He has three suits of wear
ing apparel. They include neat business
suit, which he wears when he desires TO call
on prominent men in his capacity Of re-
porter, the Indian togs in which he marches
and the regimentals in which he goes on pa
rade in the towns through which he
marches.
His overcoat is an ingenious arrangement,
with capacious interior pockets. in which he
carries most of his outfit. 1t includes
cape which he pulls down over his head
VIXEN he lies down beside the trail 10
sleep at night, and with his blanket con-
stitutes his only tent. When marching Mr..
Jaxon carries small ak In his belt with
which he cuts the wood to cook his meals
The dining arrangements constitute the
most important part OF the object lesson
which the Indian is giving Coxey and the
societies for the printing of unllm-
tied money who may organize movements
on Washington in the future. BY means
of it he expects TO show that It is entire,
ly unnecessary to commit riot, get arrested
for vagrancy or plundering CHICKEN cooEs
IN order TO reach the Caplt3l; o. he cries fHI:;
pounds of oatmeal, which he cooks in tin
can. He places the limit OF cost on his
He says that each one of Coxey's recruits
can be got there for the same low rSure
and demonstrates 1t to his OWL Satlstac-
Let US start with the extreme hypotbe
sis that not a sack of flour, nor Il bag OF
potatoes, nor a quarter of beef will he
contributed by the farmers through whose
territory the column will pass. in the
famous border feuds OF southern Scotland
and northern England the stout old moss
troopers were accustomed to carry at their
saddle bow forty days provisions in tie
form of simple oatmeal This they prepared
either by mixing the oatmeal with water
and cooking the batter or by placing
handful in their metal skull caps, pouring
boiling water thereon and letting the mix
hundreds of miles in a virgin wilderness,
sometimes with the atmosphere below zero,
on a few pounds of oatmeal, and the same
can be done if need be by the m@a who are
marching on to Washington.
"A pound of oatmeal treated in the above
manner will keep a man going in good
form for about two days. 1t be bought
at wholesale for perhaps 312 cents. This
means 70 cents for the trip to Washington,
months sojourn there. In other words,
average of 2 per capita will march the
army to Washington and march them back
again, if they have got grit enough to live
like Indians. An average Of 81 per capita
would enable the army to live on cakes
capita of IS would enable them to combine
the diets"
That Mr.. Jaxon is going to Washington
and living on the way just as he advises
CoXey's men to go there is scarcely room
for doubt. He left Canton in the dead of
night on Sunday and turned up at Louis
vile early the next morning, and said he
had spent the night sleeping in the snow.
1t did not seem to hurt him. but he found
It too damp to be entirely comfortable.
He prefers dry snow for sleeping purposes
TO the kind which has lately been falling
in Ohio. He also complains of the difficulty
of finding good wood and water. The fences
are too numerous. and the sources of pol
lution too plentiful.
Tuesday night Mr.. Jaxon slept about half
way between Louisville and Alliance He
was unable to find a woods and so slept In an
open field. There is a difference between
the atmosphere here and that of the virgin
forests in which Mr.. Jaxon is accustomed
to sleep, with the mercury below zero, and
he says that he was conscious once or
twice during the night of feeling cold. His
discomfort was partly due, however. TO the
fact that he had fire. Usually he tries
to find a log, with the wind blowing square
iy against the side of il. He lies down to
leeward, builds a fire on the other side Of
him, and the wind blowing over him and
the log carries away the smoke. And this
is the greatest comfort to which he as
DireS.