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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-09
FINANCIERs TO BE HEARD.
Invited to- Give Their Views
On Currency Reform.

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-Care is being
taken to have all sections Of the country
heard before the House banking and cur
rency next week concerning the
proposed currency system. Chairman
Springer is not combining his invitations TO
Eastern financiers near at hand. He has
sent them TO Chicago. and St. Louis. and
Cincinnati. as representative Western
cities. and to Nashville. Tenn, and other
Southern cities. He would go as far as
Denver and San Francisco II people from
these sections could get here in time for
the hearing Care Is also being taken TO
secure those recognized as authorities in
practical inanciering-such men as Lyman
J. Gage, OF Chicago, being among those in
vited. The hearing of Secretary Carlisle
ing much attention. and there promises to
be such. a crowd present that the large
room ss OF the ways and means mmit
Of the Currency Hepburn and Mr.. Horace
White. OF New York, will have an OPP
portunity to be heard on the merits Of the
by the mmit that Mr.. Hepburn is the
original protector of this plan.
May he investigated.
WASHINGTON. Dec. S-Representative
Goldzier. OF Chicago. is preparing a reso-
luton for a government investigation OF
the anti-toxine cure for diphtheria. 1t will
propose a mixed commission under the di-
rection OF the Surgeon-general OF the army,
the Surgeon-generaI of the navy and the
surgeon-general OF the Marine Hospital
Corps. each bureau to designate three off,
GERS TO serve without additional pay than
their salaries. Mr. Goldzier's action is the
result of conferences with Secretary Reilly,
Of the Illinois State Board Of Health. one
Of the recognized sanitary authorities of
the country Mr.. Goldzier says the pur-
pose Of the investigation is to give the
stamp OF government approval or disap-
Investigation by several government bu-
reaus has been made, but X has not been
with the formallty and thoroughness which
GoIdzier says similar commissions investi-
gated the yellow fever cure and certain
immigration features
Changes I'm the Arbitration Bill.
WASHINGTON. Dec. s-Two important
changes I'm the bill for national arbltra-
ton of strikes have been made as a re-
suit OF conferences between Labor Com
Gam. Springer and Erdman. They are,
first. thft labor unions be chartered by the
government: second. that the charter of
a labor union be forfeited when It's MEM
strike. II Is probable that the measure
as thus amended will be the form IL takes
in the discussion before Congress. Com
missioner Wright and Herman. who made
the recent investigation OF the Pullman
strike. viii appear before the labor COM
m.ttee on Tuesday 10 state their views on
perfecting the bill
military Academy Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON. Dec. S-The Military
Academy appropriation bill reported by Mr..
to-day carries 49, .s76. or sl2l. 372
less than the estimates and Tl.15s more
s6hnn the appropriation for the current fiscal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-09

Lot heavy
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crocheted fronts and ribbed In
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ira full and long goods for which
you willingly paid soc each a week
ago, to be offered this week at
only 25c each.
Lot Ladies' Heavy Plain
White Merino and Extra Heavy
Balbriggan Jersey Ribbed Vests
and Pants. every garment finished
in the best possible manner, with
patent seams, all extra sizes. goods
that we do not hesitate to say are
really worth 81 each. to be offered
by us at only soc each.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-09
Chnnwe. I'm the Arbitration bin.


WASHINGTON. Dec. 8-The Military
Academy appropriation bill reported by Mr..
outhwaite to-day carries 49, .e7s. or sl2l.372
less than the estimates and sl. 15s more
.ehnn the appropriation for the current fiscal
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would strike. Then, as if seized by
panic. they would come against the glass
so rapidly and in such numbers that the
sound of their blows resembled the patter-
ing of hail. Many struck the tin roof
above the light. others the iron railing
which inclosed the platform, while still
others pelted me on the back. arms and
legs. and one actually became hopelessly
entangled in my beard"
Major Wolf of the Atlantic City light
house is humanitarian, and keeps per-
forated boxes in which he places birds
that he finds clinging to his light in storms
and fogs. releasing them the next day.
thus saving hundreds annually. During
six weeks he caught 324 alive aud found
BIB dead. Red-eyed vireos we're the most
plentiful. and there were so blue yellow
back warblers, 90 black poll warblers. AZ
ollve-back thrushes; in all over thirty dif-
feIent kinds of birds, mostly warblers.
The famous statue of Liberty on Bed
loe's Island, New York harbor. is certain
deaihlure TO these bird pilgrims. The
light can be seen for thrty-fve miles, and
birds can see it much farther. The day
after one of the first nights the electric
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dlsmally at the base OF the cliffs below.
About the top of the tower belt of light
projected some thirty yards into the mist
by the powerful lefectors, and in this belt
were swarms of birds, cIrcling. floating,
soaring, now advancing. next retreating,
but never quite able, as it seemed, to
throw off the spell of the fatal lantern.
Their rapidly vibrating wings made
haze about their forms, which in the
strong light looked semi-transparsnt. Al
distance all appeared of pale, silvery
grav color, nearer of a rich yellow. They
reminded me by turns of meteors, gigantic
moths, swallows with sunlight streaming
through their wings. / could not watch
them for any length of time without be-
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by straw straps, which run from the back
10 point a toes length from tie front.
Here they meet between the two largest
toes of the foot and are neld on by the toes.
They are used rather as protection from
slipping than as means of keeping the
feet warm, and they soon wear into pieces.
The man / had to-day had used up his
sardals long before we got to The end of
our ride, and he went for some miles en-
tirely barefnoted. When we stopped I
Eoticed him take some straw rope, almost
as thick as a clothes line, and tie niece of
1t to each of his big red toes behind the
kDuckles. / asked why he did so, and was
told that he found it made him less liable
to slip.
The rubbers of Japan are wooden stills
about three inches high, which are used
like sandals, and the common people wear
macklntoshes or rain coats made of straw,
which make them look for all the world
like gigantic yellow birds with human
faces. They have immense hats, some
times shaped like butter bowls and again
like parasolS, and group of country
people would make the fortune of Bar
nun if he could bring them to tie United
States. With the new movement all sorts
of foreign costumes have come in, and L
saw hundreds of our ugliest blankets and
carriage robes used as shawls by both men
and women. They are the only colors in
Japan which swear at the rest OF their sur
rouDdlngS and are blot on the pic
turesqueness of the people. | note that
most of the people walk about with their
mouths open, and in the colder days many
of them cover their mouths with a sort of
pad and breathe behind this. They seem
to care nothing for the exposure of the
chest and the gowns of both sexes are de-
cidedly decollete.
And still clothes ere practically all that
keep the Japanese warm. They don't
know what good fire is, and the supply
of heat which is annually required in an
American house is more than the average
Japanese family uses in lifetime. Their
houses are of thin wooden boards made in
frames. so that the walls slide in and out
of one another, leaving draughts at every
corner. There Is no plaster nor Iath to add
to their warmth, and the inner walls and
partitions are made of paper SO thin that
they let in the light and take the place Of
windows. There is not a chimney or a
fireplace In any of these japanese homes,
and the eople rely upon the warmth of
their blood and little box of charcoal to
keep them from freezing. They hover
over this warming their hands and sit on
their feet. They believe if they can keep
the extremites warm the rest of the body
will take care of itself. They look, never
theless, healthy and happy, and it may be
that they are right
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Conyriphted
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which has wintered 10 some off-shore
locality, now comes in with the sea bass
and Jewish, and sharks which have been
far to the south for the winter also appear.
This movement is even participated in by
jelly-fshes and the delicate velella-the
fairy glasslike craft that floats along
shore-appearing in late July and August.
The blue water is then alive with jelly
fishes-Strange pilgrims that come mys-
teriously from an unknown deep and as
my teriously return.
The shad on the Eastern coast migrate
in the same way. In January and Febru-
ary they enter the st. Johns and other
rivers of Florida, and week after week
swim north. until in the spring .they
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COLUMBIAN COIN.
The Surplus Finds Its Way Into
General Circulation.

New York Herald.
The carelessness or forgetfulness of per-
sons carrying pocket pieces is illustrated
by the fact that among the subsidiary coin
turned into the various sub-treasuries Of
the country appear from time to time the
Colum bian souvenir half-dolars.
These coins under the act authorizing
their issue are legal tender In amounts
of $40 or under. They are taken at the
ub-treasuriss, OF course, at their designa-
ted value only, whereas they cost the care
lass or forgetful persons from 81 to 50
apiece.
But three of the 30 cent pieces have been
thus presented at the New York sub-treas-
ury. and none of the Isabella quarters
sub-treasuries in Western cities, however,
have received numbers of both.
There were S2.500,000 of the Columbian
half-dollars coined. making total of 5,O00.-
600 pieces. The quarters are of greater
raritv, but $4,000 worth or 10000 pieces
being coined.
A vast quantity of the half-dolars re-
main in the hands OF persons in te-ested in
the administrator of the Worlds Fair.
Recently they requested Secretary Carlisle
to take them, and he expressed wiling
ness 10 do so if they could be placed in
general circulation.
This did not please the administration
who wanted them melted up so that the
value of ths coins outstandne should not
he cheal ened. The Secretary would not
agree to this extraordinary request, entail
ing an unauthorized expense, but was
willing that the work should be performed
If the expenses were paid. and shere the
matter rests.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

up the Ice melted and the sailors chopped
it from the hurricane deck and swept il
away into the sea. | took snap shot of
them as we rose and fell iu the wa ers, and
IL almost freezes me in the nembrance
as look at it.
We came into he harbor here, however,
with the sun shining. We got splendid
vie of Fu]iyama, whose sDOw-clad beauty
rose 1900 feet out of the sea through opal
esceDt clouds, and rode in Sampans to the
shore, to find ourselves surrounded by the
queer sights Of Japan in winter. We saw
the rich Yum Yum rushing along the streets
on her wooden clogs, with only her bright
eyes sh owing out Of her we'll wrapped face,
for all the world like the yelled maidens of
Egypt. and W. sa her poorer sister caught
by he wind at corner. and her paper um-
bIeia torn from her hands by the storm,
while she bent over and tried to keep her
klmon from blowing up above her bare
knees. We Americans would freeze in jap
anese dress. The common people of both
sexes wear neither drawers nor under
clothing, and the long. warm stockings
which our madens affect are unknown in
Japan. Both men and women wear shoes
of white cotton. which just clas p the ankles,
and which are kept off the ground by san
dals of straw or o wood. Above these to the
waist there is no leg COVERING, except the
loose SILK or cotton gown known as the
kimono. This is fastened at the front. and
1T is sometimes wadded. L: is worn by both
sexes, and as they push their way along the
streets the raw cold wind OF winter drags
the folds apart a. the front, and YOU Can
see the amorous snow flying about the rosy
bare calves Of the madens.
Among the poorer classes there are many
who are entirely bareegged, and l have
been pulled about through the city to-day
by 1inrIklsha men whose legs were nude
from their thighs to their feet, and whose
only protection from the snow on the
ground was sole of woven straw, not
These soles or straw sandals are held on
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steamer uses on single voyage enough to
supply town of 1000 people or 200 fami-
lies with fuel the year round. and it would
take as much coal to light her fires as you
use in whole year. Thirty-two Cinnamon
are kept busy sboveling coal into her fur
naces, and the shoveling goes on day and
night from the time she starts till the end
of the voyage.
During our journey the engines were
pushed to their fullest. We had a head
wind the most of the way. apd for twelve
out of the thirteen days which it took to
cross IL was stormy In the extreme. As
we neared the Aleutian Ialands 1t became
bitterly cold, and the ship was covered with
snow and Ice. The sailor IN the ''crow's
nest" among the rigging. nearly froze to
death, and he was so cold he had 10 be car
rled down to the main deck. shall never
forget how beautiful the ship looked on the
morning after this cold snap. The sun
rose and painted the ice-cad ship with dia-
monds. Every rope sparkled with thou
sand prismatic hues and the masts were
great poles of precious stones. TheIe was
ferce'wind blowing. aud as the sun came
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that some unseen hand had flung into the
air bushel of newly minted silver dollars
that stood out against the blue sky strong
and bright. For a second they would seem
to be dropping, then disappearing. coming
again as the birds whirled. For ten min
utes this dazzling living screw operated,
until the birds had assembled perhaps half
a mile, or almost to the level of my point
of observation; then the leader evidently
gave the word. and. turning northward,
they swept into the V-shaped lines again,
and moved on in their regular migratory
flights TO repeat the extraordinary spiral
movement every few miles.
The annual or semi-anDual migrations
of animals are remarkable in many ways,
and in the eastern or midcontinental re-
giOns are far more noticeable than here.
There is a northward movement of birds
at present over the entire United States,
which means the traversing of millions OF
birds from large forms to the humming
birds over several thousand miles twice a
year. The migfations are caused by the
c&d weather and consequent lack OF food,
and some Of the small birds migrate twice
year from Mexico 10 the shores of the
Arctic Ocean.
How birds can find their way during
these pilgrmages would seem mystery,
but Il IS evident that they become familiar
with the great landmarks and follow
mountains, coast lines and large .Tivers.
Ihus the Atlantic Coast. the Blue Ridge,
the Mississippi r yer, the Rocky Mountains
ana the Pacific Coastal are guides fol-
ioWed Oy north and south bound bird pill
gIiIhs' In this way birds return season
aIteI season to the same locality, winter
Ing In Mexico or Cuba and spending the
summer perhaps in Canada. CuriousIv
enough. most Of the flights are made at
night, generally high in air.
Some time ago an astronomer was tror
bed with black sDecks repeatedly erossing
the point of vision and close examina,inrs
showed them to be httds fyinu in go,
numbers at a height of over ten miIas
The pilgrims resi- during the day and faed
and then in large bodies, often Of NAV
kinds, rise and continue their flight mr.
electric light and lighthouses are the means
of telling how vast is the night pigrimaoe
of birds. The glare daZzles the f1vino
birds and they dart at the light with great
force, especially on foggy nights, falling
dead or wounded to the ground. Eyery
lighthouse on this or the Eastern coast
has this story of bird tragedy to tell. In
some cases hundreds of dead and wounded
birds are found in the morning by the
keepers. The keeper of the light on a
barren rock off the coast of Name stated
that he often found the entire ground COW
cred with birds after storm or a foggy
night, and these did not all represent the
actual number of victims. as hundreds fell
The morning call., 1894-04-15
JAPAN in WINTER.
Where Americans Cannot
Keep Warm.
THE PROGRESS OF IT'S PEOPLE
An Ocean Ride Through Storm and
SnOW-Hatred of For.
eigners.

YOKOHAMA, japan, March 25.-Under
the shadow of the snow-clad noun
tain. Fujiyama! In the heart of fowery
japan when the snow is on the ground! !!
In the land of be rising sun with the sun
left out! Surrounded by bare-necked.
bare-chested and almost bare-legged
nation on stills, shiver in my overcoat
as | write for the homes of the base
burner and the furnace. Within the past
three weeks have travelled 5000 miles and
have now nearly reached the other side of
the globe. l am on my way to interior
China, and m month later l will be in the
very cen er of the great Chinese empire.
have come to the Far East to tell you of the
onderful changes that are taking place
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the line of bird pilgrims. and it is said
that thousands are collected during the
season, having found their death by strk-
ing the glass of the tall light. Mr.. Brew
ster. an Eastern ornithoogist, thus de.
scribps the sight which he observed from
the Point Lspreaux light. New Bruins swick.
He remained on the lighthouse from 10
o'clock at night until 2 in the morning,
during which time abou 200 birds struck
the light. He says: 'At the height of
the melee the scene was interesting and
Impressive beyond almost any thing that
ever witnessed. Above, the inky black
sky; on all sides, dense wreaths of fog
scudding swiftly past and completely en-
veloping the sea, which moaned
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light was displayed 1875 dead birds were
counted, representing 100 distinct species.
The speed with which birds travel is
astonishing. 1t is estimated at the COM
mon black swift can travel 276 miles an
hour. The common chimney swallow can
fly 80 miles an hour, and the passenger
pIgenD can without dropping fiy 1000 miles
between sunrise and sunset. In all proba-
billty such speed is not maintained.
The birds are not the only pilgrims.
While they are moving north or south the
blue waters of the Pacific are the scene oil
equally interesting movement on the part
of the fishes. Some. as the barracuda, are
moving north in vast schools, appearing off
Southern California. The yellow tail.
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coming dizzy and bewildered. When the
wind blew strongly they circled around to
leeward, breastlng it in a dense thrOng.
which drifted backward and for
ward. up and down. like a swarm
OF gnats dancing in the sunshine. Dozens
were continually leaving this throng
and skimmiDg toward the lantern. As
they approached they invariably scared
upward, and those which started on a
level with the platform usually passed
above the roof. Others sbeered off at the
last IN oment and shot by with arrow-like
swlltness while more rarely one would
ssop abruptly. and. polsing few feet from
ns sne glass. inspect the lighted space within.
oiIeh 1or minute or more not bird
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VOLUME LXXV-NO. 1856.

into the water. One hundred and sixty
birds have been known to strike the Shin
necook light in a night.
In EurOre the birds cross the Mediser-
ranean. In America they fly down to
Mexico. Many cross the gulf-a feat that
wonId be considered almost impossible for
small birds, On an island in The Gulf of
Meyico I often saw flocks of our smallest
birds that must have flown from the main
land. Cuba was the nearest point. sixty
miles distant. and these birds evidently
came from there. flving directly over the
gulf to Louisiana or Georgia. several hun
dred miles away.
The island of Heligoland Is directly in
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swarm the northern waters with other
fishes that are migrating
Several seasons ago | witnessed beauti-
fu migration in Southern California. 1t
was composed of rich yellow butterfle
that were first noticed flying by in dozens.
but 1t was later seen that the proce ssion
was endless. In watching window found
that two or three were constantly passing
il. and examination disclosed the fact that
a countless army Of yellow-colored butter
flies were passing through the town all
morning in the same direction. AT night
they rested and the lin bs of the trees and
shrubs were covered with them. The
exodus continued for several days and
millions must have passed in that time.
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ONE WOMAN.

Her eyes are not 'ceruieen bIue";
Her s'siken tresSes'' do not fall
In ripping waves Of amber hue:
She has no especial gift" at all
This gentle woman, swe est and good,
Who sprang not from a royal race.
Yet wears her crown of womanhood
With more than queenly grace.
She does not seem to ''foat air
Like thistiedown AMIDST the dance;
\ or would her modest spirit care
TO hold men spellbound with glance"
But she is gracious 10 the poor;
The sick and sorrowful aver
That when she enters at their door
The sunshine follows her.
She has not scared to Learning's heights
Or sounded Wisdom's depths profound;
She only claims her woman's rights
Where tasks for tender hands abound;
Yet though she shrinks from themes abstruse.
Nor studies "ethics" overmuch,
The common things in daily use
Grow fairer al her touch.
Enjoying most where most she loves,
She has great desire to roam.
But by her pure exam lie proves
How love may sanctify the home.
And thus she rules with kindly hand
The realm she understands the best,
While all her happy hOusehold band
Arise and call her blest.
-Chambers' Journal.