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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

When the Consumers Gas Trust agrees to
try the experiment suggested by the COM
mittees OF the Board of Trade and the Com
mercial Club, these bodies should select
the men who viii try the meter expert
ment, and see that the company purchases
the meters. as do companies furnishing
Illuminating gas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Prof c. S. Plumb. director OF Purdue
University experiment station, writes to
the Journal that the institution is in re-
ceipt of many inquiries from farmers
throughout the State in regard TO the
incubation of chinch bugs with cholera,
and is anxious to be of all the assistance
possible toward the determination of this
pest, but is not yet able to supply the ma
terial for incubation, having to send else
where for that used in starting the work
at the station. lie adds: THE readers of
your paper are especially requested not
to send US any bugs. If we are able to
make a success of the work of incubation
we will endeavor to send out what inocu-
lated material we can, with instructions
for doing the work. 1t is perfectly useless
to send bugs here" This matter of in
oculation is not an untried experiment by
any means. Professor Snow, of the Agri-
cultural College at Lawrence, Kan, was
the originator OF the plan, and made a sue
cessful test of 1t some years ago in that
State. The contagion spread rapidly after
the diseased bugs were distributed, and
soon destroyed the insects. This year they
appeared again in Kansas wheat fields, but
were drowned out by the rains. thus do
ing away with the need OF other methods
of destruction. This being the case it is
probably difficult to obtain a supply of the
cholera material with which to undertake
the work, hence the delay at Purdue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Mrs. O'Leary's cow. which kicked over
the lamp that burned the city of Chicago.
died long ago. n now Mrs. OLeary has
gone the way of all the earth. The least
Chicago can do is to set up a monument
in honor of the departed, for 1t is a greater
and more beautiful Chicago than it would
have been but for hat historic and far
kick.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Down in Missouri the horse Free
Coinage" got a fall that has put him out
Of the seasons races. The party Free
Coinage" has met with a similar mis-
han.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

adm Heard Of Ii.

Wabash-Why do the funny men keep
making jokes about your own being slow?
Rittenhouse-Penn-Do they?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Philadelphia Record.

PhfIadelph1a FSecOru.
Rev. Mr.. Wheeler. of New Brunswick.
who rides a wheel on Sundays when he
feels like IL, has oxygenated his moral cour-
age to the point of declaring in his latest
sermon: II see no more harm in a spin
on one of our streets on a Sunday after
noon than / do In a walk on the same"
Good for the New Brunswick Wheeler!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

With Moore at the head of the Weather
Bureau there must necessarily be more
weather. but he will need to step lively to
II more varied.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Lord Dunraven, owner of yalkyrie III.
evidently neglected to cut his rabbits foot
in his pockes wheE the race began.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

the day. You can be reasonably sure when
you choose one form of entertainment that
you will regret not having selected the
others.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05
Turpie's Accomplishments.

Won Moltke was said to speak four Ian
guages fuently and to keep silence In seven
teen. Senator Turpie, Ii Il understood, IL
proficient In seven languages. but from the
one would suppose that he had mastered
nothing else but language.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

The Manufacturers Record, a Balti-
more publication, recently asked the
State vice presidents of the National
Association of Manufacturers and a few
leading manufacturers in the foreign
trade what is necessary to secure a
wider market in foreign countries for
American. goods. About twenty re-
sponses have been received. most OF them
from the representatives of manufacture
ing companies. Most of these answers
are to the effect that the reciprocal
treaties of the Harrison administration,
which the Democratic Congress abro-
gated, must be restored. and all Of them
answer that we must have better steam
ship communication. supported by such
subsidies as other nations extend TO
scores of lines-a policy which the Har-
rison administration i~naugurated, but
which the present administration has
discouraged by an attitude OF hostility.
All these matters are sure to come to
the front again when the country shall
have an American administration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Atchison Globe
Slowly and painfully. with her hand
grasping the stair rail. the new woman Is
ascending to the attic 10 join the roller
skate. the pigs in the clover puzzle and
'sTr..by."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

The baseball and the bicycle are rival OF
the old fashioned Fourth OF July picnic. but
the varied attractions only add interest to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

a correspondent suggests that the sill
vor quesf1on Ne dropped by Republican
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05
woman. Edision Poetry.

Once there lived, side by side.
Two youthful maids.
They did not dress alike.
But hair was in braids.
One Sunday, half-past 10,
One of them said.
/ wouldn't go to church IL I were you,
I'd rather be in bed.
But nothing daunted, the other replied.
You just wait and see where you viii go
When we both have died.
You can be an infidel
II YOU want to
But 1 don't want to go to hi
Even Il you do.
CHORUS.
You'll be sorry when you see me
Sitting just inside the door:
And you will cry and YOU will holler,
Please, Oh, Just let in one more.
You'll remember. what i told you.
And your heart. will prick you sore,
When the devil with q smiling glance
Escorts you to the bottom floor.
--.-.-.--St. Paul Dispatch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05
Amen.


We are now In the last and short half Of
made In all swiftness and March. 1897. see
the G.. o. p. in full possession.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Smokeless powder may be all right. bid
neiseless powder would never suit younl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

ST. Louis Post-Dispatch DEM I
Calling black white is moderate exagger-
alton compared with calling the present adj
ministration Democratic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Chicago Chronicle is both partisan
and original when IL saws that Horace
Boies rescued Iowa from the Republicans
IT has been commonly supposed that one OF
the principal figures In this rescue was Mr..
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
Carlisle for President.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The posi-
tive declaration of Secretary Carlisle
to be considered as a candidate for
governor of kentucky or United
States senator to succeed Mr.. Black
burn is not surprise to the imme-
diate friends of the secretary in
Washington. Mr.. Carlisle looks
higher than either of these offices.
He has been promised the support OF
many important an influential Demo-
Gratis the presidential nomination. 10
antagonize Blackburn would be I'M
wise. It would ARRAY against the
secretary the Blackburn influence in
Kentucky, which is potent in all parts
of the state. With Carlisle out of
the race Joe Blackburn is a sure win
ner and his own successor. He will
naturally exert himself in behalf OF
the secretary's presidential aspira-
tions, and there is no reason to doubt
that Kentucky will send d solid and
earnest Carlisle delegation to the
next Democratic convention. Just
now President Cleveland regards with
decided favor the prospect of being
succeeded by Secretary Carlisle.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
A NOBLE FIGHT.
AN EMINENT SOUTHERN LAW
YER'S LONG CONFLiCl
WITH DISEASE.
ru.ntv-fiye Years Of Prosperity Adver-
sitv and Sufferlng.-The Great VIC
tory Won by Science Over
Stubborn Disease.
tF,rom the Atlanta, Ca, constitutional

TFrom the Atlanta, Ga, CONSTITUTIONS
foremost among the best known lawyers
md farmers of North Carolina stands col.
Iaaac A. Sugg of Greenvile. Mr. Sugg has
resided in Greenville twenty-five years
While nearly every one in Pitt county
Knows Mr.. IS history, perhaps all DO not
know of his return to business AGAIN atter
nm illness of sixteen years. No man mas
cone through more than he and lived. 1t
vac q case of the entire breaking down OF
the nervous system. attended by eXcrucl:t'
inc aeonizing, uncomfortable pain. Opiates
and stimulants only quoted temporarily,
and all trea tments failed him. Only his love
If family and friends prevented suicide.
He told reporter the following interesting,
story: ,a
Int Iature gave way at last and l sue,
cnmb.d to the inevitable. My entire nerv-
ous system had been shattered by the,
stimuiants and opiates l had taken, my
blood had actually turned to water, my
weight had dropped from l73 pounds to l23
and Il seemed to everybody that the end
was in sight. Why, could not bear the gem
tie hand of my wife to battle my limbs with
teni water. Twas simply living from hour
to hour, had made my will settled my
business and waited for the last strand If
life to snap.
1T was at this time that a somewhat
similar case as my own was brought to my
notice. This man had suffered very much
as I had, his life had been despaired of as
mine had, and vet he had been cured.
Think what that little word meant to me
CURED. The report stated that the work
had been accomplished by medicine
known as DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. l investigated the report thor
oughly and found that it was true IN detail
Then procured some Of DIR. Williams Pink
Pills and began taking them and began to
get better. began to sleep like a health
full child, sound, calm and peaceful. MY
annette came back and my nerves were
soothed and restored to their normal condl
ton and felt like a new man. But the
greatest blessing was the mental improve
ment. began to read and digest, to formu
late new plans, to take an interest in my
law practice, which began to come back tt
me as soon as my clients realized that
was again myself. After a lapse Of ter
wears / ride horseback every day withou
fatigue.
"That DR.. Williams Pink Pills saved m,
life is beyond doubt, and I am spreading
their praises far and wide"
Inquiry about the town Of Greenvillesub
Stimulated the above facts Of Col. Sugg'
case. and that many others are being bene
flied bv DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are for sale b,
all druggists, or may be had by mail from
Dr. Williams Medicine company, Schcnec
tady, N. Y, for so cents per box, or 81
hoyes for $3.50
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
Communicating Foreign Stamps.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The opin-
ion of the solicitor of the treasury to
the effect that it is unlawful to have
in possession or use plates for the
printing of postage stamps in the sim
ilitude of those used by foreign gov
ernments will be acted upon at once.
It is stated by the chief of the secret
service that so-called stamp albums
now on hand by publishers and deal
ers containing these prints will not be
confscated, but no more will be allow
ed to be printed. The cuts. plates, ETC.,
from which they are printed will
be seized if not surrendered.
It is an astonishing fact that the
penalty imposed by law for the coun-
terfeating of foreign stamps is much
more severe than for the counterfeit
ing OF United States stamps. In the
case of foreign stamps the penalty is
not less than two nor more than ten
years. Imprisonment, while the coun'
terfeiting of United States stamps
penalty is fine of not more than $500
or not more than five years impris'
onment or both. Thus the cour'
might impose fine of 81 or one days
Imprisonment for violation of our owr
law and come within the law, while
the minimum penalty as to foreign
stamps is two years Imprisonment
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
WASHINGTON NEWS.
SOME DIPLOMATIC SPECOLA-
TON INDUCED IN.
IT,. Opastion is Whether General roster
Win Figure in the Settlement Between
China and :Japan-German Protection
ists-New Years Day.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Speculatlon
in Diplomatic circles is active regard
ing the capacity in which Gen. Foster
will figure in the negotiations between
the two belligerent nations. II Is
thought unlikely that he will take
part in the conference, as to do SO ne
must be appointed by China and
doubt is expressed whether under m
ternational usages foreigner could
be appointed conferree for either
nation. 1t not commissioned as !"
plenipotentiary, he might be present
at the negotiations in the suoordl-
nate capacity Of secretary, but 1t IS
doubted whether diplomat who has
been secretary Of state and United
States minister to foreign nations
would care to play an inferior part.
No information has been received at
the Chinese legation regarding the
emperor's reported action in deprlv'
ing Ii Hung Chang of military au'
thority and superseding him in com
mand by Liu Yum vi, viceroy o.
LANG Kiang. Mr.. Chung OF the lega
ton says he thinks it possible thai
the emperor has for the present re-
lieved the viceroy OF his civil duties
desiring him to devote his whole at
tention to military operations.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
German ProtectiOnist.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-It is asserted
at the agricultural department that
the Agricultural, or Agrariah party,
in the German empire, brought about
the prohibition OF the importation to
Germany OF live ea.i,e, dressed beef,
canned beef ami o&hsr meat products
from the Unitea States. Secretary
Morton says that the landed proprie-
tors in Germany are protectionists
who teach McKinleyism in thigh
duties" They desire, he says, to
exclude all competition which may
arise from the fertile lands OF the
United States.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
Snain and Tariff.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-The gov,
eminent of Spain, desiring to avert
the tariff warfare between the United
States and Cuba, has under favorable
consideration the cession to Cuba OF
the privilege of arranging her own
revenue budget, including tariffs with
the United States. This budget is to
be subject to the approval of Spain.
The negotiations now progressing at
Madrid are partly on these lines, but
the state department is proceeding
with it's retaliatory plans, as it is not
believed that Spain's concessions to
Cuba can be carried out and made
beneficial to US for some months to
come.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
Currency Plan Explained

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-Represent.
alive Springer gave to the Associated
Press reporter the following summary
of the currency bill as modified Dy
the late Carlisle amendments: Gin
the first place" said Mr.. Springer,
.the Carlisle bill proposes radical
change in the manner OF securing tne
hank note circulation. The rapid
navment of the public debt, the
limited number of bonds now out
standing and the further fact that
manv Of them are held in trust
CAPACITIES in this country, and as per-
mauent investments by persons re-
siding abroad, have rendered the
kind of security now required I'M
practicable. The Carlisle bill pro-
poses for security OF the circulating
notes of national banks, instead OF
United States bonds, guarantee tuna
consisting of legal tender notes
| or currency certificates to the amount
Of so per cent of the circulation ap-
nlied for; also safety fund to be
raised by a tax of ! OF l per cent
upon the circulating notes until IL
reaches per centum OF the whole
circulation, and as further security
a first lien upon all assets OF the bank
and upon the amount which may be
realized by the double liability feature
of the national banking law. Inc
guarantee fund of 80 per cent, the
assets sf the bank and the personal
liability of stockholders can only go to
the payment of the circulating notes
of the bank which issues them, but
the per cent guarantee fund raised
by tax upon all the circulation Oh tne
country, is a common fund out Of
which notes OF any failed bank
may be paid, if the guarantee fund
assets and personal liabilities OF stock
holders are not sufficient. Thus on
circulation of 5000, 100000, tho pres
ent national bank circulation, the
safety fund would amount to Slo' ooo''
600 and this whole fund could bt
drawn upon to pay notes of any banl
that failed. This security is consld
cred ample by the safest fnancler
and bankers of the country. Ih'
currency bill, as amended, does no
compel national banks to enter tn
new system. They may continue un
der the old law, but it is though
: banking officials will soon see the al
vantages of the new plan and adop
it.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
Oklahoma Must Walt,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-The agita.
ton for the admission of Oklahoma,
as state is kept up by individuals,
but it does not meet with favor in the
minds of congressman, and there is
no prospect OF any such legislation by
this congress. The settled opinion OF
congress is averse to making Okla
homa state at present. Political
considerations may make that terri.
tory state in the next congress, JUS,
as politics brought into the union
some years ago more than one terri
tory not qualified to statehood.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
No More Back Salary,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The three
new senators who will be elected to
fill the vacancies in the states of
Wyoming. Washington and Montana
will probably not be paid the back
salaries which have heretofore been
paid to senators elected or appointed
to fill vacancies. They were cut out
by an express provision in the legis-
lative appropriation bill of the last
session, which, it is believed, will put
an end to this practice for the future.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
New Years Day,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Probably in
no ether city Of the country does that
peculiarly American custom of ex-
changing new years calls continue to
flourish with the same vigor as in the
capital of the nation. Although in
the other cities the custom has come
to be regarded in the breach than in
the observance, in Washington every
body in official life either received or
paid calls.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Among the
few members Of the house who were
at the capitol yesterday the prevail
ing opinion seemed to be that the Re-
publicans had it in their power to
pass or defeat the currency bill. The
Democratic vote, it is thought, will
be about evenly divided for and
against the measure. The Republic
cans are expected 20 vote against the
measure. While the bill is far from
satisfactory to the Democratic men,
bers who will support it, they will
Fote for it because it will improve, in
their opinion. the present situation.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05

A 12-YEAR-oLD boy, Freddie Griffith,
lies on sick bed at Montclair, N. j.,
with 1000 gratis of skin from other
persons on his body. To this number
5000 more will have to be added be-
fore his epidermis is in order for the
outer air. When Freddie dies, an in
teresting problem will be set to st.
Peter; sort of parallel, so to say, OF
the case OF the biblical single wife
and seven brother-husbands "who all
had her. Freddie will be covered
with the hides Of persons other than
himself. How will his beatitude Or
damnation be served out-personally
or vicariously; to the grated or the
grafters?
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
Tariff War Coming.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Signs null
tiply showing that the United States
is on the verge of great tariff war
with all Europe. France now appears
to be following Germany in placing
restrictions in the way of the impor-
tasion of American food products and
as in the case OF Germany there is a
development of the agrarian policy
intended to help the French farmer,
although osteasibly put forward as q
measure in the :aterest of public
health.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
Precious Milk.

It is said the Empress Catherine,
noticing that tho beautiful Mile. Po-
tocka, who had lately come to court,
had no pearls, Immediately command
ed a fancy dress ball, to which the
girl was hidden to come as q milk
maid. Then, while Mile. Potocka
was dancing, the empress slipped a
superb necklace of pearls into the
pail she carried, and, at her exclama-
ton of wonder, said: cit is only the
milk, which has curdled." This was
straining point to make beautiful
the milk of human kindness.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05

y, is now announced that a French
physician has been giving to the Acad-
envy of Science in Paris an account OF
the successful application OF his sys-
tenn OF restoring life to people struck
apparently dead by electric shocks.
One thing which may be noted in all
these discussions as to reviving the
electrocuted is that the physicians
who claim that the system is SO Of
fective have never expressed their
willingness to submit to an electric
shock themselves and have the exper-
iment tried on them. They want to
blow the bellows and supply the res
spiration for some other fellow. They
draw the line between scientific enthu-
siam and altruism.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
Congressional situation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. - Both
houses of congress will resume on
Thursday next and it is expected that
there win be more determined effort
to press the work OF the session for
the next two months than has char
acterized the proceedings during the
month which has already elapsed.
The necessary work Of the session is
the passage Of the appropriation bills.
of which there are fourteen. OF
these, none have passed the senate,
and only Eve have received the sane
ton Of the house.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05

THERE has been talk in New York
of moving canal boats by trolley as
soon as the great motors at Niagara
Falls are started up, but this idea has
been partly anticipated in France by
the application of storage batteries,
which send the canal boats along at a
speed OF two and half miles an hour.
The trolley is about to be introduced
on one French canal, and the current
will be generated by the feed water Of
the different levels.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
An Exploded Idea.

It is the common belief that the
peach tree is necessarily of short life,
but there are some very old orchards
on the Delaware peninsula, and single
trees have been known to bear great
number of years. A Sussex county
peach grower has an orchard thirty
years old, and in good peach years it
Yields abund antly.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-05
Nine Ptr eCt Tones.

Ones surprise at the fact that no
Two persons voices are perfectly alike:
ceases when informed by an authority
on the subject that, though there are
only nine perfect tones in the human
voice, there are the astounding num-,
Der of 1882, 1856, 044,415 different
sounds. OF these, fourteen direct
muscles produce 1888 and thirty
indirect muscles produce IT'S, TAI, 1928,
while all in cooperation produce the
total given above.