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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
THE MOUND BUILDERS CANAL.
The Work OF Great Intelligence and
Constructive Ability
Maroufs de NaTai1,ac in Dauahoa's
Marquis de Nadeiliac. in Donahoe's.

IL we stand puzzled. almost incredulous,
before, some OF the figures We have de-
scribed, carried out by the natural powers
OF these people aided only by some miser-
able implements OF stone and perhaps cop
per, our amazement is redoubled when we
find them cutting annals TO irrigate their
fields and, perhaps, even to establish water
communications, a speaking sign OF the ex-
istence Of a dense and commercial popula-
These canals are found i'm several parts
OF the vast territory occupied by the
e MoSef 6u and executed rssg a sEa s q sreas iSsei.
ligence of the difficulties OF the ground ard
doubtless. too, of the wants Of the peope.
everywhere the daily increasing progress
Of agriculture have leveled the banks, but
it is still possible to recognize them. and
in communication with several lakes, has
been traced over a stretch Of seventy
miles.
They were still more numerous In Arizona.
and accompanied by reservoirs where water
was kept to be utilized in years Of drought.
One of these basins. eliptical In form and
measuring 2ooxloo feet, is situated In the
Tn canals constructed by the inhabitants
Of Pho Salado irrigated 10000 acres. The
ments at Mesa Maricopa county,, found
the remains OF an important ~irrigatory
work. and were even able to utilize part
a canal has been remade between banks
due to those unknown constructors. Mr..
Walker mentions a canal In Florida which
went from Horse Shoe bay towards the
lakes, and at Pine island, near Charlotte,
another Is known to extend over a length OF
fourteen miles.
who were the constructorsY These ca
nails we're never dug by the Indians. Neither
can We say they are due to the race that
built the mounds: so little conclusive are
the proofs of this identity that some Ameri-
canists hardly believe the canals anterior
to the arrival of the Spaniards. But in
this again I think they are mistaken.
Tho Q@nQlC uora nnrfUafAd ~fI tD.<a
but there is no objection in this to the
hypothesis Of their construction by the
Mound Builders. There is every reason to
believe that they had a knowledge of navf-
cation and made boats by following the
trunks of trees. Recent discoveries have
shown the existence of palafttes on the
great Northern lakes; there must have been
boats to allow communication with the
Inhabitants.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

James Renwick, of New York, died a few
months ago leaving a large bequest to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art on condition
that ninety pictures Of his own, all old
masters. be put by themselves in a room or
alcove to be devoted to them for all time
and to be known as the Renwick collection.
After due consideration the board of trus-
tees has declined the bequest. and it will
revert to other heirs. The reason for this
course is not made public, but it is supposed
to be that the ninety so-called "old mas
ters' are not genuine and that the museum
cannot afford to countenance them. Under
the circumstances. the rejection of the
money was the only proper course, but the
action doubtless caused the board a pang
of regret.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

A Pittsburg woman, Mrs. Foster by name,
has taken a departure in the matter OF
disposing of an ~uncongenial husband which
may commend itself to other members Of
her sex similarly encountered. She had no
great affection for her ''old man. but, as
often happens when a wife fails to APP
preciate the virtues anG attractions OF
her spouse, another woman rates him at a
much higher figure. Mrs. Hornsberger re-
garded Mr.. Foster as a most desirable man
to have about the house, and Mr.. Foster
was so pleased with her recognition Of his
merits and graces that he was willing to
transfer his allegiance from his wife. But
it was not a simple matter Of moving him.
self and his personal belongings. Mrs.
Foster, being duly notified of the intended
move, expressed opposition on commercial
grounds. She did not value Foster highly
as a husband; still, he was hers. and If the
other woman wanted him she ought to be
willing to pay value received. Thereupon
negotiations were entered into whereby
Mrs. Foster became possessed Of $50 in
cash, a diamond pin and a diamond ring
in return for Mr.. Foster. In order to have
matters on a legal basis she consulted an
attorney, desiring him to draw up separa-
ton papers and a contract wherein she
would agree not to bring suit for deser-
ton. When the attorney demurred at the
arrangement and objected to participating
in such a trifiing with matrimony Mrs.
Foster broke out after this fashion: "Well.
1 don't see why 1 can't make a deal Of
that nature if 1 want to. What has the
public to do with my selling or otherwise
disposing of the old man. if it suits my
fancy? We have got tired Of each other
and he Is perfectly willing to go with the
Cleveland woman, Sarah Hornsberger She
wants him, and so far as I am concerned,
If the ready cash is forthcoming, she can
have him and welcome" Upon which the
attorney swallowed his scruples and drew
up the documents. AS a variation on the
customary method of leaving the wife
without a cent the enterprising Mrs. Fos-
ter's method has its advantages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

There may be honor among a certain
class Of evil doors, but honor is not an ele-
ment to be relied On among rivals in bust
ness. Funk & Wagnalls make a curious
charge of unfairness against a reprint Of
one of the English competitors of the
Standard Dictionary. This publisher has
collated from the Standard a list of indeli-
cate words, with their definitions, and has
distributed circulars containing them among
teachers, school trustees and parents
throughout the country. Presumably this
English reprint contains no indicate or
improper words. but if so 1t must be a nov
city among lexicons. Expurgated editions
of the dictionary will hardly commend
themselves to persons who very properly
regard such a work as an Inventory Of
the language" The child which spends it's
time hunting out the naughty words in the
~dictionary's pages will not derive injury
the harm to its morals has already been
DONE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
FACTS ABOUT CHRISTMAS.
Ancient Origin OF Some of Our Moderu
Customs.

The Chautauquanl
The custom of burning the yule log has
been transmitted to various parts OF the
woTio: During feudal times many a ponder
Gus block Of yule has been dragged to the
spacious hearth In noble halls. All wayfar-
ers barred their heads in reverence as the
from the forest. Its entrance was hailed
with song:
Come, bring with 9 noise.
My merry, merry boys,
The Christmas log TO the firing:
While my good dame, she
And drink to your hearts desiring"
The yule or Christmas candle lent cheer
half ne log had been burned the remaining
1alr was carefully slowed in the cellar as
a preventive, against fire and misfortune.
II Vas considered an evil omen II q squint-
ing or a barefooted person happened in
the room while the log was burning. and
the presence of a iet-footed m fore
The festival begins with Christmas eve
and closes with Candlernas day. The pretty
many centuries. 1t probably originated with
the Saturnalia of the old Romans. They
tr.prried their temples and dwellings with
holly, rosemary, bay, laurel and cypress.
H,]ls has continued 10 remain the ~favorite
Chil .sis green through the course OF
b, ne church council. because OF its pa
ganistsc origin. Evidently the decree was
is esSima;ed that over a million dollars are
spent in Europe and America for Christmas
holly
of holly consumed in this country was all
imported from Europe. Now, however, IL
Is extensively cultivated on this side OF the
have grown with the supply. 1t represents
a most profitable industry, giving needed
emL .Oyment to hundreds OF men at a sea-
son when they would otherwise be without
work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
Lawrence Irwell, in LIppencott.

90 " "a 80
In the Eastern cities the orchid seems TO
be the fashionable flower. 1t has grown
rapidly in popularity. and the desire Of the
florists to keep pace with the emands OF
the public has not only brought into the
also reduced the price of the commoner
kinds.
Dame Fashion might nave made a much
worse selection, for in all the floral king
dom there is nothing to compare with or
chids for conspicuous shapes, magnificent
coloring and fragrant perfume
Ten years ago little was known, except py
experts. about the way In which orchids
grew, and they we're generally regarded as
costly flowers, in most cases resembling
some insect. such as the butterfly. When first
introduced they were called air-plants, be-
cause some of them send out roots which
require no earth as a covering.
Orchids are found all over the world, ex-
cept in the highest ATTITUDES: they are most
numerous in the tropics. where the flowers
are more brilliant in color than those found
in temperate countries. as Ia the case With
other plants and with insects. The hot and
damp parts OF the West Indies and OF Mad
agascar, the moist forests OF Brazil. ara the
western part OF Mexico furnish the maJori-
Nv of the orchids which, since the middle
OF the century, have been so highly priced
both here and In Europe.
When first introduced, these beautiful
flowers commanded such extravagant prices
that none but the wealthy could possess
them; but Yankee enterprise has altered
this. and while some rare specimens stu
command enormous prices. yet many orchid
flowers may now be purchased for about
the same ngurs - the best roses-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

A correspondent OF the New York Sun.
referring to DR.. Ahlwarat's visit. says
al sensible Jews will thank the paper
for saying Jew" n not Hebrew"
but does not say why. The words are
exactly synonymous. Some persons think
one word applies to religion and the 9TH
er to nationality. but that Is a mistake.
Ali Hebrews are supposed to be de-
scended from Heber. the great grand
son Of Shem. In the line of Abraham.
Isaac and Jacob. and all Jews are sup
posed to be descended from the tribe of
Judah. son of Jacob. Obviously. there
fore. a Jew is a Hebrew and a Hebrew
IL a Jew. Both words are chronological,
relating to race and not to religion. The
Vord "Israelite" is another synonym,
en three words having precisely the
same meaning and being equally re-
spectful in their application.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

AS long ago as 1874 Gar Nicholas
proposed the partition of h Turkish
empire, but Great Britain would not
In 1854 Nicholas demanded Of
the Sultan a protectorate over the Greek
Christians in Turkey, which eliminated
in a war. in which England and France
took the side OF Turkey and Russia
was defeated. Later the powers, urged
by England. prevented The sub1uSation
of Turkey for the Bulgarian and ether
Consequently, Turkey ex-
lists. and exists because Of England.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

There is said to be a local movement
on foot to erect a monument in men,
DRY Of Robert Fulton, inventor Of steam
navigation, at Troy. Perry county, Indi-
ana 1t is claimed that Fulton at one
time owned land at Troy and contem-
plated establishing a shipyard there.
The claim probably has no foundation
The lives of Fulton do not show that he
ever visited this part OF the country.
and from the time Of the construction
OF his first steamboat. In 1907. til. his
death. In 1915. he was much too busy
perfecting and introducing his invention
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15


A Michigan railroad company has
Issued a circular to the effect that here
after the remains of persons whN have
died OF communica bic diseases win Eot
be transported ove its lines. This is
well enough In its way. but what about
the living people with communicable
diseases who travel over that and other
roads unhindered? Their transportation
Is q matter Of much more Importance
to the rest Of the travelling public. which
Is Obliged to follow after and occupy
the same microbe-infected upholstery
and sleep under the same blankets.
Since health boards have decided that
consumption Is an infectious disease an
other horror has been added to the ex-
istence of those who are obliged ~ 90
about the world In sleeping cars and be
guests" In hotels.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

The report Of the Commissioner of
Pensions. brings down the work of the
Office only to June 80. 1895. when the net
increase Of names on the pension roll
was $50. During the quarter which end
ed Nov. 4. 1895. 400 names were dropped
from the roll of the Indianapolis agency.
Of which 64S were what is known as in
valid pensioners. If the falling eff at
the other agencies has been in the same
ratio, there were at least twenty thou
sand less names on the rolls Nov. 4. 1895,
than when the Commissioner made his
report, June 80, 1886. This shows that
under the present method of admins
tering the pension laws the high-water
mark has been reached and the number
II now quite rapidly falling of.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

In a Christmas story in Harper's Weekly,
owen Wister. the graphic delineator of life
in the Southwest, makes a little street
gamin speak to his cowboy patron of the
place where we ''dined'' yesterday. What
that boy did say. in all likelihood, was,
where We et," or he might have used any
one of a dozen slangy terms relating to the
satisfying of the appetite, but he never said
''dined." 1t is only an expert in dialect, one
to the manner born, who never makes a
slip in its use. and Wister is hardly an ex-
pert in this line. though he does write good
stories.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

Fires have occurred at sea re-
Gently on two vessels of the
United States navy, both Of which
are attributed to spontaneous COM
bustion. The mere statement Of fact
does not account for the mystery, how
as spontaneous combustion may
occur from several causes. All seamen
fear it, and those on steamers more
any. Spontaneous combustion is
impossible in anthracite coal. but the
navy uses bituminous coal, and this. es-
pecially If slowed away wet, is consid-
cred dangerous. There is no peril of the
sea SO much feared by seamen as fire,
and no form of it more feared than
spontaneous combustion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

The New York COMMITTEE which is
said to have called Jew-baiter Ahlwardt
while here. still remains anonymous. In
fact, suspicion Is strong either that the
committe is a myth or that it is too
much ashamed Of itself to come into
public view. Possibly, too, it has no
mind to share In the stale-egg harvest
which its unpopular importation is reap
Ing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
A Thoughtful Corporation.

II presume you have at least a fully fin
ished common school education?' asked
the superintendent
Whats that got to do with settin' brakes
on a freight train?' the applicant wanted
to
"why. you viii want something to fan
back on In the way OF making . living after
you lose . leg or two. We've got enough
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

Speaker Reed was very considerate in say
ing that 1t was so hot in Arizona that when
a man died there he did not notice the
difference in climate. The original story,
which has been current for fifteen or twenty
years, has 1t that a soldier who died at
Yuma in July sent back the next night for
his winter blankets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

Chicago papers are telling st. Louis
that at least thirty thousand visitors
from Illinois will be In the latter city
on convention week. Well, less Than two
hundred Of them will have any business
there. and IL the rest fail to find hotel
accommodations they can go home and
not be missed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

A very large number OF villages
OF from two thousand to three thousand
inhabitants have put In bids for public
buildings Tampa, Fla. with five thou
sand Inhabitants. asks for a $500, 900
building. which il 800 worth OF public
building for every man, woman and
child IN the town. Most of these towns
have only : ~postofncs. but the public
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

The counties are responding generous
~ to the request for the building Of cot
tages at the State Soldiers Home. Tip
pecanoe county has just appropriated
$1,000. and vanderburg heads the list
with an appropriation OF 81. 900. 1t is now
evident that In a few months fifty or six
ty cottages will be under contract.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

For a city that doesn't care a-straw
II it didn't get the Republican national
convention, Chicago is bowling with TN
necessary vigor over the selection Of st.
Louis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

Hon. Edward MCPHERSON, who died yester-
day at his home in Gettysburg, Pa, was a
bright man. an ardent Republican and the
compiler Of some political textbooks which
have been found very useful by politicians
of all parties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

One will lock in vain through the gcn-
eral exchanges Of a cfice
to find an expression or regret that
Senator Cameron has announced his re-
tirement to private life at the ED Of
his term.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

Hogan-And do yez bear Clancy amy III
will for the lump he gev yez?
Grogan-Oi do not. Sure, tn tooth he
knocked out was wan OF had been wantin'
TO hev pulled for tn pasht two months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

Schlatter will find a rich field for opera
lions in Mexico. and If he attends strictly
to business he may finally get a place
alongside "Our Lady of Guadalupe"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

II the reports Of the slaughter Of Ar
uenians In Turkey are two-thirds ina gil
nation. there is enough of wholesale
murder to shock the civilized world.
There may be no Immediate remedy,
but h powers having a million Of SOL
diers at call might, it seems, send a
hundred thousand to Turkey to protect
q defenseless people from slaughter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

The subject of discussion at a meeting of
the local woman suffrage association in
Washington the other day was the Power
of Beauty" But what has beauty got to
do with suffrage-or s~uffragists?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

1t may interest some persons to know
that the power which will move inventor
Keely's motor when the motor moves is
called 'apergy." But what is apergy?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

IL the counting has been correctly
done. there are six thousand more men
tina women in Utah, which, il a fact, is
rather a surprise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
The Modern Embas.ador.

Tommy-Paw, what is an ambassador?
Mr.. Figg-He is used chiefly as a chip
which the other country knocks of when
it wants to declare war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

da." and Anthony Hopes reputation was
established. The play rounded on the last
named novel has created a renewed de-
mand for the book. and IL IS now HAVING
q greater sale than ever.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
THE INDIANAPoLIs JOURNAL
Twenty Pages

II half the reports from Cuba are true.
both sides are winning a large number
Of decisive victories.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

Watts-Statesman Wits says he never
pays any attention to the papers.
Potts-So? / wonder how he gets hold Of
all his Jokes?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

crippled switch tenders and crossing watch
men to last us for the next thirty years"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

scheme as establishing a shipyard on a
Western river at thai early day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15

eign powers continue to be friendly"
The Sultan must have smiled when he
read that.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-06-29
SIDE-LIGHTS.

The Original Form Of the Commandments
1t is an old and probable supposition that in its
original form the Decalogue consisted merely of
the Commandments themselves, and that the ex-
planatory comments appended in certain cases were
added afterwards.-S. r. DRIVER.
The Economy of the Sabbath.-Two neighbors
in the State of New York, each with a drove of
Sheep started on the same day for distant market
One started several hours before the other trav
elled uniformly every day. The other rested every
Sunday. Yet he arrived at the market first with
his flock In better condition than that of the other
In giving account OF it he said that he drove his
sheep on Monday about seventeen miles, on Tues
day not over sixteen, and so lessening every day,
till on Saturday he drove them only about eleven
miles. But on Monday, after resting on Sunday,
they would travel again seventeen miles, and so on
each week. But his neighbours sheep, which were
not allowed to rest Sunday, before they arrived
at the market could not travel without injury more
than six or eight miles in day.-JUsTIN Ed
WARDS.
The Combined Purport of the Commandments.
The Creator best understands the needs of his
creatures. Imagine such genius as Michael An
gelo conceiving the plan of the dome of ST. Peters,
Sectional drawings made and given to his work.
men. Each of these workmen executes his allotted
part Ignorant of the general design, he keeps at
tenton fixed his special task, and performs it all
the better since it alone engages his thought. The
different portions are afterward brought together
Each takes it predesigned place; and when the
whole has been completed a thoughtful spectator
sees how division of labor rests on division of mind
and how division of mind rests on the unity of
presiding mind, supreme over all the details-A.A A.
LIPscoMB.