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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27
AMERICAN LUMBER SUPPLY.
Planting of Forests Likely to Be an
Important Industry.
Meehan's Monthly.

MeeIdt1 ) monthly.
Looking not very far into the future; 1t
seems that the planting of American Tor
ests will become a productive industry.
Preservation of old forests, with their
masses of dry undeTbrush and fre-lnVlting
collections Of dry leaves, may be advisable
for some reasons. These immense masses
of fire wood undoubtedly tend to collect
snow which, by it's gradual melting, fur-
nishes a supply to the water reservoirs be-
meath the surface of the ground. Snow
thaws less quickly under the Snade OF trees
than in the bright sunlight. Less water,
therefore, runs to supply floods and fresh
cts than when the snow is made to
pass away gradually. But this question
does not affect the solid timber interests.
In old forests. where there is struggle
for life among the trees by reason of their
growing so thickly together, the result is
the necessity of waiting many years before
the trees will reach a size to make them
desirable for timber purposes. Where trees
for most kinds of American trees will fur
nish useful timber in twenty or thirty
years, and for many other purposes they
can be employed even younger. 1t takes
we'll on to a century for the struggling
trees in dense wood to have any market
able value.
While good timber is becoming gradually
scarcer on account of our annual forest
fires. rising, from, the conditions al
stated, the demand is increasing. and,
is more remarkable, Europe is already
ing on America for a supply of lum
American oak, especially, is in great
mand in the old world, while our black
walnut is closely following in its wake. Our
lighter woods. also-such tulip tree and
poplar-are coming into great demand there
for packing boxes and cases where light
weight is a great object. Those who are
interested in forestry in our country should
take up the matter of ENCOURAGEMENT of
forest planting. 1t will soon be a greater
question than forest preservation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

cavalry has no time to balance chances
And in an instant the Kaiser decided: The
huge black mass swayed and parted, and
the bulk of II disappeared rapidly over the
sky line; the Kaiser was going on to strike
at the bulk of the retreating division further
on But there remained the blotch Of one,
regiment and one battery. Hastily the bat
terry broke UP into six guns, unlimbered,
was flashing imaginery shrapnel into the
as by machinery into line without check
or hesitation 1t moved down the hill, across
the road. up again till 1t was on a Level
with the infantry. The battalion would be
caught on the flank and rolled up like pa
per; what were its officers looking at? But
as the laundering line swept down on il the
hoarse echo of an order hoateds across the
valley. There were the turn and click of
kale1doscope-and the infantry were not
four lines marching up hill. but one line
lying down facing the charge. The cav
airy flew on-horses leaping and plunging
but level as if they We're tied together.
out spurtsd the rifle fire; on flew the
chargers. Then, twenty yards off, they
stopped-two- thirds of the line opposite the
infantry, one-third tapping around its left
had succeeded. The guns had shaken the
infantry; the charge had broken it; the out
thanking squadrons had stamped it TO pieces
Meanwhile the Kaiser had ridden on four
miles, and was repeating the process on
big scale with the main body of the retreat
ing division, In. front of pale village with
wave afer wave of cavalry sweeping over
the fields as if devouring them l could see
the flash or the guns ana the ripping plaze
of the infantry fire. When l got up they
had just charged home and the division was
collecting itself again. The Kaiser had
come up swiftly across country in just the
right place at just the RICH moment; he
had never lost an instant by hesitation, yet
he had not struck till the moment when his
blow must be crushing. / wonder how
many men could take 1900 riders ten miles
across a strange country, plump into the
middle of the enemy, and fail on him unex-
pectedly at the instant he was exposed? To
my ignorance it seems almost Supernuman.
A bad Emperor, possibly, but most brill
liant cavalry general.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27


Philadelphia is especially favored in the
matter of gifts>from public-spirited and
benevolently disposed citizens Thursday
mornings papers announced to their read
ers that Mr.. Peter A. B. Widener had made
known his purpose of presenting to the city
property valued at $1,OOo,0OO, to be used in
developing the free library and fine art gall
lery system. The gift, which is intended
as a memorial to his wife, includes his
handsome residence, with it's wealth of art
treasures. The papers also recorded the
subscription of 800, 600 by Mr.. Thomas Nc
Kean for the erection Of a new law school
building for the University of Pennsylva-
MIA. 1t was also announced that by the
will Of Mr. Lucien Moss an estate of nearly
100000 would be applied to building and
operating a department for incurables in
connection with the jewish Hospital. Phil
adelphians might well have given thanks
that Thanksgiving day for the benefac-
lions themselves, but even more for the
spirit of liberality and altruism that
prompted them. Such occurrences afford
great cheer to those who hold that in spite
of appearances modern tendencies are not
wholly selfish.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

larger demand upon a supply that has not
increased, and, in instances like wheat, has
decreased. is mainly responsible for the adj
vance of prices of which the free-trade pa
per complains. 1t is a great thing not to
continue to sell upon a falling market, since
that means a continual tendency to business
depression. A change to rapidly advancing
prices it not desirable. but firm prices are
essential to activity. The rise in wheat,
however, has put the wheat belt in a posi-
ton to go into the markets to purchase and
give business a great impetus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

A gentleman who recently returned from
a European trip says that foreign financial
circles expressed great surprise at the ease
with which this country has absorbed the
enormous amount of American securities
returned during the last two or three years
respect for our financial resources; never
theless," he adds, foreign markets will not
again buy our stocks and bonds until we
have settled our currency affairs" So it
goes. Every consideration of public and pri-
vate interest calls for the placing of our
currency system on sound and solid
basis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

The Boston Herald, complaining of the
increase of prices during the past year, at
tributes the advance to the tariff. Among
the articles which it mentions as having adj
vanced are wheat, pork and hides. AS we
are not importing wheat or pork, but the
chief exporters of both one fails to see how
the tariff can have caused an advance In
the prices of these two articles. The in
consequential duty put upon hides cannot
have caused an advance of II per cent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

takes place on the second Tuesday in De-
cember. viii have unusual interest from
the fact that a silver Democrat has been
nominated against Mayor Quincy, the regu-
lar Democratic candidate. 1t will be inter-
esting to note the strength of the silver
element of the Democracy against a regular
candidate who has for more than year
been dumb on that issue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27
depends ON the Article.
Harper's Bazaar.

I'etNttIf I
How can get an article in your paper?"
asked a correspondent of a Western jour-
nal 1T all depends on the article you want
TO get into our paper" replies the editor.
IF the article is small in bulk, like hair
brush or a tea caddy spread the paper out
upon the floor, and placing the article In
the center, wrap 1t up by carefully folding
the edges over it, and tie with a string.
This win keep the article from slipping
out of the paper If, on the other hand,
the article is an English bathtub or a
clothes horse. you would better not try it
at ALL"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

An old-time swindle seems to have been
revived in letter from a pretended officer
in the Spanish army, now in a supposititious
prison in Spain, who claims to have buried
a large sum of money near Brazil, Ind
He will give one-thrd of the entire amount
to any person who will remit to him by mail
the trivial sum necessary to pay his beloved
daughters passage from Spain to the
United States and the Necessary expenses
of unearthing the treasure. Who speaks
first?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27


AT the State Encampment of the Grand
Army of Indiana, last May, the chairman
Of the committee on school history, Judge
Marsh, reported that after having made a
contract with the publishers of Montgom-
erys work, used in the schools of Indiana,
to have certain errors eliminated and a few
facts inserted to make it fairly acceptable
war history, the Board of Education had
permitted a revision not embracing the
specified emendationS to be substituted.
The chairman could not inform the inter
ested veterans how this was brought about.
To members of the committee who made in
quiries of member of the board at the
time, he expressed surprise and promised to
look after the matter. Meantime the his
tories have been introduced into the schools.
One member of the Board of Education
answered an inquirer rather CURLY to the
effect that the books sent to Indiana had
been approved by the Grand Army of Mas
sachusetts, and therefore should be salts
factory to the Indiana organization. The
Board of Education may be sure that this
subject will not be dropped. Those who con-
troll it's action may not be disturbed, but
people in Indiana will think it very strange
that an answer is withheld. 1t is believed
that some members of the board will clear
themselves of all responsibility for the mat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

rejection of so many ballots on account of
defective marking. Other things being equal
that is the best method of voting which
makes the process the most simple and
easy and insures giving effect to the will
Of the voter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

If the reports from Grand Encampment,
Carbon county, Wyoming, are true, there
can be little need of travelling the long and
perilous road to Klondike for gold. The
richness of the ores and the extent of the
gold yielding country, If the reports of
practical miners can be relied upon, make
that region the rival of Cripple Creek. The
wonder is that it has not been discovered
p,efora
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

One naturally wonders whether the
thought of toadyism entered the mind of
President Mckinley as he listened to the
subtly laudatory sermon of the reverend
gentleman whose church he attended on
Thanksgiving day. 1t Isl at least hard to
believe such sermon I'M ANY degree the
product of inspiration or even of sincerity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

If there are really any Populists in the
country the st. Louis platform which was
put out the present week should satisfy
them. They may materialize before next
fall, but the late election showed that, like
the Prohibitionists, the Populists are ex-
tinct as party. Those who were Populsits
seem content to have been swallowed by
the BRYAN party
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

The New York World has discovered that
one person in seventy and one family in
fourteen has support from the treasury of
the United States through the pension roll.
If the World knows of any names on that
roll which should not be there, it should
forward them to the head of the Pension
rn..-on..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

The name of the popular philanthropist
who introduced an ordinance into the Daw-
son City Council to declare illegal the sing
ing of a certain popular song predicting a
torrid period in the village that evening has
not yet been learned. S
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

In the physical downfall of the Rev. Frank
Gunsaulus large number Of Indianians feel
deep sense of regret, and many Hoosier
heart goes out in real sympathy for the man
whose zeal and energy brought about all
too early the collapse of his great power
and usefulness. In the height of his vigor-
Gus career he was one of the strongest and
most useful of the Nations preachers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

The Duke of Manchester would not have
been put in prison in thisscountry for fail
ure to pay livery stable bill, as he is re-
ported to have been in London. We have
men in this country who would have paid
such bill If their names could be men,
toned in connection With the dukes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27
Conflicting Evidence.

''Was that mans valse, or n womans,
that the police found down by the railroad
track?" asked the city editor.
II dunno" answered the police reporter.
There was nothing in it but one of Zolas
stories, a copy of The Dolly Dialogues a
paper sack of caramels and pack of
cigarettes 81
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

ferent face on the Crawford county bank
failures from that first reported. Instead
Of a wholesale swindle impoverishing half
ahe inhabitants of the county, it now APP
pears that there was no deliberate iishon-
esty and all depositors are likely to be paid
IN full Eastern papers which had their say
about the matter as it was first reported
are likely to overlook the outcome.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

A correspondent of a German paper in
Omaha has written an article proving the
profit of beet sugar production in that To-
duce refined sugar. AS the wholesale price
in Omaha is So cents, the profit is PA
cents. Such profit shows that no bounty
Is needed to support the beet sugar indus
try in the United States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

After several trials and considerable hest
tation the City Council OF Rochester, n. Y,
has finally made new contract for the use
Of the Myers ballot machine at future cleo
tons in that city. The machine is not quite
hsrfeet, but 1t is said to be much more sat
isfaosory than d system which caused the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

Already the Republican press in New
York is warning the party that it cannot
go into the campaign next year with Platt
candidates, since no excellence of character
can overcome tine growing repugnance to
the bossism of the senator
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

Some time even the most bigoted preach
ers will learn that in this age intelligent
people have outgrown the contentious be-
tween religious sects which were so large a
part Of religion two centuries ago. The So
seems not yet to have learned that impor-
4ant fact
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

The Stamina Republican League politi-
cal club of Cincinnati will give a banquet
this evening at which it is announced that
Senator Foraker will act as toast master
Senator Hanna will be the first speaker and
the five fusion legislators from Hamilton
county will be present and announce their
intention of voting for Senator Hanna to
succeed himself. If the programme is car
ried out it will be an interesting occasion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

The New York Times Sound money. Dem
ocratic) indorses the statement that the
President favors the repeal of that part of
the law of 1873 which requires greenbacks
to be put into circulation as soon as may
be after their redemption and to substitute
instead a provision for their issue only in
exchange for gold coin. This will make
them simply gold notes. says the Times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

Residents in the natural gas belt, and
especially the owners or lessees of land
lying adjacent to wells that are blowing
off gas in the air, should remember the
adage God helps those who help them
selves" So do the courts. Before asking
for new legislation on the subject they
should exhaust existing remedies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

Tammanys giving $9OecO to the cause of
Cuban independence must be regarded as
grim joke by the property holders of
Greater New York whose possessions have
been laid under contribution to the rapacity
Of Croker's machine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

The Denver mint is coming four times
as much gold as a year ago, the amount
being million and a half a month. The
silver States. which are now furnishing the
money of the country should be content.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

Mr.. Bryan has given university $3.50 to
be used as prize for the student preparing
the best essay on the science of government
In a spirit, Of true Cbensyglsnce Mr.. Bryan
is solicitous that other youths may not grow
up in state of Ignorance similar to that
which has been SO unfortunate in his own
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27
The CheerfnIIdiot.

"There is woman said the pessimistic
boarder, "at the bottom of every mans
troubles"
Yet" said the Cheerful Idiot, cit was but
yesterday that read of an escaped burglar
who was betrayed by his mail"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27
Making himself solid.

Detroit Free Press.
Your little Jim seems to be popular with
the other small boys" Popular? The other
day he asked If he could give each of his
boy friends an apple, and when / came
down stairs the entire bRrrelful was gone"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27
ARnoIsish Revie,v.

Thy face is grave. November, but thou art not
drear.
If read in context with thy volumeYear;-
Pound winter pictureS-summer-st stories told
Thou art the binding-done In brown and gold.
New Albany. Ind. Emma Carleton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27
TO be sure.
Chicago Tribune

Chicago tribune.
She Cat the football game)-My brother
says the Michigans have got lot of root
ers here. What is rooter?
He (his first appearance at a game)-Its
that rubber thing the players wear on their
noses, l presume.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

The names Of all those veterans who have
received medals of honor are to be printed.
TO the end that it may be known that all
who have received them are entitled to
them. Every man in a nine months regi-
ment was given a medal because the reg
d. c.. after the expiration of its term.
while the battle Of Gettysburg was being
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

At present every dollar of this currency
is under the direct control of the govern
ment, except the national bank notes. The
proposition to retire the greenbacks by re-
deemng them in gold is generally accom-
panied with provision for a voluntary in
crease of national bank circulation, stimuli
taneous with the retirement of the green
backs, to prevent any contraction of the
currency If this should be done to the
full extent of the greenbacks now outstand-
ing the national bank note circulation
would then be $4S2. Isl, 9O6. This would be
considerably less than one-third of the
tire volume of currency as it now stands,
without reference to the large increase
hich would come by the release of the
gold reserve in the treasury now held for
tile redemption of greenbacks. 1t. is plain.
therefore, that the assertion that it is pro-
posed ito give the national banks complete
control of the currency" is very wide of
the truth.
The linking of the present national bank
system with the old United States Bank is
intended TO prejudice a system from which
the people have experienced great benefit
by comparing it TO an obsolete one which
they know very little about There is not
a single point of resemblance between the
national bank system and the old United
States Bank. The latter was splendid in
stitution in its day. and generation. The
contrary. they as well as the government
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

The Dear Girls.

"He said he loved me- because I was so
different"
Yes; all other girls. have been indiffer-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

Detroit Tribune.
We gather from some of our rural con-
temporaries that it's only a question Of
time until whatever IS, Is Mr.. Roclxefeller's.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

A bulletin puts the football casualties of
Thanksgiving day at eighteen, and says
three of the injured will die. The British
officials in India telegraph skirmishes to the
world in which the fatalities are less.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-27

.Yes?" asked the other girl.

to be literary. Il wish 1 were more pro-
found
"Yes?" asked the other girl
Here is a line in Browning, and I don't
know whether it is a typographical error,
or something deeply occult"
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Schooner Nahum Chaplin Goes Ashore
Near Quogue, L. j.
The schooner Nahum Chaplin, of Rock
land, Me-, was wrecked near Quogue, L..
l., and the crew Of nine men persisted.
The vessel came ashore during what is
reported to be the severest storm of the
winter. She was first seen on the outer
bar about 4 o'clock by a patrolman from
the Quogue life-saving station About 5
o'clock the vessel began to break up, parts
of her coming ashore, and in less than
four hours from the time she struck she
went to pieces, the masts falling into the
sea, carrying the crew, who were clinging
to them, along Before the schooner broke
up six men were seen clinging to the fore
mast rigging and three others on the Jib-
boom, but owing to the heavy surf and the
strong wind the life-saying crew was I'M
able to launch the lifeboat to render as
sistance. The name of the schooner was
learned from pieces of wreckage which
were washed up on the beach. The Ma
hum Chaplin, Captain Arey, sailed from
Hampton Roads Jan. II for Boston. She
was a three-masted schooner, built at
Rockland, Me-, in 1882. Captain Arey
leaves widow and three children, resid-
ing in Maiden. Mate Davis and Second
Mate Maddox leave a wife and one child
each. The cargo was valued at $3,4OO;
the schooner at $4,000. Both were par
tally insured