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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-15
MATCHING CANARIES.
Milwaukee Now Supplies This Coun"
try with Most of the Warblers.
milwaukee, Sentinel.


Milwaukee supplies the United States
with the bulk of the Hartz mountain cana
ries and there is no great crime in the de-
ception, for the Milwaukee bird Is really an
Improvement on the imported article, nav
ing Just as fine voice and being much
harder.
F,xperience has shown that the imported
singer loses the power of transmitting his
voice TO the young after passing through
an American winter. This is the case, also,
II is said with the Tyrolean singers who
come to this country, their voices losing
the peculiar yodling quality when they
IA harder than the imported ones, and,
with proper training. is every bit as good
a singer.
Before they are mated the hen birds are
kept in separate cages IN the music room,
carefully fed and made TO listen to the mu-
sic OF the singers and the machine used in
training their voices. In this way the hen
IS enabled to transmit the best musical
quality TO it's offspring. The music room is
q large one with a south exposure, and Is
kept with the same scrupulous neatness as
the breeding room. In the corner of this
room is the bird organ and with 1t the lit
tie birds are given their vocal training.
When the machine is started the notes
emitted are wonderfully like the song or the
untutored canary These notes are known
TO bird trainers by the term pfeiffen. Grad
ually the whistle strikes on to a different
line 1t IS an Improvement over the preif-
fen and Is called klingel role. A higher
step still is called the klingel. and still
higher step hohl klingel. Lastly comes what
Is called hohl rollen, and a bird whose voice
has been developed up 10 that point Is
worth $50 in the market any day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-15

inspectors should discover his scheme he
wishes 10 have his name and address kept
secret.
In the second class Of inventions for keep
ing cool in the daytime there are many
novel schemes in use. Electric fans, cool
ing drinks, cold sea baths in ones own Of
fee and artificial refrigeration of the air
ing down temperature during these August
days. Besides these there are scores of pri-
vate schemes by ingenious individuals, who
are not anxious to make a fortune in Sc
curing a valuable patent, but simply desir-
Gus of modifying the conditions that ma
ture and an artificial life have imposed upon
them. The inventions of science have done
much TO make the modern office building
cool and pleasant place even in midsummer
but all men are not located in such airy
rooms and handsome buildings, and so they
have to do for others as an allurment for
paying a little higher rent.
one man has had a box attached to the
bottom of his cane chair which he fills with
ice The box is lined inside with zinc, and
small perforations in the top. Through
these holes the cool air of the ice box con-
tinually rises. Another genius who saw this
COntriVance elaborated the idea, and made
what he considers q decided improvement
upon it. Iie had large ice chest moved IN
to his Office. Then he rugged up a small
electric fan inside of the box, and bored
escape. When the electric fan reVolVeS
draughts of cold air come sweeping out or
the holes in the ice chest and refresh any
one within ten feet of the blast. The chest
can be moved to any part of the ONCE,
and the air currents directed TO suit the
owner. As the distance can be regulated al
the scheme seems to produce pretty 1alr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-15
MAD DOG STORIES ARE FAKES.
No Authenticated Case on Record Out
of Many Alleged.
New York Press.


These are the dog days and the public
generally is ready for mad dog stories, con-
sequently such tales are likely to appear
in the papers and be read widely. Don't be-
lieve them. The chances are 1000 to
against their truth" John p. Haines, pres
ident of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals was talking earnestly.
''AIl the mad dog stories ever saw say
that the animal frothed at the mouth. If
it did froth it did not have hydrophobia, or
If the dog barked viciously or in any other
way 1t did not have rabies, and if 1t was
afraid of water, as the word hydrophobia
would Indicate it did not have rabies. Mad
dogs do not bark, they do not froth at the
mouth, and instead of being afraid of water
they would thrust their heads into 1t up TO
their eyes. A dog with the rabies has a
dark brown gummy slime along the edges
of his mouth, which he tries to rid himself
of by scratching at 1t with his paws. 1t
sticks fast, however so that at the first
pool he reaches he will push in his head and
try to soak the gum of ana to WASH II
away. This disease Of rabies IS not more
likely to appear in hot weather than IN cold.
There is no more reason TO muzze a
dog in July than in December. we nave
got rid of muZzling ordinances in New
York city. but they still are in erect In
small towns during the hot weather some
physicians do not believe there Is sucn q
disease as hydrophobia or rabies w hetner
they are right or wrong, II Is certain Lhat
in Constantinople, where outcast dogs
Acknowledges that should supply q compete
category of canine ailments-rabies is un-
known In Corea and in Japan, too where
there are multitudes OF dogs, varying IN
temperament from the sloppy little chin TO
the rnan-eating wolf. one has yet TO hear
Of the disease.
I'm the thirty years since the S. p. c. A.
came into existence there has not been one
established case OF hydrophobia in New
york city DR. Landon Carter Gray said
ar the New York Academy of Medicine
that not a neurologist in New York city
had seen a case in his practice. DIR. II. p.
LOOMS said that of 10000 post mortem ex-
aminatIons at Bellevue Hospital eight al
legged cases of hydrophobia showed nc
pathological lesion.
OR Charles W. Dulles. of the University
of PENNSYLVANIA examined seventy-eight
cases and found nothing definitely showing
hydrophobia, while nearly all the alleged
cases were spurious, Money rewards have
been offered by several kennel clubs for al
authentic case Of hydrophobia In either
man or beast OF the eight thousand stray
dogs captured in London in one year there
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-15
The Night Air.
Washington Post

/ wonder who first realized that mas
much as there is no air after dark but
night air nature must have intended us
to breathe that same night air. Time
was when every luckless infant in town,
midsummer or midwinter, went to bed
with the chickens. Night air was the
terror Of all careful mothers. But nowadays
on every warm night you may see babies
in the parks and on the street cars till the
cars stop running. They sleep in their
mothers arms, they are cool, they are
comfortable, and night air apparently does
them no harm Indeed; q physician here in
town. who. makes children his especial
own, tells me that his perfectly healthy
youngsters have never been out of the Dis
trict of Columbia, even in the hottest
weather, for every hot night when they are
ready for bed the family carriage is brought
around, the babies are bundled into it,
and they are driven about in the suburbs
till the town cools off. The tendency of
modern science is to make life more COM
Portable for little people, and the babies
ought to give vote OF thanks to the man
who discovered the harmlessness of night
ajr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-15
WAYS OF KEEPING COOL.
Ingenious Schemes That Are Not Sub
mittcd to the Patent Office.
New York Evening Post.

one man who has d genius for invention
has made an elaborate and successful at
tempt to keep his sleeping room ana CT
try. and he is forced to remain in the city
throughout the entire term of hot weather
Early in the season he purchased QUO feet
~ one-inch laWn-sprinkling hose, and cart
ed If ap to his bedroom. Then with a few
nails and hooks he proceeded to decorate
hose running them parallel with the vain
scoting. beginning at the ceiling and end
ing near the floor. One end OF TINS long
In an adjoining dressing room, while the
outlet emptied into the bath tub. Before
retiring at night the water was turned on,
and all night long il trickles through the
500 feet of hose cooling the room so that
its temperature registers several degrees
lower than the rest of the house. Now that
man has applied it TO his office, but on ac-
count of the trouble that he might expe-
rience with the water department IL the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-15

CTbe cry Of an insect drowned in a lily bell)
1 am forgotten quite
There in the mornings blaze;
None miss my hayward flight
In the sweet sunset rays,
AS I lie drowning here
In the lily's golden blaze.
O fatal lily urn!
Wherefore should I from thee
Seek once again to turn
To nfe's Inconsistency?
And yet l loved my wings,
My wings so frail and free.
The poet loves his wings,
His wings so frail and free;
Aloft in dreams he swings
And HUNS contentedly;
1 also loved my wings
And song well as he;
But now in vicious sweets
Bound by wings lie
No more with loves conceits
To soar the morning sky.
Thus, bound in fatal sweets,
Oft doth the poet die.
New Castle. Ind. Benjamin 5. Parker.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-15
Cute Ute Loads Up on Vanilla Extract.
Stanlev stokes. in Denver Republican.

Indians are readily infatuated with the
taste of "cunapah," or firewater to such
a degree that they will drink anything con-
tanning alcohol or stimulant. They will
drink Jamaica ginger or any kind of a mix
ture and every precaution has to be pro-
vided to guard them from intoxication for
they viii take any and every advantage.
The trader carried in stock essences for
use in the mess and while he would not sell
a bottle to an Indian, he had to keep it
hidden to prevent them from stealing it..
One time Augustine took advantage of the
new trader and sounded him for a bottle
of vanilla extract. He got it and feeling
his way carefully kept buying another bot
tie and another until he had a dozen bottles
stored In his blanket the trader cOngratu-
lating himself on the good trade that he
was driving at seventy-five cents a bottle.
Half an hour later the vanilla was cutting
up some queer antics with two or three
Indians, who were as full as the proverbial
goat. They drank it for the effect of the
alcohol ii contained.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-15

LYONS Remedies-a separate cure for
each disease--are sold by all druggists,
mostly 25 cents q vial. Munyon's doctors
are at your service free from a. m. to 8
p. M; Sundays, 10 to II. Majestic Building,
Pennsylvania and Maryland streets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-15
SAVED THE
BABY'S LIFE
Mr.. R. A. TarkingtOn'S Little Girl Was
Rescued From Lung Fever by
Munyon's Remedies.
Mrs. Schue Was Cured by MunyOn of q
Severe Cold and Catarrh, and Her
Voice Was Restored.

Mr.. r. A. Harrington, $50 Elizabeth street.
two and a half years old, was sick with Jung
fever for five or six weeks l had lost four
weeks work taking care of her. We had
three physicians see her, but they did her
no good, and finally gave her up We
stood at her bedside expecting death. Re-
solving on one more effort got a free
prescription from one of Munyon's phy-
sicians. Our baby soon began 10 improve.
IL was but a little while until we could hold
her on our laps, while for weeks before we
had TO carry her on a pillow. Munyon 5
doctors saved our babys life. All our neigh
bors know we had lost hope, and they also
know of her recovery. / do not hesitate to
recommend Munyon's Remedies, and to say
that my statement made above is absolutely
true.
Mrs. Schue, No. 23S Dougherty street, In
dianapolis. Ind. says: Some time ago a
very severe cold settled in my throat and
chest. My voice left me so that l could not
speak loud enough for any one to hear or
understand me, even though they stood
neT". Hearing much of Munyon's won-
q ul cures, | decided to consult his doc
to-. After using Munyon's Remedies for
a week the cough was checked and l could
speak and breathe freely. My friends and
neighbors noted the wonderful. rapid inn
proVement. l also had catarrh for twenty
seven wears and the Munyon Remedies are
II thing that ever gave me any per-
relief.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-15

hard times is that instead of remaining
in the hotels and boarding houses for a
few days the pilgrims come in the morn
DenSR.
The herald., 1897-05-21
To Save Durrant From the
Gall0ws
A NEW WITNESS DISCOVERED
WHOSE TESTIMONY IF TRUE Is
CONCLUSIVE
An Aged Soldier Charges Point Blank
That Rev. George Gibson Is
Guilty of Murder

Associated. Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2o.-Theodore
Durrant's attorneys, having exhausted
every other means to save the neck of
their clinet, again appealed to the su-
preme court today,this time basing their
motion for a stay of execution upon
alleged errors on the part of Judge
Bahrs 'at the time of his passing SEN
tence upon the convicted murderer.
The main point relied upon by counsel
for the appellant is that Judge Bahrs
refused to grant Durrant's motion for
a postponement Of his sentence in or
der to permit of his offering additional
testimony. 1t is also claimed that the
court erred in having ordered that Dur
rant be confined at San Quentin until
the date set for his execution. The au-
thorities are confident that the appeal
will not interfere with the execution.
NEW EVIDENCE
MONTE VISTA, Col. May 20.-Will-
lam T. Bryant, All aged inmate of the
soldiers and sailors home of this place,
today made a sworn statement to the
effect that Theodore Durrant, who is
under sentence Of death for the murder
of Blanche Lamont in Emanuel church.
San Francisco, is not guilty ofthe crime,
but that Rev. j. George Gibson, pastor
Of the church. is the murderer. His
statement Is as follows:.
My name is William T. Bryant. /
am 63 years old. I have lived in Califor-
mia since 1S49. up to March, 1896. l am
familiar with the location of Emanuel
Baptist church, in which Blanche La
mont was murdered. was in the
church on the night of the murder. !
saw Rev. j. George Gibson with woman
in his arms in the body Of the church.
going toward the south corner of the
church. I heard him say, This kills
more evidence
r''I- knew Rev. J. George Gibson per.
fectly we'll. heard the woman groar
a number of times as though in morta
sgony I make this statement as an
act of Justice to an innocent man. The
odore Durrant did not murder Blanche
Lamont, but Rev. j. George Gibson
did. (Signed)
"WILLIAM T. BRYANT" (
The witnesses to the signature are
Commander S. M. French of the home
and E. w. Garretson, and Mr. Bryant's
oath is certified by Harvey w. Green,
notary public. Bryant has been in the
home but few months, having resided
In Denver year prior to his admission.
The herald., 1897-05-21
SEAL PROTECTION
Will Get No Assistance From the
Canadians

OTTAWA, Ont, May 20.-A new state
ment was made by the government in
the House of Commons last night that
on account of much dissatisfaction hav
ing arisen among the Americans con-
cerned IN the Behring Sea sealing, the
United States had represented to the
imperial government the urgent neces-
sity of amending the rules laid down
by the Paris arbitrators, in order to allay
the irritation occasioned among the
American sealers. by the operation of
the regulations, the British government
had referred the request to the Can
adian government, being the parties
mainly affected by the proposal of the
United States. The Canadian govern
ment, however, saw no reason to ac-
cept the proposed amendment to the
present sealing regulations and had
therefore refused to consent. The result
is that there will be no modification of
the Paris agreement, which will go on
undisturbed in it's operations until abb
rogated by effluxion Of time. The agree
ment was in force five years, dating
from 1893
The herald., 1897-05-21
Still Buying Land

SAN DIEGO, May 2O.-The Theoso :
phists are still buying land at high
prices on Point Iona, this city, for their
occult college and colony. Today deal
was closed with Policeman Warner and
several other holders by which for IS. SOC
10 acres more are added to their hold
ings, which now include over one half
mile square, with the choicest view iii
the bay region on top Of the point over
looking the city and bay. This Is their
third purchase in this locality. The
Theosophists evidently have large
fund to expend here. The temple to bz
erected on this land will cost at. .leas,
$1S0, 900, according to the architects plan
and many other improvements already
arranged for will cost over $3.50, 900 more
They have already expended over $780,
900 on property.
The herald., 1897-05-21
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPH NEWS

The Presbyterian general assembly
opened at Eagle Lake, Ind, by SER
mon on charity.
A Washington town visited with
cloudburst; floods in New Mexico; FIRE
at Hoboken, N. J.
The insurance commissioner Of Kan
sas revokes life insurance COM
pany's authority to do business by
reason Of failure to pay losses.
An armistice concluded between
Greece and Turkey, to last seventeen
days. The ambassadors meet prompt
ly to consider the terms Of permanent
peace.
Lucretia Borgia, California bred
6lly, lowers the worlds record for four
miles; the record has stood for twenty
one years and until now was never
held by mare.
President Mckinley desires no
action taken in the house on Cuban
matters until Special Commissioner
Calhoun's report has been made, and
the resolution is likely to lie on the
table for some time to come.
Secretary Alger informs congress
that he has not asked for bids for i'm
provement Of San Pedro harbor be-
cause he doesn't know whether har-
Dor of refuge or a harbor Of refuge and
commerce is desired. The whole mat
ter turned over to congress for further
instructions.
w. T. Bryant, an inmate of the Sol
diers' home at Monte Vista, COL, as
serts under oath that he saw the Rev.
George Gibson carry the body of
Blanche Lamont to the belfry of
Emanuel church; Durrant's attorneys
appeal to the supreme court for new
trial.
A storm of applause in the galleries
greets the announcement Of the vote
by which the senate Of the United
States recognizes the Cuban insur-
gents as belligerents; the house passes
the day in bitter partisan debate
which ends in the appropriating OF
money to relieve destitute Americans
in Cuba, and refusal so to amend
the resolution as to extend recog-
nition..
The herald., 1897-05-21
A Reform Magazine

CHICAGO, May 20.-Chicago is to
have a new reform magazine. 1t will
be called The New Time, and will be
edited by B. o. Flower, recently editor
Of the Arena, and Frederick U. Adams,
editor of New Occasions, and head of
the Democrats press and literary bu-
reau in the Presidential campaign.
The magazine is backed by men prom
inent in the so-called reform movement
and will be devoted to discussion Of SO.
cial and political economy, direct legis-
lation, the national ownership of mo-
nopolies and the money question and
kindred subjects.
The herald., 1897-05-21
AMENDED cANoNs
Debated in the Episcopal Diocesan
Convention

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2o.-At the
Episcopal diocesan convention today the
amended canons Of the Episcopal church,
especially those referring to the organi-
zation of parishes. were the subject Of
interesting debate. After a spirited dis
cussion the canon permitting rectors to
continue as members of different ves-
tries was allowed to stand. Heretofore
the legislature enacted that no vestry
should be corporation, but this law
having been annulled at the last session,
IA new canon, in conformity Herewith,
was enacted.
An important amendment was adopt
ed changing the time of annual meetings
of the parishes from the first Tuesday
after Easter to the first Tuesday in Ad-
vent. This goes into effect in 189S A
majority report offering an amendment
to prevent women from voting at the
annual parish meetings was defeated.
At the suggestion of Bishop Nichols
the office of archdeacon was crea ted, but
the appointment was left open tempo
rarily.
The herald., 1897-05-21
sAL1sBURx's SHOWING
Makes Things Look Blue for Hi,
Creditors

SAN sr FRANCISCO, May 20.-The
petition in insolvency of Monroe Sails
bury, involuntary insolvent, was filed
at the office Of the County Clerk of Ala
media county yesterday, and the show
ing made is anything but encourag ging to
the numerous creditors. He places his
liabilities at $155,561. and says his assets
amount to but $400-in personal proper
ty, all exempt from taxation. There is
some encouragement in the fact that he
owns property in Chicago estimated to
be worth $250,O00, but mortgaged to the
extent of $15O,OOO However, that. too, is
offset again by the 'factthat Salisbury is
defendant in suits commenced against
him by the United States government in
the Northern District Of California for
$20S,SS4 with interest at per cent since
1892.
Most of the claims are not secured, but
those of Wells Fargo & Co., for promis-
Sorry notes and interest, are, and that
bank has already commenced suit to
foreclCse.
The herald., 1897-05-21
A Timid Girl

BAKERSFIELD. May 20-Miss Nora
Winslow, who disappeared two days
ago, returned home this evening after
officers and citizens had vainly secured
the country for the missing girl. She
had been in hiding to avoid going to Los
Angeles and testifying in the Garner
counterfeiting case, and still declares
that she will take poison rather than go
on the witness tand. 1t is believed that
some one has been frightening her about
the way witnesses are treated in the
federal courts, hence her fear of going
to the trial.
Miss Winslow subsequently confessed
that she had been at the. residence of
Garner's parents during her absence,
but the authorities believe she was
frightened into consenting to go into
hiding.
The herald., 1897-05-21
Baptist mission oAacers

PITTSBURG, Pa. May 2O.-The Amer
lean Baptist Home Mission Society today
elected the following officers: President,
Stephen Green, Massachusetts,; vice.
presidents, s. w. Brimson, Illinois. and
c. w. McCutcheon, New Jersey; treas,-
urer. D. A. Waterman, New York; as
s.etant treasurer, w. p, Plant. New
York; recording secretary. A. s. Hobart,
New York; corresponding secretary, T.
J. Morgan, New York; members OF the
board, William P. Phelps, Stephen b.
Burr, D. A. Waterman, r. d. Hull, L. ].
p. Bishop, c. B. Garfield and Edward ].
Brockett, of New York.
The herald., 1897-05-21
Poisoned by Fruit

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20-Oflcial
Investigation of the recent cases Of pois-
oning of those. who had partaken of
Strawberries in Oakland has been COM
menced by Health Officer j. p. Dunn.
That official does not agree with some OF
the physicians. who attributed the trou-
BILE to Paris green used by gardeners.
He declares that the poison is due to
ptomaines. the medical term for poisons
generated by decay. and that they were
transmitted to the berries from the old
boxes in which the fruit was packed.
The herald., 1897-05-21
Pumped Him Out

SAN FRANCISCO. May 20.-Charles
E. Montgomery. a young man, swal-
lowed the contents Of a bottle of laud-
anum last evening with the intention,
his acquaintance say. of committing
suicide. He boasted Of his act to his
fellow dodgers, who became alarmed and
sent the man to the Receiving Hospital.
Antidotes were given him and the ef-
fects Of the poison soon wore off. At
the hospital Montgomery declared that
he had swallowed the drug in spirit of
bravado. and that he had no intention
of taking his own life.
The herald., 1897-05-21
Students Summer School

SAN FRANCISCO. May 20.-The
second annual Students Summer Con-
ference will take place at Pacific Grove,
opening Friday night, the 21st of May,
and continuing until the s0th inst.
This Is the fourth school of the kind
in the United States. the others being To-
Gated at Lake Geneva, Wis; Northfeld.
Mass, and Knoxville. Tenn.
This is looked forward to as one Of the
most important religious gatherings for
young men which has taken place in this
State for many years. 1t brings togeth-
er picked men of the universities and
other institutions of higher education.