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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
A LABOR
Social Experiment Being Tried in
Pennsylvania.
The Pathfinder.

The Pathfinder.
There has just been started at Kepner
station, near Reading, Pa, a labor colony
similar to the one planned on a larger
scale by labor leader Debs: 1t is located
on a farm of three hundred acres in East
Brunswick township, Schuylkill county, on
high ground. 1t was chartered as the
Brunswick Valley colony of the East Penn
sylvania branch, No. 230, of the Labor Ex-
change. One hundred acres of the farm
are woodland. They have good water and
an excellent, well-drained spot. Those in
charge say that they are already negotiat-
ing fer two manufactures to be located
on the land. About twenty people, includ-
in the colony. The men are building small
houses. They have fourteen workers to
Divide for. They have a warehouse con-
tanning two hundred bushels of potatoes,
eighty bushels of wheat, seventy of rye,
one hundred Of corn, fifty Of oats, fifteen
tons of hay, ten OF subject to
his work on the farm in the shape of la
Dor checks. These checks are cashed in
also have in stock fifty chickens, two hun
dred or more chicks, twelve mich COWS,
milk and cream, canned fruits and ber-
ries. They want fifty more families at
once.
No money is paid for labor. Pay checks
are paid in produce. Those receiving the
produce can do what they please with it
exchange 1T for clothing or ~luxuries or any
thing they need. One dollar membership
dues is required from each one joining the
colony. Recruits must also obligate them
selves to pay SlO0 either IN cash or labor
checks before 1901 to the colony for the
payment of the farm. All members are
governed by a constitution and bylaws.
Members wishing to build will have a lot
fifty by one hundred feet, not to be sold to
any one not a member of the colony. Each
member will be subject to orders from the
superintendent as to what special labor he
is to do. The members can work at their
trade or do some part of the farm work.
Adult workers are credited with 10 cents
an hour for work, to be employed all the
year round, ten hours a day. Women for
dairy and field work also get 10 cents an
hour.
Indoor Industrial operations will soon be
started. A general invitation to join is ex-
ended to all able-bodied, healthy men and
women of good character who can come
well No intoXicants are al
lowed on the farm. G. A. Burrows is
president and manager, and is now gong
around that region lecturing on the labor
colony. illustrating his remarks with pho
tographs, maps, charts and specimens of
the resources of the colony. He says they
want at once thirty wood, iron and stone
workers with enough money between them
to buy a portable sawmil to cut down the
one hundred acres of very fine timber on
the farm for the houses of the colony. He
| saws the colony is bound to succeed, and
that many other such labor colonies will
be started soon in the East, so that 1t VIII
not be necessary for Eastern labor TO go
as for west as Debs suggests. The Wash
ington State colony will be for the West
ern men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
M'KINLEY'S NEW PASTOR.
Rev. DIR. Bristol, of Evanston, ILL.,.
Called to the metropolitan Church.

CHICAGO, Aug. Rev. Frank N. Bris-
toll, d. D., pastor of the First NJ. E. Church,
of Evanston, ILL.,, has accepted a call from
President McKinley's church, the Metro
politan Methodist Episcopal. at Washing
ton. DR.. Bristol is one of the best known
ministers in the West. He will remain at
Evanston for some time and will probably
take charge of the Metropolitan early in the
summer.
The Metropolitan was ATTENDED by Gen.
Grant when he was President, and it was
there that John Newman, now one of the
bishops of the M. e. Church, won fame.
The Rock River Conference has sent DR..
Bristol as a delegate to the last three Gen.
eral Conferences of the church. He has
been prominently mentioned for a bishopric.
At Evanston he has received one of the
largest salaries paid in the Methodist
church. The present pastor of the Metro
politan is Rev. Hugh Johnson, who has
nlled a term of five years.
Dr. Bristol was born in Orleans, N. Y,
IN 1893. His parents came to Illinois when
he was quite young. Fifteen years ago he
was graduated from Northwestern Univer-
Sity after a hard struggle owing to his
sCant funds. 1t is told of him that during
his efforts for education he sawed wood be
hind the church over which he now presideS.
DR.. Bristol entered the ministry in 1879.
Since then he has filled the most promi-
nent Methodist charges in the Rock River
Conference, including Grace and Trinity
Churches, in Chicago. Many of the Ma
tons best-known citizens are numbered
among his friends. He was a comrade of
the late Eugene Field, particularly in the
latters devotion to art and photography.
DR.. BristOls fourth year at Evanston will
not expire until the Rock River Conference
meets next October, and it is unlikely that
he will take charge of the Metropolitan
until that time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
CHURCH ROW AT ELKHART.
Rev Duryea Arrested on Trumped-Up
Charge of EmbezzIement.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, Aug. 7.-Elkhart has Il
church scandal and there is much excite
ment over the affair. Last winter Rev. NJ.
j. Duryea, an evangelist, came here from
Hillsdale. Mich, and began a series of re-
Vivals which he conducted mainly in the
large factories each day at noon and in
the evening. A great many conversions
resulted and much good was done. The
evangelist became very popular and was
engaged for a year as pastor of a church
to be known as the Riverside Congrega-
tional Church. His work prospered and he
became more popular aside from his laborS,
owing to the fact that he was prosecuted
by the pastor and flock of another church,
a number of whose members had come into
his fold. For several months he has been
conducting. his meetings in a large tent,
where, on Saturday evenings, ice cream So
Gals have been held. Recently, it is al
legged the evangelist caught a couple of
the newly converted stealing ice cream
from a freezer that had been left in the
tent, and when his discovery became pub
of the accused and the friends of the pas
tor. Mr.. Duryea recently had in his pos
session some money to be used in the
erection of the new church, which is about
half completed. He put the money in a
bank for safe keeping, and a few days ago
some of his enemies for embeZzlement He
Immediately turned over the money, and
when the case came to trial yesterday it
was dismissed by the prosecutor. Now the
Rev. Duryea is preparing to institute a
suit for damages, and lively times are
looked for. Whether the half-conStructed
church will ever be completed is a prob
lem.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
CROP OF MULLEN WEED
FARMER BENsoN's LUCK WITH GOV
ERNMENT TOBACCO SEED.
EIkhar E~vangeIis Arrested on a
Charge of EmbexzIement, Is
Quickly Released.
sreciaI 70 the Indiananolis journal.

STecial 10 the indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Aug. THE sys-
tenn of distributing seeds by the govern
ment received a blow in this township a
Few days age William Benson, a few
miles west Of this city. sent to Washington
last spring for some fine tobacco seed. He
planted the sect and the plants grew rapid
ly and made promise of a splendid crop.
When they got about a foot high he made
a careful examination of his crop and found
that instead of tobacco he had a rank
crop of mullen weeds. Under the bidding
system of buying the seed it is ~weli-known
that the government gets the worst seed
in the country, but it was not thought pos
sible that weed would be sent out for to-
bacco seed. The seed distribution business
in the first place was meritorious as it
purposed to give the farmers of the coun-
try the choicest and best varieties of gar
den and field seeds. 1t is now believed to
be nothing more than an e"Iect1oneer1ng
scheme of congressman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08

can be handled. 1t is checked as it alights
on the boat, and is piled for the wagons,
which take it to the various depots.
After touching the pier, the first wagon
is filled with general pOstoffiCe mail and
registered matter, generally from twenty
to fifty bags of the latter. If the railroads
checked on the little boat tally with tho
bills, and the connection is close. this is
sent first, and. after the other mail has
been dispatched, the boat puts over the
river to Jersey City with mail for the
railroads which terminate there.
1t has happened many times that letter
and paper mail is on the train and speed
ing westward before the ship on which it
arrived is in it's slip at the Hoboken pier,
or before it has landed a passenger. Not
infrequently a letter posted on the ship be-
fore the New York station bags are closed
will be delivered at the address before the
party who posted it can go through the
quarantine and customs formalities and
cross the river to the same place.
In the meantime, the work in the New
York office goes on without an extra man
being ordered on duty, and without the de-
lay of a single piece of mail, either do
nestle or foreign. and the country re-
ceives several tons of mail with incon-
Venience and delay to no one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
Indiana Notes,

The large barn of Charles F. Leeke, al
Valparaiso, was burned yesterday, together
with contents, including four horses, hay
grain and farm implements. Loss $500; in
Surance, 5000.
A. l.. Brenner's barn and contents, in
Guiding a large quantity of hay, grain and
farming implements, on the Manning farm,
four miles southeast of Pendleton, was de-
stroyed by fire Friday night. Loss UNI
known; insured in Madison County Insur-
ance Company. Fire was caused by a
spark from a thrashing machine engine.
Vice Consul M. J. Clancy, at Bluefields,
Nicaragua, was for several years a resident
of Elwood and sends to a friend there his
report for the fiscal year nding June 80,
showing the value of exports from that
country to the United States. The main
article of export is bananas, 1,433, 900
punches, valued at $4S3, 564, being shipped
here. Rubber is second, $204,670 being the
value of the export. The other export arti-
cles are cocoanuts, tortoise shells, gold dust
and silver coin. The report also shows
that during the year S1,011.82 worth of
Chinese bones were exported to this coun-
try.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08

by quad. Time, 81 3-5 seconds; former rec
ord, SO, by A. W.. Porter, Walton. Mass,
Ncy. 2, 1884.
A A. Zimmerman tried the one-third-mile
under same conditions as above and made
it 30 3-5, equsalling Sidwel's time. thinner
man also made a two-third-mile, tandem~
paced, in 1:14 As, beating the track record.
Summaries of the regular programme:
One and one-half mile handicap, amateur,
flying start, won by Frank Robbins. of Mid
dletown (scratch), in 2:25 3-5; w: c.. Cum
ming, Springfield, O., second; ). kepler,
Dayton, third.
Open Amateur-Won by Neil Carlson. De-
troit, in 2:23 3-5; e. Wellman, second; G. X.
Hall, third.
One-mile. Professionalism by c. D.
Hoskins, Cleveland, in 2:15 3-5; j. 2. Sper-
son. Detroit, second; G. d. Grant, Detroit,
third.
Two-third-mile. professional, handicap
Won by Esperson in 1923; l. Sawyer, Gin
cinnati, second; A. B. Marsh, Columbus,
third
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
n CENT. OVER THE STANDARD.
Cudahys Bidding 43 Cents for Indiana
Petroleum Saturday.
Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Aug. THE Cud-
ahy Oil Company has announced that in
the Indiana field it would pay 40 cents for
oil to-day. This raises the price l cent on
the Standard Oil Company. 1t is evident
that the Cudahy people intend to do some
thing in this field shortly. At present they
have men laying pipes from the field, north
west of this city, to their large steel tank,
at Domestic. They are also laying pipes
from Van Buren,, where they are buying oil
of several local producers. They are paying
81 per day for hands. The extreme haste
with which the work is being done is Great
ing q good deal of talk throughout the In
diana field, as also is the advance of 1 cent
per barrel over the Stanard's market price.
The Standard is surveying for an eight-incn
line from Montpelier to connect with the
Madison county field. The Cudahys are
contemplating laying a line to that field
nlcn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
Indiana Lead Mine Located.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Aug. il. c. Apple
gate, a farmer residing southwest of Ell
wood, made an important discovery to-day,
and one that clears up a mystery of many
years ago. During the pioneer days of the
State Indians had a large camping ground
near Perkinsville, ten miles southwest of
titles of lead ore to the merchants of the
State. Where they got the ore was a mys-
terry, as no mines were known to exist in
the West. To-day while cleaning out an
old hole in the woods on his farm for the
purpose of changing it into a stock. well,
Mr.. Apologize discovered a vein of rich
lead ore thirty feet under ground. This
undoubtedly explains where the Indians
got their ore as the ground was found tun-
nelled under some distance. How much ore
remains will be developed later.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
Yesterdays Temperatures.


OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 7%-i2eports received
here state that a water spout struck the
town Of Hot Springs, S.. D., between 9 and
10 O'Clock last night. 1t raised the water
in the creek, which runs through the town
between ten and twelve feet. This creek
winds through the town in a circuitous
way and the railroad crosses it several
times. Four small wooden bridges of the
Elkhorn Railroad across the creek were
carried away. Three or four bridges of the
company within a radius of four miles of
the town are badly damaged. but nave not
been swept out. Several small houses We're
carried away by the high waters of the
creek. One life has been reported lost, but
the identity of the person is not known.
There has been no railway traffic there to-
daV.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
Annual Old settlers Meeting.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, Aug. THE annual
meeting of old settlers was held in the fair
grounds at this city to-day and one of the
largest crowds ever in attendance was pres
ent. A business meeting occupied the fore
noon and in the afternoon Hon. Frank B.
Posey. of Evansville, and Hon. John l..
Grifiths, of Indianapolis, addressed the
crowd. Both addresses were ENTHUSIAST
address by General William Crosse, of this
city. B. f. Rooms was elected president for
the next year; N. H. B~allenger, secretary,
and D. H. Stafford, treasurer. 1t was de-
cided to meet again next year the first Sat-
urday in September at the same place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
An indianapolis "Lunch."


P"nlIaueIphla inquirer.
Indianapolis lunches are all right.
Some people could make a meal of one.
The connection lunches have with this
story is in a delightful spread the Indian
apoliS delegation gave TO local and visit
ing newspaper men, and some of the Off
Gals of the meet, at the Hotel Walton yes
terday afternoon. 1t was strictly informal.
and was ingeniously labeled as a lunch,
but in truth was of proportions that made
a fellow feel content with the world.
The purpose of the seance was to place
firmly in the minds of the newspaper men
that Indianapolis was on the United States
map, and that the town was after the meet
of '9S. Various and miscellaneous cold bot
ties and warm birds convinced everybody
hat the Hoosiers were about what the
doctor ordered. The affair was short and
sweet, and everybody departed firmer
friends than ever with the gentlemen from
Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
Bicycle Tax Law Void.

CHICAGO, Aug. Judge Tuley to-day
decided the new city ordinance establish
ing a vehicle tax, to be void. The ordinance
permitted the city to collect 81 a year Ii
cense from each bicycle owner and for
other vehicles pr~oportionately.
The court held that the city had no right
to license bicycles, but only an occupation,
and could not impose a license on specific
property when not used in business or in
an occupation. Counsel for the city took
an appeal to higher courts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
More orders than Expected.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENWOOD, Ind, aug. Prosperity
has certainly struck the ]. Polk factory. for
Mr.. Polk is authority for the statement that
he has already more orders in from the
trade for tomatoes than he can possibly
I'LL with the product of the LOCO acres for
which he has contracted. He now has sew
eral agents through the country buying all
the tomatoes he can find. He also says or
ders for corn are coming in rapidly each
uay from the trade and he stimate that
he will have to encroach on private crops
to fill the orders. The factory will start
on tomatoes about Aug. Is and will employ
over ln0l hands.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
POSTAL SERVICE ON sHIPBoARD.
Mail Sent Ashore Before Passenger
Leave.
Postal Clerks Bulletin.

Postal Clerks Bulletin.
On the last night il is well to sleep with
the clothes on; then we are ready TO assert
at once the mail for different roads and the
postoffice. This often takes three or forr
hours, as we are interrupted by signaling
at Fire island, and by taking on the pilot
AS the crew is divided. part Of the men
being below carrying the bags to the hatch
way and the others on deck, IL gives us
time to anticipate the pleasures of home.
for the ship is usually deserted of passen-
gers, and its great engines, pounding steadi-
ly, are the only signs of life, aside from the
never-complaining crew.
Coffee is always obtainable on the shin
and on this we keep ourselves awake
When we drop anchor at quarantine we
look anxiousiy toward Liberty statue. as
generally the low light which creeps nearer
is the little boat for the mail. 1t is made
fast 10 the ship. and at once the railroad
mail is sent down the chute as fast as il
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
AT CHESTER PARK.
Two Worlds Amateur Records Bro
ken by Harry SidweII.

CINCINNATI, Aug. AT Chester Park.
on the one-third-mile banked track this
afternoon. two worlds amateur rec
ords, paced, flying start, were
broken by Harry Sidwell, of Cow
ington, KY. in a run for a record. A
A. Zimmerman, the famous wheelman.
made several exhibition runs. He was
given a banquet by the Board of Trade to-
night. Here are Sidwelrs two broken
records:
First-One-third mile, amateur. flying
start, paced by quad and triplet. Time,
80 3-5 seconds: former worlds record, "a f-5
by A. w. Porter. Walton, Mass, Nov,
3. 1894.
Second-One-half-mile. flying start, paced
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08

At this moment thousands of men ara
standing at the crossroads of life. Death
in the guise of a foolish ambition coaxes
them to take one road, while health and
happiness in the form of wife and babies
coax them to take the other. For the sake
of a few added dollars will they continue to
over-work and neglect the commouest pre-
cautions for the preservation of health. or
will they listen to love and reason aa4 draw
back before it is too late? A man NAV do
almost any amount of good, hard work # he
will take care of his health and when he
feels out of sorts will take abe right remedy.
The great blood-maker, flesh builder and
nerve tonic is DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. 1t is the hard workers medi-
cine. 1t corrects all disorders of the diges-
ton, invigorates the liver, puEifes the blood
and tones and steadies the nerves. 1t .nakes
the appetite hearty and brings refreshing
sleep. Thousands of hard workers owe
their lives to it and have said so over their
signatures. Druggists all sell it and all
substitutes are Frauds
AZ was taken with erysipeias in my hands and
went to the doctor, writes Mrs. Lena Bauimgart-
ner, of 10y, CharlevoiX Co, Mich. He said he
could not cure me. He gave me medicine 10 ease
me but the disease spread all over my BODY. 7
took two bottles of the Golden Medical Discov-
cry and two of the 'Favorite Prescription and
am entirely cured. I have a boy three weeks old.
/ was helpless two or three months before con-
huement, but after taking the Favorite PrescriD-
ton 1 was able to do my washing three DAYS
before I was confined"
There is scarcely a known form of ILL
health that constipation will not cause or
aggravate. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets ara
ar unfailing cure for constipation. One lit
tie Pellet" Is a gentle laxative.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
Tax Evaded in st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 7.-Since the enactment
of an ordinance taxing bicycles 81 a year
owners of twelve out of twenty thousand
wheels ridden in ST. Louis have paid the
assessment. The police heretofore have TAX
en- no part in the enforcement of the ordi-
nance, but at the request of License Com
missioner Kalbfell they will from now on
do so. To-day it is announced that begin
ming next Monday dodgers of the bicycle
tax will be arrested and locked up until
the tax is paid in addition to a fine that
MIL 10 assessed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
Moderate Use of Bicycles Beneficial.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA character
istically thorough and scientific German
summary of the benefits and evils of bicycle
riding is submitted to the State Department
by United States Consul Kennan, at Bre-
men, in an article prepared by DR.. Men
delssohn. He cites the Compartments and
diseases that are affected favorably or in
juriously and his general conclusions are
that in moderation bicycle riding is of in
estimable value to the average person.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
Labor-Day Bike Programme.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE Elwood
Cycle Club has arranged for a grand meet
here on Labor day, to be under the aus
pieces of ex-champion of the State John
Barber. The day will be devoted to at
tempts at record breaking by the crack
professional and amateur racers. Some
good purses will be hung up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
New Teachers Selected.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CONVICTION, Ind, Aug. From among
forty applicants for positions in the Gov
ington high schools, the board has selected
Mr.. James E. Mills, Of the University of
Indiana, as principal and teacher of physics
and mathematics, and Miss Edith Morris,
of De Pauw University, as teacher of Eng
lish. Miss Hays, whose resignation caused
the new election, has accepted the princi-
palship of the Danville, Ill, schools. Among
the applicants for these positions were
graduates of Yale, Princeton, Harvard and
Nassau
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
Married by Bishop Floyd.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DUBLIN, Ind, Aug. I-Joseph Gray, of
this place, and Miss Jennie Knapp, of Ha-
gerstown. were married at Cambridge City
Thursday evening by Joseph Floyd, Of Dub
lin. They will make their home here. Mr..
Gray is a retired farmer and IN comfort
able circumstances
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-08
summitviIIe Road Race.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SUMMITVILLE, Ind, Aug. TN the
nine-mile bicycle road race given here to-
day by the Summitville Cycling Club Fred
Scott, of Paramount, took first prize. Sher-
man Larmar, of Eaton, won the time prize
in 1928, and c. E. Willis, of Elwood, the
second time prize in 25:44.