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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
Probable War ON Rates to Alaska.


The Western roads have for some time
been figuring earnestly on the business that
is expected to set in in the late winter and
the early spring toward Alaska. They have
been doubtful whether the purchasers of
transportation would wish to buy tickets
through to Dawson City or only 70 the
ports on the Pacific coast, and to-day the
roads took their first action bearing on the
question of Alaska rates They have de-
cided to get out their rate sheets showing
through rates to Alaska and will ignore
entirely the claims of the Canadian Pa
cific for differential on the business. The
rates of the Canadian Pacific will not, in
fact, be shown in the sheets at ALL In the
days of the old Transcontinental PaSsen-
ger Association the Canadian Pacific was
allowed a differential of S. on it's Pacific
coast business and it claims the same now,
but the roads of the old association and
those of the Western Passenger Associa-
ton as well, say that the dissolution of the
old organizations after the PRONUNCIATION of
the Supreme Court decision regarding the
formation of pools and associations alb
solved them from all further obligations to
allow the differentials of the Canadian Pa
cific. The latter road has never seen the
matter in that light and it will make fight
that is very likely to demoraliZe the rates
to Alaska and the north Pacific coast
DOints
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FuNERAL pIRECToRs.

FLANNER & BUcHANAN-l72 North
Illinois street; Lady embalmer. for
ladies and children. Office always
open. Telenhone GAL Hacks at lowest
prevailing price.
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AFTER THE CLOVER LEAF
RUMORs THAT THE c., III. & ID. WANTS
THE IT,, ST. L. & X. C. ROAD.
Pennsylvania to Begin improvements
at Once-Santn Fe stockholders
Reflect the Old Board.

1t has been limited that the Woodford syn
Gicate, which owns the Cincinnati Hamilton
& Dayton and the Indiana Decatur &
Western, would be bidder when the To-
ledo st. Louis & Kansas City is sold. The
syndicate is a strong one financially and
could, it is thought, make an arrangement
with the first mortgage bondholders similar
to the one they made with the first mort
gage bondhoders Of the Indiana, Decatur
&c Western. First mortgage bondhoIders
usually are satisfied IL they are sure of re-
ceiving the interest on their bonds, and the
interest is assured by a syndicate able to
fulfill its promises. An official of the Glover
Leaf, in conversation with a reporter of the
Frankfort News, said: "Have you not
dropped on to a little quiet scheming that
appears to have been going on for months
past? Has it not occurred to you that all
this overhauling of accounts by the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton people has had
some hidden significance, or, in other words,
the owners of the c., H. & D. wished to dis
cover just what shape they were in to
branch out and increase the scope of their
system of railroads? And has it not also
occurred to you that the acquisition of the
Glover Leaf property would be a ten-strike
for the c., H. & D.? r. B. F. PIERCE is re-
SCANSA anu SSiASA al A4idAdBSA VI luO NAOHcI
Leaf. Mr.. Peirce is general manager of
the Indiana, Decatur & Western, which is
controlled and operated by the c., H. & D.
He is also heavy stakeholder in the Gin
cinnati Hamilton g. Dayton AT present
the latter road has a line from Cincinnati
to Chicago, but it does not get into st.
Louis except as it has traffic arrangement
with the Vandalia line. So you see that
the acquisition of the Glover Leaf would
give the c., H. & d. direct outlet from
Toledo to the Southwest
Were the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
to secure the Toledo ST. Louis & Kansas
City, in connection with the Indiana, Deca-
tur g. Western, it would have the shortest
line between Indianapolis and st. Louis and
the shortest line, with one exception, be-
tween Cincinnati and st. Louis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10

CLAIRVOYANT-Consul Mrs. Griswod on all
matters OF life. If not satisfied she takes no
money. ONCE and residence. GAG (new). 2s6 (old)
East South street
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DIED.

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TRUETT-J. D. at Atlanta, Ga, Dec. Z. Burial
at Indianapolis. Notice of funeral later.
TRUETT-J. D.. died Dec. at Atlanta Ga
Friends may view remains Saturday, from 2 70
j. m, at residence ef A. l.. LockTidge, new
1449 North Alabama street. Funeral Sunday at
D. m. Burial private. No flowers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-19
Shipping Butter in Australia.

There seems to be no limit to the
devising of means for the transporta-
ton of perishable produce to a dis
lance, says an exchange. A new meth
Cd is that Of packing butter in box
made of six sheets of ordinary glass,
all the edges being covered over with
gum paper. The glass box Is enveloped
In layer Of plaster of paris a quarter
Of an inch thick, and this is covered
with specially prepared paper. The
plaster being a bad conductor of heat,
the temperature inside the hermetical-
ly sealed receptacle remains constant,
being unaffected by external changes.
Butter packed in this way at Melbourne
has been sent across the sea to South
Africa, and when the case was opened,
seven hundred miles from Cape Town,
the butter was found to be as sound as
when 1t left the factory. Cases are now
made to hold as much as 200 weight
of butter, and 40 boys and girls are oc-
cupied in making the glass receptacles
and covering them with plaster. The
top, or lid, is put on by a simple me-
chanical arrangement and is removed
by the purchaser equally easily. A
saving of rs per cent on freight and
packing Is claimed, in comparison with
the cost of frozen butter carried in the
usual way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-19
UNDER WATER FOR Is HOURS
An Italian Inventor Has a Subma rine
Adventure.

An Italian Inventor Has a Subma rim o
Adventure.
An Italian inventor, named Corzetto,
says La France Militaire, has COLI
structed an apparatus which he calls
"methydric sphere" and by means
OF which he processes to be able to
descend to any depth in the sea. In
his experiment at Spezzia he stored
some two thousand cubic feet of COM
pressed air in his apparatus, which
he entered with two friends and which
was then lowered to a depth OF some
thirty feet. AS after the expiration Of
nine hours the sphere" had not yet
been seen to reascend to the surface.
a message was sent to the admiral in
command of the naval department,
who at once sent diver to the spot.
The sphere" was found still resting
on the sea bottom, but the diver heard
nothing in answer to his knocks.
Some barges having been brought to
the spot by tug. the sphere" was
hauled up with ropes, and as soon as
it emerged its door was opened. and
the inventor appeared with a livid face
and half asphyxiated. His two com
panions were unconscious. but were
quickly resuscitated. They had re-
NAMED eighteen hours under water
The inventor explains that so far all
his experiments were successful, but
on this occasion when he intended to
return to the surface the air pressure
at his command proved insufficient to
expel the water ballast. of about tive
tons weight, which had so far kept
his appliance submerged. and hence
they had to remain where they were
until rescued. AT any rate, three per-
sons were enabled TO remain under
water for eighteen hours. and this ex-
pertinent may not be without signifi-
canoe as regards the much discussed
problem of submarine navigation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-19

Fail! He, the officer of the Legion Of
rionor, judge of the Tribunal of Com
merce! Never! He would sooner kill
himself
And all night long the poor man
searched, calculated, and contrived
combinations; In the morning he start
ed out with anguish in his heart.
He appealed to associates. comrades.
Candles debt was paid Their
honor was saved. but M. Sanvallier's
fortune hal vanished. However,
thanks to certain arrangements, he
was allowed to continue in the pro-
prietorshir o! the foundry.
Then he said to himself that he
would work yet in spite of his sixty
years, that he would work without rest,
with the anxious desperation Of those
commencing life. who are tormented
with the care of the morrow. He re-
duced his expenses. gave up his apart
ments to live with his son, sold his
horses and carriages, sent away his
servants, diminished his personal
needs.
A dread haunted the old man, troub-
ling his sleep and arresting his
thoughts in the midst OF his occupa-
lions; he feared to hear some day that
Camille had speculated once more; that
he was again in debt.
He forbade all mention of him in his
presence. He was henceforth the
wicked son, he Of whom all are
ashamed, the remembrance OF whom,
heavy as remcrse, saddens the paternal
home and makes the meals silent.
Down at Grenelle the foundry was
seized with fury of work, with an
enormous productiveness.
Its furnaces biazed in the shadow OF
the sheds like piercing eyes: its power
full blast shook the surrounding
ground; the melted metal, smoking and
red, ran like its life-blood in the cru
cibles.
Auguste took the place of designer
and his wife that of cashier at the
foundry. And each went to his or her
work, accepting their several tasks
without a frown.
At that time the campaign of Tonkin
was at It's height.
The French soldiers fought desper-
ately against slippery enemy, always
springing up afresh. in an unknown
country, ha-assed with difficulties
without number.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-19

as me- l write to you because can
never-must never--see you again.
am unworthy of you. Led away ny
friend, / specialized at the Dourse anu
have become involved in yesterday
downfall, in that unexpected coiiapse
where so mary fortunes nave peeh
wrecked. dare not tell you how much
Ihave lost--it must be. however, Tor the
honor of the Sanvalliers is involved.
Alas! it means very nearly your COM
plete ruin. i owe 46S,000 francs! An!
curse me! I SIN wretch! But ala
not suspect that such thing could
happen. After having tried in vain 10
avoid this disaster / returned to my
room, wild, ny brain on fire, deter
mined to end my life But | learned
that they are recruiting volunteer ofh-
GERS for Tonkin, and asked to be sent
there. Out there, at least, my death
will be useful; Ii will have nothing
about 1t to make you blush and 1t VIII,
perhaps, inspire you with little COM
passion for that guilty but unhappy
and despairing son, who suffers keeniy
from the wrong which he has done you,
and who bids you good-by forever!
CAMILLE SANVALLlER.'
M. Sanvallier, a widower Of several
years standing, one OF the most es-
teemed foundry owners of Paris, was
judge Of the Tribunal OF Commerce
and officer of the Legion of Honor.
He had two sons, Camille, the lieu
tenant, and Auguste, painter of some
originality. married to charming
woman and father of little 6-year-old
girl. Andree.
He had kept them away from all
commercial enterprise, fearing their in
experience and dreading for them the
universal cruel risk OF business. He
also exacted that after his death the
business of the foundry should be liqui-
dated and not sold, in order that 1t
should not pass into other hands. and
thus be sure of preserving forever in
tact the name Of the Sanvalliers. And
now, in spite Of all these precautions. a
misfortune greater than any which he
could have fc,eseen had fallen upon
him!
The sum must be paid the next day;
he must procure it at any price. 1t
was hard! The foundryman's fortune
was composed of material and mer-
chandise; would such a forced realiza-
ton yield the necessary amount? He
did not know yet.
And then, afterwards, with the debt
once paid, could he fulfill his con-
tracts? By that time it would be fail
ure-the failure OF Sanyaiiier!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-19
The slightest success excited the pa

The slightest success excited the pa
triotism of the populace.
One morning Auguste entered his ia
Tiers private office, looking very pale,
and handed him paper.
The latter read from the Latest the
following dispatch from the intrenched
camp at Dong Song;
Capt. Sanvallier attacked the enemy
this morning with great vigor. fought
all day against large forces, and took
successfully four redoubts. At last his
soldiers gave way. crushed by the su-
perior numbers of the foe. Although
grievousiy wounded, he insisted upon
being carried by two men to rally his
company and led them to the ASSAULT.
Capt. Sanvalliers conduct was admir-
able, and his condition is now desper-
ate. | have placed the cross or his
breast. This brilliant exploit will per-
NIT me to enter Lang Song tomorrow.
Twenty-sever killed, forty-three
wounded.
GEN. BRIERE DE LISLE."
A strange emotion in which anguish
mingled with Joy caused NJ. Sanval-
lier's heart to beat rapidly. For a mo-
ment he remained silent. Then, his
gaze little unsteady, his eyes wide
open with sad establishment. he asked
his son In slow voice: do you be-
lieve that it is he? He would then
be captain
Two hours later a letter from the
minister OF war informed the family Of
the event. and the next day all the
papers were talking of Capt Sanvallier.
recalling the fact that he was the son
Of the honorable foundry owner of
Chenille.
Now the foundryman could not go
out without seeing Camille on every
side! in the kiosks of the boulevard, at
the corners of the Streets Camille
looked at him as he passed, followed
him with his eyes as If he was living
and only left him to meet again fur
Their on.
But, alas. the dispatches which he
received daily from Tonkin left but
little hope.
Would the son of whom to-day he
was so proud ever return?
One morning. three months after
wards, NJ. Sanvallier was working in
his Office when the door softly opened
half way, and the curly little head OF
Andree appeared.
And suddenly she entered. holding
by the hand Capt. Sanvallier, then
cried in her sly little way: Look,
grandfather, -.ere he is" Auguste and
his wife entered the office in their turn.
NJ. Sanvallier, who had not been pre-
pared for the arrival of his son. rose
quickly, then stood motionless. choked
by his emotion
He saw Camille with the scar on his
forehead, the cross on his breast.
Timid and embarrassed as guilty
child, Camille hung his head: he saw
his father changed, grown old on his
account
Then very humbly, little bent,
ready to get down on his knees. he
came forward with slow steps to his
fathers feet. but at that moment NJ.
Sanvailier. with an abrupt start. seized
him round the neck crying in voice
suddenly broken by tears. mo, Ca
mile! In my arms! In my arms, rny
child!' And father and son held each
other close. their shoulders shaking
with sobs, while Auguste and his wife
wept beside them.-London Sun.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-19
Hcaithrui Schooirooms.

An ideal. but, we are assured. quite
necessary state of cleanliness for
healthful school rooms requires that
the floors shall be dampened and
swept every day, with all the windows
open, the busting to be done the next
morning with damp cloth. In adj
dition to this cleaning, DIR. Adams. who
is the president of the Orange County
Medical societies, believes that al least
every other day the floors should be
thoroughly scrubbed with soap and
water The various women's clubs
throughout the country whose members
are Interested in the work OF the pub
lie schools will do well to find out how
near the school rooms where their
children spend the greater part OF their
waking hours approach this state
New York Post.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-19
vfgOr In MnuIfinO.

A bulletin Of the Department OF Ag-
riculture says: There Is perhaps no
time In the history of the fowl that in
dicates its yigor so we'll as the moult-
ing period. Fowls that mott In short
time and hardly stop laying during
this period. as a rule, have strong
vigorous constitutions, and II properly
fed they Will give large yearly record.
On the other hand, those that are a
long time moulting have not the vigor
and strength to digest and assimilate
food enough to produce the requisite
number of eggs. II is necessary to Sc
lect fowls some time during the year
other than the moulting period. Some
indication of their egg producing power
is shown In their general conforma-
ton. In selecting a hen for egg-pro-
duction her FORM will give some infor-
nation of value. A long, deep bodied
fowl is to be chosen rather than one
with short body, whose underline is
not unlike a half circle. A strong,
hearty, vigorous fowl usually has a
long body, deep chest, with long and
quite straight underline. Other things
being equal, The larger-bodied fowls
Of the egg breeds are to be preferred.
1t is rule that fowls bred for egg
production are larger-bodied than
those bred for fancy points. Whenever
vigor and constitution form an import
ant part in the selection OF fowls for
breeding the size Of the fowls is in
yariably increased.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-19
SHARP POINTS.

Many children become discouraged
because their best efforts meet with no
approval.
Difficulty add to achievement, as the
ramming of the powder sends the bull
let further.
There Is no fault thai ioes not bring
its brothers and sisters and cousins to
live with it,
Help others when you can. but never
give what you cannot afford because 1t
Is fashionable.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-19

The first woman to practice medt-
cine in Georgia received her certificate
recently.
The value Of the grounds and build
ings devoted to education in the United
States is $95,545, 6S1.
Switzerland is the only civilized
country in the world which grants no
patents for inventions.
The Department OF Agriculture esti-
mates that the rent of wheat land in
Missouri is s2.61 an acre.
Rust and smut are minute vege-
table forms, which often do immense
damage to the wheat crop.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-19
lettings From Jasper County.
CULLED AT COLTAy.
An Old Soldier Tells His Tale.

(From the American. Newark, Ohio.)
mir. William Winpigler was one of the
early settlers OF Jasper County. Iowa. and
no man from all accounts, is better known
than he in the vicinity OF Colfax, or more
respected. When the civil war was raging
he took the field with his comrades of the
Forty-eighth Iowa, and while serving his
country contracted rheumatism, which as
sumed the chronic form and seemed to affect
his entire body The following is his own
account of his sufferings and cure:
CoLFAx, Iowa. July 3lst, 1896.
Il contracted rheumatism during my
army service, which could not get rid OK
and it became worse and worse until was
able TO do no labor whatever, and eventually
! thought had not long to live, as my heart
was so affected. was in a very Responding
condition, as my worldly affairs were going
from bad TO worse, when in one Of our papers
I read of man who described himself as
having been even worse than was, and who
had been cured by the use Of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills. ! procured some, after much
trouble for that time they were very little
known in this part of the state, and none OF
the druggists in Colfax kept them. had nos
taken the contents of one box when my heart
trouble disappeared, but I continued to take
the pills, and soon found my rheumatism was
being rapidly cured. | no longer suffer any
rheumatic pain, and think my cure was
wonderful one after all those years OF suffer
ing. i have recommended tnem 10 every
one afflicted as was, and the result is that
all the drug stores in Colfax now keep them
and sell great many, aud others have
been benefited as L was. For man Of my
age, Il am 70) / am as active as can be;
more so perhaps than many younger persons
who never were crippled with rheumatism.
The above is a true statement Of fact.
WILLIAM WINPIGLER.n
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a
Notary Public, in and for the County Of
Jasper, and State of Iowa, this Srd day Of
August, 1895.
p. p. CRAGAN, Notary Public.
Witness: G.. w. HARPER.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills contain, in con-
densed form all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are an I'M
failing specific for such diseases as locomo-
tor ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Vitus'
dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism,
nervous headache, the after effect Of Ia
grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and
ssllow compilations, all forms of weakness
either in male or female Pink Pills are
sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid
on receipt OF price, so cents box. or six
boxes for 81 50 (they are never sold in bulk
or by the 1907, by addressing DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. Y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-19
He Fed Bones.

AZ the expert poultryman was riding
by he was hailed by Farmer Slowly and
the following discussion took place:
Farmer Slowly--Is IL fact that You
feed your hens bones. and that you
find it profitable?
Expert Poultryman-Well, that is
half the truth: l am feeding ground
bones as part of the ration, but OF
course feed other things. have not
set got to the point where I expect my
hens to get along and do well on an
exclusive bone diet.
l.. ST. don't take any stock In these
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-19

new ideas; most Of them are written
by fellows that know no more about
farming than do about hunting stars.
You can, II you want to, take up with
the notion that feeding dry bones does
any good, but the thing Is so absurd to
me that would not want folks to think
that l did it. / believe you might as
we'll feed rocks as bones.
e. P.-I think you are mistaken
about the fellows that advocate the
feeding of bones to hens. They are not
men that write on mere theory, but
they are practical poultrymen that
have made good deal of money out
of the poultry business, and they be-
lieve and say that part of their money
Is made from feeding the hens what
they need
+. Swell, haven't the hens bones
enough OF their own? Besides. does
the bone that is fed do any good?
L. P.-Certainly the bone does good,
and will tell you how. The bones that
you throw away contain some Of the
most important elements of food. First
there is the lime in the bone, which Is
utilized by the poultry economy In
making bones, and when the fowl is
grown goes to making egg shells. This
saves having soft-shelled eggs. II the
hens have good supply of bone-mak-
ing material they become strong boned.
You know that this Is very important
point, as very many OF our highly bred
farm animals are deficient In bone pow
err. The bones also contain nitrogen,
and that Is an essential element In the
building up Of various parts of the body.
Then there is the question Of economy.
These elements may be obtained very
cheaply, as large quantity of bones are
thrown away In every community. Be-
lieve me, II you will secure bone
grinder you will improve your poultry
and at the same time save money.