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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14
A STREAK OF VANITY.
why the Kodak Is Worth More than
n Passport I'm Cuba.
l. Oh u o.

w. B. Stevens, in st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
One of the regulations of the Spanish
army forbids the taking OF photographs
without permit. For shot at fortih-
cation with the camera the penalty IS espe-
cially severe. Nevertheless, it is the uni
versal testimony of American newspaper
correspondents that while travelling in CUBA
a camera is a better protection than
passport. This is because no nationality IS
fonder of posing in uniform before the
lens. The Spaniard, officer or sol9ler, never
misses a chance to be taken" Permission
to photograph a fort will be refused with
a very positive shake OF the head, but
request to be allowed 20 snap the garrison
is always met with smiling acceptance. A
captain or a lieutenant Will turn out his
command and put IL in any position sug-
eested If ne learns that a picture is wanted.
If a suspect or a real insurgent is brought
into camp the detachment which has made
the capture will enter heartily into a plan
of their efficiency. The prisoner will be
brought out and made to kneel, while the
soldiers and the officer in charge of them
t3lxp Dositions on one occasion the whole
scene was reproduced in such realistic man
ner that the poor prisoner clapped his hands
upon his eyes and for a few moments un-
derwent all of the mental torture OF an eX-
ecutiOn.
The guards on an armored car viii climb
on top of their travelling fort and get into
position any time at the suggestion of
alacrity and manifestation of good feeling
as if a compliment mad been paid them
The fact that he may never see the picture
and that ii is going where no one will rec
the Spanish officer or soldier. IL Eel amer
icano wants the picture enough to ask for
il he is willing 10 accommodate. The more
realistic of war the posing can be made
the more heartily the Spaniard enters into
the proposition For him the camera has
fascination. Rank cuts no hgure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14

the past week Flynns three games at
short pulled him down from 1925 to .S72. In
those three games he accepted fifteen out
of twenty-one chances, giving him a per-
centage at short of ia. Had he not been
playing out of position. he would probably
have held his own. Stewart improved his
mark nine points and Motz fell off only
one point. Gray dropped thirty-six points,
but another week will, doubtless, see him
over the 800 mark again. The team fielding
average is .927. Following are the fielding
averages to date:
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bond saIes Cor May.
United States Investor.

According TO the. figures which have
passed under the review of the Investor.
the municipal bond sales for the month Of
does not include temporary loan. OF the
total given above 100000 were county
bonds, the balance town and city and
school district bonds. The sales for May
include one isue of $1,314,000 (city of Provi-
dence), two Of $500,000 one of $1,000 600 two
of 1000 one of $215,000, three OF $780, 900.
and seventeen ranging from 100000 to
$4,000 In all, 139 issues were sold during
the month of which thirteen issues were
county bonds and 126 municipal and school
districts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14
-National League.-
THE TEAM HITTING BETTER.
The indianapolis Batting and Field
ing Averages to Date.

The Indianapolis team improved it's hit
ting last week Mcfarland continues TO
show the greatest Improvement, lifting his
average from 1903 to .391 during the week
% points Motz holds his own at .344, and
really leads the team, though Goar, who
has played in only twelve games, has the
highest average of alI-.968. Flynn jumped
from 1S7 to .2lS,t. and .Kahoe from .227 to
26S. Phillips fell off, but Hogriever went
up five points and eGray thirteen points,
and both are now hitting around the 300
mark. The team batting average is .21S,
not yet what it should be, but on the road
to a proper figure. Following are the bat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14

extren nelly high. The new way may be
more comfortable, but it is said TO be ex-
tremely ungainly.
During the hottest part of the afternoon
yesterday an average of three Wheelmen
passed a given point on the cycle path ev-
cry minute At this rate at least 1,5O0
cyclists rode over the path yesterday.
At Romford England, there is a fat men S
bicycle club that easily leads the world.
The qualification for membership is a rid
ing weight of at least 224 pounds. The cap
tain turns the scale at 240 and rides a light
roadster.
English women accuse their American Sis
tiers of introducing the cycling anklet, and
the usual stories of Yankee extravaganza
are going the rounds of the United King
dom. One weekly paper gravely states that
a well-knoWn New York club woman can be
seen any pleasant day riding through the
park with her ankle encirced in band of
diamonds and emeralds that could not have
cost less than $780,
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4 Gnv Trin Arresteh

Patrolman Wilson. Sergeant Lowe and
Captain Qugley last night arrested Mollie
Clark w. H. Page and Egbert Lacey at
the woman's room at No go North Senate
avenue. The trio had disposed of a case of
bottled beer and We're enjoying the effects
of it by breaking up what little furniture
there was in the room in "a friendly com
bat. The scene was a most disgraceful one
and attracted score or more of people
who CHANGED to be passing that way.
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1T is HUMAN NATURE.
Mans Discomfort with His Lot Illus
trated on the Country Road.

trated ON the Country Road.
did you ever notice." asked an old
cyclist the other day, what peculiar
fascination there is for the other side of
the road when riding in the country? Take
the average country road where there are
few riders and vehicles met and where
the rider is welcome to jog along anywhere
he pleases, and no law interferes. The road
is usually of gravel, and along the trails
made by the two wagon wheels is usually
the best riding A wheelman will be rid
ing along in one of the trails, and he is
somehow almost impelled to cross over and
take the other, only to find nine times out
of ten, that he has not bettered himself.
The reason of this is apparent. The rough
places on the side the wheelman is riding
are not only easily discernlble because
near but they are felt, while the trail on
the other side presents a more even APP
pearanee end seems more inviting because
the wheelman cannot feel the imperfec-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14
surely Needs a Wheel.

There is girl living in London who is
willing to swap her mother for a bicycle
providing the bicycle is of high grade-and
would also be willing to sell herself into
the bargain. She is very anxious to possess
a bicycle, and being without the means to
buy one, has inserted the following ad-
Vertisemept i'll a paper;
Il am a young girl with a widowed
mother in unfortunate circumstances, and
cannot afford a bicycle. My mother and
myself will work out either by the day or
permanently in exchange for a good second
hand wheel or a new one of approved pat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14
a8 Chances
RIues Defent Tigers.

DETROIT, Mich, June ia scheduled
Western League game was played at
Mount Clemens this afternoon for the first
time on Sunday without interference by the
authorities. Brownie Foreman, recently
released by. Grand Rapids, pitched
a good game for Kansas City. Detroit
played a clean game, but could not hit the
ball. scoreIa
Detroit ......O 2 5 10 0 1 % II /
Kansas City.5f 0 0 0 0 2 Oh u 6
Batteries-Hahn and frost; Foreman and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14
ONLY Four Hits on Fricken.

COLUMBUS, O.. June 10. = Columbus
could do no business with Frickens curves
and were saved shut-out by Mertes's
home run, with one on base, in the sixth
Geninss fielding was a feature. Attend
ance, $500 Score;
r. H E.
ST. Paul -. 0. / 0 0 0 0 90 II
Batteries-Daniels and Buckley: Fricken
and Spies.
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disappointment.
Detroit Journal.

Detroit journal.
How can he look me in the face?" she
muttered, hercely.
SEe was manfestly disturbed.
After going to the trouble and expense
of shorter skirts than almost any other
girl was wearing, ii was indeed provoking
10 have d man look her in the face.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14

Whenever you feel like "scorching,"
Temptation put away.
Beware the watchful copper
And the fine effects next day.
Chicago Times Herald.
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Games scheduled for To-Day.

w eSItTH League.
Kansas City at Indianapolis.
Milwaukee at Detroit.
Minneapolis at Columbus.
St. Paul at Grand Rapids.
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Bicycle Notes.

The National Circuit strikes ST. Louis to-
day. 1t viii move west 10 Denver and back
east in time TO strike Philadelphia for the
August
In England the fashionable women this
year ride with their saddles and handle bars
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Andrew Hughes. seventy-nine years old
a native of Ireland died yesterday at the
county asylum. He had no friends, so far
as the authorities know.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14
National league.

Cincinnati at Boston.
Louisville at Baltimore.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
ST. Louis at New York
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Pittsburg at Washington.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June 13.-The
Brewers took sweet revenge out of the Bob
olinks on the rough ground at Alger Park
this afternoon, by batting both Scott and
Gayle at just the right time to produce re-
Aht r. HI
CIR. Rapids. o 2 ~ I Q o l II 16 /
Batteries-scott, Gayle and Twineham
Jones and Smear.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14

At Evansville Ind, the Henderson team,
which until Saturday was known as the
Nashvilles, defeated Evansville Sunday in
an exciting eleven-inning game. Score:
r. II. Z.
Evansville .......0 2 90 o 001 GA Z 4
Batteries-Geralds and Belt Bailey,
Grimes and Vetter.
At Washington, Ind r. H. Z.
Washington l l 2 2 oil 10 4
Cairo .1 90 0 / % IL Z
Batteries-Kellum and Grimm: Kostal and
McGreW.
Terre Haute. o o o 0 0 0 0 o-4 10 )
Paducah III 0 Q 0 2 0 So 2
Batteries-Price and Pace; Sudhon and
Stanton.
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Reds Win an Exhibition Game.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CARBON, Ind, June Is. - Benwood de-
feated Coal Bluff to-day in a well-played
game by score of II 20 4.
A Muncie Club Drubbed.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. June l3.--The Celina base
ball team numerically defeated the Globes,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14
interstate League.

At Fort Wayne, Ind r. II. E
T T5i %a .. 3 3 Q 8 ] S S-ls 10 10
Batteries-Darby and OMeara; Kelba
Arthur and Meyers.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, June 1S.-The
Diamond Specials met their first defeat this
season at the hands of the Connersville
team in a holly contested game. Score:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14
RANKS OF THE PLAYERS
INDIANAPOLIS TEAM HAS COME UP
IN IT'S BATTING AVERAGE,
But the Members Are on Bit in
Fielding-st. Paul Again Leads
Other Games Yesterday.

st. Paul. $500. 6-COIumbus
Milwaukee ...1G-Grand Rapids.
Kansas City. ..1%-DetrOit ...... 8
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Hartford City.1 0 21O0 o 0 o. 5 10
CORNERSTONE " 2 0 o. 0 0 0 o. s 8
Central League.

Batteries-Dailey, Russell and Kline;
Gates and Weaver. Umpire-Stewart.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11
FOREST GIANT TO MAKE A BANQUET TABLE

two or three hours and was discontinued
when the cut was within a foot or so of
the notch.
Then with huge mallets or mauls, the
Ioggers CO mmenced methodicaly to drive
in the wedges, heavy blow on this one
and light tap on that one, according to
the direction to be given the falling tree.
With its fall came the ringers" and
"peelers," f" the former with their axes cut
ting notches or rings around the tree
through the bark at convenient distances
apart, and the latter with long chisel-
pointed steel bars peeling or rather prying
off the sections of thick bark, thus par
ing the trunk for the log-sawyers
to cut up into portable lengths
In this instance the first length
was comparatively short, yet it repre-
sented days work for one man, who, in
"squaring up" the rough and cutting off
the section, was compeled ed to saw around
and around the circumference in order to
use his twelve-f foot saw to advantage.
The Grating of the section, to prevent
Dreakage, was :he next operation, and 1t
was then ready to be dragged by the
cable logging engine to the railroad, over
which it would be carried to the shipping
point. w. Ii. GALLAGHER
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11

Then (the position in which the tree
should lie having been chosen) the next
operation was putting IN the undercut,"
which determines the general direction OF
the "iall, and is cut on the side Of the tree
toward which it is intended it snail fall.
Standing on the platform and stripped
Of all super fuous clothing, two brawny
choppers, the one working from the left
and the other from the right with heavy
double-edged, long, straight -helved axes,
commenced cutting into the tree, and at
the end of three or four hours they had
completed the ''undercut," wide notch
extending entirely across the tree and
about quarter of the distance through it.
Discardi1g the axes the men then went
TO the opposite side OF the tree and
with a crosscut saw proceeded TO cut
through to meet the "undercut," deep
notches having been previously chopped
in the sides OF the tree to allow the II.
foot saw cutting play across the greater
diameter. As the saw cut its way into
the tree large iron wedges were driven in
behind it TO keep the-"kerf' or Gu; open,
and later to serve the purpose of topping
the tree and giving it the proper direction
in falling.
The saving process occupied another
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11

II was sitting in the bow of the boat,
Jim was sitting in the middle and Mr..
Jones was in the stern. Just as our sport
was at its height our boat seemed 10 give
jump and a bump. l thought at first
that we must have gone adrift and struck
on reef. l looked about to make sure
and saw that the anchor line was taut.
Then the boat gave another jump and we
all looked at one another.
''It was not until the real cause of our
trouble came in front of me that l knew
what it was. l had considered number
OF things such as getting caught in some
current, becoming tangled in seaweed and
a few others just as sensible.
Before l knew it we were going like
lightning and foam was flying on both
sides of us. | reached for the anchor rope,
and just at that moment monster fuke
rose before me and came down With a
splash not three inches in front of the
boat. II it had touched US it would have
been all night with us and nobody would
ever have known how we came to our un-
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11

more below.
To successfully fell such a tree and
under such circumstances required con-
siderable skill and labor. The conditions,
however, were very little different from
those existing throughout the redwood
belt, so that description of the methods
employed in telling this particular tree
will apply to the work as carried on in the
redwoods generally.
: Owing TO its great weight and height,
the only serious problem in Telling" a
redwood tree is to determine the direction
of "falP'-one that will not only prevent
the shattering of the tree by contact with
its neighbors. but will also afford the most
advantageous position on the ground for
cutting il into logs and for their subse-
quent removal. This prob EN- is soon
solved by the average redwood logger"
who has become so expert in laying low
these giants that he can 'fell" one so ac-
curately that its top will drive home a
stake previously placed in the ground as
bearing for sight"
The first work was the erection Of a rude
staging around the tree 10 enable the men
to work above The "bole, or swelling
where the roots commence to spread
about six or eight feet above the ground.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11

A superb specimen OF California red
wood is now on its way to London, Eng
land, in the ship Maria Hackfeld, which
sailed from San Francisco on May Is.
Through the press 1t has already become
famous on two ontinents as the "Astor
table top" from the fact that it was
shipped to William Waldorf Astor, who
will use it as a table for dinner to be
given by him at his residence in London.
1t is cross section OF a redwood tree,
and as finished is Is feet inches in diam
eter, % inches thick, weighs 19, 900 pounds,
and is expected to seat forty people
around its generous circumference.
To obtain this specimen necessitated
the cutting down OF tree 250 feet tall
and over II feet in diameter, the differ
ence in diameter between it and the fin
ished piece representing the thickness of
the Dark on the tree.
1t was cut IN the very heart of a great
forest on the tract of the John Vance Mill
and Lumber Company in Humboldt
County, a :ract noted for the size and
quality OF its lin Der. and where the forest
giants grow % thickly hat their inter-
woven foliage forms lofty roof through
which neither rain nor sunshine can find
its way to the ground, a hundred feet or
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timely ends.
''Of course as soon as | saw the fuke l
knew we were fastened to a whale, and
moment later l saw the fellow who had
US with an anchor sticking in one corner
OF his mouth. Away he went in series
of leaps over the waves.
81 tried to unite the anchor rope, but
couldn't.
Then l reached for my knife. but it
had been used for cutting bait, and was in
the bottom of the boat somewhere.
The oars had been poked under the
seats so as to be out of our way, and could
not be extricated.
Faster and faster the whale went over
the water, churning it into foam all
around. | knew that as long he kept on
top we were safe, but did not thin k
this would last long. Nor did it. The
whale began to dive and sink our boat to
the gurwale every few seconds.
"Then he remained under the water,
and l about concluded that our time had
come. The boat was running close down,
and / knew that the first little wave we
ran into would let in enough water to
allow the whale to sink her. 1t was for
tunate for us that the whale was a small
one.
Just as we were coming to little bit
choppy water, Jim found the knife and
handed it to me. 1t was awful dull.
cut and sawed, and little splashes of water
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11

of the descriptions that could be found.
The resem blance to seal is undenable,
although, of course, it is different from
The seals we know.
AS for size, the measure ments taken by
the two cruisers give it something over
a hundred feet in both cases. If the pro-
portions are right the tail would certainly
have somewhat the appearance of snake,
particularly as it was swimming.
Whether or not one of these creatures
will ever be caught aud so set at rest all
controversy is extremely doubtful If it
is, as Professor Labbie claims, seal, then
the chances are indeed slim, for every
mariner knows how "sc1rey" these ami
mails are. 1t is difficult to get within gum
shot OF them, except during the breeding
season. From all stories the 'sea serpent"
is more scarey than those known. so it will
be likely to keep away from those who
have designs ON its lie.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11

as well as in the water and so are able to
form an idea OF their shape. But had we
never seen them on land there is no deny
ing the fact that we would think them
much longer than they really are. In
fact in the world of science there Is moth
ing else the sea serpent could be except a
seal, and surely it is much more rational
to think it this than to think it something
entirely new.
As clincher to his theory Professor
Labbie shows that all of the bones sup
posed to belong to sea serpents that had
been found in different sections are not
reptiles bones at all but those of some
amphibious sort of mammal.
All that is necessary to make seal into
one of the tabled sea serpents is to extend
its vertebra and make its neck consider
ably longer. The accompanying drawing
is made from Professor Labbies book and
shows the creature reconstructed from all
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11

came in every few moments. Still the rope
held.
ut seemed TO me like an age before l
managed to eventually cut through that
rope. But did. just as The boat shipped
about tubful of water, and Mr.. Whale
took himself away and our anchor with
him. But he was welcome to it.
at was some moments before we at
tempted to row back to land, but you can
see that we got here. And. as l said be-
fore, no more ocean fishing for me, unless
| am in big boat.
Now that it is all over l can think of
how it happened. lay it all to the school
OF fish that gave Us such sport for few
minutes. You see, that whale was around
there before we got there and chased all
the fish away. That's the reason we
couldn't catch any at first. Then when
the fish got back he was close behind. OF
course, they got pretty thick around our
bait and he charged into them. In some
way he must have got a-hold of our
anchor rope, and in attempting to get
away lifted the anchor from the bottom,
so that it caught in the corner of his
mouth. II he had only backed water for
a moment it would have shaken loose, but
instead he got frightened and went ahead,
taking us with him.
''Its all right now, but when l go
whaling next time l want to be prepared
for it,
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only a good-szed shark or whale, and
their imaginations did the rest.
In his work on this highly interesting
subject Professor Labbie states that be
was led to investigate by the similarity of
the stories that came from different locali.
ties; and also the similarity of stories
that came from different ages. The emf.
nent scientist has spent several years on his
work, and it is sure to receive the indorse-
ment OF scientific men all over the world.
The earliest stories of the sea serpent
were told by the old Morse naYigators, but
these yarns were wild in the extreme. At
the same time it must now be admitted
that there was some truth in them.
considering the fact that the men saw
the terrible monsters OF the deep while
they themselves were in a small boat, it is
no wonder that they were frightened out
OF all responsibility. The creature that
they saw was probably not more than a
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AN EMINENT SCIENTIST SAYS THE "SEA SERPENT" IS SEAL

At last the 'sea serpent" is given
place in scientific books. But it is not
called sea serpent. 1t is declared to be
an enormous seal of an uncaptured species,
and the man who makes this statement TO
the world is Professor A. Labbie. the
famous French doctor of sciences.
In the book in question the writer has
perhaps given more study to the creature
in question than the subject would seem
TO warrant, but considering that this same
subject has been agitating the minds of
men for ages it is only receiving the atten-
tion that should have been bestowed upon
it many years ago. The reason that the
sea serpent has not in the past received
the attention it deserved is because those
who might have investigated it started out
with the IMPRESSION that it was all hum
bug; that it was at most the produ of an
excited brain. Those who claimed to
have seen a sea serpent may have seen