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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22

man. Magdeburg cooper. He was not
hurt in the encounter.
on Dec. a. 1850, an attempt was made
upon the life of Premier Brattiano, of Rou-
Threats We're made against Gambetta
Freycinet and Floquet when they were at
the head of the Cabinets in France, but 10
attempts were made TO take their lives,
Ii Hung Chang, while acting as Chinese
peace envoy to Japan, was fired upon by
young japanese on March "a, 1895. Ii was
returning to his lodgings in Shimonoseki
from a conference with the japanese en-
voys, Count Ito and Viscount Mutsi. Ko-
yama Rokunosuki fired straightgat Ii, and
the bullet took effect in the cheek. Though
of advanced age, the wound healed quick
" and when Ii made his tour OF the
world last year, and appeared in New York,
his face showed no trace of the bullet.
The United States has premier or
prime minister though anglomaniacs are
fond OF referring to the secretary of state
as such. Only once has that official been
the mark for an assassin. That was the
night that Booth killed President Lincoln.
Lewis Payne forced his way on the night
of April H. 1865, to the room where Secre-
tary Seward lay. The secretary had had
his jaw fractured in a runaway, and his
This hard material turned the point of the
assassins dagger The secretary's sons.
Frederick and Angus, with w. Hansel and
George f. Robinson, rushed to the rescue
OF Mr.. Seward and prevented any further
injury. Payne was captured, and. with
Mrs. Surratt, David c. Harold and George
1t is curious to observe the part Italians
play in European assassinations. That
country has a surplusage OF. professional
murderers. who can be hired for any occa-
sion. 1t was an Italian Barbes, who con-
spired against the life of the great Napo-
leon. Filschi, who tried to kill Louis Phil
ippe in 1885, was an Italian The man who,
in 1853. attempted the life of Francis Jo-
seph of Austria was an Italian. Orsin and
his gang. who did their best to kill Napo-
leon III, on Jan. II, 1853. were Italians, as
were those who made the attempts of 1857
and 1864. Caseria Santo. who slew Sadi
Carnot. was an Italian, and the murderer
of Canovas was an Italian. Yet Italy itself
has had no more than its share of assas-
sinations. The life of Humbert has been
ATTEMPTED ONLY twice
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West IndianapOIis.

Samuel Taylor, of Jacksonville, Ind, is visit
ing George Pfester and family. on oliver avenue
Ira Haymaker, of Franklin, Ind, is visiting
his sister, Mrs Ora Powell, on South Harding
street.
Miss Spnke Wysong. of South Reisner street
is entertaining Miss Jessie Brothers, of Green
castle, Ind.
Miss Anna Mccormick of South Hardink
street, who has been visiting at Manitou, Col,
has returned home.
he morning and evening services at the NJ E.
Church will be conducted by members of the
Y. p. c. U. convention.
Miss Gertrude Hilligoss of oliver avenue will
leave Tuesday for Greenfield, Ind, where she
will be the guest of friends.
Mrs. L. A. Hilligoss. of Oliver avenue, was
called to Rushville, Ind, the first of the week
to attend the funeral of a relative.
Miss Merle Parr, of South Williams street has
returned home from Sheridan, Ind where she
has been visiting for several weeks.
The Christian Brotherhood OF the First NJ e
Church VIII meet at o'clock this afternoon at
the residence of Thomas Mount. on Howard
street.
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allure.

As fond mother. when the day Is Ger
Leads by the hand her little child to bed
Halt willing, half reluctant to be led
AND leave his broken playthings on the floor
sun gazing at them through the open door,
Nor wholly treasured and comforted
By promises of others in their stead
Which: though more splendid, may not please
him more:
SO Nature deals with us and takes away
Our playthings one by one and by the hand
Leads US to rest so gently that we 60
scarce knowing If we wish to go or stay
Iielng 100 tull or sleep TO understand
How far the unknown transeends the what we
know. ~ We
-Ionpfellow
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22
HOMEMADE GEYSERS,
COunterparts of the Wonders of the
Yellowstone Reproduced.
PHILADELPHIA Times.


Philadelphia Times.
OF all the ideas in the field of inventive
genius the conception of a Philadelphia to
reproduce the wonderful geysers of Yellow
stone National Park by mechanical means
is one of the most novel and most remarka-
Bile. The inventor is Jones Wister, a prom
inent member of the well-known family of
that name, and he has just succeeded in
perfecting q device by which all the glories
and beauties of "Old Faithful" and others
of the larger geysers are reproduced with
wonderful likeness. By curious and
clever adjustment of steam nozzles and
water cocks, and simple system of pip
ing Mr.. WiSterS mechanism discharges
water steam and Vapor in exactly the
same manner as the natural geySerS of
the Yellowstone, and the effect is almost as
beautiful natures original production.
Mr.. Wisters invention came about IN a
peculiar manner. He was one of a party
of Philadelphians who visited Yellowstone
Park last year. and was greatly impressed,
as all visitors are, with the wonderful dis
play of natures peculiar forces as shown
in the geyserS.
At the time he expressed the opinion that
he thought it should be possible to repro
duce the geysers by mechanical means, and
he Immediately set about getting up de-
vice which would accomplish that end.
The task. it is said, had been tried several
times before but, Notwithstanding the fail
ures Of the previous efforts, the Philadel-
phan worked assiduously on several ideas
His patience has been finally awarded
and a few miles out of Philadelphia and at
Llanerch, Delaware county, the mechan-
zeal geysers which Mr. Wister originated
are now in operation. A line of piping
which connects with a steam boiler in a
nearby electric power plant runs out into
an open field. on top of a natural hillock
The "geyser" is a combination of varied
forms of noZzles, set at suitable angles
through which a volume of water steam
and vapor is forced up into the air to the
height of $50 feet more. At first the
steam and water is a Kissing stream but
at a suitable distance from the ground
regulated by valves and the pressure the
column breaks into a cloud of spray. 1t
can be spread out into fan shapes. sent up
in a perpendicular column or broken into
spray at the will of the operator. in imita-
ton of the various moods of the natural
geysers which il is supposed to represent.
The first tests of the mechanical geyser
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DOMESTICS

30 yards of Unbleached Muslin, full
yard wide, for 81.
1914 Unbleached Sheeting, regular zoe
quality, for 14e a yard.
Good quality Cambria for &c a yard.
1914 Cotton Blankets, in plain colors,
SOC quality, at Sec a pair.
Already Hemmed White Crochet
Quilts, have been 81, now re each
Silkaline Comforts. well made and
filled with clean white cotton, were $1.75,
now $1.25.
Blanket Robes, 75c. soc and 90c each.
Atwood Skirts at 69c each.
Special Outing Flannels at &c, SC and
&c yard.
Embroidered Flannels at 25c a yard,
worth 39c.
pa CENELrNrrFS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22
TO-DDY.

Last night, the while with folded eyes you slept
Your little world OF yesterday was swept
Away foreVer-Cut into the vast,
Relentless silence OF the Eternal Past
Last night, the while mid idle dreams you
CROPPED,
Tie Universe its mighty portals oped,
And up the starry pathway, cleaning through,
Went sweeping aught save your poor dream and
you.
This is another world with conquests new.
Snatched from nights spaces infinite for you;
Go forth and conquer it, seek in vain
Your little world of yesterday again.
e o. Laughlin, in Home Magazine for August.
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Enrth's Oldest Flower,

There seems every reason to believe that
the national flower of England is the oldest
of which there is any record; to English
men, at least, it seems a case of the sur
ViVal of the tittest. So great is The an
tquity of the rose that all account of it's
origin has been lost. 1t is not mentioned
in the biblical writings earlier than the
reign of Solomon. but the allusion to it then
made is such as to indicate that the flower
the rose is depicted on a number of very
early monuments. believed to date from
5000 to $500 b. c., and in the tomb of an
Egyptian princess disinterred a year arc
in southern Egypt, several Theoretically
sealed Walls We're found, which, when
opened contained genuine altar of roses.
so that the modern claims for the discov-
Rose water. or the essence of roses is
mentioned by Homer in the "Iliad." Both
the Greeks and Hebrews probably borrowed
the idea of its manufacture from the
Egyptians and these. for aught anybody
can tell. may have had it from the Chinese.
The rose is one of those flowers which are
supposed by the people OF every land to
be so we'll known as 10 need no description
and hardly mention, for it is a singular fact
that every continent on the globe. with
the solitary exception of Australia, pro-
duces wild roses, Even the frozen regions
of the north, where the summer lasts but
two or three months, and is at best a sea-
son which may be described very late
IN the autumn, produce their wild roses,
and travellers through Greenland, KAN
chatka and northern Siberia found. in the
while the crews of whaling vessels which
call at Spitzbergen usually come off shore
with bouquets Of the native Spitzbergen
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Chicago Post.
Yes" he said with some show of tenn
per, you're just the kind of woman to
spend $40 900 n year on dress alone"
ooh, no. I'm not" she replied sweetly IF
/ We're l would have married a different
kind of a man."
And the more he thought OF II the more
satisfied he became that 1t was a hot one.
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THREE TRAINS DAILY
VANDALIA LINE.


Leave indianapolis Daily-S:1O a. M. u 40
noon, p. m, II 20 p. m.
Arrive St Louis Union Station-3:15 p. m,
1:l2 p. M, 1:44 a. m, g. m.
Parlor car on 1910 noon train daily anu
local sleeper on II 20 D. IN. train daily for
Evansville and St Louis open to receive
passengers at $50.
Ticket offices, No 4S West Washington
street and Union Station.
w. w. RICHARDSON, d. p. A.
E. A. FORD. General Passenger Agent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08
specinItlcs in Farming.

Every farmer ought to be so thoroughly
master of some branch of his business that
he can do that better than can any one
else. says the American Cutivator What
it shall be must depend on himself, but
when once chosen he should aim to keep
abreast with everything that is learned
about this part of his business and make
it his specially. Un.ess he does this a
farmer will have no alternative, but 10
fall into the same ruts that other farmers
do, and like them work hard through the
year with no profit at its close. All the
proht there is must be found in the spec
ialty which he has studied and practiced
until he can produce it either better OF
cheaper, or both, than can any one else
In this development of sDecialties the
farmer Will only follow the rule of all bus
mess aVocations. 1t is in fact only spec
. .t IN any business that pay. The work
that any one can do never earns much
more than a bare subsistence. When more
is wanted than this, IL can only be secur-
ed by such cultivation of skill and care
that this particular work cannot without
loss be entrusted to others. Then the per
son who can do this work and do il best
may may name ms or her own price. The more
dlfhcult the specially is to learn. the more
secure VIII be the control of il by whoever
mas fully mastered its intricacies This
does not mean, however, that the farmer
sense a monopolst. For whatever the
farmer is able to produce the. demand is
WI ~ Wlutt PROVIDED InGre be enough
producing it to make The world supply
opeclaltles belong, indeed, not so much
to individuals as they do TO localities
what one man in a neighborhood has been
abe 10 do, others may also learn The
result OF this larger production is to so
greatly increase the demand that a hun
dred or a thousand farmers in the favor
eu Iocalty may each produce the same
specially, not only without injury but
WITH positive advantage to each other
w neneVer farmer in any neighborhood
sets the example of growing some special
W ana making it profitable he at once
auds TO the value of all the land in his
vicinity. What one farmer can do others
n IKE circumstances can initiate But
II the originator of the industry keep
himself posted in his SPECIALITY 1t will be
easy for him to produce more eheaply
than is possible for his competitors. and
each year continue in part the ADVANTAGE
he enjoyed at first
During the winter season is good time
what new crops it is probable their land
and location are best ADAPTED to and trV
one or more of these the following sea-
SON Instead of doing this secretly as
II some advantage were thereby to be
gained, there ought to be the fullest con-
pront Dy the others experience, and the
trial OF some specialties that have failed
may be prevented. A study OF the con-
ditions IN other localities in which some
specially has been successful win be very
useIul for the same purpose Yet repeat
that the speciality that the farmer best
understands may not be grown in a given
LOCALITY. Such a one may make a sue
cess where all have failed before him
and may also teach others. so that any
one may succeed where he has been able
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08

At a recent meeting of the Iowa 1Ior-
ticultural society. Mr. M. J. Wraggs Of
Waukee. Ia, read an interesting paper
on the subject Of blackberry culture, Pre-
missing that the blackberry is a neglected
fruit, and that few are making any spe-
cial attempt to grow Il under the most
favorable conditions, it Is nevertheless de-
clared that no bush fruit Is capable OF
being made more profitable. II is the last
of the small fruits to ripen and makes
luscious addition to them. Many
think the reverse of this. They are
designated as sour and UNIT for table
use but this Is because they are In the
habit OF buying shriveed berries
that are only an apology
for blackberries. Blackberries all
lowed 70 stay on the bush until
fully developed. well rounded. a deep
black. sweet and juicy, with the flavor
that IS nowhere else found in the vege-
table kingdom, and ready to drop into
the hand, are hard 20 beat. This kind
DO not often find their way TO market
but when they do they are profitable.
The best success with the blackberry
Is obtained on Our best rich. deep loan
The Soil shOuld I've Dlowed very deep
so that IL may retain as much moisture
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08

in reflected light and are readily suscept-
ible to being dyed with aniline colors.
After many experiments IN. India and
French possession in Southern Asia and
set up a new laboratory at NhaJTrangs
an isolated point on the coast Of AMMAN
believed It possible 10 immunize a human
being. Early In 1896 the plague reappear-
ed in China. Yersin hurried thither, taxi
ing with him a little of his antitoxin in
sealed tubes. But the Chinese were I'M
willing to be treated by a European doctor
such were their intense Drejudices How
ever, after little, the Frenchman found
three native students at a mission i'm Can
ton who had been stricken with the plague
and were willing TO put themselves In his
hands. They all promptly recovered. and
attributed that happy result TO the an
titoxin treatment. Then Dr. Yersin went
to Annoy. where he treated twenty-three
victims. OF these twenty-one recovered,
those in the worst condition after two
days and those mildly affected immedi-
ately "Then the people cried OUT This
is a miracle" And every one was anxious
to try the serum But DR.. Yersin's sup
ply was now exhausted tt should be
mentioned that the autitoxin was intro
duced under the patients skin IN the re-
gion of the kidneys. No attention what
ever was given TO the swellings which, I'm
the Chinese ,,s practice. are opened and
A Chinese newspaper, the Hou-Pao, aft
or giving some details Of the event In
Annoy, adds: rs not this divine? Has
not Hoa-to returned to earth again.
Hoa-to. II may he remarked, was a cele-
bratcd Chinese physician who lived about
two thousand years ago. He is regarded
empire and temples have been erected
i'm his honor
After spending a few days,in Hong Kong
last August DIR. Yersin once more re-
to developing his resources for producing
the serum that he had Just been testing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08
The Early Garden ,


There are a number of vegetables that
can be sown as early in the spring as the
condition of the soil will admit. They
start to grow early and will supply salads
and early vegetables in good season. To
secure the best results all preparatory
work should be done in advance. so that
at the first favorable opportunity the
planting can be done.
There is no advantage in attempting to
make the garden until the soil is in condi-
ton to be worked readily into fine filth.
But it is well to have everything in readi-
ness. One item is thoroughly to ploW the
ground. Soil that is well plowed and well
drained Will not only dry out earlier, but
will warm up quicker than If left unds-
turbed until spring. 1t is always best to
pillow deep and thorough, and, in finishing,
run out burrows wherever necessary TO
provide good drainage.
Whatever manuring is necessary can
also be done during the winter. The ma
nure used in the garden should be thor
oughly rotted and fined, for two reasons.
One is that this condition Is necessary so
that it can be well incorporated with the
soil The other is that in order to be
available the plant food in the manure or
fertilizer must be soluble, and rotting and
filming are essential in making it easily So
luble.
Another advantage in rotting the ma
nure is that any weed seeds IL may con-
tain will be destroyed. II pays to manure
literally. There is little danger of having
the soil too rich. A good rich soil, thor
oughly prepared, is one of the first essen
tails in having a good garden.
Another thing that can be looked after
in advance is the seed. Good seed is an
other essential to a good crop of any kind
and for the early garden it is necessary to
secure what is needed in good season.
In making up the list IL is always best
to rely upon old standard varieties for the
main crop. trying novelties on small
scale until their value is ascertained. 1t
is well to remember that the extraordl-
nary growth and yield secured with MI ny
novelties are the result of the most fav-
orabIe conditions Of growth. and that va
rieties that do well IN one locality and
kind of soil often prove failures when
grown under entirely different conditions
DO not get too many varieties. With
quite a number, one early and one late
suffice. while I'm some cases it viii be bet
ter to have an early, medium and late, IN
order 60 maintain supply with the least
trouble
Onions. radishes lettuce, spinach. pease
beets, carly cabbage kale can al be sown
as soon as the soil can be worked in the
spring,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08
Experiments Win Pototocs.

ThirtysiX of the agricultural experiment
stations have experimental with Irish 20
tatoes. summary of results of these ex-
periments: Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio. In
diana, Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri sta
tons, after testing varieties for two to six
years, find the most prolific to be Alexan-
ders Prolific. Beauty of Hebron. Burbank.
Charter Oak, Dakota Red, Pearl of Sa-
voy and Rural New Yorker No. 2. South
ern stations find the Triumph sometimes
called Red Triumph and Tennessee Red
best
Homegrown seed generally gave slight
~ peter results than seed from abroad,
and at southern stations the difference in
IaVor OF homegrown seed was marked.
spring planting from fall crop or second
where given far better results than spring
seed of the previous year, probably be-
cause seed of the fan crop is not exhaust
ed by sprouting during storage.
Three stations have experimental with
seed from the best hills and all agree that
these Improve yield, size, and quality.
Twenty stations have tested the merits
OF one-eye, twO-eye, quarter half, and
whole seed, with conflicting results. In
this matter ii has been decided, however,
that the larger the seed pieces the earlier
the crop, and the richer the land the less
difference in yield between large seed and
small seed. On poor land the large seed
gives much the best results, probably be-
stance of the seed till it is we'll establish
ed in the soil. To plant large seed whole
requires thirty to forty bushels of seed per
acre; While for single eye pieces three to
four bushels are sufficient. For very early
crop, plant large seed whole, otherwise
quarters seem most profitable.
Ten stations have tested the merits of
seed-ends, stem-ends, and middle pieces,
and the average results show no material
difference. Early varieties and early
planting give best results.
Five stations have experimental as to
depth of planting, the best results, in most
cases, being from depth of two to three
inches.
Eight stations have experimental on dis
lance, drills generally giving better re-
suits than hills. fair deduction faVors
rows thirty inches apart, and small seed
pieces twelve inches, quarters eighteen,
halves twenty-four, and whole seed thirty
inches apart in the row.
Alabama, Kansas and Utah stations
favor level culture, While the Indiana sta
tions favors riding, and Maryland. New
York and Ohio finds no difference. The
general tendency is towards thorough pre-
paration of soil and shallow, level culture.
In dry countries and dry seasons mulching
pays well; otherwise il is injurious. In
tickle climates, mulch half the crop.
The best fertilizer depends on the def
cheney of the soil. Generally, commercial
fertilizers are preferred to barh-yard ma
nure for potatoes.
Rolling seed in flour of sulphur or soak
ing an hour in fifteen gallons of water in
which 21a ounces of corrosive sublimate
has been dissolved, prevent scab. Subli-
mate corrodes metal and is a rank poison,
hence, mix in a barrel and be careful.
Spray the growing plants early and often
green. and neither bugs nor blight will
trouble the crop.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08

our attektiol has been called to an err
ror that occurred in an article on Com
mercial fertilizers" that was printed in
an issue several weeks ago. This error
consisted almost entirely in the change or
misuse OF ole single word near the be-
ginning OF tie article, where phosphate"
should read commercial fertilizers. An
intelligent raider called our attention to
the lack ofsense in the article in ques-
ton. and ,e mention the matter, even
al this lac date, for fear some other
reader ma, have remarked the error and
failed to ecognize wherein the mistake
lay il vas either printers mistake or
very cloS reading of the, article should
have suggested the explanation now
given. 9ur thanks are due to T. A. G.
for his dose aud intelligent observation,
and We Sespeak a repetition of his cour-
tesY. should occasion be again presented.