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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
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From Tho Philadelphia Record

From The Ph.laG ph.a Record
Al old-t ne detective the other day was Dis.
GUESSING Wiih some sl,uths new ia the profession
TIL methods II GI-tD-aAir slslnG4,r~ Alter
d,Tf,,at.nr the originality e tho ,n.l ~ crook
b. tol! q what hc considered IN, sharpeei ra,r.
be- eyer st~ worked Il SUPPOSE You fellows
know. b. said that during Centennial wear
Philadelphia Was a hotb,d of Lunco--t.-r,- -
and shArlers Z every des.rIton Well vas
detailed g. k''l an eye on these gentry and m
time became acquainted with most OF the big
ones who "cre generally exceedingly bright
men one. ~ particular. who Was known a.
Slick Pete | took great liking to for he had
an incxhaustihle fund Of humor, and was q
good hearted chap. Toward the end VI the Cen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
OPPRESSION AND DEsrurisM

The tyranny With " IN, h SPAN ruled her Amer
iran q, lCr.cs rs almost incredible. There Was a
strict censorship az literature y books could
b. imported II which the ecD, esiasii,al auu.ogi-
lies diSaTproyed At the beginning { tho r-vo-
luton N 1910 Peru and chill POSSESSED between
thcm only ono printing press Intercourse wiki
Other countries was as far as possih.. prevented
TIL. King q Spain res, wed g. himself m. right
OF granting or refusing passp IT'S o. such q h.s
subjects desired 90 visit The colonies and DO
eolons; va. allowed 10 visit Europ, or even a
neighhcring colony without the special p-riuis-
sion q the captain <, neral - III. PROVING in
which b. lived
Shipmas;ers other than Spaniards who at
tempted 10 enter TIL harbor q any Spanish
colony. as also mero hants who traded without
ofica permission were punished nth death
To increase his revenue the King sold 10 the
called Philippine Company. an association o.
Spanish mere anis trading in America as well
~ in the Far Orient, the sole right Of importing
and exporting to and from his colonies every
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13

regard me intently If you want to see
colossal intellectual phenomenon. was
meant for big things. I'm so naturally born
resourceful. Y'See / went out for a good.
long ride as soon as I left tho office yester-
day afternoon. Went way out to the end
of the Conduit road. and had a feed out
there. 1t was getting along toward sun
down when l started back for the city, out
didn't happen to think about my lamp until
was about dusk when ] happened to remem-
Der that there was no oil in my lamp
pulled up and dismounted Wasn't any
place where l could get oil Tor a couple o
miles on either side of me. ] didn't intend
to ride into town with no light and get
pinched. Well, while ] was standing beside
the road, leaning on my wheel and thinking
ii over, one O. these here little no-account
lightning bugs few out of the bushes and
gave the signal a few feet in front of my
nose. Fellahs, y'can believe me or not, but
minutes I had caught eighty-three of those
lightning bugs. Just scrambled around in
the brush and snothered 'em with my cap.
put em inside my bike lamp one by one.
BY jing. y'ought L have seen the blaze in
the road that lamp made when | had put
the eighty-third bug inside of it, Honest
Injuni Hope I may never hoped
aboard and rode into town. the light getting
stronger all the time. People ahead o me
must ha thought was trolley car bear
ing down on themi Lamp looked like the
electric headlight Of an engiEel Never had
such a.
Then his listeners began softly to hum
the chorus of The Yen-HoOk and the
Clhnaman who Cooks and Cooks the Dope.
and the lunchr0om liar dissolved In the pass
ing throng.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

What is General Sickles's political belief?
M. +. j.
The general is a liberal Democrat.
BY the new internal revenue taxes. what
IS tho tax upon promissocy notes? "A. e.. II.
Two cents for each 500.
Is linseed oil made from faxseed or from
cotton seed2-D. II.
From faxseed, though the commercial
product may be adulterated with cotton seed
oil
Which goes faster. the top or the bottom
OF a carriage or bicycle wheel revolving I'm
the grOund?-John NJ.
The top. because OF the motion of the We
hicle to which the wheel is attached.
Can person brew ale Cor his own Use
without a license from the government.
Inquirer.
A license IS not required of person brew
IEg beer for his own consumption. Persons
VINO brew to sell are liable to a special tax.
To what religious denomination does Mrs.
the elephant Jumbo killed?-J. G. T.
Mrs Mckinley and her husband are both
Presbyterians .. Jumbo was killed at st.
Thomas. Ontario, on Sept. 16. 1885.
How can remove ink stains from cloth
ing?-Pencil.
Use a mixture of four parts of tartar and
two parts of powdered alum You don't
say what the fabric is. but if it is delicate
OF color or texture you'd better try this. or
other recipe, first upon a bit of the goods
TO which injury will not be serious.
Is there society in the United States or
elsewhere that will assist in the perfection
name and a6dress.-W. +. NJ.
There is no such society in this country.
but there is in France, the Academic
d'Aerostation de Intercollegiate. with head
quarters in Paris. and in England. the Bal
loon Society of Great Britain. With head
quarters in London.
Did horse named Norelo run any races
81 the Washington Park track, Chicago,
during the worlds fair?-C. l.. ID.
a comprehensive racing year book for
1899 published early in 1894 does not show
the name Norello as that of horse on the
circuit during 1885.
When did ''Bede the historian" live, what
are some of his works 2. What are the
periods OF English history up to the COM
Ing OF Henry l. j. j. U.
/ Bede, generally known as the Ven
cradle Bede. was an English monk and
celebrated chronicIer born In 672: he died In
-s5 He spent the greater part Of his hfe
II the monastery Of SNrrow, where he wrote
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13

times in a century the earth plunges into
the thickest portion of this stream of me-
teoroids. The shower this year is most
likely to occur at about midnight to-mor-
row night. The point of the heavens from
which the meteors will radiate is the sickle
of the constellation of Leo. Leo rises at
1890 O'Clock. The November meteors are
very swift in their movement, but are small
and are consumed before they reach the
earth's surface.
On the night of Nov. q a second meteoric
shower will be due. These are the celebra-
ted Andromeda meteors, which are believed
to be fragments of the comet of Bieia. Me-
teorods are black and invisible until they
enter our atmosphere; they then become
visible and are called meteOrS Those that
reach the earth's surface are called meteor
ties The largest known meteorite is in the
Smithsonian Museum. 1t weighs ninety
tons, and was brought from Melville bay,
Greenland. The vast swarms of meteoroids
revolving around the sun are sometimes Wis
able after sunset. The reflected light from
them is called the zodiacal light. This re-
Election is also sometimes seen in the morn
ing before sunrise, producing hazy light
called the false DAWN
JOHN c. DEAN.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13
THE STARS AND THE METEORS

The days are rapidly shortening, and
within six weeks the sun will pass the
solstitial point, and the days will begin to
lengthen. This astronomical event has been
celebrated for ages. Among the Romans 1t
was called the Festival of Saturn. Christ
mas time is a survival of the celebration Of
the suns return and the frightening of the
days. The month and year OF the nativity
are absolutely unknown. Shepherds and
their 1ocks could not have been in the fields
of Bethlehem in December. The rainy sea-
son Of Judea was then at its height.
At O'Clock the eastern heavens are
studded with first magnitude stars OF the
coming winter constellations-Aldebar
Betelgeux Rigel, Capella, Castor and Pol
lux are all within narrow space in the
eastern sky. Before II blazing Sirius and
Procyon are added to their number The
variable star Algol is in excellent position
for observation. 1t is in the asterism called
the Head of Medusa. about eighteen degrees
northwest of the Pleiades. and is in the
zenith at 1880 1t varies from the second TO
the fifth magnitude in three and one-hah
hours. At 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night 1t
will be at its minimum. Lelaad. the cele-
brated French astronomer, is said to have
remained whole nights on the Pont Neuf
to exhibit to the curious the Variations Of
this star.
The expected event of the month will be
the November meteoric showers. Beginning
tonight and continuing until Wednesday
night astronomers ali over the world will
be awake and on the watch for the meteoric
downpc1r. The maximum meteoric display
VIII not be due until November OF next year,
but 1t is expected that the earth VIII this
week touch the borders OF the EFeal me-
4eoric river flowing around the sun 1nree
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13
An investigation.

Detroit Free Press.
Cant possibly go next Tuesday" said
the Piety Hill husband to his wife who was
trying TO arrange for a brief visit with
some friends in the country. It's election
day, you know. Wouldn't miss my vote this
year for a farm Too much at stake In the
interest of great reforms. Put ii off till
Wednesday or Thursday
The wife consented with rebellious sigh
range for little jubilee party Tuesday
night, provided his ticket won Meantime
the wife was troubled with a thought and
ran in the back way to talk ii over with
her neighbor.
When a man votes does he vote all day."
asked the. wife.
II don't know. but I rather think he does.
/ know that William never comes home TO
meals on election day. Wait till l get the
dictionary"
This authority did not enlighten them.
Neither did the Constitution of the United
States. nor the Declaration of Independence,
both of which they went over with exceed
ing care.
Il have it." announced the accommodat-
ing neighbor, IN telephone our doctor he
knows everything"
When the answer came hack that any man
of ordinary intelligence could prepare and
cast his ballet in a couple of minutes the
two wives looked at each other with shining
eyes.
Hereafter William will eat at home on
election days" said the neighhor in hara
voice.
I'VE win leave next Tuesday noon. for
few DAYS in the country said the wife IN .
voice Of like hardness, And It was 50 ar
ranged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13

My sweetheart, shall ever see thy face so fair
again?
Will thy blue eyes ne'er look in mine and tell
OF love that words cannot express-not words. at
least, of men
And with their magic all my cares dispel?
OF that know not; in my heart there is no hint,
no sign;
Fate offers no presentiment Indeed,
1t is not likely in this world that thou wilt e'er
be nine
For love in vain with duty stern doth plead.
And yet / cannot help but hope that in way
unknown,
Whereof hesh-bound minds cannot conceive,
That thou and some future day together will be
thrown
Where love is all and suffers no repreve.
But if 1 never can again hold sweet converse with
thee.
Or know from thee thy love, thy aecrets keep,
Then shall 1 be this side the grave as he thou
lowest should be,
And for the other pray a dreamless sleep.
Albert Charlton Andrews.
Connersville, Ind.
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Katharine.
1S94-1S9S.

1S94-1S9S.
We said the joybells ought to ring,
Upon that happy morn,
And every living creature sing,
When Katharine was born.
We said the very stars should shout,
The planets laugh and run,
And sky worlds tell the news about,
When Katharine was one.
We said all nature ought to voice
One universal COO,
And stocks and stones and trees rejoice
When Katharine was two.
We said the fairest flowers should bloom
Spontaneous and free,
And rivers run with sweet perfume,
When Katharine was three.
We said, but temperance is not found
If love announce the score
Our very words in love are drowned,
Now Katharine is four.
May W. Donnan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13

1 see a light within the east. know that there
Is hurry in the golden courts of day
To speed the chargers on their fiery way.
And many minions in their haste prepare
The shining chariot the steess will share
Across the sky without moments stay,
Until the burning axles in the spray
OF western waves the weary king will bear.
And see, he comes in all the regal pride
OF far-of eastern chimes; the golden gates
Where pride and beauty issue, open wide;
The morning star its patient watch abates.
And closes in the heavens. sleepy-eyed.
While earth with her new lord now gladly mates
-Alonzo Leora Rice.
Rays Crossing, Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13
Phonograph in the Courts.

San Francisco Call.
Why not use the photograph in our courts
of law?
The idea is simply to use the photograph
for taking Down evidence instead OF a
stenographer. The plan was first suggested
by Attorney General Fitzgerald the other
day when he expressed himself warmly in
favor of the instrument. called upon the
judge to get further particulars.
Yes" he said 1T is quite true. / believe
that in the course of a few years we will
have the phonograph generally in the Cali
fornia courts.
Are they used anywhere else for this
purpose?"
Il don't know, but don't see why we
shouldn't have them here. But / have not
had time 10 work out the details of the
scheme
But how could you be sure OF the phono-
graphs veracity? Would you swear IN the
machine?"
wei, / don't see how We could induce a
the man who turned the crank under
honda
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13

PhiIadeIpnla IeIegTaph.
The men are catching it from the i'm
the enIancipated in New York have so
ciety for Political Study" whose purpose
seems largely to give the mere male crea-
ture fits One of the ladies said at a meet
ing yesterday: Il don't expect much of
men; If a man keeps himself out of Jail
and his family out of the pooThouse, /
dans F the me pfsdy o gooa ssvoM 70 my
island and live by themselves? Their self
sufficiency and their contempt of the male
person grow very rilfng.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13
The Difference.

The Difference.
When 1 said I'd go away
An maybe stay for years,
Mother she set down an cried
Regular heart-broke tears.
Pap felt bad, but wouldn't "a cried
FIR thousand dollars;
When ne feels the worst he jest
Bats his eyes an swallers.
When 1 come t. pack my trunk
Twas tn same thing over;
1 wuz feelin purity peart,
Thought I'd be in clover
When l struck a city job
Beat farm work all holler;
Mother cried, but pap he Jest
Blinked is eyes an swaller.
Night afore I started,
Herd somebody prowlin'
In my room, an there wuz ma
Cryin', an pap growlin:
Come, come now, an go t bed"
Then she sort o. hollered
"God bless WilIr' but pap he jest
Blinked lis eyes an swallered.
Mornin' I wuz due t. go
Folks all gethered round me,
Somepin' stickin' in my throat
Sorter stunned an downed me;
Mothers arms chung to my neck
IS if she'd like to follered
Everywhere I went; but pap
He Jest blinked an swallered.
Richmond, Ind. S. w. Gillian
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13
THE JOURNALS POETS.
Our WINNINGS.

our AE1mm1m8Ss
So, you say we have the islands
Heretofore beyond our call,
Have the guava and the mango
And the coco palm and all;
Have the mango and the guava,
The tornado and the squall.
We've the tangerine and plantain,
The banana and the snake;
Have the cane that yields the sugar
And the undulating quake;
Have the sour sop and the sugar
And the seed tick and the rake.
Aye, we have the caballero.
Have the donkey and the don,
The sombrero. senorita,
And the bullfight rearing on;
Have the senorita pouting
For her caballero gone.
We've the colorado claro.
And the doubtful white and black:
The greasy. gaunt guerillero,
Who stabs you in the back;
The machete and the guerillero
And General Yellow Jack.
We've ragged revolutionists,
Who never have rows enough,
And the jaunty matadoro
With his cloak of gaudy stun;
Have the agile matadoro
And the Caribbean tough.
We've the melon, the moustachio.
Piccaninny and garote,
A. CpoOfSh vouv
Not caravel afloat;
Hulks of Spanish navy and the
Proclamations Blanco wrote.
We've the odors of Havana.
And Havanas that you smoke;
Have the gaunt reconcentrado
And the melancholy moke;
Have the starved reconcentrado
That was Weylers CHASTITY joke.
What to do with thems the question,
And the questions what to do;
But there is little wisdom,
Which is food for me and you;
Uncle Sam has got the wisdom,
And 1 count this saying true,
That howe'er perplexed and worried
BY conditions here or there,
He will take his time for doing
Things and do them on the square;
And while he's busy doing
Our Old Glory will be there.
Not a star obliterated
Not right of man suppressed.
But the people proud and happy,
Trusting God and unoppressed.
While we dream of happy islands
Uncle Sam will do the rest.
Aye! but is the Nations conscience
Schooled to meet the stranger need?
For these islanders are strangers
Shall love welcome them, or greed
Bind them to it's goddess chariot
Roaring on while thousands bleed?
Here's a problem, o my people!
Weightier far than emperor nod,
Or the concert voice of Europe,
For it measures US with God:
AS we mete to them, He'll measure
Fav'ring smile, avenging rod.
' Castle, Ind. BENZ. S. Parker.
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washington Post.
The cyclometer liar is not the only. one:
s'Say. feIlahs" remarked the sunburnt
man IN the sunchroom, washing down
piece OF deviled crab with glass Of milk.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-13

follows: The same insular government con-
tinuess The Spanish secretaries have taken
the new oath of allegiance!t
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Rays Crossing. Ind.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12

Frank J. Mollenhauer is perhaps the
most expert engraver in New York, II
not in the world. In dellcacy OF touch
and skill in handling delicate instru-
ments his work is something marvel
Gus.
His latest achievement was to en-
grave the twenty-six letters of the al
phabet on the head of pin. Under AZ
magnifylng glass the letters are clear
and distinct, and each is as perfect as
any ever engraved for visiting card
or wedding invitation. But with the
naked eye the minute letters are mere
ly scratches which have no discernible
form.
Mollcnhauer's work was the result of
an attempt TO beat the work of a man
who had engraved the Lords Prayer on
n Scent pdece.-New York Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12

In block OF houses recently bujh
In q village not far from Glasgow II
was found impossible to let houses Of
two rooms except to people who meant
to take dodgers, and this although the
rents were moderate. The proprietor
reluctantly rearranged them as single.
room houses, bat provided only one bed
In each. Stnl they did not let.
The proprietor at length asked man
who had looked at the houses. heaitat.
ed. and at last refused to take one,
what was the objection. The man ad.
mitted that uAey were well built, and
convenient; that they had an advant.
age over many as lngh-rentcd In hav.
ing as 0ut-buiknngs u laundry with q
good boiler, locked conl-cellars. de.
scent and sanitary closets; that the
site was healthy, the neighborhood re.
spasta1ls. With what, then, did he
lnd fault? The explanation was
prompt; there was only one bed.
But said the proprietor. you are a
nswly- married man: you have nc
children; why do you need another
b6lY'
"If a friend came to see u.s." was the
Immediate reply 1--WE might want an.
other bed for him"
When at last the landlord gave up
the attempt to improve the notions OF
the working class in the matter OF
propr!oiy, and put two beds in each
room, the houses let at once.-GlasgoW
HaTakl.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
THE OPERATORS STORY.
One About the Yellow Fevcr-Hard to
Believe.

OuC hDouh VIC u
Believe.
1t was Mt n smoker and foamer of
the telegraph operators that the dean
Of the key jugglers told this one, says
the Detroit Free Press:
what brings 1t to mind Is the yellow
fever reports from the south. All that
you read can give you no proper con.
ception Of the reign of terror prevail
Ing down there during the epidemic.
When they first ran railroad into one
Of the richest mining districts Of Ala.
bama l was made operator of little
crossroads station. 1t took a long time
to convince the natives that | could
talk to all parts of the world with
that little 'click.n'' machine Of mine.
[ finally was able to convince them.
The wife of one of their number had
gone to Mobile to attend n sick daugh-
ter who had been the beauty OF the
leighborhood and had immortalized her
memory by being taken to some other
part of the world by rich husband.
Through an arrangement with the No
bile operator the old couple carried on
q conversation Of such personal na-
tllre that neither could doubt the iden.
uty of the other. Then the common
superstition of the people interviewed
and they concluded that the instru-
ment was an invention of the devil.
"While they were in this frame Of
mind there came the news of the yel-
low fever. Force was the most ma
tural way Of resisting all kinds Of
evils down there and fOs days the depot
was occupied by armed men. Never
was q more efficient quarantine es-
tablished. No one could get on on of
Of the cars at that point. Even con-
ductors, brakemen, engineers and fire.
men had to stick to their posts. One
day / received telegram from New
Orleans for n gentleman who was held
by the quarantine. 1t announced that
his son was better and would survive.
Foollshly / read 1t to the grim guard
In the depot. They snatched the nes-
sage from me with howl, all the more
savage because the paper was yellow.
They burned 1t, wrecked the inStru-
ment, cut the wires and came mighty
near lynching me for exposing them
to yellow fever"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
Shark Carries a Message Five Years.

shark Carries a Message Five Years.
While strolllng along the shore Of the
Delaware Bay, near Fishing Creek, N.
l., five years ago. Miss Beulah Bate and
three young women companions wrote
their names and addresses on four slips
OF paper, sealed them II as many bot
ties, and cast them far out into the bay.
For days and weeks they watched and
waited for tidings of the hotties, but
none came. and they had almost forgot
ten the incident.
A day or two ago Miss Bate received
a long letter from the captain OF an
English man-ofwar, stating that while
coasting along the coast of England
,ne of the seamen fell overheard and
narrowly escaped being devoured by n
huge shark. After hauling the man
aboard the sailors secured the shark,
and found In It's stomach the bottle
containing Miss Bates message Miss
Bate is now n student at the State
Normal school In Trenton. and has be-
tome quite n heroine among the more
romantic of her classmates. .-Phlladel-
Dhia Record
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-12
The J,cnf Insect.

The leaf insect is an inhabitant of
South America Not only does it
resemble leaf in shape. but even in
color, and it's legs may he easily mis-
taken for dry twigs. Even the rami-
fled veinings of the leaf are preserved
on its wings. 1t is singular that
while some insects closely resemble
vegetables, some vegetables, as the
Orchid-aceae, should rs closely
resemble insects. Nearly connected
with this insect is the Praying Mantis,
so called from the curious manner in
which il holds its forelegs. 1t is very
voracious and exceedingly quarrel
some, fighting with the fore legs,
which il uses like sword. In China
the inhabitants keep them in cages
and set them to fight. as in other
countries certain barbarians keep
cocks for the same purpose.