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The Winslow mail., 1898-04-23
BRD-SONGS.
To Hear Theza Truly EeQuires III
Ear Particularly AttHHed.

Ear Particularly AttHHed.
l suspect it requires special gift OF
grace to enable one to hear the bird
songs; some new power must be added
to the ear, or some obstruction re-
moved. There are not only scales upon
our eyes so that we do not see; there are
scales upon our ears SO that we do not
hear. A city woman who had spent
much of her time in the country once
asked a well-known ornithologist to
take her where she could hear the blu
bird. what, never heard the blue
bird!" said he. Il have not" said the
woman. 'Then you viii never hear it,"
said the bird lover. That is, never hear
it with that inward ear that gives
beauty and meaning to the note. He
could probably have taken in a few
minutes where she could have heard the
call or warble of the bluebird; but it
would have fallen upon unresponsive
ears-upon ears that were not sensi-
tized by love for the birds or associa-
tions with them.
Bird songs are not music, properly
speaking, but only suggestions of
music. \ great many people whose at
tention would be quickly arrested by
the same volume of sound made by
musical instrument or by any artificial
means never hear them at all. The
sound of a boys penny whistle there
in the grove or the meadow would sep
arate itself more from the backround of
nature, and be greater challenge to
the ear, than is the strain of the thrush
or the song OF the sparrow. There is
something elusive, indefinite, neutral,
about bird-songs that makes them
strike obliquely, as it were, upon the
ear; and we are very apt to miss them.
They are part Of nature, and nature
lies about us, entirely occupied with her
own affairs, and quite regardless of our
presence. Tence it is with bird songs
as with so many other things in nature
they are what we make them, the ear
that hears them must be half creative.
am always disturbed when persons
not especially observant of birds asks
me to take them where they can hear
some particular bird the song of which
they have become interested in through
description of it in some book. AS L
listen with them feel like apologizing
for the bird; it has bad cold, or has
just heard. some depressing news; it
will not let itself out. The song seems
so casual and minor when you make
dead set at it. I have taken persons
to hear the hormit-thrush and I have
fancied that they were all the time say
ing to themselves: ''Is that all?'' But
when one hears the bird in his walk,
when the mind is attuned to simple
things and is open and receptive, when
expectation is not aroused and the song
comes as a surprise out of the dusky 81
lence of the woods, one feels that it
merits all the fine things that can be
said of it.-John Burroughs, in Gen.
tury.
The Winslow mail., 1898-04-23
The Queen CT spein's Busy Life.

AhC V0SOH SA SPANS BUSY AAAc'
Spain is essentially a lazy country.
In all ranks the people rise late and
turn night into day; but the queen
regent-a tall, graceful woman, look
ing younger than her years, sets them
an excellent example. Up at seven,
her first care is given to her children,
and by eigA.f o'clock she is already at
work with her secretary. 1t is only
after lunch, toward two o'clock, that
she allows herself an hou,, of we'll
earned rest, and some idea of Queen
Christmas thoroughness may be gained
by the fact that she no longer speaks
German-her native tongue-save to
those few Teutons who find their way
to Madrid. When she first came a
bride from Vienna to Spain she had
mastered but imperfectIy the language.
Now she talks Spanish correctly, and
has, alone and unaided, acquired real
knowledge of the splendid literature of
her adopted country. When speaking
of her son she seldom refers to him as
his majesty" or ''the king" usually
it is my boy or my little one" She
makes no outward difference between
the three children, but it is easy to see
that her heart is specially bound up in
Alfonso AIlI.-London Figaro.
The Winslow mail., 1898-04-23
A FUNERAL IN CHINA.
At Which There Is Much Pomp and
Ceremony.

ceremony
1t is usual for those officiating at
either marriage or funeral here to put
on the official cap, gown and boots-a
sign of respect rather than of authority.
These of us who customarily wear the
native costume are expected to appear
in public ceremonies clad as above de-
scribed. But at this funeral our friend
overstepped the mark, and not only had
me rugged out in the official toggery,
but had a brass band and banners pro-
claiming my high rank {! p to go before
Iae, and 1 certainly felt like one Of the
''hypocrites." Directly in front of the
chair was borne a large red banner,
spread ont upon a table, which was car
ried aloft on the shoulders of four men,
using my camp bed poles in lieu of
staves. This banner was being pre-
sented to the family of the deceased by
his fellow church members.
The grand procession started at nine
a. m. from the chapel at the village
called Sha Wo C"sand hole'0, half a
mile from where the funeral was to be.
The blare of trumPets and ragtag pro-
nothing of the widely advertised event
of q ''foreign funeral" attracted dense
crowd, which increased as we ap-
preached the village. Then forth came
the son and another member of the fam
fly clad in the tattered white garments
of mourning, and | alighted from my
chair to receive the formal kowtow,
which 1 returned by bowling low with
face covered by my long sleeves.
At the village we entered the house
and performed tie service in peace
thanks 70 the two constables who had
been detailed by the local magistrate
to maintain order. may observe right
here that if this description lacks
pathos, it is all the more true to fact
1t is unlikely that any real sorrow
would be exhibited over the remains OF
one who had died months before, and
it is to the credit of the family that
they did not resort to artificial wailine
according to the usual native CUSTOM
Church at Home and Abroad.
The Winslow mail., 1898-04-23
HYACiNTH SONG.

Sing a song of hyacinths:
Larkspur's not SO blue,
Never any gallant rose
Gathered from a garden-clo5e
Roster blushed than you.
Honey-colored, white as sleep,
Sweet and cold your state you keep
In a careless crowd;
Crocuses that over-gild
Close-cropt lawn ard open field
Snowdrop in her shroud;
Snowy tulips, crystal thin,
Budding prickles OF the whin,
Pale anemone;
Yellow tulips, bubble-clear
Lilac, thrift, may all be dear
AS they're fair to see;
Primrose pale and violet,
These 1 yield without regret,
Sweet though they may be;
Homely sage and snowdrop chill,
Laurel leaf and daffodil:
Hyacinths for me.
Nora Hopper. in Black and White.
The Winslow mail., 1898-04-23
Steamed Graham Pudding.

To one cupful of molasses and one
cupful of sweet milk add two cupfuls
of graham flour and one cupful of
seeded and chopped raisins. Also a salt
spoonful of salt and teGspoonful of
soda. Steam three hours. This pud-
ding is similar in appearance and taste
to suet pudding. If you are fortunate
enough to have any of these puddings
left they can be warmed over in the
steamer when wanted for use.-Ladies'
World
The Winslow mail., 1898-04-23
Cure for Clover Sickness.

Glover sickness, common disease
which often ruins clover crops, has
caused German scientists to make ex-
periments. They have succeeded in
getting cultures of the bacteria that
produce the disease. They expect that
soon farmers will. be able to,inoculate
their land just as a human being may
be treated.
The Winslow mail., 1898-04-23
What Gloves Are.

Cloves are the unopened flower buds
of small evergreen shrub resembling
the bay or laurel, which is indigenous
in Malacca, but is not much cultivated
in tropical regions of America. The
buds are gathered while still green and
smoked by wood fire, and are then
dried in the sun. The four petals,
stamens and other parts of the flower
may be distinctly seen by anyone who
has the curiosity to soak a dried Glove
for a little while in hot water and to
then examine it.
The Winslow mail., 1898-04-23
TERRITORY OF APIZoNA, co
County of Navajo, %

TERRITORY OF APIzoNA, co
County of Navajo,
I, j. H. Frisby. County Recorder In and for
the County OF Navajo, Territory OF Arizona,
and custodian of the records thereof, do
hereby certify that the foregoing and hereto
attached Articles of Incorporation OF the
Winslow Electric Light and Ice Manufactur-
ing Company, is FULL true and correct copy
of the Articles of Incorporation of said COM
pany now on file in my office; that said Arti-
cles of INCORPORATION were filed for record
in my Office on the 9Th day of January A. ID,
1893 at 2.3O o'clock p M, and are duly enter
ed of record in Volume No. 1 of Articles or
Incorporation, on pages Nos. 26, 81, 28records
of said Navajo county.
In witness whereof 1 have here
} unto set my hand and seal OF office
J. H. FRIsBY,
County Recorder.
The Winslow mail., 1898-04-23
rencn Enncakea

Three ounces flour, three ounces but
ter, three ounces sugar. three-quarters
pint milk, three eggs, well beaten. Beat
the butter to cream, add the sugar,
flour, eggs and milk; beat well, and let
it stand two hours before cooking.
Bake 20 minutes in good oven. They
may be baked in saucers or dinner
plates. If the latter, spread jam on one
half, turn the other half over and serve
at once.-Leisure Hours.
The Winslow mail., 1898-04-23
Have Changed Their Sabbath.

A Jewish congregation in Chicago,
that of DIR. Emil G. Hirsch, holds Divine
servece on Sundays instead of Satur-
days. Hebrews all over the United
States are discussing the propriety of
a general change of the Jewish Sabbath
from Saturday to Sunday.
The Winslow mail., 1898-04-23
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, co
Caupfv OF Navaio 70

County of Navajo.
Before me- F. w. Nelson a Notary Public
in and for the County and Territory afore-
said, personally appeared Frank Hart, ]. x.
Woods, W. r. Campbell, U. a. Rand, A. T.
Cornish and F. C. Demarest known to me to
be the persons whose names are subscribed
to the foregoing instrument and duly ac-
lxnowledged to me that they executed the
same for the purpose and consideration
therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal Of
Office this 7th day of January A. d.
sEAI $685. F. W. NELSON,
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires December 6, 1898.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-16
PRESS CLUB MEETING.
An Informal Affair to Discuss Christ
mas Festivities.

President W. J. Richards and thirty-two
members of the Press Club met at the
rooms of the Club at the Denison yester-
day afternoon to discuss plans for Christ
mas celebration and for the annual enter
tainment for the benefit of the club. The
affair was entirely informal. and no at
tempts were made at speeches. The pres
ident appointed A. c. White, Miss Laura
Smith and Adolph Schmuck as a committee
to arrange for the Christmas celebration.
Under a suspension of the rules the club
unanimously elected the following to MEM
bership: Mrs. Z. A Blaker, Mrs A. J..
Thomas, Miss Nora OMalley, Francis Nc
Elroy, II. o. Stechhan and Chas. w. Cook.
1t was voted to donate $40 from the funds
of the club to be used by the Salvation
Army in providing a Christmas dinner to
the poor of the city. A vote of thanks was
rendered Manager Cullen, of the Denison,
and the members of the Journal staff for
the refreshments served at the meeting.
The following were present: Lannes Nc
West Miller. Hans o. Stecnhan, Bessie Mil
Ter, Anna Mckenzie, Arthur c. White,
Laura a. Smith. Charles A. Casad, Annis
Burke Charles w. Cook, Roscoe Conklin,
Anna Nicholas, Maj. w. ]. Richards, Gavin
l.. Payne Julia S. Conklin, Harry o.
Thudium, Hilton Y. Brown, Nora O'Malley,
Hector Fuller, r. 7; Buchanan, Horace
Sulgrove, George Q. Frink, Adolph
Schmuck, Thomas r. Ship, Nettie Rans-
ford, Amory T. Irwin, Mrs. A. j. Thomas,
Laura Nj. Bingham and j. w. Piercy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-16
A HINDOO'S COMPLAINT.
His Remark About Volunteers of
America Officers.

A Hindoo named Charleston, formerly
connected with the Volunteers Of America.
made a bitter attack against the Indianap-
oils post of the organization while on the
witness stand in Squire Clarks court, yes
terday morning. The epitome of his state
ments that the soldiers lived high" is in one
of his expressions-"C Captain Smiths back
yard is strewn with chicken bones"
The case was suit against the organiza-
ticn bought by Edwin Ray, who claimed
that it owed him S21.25 for janitor's work,
painting and repairing. Judgment was
given him for the amount he asked. Caleb
S. Denny, attorney for the organization filed
motion to set aside the decision of the
court He claimed proper service had not
been had on the defendant, in that II had
been served as a corporation when ii really
was not and therefore the court did not
have jurisdiction in the case. Attorney
Wiseman for The plaintiff, said he had been
Informed that the Volunteers of America
had been incorporated in the State of New
York The service had been on the treas
urer of the indianapolis post The molten
will be considered by the court this morn
ing The Volunteers of America is an off,
shoot of the Salvation Army.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-16
NEW ACT ON INSURANCE
AN EFFORT TO GET ONE BY A COM
PANY NOW ORGANIZED.
Scheme to Form Old Line Institutions
Iowa Law Is the
IL llsl Basis

A strong effort will be made at the coming
session of the Legislature to secure changes
in the existing insurance laws. One bill has
already been prepared by which a company
conditionaIly organized expects to incorpo-
rate and at once transact business as
straight life insurance company. The sub
scriptions of stock have already been taken
by three hundred people and the capital
stock of the company will be 100000. The
condition on which the stock has been sub
scribed is that a provision be made in the
laws for it's continuance beyond a certain
period of years The bill, as prepared,
amends Section 10 of the law of 1882 so that
if the company be organized for life insur-
ance it's existence shall be perpetual, while
fire insurance companies are limited to
thirty years, as heretofore. Section 13 OF
the same law is changed so that so per
cent. of The capital stock shall be paid up
and invested in "bonds of the United States
or Of this State, or certificates of deposit OF
solvent banks or trust companies in this
State or in bonds and mortgages upon I'M
incumbered real estate in the State or In
diana, worth at least double the sum loaned
thereon" The amended section is more
specific as to how the money shall be IN
vested than is the law as it stands to-day,
and bars out investments under the term
stocks, as is in the present law. Section
10 provides that the securities shall be de-
posted with the auditor Of state, and is a
mere change of wording, securities" being
used instead of the word stocks.
Article II IS amended by the addition OF
the clause, Provided, that the entire capital
stock of such company shall constitute
trust fund for the protection OF its policy
holders"
Section IS provides that no life insurance
company organized under this act shall pay
dividends or write any policies until it has
on deposit with the auditor of state securl-
ties equal In amount and value to the net
cash value of all policies it had Dee. 81 i'm
mediately preceding, as ascertained upon the
basis of the American experience table or
mortality and per cent. interest 1t further
requires an annual report to the auditor or
state, and gives that official authority to
make a searching investigation of the affairs
of the companies if he deems it necessary.
Those agitating the passage Of this law
claim that under 1t the life insurance COM
panies of this State will be enabled to do
business on the high plane on which the
business of the large Eastern companies is
transacted, and that it will make it possible
to have such companies in the State of In
diana. The bill is largely modelled after the
laws of the State of Iowa on insurance. and
the general result it is said, will be to give
a legal reserve basis for the companies
Another bill is under preparation looking
to the amendment of the laws governing
mutual companies, in which the Iowa law is
taken as a model.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-16
MERCHANT POLICEMAN FINED.
Assaulted a Young Man-CIaimed He
Was Asleep.

August Jensen, a merchant policeman,
whose beat is on South Meridian street.
pleaded guilty before Squire Hay yesterday
morning to a charge of assault and battery
ard was fined So and costs, in all amounting
to $203O Harry Eastwood, a young man
living at 1925 Elm street, had brought the
charge against him.
Eastwood ]. c. Lockhart and other wit
nesses for the state, testified that Jensen
was drunk and had gone into livery stable
on South Meridian street, near the Belt
Railroad, and had fallen asleep on chair.
This was last Saturday night. While SUM
bering, he fell off his chair, but did not
awaken The noise of the fall aroused East
wood who was also sleeping in the stable,
he being employed there, and he went down
stairs to see what was the matter. He saw
Jensen lying on the floor, and by efforts
awakened him. The Merchant policeman
turned on Eastwood and beat him. East
woods lip was cut nearly through by one of
the blows. He was knocked down, senseless,
is was claimed, across bed on which Lock
hart was sleeping. The third sleeper awoke
with a start and sprang to his feet He tes-
titled that Jensen had threatened to kill
him if he interfered. Jensen claimed that he
was not drunk, but admitted that he was
asleep and that he assaulted Eastwood when
he aroused him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-16
THE RAILROAD HOSPITALS.
Companies Responsible for Any Mall
practice There.

The Supreme Court yesterday decided that
when railroad maintains hospital for the
care Of its disabled employees with funds de-
Quoted from the wages of the employees, it
IS legally liable for the malpractice of sur
geons employed in such hospitals. The
Judgment of $500 recovered by Frank NJ.
Kelley. a former fireman on the Wabash
road. was yesterday affirmed by the court,
Judges Hackney and McCabe dissenting.
Kelley worked for the railroad seven
years, during which time he paid so cents a
week toward the support of the hospital. In
August, 1888, his foot was crushed by loco
motive and a portion of II was removed al
the company's hospital at Peru. 1t is al
legged in the original bill that there was en-
ployed at the hospital doctor who was add
dicted TO the use OF drugs and liquors. and
that this surgeon. while under the influence
Of either or both. decided that ii was neces-
sary to amputate more of the foot and did
so a week after the first operation. The
work IS alleged to have been done In such a
nanrer that a third amputatton was neces-
eary The record OF the case was the most
Noluminous one that has been before the
court IN years.
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DIG -FOUR ROUTE.
Holiday Rates 1S0S-33.
One and One-Third Fare for Round

Tickets will be sold to the general public
to all points in Central Passenger Commit
tee territory Dec. 20, "a, %. 26, so, 81 and
Jan 1 and 2,
GOOD TO RETURN UNTIL JAN. 8, IN
elusive.
Tickets will be sold to Central Passenger
Association points at same reduction TO stu
dents and instructors on certificate of prin-
cipal officers on the day school closes and
day following, good to return until close OF
vacation.
Tickets will also be sold at same reduc-
lions and on similar conditions to students
The latter will be sold Dec Is to "a god
to return until Jan. 10. We are also advised
that tickets will be sold to students and in
al similar rates and or like conditions from
Dec. 10 to a. and good to return until Jan.
Is, 1899. II. M. BRONSON, A. G. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-16
RECOGNITION OF Mr.. STEELE.
st. Louis Museum of Art Selects a
Picture.

Mr.. It. c. Steele has received notice of the
purchase of one of his pictures for the per-
manent collection of the st. Louis Museum
of Fine Arts. 1t was bought out of the
exhibition of the Society of Western Artists,
now at the museum, and was selected by
committee of artists
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-16
Observation-Disclosures Lines.
Holiday Rates.

Tickets will be sold Dec. %, a, %, 26. so, 81
and jan and 2. Good returning to and in
Guiding Jan 3. Special rates on certificate
plan for students and instructors of col
leges, seninaries and universities to Eastern
points. Return limit Jan. 15 For particu-
lars call on city ticket agent, No. 4S West
Washington street. w. w. Richardson, d.
p A
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-16

Insure with German Fire Insurance of In
diana. General Offices, 20 South Delaware
street. Fire, tornado and explosion.
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DR.. Johns famous reply to Colonel Ingersoll.
First time in print unique and beautiful
booklet of 100 pages. Just the thing for holiday
present. Price 80 cents postpaid. FRANK
CALDWELL Publisher. $50 Udell ST., Indian
apolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-16

',There are three important facts in this
connection that should not be overlooked:
First, there is no means of approXlmatlnS
or estimating even remotely the duration or
strikes or the number of persons that ulti-
mately might have been involved had not
official efforts at Cancellation or mediation
been made; secondly, there is no way of
estimating the loss that has been sustained
to both capital and labor by these indus-
trial disturbances nor of calculating the still
larger losses that would have been involved
by their longer continuance; thirdly, the
immense losses that have been sustained by
merchants ana other commercial interests
in the various localities which have been
the scenes of these destructive clashes are
beyond computation for lack of data
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constituted combines In doing those things
which the law prohibits The eagerness with
which injunctions are sought is only
equaled by that with which they are
granted Thus these unlawful institutions
feast to safety upon deSpoiled labor, de-
stroy honorable competition, stife legfti-
mate enterprise, appreciate the price OF
their products to eXtortiOn, and levy unjust
tribute upon the consumer, all in violation
and defiance of the law. Great is the law!
1.-THE following tabulation shows that dur
ing the eighteen months of its official life
the labor commission has investigated sand
OF this number failure to adjust differences
occurred IL seven instances, and in two OF
these the contestants on one side were nom
residents of the State, over whom, conse-
quently, the commission could have no JurlS-
dictiOn. In four instances the commission
simply investigated and reported the con-
ditions of settlement made between the par
ties of their own volition. In twenty-eight
contests satisfactory agreements were
reached through the mediations of the com
mission, and in nineteen OF these Settle-
ments the workmen secured either advance
in wages or other improved conditions.
STRIKE STATISTICS.
'The commission was also instrumental
in having two boycotts declared off, and in
five instances prevented strikes by timely
negotiations which are not accounted for
in the appended table. In ALL therefore, the
commission has made forty-six official in
vestigations and efforts at Cancellation,
mediation or arbitration, or an average of
nearly three a month
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-16

Full stock of Regina and other music boxes and
discs at Wulschner's
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Iron and wire Fences

For all purposes. Ellis & Helfenberger. Tel
ephOne 958
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Knox SILK and Opera Hats.
Dalton Hat Company. Bates House.
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''Did Man Make God or Did God Make
MIMI,