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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04
SEA sERPEyTs IN THE sARGAssO.
WeII-Attested Statements and De-
scriptiOns of the Monsters.
Mobile Register.

Mobile Register.
1t seems that we will have to admit that
there are serpents in the sea. Inc state
ment of Capt. Joseph Donovan, OF the Brit
ish steamship Selma, backed by the signed
statement of his officers, his helmsman and
several other members of his crew, cannot
well be discredited According to the cap
TAIN he the serpent July 8 while the
ship was in the Sargasso sea, that portion
of the north Atlantic ocean where a con-
tinued calm prevails and where the waters
have so little current that great mass OF
seaweed and other vegetable growth mad
gathered. 1t is possible that anlmalS not
found elsewhere on the globe have survived
in that little visited and never disturbed
portion of the sea-
Captain Donovan's story IS precise. He
was three hundred miles southeast of the
Bermudas, the day was perfectly clear ana
the sea was like glass. The mate saw
strange object off the port bow ana the
captain examined it with his glasses. 1t
about five hundred yards distant NOV
ing in q course parallel with that of the
ship and at about the same speed as the
ship. 1t had a body about forty feet long,
a large head with a long bill, and blew
water from it's mouth like a man when
swimming. When the ship was steered IN
the direction of the monster 1t bumped its
back and disappeared. 1t had an immense
fin and shaggy name.
A few minutes later the helmsman called
attention to another serpent, of the same
general appearance as the first, but over
two hundred feet long, this one being about
fifty yards in front across the bow OF the
ship. This monster appeared frightened,
and in swimming it rolled up mass OF
water in front of ii to the height of six feet
This serpent also had a large fin. Still a
third was seen q moment later, close to the
ship-a smaller serpent, ten or twelve feet
in length, and with fin like the others, and
as also could be seen, with four large flip
pers, two on a side. The captain AIDES that
he had often heard of s~u monsters, but
never before had given the stories credit,
but now he is convinced that sea serpents
exist, and that he has seen some OF the
largest of the species.
The statement of the officers and crew is
as follows:
Steamship Selma, Mobile July %, 1885
We, the undersigned officers and crew of
the steamship Selma, hereby testify that
Captain DonOvan's statement is perfectly
true as we saw the monsters as well as he
did.
e Bowles, chief officer; George Hender-
son, second officer; James Buchanan Cor
DON chief engineer; J. William Cooper, II.
Hughes boatswains; H. Brown, A. B.; q.
Taylor, A. b. (man at the wheel; ii.
Brownsville, A. B.; John Hoffman, cook.
witness to signatures, Thomas Morgan,
steward"
The most important feature of the matter
is that the description given by Captain
Donovan fits very closely the description
given by naturalists of amphibious animals
of the plesiosaurus genus, the bones of
which have been found in England, and
which are reported by all authorities as eX-
tinct
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04
Her Hard Luck at whist.

Washington Star
Charley, dear" said young Mrs. Torkins.
"you must not blame me for the way l
played whist
I'm not blaming YOU.
1T wasn't my fault that you didn't have
trumps when I expected you to-
mo. / was to blame"
Now. l didn't say that. But ] was get
ting along SO nicely in the game. had
learned all the rules by heart-never trump
your partners ace and when in doubt take
the trick and when the right bower -
turned down, make it next, and all the rest
OF them"
Il don't see how you could have made a
mistake after terrifying yourself IN that
manner" he commented gently.
Il didn't make mistake" she pro-
tested.
Then don't see what the matter could
have been.
Il know Only 1 scarcely like TO tell you,
because, know YOU viii think 1t Is super
stitious and silly.
Did somebody put a charm on us
II don't know whether il was done or
purpose or not But there wasn't any
chance for US to have any luck. Just pc
fore we played the hand that decided me e
rubber / counted the cards. And 90 you
know. Charley dear. she said. dropping
her voice to an impressive whisper, theTa
were exactly thirteen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04
THERE ARE NO ENGLISH PIPES.
Some Are British in Name but Amer
lean in Manufacture.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
Bring me nice pipe from London"
An American line steamer was moving
gracefully away from her berth, people on
handkerchief and hats, goodbye and
pleasant journey were shouted all along
the line, and above the din could be heard
the order, half pleading, half imperative,
Don't forget the pipe.
As the crowd turned back a man who
had witnessed the inspiring spectacle and
heard the order said: Isn't it strange that
a real English pipe should be one of the
first things a man thinks OF bringing back
to this country from abroad when in fact
there is no such Thing as an English
pipe?"
It is true that the pipe is more popular
in England than it is in this country, ana
that the shops keep large supplies and
great assortment of the goods, but neither
the English people nor their visitors from
the United States know that the pipes of
the purest English pattern are made IN
France. The dealers in the United States
to them the term English pipe has long
been known to apply to the french artE
Gle, and of recent years to the 81 superior l,o
home made pipe. An kngilsh trade jour
nal of recent date saws:
Another of our industries is practically
Threatened with extinction on the other side
of the Atlantic This is the trade in brier
wood pipes, which used to be- imported to
very large extent into the United States
either from England or France. Now. how
ever the brierwoOd pipes used throughout
the States are almost entirely made there,
and that not only in the cheapest but in the
best qualities"
Before the large pipe manufacturing con-
Germs were established in this country Wen
"a was the market for meerschaum and
Paris for brierwoOd goods. The pipes were
made in small shops and in the homes of the
pipemakers and delivered to central offices
and warerooms, where they were assorted,
packed and shipped. This method is still in
vogue to a great extent in European manu-
featuring towns. Women and children do
the work, which is finished later by skilled
wOrkmen and mounted with tips. metal etc.
The brier root which is used in the manu-
facture of the goods comes from France in
crude blocks. These blocks are cut in pipe
outline shapes and are made into plain and
fancy goods. OF these pipe blanks about
$1,000 gross are used in the United States
every year
In scientific circles the material from
which the pipes are made is known as the
root OF erica arborea. white heath. This
Is a shrub usually of stunted growth, but
often growing to a large size. 1t is found in
the south Of France and in Corsica. After
the earth has been removed from the roots
and they have been sawed into pipe blanks
they are placed in a vat and subjected to
q gentle simmering for about twelve hours.
This process makes the wood perfectly
+ clean. and also gives it the yellowish brown
hue which is most desirable in good pipes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04
ODD DISEASES OF FILIP1Nos.
Will Our Soldiers Get Beri-Bcri and
NIaIf-MaIi at MANILA:
NeW YOrk Press.


An English physician now living in Lon
ippine islands, gave the writer some curious
facts concerning two peculiar diseases
which are rather common among the Fill
pinoS. There are probably great many
physicians in America, he said, VINO
never even heard of beri-beri and malf-mali,
doctors in Manila or Hong-Kop& who have
not had some practical experience with one
or the other of these ailments.
''Beri-beri is common in the Philippines
and in China and Japan. The Japs call 1t
kakke, and accounts of it are found in the
which prove that it has existed in that
country for many centuries. It's principal
victims are men between twenty and thirty
years old but Old men and women occa-
sionaily are attacked.
Though the symptoms are puzziing to
the novice 1t is essentially a nervous dis
ease. a kind of neuritis, or muscular paraly-
sis. / have known clever physicians from
Europe to diagnose ii as muscular rheuma-
tism locomotor ataxia. heart disease,
Brights disease, etc. There have been sew
eral epidemics of beri-beTi in the jail at
Hong-Kol e. and sometimes an Isolated case
is found on board ship. If the American
soldiers at Manila escape II they Will be
lucky as cases among the British soldiers
In these ATTITUDES are not at ali rare.
THE premonitory symptoms are generally
q state of great restlessness and inability to
perform ordinary work; the legs and knees
become weak; there is nuTnbness of the feet
Shins and finger tips, weakness or the mus
cles difficulty in breathing and palpitatto1
of the heart Sometimes the victim has
painful cramps in the muscles Of the calf
and thigh: he has splitting headaches, fever
and chills.. These symptoms may continue
take to his bed. Beri-beri Is many -slded
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04

disease, but. though the symptoms are con-
hlcting, there are two which are never an
sent: numbness of the shinS and soreness OF
the calves Of the legs. This numbness some
times extends all over the arms and legs
and in severe case the patient may be
unable to move al all after few days. Inc
mind becomes dull and inactive but the
sense of hearing, sight, taste and smell are
generally unimpaired.
and the dry. In the former the body be-
comes completely Waterlogged and SWells
until the skin is stretched. almost TO burst
ing. In the latter form there is great ema-
citation, and the body is reduced almost TO
a skeleton in very short time. rms ms
ease is practically unknown in the cold sea
son. but attacks its victims in the hot or
wet weather 1t sometimes becomes chronic:
returning regularly every summer. one OF
the 'most common and most disagreeable
after-effects of this strange complaint IS the
shortening OF the muscles of the calves or
the legs, which is sometimes so pronounced
that the victim is obliged to walk on his
toes, the heels being drawn upward IN a
very painful manner.
''Beri-beri is believed to be a germ disease,
though almost nothing is known as to the
germ itself. AS it is found only in particu-
lar localities, il is supposed to be indigenous
to certain soils, though this is not positively
established.
t'There is another nervous disease called
mali-mali, the imitation mania, which,
so far as / know, only affects the natives
of the islands. It's victims seem TO be pos
sessed by an irresistible impulse to initiate
the motions of any one who attracts their
attention. The disease often lies dormant
while the person affected goes about his ac-
customed work and only manifests itself
under the influence of anger or fright.
When excited the victim will sometimes
shrek like a maniac while at the same
time continuing his mimiczing perform
ances Mal-maH is a kind of insanity,
though it is seldom found necessary to re-
strain the persons attacked, who are prin-
cipaly old women. Many people believe
that the imitation mania, as they call it,
has no real existence, and that the antics
are assumed, as the parOxysms often come
on in the presence of Europeans from
whom the victims hope to receive charity.
Though this may sometimes be the case,
there is no doubt that the disease exists or
that the mimicking performances are gen.
orally involuntary. ="
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04

BILE experiences incident to such a life,
would be q reasonable explanation OF why
males only have survived the ordeal When
one thinks how weak and helpless thing
the human child Is. even the strongest
toddlers Of three years old IL seems miracu-
lous that even one such child could exist
the unnatural environments of a VOLTS den.
The other fact is that all such creatures
when found have been children. The oldest
of them at the time of capture could hardly
be more than eight or ten years old. This
no doubt is accounted for By the various
moving accidents of flood and field TO
which all such foster children would be
more and more continuously exposed as
they grew older and were more entirely
thrown on tLeir own resources. They would
neither have the instincts nor the strength
and endurance to contend successfully in
the struggle for existence with their brute
comrades and competitors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04
The MINOR Poet.

s with Acknowledgements to Mr.. Kipling)
I went into a publishers as woeful hearse.
The publisher he up and says: why viii you
The girl behind the Remington she Uttered fit to
1 outs into the street again and to myself I:
Oh. it's verses this and verses that. and
But it's special TIVE and vellum'' when you
hit on something strong
You hit on sbmethng strong, my boys, you
hit on something strong.
Oh, it's "signed large paper copies, when
you hit something strong
I calls upon an editor-a very nice young man
OF course I sends EN- to him in the usual
OF course he keeps and keeps EN-. and he's got
EN- to this day.
And it's verses this and verses that and
verses for to burn; 80
begins to turn,
The tide begins 10 turn, my boys, the tide
Oh, its 'Ttvo-tweive-six a sonnet when the
tide begins to turn.
prints little book and puts it round like for
which-when you come to think of it's proper
I'VE have upon our table Mr.. Blanky's Leaves
And Another little ship of song, Wants ballast"
that was all.
And it's verses this and verses that, and
par 10 say you've sinned
But it's fine. fat. full-page notice when you
hit EN- in the wind,
You hit en- in the wind, my boys you hit en-
in the wind.
You're a 'owlin'. 'eavenly Milton. when you
hit EN- in the wind.
We amt no eavenly Millions. nor we amt no
idiots, tee,
But Flooding men with families" and pile
to make. like you;
And all the time you see us down-at-heel and
looking weak.
We're a-casting Of bread upon the waters
50 to speak:
For it's verses this and verses that, ana
things pretty rough,
But there's bullion in verses If you only write
the stuff.
If you only write the stuff. my boys. IL you
only write the stuff,
Oh. it's Yachts and OF houses II you only
write the stuff
T " IL CroasIand. i'm Snrlngleld Republican.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04
THE VOICES or pRoJECT1LEs.
Warming Note That Makes the
Bravest Duck Their Heads.

Minneapolis Times.
One Of the naval officers off Santiago was
talking about ducking the head when bullets
or shells came intentionally close, and, as
duty and had heard the song of projectiles
innumerable in the civil as we'll as in the
Spanish war, what he said was listened to.
Il ducked yesterday, ne said, and
ducked hard. when a thrteen-incher from
the Oregon went over our deck, forward,
and pretty close too, during the lombard
Neither could any one else. The pregnant
hinges of the knee work involuntarily in
reverence to one Of those roaring monsters.
You duck as YOU would wink If fellow
made pass at your face or would sneeze
if you stuck a feather up your nose. VIII
power isn't any good as preventive; hasn
time to work. Your head hobs down and
your legs bend before you can say to your
self Don't be a cowardly ass Funny. too,
and also involuntary, ! think, is the quick
look that follows the bobbing to see if you
have been observed. OF course you have
because every one knows by experience how
How about the rifle -Msusers, for
.sOh. they're different. Generally they
come too fast for ducking and you quickly
get used to their ping or their zip. You
bullet is a good ways off, and If il is the
sharp psf it's too late TO move, as the
missile has passed you. Besides, the rife
bullets are usually expected while never
knew tho close arrival Of a big projectile
to b0 anything but surprising think,
too the windage must have something to
do with the effect On nerves and muscles.
have often heard the question discussed as
to how close an eight, ten, twelve or thir-
teen-inch shell in full flight could come TO
a man without knocking him over by at
mospheric conclusion. There doesn't seem
10 be any rule. seems to depend on the man
or his position at the time the shell passes.
I do not believe, however, any one could
keep his feet if a high-caliber shell came
within five feet of him. / have no arn6t-
did YOU ever notice the difference in
the character OF the sound made by an
eight ten or even twelve-inch shell and
that which accompanies a thirteen-inch,
Observation-Disclosures fellow?"
I assured him I had not, as when unkind
fate made me an attendant at such dia-
pason orchestral feats ] thought OF sins,
not sounds.
well it's very marked. Now your SUBJ
caliber proiectile. and even the bigger ones.
below the biggest. have petulant sort Of
wall with them. There is a good deal Of
the squeal mingled with their shrek, Some
times I've heard an eight-inch cry as II in
agony. and the scream Of its flight, rs IL
left YOU sunk into sob almost human. But
the thirteen-inch means red war, and SAYS
50. It's tone Is horror made manifest. but
the horror that Is inspired. not that which
is felt. There are few, or none, Of the high
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04
LOST GOLD MINES FOUND AGAIN.
Eastern Syndicate Backing New
Workers Who Are ShOvelinE Gold.

Eastern Syndicate BacklhS new
Workers who Are ShOvelinE Gold.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
For some weeks it was thought that Am
mon Fowler and his son, Isaac Newton
Fowler the discoveries Of the famous Ilopa
gold mines of the Sierra Madre, had Deen
robbed and murdered by outlaws soihew Hvneat
in the mountain defiles beyond Casas
Grandes Young Fowler and eX-State Kan
ger Inspector Singleton. of Yaleta, discoV-
cred the famous lost Tiopa gold mine Whlle
spring. Young Fowler, while pursuing a
wounded deer, laid down to rest near the
he'd been walled up. He and Singleton re-
moved the obstruction from the opening
and discovered several crude mining TOOLS
and some rich specimens of gold ore.
BY the merest accident the two men had
discovered the lost TiOpa mine, Wnlcn was
abandoned by the Spaniards early in the
century when hostile Apaches became too
numerous and bloodthirSty in that vicinity
The mine was walled up by It's owners, put
All trace of il was lost. They left maps
showing its location in the hands OF priests
in Chihuahua. The records were suDse-
quently lost. and all recent attempts 70 as
cover the mine proved utterly futlle. II was was
reunited to be of fabulous richness, ana the
Mexican government, TO stimulate the
search for it. offered a reward OF SZo,VJO 10
The mine was never found nor the re-
ward claimed until young Fowler ana SIN
slCton went into the mountains to prospect
The story of their discovery was tee
graphed TO all the papers IN me North ana
East. AmmOn Fowler, rather OF young
Fowler. who was ore of the discoveries,
read of the find in Brooklyn and boarded
train at once and went 10 III Paco. he
Waited the mine with his son and both de-
cided to develop it. They interested New
York capital i'm the mine. and about two
months ago kent out to the property pre-
paratory TO putting a large force OF men TO
work carrying with them many thousand
dollars. No word came from them ioF many
weeks and their friends began 10 thlnk mat
danger had Overtaken them
This week news came direct from the
Tiopa property that the two Fowlers Were
niIips nm fabulous wealth from their mine
and becoming immensely wealthy. They
have also staked out many claims IN the
ahlv erect stamp mill on the spot. Peo-
ME are nocking to the scene. which prom
ises to become densely populated with
trospectors and miners.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04
TESTS ron INSANITY.
Rule Of Thumb Methods Which Very
Frequently Fails.
New Orleans Times Democrat

Most people imagine said a local nerve
specialist, that doctors have some infal-
lible test by which they can detect insanity
Immediately. OF course. that's all nonsense
There are many odd methods of diagnosing
such cases, however. In locomotor ataxia
the patient cannot walk with his eyes shut
In incipient paresis there is difficulty in ar
ticulating particular letters. and one
famous scientist used to make his patients
say national intelligencer.' A man with an
incipIent case Of the disease can't pro-
ncunce these words distinctly TO save his
soul, Another very eminent practitioner
employed truly rural for the same pur-
pose. If you have paresis / would advise
you not to try TO say truly rural'-at least
not in company.
THE -knee-jerk' test Is well known to
PHYSICIANS To apply il. the legs are crossed
and sharp blow struck just below the
knee of the limb that is swinging loose If
the subject IS all right there win be a
prompt reflex action; in other words. his
foot viii fly up IN spite Of all efforts to
keep 1t quiet II not, there Is something
wrong and that reminds me Of 4 tragic
incident which occurred sn q Southern court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04
smnm Vegetables.
raw York Evening Post

While California is trying TO grow bigger
and bigger fruits and vegetables, epicures
here i'm the East are developing taste for
TO supply the demand in the larger cities
for young vegetables. such as the French
consider the most delicate and appetizng,
ths truck farmers bring to market tiny
potatoes. turnips. carrots caulifower. and
even heads OF cabbage the size Of a base
ball. Such vegetables are. It is said, more
easily ,iigested their fiber being tender and
succuIent. instead of tough and often Of a
woody nature, as the growth arrives at
maturity. Some Of the flavor is undoubted-
~ lost. but lovers OF these undeveloped
vegetables claim that this loss Is counter
balanced By their daintiness and delicacy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04
Fiftcenth oentury waees.
Engineering Ndagazine

The account books Of All Souls College,
Oxford are in an excellent state or pres.
eryation. and from them we are enabled 10
get a correct idea Of the wages paid about
A. D. 1855 Carpenters and sawyers got Cd
a day. daubers sd; stone diggers ana la
ter carpenter 3s "a a week, enjoying also
a 1.-THE from each laborer employed under
him. a custom still existing in many parts
OF India. and which the engineers there are
trying to abolish. A skilled image carver
received Is Sd a week. with bed and board,
as he generally came from a distance. In
those halcyon days horse cost the modest
sum Of sd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04

err notes heard as the devil makes his twelve
demoniacal spread of sound, a very cleavage
of the frightened waves of air-thats what
the thirteen tells to the tympanum. Bur,
bless my soul, what rot I'm giving you
Almost poetical. l declare. After all!
though, if the greatest poetry is that which
most deeply stirs the heart | imagine the
Thinking over this queer differentiation Of
projeetile sound-as if some shells felt re-
eretful over the work they had to do, while
the most destructive of all fairly gloat
through space on their missions of DEATH
understood better the full purport of Samp--
sons message to Toral when the admiral
told him: Il have been firing twelve-inch
shells into Santiago to-day. Unless you sur
render, the Oregon, Massachusetts, and IN
diana will open on you with thirteen-lnch
Shells tomorrow. commencing about noon.
Toral surrendered, as you Will remember,
and in his dispatch to Blanco mentioned THIS
Sampson ultimatum.