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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
TRADE FOLLOWS THE FLAG.
w. HI. Seward FOresaw the Possible
ties of the Pacific Coast.
Leslie's Weekly.

Leslie w weekly.
Trade follows the flag. The greatest di-
rect gamer by our war with Spain is to be
the Pacific coast. The planting of the
American flag in Hawaii and in the Phil
ippineS means the establishment of thriV-
ing American centerS OF trade in the heart
of the Pacific.
The Pacific coast is within easy reach
of the newest American possessions and
also Of the west coast of South America,
China, Japan and Oceanica, but It has not
taken advantage of its situation. Great
Britain. Germany and France have taken
the bulk of the trade.
The Pacific coast, by reason of its near
ness to the east coast of South America,
fourth Of the trade Of our South Amer lean n
republics, and for all our trade with Asia
and Oceanica. With this trade it would
have handled during the past fiscal year
over s67ooO,O0O or 6 per cent. of total
EXPORTS and $13O000.00 600, or % per cent. of
total imports. What would such vol
ume of business mean to San Francisco,
and San Diego? Every country on .he
globe is a customer of the United States.
Yet we have scarcely sought to do business
with most of them. They have come 10 us.
We sell far more to Europe and North
America than we buy from them. But we
buy twice as much from South America
worth of goods more from Oceanica than We
sell to these islands. Our Pacific coast, the
next door neighbor to China, Japan and
Oceanica, should lead all the world the
struggle for their trade.
Ali of Europe is crowding it's freig1ted
ships on the Atlantic, seeking for openings
for commerce. They are far ahead of us
there But Providence has given us The de-
cided advantage on the Pacific. We are the
one great trading nation Just across the sea
from the Oriental lands. They look uC0i l. ;
as their nearest neighbor and best friend.
England and the continent are far away
and more feared by them than respecTed
And to all else we must add the Vast devel-
opment Of trade on our Pacific coat Nude
certain by the opening of the great gold
fields in the northwest.
Nearly half a centI,v ago the prophetic
eve of New York's foremost statesman,
William H. Seward foresaw the dazzling
future 1t seemed almost as if he might
have peered into the wonderful events of the
present, when he said, from his seat in the
Senate that THE Pacific ocean, its shores,
it's islands and the vast region beyond will
become the chief theater of events in the
worlds great hereafter"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
Deaths,

Irene G. AlIross, two months. 919 Fayette
street, heart failure.
John Laird twenty-eight years, Brightwood,
tuberculosis
Hannah c. Adams, eighty-two years, 2604 Col
lege avenue, general debility.
Infant Hayes, % North West street hamilton.
Infant Sprecher, SO4 Indiana avenue, hamilton.
William Gurnell, thirty-one years. 632 Torbet
street phthsis.
Cora Deitch. thirty-eight years, 617 North Sem
ate avenue, endo-coitis.
Mary V. Sanders. year, 1863 Hazel street.
cholera infantum.
Sarah L. Taylor, sixty -four years. S72 Tacoma
avenue, heart disease.
Jesse Richards, siXty-fve years, Linden street,
peritonitis,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
kansas City Journal.

We believe there is a happy medium be-
tween the warning factions. The dead Ian
guages should remain as part of the curricu-
Iunl in the academies and colleges but not
as obligatory studies except for those who
aspire to join certain of the professions
And we believe further that great reform
the primary up, by teaching more thorough
Nv the English language. Richard Grant
White once said that the man who could
talk and write we'll always passed for an
educated person, whatever may have been
his deficiencies in other respects. 1t is indis-
putedIy true that our highest universities
turn out hundreds of young people who are
neither fluent nor accurate in the use of
their own language and they fail to stand in
the popular estimation as high as others
who perhaps have never crossed the thres-
hold of college.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
VITAL STATISTICS-AUG. 81.

Births.
William and Maggie Hayes, % North West
street, boy.
James r. and Birdie Headley, 2709 Summit
street.
William and Elsie Stef1er 217 Dearborn street,
girl.
Patrick and Mamie Campeon, 924 North Pine
street, girl.
Daniel and Ellen Garran, 1412 Bates street, boy.
Robert and - Snyder, 913 West Twenty sew
enth street, boy.
Finley and Lizzie Howard, 400 South Pine
street, girl.
Herman and Lizzie Sieloft, city, girl
William and Addie Jackson, city, girl.
William and Mary Jane O'Riley. SIT West Yer
mont street, girl.
Peter and Lille Sprecker, SO4 Indiana avenue,
boy.
Valentine and Mary Schneider, city, boy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
Green Apple Sauce.
PHILADELPHIA Press.

PhiladeIphla PreSS.
Now that the tiny green apples are ap-
pearing in the market, the housewife viii
be serving apple sauce. A certain cooking
school teacher says this same sauce is al
most never properly made. The delicate
flavor of the fruit is injured by coming in
contact with tin or iron, and consequently
it should always be stewed in a porcelain
lined kettle or granite-ware saucepan. A
busting of salt and very little water should
be added before the apples are put upon
the stove Cover the saucepan closely and
do rot stir. When the apples are taken
from the fire put one-half of the sugar that
is required to sweeten them into the bot
hot apples over it. add the rest of the SUI
gar and cover until served. Doctoring
with spices diluting with water, dosing
straining through tin colanders and serv-
ing cold is a process that robs the delicious
fruit of all flavor and most Of its nutritive
uI1ality.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
Not Afraid of the Devil.
New York Evening Sun.

Down in Jamaica they say "the Yankees
aren't afraid of the devil" The people OF
this English colony also consider the armed
tugboat Leyden the greatest vessel in the
American navy. Some weeks ago H. NJ S.
Talbot, a cruiser about the size of the New
York, steamed into Kingston harbor and
told a story which gave rise to this respect
for Lieutenant CroSSleyS tiny war ship.
1t seems that the cruiser was steaming
down the Bahama channel one dark night
when q blank shot was fired close by. The
watch officers could nothing and paid
no attention to the signal Then a solid
shot sang across the big ships bow and
she hove to in jiffv. A few minutes later
a tugboat came tearing up alongside, and,
thu Tough the megaphone, her commander de-
manded the name of the vessel he had held
up. THE British cruiser Talbot" You
can go on" was the condescending reply.
The cruiser did go on, and her officers and
crew now have the greatest respect for our
American tugboats. 1t is only natural that
this should be the case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
Marriage Licenses.

Ira A. Wise and Anna Moore.
McHenry Lemons and Lavenia Jones.
Cub Robsun and Lizzie Johnson.
George c. Fisher and Emma OFT
Otto L. Reisinger and Berta Sullivan.
Guy d. Doremus and Carrie ). Dell.
Peter J. Laj oie and Minnie Sage.
Carl Rosenberg and Edna Caswell.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28

At observation-disclosures, s1,sss s1s; balances.
81. 223,f73.
At Baltimore-Ciearings 81, AS, 900; balances.
$780,. SIS.
At New York-Clee rings, $133.0l0.S21; balances.
S. 446,972.
At Boston-C1earings. SIS. 7.201; balances.
50 57S,4 Al.
$721. 236.
AT misunderstanding. 81, 2S7. 400.
At mphs-Clearings, S144, 1853; balances,
$43, SOS.
At New DEMONSTRATING. s1l227Ss.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28

Certificates have been issued to the fol-
lowing named Indianians:
Original-Zeno Hallowell Vincennes, S.;
Robert Shipley, Columbus, SO
Increase-Martin Funk. MARYLAND. $12 to
Sl4; Frank A. Jacob Indianapolis. IS TO S.;
William A. Davenport, New London Sl4 to
S72. Andrew Thompson. Houston. Sl7 to
S24 Newton E. Mathers. Bloomington. $24
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
1t wouIdn't work.

washington Star.
ssNobody can learn all there is worth
knowing in this lifetime said Mr.. Meek
ton. wisely And man ought never to
assume that his education is finished. I'm
going to keep right ahead with mine. I'm
going to study astronomy"
His wife looked at him sharply and them
in a cold hard tone. exclaimed:
-''I.eonidas you'll have to think up some
better excuse than that for staying out all
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28

Chicago Tribune.
Conductor screamed the angular,
sharp-nosed woman IN the trolley car. this
man is putting his head on my shoulder
He must be asleep. ma amor blind
SAID the conductor shaking the offender
roughly BY the shoulder.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28

Heavy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3s0d400
Pigs 35003s5
Roughs 32563T5
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts light; shipments
light Little doing for want of stock. The mar
let was weak at a shade lower prices.
Sheep and yearlings, good to choice 81 0064. %
Sheep and yearngs fair to medium. =. 3.50Gr3. 90
Stcckers. common good .............. 50G13. rs
Bucks. per head 3e06l6.00
Spring lambs. good to choice......... 5.0Cf75. so
Spring lambs common TO medium. ....... 5.50d4.50
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
An Endless Chain.

Detroit Free Press.
Il suppose we all get caught at times,
remarked a weil-known business man yes
to-day, but have had an experience that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28

Hogs-Recepts. 1900; shipments, 1900. The
quality was fair. The market active at
stronger prices. The closing was steady, with all
sold.
Light ~
Mixed fvV4fu9
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
Poultry and other Produce.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Scarce and Quiet-HOss Active
and StrOnger-Sheep Weak.

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 27-Cattle-Recepts
light: shipments light. There were but few on
sale The market r,as nuiet al unchanged prices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
HOW TO MAKE MONEY

Many people with small surplus allow
It TO be frittered away or 20 earn nothing
from lack OF experience. or from feeling
that with their small sum, notning WORTH
while can be done.
This trust company is formed for the pur-
pose of making money. and it can make it
with small sums as well as large It's prov
ince. indeed. is to gather small sums and
turn them into investments which lay to
each owner of the sum. however small. as
much in proportion as TO the owner OF great
sums.
This company invites consultation from
persons having money. in whatever amount.
lis ADVICE will be given free
at any time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28

ct was weak at a shade lower prices.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09
Home Gatherings.

A delightful evening at home was given on New Years eve by Misses Lennie and Native Fest at their residence, 1616 Turk street. The evening was spent in danc- ing and games. At 11:30 o'clock the guests repaired to the dining-room, where covers were laid for twenty-eight. The parlors and halls were beautifully dec orated with a profusion of holly berries and Japanese lanterns. Among those present were: Misses Tessye M David son, Rose Cahen, Ella Collins, Huldah Harris, Ida Garbarino, Estelle Davidson, Lille Robison, Rae Friedberg Belle Me Gillian, Amy Griffin, Lennie Fest, Native L. Fest: Mrs. L. N. Davidson. Mrs. o. L. Fest; Messrs. A. H. Powers Jr., Milton Cook, Joe Cahen, Ed Lachman, Herbert Morton, Joe Bacigalupi, Gus Lachman, Lonie Mendelson, Harry Van Amringe, William Barry, Adam Ross, John Mar shall, L. N. Davidson and O.. L. Fest.
 One of the most charming teas of the season was given by Mrs c. w. Kinsey at her residence, 578 Twenty-fifth street, Oakland, on New Years day, in honor of Miss Grace Dunbar of Steubenville, Ohio The decorations of holly berries and greens and ferns were both unique and suitable to the season, Mrs. Kinsey and Miss Elizabeth kinsey were assisted in ence Mayhew, Amy White, Mabel Reed, Enid Yale, Kettle Yale,- Marion Miller, Pauline SchultZe, Edythe Morris, Eliza beth Schupman, Geraldine Schupman, May Connolly and Louise Conklin. In the evening the young ladies were joined by the following named young gentle men: George Jackson, Frank Kinsey, Charles Lowry, Seth Talcott, Eugene Tricou, Robert Whyte, Milton Bailey, MT. Wallace, Dr. Boys, Dr. Edwards, Lowell Hardy, MT. Filcher, M. Johnson Jr. and Mir Madden.
 California Hall was the scene of a bril- liant surprise party rendered to Alex Rice on Saturday evening, December 9. The hall was magnifcently decorated for the occasion. Music was furnished by a string orchestra. At midnight an elab- crate banquet was spread. Sam Klarnet acted as master of ceremonies. Among those present were: Mir and Mrs A Rice, Misses Rose Cooper, Gussie Abrams, Bertha ldndner, Stella Robin. Becky Rice, Annie Cohn, Mary Rosenberg, Ray Klarnet. Lillie olinsky, Dora Kurland- zick, George Snberstein, William Olinsky, Joe Silberstein, H. Lindner, AchiIle Bonn s; Lindner, Den Harris, I. Klarnet. New man Cohn, Martin Cline, Louis Rosen- berg. Alex Rice, Sam Klarnet.
 One of the most enjoyable of the New
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09
Weddino Bells.

The wedding of Miss Ida M. Pierce and Frank Van Stan of Alameda took place Sunday afternoon, January ?, at o'clock The ceremony was performed at the pie turesque little Swedenborgian Church on Lyon and Washington streets by Rev. J. $. David. It was a simple and quiet little affair and in perfect harmony with the surroundings. After the bridal couple stood at the altar Mir. Burns sang "Oh Promise Me-" and the two were united MT. and Mrs. Van Stan reside with Mr. and Mrs. Lew Louderback, the brother in-law and sister of the bride, at 1317 Weber street, Alameda, and will be at home to their friends on Mondays after January 16.
 On the 18th of last month Samuel J. Johns and Miss Minnie Potthast were mar ried at the home of the brides parents in Princeton, Mariposa County. The cere- mony was performed by the Rev. Henry Neate of Mariposa. Miss Lizzie Castag- netto of San Francisco was the bridesmaid and John Potthast served as groomsman. On arrival at their new home In Whit locks the young couple received a rous- ing welcome. The town band gave a serenade, and on the surrounding hilltops blasts of giant powder were set off. The families of both bride and groom are well known in mining circles throughout the State. MT. Johns is superintendent of the famous Whitlock mine, of which his father is the owner.
 Mrs. Henrietta Magnin Fogel and Louis Gassner were married Saturday evening, January l, 1898, at the residence of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. 1. Magnin 1159 Octavia street. MT. and Mrs. Gassner have left for trip through the Southern States.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09

n LANS are under way to start a
 farm in Finland where plants will
 be grown by electricity. Prof. l..
 H. Bailey of Cornell has been asked to go there and conduct series of experiments in electrical plant grow ing, in conjunction with Professor Lemstrom of the University of Hel- singfors. The experiments to be car ried on have nothing to do with the electric light or with the running of the electric wires through the soil for the purpose of forcing the growth of plants by direct current stimulation. They are to be based on some pertinent observations made by Lemstrom, of the effect of the aurora borealis on the plant growth of the north.
 It is a well-known fact that the plants of the north arrive at maturity in a much shorter period of time than those plants which are grown further south. It is necessary that these plants should arrive at maturity very quickly, inasmuch as the summer season in the north is very brief and 1t has always been looked upon as a wise provision of providence that the plants were en- abled to accomplish their business in life in so short a time. Professor Lem strom, however, casting aside the prov idential idea, states that the rapid growth of plants in the far north is due directly to the light of the aurora borealis. Light Is one of the necessary natural agents in promoting plant growth and the efficacy of continuing the daylight by substituting in its place electric light for the purpose of increasing the number of growing hours" of plants has already been proven. In addition to the fact that the light of the aurora might tend to increase the number of growing hours of the plants of the north, Lemstrom contends that they are also stimulated by the presence of the large amount of atmospheric electricity, to which, as it is contended, the presence of the aurora is due.
 Lemstrom, in furtherance of his ideas, has been carrying on a series of experiments in which plants have been subjected to atmospheric electricity. But these experiments, while in a measure thorough, have not been car ried out on a sufficiently extended scale to warrant any large assumption being made in the matter. If the plans of the two experimenters are carried out In the manner which is now contemplated, the result will be an electric farm of a decidedly picturesque character. It is proposed to erect a line of posts around this farm or field in which the experiments are to be carried out. From post to post, through the air above the ground, wires will be stretched, and at convenient distances along these wires small knobs or points will project. A static current, such as produced by the Holtz machine, will be sent over the wires, and will be allowed to jump across the open space between the wires from one point or knob to another. A constant flow of electric
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09

ouiries by observations upon vegeta- ton and meteorological phenomena in the high north, particularly in Finnish Lapland and Spitzbergen, where he came to the conclusion that much the rapidity of vegetation In the shorT7 summers is due to climatic electricity. His first experiments were made in the laboratory, and the results were SC promising that he at once turned his attention to the field. He made an ex- pertinent on a small field Of barley In Finland. One portion of the field was covered with small parallel wires, a meter apart and secured to porcelain insulators, which were secured to small posts on the margin of the field. At intervals of a half meter each wire was furnished with small point, rom which the current could discharge into the atmosphere. These wires were con- nected to the positive pole of a four disc Holtz machine, which supplied the current The current was supplied from the middle of June to the lst of September, from 6 to 10 o'clock In the morning and from to In the evening. The barley was we'll up when the experiment began. The harvest showed that the electric plot was over 35 per cent ahead of the remainder or the field, and the yield and the quality of the grain were improved.
 Having determined the good effects of atmospheric electricity in high lat1- tudes, Lemstrom now carried his ex- periments into France. Here he treat ed cereals, garden vegetables and a variety of fruits. The result was equally good in the warm country. But although these experiments of Lem strom have shown that the application of electricity to the atmosphere gen. erally influences plants profoundly, and Is usually beneficial, we are yet uncertain as to how this effect is brought about. It is highly probable, however, as Lemstrom thinks, that> the modification Is not the direct result of the identification of the plant itself, nor the atmosphere, but that they fol- low some chemical change in the at mosphere which Is engendered by the current. This Is one of the problems son. If 1t Is solved, we shall probably know better how far to go with this artificial plant stimulating process. In some cases it Is found that stimulation is advisable up to a certain point, but from that point onward it becomes fn- furious. If we can reduce the system to a practical basis, our forthcoming experiments and those of the past will not be or have been in vain.''
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09

Henry Platt. Ralph Henrici, Louis Hasshagen, Charles Firebaugh and Clit- ford Cheminant.
 A very enjoyable party was given by Miss Emma owens on New Years eve, at her residence, 435 Buchanan street. Those present were: Miss Edith Neghte' Miss Stella Razeto, Miss Nellie Ham, mond, Miss Sadie Downs, Miss Alice Mitchell Miss Annie Fisher, Miss Lulu Hall, Miss Emma Owens, Miss Hazel Batkin and Miss Edith Chaquette; Messrs. Oscar Thieme, Theodore Ernst, Frank Robinson, Arthur Bowne. Leo GonZalis, Arthur Perry, Don Davenport, Batkin, Robert Payne, Bert Perry, Car ence Hall and George McGufilck.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09

sued invitations for their regular monthly entertainment and dance at Odd Fellows
 Hall Friday evening, January II. An. un- usually dt attractive pill by the ColpmPran Tan programme for the evening is as follows:
 Conversaionalist. Auntie; bones, Me tambori1e tl Carniine @ lI5ii Johnson sorry Topsv Whitehead, Pansy Blossom; opening chorus, entire company; Ma Honey, Sweet Angelme," Melinda Jones;
 "Hearest Thou" Black Patti; Little Zu- lu Lu," Topsy Whitehead; Cradle Song" Amanda Snow; Wedding of the Chinee and the Cop" Pansy Blossom; Ma Cole Black Lady, Baby Bennett; Pauline" Emma Nevada: .Ambolina Snow" Sallie
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09
PRINCIPLE.

ity through the air will thus be ac- complished, and the surrounding at mosphere will be, in a measure, sat urated with the current.
 At least this Is the idea of the experi- mentors; certainly at night the scene should be very picturesque. The tiny points of flame jumping from wire to wire, from knob to knob, in a back ground of darkness, ought to create picture such as might be thought to exist only in the fabled forms of fairy land. Professor Bailey, in speaking of the scheme, says:
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09
AS THE ELECTRIC FARM IN FINLAND WILL LOOK WHEN LAID ouT

phere and plant growing. and thought that the identification of the atmos- phere had a great deal to do with the growth in the Arctic region. He went to Spitzbergen for the purpose of inves- tigating the electrical phenomena and the meteorology of plant growing.
 T have recently pointed out to the members of the Massachusetts Horu- cultural Society the great effect which atmospheric electricity has on the growth of plants. Atmospheric elec- tricity exerts a very powerful influence upon vegetation. The experiments of
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09

Gudgar, Jack Richardson, Charles Ru- dell and Albert Fox.
 The members of the N s. L. K 10 have issued invitations for their eighth anniversary reception for next Friday evening, January II. at Sherman, Clay & Co. Hall. This promises to be a most charming and enjoyable affair.
 The Entre Nous Cotillon will give its next assembly and german on Friday evening. January 2S. at the Palace Hotel
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09
IT WILL BE
 RUN FROM WIRES ABOVE GROUND AND WILL SATURATE THE
 AIR AROUND THE GROWING PLANTS.

given 50 to 70 per cent less bulk and 50 to 60 per cent less fruit and seeds than plants subjected to normal condi- tions-that is, those to which atmos- pheric electricity had free access. Celi. shortly afterward, reached similar re- suits. So did Leclerc. But by far the best Investigations upon the electri1- cation of the atmosphere in reference to plant growing were those made in Finland and in France by Lemstrom, physicist in the University of Eelsing- fors.
 'Lemstrom was first led to his in-