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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08

The Grand Army committee in Fort
Wayne has received $40 from citizens of
that city for the Lawton testimonial. This
- very liberal amount. II other localities
respond with anything like the liberality of
Fort Wayne a creditable testimonial will
be presented TO the Indiana general in the
Philippines. Contributions should be sent 10
the White National Bank. Fort Wayne. Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08

Fitz Hicks. a bricklayer. a resident OF
Henderson. KY. who was recently convicted
Of mansiaughter and sentenced to two TO
twenty-one years Imprisonment. was taken,
last night TO Jacksonville. His victim was
Mrs. Josephine Romhilt who conducted the
Illinois House, and upon request OF the fam
lily. for the purpose Of avoiding a public
trial. Hicks was allowed to plead guilty to
manslaughter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08

A statement from Controller of the Cur
rency Dawes is published. in which he says
that while the country is doing an amazing
amount Of business II is. as whole. con-
eervative business. He sounds note of
warning. however. against drifting into
speculation. which is always the temptation
of prosperous times
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08

Senator Pettigrew. of South Dakota, is
responsible for the statement that Mr..
Bryan received 500 as half the gate re-
ceipts from a reception rendered him at
Sioux Falls. In that State, and 800 each
from two other associations. At the three
places he delivered the same speech.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08
SeIf-Respecting.

"Of course 1 bought it," said the new SEN
ator. Bought it like a gentleman. Do you
take me for a man who would forfeit his
self-respect going about backslapping and
handshaking with lot of farmers like a
green goods steerer?"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08
Turn About.

Elderly Visitor-Son, who was the first
PRESIDENT"
Small Boy--Jorjwashn't'n, of course.
Now you tell me who was the best pitcher
fer the Cincinnatis four years ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08

II 1t was not for his unfortunate name
Ex-Governor Hogg, after his speech in the
Tammany meeting. would be popular man
for the second place on the Bryan ticket.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08

II Is not very creditable TO the opposition
press that some Of It's editors have not de-
tscted the mistake into which two or three
usually accurate Republican papers have
fallen by stating that sections of the sher-
nan antitrust law were embraced In the
Mckinley tariff ac1 passed In October. 1890
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.
Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Asfnr House

CHTCAGO-PaImer House, p. o. News Co. 217
Dearborn street. Great Northern Hotel and
Grand Pacific Hotel.
cIScINNATI-J. r. Hawley Co.. Ia Vine
street.
LOUISvILLE-C. 7. Deering. northwest corner
OF Third and jefferson streets. and Louisville
Book Co.. 'z56 Fourth
ST. LOUIS-Unon News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.-Riggs House. Ebbltt
House and Wiliards Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08
Animal Lore.

"Uncurl yourself and hght!" yelled the
catamount you have no backbone at all.
''Mebbe l haven't" came a muffied reply
from the rolled-up porcupine. but 1 have
spines to throw away"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
Insect Item.

'Idler." said the ant, scornfully.
"Me?" answered the grasshopper. "My
dear fellow, / have been on the jump ever
since / was born"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08

The commission, for Charles Downing. Of
Greenfield. as trustee OF Purdue University.
was yesterday made out in the Governors
office. He will succeed John s. Martin. OF
Brookville. and was chosen for the place
by the State Board OF Agriculture
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08
Receiver for Insurance Comuany.

HARTFORD. Conn.,. July frederick
A Belts. of New Haven. ex-insurance COM
missioner. was to-day appointed receiver of
the National Life Insurance Company, of
Hartford.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08
COMMON SENSE AND HONESTY

ryer, of France. or Sir Charles Russell. of
stating facts or msquoting law? II was
said of the late Henry r. Seldom. of Roches-
ter. by Professor Pomeroy in his work on
equity, that his briefs might be cited as
authority and Professor Pomeroy actually
cites one in a note.
Putting the matter on the lowest plane
of n mere desire for success who are the
advocates that greatly succeed in the last
analysis and result? They are those who
state the facts with precision. and the law
with precision, and then apply that law to
those facts with such power of speech as
the Lord has given them. and so right
fully get what is called the ear of the
must not do less. he may then cheerfully
leave the result to the general rules which
society has made for itself in these matters.
carriages OF justice Cases will go wrong
now and then. but not. think. on account
of the rule / have ventured to formulate.
The law of gravitation may seem TO work
badly sometimes. as when the breadwinner
of family falls and fractures his skull
Nevertheless, the law of gravitation will
go on. and We must reckon with IL
Judges will sometimes seem very wrong
headed. and juries very idiotic. but on
the average, justice will prevail IL the truth
of law and fact be faithfully applied by
counsel"
MR. DYE ON TRUSTS.
The last address of the morning was by
John T. Dye. of this city. on Limitations
en- the Freedom of Contract" On combi-
nations of capital or trusts. Mr.. Dye laid
down the following propositions:
Il. The power of Congress does not ex-
tend TO preventing contracts and combina-
tons i'm restraint of trade and monopolies
outside of the sphere OF commerce among
the State and with foreign nations.
- The business of manufacturing is not
embraced IN interstate commerce. and Con-
gress has no power TO control or restrain
combinations in restraint OF trade in the
business of manufacturing.
% Congress- has no power to restrain
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14
SHE STUFFS DATES.
How One Young Woman Nets a Hand
some Profit at Home.

A st. LOUIS girl, Miss Catherine
Denny, who found about year ago
that she would need to hustle around
and take care of herself, hit on a plan
that was easy, needed little capital
and has proved enormously success
full. Years ago a friend of her moth
er's brought from India the recipe for
the stuffed dates prepared for the ra-
jah of the city where she had resided
The recipe was often used by the fam
lily, and Miss Denny, at her mothers
suggestion, concluded to sell some Of
the dainty confection. She went to a
retail dealer in the city, who referred
her to a wholesaler who had been in
curing for just such sweetmeats. He
proposed that Miss Denny supply him
with dates stuffed with English wal
nuts, and gave her Immediately all
the work she could do; in fact, more
than she could do alone.
The little building was fitted up and
the work done on a large scale. There
are in the house three rooms, in which
now work the seeders, suffers and
packers. The dates, which come in
large boxes, are unpacked, the seeds
removed, and in the "stuffing-room" &
quarter of walnut is placed in each
date. Powdered sugar is then sifted
over and the dates placed in the boxes
ready for transportation.
She has made as many as 74O
pounds in day, and when one re-
members thatitis all hand work, some
idea may be gained of the labor in
volved. An interesting thing in con-
nection with the business is that all
the seeds are burned in the stoves of
the house instead of coal, and the fire
they make is quite hot, and all the dirt
of coal avoided.-Chicago Times
Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14
ELEVATORS WITHOUT CABLES.
Remarkable Invention of Chicago Man
and Its Possibilities.

1.-THE claims of certain young Chi
cagoan who is a recognized expert il
his chosen field of electricity are true,
there is going to beareyolution in the
elevator business of this country. He
has constructed d model car which has
answered all the requirements of the
, test that runs by electricity and dis
penses entirely with cables. As he
puts il, his elevator is simply an appli-
cation of the trolley system, with the
difference that instead of running
horizontally it runs vertically.
This, however. is the least part of
his invention With this new device
be expects to run train. of elevators
and to entirely do away with the de-
lays now encountered in high build
ings Take the Masonic temple, for
instance. With one-half Of the space
now used for elevators d better serv-
ice can be operated by the new de-
vice. In order TO operate it two shafts
are necessary. one for ascension and
one for descenson In these two
shafts at the Masonic temple eight ell
eyators can rum simultaneously, ieav-
ing an interval of five floors between
each ear. When a car gets to the top
of a shaft it simply glides over to the
next shaft and begins to descend.
When 1t gets to the bottom it glides
over again and begins to ascend. a
little switch in the hand of the OPP
orator controls its every movement.
Thus, with two elevator shafts, the
service in ears is quadrupled An
automatic device on each car prevents
It getting nearer to the one preced
ing it than one story. Similarly, the
fall OF car is prevented by four arms
underneath it which spread out and
wedge in cogged rails running up the
four sides of the shaft. Any inter
ruption Of the electric current breaks
a circuit which holds these arms and
lets them drop into place. In all 9TH
er respects the car is the same as any
elevator ear, and the appliance can be !
fitted to them at slight expense.
The point that will especially rec
Ommcnd this invention to property
owners, however, is'the saving in space
it makes possible and the consequent
increase in revenue it meanafor them.
In the case of the Masonic temple, for
instance, half Of their elevators could
be abandoned and the shaftsnow used
by them converted into offices. If this
gave them two more offices on each
floor, or, say, 40 offices in all, it would
mean an additional income of from
$500 to $4,000 a year, with a vast
ly better elevator service to their ten
ants. The inventor, as soon az he
works out one or two minor details,
will apply for patent. ''There's mil
lions in it," he declares. - Chicago
Daily News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14
AN ENCHANTED GROVE
Curious Sounds Are Heard But as Yet
Unexplained

hpldluSu
Away back in the sos, says the
Galveston News, there was Shawnee
Indian village on the South Canadian
river, about IS miles west of South
McAlester, but the old village has
long since disappeared. On the spot
where the young Shawnee buck sang
his kiowala to his duSky maiden and
courted his best girl by the light Of
the full moon, only an occasional rock
hearth and a few graves are left to in
dictate the farmer hunting grounds Of
the red man.
Near the Old village site now lives
a white man. Just on the border Of
this mans farm is a spot which seems
to have been the thickeSt settled part
of the Shawnee village, and here is a
grove Of black oak trees. In this grove
are two very large postoak trees, one
in the south and one in the north end
of the grove. In the grove can be
heard most any day buzzing of a
swarm of bees so plainly that the noise
has fooled many old bee hunters. but
all their search has never revealed a
single bee. "
Now comes the most peculiar part
of this most peculiar tale. The large
poStoak tree standing at the north end
of the grove is the curiosity Of the
bunch, for not long ago young man,
hearing of the bees, went to the spot
and proceeded to look carefully up
each tree in the grove until he came
to the north tree. He was within two
feet of this tree, looking up, when he
heard noise just like a carpenter at
work mailing on boards, and the noise
seemed to come from the tree. He
went around it several times trying to
locate the hammering, but it still
seemed to come from the tree. The
hammering continued until he hap
pened TO touch the tree with his hand,
when it suddenly stopped. The man
then went away amazed. A day or so
after this man had occasion to again
pass that way. He slipped up to the
tree and listened for the hammcring,
and, sure enough, it was as plain as
eyer. lie touched the tree with the
end Of his finger, and, as before, the
noise stopped at once. Thisman and
several others have tried touching the
tree several times since, with the same
result.
They say that the humming of bees
and the curious hammering can be
heard any day, but no one has been
able to explain the mysteries of this
enchanted grove.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14
- THE 0IOCuzn JYSfeM -

Nearly everybody you meet will re-
gard it as kind of insult to be asked
if they have weak lungs. All seem to
have a solid faith in the soundness Of
their own breathing machine. In cases
of trouble they will admit there is a
heavy cold, "a touch of bronchitis"
or even "a spell of asthma" but as to
weak or unsound lungs, never, NEVER.
Even the poor consumptive, who scarce
ly speaks without coughing, whose
cheeks are wasted hollow and bear the
hectic flush OF doom, will assure you
with glistening eyes that his cold is on
the mend and he will be all right when
the weather changes.
1t is simply terrible to think how far
we may be guilty by Our indifference to
the lung troubles of those near and dear
to us. 1t is also a sad thought that we
may hug a delusion as to our own health
that we only get rid of when life itself
must pay the forfeit
Nobody can afford to think lightly
of lung troubles. Nobody can afford to
be mistaken about their possible dan
gers. Nobody can afford to neglect
them, or ''let them wear out. or get
better in the spring. or any other tom
foolery that leads only to wreck and
ruin. Lung troubles don't move back
ward , Weak lungs don't grow strong
by themselves-you must heal them
and strengthen them, and rid them OF
the very earliest germs of disease, or
you are simply committing form of
suicide, Either you must cure your
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14

A Robbery Which Could Not Occur in an
American Train

A daring attempt, under novel cir
cumstances, to rob or murder pas
senger in a train is reported to havt
occurred in the Bordeaux-Paris ex-
press recently, says the London
Standard. Nj. Albert Roux, a Paris
ian lawyer, was returning to the cap
ital from the south, and in order to be
able to sleep on tMe journey he had
taken a seat in Coupe carriage, in
which he was the only passenger As
soon as the train had started on its
journey NJ Roux made preparations
to lie down, and was doing, when he
was awakened by peculiar odor
which seemed TO have suddenly in
vaded the compartment, and which,
according to NJ. RouX, resembled
spirits of wine. As he had small
spirit lamp in his travelling bag, NJ.
Roux thought this might have got
broken. As he was getting up to in
spect it NJ. Roux noticed man on
the footboard of his carriage, endeav-
oring to open the door, which, fortu-
nately, was also locked from the in
side. NJ. Roux drew revolver which
he had in his pocket and pulled the
alarm, the train being brought to
standstill between st. Sulpice and
Vavzre. Meanwhile the man had dis
appeared from the footboard, and, as
he was not to be found in the train
after a careful inspection, it is pre-
sumed that he jumped down as the
train drew up, and made off across
country.
In the next carriage to that which
NJ. Roux had occupied, however, a
discovery was made which leaves no
doubt as to the intentions of this mys-
FERROUS passenger. A small hole had
been drilled through the division
which separated the compartments,
Through this hole a glass tube had
been introduced, and some pieces Of
India rubber tubing which had been
left on the seat showed that chloro-
form had been poured through them.
1t had doubtless been calculated that
the chloroform would fall close to
the sleeping passengers nostrils, and
that he would have thus become over
powered. Having given the anacs-
thetic time to act, the thief, it is sur
missed, got out of his carriage, and in
tended entering the carriage occupied
by NJ. Roux to rob him. NJ. RouX
was able to give the police a careful
description of this individual, whom
he had previously noticed at Bordeaux
station, and who seemed DESTROYS Of
getting in the same compartment with
him, but was apparently deferred by
his engaging coupe.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14

lung troubles or THEY WILL KILL
YOU. That's the whole situation in a
nutshell
Never was there a cure for lung trou-
bles equal to the newly discovered DR..
Slocun treatment This forms a sys-
tenn OF Four Remedies that are usedssi-
multaneously and supplement each
others curative action. 1t cures weak
lungs, bronchitis, asthma, coughs, con-
sumption and every other ailment of
the pulmonary region. 1t destroys
every germ that can affect the respira-
tory system, and even in advanced
stages OF lung trouble positively arrests
the tubercular growth, while it also
builds up the patient SO that his system
is enabled to throw off scrofula, rheum-
atism, catarrh, and other wasting dis
eases
Thousands of cured cases alreS$y
prove these claims. Thousands of CRATE
full people bless the discovery.
The Doctor wants everybody to know
the surprising merits of his system. He
has arranged to give a free treatment
-Four Preparations to all sufferers. Full
instructions for use accompany each
treatment Q
WRITE TO THE DOCTOR. :
Write at once to DR.. T. A. Slocum
Laboratories, 90 and % Pine street, New.
York City, giving full express aa2
postOfhce address, and mention this pa
per
Delay only makes your trouble worse,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14
Money in Abyssinia.

Count Gleichen relates in his story
of the mission to Menelik that besides
the Maria Theresa 1880 dollars the
people Of Abyssinia for small change
use a bar of hard crystallized salt,
about ten inches long and two inches
and a half broad and thick, slightly
tapered toward the end, five Of which
60 to the dollar at the capital. People
are very particular about the standard
of fineness of the currency.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14
Other Crops.

Oat sowing is hardly begun in a
majority fthe counties, and for this
reason no attempt is made at an es-
innate of the acreage. a few coun-
ties report about one-half of the &C
reage sown in mud. The burning
and sowing plant beds is likewise
much delayed. Very few growers
have plants about ground at this
date. Glover has wintered fairly
we'll, a'portion ofthe old clover only
being frozen out. Pastures have
made no growth worth naming up
to the present.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14
Japan Imports Petroleum.

Japan imports 100000 silver dol
lars worth Of petroleum from Amer
lea and Russia every year. Ithas been
found, however, that there's much oil
between the Hokkaido and Akito, and
60 borings have already been made.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14
To Preserve Its Wild Birds.

There are two islands in New Zea-
land set apart for the preservation Of
its remarkable wild birds and other
animals. All hunting and trapping
is forbidden thereon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14
Care of Horses in Norway.

A broken-winded horse is rarely
seen in Norway. a bucket of water
isalways placed within,his reach when
feeding, and the animal alternately
takes mouthful of hay and sip Of
water.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14
Wheat.

ing lO4 counties.
Wheat.
The absence of growing weather
during the month of March has left
the solution of the fate of the late
wheat to the future. The condition
of early wheat is still reported eX-
cellent. and in few counties, where
the major portion of the crop was
sown early, the prospect for a full
average crops good. Severe freez-
ing while the soil was saturated has
further weakened the vitality of the
plant, and we're if not for the Won
derful recuperative qualities so
often shown we might despair of re-
ceiving any returns from consider
able per cent, of the acreage. A
number of correspondents report
that the acreage will surely be re-
duced by blowing up and sowing TO
other crops. We would advise that
ample time be given for development
before resorting to this measure.
All vegetation is fully one month
late, and the prospect should be
iudgedlaccordingly, Heavy rains
have also damaged the crop by
washing gullies in the rolling lands
and by overlooking the bottoms.
The condition April LIST averages
- as compared with normal years,
a loss of three points since March LIST,
The average condition on this date
for the past three years has been as
follows: 1898, 1O1; 1897, "a; 1896, 90.
The western section shows the
lowest average condition. 90. In
the central section the average con-
dition is IS; in the eastern the con-
dition is IS. The condition in the
western section has suffered a loss
of point since March LIST; the cen
trial a loss Of : points and the east
ern a loss of 3 points
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14

The Native Publications Are often Liter
arY Curiosities.

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14
Sheep And Lambs.

The number offspring lambs, COM
pared with the number in 1898, is
81 per cent, theloss being probably
the heaviest ever sustained. The
absence of the usual amount Of
grazing at this season causes a fur
Their loss in the condition. The
character of the winter has been
opposed to a thrifty condition Of
sheep. and the loss of old has been
correspondingly heavy. The loss
from ravages of dogs sslight, aver
aging a little less than 5 per cent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14

The lawyer who has won a Van
derbilt heiress may be poor, but he
is an expert in court proceedings.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14
kENf0ckY TRUP REPORT.
Condition of Crops And Live Stock
April Ist. 1900.

Reports were received this month
from 161 correspondents, represent
ing l04 counties.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-14

Commissioner of Agriculture.