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The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
OSTRICH STORIES.
The Bird as a Beast of Burden-His
Fighting Powers.

The ostrich is n curious and remark
able bird, with its enormous body.
long legs and small head. The expe-
riences of the ostrich farmers. both in
Africa and America, are most interest
ing, and there are tales without num-
Der of the strange antics of the GU
rious birds. Naturally the first thought
which occurs on seeing an ostrich is.
How fast can it run? When feeding
the stride is only from 20 to % inches
when walking. but not feeding, the
stride is 26 inches, but when terrified
the bird possesses wonderful sprinting
qualities. and takes steps varying from
111a to IA feet. Taking II feet as the
average, they would cover about %
miles an hour. but the stories of bird
travelling q mile n minute are open /,
question. Other traits of which
are always hearing is their lack G..
both suspicion and intelligence. Bush
men clothe themselves in one of their
skins, and under cover of this go near
enough to kill them with poisoned ar
rows.
When the bird considers that he has
! distanced his pursuer. he often puts
| his head in the sand thinking he has
thereby made himself invisible. Some
times when hotly pursued he turns
upon his enemies and gives severe
wounds with his feet. The habits of
ostriches are not particularly attrac-
tive. They eat fruits. game, vegeta-
! bles. leaves. tender shoots, insects,
Snails and any other food that can he
picked up. including all kinds of indi-
yestible substances, which they swaI-
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against scalpipg. Nine-tive per cent.
of onr nrofits in the past have been
paid US directly by the railroads. -
Indianapolis journal.
The above indicates the latest
scheme of the scalping fraternity to
disarm opposition. Their intention
of course, is to lull the railroad peo-
pie to sleep and induce them to quit
urging hostile legislation The scalp
ers by playing the role of "now I'll
be good" hope to stop things where
they are. What they dread is the law
which is pending in Congress to make
their acts criminal. If such law is
not passed, and similar legislation
enacted in the various states, they will
ind a way to keep on prosecuting
their nefarious business. This being
presidential campaign year there will
be thousands of excursions and scalp
ers find their harvests in these. The
railroad people should not allow them
selves to be lulled to sleep by the
'possum tactics OF the scalpers. That
sly animal is not asleep nor is he even
dreaming. He knows what he is up
to. He knows quite we'll what he is
doing. The thing to do is to press for
the law now pending in Congress and
cut off Mr.. Scalper's claws so that he
can't scratch any more. 1t would be
bad policy to let up before the victory
is completely won.
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
A HINT TO BOYS.

The boy who is handy with his tools
can make most acceptable gifts for his
mother and sister. He should, how
ever, be very careful as to details. for
women can not be quite so enthusiastic
over the roughly-fnished gift as over
that which is conspicuous for its
daintinesS.
A shirt waist box lately finished by
one boy for his sister is a model in
every respect. 1t consists of a solidly
QUILT box, upholstered to form a win
dow seat Within the box are three
leaves. fastened in with brass hinges.
anG so arranged that they may easily
Me lifted. One shirt waist rests on the
bottom of the box, and one on each
leaf, ,\making place for four in ali.
Each waist, with its collars, cuffs and
appropriate ties may be kept there in
the incest of order. and the box, when
closed, is an ornament for any room.
For his mother, this boy has made a
very artistic corner cabinet.
1t is thirty-three inches high with
panels fourteen inches wide, and the
frame looks something like two-panel
screen. To carry out this ideal the
sides are made of shirred silkaline.
The cabinet is placed in a corner. and
two highly-polished, three-cornered
shelves put into place and sechrely
fastened by means of catcheS and
thumb screws. These shelves can be
removed at Will. and the cabineE then
becomes screen. With them i'm place
the piece of furniture gives diiite a
'dreSsed-up' air to the room. and is
one OF the mothers most highlyEprized
gifts. EUPHEMIA W00DS
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Queer Foreign Beverages.

MolaSseS or brown sugar takes the
place of sirup in the drinks of Porto
Rico and Manila. They give a peculiar
flavor much liked by the natives, but
which is not always appreciated by
others.
Rice wine is not unknown there, al.
though in no great demand. MulIed
it is quite favorite in the Philippines.
where, under a warm sun, its intOXi-
eating effects are fully appreciated. A
gun barrel is generally used by the ma
tives in preparing the mulled portion,
a superstition prevailing that the drink
thus compounded absorbs some of the
peculiarly effective fighting qualities Of
the gun and gives strength accord
ingly.
More deadly than rice wine is barley
ale Old and experienced drinkers
have been brought to grief by a couple
of glasses of this palatable intoxicant.
1t is sometimes mixed with lemon
juice to deaden the effects, but for the
average American the fascinating fla
vor is destroyed by such treatment.
Guirdilec is made in some parts of
the Sandwich Islands. 1t is prepared
from sugar cane. The cane is chopped
into pieces an inch or so in length and
placed in a trough exposed to the sun.
Water is added from time to time as
fermentation progresses. When this
has reached the proper stage the mass
Is distilled over slow fire.
TO impart new sensations to hard
ened palate a moderate use of me-
Quonao is recommended, but long-con-
tinued use of this tipple results in the
complete shattering of the nervous sys-
tenn. The manufacture of mequonao is
carried on principally in Honolulu.
Native coffee IS first roasted and
crushed, then mixed with an equal
part of weight of molasses and water.
The mass is allowed to ferment and
the wine is then distilled.
Sandwich islanders are extremely
fond Of cOcoanut milk, but the Amer
lean and European residents improve
OH the natural liquor by adding a lib
eral dash of brandy and shaking the
whole with ice.
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we mean

TIE WORLD disapproves of the So
called National Protective League,
now organizing branch leagues In this
city. The trouble with the race is
they have too many of these organi-
zAtIons for any good to saome out of
any. There is one National orgsniza-
tiun known as the Afro American
Council that is really doing a great
deal of good in making sentiment
favorable TO the race, and is organized
as such by the brainiest men of the
race throughout the oo1ntry. All
race leaders should concentrate their
efforts to have QUE succeed without
trying Co ride SO many horses. The
Afro-Amerlcan Council meets ia this
city in August, 1900.
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SCALPERS PLAY THEIR LAST
CARD.

1t is stated that practically all the
brokers of Chicago have made up
their minds to go out of the business.
Some of them are bound by leases to
oceupy their present quarters until
May l, but it is not at all likely that
any or them will renew their leases.
The ticket brokers say that the agree
ment of all the railroads not to pay
ticket commissions will drive them
out of business more etfectually than
any law which might be passed by
Congress. Fishel & Frandland, among
the older aud best known brokers
abandoned the business on Monday,
and henceforth will be engaged in AL
enterprise of totally different char
acter The senior member of the firm
for many years has been secretary Of
the Guarantee Ticket brokers' Asso-
citation and one of its most influential
members. He has taken az active
part in every effort to defeat attempts
of the railroads to secure the passage
of anti-scalping laws. His retirement.
from the ranks of the brokers at this
time indicates that the cause is1o It.
I'VE can't pay our gas bI i on the profits
of the business OF this month" de-
clared one of the best known Scaipers.
''lf the agreement not to pay commits
sions TO anybady after Feb. l, had
been made by general passenger
agents or vice presidents we would
have paid no attention to it for We
have seen so many of the agreements
made and broken in a short time
But when the men who represent the
- = IL
orders they will not be disobeyed,
evvn by the presidents. Consequently,
we cannot expect any further AID
from our friends, the passenger Of
tici4ls. Despite the opportunities
afforded Us BY the numerous rate wars
not half the brokers in this city made
more than their living expensea last
year. If the railroads will not pay Us
a commission on ticket sales. 1T makes
no difference whether there is law
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AFRO-AMERICAN COUNCIL.

THE WORLD takes pleasure In an
nouncing through its columns the an
nual meeting of the National Afro
American Council which will take
place in this city next August. We
think the council did wise thing in
selecting Indianapolis for its next con-
vention city, for the atmosphere here
is pure, and while we may be some.
what short on nAfro-American members
we are long on intellectually. This
organization is one of the most com.
mendable in the country and has at
its head, in the person of Bishop Wal
tiers, one of the brigEte st men in the
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COLOREU MINERS.

To the editor of the Indianapolis News.
AS a member of the miners cOnven-
tion 1 should like to say a word
the columns of your paper,
in answer to many questions that have
been put to me by members of my
race-I am a colored man-since !
have been in this city, concerning
the purposes of this convention. Our
purpose here is to seek o puC in oper-
alton tendencies that will obllterate
the great prejudice, regret ed by both
black and white, that exists concern
ing the colOred man. In this miners
there are gentlemen from
the East and the West, from the
North and the South, and they are
working hand in hand, and with one
accord, slgnifying that their inten-
ton is to strike death blow at race
prejudice along lines of competitive
labor. IneTer have seen a body of
working men more harmonious. The
blackest delegate in the convention is
recognized by the chair. aud treated
with as much courtesy by the dele
gates as the whitest. This furnishes
the lesson to the toilers Of this city,
of whatever race or color, that the
law of competition must sooner or
later be recognized; that ali persons
dealing in the same product are in
direct connection with one another.
Our product is labor, and the sooner
we lin hands, wiping out all lines
of discrimination, the better for all.
No better thing do your employers
want than boycotting the black man,
for they know as long as this barrier
exists, if one race won't work the other
will Then such steps should be taken
by those people who toll as will make
dealing with one working man, in a
sense, d aling with one whole laboring
fraternity. In such a case it would
be impossible to fill our places with
outside labor, for all the Iaborers of
every calling would be inside, and
their demands be regarded by capital.
If these are your sentiments, take it
Co your homes, teach it to your chill
dren and your nelghbors' children.
CHARLES ARMSTRONG
Delegate to Mine Workers Conven-
tion.
TIE WORLD reproduces The above in
order to commend the sentiments ut
tered. 1t covers the whole case snd
undoubtedly suggests the true solu-
tion Of the race problem. The miners
deserve greet credit for their efforts
to root out this infamous race dscrimi-
nation which has been one of the
greatest curses the world has ever
had 10 endure. The race question
becomes one of especial interest in
its bearing on labor and to settle 1t
there is to 60 far to its settlement
elsewhere. Clearly, as Mr.. Armstrong
points out, the labor organizations
are vitality interested in preventing
discrimination on account of race.
They can make no progress, nor can
they carry out their main contention
against capital, if they themselves
set the example of unjust discrimins-
tion and exclusion. How can thsy
justly demand rights for themselves
while denying the same rights to
others equally deserving. By doing
this, ss clearly pointed out in the
above letter. ttey furnfsr-eapital with
a .Olub to break their own heads. ~
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
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ington. D. CT reports h'e e.. ~ |,
patents granted to inVen,O, ,sa
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harrow: G. Bass4tt. AIu,,t Ut ID
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,oup,rv. Along with all the others of

country. Along with all the others OF
the council, he has the interest OF the
race az heart. The WORLD will do all
in its power to make this gathering
one of the most successful in the his
tory of this body. When we say this
we mean business.
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STREET CAR SERVICE.

Edua. indianapolis Journal:
The franchise of the Indianapolis
Street Railway company, approved by
Common Council, April 7, 1899, coi-
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VANDALlA LINE.
city in Augu

Through coach to Decatur, al, with
out change, leaving indianapolis 1875
noon; arrives Decatur, 7:05 p. N
This is the best route.
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Daily camera., 1900-12-17
GOVERNOR NICH( Is DEAD.
Continued from frs, page.


Gong 10 Illinois he entered the employ
OF Baptis, clergyms n and unite with
that church. later taking such an inter
est IN revival meetings that he was
moved to take collegiate course for the
ministry, entering Shutliff college at
Alton. Ill.,. for that purpose But two
years sufficed and Dave entered the
army and marched away to the Mexican
war. an independent volunteer. There
he served thirteen months. being dis.
charged June S4S, wiki the rank OF sec
ond lieutenant. His restless spirit hen
joined in the California fever for god
and he became an Arson iuS in I84o. re
naming on the coast unlil 1853 when hc
returned TO Illinois by way OF t e 18Th
mus and entered the mercantile busi
ness. In 1859 he came to Colorado, 10
eating in Boulder that year as black
smith, but later gong to Golden, where
he kept the Simpson house A few
months later he returned to Boulder and
exchanged his interest in the Squires
and Tourtellot saw mill for 100 acres ot
good land adjoining this city. Here he
has since resided, as PLAIN, but honest
farmer, in comfortable home. Cover.
nor John Evans commissioned him as
captain of Co, D. gid regiment, Colorado
cavalry, In 1864. and he took leading
part in the hundred day war against the
Indians, which eliminated IN the san
the stern order was given by Colonel
Chiving,on TO spare neither women cr
children While absent on this GRAND
OF the white mans vengeance, Captain
Nichols was elected to the territorial
legislature and returned in tine to al.
tend the session OF ISo4-5. AT that tim.
he was sheriff of Boulder county, but re.
signed when he took his legislative reat
In 1873. ne was re-elected and wa;
chosen speaker OF the lower house. Gov
ernor Pitkln appointed HIM penilentiary
commissioner In 1873 and he served many
years in tha, Capacity. Until 1901 Cap
tain Nichols was Republican, but that
year he broke over and WAS surprised
when the Popul,sts nominated HIM iol
lieutenant governor on the ticket headed
by Davis H. Waite. His genial and
rough and ready characteristics made
HIM popoular PRESIDING Off cer. ,houst
he Claimed small knowledge of paraia
mentary usages. Captain Nichols was
married IN IS4S to Miss Ehz lbeth AtkIn
son Of Wayne County. Ill.,. who with ,w1
sons and daughter. Miss frankie Mich
| OILS of this CITY, survive him.
Daily camera., 1900-12-17
CURIOUS cUcKo0s.

The cuckoo is generally known only
- bard with q very n1onotonous note |:
. continuous cry of cuckoo, cuckoo"
0vd and over again. Among naturalists,
however, the cuckoo is known as a bird
Aak neser builds nest for itself, but
1akeo advantage of one already built by
eume more industrious bird.
There i q good deal of the cuckoo
about these advertisers who, instead of
making q success of their own, seek to
pgoA by the success which some one
03se he made with much effort and
hhoe. II Is 90 with those limitations OF
R. P3ace's methods, by which free
medical sdvice is offered, although those
who make the offer are without qualified
medical ability or experience. And the
cry raised in some cases Of "woman,
woman, woman write to woman makes
the resemblance to the cuckoo even
stronger.
There Is as far as known no qualified
woman physician connected with any
proprietary medicine establishment, and
none therefore competent to give naedi-
cal advice. It is certain that there is no
one, man Or woman, who can offer free
medical advice backed by such knowl-
edge and experience as is possessed by
.Df. R. v. Pierce, chief consulting ply
aician 10 the Worlds Dispensary, Buffalo,
N. Y. For over thirty years DR.. Pierce
has made q speciality Of the treatment
sof diseases peculiar to women. In that
time be has treated over half-a-million
women, ninety-eight per cent. of whom
have been perfectly cured. Every sick
woman Is invited to consult DR.. Pierce
by letter absolutely without charge or
cost. Every letter is held as strictly pri-
vate and sacredly confidential, and all
answers are mailed securely sealed in
perfectly plain envelopes bearing no
printing whatever upon them.
Daily camera., 1900-12-17
Cold steel or Death.

There is but one small chance TO save
your life and that is through an opera.
ton" was the awful prospect set before
Mrs l. B. Hunt, OF Lime Ridge, Wis, by
her doctor after vainiy trying TO cure her
of frightful case of stomach trouble
and yellow jaundice. He didn't count
on the marvellous power of Electric Bit
tiers to cure Stomach and Liver troubles,
but she heard of j., took seven bottles.
was wholly cured. avoided surgeons S
knife, now weighs mere and feels better
than ever It's positively guaranteed to
cure stomach. Liver and Kidney troubles
and never disappoints. Price 50 cents
at Streaner's drug store.
Daily camera., 1900-12-17
Special Tr.,. tor bo.tou,.n-

wednesday. December lob, The Col
orado iold has arranged for Boulder
people TO hear the Bostonians in Denver
Speci | train will leave Boulder at o:3c
p N. Returning will leave Denver al
1880 or alter performance round
trip rate OF 81 will apply gong on 1885
and 6:31 p. IN. trains, return ny on &C.
ial hose who desire gong TO Denver
at 1885 p. m will have an opportunity
o. attending the mannt'- al Tabor
Grand where "a Stranger ia Nes Y TX .
will be presented Choice ,icke,s tor
Bostonlans IN both parquetand balcony
nov on sale at passenger de Dot.
+. E. GILLER,
Agent.
Daily camera., 1900-12-17
A REIGN OF TERROR.
Rou,t County the Scene Of Murders The t.
arc UuAvenged.

Rou,t County the Scene Of Murders Thu
are UuavenEed.
Hayden. Colo, Dec. I6-The cowardly
murders OF incffensive settlers. at,rm pit.
to klIl others and the banishment, under
threat Of death of an entire family from
the Brown Park section have caused a
reign OF terror throughout the western
and central par, OF Rou,t county
Matthew Rash. i quiet, in, ffenslve
ranchman va, killed in his cabin IN July
last.
October 4 Rash's partner, Dart, was
shot down as he stepped ou, OF MS door
after breakfast
Emboldened by immunity from pun.
ish m-nt, the men who are believed to
have incited these murders, warned the
Bassett family. also Rsnchman Thomp
son and Joe Davenport, all reputable
people. to leave the country On pain OF
death.
An attempt to kill Thompson was
made about the time Rash was killed.
and others among the prescribed people
have since been sho, at from ambush.
The Bassetts. Thompson and Daven
port have left Browns park, but are sill
threatened.
There is talk of organizing vigilance
committee to hunt down the murderers
and drive their abet,ors out of the county
Daily camera., 1900-12-17
Does IT Pay to Buy Chesp?

A cheap remedy for coughs and colds
is all right. but you want something that
will relieve and cure the more severe and
dangerous results of throat and lung
troubles. What shall you do? Go TO a
warmer and more regular climatei Yes
If possible; If not possible for you. then
IN either case take the ONLY remedy
that has been introduced in all civilized
countries with success in severe throat
and lung troubles. "Boschee's German
Syrup" Ii not only heals and stinlu ates
the tissues to destroy the germ disease
bu, allays Inflammation, causes easy ex.
spectoration, gives good nights res
and cures the patient. Try ONE bottle
Recommended many years by all drug
gis,s In the world. For sale BY Stream
~ drur store
Daily camera., 1900-12-17

Ithas been practically decided that
the reapportoinment of congress will be
done BY a divisor which will maintain
the congress at the same number as at
present, notwithstanding the increased
population. The reasons for this are
that the hall OF representatives will seat
no more members and additional con.
Rressmen will entail additional expense
to the nation.
Daily camera., 1900-12-17

Congressman c. A. Boutelle of Maine
hss been pronounced hopelessly insane.
Ii was hoped that he would be able to
attend this session of congress, and he
was re elected because of that belief
quite as much rs because of sentiment
that he was poor. had served his cons j..
tuency faithfully for quarter of a
century and needed the salary. He was
in . private asylum at the time. When
he entered congress, Mr. Boutelle re.
signed commissi in the navy and il
is now proposed to reinstate him and
put him on the retired list-in other
words, TO support him at the expense Of
the nation. That is the New England
idea Of charity. 1t has not yet entered
the minds Of his Maine constituents to go
into their own pockets and provide for
psblic servant who has grown poor in
their service.