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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22
WINES, RED AMI WHITE.
Tricks of the Trade That Fool the Pal
atcs of Drinkers.
New York Press.


TIL proprietor called for a half bottle of
oberingelheimer for his friends TO taste.
and all pronounced it fine. One of the
party ordered a case of twelve quarts to
be sent to his nome. On the third day it
arrived. looking extremely foreign and par
ticularly Rhinish. with burnt brands and
strap iron on all sides. but as soon as he
opened the box evidence of home bottling
and packing cropped out. The labels read
"assmannshauser." There was not a sug-
gestion ~ywh of 'oberlngelheimer.'
The dealer had remarked with a sly wink:
Il am very cagey on wines; nobody can
beat me in the selection" But the box
was nailed up, and a note informed the
seller that a mistake had been made. Hear
ing nothing in reply, the purchaser called
for an explanation.
so they sent you assmannshauser in
stead of oberingelheimer. did they?' said
the cagey man. Did you taste 1t? No2
III you had tasted 1t you would have seen
at once il was o~beringelheimer. My man
made a mistake in FASTING on the wrong
labels. l will send for the case and have
the labels changed if you like, but it will
make no difference in the taste of the wine
because assmannshauser and oberingel-
heimer are drawn from the same cask.
These are the only two brands of red Rhine
wines. and only the expert can
tell which is which"
In a secluded corner of the room was a
cask. Come. let me show you about
WlltS, Sdlu II DlOBiltbDI ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Through a siphon, which he started work
ing with mouth suction. he filled three
glasses of different shapes with the rich
amber liquid. Now. examine. smell. taste,
and tell me which is laubenheimer. which
is niersteiner and which is deidesheimer.
Ha, You cannot tell? Certainly not.
Why? Because they are all the same wine.
drawn from the same cask. But when we
bottle this wine we use different labels. and
there is no harm done, because these three
brands are about the same price and taste
exactly alike"
Dealers in bottlers' supplies keep on hand
large stocks of labels covering all known
names of well-known liquors. An oberin-
geIheimer label is a work OF art. The
landscape scenery is an exact reproduction
of the village TO which the name of the
label refers. which is printed in brown.
with a gold border. The type matter is
black. All on vanished paper. Price to
the trade. $3.50 per 1000. Some of the
names in stock are rudesheimer, hoch-
heimer. laubenheimer, deidesheimer. nier-
steiner, liebfraumlich. assmannshauser.
geisenheimer. marcobruner and steinberger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22
MANAGES A SKUNK FARM.
A Pennsylvania Man Raises the Anfs
mails for Their Fur.

Bloomsbury (Pa.) Letter.
Columbia county can boast OF probably
the most unique farm in the State-a
skunk farm. Three miles north OF this
town. in a little ravine among the foothills.
William NJ. Rush has 300 skunks within
an Enclosure OF two acres. Next year this
time he estimates his skunk family will
have multiplied to at least 1000 members.
and as the pelts are worth s. apiece. just
as they come off the animal. Rush has q
profitable crop in prospect.
His four boys. who range IN ages from
eight To fourteen years. have begun the
raising of frogs. and in a little pond in the
ravine they have 400 frogs OF oirerent
sizes.
Rush chose skunk farming because
skunks are easiest reared. they are the
most prolific or the fur-raising animals,
and their hides command a better price
than almost any other kind OF pelt. lie
began his experiment last ummer. during
which time he trapped thirty-one or the
animals and installed them within his
barb-wire Enclosure. This Enclosure. for.
the most part. is virgin woodland. and be-
meath the trees the skunks have dug holes
or harbors-as Trapper Rush calls them
and in these they have reared large and
broaden his Enclosure TO better accocmmo-
date his fast growing family OF pets. and
i'm the fall of next season he Will make his
first ext srmination." ne calls IL. selecting
only the male members or the colony from
which TO levy tribute by depriving them OF
their Snlnt coats dnQ luClQcnldll lneIr
lives. He counts on making at least $1,000
on the first lot of pelts. and this estimate
is very conservative.
The actual cost OF rearing the skunks
is small after purchasing the land and
building the wire fence Beside the six
feet of wire above ground the fence also
extends nearly three feet below the sur
face OF the soil. this for the purpose OF
preventing the escape Of skunks that may
burrow in the vicinity of the limits OF the
yard. The cost of their food ~ next to
nothing, consisting of carrion and bugs
Rush says he will place an electric light
over the Enclosure To attract bugs for his
captives.
The method employed when the rounding
uD or annihilatiOn takes place Is 10 entice
the skunks from their harbors with a spe-
ciaIly prepared bait. fixed in a large cage
or trap. and once in this they are sepa-
rated-the female TO be returned 10 the
ward and the males TO become victims for
the slaughter by drowning.
While the Senior Rush guards his skunk
yard and looks forward 10 the time when
The first ~fur-taking Is TO come. the young
Rushes are charging their frog pond for
the Of their fast-growfng
family of crOakers. Tn 100 already within
the Enclosure made by "A low wire fence will
be kent for late marketing this fall. when
the usual method Of catching frogs no
longer proves profitable 10 the pot hunter.
Then. with the price up 10 81 a dozen, the
Rush bows will select their choicest frogs
and take them into market.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

When the Springfield CMass.) Republican.
In speaking OF the steel strike. says there
may be an awakening TO the possibility
and the necessity OF enlisting the organ
ICED power OF the people 10 stop these
ruinous wars and feuds between the two
orders of the Industrial state II expresses
a growing sentiment I'm this country. When
the two interests are so extensive that
they affect the welfare OF the whole coun-
try and impair respect for authority the
lawmaking power OF the whole country
may create a tribunal 10 put an end to
such contentious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22
ELEPHANTS ABOARD SHIP.


CdSStli ; A1dSdZlHC.
When a number of elephants are shipped
a strong structure is erected on deck, and
there they are stabbed, chained by the
feet. No doubt in an emergency they could
easily walk away from their chains and
the deck flooring. throwing the stable aside
If it offered any impeachment to their prog
ress and the door happened TO be shut
Elephants, fortunately, are not always put
ting forth their proves, and the chains in
ordinary weather and ordinary circum-
stances keep them sufficiently in check.
About twenty years age. William Jam
rach. who had made a fortune. was re-
turning from India with a cargo Of ele-
plants, black panthers, tigers, cheetahs.
leopards. hyenas. apes. serpents. Orang-
outangs. and rare birds of all kinds. He
valued the lot at $1,000.
The Agra-that was the name of the ship
he was coming home on-was swinging at
her anchor off Point de Gale. CeylOn.
that gave pause to everything. The chat
tering, screaming. the growing and the
roaring of the animals stopped dead The
startled men looked for just a moment
straight in the face OF each other. Then
the exclamations: Great Heavens. she Is
sinking was followed by a clamor that
lust blotted out the stiffness.
At one and the same moment both man
and beast seemed TO realize the situation.
and they all began To exhibit symptoms OF
the alarm they felt. In the case OF the
men. they were free To devise means OF
escape. and they Immediately busted them
selves accordingly. In the case of the ami
mails. they were confined and had TO UNI
dergo the horror of facing death they were
powerleSs 10 avert.
II is natural for an animal to die in
combat with an enemy. and while the COM
bat lasts there Is hope Of escape. There
is no facing OF death here; the animal is
otherwise engag~ ed-engaged. too. In a
natural way. But with animals cooped up
on the Agra. with never an enemy 10 fight.
II was far different. and they gave vent
10 cries OF unbounded despair. The ele-
phants made "A noise. too. but there was
not one touch OF despair there. IL was
the buslness-like sound Of crashing timber
| and before the Agra had reached bottom a
herd of elephants was swimming TO Cey.
lon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

The latest statement issued by the steel
workers at South Chicago, and probably
their last regarding the present situation.
shows that after carefully reconsidering
the matter they have fully decided not to
strike. This is somewhat unexpected, as
the reversal of their original action by the
Joliet and Bayview men under pressure
brought TO bear by the officers of the
~Amalgamated Association led the public to
believe that the South Chicago workers
would follow their example. In declining to
do so the latter nave made a record high
ly creditable to themselves and have laid
down a rule of action which all labor
unions would do we'll TO adopt. They base
their refusal 70 obey President Skaters
order on their contracts with the Illinois
Steel Company. 1t is not that they love
organized labor less. but they love honor
and honesty more. They express their deep
sympathy with the strike in the East and
are willing TO contribute financially to it's
support. buc they cannot bring themselves
deliberately 10 violate their contract with
the company. After citing other cases in
which the A~malgamated Association has
advised the observance of contracts the
Chicago men concludes:
After taking legal advice. we feel certain
President Skaters claim that our contracts
are void because the Illinois Steel Com
any. with whom our agreement was made.
Steel Corporation Is without foundation.
The principles of union labor are as dear TO
us IS to any n'en i'm the country who earn
tfeir living by honest toll, but We do not
think we should be expected TO violate
every rule of business integrity and per-
sonal honor for a matter OF sentiment, Tor
this L. a time when we must not let our
sympathy get away with our better judg-
ment.
At the beginning of the strike Mr.. Shat
fer assured the men in the Eastern mills
in a passionate address that their con-
tracts were not binding. since the COM
panies with which they were made had be-
come members of the trust. He did not say
he had taken legal advice on the subject.
He said: 'The Steel Association thinks it
owns you. contracts and ALL" The same
appeal was made to the Western workers,
but the South Chicago men declare that
after taking legal advice they are certain
that their contracts are as binding as ever,
President Shaffer TO the contrary notwith-
standing. They are doubtless right. but
even if they were wrong as to the legal
question involved their action would be
none the less c~ommendable. Workmen who
put business integrity and personal honor
above the obligations of class organiza-
ticn are Of the kind that will do to "tie
to- 1t would be we'll if the principle de-
clered by the South Chicago workers were
universally recognized.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

Even TO those who believe that public Off
criticism, the delay of Governor Durbin
appointing Mr.. Martin as tax commissioner
does not seem a subject for fault finding.
The public service has suffered no detri-
ment. while the Governor. by sitting a full
session with Mr.. Martin. has had the best
opportunity to learn of his qualifications
from his point of view. Having satisfied
himself that Mr.. Martin is qualified. the
Governor has appointed him. The law re-
quires that the appointee shall be a Demo-
crat. That Mr.. Martin is a Democrat his
party has borne witness. That he is well
qualified for the position is not questioned.
Why. then. should his appointment at this
time be subject of criticism?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

Boston Advertiser.
Now that the Canadian yacht Invader
has won the races on Lake Michigan. ~ the
owners OF tina yacht really want 10 keep
the cup. they should take a leaf out OF the
hook Of the New York ''sportsmen.~ The
owners OF the Invader should get out a new
deed OF gift right away. 10 the eject
that no yacht be allowed TO compete for
the cup unless the ownership Of that cup
be transferred 70 the present owners OF
the Invader. Also. n may he provided that
before the challenger IS allowed 10 con-
pete. n must give a bond for &o.e9o.o0
that even n the cup be won by the chal-
longing Yacht. the trophy shall still re-
main In the hands OF its present holders.
The Canadians may decline 10 take these
precautions on the ground that such a
contest 4 not sport" True enough: but
the New York yachtsmen are not after
sport" They seem TO be determined TO
keen the Americas cup. N they have TO
pawn il TO themselves and Go lose the ticket
Immediately afterwards
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

A member OF the Board of Safety Is re-
ported as denouncing the Republican mem
bers of the Council for not voting the
whole OF the temporary loans asked for
the use OF the fire department. He thinks
the Republicans who would have been
appointed IL the money had been voted
will not be pleased when they find that
they are not put on the pay roll at an early
day. As members OF the Board OF Safety
say that buildings and apparatus for which
these men are wanted will not be ready
for three months taxpayers will ask why
they should be put on the pay roll now.
The Council was right.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

There can be no doubt that the fact that
the United States Steel Corporation is one
OF the parties 10 the pending strike has
had the effect TO modify public sentiment
as 20 It's merits. So many people see this
great corporation. whose organization has
caused widespread suspicion. that they
lose sight OF the justice OF the issue I'm a
growing opposition To the great comhina-
tion. While both sides have disregardSd pub
lie sentiment. II must be said OF the officers
Of the United States Steel Corporation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

pension rods in the grea: Brooklyn bridge
various local labor unions have started a
movement to force the city TO resume
operating the bridge. 1t is claimed that
when the city managed it the wages OF
the bridge employees were higher. their
working hours fewer and the bridge was
better cared for than since it has been
operated by the Rapid Transit Company
These arguments might not be conclusive
with taxpayers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

The courteous. yet spirited. reply which
Attorney General Knox makes to the ire
eponsible persons who questioned him in
the most impertinent manner must give
them the sensation of those who are hoist
by their own petard. The questioners be-
long to that small army who live in Wash
ington by the contributions of well-mean-
ing people who must make some sort of
noise to convince the people who support
them that they are at work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

The charges made against Chairman
Tanning. of the Democratic city commit
tee. and his associates. that they are using
their influence openly and actively for the
nomination of certain candidates on the
primary ticket, naturally calls attention to
a fragrant abuse of power. nc matter the
party TO which the committee belongs.
Committees are designed TO serve the
whole party and not a faction OF it. Their
duty In the primary shoul end with pro-
viding for a clean party vote and an i'm
partial count. With the holding OF pri-
maries under the provisions of law the eff
forts of precinct and other committees
should be confined TO work for the party
organization and not for favorites in it to
the injury of other aspirants.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

New York Press.
"It has been shown after careful inquiry.
that the average haul of the American
farmer in getting his produce 70 market.
or TO the nearest shipping station. is
twelve miles. The average cost per ton for
hauling over the common country roads is
Is cents per ton per mile. or 8 per ton for
a twelve-mile haul Careful estimates also
place the total tons hauled at 300.O00.00o per
year and the average haul at twelve miles,
making the total cost OF getting the sur
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

Can be found g. the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House
CHICAGO-Palmer House. =. o. News Co, III
Dearborn street, Auditorium Annex Hotel
CINCINNATI. r. Hawley & Co.. 1A Vine
street.
IOuIsvILLE-C. T. Deering. northwest corner
OF Third and jefferson streets. and LOUISVILLE
Book Co, z56 Fourth avenue.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.-Riggs House. Eooitt
House and WIZARDS Hotel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

The report Of the Civil-service Commits
TO modify the opinion of those who have
been led to believe that President McKin-
ley has broken down the classified service
under the civil-service law. While in office
all Presidents have been charged with hos
tility to what is called civil-service reform,
or the merit system. Mr.. Cleveland, to-
ward the last of each term, when the posi-
tons were largely filled with men of his
own party. covered them with the provi-
sions of the classified system. President
Mckinley modified, TO some extent, the
Cleveland order. Nevertheless. it is a fact
that during the year which ended June 80
a larger number of persons were appointed
previous year that the civil-service law
has been in force. The number was 9.SS9.
out of a total of 34.4s7 applicants who had
successfully passed the examinations-the
total number examined being As, 1853. Dur
ing the past three years, while the public
has heard so much of the breaking down of
the competitive system by President Nc
Kinley. 27.316 persons were appointed
through the examinations made by the
civil-service law and rules. The number of
appointments under the rules in three
years. under the present administration, is
more than one-third of the whole number
appointed from the passage of the law.
July Is. 1883, to June 80, 190o-a period of
seventeen years. These facts do not sus-
tain the charge that civil-service reform
has been ignored by President Mckinley.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22
Inaccurate Comparison.
Boston Journal.

Tolstoi says: After producing Thomas
Carlyle and John Ruskin II seems inexplic-
able that the great English nation. In the
vanguard of liberty. a beacon 10 all the
world for freedom. should idolize such men
as Chamberlain and Rhodes" But neither
Carlyle nor Ruskin was ever the idol OF
the English nation. Carlyle snarled to the
last. and Ruskin died disappointed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

Washington Star.
What do you think OF civilization asked
the fat and prosperous Chinese laundryman OF
the impoverished friend whom he was visiting
in Picking.
II guess was the thoughtful answer. that
il all depends on whether you go after 1t your
self or wait here and have ii brought to YOU
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22
CoroIIary Conditions.

Boston Herald.
So long as the other nations OF the
earth keep more men behind the gun and
a less number behind the plow than does
Uncle Sam. just so long will the United
States have a surplus of food 10 sell TO
the hungry peoples who still go on try
ing To deIude themselves into thinking that
they can keep fat on gunpowder.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

Chicago Journal.
a good anecdote is told by the bishop OF
Minnesota of the sarcastic powers of the
Indian. II was holding" says Bishop
Whipple. "a service near an Indian village
camp. My things were scattered about in
a lodge. and when / was going out / asked
the chief if il was safe to leave them there
while | went 10 the village to hold a serv-
ice. Yes. he said. perfectly safe. There
is not a white man within a hundred
p,iIacfsp
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

contract prohibits the cutting of any tree
less than one foot in diameter. saplings
are TO be protected from injury. and proper
precautions taken against forest fires. II Is
expected by theS. means 20 secure a per-
petual supply OF lumber from the tract
and prevent il from being converted under
the old-time methods Of numbering into a
barren waste
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

A Milwaukee dispatch says the men who
were forced into a strike by President
shaffer in that city are troubled about
their future. some of them saying the vote
TO strike. il IL had been secret instead of
being scrutinized by Vice President Davis.
would have been against the strike. And
yet those leaders talk of the tyranny of
cfher men
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22
4 Slight Error.

Philadelphia Press
Il guess Wen have TO put that 'ad in again
as a free Insertion" remarked the foreman.
'"What adj is that ?" inquired the editor.
why, Sellem's announcement of his 'storeful
of furniture, bedding and rugs We've mace
it bugs in to-day's issue"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22
Conserving the Timber supply,
San Francisco Chronicle.

a
A Texas corporation. which controls a
millionaire tract OF timber land in that
state. has ador tee a sensible method OF
harvesting the crop. which might be turned
TO good account in California. The COM
pany has contracted with "A lumber com
ttmber on the tract. The annual output Is
mt All no less than $780, 10000 feet. at which
rate the merchantable timber on the tract
Mill last at least twenfv-threa years The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

The members of the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION in Chicago believe that when a
number of men make a contract they
should fulfill its terms, but Mr. Shaffer
says IL is a matter of no consequence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22
InfeIicitous Inquisitiveness.

The Smart Set.
Mamma Teciting the familiar rhyme)-"Old
Mother Hubbard went TO the cupboard, 10 get
her poor dog a bone
Little Percy Cwho has overheard something's
Ma. did she have a skeleton in her closet, too?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

Tho newspapers I'm Germany may not
know why the United States is sending
warships TO Panama and Colon. but Ger
man statesmen do. and therefore do not
share the silly fears of those editors who
see in II q scheme of the United States to
eapture Central America.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

The Boston Herald can find nothing I'm
the Recommendation of the Civil-service
Commission but good. in spite of all that
IL and other papers have said against the
appointment of Commissioner Rodenburg.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22
Food for Thought.

Somerville Journal.
subscriber find your puzzle department par
ticularly interesting
Magazine Editor-Our puzzle department?
Why, what do YOU mean? We don't run one.
Subscriber-Oh, yes. you do. 1 mean your
POETRY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

just About.

Uncle Jason Eat the seaside hoteD-whats the
difference between the American and European
plans. John?
Galey-Oh. about the same difference as be-
tween embezzlement and robbery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-22

David Bennett Hill has declined to go to
Omaha to speak. but the decIination was
not received until Mr.. Bryan had made
II known that he does not wish to have
Hill break into his special domain.