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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23
THE TAIL OF THE GORILLA.
Being a story Of p. It. Barnum's Ten.
der soIicitude for the Public.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
Some one had told the story OF the man
who interrupted Phinees Il. Barnums tenn
perance lecture TO ask the famous show
man whether alcohol injured it's consumer
more internally than externally. That"
said the veteran editor, makes me think
of the time when, a reporter for a New
York paper, was sent TO the museum to
write up an alleged gorilla which Barnum
had imported. Paul du Chaillu was q good
friend of mire in those days, and before I
tackled the assignment j got him TO coach
me on the subject of gorillas. At the
museum Barnum's agent showed me an
ape of respectable proportions, which he
proudly insisted was the only gorilla that
had ever survived captivity. L looked the
specimen over carefully, and, turning to
the agent, remarked that somebody had
imposed upon the management OF the Bar
mum menagerie. That's no gorilla I
added. The agent got excited. What
dye meang he asked. II IL isn't gorilla
what in thunder is it?'
''To this replied that was there 70 re-
ceive information not TO give it. Then he
nant when told OF my skepticism. Eth?
What's this? Not gorillag he exclaimed:
then, though he wished TO impress upon
me proper sense OF my combined ignor-
ance and presumption he asked, slowly
and with suitable emphasis:
Young man. what do you know about
gorillasY
81 know all that Paul du Chaillu knows.'s
has yet to be learned This staggered
Barnum trife. but he came at me again
with a request that specify my reason
for declaring that the ape was not a GO
rilla. Because IL has a TAIL / replied.
and gorillas have none 1T is a gorilla.
none the less insisted Barnum. 'and-let
me tell you in con1dence-that tail Is an
artificial one. i had IL sewed on because I
gorillas with their tails rather than with
out them"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23

Though Mild in Form II Il an Un-
pleasant Ailment.
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
The ailment, disease, epidemic, or what
ever it may be called, now prevalent in all
parts of the country and known 'the
grip" is this year in two forms, the old
fashioned bone-aching and head-splitting
sort which holds its victims in the house
for weeks, and the milder form which
causes much suffering and shows many
symptoms of the more serious sort, but
which permits the gripped to go about
their work in a short time. This milder
form is with us to large extent Physi-
clans say it is as contagious and as dan
gerous If neglected as the other kind, but
they do not anticipate as serious results.
It is, however, very bothersome and ex-
hibt.j some of those features of the old sort
which caused the Hibernian's exclamation,
"a disease you have six months after you
get we'll
One can never be sure when he has rid
Gen himself of ii. He goes to bed feeling
in perfect health and congratulating him.
self that he is quite right again. He awakes
with that same old pain over the eye or the
jaw, or the forenoon brings the pain
there, or I'm the eye itself, or gathering
begins in the head and by night misery
reigns. 1t is easy enough to joke about
this milder grip and call 1t bad cold, but
it's an altogether different thing. The bad
cold is there, of course, but it may be
steadily improving and ones suffering may
be growing more intense. The best thing
to do when taken down" is TO call a ply
sician. He doesn't give much consolation
or medicine, but he will issue some cautious
words and they are worth needing. Most
sufferers find on a crisp day much benefit
from a good brisk walk. but on '-slushy'
day this should be vigorously tabooed.
One thing the public should bear in mind:
The grip is contagious. Chicago physicians
say q crowded street car is most prolific
as a source of propagation. If a friend
comes in YEARLY and says: a. have the
grip 1t may be impolite but only just to
yourself to fly or eject him. Nobody wants
the grip, even If it is in mild form Re
curing to street cars, the genesis of many
bad colds as well as grip lies in them In
Boston, where the front platform and doors
are used by the public, this danger Is null
tiplied Front and back doors are almost
always opened simultaneously and that
chilling draught rushes through the car
often for several moments. In some cities
the front door and front platform are sa-
cred to the motorman, and this seems to be
a wise provision.
Grip sufferers need an exhaustles amount
of patience. 1t is exasperating to be told
that this that pain is only an incident
to the course of the disease, but after a
while the painful truth of this Is borne In
on the mind with full conviction. The
worst thing to bear is mental density, the
inability to think as clearly as usual. II is
when that thickheadedness wears away
that the greatest relief comes. None of us
enjoys any handicap upon our mental oper-
atoms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23
VARIAG IN MINIATURE.
Magnificent Model Of Russian Cruiser
Built by the Cramps.
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
Probably the most magnificent toy ship
ever built has just been completed in the
model room at the Cramps yard. 1t is a
perfect model Of the record-breaking Rus
sian cruiser. variag. and aside from the
fact that it is a correct reproduction in the
most minute detail, it is really as much
a work of art as the great cruiser itself.
The model was made directly from the
working drawings from which the cruiser
was built, the scale maintained being Lie
of an inch for every foot. Every detail
has been carefully reproduced, the toy
cruiser apparently only lacking a midget
crew to be ready to go into action The
hull is perfectly fashioned. the great knife
like bow and beautifully covered stern
being even more apparent when viewed in
the model than in the big ship.
Model boats, four inches long, each
equipped in regulation style. occupy the
miniature davits, and every gun is perfectly
represented by a carefully wrought steel
miniature, which has every working fix
ture of breech and elevation gear. Other
cannon" with bodies as long as a thumb
nail are in the bows Of the two steam
launch models that lie snugly in their
checks under the gear Of the big hosting
cranes.
Bulwarks are reproduced in polished steel
wire. and even the hatch gratings are true
to life being of wood latticed In the regular
fashion. In the fighting tops are baby guns
that are exactly like the full grown, spite
full articles that grin over the Variag's
top shields. The rigging is reproduced to
the smallest brace and ballard from mast
or stack and each line Is stayed or clewed,
according to maritime precedent
1t cost a sum running well into the thou
sands to build this magnificent model, and
ere the Variag steams away 1t will be pre-
cd 70 ha M MI in frrr, mill
probably send 1t as a fitting present to
the Car.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23

"a prominent business man from the town
wherein / was born came TO Washington,
and as I had several matters of Importance
to discuss with him / invited him 10 take
a drink with me- 1 rather expected him TO
call for sarasaparilla or soda water, but
when we ranged up along the bar and
settled each a foot on the foot rest ana
/ asked him what he'd have he said his
doctor had recommended him 10 drink a
little port occasionally, so he'd have glass
of that. The glass was brought and ne
slipped little of Ii as We talked After
while he said that he had an engagement
and must be off.
"'You won't mind If 1 don't drink all
this wine now, will you? said he, holding
up his half emptied glass.
.y.Not at ALL said and turned to go.
wait just a moment. said he Then
he dug down into his pocket and pulled
out an empty bottle of about two-ounee
capacity. Into this he carefully poured
the rest of his glass of port. When every
drop was ia he corked the bottle and re-
turned il to his pocket.
81 never like to waste anything, he
said with great satisfaction as we walked
out That's Vermont thrift for you. and
I'm no end proud of my native State"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23
Sanitary Cleanliness.
New York Evening Sun.

Even in the ordinarily well-managed
household, according to physician, there
Is little idea of the perfect cleanliness that
Is required in the sickroom. Old furni-
ture, old paper on the walls, old carpets
are sources OF impurity and consequently
dangerous TO marked degree. Some
times the wall paper, while fresh and new
thus providing an economical resort for
germs Old carpets are cleaned super
hcially with a broom, which at the same
time Scatters the dust through the air to
settle on the furniture and pictures and
TO be waited off into the air again by
means or the feather buster. Old uphols-
tered easy chairs or couches are bound to
encourage disease. as is anything which
provides a lurking place for dust De-
scending to the kitchen, look well TO the
state OF your dishrags. These should he
washed and dried In the open air as re-
ligiously as IL they were napkins or table
cloths. 4 dtshrag or cloth that does service
after dish-washing and hung up in the
house till after the next meal is not safe
The good housekeeper rotates the dish
cloths as well as the drying towels
To disinfect a room with sulphur after
washing all the surfaces in the room. the
floors. walls and ceiling, bring in a wash
tub containing few inches of water and
several bricks. Put the sulphur in an iron
kettle and place II on the bricks. Pour one
pint Of alcohol over the sulphur and set IL
on fire. Every crevice about the windows
and doors should be stuffed with rags the
room tightly closed and left for a day and
night. About five ounces of sulphur should
After the twenty-four hours have elapsed
the floors and woodwork should be washed
with a solution OF carbolic acid and then
with soap and water.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23

depicted as intended for a ship shooting
round bullets against Christians. sec
ond as for one shooting skuare bullets
against Turks, but the reason for this
curious distinction is lacking. The ma
chine was also devised TO discharge 'Gren-
ado shells Like his successors in the
same field of invention, Puckle appears TO
have tried TO float his gun as company;
hence the following allusion that Is mace
TO 1t, as forming the basis OF one OF the
many bubble projects of 1720 in satlrlcai
print dealing with the wildcat schemes
OF the South Sea mania of that year:
"a rare invention to destroy the crowds
OF fools at home instead or Toes abroad
Fear not, my friends, this terrible ma
They're only wounded that have shares
therein.
How different the fate of those who took
stock in Mr.. PICKLES company and or
those who invested in the inventions of
DIT. Calling and Sir Hiram Maxim. Mr..
PuckIe evidently had the idea OF explosive
bullets in his mind when he spoke OF
Grenade Shells" but the query of Mr..
Archer as TO why he wanted to fire round
bullets against Christians and square ones
against Turks remains unanswered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23
BUILDING MATERIALS.
How Iron and Steel Prices Affect
Other Industries.

W. G. Nicholas, in New York Journal.
Several Of the big industrials not in the
iron and steel group or allied businesses.
and to popular understanding having no
direct relation with the metal trades. are
nevertheless able to trace reduced earnings
ir 1900 to the high prices demanded for
iron and steel during the important months
Of the year. For instance. nearly all build
ing materials advanced on account of the
boom in iron or in sympathy with the up
ward movement in that speciality. The in
creased cost or building materials was so
great as to seriously interfere with opera
tons in that line, more especially the con-
struction of small dwellings. In the East
ern and Middle States large supply con-
Germs figure to a nicely how many OF this
class of buildings go up every year in nor
NAL times. A certain, almost fixed, per-
centage of the population OF the older COM
munities can be relied upon each year TO
build houses of an average cost of 81. 500 TO
5000. These Improvements are paid for
from the savings and are the fruits OF care
full generalization
Last year these thousands OF thrifty
builders found that IL would cost $500 10
81 900 TO put up the kind of houses they had
In mind and which had previously cost 81 900
less. They accordingly kept their money in
bank and postponed construction. Strikes
cut into building operations in some OF the
large cities, and the high prices OF struc-
ttral iron compelled delay in the construc~
ton of hundreds and thousands of better
class business blocks, hotels and mansions
The direct effect OF this Is now reflected in
the annual -nnanclai EXHIBITS Tor lSOO being
sent in by the auditors OF the industrials.
The actual consumption of leads, paints
cements, thing, slate. lumber, wall paper.
rubber sundries. plumbing supplies and the
thousand and one items that enter into tho
calculations of contractors fell away be-
low expectations. and In 80 per cent. OF
cases forced a complete revision OF theories
and plans framed earlier prospects.
Many prospective fat and juicy dividends
had TO be scaled down or deferred. and
general disappointment was felt all along
the line.
Now. however. that iron is once more
within reach of the poor man. building
activity Is again looked for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23

blues and reds and greens and yeilows are
thrown on indiscriminateiy IL generally fs)
she puts on a new cover OF burnt leather
or of linen canvas decorated IN water color.
IL she has time. and IL the character of the
book permits. she extra illustrates Il with
aphs-cngravin tones preferably.
Then possibly she secures the autograph OF
the author for the first page before she
sends you the book. But whatever the book
she sends may be. she writes your name on
the fiy-leaf and a graceful little phrase or
two, by way. OF presentation. Then IL mat
tiers not whether the book be a Zaehens-
dorf or one OF q transformations edition:
you put that book on the shelf nearest
your chair, and your eye rests often and
fondly upon il. and when you open that
book her voice reads you the store. such
a book will not let its giver be forgotten
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL--sUPPLEMENT

his son, rise to fame under the name of
Smith. KochlitziSy thought Smith entire
ly too 'Englisher," but compromised on
Schmidt as more appropriate TO his own
and his sons facial and racial proclivities.
Kochlitzky made affidavit that his family
name. being difficult OF pronunciation TO
rapid-talking Americans, who. in conse-
quence were inclined TO skip a syllable or
two or, worse still. substitute an entirely
foreign nickname. he had suffered humilia-
ton and gross indignity that account.
In set legal phrases he recited also that,
being a temperate man and a total abstain
er, 1t was an outrage TO his finer feelings
to be called Scotch whisky" and he was
fearful the opprobrious name would stick
unless the court destroyed it's foundation
by wiping out Kochlitzky and substituting
Schmidt. The court granted the petition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23

New York Evening Sun.

One of the finest exhibitions of emotional
acting which Nine. Bernhard has ever
given took place in one of the upper corri-
doris of the Hotel Bellevue, Philadelphia,
last night, just about o'clock, before an
impromptu audience composed of a couple
of passing guests and three bellboys. Sarah
is living at the Bellevue during her Phil
adelphia engagement and her trunks and
boxes are so many and varied that a small
battalion of them are strewn along the cor
ridor outside her apartments. 1t was over
one OF these trunks that Sarah stumbled
and barked her shin as she was leaving
her rooms. Whew! How the French lam
guage did fly for couple of minutesi But
Bernhardt and her management have other
things TO worry them besides barked shin.
Her engagement in Philadelphia has proved
a financial fiasco. The common sense of
the Philadelphia public refused to stand for
any foreign performance at s4 a seat. The
consequence was that last week, although
Mrs. Leslie Carter played to over $4,000 at
the Broad-street and the Metropolitan OPP
era Company drew well, Bernhardt and
Coauelin in "L'Aiglon" played to houses
which were not half filed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23
The Lawyers Call to Law.
Senator Beverage in Saturday Evening

Senator beverage IN odturody Evening
Post.
'It used to be part of the creed of
certain denomination that a man should not
be admitted TO the ministry who had not
received his call 1t was necessary that
he should hear the Voice speaking with his
tongue, and saying: Woe is unto me, If
preach not the Gospel.
This is true OF the profession of law.
So at the beginning of your beginnings.
do not begin at all unless you see a GER
tainty of misery IL you do not Unless you
are convinced that you would rather work,
toll. nay, slave for years to secure recog-
milton in the law, than TO be honored and
enriched in some other occupation, do not
enter this profession of supreme ardor.
IF possible. get a thorough college eGu-
cation before you touch a law book Ii
you can get a college education, do not
read law while you are at college. If you
go 10 college, do not take what is known
as the scientific course physical
course. Take the classical course Next
to geometry and logarithms and the Bible
the best discipline preparatory TO making
you a lawyer is the translation of Latin
1t Is the most logical language the world
has ever seen, or is likely ever to see"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23
WHAT'S IN A NAAfEs
kochlitsI<y Thought There Was Much
When Called "Scotch whisky

New \ ork Mall and EpresS.
There was q man who struggled on TO
middle age under the name OF Kochlitzky
In Southern Russia, where HIS ancestors
had lived for more centuries than he had
any account of, the name of Kochlitzky
was not so unusual TO excite comment
Kochlitzky came to this country and made
money. His associates were people I'm hum
BILE walks OF life. many of them with names
more peculiar than his own, and ii never
occurred 10 him 10 call himself Brown. or
Jones. or Robinson until one OF his BOYS
came 10 him one day recently with a tear
fui complaint that lat school they nick
named me Scotch whisky"
IAochlitzky went straight of TO lawyer
named Rozaisky. from whom he gathered
the Information that for a $50 fee and
trifing court costs the name Kochlftzky
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23
Times Mutations.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

"Really. your face is very familiar, sir.
but YOU seem to have the advantage of
me in names.
And she looked at the DISTINGUISHED
stranger with a puzzled air.
at fancied'' he said that YOU would
know me My name is Bangs, and four
wears ago l had the honor to be your
coachman."
The face OF the lady blazed.
sSiri' she fairly snarled.
but a remarkably lucky series of stock
Investments" he went on, have enabled
me 90 become your next door neighbor"
The lady's face softened.
so pleased TO renew our acquaintance,
Mr. Bangs she smilingly said.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23

Chicago Post.

$50 you think she will make a good ac-
tress?' suggested the critic
Actress cried the manager. who
said anything about an actress? / didn't
She wouldn't make a decent actress IL she
tried thousand years"
But you certainly said"
II said she'd make a splendid star in a
society drama. that's what L said, and
that's mighty different thing She il
pretty. has fine wardrobe and the neces-
sary scandals can be easily arranged. on.
she'll be money-maker as a star. but
she's no actress"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23
She Was Just Home.
Baltimore American.

Baltimore American.
The trance medium breathed deeply,
and in a strange, far-off voice, told of her
vision OF Paradise. AS the splendors of
the beautiful hereafter were disclosed to
her mystic gaze she described them with
vivid eloquence. AS she concluded with
a sigh. and slowly recovered conscious
ness. one of the circle exclaimed:
Now, let me tell you about my trip to
the Paris exposition!'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23
The Kansas serfs.
Kansas city Journal.

Gene Ware was down in little southern
Kansas town the other day and was idling
about the street waiting for train when
his attention was attracted by an uproar
Turning about he saw man coming down
the street in the grasp Of another man.
81 caught him: he's minei" yelled the
captor. he yanked his prisoner about
by the coat collar
Drop him. yelled another man, run.
ring up. II caught him yesterday and he
Is minei''
And thus do the country people disport
themselves at the expense OF Democrats
who were so sure that all would be slaves
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23

Boston Herald.

Buston ftcfaIu
New Hampshire's new senator Is very
much TO the manner born. He first s<sN
the light OF day there, and he has passed
all his life there as well. even as his par
ents did before him. Moreover. he Il q
Dartmouth graduate. and he probably
wears E9w Hampshire strawberry mark
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23

Tho book lover does not pay much at
tention 20 the cost price: she looks TO see
if the paper and the type are good. II the
cover - too ornate (aud In these days when
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
THE SPOT DISEASE.
Growers of American violets Unable to
Check IG

Each year violets are sold through
out the United States to the value of
a million dollars, and yet with all the
money invested in the industry grow
ers are not able to cope with and
master the violet disease" a name
given to several maladies which at
tack the violet. The worst of these
maladies is characterized by the spots
with which it marks the flower, and
owing to the ravages of this particu-
lar disease, the cultivation of the vio-
let has been abandoned in many parts
OF the country. The department of ag-
riculture says that the disease attacks
the plants at any stage of their growth.
from the small unrooted cutting in
the cutting bed to the mature plant in
full flower. Plants making a vigor-
Gus, rapid, but soft or succulent
growth, are most subject to the dis
ease. Its first appearance is charac-
terized by small, definite, usually cir
cular, greenish or yellowish white
spots, resembling the bite or sting of
an insect. They vary in size from
dots scarcely preceptible to the unaided
eye to spots a thirty-second of an inch
or more in diameter. The point of in
lection is surrounded by narrow ring
of discolored tissue, usually black or
very dark brown, but changes to a
lighter shade as the spots grow old
er. AS the spot develops, the central
portion remains unchanged in appear
ance, while the tissues Immediately
surrounding it, either to one side or
more frequently in a circle, become
diseased by the ramifying growth Of
the fungus through this portion of the
leaf. Various opinions have been ex-
pressed as to the cause of the disease
weakness of the plants, improper soil
conditions, growing them in the open
fields where they are exposed to
drought, rains, dews and direct rays
of the summer sun, and lack of atten-
ton to properly heating, ventilating
and fumigating the houses. There is
no effective remedy for the disease
when it has gained a foothold The
principal fungicides in common use
for the prevention and check Of plant
diseases have frequently been tried for
this trouble, but with varying results.
The solution of the problem of con-
trolling the disease lies in preventing
1t by giving careful attention to the
production of vigorous, healthy, plant
growth rather than in trying to check
the trouble after it has once gaip~d 3
foothold.