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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
OKLAHOMA BOUNDARY.
Long Legal Battle Expected Over In
terror Department Decision.

GUTHRIE, o. T, Aug. 2i.-Advices from
Washington TO the territorial officials state
that the Interior Department has approved
the Johnson and Kidder survey of the
ninety-eighth meridian. which places 1t
four and fraction miles east of the pres
ent boundary between Oklahoma and the
Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, thus
adding to Oklahoma the city of Chickasha.
the most important commercial and rail-
road point in that part If the Southwest.
A long-drawn-o legal battle is expected
to follow this decision and the matter must
ultimately be passed upon by the United
States Supreme Court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25

TAMPICO, Mex, Aug. A-The city of
Tampico in conjunction with the State of
Tamaulipas and the federal government,
has completed arrangements for the con-
struction of sewer and water-works sys-
TENS and has appropriated S3,000000 for
general street improvements. The contract
for both systems has been let to a New
Yorker, who has sublet several contracts
to American contractors of Mexico and
Texas. The preliminary work has already
begun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
Trip i'm the Interest of Peace.

HAZLETON, Pa, Aug. 24.-D. j. McCar-
thy, chairman, and Mathew Long and Har-
ry Silverman, members of the executive
committee of the Peoples Alliance, of
Hazleton, went to New York to-day to en-
deavor to put into operation some plan
looking TO a termination of the strike
They decline to make public their plan or
to say whom they hope 10 see in the me-
tropolis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
Government Holds Carupano.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 24-United States
Minister Bowen at Caracas, Venezuela,
has notified the State Department that on
Friday last Carupano was occupied without
opposition by the government troops which
recently evacuated Cumana. CaruapnO is
a seaport town hfty-seven miles northeast
OF Cumana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
President VIII he Called On.

NEW YORK, Aug. A.-President Roose-
welt will be asked to call special session
of Congress to take action to end the coal
strike. This was decided at a meeting to-
day OF the Central Federation Union,
representing 25OOO0 workingmen. A mass
meeting under the auspices of the labor
unions of New York city and vicinity will
be held, at which resolutions will be
adopted urging President Roosevelt to i'm
mediately call Congress to meet and decide
on plans which will bring the strike to a
speedy termination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
Goblin Is Pessimistic.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Aug. 24.-The re-
ports received at brigade headquarters to-
day show the entire anthracite coal field
to be very quiet. Brigadier General Goblin
said to-day that a settlement of the strike
appears 10 him to be as far off as when
he arrived here. nearly four weeks ago.
The troops IN all proba bility will remain
here until the strike comes TO end.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
BOILER EXPLOSION.
One Man Killed and Three Fatally
and One Seriously Injured.

MEXICO. Mo. Aug. 24-One man was
killed, three fatally injured and one Sc
riously hurt last midnight by the explosion
of the boiler of the big mOgul, drawing
the first section of the Chicago & Alton
train No. S6. eleven miles east of this city,
while going thirty-five miles an hour. The
killed:
HARRY c. MAXWELL, brakeman,
Slater, Mo.
Fatally injured: NJ. L. Stevenson, fire
man, and l.. G. Shattlenberg, Slater, Mo,
j. T. McMahan, Springfield. Mo.
Seriously injured: NJ. o. Page. Slater.
All Of the men were riding on the lOcOmO-
tie when the accident occurred. The boiler
was blown two hundred yards and nine cars
were ditched.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
blockade Has Been lifted

wILLEMSTAD. Curacao. Aug 24-News
has reached here from Venezuela that in
consequence of the reoccupation OF the
port OF Carupano by a government force
the blockade at that place has been ter
Topeka has left Laguayra for Haiti.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
IMPORTING LABORERS.
Mexico Forced to Send Abroad to Sc
cure Needed Workmen.

MONTEREY, Mex, Aug. 24.-T. B. Fitz-
simmons, a contractor. returned to Mon
terey to-day after a trip over the republic
in search of laborers for railway construc-
ton. He failed to secure a single work
man.
At Tampico he found that local contrac-
tors had entirely exhausted the supply of
laborsrs and had dispatched "A boat to
Jamaica to bring over 1,000 or more negroes
of that island. They will be insured en-
plOyment for al least a year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25

SPRINGFIELD. o.. Aug 24.-Mrs. Jane
Newell. aged sixty-nve. prominent wom-
an of this city. was killed in a runaway ac-
cident tonight. Her carriage was going
down hill when another ran into il from the
rear and started the horses. Mrs. Newell
in jumping out. fell on her head and broke
her neck. killing her instantly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25

have been under water thirty-six hours,
causing certain destruction to crops.
The Neosho river is entirely out of it's
banks below its junction with the Cotton
wood. The Santa Fe Railroad is troubled
much with washouts and has discontinued
running some of its passenger trains.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
Stricken i'm the PuIpit.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 24-The Rev. Rob-
ert Nourse, congregational minister and
lecturer. was stricken with heart failure
while in the pulpit of the Fist Congrega-
tional Church to-day. Heart stimulants
were administered and tonight DR. Nourse
is somewhat improved He is about sixty
two years of age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
W. s. YANDALL. mOtorman.
c. 3. GOLDEN. motorman.
LINWOOD FENTRESS. aged ten.
Seriously Injured.

W. r. Waller. r. J. Davis. George Steph-
enson Mrs. J. Z. Stephenson. Joseph White.
Editor NJ V. Ahearn. BENJAMIN Row
son. Miss Lillian Land. John Taylor (col-
oredj Maria Fentress (cOlOred). Miss Ruth
Banks. Phoebe Fredercks (colOred). Cor
liss nephew of Major Waller. Mrs. Victor
Parks, Louis Parks.
The accident occurred about three and
one-half miles from Norfolk One car was
coming from Ocean View and the other
going 10 the View The orders were that
the south-bou car should wait at the
siding for the other MOtorman W. :.
Yandall failed 10 obey the orders and the
crash came 400 yards beyond the siding
Yandall endeavOred 10 jump. but was
crushed in the telescOped cars. Mortorman
q D. Golden. OF the other car. applied his
airbrakes as soon he saw the danger
the collision occurring on a curve. and then
tried TO jump. as did LinwoOd Fentress
Norfolk Cold Storage and Ice Company
Roth Golden and young Fentress were
caught under the platform or the shore
bound car. which piled up on the other. and
were killed outright.
Both cars were full OF Sunday excursion
fists and few escaped injury Help was
telephoned for and physicians and ambu-
Iances were soon a the scene.
There Is no complete list OF the injured
Mr. r Il. Waller. a brother OF Major L..
~ r Waller. was i'm one Of the cars and
suffered serious injuries. NJ Y. Ahearn OF
fhe virginia Pilot was wedged between
two seats and internally injured Ben
famin ROwsOn. managing editor OF The
Humorist also suffered serious injuries
People who were near the front OF the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25

shore-bound car state that MOtOrman Yam
dell was talking with a young woman, who
was standing on the front platform. when
the crash came. After the crash this wOm-
an was removed. in ans unconscious con-
dition. from beneath the motorman's body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25

SACRAMENTO. Cal. Aug. 24-The Re-
publican state convention which Will as
semble tomorrow promises TO be inter-
esting A full state ticket will be placed
In nomination. The chief fight is over the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25

governorship. There are five prominent
candidates: II T. Gage, of Los Angeles,
the present executive; Thomas Flint. jr..
of San Benito; G.. c. Pardee. OF Alameda;
j. o. Hayes. Of Santa Clara, and +. b.
Edsen. of Sparta.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
ANGRY WATERS.
They Are Driving Many Kansas Fa rm-
from Their Homes.

EMPORIA, Kan, Aug. 2.-Hundreds OF
farmers are fleeing from the waters of the
Cottonwood river, leaving behind their del
uged farms and flooded homes. The river
has been rising steadily for a week and
great damage is now resulting Some farms
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
TROLLEY CARS COLLIDE.
Three Persons Hurt and Fifteen In
jured Near Norfolk.

NORFOLK, Va. Aug. 24-In a bead-on
collision between two cars on the Bay
Shore Terminal line late to-day three peo-
pie were killed and many others badly in
iured.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

the professors lectures daily becom-
ing more brilliant while his weight
decreases. One can imagine that the
farther he gets away from a beef
steak the nearer he gets to infinite
wisdom, until, when he arrives at
the thirtieth day of his fast, the
thinking world will be simply dazzled
by the intellectual outburst. If this
is demonstrated, all we need to do
to produce a ~Thanatopsis" or
"Gray's Elegy" is to take a common
place poet and place him in a cell
for thirty days on diet of filtered
water. In this connection the eX-
traordinary fruitfulness of Mark
Twain's mind which has been notice
able of late years may be attributed
to the fact, which he himself, accord
ing to the st. Louis Globe-Democrat,
made known while on his visit to
Missouri, that he doesn't permit him
self but one meal day. 1t may be
proven before long that literary men
eat too much. When they limit their
daily provender to one cracker and
a prune we shall see return to the
golden age of literature.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

Don't fidget. That means power
going to waste. The one who PAGES
a room restlessly,
or drums his fing-
Little Figure. .rs or ty;rls his
hat, is using strength aimlessly.
None of US have any surplus. If we
are making our lives count as we
should, we have ways of utilizing
every ounce of energy, physical or
mental. Fidgety people never inspire
confidence. Strength should be con-
trolled. In an emergency we turn
instinctively to one who is steady,
composed, deliberate. The friend
who is tidgety and fuSsy. says Young
People, may have as good brains ana
as warm "A heart as the other, but
somehow il never occurs to us TO
lean on him in our need. Don't tid-
get. Practice sitting quietly III your
chair without either twirling your
fingers or swinging your feet. Learn
to wait without pacing the room like
a captured animal in q cage. The
harder it seems, the mDre necessary
is the lesson.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06
Want your moustache or heard a beautiful
brown or rich black? Then use
BUCK KINGHAM'S DYE t%hIsEers t%SF shs
WEST BEAVER.

The law abiding nimrods with a
few volators were out in full force
on the first. Returns not reported.
Miss Hattie Peter was home to
spend few days with her parents
and friends at Crossgrove and vicln-
ity.
MIR. johnson was here last week
as usual to speud few days as the
guest of j. Nj. Wagner on his hunt
ing trip.
Miss. Viola Steely was home
from Lewistown last week to spend
u few days with her mother at Low
ell.
Charles Snyder & Co. of Nc
Clure put up new corn crib last
week on. the Weiand farm for the
heirs. =.
The German -Baptists held their
communion Sunday evening at Ban
nerville.
Charles Wagner and family of
Stone Valley spent Sunday with his
brother-in-law, J. II. Romig at
CrossgrOve.
James w. Steely was a visitor
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

Before smoke-consuming plant
was put in operation the New York
post Office had six-horse-power
steam plant that consumed "a tons of
hard coal in a day. The present 12-
horse power plant consumes only IS
tons of soft coal in day, and the
coal is about two dollars a ton cheap
er. OF course if this building can
burn soft coal, create no nuisance,
and save money. other buildings can
do the same, But at the bottom of
many other troubles besides the
smoke nuisance Is the apparent in
ability of some people to grasp the
fact that it pays to be decent.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

Twenty years ago the term mid
shipman," to designate the young man
Mt the naval academy was aban-
doned, and the meaningless 'naval
cadet" was substituted for it,, Now,
by the naval appropriation act passed
just before adjournment, the old
form is restored. Every lover of
Cooper and Capt. Marryat and Clark
Russell and other romancers of the
sea will be glad to welcome back the
good old title of midshipman.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

ing and washing. same thing done at
the same hour year in and year out.
She hadn't complained of sickness for
40 years. Then, all at once, she began
talking of an iron band around her
jaws and queer pains in her head"
she seldom went into town, did she?"
asked Perry. Never, hardly. I'm not
much of hand for gadding about to
no purpose. She used to want to go in
TO church Sundays, but | didn't just
like to hitch up when there was no
work to do. But | wish now I'd done
that for Mary" "She didn't visit
much with the neighbors, either, did
she?" asked Perry. NO. That was
my doing, too. When the days work is
done, | want to put on my slippers and
rest, and then to bed, and not go
skirmishing about or having lot of
company in" He was silent awhile.
81 don't know what allied Mary" he
said again. she would sit looking at
nothing, straight ahead Of her, by the
hour and then cry and cry. yet always
saying she had no trouble. And she
got weaker every day, and then her
mind went altogether. She didn't
know me, nor even her own name"
"She will be cured in that sanitarium,"
said Perry, cheerfully, land come
home well in the spring" He watched
his old neighbor furtively awhile, and
then said: "Do you know, Dalton,
some years ago my wife and daughter
got peevish and irritable. 1 thought
the steady work and loneliness were
telling on them. So ! got that parlor
organ, and paid for years lessons for
Susy. We had music and singing
every evening, and the young folks
would gather in with their reading
clubs. Then l took two or three pa
pers; my wife is a main hand for
guessing the riddles. And once a year
| took her an Susy up to town for
week. Yes" said Dalton. dryly.
you spent lot of money, I've heard" :"
Its bringing me in good interest"
They sat in silence awhile. Then Per-
ry put his hand on the old mans knee.
when she comes back. if she ever does
come, Id open up life for her a bit,
Dalton. You know how it is with po-
tatoes. You plant the best kind in good
ground, and they yield splendid crops
for a year or two. Then they begin
to dwindle and rot" "Of course the
ground runs out. They need new soil
"IeS. You plant them in different
lot. and they yield big. healthy crops.
, Human beings are like them, Dalton.
You've got To renew the soil, give them
fresh food for their minds. or they'll
. dwindle and rot Dalton did not speak
for a long time. "There's something
in it, he said, finally. I'll do differ
ent-if ever have the chance
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

If one believed all that is said OF
public men, he would conclude that
government was never so corrupt as
it is now; but if one looks back for a
century or so he will discover that the
standard of public morals Is higher
to-day than ever before. Sir Robert
Walpole thought that every man had
his price, because he could buy all the
votes he needed to carry bills through
parliament. Indeed, in the eighteenth
century votes in parliament were
openly bought and sold. All that is
changed. Now, neither member Of
parliament nor congressman would
be allowed to retain his seat after it
was proved that he had taken bribe.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

zeal paper, "weakeks the heart action,
induces congestion, invites indigestion,
produces poison through decompos-
ing foods, and is thus the mother of
auto-poisoning, which either directly
causes or greatly aids in the produc-
tion of quite 90 per cent. of all our
diseases" 1t looks as if there were
good physiological reasons for the
ability of brave men to go unscathed
through pest hospitals as Napoleon
did, and as physicians are doing all
the time. 1t is well to keep in mind.
in considering this matter, that there
is wide difference between courage
and foolhardiness.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

The art of retracting without taxi
ing anything back-if the bull may be
allowed-seems to be understood in
Japan. \ young orator at a political
meeting called public official a
thief y policeman on duty gravely
rose and addressed a remark in a
low tone to the speaker, who there
upon said: The chief of police re-
quests me to retract the words which
! have just spoken. Although the word
of a sage should never reenter, let
us make a concession; let us take
back the word and keep the idea
Great applause and cries of "Bravo!'
greeted the orators escape from his
dilemma.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

Another honest man has been
found. This time he is an employe of
one of Chicago's elevated roads. He
found a pocketbook containing over
$4,000 in money and securities. The
owner proved to be Chicago woman,
whose profound generosity was ex-
cited to such an extent that she re-
warded the finder with the magnifi-
cent sum of ten cents. The important
question is: What will he do with the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

Another woman dead from head
ache powders, reports the 1ndianap-
oils News. These seem to be almost as
deadly as the gun that is not loaded.
The advantage of fasting for in
tellectual work is being exemplified
r.., , by professor of
the West Virginia
university, who
will refrain from eating food for
thirty days, during which time he
will daily deliver his customary lee
lures to the class of the summer
quarter. 1t is the professors idea
that the less food there is in the
stomach the more blood can be
drawn to the brain and that its ac-
ton should be superior in every way
to that of a man who is clogged with
food. 1t will be interesting to watch
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

An impressive lesson is taught un-
Ger the gu.se of a homcIy auecdote by
~ ~ the Youths Com
panion: W n
John Dalton came
back from the asylum where he had
gone to place his wife, his neighbor,
Perry met him at the station and
went home with him, that he might
Iot enter the empty house alone. The
old man was stunned and dazed. Il
don't know what allied Mary" he said,
DULY. You see how clean and snug
this house is? She always kept things
GO. Up before dawn, milking and bak-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

Young Doctor (who has just re-
ceiyed his diploma, to friendD-The
next thing will DE to hunt up good
sickly locality, and wait for some
thing to turn up-like Patience on a
monument.
Candid Friend-Nes. and it won't
be long after you begin that the
monuments are on the patients.-
Moonshine.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

Summer Boarder-Why did you
wake me up and hustle me down
stairs at this unearthly hour?
Farmer Wayback-That other
boarder is goin' fishin', and has to
get away early.
what has that to do with me?"
"You had the towel."-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

Michael Scnoltz, of Brooklyn town,
has won eternal fame by eating seven
and one half pounds of steak at sit
ting, though he lad ~ glasses of beer
to wash down the meat. Yet, unthink-
ing people say that it is easy to win
fame!
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

A man who dug his own grave and
prepared his own tombstone 20 years
before death, must think his final dis
posal of very great Importance. Ego
tism manifests itself in great variety.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

..on-,. ,,.naps ne will invest it in
steel trust stock or July corn. or pos
tibly turn philanthropist and build q
home for wealthy women who cannot
afford to be generous.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

The total number of farms in Ala
bama is given ut 223,220, of which
129. 1877 are operated by whites, and
94,0S3 by colored farmers.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

The most expensive belt of the sea-
son is Iowa's rain belt which has
cost the state S6,OOO,000. The Milwau-
kee Sentinel is responsible for this.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06
4 WOm sHappiness.

There's JOY in every breath she draws.
The sky is blue above her,
Not that she's blessed, but just because
Anothers jealous of her.
Chicago Record Herald
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06

Courage, according to health. has n
hygicnic value. Fear" says this med
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-06
Constipation

Does your head ache? Pain
back lof your eyes? Bad
taste7in your mouth? It's
your liver! Ayers Pills are
liver pills. They cure consti-
patton, headache, dyspepsia.
2sc. All druggists.