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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-24
Americans to Build Norwegian Road.

Americans to Build Norwegian Road
A party of engineers, who will construct
this summer, the first American-built rail-
road in Europe. has sailed from New York
for Bremen. The railway will be used to
ship large quantities of iron from the Nor
wegian mines. The engineers in the party
are former State Engineer Adams, his son.
Arthur, G. n. Poole and Arthur O'Brien
On reaching Bremen they will meet Hen
chel Roberts. former deputy State engineer
who has charge of the building of the new
road, and will accompany him to Mo, on
the west coast of Norway. three hundred
miles north of Christiana. where the mouth
of rock-walled ford will be made into
a great harbOr. From the docks there the
new railway will run to the ore fields
eighteen miles away. Three thousand la
bOrers will be employed i'm the work. The
ellison ore mining syndicate. of London
Is the hacker of the scheme \ director
of the corporation is Thomas A. Edison.
Most of the materials used will be sent
from the United States and the rolling stock
will be of American manufacture Ii is
estimated the total cost of the road and
harbor will exceed $1O0O.O0O.
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WANTED-AGENTS.


WANTED-Agents Wanted-TO sell toilet arti-
Giles. EUROPEAN MEDICINE CO., TIA East
Tenth st, Indianapolis.
WANTED-Three reliable canvassers; goods sold
on installment; highest commission paid. Ad-
dress HENDERSON,. 80 s. Division ST, Grand
Rapids
WANTED-Agents wanted for the only author
lied life OF the great Talmage. by his dis
tinguished son, Rev DR.. Frank De Witt Tai
mage. and the Associate Editors of the Christian
Herald. Big book 500 pages, profusey Illus
trated; low retail, biggest discount books on
credit. outfit free: be first in the field: wire or
write for outfit to-day. BRADLEY-GARRET-
SON CO, Ltd, Detroit
WANTED-Life Of Rev. T. De Witt Talmage.
by his son, Rev. Frank De Witt Talmage;
only authorized life Of Or. Talmage and only
edition Endorsed by his family; public interest
intense: beware OF misleading advertisements;
don't waste time with fake books; large vol
ume finely illustrated: retail price, 50: special
confidential terms TO agents. full or part time;
agents beautiful outfit free for 15c postage: rare
opportunity, act quickly. Address authorized
publishers INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING
CO. Dept. d. A n. Fourth St. Philadelphia, Pa
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WANTED-MALE HELP.


WANTED Molders-bench and squeezer. Apply
TO DEERE * MANSUR CO. Moline, III.
WANTED-Brick layers Millikin University
Buildings Decatur. Ill. Fifty-f1ve cents per
hour. Eight hour day Union job. H. b. WAL
TER, Danville, Ill
WANTED-For u. :. Army: able bodied, I'M
married men, between ages Of Il and 30, citi-
Zens Of United States, OF good character ana
temperate habits, who speak. read and write
English. For Information apply TO Recruiting
Officer. p North Illinois St, indianapolis, Ind.
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RAILROAD TINE CARD.

T. NJ. time is in BLACK figures. Trains marked
thus: daily; Sleeper; P-Parlor Car; c.
Chair Car; D-Dining Car; Except Sunday,
f-Sunday only. tDaiy except Monday.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
INDIANAPOLIS AND XINCENNNES
RAILROAD COMPANY.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Aprl 16

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLD-
ETlS OF the Indianapoli and Nincennes Railroad
COMPANY will be held at the principal Office OF
the Company. In the city OF Indianapolis In
diana.
THURSDAY. NAY s. 1902.
AT 2 O'Clock D. m. FOR the purpose OF electing
seven Directors 10 for the ensuing year
and transacting such other business may
properly come before the meeting
S. b. LIGGETT. Secretary.
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Deaths

William Mccarthy. hfty-nine. 1898 West Wash
ingtOn street, disease Of liver.
Ellen Mccarthy, twenty-five. 26lS West wal
street. pulmonary tuberculosis
Samuel r. Hale infant. exhaustion
Albert Schwartz. infant, 24 West vermont
street.
sophia d. Schrader. sixty. 532 Bismarck street.
locking OF bowels.
Marguerite Jackson. seven months, SIS fremont
street. enferocOlfffs
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;.
IsOn, seven months, 525
Is.
DIED.
Ia E.. aged sixteen y
DIED.

STEWART-Gertha E. aged sixteen years, al
her late residence, 2l29 Ashland avenue, April
g Funeral services from residence Saturday,
April p. 1902. at 10 a m. Friends invited
Burial private
TREAT-Atwater J.. at AS p. m. Tuesday April
p at his home 1877 North Meridian street.
Funeral at .. m. Thursday. April "a. Friends
invited. Burial private. No flowers.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


WANTED-Fine household to store for the sum-
mer no rats, mice bugs; separate apart
ments: new storage house. los North Alabama st.
WANTED
IL you have anything TO buy. sell or trade make
that fact known through the Sunday Journal
want ads. You will get the desired results.
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MASSAGE.

MASSAGE-Massage and magnetic SOC " Sen
ate av. MISS DENT
NASSAGE-Sea salt and massage treatment
vapor and sulphur baths. 2iO Indiana av.
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wANTED-sALESMAN.

WGNTEDCSa statesmen to sell ''Clydesdaie, the
great gall and Gypsy horse remedies to
dealers only. Send stamp for reply. THE GEO.
W. BICKNELL Co. Pittsburg, Pa.
WANTED - Statesmen Intelligent. well-dressed
to work al first in city. and when expert
enced road position scheme that will net
s. 10 s. a day. Call Room q, Plaza Hotel, Mon
ument place.
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1efS7sz-A CHI. IND. & LOUIS RY.
LaIlllALILlly Ticket ONCE, rs West Wash 81.
LAKE ERIE q WESTERN r.. n.
INDIANA, DECATUR a WESTERN R'Y

Toledo. Chicago and Michigan x..---.+7.0o +lo9s
Toledo, Detroit and Chicago linn. ..."12 20 t3 25
Munce, Lafayette and Laporte spec 90 HOGS
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NOTICE.


NOTICECDon't neglect your screen work. LEE
HARDWARE COMPANY, Sixteenth and Illi-
nOs.
NOTICE-Sheet metal work OF all kinds. JO-
SEPH GARDNER, 80 Kentucky Tele-
phone 322.
NOTICE-Tin and Sheet iron work. Roofing
cutters, down spouts. THOMAS Il. HADLEY,
14e Kentucky New phone 1905
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rooms in good neighbor-
hood: everything new; modern equipments;
lie w. Michigan st. Apply 13311 s. Illinois at
NOTICE
c. BUTTERwORTH. THE TAILOR,
For your spring suit, 80 r. Ohio
Pressing and repairing speciality.
NOTICE-Where you get the best Go to
Quong Lee & Co., 152 n. Delaware St. also
fine line OF silks and chinaware directly i'm
ported. First No. l grade rice, &c per Id.
NOTICE-If in need OF secondhand building ma
terial OF any description call or phone THE
INDIANAPOLIS WRECKING CO., 10l5 Cornell
av. New Phone 1898. OLD BUILDINGS
BOUGHT AND TORN DOWN.
All advertisements inserted in these columns
charged at very low rate OF cents a line
Blank dash lines at the price per
line. Telephone 23S and your ad will be called
for
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WALL PAPER.


WALL PAPER-Ingrain wall paper: best quail
fty Zoe. other goods in proportion HOFF-
MANN & BONNER. lO3 North Illinois street.
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Personal, Local and General Notes.

include several important alterations in the
railway map Of the State.
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THE JOURNALS OFFER
To
PEN AND INK ARTISTS.

THE JOURNAL DESIRES TO USE AN AP-
PRoPRIATE ILLUSTRATION OR CARTOON
TO ATTRACT ATTENTION TO ITS WANT
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STORAGE.

STORAGE-The Union Transfer and Storage
Company. corner East Ohio ST and Union
tracks. only nrst-class storage solicited. Graf
ing and packing. Phones I2j
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wANTED-sITUATION.

WANTED-Situati on wanted-YoUng lady wishes
position in Office competent; willing 70 begin
with small salary, experience Is more OBJ
jet than salary. Address Box %, Journal
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Seed clover, prime. ssas.5o; English clover. Sc
$3.50; alsike, NaS alfalfa, choice, $6u6 25; GRIM
son clover, s450d5. Timothy, prime. So 1913 15
Fancy Kentucky bluegrass, $125d1.4O; extra
clean, 606l7Oc. Orchard grass $1.40G175. Red
top, s0cGS175. English bluegrass, SCISSOR
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-24

Opening of street west of White river,
from Oliver street 10 Washington street.
Local sewer in Oak street, from Massa-
enth street
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FURNACES-For $50 per room the UNDER
FEED (srnOke-consurning) will heat a mouse the
entire winter. II YOU BURN too much coal or
have any trouble in heating with your furnace
ROLLYN HAWKINS tell you the trouble
and IL. u styles OF furnaces: tin
galvanized iron work and repairing. 1l4-1l6 Vir-
ginia av. Both phones.
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BIG FOUR ROUTE.

City Ticket ONCE. No. East Washington 81
Depart. Arrive.
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Oak sole. 33G37c; hemlock sole. 27GS5c; har-
ness 25d4Oc; skirting 2sd40c; single strap Ala
45c city kip, 606S5c; French kip, S0c4 81 20 city
calfskin, eocQsl 10; French calfskin, Sl20QLs5.
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Nails and HOrseshoes.

Steel cut nails. $50; wire nails, from store,
$3.50 rates; from mill. $3.50 rates. Horseshoes,
per key, 81; mule shoes, per key, $3.50; horse
nails. s415 per box Barb wire galvanized. SIS
painted, $50.
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STOVE REPAIRS-AH kinds OF stove repairs.
LEE HARDWARE, Sixteenth and Illinois.
STOVE REPAIRS-Stove repair and tin shop,
rs Virginia av. New phone. 3475. Old phone,
green asa
STOVES - MODEL Steel. RANGES AND
stoves Quick Meal steel ranges and gasoline
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Bar iron 2.50c; horseshoe bar, 2.75c; nail rod
&c; pillow slabs 4 SOC; American cast steel, 9qllc
tire steel, Sq3iac spring steel, 49G5c.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-12

F Rent ane For Sale cards for sale e. ,hls onice.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-12
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 twice three tines She danced need Vns incl Bernard as together they danced again
 When it was time to gO comepey be vehed She had charm grace sayey And she seemed s % SOS n
 hand him q hope will come
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The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-12
DEREK CANER0N'S WIFE.
BY INA LEON cASSILlS.
Hello, therer'

man pulled before the cabin door, The horse snns the man Rs1ns M lie & Sa, % SS % nd SoSie sarn tall young girl wearing pcto. Spanish jacket % D the in the somewhat $ nneessmOng % S S sD.S iss ss 11 Ss .ss GPS :PSs
 say ss ssss s sa : ;..S S :ss s curly hair whk talks like Bthe dressed Mn Ts. been one directly. what do want
 What tracks the durnsd thief thst .as what ,a , Hes s S Ga 'I' S Sa s0 s: cattle S' 'sS '
 . by his ds;sRas1 ssS ir ..
 TI 1s s aa S % sSg sec % hs A ss 5 f oeR sGi sa.
 husband and he injured He only speaks our own reckon he he's 1 injured neither of two can stop me R % % % S n to In nus' Se ha 5 his pistol
 his left supported on aoGGr chair M sat s, %sS Sos %' s0 TS S ,a Sur You are my Casanfar nt
 He caught his breath intruder m & the % 9 % suS SS 1% @ & s ps1 % @ a'A' S''' my hand s. S sr & % & l S sn @ 5 o eon T ny .'.u. s cTs % & % S " ! 9u % himself because he's % S 'G"1 SS sD.
 sade paused rs @ & GaSs & t"s % T9s nd % % to ST He almost laughed and in his surcy Spanish ssd''r that he mistake; but the Californian peS him. s Iva m the wrong @an to si And with the lost time h % TSs mSn G he Sad left e.a Gl sn ro hi. feet The wounded injured SwSat Gii you do fory" his teeth Tn ss sst fys ia S"s and % sS9 % life Sorse stumbling and dnss Omnn's hOr ..-.,.u
 suddenly stabbed shot in cold hooi aud fly before will be he She caught his left and led nm the hill yonderdo see IT. takes You make out the other side" l.. u..
 whispered and then stopped moment aiwsrd she was he the path to the hills
 cheated but they furious
 missing their prey they admire the heroic sacrifice made by Goa suelo Cayaa discovered that they had woged eek Cam hand on stand nun they had formerly to him in his tracks"
 he did ride Ca cabin wher Consueo with sparkling
 both his o find out coursewhat month or ore ago"
 And Consuelo sayt there nOt-Woman
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-12
Nnde snre Of It.

Pat--Do ye snore. Mike!
 Mkc-Faith. Oi do not.
 Pat-An how q ye know ye don't' Mikc-Faith. Oi kept awake all nigh' wanst t make sure.-Philadelphia. Rec ord. ,
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-12
MINING FUND
Watch It Grow From Day
 To Day.

The following public spirited citizens 0' Sl<,gw,y hove sgreed to pay monthly the sum SC, opposite their nsmes to help the fund cf the Citizens Mining Committee i- .....,...,,,, ,h. Humboldt claim.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-12
BY Thf 0lD WAY
TArse Mon wa; Go Ir,ide By
 Dog To m.

Two pi,,iss ms up on the D Phir who wil g, inSite behind iogS. James O'Meaily, ! four hines, 2 oi ones, ani goes C. Diws)n. lhumme, X Dillon of Rlmr'', h7ve fur dogs and will go tc their destination over the Ice. Bo'h are merchants lt R impart.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-12
Notice OfSpeoiaI Stockholders MOst-
 ing.

4 special meeting Of the stockholders of the Engineer Mining Company will be helI at the ottce of the company on Ncn- dav, th. I7'h d,y ot MTch, 1902. The resign ition Of the present. bosri of direct ors will be rendered and the election of a new bj1fd will take pl ce, and such oihsi business transacted ss my lawiully ( me b-fore the $, ,kholdefS,
 By orter of the Board of Directors.
 Eli,S Ru t Secretary.
 Sklsway, Alaska, Feb. g, IO'2.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-12

The iJ.l wing ne cash suoS,ugiionS; Ancnvmous.. ...- ......... .... 25.oo k u;mlH Bros. Iunesu. 1000
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-12
Mining

w. are open to act as Fiscal Agent in Boston and New Englinj for the le ot the treasury stock ot a good mioing com p,nv. A dress, with full particulars. Elw,ri Hedges X Co BmkerS and BrCk- CTS, 70 Congress street, Boston, N Ss. O.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-12
Clearing the House.

"'rhe house Is aiircw cried the tenor. ",rhe audience must be dismissed as quickly as possible"
 "All right" replied the manager. Say nothing about the fire. Go out and sing. Philadelphia North American.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-12

Hundreds of eyes read the advertising .olumns of the Alaskan each day. They can these columns closely. Business mer do you want reSu,tS' We hive the proper medium. Phone 10 for the man with the rate card 10 call.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-12
10 BIKE 1T
Thirteen Ar Going to Ride
 70 Dawson.

Thirt sn men caUe Jp on ,hs D lphin v-S.sriiv. who will iils mo D w>on or e.k.>. Strange O Sly there ar- I1 differ enr m ks of Whsr'S in 'he bunch
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-12

II you wan, tO gain entrance into the homes of the buying class, place your ad' -rtiSement in the Daily Alaskan.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-12

Ii you want to be well Informed on local happenings, subscribe for the DIilv Alas kan. Phone 70.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-20
The Graduate Horse.

Notwithstanding the popular scepti-
cism which exists concerning the pro.
position Of the automobiles to es-
tablish in various parts Of the coun-
try schools where horses may be
taught not to fear motor vehicles, the
results achieved in the school &. lie.
nox, Mass, appear to have been ex-
cellent. It is reported that over one
hundred horses have taken course Of
instruction in this school and have
been graduated, so to speak, with
high honors. Before receiving the
first lesson, each Of them threw up
his head and pricked his ears and was
ready to run upon seeing an automo-
bile approach, whereas after finish. ng
the course he couldn't be frightened
by the most freakish-lookiDg machine
in town. Now, of course, it remains
70 be seen how long these animals will
remember what they have learned at
school.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-20
A venomous Bird.

But one species of venomous bird
is known to the student of ornitho-
logical oddities, the rpir n'doob, or
"bird of DEATH" q feathered para
dox of New Guinea. It is not q
large or formidable looking crea-
ture, as one would naturally expect,
being scarcely as large as common
pigeon, but longcr and of more
slender build. 1t is of gray, glossy
color, without any special markings
except the tail, which ends With a
blood red tip. The bird is compara-
lively helpless, being able to fly but
a few feet, and can be caught with
out difficulty However, it is un-
necessary to say that its poisonous
bite causes the native Papuans to
let it severely alone. Persons bitten
by the creature are seized by mad
dening pains, which rapidly extend
to every part of the body. Loss of
sight, convulsions and lockjaw are
the other symptoms which follow in
rapid succession. The natives say
that there is not case on record of
survival of the bite, there being
no nntidote, death always ensuing
within the short space of two hours.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-20
Chinese Humor.

Wu-tiog.fang's chief purpose dur
iug his stay in the United States has
been to give Americans a better idea
OF mis- own people than they could
gain by observing the coolie class of
| immigrants that caused the enact.
ment of the exclusion law, and to that
end ne seldom declined an invitation
to address cultivated gatherings, al.
though Stimulating reluctance on 90.
casione only to acquiesce cordially
after making it appear that he was
not seeking the honor. Some time
ago he delivered memorable address
for the benefit Of one of the mission
churches at Washington, and at the
beginning Of his remarks, referring to
the part played by United States
Treasurer Ellis H. Roberts in secur-
ing his services as speaker for the
evening, Mr.. WI said
"When Mr.. Roberts came for me he
looked SO respectable that could not
refuse. You know in China We have
great respect for age." At this the
large audience INDUCED in shout of
laughter at Mr.. Roberts expense. 81
don't mean that he is so DID," con-
tinued Mr.. WI. SIT may be that he
is not much older than I am, but he
looked so respectable that I hgd 70
come with him.
At the time Mr.. WI might we'll
have told the following incident of
the committees visit to him. Casual
mention was made Of the fact that the
pastor of the church had recently re-
signed to enter upon new field of
labor on the Pacific cost.
"Why did he resign?" asked Mr..
WI.
Because he had received c..! 20
another church. was the reply.
"What salary did you pay him?"
-Four thousand dollars
what is his present salary?"
Eight thousand dollars"
"Ah," said the disciple of Confu-
cius, "a very loud CALL"
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EsImitatives Foreigners.

There are reasons to believe that
some Of our foreign customers and
competitors, notably the British, have
abandoned che policy of decryiug the
quality of American inventions and
manufactures and adopted the more
sensible plan Of recognizing all our
points OF superiority and epdesyoriug
to match them. In at least one line
OF manufacture the adoption Of this
shrewder policy has already had de-
cided effect in curtailing our exports
and may produce more serious results
A few years ago the foreign demand
for American locomotives was 80 wide
spread and increasing at such rate
that an immense export trsde in this
line was freely predicted.
The superiority Of our locomotives
was fully established and admitted
almost everywhere. American manu-
facture, therefore, counted on large
and steady increase Of foreign orders
for locomotives and prepared to meet
the prospective demand. We touched
the highwater mark of this export
trade, however, in 1900. During that
year we sold abroad 525 locomotives,
valued at s5, ,592, ,493.
During the fiscal year ended June
30, 1902, our. total exports of locomo-
tives amounted to only 365, valued at
So, ,257 1894. This was very heavy
falling off in two years, brit the most
serious feature Of the decline was the
fact that the heaviest loss of our loco
motive trade was in Europe where we
had hoped for such a large permanent
market.
During the fiscal year just preceding
the one ended June 80, 1902, we ex-
ported to European countries 1875 loco
motives valued at 50, ,236, 800. Within
one year this trade fell to nine loco
motives valued a, 800, 100, and dur
ing that year not single American
locomotive was sold in England, Ire
land or Scotland. Our sales increased
that year in Canada, South America,
japan and Cuba, and but for its gains
in those markets what promised but a
little while ago to grow rapidly into q
very important branch Of the Ameri-
can export trade would have dropped
almost entirely out of sight.
Some of our manufacturers of loco
motives are inclined to the opinion
that the British intended from the
start to use the engines bought in the
United States manly as samples, as
they have copied them 80 faithfully in
some important particulars and are so
we'll satisfied with the result that they
have ceased to buy locomotives in
this country.
If this is true the imitation will
probably continue, for the American
inventor and manufacturer will keep
his lead and his British competitor
will have to lay in new supply Of
samples before long Atlanta Jour-
nal.