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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
FINDING NATURES SECRETS.
One by One Science UnfOlds Their
Mysteries.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
What will probably be regarded as the
greatest of all recent physiological achieve
ments-the discovery of the secret Of nerve
life-was reported to the American Physio-
logical Society on the last day of the dead
year at Chicago. 1t was the result of in
vestigations by European and American
workers, although the credit for the most
recent discoveries and for the application
of the facts belong to this country. The
report was presented by DR.. Albert F.
Mathews, who has carried on his inquiries
under the direction of Professor Jacques
Loeb, of the University of Chicago. The
latter is the foremost laborer in the do
main Of physiogenesis, and has actually
produced a living organism by artificial
Methods.
Psychologists have been compelled to use
the vague and perfdious term vital prin-
ciple" in their efforts to explain the hidden
cause of the processes of the living or
ganism. Death has been described az the
failure of this principle or the going out
of the vital spark; but of the nature Of
the force which causes a voluntary muscle
to respond TO a mental impulse virtually
nothing has been known until recently.
1t had been learned that when a nerve i'm
pulse is transmitted it is accomplished
by a current Of negative electricity. Then
it was found that the substance which fills
the tube of motor nerve is a jelly which
has not yet "jelled." Some of the atoms
of this substance are charged with positive
and Others with negative electricity, and
the nerve is stimulated by the passage of
the substance from the liquid TO the jelly
stage. This change is the result of the
action of the atoms which bear negative
charges-that is, it is Produced by the
forcing together of the atoms. Anaesthetics
retard or prevent the nerve substance from
"jellying,' and, therefore, render them in
capable of transmitting impulses. So Goes
alcohol. and for this reason whisky, II
taken in time, prevents snake bite from
operating on the nerve structure. Snake
poison kills by causing the immediate coag-
ulation of the nerve substance. This is
a mere outline of the simpler part of the
discovery.
Professor Loeb has gone further into the
question of the nature of death from the
physiological standpoint. He regards death
not merely as a cessation of action, but
as a ~morphological process which may be
indefinitely postponed by the use of pOtas-
stun cyanide solution. This he has demon
strated in the case of sea urchin eggs, and
he has hope of being able to prolong hui
man existence after further experiments.
However that may be, there can be no
doubt of the great Importance of the dis
coveries outlined in DR.. Mathews's paper.
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the cyanide expert who built the mill and
was in charge of it refused to render such
reports of returns from his mill as the
manager demanded. He was simply let out
of his position and a more accommodating
man engaged.
FATE OF AN HONEST MAN.
Only a few weeks ago the papers Of a
large city adjacent to a mining center were
full of the accounts of the phenomenal finds
in a tunnel just being driven. Several veins
of high-grade ore were reported and the
find was heralded as one of the most i'm
portant in the history of the region. An
experienced and honest miner who was
working in the tunnel had occasion to visit
the neighboring city in question. He went
into the office Of one of the leading news
papers and told them that the stories they
were printing were greatly exaggerated.
that they had been wholly misinformed.
They were equally sure that the mistake
was on mis- part. He then offered to put up
a considerable sum of money toward an
investigation of the conditions, and this
proposition the newspaper men accepted. A
reporter was commissioned to go TO the
tunnel and investigate matters thoroughly.
He attempted to do so, but not being a
mining expert he had TO accept the state
ments of the people he interviewed. so that
nothing new was learned. But the miner
who wanted the false reports corrected
was deemed a traitor TO the region, and
upon his return was treated to a coat of tar
and feathers.
A mining company but recently investi-
gated by the courts and restrained from
doing business declared in it's advertise
ments that il owned a mountain of ore
1000 feet high, 1900 feet wide and 5000 feet
long, the average assay of the ore being
from $50 to s47 per ton. And working peo-
pie who had no experience in mining deals
and no knowledge Of conditions in the
region named, believed their statements
and invested hard-earned savings; at least
hundreds of them did, enough for the pur-
pose of the promoters of the scheme. The
actual facts in the case were that the
company had claims on a mountain range
that covered that amount of territory, in
which there was a vein possibly 200 feet
long and several feet wide, with an occa-
sional assay reaching the above figures,
while the average assay in this small body
of ore was from s12 to SIS a ton. On this
slight basis one of the most gigantic mining
frauds of the day was built and 1ourished,
for a time.
If the people at a distance from the min
ing centers of the country could realize the
remoteness of the possibility OF their ever
realizing a dollar on any Of the properties
which are foated outside these regions
they would be saved many bitter disap-
pointments, as we'll as financial losses, and
mining would be confined more nearly to its
proper and legitimate basis.
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Misguided MallOck.
W. l.. AIden's London Letter.

W. l.. AlQSu > III LCLIC1s
One of the oldest things of the day is Mr..
Mallock's conversion TO the theory that
Bacon wrote everything of any consequence
in English literature. and that he confessed
the fact in cipher. Mr.. Mallock used TO be
a man of decided wit; for, did he not write
THE New Republic" and a story of a
Positivist professor who was cast on a
desert island with a young woman? Where
is his wit now. that he should not be able
to perceive the wild absurdity of the cipher
theory? In his article in The Nineteenth
Century, he actually makes Bacon confess
in his wonderful cipher that he was the
author of writings that had no existence
until years after his death. Literary men
occasionally do extraordinary things, but
Mr.. Mallock's conversion to the Baconian
theory is the most unexpected and mex
plicable thing that has happened in a long
time. OF course. he will go on from bad to
worse. A man who believes that Bacon
wrote Shakspeare's and Johnson's and
Marlowe's plays. and a dozen other i'm
pCrtant things, and that he wOve a cipher
into these alleged writings which proves
anything that you choose to make it prove,
will undoubtedly become a Christian Scien-
tist. a believer in a fat earth and an advo-
cate of the theory that all Englishmen are
Jews of one of the lost tribes,
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A LOST ART.
~SaiImaking at Present Is an Almost
Forgotten Calling.

New York Evening Post.
Richard Hathaway, perhaps the oldest
sailmaker along the waterfront, in talking
over the gradual disappearance from the
sea of the old-time sailing vessels, as their
place is taken by steamboats,. gives an
alarming prophecy in regard 10 his one
time famous trade. In his opinion twenty
five years hence the art of s~ailmaking will
be unknown, since no more boys are ap-
prenticed to the trade nowadays, and the
old hands at the work are disappearing
at a rapid rate.
Fifty years ago." says this old man. as
he sits alone in his lOw-Studded loft with
it's whitewashed brick walls at the top Of
a building on South street, when the swift
packets Of the Black Ball line were sail
work for a vessel 10 get a berth at any Of
these docks. To-day, with about the same
number of docks, there are open spaces or
holidays everywhere.
"Sailmakers were men Of a very different
position in the old days. Each morning
they came TO the sail lofts with their high
hats, canes and kid gloves. None OF them
ever asked for a Job. Instead, thew were
at once recognized by the boss and begged
TO go TO work. Often when there was a
crowd of packets in port there was not
enough men to satisfy all the master sail
makers. Then the custom OF those who
fell short was to wait at the foot OF their
rivals stairs toward shutdown. As the jour
neymen came down from their days work
they were asked TO come TO another loft
to work until 9 o'clock.
THE pay was 81 for ten hours work.
To-day it has risen 10 s. for nine hours
work, but the demand for work has become
so slack that it is doubtful If any sail
maker along the front averages more
than $50 a day throughout the entire
year"
In 1850 there were upwards OF 80 lofts
in New York. all of them overcrowded with
work. To-day there are scarcely fifteen
and those lucky if they are busy half the
time. While there used TO be from 30 TO
so journeymen sailmakers. now there are
only the few old-timers that are left, and
no more boys serving their time. Like
caulking, rigging and sparmaking, the old
trade viii be forgotten before many years
have passed.
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The Vanishing Valet.
Philadelphia Times.

The valet as a figure on hotel registers is
growing rare. he was. at best. an exotic
in this country. and affected chiefly by the
suddenly rich" young men. who had read
of Wallets in books dealing with the lives
of the English nobility. Not that the valet
is not so numerous as formerly. but the
inscription on hotel books, Mr.. Blank and
valet" is nowadays rarely seen. The Wallets
lame is inscribed as if he were a real hu-
man being, which perhaps he is.
In al English publication of the eigh-
teenth century the duties of a valet are
thus naively set forth: The duties of the
valet are 10 wait on his master. He sees
that the gentleman's dressing room fire is
lighted in the morning; arranges the
clothes, which he has brushed. on a table or
chair. and places the linen before the fire.
Then he fills the bath. Sometimes the
valet shaves his master: he brushes his hair
and should be able TO cut IL every fort
night"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
Ants That Eat shoes.
Chicago y,

OIICdBO NtWs-
1t is said that in Rhodesia white ants
destroy boots and articles OF clothing left
on tables or hanging on nails. The fol-
lowing is from a letter received recently
from South Africa: ION awaking in the
morning you are astonished To see a cone
shaped object on the brick floor a short
distance from your bed with two holes at
the top. on closer examination YOU dis
cover that the holes have just the size
and shape of the inside of your boots.
which you incautiously left on the floor the
night before. They have given form and
proportion TO an ant heap. and nothing Is
left OF them except the nails, eyelets and
maybe part or the heels"
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lhey carried out this plan n compelled
the pTospector to accept the 5000 which
their option called for. The man Immediate
~ left the region and within forty-eight
hours the gold from this phenomenal vein
ran out. The man had sailed his property
In the literal sense and had succeeded i'm
bleeding five experienced mining men to
the tune of $1,000 each. Though not always
so easily done, the deceiving Of experienced
mining men by professional salters is no
uncommon occurrence. and it need hardly
be said that the tenderfoot is an easier
mark.
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Occasionally a tenderfoou succeeds in
making a fortune in the mining region. Not
long ago such a one came into a we'll
known district, found an apparently rich
claim and invested all that he had in it.
But the assayer, although doing business
for the leading miners and mining men of
the region, and with the reputation of being
one of the most reliable of assayers. was
in this case 'salted," and the claim turned
out TO be worthless. Then the men who had
cheated him came to him deliberately and
proposed TO help him float the property he
had acquired, in the East. He accepted
their offer and together they succeeded in
working the property off upon capitalists
at a distance, and he retired with a modest
fortune made in mining"
An experienced mining man found himself
with a very pockety and uncertain property
on his hands. but he owned other valuable
mines. He invited an editor TO place $1,000
in his hands for investment. The editor
was fattered by the offer and turned over
the money. A new correspondent was hired
for the paper at the instance of the miner.
He knew nothing of practical mining. but
he believed all that was told him. The
pockety piece of property was doomed.
the unwilling correspondent writing stories
of it's value for the paper. and the editor
publishing them without question. The
mine was hoated successfully and the editor
found that his modest sum of $1,000 came
back to him in the shape of $4,000. while
the owner of the property is said to have
netted several hundred thousand out of the
scheme.
I'm a mining region "all things are con-
sidered fair which HELM to advertise and
TO promote the locality. The exceptions
only go TO prove the rule. In one of the
large mills of a w~eli-known mining region
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TRUMBULL.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ITEMS

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ITEMS.
Owing to the accident sustained by
Pastor Thomas on June 2, the pulpit
was most acceptably filed by former
pastor Rev Nathan T. Merwin of Mil.
ford, who delivered an interesting SER
mon on "Faith." The rain fall just as
people were getting ready to start to
church prevented the usual good at
tendance.
The auditorium was we'll filled in
the evening with an audience which
greatly enjoyed the annual Children's
day concert by the Sunday school, Err
wins. Fairchild, superintendent. The
program was full, interesting and at
tractive. A unique feature was an
address by Horace L. Fairchild dealing
with some interesting "reminiscences
OF class in the Sunday school which
has enjoyed the service of the same
teacher for over SO years. A fact
which reflects honor upon teacher and
credit upon the school.
The usual services will be held Sun
day morning and evening.
Mr. Thomas is now able to be up and
out little each day.
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DODGINGTOWN.
BRIEF LOCAL NOTES.

i The Flat Swamp school closes Fri
day, June Ii. The school will 90 to
Putnam Park for picnic that day.
F. Peters of New York, who has
been spending several days at J. w.
Behn's, has returned to the city.
q. }. Linstrum of Danbury will hold
services at the schoolhouse in Flat
Swamp district, next Sunday morning,
at IL O'Clock.
Dodgingtown was we'll represented
at the circus in Danbury.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Miller of
Bethel passed Sunday at J. w. Behn's.
Mrs Miles Wakeley of Trumbull pass
ed last week, the guest of her mother.
Mrs Orpha Ferry. Her sister, Miss
Georgia Ferry, returned home with her
on Saturday.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13

Postmaster Sniffen has handed us
the following paragraph which is taken
from the Postof1ice Appropriation bill:
whoever shall hereafter willfully or ma
liciously injure, tear down, or destroy any
letter box or other receptacle established by
order of the Postmaster General or approved
or designated by him for the receipt or deliv-
cry OF mail matter on any rural free delivery
route, or shall break open the same, or will
fully or maliciously injure deface, or destroy
any mail matter deposited therein, or shall
willfully take or steal such matter from or
out OF such letter box or other receptacle, or
shall willfully aid or assist in any of the afore-
mentioned offenses, shall for every such Of
tense be punished by fine OF not more than
one thousand dollars or by Imprisonment for
not more than three years.
This paragraph became effective
when the President signed the bill,
and is now in full force.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13

While we delight in making our
Prescription Departments all that
public could wish, with the purest
drugs and strictest, we take no less
pride in our proprietary stock. We
specially recommend the great treat
ment for constipation and biliousness
embodied in Ramon's Liver Pills and
Tonic Pellets. 1t has been appro-
priately styled the "mild power
theory" and we believe it will event.
ually supersede the drastic liver pills.
25c. H. E. Mott, Newtown; S. G..
Bull & Co., Sandy Hook; w. B.
Hawley, Sherman; S. J. Parks, Trum-
bull; E. A. Honan, Gaylords-
Vile
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
GEORGETOWN.
CHILDREN's DAY CONCERT AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH.

CH1LDREN's DAY CONCERT AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH.
The Georgetown Methodist church
was crowded to the doors, Sunday ey.
enlng, the occasion being the annual
Children's day concert of the Sunday
school. The church was Handsomely
trimmed with potted plants and cut
MOVERS. REGULATIONS, dialogues and
songs followed each other in pleasing
succession. The literary program was
IN charge of Mrs c. A. Bennett, assist.
ed by Miss Fannie Perry. R. o. Ben
nett led the singing and Mrs foster
presided at the organ. The program
was as follows:
"Onward: Forward" chorus bv the
school.
Prayer, Rev r. J. Beach.
Responsive Scripture reading.
"Tis the Children's Day." chorus by
the school.
"Sunbeams," exercise by eight child
rem.
Dialogue, 30 Robin Dear" Wi1kie
and Ruth PATTERSON.
Dialogue, Goods Voices" Mabel
Dixon and Florence LaForge.
beautiful Flowers" chorus by the
school.
Dialogue, "Looking Edwards. Ed
18th and Harold Scribner.
"a Flock of Doves" exercise by II
girls.
Solo, Like Tiny Cradle. Barba "a
Jennings.
Recitation, ''Only Small Rows
Nathan Couch.
Motion song, infant class.
Our Flag" exercise by three boys,
assisted by four young ladies.
Recitation, "Grandma's Awaken
ing" Louise Banks.
10 Happy Hours" chorus by the
school.
Purity" exercise by three girls.
recitation, "a Puzzling Question, :"
Willie Lockwood.
Recitation, ''The Reason Why" Jen-
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13
G. s. Curtis is confined to the house
with his former enemy, rheumatism.

No home should be without Ramon's
Nerve and Bone Oil. It's friend in
deed in time of need. Csc. H. E. Mott,
Newtown; S. c. Bull & Co., Sandy
Hook; S. J. Park, Trumbull; w. B.
Hawley, Sherman; E. A. Honan, Gay
louisville.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13

There are more sufferers from consti-
patton than from any other enemy of
our race; there is long train of annoy
ing ills as direct result, and there is
nothing so effective in its treatment
as Ramon's Liver Pills and Tonic
Pellets. 25c., sample free. H. E.
Mott, Newtown; S. G. Bull & Co.,
Sandy Hook; S. J. Park, Trumbull; W.
B. Hawley, Sherman; E. A. Honan,
Charlottesville.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13
Mrs John Houlihan is quite seriously

Rev Mr. Linsley was reelected on
the standing committee at the dioces-
an convention in Hartford, Tuesday.
The total number of votes was 181,
and the following were elected men,
bers of the standing committee, each
having received over 81 votes necessary
to choice: Rev DR. Samuel Hart,
Middletown, 1858; Rev DR. Storrs O..
Seymour, Litchfeld, 1872; Rev DR. Will
liam Andrews, Guilford, lis; Rev
George T. Linsley, Hartford, 11O;I Rev
DR. E. S. Lines, New Haven, 1O7.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13

Boils, pimples, rough skin, ETC., can
no more exist where Ramon's Iron
Tonic is used than-well, it's the most
remote impossibility! This great
blood medicine separates the Impurities
from the blood and discards them
through the proper channel instead OF
through the skin. Large bottle 81.
H. E. Mott, Newtown; S. G. Bull
& Co., Sandy Hook; w. B. Hawley,
Sherman; S. ]. Parks, Trumbull;
E. A. Honan, Gaylordsville.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13

The Seaside club Of Bridgeport has
honored Charles B. Read, and at the
same time honored itself, by electing
Mr. Read president OF the club. Mr.
Read is son of the late D. M. Read,
and one of the most popular business
men in the Park City.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13

Ramons Nerve and Bone Oil, true
to its name, penetrates to the nerve
and bone, driving out pain and effect
ing miraculous cures in acute rheuma-
tism. 25c. H. E. Mott, Newtown:
s. G. Bull & Co.. Sandy Hook:
S. ]. Park, Trumbull; w. b. Hawley,
Sherman; E. A. Honan, Gaylords-
vile.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13

Two men from the military school
at Peekskill passed through Newtown
on Sunday, on their way to Woodbury..
They started from Peekskill on Friday
and had walked all the way, though
they had been delayed by the storm.
They frequently take these jaunts
through the country and seem to enioy
them.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13

We sell all kinds Of blood medicines,
but are frank to say that Ramon 3 Iron
Tonic gives results not even claimed
Tor the ordinary remedies. s1.OO. II.
E. Mott, Newtown; S. G. Bull & Co.,
Sandy Hook; S. J. Parks, Trumbull:
E. A. Honan, Gaylordsville; w. b.
Hawley, Sherman.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,

oTATE TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY. IS.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the
Co., doing business in the city of Toledo.
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will paw the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS Tor each and every case OF Oatarrh that
cannot be cured by the use Of Halls Oatarrh
Cure. FRANK T. OHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
[sEALl A. w. GLEASON, Notary Public
Halls CataTrh Cure is taken Internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
facessof the system. Send for testimonials,
Address F. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. O.
a Sold by druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the BEST
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HER SECRET.

"Does this pudding taste especially
good, or have I an uncommon appe-
tite?" asked the man. The woman
smiled knowingly. In making that
pudding she had used Vanilla Cry stalls
for flavOring.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13

THE JUNE ORALLY" PRAYER MEETING,
This meeting is to be held on Friday
evening of next week, June 20, at 7.45
O'Clock. The hour for all weekly pray
er meetings through the summer has
been made Is minutes later. with the
idea that this change might better
accommodate those who attend. Topic
for June 20, 1.-THE scene in the upper
chamber" Luke %: 7-39.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13

Why cough your ribs loose when one
25c bottle Of Ramon's English Cough
Syrup will relieve you? We have it,
and know what it will do. Try it.
H. E. Mott, Newtown; S. G. Bull
& Co., Sandy Hook; S. J. Parks,
Trumbull; E. A. Honan, Gaylordsville;
w. B. Hawley, Sherman.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13
Lost Hair

My hair. came out badly,
and was fast turning gray. l
tried Ayers Hair Vigor. 1t
stopped the hair from COM
ing out and restored the
COLOR Mrs. M. ID. Grav.
No. Salem. Mass.
81. AL druggists. &c. AVER CO.. Lowell, Mass.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13

Mrs Elizabeth Botsford returned to
her home at Botsford, last week, after
spending some time with her son.
Maurice Botsford, in Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13
THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
CHINA THROUGH WORKERS. EYES.
Mrs George H. Hubbard, who was
for many years missionary under the
American Board-in China, will speak
in the church Sunday evening, June
Is, at 7.30 O'Clock. She will tell how
the native Christian women try to help
their heather sisters out from their
life Of bondage and sin. A French
bishop of China recently said: "a year
now In China is worth 20 years later
on" This is a crucial time in the
"Flowery kingdom" and all will be
interested to learn how the work goes
there.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13

Foxes are helping themselves to Joe
BUYERS poultry, this summer, at a
great rate. They appreciate a good
tender fowl most any time.
The Newtown bee., 1902-06-13

black snake in her chicken yard, one
day last week. She succeeded in kill
ing it and found it measured five feet
seven inches.
Charles N. Harang lost a fine three
year-old heifer, last Sunday. The ami
NAL broke its leg and had to be killed.
S. j. French was in Bridgeport on
business, last Saturday.
Mrs Elizabeth Stevens of Huntington
arrived, last week, at Mrs G. McEwen
Beardsley's, where she will make her
home for the present.