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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
To Kill Worms.

An electric current has been used by Hugo
Helberger, engineer. of Munich, to clear fields
of worms and noxious insects. He was not the
first 10 experiment in this direction. Several years
ago an attempt made in Frieburg, Switzer-
land, TO destroy the phyloxera by means OF
electrically produced ozone. but II was not COM
nerciaIIy successful A little later, in 1901 an
Italian, Palumbo Domenico, devised a method
of killing insects by causing them to complete
an electric circuit with their bodies. In spite OF
this previous work Herr Helberger stumbled ac-
cidentaIly his method. which he discovered
while at work the experimental drying by
electricity of an ingot mold built directly on the
ground.
After the current had been turned on for a few
minutes Mr.. Helberger remarked that out of the
ground adjacent to the mold worms were COM
ing hurry scurry, if pursued by some unseen
antagonist and doing their utmost to flee from
the disturbed locality. He also observed that on
passing from one clod TO the next they were
thrown back. rearing up contracting con-
vulsively.
In his opinion these actions on the part of the
worms could only be attributed the influence
of the electric current In fact, they ceased
when the fow was shut off.
Following up these observations Mr. Helberger
undertook several tests calculated to prove or
disprove his theory Among others he buried in
metre thick and connected 1t with one pole Of an
electric conductor carrying current of 10 volts
Upon turning on the current the results of this
arrangement far exceeded what he had CHANGED
to observe in connection with the ingot mold for
within a radius of two metres every worm or
insect, till then snugly ensconced within the lap
Of friendly earth. came to light and hurriedly
sought fight to find places of safety which
were, apparently, only attainable beyond the
electrified circle.
Carrying the idea further. he increased The
electrified circle by planting other brass cleo
trodes in the-earth. and in shorter time than IL
takes to tell IL freed the surrounding terrain Of
all that It contained in the nature OF crawling
or creeping things. In itself the current is small
or weak. only the tension be high.
These experiments open TO the thoughtful mind
a wide field. II the practical application OF the
electric fluid TO the earth should work such won
ders upon uncultvated ground, what might not
be the benefit which would accrue TO agricul-
ture In general II applied upon a vast or at least
more exte nded scale? Surely. he thought a
plant. the roots OF which free from attack
by worms. snails, beetles and what not must
thrive and flourish far beyond one which was
continually under tribute 20 these subterranean
depredators.-New York Herald.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
THE HEARST ROOM.

Washington dispatches say that Demo-
Gratis arriving there from the interior are
surprised at the strength of William r.
Hearst's boom for the presidency Prob
ably this is because Hearst himself is in
Washington, and. as his boom emanates
from him. the nearer one gets to him the
bigger it appears. Out in the country
where the voters live, nothing is known of
the Hearst boom, except as one accidentally
encounters some of his literature or as
some club society organized in his inter-
est and supported by his money declares
for him.
His boom points one or two morals In
the first place. it shows that the Demo-
cratic nomination for President is regarded
as anybody's Prize that can capture it. 1t
is like a derelict at sea, drifting around
till it makes an accidental landing or a
maverick among branded cattle, which be-
comes the property of tho first person that
puts his brand on it. Hearst saw it was
anybOdy's race for the nomination, and so
ne started his boom. 1t is the first time in
our history that any man has been the orig
inal discoverer of himself as a presidential
quantity. and has tried to force himself on
a political party without having previously
rendered any conspicuous party service or
given the least evidence OF possessing any
qualifications for the office. The case OF
william J. Bryan comes nearest to furnish
ing a parallel. but before trying TO initiate
mis- example Hearst should have remem-
bered that he failed. No person would think
of trying TO capture the Republican nominal
ton for President by such methods as
Hearst Is using.
From another point of view the Hearst
boom illustrates the power of money and
the value of advertising. There is story
OF man who tried to lift himself over a
fence by his bootstraps. though it is not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
Electricity. in steel Making.

In any summary of the causes Of our success
in steel manufacture great stress must be laid
upon the early and multiplied adaptation of cleo
tricity a motive power in the thousand and
one uses to which 1t has lent itself admirably.
Among other applications. that come to mind
there the overhead travelling electric crane;
the electric charging machine that picks up a
box containing ton of mixture thrusts 1t into
the furnace, empties and withdraws it; the cleo
trio conveyor; the electric elevator for loading
the blast furnaces; the electric buggies that re-
ceive the heated ingot after il has been lifted
from the soaking pits and it down the
mill; electric machines for pushing the blooms in
end of the furnace, and electric tongs for
gripping them and pulling them out at the other
end. These few Of the uses of electricity,
to say nothing of pneumatic and hydraulic pow
er that. conformity with similar exhibitions in
genuity, forethought and administrative skill in
mine. ship and railroad have enabled our manu-
facturers to sell three pounds of steel for 2
cents" while paying the highest wages in the
world TO labor and returning the princeliest of
fortunes to capitaI.-Scientihc American.
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lessons HIS INCOME.
Theater Fire Cuts on Gen. Lew Wal
Iace's Royalties.

New York Letter. Jan. Z.
Three well-known Western men of letters
have been operating In New York Of late
with more or less activity-Gen. Lew Wal
lace. Opie Read and Hamlin Garland As
Mr.. Read would say, 1 name them in the
order OF their years and virtues. General
Wallace came-so the dispatches reported
at the time-to undergo a surgical opera
ton for one OF the most popular and fash
ionable of modern maladies. But his war
worn, grizzled front" when l saw him.
gave never hint OF troubles behind the
scenes and no shrewd advertising surgeon
has figured in the local press as yet In as
ISOLATION with the vermiform appendix Of
the veteran author of "Ben-Hur."
With the temporary abandonment Of the
Klaw & Erlanger production of the play
based upon the novel. an Abandonment
made necessary by the IroquOis Theater
disaster, General Wallace finds Pactolian
stream of royalties suddenly running dry;
but the sales of the book are large l am
told. and he has already made a handsome
profit from the dramatization.
The cessation OF royalties does not dis
turb him 50 much apparently, as the dis
covery that the camel I'm the cast mas of
late shown a hopeless disregard OF the rO-
mantle atmosphere, not 20 say moral les
son which General Wallace originally slip
ulated should be kept at all times as clear
consideration OF the box Office" The beast
behaved outrage0usly during the closing
nights of the New York run; and General
Wallace Is understood TO have admitted az
the Century Association that, If ne had the
book 10 write again. in the light OF what
he has learned this winter about camels. he
would be satisfied with the Roman trirene
and would omit the ship OF the DESERT.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
Getting Out of Bed.

Don't jump UP the first thing your eyes are
open. Remember that while you sleep the vital
organs are at rest. The vitality is lowered and
the circulation not strong. sudden spring out
of bed is shock to these organs especially to
the heart as it starts to pumping the blood
suddenly Take your time in getting up Yawn
and stretch. Wake up slowly. Give the vital or
gans a chance to resume their work gradually.
Notice how a baby wakes up. 1t stretches its
arms and legs. rubs its eyes and yawns and
wakes UP slowly. Watch a kitten wake up. First
it stretches out one leg. then another. rubs its
face rolls over and stretches the whole body
The birds do not wake up and fly as soon as
their eyes open; they shake out their wings
and stretch their legs, waking up slowly. This is
the natural way TO wake up. Don't jump up
suddenly, don't be in such a hurry, but stretch
and yawn and yawn and stretch. Stretch the
arms and legs; stretch the whole body. A good
yawn and stretch is better even than a cold
bath 1t will get you thoroughly awake. and
then you will enjoy the bath ali the more.-Medi-
cal Talk
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
American Use of Electricity.

America leads the way in the applications Of
electricity In his presidential address to the In
stitution Of Electrical Engineers Mr.. Kaye Gray
mentioned pate-glass works in which there
were four generating sets Of 1900 kilowatts each
and one OF $50 kilowatts. There were also twenty
motors of $50 horse power each and twenty of 200
horse power Another concern using electricity on
a large scale collery which possesses a
plant OF $500 kilowatts capacity and comprises
forty-four mining locomotives and seventy-five
miles OF underground trolley wire. The dominat-
ing factor in regard to the employment OF cleo
trio power is, of course that of efficiency COM
pared with cost. Mr.. Gray made a comparison
between the Carnegie works and Krupp's. at
Essen. AT the Carnegie works." he said, "elec-
tricty is used for almost everything requiring
power. 1t is stated that in the Homestead steel
works, of Pennsylvania, by the aid of electricity,
1900 make much steel is made at
Krupp's with 1900 men."-London Telegraph.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13

After a search of more than a month for the
fortune believed to have been left by John E.
Hughes. an eccentric bachelor who died in No
verlber after years spent in the Maiden lane
diamond business the authorities have found in
q safety deposit box books showing deposits OF
more than SIS. 900 in eighteen savings banks
Deeds also were recovered showing that Hughes
possessed real estate Of considerable value.
So far as the custodian OF the property has
been able to learn, Hughes never gave his bust
ness associates the slightest intimation as TO
family affairs. and it is likely the fortune will
revert to the State in the absence Of heirs
Hughes died without telling his attendants OF
his secreted valuables. and the money was
found through a search Of the banks following
the finding among the dead mans effects of
keys which appeared to fit safety deposit boxes
New York Letter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
A Japanese Myth.

Just now, when Japan is uppermost in the
public mind, it is interesting to find this curious
version Of Through Looking Glass" hailing
from that land. The story is, in the main. fol-
lows A native picks up travellers mirror.
Never having seen himself, he is amazed to
recognize his own father In comes his wife,
wondering what her husband is looking at so
earnestly seizes the mirror. and beholds a
'.woman''-a rival who is she, say? She is
ugly enough at any ratel' is the wife's angry
o,itburst. 1T is my fathers portrait" replies
the husband. Nothing, however. will dissuade her
from what her own eyes have seen; words grow
hotter and the mirror is finally carried to a
priest. Both wrong" declares the holy
man. go home and make amends A miracle,
truly This picture Of some unknown man of
God 1 myself must retain" The idea is naively
quaint, for Il bears with 1t that touch of ma
ture that makes the whole world kin.''-Boston
Herald.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
Man Must BE Crazy.

'Some queer and startling evidences Of insan-
fly are brought out in trials for lunacy," said
Representative Johnson, of South Carolina. II
remember that Dutch farmer living near my
home became very much alarmed at the rapid
manner in which his giving away his
hard earnings, and he attempted to put stop
to it by having his son declared compos
1nentis At the hearing the father was asked
how long he had believed his insane
About year. was the reply.
land what caused you to first notice his
queer behavior?
a. He fined the church
What else did you to you to doubt
his sanity?
+" why, sir, John give the parson whole load
of hay and five bushels OF potatoes. He's crazy,
just as sure as snakes and ought to be locked
up
There being no stronger evidence than this,
the young Dutchman was permitted to resume
the mana cement of his own irs."-Washing-
ton Times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
Sort of Solved Mystery.

Detroit has a suburban grocer who is some
thing Of joker, and, having bought crock OF
butter of Uncle Reuben a few days ago, he
slipped a fve-pound stone in the empty crock and
exhibited it to the farmer and said:
Uncle Reuben, I've known you for the last
five years. and I'd have sworn that you Were an
honest man. I'm sorry to this"
"Wall, that half solves the mystery" replied
the OLD man as he picked up the stone, hefted it
and looked it over in a puzzled way.
What mystery?' queried the grocer.
''Three or four days ago a strange dog came
along by our place, and my son Bill heaved this
rock him. The dog and the stone disappeared
like a flash, and though Bill hunted around for
half an hour he couldn't find either. can't say
where the dog got to. but the rock must have
come down on this crock Of butter and sunk 10
the bottom, out of sight."-Detroit Free Press.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
Every one interested in the matter OF
sane living must wonder at the things
the average person drinks. It's a ques-
ton whether people seek to save time
by drinking foods or are merely crafty
ing their taste. Half hour passed at
any well-p9tronized soda fountain viii
show the great majority to be INDUCING
I'm egg mixtures, others in which
fruits. ice cream or other food Is placed
cup OF rich chocolate IS a small meal.
It's a wonder people live at all. considering
the insanity displayed In eating and drink
ing. As for the craving for novelty. the
average person will eat or drink anything
he has never seen, tasted or heard OF be-
fore. Expert and lightning mixers OF
drinks count that day lost whose low
descending sun sees no new drink achieved
They add the name 20 their list. and every
other person jumps at the chance 20 taste
this new mystery. The good part OF IL is
that so many live through Il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
A BATCH OF LITTLE STORIES.
Cat Rats n Mousetrap.

cat owned by the manager of an English
restaurant recently noticed mouse which had
contrived to find its way into a cupboard among
a lot OF wine glasses. Evidently the cat saw that
TO capture the mouse in that retreat would be
somewhat difficult task jumping on the top
Of the cupboard. from plate there he gently
precpitated piece Of cheese on the floor and
waited. For over an hour the cats eyes were
glued on the decoying morse and not in vain. At
last the mouse could resist the temptation no
longer and made rush for the cheese. when the
problem which the cat had seemingly propounded
to himself found a solution and the mouse was
caught-Chcago News.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
Turned the Tables.

Washington friend of Joseph jefferson tells
of the neat way in which the venerable comedian
once reproved some thoughtless matinee girls.
Ii appears that after a performance in Chicago
one Saturday afternoon the manager pre-
vailed upon to take back of the scenes several Of
Chicago's most attractive girls. who had wit
messed Rip from box.
'Oh, Mr.. Jeffersonv' exclaimed the prettiest Of
the girls, I'VE enjoyed your performance so
much; but, do you know, we could hardly hear
a word you said"
The comedian smiled good humoredly We'll, 1
should say that was strange" replied he, for
distinctly heard every word you young ladies
uttered. New York Tribune.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13

Philadelphia Record.
Praise is sweet" remarked n certain
toiler. yet IL seems 10 be against the rule
of many business houses. Perhaps they
fear youn demand raise IL they COM
pliment your work. Why. even a man
friend of mine. who is engaged in window
decoration. says he wants TO be told II
his work is satisfactory. lie dreams OF il
all night, when IL does Mt give him a night
mare, and ne works at IL an day. lie longs
60 be told when IL IS effective. but he has
10 be content with the fact that. as he puts
II, he'd be fired If IL were not satisfactory.
other dainty things. and also Arrange them
for display. i long for praise when I
feel that my labors have been crowned with
success. But. alas my firm also pursues
the clam pOliCy-perhaps IL Is the best policy
In spite OF the fact that I'd work the skin
of my fingers TO try 20 exceSd my beat
work II only that were praised.l =
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
Electricity as IA Medicine.

An instructive instance of the OF electrical
effects in legitimate way for treating diseases
Is described in recent issue of the Lancet Lon
don The practitioner made of the high
frequency alternating currents TO cause electrical
osmose by means Of which drugs were introduced
into the tissues OF the diseased part. In % per
cent of the OF cancer treated the treatment
was successful He has come TO the conclusion
that radioactive salt OF strontium induced into
the tissues by cataphoresis by hlgh-frequency
currents would prove a panacea for all forms OF
cancer.-New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
A Chronic ObiectOr.

Booker T. Washington. speaking recently of
the many objections which negroes raised to an
industrial education when it was first attempted,
told this story:
You know" said he, there are always per-
sons who object. like the old colored deacon
down in Alabama, who hindering the growth
Of the church to which he belonged by protest
ing against every move for progress. Finally a
special prayer meeting was held over him, and
brother prayed that Brother Simon might be
purged Of wickedness, his heart be swept clean
of SIM and that he might then be taken into the
New Jerusalem
And then Brother Simon arose and said: /
objec' to that New York Times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13

Anyone who reads the Southern news
papers can have no doubt that Georgia has
entered on an unprecedented era of pros
perity. Not only have her old resources
been developed, but she is starting many
new industries. The most recent boom
news is that of the discovery of gold in
paying quantities. The State is also be-
coming the center of the mule trade, and
Missouri knows how important that is. 1.-The
new South is a giant awakening from a
protracted lethargy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
USES OF ELECTRICITY.
Lights Caught Signals.

During a recent exercise with searchlights on
a warship it was noticed that one of the lights
suddenly began to flicker. Close attention was
given TO 1t, and it found that the light
was recording OF the signals of the Morse
alphabet. Subsequently it was ascertained that
two other warships were exchanging signals at
the time by wireless telegraphy, and this light
intercepted one of them because it he pened to
be lin tune with the wireless apparatus. The
ship that caught the message was not in sight Of
either of the others.-Baltmore Sun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13

The vexatious delay caused by the army
secretary of war by a decision covering
all the contested points. The little ceme-
terry will be cut out of the purchase en-
tirely, all the land owners will receive the
option price, and if Mr.. Roberts demands
more his land will be condemned. The
only result of his demanding more than
the option price will be to cause delay by
legal proceedings, and in the end he will
only receive the option price.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13

From Salt Lake City comes a story which
is intensely interesting, If true. A pigeon
fell exhausted on the steps of a house, and
on being examined tiny band was found
ON it's leg with the inscription. ~. II. X. jr,
II. NJ. S. Alliance" Since the English
battleship Alliance is now on the Asiatic
station, the bird is supposed to have flown
across the Pacific Its feathers were caked
with salt, but this is not remarkable in
such close proximity to Salt lake.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13

Mrs. Russell Sage presented the pupils of
the Pascal Institute with some fOrget-me-
not calendars which must have cost 1863 for
the lot. Following the announcement that
Uncle Russell has left Wall street. this
story makes one suspect that he, too, has
decided not to die rich and dsgraced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
Vivid Imagination.

Hayward Henline-If I had my choice in
stead NV dis panhandlin game, I'd like ter own
a whisky distillery. six saloons an a red auter
mobile. an nothin' ter do but smoke cigars, mix
up in politics an live eighty years
Lowered Socks-Say, Hen. yer wonder! Wild
dat imaginashun NV yours you orter bin poet
Judge
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
Art i'm One Lesson.

Van Dyke instructing in the first princi-
pies Of art.
1T is very easy he declared; you simply
paint the country green and the town red
With tug at his patented beard he congratu-
lated himself on the clearness of his formula.
New York Times
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13

Japan evidently wishes to create arti-
fetal scarcity of camphor and derive a
war revenue from her monopoly. The
greater part of the worlds supply comes
from Formosa, which was ceded to Japan
by China in 1896. There is no blockade in
Eastern waters yet. but Japan has for
hidden the export of this article. Every
war or rumor of war creates a scarcity in
some staple article and has bad effect on
the market
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13

rible grief on learning the result of his
carelessness appears to bear out this idea.
Many think he should not have been in
dicted for murder, but that his case should
have come before the Juvenile Court. The
boy bore a good reputation. and his life
will be ruined by a long Reform School
sentence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13

A brewing company OF this city seems to
have devised a rational and effective plan
OF consuming. or rather of entirely pre-
venting smoke, by a simple contrivance for
causing complete combustion. Large coal
consumers would do well to investigate 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-13
Southern Ingratitudc.

Savannah veterans OF the Confederacy refused
10 send a wreath OF laurel for the grave of Cen
Iongstreet. contrary 20 their custom when lead
ing Confederate generals have passed away. The
refusal based on the charge that General
Longstreet disobeyed General Lees orders at
Gettysburg. The episode 'sveals the sort or
southern feeling which l. ngstrcet had TO face
the last forty years of hi, iife.-sprinshed Re-
publican