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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-11
FISH MUST HAVE AIR.

A dispatch published in a city paper
few days ago stated that thousands of fish
had been killed in some of the lakes near
Warsaw by want of air. caused by the solid
freezing over of the lakes and the enforce
ment of the law against fishing through
holes in the ice. The State fish commits
sioner scouts the story and thinks 1t was
started to secure the repeal of the law
prohibiting fishing through the ice.
If the fish commissioner means to imply
that fishes do not require air to breathe
he is mistaken. They breathe the air dis
solved in water by means of their gills. The
oxygen consumed by them is not that
which forms the chemical constituent of the
water but that contained in the air which
is dissolved in the water. Fishes trans
ferred to water from which the air has
in which the air absorbed by them is not
replaced, are soon suffocated. They require
aerated water to maintain life. and they
take ii in constantly through their mouths
and expel 1T through their gills, retaining
the air. II follows that If the water in a
ldhc NC COAhpiClClJ Cut AIOHi COI-
tact with the air long enough TO exhaust
the supply of air. the fish in the lake would
die. 1t would take a severe and pretty
long-continued freeze to accomplish this.
but it might happen with a small body of
water, and doubtless has.
The commissioner says before any one
lived here to cut holes through the ice the
fish did not die for want OF air. Nobody
knows what happened before any one lived
here, but 1t is known that the Indians
fished through the ice. The practice has
never prevailed except the lakes. and
the small number of fish taken in that way
by hook and line are not worth considering
in connection with fish preservation. Sem
ing and dynamiting are the things that
call for prevention
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ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Markneukirchen. Germany, sold in the United
States last year $4,000 worth Of violins. $4,000
of bows. 10000 Of strings and $500 OF accor
dions and concertinas. All the raw material
for these articles is imported: the stock for
strings all comes from Russia.
An English journalist in Berlin declares that
the German crown prince is not his fathers IA
vorite son. and that one who has the
Kaiser with his boys doubt that he prefers
Eitel to his older brother. The crown prince
is kept very much in the background most
occasions
George W. Vanderbilt contemplates building
another model village near his estate at Ashe-
Vile, N. c. The village will be built about thirty
miles from Asheville and 100000 at least will
be expended the project. Mr.. Vanderbilt has
already expended about slo.o0o,O00 in western
North Carolina.
E. b. Taylor. who succeeded James A Garfield
as representative in Congress from the Nine
teenth district IN Ohio when Garfield was elected
President. has just completed the ffty-eghth
year of his practice of law. 1t is believed that
no other lawyer in Ohio has had many years
of active work. Mr.. Taylor lives at Warren.
Dan Halstead. the last survivor of the Indian
tribes that inhabited New Jersey is living
the life of hermit on the Morris river, near
grandson of a former great chief. His sole COM
panion in his solitude is mongrel dog. He
makes a living by fishing and truck gardening.
hotel proprietor in Lyons has solved, or
thinks he has solved. the tip question, so that no
longer will the patrons of his house be worried
by the demands of the servants when they are
about to depart. He simply adds 10 per cent to
the bill, and turns that part over to the help
among whom it is divided proportionately to the
Importance Of each
The late Prof Mommsen had horror Of auto
graph collectors. One day he received re-
quest from young whose father he highly
honored. Without replying to the sons request
he wrote long letter the father giving his
reasons for refusing his autograph in detail One
of these that the collectors made
notoriety rather than fame their standard the re-
suit being that professors ballet girls swindlers
generals and others mixed indiscriminately
in their albums. His letter, of course, found its
way promptly to the young mans album as a
grand trophy.
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Difficulty of Korean Language.

A capital story has been told by an American
missionary who has just arrived in London
from Korea. The difficulty of learning the Ian
guage OF that country is increased enormously
owing TO the large number Of words which,
with slight infexion of the voice. are used
over and over again with entirely different
meaning.
The missionary in question was preaching to
natives and assuring them that unless
they repented they would go to a place Of pun
ishment Amazement rather than terror was
written on the faces of his Oriental listeners
Why on earth if they rejected his advice and
refused TO repent. should they be dispatched
to the local postoficel
On another occasion a lecture was delivered
in the of which beautiful moral was
being drawn from the gay career of the tiny
butterfly which suddenly cut short in
the clutches of the spider. The smie however
fell somewhat short OF it's intended meaning
and it not until the laughter had subsidized
that the lecturer became aware that the victim
which had been Laundering amid the dainty
silken threads of the web donkey which
in the Korean language it appears. is synony-
nous with butterfy.-Boston Transcript
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Religious Notes.

About one-third OF the famous tribe of Sioux
Indians are Catholics.
The new standard Bible of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. with marginal readings, adopt
ed by the General Convention Of 1901 and issued
in the spring of 1902. is in by that body
Two hundred clergymen of Rhode Island, under
the leadership of Bishop McVickar. have come
TO an interdenominational agreement in regard
to celebrating the marriage of divorced persons
DR.. Lyman Abbott in his Letters to a Minis
ter in the Outlook says: Deal with all the
public issues of your time, but deal with them
exclusively in their relation the kingdom of
God"
The Dublin Qreland) Methodists. who have
been making successful efforts to clear the debt
from their new church in Lower Abbey street.
have received from Mr.. Carnegie grant towards
an organ for their mission hall.
Massachusetts, is the banner State for contribu-
tons to the American Board of Foreign Missions
yielding S242 52s Connecticut ranks second, con-
tributing s103 S26. Maine contributes s11 64s New
Hampshire s21 III. Vermont s21, 73S, Rhode Island
$40, CSC. New York $685. 954 Ohio 71s, Illinois
$50, $50. The total receipts were s719 49,
The vote on the proposition to change the name
of the Protestant Episcopal Church to the Cath
clio Church of America is significant. The vote
against any change Bishops, 81 clergy 1884,
Iaity, 92.055. The vote in favor of immediate
change Bishops, 22 clergy $40; laity. GA, $685.
The vote which favored an ultimate change but
did not desire 1t at this time, was: Bishops 12
clergy, $50; laity, 80 ,S42.
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For some weeks the Holy Roman Inquisition
has had the recent works of the renowned Roman
Catholic Biblical critic, the Able Alfred Loisy,
on its dissectins table. 1t is well-known fact
that Leo XIII perseveringly resisted the clerical
hue and cry for the condemnation of this most
illustrious of modern Catholic scholars. Plus Y,
many foresaw, seems less fitted to withstand
outside pressure. for his deep attachment to the
Bible as a manual of piety is wholly unrelieved
by critical knowledge. Certain II is that Rome
is about to issue an important pronouncement
through the holy Office, and perhaps through the
congregation Of the index but it is still doubtful
what precise form the condemnation will assume.
Probably a definite collection of propositions,
taken bodily from the Able Losy's latest de-
Tense, volume of epistolary apoogetics entitled
"Autour dun Petit Livre," will be branded as
heretical dangerous to faith and morals with
out. however, censuring the Able Loisy by name.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
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CHURCH AFFAIRS.
VIII BE Bible Sunday.

The American Bible Society will unite with
the British and Foreign Bible Society in the OBJ
servance of the centenary Of the British Society
March 4 1904 The worldwide observance Of
Sunday, March 6, 1904. Bible Sunday is pro-
posed. and a Joint appeal TO all denominations
throughout the world will be issued. The
British and American societies exist to translate
the holy Scriptures into various languages of the
world and circulate them without note or COM
ment free of charge in cases of necessity, but
otherwise at prices irrespective of the original
cost, which bring them within easy reach of the
poor. During the past hundred years it has dis
trbuted 1S0, 900 volumes in about $40 Ian
guageS, and at total expenditure of over s7o.-
000. 600. The needs Of the nations are said to be
still unsupped. If all the books the society
has issued could be distributed among man
kind to-day eight people would have to join at
each copy. and in each group of eight two or
three would not understand the language.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
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A BIT OF RECENT HISTORY.

We make history so fast in this country
that sometimes it becomes necessary to turn
back few years and read up. Persons
with moderately good memories remember
that about five years ago the United States
became mixed up in unpleasantness with
Spain, as a result of which we acquired the
Philippine islands. They were so far away
and separated from the mainland by such an
expanse Of water that most Americans had
never dreamed that Uncle Sam might one
day become the owner of them. and when he
did they experienced severe shock. They
thought If he swallowed those Islands and
attempted to digest them 1t would kill him.
Therefore, they demanded that he let them
go as soon as possible-give them to Japan.
trade them to Germany, swap them for old
junk, turn them loose and let them become
dereHct-anything to get rid of them. What
has become Of those excellent persons?
Perhaps most persons have forgotten it.
but history shows that in Boston an anti
imperialist league was formed which sent
out speakers, held meetings in different
parts OF the country and gathered sigma
lures TO protest against the adoption of the
treaty by which Spain coded the Philippines
to the United States. They lifted up their
voices and cried aloud: 1.-THE United States
can never pacify nor govern the Philippines;
let them CO." What has become of those
superior patriots?
The history OF the period shows that the
anti-imperialist league issued address to
the people of the United States. urging them
to demand that "our government shall take
immediate steps towards a suspension of
hostilities in the Philippines and confer
ence with the Philippine leaders" looking to
the hauling down of the American flag and
a withdrawal from the islands. In pursu-
ance of this idea 1T appears further that a
great political party declared the Philippine
question-that is, the surrender or abandon
ment of the Philippines. to be 'the para
mount issue of the campaign" and the par
tvs candidate for President Travelled up and
down the country making hysterical
speeches against ''militarism." The party
still exists, but il is trying to get together
on other lines than giving up the Philip
pines. The candidate has not lost his voice.
but he is no longer raising it against the
dangers of militarism. He has ceased to
predict the stationing of troops near every
large city to control elections and menace
workingmen. The immense army that he
saw in his minds eye has vanished into thin
air. and it is presumed he sleeps soundly so
far as that particular bugaboo is concerned.
History shows that all these things were
realities few short years ago. Where are
they now?
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Russia had exerted her influence to have
sible and that but for her influence China
would have opened more than two ports.
There have also been indications that
China's delay in ratifying the treaty was
due to Russian influence. 1t was ratified
by the Senate on the 18th of December last.
1t would be quite in accordance with Rus
sian diplomacy TO try and defeat the
treaty, though she would be careful not to
show her hand in the matter for fear of
disturbing the traditional friendship" for
the United States that we hear so much
about. Russian diplomacy admits of any
amount of duplicity and treachery pro-
vided it be not found out.
That the Chinese Emperor has finally
ratified the treaty shows that Russian in
fluence has not been able to defeat it, and
that China is trying by a liberal CONNER
cial policy to win some friends whose word
she can depend on and whose policy will
not be one of perpetual aggression. Thus
far China's title to Manchuria is recognized
by the whole world, though Russia has not
yet withdrawn from the province. as she
solemny promised to do on last Oct. s.
At present China has an undisputed right
to enter into treaty opening Manchurian
ports to the United States. If war should
come between Russia and Japan, and Rus
STA should prove victorious, thus confirm
ing and Tightening her hold on Manchuria,
IT.
which China has just ratified. The fact
that she has promised the United States
that in any case her commercial interests
shall be protected does not count for any
thing
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A BATCH OF LITTLE STORIES.
One of HaIe,s Stories.

Senate Chaplain Edward Everett Hale was
very much pleased yesterday with the cordial
welcome he given by men Of both parties.
In the course of conversation about Christmas
he related incident. He preached last week
in his church at Boston. In the course OF his
sermon he referred to three great anniversaries
during the month of December.
AT the close of my Sermon said the venera-
BILE divine "a young man from one of our Bos-
ton newspapers came to me.
" You mentioned three great anniversaries in
your sermon as occurring in the month of De-
eember.' said he. one of them was the land
ing of the pilgrims. The other was the shortest
day in the year. 1 have forgotten the other.
VIII you be kind enough to tell me what it
was?
I" 1T is the day. replied which is regarded
the foundation day of great religion and
of great Christian precept 1t is observed over
a very large portion Of the civilized world.
IF you think it of enough Importance.
young man., said l, you may include Christmas
in the three great anniversary days mentioned
in my sermon. Washington Post
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California and Texas combined, and has over
ten times the population Of Panama; an esti-
mate made in 1881 puts the figures at 100000
exclusive OF the people OF Panama Bogota, its
capital has been called "the Athens of South
America" Its population is 125. 900. The Ma
tional University is located there, and the city
has an excellent library Of $4,000 volumes. pic
ture gallery, observatory and number Of
learned institutions. Twelve days are required
TO get from the coast TO the capital One lands
at Barranqulla, at the mouth Of the Magdalena
river. goes up the river by steamer to Honda
592l2 miles from the coast; then by rail for
twenty-five miles to La Dorado. by mule jour
ney for forty-five miles to Facatativa, and from
there by rail again to Bogota. twenty-four miles.
-HarPer's Weekly.
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AN IMPORTANT TREATY RATIFIED.

A dispatch from Picking announces that
the Chinese Emperor has ratified the
American and Japanese treaties OF COM
commercial interests for the United States.
and may have a bearing on the pending
controversy between Russia and Japan
The treaty is a sequence OF the interven-
ton of the powers during the Boxer war
in $780, and especially of the friendly offices
exercised by the United States in securing
for China more favorable terms from the
powers than she could otherwise have OBJ
tanned. Taking advantage of her friendly
disposition a treaty was negotiated which
not only opens to us two ports never before
opened to the outside world. namely. Muk-
den and An-Tung. both situated in Man
churia, but binds the Chinese government
to carry out an extensive plan Of fiscal re-
form which will greatly facilitate trade
with the interior. One feature of the plan
is the abolition of the likin, an oppressive
internal tariff tax which has long consti-
tuted the greatest barrier TO the opening
up of China TO the trade of the outside
world. The likin is an arbitrary customs
charge, levied at intervals along the in
land trade routes, and by the frequency of
its enforcement has amounted to an extor-
ton that has practically rendered the de-
velopment OF internal trade impossible
The new treaty provides that in return for
an increased duty to be collected at the
port of entry China shall abolish all likin
dues internal customs stations and har
riers. and every form OF taxation on Amer
lean goods. mus greatly facilitating their
movement to the interior.
AS stated above. the ports of Mukden and
An-Tung. now opened in addition to others
previously opened. are situated in Man
churia. Pending the ratification of the
! treaty by the Senate Ii was asserted that
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Looking for Millennium.

1t is a thing to discover minister of its
faith who has been thoroughly trained in the
doctrines of the church losing himself in the
meshes of Chiliasm; but Rev. Paul Johnson. of
Columbus, o., has been caught and is preaching
strange doctrines. He looks for the coming of
Christ in 1914, and for the end of the world
in 2914. He formerly Polish Jew, and
suffered persecution because of a change to the
Christian faith. He later became member
of the joint synod Of Ohio. from which body he
has been suspended. 1t is another case of look
ing at all scripture truth through the glasses
of few favorite texts. and there are features
about it that invite pity rather than contempt
The Iiith eran
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Alter fifteen years OF cruel suffering. Mrs.
Florence Maybrick will probably be released
from her English prison this spring The
fact that she will regain her freedom in
comparatively good health does not detract
from the disgust and horror with which all
Americans regard this exhibition OF the
astonishing workings of the British law
On the most fragile and insufficient OF cir
cumstantial evidence this devoted wife was
convicted of numbering her husband. and
sentenced to be hanged. The sentence was
passed by an extraordinary judge. who
''rSssed against her like an excited prosecut-
ing attorney" and practically commanded
the jury TO find her guilty. Horror-stricken
at the brutality OF the sentence the people
prepared a monster petition containing 90
ooo names. but this only resulted in her
sentence being changed TO life imDrlson-
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As to SIeds.

Why call them ''bob-sleds?' 1 understand
that a 'bob-sled'' is body. or plank mounted
two short sleds called ''bobs.'' one Of which
is dirigible. but why ''bob?" However let that
sleep. The thing is that boys have sleds
in this weather. bob no bob. A new sled in
the market has become popular that the en-
tire stock has been exhausted. Dealers refuse
to take orders for delivery under three months
when the demand will cease There are five
sizes of these sleds. and the cheapest is 81 So
Gemnettyl When boys a soap box on
a pair of runners tired with bit OF iron barrel
hoop regal splendor. Nowadays an ordinary
sled. carrying three. brings So in the stores
There was more fun in the soap box because II
home made.-New York Press.
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Why He Was Reckless.

Surgeon Brice, of the White Star liner Ger
manic, has crossed the Atlantic sO4 times, trav-
cling altogether $500. 900 miles. This hale man
of seventy-seven years is the senior ships sur
geon of the world. Surgeon Brice believes that
every man should shave himself. He has, for
some reason, contempt for BARRIERS, and to
account for this contempt he tells innumerable
stories that reflect on BARRIERS invidiousy. The
other day he said: In some old-fashioned Eng
lish shops BARRIERS fined sixpence every time
they cut a customer. The last time got shaved
it was in one of these old-fashioned shops. The
journeyman who looked after me told me about
the rule. but the last word was hardly out of
his mouth before he gave ugly cash on
the chin. There goes sixpence, he said, laugh
ing he mopped up the blood, but don't care
a rap how many men 1 cut to-day. found a
haIf-sovereign this morning New York Trib-
une
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Mule SuppIants Coat.

A novel method is employed by the local lodge
Of Elks TO dress the hardwood floor of their
apartments in the new Fulkerson building. A
white mule is attached to three heavy grind
stones laid fat on the floor From their center
is a large horizontal projection. on the end of
which is a heavy weight. placed that it tits
the stones and causes them to rotate when they
are dragged. The floor Is well covered with
clean sand. For two days the white mule has
dragged his burden over the smoothing surface.
The lower grindstone is already nearly worn
away by the process. If the towns stock of
grindstones holds out the Elks expect to have
their floor in fine shape for the big doins next
week. The mule is receiving consideration as a
proper substitute for the regular lodge goat.
Trenton (Mo) Tribune.
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Too CircumstantiaI.

Whenever 1 hear man who is very careful
of the details Of his evidence" said A. S. L..
Shields. the criminal lawyer of Philadelphia,
1T am always reminded of the experience of a
certain friend of mine. and watch to catch him
tripping The friend L refer to had been to
either the lodge his club that night, and
when he came home in the wee sma' hours he
thought he could allay the suspicious of his wife
by asking a very prosaic question. So when
he entered the house he called up stairs:
Z" Jane. is there any milk in the houses?
Yes DEAR the wife replied there is some
in the pantry
:" rs it tied up in anything, said my friend,
a bit uncertainty, 'or is it just lying around
loose? philadelphia Ledger.
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Misspent Youth.

Spencer found his principal recreation Of a
frivolous kind In playing billiards, game in
which he never attained than moderate
proficiency. 1t is related that once, being in
want Of opponent, he invited youth who
happened to be in the billiard room Of his club
at Brighton to play hundred up. The philoso-
pher had four strokes in all and scored two.
while the youth out. Spencer. at this abrupt
termination Of the game, put away his cue with
great elaboration and then. addressing his oppo-
nept, said: "A moderate degree Of expertness
in game Of skill is agreeable and even credita-
BILE; such dexterity you show is evidence Of
a misspent youth. Good afternoon. "-Chicago
News
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Senator Burrows. Of Michigan, came walking
up Fourteenth street carrying a plant. Senator
Mcmillan, dead, met him at Pennsylvania
avenue.
Where have you been Burrows?" he asked.
'Over TO see Secretary Wilson at the Agricul-
tural Department" Burrows replied.
And, what did you getg'
oh" said Burrows. they gave me this pretty
plant for my wife. 1t the only thing they
had that was not in the civil service New
York World.