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Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-23
other appropriate designation, and they would give work enough and of important kind for Cabinet officer.

The increase of 12, ,000, 900 in the popula- cheering fact in view of the famines which have occurred in that country and are cer- tain to reeur. During the last thirty years more than 10, 900, 600 people have died from famine in India. For one half of that period the remedial measures were spasmodic and of little service under the present efficient system of relief the deaths will be fewer, and population will increase more rapidly. That the rates both of reproduction and of mor- tality are high is shown by the high ratio of children to adults. There are 123, ,00O, ,OOO of adults above twelve years of age, and 67, 900, 900 of children under twelve, the proportion being one hundred adults to fifty -four chil- dren. Unfortunately the registration of vital statistics was introduced into India so late as 1865, so that there has hardly sufficient length of time elapsed to produce accurate results. But some rough estimates have been made which are interesting, though they lead to no precise conclusion. In the Northwest ern provinces a census taken in 1872 showed an increase on the population of 1865 at the rate of ffty-two per cent. per annum, but this increase is probably in part attributable to more accurate registration, while the fam
 inc of 1868 must have affected the normal growth of the population in parts of the province In the central provinces an annu- al increase of thirty three per cent. was shown by the census to have taken place between
 1867 and 1872. In Burmah the population is
 believed to have increased thirty per cent in
 the years 1862 to 1872
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-23
Wednesday Morning. Nov. 2s, 1881.

THE LIE GIsLATlVE CLERKsHIPS.
 The contest over the clerkships in the new Legislature is the most interesting affair that has come to light in connection with that body. All the Republican newspapers in the State are taking part in the discussion of the matter, and most of them are decidedly against the ''holding-over schems.'' The clerks who hope to retain their places are sending out circulars, and members of the Legislature are asked to pledge themselves to stand by them. The new candidates who have arisen are also at work and doing their best to make things lively.
 As we have previously said, we see no very good reason why the present clerks of the to their places indefinitely. Their duties are not hard to become proficient in, and they themselves are not strictly necessary to the proper performance of legislative work. New men would fill their places quickly and well. And while there is no very good .eason why they should be allowed to continue in their present positions there are good reasons why they should not The clerkships have been an excellent training school for young and
 
 of the State have profted by the valuable ex- perience gained while serving as clerk of the Legislature. Under the system which has been followed a clerk has had three years' term, and a new man has come into the office of assistant clerk of the house every year. If this system is continued many young men will have chance to learn great deal about legislative and political work that will be useful to them and to the State. If it is not continued valuable school will be practically closed Is 1t worth while to close this school just to favor the present clerks
 The Bridgeport Standard, in an article on the subject, speaks its mind freely and fore july. It says: ''We regard this scheme as purely selfish and inexcusable. As other clerks have gone out without whining and made room for the present set, they in turn should step out when the time comes and give others a chance to gain the cash and the valuable experience which the office gives. We hope, therefore, that if last years clerks persist in holding on to their places, all of them will be superseded and three new men be selected for their places. If these men grasp for more than their share we hope they will lose what they are now sure of if they will act decently in this matter. These positions stand on different basis from ordi- nary political offices. They are not sought for as means of livelihood, but merely to bridge over present exigency."
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-23
ANTI-MONoPoLY.

A sign over the door of a Chicago uptown establishment reads, "Carpenter's shop gobs done here"
 Women love trails because it f1atters them to have something after Philadelphia Chronicle -Herald.
 One is beer mug and the other mere bug. The conundrum is of no importance. -Cdnebridge Tribune.
 It takes just three people to keep secret properly, but two of the three must be dead. -Ne0 Fork Egening Post.
 A Maine minister has just preached ser mon which local paper compares to "a jackscrew raising earth to heaven"
 It seems that competition has forced the really worth body's while to cut his nat ural ones.-BurlingtOaa HGsokeye.
 Silver dollars with holes in them are pain fully numerous, but they are not half so painfully numerous as holes without any sll- yer dollars around dthem.-PhilGdelpltiG Nesos.
 It is useless for physicians to argue against short sleeved dresses. The Constitution of the United States says: "The right to bare arms shall not be infringed. "-BmfdlO Er- press
 Guest at health resort complains of his room not suiting him. Gentlemanly mana ger-Sorry sir, if you can put up with it TOT oay or two III let you nave sunny room on the next floor. Guest-Gentleman leaving? Gentlemanly manager-Living !? Oh, yes sir-at present, but we'll express him home before the week is out"
 Dr. Risley, of Philadelphia, speaking of the condition of the eyes of school children, says: 'Hypermetropic eyes are more nu merous than both myopio and emmetropic j; that next to myopic astigmatism, distinct le- sions are most prevalent in eyes with hyper metropic astigmatism.' D From this it ap- pears that ''the eyes have it"-but what it is they have is conundrum to us and we re- gret that they have it.-No7Tistooon HerGld.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-23
Price Four. Cents.

! spise the worm. Indeed, not only is it use- full in creating the mould which makes the earth, but 1t helps also to preserve for man the memorials of the past. It's mission is to cover all naked surfaces with its ejecta The earth which passes through it's intestinal canal is rendered soft and fertile, and covers and preserves whatever it is deposited upon Treasures of ancient art and architecture, the monuments of by-gone ages, the tombs, tablets and memorials of the past are pre- served by the labors of the worm. The bur jed treasures which Layard, Benzoni and di Cesnola have brought to light would have perished forever had it not b en for the earth worm. Of course, this little creature has not been the sole agency in adding to the bulk of the earth; the sand storm, volcanic matter, and the dust from the interstellar spaces, have all helped to cover the remains
 of the great cities and the public and private works Of the ancient empires. But the most potent preservatiye agency has been the soft covering of vegetable mould contributed by the despised worm.
 This useful little creature is bi-ssxual. It ! can scarcely be said to have senses, for it cannot hear sounds, has no sense of smell, and has just enough consciousness of light to wish to get away from it. Fishermen will be glad to know that it can have very little senslb1l1ty to pain indeed, much of the food It consumes is as indigestible as the fish hooks upon which it is so often impaled I6t, Wlthout Draln, nervous system or senses, this low and apparently degraded organism manlfests intelligence when new conditions of life demand the application of new meth ods in procuring it's food or prolonging it's existence. s.s - Lhe discovery of the value of the worm in the scheme of evolution Git is not scientific to say creation) is another instance showing the changed point of view which scientific men. are taking of the origin and destiny of the human race. The tree does not grow from its roots downward, but from it's roots up- ward. The origin of our life dates back to the savage past, and not from a blssful Eden. Our gratitude for the good things of
 this world is due to the worm, and not to supernatural providence Our ancestors were not the gods, but the beasts, and our
 main dependence for sustenance, strength
 and life IS not upon unseen spiritual agencies,
 but material condition of a very inferior
 sort Edgar A. Poe has written that 'an
 angel throng" looked on at drama
 The play was the tragedy of Man,
 And the hero the conquering Worm.
 But it is the worm that is the victim in the
 tragedy. Man is the conqueror for he lives
 by the toll and death of the most despised
 object known to humanity
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-23
Great Smokers.

The Hollanders are more given to smok- ing than any northern people-'dreamlng with the eyes open" The boatmen of the Treschkrit, the aquatic diligence of Holland, measure distance by smoke; from one place to another, not so many miles, but so many pipes. Entering the house, your host offers you 8 cigar, often insisting on filling your cigar case upon leaving. Some go to sleep with pipe in their mouth, relight it on walk ening in the night, and in the morning before sterping out of bed. Diderot says. "A Dutchman is living alembic" The cigar is not the companion of incidence, but the stimulant and aid to labor. Smoke is called their second breath. A Frenchman tells the story of rich gentleman of Rotterdam, Van Klaes, surnamed Father Greatpipe, being old, fat, and great smoker. As a merchant in India he had amassed for tune. On his return he built a palace near Rotterdam, in which he arranged, as in a mu- scum, all the models of pipes from all coun- tries and of every time This was open to strangers to whom, after his display of smoking erudition, he gave 8 catalogue of the museum, bound in velvet, with pockets of cigars and tobacco. Mynheer Van Klaes smoked 150 grammes of tobacco per day, and died at 98; from Is years of age he smoked 1883 k1ogrammes, making an uninterrupted black line of tobacco of 20 French leagues in length. When but a few days remained to complete his 9Sth year he suddenly felt his end approaching, and sent for his notary 8 smoker of great merit, and said: My good notary, fill my pipe and your own I am about to die" When both pipes were lighted Van Klaes dictated his will celebrated over Holland.
 After the disposal of the bulk of his prop erty to relatives, friends and hospitals, he dictated the following articles:
 T desire that all the smokers in the coun- try shall be invited to my funeral by all pos sible means newspapers, private letters, cir culars and advertisements. Every smoker who shall accept the invitation shall receive a gift of ten pounds of tobacco and two pipes, upon which shall be engraved my name, my arms, and the date of my death. The poor of my district who shall follow my body to the grave shall receive each man every year on the anniversary of my death, 8 large parcel of tobacco To all those who stall be present at the funeral ceremonies, make the condition, if they wish to benefit by my wi1l that they shall smoke uninter- ruptedly during the ceremony. My body shall be inclosed in case lined inside with the wood of my old Havana cigar boxes. At the bottom of the case shall be deposited a box of French tobacco, so called caporal and 8 parcel of our own Dutch tobacco At my side shall be laid my favorite pipe and box of matches, because no one knows what may happen. When the coffin is deposited in the vault every person present shall pass by and cast upon it the ashes of his pipe"
 The will was carried out. The funeral was splendid, and yelled in a thick cloud of smoke The poor blessed the memory of the deceased, and the country still rings with his fame
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-23

The subject for debate in college society at Toronto, Ontario, the other night, was thus stated: That the statement that Cana dian loyalty to the English throne is no sen timent, but an enduring principle, is erro- neous."
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-23

Se1f-lined. WOol-lined and Silk lined, made to order in the most perfect style, from $15, $2O, $25, $50, $35 and $40.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-23
HECKER'S
 Baking Powder

Bi- carbonate of Soda, or, in other words, Els a Pure Cream Tartar.
 Baking Powder, free from alum. terra alba, or any other in- furious substances. find the "RoyaP' Ba king Powder to consist of Cream Tartar and Bi-carbonate of Soda, with the addition of sesqui-carbonate of ammonia As regards the carbonic acid gas, which believe to be the only efficient constituent in the use of these powders, find it to be developed in practically identical amounts in each. The ammoniacal gas Cbetter known to the public as it is found in hartshorn- or in smelling salts) obtained by the introduction of sesqni carbonate of
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-23

In the full court of queens bench at Mon- treal it has been decided that Orange associa- tions come under the Lower Canada statute prohibiting oaths of secresy, and are, there fore, illegal. The case grew out of the action of the Mayor of Montreal, who ordered the arrest of the leader of an Orangemen's pro- cession on July 12, 1878. The mayor was subsequently, sued for false arrest. The de- cision is a complete vindication of his course.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-23

SaurnaI alto Courier.
EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY CARRTNGTON & CD.

No. 400 State Street, Courier Building
 JOHN B. oARRrNaroN. EDWARD T. o1RRuNeroN. JOHN B. oARRINeToE, sR
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-23
AMMONIA
 IN THE ]" ROYAL" BAKING POWDER.

do not find in practice to produce any good effect in raising the bread, and should not therefore, consider it's presence as desirable. If, then, we accept Dr. Love's standard of commercial value, these two powders are both worth 50 cents, with the additional advantage of purity, or freedom from ammonia, on the part of " Hecker's Perfect Baking Powder"
 We feel called upon, in justice to ourselve- and the public to give the above facts, as the article denominated tsKitchen Economy was published apparently as disinterested infor- nation, intended for the public good, where as in fact it was an advertisement of the Roy al Raf Pc,,rr
Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-23
The following was published in the N. Y Tribune, Sn. 26, 1881, and other papers
 KITCHEN ECONOMY" EXPLAINED,

In answer to the article denominated '' Kitchen Economy" which has recently ap- peared in the New York Tribune, and vari- ous other papers, and to satisfy the public that our Baking Powder is what we represent it to be, we directed Prof. Henry Morton, President of Stevens Institute, Hoboken, N. J., to purchase ln the open market and anal, yze samples of 't Royal'' and " Heckers Per- feet Baking Powder" and his report is as fol- lows. CT find the
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-26

have contributed more to the success
of the party, and no class are more
deserving of that recognition due to
merit and faithful service.
Among colored journalists are men
of learning, of known integrity, whose
ability and capacity for the civil SER
vice demand the highest considera-
ton OF the incoming administration.
Except it be Ex-Gov. Pinchback,
not one of these meritorious, hard
worked and earnest Republicans has
been mentioned for official preference
by those (whoever they may be) who
assume the role of demanding patron
age. Honor should be given to whom
it is due, and it would be but just to
these faithful advocates and defenders
of the party to be rewarded With
out speaking disparagingly of others,
there are no truer representative men
than the veteran journalists, P A.
Bell, J. D. Bagwen and VIM. FL. Day,
OF the secular press, and B. I. Tanner
and R. L. Perry, of the religious
press. These gentlemen all have
more or less executive ability, with
the addition of age and experience SO
much needed in the public service.
There ale younger men in the fra
ternity, not less fit than those named
above, who would fill any position en-
trusted to them with honor to the
government and credit to themselves.
In the forthcoming harvest of public
patronage, colored journalists should
look to the filing of their own empty
gamers in preference to those less
worthy.
MERIT.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, 2, %, 81.
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A Colossal Fraud

Is the Characterization which has
been applied to the book sale at
Coverings, 16 East State street, THE
idea of selling four and five dollar
books for a dollar! And giving peo-
pie rosewood pianos, solid gold
watches, oil paintings and elegant
sllverware for nothing They can't
do it. The thing is a fraud They
haven't got the books This talk
about 10000 books being on sale is
all nonsense. This Lowering and his
crowd are set of New York sharpers
who have come over to hoodwink the
people and defraud them Of their
money. They haven't got encyclo-
padias and dictionaries for 81, and it
is only foolish people who believe
they have. And as to this Lowering
having given away 100000 dollars
to book-buyers, it is preposterousl "
So we were told /; and SO we believed.
But we have been there we've
examined the books and seen the
presents. We have seen the crowds
OF happy purchasers and looked into
Coverings way of doing business.
Stop in and do likewise. 1t don't
cost anything. 43tf
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A Word for Colored Journalists.

EDITOR SENrINEI-Much has been
said and written of tie propriety that
some colored Republican should be
invited to place in Gen. Garfeld's
cabinet. The suggestion is just and
yroper, eminently democratic, and
worthy of the progressive spirit of re-
publican institutions; but it should ap-
Div to all other branches of the civil
service. The object, however, of the
writer is to call the attention of our
many Warwicks . to the claim of
colored journalists to official recogni-
ton. No class Of colored Republicans
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-26
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1881
PERSONAL.

WHITELAw REID is getting bald
JAY GOULD says that New jersey
will, in time, contain a greater popu-
lation to the square mile than any state
in the Union.
SENATOR YoUNGBLooD is one of the
best takers in the Senate.
SOLOMON EDDY is the name of Phila-
delphia's wealthiest colored man. The
assessed valuation of his real estate
is $394,6O0
SPEAKER VAN DUNE is one of the
most affable men in the House of
Assembly.
SENATOR SEwELL makes his last ap-
pearance in the Senate on Tuesday.
After that he will go to Washington,
SO as to be in his seat at the organi-
zation of the United States Senate.
SOME people are unkind enough to
say that Governor Ludlow's veto of
the Cornish bill was occasioned by
Cornish's support of Fitzpatrick last
fall.
SENATOR TAYLOR has more visitors
at the Senate Chamber than any
senator except Sewell.
GARFIELD hasn't backbone enough
to put Bruce in the cabinet, but ii
won't do Garfield any harm to let
him know that we would like him to
do it.
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OHIT-OHAT.

Runor had better look out for it's
funny-man or he will be scalped. By
the way, didn't Fred Hayes write that
article on the Ozark Side of New
York }" He has had experience
enough to do it.
Hartman Seeley is the name of a
Philadelphia young man who has
recently electrified that staid old town
by a crusade against gin-mills and
rum shops.
We wonder if Jay Gould owns a
controlling interest in the National
Desiccated Cocoanut Manufacturing
Spice and Produce Shipping Com
pany."
Ninety-seven newspapers owned
and controlled by colored men in this
country. Nine-tenths of them have
been started during the last ten
years
It looks very much as if sensible
colored people have for once made
themselves felt and sat on that Ma
tional Convention.
George Beard has withdrawn from
the Chicago Aduocate and the name of
the paper has been changed to the
COnserudtor.
"The Trenton, New Jersey, Sentinel,
speaks of this paper as the admir-
able Mobile GAZETTE. This compli-
ment comes from q source that we
are proud of, for the Sentinel is an
ably conducted journal Mobile Co.
zette.
Will somebody in Gotham rise up
and inform us who Charlie Claggett
is?
Will the Washington man, who,
every week, "swipes" the Pope oil
the face OF the earth take notice that
the people have not yet discharged
The SENTINEL.
We read none of our exchanges
with more interest than we do the
Washington Advocate It is one Of
the Oldest and strongest among the
newspapers published by colored
men.
We will have to decline "Annie's
proposition. We can't pay for poetry
We will be pleased to receive hel
contributions, however they help
make weight when the paper-mar
comes around.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-26


No Postponement-Eleven Nations signify an
intention to be Represented.
New YORK, Feb. 25th-Claims have
been made and strongly urged that
the time for the preparation of the
Worlds Fair in 1883 is too short, and
in support of this claim am told that
a score or more of the States and Ter
ritories which now hold biennial ses-
sions will not meet again till next
Winter, and that after that it will be
too late to make appropriations. I
do not know how many of the COM
monwealths have prepared for this
financial contingency, but I do know
that the Secretary of the commission
told me, the other day, that all talk
of the necessity of postponement was
absurd, because everything in con-
nection with the fair of '93 is year
in advance of preparations for the fair
of '76 at the length of time from the
opening.
Eleven foreign governments have
thus early given notice of an intention
to participate England, France,
Spain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark,
Austria, Turkey, Greece, Venezuela,
Guatemala. Germany and France, in
particular, not to mention other ma
tons, will certainly make a far more
creditable showing here than that
which hardly did more than misrep-
resent them at the Centennial.
Yours,
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Employment for all.

$1,000 made in 80 days. We want
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ticulars of a business in which money
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Announcer emit.
LEWIS.

We beg leave to announce to gen.
tlemen intending to attend the Fifth
Animal Reception of the Eclectic
Club, that we have had manufactured
expressly for this occasion a beauti-
full lavender-tinted silk party necktie,
called the Eclectic Tie" which we
are selling at fifty cents each.
RICHARD A. DoNNELLY,
Taylor Opera House.
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The Latest Novelty.

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