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Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19
Mrs. mackey's Jewels.
A Million Dollars Worth of OrnR ents-
 The S3GO,0OO Set of sapphires.

A Million Dollars Worth Of Orna ments-
 The $3GO,0OO Set of SaPphIres.
 Paris Cor of the Chicago Inter-ocean.I
 recently had the pleasure of examining one of the finest collections of jewels outside of royal treasury that exists in Europe, and which belongs to an American lady. Mrs. J. W. Maekey. Many of the stones are unique, and the ornaments ia general are character izsd as much by the artistic beauty of their workmanship as by the splendor of the gems. Foremost in the collection shows resplendent the famous set of sapphires which attracted so much attention when exhibited by the ieweler Boucheron at the Parisian Universal Exhibition of 1878. It is valued at $500, 900, and comprises the diadem, bracelets, ring, earrings, and necklace, with large pendant. The necklace is double, the upper row being 8 band of large square diamonds and sap phires, fitting the throat closely, while the lower row, wide arabesque of the same stones, supports the pendant. This last is composed of one enormous sapphire, peerless in color and in water, and set in large dia- monds. This stone is of the size of 8 pigeons egg, out transversely, a perfect oval in shape, and is valued at $3O. 1000.
 Next in beauty and value come the pearls, the set including the necklace. bracelets and diadem. The necklace has five rows, the pearls in the lowest row being of the size of the largest huckleberry, and those in the up. permost one being bigger than large pea Each pearl is perfect in color and in shape, the strings having been composed with the greatest care. The diadem is of an arabesque pattern in diamonds, surmounted with five graduated pear-shaped pearls, the central and largest one being an inch and half in length. The bracelets are formed each of
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19
JANUARY SALE.

We have time and space to give only few random quotations, showing what we are do- ing to make things go this month. Most of the reductions are necessary in order to force out the balance of our stock. Others are not necessary, but are made to enliven the sale, to please our customers and to bring in the cash.
 Examples A Az. inch bleached Pillowcas- ing for 9s yard, a 10 4 bleached sheeting of one of the best makes for 25c yard. All cotton goods at correspondingly low figures. Oalicoes 1-2c, full standards Sc, wide csm- brics 12 1-2c makes for loo. Seersuckers that wcze-94c-fcx 12. ~Indigs s>-JaEd wide fine heavy Cambrics, regular 25c goods fer 12 1-2. 6This last is an immense bargain). Cloaks and Sacques reduced very heavily, goods must be seen that the prices may be appre- ciated. Ten and fifteen per cent. discount on Colored Dress Goods. Fine French Wool en Stockings for children, former prices 50c to $1, all put into three lots at 25c, 35c and 500. Six and eight button length Mousque- tAire Kid Gloves all colors and sizes 92c; and hook Kid Gloves (the improved hook) at 88c and 98c. Lined Mousqnetaire Kid Gloves that were $2.25 only $1,5O now. An excellent 3-button Kid Glove for 45c. Cash mere and feeced Lisle Jersey Gloves 20c, 25c, 38c and 4oc, all goods that were much higher. Our Black Silks have been so very cheap lately that it is not really necessary to give any discount on them, but we will let out during this month ''our own" special brand of American Silk (the one we have had such success with for four years) as follows: the $2.oO grade for $1 90. the $1.75 for $165, the $1.5O for $1.4o, and the $1.25 for SLIP. On the Saccarappa Black Silks we shall not change the prices, but till 31st January vii take per cent. of each sale. Thess may
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19
Remarkable parrat.

At Windsor, Vt, in the possession of Colo nel M. K. Paine, there is a parrot whose story may be interesting to the boys and girls who read this journal It is a gray African parrot, and at the time it was purchased in Boston WAS warranted to say a hundred words. But now he goes far beyond that, and has learned to vary sentences to suit the occasion. In the morning he greets the family with good morning-pleasant morn ing" and then, if no one pays any attention to him, he repeats it, in gruff and impera- tive voice, until he gets response. He imi- tates every sound that he hears, even the tones of the voices of individuals. so that the members of the family in another room are often puzzled. His cat fights are wonderful limitations. He picks up snatches of tunes very easily, and learns to whistle whole tune s with good expression. Every luxury he calls 8 peanut. One day he lost a peanut through the wire floor of his cage. He tried in va rious waysin vain to get hold of it, and after storming around his cage, he came as near to it as he could, and in 8 wheedling tone, said Good morning, peanut. Don't you want to come up?" He is fond of playing with an almond, using it boy would ball, throwing it up and shouting, "Hello," or "Oh!" if it happens to hit him on the head As he throws it he calls out, Hello, peanut. !" At night the canary birds cage is put on the table by him, and he comes down from his perch as close as he can and calls in a tender tone, 'tPoor little pussy" That is his term for any pet. He often whispers in a conf dential tone, and laughs at his own joke. He says: "How do you do? What ails you?" etc. He has great deal of curiosity about the telephone, answering ''Hello!" and often calls out, ''What's the talk?" He likes to have his poll scratched, and in 8 cracked voice rings all sorts of changes on the sen- tence, ''Do you want mother to scratch your poll?'' He was heard to say to the cat, Poor, little pussy, do you want me to scratch your poll?" He remembered tae family that he lived with formerly, and calls their names ana says, "Where is the little boy? Has he gone to school?" He let out the fact that he had been accustomed to be punished. Sometimes he bites the wires of his cage, and makes them ring, and shouts, Naughty, naughty polly! Do you want the stickI'' When he is punished he cries, ''Get out! Go awayin and stands on one foot, and, holding up the other, turns 1t over and examines 1t. He shows great deal of curiosity about what happens in the house, and one day watched the opening of box, and said, What are you doing?" He calls himself pet names such as Polly Wolly.'' You Rascal I" 'You old scalawag, Polly" In a thunder storm he WAS frightened and at very loud clap he jumped on his perch, and in human, frightened tone cried out: t'What's the trouble?" These are only few specimens of the words and sentences that he has acquired, and he is constantly learning and is often overheard practicing the words by himself. No idea can be given of the wonderful variety of ex- pressive tones that he employs. His range is beyond that commonly used by ordinary people.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19
RTnNKT IS THE TIME ' |IIIll >1, ITO CURE CURE

It is at this when the pores open freely and the perspirstion is abundant that Dtsdguring Hu- mora Humiliating Eruptions, Itching Iortures Salt Rheum Eczsma, Psorssis Tetter. Ringworm, Baby Humors, Scrofula, scrofulous Sores, Abcesses and Lischarging wounds and every species of Itching, Scsly and Pmp'y Dis of the Skin and Scalp most speedily and economically cured by the Cuti- Reneoies
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19

look small reductions on silks perhaps, com- pared with what one often sees advertised, but they have the advantage of being eENU-
 NE reductions on goods already the cheapest in the market. During this sale also our en- tire line of $I.OO Colored Silks (without ex- ception) will be sold at soc. Many special reductions will also be made, which we can not enumerate here. Our entire stock of Knit Goods has been marked down. Alot of Hoods, all kinds of odds and ends at 25c are a bargain. Jackets, Leggins, &c., all reduced.
 Turkey Rcd Damask 60 inches wide at 42c. The best value we ever offered in Towels at 12 1-2 and 25c. These latter are especially deserving of notice. Scotch Table Napery at prices that none can beat. For Scotch Lin ems it is surely best to go to Scotch firms store We are nearly cleaned out of Blank cts but have made some almost absurd prices on some of the small remainders, and we have two cases coming in some t1me this week that will be offered at prices that will aston ish the most experienced buyers. All our Mems Winter Underwear is reduced, all our Scarfs are cheaper. We have some marvel ous bargains to give in broken lots of Half Hose.
 We have no space for further enumeE ton, but would only say in conclusion that if you see any apparently low price quoted on anything elsewhere, come and see what we are selling it for before you buy.
 We don't mean to carry over any winte goods It is always remarked of our store how fresh everything always looks. The se- cret of that is THAT WE KNOW HOW TO CLOSE OUT.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19

Sparta, Georgia, with only one thousand inhabitants, has two rumsellers. who pay $75O apiece for licenses. Queer inhabitants there must be in Sparta if two rumsellers can make money supplying them with rum and pay $75O each for the privilege.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19

A bill has been introduced in the Ohio Senate which provides that every payment, conveyance, mortgage, assignment, or other transfer made, and every judgment in con- temptation of insolvency, with intent to pre- fer one or more creditors, shall be fraudulent and yeid as to any and all other creditors.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19
TIT IS FACT.

Hundreds of letters in possession (oopies of which may be had by return maID are our authority for the assertion tht skin Scalp and Blood Humors. whether Scrofulous, Inherited or Conta0ioua, may be permanently cured hy Cuticura R. msdies, the new Blood Purifier, Diurejic and Aperient, in- ternaly aud 'uticura and Cuticors Soap, the great Skin Cures and Seautifers, externally, in half the time and at one half the expense of any other remedy,
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19

According to Judge Pershing of Philadel- phia the base ball player is not laborer with in the meaning of the statutes giving laborers 8 preference over the creditors in the distribu- ton of an insolvent estate
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19

Robert Harris, the new president of the Northern Pacific railroad, is described as very able railroad man. He first became conspicuous as manager of the Chicago, Bur lington and Quincy railroad, and has been for several years vice president of the Erie railroad. Hope he'll have better luck than Mir. Willard has had.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The estate of man who died in 1900 is approaching final settlement in Philadel- phia. This Is pretty quick work even for a Philadelphia lawyer.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19
GREATEST ON EARTH,

GU rIoURA REMEDIES are the greatest Hlodioines earth. Had the worst of Salt Rheum in this country My mother had it twenty years and in fact died from it. believe Cuticura Woulo hay raved life. My arms, breast and head covered for three years, which notbiL relieved cured until used the CutiouEa ResoVent internally, and Cuticura and Cuticurs Soap externa ly.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19

correspondent writing from Cairo de- soribes an ostrich farm in that neighborhood The owner began four years ago with twenty four birds, and has now two hundred and ten Each full grown ostrich yields yearly nearly seven hundred francs worth of feathers The hen lays about forty-eight eggs; about one fourth are bad, and of the remaining three dozen half are left with the bird and half are matched artifcially in warmed cases of sand covered with flannel. The difficulties in this process are in keeping uniform heat and in cracking the shell at the right time and place. The most disagreesble work is plucking the feathers. Three Arabs can hardly master one bird.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19

Senator Roar's electoral count bill, which has been passed by the Senate. fixes the time for the meeting of the presidential electors on the second Monday in January next follow ing their appointments. It provides for the determination by each State, at least six days before the time fixed for the meeting of the electors, of any controversy concerning the appointment of such electors; and declares that Congress shall be in session on the sec- ond Wednesday in February succeeding the meeting of the electors to count the votes. It also provides that objections to certificates of the electoral votes must be made in writ ing, signed by at least one Senator and one member of the House of Representatives,
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19
GREAT BLOOD MEDICINES,

The h4lf has not been told to the great curative powers of the CUTICURA REMEDIEs, hsva paid hund1e of dollars for medicines to diseases the blood and skin, and found anything yet to equal the Cutcura Remedies.
 CHARLES A. WILLIAMS,
 Providence k, L
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19

In the Louisiana Methodist church confer ence the other day the venerable Bishop Kavanaugh came down heavily on a good brother who was for condemning the use of wine in celebrating the Eucharist. Brethren should be on their guard, the bishop remark ed, against the ill-considered zeal that runs into fanaticism. "Wine," he went on to say |, ''has been ordained to be used in the sacra ment of the Supper of Faith by the Lord himself. The Lord made wine also, and it was pronounced good wine. It has been claimed that the wine Christ used and spoke of was not 8 fermented, spirituous liquor, but there is not 8 shadow Of evidence to that effect. There is no shadow of doubt that the wine of Scripture was the fermented juice of the grape" The bishop continued that he was as fully alive as any man to the evils of intemperanee, but was Opposed to that blind zeal without knowledge that would banish Christ from the temperance so- cieties"
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19

Another cherished delusion is gone, says the Pal Mall Gazette. Everyone has hither- to imagined that the Eslkimo were diminu- tive men, with enormous appetites, and most travellers have brought back reports that they were not particularly truthful or hos pitable. But all these notions have been completely upset by Dr. John Rae's lecture at the London institution. He distinctly denied that the bodies of theEskimo were any smaller or their appetites any larger than those of other people, and as for their moral character, they really seem to possess many excellent and even episcopal virtues. Dr. Rae asserts, from the experience both of himself and others, that the Eskimo are much ''given to hospitality" Then. too, with very rare exceptions they are the Husbands of one wife," and, what is more remarkable, the men never beat the women, and the women never beat the children. And, lastly, Dr. Rae declares them to be ''most truthful re- latsrs'' as well as ''acourate observers''
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19

Reports from the champagne district in France indicate that the production of the past season has been very much better than that of a year ago. equalling in quantity, though perhaps not in quality, the rsmarka- ble vintage of the fall of 1881. But, although there has been large stock of this fine wine secured, there is not much chance that the acquisition will be followed by decline in prices. Fearing that the supply of grapes might not equal their anticipations the great wine houses entered into the market, bidding against each other for the early gathered viutages, thus forcing the prics up to an un. usually high leVe!.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19

Among the aspirants for the office of gov ernor of Washington territory, which is soon to be vacant, Is a Mrs. Dunoway, who is said to be a capable and excellent woman, and is recommended for the office by Senator Dolph of Oregon. The territorial legislature has lately adopted woman suffrage. and this action encourages Mrs. Dunoway to hope for the appointment. But it is not probable that the president will appoint her.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19
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Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-19
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-26
DOUGLASS AND LINCOLN.
"reminiscences OF the Little Giant and
the Fail splitter. 49,

Rcr. John FIk.
"Know Douglass-Stephen AT Yes, in.
deed. | knew him when lie was a young
man. He had just opened a law Office in
Jacksonville, ILL.,, and I was studying with
him. One morning as I came into the OF.
fee Douglass stood with a letter in his
hand, and was gazing at it intently, think.
ing about something. He broke out
finally with: 4 have just got a letter from
Vandalia, saying tina. they are going 10
elect an attorney general day after tenor.
row. II I had a horse and a little money
I would 90 down there aud see II I couldn't
get it. Fandslia was then the seat of gov.
eminent; and was IS miles from Jackson.
vile. l told him, "Well, there's that old
gray horse Of mine, and I've got about S.,
and If that will do you any good you're
welcome to the horse and money, File
thanked me and accepted the offer, &c
catch your horse aud I'll co. So I got up
the horse and Douglas started. liz had
about twenty miles to go before lie struck
the prairie, and then there was twenty
miles Of straight prairie. lie had to ride
through this in the darkness OF night, bu;
he wanted to: get into Vandalia, as soon
as possible. Well, he not only gotthere,
but be got elected. It was the frat office
no ever held. After that be kept rising
from one position to another, Just like 10
many steps going upstairs"
This incident OF Douglas early start mt,
urally brought up the rame OF Lincoln, go
closely associated with hal Of Douglas.
"Lincoln? I was a member Of the Leg.
islature two trims with him. He was from
the adjoining county. He had served one
term already when | took my seat. / re.
member tho first time l saw him.
thought it was the most awkward, uncouth
Young fellow ! ever saw. He aroee in his
seat with come document in his hand, and
as he addressed Mr.. Speaker and held the
paper aloit in a bony hand attached to a
long, ungainly arm, his whole manner was
such that I wondered to myself what in the
world that county was thinking OF to send
such a fellow to the Legislature"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-26
Clefeymen W no Tjpnle.

e. Jamats Gaate,
The temperance movement does not ap.
pear to have made much progress "a yet
in clerical circles. Commissions oil inquiry
are continually being appointed by Blsh.
ops 10 investigate accusations OF drunken.
nees brought against clcrgymen by mem.
bers OF their ilocks. Ono Of the commits.
sions was appointed the other dry 10 in.
auire into no fewer than eleven specific
charges OF drunkenness against the rector
Of q country pariph. and having reported
that a prima.iacie case bad been made out
sgainst him, he has, after unconditional
submission 10 his diocesan, been suspend.
ed from his clerical Office for two yeara.
The punishment Ia not too severe eonaid.
erlpg tho scandal caused by the spectacle
OF o pastor reeling about his parish
In state Of intoxlcation; but the frequency
OF these cases suggests tho probability Of
some especial cause for the alarming in.
crease Of clerical intemperance. Is 1t posi-.
BILE that a constitutional change has taken
place In the clergy OF the present day, or
that the wine they drink Is OF 80 inferior q
quality that 1t effects their heads more
readily than the generous liquor imbibed
by their predecessors? Clergymen in Tor.
mcr years were in the, habit OF drinking
port wine by the bottle without apparently
suffering any Ill effects. Even the Squire
Of the parish was not more free In his liba.
tons than the parson who dined with him,
yet he seldom landed his guest beneath
the table, or even sent him home with an
unsteady gait. The whole question Is
Hhrouded in mystery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-26

Et DIED.. 4t HHHEl
APPLEGATE-At Claysville, Pa, on Saturday,
February 20, 1854, at I r. ". eUlAN AfrLvGATE,
mother Of Dr.. J. NJ. TODD, Of Bridgeport, o., aged
SO years. VI
Funeral will take plaza on Tutslay today at l
P. ~ Intermen! at Claysvlllo.
wITs0S-on Monday. February Is, 1881, at 2
O'Clock r. ~. klDIccA n, wife OF Dr. L. D. Whom,
In the 37th year Of her age.
Tho body will DO removed from her late real
deuce, No. 50 Twelfth Street, to the residence OF her
mother, Mrs, Samuel McCollcch, on Short Creek,
from whcncs the funeral will take place on Wcdnes.
day, February q, at II o'clock A. NJ. Friends In
the city desirlng to pay their last respects can call
II. her late residence to-day between the hou;s Of II
A.. N. and | P. n.
pAILEy-At Bcnwood, ". Va, February Is,
1881, nj 400 A NJ, THoNAs EoYr, only son q
Thomas A. and Sarah J. Daily, aged 10 moaths and
l days. a5
Funeral this TUESDAY afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
1nterment at McMechsn's Cemetery.
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