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Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
NO. IS.
The Expansion of Germany.


 In Germany itself the foundation of 8 colonial empire has to be the most prominent of national questions; and, as is well known, Prince Bismarck has placed him. self at the head of this new and irresistible movement. The German nation has two subjects in view-fresh openings and oppor- tunities for it's commerce and new fields for it's redundant population, without that national severance of the mother country which is now the result of the German set clement in Australia or America. The Ger mans are becoming anxious ultimately to secure that emigration shall mean what it now means for Englishmen, not the loss of the national population, but merely it's redis- tribution within the national boundaries. In the fatherland these colonial aspirations are rapidly taking practical shape. The commer- cial geography society of Berlin has for some years made a special advocacy of colonial extensions, and now we have an actual asso- citation for the acquisition of colonies, and among several new periodicals specially deal- ing with this subject, one-the Deutsche Kolonial- al-Zeitung-wholly devoted to secur- ing the colonial empire for the German nation German commercial energy is just now second only to that of England, and has established firmly on nearly every coast But in regard to its new heldS for 1tS redun- dant population no active measures have as yet been taken It is true that until quite recently there was hardly any area of terri tory outside of Germany that was German soil and the consequence was that there was no predetermining cause of patriotism to di- rect the German emigrant to any particular locality Thus it is that the German patriot is now keenly regretting that there are !,0O0,- 900 of Gernan-born citizens in the United States; that much of the prosperity of Russia depends entirely upon the German clement i'll the population, and that in the quondam provinces of the Turkish empire in south eastern Europe Germans are forced to seek those opportunities from which they are crowded out in the fatheriand. And just as enc cause of German emigration is avoidance of the conscription, the denationalization of so many Germans of enterprise and spirit is regarded not only much loss of strength to the German nation: but as so much accession of strength to certain rivals and possible foes All this is keenly felt in Germany, and the argument is common 'sys ny should not Germany as well as Eng Iand have new national territories sufficient for the expansion oe the nation, sufficient to allow all Germans to push their way with ont being forced to sever themselves from the
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
The Musical Bore.


 MT. Allwind perpetrates flute slowly, and street urchin for whistIing the latest music hall air. Mr. Catgut assumes Paganjni attitude and mercilessly scrapes on the vio- lin Then Miss Squeal faVors the company with a song or scena-two chest notes to six head notes, and as devoid of quality and sweetness as is the sound of saw sharpening We'll there amateurs and amateurs, ana some are musicians though not professlonals' but I ask is it fair, or reasonable, or humane, that should be compelled to listen hour after hour to amateur musicians, "Ao are generally very unmusical, when TOT very few shillings can hear accompilsneo husl, c;ans2 Am to be secuted as non-muslcai bananse prefer singers who can sing and Dlayers who can playa Moreover, you have not only to listen to the amatuer musical lions. but you are bound, under the penalty of being stigmatized as a bear, to admire and applaud them. The opinions of the amateur musical lions are almost vexatious as their
 performances. Do you not think that Pettls
 upper register is rather metallic? What q
 pity Nilsson is addicted to ftorid phrasingl
 The sonatas of Beethoven are spoiled by their padding! The Italian melodists are saccha- rine, but commonplace. Wagner would be delightful if his motif was not so often involved in misty mysticism. The old English ballads are not bad in their way, but they are so elementary and twangy. And It is an offense to disagree with the amateur musical lion You have endured the music and the talk for hours, and then as you de- part there is another trial of temper. Your hostess in the honeyest tone of voice briefly expostulates on the marvellous gifts of the musical lions she has exhibited, and hopes you have enjoyed the evening
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
REGENT PUBLICATIONS.

Besides the discussion of the election ot Presidents and the minister in politics the February North American contains papers from George Bancroft on Holmes Life ot Emerson, Professor G. Stanley Hall on New Departures in Education, the Rev. Dr. w. G. T. Shedd on The Certainty of Endless Pun ishment and Professor c. A. Young on Theories Regarding the Suns Corona The venerable historian estsems Emerson signaiis fortunate in his biographer. Professor Hail thinks there is now ''no line of intellectual work to which young baccalaureate can devote himself with greater certainty that industry and ability will find their reward ir usefulness, reputation and position than to the professional study of the theory, and history and institutions of ed ucation." Dr. Shedd argues through nearly twenty pages that the doctrine of never ending hell for impenitent sinners is mot only Biblical but rational" Professor Young appears to incline to the "diffrac- tion' theory of the corona, propou-.ded by Professor Hastings, while not rejecting the sssolar envelope theory. ''It may be true, " he says, s.that diffraction diverts light com ing from points very near the limb of the sun out of it's straight course and causes it to enter the lunar shadow; but this does not negative the idea of a solar atmosphere of considerable extent'
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
: he Birth ofModern Italian Romance.

The reason why novel writing, in the mod ern sense, has been later to blossom in Italy
 than in other cultured European States, must be sought in yet one other cause besides the political, and that is the nature of the Italian written language, which was not that spoken of the people, and was therefore i'll adapted as a vehicle in which to convey a record Of their doings It is, indeed, only quite recent ly with tie unity of Italy, the introduction of compulsory education, and universal mili- tary service, that Italian-i. e., Tuscan-is being learned and spoken throughout the peninsula Until then each province, almost each town, had it's own dialect, which in some cases so nearly assumed the proportions of language that the speaker of Zanese-th4t is to say, Genoese, with it's Arab and Spanish atfinities-would not understand the speaker Of, say, Sardinian, the nearest survival to ancient Latin yet spoken on the globe 10 this day it is only in Tuscany that Italian Is the common speech. For the benefit of the stranger or visitor from other parts of Italy. the inmates of the city speak Italian; but it often comes with difficulty from their lips, and when left alone They relapse into theiI familiar native dialect. The final disappear ance of this peculiarity is, of course, a mere question of time probably of but one genera l tion. Still, the novelist has had to reckon l with this factor, and hes been hampered by it. If not born Tuscan, he often himself commanded the Italian language with diff culty, and hence has arisen certain stiffness and angularity of style peculiarly fatal when l 1t appears in fictitious literature, whose l mechanism, so to speak, should above all
 run smoothly and imperceptibly. leading
 Italian author told friend of ours that to this day he never ventures to write page | without turning to his ''Fanfani' (the Italian | Stormenth) to see if he may use word or l not Now, Fanfani, doubt, is somewhat of purist, and the very newest contempora " writes of Italy refer to him but little, to | judge from the Gallicism and neologisms | they permit themselves
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
AIona With COnscIence.

Lsat alone with my conscience
 In place where time had ceased, And we talked of my former living And I felt that should have to answer The questions it put to me, And to face the answer and question Throughout an eternity The ghosts of forgotten actions Came floating before my sight, And things that thought were dead things Were alive with terrible might; And the vision of all my past life Was an awful thing to face, Alone with my conscience sitting In that solenln]y silent place And thought Of far away a ming, Of a sorrow that was to be mine; In a land that then was the future And now is the present time; And thought Of my former thinking, Of the judgment day to be: But sitting alone with my conscience Seemed Judgment enough for me. And wondered if there was future To this land beyond the grave, But no one gave me an answer And no one can come to save; Then felt that the future was present And the present would never go by, For it was but the thought of my past life Grown into eternity. Then woke from my timely dreaming And the vision passed away. And knew that the far away warning Was warning of yesterday; And pray that may not forget it In this land before the grave, That Imay not cry out ill the future And no one ~cne to savs. s---~--a And so have learnt a lessoG Which I ought to have known before, And which, though l learnt 1t dreaming, hope to forget more. So sit alone with my conscience In the place where the years increase, And I try to think of the future In the land where time will cease; And know of the future judgment How dreadful soccer it be, That to sit alone with my conscience Will be judgment enough for me.
 Spectator.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
FOOLISH.

In biblical days the foolish virgins neglect ed to rut oil in their lamps In our time the foolish virgins put oil on the fire.
 A Cincinnati editor claims to have seen 6 petri6ed girl. She probably discovered that some rival belle had bonnet exactly like Philadelphia Call.
 It is said that violin played among flock of geese will start them to dancing. Every one who has attended dance is aware of this fact.-Newman Independent.
 Colorado women tramp around in cotton stockings with the thermometer at 40 degrees below zero. It is no wonder that their hus- bands take to Philadelphia Call.
 The rooster is very much out of place on 8 church steeple. There is nothing religious about him. He would sooner fight all day Sunday than roost where he could hear g comfortable sermon.
 ssWell, this is the first time I ever thought the turkey was bird of pray, said young man at a dinner yesterday as the domln1e occupied fifteen minutes in asking the bless ing.-N. Y. Journal.
 Professor Agassiz when offered a big sum to deliver a course of popular lectures re piled: ''I cannot afford to waste nay time i'll making money" Agassiz should have been an editor Philadelphia Call.
 Mrs. Parvenu would not allow her chil- dren to go to Mrs. Learneds children's party, because Sno was tOio hulS. I1ofti iA0et yves afflicted with the bibliomania and she didn't want her girls to catch it.-New York Mail.
 ssYes, sir; after my death the insurance company will come down with s, 1000. 'sYes, that's perfectly proper; but what bothers me to comprehend is how far down they will have to go to settle up with you after you have died. Judge.
 A new game is played as follows: A mum Der sit round table and write on slips oi row. The one guessing right wins. Any number. can play, as there is weather enough to go round-Boston Post.
 A Brooklyn man returned from his lodge the other night, singing, ''Shan we know each other there?" His wife not only reeog- nized him, but made the air so hot that he thought he was in the place to which that song does not refer.-New York Journal It is as easy to get rich at a rafae as it is al the oil exchange All man has to do is te stick to it. He is bound to beat the game if the game don't beat him. A Utica man rallied away SITS and finally won very small turkey Eiated with his luck he spent s1 in treating the crowd. Then someoooy stole the turkey.-oil City Blizzard Gracie (aged ?: ''Oh, pa, did you Know know ,n,,st GOV Vii not Bill, my daughter. What a;is yonr brothers'' Oracle Carefully: ~Wby ma says he's-he's bil-hes wilhous. , I Readers desiring to laugh at the above will see ninth page for full directions, diagram, etc. If not satisfactory send stamp and re ceive by return mail one bag of laughing gas No laugh, no pay.-Washington Hatchet.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20


 going to be flat failure next season. This will do until the next story.
 An evangelist named Earl recently labored in Virginia City, Nevada, and that he did some good is shown by some remarks made at a meeting by the wife of a gambler. "Why,'' she said, ''before Brother Earl came here my husband used to run a reg'lar brace, but now, thanks to Brother Earls Christian teaching, he's dealing as square a game as there is in Virginia City"
 The disaster in Montana to pilgrim cattle, as stock imported from Minnesota is called, this winter, will attract attention more and more to cattle raising in Minnesota and Da- kota At first thought, the long winters seem to be an insurnountable obstacle, but Senator Hill, of Wisconsin, has stock farm in northern Minnesota and finds no trouble in wintering stock, because the wild hay of the prairie is inexpensive to save
 The cattle require only spacious sheds and plenty of yard room and water, and the Senator has a constantly flowing stream from an iron pipe, which he sank to the necessary depth. President J. J. Hill, of
 the Manitoba road, has imported boiled An gus bulls from Scotland, and has placed
 one here and there through the State. At
 the end of four years each bull becomes the
 property of the farmer who has cared for it.
 Senator Hill has discovered that the fancy Jersey cattle are not desirable for the high attitudes.
 The Massachusetts Commissioner of Insur- ance has sent to the legislature opinion of the attorney general regarding thirty-seven
 assessment insurance companies doing busi-
 ness in that State, which appears to strike at the root of that method of insurance. Ire spective of other points raised as to the de- tails of management or organization of some of the Massachusetts companies, the decision afirms that the assessment companies are subject to the general insurance laws; that no person can be deemed member who does not share in the management; that such associations can pay death benefits only to widows, orphans, relatives or dependents of l members of the corporation, and that such | benefits are not assignable; that funds col lected for payment of such benefits are not | the property of the association, except as trustee, and that the corporation can legally hold as death fund only such funds as may 1 be provided for according to the statute. The | commissioner insists that any company con-
 ducting insurance as business, and having ! an indiscriminate membership, must be sub. | ject to the same restraints of law and the I same examination and oversight as the other companies.
 | l The Supreme court of the United States has recently been called upon to consider | the question of what constitutes common employment, in the case of an enquirer who
 was injured by reason of the negligence of I the conductor of his train On the trial the judge charged the jury that the conductor and a,,r,;nao, x.,ara mt feIloyy servants within
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20

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Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
HOLIDAY SEASON, Consisting in part of Opera and Field Glasses

Fancy Thermometers, Pocket CompasseS, Ear Tr1unpets and Conversation Tubes of the latest pat terms.
 Gold Spectacles and Eye Glasses mounted to or der at an hours notice.
 Choice Leather and Plush Goods Jewel Boxes Work Bsxes Glove ant Handkerchief Cases, Dress ing Cases and Mirrors in great variety. Ink Wells, Portfolios, Side Books, Letter Books Purses Match Safes Calendars Pocket Flashs, Whisk Broom Cases Game Boxes, Cigar and Cigarette Cases, Pic nic Cases and Drinking Cups
 TOILET SUNDRIES-1vory. Cellulold and Solid Back Hair, Cloth, Tooth and Nail Brushes single and in sets; Cut Glass Bottles Odor Stands and Cases. Imported and Domestic Soaps Handler chief Extracts and Toilet Waters, Shaving CuI,ss Latiaer Brushes Razors Pocket Knives, Nail Sciss- CTS, Puffers and owders Nail Sets and Manicure Goods of every description from tie best makers. All goods selected with care and bought for cash from the best sources at bottom priceS are marked (wthout waiting for them to become shop worm tt prices which should move every piece be- f,,re t.sa
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20

Drum Major Steele continues with the First regiment as drum major.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
Black Silks at SI.

Now is the time to buy these. The de- pressed condition of business ill Europe, as well as here, the overstocked condition of tke market, and, added to these causes, our determination to beat all our competitors and hold the ground we have gained, result in our offering silk at $1, far ahead of any thing ever shown at that price. Come and sec. J. N. ADAM & Co.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
Notice.

We cannot accept anonymous return rejected communications In ali cases the of the writer will be required not fer publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
White Shirts.

If anyone shows you a dollar white shirt for seventy-fve cents, look at it carefully, the quality of the cotton, the finenes of the linen, the amount of reinforcing, the quantity and quality of stitching, the size of the shirt and all the points, then don't buy it till you come into our store and let us show you wherein our 75c shirt excels it.
 NJ AnAM 2r Cn
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
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Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
Ladiss and Gentlemen please glance over this column. It will probably pay you to do so.
swiss and s,arnhric

Swiss and Caanbric Embroideries, eegings, insertings and all overs. J. N. ADAM 6 Co.
 New and Fresh. See the aew embroideries we are now of ferlng. J. N. ADAM & Go.
 Mems Underwear. A very well known make of Scotch grey shirts and drawers, always sold at $1, now closing oSt at 75c. J. N. ADAM & Co.
 Gentlemen's Scarfs A large lot of all kinds of odds and ends put together at 25c. J. N. ADAM 6 Go.
 Ten Per Cent Discount on all plain colored woolen dress goods in Adams during the January sale.
 Fifteen Per Cent Discount on plaids and fancy dress goods in Adam.s during the January sale.
 Suppose You buy dress pattern of eight yards of fine plaid ct $1 25 (and the goods are cheap at that), the discount that will be q 3n back to you, or taken of the check, will be S1 50
 J.-N. ADAM 6 Go.
 For the Sale Only. A few pieces of 25c scarlet twilled flannel at l9o. J. N. ADAM & Co. rJOt am Ordinary Reduction. Our regular stock is all reduced in order to close out, but the lot of grey shirts and drawers, now selling at 75 cents, and the eother lot at 25 cents, are both job lots we bought late in the season, and they are re duced, not from regular prices, but from the job prices at which they were formerly sold. 1t is a rare chance. J. N. ADAM 6 Go.
 Linen D'OyEeys At 5, 15, 20 and 25 cents, worth from two to three times the price.
 J. N. ADAM & Go.
 su~ Y At J. N Adam & Co.'S January sale.
 Winter Skirts. Some good bargains now in felt, cloth and flannel skirts. J. N. ADAM 6 Co.
 A Caution.
 If you see advertised any special bargains in linens, towels, toweling and housekeeping goods come and see our prices first before you are induced to buy. We are going to beat all these bargains-su time
 J. N. ADAM SS Co. Silks are cheap indeed everywhere, but black silks between $1 and $3 are cheapest at
 J. N., ADAM & Co.'S. Hamburg EmbrOiderfes. Full new line from Co yard up-special value at 1913 and s5c. Beautiful new styles in matched sets with insertings. Elegant houncing embroideries. All-over embroider- ies. Turkey red embroideries
 J.N. ADAM 6 Co.
 Silks.
 A lot of summer silks, some short lengths, some nearly full prices, that have been 60, 65, 75 and Soc, will all be closed out at soc. A few short lengths at 38c.
 J. N. ADAM & Go.
 Blankets.
 See the latest reductions we have made in our blankets to wind up the season.
 J. N. ADAM & Co.
 Cheap COttOns. Everyone knows that cottons are away down, and that many mills gre shut down because they can't afford to go on at present prices. Is it not, therefore, good time to come in and buy little stock for household use? We will work for as small profit as any, and we will not give you bait on one thing and 'sstick" you on another.
 J. N. ADAM 6 Co. White Shirts. If anyone shows you dollar white shirt -G.-1I-
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The peach crop in the Hudson valley is going to be fiat failure next season. This will do until the next story.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
Cheap COllOns.

Everyone knows that cottons are away down, and that many mills are shut down because they can't afford to go on at present prices Is it not, therefore, good time to come in and buy little stock for household use? We will work for as small profit as any, and we will not give you bait on one thing and 'stick' you on another.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
Silks.

There is keen competition as well as ex- tremely low cost prices on black silks now. Be very careful how you buy black silk al $1 Be sure to see ours first anyway.
 j. N ADAM 6 Go.
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Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
SiIks.

A lot of summer silks, some short lengths, some nearly full prices, that have been 60, 65, 75 and Soc, will all be closed out at soc. A few short lengths at 38c.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-20
Hamburg EmbrOiderfes.

Full new line from % yard up-special value at 1215 and s5c. Beautiful new styles in matched sets with inseFtings. Elegant fiouncing embroideries. All-over embroider- ies. Turkey red embroideries.