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Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN CHINA
1t Depends Often on an Officers xFhim. and May be Met by Proxy.

1t Depends Often on an Officers SFhim, and May be Met by Proxy.
 Ben Ton in the Columbia Jurist. In China capital punishment often de- pends upon the whin of the officer of the law. Here is an instance: Pen Ia Ken, the rear admiral of the Yangtze district, was passing up that river and chanced to over
 hear quarrel between 8 boatman and sol-
 dier over the matter of two cash-the price
 of ferriage across small stream. The ad-
 miral took in the situation. The soldier had
 been terried over the stream and then re-
 fused to pay the poor ferryman. There was
 8 principle involved. A large number of soldiers were looking on and apparently en-
 toying the ferryman's rage at the loss of his wages. An example was needed and the ''Great Man," as his name signifies, who was incognito, being on tour of personal inspec- tion, ordered the soldier beheaded, which was done on the spot.
 Wilful murder, piracy and confirmed thieves fall under the beheadsman's a;x! In fanticide, however, is not included as mur- der. The parent, by Chinese law. has the ght of life over his own child; hence the practice of female infanticide. Adultery falls under the life penalty at the will of the aggrieved party. Thus husband detecting his wife in adultery can go to the magistrate and demand the capital punishment of one or both parties to the crime or he may take the lives of the offenders himself and not be
 amenable if he can prove the fact. If, how ever, he fails to substantiate the crime al
 legged he is held guilty of murder and pun ished accordingly.
 Capital punishment can be met by proxy
 and the law be satisfied. It is not uncom-
 mon therefore when man of money is
 tenced to death that he can, by the of
 money, secure stay of proceedings long
 enough to obtain substitute. This is done
 by making an offer of one, two or more hun dred "taels" (ounces of silver, about one
 hundred and thirty-three and one-third cents, our standard) for substitute. Some impe- cunious family, often having two three
 hundred male members, the patriarchal
 plan of domestic economy prevails. will agree among themselves that they will fur nish substitute for the p1offered sum. Lot
 is then cast to determine the victim, and the doomed man accepts his fate with stoical in difference upon the ultra predestination the ory that his time has come, else the lot
 would not have fallen to him individually.
 He accordingly presents himself to the court and the convicted man dies by proxy, while
 the family of the deceased enjoy the pro- ceeds of the arrangement.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23
Flannel Department.

Owing to the warm weather that has continued 50 late this fall large quantity of Flannels, both plain and twiIled have been forced on to the mar k t through the auction room the 18th inst at prices favoring the buyer. In consequences thereof we take pleasure in calling attention to our
 Plain Scarlet Flannels from 1215 to 33c .per yard Scarlet Twilled Flannels at 25c.
 Scarlet Twilled FiannelS 33c.
 Sea, let Twilled Flaunels at 311Sc. All of which will be found splendid values.
 We also offer White Cotton and. Wool Shaker Flannels at 1oc. yard.
 Extra heavy White Shaker Flannel at 25c.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23
NO. 252.

fshed quarter out of his pocket, ''I was mistaken about your having no business a5il- ity. You come down to the office to-mor- row, and I'll take you over and introduce you to Mir Armour. He'll give you 8 part nership I know"
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23

init the sale of liquor the tax is usually very high, reaching in some cases $1 800 or s. 900, and burden of s4, 900, 900 or $5, 1000, ,OoO is thus shifted from the taxpayers to the sa-
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23
T11e 1nnrna1 and Gnnrier
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 in Connecticut.

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 Yearly advertisements at the following rates: One squal one year, $40: two squares one year, S70; three squares. one year, S10O.
 Obituary notices. in prose verse, 15 cents per line. Notices of Births, Marriages and Deaths. 25 cents each. Local Notices 20 per line.
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 Special furnished application for contracts covering considerable length of time, large space.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

MT. George is certainly no match for Mir. Hewitt as letter writer. MT. Hewitt's last
 letter was hard hit at George and his move ment.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23
Developing Business Talent


 The junior partner in one of the most i'm portant commission firms has son, ,age eight, who is thepride of his fathers heart. But never theless he believes in giving him an occasional lecture. Last Sunday morning he talked to him on extravaganza.
 "You spend too much money for boy of your age, Tom," he said, land moreover, you seem to have no idea of the principles of money getting. I should like to see some evidence of business ability. Now, run out and buy me morning paper"
 In about ten minutes the lad returned.
 sfWell, did you get the paperT' asked his father.
 s'Oh, yes."
 'Then give it to me-" <. sNo, think I'll keep it."
 t'Whatr' cried the father in astonishment 'tWhat do you meanV
 q think it is a good investment, " returned the boy calmly. 'I think the price is going up."
 'fYdu young scamp here's dime. Now give the paper"
 s'No; don't believe I'll take dime. I've got corner on the newspaper market of this house, and I propose to force the price up to a quarter before unload. guess I know a good deal when I see it." My boy" said the proud father, as he
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23

We are informed, by one who knows, that the Hon. Edward Spicer Cleveland is not en- tirely happy in these days. He was wiser when he declined the nomination than when he accepted it, and he knows it now.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23
HisCe1lslllentls.
The Musical Season of I8o6-7

Has begun and our m lsic-lovjng people are ready for the enjoyment of musical evenings either in public or
 AT HOME. glance at the following list of New Books of Vo cal Music will convince friends that we are prepared Gas always have been during the past forty years) to furnish musical entertainment for all.
 American Ballad Collection.
 54 Songs for 50 cts By mail 65 cts. American Song and Chorus Collection.
 6S Songs for 50 cts. By mail 65 cts. Choice Vocal Duets. S1. Gems for Little Singers. 30 cts.
 Capital book for the little folks ParlOr Organ Galaxy. 50 cts.
 Music for Ihe organ, including a few songs. Vocal EsanjOiSt S1- Songs with banjo accompaniment. Piano Classics. S1. The Royal S nger. By L. O Emerson. 60c. His latest work for singing schools. Guft~r at Home S2 Beautiful guitar pieces and songs with accompaniment for the guitar Books mailed post free for retail price.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23

Sorae foolish persons in New York who profess to be friends of labor talking about having general "tie-up" on election day so that the workmen can vote and "show their power" New York has had enough "tie-ups" for the purpose of showing power.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23
FALL SALE

and offer important values.
 The shoes recommend themselves to dis erect buyers.
 A large lot of Ladies French Mat Kid, Dongola and Cloth Top Button Boots. Fine goods. The original prices $4 to S6.50, all at $3 per pair.
 400 pairs of Bright Dongola, sold every where at s3 5O at s2 60 per pair. large lot of Child's Button Shoes with heels, usual price $1. 50, in this sale at soc. Child's Spring Heels for 75c up. Our warm Slippers for ladies are the best in the mar ket, great improvement having been made this season in the style.
 Our stock is so attractive and prices so
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 15 CENTS WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, $3. % FOR SIX MONTHS, $500 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS By MAIL.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23
Howe & StGtSOl, SUCCESSORS TO %ESSRS. ]. N. ADAM < O.,
 Insurance Building.
BARGAINS FOR THE PEOPLE,

The warm weather of this month has had depressing effect on the jobbing dry goods trade, and as we are always in CONDITION to BUY when PRICES are LOW, we take pleasure in announcing that we have pro- cured in the past few days UNPRECEDENT- ED BARGAINS IN FIRST-CLASS MFR CHANDISE.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23

The law levying tax on oleomargarine will go into effect on November 1. The at torney general has decided that the ingredi- ents of which limitations of butter are made are not subject to this tax until they become part of the completed product. This takes away the fear which was apprehended by the manufacturers of oleo oil and similar ingre- taxed.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23

% pieces all wool Fancy Dress Goods, A inches wide, for 47c yard. These goods make up very stylish for children. They actually worth 75c, but we bought chelp, and shall give our CUSTOM FRS the BEN EFT of HE LOW PRICE.
 All wool h ir line Checks for roc. yard. Can not be bought elsewhere under g. .OO.
 pieces finest quail y Sebastapol in all the fash ionable shades for $1 ayard; sold for SIPS EVERY WHERE.
 50 cents yari. Would be cheap at 50 and 69 cents.
 BIG DRIVE in Black Dress Silk at soc yard. Be sure and examine this bargain in OUR ANNEX.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23
Cotton Department.

There has been SHARP ADVANCE of about 10 per cent on many leading Cottous, Tickings etc, within a few days. We take pleasure in continI-
 ng our present low prices and in giving our custo mers the benefit of purchases at the extremely low rates which they have been sold previous to October 10, thereby enabling them to make a say ng of ten per cent. Prudent housekeepers will
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23

The women of Iowa are at work. Six hun dred and fifty-ive of them own and manage farms, eighteen direct stock farms, ninety nine manage market gardens, thirteen serve as county superintendents of schools, thirty seven are principals of intermediate institu- tions of learning, one hundred and twenty five are practicing physicians, forty mine are registered pharmacists, five practice law, ten are preaching the gospel, three are dentists, one 8 civil engineer and one hundred and ten are serving as professional nurses.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23

In Illinois the value of high license law is well illustrated. The Chicago Tribune has recently made an investigation as to the working of the system, which shows that in several counties not an open saloon can be found, while inltwenty five counties the rule is virtually prohibitory, license towns being the exception, and in large number of oth- CTS the prohibition towns are in majority. The Tribune concludes that prohibitory reg ulations now cover two-thirds of the soil ot Illinois, while the area of such regulations is | steadily widening. In the places which per
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23

Politicians who write need to be very care full. Congressman Martin A. Foran in his campaign for reelection is met with this gem from 8 novel which he has recently publish ed: Arbyght was in love. First it was g dream, now reality. He knew it was not love perfected, because without mutuality or reciprocity love dies or becomes an infatua- tion. In dualism alone lies the sweet con- tinuity of genuine, durable love. This Rich ard knew was not in the scope of probable possibilities, under the existing relations be- tween him and Miss Geldamo; he appreciat- ed the mocking delusion of hugging unitary love, but could he shake off the feelinga
Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-23
A DOG FANClER ON DOGS.

President PesehaIl Announces Radt- cal Views on Hydrophobi and EOe-
The National tribune., 1886-03-18
OUR CORRESP
Replies to Questions On Variety OF Interestin


To OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES questions on q sep
arate sheet of paper eiSe full name and address,
and mark it Correspondence Column" No atten-
ton will be paid to communications that are not
accompanied with full name and address of writer.
Our readers are requested to nclose a stamp for
reply to their inquiries Postal cards will be
replied to by mail only Replies by mail will ordi-
narlly be made within n week, aud II in this col
umn within three weeks.l -
an Old Soldier, Waiton NJ FL write for nforma-
ton in regard to veterans belonging to National or
State militia. l. Can veteran drawing pension
belong to the National Guards? 2 If II man is pro-
nounced sound when lie joins said company. how
he draw pension for disability incurred during
the late war? AnSUer. /. Yes; II he is not very
badly disabled. 2. The examinations for militia
service are not rigid. Some not examined Al
all The fact that he belongs TO q militia company
need not ordinarily interfere with his drawing a
pension; at least, we donot see why it should in
certain cases.
c. s., Wellesley, Mass-l Was there a record kept
of all or any soldiers who in the field regi-
mental hospitals? 2. 1 have two wounds. and both
have disabled me from the time was discharged.
i received Il small pension for one of them from
date of discharge. If can &c: pension for second
wound, and If the limitation is taken off, am en-
titled TO arrears for second wound? Am made a
cripple from both wounds. Ansper. l. Yes; but
the most of them We're lost, destroyed or captured
during the war Such were preserved are filed
In the War Department. and are examined in con-
nectiOn with pension claims. 2. Yes; providing 1t
The National tribune., 1886-03-18

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JEaIoITa UryspASDs' PUZZLE.

Three men with their wives were travelling.
Each being jealous of his wife, how would they
cross a stream in a boat that would hold but two
persons at a time, so it would not leave any chance
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The National tribune., 1886-03-18

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The National tribune., 1886-03-18
rRIRuNE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-03

friends as an eligible aldermanic candidate
from the Fourth ward.
There seems to be no truth In the report
that w. ID. Washburn has an eye on the
mayoralty and Is I'm the hands of his friends.
In some OF the wards IL looks rs though ne
hasn't any.
John Dodge's chances for securing the
Democratic nomination In the Fifth ward arc
said TO be growing brighter. He Is the mead
miller IN the Washburn q mill, and Is quite
popular.
And now they are commencing TO boom j.
III. Giddings as a Republican candidate for
alderman in the Eighth ward. He IS not
bitter partisan and extremely level-headed.
Peter Rauen of the Third ward has said
that he will not accept an aldermanic nominal
ton in the Third ward. He wants the Re
publican nomination for the legislature.
Bob Leonard. the genial expressman, wants
IL distinctly understood that those who
figure him as out of the aldermanic race in
the Fourth ward make a mistake.
Yesterday Aid. Cole said he did not want
any additional precincts created in the Fourth
ward for fear that il might injure his chances
for reelection.
The Second ward has developed lots of
aldermanic timber, and now IL Is reported
that Sd Cramsie viii be a distinctively Green.
back candidate.
+. l.. Corser is out i'm a card I'm favor of the
denomination of Emerson Cole for alderman
from the Fourth. Mr.. Cole will have TO work
the harder.
The subcommittee of the Democratic city
committee is preparing plan of organization
TO be submitted To the next convention.
Pct Callaghan Indignantly denies the re-
port that ne is a bidder for Prohibition re
nomination for any Office whatever.
Col Clark is said to be very reticent on the
motor question now that the suburbs have
been heard from.
Herman Westphal says the Washington rinl
is not large enough 10 hold the coming ThirC
ward caucus.
Nearly as many Republicans are declining
to be candidates for assessor as there are fo
mayor.
Orvilie Rinehart, ''the young eagle of the
Fifth is just recovering from a severe ill
ness.
Aid. Ed Johnson is conceded a walk-over IL
the Second. Gillette will wait a year.
j. j. McHale is being brought forward as
good man for the legislature
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-03
Union League PLAN Opposed.

The Sixth Ward Political league, after a
hot debate on the Union league registration
plan, adopted the following:
Whereas, Upon due consideration of the
scheme in question we find il open 10 the fol-
lowing objections:
First-In its practical operation it would
keep the working classes away from the pri-
maries, many of them finding it hardship
TO register on the poll lists.
Second-It places in the hands of three
men power TO so appoint the time and place
of registration as 10 secure the names of only
those whom they may wish TO have on the
list.
Third-It places into the hands OF a few
men the power TO count and return the votes
cast, just as they may see hit, there being no
law 10 punish dishonesty of this kind.
Fourth-It imposes the disagreeable duty
upon the workingman OF placing his political
faith on record. where II may at any time be
Inspected by his employer or his agents,
which might prove gfeot hardship.
Fifth-It sets up the precinct committee as
the tribunal which shall determine a man :
political faith, which is an outrage and in
dignity which every true Republican will re-
sist. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we condemn the proposed
system as impracticable, and that we recon-
mend that all the caucuses of the Republican
party, on the whole, be held on the same day
and at the same hour.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-03
ELUDED THE SHERIFF
And BrOug mt the Child Back, which
He Proposes 10 Keep.

James II. Reid arrived from Cincinnati
yesterday with his little daughter Hazel
and made a vigorous protest against the
publication of his domestic difficulties. He
said he took the child as a matter of duty
and could prove his wife was not a proper
person to rear it. To a reporter he said:
i understand Mrs, Reid has begun an ac-
ton of habeas corpus. That was when they
expected TO catch me in Cincinnati. An
action of this character does not hold out
side of the state in which il is issHed. III my
wife brings suit for divorce / shall go to Gin
cinnat and contest the case. / would sue
for divorce myself, but l have not been n
resident of Minneapolis long enough to
enable me TO do so under the law. 1t has
been stated that / left Cincinnati under
financial cloud. l acknowledge that ran in
debt through my own extravaganza and that
of my wife. My business was such that
got money quarterly. Consequently bills
were contracted without my having any
direct knowledge of them. Then an unfor-
tunate speculation entaled loss which
forced me to assign. No accusation of I'M
fairness or dishonesty has ever been brought
against me. My creditors are willing TO wait
and it is my intention TO pay them dollar for
dollar,