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Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02

it, and which is occupying the attention of a large number of them. Instead of photo graphic apparatus they have incubators, and are trying to see which one will hatch out the most chickens in given time. They do not all of them have rooms built especially for this incubating process and are some times put to for place to put up their ap- paratus. One young lady whom I knew had the incubator in her bedroom and put 8 hundred eggs in it; the result, eight chick ems. Of these she proud any old hen. But what to do with them was some thing of a question. She couldn't keep them in her bedroom, so, the weather grew milder, she brought them down stairs and put them in her back yard one day, and left them there for a minute while she went into the house for some bread crumbs to feed them with When she came back she saw sleek old tabby cat sitting on the fence with the fattest and most promising of her chicks in it's wicked claws.
 It was too late to do anything, for the chicken that had been matched through so much tribulation was dead, and the brute of a cat was feasting off it. The young lady could find nothing in the yard to throw at it, so she flew into the house and brought out a handful of coal from the scuttle. These, with her own fair hands, she threw at the cat, but if you ever saw a young woman throw stone you know that the cat was safe. She hit the fence two or three times, out the cat only looked down and licked it's chops and smiled.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02
H A PPK ".

The Elks are happiest when pleasing the dears.-New Orleans Picayune. Gentle spring: Return and no questions will be asked.-Philadelphi Call Pennsylvania allows man to marry his mother-in-law, but he doesn't.-Louisyille Courier Journal.
 Pasteur's system is extending. A man troubled with dyspepsia is inoculating Welsh rarebits before he eats them.-Lowell Citi- zen.
 It was a Connecticut farmer who began feeding his pigs on apples when he learned that pork and apple sauce was popular city dish.-Yonkers Statesman.
 Newark, N. J., has an anti tobacco socie- ty composed of young ladies. That is a good thing. We hope all the young ladies in that town will give up smoking. Boston Post
 A clergyman who married four couples in one hour the other evening remarked to a friend that it was ''fast work" 'Not very," responded his friend; ''only four knots an hour. Howell Citizen.
 'sOn the 4th inst. bouquet of pansies was plucked in an open garden in Augusta, Me D says down east exchange. It omitted to add that ton of snow was plucked from the same garden on the 9th Philadelphia Cali.
 man never knows how much he can bear, without wrecking his intellect, until he comes home to find bathroom, a hard frost, plumber and his mother-in-law fighting it out upstairs. River Ad- vance.
 ''To the toboggan slide'' read the sign at . tached to sleigh that led funeral train ct Saratoga. The solemn procession had pro- ceeded about two yards when bystander called attention to the printed card, which were quickly removed by the driver.
 Miss Prettyfeather has about twenty five different rings. Although she would scorn the assumption of wishing to advertise her wealth in any way, we trust she will per init us to say that she has fine line of goods always on hand.-Burlington Free Press.
 1T see that Chicago landlord has shot g boarder for joking about the butter" re- marked the judge. ''That must have been g queer kind of butter" responded the major. "Why?" ''That it was not strong enough to resent the insult itself "-Pittsburg Chron. icle.
 Schoolmaster-Who invented spectacles First Pupil-Spina, Florentine monk. Sec cond Pupi1-Roger Bacon. Third Pupil Salvino Armato d'Armati Fourth Pupil (excitedly, and without regard to grammar)- )- No, they didn't neither. Spectacleswas invent ed by the Kiralfy brothers.-Philadelph Call.
 MT. T. was poor, unfortunate man, who overtaxed his mind when studying for the ministry. He was perfectly harmless, but sometimes did singular things. One day he went into neighbor's house while they were at dinner, and, without any warning, knelt down and commenced to pray aloud. Nellie was telling her aunt about it after ward "Did anybody ask him to pray2' asked her aunt. stNo!'' replied Nellie, Che just helped himself s'Well, you didn't laugh, did you, Nellies" "Do you suppose T @c yba, Mir. T. prayed?" was Nellies indignant an- sWer.=Winthrop Mel Budget.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02
Home Life of England,s Premier.

A French gentleman, who Is Q favored guest at the Salisbury mansion, contributes l to Paris journal an interesting sketch of | life at Hatfield House.
 At 9:30 o'clock every morning services are
 held in the chapel of of the mansion. This chapel is plain and devoid of ornament. A young lady plays thesorgan and joins in the singing A chaplain is attached to the man sion The men take one side of the chapel, the women the other. The family and its guests occupy the front seats and then come the servants in the order of their importance. The service is very brief Lord Salisbury is punctual in his attendance. The ladies do not wear hats, except on communion days, when they come in street toilet. This occurs every second Sunday This formality over, the mail is distributed in the hall and at 10 o'clock the first dejeuner takes place. Lady Salisbury's entrance into the dining-hall is generally awaited, but if, sometimes hap pens, she is little late, the repast begins without her. There special places, whether there be one table or several. When there is but one, Lord and Lady Salisbury seat themselves at either end. All the other guests come when they please and take what places they choose. A stiff, formal bow IS exchanged with Lord or Lady Salisbury, and conversation rarely or never becomes gen eral It is like a number of strangers din- ing at wayside inn. Frequently the chil- dren enter the dining hall and without sal uting their father or mother take their places in silence and leave without exchanging word with anybody. It not unfrequently happens that a guest may be there two three weeks without having even exchanged words with Lord or Lady Salisbury If guest receives bow and two or three words day from Lady Salisbury it is considered quite distinction at Hatfield House. This dejeuner, like lunch, is served in special fashion. As the guests are not held to any rigid rules, the servants are dismissed at the end of quarter of an hour The warm dish es are held on chafng dishes placed on an immense dumb-waiter, at one of the ends of
Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02
General Grant Badly Beaten.

GGalena Letter to the Chicago Inter-Ocean.]
 I heard an amusing story day or two ago about the Grant boys when they were chil- dren at Galena. The family lived in plain, two-story brick house on High street, which since the general first began to achieve great ness has been an object of interest to tour ists and strangers visiting this city. Their nearest and most intimate neighbors were the family of A. M. Haines. The Haines and the Grant children were fast friends dur ing the residence of the latter on High street. The boys of each family had a game rooster and were wont to pit the fowls against each other whenever a favorable opportunity pre- sented itself The Grant rooster was named ''General Grant," and was a very gamey bird, usually coming out first best in the contests. The Haines fowl was christened "Jeff Davis" not, however, from any love the young owners entertained for it's traitor ous namesake.
 On one occasion the two birds were set to fighting, and in the battle the Haines fowl whipped "General Grant" badly and drove him from the field. The contest between these two chiefs of the roost took place at a time when Grant and Pemberton were pitted against each other at Vicksburg, and when it began to look as though the former would have to give up the idea of capturing the city. News was brought to Mrs. Grant al most hourly from the seat of war, and that lady, as matter of course, was very anx- ious about the result, although she knew that sooner or later ''Ulyss" would get there. A messenger had just left the house, after handing Mrs Grant somewhat discoura- ging dispatch, when in rushed her boys, Fred and Buck, shouting indignantly, tsMother, General Grant has been ickedl General Grant has been licked!'' ''I guess not, my children" said the mother coolly, who at first gravely imagined that some later intelligence than she had received had come from the front ''Yes, he has," said Fred indignantly; Jeff Davis licked him just now behind Mr. Haines' barn, and if that bird don't go into the pot it will be because I can't catch it to wiring it's neck" ''Geae- ral Grant," it is related, suffered an igno- minious death that night and next day fur nished meal for the family.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02

ly light, cannot be split, while at the same time it is very tough, tenacious, and will bear heavy strain, its various qualities render ing it specially valuable for buckets, pitch CTS, trays, OK yokes, and almost all kinds of water vessels, we'll as for many other pur- poses. The water or willow oak is said to be second only to the live oak, is almost as hard when seasoned as is the latter, and for the rim and spokes of wheels is alleged to have no superior, while for shipbuilding it will almost equal the live oak in is frmness and durability. Tests have been made of the crushing capacity of this wood, and also Of it's transverse strength, with remarkably fav- orable results, the published data showing red or black oak and only one-eighteenth less than live oak.
 Herr Theodor Graf, the Persian carpet merchant of the Schiller-platz, Vienna, who treated for the purchase of Archduke Renters papyri in Europe and brought that valuable collection to Austria, has just com pleted unique collection of Egyptian wool and linen cloths. It includes more than 300 specimens, dating from the fourth to the ninth centuries, and all in good preser vation. The specimens have almost all been excavated from tombs and it took many years to collect, sort and clean them. They are stitched on large and small folios of card board, with fly leaves to preserve them from dust, and every fragment can be easily and closely examined Some of the fragments are only foot square, but the large specl- mems comprise an entire Roman toga, said to be the only one extant, with purple clavi and great many embroidered dresses. The col lection is most interesting as showing not only samples of cloth text tures in every vari- ety, but also of knitting, crewel work and needlework. That which ladies call the double chain stitch seems to have been as fa- mliar to Egyptian seamstresses sewing with bone needles as it is to workers of the mod ern sewing machine. The details of some of the garments seem, further, to prove once again that there is very little new under the sun. There is a chemise of the sixth cen tury which might be mistaken for modern jersey or navy blue serge, and it is curious to find that the common blue check pattern of English household clusters and workhouse aprons was in general use among the Egyp- tians more than century ago.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02
AtScel elld11ena,s.
 Conquered /!
WHEN THE DOCTORS COULD
 DO NO MORE.

CHAs. A. CABRERA, B Hawley Street,
 Boston, Mass, writes:
 s'Qne year ago I was apparently so far gone with Consumption that my life seemed only question of days rather than months. With my faith in the ability of physicians to help me all gone, I tried almost every known remedy, with no apparent benefit. Finally, last resort, I was induced to try Dr. R. c. Flowers Lung Cordial The very first dose gave me relief and with the first bottle I took new lease of life, and I can honestly say to-day that one spoonful of this remedy is worth more to the sufferer from Lung troubles than gallon of any other known remedy. A bottle of it is now one of my choicest possessions, and at the first symptom of cough or cold I fly to it for the relief it never fails to give"
 DIR. FLOWERS LUNG COR DIAL is without question the most wonderful Lung remedy ever discovered. It eradicates the germ of CONSUMPTION as no remedy has ever been known to do. 1t stands without & rival for COUGHS, COLDS, BRON- CHITIS, ASTHMA and CON- SUMPTION.
 Price $l per bottle. A copy of Dr. Flowers Rules for the Treatment of Consumption ac- companies each bottle.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02
Tuesday, February ?, 1886.
SALARIES AND BUSINESS.

SALARIES AND BUSINESS.
 Those who hold salaried positions are apt to be dissatisfied with their lot and to think that if they could do business for themselves they could make much more money and have less trouble. Some of them could but there is abundant evidence to show that most of them could not and that they are better off as they than they would be if they should go into business for themselves.
 The American Grocer publishes some in- teresting facts which have bearing on this matter. The figures presented are founded upon the statistics of the grocery business, which includes the great majority of the small merchants of the country-the retailers of food to the people. It has been supposed that the profits in such business were exorbi- tant. On the contrary, they are small. Care full investigation of the profits of the various branches of the trade throughout the country fixes their average gross profit on the cost of the goods at sixteen per cent, and, as at least a half of this is consumed in the cost of service, the net return is but eight per cent. On this basis the following compare tive table of incomes derived from trade or from salaried positions has been compiled:
Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02

The great majority of retail dealers sell un- der $30,O00 worth of goods year, and in considering these figures it must be borne in mind that the various risks and exigencies of trade, such as leakage, breakage, bad debts, etc., have not been taken into account, and that the small dealer is always obliged to work over fourteen hours and often twenty hours day.
 It is probable that a study of many other branches of business would show similar re- suits. The man who has ''living salary which he is reasonably sure of continuing to get is in safer and better position to-day than most of those who are trying to do bus mess. But it is probable that this fact will not have much weight with ambitious young men who think they can do busin ess success fully
Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02
Unlimited Powers of Memory

From the Contemporary Review.l
 The following case given by Dr. John Aber- crombie, much abbreviated for want of
 space, shows most strikingIy that memory is
 a power unlimited in it's operation, and that
 ill its unconscious workings it is most vigor-
 ous and overmastering where it's subjects ara
 least cultured and nearest the condition of
 the animal world. A girl of seven years,
 employed in tending cattle, slept in an
 apartment next to one occupied by an itine-
 rant fiddler, musician of considerable skill, |,
 who frequently spent the night in perform ing pieces of refined description. She fell i'll, was taken care of by lady and eventu-
 ally became her servant. Some years elapsed and the family were often surprised to hear
 music during the night. At length the sound was traced to the sleeping room of the girl, who, fast asleep. was warbliug in a manner exactly resembling the sweetest tones of small violin. It was found that after being two hours in bed she became restless and began to mutter to herself; then uttering noises resembling the tuning of 8 violin, she dashed off, after some prelude, into elaborate pieces of music, which she performed in clear and accurate manner. A year or two passed away and she began to vary her performance by initiating the sounds of an old piano in the house, the singing of the inmates, and further on she began to dis course on variety of topics. The justness and truth of her remarks all subjects ex- cited the utmost astonishment in those who were acquainted with her limited means of acquiring information. She was known to conjugate correctly Latin verbs and to speak several sentences in French. During her pa- roxysms it was almost impossible to wake
 her, and when her eyelids were raised and a
 candle brought near the eye she seemed in
 sensible to light. About sixteen she began
 to observe those who were in the apartment,
 and answered questions put to her with
 tonishing acuteness. This affection went on for ten eleven years. She was when
 awake a dull awkward girl, slow in receiv
 ing any kind of instruction, without any
 turn for music, or apparently any recollec-
 ton of what passed in her sleep. At the
 age of twenty one she became immoral and
 was dismissed. It is believed that she after
 ward became insane Dr. Moffat
 relates that after preaching a sermon on
 Eternity to some Africans he heard a sim
 ple-looking young man repeat it all over
 again to group of natives with uncommon
 precision, the very gestures being repro dueed. On telling him that he had done
 more than the original preacher could do,
 repeat the sermon verbatim, the savage
 touched his forehead and said, :'When I
 hear anything great it remains there."
Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02

For a week, beginning Mon day, the 1st of February, we shall devote extra space in our store to the display of Linens and Made-up Underwear. Of the latter we have bought very largely and on very advantage ous terms, and we would like to have the opportunity to con- vince those who have not been in the habit of buying ready made garments, that they can be bought at very nearly the cost of the materials and noth- ing sacrificed in the quality of the work. We also undertake to agreeably surprise those who have already given up the mak- ing of their underwear by the cheapness of our new stock. The prices will be less than Sixth Avenue prices about which we so often hear. In fact the manufacturer said to us that if we sold the goods as we said we would it would raise the biggest racket ever was. Well-we will raise it.
 In regard to Linens. Our special early importations are nearly all received. The goods are splendid. The value excel lent. Towels, Table Linen, Napkins, and all kinds of Ma pery from the best Scotch, Irish and German makers. Our inti. mate and close connection with these foreign markets enables us to present the goods at prices free from intermediate profits, and to offer to our customers all that the middlemen were wont to claim. Please do us the f. vor of an early examination.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02
The Cat Smiled SereneIy.

Some weeks ago amateur photography was the rage among the young ladies of New York society. Nearly every one of them had an instrument and some were very pro- feient in the art. But fashionable young ladies soon tire of any pastime, no matter how interesting it may be at first; but they have got hold of an amusement now which has something of the risk of Wall street in
Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02
Itching Diseases Cured,

Cuticura stands at the head of it's class especially is this the case with the Cuticura Soap. Have had an unusually good sale this summer owing to the prevalence of an aggravated form of Itch through some localities in the country in which the Cutcu- ra Remedies proved satisfactory.
 W. L. HARDING, Druggist. IJNIONTOWN. KY
Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02
Lord EBeaconsfieId.

Member of Parliament
 Lord Beaconsfeld may be fairly called a
 great man on his own definition of great
 man-as Zone who affects the minds of his generation, whether he be monk in his
 cloister agitating Christendom or monarch
 crossing the Granicus and giving new char
 acter to the pagan world" Lord Beacons- field certainly affected the minds of his gen
 eration, and the part he chose to play in do-
 ing so was more akin to that of Alexander than that of Jerome or Martin Luther. Indeed, the difficulties that the young Dis raeli had to encounter in his career were scarcely less imposing than those which op-
 posed, but did not retard, the progress of the Macedonian King; nor were the victories ot the one less splendid than the triumphs ot the other. The young Disraeli began life as a Jew. when to be a Jew meant to be de prived of every social and civil advantage that makes a public career worth striving for The position of a conquered Samnite in world of Roman citizens was scarcely more galling than the position of a Jew in England in the early part of the present century. He was not, it is true, any longer tortured at the pleasure of prince or noble; he was no longer condemned to dwell in 3 ghetto or wear garments of peculiar cut or color; but all, or almost all, chances of po- ltieal promotion were closed against him in his adopted country. He might amass for tune, he might win distinction in letters and the arts, but he could not place his foot on the lowest round of the ladder that led to
 political distinction. These difficulties did
 not long restrain and impede the young Dis
 rae1i He had been brought up Christian.
 As a Christian he could enter the Parlia-
 lnent which it was then impossible for Jew
 rI in ha falt hot
 his career was clear before him and his suc-
 cess certain. But though he never professed
 the religion of his race, Disraeli never forgot
 his reverence for that race nor his love for
 the people from whom he sprang. In his
 writings, in his speeches, in all the actions
 of his life, he was the champion and most
 powerful and effective champion, of the Jew
 ish people. Into the mouth Of his favorite
 character, Sidonia, he puts an eloquent trib-
 ute to the genius and the glory of the Jew
 ish race, which represents his own convic-
 tions, and the principles which governed
 him during the whole of career that was in itself the most eloquent tribute to the gen. jus of his people.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02
ITCHING Skin Diseases Instantly Relieved
 bX aHIicEIra.

TTH2EATMENT-A warm bath with Cuticura
 | Soap and single application of Cuticura, the three doses of Cuticura Resolvent, the new Blood Purifier, to keep the blood cool, the precipitation pure and unrrtating, the bowels open, the liver and kidneys active, will speedily cure Eczema, Tetter, Rngworm, Psoriasis, Lichen, Pruritus, Scad Head Dandruff and every species of Itching, Scaly and Pimply Humors of the Scalp and Skin, when the best physicians and remedies fail.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02
UNIoNTowN, l
Cuticura Remedies.

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Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-02
Eczema a oia a Child.

Your most valuable Cuticura Remedies have done my child so much good that feel like saying this for the benefit of those who are troubled with skin disease My little girl was troubled with Eczema and I tried several doctors and medicines, but did not 60 her any good until used the Cuticura Rem edies, which speedily cured her: for which l owe you many thanks and many nighlS of rest.
 ANTON BOSSMIER Edinburgh Ind