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Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-04
Monday, January 4, 1886.
LET us HAVE LESS sECRECY.

Mir. Donavin's open letter to Senator Payne is interesting, and it is said to be preliminary to something that will be still more interesting. It is declared that those with whom Mir. Donavin is acting intend to appointees, all of whom they mean to prove improper persons, their object being to show the Senate that these men ought not to be confirmed, and also to show that the Presi- dent has been systematically deceived about Ohio men, and has been led to act in the matter of Ohio appointments to great ex- tent upon recommendations which, these Democrats assert, were intended to put in
 important places in the civil service incom-
 petent and improper persons.
 One of the Ohio Democrats who are trying to quarrel with Senator Payne is described
 as talking as follows: If the people of vari-
 ous parts of Ohio could have known at the
 time who were applying for office and who
 were recommending applicants to the Presi-
 dent, MT. Cleveland would at once have got
 SC much free, fyq and public information
 about gdde nfshese menrsEhst he could not have mads. .ast Hest .sone of these appointments It is the Secrecy with which office hunting is allowed to be surrounded
 that does the mischief and brings trouble on the President and the party. He could have the whole public sentiment of any To- cality to inform him if he wished. but in stead of that, under the system of secret in trigue, he has to depend upon a few men, oftenest men who have their own schemes advance and who don't care cent for the people or for the Democratic party except so far as they can use that for their personal ends.
 There is a great deal of good, solid truth in these remarks. The Washington core spondent of the New York Herald says that in order to get good scfSft service it begins to be generalEysassh ,M!Eeshingtonst Va sthat' all the mysteries of' effce-seekiag and office ob taining ought to be thrown open to the pub lie, so that the people can see every step and know who applies for places and who recommends applicants, and what influences are used to secure both appointments and combinations. And he adds: "The friends of thorough and lasting reform of the civil service may as we'll know that they will make a mistake if they do not insist on the fullest publicity of every step of the ofice-seeking business, both from the executive and the Senate. The President is beginning to see this and is known to desire that the discus sions of his nominations by the Senate shall be held in public session and not behind e1osa1 doors D
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-04
INTER ESTING.

A Boston girl has invented the valuable phrase GAS uninteresting as a dish of cold oatmeal. l."-Indianapolis Herald. Begin the new year by buying new um- brella and a diary; then just make a note of the one you keep the longest.-Loweu Cit- iZen.
 Every young man should lay up some thing for a rainy day. Somebody will be de- lighted to borrow it.-New Orleans Plea yune.
 Where is Arcadya Already is the county where people don't kick against the taxes We don't know where it is.-Macon Tele- graph.
 Sir John Lubbock is now engaged in discus sing the question, s'Do ants know one anoth- er?" Of course; their acquaintance is as old as the hills.
 ''I made dollar awful slick today" said Jones. 'How'd you do its" inquired Smith eagerly. ''Greased it," retorted Jones' Pittsburg Chronicle.
 in this country the correct pronunciation of "Micardo" cannot be settled without blood shed-herchant Traveller.
 A little Scituate girl ended her evening prayer recently with, ''God bless Sadie and May and the whole business Comprehen- sive and terse.-Old Colony Memorial.
 Customer-"Hang this up." Bartender -"But hung one up for you yesterday. You can't be always hanging 'em up, you know' C.-"That's so Chalk this one down. Boston Courier.
 Visitor Gin private gallery)-'I do not see, Mr. Pourke, that the German school of art is represented among your collection" MT. Pourke Ca Chicago capitalist)- sir. Bis marck refuses to take my hogs. I want none of his art. New York Sun.
 An original Raphael has been found in Chicago. There has been Raphaelistic tendency in Chicago for many years. The inhabitants have held Raphaels for turkeys, clocks, watches, for many years, at $1 a chance-Pittsburg Chronicle.
 Questionable. Proud parent-''Hows that for baby9' Old bachelor-"Well, my experience with babies is limited, but I should think this enc might possibly be worth bringing up. Suddenly struck with an idea.) Why not try it?''-Life.
 Young man, it is unnecessary for you to take especial pains to go to the devil. He will come to you when he has use for you. Even our first parents found him on the ground, ready for business, the first time they looked their property over.-Boston Transcript.
 A minister's hard lines.-Gentleman '''How are matters progressing in the church, Uncle Rastus-fourishing" Uncle Rastus: s'I hain't preachin' da no mo, sah-" Gentle man: stWhy, what's the troubles' "Uncle Rastus: 'sHit's all owin' ter de drought, sah'' Gentleman: ''The droughta' Uncle Rastus: sYes sah. Yo' sees, I prayed fo' rain fo -four Sundays in concesshun, sah, an da didn't no rain come, an so de membahs ob de congregashun axed fo' my resigna- ton. on de groups of dsincability. ."-Harp Bazaar.
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 AND As True as Gospel.
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Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-04

| mony for some friends of his. In fact, the ceremony was to take place that very night in his room. Pretty soon a rather elderly couple came in, shook hands warmly with my friend, ending in standing up before him and being married in the usual form. After me:
 "'That, think, is the most peculiar mar riage ceremony minister ever performed. 1 never heard of it's equal and never expect to-
 "'What do you meanF 1 said.
 "' I'll tell you, was his reply, only you must bear in mind that it is a secret My father and mother were pioneers in county not far from this city. I was reared on their farm and finally sent off to school. My par ents are well-to do people, church workers, and are highly respected in the neighborhood. About two years ago my father wrote me letter, in which he wanted my advice and as- sistance. To make the story short, and not to stop to describe the peculiar circum- stances, can say that my fathers trouble was that he had never been married to the woman who passed as his wife. For years they had been satisfied with this relationship, b at length my mother began to worry about it. She wanted the ceremony per, formed legally. My father had no objection, but did not dare to go to any minister or funetieaary in the neighboEheod. Ycn know what country communities are, and what un- pleasant talk would have followed. Then my father consulted me, and the result of it was a decision to wait. Two weeks ago was ordained a minister, and our plans were then carried out. The couple have just married were my own father and mother"
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-04
NEW HAVEN CONN. MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY 4, 1886.

much currency. Then we place before him two dollars, one of 41211a grains of silver and the other of 25.8 grains of gold, worth 517. I grains of silver, and we say: 'Take your choice at the same price; the price is dol lar; the two are interchangeable; suit your self Of course, he takes the gold. And who is so blind as not to see that, besides the preconstructed overprice, if I may be al lowed to coin an expression. we put into his pocket one-fourth more value than he bar gained for, and might as we'll sink SC much gold in the deep seas
 At meeting of the Pathological society of Philadelphia Dr. Formad presented an andy sis of 250 autopsies on drunkards. He found that the most prominent troubles caused by chronic alcoholism were cyanotic induration of the kidneys, fatty infil tration of the liver and nlammillated stomach. He thought that the exposure, irregularities of diet, etc., incident to drunkenness have as much ts do with the maladies as alcohol itself. The pre- valent idea that drunkards are apt to have "hob-nail' flyers was not confrned in the whole number of cases he found only six of cirrhosis with contraction. In 220 cases the liver was enlarged owing to infiltration. The doctor said he had once testified in court that certain person was not likely to have been hard thinker, because at the autopsy no cirrhosis was found" But this was be- fore be had made the recent 250 autopsies. Dr. Musser thought that cirrhosis was caused not so much by heavy drinking as by persis tent drinking of spirits an empty stomach.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-04
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NO. 3.

where the sheriff was The faces of the two men were a study. Neither betrayed any emotion alluded to the warrant The sheriff asked after the crap and Abe told him it was 'middlin' pert, and asked him to go into the house and make himself at home until the horse could be saddled. After while the two rode away. Once during the ride Abe said:
 what run agi'n you last fall, Dave.'
 'Whyg asked the sheriff.
 "sBekaze I'd "a plugged him, certain an shore, said Abe
 "sWell, said the sheriff, laughing, T wuz a-wishin' mighty hard thes about that time that the t'other feller had got 'lected.'"
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-04
:. Married by Their Son.

fsI have asstory for you," said drummer. 'I don't mean q yarn or joke, but simple account of q fact. Last week I was out in Iowa, and one night stopped in Ottumwa.
 There became well acquainted with a quiet young man. On his invitation I sat in his room in the evening, and he told me that he was minister of tAe gospel who had been ordained few weeks before, and had come to Ottumwa to perform the marriage cere-
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-04
serving a Warrant on Lost Mountain

From Joel Chandler Harris humorous and dramatic story, ''Trouble on Lost Mountain, J in the January Century: we take this eharac- teristic incident of mountain life ill Georgia: sOn one occasion shortly after the war, Abe had gone to the little county town on busi- ness, and been vexed into laying rough hands on one of the prominent citizens who was trife under the influence of liquor. A warrant was issued, and Dave McLendon, the sheriff of the county, stumpy little man, whose boldness and prudence made him the terror of criminals, was sent to serve it. Abe, who was on the lookout for some such visitation, saw him coming, and prepared himself He stood in the doorway, with his rifle flung carelessly across his arm.
 |" Hold on thar, Daves he cried, as the latter came up. The sheriff, knowing his man, halted.
 "sI hate to fling away my manners, Dave,' he went on, but folks is gettin' to be mighty funny these days. A mans obleeged to s'arch his best fr1en's fore he kin find out ther which -aways. Dave, what sort of docky ment is you got ag'in' meH
 ''I got warrant, Abe,' said the sheriff pleasaRtly 2: saR73 n.u. Iii. ,,on,+ s.+o, I'D. ..,a
 $ 'Oh yes. said the sheriff. Yes it will, Abe. I bin a-usin' these kind warrants mighty long time, an they fetches a feller every whack.'
 " "'Now, I'll tell you what, Dave, said Abe, batting his rife, I got a dockyment here that1l fetch you a blame sight quicker'n your dockmentll fetch me; an I tell you right now, plain an fiat, hain't gwine to be drug aroun' an slapped in jail
 s'The sheriff leaned carelsssly against the rail fence i'll the attitude of man who is willing to argue an interesting question.
 "'Well, I tell you how I feel about it, Abe,' said the sheriff, speaking very slowly. You kin shoot me, but can't shoot the law. Bang away at me, an thar's another warrant after you. This yer one what I'm already got don't amount to shucks, so you better fling on your coat, saddle your horse, an go right along wi'me thes ez neighborly ez you please
 Dave, said Abe, if you come ill at that gate you goner.
 "'Well, Abe,' the sheriff replied, I lowed you'd kick, know what human natur' on these hills is, an so thes axed some CT the boys to come along. They CT right down thar in the heller. They hain't got no mo idea what come fern the man in the moon; yit they'd make mighty peart posse. Tooby shore, great big man like you ain't afeard fer ter face little bit CT law
 "Abe Hightower hesitated moment, and then went into the house. In few minutes he issued forth and went out to the gate
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-04

A conversation held over a telephone mas been ruled out as inadmissible testimony by Washington court.
 Iron and steel mills in the South and West are experiencing revival of business, which is very cheering fact and sign.
 The President is understood to feel hurt that his letter refecting so savagely upon the honesty and fairness of the press has been made public. It is claimed that it was writ ten in confidence and not meant for publica- ton, but it's genuineness is not disputed. Mr. Cleveland has been very well treated by the press, especially since he went to Wash ington.
 At Atlanta, Georgia, there is young negro man acting as porter in 8 cotton room in the city who has the best university edu- cation. His classical education is fuller than that of any person in the building, and yet he can find nothing better to do than such work as cornfeld hand might expect to do. Out of his class of perhaps thirty, all but two have dropped back into just such work as he is doing.
 The fisheries of the world furnish a greater supply of food to the people yearly than is generally supposed. Last year in Great Britain 550, ,OO0 tons of fish were taken, which in weight is equivalent to 15, 300, 900 sheep, allowing twenty eight sheep to the ton. In Canada last year 273, ,O59 tons were caught. or about an equivalent in weight to 7,644,- 900 sheep. The value of the Canadian fish for 1884 was $17 ,852, 721.
 Great is Democratic civil service reform. Two notable removals have just been made in the postal department at Washington those of Colonel George, whe has been chief of the stamp division for many years and has been in the department since 1860, 8 man of tried ability, and MT. Gurley, who has been superintendent of the free delivery system since 1866 and has developed it into it's present stage of effectiveness.
 A free trade lecturer in Iowa, discoursing on the iniquities of the tariff, made to his hearers the familiar but untrue statement that the price of domestic products, such as blankets is never less than that of foreign goods of like quality, with the duty added. Senator Wilson took some of the farmers who inclined to accept this assertion to a neighboring wsolen mill, where fine blankets are made from American wool, and asked the price of the best. five pound and eight pound blankets. The pfteas given were in each case littla heloW the. cost of British blankets in Ef1sl.hd, as given by shafree trader.
 A clear statement of the silver question and the way it affects the commerce of the country with other nations is made by a correspondent of the Boston Herald who signs himself "Bullionist." He says: The foreigner sells us his commodity for dollar, which is too much price because of our too
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-04
Tine Goose Bone and the Weather
 Predicts,

Predicts.
 From the Louisville Times1 The goose bone may be called "Ken- tucky's weather prophet" In many farm houses it will be found hanging in the hall. and old men who have had it for years say thzt the genuine bone never fails. The real bone can only be obtained from goose that was matched out in the spring; the month of May is said to be the best. The goose must not be killed until Indian summer has passed away. After cooking, remove the breast bone, scrape it clean, and then wash it in warm water and let it dry for day or two. When it has been thas .pfeesrei, hold it up to the sun, or in front of lamp iu dark room is better, and the discolorations can be easily deciphered, and to one who knows the bone the reading is as plain as book. A bone shown to a reporter of the Times was taken from goose matched out in May. A TOW of dots found along the keel of the bone indi- cates the temperature, and the darker the spots the colder will be the weather. Some light, cloudy discolorations that spread out over the keel of the bone are an indication of falling weather, and the darker their discol orations the more rain or snow there will be. The marks dividing the bone indicate the three winter months, December commencing at the front.
 A careful reading of the bone indicates much more regular weather than was had last year and not so severe. There will not be many days during which running water will freeze. The coldest weather will occur during the first half of January, and along between the 7th and the 18th there will be several days of freezing. It will be the severest part of the whole season. Near the point of the bone the discoloration is little heavy, thus showing that the first days of winter will give proof of the seasons change. This will be followed by rising temperature and falling weather for Christmas.
 January will be ushered in cold, and the cold will strengthen as the days lengthen, the coldest day of the winter falling about the 9th of the month. This severe weather will be brief, followed by rising temperature and heavy Ihaws, and the last half of the month will see many rains and snows.
 During February there will not be any very cold weather, but 1t will be rather disa- greeable month, with snow and rain A few cold days are all that the month will contrib ute to the winter. An early and decided thaw is among the promises of the bone The heavy snows of January, under the in fuence of the February thaw, will overflow the mountain streams, and disastrous floods may be looked for.
 Altogether; the winter will be what is known as an open season, and good wheat year.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-04
Wife and Children Whom He Had
 Never Seen.

From the Cincinnati Sum-
 Several years ago resident of one of the suburbs had the misfortune to become totally blind, a cataract forming over his eyes. While in this condition his wife died. A young German girl whom the unfortunate man had never seen very attentive to the wife in her last illness, and after her death did what she could to make the grief-stricken husband and his two little children as con- fertable as possible. Such devotio did not go unrewarded. The blind man proposed and was accepted. He married the faithful girl Two children were the result of this union During his years of blindness the sightless man never lost hopes that some day he might again look upon the beauties of nature and the loved ones around him. A physician was finally consulted, wno agreed to attempt the removal of the cataract. The operation was successful, and he from whom the light had been shut out many years saw again He was almost beside himself with joy A friend, who was at once recognized, came in, leading lady by the hand "Do you know who this is?' he said to the happy fellow fNo, do not" ''That is your wife, and then the pair, one of whom had never seen the other, fell into each others arms, and a domestic scene of pathetic beauty ensued. The two little children were also brought in to their father. He clasped them to his beat ing heart, and all the miseries of the past were forgotten in the pleasure of the moment,
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-04
ELECTRICITY IS LIFE.

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EDITORIAL NOTES.

A conversation held over telephone nas been ruled out as inadmissible testimony by Washington court.
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Iron and steel mills in the South and West are experiencing revival of business, which is very cheering fact and sign.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-06
On an after
Saturday, Dec. Goth, 1SSA.
Trains will run as follows:
STANDARD MOUNTAIN TINE.
On an after

Connects with Utah Central train lesvin
Salt AXE ST 40 am.
Connects with Utah Central rrsfn srrfy
ing at Salt Lake at $40 pm.
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mar i Supt