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The Washington critic., 1889-03-07
Gun was biggest of the tn,

Gun was biggest of the tn,
tell you.
When the tramp came toward him, Jim
Drew level bead on him,
Pulled both triggers -"crack bang bangn
Through the house like thunder rang.
Plugged him
Did Jim.
Perforated that ar blimmer
Like skinner,
Loaded up the gun agin,
Braced the women with some gin,
Stood on guard outside the door
Ready for dozen more.
just him,
My Jim
Had tn git the Corner down
From the town.
Jim remarked he "had tn shoot,
Or be killed by that galoOtn
Corners verdict: "SarYed him right
Then he held dollar bright
tn him,
My JIM
Did he take Il? What! My Jim,
That aint him.
Oughter heard the critier say,
straightnin' up hlsself this way,
~ ain't shootln' folks fur pay!n
Bless him,
My JIM
-[ William Edward Penney
In N, Y Evening World.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-07
MY JIM.

See that little critter thar
With red harp
Freckled face md hooked nose,
Wearin' some o. my old clothes,
Humbly 'nough'to stop clock;
Head rs hard as any rock
See him?
That's jim.
He's my boy, md twelve years old;
Good as gold.
Thunderin' lonesome spot out here,
Amt neighbor nowhar near.
But the womern, she's all right,
In the day or In the night,
With him,
NY Jim.
The Washington critic., 1889-03-07
Tho Time WIN Come.

WHIINVVIVHId IIIHVNN
Two new cruisers are to be built for the
French navy. BY the time they are
launched the Minister of Marine win be,
ready Ia name one Of them Rcsslsaver -
The Washington critic., 1889-03-07

A suit is now pendingin in the Justice Court
of GAINESVILLE, Ga,, for twenty-five cents,
This brings to mind the celebrated conch
shell case that was tried in Pennsylvania
several years ago. A conch she'll was the
bone of contention, valued at fifty cents
A possessory warrant was brought for it,
II was twice tried in the Justice Court and
came TO the Superior Court By certiorarl,
when 1t was dismissed. The cost amounted
TO from SEQ to $50 and the shell remained
where the court found II.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13
BUsINEss IN GERmANY.

Consul General M1eller's views concerning the consolidation of business in Germany finds support in the columns of Berlin paper, which says that if things continue as they have been going on of late there will be no more private firms in Germany. And this paper makes some shrewd remarks con- corning the danger of such consolidation. It says: The great majority of such businesses have arisen solely through the individual
 activity, the zeal and intelligence of the
 principal or of the members of firm. They
 devote the whole of their time, their sxelu-
 sive activity and all their powers to thei,
 business, aud are thereby perhaps enabled to
 bring 1t up to a certain height. Once the
 transformation into a company takes place
 all these factors almost invariably cease to
 operate, if not, indeed, at first, then in 6
 few years. The former proprietors, even when they remain at the head of tho concern no longer take the same interest in 1t; they
 merely endeavor to attain good dividends SC long as they remain as managers, or until which happens in most oases-the shares which they had to take as part payment have been transferred to the public. Here 1t ii "apres nous le deluge." Unfit aRd incapa ble hands and heads then get at the head o the business, and undertakings which in thu possession of single indefatigable and un ceasiagly active owner yielded a good prof must with a divided leadership decline iron year to year; the shares become of less valu' l every half year, and whom the original swne has entirely drawn out-in many cases svel sooner-the public remains in possession o shares either entirely or in great part worth | less, which each shareholder endeavors te ge l rid of as quickly as possible
 There is good sense in this It is vel worth attention in this country, where tn | same tendency exists.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13

gaze anxiously at the sky. These are the sutta, or rain speculators, and the system. as explained by the lessee of the compound in
 which it is carried on, is extremely simple.
 On the roof of his office is ditch which will
 hold eight SUITS of water. If a rain cloud
 bursts and the fall exceeds this amount, the
 overflow is discharged into the compound by
 a spout. This decides all the bets, those who
 wagered it would rain wianing. The bets
 are entered by the proprietor in book, the
 commission being one pice per rupee, ,and the
 transactions being all settled at 10 o'clock the following morning. A defaulter is hard ly ever known; the gamblers are mostly money lenders, men of substance, and well known to each other. They are class by themselves, and the stakes are usually incon. siderable, whereas in Bombay it is not un. usual to have thousands of rupees on tn, rain. The system has one advantage-rail clouds cannot be manipulated; they canno be loaded like dice, or "faked" like horses there are no handicappers, no starters, n' owners and no jockeys.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13
Home of the American Minister in
 ParIa.

IFrom Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
 The home of the American minister and Mrs. Riea is one of the most magnificent of the private residences of Paris.
 It was originally the home of the Countess of Grammont, who was born Mile. Sabstier. The father of the countess was formerly the French counsel general to Egypt, and he had acquired vast collection of Egyptian curios- ities. which he had caused to be arranged in the vast hall of his splendid hotel, which at | his death became the property of his daught- Ifmust be confessed- that this hall was any thing but cheerful in it's aspect. It was adorn- ed with mummies in their cases, with statues of Isis and Osiris in black basalt, and with cabinets filled with old Egyption bronzes and pottery, larger pieces of bronze being placed I on barracks set along the walls. The effect was depressing, not to say funereal. Minister Ried caused all these dusky curf- ositiss to be carefully packed away, and has | had the walls hung with brocatelle of crim- son ground and figured with design in deep yellow. Only the marble spbinxes that dec- crate the balustrade end of the grand stair l case remain to tell of the Egyptology of the | builder of the mansion.
 Opposite the staircase is the door leading | to series of sumptuous drawing rooms. The ! smaller sized of these, and the first of the
 suite, is panelled with Louis XIV. groups after Bouher. The grand drawing room is ed satin. The cornice is richly carved and gilt, forming setting to a painted ceiling. representing a cloud fecked sky. In front of the central window stands life sized statue of Helen of Troy, by an Italian artist. Be-
 yond this experiment. is the dining room
 where twenty-four persons can be seated al
 table.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13
Friday. September ls, 1889.
LAW ENOUGH.

LAW ENOUGH.
 The hysterical advocates of Law and Order are trying to make the people of this town believe that there isn't law enough to allow the introduction of the free text beck system here. Like most of their other claims, this
 is absurd. There is all the law that is needed,
 and if the people want free text books they
 needn't wait even year for them. We dc
 not see, and have not seen, what difference it
 would make with the principle involved if it
 should be found necessary to wait year. It
 would still be 6. good plan to decide the mat ter now and elect three men who are pledged to favor free text books. But it isn't neees- sary to wait, and if the advocates of Law and Order knew as much about Law as they seem to think they do they would know that their claim is a very fimsy one.
 The trouble with the Law and Order fac tion is that it is driven by its necessities to very reprehensible tactics. It does not he's itate to charge it's opponents, among whom are to be found great many good citizens, with actions and intentions which they have no idea of. It impudently assumes, while | doing this, to be all there is of truth, honor I and responsibility in New Haven. But the fact is that Law and Order are quite as safe ! with the free text book advocates as with the ward politicians who are doing the work fo, \ the anti-free text book folks.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13
No, 2I8
REFORM.

Sullivan Eow wants to 90 to Congress, And yet his friends insist that John is trying to reform.-Omaha Bee.
 It is strange that now when the apples are ripe the small boy doesn't seem to care for thsm.-Lawrence American.
 She-Listen to the complaining of the winds He-What language, do they use in complaining. He-Gaelic.-New York Sun.
 It is no use telling us that there is no humor in the devil. Just look at the way ne bags the ministers sons.-Burlington Free Press.
 These are the melancholy days-the saddest in the year. A little too warm for whiskey and a little too cool for besr.-Chorus of ex- changes.
 A growing old first-nighter says that the actresses who have announced that they will not appear on the stage this year are not the only actresses who won't act.-New York Tribune.
 No wonder there are plenty of dentists. No sooner doss the cable man let up on oc- currences at TrichinopoH or Nikolaiev than @ mining strike breaks out at Punxsutawney, Penn.-Chicago Times.
 A New York man offers 6 prize of $200 l for the best essay on the life of the mosqui- to. A slap with the palm of the hand is the best essay on its life that we know, but even l that is rarely uecessful.-Binghsmton Re- publican.
 The ingenious New England farmers who 1 stocked their old homesteads with bogus an- tique furniture and sold it at fancy prices to city visitors are now able to answer the ques- tion, " Does Farming Psys"- Baltimore American.
 Colored attendant =" HiI dar, mistah, whaffer you smashin' all der gemmen's hstsf" Young Oats Every unsteady)-"rm (hic) leokin' fer my (hic) hat. It's crush hat. When find (hic) one that crush right, that's my hat."-Texas Siftings. "Fsther, who are those men, Thirdly and Fourthly and Fifthly, that our minister was preaching about to-days Are they in the book of the Nunbsrsa" "My son, go right to bed. You will never. make 6 figure in this world if you indulge in irreverent jokes."- Boston Gazette.
 Something wrong: A child who had mas l tered her catechism confessed herself disap- pointed, because, she said, "though obey
 the fifth commandment and honor my papa
 and mamma, yet my days are not bit
 longer in the land, because am still put to
 bed at 8 o'clock. ."-Times of India.
 Harry, who is somewhat given to overin- dulgence In the bowl, catches Henrietta ad-
 rairing the reflection of her features in pool
 of water. Harry-"Not 80 bad picture,
 sha" Henrietta-"No, Harry; it is much plsasanter to see myself in water than to see you in liquor. ."-Boston Transcript.
 Young Harduppe-'sBut don't you think you could learn to love mel is there nc hoper Ancient Heiress-"I am afraid not
 Mr. Hardupps. My heart was lost when
 was but young girl" Ar. Hardupps-:
 "But you oughtn't to count what happened
 before the war."-Terre Haute Express. Police station janitor-''What have yor
 arrested this man fort" Policeman-'1 saw him cut the rope of hammock in which
 two young people were sparkling" Janitol t-"What crime do you intend charging him witha" Policeman-"What charge? Why
 why, contempt of court. t."-LawrenceA Ameri
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13
KDITOKlAL NOTES.

The attempt to introduce race and religious foolish and wicked. It will react upon those engaged in it,
 Montana will be the first State to try the Australian ballot law this year. That will be on the 1st of October, when she votes on her new constitution and State oaosrs.
 We attempted yesterday morning to say something about ''the burning question:" but the intelligent compositor and the lynx eyed proof reader oonspired to make us dis. course concerning "the burning shame" Such is life in newspaper office.
 Even pauper has his rights. A sick pau per was allowed to escape from poor-house in Wisconsin and wander away. It was dur ing the cold season and his face, hands and ! feet were badly frozen. After his recovery he brought suit against the keeper and has l just received a verdict in the Supreme court of that State for sa,soo.
 Although Vermont will not elect State of- | ieers till next September, four Burlington men are already candidates for the nomina. tions for governor, secretary of state, treas urer and auditor of accounts, leaving the re- maining portion of the ticket, the lieutenant governorship. to be divided among the 24C other cities and towns of the State.
 The August fire loss, as was expected proves to be Q heavy one, but few anticipated that 1t would reach larger total than hal been recorded for that month since 1886
 The value of the property destroyed, hewev'
 CT, aggregates ever $11, ,150, ,000 against $10, | 20e, 900 last year and only $S,300,000 il 1887. It exceeded that of May, June or July
 and brings the total loss for the first eigh months of this year up to $so, ,460, ,O00, whicl nearly equals that of the corresponding per iod of last year, $8S, ,025, ,00o.
 A large public bath will soon be erected i Philadelphia from money left by Benjami
 Franklin and John Scott. Franklin left 1 his will, dated April 8, 1790, $5,000 to | . used by Philadelphia in such way that aftt
 the lapse of century the principal and il
 terest should amount to 8 sum large enoue - to make valuable public Improvements. 1816 John Scott added $4,000 to this SUE
 The principal now amounts altogether
 about $11O,000. Ten thousand dollars
 this will be laid aside for another centur
 after the new bath is constructed.
 The Times of India tells about system
 gambling in Calcutta on rain which is c' '. ried on in Compound" off the Burra ct zaar, where, when rain cloud crosses as s,r n oror,d co1lootu of aaoar aveited Ynf set sAy, oio"" ooAAso'e o- o"ooA' oAe ns some rush about frantically, others per " themselves high on adjoining roofs and g si lticulate wildly to friends below, swhile
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13
Howe & StGtsOn DRESS
 GOODS!
Just To Start the Season
 WE SHALL SELL

10 pieces all wool Black Serges at soc yard; usual price is soc. 30 pieces all wool Serges, in all colors, at 42c yard. Special Bargains in Robes and Pattern Dresses; nearly all the styles are confined to us for this city; prices from $5.5o to $2o dress.
 A inch Black Failles at oSc yd ; reduced from $I.a5. Black Peau de Soie Silks at 75c yard; formerly one dollar. so dozen Gents Hemstitched Initial Handkerchiefs at LOG each; commonly sold from ISc to 25c.
 Special drives in Ladies Hand kerchiefs, all new designs, from SC to 25c each.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13
WHITE BLANKETS.

Please look at our full IA size White Blankets at $2.I5, 2.5o, $3.25, 3.75, 3.o8, 400, 4.oo, $500 and upwards; warrant ed all wool.
 White Blankets at $3.3o, 4.4S, $4.Se, 5.3e and upwards. Scarlet and Grey Blankets and Comfortables, all at lowest prices.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13
MONEY IN IT,

CONTINENTAL SAVINGS LOAN AND BUILD
 ING O., ST. PAUL, MINN.
 Authorized Capital, $1O,00O,OOO. A investment of two cents per day will become 1A Sl0o in seven years; $6.00 per month will be- come 900 in seven years It is better than rail- road stock :; better than a savings bank better than farm loans better than an insurance policy. It cannot fa the plan has been tested for 90 years Reliable agents wanted. Inquire of E. F. DURAND. General Eastern Agent, au22 eodtf No. 150 Orange St., New Haven, Ct.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13

We attempted yesterday morning to say something about "the burning question, '
 but the intelligent compositor and the lynx eyed proof reader conspired to make us dis. course concerning "the burning shame.' Such is life in . newspaper office.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13
BNtsrRIIaneuMs.
WITH A SUITABLE
 TRUSS,

Properly adjusted, every person with Her. mia, or Rupture, may be made sale and comfortable, and often
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13
A CURE GAN BE EFFECTED.

Any Truss or Supporter which is not com fortable and does not accomplish the object for which 1t is worn Is worse than useless and should be discarded.
 With an experience of more than twenty years in the treatment of Hernia, Weakness es and Deformities requiring mechanical support, we are warranted in the statement that satisfaction will be guaranteed in ev- cry case entrusted to our care.
 All appliances are made especially for our own fitting, and often expressly for the in' dividual case at hand, and carefully adjusted
 All our Elastic Goods, Stockings, Knee Caps, Anklets. Wristlets and Abdominal Supporters for varicose veins, weak ol sprained joints, corpulenoy, etc., are wover on our own looms and warranted fresh ane we'll made of the very best material.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13

The attempt to introduce race and religious questions into the school campaign is both foolish and wicked. It will react upon those engaged in 1t.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13

Montana will be the first State to try the Australian ballot law this year. That will be on tho 1st of October, when she votes or her new constitution and State officers.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13
HANDKERCHI]E1FS.

100 dozen Ladies hand embroidered Hemstched andker chiefs both coored and white embroidery sold uader remarkably low price three for Please look the magnificent display of Handkechiefs you can buy average of 1-3 cents each.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CrrY, CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, $3. 0 FOR SIX MONTHS, $600 YEAR. THE SAM TERMS BY MAIL.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-13
ghe 9nnrmaI aud Guurfer.

The Oldest Daily Paper Pub.
 l1shed fin Connecticut.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-05
Governor Beaver Says the Country is
Rssponding to Hnmanitn,s Call


HARRISBURG, June 4th.-Mayor Fores-
mang of Williamspcrt telegraphed Gov
ernor Beaver TODAY as follows: The
situation here is that the booms have been
cleared of logs from the principal yards
along river points, and the manufactured
lumber has been swept away. The houses
OF the people nearest the river have been
carried away, with all they possess. Thou
sands of people are homeless and without
anything but the clothes upon their backs
Many of our people are in absolute want
for the neCessaries of life At q meeting
of business men called yesterday 81 900
was raised. Dead animals and all kinds
of filth are strewn upon the streets, and
grave fears of an epidemic are enter
tanned. 1t is impossible to estimate
the loss and damage TO different kinds
of properly. The surrounding country
suffered just as badly. Booms, bridges and
villages have been swept away, and the loss
Of lite has been considerable A thousand
military tents will afford the greatest pos
sible relief TO our people, who are now
without shelter"
Governor Beaver replied to Mayor For
esman in substance as follows:
Will reach you with help as soon as the
Montgomery bridge can be crossed. | am
loading cars here with flour and groceries
Notwithstanding the pressure of our own
stricken people. Put your unemployed to
work removing the debris and cleaning
your city. l will furnish means for paving
them reasonable wages The country is
responding to humanity's call, and an ad-
dress sent out last night will give better
idea of the situation, so that l have no fear
OF any lack of means for furnishing all
needed help"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-05

his sisters Anna and Lizzie and Maggie.
The latter was married and her little boy
and babe were also drowned
The flood and fire claimed among It's
victims not only the living but the dead.
To-day handsome coffin was found half
burned in some charred wrecksge down
near the point. Inside was found the body
Of man Shrouded for burial, but so
scorched about the head and face as to be
unTecognizable. The suppCsitiOn is that
the house in which the dead man had
lain had been crushed in the debris and
partially consumed by fire.
NEW YORK HERO.
/. H. Klein claims the distinction of
being the only New Yorker in Johnstown
who escaped the flood, and the honor of
having rescued, or assisted to rescue sixty
persons. His base of operations was the
Merchant Hotel, and his plan was to lift
persons from the windows of houses swim
ming by. Among those he saved were
Rev. Phillips, who as he glided bv was
trying TO hold his wife and TWO children
above water by means of table, on which
he placed them and raised the load to his
head. The house swung against the hotel
and stayed just long enough for the rescue
to be complete. Klein has been working
hard to alleviate the suffering Of the vic
Tins.
DESIGNATING THE DEAD.
Chairman Moxham, of the Citizens Com
mlttee, tells of frightful GeSeCration of
dead and of the looting of houses. On the
afternoon of the disaster he was working
among the victims on the hillside above
JohnstOwn when he noticed Culored man
hand colored woman a gold watch and
chain with the remark. " Hold my watch
TyNr-, I f,, M
man was apparently working jndustrinuslv
upon the wreck, and Moxham did not
think anything of the circumstance until
he saw the negro step up to the woman
again and hand her another watch and re-
peat his remark. SuspecGng something
wrong, MoXham had the woman placed
under arrest. Her pockets were found To be
FILLED WITH WATCHES AND JEwELRY.
There were several rings that were
bloody. The fingers had been cut of the
dead for the gold. Later on Moxnam dis
covered several carloads OF shoes and
clothing secreted back on one of the hills.
One man had a clothes-ine strung full of
clothing, evidently taken from flood vic
TINS, as they were wet and muddy. When
the officers attempted to seize the goods the
fellow opened fire upon them with re-
yolver. They returned the salute, and did
not stop after regainIng the clothes to see
what effect their shots had taken.
Five Italians were caught this afternoon
while in the act of exhuming a body at the
cemetery. Fortunately for them, there
were but few people around or they would
undoubtedly have been strung up. As it
was they were taken in charge by file of
soldiers and locked up in box car.
Petty thieving is constantly going on
hnt nv u thnrDrr,l
patrol will prevent this in great measure
Adjutant-General Hastings at midnight
wired Governor Beaver his report of the
day. 1t is a most encouraging one. and
shows that the terror-stricken city is recov-
ering.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-05
The Fire Destroys the Possibility of
Identifying the Rodies

thc
JoHNsTowN, June 4th.-The debris against
the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge continues
to burn this morning Notwithstanding the
tlre engines have played thereon without
lntermissiOn for thirty-six hours.
1t Is certain that The remains recovered
from near the bridge will never be recog.
nized. This is illustrated by the discovery
this morning of charred and unsightly
mass, which was at first pronounced to be
a log, but which proved to be the trunk of a
burned body.
1t now seems that the physicians were
correct in counseling that to permit the
flames to continue their work there wouId
be less danger from pestilence. 1t now ap-
pears that no good end was finally sub
served by following the opposite course.
There were evidently hundreds near the
bridge who have been literally burned TO
ashes. When the body which was first
mistaken for log was exposed to the air
fragments were also discovered of a skull
that at once disintegrated of its own
weight, no single piece being larger than a
half-dollar, the whole resembling the rem
nants of shattered charcoal.
Within an hour half dozen discoveries
in no way less horrifying, have been made
by the searchers as they rake with sticks
and hooks in the smoking ruins. 1t is diff
icult at times to determine whether the
remains are those of human beings. Thus
the number that have found their last rest
ing-place beneath these ruins can at best
never be more than approximated.