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Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
S0mK PLAIN TALK,


 In an interview with a correspondent of the Worcester Spy concerning the opening of the Sioux reservation, Senator Dawes has something to say which throws light on this branch of "the Indian question" and indeed, on all of it. He points out that the chief difficulty of obtaining the consent of the h. dians to the opening of their reservation is the utter lack of confidence on their part. He says further: We have never kept our treaties with them, and they are very reluc- tant to make any more. Those engaged in negotiating for their consent to the law pass- ed at the last session were confronted at once with the statement: "You have never kept any promises you havs made to us, and why should we believe you will keep these prom ises2" One other significant remark is very prevalent among them: "The United States never sent commissioners to treat with us that we did not miss something when they were gone." The United States will never solve the Indian problem until it makes up it's mind to be honest with the Indian. This measure about which you make inquiry is 8 test of the question whether the United States proposes hereafter to make any effort to deal honestly and fairly with the Indian. If this treaty is disregsrded no existing treaty or agreement hereafter with the Indians will be of the slightest avail. Every foot of the Indians land, every dollar of his trust funds, will hereafter be at the mercy of Washing ton lobby, and the Indian question will be speedily solved by scattering two hundred and sixty thousand of them abroad in the ! land without homes or means of support. When once the bargain of treaty obligation ! is broken down the rest will follow.
 This is plain talk, but it is the kind of talk that is needed. When we deal honestly with the Indians they will be easier to deal with.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01

pilations he has made, bearing upon the ex- pense of maintaining the present military system of Europe. Taking in the expense of supporting the armies and navies, building Notifications, new ships and obtaining war supplies of all kinds, beside paying the inter est upon war debts incurred during the last quarter of 8 century, he finds that the annu- al outgo is equivalent to $1 ,750. 100000. If to this is added the loss of productive labor by the men who are kept under arms, instead of serving in various industrial ca spacities, the annual expense, or loss, would represent the sum of $2, 150, 100000, Esti- mates of similar expenses of generation ago show that in 1860 the gross expenditure in Europe for war purposes was, approximate Iy, $550, ,000, ,000 year, thus indicating that in thirty years time these outlays have in- creased more than three fold.
 Some white Republicans of Harris county, Texas, have formed notable plan. Their idea is to split the party as it now exists in Texas into two distinct though closely allied and cooperating organizations-the one for white Republicans and the other for black AioAN all their nominating conventions-whether precinct, district, county or State-at the same place and on the same day, but separate ly. The blacks are to have equitable rep- resentation on the national committee and in the delegation to the national convention, but they are to flock politically by them selves. The object, as explained in circulars now before us, is to ''remove the elements now operating to the party's injury, not only in preventing conversion to Republican ideas and associations, but alternating white Republicans in local elections" ;" and to ''place the party in the South on the same footing it occupies in the northern States by giving it influential representation in it's councils and intelligent direction of it's affairs" This is not in accordance with the ideas and nature of tha RaDubliesn party,
Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
SNEEzING CATARRH.

The distressing sneeze sneeze, sneeze, the acrid, watery discharges from the eyes and nose, the painful inflammation extending to the throat, the swelling of the mucous lining, causing choking sensations, cough, ringing noises in the head and splitting headaches,-how familiar these symptoms are to thousands who suffer periodically from head colds or influenza and who live in ignorance of the fact that single application of sanford's Radical Cure for Catarrh will afford instantaneous relief But this treatment in cases of simple Catarrh gives but faint idea of what this remedy will do in 1he chrenic forms wheree the breathing is ob- strlcted by choking, putrid mucous accumula- tions. the hearing a1ected, smell and taste gone, throat ulcerated and hacking cough gradually fast ening itself upon the debilitated system. Then it is that the marvellous curative power of Sanfords Radical Cure manfeSts itself in instantaneous and grateful relief Cure begins from the first appli- cal safe.
 Sanford's Radical Cure consists of one bottle of the Radical Cure, one box of Catarrhal Solvent and an Improved Inhaler; price $l.
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Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
THE MARRIAGE OF NEAR KIN.
 Nothing Apparently to Justify the Common Prejudice Against Ht.

From the Scientific American.l
 There is a widespread idea that consanguin- eous unions produce either defective off spring or none at sll When marriage be- tween cousins is spoken of, sterility or deaf mute, idiotic or deformed progeny is pre- dicted, and examples are always at hand to cite in support of the prophecy. Does his opinion rest upon positive and authenticated facts, or erroneouss This is question that was examined few year ago by MT. G. H. Darwin, who after a profound study of the subject, came to the conclusion that, in the present state of science, there is nothing to justify the common prejudice that exists against the marriage of near kin. More re- gently the subject has been further sxamin- ed by Mir. A. H. Huh, who has just pub lished an exhaustive work upon it, in which
 he arrives at the same conclusions that Mir.
 Darwin did. MT. Huh thinks that con-
 sanguinity of itself plays no particular role
 in the union of individuals of the same stock
 In the descendants it increases the tendencies common to the two progenitors. By reason of their relationship, the closer this is and
 the closer the relationship of the ancestors, the greater is the tendency of the decendants
 to exhibit the came dispositions. If these are good, consanguineous unions will be ad- vantageous, in that they will fortify them. If, on the contrary, they are bad, such should be avoided, in order to prevent re- inforcement of unfavorable tendencies, which should be suppressed. But the case is identical where it is @ question of unrela- ted persons. No reasonable person would urge two homeopathic individuals of different family to unite, because he knows that | neurosis has every chance to become intense ! in the descendant. On the contrary, a union between consanguineous individuals, equally healthy and well favored, ought to be en- couraged.
 What may be urged against the marriage | of near kin in the facility with which un- | favorable tendencies are transmitted, and the ! relative rarity of the circumstances in which I such marriages can really be advised. But, \ this admitted and explained, consanguinity of itself presents no inconveniences, especially \ if we consider how remote, by reason Of the existing laws upon marriage, is the degree of consanguinity between individuals capable of uniting legitimately.
 ! Upon the whole, consanguinity accumulat- es, and intensifes tendencies. If these are
 bad, the marriage of near kin should be avoided; If good, it may be favored. But as, l unfortunately, the unfavorable tendencies are more easily and frequently transmitted, be, cause they are the ones that are established
 with the most facility, there is oftener more
Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
The Alumni Dinner Season.


 This is the season of alumni dinners. There have been many in Boston during the past ten days and many more are to follow soon. The most striking characteristic of one of the festivals, to the eye and ear of 8 casual observer, is their mirthfulness. The phrase "good cheer," which is often used as synonymous with dining, is peculiarly ap- plicable to feast at which graduates of g particular college sit down. No doubt there are persons, even members of the charmed circle, sometimes, who are inclined to wish that laughter did not have quite so promi- nent a share in such occasions. Without now entering upon the question whether or | not some more sedate organized associations | of men graduated from the same institution and residing in the same locality might not l also be desirable and practicable, we venture ! to suggest that the fun which rules and, in l spite of possible protests, will continue to rule the hours devoted to alumni dinners, | it is something much more than the jollif- | cation.
 l Consider what it signifies, this all l-pervad- 1 ing mirth. It shows that when college l ''boys" become men they put away childish l things. Once distinctions of freshmen and | sophomore, or junior and senior, were held | to be almost impossible social barriers; in- 1 deed, were too often occasions of unseemly | strife, perhaps bitter hate. College politics l gave rise to contests that had all the most ob- 1 jectiona5le features of party warfare in the
 real world outside the college campus. | Members of rival secret societies were sworn l enemies. Not that college life was made up | of such things or that all students were in- l yolved in them, but much of all that there | was Now, among the alumni, who meet to 1 dine once 8 year, nothing of the sort remains. Glass feuds, society jealousies, of party
 hatreds are gone, and only remembered to be | laughed at. The one sentiment now is loyalty | to Dartmouth Bowdoin, Williams, Amherst, 1 Yale, whatever college it may have been | where each member of the company once
 spent four or more happy years. To every l such man is brother beloved.
 The jolity of alumni dinners is, then, | the sure sign of nobleminds, or at
 least of mind capable of rising above oatworn strifes. It is the pledge that | what has been, shall be. Around the din. | ing tables spread in honor of alma mater, | gather politicians of oposite political par- 1 ties, lawyers whose professional duty must of | ten maks them contestants one against an-
 other, physicians holding antagonistic theo- 1 ries, ciergymen whose creeds clash, business men, journalists, authors who interests or | other. But when the laugh goes round over l the once most serious battles of the bygone | years, in the echoes of that glee may be | discerned by those who have ears to hear the
 prophecy of future peace.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
ssKT SERVED HIM RIGHT.',

Member of Congress Caught i'm a
 False Position.
 A certain aged member from the west used to take great delight in playing euchre with his wife at home, writes Washington cor respondent to The New York Tribune. He does not enjoy the playing as much as he used to, and for very curious reasons. Being 8 poor player, and delighting to worry the old lady, who is an expert, he was in the hab- it of hiding the bowers back of his neck and selecting from them at pleasure.
 After a game with his better-half, one evening he left home and dropped in at his club. While there he was induced to take a hand in game just for fun, the stakes be- ing small. Much to his surprise he found the cards coming his way. The goddess oi fortune seemed to have fairly showered her smiles upon him. Even with small stakes he found himself at midnight the winner o1 some $150.
 Glancing at his wis avis, to call attention to the fact that it was his turn to play, he found that gentleman looking at him in a strange manner. Returning the look, he asked him what was worrying him and ex. horted him to go ahead and make his play The gentleman laid down his cards, and, ris.
 
 this night" The venerable member from the west looked surprised and demanded what was the matter.
 "I decline to explain"
 "But you must sir" insisted the western man getting very red in the face. "Well sir, since you insist, will explain This, sir, is my reason for not wishing tc play with you," and at the same time he drew from behind the western mans high collar the Jack of hearts
 The feelings of the western man can better be imagined than described. After an in- coherent exclamation, he sank back in his chair and actually tainted away. The mat ter was finally fixed up, and his opponent re- fusing to take back the money, the winner gave it to the slady managers of the Christ mas club as a donation for the news boys dinner, but he took 8 solemn VOW never te touch card again as long as he lived. Oi course, some malicious friend told the story to his wife, and he has not yet got over he1 remark at her husbands misfortune. He1 one comment when the matter is referred te in her presence is:
 ftServed him right"
Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
Making Money by Raising skunks.


 MT. Joseph Lininger, who lives about twenty miles northeast of this city, is pro- prietor of skunk ranch, probably the only one in the State. MT. Lininger established his ''skunkery" last spring, with only a few animals, and now there are fifty in the corral 'I set out," remarked the pros prietor when interviewed, "to raise 800 of the animals before slaughtefing any, and at the present rate of increase it will not be long before that number is realized" Glow about the odor?" was asked. fsThere is none what ever you can go right up to the corral, and I defy you to tell by the odor that there is 8 skunk in the neighborhood. They never eject their acrid and offensive fluid except as means of self defense, and if they are not molested there is no danger. Besides, 1t IS very easy matter to remove from the kittens the glands containing the offensive secretlons, and thus disarm them for life. The skunk is an animal easily raised and is quite valua- ble for it's oil and fur. The skin is worth from 75 cents to $1. 50 and the yield of oil is about of the same value. They have from six to ten young at time and breed several times in 8 season, the same as rabbits. My attention was called to this industry by a man in Tennessee, who has grown rich out of skunk raising"
Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
Friday, February |, 1889.
THE MAYORS MESSAGE.

THE MA ANUK5S MESSAGE.
 The first message of Mayor Peck will be read with a great deal of interest. It is we'll worth reading, being reasonably brief, pointed and straightforward. The mayors views concerning parks are such as will commend themselves to all interested in the welfare and the beautifying of the city. The part of the message which will attract the most attention and excite the most comment is that wherein the old State House question is dealt with. The mayor believes in the old State House, or, rather, in repaired old State House, and he doesn't hesitate to say so
Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
Why Clergymen Wear Black. GErnrn fha PhiladaInhia No,rrn

The Rev. Madison c. Peters, whose gold spotted vest, striped pantaloons, dark blue necktie and seal brown frock coat adorn the corridors of the Girard House, told friend yesterday why he did not wear the funeral black of his profession. "When Martin Luther left his monastery and cast off his monkish robe," said MT. Peters, as he twirl- ed his silken black mustache," some one gave him a piece of broadcloth to have made into suit of clothes. He got the garments. All the students in Protes- tant seminary where this occurred oDtain- ed similar clothes. The fashion soon spread. That's why clergymen wear broad4 cloth down to this day, though very few of them know it."
Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
Chopin and Wicked George Sand.

Mrs. CrawfordS Paris Letter to London Society,"
 The truth is about to be told concerning
 the famous liaison between Chopin and
 George Sand, or. at any rate, as near an ap-
 proach to the truth as can be arrived at,
 most of the chief actors in the tragedy being
 dead. Chopin himself described his life as
 an "epiaode" without g beginning, but
 with sad end. The episode in question was Chopin's meeting in 1886 with the fla nous French novelist, George Sand, on the introduction of Liszt. Liszt was then living | with the Countess d'Ageult, under cendi- tions of free love which eventually made him the happy father of Mime. Olivier, late wife of the French Minister who was going to Berlin with light heart, and of Mime. Co., 1 sima, the widow of Richard Wagner. Free love likewise entered into the relations be- l tween Chopin, the pianist and composer, | and George Sand. These relations lasted in 1 happiness for two years, when Chopin's l health broke down. They began to be some what strained during visit to Majorca, and | some time after the return of this curious I pair to Paris they were broken off altogether. 1 George SaDd in her novel, "Lucrezia Flo l riani," subsequently held her former sweet heart up to public ridicule under the sobri- 1 quet of Prince Karol, self-seeking simple | ton with ridiculously lofty ideas, but with l a sentimental affection for his bronchitis and 1 his piano-in short, an unmitigated nui- l sance to all his associates. Public opinion in 1 France was at first on the side of the bril- | liant woman. Liszt who knew the truth | and was Chopin's friend, did not care to l be ungallant after the composers untimely 1 death, and George Sand has, in the opin- ! ion of her worshippers, since posed as an
 extremely ill-used lady, who like charity ! itself, suffered long and was kind, and who | was tilted by a chicken spirited man with @ 1 vile temper.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
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Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
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Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
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reason for avoiding than seeking such unions.
 Upon the whole, NIT. Huh, concludes that the accusations directed against marriages of near kin are not justified in the present state of science.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
Fever Sore Eight Years Cured,

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Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01

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Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
NOT A PIMPLE ON HIM NOW.

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Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01

War is costly, and keeping ready for war is also costly. A we'll known English statis- tician recently presented, at meeting of the London society, the results of some com-
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IN the wilds OF Africa
Stanley: "Shades OF Mungo Park,
but here's another. Emin, take your
Sackatoo grapnel and fish that stranger
out of yonder quagmire, will you ?"
Emin tprodding the neck-deep way
farer); "By the tsdpoles oil the Zambesi,
but he isn't dead yet. Accost him,
pard."
Stanley: "Wbat, no. there viii
you be good enough to inform me, thou
misft Caucasian, why thou manifest the
socket of yon dsnk tsrn? p
Stranger lin a frayed, homeopathic
voice.: I'm discoyerer sir Was
sent out by the Globe to find Stanley"
Stanley 80? Well, you needn't
dig down in that muck any further he
isn't buried yet" 90 Eminl There's
no use, Emin. Well have to bring an
ambulance along to can these stanley
discoveries in this is the fifth we've
stubbed our toes on since we left Uzzi."